Navi and the goddesses: YAY! SHE'S POSTING THE NEXT CHAPTER!
Aria: The way they're acting, you'd think that they have nothing better to
do.
Navi and the goddesses: *look away and shuffle their feet uncomfortably*
Aria: *sweat drops* Somebody please tell me I'm not right about that. If
I'm right, that's plain weird.
Navi: Should I do the disclaimers now?
Aria: Uh, sure. I need to go find something to take my mind off this.
Now, where did I put my secret stash?
Navi: The authoress of The Way the Winds of Time Blow, Aria Zephyr, does
not own the Legend of Zelda games, their characters, etc.
Farore: Is Aria gonna be all right? What was she talking about?
Nayru: I think she meant she was looking for a stash of sugary candy or
something. She does say that sugar-highs keep her mind off unusual things.
Navi: Um, while Aria tries to figure out why we have no lives, please enjoy
chapter fifteen!
Chapter 15: The Fight with the Big Octo and the Fairy's Gift
Surprisingly, even though Tetra felt the water flow over her head for a
moment, her landing was rather soft. It wasn't until she heard a loud
coughing and felt her weight shift that she opened her eyes. She had
fallen into Link's boat at the last second and he had caught her in his
arms just as the sudden weight forced the boat underwater. The coughing
came from Link after some of the water had gotten in his mouth, due to the
fact that he had been concentrating on catching her before she was hurt.
She blushed and looked away. "Are you okay?" Link said, setting her down
in the boat. "Yeah," she replied without looking at him. Then, she turned
to him and said, "Why did you try to save me even when you were going to go
underwater because of it?" "Because, if you got hurt because I didn't help
you, I'd never forgive myself," Link replied. "What are we going to do
now?" She asked. Link smiled sheepishly and said, "We can't go back until
the monster's destroyed, so you have to come along for the ride."
He steered the boat into the whirlpool and soon they were trying to keep
the boat steady in the choppy water. "Try to keep us as far away from the
squid as possible," Link called over the din. "I'm going to try to destroy
its eyes." Tetra nodded and took hold of the pole that guided the boat's
rudder.
While Link fired bombs at the monster by using the boat's cannon, Tetra
strained against the current to keep the boat away. Finally, after the
last of the squid's eyes were destroyed, the whirlpool calmed to the gentle
sea once more and they could feel the wind blowing again.
However, a bright pillar of light suddenly formed where the squid had been.
The pillar flashed brightly and a beautiful fairy with four arms, wearing
a funny hat and a swirly dress, appeared from it. "Thank you, O young
waker of the winds and O lady of the lost kingdom's family. Please allow
me to be of service to you," she said in a musical voice.
All of a sudden, a beautiful flower appeared in two of her hands and she
blew the petals towards them. The petals glowed when they reached them and
two tiny lights appeared in their hands. "These are the Star Lights," The
fairy said, "They can light the darkest of dungeons on your command. Just
breathe the light into them and they will glow brighter than the fullest
moon."
Then, she pointed behind her and said, "The forgotten forest lies due east
of here. Beware; you two, for a plot has been set against you there. That
is why that monster gobbled me up. Once you reach the sacred land, you
must always be on your guard, for there are many monsters that would gladly
eat you. You must find the entrance to the land beyond and save those who
have been trapped for many, many years. Only you two will be able to cross
the borders into the sacred land, for only you are the ones she wants to
meet."
Then, she turned to them once more and said, "Farewell!" With that, she
disappeared in a flash of light. "Wait! Who wants to meet us?" Link
called too late. "It's no use, Link. We'll have to find out on our own,"
Tetra said, holding up her gift. They both looked at what the fairy had
given them. They were tiny jewels, carved to look like stars, which hung
from either a slender silver or gold chain. Both jewels glowed with their
own inner light. The one that Tetra held was silver and had a golden
chain. The one that Link held was gold and hung from a silver chain.
"They feel so powerful," Link remarked after gazing at the gems in wonder.
"Correction; they feel powerful because they're pure magic," Tetra said.
Link merely nodded. Then, he grinned when he heard the frantic shouting
coming from the pirate ship. He turned to her and said, "Let's get back
there before they start threatening to hang me from the crow's nest by the
seat of my pants." She laughed and used the rudder of the boat to steer
them back to the ship.
When the pirates had hauled the boat out of the water for the third time in
three days, Link was grabbed by his shirt and pulled into a tight hug by
Niko. "Ya did it again, Link!" he crowed. "That scurvy monster won't be
messing with this pirate ship for a long time." "Can't.breathe." Link
gasped. "Oops! Sorry, swabbie," Niko said, releasing him.
Almost immediately after he was standing again, Senza and Gonzo caught him
and started talking. "That was one heck of a team you and the Miss made
out there, Link! I'll never forget that for a million years!" Gonzo said.
"What did ya think of that fairy? You never see things like that on the
high seas every day," Senza said.
Link peered over their shoulders to give Tetra a pleading look. She
laughed and said, "Okay, guys; I think the poor thing has had enough praise
for one day. Give him some breathing space." The two pirates nodded and
backed away. They started talking to the other pirates and they got into a
long drawn-out argument over what sea monsters were the scariest.
Link backed away from the group of chattering pirates and gave Tetra an
uncomfortable glance. "Do they do this all the time when something out-of-
the-ordinary happens?" he asked. "No, they don't," Tetra replied.
Then, she looked troubled and said, "Link, isn't it more than just a little
strange that we've been attacked by monsters twice in only two days?" He
looked bewildered for a moment, but he still said, "No, I don't think so."
"How is that?" she asked, surprised. "When I used to sail the Great Sea
with the King of Red Lions, I was attacked by monsters very frequently," he
said.
He looked her straight in the eyes and said, "Don't you remember what the
fairy said? About her being eaten by that monster because there's a plot
waiting for us in the Forgotten Forest?" She paused and said, "Yes, but,
how could anyone possibly be able to send monsters that far away from the
forest without actually being there?"
"I don't know. What we do know is that someone is trying to stop us from
getting to the Sacred Wood at all. If we all want to make it there in one
piece, we're going to have to be on our guard, day and night," Link said.
"Then, we're going to have to have somebody on guard duty while everyone
else sleeps," She said. "Right," he said vaguely, looking back out to the
sea, in the direction of the setting sun.
"Link?" Tetra asked, trying to get his attention. He shook his head and
said, "Sorry about that. I'm just afraid that we may be dealing with
something or someone who is more powerful than we realize." "Like what?"
she asked. "That's the problem; I have no idea," Link said.
Aria: Okay, I'm feeling better now.
Navi: That's good because you were bouncing around like a bunny rabbit just
a second ago.
Aria: What do you expect a sugar-high to do? Make you go to sleep?
Nayru: But, you were acting rather hyper.
Aria: So? That's my problem, not yours, so don't worry about it.
Navi: Alright. *lands on Aria's shoulder*
Aria: NAVI! GET OFF MY SHOULDER! I GOT SUNBURNED THERE!
Navi: *squeaks in surprise and flies off Aria's shoulder*
Aria: Phew! Don't do that again, will you? It hurts.
Navi: Sorry; I didn't know.
Aria: No problem. Alright. How'd you like this chapter? I know I left it
at a semi-cliffhanger, but I think three chapters should be enough for now.
I know you'll like the next one, but that's next time. Please read and
review until then! See you when I post chapter sixteen!
Aria: The way they're acting, you'd think that they have nothing better to
do.
Navi and the goddesses: *look away and shuffle their feet uncomfortably*
Aria: *sweat drops* Somebody please tell me I'm not right about that. If
I'm right, that's plain weird.
Navi: Should I do the disclaimers now?
Aria: Uh, sure. I need to go find something to take my mind off this.
Now, where did I put my secret stash?
Navi: The authoress of The Way the Winds of Time Blow, Aria Zephyr, does
not own the Legend of Zelda games, their characters, etc.
Farore: Is Aria gonna be all right? What was she talking about?
Nayru: I think she meant she was looking for a stash of sugary candy or
something. She does say that sugar-highs keep her mind off unusual things.
Navi: Um, while Aria tries to figure out why we have no lives, please enjoy
chapter fifteen!
Chapter 15: The Fight with the Big Octo and the Fairy's Gift
Surprisingly, even though Tetra felt the water flow over her head for a
moment, her landing was rather soft. It wasn't until she heard a loud
coughing and felt her weight shift that she opened her eyes. She had
fallen into Link's boat at the last second and he had caught her in his
arms just as the sudden weight forced the boat underwater. The coughing
came from Link after some of the water had gotten in his mouth, due to the
fact that he had been concentrating on catching her before she was hurt.
She blushed and looked away. "Are you okay?" Link said, setting her down
in the boat. "Yeah," she replied without looking at him. Then, she turned
to him and said, "Why did you try to save me even when you were going to go
underwater because of it?" "Because, if you got hurt because I didn't help
you, I'd never forgive myself," Link replied. "What are we going to do
now?" She asked. Link smiled sheepishly and said, "We can't go back until
the monster's destroyed, so you have to come along for the ride."
He steered the boat into the whirlpool and soon they were trying to keep
the boat steady in the choppy water. "Try to keep us as far away from the
squid as possible," Link called over the din. "I'm going to try to destroy
its eyes." Tetra nodded and took hold of the pole that guided the boat's
rudder.
While Link fired bombs at the monster by using the boat's cannon, Tetra
strained against the current to keep the boat away. Finally, after the
last of the squid's eyes were destroyed, the whirlpool calmed to the gentle
sea once more and they could feel the wind blowing again.
However, a bright pillar of light suddenly formed where the squid had been.
The pillar flashed brightly and a beautiful fairy with four arms, wearing
a funny hat and a swirly dress, appeared from it. "Thank you, O young
waker of the winds and O lady of the lost kingdom's family. Please allow
me to be of service to you," she said in a musical voice.
All of a sudden, a beautiful flower appeared in two of her hands and she
blew the petals towards them. The petals glowed when they reached them and
two tiny lights appeared in their hands. "These are the Star Lights," The
fairy said, "They can light the darkest of dungeons on your command. Just
breathe the light into them and they will glow brighter than the fullest
moon."
Then, she pointed behind her and said, "The forgotten forest lies due east
of here. Beware; you two, for a plot has been set against you there. That
is why that monster gobbled me up. Once you reach the sacred land, you
must always be on your guard, for there are many monsters that would gladly
eat you. You must find the entrance to the land beyond and save those who
have been trapped for many, many years. Only you two will be able to cross
the borders into the sacred land, for only you are the ones she wants to
meet."
Then, she turned to them once more and said, "Farewell!" With that, she
disappeared in a flash of light. "Wait! Who wants to meet us?" Link
called too late. "It's no use, Link. We'll have to find out on our own,"
Tetra said, holding up her gift. They both looked at what the fairy had
given them. They were tiny jewels, carved to look like stars, which hung
from either a slender silver or gold chain. Both jewels glowed with their
own inner light. The one that Tetra held was silver and had a golden
chain. The one that Link held was gold and hung from a silver chain.
"They feel so powerful," Link remarked after gazing at the gems in wonder.
"Correction; they feel powerful because they're pure magic," Tetra said.
Link merely nodded. Then, he grinned when he heard the frantic shouting
coming from the pirate ship. He turned to her and said, "Let's get back
there before they start threatening to hang me from the crow's nest by the
seat of my pants." She laughed and used the rudder of the boat to steer
them back to the ship.
When the pirates had hauled the boat out of the water for the third time in
three days, Link was grabbed by his shirt and pulled into a tight hug by
Niko. "Ya did it again, Link!" he crowed. "That scurvy monster won't be
messing with this pirate ship for a long time." "Can't.breathe." Link
gasped. "Oops! Sorry, swabbie," Niko said, releasing him.
Almost immediately after he was standing again, Senza and Gonzo caught him
and started talking. "That was one heck of a team you and the Miss made
out there, Link! I'll never forget that for a million years!" Gonzo said.
"What did ya think of that fairy? You never see things like that on the
high seas every day," Senza said.
Link peered over their shoulders to give Tetra a pleading look. She
laughed and said, "Okay, guys; I think the poor thing has had enough praise
for one day. Give him some breathing space." The two pirates nodded and
backed away. They started talking to the other pirates and they got into a
long drawn-out argument over what sea monsters were the scariest.
Link backed away from the group of chattering pirates and gave Tetra an
uncomfortable glance. "Do they do this all the time when something out-of-
the-ordinary happens?" he asked. "No, they don't," Tetra replied.
Then, she looked troubled and said, "Link, isn't it more than just a little
strange that we've been attacked by monsters twice in only two days?" He
looked bewildered for a moment, but he still said, "No, I don't think so."
"How is that?" she asked, surprised. "When I used to sail the Great Sea
with the King of Red Lions, I was attacked by monsters very frequently," he
said.
He looked her straight in the eyes and said, "Don't you remember what the
fairy said? About her being eaten by that monster because there's a plot
waiting for us in the Forgotten Forest?" She paused and said, "Yes, but,
how could anyone possibly be able to send monsters that far away from the
forest without actually being there?"
"I don't know. What we do know is that someone is trying to stop us from
getting to the Sacred Wood at all. If we all want to make it there in one
piece, we're going to have to be on our guard, day and night," Link said.
"Then, we're going to have to have somebody on guard duty while everyone
else sleeps," She said. "Right," he said vaguely, looking back out to the
sea, in the direction of the setting sun.
"Link?" Tetra asked, trying to get his attention. He shook his head and
said, "Sorry about that. I'm just afraid that we may be dealing with
something or someone who is more powerful than we realize." "Like what?"
she asked. "That's the problem; I have no idea," Link said.
Aria: Okay, I'm feeling better now.
Navi: That's good because you were bouncing around like a bunny rabbit just
a second ago.
Aria: What do you expect a sugar-high to do? Make you go to sleep?
Nayru: But, you were acting rather hyper.
Aria: So? That's my problem, not yours, so don't worry about it.
Navi: Alright. *lands on Aria's shoulder*
Aria: NAVI! GET OFF MY SHOULDER! I GOT SUNBURNED THERE!
Navi: *squeaks in surprise and flies off Aria's shoulder*
Aria: Phew! Don't do that again, will you? It hurts.
Navi: Sorry; I didn't know.
Aria: No problem. Alright. How'd you like this chapter? I know I left it
at a semi-cliffhanger, but I think three chapters should be enough for now.
I know you'll like the next one, but that's next time. Please read and
review until then! See you when I post chapter sixteen!
