CHAPTER TWO
"A girl!" I shouted.
"What!"
"That bird's holding a girl.
"SCREEEEEECCCCHHHHHH!!!!!!!" blared the Helmarock bird.
I kept the telescope on the bird and watched it drop the girl into a lush forest.
"Oh no!" I cried, "I've gotta help! Aryll, stay here, I'll be right back, okay?"
Aryll nodded. "Be careful!"
I climbed down the ladder, again skipping the last few handles. I ran as fast as I could toward the forest, but suddenly I realized that I had nothing to defend myself with. I had heard rumors that evil creatures lived up there. I knew just who to talk to.
I stopped at a double-decker house. Two brothers lived there, Sturgeon on the top and Orca at the bottom. I made sure not to mess with Sturgeon; what a grumpy old man!
I opened the door to the bottom of the house. Orca stood there, waiting. He was really scary looking, but I knew he was an amazing guy.
My heavy breaths filled the air.
"O...Orca...Mr. Orca, sir... This big bird just came and saw a girl and then it picked her up and flew away with her and dropped her in a forest and..."
"Link, Link," said Orca calmly, "your words are flowing faster than an angry river. Slow down."
"I'm sorry," I apologized, "I thought I could ask you for a sword so I can go up and help her. Can't you help?"
"I would be glad to be of assistance," said Orca.
"Oh, thank you so much, sir," I spewed, "thank you."
"But before I give you the sword, I'll need to give you the proper training."
"Okay."
"Here," said Orca, handing me a sword. The heavy item weighed my hands down.
"Let us begin the training now."
A gong went off and the instructions began.
"Now, Link," advised Orca, "be sure to hold your sword with two hands...no, no, no at the bottom."
"This is harder than it looks!"
"Yes, it is," agreed Orca. "Now listen carefully the first move you must master is the basic slash. Now swing the sword at me with all your might."
"Huh?" I asked, "but, but...I don't wanna hurt you. I just want to learn how to use the..."
"Fear not for my safety," said Orca, "now if you want to use the sword, you'll DO IT!"
I sighed. "Okay."
Still hesitant, I gave a weak swing and, because of the weight of the sword, I fell back on my butt!
I rubbed the sore spot. "Oww..."
"Come on Link..."
BANG! BANG! BANG!
An enraged stomping came from upstairs.
"WILL YOU KEEP IT DOWN DOWN THERE!!!"
"You'll have to excuse my older brother, Sturgeon. You know he's not the most pleasant of people..." explained Orca, "Now, SWING!!!"
I was getting mad so with all my might I swung. And pretty hard, too.
Out of nowhere, Orca pulled out a large stick and blocked my hit.
"Keep them coming."
I began to build momentum, slashing and slashing, being blocked and blocked. I began getting the hang of it.
"Now, add in a jump!"
I jumped high and slashed downward.
"Add spinning motion."
I spun around, causing a cyclonic swipe of the sword to occur.
Although Orca blocked all of my hits, I was definitely getting the hang of it.
A final swipe, actually making contact with the sword master, drew a small spot of blood.
Orca gasped. "I...I've never been hit before," he stumbled. "Never in my life..."
I let out a small chuckle. "I guess I'm actually getting good."
Orca's mouth cracked. "I guess so"
I looked at him.
"Ah!" he exclaimed, "yes! Link, you more than deserve that Hero's Sword. You may keep it!"
"Really!" I shouted, "THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!"
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"KEEP IT DOWN DOWN THERE!!!"
"Thanks again," I whispered, "I'm off to save that girl."
I ran out the door and made my way up to the path that led to the forest. A row of trees stopped me in my tracks.
Great, I thought, now what do I do?
I don't know what hit me. I just thought to use my sword.
With all my might, I brought the sword up and smacked it up against the trees.
Like magic, the fell down at the same time.
Yes!
I jumped over the fallen trees and followed the path up to the forest. I jumped over a rickety bridge, surprised that I hadn't even hesitated to do so. I felt so brave with that sword in my hand.
I reached a dark doorway and walked through. I was finally in the forest!
"Hello?" I called, "are you here, miss?"
I looked up and saw the girl hanging by her clothes on a tree branch, completely unconscious.
All of a sudden from through the trees a monstrous creature appeared. It was one of those creatures I'd heard about: A Bokoblin. The bluish colored goblin had a sharp knife as a tail. Its piggish appearance was extremely intimidating.
The creature screeched loudly and leaped toward me.
I quickly evaded the attack. It fell to the ground, but quickly leaped back up.
SLASH, STAB, SWISH.
I used the Hero's Sword to execute a quick succession of attacks on the Bokoblin. In a flash, it disappeared into an enveloping cloud of purple smoke.
"I did it," I sighed, relieved.
Once again looking up, I saw the girl. She began to stir. Her eyes eventually opened as she stirred some more.
"Huh?" she mumbled.
"Hello?"
She completely came to and jumped down to the ground.
"Thanks kid, for saving me."
The blonde girl wore layer over layer of sleeveless clothing, also clad in a bandana and baggy pants.
"You're welcome," I said, "But, who are you?"
"The name's Tetra," the pointy-eared girl said said, "and you're..."
"I'm Link," I told her.
"Just for your information, I'm part of a band of..."
"...pirates," finished a voice.
"Gonzo!" cried Tetra.
The pirate walked into the forest. "Ah, Miss Tetra," he said in a classic British pirate accent, "we were worried so! Did this boy save you?"
Tetra nodded reluctantly.
"Ah, thank you so much."
"Sure," I said, "and, uh, what did you mean by 'we'."
"He means the rest of the pirates," explained Tetra, "There's Senza, Nudge, Zuko, Niko and Mako. Some say hi."
I trailed behind as the other two left the forest.
We got to the bridge. And there, on the other side, was Aryll.
"Hi Link!" she called.
"Aryll! I thought I told you to stay..."
"AAHHH!!!"
My sister's scream rang through the air. The giant Helmarock swooped down at light speed, and swooped up Aryll in an instant.
"ARYLL!!!"
"AHHHHH!!!" she screamed again. "HELP ME, BROTHER!!!"
I took a running leap and jumped off the bridge. I was grabbed by Tetra before I had jumped far.
"Do you know how long that way is down?"
Aryll's scream rang out once more as the giant bird carried her farther and farther away.
I couldn't see my sister. She was too far away and my eyes were too cloudy anyway.
She was gone.
"A girl!" I shouted.
"What!"
"That bird's holding a girl.
"SCREEEEEECCCCHHHHHH!!!!!!!" blared the Helmarock bird.
I kept the telescope on the bird and watched it drop the girl into a lush forest.
"Oh no!" I cried, "I've gotta help! Aryll, stay here, I'll be right back, okay?"
Aryll nodded. "Be careful!"
I climbed down the ladder, again skipping the last few handles. I ran as fast as I could toward the forest, but suddenly I realized that I had nothing to defend myself with. I had heard rumors that evil creatures lived up there. I knew just who to talk to.
I stopped at a double-decker house. Two brothers lived there, Sturgeon on the top and Orca at the bottom. I made sure not to mess with Sturgeon; what a grumpy old man!
I opened the door to the bottom of the house. Orca stood there, waiting. He was really scary looking, but I knew he was an amazing guy.
My heavy breaths filled the air.
"O...Orca...Mr. Orca, sir... This big bird just came and saw a girl and then it picked her up and flew away with her and dropped her in a forest and..."
"Link, Link," said Orca calmly, "your words are flowing faster than an angry river. Slow down."
"I'm sorry," I apologized, "I thought I could ask you for a sword so I can go up and help her. Can't you help?"
"I would be glad to be of assistance," said Orca.
"Oh, thank you so much, sir," I spewed, "thank you."
"But before I give you the sword, I'll need to give you the proper training."
"Okay."
"Here," said Orca, handing me a sword. The heavy item weighed my hands down.
"Let us begin the training now."
A gong went off and the instructions began.
"Now, Link," advised Orca, "be sure to hold your sword with two hands...no, no, no at the bottom."
"This is harder than it looks!"
"Yes, it is," agreed Orca. "Now listen carefully the first move you must master is the basic slash. Now swing the sword at me with all your might."
"Huh?" I asked, "but, but...I don't wanna hurt you. I just want to learn how to use the..."
"Fear not for my safety," said Orca, "now if you want to use the sword, you'll DO IT!"
I sighed. "Okay."
Still hesitant, I gave a weak swing and, because of the weight of the sword, I fell back on my butt!
I rubbed the sore spot. "Oww..."
"Come on Link..."
BANG! BANG! BANG!
An enraged stomping came from upstairs.
"WILL YOU KEEP IT DOWN DOWN THERE!!!"
"You'll have to excuse my older brother, Sturgeon. You know he's not the most pleasant of people..." explained Orca, "Now, SWING!!!"
I was getting mad so with all my might I swung. And pretty hard, too.
Out of nowhere, Orca pulled out a large stick and blocked my hit.
"Keep them coming."
I began to build momentum, slashing and slashing, being blocked and blocked. I began getting the hang of it.
"Now, add in a jump!"
I jumped high and slashed downward.
"Add spinning motion."
I spun around, causing a cyclonic swipe of the sword to occur.
Although Orca blocked all of my hits, I was definitely getting the hang of it.
A final swipe, actually making contact with the sword master, drew a small spot of blood.
Orca gasped. "I...I've never been hit before," he stumbled. "Never in my life..."
I let out a small chuckle. "I guess I'm actually getting good."
Orca's mouth cracked. "I guess so"
I looked at him.
"Ah!" he exclaimed, "yes! Link, you more than deserve that Hero's Sword. You may keep it!"
"Really!" I shouted, "THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!"
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"KEEP IT DOWN DOWN THERE!!!"
"Thanks again," I whispered, "I'm off to save that girl."
I ran out the door and made my way up to the path that led to the forest. A row of trees stopped me in my tracks.
Great, I thought, now what do I do?
I don't know what hit me. I just thought to use my sword.
With all my might, I brought the sword up and smacked it up against the trees.
Like magic, the fell down at the same time.
Yes!
I jumped over the fallen trees and followed the path up to the forest. I jumped over a rickety bridge, surprised that I hadn't even hesitated to do so. I felt so brave with that sword in my hand.
I reached a dark doorway and walked through. I was finally in the forest!
"Hello?" I called, "are you here, miss?"
I looked up and saw the girl hanging by her clothes on a tree branch, completely unconscious.
All of a sudden from through the trees a monstrous creature appeared. It was one of those creatures I'd heard about: A Bokoblin. The bluish colored goblin had a sharp knife as a tail. Its piggish appearance was extremely intimidating.
The creature screeched loudly and leaped toward me.
I quickly evaded the attack. It fell to the ground, but quickly leaped back up.
SLASH, STAB, SWISH.
I used the Hero's Sword to execute a quick succession of attacks on the Bokoblin. In a flash, it disappeared into an enveloping cloud of purple smoke.
"I did it," I sighed, relieved.
Once again looking up, I saw the girl. She began to stir. Her eyes eventually opened as she stirred some more.
"Huh?" she mumbled.
"Hello?"
She completely came to and jumped down to the ground.
"Thanks kid, for saving me."
The blonde girl wore layer over layer of sleeveless clothing, also clad in a bandana and baggy pants.
"You're welcome," I said, "But, who are you?"
"The name's Tetra," the pointy-eared girl said said, "and you're..."
"I'm Link," I told her.
"Just for your information, I'm part of a band of..."
"...pirates," finished a voice.
"Gonzo!" cried Tetra.
The pirate walked into the forest. "Ah, Miss Tetra," he said in a classic British pirate accent, "we were worried so! Did this boy save you?"
Tetra nodded reluctantly.
"Ah, thank you so much."
"Sure," I said, "and, uh, what did you mean by 'we'."
"He means the rest of the pirates," explained Tetra, "There's Senza, Nudge, Zuko, Niko and Mako. Some say hi."
I trailed behind as the other two left the forest.
We got to the bridge. And there, on the other side, was Aryll.
"Hi Link!" she called.
"Aryll! I thought I told you to stay..."
"AAHHH!!!"
My sister's scream rang through the air. The giant Helmarock swooped down at light speed, and swooped up Aryll in an instant.
"ARYLL!!!"
"AHHHHH!!!" she screamed again. "HELP ME, BROTHER!!!"
I took a running leap and jumped off the bridge. I was grabbed by Tetra before I had jumped far.
"Do you know how long that way is down?"
Aryll's scream rang out once more as the giant bird carried her farther and farther away.
I couldn't see my sister. She was too far away and my eyes were too cloudy anyway.
She was gone.
