The next morning was bright and sunny. Tetra smiled as she watched the
sails of The Arrowhead unfurl, her golden hair blowing in the wind. The
feeling of the breeze on her face always brought a warm feeling to her
heart. Unfortunately for her, the wind was blowing in the wrong direction.
Tetra walked over to the door leading down to her and Link's room. "Link, are you still asleep? Come on, it's time to get up, sleepy head!" All she got for a response was a series of mumbles from behind the closed door. "Don't make come down there!" More mumbles.
With a sigh, Tetra opened the door and walked downstairs. Sure enough, there was Link, sprawled across the bed. "No kiss until you get up," she said with a smirk.
Link grunted. "No fair," he whined. "I hate it when you pull this stunt on me."
"Well, there's also the fact that we can't get underway until you get your lazy butt out of bed," replied Tetra. "There's a strong wind out there, and it just happens to be blowing south, the opposite direction from Windfall."
"Point taken," said Link as he hopped out of bed. He walked over to the small chest where he kept the Wind Waker. The old wood creaked as he slowly lifted the lid, revealing the sparkling conductor's baton that lay within. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" he whispered. He lifted the Wind Waker out of its resting place and examined it, a look of fatherly love and reminiscence in his eyes.
"I still don't quite understand what the Wind Waker is supposed to do exactly," complained Tetra.
"Well, I, uh..." Link's face took on something of a baffled expression. How am I supposed to explain this? "The Wind Waker is like a bridge between our world and the realm of the gods," he began. "It's like Morse code sort of. You're making a request to the gods, basically."
"That was a great explanation," said Tetra sarcastically. "C'mon. We'd better get up there, otherwise the crew will get suspicious."
"And who's to say their suspicions are unfounded?" He walked towards Tetra, taking her in his loving embrace.
"Not now, lover-boy," said Tetra in her sing-songy voice. "If we don't get under way soon, we'll never make it to Windfall before dark, and you now how it can get over there at night. Drunken brawls, theft, you name it; Windfall has it after the sun has gone down. That island just hasn't been the same lately."
Link sighed. "All right," he said with a look of mock dejection.
"Don't worry, big guy," chuckled Tetra. "I'm sure that we'll have time to catch up tonight."
"Sounds good to me." Link pocketed the Wind Waker and walked over to his cluttered bedside table. After rummaging around in the drawer a bit, he found what he was looking for. He grabbed his precious green hat and leapt up the stairs leading to the deck.
"Hey, wait up!" cried Tetra, quickly following Link up the stairs.
* * *
"Hey, look Gonzo!" Niko shouted. "Link's finally awake!" Niko and Gonzo were sitting on the stern of the Arrowhead, and Gonzo was enjoying the short reprieve from work. At least, he had been enjoying himself. He gave a short, scathing glance towards Niko. "Heh, uh, I think I'll go check on Aryll," Niko stuttered. He quickly hastened away from Gonzo, leaving the intimidating pirate to brood over his own jealous thoughts.
"Look at him," Gonzo said maliciously to himself. "Strutting about with her, all high and mighty. You'd think that he was the captain!" Gonzo started pacing back and forth, deep in thought. "Why shouldn't I have Tetra? I'm just as good as Link is! I was here first; I'm the first mate! I work twice as hard as he does, but get less than half the respect! By all rights I should be the one engaged to Tetra, not him!"
"Well, you could be," said a mysterious dark voice. The sky suddenly turned dark as a cloud blew in front of the sun, casting sinister shadows upon the Great Sea. The wind turned cold, and the seagulls fell silent.
"Who's there?" hissed Gonzo. He put his hand to the hilt of his scimitar and quickly looked around.
"Just a friend," said the voice, now benevolent and friendly. "We're a bit jealous, aren't we?"
"Mind your own business," grumbled Gonzo, his hand slowly moving away from his sword.
"Oh, but your feelings are my business," the voice whispered. "You want Tetra, do you? Well, all you have to do is remove your one obstacle, and everything else will fall into place."
Gonzo was shocked. "Are you suggesting..."
"Think of how easy it would be for a knife to accidentally slip into Link while he sleeps," the strange voice hissed. "Or perhaps some poison might find it's way into his glass. The possibilities are endless. I'm sure you'll know what to do."
The clouds quickly blew away from the sun, and the air slowly returned to normal. The shadow had left as quickly as it had come, but a seed of mutiny had been planted in Gonzo's mind.
* * *
That was strange, thought Link, referring to the sudden change in the weather. His thoughts turned to Sensa, a pirate who spent most of his time in the crow's nest and was obsessed with the weather. I don't remember him saying anything about clouds in the sky, though. Whatever the disturbance had been, it was gone now. He gently put on his hat and lifted the Wind Waker. He felt the power of the gods flow through him as he gracefully conducted for the winds. For the final note, he pointed the baton North, and immediately the wind shifted, blowing strongly towards Windfall Island.
"And we're off again," breathed Tetra as she lovingly took the wheel of her ship in her hands.
Tetra walked over to the door leading down to her and Link's room. "Link, are you still asleep? Come on, it's time to get up, sleepy head!" All she got for a response was a series of mumbles from behind the closed door. "Don't make come down there!" More mumbles.
With a sigh, Tetra opened the door and walked downstairs. Sure enough, there was Link, sprawled across the bed. "No kiss until you get up," she said with a smirk.
Link grunted. "No fair," he whined. "I hate it when you pull this stunt on me."
"Well, there's also the fact that we can't get underway until you get your lazy butt out of bed," replied Tetra. "There's a strong wind out there, and it just happens to be blowing south, the opposite direction from Windfall."
"Point taken," said Link as he hopped out of bed. He walked over to the small chest where he kept the Wind Waker. The old wood creaked as he slowly lifted the lid, revealing the sparkling conductor's baton that lay within. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" he whispered. He lifted the Wind Waker out of its resting place and examined it, a look of fatherly love and reminiscence in his eyes.
"I still don't quite understand what the Wind Waker is supposed to do exactly," complained Tetra.
"Well, I, uh..." Link's face took on something of a baffled expression. How am I supposed to explain this? "The Wind Waker is like a bridge between our world and the realm of the gods," he began. "It's like Morse code sort of. You're making a request to the gods, basically."
"That was a great explanation," said Tetra sarcastically. "C'mon. We'd better get up there, otherwise the crew will get suspicious."
"And who's to say their suspicions are unfounded?" He walked towards Tetra, taking her in his loving embrace.
"Not now, lover-boy," said Tetra in her sing-songy voice. "If we don't get under way soon, we'll never make it to Windfall before dark, and you now how it can get over there at night. Drunken brawls, theft, you name it; Windfall has it after the sun has gone down. That island just hasn't been the same lately."
Link sighed. "All right," he said with a look of mock dejection.
"Don't worry, big guy," chuckled Tetra. "I'm sure that we'll have time to catch up tonight."
"Sounds good to me." Link pocketed the Wind Waker and walked over to his cluttered bedside table. After rummaging around in the drawer a bit, he found what he was looking for. He grabbed his precious green hat and leapt up the stairs leading to the deck.
"Hey, wait up!" cried Tetra, quickly following Link up the stairs.
* * *
"Hey, look Gonzo!" Niko shouted. "Link's finally awake!" Niko and Gonzo were sitting on the stern of the Arrowhead, and Gonzo was enjoying the short reprieve from work. At least, he had been enjoying himself. He gave a short, scathing glance towards Niko. "Heh, uh, I think I'll go check on Aryll," Niko stuttered. He quickly hastened away from Gonzo, leaving the intimidating pirate to brood over his own jealous thoughts.
"Look at him," Gonzo said maliciously to himself. "Strutting about with her, all high and mighty. You'd think that he was the captain!" Gonzo started pacing back and forth, deep in thought. "Why shouldn't I have Tetra? I'm just as good as Link is! I was here first; I'm the first mate! I work twice as hard as he does, but get less than half the respect! By all rights I should be the one engaged to Tetra, not him!"
"Well, you could be," said a mysterious dark voice. The sky suddenly turned dark as a cloud blew in front of the sun, casting sinister shadows upon the Great Sea. The wind turned cold, and the seagulls fell silent.
"Who's there?" hissed Gonzo. He put his hand to the hilt of his scimitar and quickly looked around.
"Just a friend," said the voice, now benevolent and friendly. "We're a bit jealous, aren't we?"
"Mind your own business," grumbled Gonzo, his hand slowly moving away from his sword.
"Oh, but your feelings are my business," the voice whispered. "You want Tetra, do you? Well, all you have to do is remove your one obstacle, and everything else will fall into place."
Gonzo was shocked. "Are you suggesting..."
"Think of how easy it would be for a knife to accidentally slip into Link while he sleeps," the strange voice hissed. "Or perhaps some poison might find it's way into his glass. The possibilities are endless. I'm sure you'll know what to do."
The clouds quickly blew away from the sun, and the air slowly returned to normal. The shadow had left as quickly as it had come, but a seed of mutiny had been planted in Gonzo's mind.
* * *
That was strange, thought Link, referring to the sudden change in the weather. His thoughts turned to Sensa, a pirate who spent most of his time in the crow's nest and was obsessed with the weather. I don't remember him saying anything about clouds in the sky, though. Whatever the disturbance had been, it was gone now. He gently put on his hat and lifted the Wind Waker. He felt the power of the gods flow through him as he gracefully conducted for the winds. For the final note, he pointed the baton North, and immediately the wind shifted, blowing strongly towards Windfall Island.
"And we're off again," breathed Tetra as she lovingly took the wheel of her ship in her hands.