As I sat here at my computer, I was looking through my favorites list, leaving reviews for RL and Harsh Reality, both of which have not been updated in three long months, which I pointed out... what was I saying? Oh, yes. As I sat here, I heard the AOL guy's voice say "You've got mail!" Oh goody! It's probably a review! I move my mouse over the icon to see the quickview of my mailbox (I'm running 9.0. It's horrid in some respects, but it has some nice features such as this.). Surely enough, it's from bot@fanfiction.com! Now, I open this and read the review. And I ask myself (actual precise quotes from when I was talking to myself out loud) while laughing, "Am I really that predictable?! Yes I am!" and I keep laughing. Yes, the thought has crossed my mind to copy Link a fourth time and pair him off with Nabooru. I don't know if I'm going to do it or not, but I might.
Now, as I was reading this review, another thought crossed my mind. Why is it that for so long, I was getting no reviews and updating every day, sometimes more than once in a day, then when I stop trying so hard to update (while still writing at the same pace, just not pushing more important things aside to write anymore) I start getting a ton of reviews? I mean, nobody was paying attention to me anymore after I started a sequel, then just before I start the third part, I get a flood of reviews! It's madness! Well, I guess that I can't complain.
Note: I just noticed that chapter 1 starts and ends at the exact same times as chapter 22 of the Deity's Escape! Isn't that strange?
Father of Time
Chapter 3
Day Fourteen: Late Afternoon
Lon Lon Ranch
"Zelda! What's this about?" Zelda had just mysteriously appeared at the door of Link and Malon's house, just when Link needed to ask her a question.
"I felt a lot of strange things going on. I could tell that everyone has something they need to consult or notify everyone of."
"Is everyone here?"
"Yes, they're all waiting out in the middle of the ranch." The three of them walked over to the eleven others. "Well, there's no easy way to say this, so I'll just say it. My father is dead. Tael and I eloped in Termina, so now Tael is king of Hyrule and I am queen."
"Wow. Well, since we're kinda on the subject, Saria and I eloped, too," responded Fado.
"Well, since we're sharing good news here, I guess I should tell you all that I'm pregnant." Malon, of course.
"That's wonderful, Malon! Oh, you would have won that bet with Link," said Saria.
"Congratulations, you two. Miku, I'm glad you found a, umm, friend so soon after getting here!" Link was the only one dumb enough to say something that would attract so many stares. Quickly, he changed the subject. "Zelda, I wanted to ask you about this." He handed her the Wind Waker. "Do you have any idea what it is?"
"This is the Wind Waker. It used to be used by my father to conduct the gods and the sages of the Earth and Wind Temples, which are hidden away in remote corners of Hyrule, underneath Headstone and Gale Mountains. How did you get it?"
"I went into a trance and it was in my pocket when I woke up. I waved it around a bit and a huge gust of wind blew all the dust out of a room that hasn't been entered in more than fifteen years."
"You must have conducted the Wind's Requiem..." Link cut her off.
"Wait, did you say gods? Not goddesses? Does that mean that there are other gods than Din, Nayru, and Farore?"
"Well, yes. You already know about the Goddess of Time. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't have survived Termina the first time and none of us would be here right now, and Ganondorf would still be in power. There's also Zephos and Cyclos, two gods of wind. They usually hang out around the mountaintops. There aren't really many other gods, and nobody really knows anything about them, except how they will respond if you conduct any of four songs with the Wind Waker.
"Besides the Wind's Requiem, which is used to control the direction of the wind, there's the Ballad of Gales, which creates a cyclone to take you wherever you want to go; the Song of Passing, which is identical to the Sun's Song you already know and sounds similar as well; and the Command Melody, which will allow you to telepathically control either certain people who trust you or special statues. Two others, the Earth God's Lyrics and the Wind God's Aria, have special influence when played by the proper sage in the proper temple. They are also used to awaken a new sage should anything happen to the old ones."
"Wow. Do you want it back?"
"No, I think you should keep it. My father was the only one who could use it, so since you can as well, you should keep it. Besides, I get the feeling that one of your descendants will need it."
"Thanks! Well, it's getting late, shouldn't you all be going home?" Everyone said their goodbyes and played a different warp song, disappearing in three different colors of light.
That's it for crapter 3! I kinda had to make everyone meet up again before I completely split them off. It's not like I'm going to separate them from each other, it's just that I'm going to be skipping over a lot of days. Besides, every pair will show up every fourth chapter. I haven't decided on the order I'll have them take turns in yet. Oh, yeah, Ninmast, it was one week that they spent switched, plus Link spent about a month (four weeks) in Termina the first time, then there's been about another week where nobody went back in time, then about three weeks while they were fighting the Deity. 1+4+1+3=9 weeks. 9รท4= about two months and a week. But since I didn't write in great detail about when Link was in Termina the first time, and nobody else but Tatl was with him, I'd say that your miscalculation was excused. The point of this is that I don't think that Link has lost many years of his life in the way you're thinking. Since he slept for seven years, I don't think it matters if he goes back in time a few times. You know? Ah, well. It doesn't matter. By the way, if Dez384 is reading this, please review so I know if you've accepted my apology.
Now, as I was reading this review, another thought crossed my mind. Why is it that for so long, I was getting no reviews and updating every day, sometimes more than once in a day, then when I stop trying so hard to update (while still writing at the same pace, just not pushing more important things aside to write anymore) I start getting a ton of reviews? I mean, nobody was paying attention to me anymore after I started a sequel, then just before I start the third part, I get a flood of reviews! It's madness! Well, I guess that I can't complain.
Note: I just noticed that chapter 1 starts and ends at the exact same times as chapter 22 of the Deity's Escape! Isn't that strange?
Father of Time
Chapter 3
Day Fourteen: Late Afternoon
Lon Lon Ranch
"Zelda! What's this about?" Zelda had just mysteriously appeared at the door of Link and Malon's house, just when Link needed to ask her a question.
"I felt a lot of strange things going on. I could tell that everyone has something they need to consult or notify everyone of."
"Is everyone here?"
"Yes, they're all waiting out in the middle of the ranch." The three of them walked over to the eleven others. "Well, there's no easy way to say this, so I'll just say it. My father is dead. Tael and I eloped in Termina, so now Tael is king of Hyrule and I am queen."
"Wow. Well, since we're kinda on the subject, Saria and I eloped, too," responded Fado.
"Well, since we're sharing good news here, I guess I should tell you all that I'm pregnant." Malon, of course.
"That's wonderful, Malon! Oh, you would have won that bet with Link," said Saria.
"Congratulations, you two. Miku, I'm glad you found a, umm, friend so soon after getting here!" Link was the only one dumb enough to say something that would attract so many stares. Quickly, he changed the subject. "Zelda, I wanted to ask you about this." He handed her the Wind Waker. "Do you have any idea what it is?"
"This is the Wind Waker. It used to be used by my father to conduct the gods and the sages of the Earth and Wind Temples, which are hidden away in remote corners of Hyrule, underneath Headstone and Gale Mountains. How did you get it?"
"I went into a trance and it was in my pocket when I woke up. I waved it around a bit and a huge gust of wind blew all the dust out of a room that hasn't been entered in more than fifteen years."
"You must have conducted the Wind's Requiem..." Link cut her off.
"Wait, did you say gods? Not goddesses? Does that mean that there are other gods than Din, Nayru, and Farore?"
"Well, yes. You already know about the Goddess of Time. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't have survived Termina the first time and none of us would be here right now, and Ganondorf would still be in power. There's also Zephos and Cyclos, two gods of wind. They usually hang out around the mountaintops. There aren't really many other gods, and nobody really knows anything about them, except how they will respond if you conduct any of four songs with the Wind Waker.
"Besides the Wind's Requiem, which is used to control the direction of the wind, there's the Ballad of Gales, which creates a cyclone to take you wherever you want to go; the Song of Passing, which is identical to the Sun's Song you already know and sounds similar as well; and the Command Melody, which will allow you to telepathically control either certain people who trust you or special statues. Two others, the Earth God's Lyrics and the Wind God's Aria, have special influence when played by the proper sage in the proper temple. They are also used to awaken a new sage should anything happen to the old ones."
"Wow. Do you want it back?"
"No, I think you should keep it. My father was the only one who could use it, so since you can as well, you should keep it. Besides, I get the feeling that one of your descendants will need it."
"Thanks! Well, it's getting late, shouldn't you all be going home?" Everyone said their goodbyes and played a different warp song, disappearing in three different colors of light.
That's it for crapter 3! I kinda had to make everyone meet up again before I completely split them off. It's not like I'm going to separate them from each other, it's just that I'm going to be skipping over a lot of days. Besides, every pair will show up every fourth chapter. I haven't decided on the order I'll have them take turns in yet. Oh, yeah, Ninmast, it was one week that they spent switched, plus Link spent about a month (four weeks) in Termina the first time, then there's been about another week where nobody went back in time, then about three weeks while they were fighting the Deity. 1+4+1+3=9 weeks. 9รท4= about two months and a week. But since I didn't write in great detail about when Link was in Termina the first time, and nobody else but Tatl was with him, I'd say that your miscalculation was excused. The point of this is that I don't think that Link has lost many years of his life in the way you're thinking. Since he slept for seven years, I don't think it matters if he goes back in time a few times. You know? Ah, well. It doesn't matter. By the way, if Dez384 is reading this, please review so I know if you've accepted my apology.