Link skipped a rock into the pond. He'd been there for hours, skipping rocks and wading in the shallow sand. His mind wandered from subject to subject, boredom crossing his thoughts.
When will that girl get here? I've been waiting for almost two hours now! He got up and sat under a tree, enjoying the shade. He finally saw the pirate captain, holding a map and a shovel in her hands. Great. I walk out into the heart of this island, thinking this will be a nice, friendly meeting, and it turns out I'm supposed to go treasure hunting. Just great.
"About time." Said Link, as Tetra stopped in front of him."I was just about to go looking for you"
"Sorry it took so long," Tetra replied "I had to make a short stop at Windfall to win an auction." She unrolled the map in her hands. "This bounty looks good, doesn't it?" The map marked the position of the treasure and key landmarks of the map, as well as some Hylian symbols and a Triforce marker.
"Wow...this could be bigger than we think." Link took the map from her hands. "So we go west from the pond, then northwest to the burial spot?"
"Exactly." Answered Tetra. "I forgot how smart you can be sometimes."
"Sometimes?" Link asked with a raised brow. "You're talking to a guy who had to go through, like, fifteen temples to defeat Ganondorf." He grabbed the shovel and stuck it in the ground. "I think that makes me a genius."
They then followed the map. They traveled for some miles following the map, making wrong turns, stopping along the way. Close to sunset they found it, right where the map said it would be found.
"So this it it, huh?" Link exclaimed." A days worth of searching and we haven't even begun digging yet."
"Oh, just start digging the darn chest up!" Tetra winked. "I'm gonna lie down for a while." And she offered no help to the hero of winds. Up until he hit a stone block.
"Tetra...I hit rock." Link dusted off the rock and saw some strange markings.
"Rock?" asked Tetra. "Chest aren't supposed to be made of rock!" She looked at the map and at her surroundings. "The map says we're in the right place! I can't believe that stupid blue parka guy gave me a phony treasure map! ARGH!" The rambling went on for a while until Link uncovered the rest of the stone slab.
It had more Hylian markings on it. A triforce was etched on to its surface and there were some arrows pointing in different directions.
"I think I need to use my Wind Waker." Link inquired. He took out his baton and and started conducting. "Let's see...up, down, left, left, right and center." As he finished conducting the ground below them shook. Tetra grabbed Link's arm and they both backed away as the slab rose above the ground and landed in the pond with a splash. The two slowly looked over the hole and saw a boy.
He looked to be a few years younger than them both, maybe a 14 year old. His hair was brown with a spiky texture, and he was dressed in an orange tunic with a satchel hung over his shoulder. He looked up at Link and Tetra, who stared in awe at the male in front of them.
"Are you Link and Zelda?" Asked the boy "Or, if you'd prefer, Tetra?"
Link was the first to respond. "Yes, we are."
Tetra realized her mouth was hanging open. She quickly shut it and moved her hands to her sides.
"And you are?" Questioned Tetra, still a little freaked about this.
"My name is Ezra." the boy explained. "And I really, really, REALLY need your help."
