Chapter 2: Welcome to the new crew mate!

Tetra and Link looked at Kai in shock. Link then started to cry, he ran over to Kai and tackled him down to the ground. Kai's eyes widened as Link hugged him. Tetra's eyes also widened. She then frowned. Kai looked at Link and smiled. Link was crying tears of joy.

"What took you so long!?" Link cried. Kai laughed.

"Sorry it took me so long. I had a little trouble getting out of Hyrule." Link looked at Kai in confusion.

"What do you mean you had a little trouble?" Kai sat up and crossed his legs.

"Well you see, I was in the chamber where the master sword should have been when suddenly, Hyrule castle started flooding! I then realised that the King had made his decision, so I pretty much had to swim out of Hyrule." Kai explained. Link and Tetra looked at Kai with pity. Kai sweat dropped at their pitiful looks. "U-um, why are you looking at me with pity in your eyes?" Tetra shook her head and walked up to Kai. Kai looked at her as she approached him. Tetra then put her face close to Kai's. Kai started to sweat as she stared at him. Link watched them with interest. Kai swallowed and smiled at her. "Can I help you?" Tetra frowned at Kai, then turned towards Link.

"You didn't tell me that Kai was a girl!" Kai froze when he heard this. Link started snickering, Kai glared at him. He then coughed and turned towards Tetra.

"Um, I'm actually a guy." Tetra looked at Kai in disbelief. She then frowned.

"Don't lie to me!" She yelled at him. Kai crawled back.

"I-I'm telling the truth!" Tetra looked to Link for confirmation. Link nodded and Tetra turned back to Kai with wide eyes. Kai sighed. 'Why does everyone think that I'm a girl?' Kai thought. Link stood up and helped Kai up.

"So, why were you selling all of that junk?" Link asked.

"I needed money! And it's not junk! It's treasure!" Kai stated as he pouted and turned away with crossed arms. A tick mark appeared on Link's head.

"The only thing there that was treasure was the ocarina of time! And that reminds me," Link grabbed Kai's shirt and pulled him towards him with and angry smile. "do you mind telling me why the hell you were trying to sell the ocarina of time!?" Kai sweat dropped.

"W-well, it's pretty much useless in this time, so I decided to sell it." Tetra nodded.

"See? Even the sage of time thinks we should sell it!" Tetra exclaimed. Link frowned at Tetra. Kai turned around and looked at the ship.

"So, this is the ship you sail on?" Kai asked. Link nodded.

"She's a beauty, aint she?" Tetra boasted. Kai nodded. His stomach then rumbled. Kai looked at his stomach, then at Tetra and Link.

"I'm hungry." Kai stated. Tetra and Link sweat dropped.

"Let's get something to eat!" Link suggested. Kai nodded.

"I should really be watching these idiots, but I guess I'll tag along." Tetra claimed. Link, Tetra and Kai walked into a nearby café and sat down at one of the tables. A waitress walked up to them with three menus in her hands. She gave each of them a menu and walked off to attend to other customers. Kai looked around the café with interest.

"Things really have changed compared to 300 years ago!" Kai exclaimed. Tetra looked at Kai oddly.

"Was it really that different to 300 years ago?" Tetra questioned. Kai nodded.

"Of course! You should know since you've been to Hyrule!" Tetra gasped and looked at Kai in shock.

"H-how did you know that I've been to Hyrule!?" Kai sighed.

"I'm the sage of time, what do you expect, Tetra? Or do I call you princess Zelda?" Tetra growled at Kai.

"Don't call me by that name!" Kai put his hands up in defence.

"All right, All right! Geeze, chill lady!" Tetra was about to retort, but Link calmed her down by putting his hand on her shoulder and giving her a calming smile. Tetra sighed as the waitress arrived, ready to take their orders.

"What would you like to order today?" The waitress asked. Link, Tetra and Kai looked at their menus.

"I'll have a grilled fish with a salad." Tetra stated.

"I'll also have a grilled fish, but with fried potatoes please!" Link told the waitress.

"I'll have a steak with fried potatoes please!" Kai exclaimed. The waitress nodded as she wrote down their orders.

"Would you like any drinks to go with that?"

"Water should be just fine." Tetra stated.

"And some orange juice too please!" Kai jumped up. The waitress giggled and nodded. The waitress then walked off. Tetra turned to Kai.

"Hey, Kai." Kai turned towards Tetra.

"Yes?"

"Can you drink alcohol?" Kai contorted his face in disgust.

"I've tried it before, but I don't like it all that much." Kai stated. Link looked at Kai in surprise.

"Since when did you try alcohol?"

"Someone gave me a bottle of alcohol as a gift about a year ago, I tried some and immediately didn't like the taste!" Tetra and Link laughed as Kai poked out his tongue in disgust.

"I'm curious, have you ever had a girlfriend?" Tetra asked. Kai choked on his own spit as he heard the question. He then shook his head.

"I was too young to have a girlfriend back in Hyrule and spending 100 years in Kokiri forest doesn't exactly give you that many opportunities for finding a girlfriend." Tetra nodded.

"So, that means you haven't had your first kiss yet." Kai froze. He then kicked Link in the shin.

"It didn't count!" Kai screamed as Link gripped his shin in pain.

"What the hell!?" Link yelled at Kai as Kai gripped his head with a disturbed look on his face. Tetra only looked at Link and Kai with a confused look on her face. The waitress then came by with their orders and put them on the table. The waitress bowed and walked off. Tetra, Link and Kai looked at their food with hungry eyes and dug in.

After eating, they left the proper amount of rupees on the table and headed back to the ship. It was nearly sun down.

"We need to get going, we only came here to restock, not stay the night." Tetra stated. Link nodded, he then looked towards Kai.

"Wait, what are we going to do about Kai?" Link questioned. Tetra shrugged.

"What else? We're going to leave him of course!" Tetra stated.

"H-hold on a minute!" Kai called out. Tetra turned towards him with a raised eyebrow.

"What is it?"

"I want to come with you!" Link and Tetra looked at Kai in shock.

"Say what now!?" Tetra screamed. Kai looked down at his feet.

"I want to come with you, on your boat." Tetra shook her head.

"No way, not happening!" Kai looked up in protest.

"Please! I can be really useful! I can even help you look for the new Hyrule!" Kai claimed. Tetra was about to deny him, but Link butted in.

"Come on, Tetra. Kai has nowhere else to go! Plus, he'll be quite useful with his ability to predict the future!" Link exclaimed. Tetra gave Link an unsure look, but finally gave in.

"Fine, Kai can come along." Link and Kai high fived each other as they cheered. "But," Link and Kai froze. "Since I'll be your captain, you will be under my orders and sage of time or not, you will be starting off as the rookie!" Kai frowned, but then smiled.

"Aye, Aye captain!" Kai shouted as he saluted to Tetra. Link smiled. Tetra nodded, she then turned around and started walking towards the ship.

"Come on, those idiots should be done loading the cargo onto the ship by now!" Tetra stated. Link and Kai followed her. When they arrived at the ship, they saw the pirates waiting for them. Gonzo saw Tetra and Link and smiled.

"Hoy!" He shouted, he then noticed Kai next to them. "Uh, captain. Who's the girl?" Kai twitched. The pirates looked at Kai with interest.

"Yeah, who's the cute girl!" Niko questioned. Kai looked up at the pirates and walked onto the ship. He then motioned for the pirates to follow him into the cabin. Link and Tetra waited and saw Kai walk out with the pirates behind him, their faces pale. Link looked at Kai in confusion.

"What did you say to them?" Link questioned. Kai looked at him.

"I didn't say anything, more like showed them." Kai stated with a monotone expression. Tetra and Link then walked on board. Tetra addressed to all the pirates.

"Listen up, men! Today, we have a new recruit on board! His name is Kai and he will be helping us find the new land of Hyrule!" Tetra announced. The pirates nodded and introduced themselves. Once the introductions were over, they set sail and headed towards their next destination. As soon as the boat started moving, Kai got motion sickness. Kai hovered over the boat. Tetra looked at him in disbelief. "What the hell!? You didn't tell me that you had motion sickness!" Kai slowly nodded and reached into his bag and pulled out a bottle of pills.

"D-don't worry, I-I've got pills to help me." Kai stated in a shaky voice. Link looked at the pills and his face paled.

"U-uh, Kai? I don't think you should be taking those. They're over 300 years old!" Link exclaimed. Kai shook his head.

"I-I've frozen the pills in time, s-so they won't age." Kai then shakily opened the lid and popped a pill into his mouth. He then stood up straight, rejuvenated. Tetra shook her head and walked over to Kai.

"Alright, you will be assigned to Niko. He's the one that takes care of the newbies." Tetra stated. Kai nodded and went to the lower deck to talk to Niko. Tetra sighed.

"Where are we heading to next?" Link asked.

"We'll be heading towards Dragon roost island next." Link nodded. He then sat on top of a barrel and watched as Tetra shouted orders. He sighed as he rested his chin on his hand and stared at her. Meanwhile, below deck. Kai was jumping across raised platforms, trying to get to the other side. Kai jumped and made a grab for a lantern on a rope, but missed and fell to the ground. Niko laughed as Kai sat up and rubbed his behind.

"That was the sixth time you've failed this!" Niko laughed. Kai pouted at Niko and looked up at him.

"Is this really necessary?" Kai questioned. Niko nodded.

"Of course, it is! If you want to be a part of this crew, you'll need the proper training!" Niko exclaimed. Kai sweat dropped at Niko, then sighed. Kai climbed back onto the platform and continued his training.

Night had fallen and everyone was ready to retire for the night. Kai was all sweaty as he walked out into the open air. Link turned around and saw Kai emerge from the lower decks.

"How was your training from Niko?" Link asked. Kai sighed and wiped some sweat from his forehead.

"It's not easy, I'll tell you that." Kai stated. Link laughed.

"Come on, it's not that hard." Kai scoffed at Link.

"Not that hard? I bet you got it on your first try! Unlike me, who failed ten times and I still couldn't do it!" Kai complained. Link smiled at Kai.

"You'll get it eventually." Kai sighed.

"Yeah, eventually." Kai walked towards the edge of the boat. "I'm going for a swim, so I'll be back in a bit." Kai then jumped into the water. Link ran over to the side of the boat and yelled out.

"Don't take too long!" Kai emerged from the water and nodded. Senza walked up to Link and patted him on the back.

"How's it going?" Link looked up at Senza.

"Good! I'm glad that Kai is back." Link stated. Senza nodded and looked at Kai as he swam in the ocean.

"Just curious, but is that kid human?" Senza asked. Link shook his head.

"No, he comes from a tribe called the Kitsune. Believe it or not, he's actually a lot older than any of us." Senza looked at Link in shock.

"Exactly how old is he?" Link put his figure to his chin in thought.

"I would say 130, but I guess he'd be over 430 years old now." Senza looked at Link in shock.

"Lad, I think that kid is older than everyone in the great sea!" Kai then teleported to the ship and shook all of the water off himself. He used his fire magic to dry himself and yawned.

"Boy, am I tired." Kai then looked at Link. "Can you show me where I'll be sleeping?" Link nodded and he and Kai walked passed a gaping Senza into the crew's quarters. Gonzo walked up to Senza with a raised eyebrow. He then closed Senza's mouth and walked towards the wheel. Link and Kai walked into the crew's quarters. Kai looked around in awe. "Wow! Is this where I'll be sleeping!?" Link nodded his head and grabbed another hammock and set it up. Kai ran over to the hammock and jumped into it. Link shook his head.

"For a 430 year old, he sure does act like a child still!" Link then climbed into his own hammock and fell asleep.

AN: Hello dear readers! I really hope you enjoyed this chapter! This sequel won't be as long as the sage of time book, but I intend to make this book enjoyable! I was thinking of pairing Kai with someone, but now I'm not too sure. See ya!