Disclaimer: I don't own the Legend of Zelda series, I also don't own Pirates of the Caribbean, but it's awesome, and shall be mentioned sometimes in this story…haha.

Windwaker: Awakening the Goddesses

Chapter One: Unfamiliar Seas

"Push off!" A girl with long, curly, golden hair screamed to herself as she pushed her little speedboat off the dock. It glided into the water after a plunk, and stayed attached to the chain. The girl then got down in it and unhooked the boat from the dock. With a triumphant grin, she sat in the driver's seat and shoved the key into the slot. When she turned the key, the engine roared, and then she made it take off into the big blue ocean.

The girl was about seventeen and seemed to be a bit of a wild child. Her mother, who was the only person she lived with, was on a business trip, and since it was summer vacation, she could do whatever she wanted. So, she decided that a journey into the ocean was what she wanted to do. Of course, since all she had was a speedboat, it would only last a couple of days with the extra gas and it wouldn't fit that much food.

Oh, this girl had a name. It was Mikayla. Mikayla didn't like that name too much, and her friends either called her Mickey or Mick…or Mike…she liked Mickey though, it reminded her of the theme park in her wonderful state of Florida.

Mikayla had her mid-back length golden hair down in a low ponytail, which streamed out behind her with the wind. She also had a pair of bright hazel eyes. Since she lived in Florida, her skin was superbly tan. Her mom always said she was going to get skin cancer one day. Mikayla didn't really care.

Then, she connected her iPod to the radio and cranked both up. Unlike most people, Mikayla didn't stick to just one or two genres of music. She just like music depending on her mood, or what she just felt like listening to. The first song that popped up was techno, and she grinned. E-type sung this song, called "Life." It was really upbeat, and easy to sing to, so Mikayla did just that.

By midday she couldn't see land, and by nightfall her first unit of gas was almost gone. So, Mikayla killed the engine and got out of the driver's seat. Her arms felt like rubber, and her eyes were beginning to droop. Slowly she made her way to the food storage and drew out some bread, a knife, a jar of peanut butter, and a jar of jelly. Thus, the greatest sandwich creation was to be made, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Yum.

After her dinner, she made sure that the iPod was safely inside a waterproof container, and curled up in a sleeping bag. It wasn't long before Mikayla fell asleep to the sound of waves lapping up against her boat.

CRASH

Mikayla was jolted out of her sleep by something smashing against the side of her speedboat. 'Sharks!' was her first thought, until she saw the creature. At first, it did seem like a shark, but it seemed to be vibrant purple in color, and it had many strange markings. With a squeak, Mikayla backed up, and slammed on her ass as the thing crashed into her boat again. As she looked around, she saw something that might stop the creature…but then realized it might be illegal to kill something like this…it was probably endangered.

Then, she was shoved back forcefully as the thing crashed back against the speedboat. That was the same time a sickening sound was heard from that same source, and Mikayla realized that the shark was breaking through the side of the little speedboat. Suddenly, the endangered species list and the huge fine didn't seem to matter.

So, Mikayla picked up the rifle that was located at the back of the speedboat and frantically loaded it, but at the same time ended up dropping the bullets. After about a minute, she had a fully loaded rifle, and the boat was beginning to sink. At this point, it was kill the shark or be eaten alive.

Mikayla pointed the gun towards the shark, and brought her finger against the trigger. It was driving in again.

Click.

With a blink, Mikayla looked at her gun. The safety was on. With a whimper of fright, Mikayla flicked the switch and aimed it again, and had to shoot immediately. Mikayla hadn't taken into account that the shark's skin might not be penetrable, but it seemed to kill the weird shark instantly, and Mikayla was knee-deep in water. Mikayla dropped the gun and dove for her iPod. In retrospect, that wasn't the smartest choice of her life, but she made it, and would have to live with it.

It wasn't long before she was shoulder-deep in water, and the boat was slipping away from her feet. Her iPod was now safely in her short pockets, and her tank clung to her body. Part of her mind realized that it would be bad if she was rescued or found by a guy, but then part of her didn't really care.

The good thing about being from Florida pretty much meant that she could float for a long time, do the bike peddle and moving arm thing, just so that she could stay alive. The bad about being from Florida, just like every place on Earth, it couldn't last forever…

She hadn't told anybody that had headed out to the ocean either…that was dumb…

So, Mikayla watched as the sun slowly began to come up. Her throat soon became parched, and it didn't help that she was completely surrounded by salt water. That would just make her sick, and thus she'd have a horrible condition.

The sun had finished coming up when she saw something come from her left side, a little bit ahead of her was a boat. Mikayla was so relieved that she didn't register a thing about the boat except that it was her savior. So, with a slight groan, she set herself into swimming there, freestyle. It took her about five minutes to catch up to the boat, and she noticed that a few people were looking down at her from it. It was a really big boat, Mikayla noticed, and didn't have very much pain, except for a few designs.

It also seemed like a really old-style boat that was in good condition. How did it survive sharks that rammed through metal?

Then, a small rowboat was lowered, with a really small guy. He wore a striped shirt with green pants, brown boots, and an orange bandanna. The oddest thing about him were his glasses. One of the lenses was cracked, and the glasses seemed almost too big for his face. Mikayla chose not to say anything, and instead accepted the guy's hand. "Are you shipwrecked?" He asked after she had fully gotten into the rowboat. Mikayla nodded, slightly gasping from using the last of her energy on swimming. "I figured as much, you look like you've been through something…was it a gyorg?"

Mikayla blinked. "A…what?"

"Gyorg." Then, the guy brought out a book and showed Mikayla a picture that looked exactly like what had attacked her earlier.

"Yeah…that's it…" Mikayla replied to the gesture, and realized exactly how out of breath she was. "I've…never seen…one…before." All of her words came out in between pants of breath.

"I'm always right about these things. In any case, I'm Mako." The small guy reached out to shake Mikayla's hand.

"Uh…Mikayla." Mikayla took the hand. Then, the boat reached the top, and Mako jumped onto the big boat. Mikayla's eyes widened at what looked to be six more people staring at her. Three of them were huge…what some would consider appearing as muscle-heads. There were two more guys of about Mako's height, and then there was one girl. Like Mikayla, she was tan, with blonde hair, but this girl's hair was much brighter than Mikayla's.

"This girl…Mikayla was attacked by a Gyorg. From what I can tell, she has no possessions, other than the thing in her pocket." Mako pointed to Mikayla's shorts, and Mikayla pulled out her iPod. Then, she looked at the others in front of her. Something struck her so fast it made her head spin. They all seemed like…pirates.

"So, I suppose you've figured out what we are by now, eh?" The girl grinned confidently towards Mikayla. "Scared yet?"

At first, Mikayla didn't respond, but then an amazed look overtook her features and she practically ran up to the girl. "You…you're…" Mikayla stuttered, then swallowed. "You're pirates! That's so cool! Awesome!"

The pirates all looked stunned, they had obviously not expected this kind of reaction from a shipwrecked girl. Mikayla didn't even register that the girl was a bit taller than her, and quite a bit stronger. "You're…not scared?" A different voice popped up. It was one of the short kids, but with a red bandanna, a bucktooth, and semi-long blonde hair. He looked like a dork.

"Why should I be?" Mikayla asked, and raised an eyebrow at him. "I love pirates!"

"Who are you, really?" The girl asked. Mikayla blinked as a brilliant thought popped into her head.

"I'm…Mikayla Sparrow!" Mikayla said proudly. Of course, Sparrow wasn't her real last name, but Smith kind of seemed…boring, and common. Maybe these people hadn't seen Pirates of the Caribbean yet…

"Mikayla Sparrow…okay…" The girl shrugged. "I've never heard of you."

"That's okay." Mikayla shrugged. "I wouldn't suspect that you have." Then, Mikayla thought of something that would be…bad. "But uh…may I ask where I am?"

For some reasons the pirate's didn't seem to think this was weird. "We're headed from Shark Island over to Outset Island to find supplies." The girl answered. Mikayla took this to mean that the girl was the head of the pirates, which was even cooler in her book.

"Do you have a home?" One of the bigger guys asked. He had a weird hairstyle, and kind of made Mikayla think he was a bit of a sap. "I'm Nudge."

"Gonzo." Another of the big guys spoke. He had a green shirt and some sort of weird tattoo on his chest, and a red bandanna. He seemed pretty burly.

"Senza." Senza had a purple shirt, a hairy chest, and a black beard.

"Niko." Niko was the kid with the bucktooth.

"Zuko." Zuko had a red bandanna and killer sideburns.

The girl didn't speak for a while, but when she did it was with a final smile. "I'm Tetra, the captain of this crew. So, you never answered Nudge's question."

"Well…yeah…in Florida."

"Where's that?" Niko asked.

"Uh…the United States…" Mikayla's speaking began to slow. Something was really wrong with this situation. "Wait…what country are you guys from? Or countries?"

Tetra looked bewildered. "Countries? We don't have anything like that in our world…are you sure you didn't hit your head during the gyorg attack?"

End of Chappie

Wow, I think I'm having the most fun writing this one…because something about Windwaker is very light-hearted, no matter what situation you're in (although, I admit…sailing around sucked ass…). SO I'm going to alternately work on this and my Twilight Princess one and get them DONE:D NYAHA!