Chapter 3: Sailing the great sea.
In the morning, all the pirates were bustling on the ship as Tetra shouted out orders to them. Link kept an eye on the wind's direction while Kai and Niko were doing training below deck. Link noticed the wind drifting a bit and redirected it to the right direction. Tetra walked over to him and sat onto the barrel next to him.
"You know, I'm still waiting for Kai's usefulness." Tetra claimed.
"His predictions don't come at will, you will have to wait a bit." Link stated. Tetra sighed. She then looked up at the sky.
"We'll be heading to dragon roost island for more supplies. Hopefully, they'll give it to us for free." Link nodded. Link and Tetra then heard an explosion in the distance. Zuko ran over to the side of the nest and shouted down to Tetra.
"Pirates in the distance!" Tetra nodded. She then turned towards everyone.
"Get ready for battle, men!" Tetra shouted. Everyone nodded. Kai and Niko ran up from the lower decks in alarm.
"What was that explosion!?" Kai asked. Link quickly ran towards Kai.
"Pirates are attacking us!" Link responded. Kai looked at Link in shock.
"But why!? I thought that all pirates were allies!" Kai shouted. Link shook his head.
"Not quite, there are some pirates that have alliances with other pirates and there are some that go around killing and looting." Link explained. A pirate ship then closed in on their ship. Link drew his sword and shield. Kai summoned a staff. Link looked at Kai in confusion. "Where are your swords?"
"I combined them into a staff. I can still turn them into swords, but it's easier to use as a staff." Kai explained. Link nodded. A pirate placed a plank onto the ship then crossed over. The other offenders then boarded the ship. Link, Tetra, Kai and the other pirates readied their weapons. A pirate charged at Link with his sword raised, but Link blocked his attack with his shield. He then knocked the opposing pirate off the ship. Tetra charged at a pirate and also knocked him off the ship.
"Get off my ship!" Tetra yelled. Kai gripped his staff as two pirates approached him.
"You're only human, so I'll go easy on you. But don't think that you'll beat me that easily!" Kai shouted as he summoned a gust of wind. The wind blew the two pirates into the water. Kai then ran towards another pirate and hit him on the head. The pirate gripped his head in pain and turned towards Kai. He was about to swing his sword down on Kai, but Gonzo blocked the sword. He then picked up the pirate and threw him into the water. Kai looked at Gonzo with a relieved look.
"Thanks." Gonzo nodded.
"We're not finished yet." Gonzo stated as he turned towards the other pirates. Kai looked and saw Tetra, Link and the other pirates fighting the opposing pirates. Link dodged another swing from a pirate and ran towards him. Just as Link was about to push the pirate off the ship, the pirate grabbed Link as Link pushed him. Link's eyes widened as he fell off the ship along with the pirate. Link and the pirate fell into the water. Link tried swimming back to the surface, but the pirate wouldn't give him that opportunity. The pirate held Link underwater. Link struggled against the pirate, Link held his breath until he desperately needed to breath. Link's strength started to leave him as he fought the pirate for dominance. D-dammit, I'm running out of air! Link kicked the pirate in the gut, causing the pirate to release Link. Link hurriedly swam up to the surface and gasped for air. The pirate then swam up and dragged Link down again. Link swallowed some water and tried to gasp for air, but only swallowed even more water. Link started to lose consciousness. He then felt something around him and bring him upwards. He then blacked out.
Tetra looked into the water after seeing Link go over board.
"LINK!" Tetra shouted. She then turned to Kai. "Kai, go help Link!" Kai nodded and ran over to the ship. He saw Link emerge, but was dragged back under water. Kai used telekinesis to drag Link out of the water and onto the ship. Tetra and Kai quickly rushed over to Link and knelt beside him. Kai put his ear to Link's chest and couldn't hear him breathing.
"He needs CPR right now!" Kai stated. Tetra looked at Kai in shock.
"Then what are you waiting for!? Give him CPR!" Tetra shouted. Kai shook his head.
"I'm not doing it, you do it!" Tetra growled at Kai.
"You stupid good for nothing fox!" Tetra then laid Link in the proper position and pushed down onto his chest. She then put her lips to Link's and blowed air into his mouth, Tetra then pushed onto Link's chest again. Tetra repeated this until Link coughed up water. Tetra stood back as Link went into a coughing fit. Link sat up as he coughed the rest of the water out of his system. He then looked at Tetra and Kai.
"W-what happened?" Link questioned. Tetra hugged Link, surprising him. Link's eyes widened, he then smiled. Link hugged Tetra in return.
"You almost drowned!" Kai exclaimed. Link looked at Kai in shock.
"Seriously!?" Kai nodded.
"Yeah, we even had to give you CPR!" Link grabbed Kai's shoulders.
"Please tell me you weren't the one to give me CPR!" Link begged. Kai shook his head.
"No, it wasn't me. It was-" Before Kai could finish his sentence, Tetra ran up to Kai and punched him in the gut. Kai recoiled as Tetra punched him, he then fell onto his knees, gripping his stomach in pain. "W-why d-did you d-do that?" Kai wheezed out. Tetra huffed.
"You were about to say something that was unnecessary." Tetra stated while blushing. Kai looked up at Tetra, then passed out. Link stared at Tetra with a look of fear. He then started poking Kai.
"Kai, you're not dead, are you?" Link asked as he poked Kai in the head with his wind waker. Kai only twitched in response. All the opposing pirates had fled after seeing Tetra and the other pirates' wrath. Nudge walked over to Kai and threw him over his shoulder. He then turned towards Link.
"I'll take him to the crew's quarters." Nudge stated. Link nodded. Nudge then walked into the crew's quarters and threw Kai onto his hammock. Niko then sighed.
"Looks like Kai's training is cancelled for the day." Niko stated. Tetra nodded and walked over to the plank that was connecting the two ships. She picked it up and threw it into the water. A pirate emerged from the water, but the plank hit him on the head. The pirate then sunk back into the water.
"Continue our course for Dragon Roost island!" Tetra ordered. Gonzo nodded and steered the pirate ship towards Dragon Roost island. A few hours past. Link was sitting on top of a barrel, board out of his mind. He looked towards the entrance to the lower decks and saw Kai walk through.
"Finally awake, I see." Link called out to Kai. Kai nodded and walked over to Link while rubbing his stomach.
"Yeah, who decided to make that witch princess?" Link laughed.
"She is a feisty one." Kai nodded in agreement.
"She is the most un-cute girl I've ever met! I mean, I'm her elder! She should treat me with more respect!" Kai rambled on. Link looked behind Kai and paled. "I don't know what the king was thinking making her princess! Even if she is the descendant of the royal family. She is so annoying too, all she is good for is getting herself captured I bet!" Link started waving his hands in front of his face.
"Kai, behind y-" Link tried to warn but was interrupted by Kai.
"She doesn't have the grace of a lady at all! She's a ruffian I tell you!" Kai rambled on.
"Kai, you should really shut up!" Link stated. Kai looked at Link in confusion and sighed.
"She's right behind me, isn't she?" Link nodded. Kai paled and slowly turned around. "H-hey Tet-" Tetra punched Kai in the face, causing him to go flying into the sea. Link shrunk back when Tetra turned towards him. She then smiled.
"Any comments?" Tetra asked in a voice which said 'say anything and you'll be swimming with the fishes'. Link hurriedly shook his head. Tetra nodded. "Good! Now get back to work!" Link stood up and saluted.
"Aye, aye captain!" Link then ran off to continue to his duties. Tetra sighed, she then turned around and watched Kai float on the sea. She then turned towards Niko.
"Niko! Go reel Kai in." Niko nodded and grabbed a fishing rod and threw a line in the sea as Tetra walked off to go shout out more orders.
A few more hours passed until it was time for dinner. Niko, being the one in charge of the chores, cooked dinner for all the pirates. Niko brought out nine bowls while Kai brought out a pot of stew with a swollen left cheek. Niko and Kai set the items they were carrying onto the dining table where all the pirates sat. Kai then went to grab some spoons and the ale while Niko served the stew to everyone. Kai came back with the spoons and six cups of ale and three cups of water. The pirates looked at Kai in awe as he used his telekinesis to carry everything over to the table. He set the items down and sat down next to Link. Everyone then started eating dinner. After dinner, everyone then went to sleep, save for some people who were on night watch.
The next morning, Link and Kai were fishing for treasure to pass the time.
"So, basically you just move the claw around using this lever and lower it until you hit something." Link explained to Kai. Kai nodded.
"Okay!" Kai kept moving the claw around until the claw finally snagged onto something. Kai smiled and reeled in the claw. The claw resurfaced holding a chest in its clutches. Kai dropped the chest onto the deck of the ship and hurriedly ran to it. "I wonder what's in it!" Kai pried the chest open and saw a pile of rupees with a few gems in it. Kai's eyes gleamed. Link looked into the chest and whistled.
"Woah, that's a lot of rupees!" Link exclaimed. Tetra walked over to Link and Kai and looked into the chest.
"Nice catch! This chest will be put with the rest of our treasures!" Tetra stated. Kai pouted.
"What? Don't I get to keep it since I found it?" Kai questioned. Tetra looked at Kai.
"Well, considering that you are free loading off us, I reckon that this should be your payment to us!" Tetra stated. Kai was about to process, but then hung his head in defeat.
"You've got a point." Link laughed then walked back over to the claw and searched for more treasure. It took him ten minutes until Link finally found something. Link reeled in the treasure and opened its contents. He frowned when he saw that it was just some old paintings. Tetra crouched down beside him.
"We could sell these. You've been getting pretty lucky today!" Tetra claimed as she smacked Link on the back a little too hard. Tetra then took out the paintings and looked at them. She noticed that one of the pictures was of princess Zelda and her six attendants. The other paintings were of some other nobles that she had never seen or heard of before. One painting then caught her eye. She picked it up and looked closely at it. "Hey, Link. doesn't this picture look a little like Kai?" Link looked over her shoulder and gasped.
"You're right, it does look like Kai!" At hearing his name, Kai walked over to them.
"What looks like me?" Tetra showed him the painting. Kai looked at the painting and smiled. "I remember this, one of the few servants that stayed behind with the King wanted to paint me." Tetra looked at the painting and frowned.
"How come you look older in this painting?" Tetra questioned as she pointed to the painting.
"This was the form I took for the painting. The only reason I take the form of a fifteen-year-old boy is because it would be awkward if I looked older then you." Link then looked at Kai.
"Yeah, that's right! You would look like an old man right now!" Link stated. Kai shook his head.
"Not quite. Yes, if I hadn't become the sage of time, but since I am the sage of time, I've aged a lot more slowly."
"Then what does your real form look like?" Tetra asked. A light surrounded Kai, then died down. Tetra and Link looked at Kai and saw that he looked like as if he were in his twenties. Link and Tetra looked at Kai in shock.
"Woah, you look a lot younger than I expected!" Link exclaimed. Kai sweat dropped.
"I don't even want to know how old you pictured me to be!" Kai then changed into his previous form. "These pictures are pretty old, but have good memories. I'd like to keep some of the pictures." Tetra sighed.
"I guess we could keep the pictures of princess Zelda and you, but the other ones we're selling!" Tetra stated. Kai smiled and nodded. Tetra put all of the paintings back into the chest and ordered Senza to put both of the chests with the other treasures they had. Senza nodded and took both chests below deck. Kai walked off to do his own thing.
"So, how long till we reach Dragon Roost?" Link questioned.
"About five more hours." Tetra responded. Link nodded. The ship then rocked to the side suddenly, causing Tetra to topple over onto Link. Tetra and Link blushed, Tetra then hurriedly got off Link and looked towards Gonzo. "What the hell just happened!?" Gonzo shrugged.
"I don't know, miss. The wind just changed all of a sudden!" Gonzo shouted. Link looked at Gonzo in confusion.
"The wind suddenly changed?" Link questioned. Link then looked around and saw Kai holding his wind waker. A tick mark appeared on his head. "Kai! What the hell do you think you're doing!?" Kai turned towards Link and smiled.
"I wanted to know what it was like to use the wind waker!" Kai stated, he then smirked. "Why are you angry with me? You got to cuddle up with Tetra, didn't you?" Link blushed so hard that it would even make a tomato proud. Link then stood up and ran towards Kai. Link grabbed his wind waker and hit Kai on the head.
"Idiot!" Link yelled while blushing. Kai laughed at him.
"You liiiiiiiiiiike her!" Kai purred. Link's blush reddened.
"Shut up, you stupid fox!" Link then started chasing Kai around the ship while Kai kept chanting 'you like her'. Tetra looked at Link and Kai and smacked her forehead.
"Idiots." Tetra muttered.
Five hours went by pretty quickly for the pirate crew and before they knew it, they had arrived at Dragon Roost island. Kai jumped off the ship and looked around in awe.
"Wow! Death mountain sure has changed a lot in the past 300 years!" Kai exclaimed as he looked at the scenery. Tetra raised her eyebrow at Kai.
"Death mountain?" Tetra questioned.
"That's what Dragon Roost island used to be called back in Ancient Hyrule." Link stated as he walked beside Tetra off the ship. In the distance, Link and Tetra could see Medli running towards them. Link and Tetra smiled.
"Link! Tetra!" Medli called out as she ran over to them.
"Hey, Medli." Tetra and Link greeted. Medli stopped in front of Link and Tetra.
"It's been a long time hasn't it?" Link and Tetra nodded.
"Yeah." Link agreed.
"So, what brings you here?"
"We came here hoping your people would be able to supply us with supplies." Tetra stated. Medli nodded.
"We should be able to do that." She then noticed Kai. "Who's your friend?" Medli asked as she pointed to Kai.
"His name is Kai." Link told. Link then smiled. "I've been meaning to introduce you both to each other for a long time!" Kai nodded. He then walked towards Medli and took out his hand.
"Allow me to formally introduce myself. I'm Kai, the sage of time!" Kai introduced. Medli's eyes widened.
"Sage of time?" Medli muttered in shock. Kai nodded. Medli's eyes gleamed. "You're the sage of time!? I didn't know there were other sages other than me and Makar!" Kai sweat dropped.
"I've been wanting to meet you for a while, actually." Kai admitted. He then smiled. "You're Medli, the sage of Earth, right?" Medli gasped.
"You know who I am?" Kai nodded.
"I've been around for quite a while, so of course I know about you and Makar, the sage of wind." Medli smiled at Kai. She then took Kai's hand and shook it. She looked at Link and Tetra.
"We can go inside and get your supplies ready." She then looked back at Kai. "And We can get to know each other while we wait for the supplies to be ready!" Medli exclaimed as she dragged Kai into the nest of the Rito. Link and Tetra sweat dropped. Tetra then turned towards the pirates.
"Did you lot hear that!? Get your buts inside and start packing those supplies!" Tetra yelled. She and Link then walked into the nest of the Rito. Kamali ran up to Link and Tetra.
"Hey guys!" Kamali called out. Link and Tetra waved.
"Hey Kamali!" Link greeted. Kamali smiled.
"I hear that you're here to restock?" Kamali questioned. Link and Tetra nodded. "If so, then the supplies that you can take should be in the storeroom. So, help yourselves!" Link and Tetra nodded. The pirates then walked into the storeroom and started grabbing crates and bringing them to the ship. While the pirates were lifting the crates, Link, Tetra and Kamali went off to find Kai and Medli. When they found them, Kai was showing Medli some of his magic. Medli looked at Kai with a look of admiration.
"Wow! Do you think that I could use magic like that?" Medli asked. Kai shrugged.
"Maybe. Probably not the magic that I use, but I bet you could use the magic that you were gifted with when you became the sage of earth!" Kai stated. Medli's eyes gleamed. She then went on her knees and bowed her head.
"Please teach me, Master!" Kai sweat dropped and took a step back.
"H-hold on! You don't need to call me master!" He then looked at Link and Tetra, who were giving him looks of disgust and at Kamali, who was glaring at him. Kai waved his hands in front of him. "H-hold a minute! This isn't what it looks like!"
"Disgusting." Link and Tetra stated.
"H-how dare you make Medli grovel on her knees and calling you master!" Kamali shouted. Tears appeared in Kai's eyes.
"This is all just a misunderstanding!" Kai cried out. He then turned towards Medli. "Hurry up and stand on your feet!" Medli did as told. When she did, Link, Tetra and Kamali walked up to Kai and punched him.
"You perverted old sage!" Link and Tetra shouted.
After a few moments of explaining, Link, Tetra and Kamali opened their mouths in realisation.
"Ohhhh, you just want Kai to be your magic instructor!" Link stated in realisation. He then turned towards a beaten up Kai and gripped his shoulder. "Sorry man, I jumped to conclusions."
"You think!?" Kai cried out. He then crouched down in the corner. "Why does everyone treat me like I'm a punching bag?" Kai muttered to himself. Tetra sweat dropped at Kai and turned towards Medli.
"Exactly why do you want Kai of all people to be you magic instructor?" Tetra questioned. Medli twiddled her thumbs together.
"Well, from what he's told me, apparently he's been a sage ever since the era of ancient Hyrule! And since he's had experience, I thought that he would make a great teacher!" Medli explained. Tetra nodded.
"Okay, but why did you call him master?" Medli smiled.
"Well, isn't that what a student calls their teacher? Link told me that he calls his fighting instructor 'master'." Link sweat dropped.
"I didn't say that I called him master, I said that he is a master of swordsman ship! And besides, Kai is no master." Link stated. Kai shouted out a small 'hey!' but everyone ignored him. Kamali walked over to Medli.
"But Medli, how is Kai going to find the time to teach you magic?" Kamali questioned. Medli put her finger to her chin in thought then nodded in determination.
"I'll just have to travel with him while they sail the seas!" Kamali looked at Medli in shock.
"T-travel the seas!? B-but, Medli!" Kamali complained. Kai then stood up.
"That won't be necessary." Kai stated as he walked over to them. "I can just teleport to you from the ship and when we're done, I can teleport back to the ship!" Kai explained. Medli clapped her hands together.
"That's a great idea!" Medli explained. Kamali nodded in agreement. Tetra huffed.
"Wow, I'm impressed! You managed to come up with an idea that wasn't stupid!" Tetra stated as she shook her head. Kai glared at her.
"Too bad I can never say the same to you." Kai stated. A tick mark appeared on Tetra's head. She then looked at Kai with a dark aura.
"You implying something?" A tick mark appeared on Kai's head.
"Normally, no. But when it comes to you princess, then yes." Tetra and Kai glared at each other. Link sweat dropped and could literally see sparks igniting between Kai and Tetra. He then looked from Tetra to Kai.
"Come on, guys. Knock it off!" Link told. Tetra and Kai growled at each other then turned away from each other with a 'hmph!'. Link sighed. "This is going to be a loooong night."
AN: Hello dear readers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I loved writing it. Stay tuned for the next chapter! See ya!
