Chapter 2
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Professor: Thank you! Thank you very much! Time for another chapter! By the way, I am now going to be calling the King of Red Lions, just Red, for the sake of the story.
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"Amy! It's cold!" The Doctor cried the second his head broke the surface of the water.
Unlike the two in the boat, the bubble hadn't protected him the entire way up. It just barely covered his head so he could breathe.
"I know Doctor, just a minute." Amy brushed hair out of her face and put her staff down before helping the Doctor into the red boat.
It rocked harshly with the added weight but stayed topside.
The Doctor immediately sat down, shivering. Without a word, Link went to a small compartment in the front and got out a blanket which he threw around the Doctor's shoulders.
"Thank you." He said quietly. Link just nodded, understanding.
Red turned his head around to face them, "Doctor, you're TARDIS is still below the sea, in the old castle."
Amy shrugged, "That's ok. He has the TARDIS key which can lock on to it and bring it to us."
The Doctor shook his head, "Not in a realm Amy. Power works differently here."
She groaned, "Which means we're stuck. Well that's just great. That is the second time this week Doctor!"
He grumbled and didn't meet her gaze, "Wasn't my fault."
She rolled her eyes, "Sure it wasn't. Just like France wasn't your fault."
"It wasn't!" he protested.
She huffed and ignored him. He mumbled something in another language before turning to Red, "Can you open that portal thing up again?"
Red shook his head, "The portal can never open the same way twice. I'm sorry Doctor."
"Then how else can you open the portal?"
"Something or someone of great power can."
"Know anyone like that? I mean, you are the King."
Red shook his head again, "Most of the people capable of that are dead. I could've, one day. But as a boat my powers have all but disappeared."
"What about Valoo? Or the Great Deku Tree?" Link piped up.
Amy didn't know who they were but from Red's reactions they were obviously powerful.
"Yes, they would have the power, but to go to them would be out of our way. We must save your sister before we can go to them."
"Wait, what happened to your sister?" Amy asked.
Sighing, Link explained it all to them. From how he woke up on his birthday and had to save Tetra to gathering the pearls to going underwater to the castle.
"Quite an adventure you've had." The Doctor said, "And I really am sorry about your sister. And I will help you save her, but I need my TARDIS first. We can get her safely home with that."
Link shook his head, "I'm sorry Doctor. I can't. I don't know if it would work and I need to save her as soon as possible. She's been trapped long enough. I can drop you off at Windfall, that's on the way. You can get a ride with one of the sailors there to Dragon Roost where Valoo is. That should only take a few days."
As he was saying all of this, Link started putting up his sail and got out a glowing, white stick.
The Doctor sighed, "Course. You've already saved our lives, can't really ask much more. Thank you."
Link nodded and then he did something very strange. He closed his eyes and pointed the glowing stick, which, upon closer look, was a baton, up, left, and right, in that order. Then, he swung it to the north where suddenly a strong breeze was blowing.
The boat immediately started sailing in that direction, almost flying because it was going so fast.
Amy held on to the side of the boat and sat next to the Doctor, "H-How did he do that?"
"It's the Wind Waker. The Hero of Hyrule can use its magical properties to control certain things."
"Wonderful." Amy whispered and the Doctor barely heard her.
They sailed for a while in silence, the huge tower growing smaller in the distance. Link kept checking his sea chart and once in a while gently changed their course but no one said a word.
That is, until Amy asked a question that had been on her mind, "Link, how long have you been doing this?"
He looked at her, confused.
She elaborated, "Traveling, trying to save your sister."
Link was quiet a moment, thinking, "Around 3 months, maybe 4."
"4 months?! To get a sword?"
Link slowly nodded, "Not just a sword. To train as well. It wouldn't matter what weapon you have if you can't wield it. And I need to get stronger so I can stop Ganondorf."
Amy nodded and bit back a scoff, "And there is no one else to do this? I mean, no offense but, you're a child!"
Link thought a moment before he said, "Most people don't know how to fight. We don't have guards or soldiers in the Great Sea since so few people break laws. Mostly we just worry about pirates when traveling and that's it. I suppose that Orca could have done it, but he has aged a lot and has old injuries that could cause problems."
"So everyone on the Great Sea is counting on you to save them?" The Doctor asked as they passed another island.
Link shrugged and changed their course slightly, "In a way although most of them don't know what is going on. The Ritos and the Koroks do because of Valoo and the Great Deku Tree but nobody else does."
Amy chuckled, "Sounds like you Doctor. Saving the world without anyone knowing."
The Doctor looked at her and playfully shoved her before changing the subject, "How do you plan on defeating Ganondorf then?"
"First I'll save my sister and then I'll go find him and fight him."
"That's it? Just fight him?" Amy asked.
Link nodded, "He isn't that heavily guarded once you get inside the Forbidden Fortress. He's the biggest threat there if you can get past the cannons and the Helmaroc King."
"And this boat is small enough to get past the cannons easily." The Doctor said.
Link nodded. Slowly, the sun started setting to the left of them.
"What about the Helmaroc King though? What is that anyway?" Amy asked.
Link changed their course to a nearby island, "The biggest bird in the Great Sea. Ganondorf used him to capture any girl with pointy ears."
"He's the one who caught your sister, right?" Amy asked him and he nodded.
The Doctor piped up, "Why did he go after anyone with pointy ears?"
"I thought all Hylians had pointy ears?" Amy asked.
The Doctor shook his head, "Only those with strong, pure Hylian blood in them. There are a few humans in this realm but, you humans have this thing about breeding with anything and, sadly, human blood is dominant. Not hard for one human to breed with one Hylian and suddenly there's human blood everywhere. But why is Ganondorf going after girls with a strong Hylian ancestry?"
Link shrugged, "I don't know."
Before any of them could say anything else, the boat landed on the island.
Link grabbed some blankets and hopped out of the boat.
"What island is this?" Amy asked, following him.
"Pawprint isle," Link pointed to large rocks nearby that vaguely gave it a pawprint look, "It's only half a day from Windfall so you'll get there about noon tomorrow, maybe a little earlier."
"Wonderful." The Doctor said, helping Link spread out the blankets.
Amy however, stood there, confused, "Doctor, we've only been traveling for a few hours. How is it night already?"
"Day and night are slightly shorter here Amy. Realm, remember?"
"Barely," She scoffed and grabbed the last blanket, spreading it out next to the Doctor, "Doctor? How do you know so much about this realm?"
He lay down, "I told you. I've been here before."
She shook her head as she lay down next to him, "No. It's more than that. You go to worlds and help them, learn about them. But you know practically the whole history of this realm. Why?"
He shook his head, "It's a long story Pond."
That was all he said before turning away from her, cutting off the conversation.
Amy sighed before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
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"Watch what you're doing or I'm going to throw you overboard!" Amy yelled to Link as the boat rocked.
He huffed, "Ok fine. Throw me overboard and who's going to stop HIM?!"
Amy rolled her eyes and didn't respond.
They had been leaving the island that morning when a pirate submarine ambushed them. Its bombs didn't have that good of aim but they were getting closer.
Link had quickly put the sail away and gotten out his own canon to throw bombs back at them. He had much better aim then the pirates but the rocking of the boat threw it off. So far, they had only hit the pirate boat one time.
"Will you all please just hurry?! It's cold!"
Oh, and did I mention that the Doctor got knocked over board and hasn't been able to get back on the boat? Well, that happened at the beginning of the 'fight'.
Link's eyebrows furrowed together in annoyance and he fired another shot, this one hitting the ship spot on, causing it to sink.
Amy cheered and Link smiled, both of them happy that the ship was gone but then they heard the Doctor yell at them again, "AMY!"
She rolled her eyes and helped him up.
He tried shaking off the water like a dog but it didn't work and he almost fell into the water again.
Amy laughed at him as Link got him a blanket.
The Doctor grumbled as he sat down, the blanket around his shoulders.
Link smiled and brought the sail back up. They were heading to the west now and there was a large dark shape in front of them that Link told them was Windfall Island.
Amy sat next to the Doctor, her staff in her hand and waited for their arrival. Why she kept that staff, she didn't know. However, that brought a question to her mind which she asked, "Link, how long have you been training with that sword? Not including the last few months."
He thought a moment, "Orca started training me when I was 9 so…two years? Pretty sure."
"Two years?" Amy didn't want to show it but she was impressed.
Link nodded, "Yep. Course the best training I've had has been in the last few months. Practice sessions don't really prepare you for the real thing."
"Wait, you're only 11?" The Doctor asked, shocked.
Link nodded again, Windfall growing ever closer.
"You seem older than that." Amy said.
The small boy shrugged and changed course to head for the outline of a dock that he could see, "I get that a lot actually."
The Doctor was about to say something else when they got to the dock, Link putting the sail down and docking expertly.
The island seemed large with plenty of buildings and a large windmill in the center of town.
"This is Windfall?" Amy asked, stepping out of the boat and onto the dock, Link and the Doctor following her.
Link nodded and pointed to an archway to their right, "The shops are over there. Above one of them is a café where some sailors like to eat so you should be able to find one to lead you to Dragon Roost there."
"Ok then, we'll go there. Thanks again Link, pleasure meeting you." The Doctor said, extending his hand to the short boy.
Link nodded and took the Doctor's hand, "Your welcome, hope you find your TARDIS."
The Doctor nodded and he and Amy left Link at the dock.
"Wait!" Link yelled at them, causing them to turn around in surprise.
Running up to them, he held out his hand, a small bag clutched in it.
Handing it to the Doctor, he said, "You'll need this to pay for your trip."
The Doctor looked in the bag and nodded, "Course. Thank you Link. After we get the TARDIS we'll help you save your sister and repay you, promise."
Link just smiled and nodded before walking back to Red.
Amy shoved her shoulder playfully against the Doctor's, "Come on then. Let's find a sailor."
The Doctor smiled at her with that childlike grin of his and they kept walking.
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The child wouldn't stop staring. That's all he did as they walked up the hill. Just stared at Amy. Not in a harmful way…just staring. He was very short with brown hair styled in a bowl cut and squinty eyes with a large nose.
She glared at him and snapped, "What? Something wrong? Never seen red hair before?!"
Before the child could respond the Doctor grabbed Amy by her shoulders and led her away, "Now Amy, he's just a child, no need to snap. It's only natural that he's curious about…things."
She narrowed her eyes suspiciously, "What do you mean things Doctor?"
The Doctor shuffled his feet, still leading Amy away. He looked down and blushed a bit, "Well, human things I suppose. It's why I'm looking for a clothing store. I mean, not your fault you were attacked. I mean…the kid probably didn't know that's what women looked like and…."
He trailed off but Amy got his message completely and for the first time she looked down at herself since she was attacked by the knight in the castle.
She held back a scream and hid behind the Doctor, away from prying eyes. How could she have forgotten about that?!
The cut that the knight had given her had been healed but the rip in her shirt hadn't. It was on the higher part of her chest and for that she was thankful but it still SHOWED. It was showing the chest right beneath her neck but continued down and showed the top part of her breasts as if she were wearing a low cut shirt. However, that style of shirt (if she had worn something like that on purpose) would never have gone with her quite lacy bra.
"How could you or Link just let me walk around like this?!" she hissed angrily at him, backing against a wall and still using him as cover so no one could see her. The only person allowed to see her like this was Rory!
He shrugged, "We've been looking at you with your shirt torn like that since yesterday morning….we got used to it I guess?"
She jammed the blunt end of her staff into his foot causing him to gasp.
"Amy!" he protested.
"Shut up and find a clothing store!"
He grumbled, "I can't do that if you don't let me go."
"Yes you can." She said, "You can do an alien-scan-y thing with your screwdriver and find one."
He sighed, "It unlocks doors, not finds stores!"
A nearby woman laughed quietly and walked over to them. She was Amy's height and had her dark hair pulled up into a bun and was wearing an orange sundress.
Without a word, she grabbed Amy's hand and led her to the nearest shop which surprisingly was a clothing store although how she could tell Amy didn't know since there was no sign.
Amy sighed in relief when there was no one else in there except a woman behind the counter. The slightly plump woman gasped at the state of Amy's shirt and without a word went into the back room to find something.
Amy smiled and turned to the woman who led them here, "Thanks for that."
She smiled right back and said, "Your welcome. I'm Linda by the way."
Amy held out her hand and Linda shook it, "I'm Amy and this is the Doctor."
She nodded to each of them and the owner of the store came rushing back out, a blue cloth over her arm and white cloth over the other, although something she was carrying clinked as if made of metal.
"Come here dearie." She said, motioning Amy to the back dressing room.
Amy followed without a word and left the Doctor with Linda.
Linda smiled at him and he returned the smile, "So Doctor, what island to you come from?"
"Oh, um…one a long way from here."
"Ahh….so you come from Outset?"
He shook his head, "No…one called Gallifrey."
Her eyebrows came together, "Hmmm….I've never heard of that island before. Is it part of the Great Sea?"
The Doctor shook his head again and put his hands behind his back, "No, it is too far away to be considered part of the Great Sea. Much too far. But I like to travel, so came here with Amy!"
He smiled at her and she smiled back.
They were quiet a moment, still waiting for Amy, when Linda asked another question, "So, how long do you and your wife plan to stay here?"
"Not very long, going to Dragon Roost soon as we…" Realization dawned on his face and he shook his head as fast as he could, his hands being waved back and forth in protest to what she said, "No no no! We are not married! Nope! Never gonna happen! No no no!"
"Oh, I'm sorry." Linda said, "I just assumed…I mean you two were just acting so close and-"
They both were cut off by Amy entering the room followed by the shop keeper.
"Amy!" The Doctor cried, relieved to be saved from his awkward conversation with Linda.
"Doctor!" she cried just like him, confused at his reaction.
However, he ignored that and just said, "Chainmail?"
The owner nodded, "After seeing her staff, I thought she could use it."
Amy spun around. The blue cloth was almost TARDIS blue but not quite and came to just above her knees, the chainmail just slightly longer than that so it was barely visible. She wore white tights and the dress had short sleeves. The belt had pouches and strings and holders to carry many things and so in the end, it gave her the appearance of wearing a long tunic instead of a dress.
"So? What do you think?"
"Definitely Hylian," he said before turning to the plump woman, "How much?"
She smiled, "I'm having a sale so only 55 rupees."
"Rupees?" Amy whispered but they didn't hear her.
The Doctor got out the bag that Link gave them and poured out some of the gems she had seen the day before. She was surprised at how small they were, the largest being the size of her fingernail on her pinkie.
The Doctor rifled through them and finally gave the woman a blue and purple one. She nodded her thanks and the three of them left the store.
"Thanks for telling us where that was." Amy told Linda.
She smiled again, "Anything I can do to help."
"Happen to know where the café is?" the Doctor asked.
Linda nodded and pointed to some stairs at the other end of the market, "Only café in town."
The Doctor thanked her and then he and Amy left.
Professor: And end! Hope you liked it! Wow, each of these chapter have been over 3,000 words each….this has to be some kind of record for me lol. Anyway, review please!
And, just to clarify, on the Sea Chart, one square is about half a day's journey. So two squares is one day. At least in this story.
