Author: Thank you, my reviewers: Ultimate TH, Dark Dragon, and Ruby-sama
4.5! I'm posting the nest chapter now! Oh, and now I will refer to myself
as Aria.
Niko: Uh, this doesn't look like the ship.
Aria: ACK! WHAT IS NIKO DOING HERE?
Niko: Eep!
Aria: SEND HIM BACK! HE'S THE COMEDIC RELIEF! *waves hand anxiously*
Niko: *disappears in flash of light*
Aria: Sorry about that. Okay, on to the story!
Disclaimer guy: You forgot something.
Aria: Oh yeah. Sorry about not getting on this earlier, so I do not own
the Legend of Zelda games! Now can we get on with the story?
Disclaimer guy: Yes.
Aria: Thank you! Sheesh!
Chapter 3: To Dragon Roost Island They Go
The next morning, Mako spotted Link floating next to the ship and when they
heaved him and his boat aboard, he looked very excited. "You'll never
guess what I found!" He said, his face rimmed with enthusiasm. "Well,
then, why don't you tell us?" Tetra asked.
"We're near Dragon Roost Island!" He said. "Isn't that were the Rito
live?" Nudge said. Link nodded vehemently and said, "If it's okay, we
could stop there. The Rito are my friends and I haven't been there in a
long time." Tetra smiled at Link's excitement at being so close to a place
he hadn't been to in a while.
"I don't know, kid. The only way we'll go there is if we head a little
more to the north and Miss Tetra would have to okay it first," Gonzo said.
"Going to the island is no problem with me. Anyway, it would be a good
chance to apologize to that Rito postman that we tricked into telling us
about Jabun," Tetra said, grinning at the astonished stares from her crew.
Link smiled happily and then said, "By the way, we have to go northeast to
reach Dragon Roost, not north." "But the sea chart we have here says that
the island is north of our current location," Gonzo said, holding the chart
out of reference. Link looked at the map and gave an ironic grin.
"I hate to correct you again, but this sea chart is slightly out of
proportion. The one I have was made by the people who live in the sea
itself," Link said, taking out his sea chart and comparing it to the other
one.
"And who exactly made your map?" Nudge asked, half in amusement, half in
wonder. "The Mermen did," Link replied. "The who?" Niko asked. "The
Mermen. They're a race of fish that can talk and have human-like faces.
They're actually really friendly when you give them some bait," Link said,
grinning at the disbelieving faces of the other pirates.
"Kid, you're gonna have to show us these talking fish for us to believe
that story," Mako said. Link rolled his eyes and took a small pink bag out
of his pocket. He walked to the side of the ship and took a handful of
bait out of the bag, while everyone else followed.
Link tossed the bait out onto the water and, almost immediately, the shape
of a fish appeared under the water and the bait disappeared in a few
bubbles. Soon, the head of a small blue fish with a human-like face popped
out of the water.
"Hey, small fry! I haven't seen you around here for a long time!" The fish
said. "It's nice to see you too! Do you know much further it is to Dragon
Roost Island?" Link called down to the fish. The fish seemed to glance
over its shoulder and said, "It's not too much further, fry. If you keep
going northeast, you'll be there in a jiffy!" "Thanks! Bye!" Link called
as the fish disappeared under the water again and swam away.
When Link turned around again, he was grinning smugly at the pirates, most
of whom had their eyes popping out of their heads. Tetra, however, was
choking with laughter. "It really can talk! You all should see your
faces!" She said, still laughing.
"How did.I mean, what in the.?" Niko stammered, still too surprised to
speak clearly. "I wouldn't try to understand it; you'll only confuse
yourself more," Link said, trying to keep himself from laughing as well.
When Tetra stopped laughing and the pirates got over their shock at seeing
a talking fish and their embarrassment at being proven wrong by Link, they
set sail for Dragon Roost Island to the northeast. (Sorry, I have to keep
rubbing it in)
"Land ho!" Zuko yelled from the crow's nest. "Yeah, we can see it, Zuko!"
Mako yelled back. They all could see the large island ahead of them and,
with a telescope, they could also see the large red dragon perched atop the
peak.
"What exactly is that thing?" Gonzo said, staring at the red spot atop the
mountain. Tetra raised and eyebrow critically and Link said, "You mean
that you don't know? That's Valoo up there. You know, the sky spirit?"
"That what?" Gonzo said. "The sky spirit. I'm starting to wonder if
anyone ever listens to a word I say anymore," Link said. "Nah, he just
doesn't know much about spirits and gods and stuff like that," Mako said,
elbowing Gonzo in the ribs. "Hey, that hurts!" Gonzo said. "Then, pay
attention, moron!" Mako replied.
"So, who's goin' ashore?" Niko asked. "Well, of course I'm going ashore,"
Tetra began. "Link knows the way, so he's coming. That just leaves room
for one more person." She looked around at her crew, making mental notes
as to who would be the best to bring along.
"Hmmm, Niko, you need to stay behind to finish washing the decks. Senza,
you should stay in order to keep everyone else in line. Zuko, you should
stay here to keep watch. Nudge, you should be here to help out. That just
leaves Mako and Gonzo," Tetra said. The two pirates exchanged glances and
looked back at their leader.
"Hmmm.," Tetra mumbled, purposely building the suspense. "Okay, because
Mako still needs to take inventory on the cargo, Gonzo's going," Tetra
said, and Gonzo immediately grinned. "Oh, quit smiling like that! Let's
get on the island before I change my mind," Tetra scolded.
Because it was taking them a while to unhitch the small rowboat to take
them to the island, Link got impatient and asked, "How much longer is this
going to take?" "It wouldn't take us so long to actually get the boat
ready if someone hadn't been neglecting his job," Tetra said, glaring at
Mako. Link sighed and said, "Well, I'll meet you all on the island."
Then, he pulled a strange green leaf out of his pocket and jumped over the
side.
"Is he crazy?" Tetra yelled and ran over to the side of the ship. Instead
of seeing Link swimming through the deep water, she saw him gliding over
the water by using the leaf like a parachute. "How in the.?" Tetra said in
disbelief and she shook her head. "I'll never get over him pulling stunts
like that," She muttered to herself.
Just then, Nudge tapped her on the shoulder and said that the boat was
finally ready. She and Gonzo climbed into the little rowboat and the other
pirates lowered them to the water.
After Gonzo had rowed the boat to the shoreline, Link was sitting on the
beach with a merry grin on his face. "Oh, will you stop that? It's bad
enough that you scared me by jumping off the ship, but you don't have to
rub it in," Tetra said. "Sorry, but you should have seen the look on your
face when I did," Link said, still smiling.
"Where'd you get that thing and what is it?" Tetra asked. "It's called a
Deku leaf and the Deku Tree in Forest Haven gave it to me himself," Link
replied. "So, it allows you to fly. Now I see how you got onto our ship
when we were on Windfall," Tetra said. "Uh-huh," Link said, just as a
voice called out his name.
They all turned to see a young Rito boy flying towards them, who was
accompanied by a Rito girl. "Hi, Link! Hello, Tetra! It's been a long
time!" The boy said when he landed. "Hello, Komali! I see that you've
been flying a lot!" Link said. "He sure has! That's how he found the
Earth Temple!" The girl said.
"Hey, aren't you the Sage of that Temple in the southern end of the Great
Sea?" Gonzo said. The girl nodded and said, "I'll bet you forgot my name
already." Gonzo flushed and said, "Uh, well, sort of. It sounds like
middle or something doesn't it?" "It's Medli," She corrected. "Right;
Medli. That's your name. Medli," Gonzo said.
"So, what have you all been up to? Quill told us that you left Outset
Island two weeks ago," Komali said. "You sure hear about a lot when you're
a postman," Link remarked. Medli nodded and said, "It's a good thing that
you're here. Valoo said that there's something strange happening east of
Dragon Roost Island." Link frowned and asked, "What did he mean by that?"
Medli shrugged and said, "He wouldn't tell me. Maybe he'll tell me later."
Though he still looked troubled, Link nodded in agreement.
"So, what exactly are all of you doing here on Dragon Roost?" Komali asked,
changing the subject. "We were close by so we decided to visit," Tetra
explained. "Then, you should come up and meet the rest of the aerie!
They'll be thrilled to see you!" Komali said. "Sure," Tetra said. "But,
how will we get up there? It's not like we have wings and can fly," Gonzo
said. "That's easy. Link knows the way up to the village by land. We'll
meet you when you get there. Bye for now!" Medli said as she and Komali
spread their wings and flew away.
"So, how do we get up there?" Tetra asked when the pair was out of sight.
"Follow me," Link said and he started running towards their right. He
showed them how to get to the wooden path that led to the village by first
finding the path that led from the beach and then climbing up to large
stone blocks to reach the path.
"For one little kid, he sure is fast," Gonzo panted as he followed Link and
Tetra up the path. "I had to be or I wouldn't have lasted as long on my
journeys as I did," Link said without stopping.
They finally reached a small landing that led into a small cave that
emanated a soft light and they could hear voices coming from within. Link
stopped and let Gonzo catch his breath while Tetra looked out over the
scenery she could see from her high place.
"This island is awfully big and we aren't even near the top, are we?" She
said. Link nodded and Gonzo stood up straight. "I'm okay now," He said.
"Good, then let's get inside," Link said, walking into the cave.
When they entered, they saw a large, spacious room with a hole at the top,
obviously for members of tribe to fly out of, and there was a ramp that led
to the upper room above. A Rito postman was walking down the ramp,
carrying a clipboard and muttering things to himself. There seemed to be a
lot of activity going on, but Komali was waving to them from the upper
floor.
"Hey! Come up here!" He called. "Come on!" Link said to Tetra and Gonzo,
but they didn't move right away. "I had no idea that their home looked
like this!" Tetra said, looking around her. "It's pretty interesting,
isn't it? I was kinda surprised too when I first saw this place," Link
said.
They all walked up to the second floor and when they did, Komali had
another Rito next to him. "Quill!" Link said, glad to see his friend.
"Hello, Link! Your sister said that you left with the pirates, so I
figured that you'd turn up soon. I just didn't expect it to be here," The
Rito postman said.
He turned and saw Tetra and Gonzo and he squirmed a little. "Ah, about
that information I slipped." He began. "Don't worry; we didn't and we
won't tell anyone about it," Tetra assured him. "Thank you. I was just
nervous that the others might not think that I'm reliable anymore," Quill
said. "It was mostly our fault that you told us anyway, so we wouldn't
tell," Gonzo said.
Quill nodded and Link asked, "So, where did Medli go?" "She said that she
was going to see if Valoo would tell her anything more about what's going
on in the east. Don't tell anyone, but I don't think that she'll get
anything more than she already has," Komali said.
"That's not good. If something's wrong, someone, at least, should be
told," Link said. "I think that my father knows, but he'll never tell us.
Anyway, if it was really bad, then the entire tribe would know," Komali
said. "But, still; what if it is really bad and we don't realize it yet?"
Tetra said. "If you're afraid that the shadow is coming back, I wouldn't
worry about it. You did defeat him, after all," Komali said. "Yeah, but
he escaped once; what if he could do the same thing again? Then, we'd be
right back to where we started!" Tetra said. Komali looked thoughtful for
a moment and then said, "You're right about that. You should mention it to
Medli or to one of the spirits."
Just then, Medli came running towards them from one of the openings. "You
won't believe this, but Valoo told me that if you want to know about the
area to the west, you should go talk to the Deku Tree!" She said
breathlessly. "Why don't you catch your breath first?" Tetra said. Medli
nodded and took a deep breath.
"So, why did Valoo say that the Deku Tree would know?" Link asked. "He
said that there's some ancient forest or rather there and the Deku Tree
would know more about it," Medli replied. "So, who exactly is the Deku
Tree?" Tetra asked. "He's the guardian of Forest Haven to the south. He's
really ancient and wise, but he's very kind too. If there's a forest in
the area that strange things are happening in, he'll be the one to know
which one," Link said.
"He's the person that that little tree person was babbling about a lot,
isn't he?" Gonzo asked. "Yeah, and the little tree person is a Korok and
his name is Makar," Link said. "Yeah, the Sage of the Wind Temple. We all
know. So, Valoo said that the Deku Tree would have the right information,
right?" Tetra asked.
Medli nodded and Tetra said, "Well, then, as soon as we leave Dragon Roost,
we'll set sail for Forest Haven." "There's only one little problem with
that, Tetra," Link said. "And that is?" She asked. "It's nearly the time
for the Koroks' yearly ceremony and they're afraid of most people," Link
said. "Fine then; you and I will go into the Haven and the others can
watch the ship," Tetra said. "And, I don't want to hear any buts from you
or anyone else," She said to Gonzo. "I doubt that Link would lie about the
Koroks being shy and seeing a bunch of pirates with big muscles, swords,
bandannas, and such would probably scare them silly. So, no arguing!"
She stopped to take a breath and the Rito chieftain came to greet them. He
was very pleased to see Link and was intrigued with his friendship with
Tetra's pirates. Nevertheless, he accepted them as friends, and his two
bodyguards, Akoot and Skett, developed a friendly rapport with Gonzo, who
was thrilled when they offered to show him some of their muscle-toning
exercises. He spent most of the day swapping stories with them, while Link
showed Tetra some of the other places he had visited during his first
visit.
Aria: Sorry I have to leave you on another cliffhanger, but I'm posting the
next chapter too, so don't worry!
Link: So, Tetra and I are pretty much the main characters throughout the
story, right, Aria?
Aria: Yes, Link. How do you like things so far?
Link: I like it!
Aria: It's so nice to have the characters like your stories! Please read
and review!
4.5! I'm posting the nest chapter now! Oh, and now I will refer to myself
as Aria.
Niko: Uh, this doesn't look like the ship.
Aria: ACK! WHAT IS NIKO DOING HERE?
Niko: Eep!
Aria: SEND HIM BACK! HE'S THE COMEDIC RELIEF! *waves hand anxiously*
Niko: *disappears in flash of light*
Aria: Sorry about that. Okay, on to the story!
Disclaimer guy: You forgot something.
Aria: Oh yeah. Sorry about not getting on this earlier, so I do not own
the Legend of Zelda games! Now can we get on with the story?
Disclaimer guy: Yes.
Aria: Thank you! Sheesh!
Chapter 3: To Dragon Roost Island They Go
The next morning, Mako spotted Link floating next to the ship and when they
heaved him and his boat aboard, he looked very excited. "You'll never
guess what I found!" He said, his face rimmed with enthusiasm. "Well,
then, why don't you tell us?" Tetra asked.
"We're near Dragon Roost Island!" He said. "Isn't that were the Rito
live?" Nudge said. Link nodded vehemently and said, "If it's okay, we
could stop there. The Rito are my friends and I haven't been there in a
long time." Tetra smiled at Link's excitement at being so close to a place
he hadn't been to in a while.
"I don't know, kid. The only way we'll go there is if we head a little
more to the north and Miss Tetra would have to okay it first," Gonzo said.
"Going to the island is no problem with me. Anyway, it would be a good
chance to apologize to that Rito postman that we tricked into telling us
about Jabun," Tetra said, grinning at the astonished stares from her crew.
Link smiled happily and then said, "By the way, we have to go northeast to
reach Dragon Roost, not north." "But the sea chart we have here says that
the island is north of our current location," Gonzo said, holding the chart
out of reference. Link looked at the map and gave an ironic grin.
"I hate to correct you again, but this sea chart is slightly out of
proportion. The one I have was made by the people who live in the sea
itself," Link said, taking out his sea chart and comparing it to the other
one.
"And who exactly made your map?" Nudge asked, half in amusement, half in
wonder. "The Mermen did," Link replied. "The who?" Niko asked. "The
Mermen. They're a race of fish that can talk and have human-like faces.
They're actually really friendly when you give them some bait," Link said,
grinning at the disbelieving faces of the other pirates.
"Kid, you're gonna have to show us these talking fish for us to believe
that story," Mako said. Link rolled his eyes and took a small pink bag out
of his pocket. He walked to the side of the ship and took a handful of
bait out of the bag, while everyone else followed.
Link tossed the bait out onto the water and, almost immediately, the shape
of a fish appeared under the water and the bait disappeared in a few
bubbles. Soon, the head of a small blue fish with a human-like face popped
out of the water.
"Hey, small fry! I haven't seen you around here for a long time!" The fish
said. "It's nice to see you too! Do you know much further it is to Dragon
Roost Island?" Link called down to the fish. The fish seemed to glance
over its shoulder and said, "It's not too much further, fry. If you keep
going northeast, you'll be there in a jiffy!" "Thanks! Bye!" Link called
as the fish disappeared under the water again and swam away.
When Link turned around again, he was grinning smugly at the pirates, most
of whom had their eyes popping out of their heads. Tetra, however, was
choking with laughter. "It really can talk! You all should see your
faces!" She said, still laughing.
"How did.I mean, what in the.?" Niko stammered, still too surprised to
speak clearly. "I wouldn't try to understand it; you'll only confuse
yourself more," Link said, trying to keep himself from laughing as well.
When Tetra stopped laughing and the pirates got over their shock at seeing
a talking fish and their embarrassment at being proven wrong by Link, they
set sail for Dragon Roost Island to the northeast. (Sorry, I have to keep
rubbing it in)
"Land ho!" Zuko yelled from the crow's nest. "Yeah, we can see it, Zuko!"
Mako yelled back. They all could see the large island ahead of them and,
with a telescope, they could also see the large red dragon perched atop the
peak.
"What exactly is that thing?" Gonzo said, staring at the red spot atop the
mountain. Tetra raised and eyebrow critically and Link said, "You mean
that you don't know? That's Valoo up there. You know, the sky spirit?"
"That what?" Gonzo said. "The sky spirit. I'm starting to wonder if
anyone ever listens to a word I say anymore," Link said. "Nah, he just
doesn't know much about spirits and gods and stuff like that," Mako said,
elbowing Gonzo in the ribs. "Hey, that hurts!" Gonzo said. "Then, pay
attention, moron!" Mako replied.
"So, who's goin' ashore?" Niko asked. "Well, of course I'm going ashore,"
Tetra began. "Link knows the way, so he's coming. That just leaves room
for one more person." She looked around at her crew, making mental notes
as to who would be the best to bring along.
"Hmmm, Niko, you need to stay behind to finish washing the decks. Senza,
you should stay in order to keep everyone else in line. Zuko, you should
stay here to keep watch. Nudge, you should be here to help out. That just
leaves Mako and Gonzo," Tetra said. The two pirates exchanged glances and
looked back at their leader.
"Hmmm.," Tetra mumbled, purposely building the suspense. "Okay, because
Mako still needs to take inventory on the cargo, Gonzo's going," Tetra
said, and Gonzo immediately grinned. "Oh, quit smiling like that! Let's
get on the island before I change my mind," Tetra scolded.
Because it was taking them a while to unhitch the small rowboat to take
them to the island, Link got impatient and asked, "How much longer is this
going to take?" "It wouldn't take us so long to actually get the boat
ready if someone hadn't been neglecting his job," Tetra said, glaring at
Mako. Link sighed and said, "Well, I'll meet you all on the island."
Then, he pulled a strange green leaf out of his pocket and jumped over the
side.
"Is he crazy?" Tetra yelled and ran over to the side of the ship. Instead
of seeing Link swimming through the deep water, she saw him gliding over
the water by using the leaf like a parachute. "How in the.?" Tetra said in
disbelief and she shook her head. "I'll never get over him pulling stunts
like that," She muttered to herself.
Just then, Nudge tapped her on the shoulder and said that the boat was
finally ready. She and Gonzo climbed into the little rowboat and the other
pirates lowered them to the water.
After Gonzo had rowed the boat to the shoreline, Link was sitting on the
beach with a merry grin on his face. "Oh, will you stop that? It's bad
enough that you scared me by jumping off the ship, but you don't have to
rub it in," Tetra said. "Sorry, but you should have seen the look on your
face when I did," Link said, still smiling.
"Where'd you get that thing and what is it?" Tetra asked. "It's called a
Deku leaf and the Deku Tree in Forest Haven gave it to me himself," Link
replied. "So, it allows you to fly. Now I see how you got onto our ship
when we were on Windfall," Tetra said. "Uh-huh," Link said, just as a
voice called out his name.
They all turned to see a young Rito boy flying towards them, who was
accompanied by a Rito girl. "Hi, Link! Hello, Tetra! It's been a long
time!" The boy said when he landed. "Hello, Komali! I see that you've
been flying a lot!" Link said. "He sure has! That's how he found the
Earth Temple!" The girl said.
"Hey, aren't you the Sage of that Temple in the southern end of the Great
Sea?" Gonzo said. The girl nodded and said, "I'll bet you forgot my name
already." Gonzo flushed and said, "Uh, well, sort of. It sounds like
middle or something doesn't it?" "It's Medli," She corrected. "Right;
Medli. That's your name. Medli," Gonzo said.
"So, what have you all been up to? Quill told us that you left Outset
Island two weeks ago," Komali said. "You sure hear about a lot when you're
a postman," Link remarked. Medli nodded and said, "It's a good thing that
you're here. Valoo said that there's something strange happening east of
Dragon Roost Island." Link frowned and asked, "What did he mean by that?"
Medli shrugged and said, "He wouldn't tell me. Maybe he'll tell me later."
Though he still looked troubled, Link nodded in agreement.
"So, what exactly are all of you doing here on Dragon Roost?" Komali asked,
changing the subject. "We were close by so we decided to visit," Tetra
explained. "Then, you should come up and meet the rest of the aerie!
They'll be thrilled to see you!" Komali said. "Sure," Tetra said. "But,
how will we get up there? It's not like we have wings and can fly," Gonzo
said. "That's easy. Link knows the way up to the village by land. We'll
meet you when you get there. Bye for now!" Medli said as she and Komali
spread their wings and flew away.
"So, how do we get up there?" Tetra asked when the pair was out of sight.
"Follow me," Link said and he started running towards their right. He
showed them how to get to the wooden path that led to the village by first
finding the path that led from the beach and then climbing up to large
stone blocks to reach the path.
"For one little kid, he sure is fast," Gonzo panted as he followed Link and
Tetra up the path. "I had to be or I wouldn't have lasted as long on my
journeys as I did," Link said without stopping.
They finally reached a small landing that led into a small cave that
emanated a soft light and they could hear voices coming from within. Link
stopped and let Gonzo catch his breath while Tetra looked out over the
scenery she could see from her high place.
"This island is awfully big and we aren't even near the top, are we?" She
said. Link nodded and Gonzo stood up straight. "I'm okay now," He said.
"Good, then let's get inside," Link said, walking into the cave.
When they entered, they saw a large, spacious room with a hole at the top,
obviously for members of tribe to fly out of, and there was a ramp that led
to the upper room above. A Rito postman was walking down the ramp,
carrying a clipboard and muttering things to himself. There seemed to be a
lot of activity going on, but Komali was waving to them from the upper
floor.
"Hey! Come up here!" He called. "Come on!" Link said to Tetra and Gonzo,
but they didn't move right away. "I had no idea that their home looked
like this!" Tetra said, looking around her. "It's pretty interesting,
isn't it? I was kinda surprised too when I first saw this place," Link
said.
They all walked up to the second floor and when they did, Komali had
another Rito next to him. "Quill!" Link said, glad to see his friend.
"Hello, Link! Your sister said that you left with the pirates, so I
figured that you'd turn up soon. I just didn't expect it to be here," The
Rito postman said.
He turned and saw Tetra and Gonzo and he squirmed a little. "Ah, about
that information I slipped." He began. "Don't worry; we didn't and we
won't tell anyone about it," Tetra assured him. "Thank you. I was just
nervous that the others might not think that I'm reliable anymore," Quill
said. "It was mostly our fault that you told us anyway, so we wouldn't
tell," Gonzo said.
Quill nodded and Link asked, "So, where did Medli go?" "She said that she
was going to see if Valoo would tell her anything more about what's going
on in the east. Don't tell anyone, but I don't think that she'll get
anything more than she already has," Komali said.
"That's not good. If something's wrong, someone, at least, should be
told," Link said. "I think that my father knows, but he'll never tell us.
Anyway, if it was really bad, then the entire tribe would know," Komali
said. "But, still; what if it is really bad and we don't realize it yet?"
Tetra said. "If you're afraid that the shadow is coming back, I wouldn't
worry about it. You did defeat him, after all," Komali said. "Yeah, but
he escaped once; what if he could do the same thing again? Then, we'd be
right back to where we started!" Tetra said. Komali looked thoughtful for
a moment and then said, "You're right about that. You should mention it to
Medli or to one of the spirits."
Just then, Medli came running towards them from one of the openings. "You
won't believe this, but Valoo told me that if you want to know about the
area to the west, you should go talk to the Deku Tree!" She said
breathlessly. "Why don't you catch your breath first?" Tetra said. Medli
nodded and took a deep breath.
"So, why did Valoo say that the Deku Tree would know?" Link asked. "He
said that there's some ancient forest or rather there and the Deku Tree
would know more about it," Medli replied. "So, who exactly is the Deku
Tree?" Tetra asked. "He's the guardian of Forest Haven to the south. He's
really ancient and wise, but he's very kind too. If there's a forest in
the area that strange things are happening in, he'll be the one to know
which one," Link said.
"He's the person that that little tree person was babbling about a lot,
isn't he?" Gonzo asked. "Yeah, and the little tree person is a Korok and
his name is Makar," Link said. "Yeah, the Sage of the Wind Temple. We all
know. So, Valoo said that the Deku Tree would have the right information,
right?" Tetra asked.
Medli nodded and Tetra said, "Well, then, as soon as we leave Dragon Roost,
we'll set sail for Forest Haven." "There's only one little problem with
that, Tetra," Link said. "And that is?" She asked. "It's nearly the time
for the Koroks' yearly ceremony and they're afraid of most people," Link
said. "Fine then; you and I will go into the Haven and the others can
watch the ship," Tetra said. "And, I don't want to hear any buts from you
or anyone else," She said to Gonzo. "I doubt that Link would lie about the
Koroks being shy and seeing a bunch of pirates with big muscles, swords,
bandannas, and such would probably scare them silly. So, no arguing!"
She stopped to take a breath and the Rito chieftain came to greet them. He
was very pleased to see Link and was intrigued with his friendship with
Tetra's pirates. Nevertheless, he accepted them as friends, and his two
bodyguards, Akoot and Skett, developed a friendly rapport with Gonzo, who
was thrilled when they offered to show him some of their muscle-toning
exercises. He spent most of the day swapping stories with them, while Link
showed Tetra some of the other places he had visited during his first
visit.
Aria: Sorry I have to leave you on another cliffhanger, but I'm posting the
next chapter too, so don't worry!
Link: So, Tetra and I are pretty much the main characters throughout the
story, right, Aria?
Aria: Yes, Link. How do you like things so far?
Link: I like it!
Aria: It's so nice to have the characters like your stories! Please read
and review!
