For NaNoWriMo this last November I decided I was going to rewrite one of my first stores that I ever wrote on fanfiction. Although I didn't complete the NaNoWriMo I wanted to post it here for all of you to read. Don't forget to review, and after I complete this I'm going to rewrite Link's Hope and finally finish it.
Chapter 1
In the middle of a pitch black room a lone figure stood. If it wasn't for the soft glow of the orb that was clenched tightly in his hand, the man, dressed from head to toe in black robes, would have been completely invisible. The white light danced off his face as his deep brown eyes peered into the orb intently.
The image projecting from within the bobble was of a large pirate ship sailing proudly across an endless ocean. Raising his right hand he passed it across the image and it shimmered as it changed from an overhead view of the boat and to an instead came to focus on a young woman, no older than 13. Her golden hair, pinned high on her head falling into a soft curl, blew through the ridged sea breeze. Her skin a soft tan color, probably from her years of sailing the ocean, and a single golden triangle barely peeking out from underneath the red bandana around her neck.
She turned suddenly and he could tell he was yelling to someone unseen by the man, and a second later a young boy the same age as the girl walked over to her. The boy, looking as if he had just woke up for the day, stretched and sighed before standing next to the girl. The two of them spoke unheard words for a few second before the boy reached into his green tunic and pulled out a folded piece of paper and showed it to the girl in front of him. She took the paper from him and began to examine it for a few minutes as the boy stood there rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet before she folded back up and tucked it back under her arm.
She turned and more words were exchange, causing the young boy's face to fall, and he sighed before walking away and out of site. Standing there for a few more minutes, the map still tucked slightly under her arm, she watched the boy walk away before turning and talking to and older man that was at the helm of the ship.
With a smile he wave his hand across the image again the bobble's image flicked out and the room went pitch black.
Tetra inhaled deeply, the salty sea air entered her lungs, as stared out to the endless ocean around her. It had been months since the encounter below the ocean, the defeat of Ganondorf and the loss of Hyrule and King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule. Ever since then, their quest to find the new Hyrule, their new home, had been all that was on Tetra's mind.
Exhaustion and unease of wither on not that was ever going to happen nipped at Tetra's mind but she pushed those thoughts aside. She knew that this was what she had to do, as Princess Zelda; she had to preserve her history and the future of her people. That's why she wasn't going to give up on finding the new Hyrule and finding their new home.
Grabbing the map she had folded under her arm she opened it again and review the sea chart before her. All this time at sea and they still hadn't found a land that could become their new home, their new Hyrule.
She heard footstep approaching from behind and she folded the map over again and turned around to see Link and Niko standing before her. Tetra folded the map again and held it tightly in her hand before looking at Link and Niko once again. "I though the two of you were counting supplies, there's no way that it's done that quickly."
"Miss Tetra we've counted all the supplies, and not counting the ones that are either water logged or have been destroyed we've got enough to get through today, we'll have to ration what we have till we find land or else we won't make it to the next time we reach land."
Tetra closed her eyes; rubbing the pain the tension that she could feel building behind them, before sighing and open them again. "We'll do what we have to do, for now get all the supplies that aren't damaged or ruined and put them in my room, we'll work on rationing later."
"Yes Miss Tetra," Niko responded quickly before scurrying off. Tetra turned away and looked back to the ocean for a few second in silence. She didn't noticed that Link hadn't followed at Niko and instead walked closer to Tetra and stood next to her, the two of them standing in complete silence for a few minutes before Link spoke.
"You're worried," Link spoke softly to her, the sound of the wave crashing up against the sides of the boat and the cries of the seagull's overhead made Tetra strain to hear him even though she was standing right next to him. "We'll find our home Tetra, we'll find Hyrule."
Tetra sighed resting her hand against the rail and leaned against it. She glanced over at Link, who wasn't looking at her and instead staring out into the distant ocean. "I knew this wasn't going to be an easy journey, but with everything that has gone wrong the last couple of months I'm starting to wonder if we're on a fool's journey."
A smile pulled at the corners of Link's lips before he turned to face her, his blue eyes staring deeply into her brown ones as he through back to the trials that they had overcome on their journey so far. Freezing to death during a freak freezing rain storm a few days past the Forsaken Fortress, being attacked early one morning by a vagabond gang of pirates , it had left their ship severely crippled and they spent a few days on shore making the necessary repairs and putting them even further behind on their journey.
"It's been an adventure, that's for sure," Link spoke after a few moments of silence he turned around and sat upon the rail that Tetra was leaning against. Tetra eyed him for a few second before standing up straight again and winking at him slyly. Resting her hand softly on Link's shoulder Link glanced at her hand and then back up at her. She moved close to him and Link tensed as she did so.
"Tetra what are you…"
But before Link could finish Tetra softly pushed on Link's shoulder and sent him falling over the edge of the railing and onto a pile of potato sacks that was resting below. Link landed with a soft umph and groaned as he looked back up at Tetra who was smiling at him from the railing above. "Get below deck Link and help Niko, those supplies won't move themselves!"
Link heard a chuckle from Tetra's men as she disappeared from the edge of the railing and out of site. Crawling slowly to his feet Link brushed himself off and sighed making his way over towards the door that lead below deck. He glanced up one more time to the railing that he had fallen off of and shook his head before pulling the door open and disappearing below deck.
Link slowly went down the steps, the wood creaking under his weight as he made his way down, when he reached the bottom step he walked towards the food storage where he found Niko hard at work going through and moving whatever wood boxes that hadn't been damaged during their travels.
"A little help here swabbie!" Niko's voice called to him and Link was knocked out of his thoughts and he saw Niko standing there struggling with the large box of supplies. Quickly Link rushed over and grabbed the box helping Niko steady the box and lowered it to the ground.
Niko sighed wiping the sweat from his forehead with a soft sigh. "Thanks swabbie. The box kinda got away from me there."
Link smiled looking at the box that was sitting on the ground and back at Niko. "Tetra says we need to take these boxes and get everything inside sorted out so that we can start rationing if we don't reach land in a couple of days we're going to have hungry pirates on our hands here shortly."
Niko nodded popping the top of the boxes and pulling the supplies out of the boxes and together they began to carry all the supplies into Miss. Tetra's room and placing them on the floor. Once everything was brought into the room the two of them stood there catching their breath before Niko stood up once again and sighing. "I'm going to tell Miss Tetra that we've completed what she asked, you coming Link?"
Link nodded. "I'll be right there."
Niko walked out of the room without another word and Link hesitated in Tetra's room for a few minutes. He walked over towards her desk and began to examine Tetra's desk. Several maps were open on the desk most of them foreign seas that Link didn't know but one of the bottom maps was a sea that Link knew quiet well. His hand ran across the map, coming to rest on the small island that was his home island. Feeling the pain tweak at his heart Link's eyes came closed as he thoughts of his home, his sister and grandmother, he wondered how they were doing, it had been so long since the last time that he had heard from them, he hoped that they were ok, that one day, when they found the new land of Hyrule, that he could return home to them and bring them to the new home as well.
Link heard a knock at the door frame of Tetra's bedroom and his eyes shot open as he turned to see Tetra standing there, her arms crossed across his chest and a scowl was on her face. Link bit at his bottom lip, rubbing at the back of his head nervously as Tetra continued to scowl at him. "So, I ask you to put the supplies in my room and that gives you permission to go through all the maps and stuff on my desk?"
Link bit at his bottom lip. "Sorry Tetra, I didn't mean to…I mean…I saw the map of my home and I…"
Tetra walked over towards the desk and glanced at the map that was on her desk and she sighed softly rolling the map up and placing it back into its placed in the wooden cubby. "You'll see them again one day Link, your sister and grandmother will join us one day when we find the new Hyrule and then who knows, but for now, I need your help. You're the only one beside my men that I trust in finding our new home."
Link smiled. "I know."
Link and Tetra looked at one another for a few second, nothing but a comfortable silence between them. A soft knock on the door frame brought Link and Tetra out of their lock of gaze and they turned to look at the doorway to see Gonzo standing there in the door way looking uncomfortable. "Um…sorry, I just figured you'd want to know Miss Tetra we've found an island up a head, looks pretty populated, since we're running low on supplies I told the men to dock unnoticed and a few of us could take Link's ship to shore and get whatever supplies we need.
"Thank you Gonzo." Tetra replied stepping away from Link and walking out of the room with Gonzo right behind her. The two without another word walk back to the deck to the ship leaving Link alone in the room once again.
Link took one more look around the room before slowly walking out of the room shutting Tetra's door behind him and following the way that Tetra and Gonzo had gone a few minutes before.
Tetra stood on the deck of the ship docked a hundred yards off shore of the nearby island. Link was preparing the King of Red Lions for their journey to the island. For right now Tetra and Link were going to make the trip ashore and bring back whatever their rupees would buy. They wanted to draw as little attention to the ship and her men as possible.
"Gonzo you're in charge while I'm gone; I expect the ship will still be in once piece when I get back right?"
Gonzo flinched at Tetra's words but nodded his head vigorously saluting Tetra. Tetra shook her head making her way over to Link who was still preparing the King of Red Lions for their journey. "Are we almost ready to go here Link?"
Link looked at the ship one more time tugging on the ropes of the sail before standing up straight again and turning to Tetra. "Looks like we're good, if you're ready that is." Link held out his hand to help Tetra into the boat. Rolling her eyes, Tetra hopped over the edge of her ship and into the awaiting King of Red Lions ship. This in turn caused Link to roll his eyes and motion to Niko and Mako that they were ready to undock.
The two men slowly began to lower the King of Red Lions to the water and Link grabbed a hold of the rudder and began to steer the small ship towards the island. Tetra and Link didn't say anything to one another on their trip towards the island and even after they docked and Link secured the ship to the shore the two of them, wordlessly, made their way up the beach and towards the island.
Something was off about this island, was the first through that crossed Tetra's mind as they continued up the grassy hill. The wind was blowing softly behind them and when they reached the top they saw the houses that made up the town below. The odd thing though was that there was no one outside. The streets, that on any other island would be filled with young children running up and down the streets, merchants trying to sell their goods, or families just enjoying this beautiful weather, but instead were complete barren.
Tetra turned to Link, whose eyes were also locked on the small town below, looked equally as confused as Tetra was. Link turned to Tetra and the two of them locked eyes before they continued down the dirt trail and to the small town below.
"Where-where is everyone?" Tetra asked as they made their way through the street. The town was eerily quiet. Tetra thought she saw something or someone looking out the windows of one of the houses but by the time she turned and look the person or figure had already left the window and she saw no one there. "Maybe we should just leave Link."
Tetra turned, but no longer saw Link at her side; instead Link was a few hundred feet ahead of her looking at a large sign that was posted in the middle of town. Tetra ran over to where Link stood and when she finally caught up to him she took a moment to catch her breath before looking at Link. "What is it Link?"
Link didn't say anything, instead pointed at the sign that was in front of them. Tetra turned to look at the sign and felt the bottom drop out of her stomach.
ATTENTION
All citizen of Navassa Island are, until further notice, required to stay in their homes. A massive outbreak of a deadly disease has befallen our fair island and until it can be contained people, unless under dire circumstances should remain in their homes until told otherwise.
~President Mable Miles
Tetra felt her stomach turn instantly. They had to get out of here, right now. Without a word she grabbed Link's hand and the two of them took off back towards the King of Red Lions. Link followed after Tetra, his hand on the top of his head to prevent his hat from falling off his head, as the two of them ran up the hill and towards the beach. Link untied the boat and helped Tetra in before pushing the boat off the shore and jumping in as well.
With the wind now at their back the two of them wasted no time sailing back towards the ship. Reaching Tetra's ship two ropes were tossed over the edge of the ship and Tetra and Link each hooked the ropes to the edge of the ship and before they knew it the ship was hoisted into the air and within minutes the two of them were back on the ship.
"Miss Tetra?" Gonzo was surprised to see the two of them back from the island so soon after leaving. "What's happened?"
Tetra wasting no time rose to her feet and started screaming at her men. "Get the ship ready we're setting sail right now." Link could hear the protest from Tetra's men but Tetra silence them with an instant glare and without another word of protest they went to work getting the ship ready so they could set sail right away.
"Tetra." Link grabbing her arm to stop her. "Do you think we have anything to worry about?"
Tetra sighed running her hand across her forehead that was beginning to sweat. "Right now, all I want to do is get my men and my ship as far away from here as possible, after that we can worry about if there's something to worry about here, but right now I need your help getting us out of here." Understanding and not arguing Link nodded and without another word between them Link and Tetra went their separate ways to get the ship ready.
Within five minutes of their return to ship Tetra, Link and their men had prepared the ship and was out once again to the sea, but little did they know that even though they got further and further away from the island that didn't protect them from the problems that was creeping closer and closer to them.
I pretty much completed chapters 1-4 of this story and I'm going to get those up here pretty quickly but after those it might be a while before the updates come out. Thanks again everyone.
-Updated 2/12/2014 for spelling errors and better flow-