Link stood ready as Komali flew above. Nohansen pulled his sword out and prepared for combat. Eyes set, they all waited for the ship to come closer. Thats when they saw her. "LINK!" called out Zelda. Link jumped and dropped his sword and Komali almost fell out of the air in surpise.
"Z-Z-Zelda?" Link yelled back. They came closer and when the ships were side by side Zelda took a flying leap over to the legacy. She saw the King of Hyrule and gasped. "Father?"
"Pleasure to see you again Zelda..." Nohansen smiled warmly. "You're probably wondering how I survived underwater...Let me tell you and Link in the cabin..."
**Link's Cabin.**
"So when you both floated up to the top, there I sat, pondering my life and Gannon's cause. He and I weren't much different, and no Zelda, don't dissagree with me. I'm right and you know it. We both made stupid mistakes for our people and we both paid the price, and that price was steep. We lost our home and Gannon lost his sanity. I realized something. I was wrong in trying to get rid of Gannon. So I wanted to make amends in his name. I sent myself back up to the water, wondering how I could make amends to not only his spirit, but my broken one as well. I wandered the Great Sea for a while when I heard it. The making of a magnificent ship, one to rival yours Zelda... Link's Legacy. I watched over him while he worked and let me tell you Zelda, don't ever think Link is lazy. For days, weeks, months, hell, even for three years he worked upon the Legacy. When he was ready to leave, I was right there, ready to join him. You see, my mission isn't one of guarding or watching. It is one of forgivness and peace." Nohansen bowed his head as Zelda held his arm.
Link frowned. "Then I too am in the wrong. Had I known Gannon's plight, I would have never gave the finishing blow. I shall also make amends to Gannon." Zelda nodded gravely. Then she paused.
"Wait a tic...YOU'RE LEAVING THE GREAT SEA!?!?!" Zelda exploded, "AND YOU WEREN'T EVEN GOING TO SAY GOODBYE TO ME YOU UNGREATFUL BATTLE HAPPY MORON!?!?"
"Well I thought-" Link began.
"YOU THOUGHT WRONG! DO YOU THINK I WOULD JUST LET YOU GO OFF WITH THE CHANCE OF ME NEVER SEEING YOU AGAIN! I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT EVEN THOUGH I CARE ABOUT-" Zelda stopped, turning a little red.
Link was cowring before Zelda's wrath. "I-I-I'm sorry...please forgive me...I thought that you and the rest of your group were doing allright by yourselfs...I thought that you woudln't mind..."
Zelda had obviously calmed down as she replied, "You thought I wouldn't mind if my best friend I ever had, tougher than any swabbie on my side, smarter than all the people I've ever met besides my father? I do mind." Zelda looked at Link, her eyes sorrowful. "I don't want you to leave, but I figure you had this in mind even as the final blow was stuck in Hyrule...So I won't stop you if you let me join you."
Link paused. "But what about your other friends? Gonzo? Niko? Nudge? What will they think? I mean, Zelda, I'm worth it. As a friend I can only offer you danger and the unknown." Zelda could tell Link was worried about her, but she smiled and winked at him.
"Ah, but thats what I like best! I think the crew can go on without me now. In fact even before this, I have been toying around with the idea of leaving the group. They are full fledged pirates now, even as good as to be the scourage of the Great Sea...Next to you ane me of course." Zelda winked again at this last comment and Link went red. He didn't know why, but he figure it had something to do with the "Next to you and me" thing.
Link sighed. "All right. But if your friends blame me for this, I'm blaming you. Now I have a spare room because we aren't leaving until tommorow, so if you want to spend the night at my Cabana-"
"Are you kidding me? I'd love to! It's been too long since I've slept in a real bed before..."
"Yeah, I fixed the downstairs part. I drained out all the water, cleard out all the rats and made sure nothing else was down there. Then I set some beds in there, a sink, hell, most of the house is downstairs."
Just then Komali came from downstairs laughing his head off. "God! Those pirate friends of yours tell the funniest jokes! HAHAHAHAHA!" Komali collapsed to the floor in peals of laughter. Zelda sighed. It was going to be hell trying to tell the rest of the group her decsion...
**Link's Cabana**
"But Ms.Tetra! Please don't go! We'll miss you!" Cried Gonzo, great tears running down his face. Zelda hated to admit it, but she was going soft with him.
"Oh, Gonzo...Listen to me. I belong with Link. He's going on an adventure thats going to be taking him across the Great Sea and I want to be there next to him because well..." Zelda whispered something in Gonzo's ear. "And don't you EVER tell him, until I do understand?"
Gonzo sniffed and replied, "Well...if thats how you feel about him, I wont stop you. I'll miss you. The boys and I will never forget you...WHAAAA!!" Zelda patted him on the back.
"Oh come here ya big lug." She gave him a hug and winked. "And Link did say there was a chance we'll come back. So don't worry." Gonzo nodded and dejectedly walked back onto the ship where the other pirates were sitting, depressed. They waved sadly to Zelda as she waved back.
"Don't tell me your going to get all sentimental on me now Zelda..." Link mused. Zelda yelped and turned around. Link was smugly grinning and she remembered when he first set off with them and her comment to him. She playfully growled at him.
"Oh be quiet you." She looked at her ship dissipering in the distance and turned back to Link. "Shall we go inside?"
"You can. I'm going to stay out here by the pool. I need to clear my head."
"Mind if I join you?"
"Don't mind if you do. Even if I say you couldn't you probably still would. Let that be a warning to all males. Though cute they may be, tough they are."
Zelda couldn't help but smile and blush happily.
Raven: Ok folks, quit complaining. Oni Link will come soon, just wait. A good story needs a good begining and I have to start off somewhere. The next one who complains I will send Drache Von Wolfe the bounty hunter to slay you in horrible nasty ways.