Out to Sea
By: Joran
Note: This is another story also posted on another website called North Castle. This is a standalone Wind Waker fic and is not related to my other series.
Prologue
Captain's Log,
Ship: Velgoros
Day 198
Today was a day to remember. After more than 6 months of this anti-piracy campaign, we've finally found a glimmer of hope. At first, it did not seem such. We came upon this band of pirates who had shipwrecked at Bird's Peak Rock. We found them surviving well in spite of their lack of resources. When we reached them, we noticed the pirate's flag flying from their shipwreck, and immediately placed them under arrest. Before we brought them on board, a boy who could not have been older than fourteen, clad in green and carrying a sword and shield, pleaded their case and told us of this band of pirates change of heart. They were not the plundering, thieving types they used to be. He spoke of sailing to some new land. I was intrigued by this, and asked the boy if they would join us. It was then that a girl of roughly the same age jumped up, nearly pushing the boy into the sea, to explain that she was the real leader, and that she would decide whether they would join us or not. "I'm the captain around here! Never mind him! From now on, you'll be speaking to my crew through me!" She had quite the temper, and those words showed that she had quite a lot of courage as well. I had quite a time negotiating with her. Her demands involved us giving them pay, letting her run the ship as captain, and forcing me to act as a second-in-command. I refused that, of course, but I did agree to let them join with pay, if they could prove to me that they could earn it. I also said that she could act as second-in-command to me. At first, she flatly refused but, after a stern look from the courageous boy, and a bit of an argument as well, she relented and agreed to my demands. I found out her name as soon as she got on board. Tetra, she is called. The boy, who had little to say for himself, is called Link. I could see a look in his eye that told me of the many battles he had seen. I asked him about where he had been, but he simply stated that he would tell me later. The rest of the crew is a rather shoddy looking bunch of louts and oafs, but were rather good natured. They have one snivelling little swabbie called Niko who, upon meeting me, never looked me in the eye, and treated me with disregard and disrespect. I told him that if he wanted to be on this ship, a certain amount of respect must be shown to me, the Captain. However, I can tell that somewhere within him, lies a good man. It has been a long day, and it is time for me to turn in. I certainly do hope our new crew members work out. It's good to have more people join our cause, to rid the sea of these demons and their tyrannical leader. It has been a good day as well, and the rest are sure to get better.
Captain Brin Feralas of Windfall.