CHAPTER FIVE
"Hello, young Hero of Time," greeted the red boat.
"What!" I shouted, rapidly gaining composure, "you talk?"
"Well, what am I doing now?"
"That's so cool!"
"Yes. By the way, I am the King of Red Lions," the boat told me, "I am here to help you on your quest."
The friendly boat was made of red wood with a monstrous carved face and yellow horns that could strike fear into anyone's heart.
"Okay! So, do you sail?" I asked, anxious.
"Well, that's where you come in."
"How?"
"You see," began the King of Red Lions, "the only way I can go anywhere is with my sail. You can find one on that island from a merchant named Zunari."
"Okay!" I exclaimed excitedly, I'll be right back with it!"
* * *
I walked along the island called Windfall, greeted by bright shining faces, very reminiscent of my home back at Outset.
I took a brief stroll through Windfall Island before remembering what I was here for.
I came to a door and figured somebody could tell me where I could find Zunari.
"Hello?" I called into the seemingly empty room, filled with bars, like a jail cell. "Anybody here?"
"KOOLOO-LIMPAH!"
"Wha...!!!!!"
A little green man jumped out from behind the doors.
"Tingle...Tingle...I am Tingle...Let me out of here!" Tingle sung in an annoying rhythm.
"But...how?"
"A switch-a, switch-a find a switch-a...let me outta here!"
I looked around for a switch and discovered one behind some pots in the side of the room.
SSWWWWIIIIIIPPEEE!!
A brisk swipe of the sword was all that was necessary for me clear the pots, take their Rupees and stand on a switch.
CCRRRRREEEEEEEEEECK!!
The jail cell's door opened.
"Thththththththaaaaaaaaannky you berry, berrrrrrrrrrrrrrry much!" cried Tingle. "Take, take Tingle Tuner."
Tingle handed me an odd looking contraption. It looked like a green Game Boy Advance with an antenna sticking out from the top.
"Uh...Thanks, Tingle...I guess," I stumbled, having no idea what to do with it
"Yes...Yes...Tingle grateful," said Tingle, "Ah...camera get and use you, okay!"
What camera?
"Okay, and uh, one more thing, Tingle."
The little green man turned around.
"Where can I find Zunari, the merchant?"
"Ah... store round corner!" shouted Tingle, "Yes!"
The strange little man walked away.
As I ran out the door, I noted in the corner of my eye a conspicuously placed box, the only item in Tingle's cell...
* * *
I followed Tingle's sketchy directions and came upon a parka clad man in a small outside shop with nothing around him, except a... SAIL!
"Excuse me, sir," Grandma had always taught me how to be polite, "do you happen to be Zunari."
"Jyah," said the man in a heavy sounding accent. "Vachoo be neddin to- de?"
"I'd like to buy that sail, please."
Zunari hopped up. "Oh, shvank you, shvank you varry mooch! Zunari's nedded coostomers far sooooooo long. Fanallee, ma beeuzniss as geddin stear- did."
"How much is that sail?"
"Ah, Zunari uzully charge van-undred-sexti Rrrrupees, but Zunari es zo appy, Zunari only charge cute coostomer etty!"
"Eighty Ruppes?" I sighed as I checked my Rupee wallet and fished out the cost, left with just one Rupee to spare.
I poured the jewlish currency on the merchant's table and he handed me the sail.
"Yes!"
I began running toward the boat and remembered that suspicious box in the cell of Tingle.
* * *
I never thought of myself as a very strong kid, but that adrenaline rush really kicked in as I pushed as hard as I could to move it out of the way. A small passage was revealed.
I got on my hands and knees and began crawling through, collecting some of the Rupees I'd lost along the way. After a while, I stumbled upon a small room with a treasure chest. Yes!
I slowly opened the chest. Green light shined on my face as I reached in and pulled out the camera Tingle told me about. I'd heard of it being called a Picto Box.
"Cool camera," I mumbled to myself, "This must've been that camera Tingle told me about."
I got on my hands and knees again and crawled through the maze of passages. I could hear the outside close by, but I wasn't sure whether to turn right or left at the junction I'd approached.
Left.
A squeaky giggle came from a naughty looking rat that stood in front of me. It held a bell that was attached to a string tight in its hand.
"Hee...hee!"
Pull!
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" I screamed as I fell, fell.
Fell.
Fell.
Fell.
Fell, fell, fell.
Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell...
SPLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw the light at the top of the ocean, as well as the King of Red Lions's underneath. I gasped for air as I swam to the surface. I coughed three times and cleared my eyes. The King of Red Lions towered over me.
"Enough play," he snapped, "we need to sail for a place called Dragon Roost Island east of here."
"Okay," I said, "I got the sail."
"Well put it on me and let the adventure begin."
I put it on him and the adventure began...again.
"Hello, young Hero of Time," greeted the red boat.
"What!" I shouted, rapidly gaining composure, "you talk?"
"Well, what am I doing now?"
"That's so cool!"
"Yes. By the way, I am the King of Red Lions," the boat told me, "I am here to help you on your quest."
The friendly boat was made of red wood with a monstrous carved face and yellow horns that could strike fear into anyone's heart.
"Okay! So, do you sail?" I asked, anxious.
"Well, that's where you come in."
"How?"
"You see," began the King of Red Lions, "the only way I can go anywhere is with my sail. You can find one on that island from a merchant named Zunari."
"Okay!" I exclaimed excitedly, I'll be right back with it!"
* * *
I walked along the island called Windfall, greeted by bright shining faces, very reminiscent of my home back at Outset.
I took a brief stroll through Windfall Island before remembering what I was here for.
I came to a door and figured somebody could tell me where I could find Zunari.
"Hello?" I called into the seemingly empty room, filled with bars, like a jail cell. "Anybody here?"
"KOOLOO-LIMPAH!"
"Wha...!!!!!"
A little green man jumped out from behind the doors.
"Tingle...Tingle...I am Tingle...Let me out of here!" Tingle sung in an annoying rhythm.
"But...how?"
"A switch-a, switch-a find a switch-a...let me outta here!"
I looked around for a switch and discovered one behind some pots in the side of the room.
SSWWWWIIIIIIPPEEE!!
A brisk swipe of the sword was all that was necessary for me clear the pots, take their Rupees and stand on a switch.
CCRRRRREEEEEEEEEECK!!
The jail cell's door opened.
"Thththththththaaaaaaaaannky you berry, berrrrrrrrrrrrrrry much!" cried Tingle. "Take, take Tingle Tuner."
Tingle handed me an odd looking contraption. It looked like a green Game Boy Advance with an antenna sticking out from the top.
"Uh...Thanks, Tingle...I guess," I stumbled, having no idea what to do with it
"Yes...Yes...Tingle grateful," said Tingle, "Ah...camera get and use you, okay!"
What camera?
"Okay, and uh, one more thing, Tingle."
The little green man turned around.
"Where can I find Zunari, the merchant?"
"Ah... store round corner!" shouted Tingle, "Yes!"
The strange little man walked away.
As I ran out the door, I noted in the corner of my eye a conspicuously placed box, the only item in Tingle's cell...
* * *
I followed Tingle's sketchy directions and came upon a parka clad man in a small outside shop with nothing around him, except a... SAIL!
"Excuse me, sir," Grandma had always taught me how to be polite, "do you happen to be Zunari."
"Jyah," said the man in a heavy sounding accent. "Vachoo be neddin to- de?"
"I'd like to buy that sail, please."
Zunari hopped up. "Oh, shvank you, shvank you varry mooch! Zunari's nedded coostomers far sooooooo long. Fanallee, ma beeuzniss as geddin stear- did."
"How much is that sail?"
"Ah, Zunari uzully charge van-undred-sexti Rrrrupees, but Zunari es zo appy, Zunari only charge cute coostomer etty!"
"Eighty Ruppes?" I sighed as I checked my Rupee wallet and fished out the cost, left with just one Rupee to spare.
I poured the jewlish currency on the merchant's table and he handed me the sail.
"Yes!"
I began running toward the boat and remembered that suspicious box in the cell of Tingle.
* * *
I never thought of myself as a very strong kid, but that adrenaline rush really kicked in as I pushed as hard as I could to move it out of the way. A small passage was revealed.
I got on my hands and knees and began crawling through, collecting some of the Rupees I'd lost along the way. After a while, I stumbled upon a small room with a treasure chest. Yes!
I slowly opened the chest. Green light shined on my face as I reached in and pulled out the camera Tingle told me about. I'd heard of it being called a Picto Box.
"Cool camera," I mumbled to myself, "This must've been that camera Tingle told me about."
I got on my hands and knees again and crawled through the maze of passages. I could hear the outside close by, but I wasn't sure whether to turn right or left at the junction I'd approached.
Left.
A squeaky giggle came from a naughty looking rat that stood in front of me. It held a bell that was attached to a string tight in its hand.
"Hee...hee!"
Pull!
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" I screamed as I fell, fell.
Fell.
Fell.
Fell.
Fell, fell, fell.
Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell, fell Fell, fell...
SPLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw the light at the top of the ocean, as well as the King of Red Lions's underneath. I gasped for air as I swam to the surface. I coughed three times and cleared my eyes. The King of Red Lions towered over me.
"Enough play," he snapped, "we need to sail for a place called Dragon Roost Island east of here."
"Okay," I said, "I got the sail."
"Well put it on me and let the adventure begin."
I put it on him and the adventure began...again.
