Sorry it's taken me so long to update because of school and other things,
but here is Chapter Eighteen. This chapter is based on the game, The
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but don't worry, There aren't any major
spoilers in it.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Headstone Island
Sarah opened her mouth and inhaled deeply, only to suck in a mouthful of sand. She coughed and sat up suddenly. A sharp pain shot through her back and she fell back upon the sand. She caught a glimpse of a young boy and girl running towards her then she blacked out again.
* * *
"Found...beach...hours ago..." Sarah's eyes began to flutter open. She tilted her head and looked to the short old woman that was tending to a small cut on Sarah's leg.
"Ugh, where's Derek and Jacob?" She mumbled.
"You were all alone." The blonde girl said, coming from behind the old woman. "My brother brought you here."
At that moment, a teenage boy came down the ladder from the top floor and walked over to her. "Hi, my name is Link." Sarah did not pay the boy mind, she hobbled off the bed and pushed through the children and their grandmother. She went out side and limped to the shore. She was on an island. A few houses spotted the island I front of the beach, backed by a tall mountain. Her eyes searched the horizon; only small specks that were islands could be seen.
Her head dropped and she turned and hobbled back towards the house. The little girl met Sarah at the door.
"Sorry." She said to the taller female.
" 'S okay." Sarah mumbled. She walked to the bed and plopped, she turned and stared out the window to the horizon, the thoughts of Jacob and Derek danced around her mind.
* * *
In a tavern elsewhere, a tall glass full of a dark red liquid, surrounded by other empty glasses. A strong hand grabbed the glass. Derek lifted the liquid to his lips and drank. His eyes squinted at the taste. Anastriana stood in front of him in his mind, then she vanished, as if she was nothing more than a will-o-the-wisp.
He had awakened a few hours ago and explored the town, asking around he had discovered the name of the island was Windfall. Derek looked around the tavern and watched as a bird-like humanoid entered. The bird walked up to Derek and sat down.
"I found them." He said.
* * *
A barred entry was the only thing Jacob could see. The pig-like Moblin guards had found him marooned and imprisoned him. The Master Sword rested in its sheath next to a sleeping guard. The hilt was just out of his reach.
Jacob sighed, wondering what had become of Sarah and Derek.
Jacob had also seen their leader, a green skinned Gerudo, named... Jacob had trouble recalling the name, but he was sure it started with a g.
Jacob sat up in the corner of the room, his eyes fixed on the sleeping guard. He then sighed and closed his eyes. His blonde hair hid everything from view as his head tilted downward.
* * *
Sarah stood atop the mountain, she wore a green tunic and brown pants. Her leather outfit was torn beyond repair. She had her bow on her shoulder and a quiver of silver-feathered arrows on her back.
The wind ruffled her green and black hair; her blonde roots were beginning to show. She stared at the horizon, watching for any signs of either of her companions. A single tear rolled down her cheek as she thought of what could have happened to them. She could not continue the quest on her own; she did not even have the Master Sword.
"Grandmother said that food is ready."
Sarah turned around to see the young girl, Aryll, talking to her.
"I'm not hungry." Sarah said, she then turned back around, and that is when she spotted it, a small sailboat coming to the shore. She instantly turned and started running down the trail. Aryll came after her.
As she neared the bottom of the trail, she heard a noise behind her, she turned to see that Aryll had fallen. She ran back and lifted the girl up and, carrying her, continued running down the trail. She dodged through trees, holding Aryll tightly as to not let her fall.
When she reached the beach, she set Aryll down and ran directly into Derek's arms.
"Oh, Derek, I thought you were gone." She then stopped and stepped back.. "Oh, God, where's Jacob? ... Is he? ..." tears welled up in her eyes.
"No, no." Derek said as he stepped forward. "He's okay, I hope. We have to go and get him."
"Well, let's go!" Sarah said, she began to walk to the boat, and then she stopped and turned around. "Hold on, I'll be right back."
* * *
"Ugh, just a little more..." Jacob winced as he squeezed his arm through the bars of cell. He finally drew his arm back, he had become frustrated the first hour. He gritted his teeth and pounded the cell bars, one good hard time. "AARRRGH."
The noise had disturbed the sleeping Moblin, he shifted, and his arm inadvertently hit the Master Sword, causing it to fall. Jacob lifted his eyebrow at this. "Well, someone should a lesson from this..." He reached out and laid his hand firmly on the hilt. He slid it out of the sheath and reared it back...
* * *
Sarah walked out of the house; she had changed from the green tunic into a new leather outfit. It was a v-neck tank top that stopped just above her belly button, showing her tattoo. She wore leather pants and gauntlets that had the fingers cut mid-way. Quiver on her back and bow on her shoulder. She turned and waved to the family that had nurtured to health. She turned and walked to Derek. Derek still wore the armor that was given to him by Akroma, only exception was that his undershirt was gone, showing his ebon skin. His axe hung from his belt and Anastriana's Triforce pendant hung from his neck.
"I'm ready." She said. Both Derek and Sarah boarded the small vessel and shoved off.
* * *
After a few hours on the sea, Sarah was hunched over the side, watching her reflection deform and mutate due to the waves and ripples rushing past.
"You okay?" Derek asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She lied, inside she worried, what if they are too late? She'd never get to tell Jacob how she felt, truth is, she was in love with him, ever since they started this fantastic quest, she's grown closer to him. That's when she decided when she saw him, she would tell him, if she sees him...
"There it is, on the horizon." Sarah looked up and saw an imposing tower with cannons and searchlights. The sun had already set, it wsa dark and that helped their approach.
As they neared the Forbidden Fortress, an alarm was heard.
"Do they know we're here?" Sarah asked.
"No, think about who they have..." Sarah smiled then looked up.
"Look!" she pointed. Derek followed her finger and saw a silhouette on a bridge suspended over the Great Sea. The full moon provided a beautiful backdrop to a slashing figure, hacking through Moblins.
* * *
Jacob slashed through a Moblin's stomach with the half-blade of the Master Sword. Another Moblin came at Jacob, lunging with a spear. Jacob knocked the spear aside with the sword, then wedged the sword into the Moblin's chest.
"Jacob!" Sarah cried.
Jacob looked down and saw Sarah and Derek in a boat. Jacob pulled the sword from the Moblin's chest, sheathed it, and without a second though, dove into the water below.
Jacob surfaced and swam to the boat. Derek and Sarah pulled him in. Sarah brushed Jacob's hair back from his face, then placed a kiss firmly on his lips.
Derek looked away, he drew his attention to the compass, then set the sail and tehn slowly took off.
Sarah withdrew and smiled.
"Nice to see you too." Jacob said.
* * *
"Headstone Island," Derek said, "Home of the Earth Elemental." The boat slid up onto the shore. All three companions climbed out of the boat. Jacob pulled a string off of Sarah's outfit and used it to tie back his blonde hair.
"What are you doing?" Sarah asked.
"Nuttin' " Jacob said. Sarah shook her head.
They walked into the Temple. A large room, the only exit was blocked by a pile of rubble. Jacob walked forward, inspecting the rubble. "Well, this isn't moving." Jacob looked around more, and found another way. A tunnel, running perpendicular to the blocked exit. "Aha."
Sarah knelt down and looked in it. "Are you sure about this?"
Jacob looked ot Derek, who gave him his patented 'yeah right' smile. "Nope."
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Headstone Island
Sarah opened her mouth and inhaled deeply, only to suck in a mouthful of sand. She coughed and sat up suddenly. A sharp pain shot through her back and she fell back upon the sand. She caught a glimpse of a young boy and girl running towards her then she blacked out again.
* * *
"Found...beach...hours ago..." Sarah's eyes began to flutter open. She tilted her head and looked to the short old woman that was tending to a small cut on Sarah's leg.
"Ugh, where's Derek and Jacob?" She mumbled.
"You were all alone." The blonde girl said, coming from behind the old woman. "My brother brought you here."
At that moment, a teenage boy came down the ladder from the top floor and walked over to her. "Hi, my name is Link." Sarah did not pay the boy mind, she hobbled off the bed and pushed through the children and their grandmother. She went out side and limped to the shore. She was on an island. A few houses spotted the island I front of the beach, backed by a tall mountain. Her eyes searched the horizon; only small specks that were islands could be seen.
Her head dropped and she turned and hobbled back towards the house. The little girl met Sarah at the door.
"Sorry." She said to the taller female.
" 'S okay." Sarah mumbled. She walked to the bed and plopped, she turned and stared out the window to the horizon, the thoughts of Jacob and Derek danced around her mind.
* * *
In a tavern elsewhere, a tall glass full of a dark red liquid, surrounded by other empty glasses. A strong hand grabbed the glass. Derek lifted the liquid to his lips and drank. His eyes squinted at the taste. Anastriana stood in front of him in his mind, then she vanished, as if she was nothing more than a will-o-the-wisp.
He had awakened a few hours ago and explored the town, asking around he had discovered the name of the island was Windfall. Derek looked around the tavern and watched as a bird-like humanoid entered. The bird walked up to Derek and sat down.
"I found them." He said.
* * *
A barred entry was the only thing Jacob could see. The pig-like Moblin guards had found him marooned and imprisoned him. The Master Sword rested in its sheath next to a sleeping guard. The hilt was just out of his reach.
Jacob sighed, wondering what had become of Sarah and Derek.
Jacob had also seen their leader, a green skinned Gerudo, named... Jacob had trouble recalling the name, but he was sure it started with a g.
Jacob sat up in the corner of the room, his eyes fixed on the sleeping guard. He then sighed and closed his eyes. His blonde hair hid everything from view as his head tilted downward.
* * *
Sarah stood atop the mountain, she wore a green tunic and brown pants. Her leather outfit was torn beyond repair. She had her bow on her shoulder and a quiver of silver-feathered arrows on her back.
The wind ruffled her green and black hair; her blonde roots were beginning to show. She stared at the horizon, watching for any signs of either of her companions. A single tear rolled down her cheek as she thought of what could have happened to them. She could not continue the quest on her own; she did not even have the Master Sword.
"Grandmother said that food is ready."
Sarah turned around to see the young girl, Aryll, talking to her.
"I'm not hungry." Sarah said, she then turned back around, and that is when she spotted it, a small sailboat coming to the shore. She instantly turned and started running down the trail. Aryll came after her.
As she neared the bottom of the trail, she heard a noise behind her, she turned to see that Aryll had fallen. She ran back and lifted the girl up and, carrying her, continued running down the trail. She dodged through trees, holding Aryll tightly as to not let her fall.
When she reached the beach, she set Aryll down and ran directly into Derek's arms.
"Oh, Derek, I thought you were gone." She then stopped and stepped back.. "Oh, God, where's Jacob? ... Is he? ..." tears welled up in her eyes.
"No, no." Derek said as he stepped forward. "He's okay, I hope. We have to go and get him."
"Well, let's go!" Sarah said, she began to walk to the boat, and then she stopped and turned around. "Hold on, I'll be right back."
* * *
"Ugh, just a little more..." Jacob winced as he squeezed his arm through the bars of cell. He finally drew his arm back, he had become frustrated the first hour. He gritted his teeth and pounded the cell bars, one good hard time. "AARRRGH."
The noise had disturbed the sleeping Moblin, he shifted, and his arm inadvertently hit the Master Sword, causing it to fall. Jacob lifted his eyebrow at this. "Well, someone should a lesson from this..." He reached out and laid his hand firmly on the hilt. He slid it out of the sheath and reared it back...
* * *
Sarah walked out of the house; she had changed from the green tunic into a new leather outfit. It was a v-neck tank top that stopped just above her belly button, showing her tattoo. She wore leather pants and gauntlets that had the fingers cut mid-way. Quiver on her back and bow on her shoulder. She turned and waved to the family that had nurtured to health. She turned and walked to Derek. Derek still wore the armor that was given to him by Akroma, only exception was that his undershirt was gone, showing his ebon skin. His axe hung from his belt and Anastriana's Triforce pendant hung from his neck.
"I'm ready." She said. Both Derek and Sarah boarded the small vessel and shoved off.
* * *
After a few hours on the sea, Sarah was hunched over the side, watching her reflection deform and mutate due to the waves and ripples rushing past.
"You okay?" Derek asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She lied, inside she worried, what if they are too late? She'd never get to tell Jacob how she felt, truth is, she was in love with him, ever since they started this fantastic quest, she's grown closer to him. That's when she decided when she saw him, she would tell him, if she sees him...
"There it is, on the horizon." Sarah looked up and saw an imposing tower with cannons and searchlights. The sun had already set, it wsa dark and that helped their approach.
As they neared the Forbidden Fortress, an alarm was heard.
"Do they know we're here?" Sarah asked.
"No, think about who they have..." Sarah smiled then looked up.
"Look!" she pointed. Derek followed her finger and saw a silhouette on a bridge suspended over the Great Sea. The full moon provided a beautiful backdrop to a slashing figure, hacking through Moblins.
* * *
Jacob slashed through a Moblin's stomach with the half-blade of the Master Sword. Another Moblin came at Jacob, lunging with a spear. Jacob knocked the spear aside with the sword, then wedged the sword into the Moblin's chest.
"Jacob!" Sarah cried.
Jacob looked down and saw Sarah and Derek in a boat. Jacob pulled the sword from the Moblin's chest, sheathed it, and without a second though, dove into the water below.
Jacob surfaced and swam to the boat. Derek and Sarah pulled him in. Sarah brushed Jacob's hair back from his face, then placed a kiss firmly on his lips.
Derek looked away, he drew his attention to the compass, then set the sail and tehn slowly took off.
Sarah withdrew and smiled.
"Nice to see you too." Jacob said.
* * *
"Headstone Island," Derek said, "Home of the Earth Elemental." The boat slid up onto the shore. All three companions climbed out of the boat. Jacob pulled a string off of Sarah's outfit and used it to tie back his blonde hair.
"What are you doing?" Sarah asked.
"Nuttin' " Jacob said. Sarah shook her head.
They walked into the Temple. A large room, the only exit was blocked by a pile of rubble. Jacob walked forward, inspecting the rubble. "Well, this isn't moving." Jacob looked around more, and found another way. A tunnel, running perpendicular to the blocked exit. "Aha."
Sarah knelt down and looked in it. "Are you sure about this?"
Jacob looked ot Derek, who gave him his patented 'yeah right' smile. "Nope."