Me: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM SOOOORRRRYYY!
Link: O_O And so am I...
Me: Wait, what did you do?
Link: Um...I may have been playing with the Time Machine phanthom theif kid gave us...
Me: YOU IDIOT!
Link: I'M SORRY! *kitty eyes of DOOOOM!*
Me: *sigh* Nevermind. Anyways, I'm sorry for not updating! And thank you Cylonblaze, for taking the time to tell me what you think. You have no idea how happy I was to find out you faved.
AND I GOT THROUGH THE FORSAKEN FORTRESS FINALLY!
Me and Link: JOY TO EARTH!
Link: AND HYRULE!
Me: I also made it past Dragon Roost Cavern :D
Now, ONWARD TO HYRULE!
Link: Yeah!
Legend of the Warriors: The Wind's Breath
Chapter 5: Windfall Island
"Link..." For a moment, the blackness turned into blue sky and shining sun, before it returned to black.
"Pull yourself together, Link!" The apprentice's bright green eyes shot open. He took in his surroundings before shakily hauling himself onto his paws. He was under an arch made of stone and earth, standing on a small red boat built for one cat. To make things weirder, the boat had the head of a tomcat. "Well? Have you come to your senses yet?" Link looked around for the voice's owner, but no one was in sight. Then the weirdest thing happened: the boat's head turned around and spoke. "You are surprisingly dull-witted..." Link cried out in shock and leapt backward, falling into the shallow water with a startled yowl. The boat laughed heartily.
"I don't see how this is funny." Link grumbled, an edge to his voice. This boat looks familiar, just like that shadow cat...
"Be that way, if you must. But the shocked looks on those cats' faces never fail to amuse me. For though the world is wide and filled with strange individuals," Strange? Link thought sarcastically. You're a talking boat and you're talking to me about strange? "I am the only boat upon it who can speak the words of cats. I'm the King of Red Lions."
"Red lions?" Link interrupted. The King of Red Lion's (who Link was just going to call King) eyes narrowed into a glare that said 'don't laugh or I'll kill you' and continued.
"I saw you venture into the Forsaken Fortress. Though you showed tremendous courage, such a bold attempt was foolhardy!" Now it was Link's turn to glare. "You saw him. The black tom who commands that monstrous bird." Monstrous is an understatement. "His name is Ganondorf. He is the King of Evil, the one the Hero of Time defeated. Ganondorf wanted the powers of a StarClan Leader, but the Hero of Time sealed him away, and the Three Leaders enforced the seal. I do not know why the seal has failed now, but one thing is for sure: unless someone stops him, he will obtain tremendous power, and use it to cast the Great Sea into a world of darkness."
"Well, then let's go! Might as well, since he's keeping my sister."
"Do not be so hasty! I have magical powers, and I can't defeat him, let alone what little strength you possess!"
"Well, you're nice."
"Can you please just get a sail? Unfortunately, though I managed to get us both here, away from the Forsaken Fortress, it took me all night, and we do not have that kind of time to spend." Muttering, Link launched himself out of the water, and after shaking himself, proceeded up the path to the island above.
Link literally paused at the sight. All around him, cats young and old were either engaged in seemingly endless conversation, playing and joking with friends, looking for something to buy at the market, or even simply walking around the small village in the center of the island, taking in the scenery. It all left young Link shocked- the sheer size of the population, the overall busyness of the village, and the amount of cats his age. That sent a pang of sadness through him. Back on Outset, Link had been the only cat around apprentice age. The rest were still kits. The only one that even bothered with him was Aryll, and she was imprisoned. The others had simply ignored him. And he did likewise. Here, on this island, there were about five or six apprentices. At this point, Link was eager to know this island's name. He spotted a sign a few fox-lengths away from the village, and he bounded up to it.
"Huh. Windfall Island." He murmured, reading the sign. Link padded underneath a stone arch that led to the marketplace. He darted all over the place, looking at every booth for the sales-cats' wares. None of them seemed to be selling anything that looked like a sail. He was beginning to feel frustrated and leaned against a seemingly empty booth to take a break before he let his temper get the better of him.
"Hello there, young apprentice." Finally! Someone who knows I'm six moons old and not three! Link cast a grateful glance at the tom inside the booth he was leaning on before replying.
"Yes, sir?" The tom was dark gray with lighter gray flecks around his muzzle, and his blue eyes were gentle.
"Well, I would like to open shop here, so I need to sell an item that is very special to me."
"How special?"
"I was shipwrecked here after a horrible storm, and it is one of my few possessions that survived the wreckage. The symbol of my island of birth is on it, and though it pains me to part with it, it is necessary so I can begin anew." Sounded pretty good to Link.
"Okay then, sir, I'll take it. How much for it?"
"Eighty rupees, please." Link silently praised the Leaders; he had collected so many rupees at the Forsaken Fortress. Reaching into his pouch, hee gave the tom eighty, and in exchange, the tom gave Link a sail. Just what he needed.
"Thank you." Link turned, ready to leave, when the gray tom's voice made him turn back to face the booth.
"Wait a moment, young apprentice! I found something here, maybe you would like it." The gray tom reached under the counter and brought up a pair of what looked like leg-warmers. They were slender and brown, like Link's own forelegs, and riddled with pockets for holding items. Link timidly reached out and touched them. Genuine leather. Very rare on the Great Sea.
"Whoa," Link whispered in awe. "This is perfect; I could totally use these!" He turned his attention the tomcat. "How much?"
"Nah, take this as a gift. For buying my sail."
"Wow, thanks!" Link gripped the leg-bands in his mouth and maneuvered his head so that the leg-bands slunk up his forelegs. Casting one last grateful glance at the sales-tom, he quickly dashed back to King. On the way, Link looked into his pouch. Ten rupees left. He frowned. I need to get more rupees. Fast. Shrugging off the small issue, he put his rupee pouch into one of the pockets on the right leg-band, and continued to the earth-and-stone arch, where King was waiting.
"Are you ready, Link?"
"Ready as I'll ever be."
"Then, let's get going. Our first destination is Dragon Roost Island, home of the Rito Tribe. I will mark Windfall and Dragon Roost on what will be your Sea Chart. [Which Link figured was a map] I might as well add the Forsaken Fortress while I'm at it." King of Red Lions somehow managed to pick up a pen -in his mouth of course, where else? -and accurately drew the three islands on the Sea Chart. Link steered King out from under the arch, smiling as a strong yet gentle sea breeze hit them. He absolutely loved the feeling. He put up the sail and it instantly caught in the wind, sending them swiftly south through the enormous ocean.
Link instantly adored sailing. He puffed out his chest as the sea breeze ruffled his fur, and slowly inhaled the salty scent. He laughed as a few seagulls flew close to the mast. They seemed to be racing each other and King. It wasn't long until another island, with a huge mountain, appeared on the horizon. As far away as Link was, he could see a ring of dark clouds around the peak, and a large red dragon sitting at the very peak.
They had arrived at Dragon Roost.
Me: Please tell me what you think!
Link: And praise the Leaders!
Me: O_O That was random...