Chapter 41: Toon Link (Wind Waker)

Dragon Roost Island

The sun shined bright in the afternoon sky. The salty air had blown from the ocean filled the islanders with peace and happiness. The waves moved in a peaceful way as it was low tide among the shores of the islands. But there was one particular island that was different from the rest. It was none other than Dragon Roost Island; home to the Rito tribe and the Spirit of the Sky, Valoo. This island was formed many generations ago after the Great Flood that impacted Hyrule and flooded the entire kingdoms that were alongside Hyrule. Before Dragon Roost Island truly came to be... the island was once know as Zora's Domain; home to the Zoras. After several generations of the Great Flood took Hyrule, islands began to form above the water line and civilization had begun to form again. The Zoras had gone under a transformation and have now become the Rito. As for Valoo, he has been residing on top of the Island ever since it was created.

He has been known as the Guardian of the Rito for many generations. He give his scales to Rito that have come of age to give them their wings and protects them from harm. He has sat on top of the mountain for a long time, but recently... both he and the Ritos had to evacuate Dragon Roost Island. The reason why they had to evacuate was because of False Toon Link's chaotic behavior. He arrived on the Island a month after the Calamity attack and has caused chaos and destruction ever since he got there. Once Valoo heard the attacks, he helped the Ritos escape with no harm and they flew far away from his sight. They all flew to Offset Island and informed one of the Resistance members there about the situation. After getting all the info the member needed, they reported it to Base and told Melissa and the Boss of what has happened to Dragon Roost Island.

As the sun shined bright, a sight of a big ship had appeared and quietly sailing the open sea. This ship was very unique than any other ship in this world. This ship was built by the Resistance. It is strong enough to handle Category 5 hurricane sustained waves and winds. Rough waves won't even make a leak or dent on this beauty. All the makers of this ship have made sure to check out for anything wrong over 10 times so that it can sail with ease. As the ship was getting closer, my team and I were revealed to be on it. Some of us were out on the docks; enjoying the sunshine... and some of us were inside the ship; controlling it and helping a few teammates that were seasick. We kept sailing strong as we followed the path my Trophy Slate had made for us. I stood out on the docks in my new white armor and hooded cape; ready to show all these worlds who I really am *(A/N: Yes... her blue armor and hooded cape are officially gone. She now wears the same armor as her family in Lucreas)* .

Loki and Kujo were at my sides and looked out to the sea with me; feeling the salty breeze pass by us. Before we all left the Base, I made sure that they had a check up to see if they are seasick and/or have motion sickness. Once the veterinarian told me that they were good to go, I decided to make them come with us; welcoming Kujo to the team. The team and I got onto the boat and were teleported to Toon Link's world; setting sail to Dragon Roost Island. During the ride, some of the older teammates were getting annoyed by the younger teammates as they sang some songs that were related to sailing and the ocean. I would've joined in on it too, but I decided to keep the singing to myself and wait until we get Toon Link. After thinking about it, I decided to make my own Ocarina and start playing it. Loki and Kujo were calm and content as I played the Ocarina. I can tell that they were at ease as I was playing a song. Little did I know was that my whole team was hearing me playing my Ocarina and were watching me from behind.

"Man... she really knows how to play that thing, huh?" said Ike. "Yeah. I guess you can thank Young Link and Sheik for teaching her to play the Ocarina. Right Roy?" Link replied. "Yeah. She's always had a thing for music. It helps her relax and gets her focused on what to do next. I guess you can say that music is the perfect medicine for her." Roy replied. Link and Ike nodded their heads in agreement and then kept on watching me. Zelda, Sheik, Marth, Lucina, Chrom, and Ganondorf walked upto them and joined them silently. "You and Young Link taught her well, Sheik." said Zelda. "Thank you, Princess." Sheik replied. "The Princess is right. If she wasn't playing that thing right now, I would've been losing my sanity from the kids singing that one song." Ganondorf added. "What song?" Sheik asked. Ganondorf sighed in agony and then lightly slapped his face; knowing that the song is mentally hurting him. Sheik and Zelda looked at him and then at each other curiously for a moment, and then turned back to me.

After a few minutes, I stopped playing the Ocarina and looked out to the distance; seeing Dragon Roost Island for the first time. I walked upto the rail and tried to get a closer look for a moment, and then I suddenly sensed something on the Island. My eyes glew green as I heard little explosions going on over there. "...It's him." I said to myself. My armor began to glow and I instantly flew away from everyone; making them shocked. "Spirit!" yelled most of the team. Loki and Kujo then leapt off the ship and then began running on water; revealing to everyone that they have powers too. "No way... they have powers too... I guess Lucreas is a very special place for animals too." said Lucina. "Yeah, but I wanna know why Spirit took off from us? What did she see that we couldn't?" said Bowser as he and everyone else came upto them. "False Toon Link. She sensed him." Roy replied.

"Oh yeah! If she sensed him from there; she knew that she had to go over there and fight him. She might be also buying us some time to find Toon's Trophy before his False self finds us." said Young Link. "He's right. Roy, Link... you know what we must do." said Marth. "Right." Link and Roy replied. "Everyone! Keep your open in case we have face any minion of False Toon Link! And make sure that you all stick together and no lose sight of each other!" Marth told the team. Everyone nodded their heads in understanding and then they saw the ship arrive at Dragon Roost Island. They all got off the ship and then Roy, Link, and Pikachu went after me to help me out. As they left, Marth and everyone else noticed that Loki and Kujo were waiting for them; realizing that I want them to help the team out. "Maybe they can sense for traps?" said Ganondorf. Loki and Kujo nodded their heads yes to his question. "That's good to hear. Looks like Lucario has some extra help for detection." said ZSS. "Agreed. I'm glad to have you two to help us." Lucario replied. After that, they went to find Toon Link's Trophy.

Top of the Mountain

Traces of Light and Shadow have come around the mountain as False Toon Link and I kept on firing our energies at each other and climbing up the mountain at the same time. He kept on firing Shadow Arrows at me as I kept jumping up some cliffs and fire Light Spheres at him. After a few minutes, we made it to the top of the mountain. I looked down from where I was standing and saw that the mountain was actually a volcano! "A volcano!?" I said surprised. False Toon Link smirked at me as I was distracted. He took out a Shadow Bomb and threw it at me. I quickly turned around and saw the item for the first time. Before it exploded, a Boomerang came out of nowhere and hit the item; sending it away from the mountain. I was confused for a second and then I saw Roy, Link, and Pikachu appear from the sky and landed safely by my side. "How did you..?" I said. "Link using Revali's ability to fly up here" Roy replied. "Ah. Nice." I replied.

After that, we got into our battle stances and were ready to fight. False Toon Link then started firing Shadow Arrows and throwing Shadow Bombs at us. Link stopped the Arrows with his Shield as Roy and Pikachu deflected the Bombs away from us. Link then fired Arrows and Sheikah Bobs at our foe; making him lose balance a couple times. I then made a Thunderstorm above False Toon Link and then struck him with a Thunderbolt. "Hey! You can use other Elemental Powers at full strength now!" said Link. "Yep. I guess after getting my memories back, I can use them at full strength as my Light powers." I replied. "That's good to hear." he replied. "So... what are we doing to do up here in a volcano?" Roy asked us. "Pikachu." Pikachu added. I looked down inside the volcano and sensed that it was now filled with water! The lava must've gone away after sometime Toon Link ended his journey. "It's filled with water." I said.

"Wait seriously!? Just water!?" Roy replied in shock. "Yep." I replied. After thinking about it, we all smirked at each other and came up with a great idea. "Guys thinking what I'm thinking?" I said. "Oh yeah." Link and Roy replied. "Pikachu." Pikachu replied. I made a Light Beam and fired it down the volcano; making it activate. I surrounded us in a Light Shield and we were ready for a flight and fall. "We better pull a Goonies down there if we go to the bottom." said Link. "Oh we will." Roy replied. False Toon Link tried to use his Hook Shot on us as the water quickly rose up. Before the weapon hit the Shield, the volcano erupted with water! We all were sent flying from the eruption and saw False Toon Link get destroyed by the mix of water and my Light energy. "Well, that takes care of that." I said. "Yep, but now we're going down!" Roy replied. "Don't worry! The Shield will protect us." I replied.

We began falling down inside the volcano very quickly and then made it to the very bottom a couple minutes later. The shield disappeared and the four of us popped out of the water; swimming to a rocky path. Pikachu shook off the water off his fur and looked at us as I used my powers to dry us off. "Spirit... we're never doing that again... I almost puked during the fall." said Link as he put his hand on his stomach. "Yeah, same." Roy replied. "Sorry." I replied. We stood up and looked around for a moment. "Well, at least it wasn't lava..." said Roy. "Yep. That would've been a nightmare to deal with." Link replied. Pikachu and I nodded our heads in agreement. A second later, we both heard a noise coming from the water. We turned around and saw a golden light shine in the water. "Pika-pi!" said Pikachu surprised. "Guys!" I said surprised. Link and Roy turned to us and saw what we were seeing.

"No way... was his Trophy... here?" said Link. After about a minute, Toon Link poked his head out of the water! He gasped for air and then coughed for a couple seconds. "Aw man... being left in water again? That really just gave me flashbacks of the fight with Ganondorf under water in Hyrule." he said. "Toon!" I said happily. He turned around and saw us smile and wave at him. He smiled back happily at us and I jumped back into the water, swam upto him, and swam him back to shore. I used my powers to dry him off and he stood up; checking out his weapons in case they rusted up. "You okay?" I asked him. "Yeah. I'm okay. Thanks, Spirit." he replied. We were shocked to hear him say my real name for the first time. We all assumed everyone else at the Mansion would still call me Taylor after rescuing them. "Wait... how did you know her real name?" Roy asked him. "From Cloud, Corrin, and Joker. They told us telepathically after she told you guys and the others her identity." Toon Link replied.

We were shocked and surprised from his response. How could they do that before we found them? How could they mentally talk to everyone without hurting their minds? As we thought those questions, a loud roar had echoed inside the giant cave we were in. "What was that!?" said Toon Link in shock. I looked up and saw a few familiar faces up on a big rocky path above us. "Marth! Chrom! Down here!" I said. They looked down with Loki and Kujo and saw me waving at them. "There they are! They're okay!" said Chrom as he and the rest of the team looked down and saw us. Charizard and Mewtwo flew down to us and helped us get up to the path and reunite with everyone. All the kid Fighters so far reunited and started talking to each other happily, as the rest of us warmly smiled at them. "Alright, let's get out of this place before something else happens." said Ganondorf. I nodded my head in agreement and then teleported us to the ship. I activated the ship with the Trophy Slate and we all began sailing away from Dragon Roost Island.

As we were sailing away, I saw Offset Island in the distance and thought of Valoo and the Rito. I began to wonder if they had started flying their way back home. Then I thought about something else more important on that island... how are Toon Link's grandma and sister doing? I bet he is feeling homesick a little bit and feels bad for worrying them from the attack. So... I knew one thing that I had to do. I took out the Slate and set its coordinates to Offset Island. "Let's get you home, kid... let them know that you are okay and not in harm's way now..." I said in my thoughts.

Offset Island

"Hey? Where are we?" said Bowser as the ship stopped. "This ain't the island we came from..." King Dedede added. The whole team was confused for a moment and began walking out of the ship. As everyone stepped on the sand, Toon Link recognized where we landed. "Offset Island! We're on my home island!" Toon Link cheered happily. "You live here?" Popo and Nana asked him. Toon Link nodded his head yes happily. "Come on! I can give you guys a tour if you want." he said. All the kid Fighters went with Toon Link and toured the Island together. "So... who brought us here to this place?" said Snake. "I don't know... maybe Toon Link did?" Sonic replied. "No. He doesn't know how the Slate works." Sheik replied. "Well if he didn't do it, then who did?" Snake replied as the rest of the team heard them. They all went silent for a moment and then realized who brought them here. "Spirit." said most of the team.

I sat down on the sand far away from the ship and stared out to the open sea silently. I put my hood down as I let the warmth of the sun get onto my skin for a couple minutes. As I sat silently, I noticed something shine in the corner of my eye. "Hm?" I said. I turned to my right and saw something shine in the sand. I stood up slowly, walked over to the spot, and got the item out of the sand. I picked up the item and saw it was a very unique sapphire and diamond necklace. The blue heart shaped sapphire was hung on a silver chain, and had little diamonds surrounding it in a shape of a heart. "Where did you come from? Jewelry hunters would've loved to have you somewhere just to grab some cash... but I have a feeling you belong to someone who was very meaningful to someone else." I said to myself. As I looked at it more, I noticed something wrapped up on the chain. I took it off, opened it, and noticed that it was a letter. "A letter?" I said. I opened it and began reading it silently to myself.

"To the person that has found this necklace, I ask of you to please read this letter to understand its story. Many years ago, I was just a young man fishing on this very beach; hoping to find a big fish for me and my family to have for dinner. As I sat on the docks patiently, my fishing rod had caught something from the deep blue waters below me. I brought it up and saw that it was a big sapphire rock. I questioned how it came to me, but I had a feeling that it would have a better use with me instead of giving it to the local tradesmen on the Island. So, I took it back to my home and began working on getting the sapphire out of the sea rocks that it was trapped in. I spent many days getting the sapphire out until the day I finally held the gem in my hands. After all that hard work, I began to wonder what I should do with this gem. Should I really give it away to help get some money for my home and my family? Or should I use my jeweler skills to make something out of it? I pondered on it for many weeks, until I finally decided to go with my heart and make something beautiful out of it and give it to my beautiful wife. I've spent many months working on it and keeping it a secret from my wife and kids because I wanted this gift to be something very special for my wife. Something that I would want her to wear. Something that will shine like her ocean blue eyes. Something to make her feel loved and appreciated for everything she has done for us. And so, I made this necklace for her. I surrounded the heart shaped sapphire with little diamonds I had found in the past, and hooked it on a beautiful silver chain. When it came to our wedding anniversary, I presented the necklace to her and she was in shock and awe of it. When I told how I found it and made it, she had tears of joy coming from her ocean blue eyes and promised me that she will always wear it everyday for the rest of her life... until 20 years ago. She had passed away from cancer. I still remember her telling me to keep the necklace I made for her, bury it in the sand, and hoped one day for someone to find it and put it back in the ocean where it belongs. I accepted her request and said my final goodbye to her. Days after she had passed, I tried to bury it here on this beach... but I knew that some people who find this will not have a heart and not care of this item's true story and sell it off to someone for tons of cash. If you are a person that has found this and has now learnt of its story, I ask of you to fulfill my wife's final request. I ask of you to please put this necklace back into the ocean... for my sake. For our family's sake. This item has a very special place in our hearts, and it would fill us with great joy to put this sapphire back to its rightful home. To be a part of the Heart of the Ocean again." I read in my mind.

I teared up a little bit at the note; now understanding how important this necklace was to the Islander's family for many years. I wiped my tears away, put the note down, stood up, and looked towards the ocean. I blinked my eyes and then looked down at the necklace in my right hand. After a couple minutes, I began walking towards the docks nearby. Little did I know was that as I was standing on the docks; my whole team had appeared and saw me; wondering what I was up too. I stared out to the sea again and then decided to use my powers to walk on the water. My whole team was shocked and surprised to see me walk on water; leaving some to become jealous of me. I only walked for a few seconds, knelt down, and then gently put the necklace into the water; watching it slowly go down to the bottom of the sea. "...I hope that your soul is at ease now. May your soul now rest in peace without a single worry about the necklace anymore." I said. I stood up and walked back to the docks. I turned back once and I knew that I did the right thing. A lot of things have a personal meaning to someone; especially if they are made for someone they love with all their heart. Be sure to treasure those moments in your heart, and never let them go. Keep the people you love most in your heart forever... and let them know how much you love and care about them. Those are the moments that will always be treasured until the end of time.

I walked back to shore and saw the team looking at me. I blinked my eyes once as they stared at me; wondering what they have to say. "You okay, Spirit?" Fox asked me. "...Yeah. I'm okay." I replied. "You sure? You look a little down after doing what you just did." he replied. I blinked my eyes again and looked away from him sadly. Roy walked upto me and gently put his hand on my shoulder; seeing the sad look in my eyes. "Spirit?" he said. I looked at him and he saw tears begin to form in my eyes. Once they started falling, he wiped them away and let me rest my head on his shoulder. "Is it something to talk about in the ship?" he asked me. I nodded my head yes to his question; making everyone understand that I'll tell them in the ship. A few minutes, Toon told us that he reunited with his sister and grandmother. He told them everything that has happened and they were relieved to see him safe. They thanked us for saving him and bringing him home for a little bit before we set off again. After that, we all went back to the ship. I told the team about the necklace and now they understood why I was a little sad.

As we set sail again, I heard the Slate beep a couple times. I picked it up and saw that the next Trophy has been found. I read the name and was surprised for a few seconds. "Uh... hey Fox? Falco?" I said. ;making them and my group of the team turn to me. "Yeah? What is it?" Falco asked me. I took a deep breath and looked at them hesitantly. "I found Wolf." I told them. "What!?" said Fox in shock. "Wolf!? Why him of all people!?" said Falco in shock and anger. Bowser and Ganondorf cheered happily now knowing that Wolf's Trophy has been found. "Where is he?" Sheik asked me. "In the Wolfen. His ship is being controlled by False Wolf. He's got Leon and Panther at his side." I replied. "Heh, looks like Spirit, Fox, and Falco are going to do Arwing battle again." said Link. "Oh yeah! Finally! You guys get to see her fly an Arwing!" Zelda replied. "Really now? This oughta be good." Ganondorf replied. "Oh come on. If I can handle controlling REX, then I can handle an Arwing just fine." I replied. "That's true." Mario replied. "Yep." ZSS replied. Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.

"So, back to the Lylat System huh?" said Bowser. "Yep." I replied. Fox and Falco sighed in disgust. "Come on, you two... I know how much you two have a rivalry with him; especially Fox. But... we do need him on our side." I said. "...Fine. Let's go get him." Falco replied. "Yes!" Bowser and Ganondorf cheered; annoying the two Star Fox members. "You guys will be fine. I promise." I told them. "Thanks, Spirit." Fox replied. After that, we went back to the Resistance Base, got on our Ships, and set off to the Lylat System.

Thank you so much for reading Chapter 41 of the story! Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday break. Man... I can't believe that the Brawl roster is literally almost done. Season 3 is nearing its close, but it gets us hyped up for Season 4 with the 3DS/Wii U roster! I know, I know... I might be over exaggerating about next season right now and should focus on the Season 3 finale, but I can't help it with the excitement! *Ahem* Okay... so what did you guys think of the Chapter? I think this one is pretty good. I tried my best to get in some of Dragon Roost Island's origins as much as I could. I hope that I have satisfied the Wind Waker fans by getting in one of the most popular location's history. Anyways, thank you so much for reading and have an awesome day!

Next time, Chapter 42: Wolf (Silver Space Wolf). It's Spirit, Fox, and Falco vs False Wolf, Leon, and Panther in a Arwing battle! Will it be a easy fight? Or will it be a wild west space showdown? Find out in Chapter 42!