Okay, after a period of about... six months? ...Oops? Well, after... THAT amount of time, I've returned. So I'll be honest, life's getting pretty busy, and writing has shifted from a first priority to a 'whenever I find time here and there' sort of thing. But my life is getting managable, so my updates should be more regular now. I'm REALLY sorry to everyone who's had to wait for this chapter. I know it isn't nowhere near the length it should be for the period of time I've missed, but y'know. Baby steps. It really only took about an hour to write this. Why did it take six months to write for only an hour, you may ask? Ah, say I. I have no idea. But I'm proud to say that PH has over 1000 hits! Granted, that happend not long after my last chapter, so it's grown substantially since then, but I felt it was special, and I wanted to tell you. Okay, enough of my ranting, you want to read. So here it is, enjoy, and review so I know you're not dead!

Chapter 10: Cannon Island and Eddo

As they approached the ship, Linebeck walked forward to meet them.

"So kid? What'd you get this time?" he asked as he examined the pair, looking for any injuries.

"Just a Sea Chart," Link told him, pulling it out and showing it to him. He examined it for a few seconds, and thrust it back to Link. "It's filthy, you can't read anything on it! Clean it up."

Link looked at the chart and took a deep breath. He then blew hard across the chart, and a swirl of dust rose up off of it. He glanced down again and gasped.

What he hadn't seen before was now visible: A strange blue symbol, similar to the symbol he had seen on the other chart. It was like the symbol on Nayru's Pearl from his previous adventure. It was on an island in the middle of the Northwestern Sea. Link showed this to the other two. "This is where we need to go next."

"Well, what are we waiting for, then? Let's get a move on!" Linebeck said, turning and marching onto his boat. The other two followed, and the ship soon moved out toward the sea.

In no time at all, it seemed, they were at the northern tip of the southwestern map. Link was up at the bow, scanning the sea and feeling excited, when the sky suddenly darkened.

Out of nowhere, the wind picked up. It was so strong that Link was nearly thrown over the railing. Gripping it tightly, he looked up and gasped.

A tornado, a huge tornado, was coming at them, and there was no time to avoid it. Link had barely registered what was about to happen when the tornado picked the boat up and flung it out, with a screaming Link on the deck the entire way down.

It was several minutes later when Link felt safe enough to stand. The door burst open and Linebeck and Ciela came running out onto the deck. Linebeck looked shaken.

"That was huge! Huge! I've never seen a tornado that big before! Are you alright kid?" he added, seeing Link getting shakily to his feet.

Link put a hand to his mouth, and he turned green. A second later, he ran to the edge of the boat and gagged. Ciela and Linebeck heard splashes as something hit the water, both looking repulsed.

"That… That was disgusting," Ciela noted as Link hobbled back towards them. "At least my stomach feels better," he replied slowly, still looking sick.

"Anyways," Linebeck said, "that tornado threw us back south. I don't think that was a coincidence that it appeared. I doubt we'll be able to pass by that way."

"Then we're stuck?" Link asked in horror, his eyes widening. Linebeck grinned.

"Stuck? Of course not! Get your charts out," he told Link, who obeyed. Linebeck spread them out on the deck.

"Now, we're about here," he said, pointing at the middle of the southwestern chart. "We can't pass by this way," he added, indicating at the top of the map. "So we just have to go around it. We'll pass to the other side of these rocks and go up that way!" As he said it, he directed at a string of large boulders that went from the bottom of the south chart to about halfway up the northern chart. The boulders were on the west side of the charts, with a couple of islands west of them on the southern map, and a handful of individual boulders west of them on the northern map. Ciela looked sceptical.

"And how are we going to get over there?" She asked with a questioning look. "Easy," Linebeck replied, "We just blast our way through!"

He pointed to a small island on the map, southwest a little ways of where they were. "This is Cannon Island. All we have to do is get a cannon and we'll be on our way!"

An hour later, the trio found themselves docking at Cannon Island. As they stepped off of the dock, they saw a building immediately east of them. Link quickly ran towards it, with Ciela and Linebeck close behind.

Inside, a large man stood next to a closed door with his arms crossed. As Link approached, he fixed his eyes and spoke, "I am the apprentice to Master Eddo. My Master is currently locked shut in his workshop, working on his newest invention. There is another door on the other side of this building that leads to his workshop, but please do not disturb him."

Link just face palmed, muttering under his breath. Linebeck quickly asked, "How long do you think it'll take for Eddo to finish his project?"

"Master Eddo has been in his workshop for quite some time, so I think he is nearly fin-" The apprentice was cut off by a large explosion coming from the next room. A large thump, sounding suspiciously like a body hitting a wall after being thrown from the force of an exploding bomb, was heard shortly after. A weak "Ow…" was heard through the closed door.

"Er… never mind. About seven or eight hours. Need me to get the fire extinguisher again Master?" the apprentice called to the door. A strange gurgling was heard in response.

"Okay then," the apprentice called back. He turned towards the three again.

"If you wish, you may see the Master now while he gathers his materials and his bearings to restart his project. There is a path leading around this island that should lead to his workshop door."

Link thanked the apprentice, and the three exited the building. As they adjusted their eyes to the sunlight, Link eyed a fence attached to the building that separated two doors. A smile formed on his lips.

"What's up Link? Ciela asked, glancing at him. Link didn't answer, still staring at the fence, and the door on the other side of it.

"D'you think that's Eddo's workshop door?" Linebeck asked, walking towards the fence. Link only nodded.

Said Ciela, "Well, what're we waiting for? Let's find this path and go get to it!"

"I'm not going to follow a path around the whole stupid island just to get to a door that's right in front of us!" Link exclaimed, throwing his hands into the air. Linebeck only frowned. "So then what do we do?"

Link only smiled, and ran towards the fence. As he approached it, he leaped and soared right over it, and walked inside the building, this time into Eddo's workshop. Linebeck and Ciela only stared.

"Is… is he allowed to skip stuff like that in this game?" Linebeck asked. Ciela blinked. "I didn't think so, but it isn't the first time he's cheated…"

Meanwhile, Link had taken a good look around at the workshop. A short man was sitting at a bench, working while humming to himself. There were pieces of metal and wood lying all over the floor, and the man's clothes were scorched black in some places. Link cleared his throat.

The man wheeled around in his chair and stood up. "Yes, my name is Eddo! How can I help you young man?" he asked Link.

"I'm Link, and I need something of yours to help me on my journey," the green-clad hero replied. Eddo's eyes widened.

"No! You can't have my stuffed animal collection! It's taken me years to collect them all, and I just finally finished my collection last month! Do you know how hard it is to find a fuzzy iguana? DO YOU?" Eddo practically shouted in Link's face, his eye twitching.

"Uh, all I wanted was your cannon to blow up some rocks…" Link replied slowly, wiping some saliva off of his face. Eddo started at Link.

"Oh! Right, of course what's why you've come. Well, I can't just hand it over to you now, can I? No, I'll tell you what: you scream as loud as you can, and I'll base the price of my cannon on that. Ready, go!"

Link just blinked a couple of times while trying to understand what Eddo was asking, then shrugged and took a deep breath.

The Isle of Ruins, on the other side of the Great Sea…

King Mutoh jumped suddenly, as a piercing sound came through the air. A few seconds later, Max, the first knight, came flying into Mutoh's tomb. "King Mutoh! What in Nayru's name is that racket?"

"I'm not sure Max. A great disturbance… Either that, or Bremeur ate another burrito, and he's trying to get rid of it…"

Max only sighed. "Seriously, I don't even know why he eats those stupid things!"

Meanwhile…

Linebeck and Ciela just stood there, listening to the powerful ringing in their eardrums.

"WHAT WAS THAT?" Ciela yelled.

Linebeck looked at her. "WHAT?"

"WHAT?"

"WHAT?"

Inside the workshop, Eddo was rolling around on the floor hanging onto his ears as if they were bleeding. Link just stood there, watching the scene and smirking slightly. Ten minutes later, Eddo finally stood up.

"Y'KNOW WHAT? JUST TAKE THE CANNON! I'VE ALREADY ATTACHED IT TO YOUR SHIP BY THE DOCK!" Eddo shouted. Link simply shrugged, and with a wave he walked out the other door that led to the front of the building.

Once out of the workshop, Link saw the apprentice slumped against the wall while holding his head. Link just shrugged again and walked out, thinking he hadn't screamed that loudly.

Outside, Link saw Ciela and Linebeck shouting at each other, trying to make themselves heard. As he approached them, they both turned to look at him.

"Hey guys, I got the cannon, so we're good to go," Link told them. They both responded with a synchronized, "WHAT?"

Link rolled his eyes and pointed to the ship. The other two just stared at him blankly, so Link sighed and grabbed Ciela and Linebeck's elbow, guiding them back towards the ship to prepare for their next destination.