Chapter 7: Locomotive problems
Time, Twilight, and Wind sat on the docks near a lake with fishing poles in their hands. Wind sighed as he, Time, and Twilight sat in silence.
"This is boring." Wind stated. Time frowned.
"It's not boring, you just have to be patient. It's always exciting when the fish bite." Time told. Twilight nodded.
"Yeah, but sometimes I get an old boot. And if I'm lucky, someone's wallet." Twilight stated. Wind sighed, and looked at the water of the lake. He then saw something Large swimming in the water. Wind leaned near it to get a better look, and screamed when he saw Wild jump out with a fish in his mouth. Wind fell back, and looked at Wild with wide eyes. Wild looked at him, and smiled. Time and Twilight sighed.
"Wild! Don't go scaring the fish away!" Time scolded. Wild spat the fish out, and put it into his inventory.
"Sorry." Wild apologized. Time sighed.
"It's okay. What were you even doing?" Time questioned. Wild smiled, and pointed to the lake.
"I was fishing!" Wild told. The three Links nodded.
"Okay, but why were you fishing using only your bare hands?" Twilight questioned. Wild put his hand to his chin in thought, then shrugged. Twilight sighed. "You know what? Never mind. Just do your 'fishing' somewhere else where you won't scare off the other fish." Wild nodded, and dived back into the water. He then swam to the other side of the lake. Wind sighed, and picked up his rod. Just as he did, the fishing rod started to pull. Wind's eyes widened. He then grabbed hold of the rod, and pulled it towards him.
"Hey, I think I caught one!" Wind exclaimed. Time and Twilight looked towards him.
"Great! Now reel it in!" Time told. Wind nodded, and continued to pull the rod towards him. He then fell backwards when he pulled a fish out. The fish dropped to the deck, and struggled to get back into the water. Wind sat up, and stared at the fish.
"I…caught it." Wind stated. Time and Twilight nodded, and put the fish in a bucket.
"See? Isn't it just thrilling catching fish?" Time questioned. Wind frowned.
"Eh, I guess." Wind then cast his line back into the water. Time frowned, and tsked.
"Kids these days." Time muttered. Twilight chuckled. Wind then stood up.
"I'm getting bored. I'm gonna go see what Train is up to." Wind told. Time gaped at Wind.
"But what about fishing!?" Time questioned. Wind waved him off.
"Continue on without me!" Wind called as he ran back towards the mansion. Time and Twilight sighed, then turned to see Wild jump out of the water as he caught another fish.
Oracle, the three triforce heroes, and the four sword Links watched as Train cleaned his train. Train then sighed, and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Phew, done!" Train exclaimed.
"Train!" Wind called as he ran over to the engineer. Train turned towards him.
"Oh, hey Wind!" Train greeted. Wind stopped in front of Train, and looked at the locomotive vehicle.
"What are you doing?" Wind questioned. Train looked up at his train, and smiled.
"I just finished cleaning my train." Train informed.
"Yeah, and he said that once he was finished, he would take us for a ride!" Red exclaimed. The other Links nodded. Train then turned towards the hero of winds.
"You should join us!" Train offered. Wind shook his head.
"No way, I hate riding those things. They're too fast." Wind stated as he crossed his arms. Blue rolled his eyes.
"Oh, come on. Don't be such a pansy." Blue insulted. Wind glared at Blue.
"Shut up! I'm not being a pansy! I just don't see how you could enjoy riding those things." Train frowned at Wind. He then grabbed his hand.
"Come on, I'll show you the wonders of riding this baby!" Train told as he pushed Wind into the passenger cart. The other Links followed behind, and boarded the train. Train then climbed into the conductor's seat, and started the train up. Wind's eyes widened as they started to move.
"Oi! Don't go so fast!" Wind yelled. Train rolled his eyes, and walked through the door, and into the passenger cart.
"Relax, I won't go too fast." Train assured. Wind gasped.
"Hey, shouldn't you be in the driver's seat!?" Wind questioned. Train smiled.
"There's nobody else on this plain other than us. So, I think it'll be fine." Train reasoned. Wind shook his head.
"No, it's not! What if we crash!?" Wind questioned. While Wind and Train argued about the safety of the train, the three triforce heroes glanced at each other, and grinned. They then snuck into the driver's booth while the other Links were distracted. Courage then took out a sack with different type of seeds in them. Wisdom and Power looked at him.
"What are you gonna do with those?" Wisdom questioned.
"Hey, isn't that Oracle's seed sack?" Power questioned. Courage nodded.
"I'm going to make this baby go a little faster. I remember Train explaining to me that to go faster, you need to heat up the fire." Courage explained. He then took out a red seed in the shape of a flame. "I was thinking of using this ember seed to brighten the fire." Courage then threw the fire into the pit. The train then sped up a little after Courage pulled on the lever. The other Links looked outside in confusion.
"Uh, hey, guys? Are we going a little faster?" Green questioned. Wind's eyes widened. Train looked outside.
"Yeah, you're right. But I'm sure that I had the lever on slow." Train muttered. He then turned towards the driver's booth. "I'll go and see what the problem is." The other Links nodded.
Meanwhile, in the driver's booth, Power snatched the seed bag from Courage.
"I want to try!" Power then took out a blue seed shaped like a wing, and threw it into the pit. Suddenly, the train sped up dramatically. All the Links fell backwards at the sudden speed. They cried out as they hit the back of the train. Train gasped, and quickly grabbed hold of a seat. Wind cried out as the train sped up.
"What the hell is going on!?" Wind questioned. Train struggled to stand on his feet.
"I don't know!" Train cried out. Oracle looked around, and noticed that the three triforce heroes were missing.
"Hey, where's Courage, Wisdom, and Power?" Oracle questioned. The other Links looked around, and noticed that the three trouble makers were gone. Wind growled.
"I bet those three are behind this!" Wind shouted. Train slowly made his way towards the driver's booth, and opened the door. He then gasped when the three trouble makers ran into him. Train, Courage, Wisdom, and Power fell back towards the back of the train. Train then hit his head, and groaned. He then passed out. The other Links gasped. They then glared at the idiotic trio.
"Oh, great going! Now we don't have anyone who knows how to stop this train!" Blue shouted. Vio shook his head.
"Wait a minute, Wind should know how to stop this train! He did discover them after all!" Vio told. Wind gulped.
"Well, yeah, but I haven't driven a train in YEARS! Besides, I hated the things!" Wind told. Red cried as the train's speed increased.
"Just hurry! You're the only one who knows how to stop this thing!" Vio cried. Wind groaned, and slowly made his way towards the driver's booth.
Meanwhile, Time and Twilight were teaching Wild how to fish using the fishing rod when they saw Train's train zoom by them. Time, Twilight, and Wild stared at the train with wide eyes. They then looked at each other, shrugged, and went back to fishing.
Wind struggled to open the door. When he finally did, Wind had to push his way in, and grab hold of the sides of the train. He then looked at the controls.
"Okay, now how did this go again…?" Wind asked himself as his hands hovered over the controls. He then saw the lever, and grabbed it. "Now, if I remember correctly…" Wind pulled the lever all the way down, causing the train to skid to a halt. Train, Courage, Wisdom, and Power flew into Wind, causing him to go smack faced into the controls. Wind groaned, and held his face in pain. The other Links sighed in relief. The train then started going backwards. Wind's eyes widened. "Why's the train going backwards!?" Wind questioned. Wisdom groaned, and sat up.
"You must have put the train into reverse!" Wisdom cried as the train's speed went up.
Wild pulled on the fishing rod, and smiled when he caught a fish. Time and Twilight nodded in satisfaction. All three of them then froze when they saw the train rush past them. Time, Twilight, and Wild glanced at each other. They then put their fishing rods down.
"We should head inside, it's getting late." Time told. Twilight and Wild nodded, and stood up. The three of them then made their way back inside the mansion.
Wind struggled to hold onto the driver's booth's rails as the speed increased. Wind then grabbed hold of the lever, and pushed it up, then down. The train skidded to a stop. The Links sighed in relief. Wind then growled, and grabbed hold of Power and Courage. He then threw them outside the train, and continued to drop kick them. Blue, Vio, and Green joined him. Oracle sweat dropped while Red ran over to an unconscious Train, and shook him. Oracle then noticed his seed bag on the floor, and picked it up.
"Now, how did this get here?" Oracle questioned. He then noticed some seeds missing, and sighed. "Oh, so that's it." Oracle then pocketed his seed bag. "I'd better hide these for now." Oracle then looked at the crying Courage and Power, and stood up. "Better go and help them." Oracle then jumped off the train as Red slapped Train awake.
