The Ballad of the Goddess
Chapter One: Ocarina Song?
Disclaimer: I don't own Nintendo, Wavebird controllers (Though I do have one), Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link, and uhm... and anything else that isn't mine. I do, however, own Laurel and Umi! They're mine! My own! My precioussssssssssssss
Ocarina Song Bibliography:
Zelda: Majora's Mask for the Ocarina
This insanely cool and helpful reference site for the Ocarina notes: http:member.nifty.ne.jp/mio/64z/ocpree.html
My Orchestra teacher for giving me the sheet music for my violin a few months ago, which I converted by hand and ear. Pity me.
"Gosh darn it! I can't believe that I forgot! That's my favorite part of the whole game and I forgot! Me!" Laurel was feeling extremely stupid at her error. "It just makes me want to... want to... throw my Wavebird across the room!"
"Calm down, Laurel. What's wrong?" Umi got up from where she was sitting on the couch and walked over to Laurel. "Why are you so worked up? You always say that Ocarina of Time is the best game ever!"
Laurel smiled at her sister. It was hard to stay mad when she was around. "What's the absolute best part of playing Ocarina of Time?"
Umi thought for a moment. "Link?"
Laurel smiled and ruffled Umi's short, blonde hair. "Not what I had in mind, but I suppose that does work as an answer. You have 3.141592653589793238462643383279 more guesses."
Umi looked confused at the long string of numbers. "Why did you say all those numbers, Laur? I don't know what they mean."
"It's called Pi. It's a number that goes on forever and ever. I was just bored and started learning it one day." Laurel explained.
"Oh," Umi thought about this a bit more, and smiled. She knew why Laurel was so mad. "You forgot the Scarecrow's Song, didn't you. So you can't get to that golden skulltula. Why do you always obsess over making a song for that thing?"
"What? How dare you say such things! Blasphemy!" Laurel cried in mock outrage. "Making up songs for the scarecrow is my favorite thing to do! You can make up a melody and then play it whenever you want!"
"Okay, Laurel. Whatever you say."
"Laurel? Would you please do the dishes? NOW?" It was Laurel's mother.
"Nooooooooooooooo! Don't take me away from my games! I live on them... they're my lifeblood! See? I put the controller down, and now I'm melting! Melting, I say! Melllllllllllllllllllllllllting! All because I had to put down my game for some dirty pot that can go clean itself for all I care!" Laurel was writhing on the ground, eyes bulging.
"Are you done?"
"Yes," Laurel got up off the ground.
Laurel's mother disappeared into the kitchen. "I still don't see why you have to make such a big fuss over chores. You're seventeen!"
"Because they take away from the time I could be playing games," Laurel stuck out her tongue and went into the kitchen.
"Mommy? Why can't I have chores?" Umi latched on to her mother.
Laurel walked back into the TV room, her long brown hair was tied back into a ponytail to keep it from getting wet. "Hey, that's a good idea. She can do all of mine! She's already seven!"
Laurel's mother smiled. "No."
Laurel sighed, and went to do her chore. After she was finished, she wiped her hands on a towel, and grumpily sat back down onto her favorite easy chair near the TV and took control of the game again. "Ick. I hate having to leave a dungeon right in the middle," Laurel made a face. "I still can't believe that I forgot. Must've been really early this morning." Laurel had an affinity for getting up around three hours early so she could play games before school. "Just wasn't thinking about what I was doing. 'S a wonder I got any dungeons done."
"Laurel? Could you watch Umi for a bit? I'm going to a meeting." Laurel's mother asked.
"Where's Dad?"
"At a meeting"
"You people and your meetings. Sure, Les."
"Don't call me Leslie," her mother said in a warning tone.
"This again," Laurel rolled her eyes. "It's your name."
"I'll be back in two hours. Bye hon!"
Laurel sighed and turned back to her game. "Lessee. Need to be a kid again." She steered her character out of the temple.
"Aren't you going to figure out a song?" Umi asked.
"As soon as I get outside. There's something about being inside a temple that seems like music doesn't go with it." Laurel steered Link around a kessee. "Okay, now I can do it." She pulled out the Ocarina. "Let's see. I'll start with a d, maybe use a little arpeggio... nah." Laurel fiddled with buttons. "Or use a chromatic scale, with some notes missing as the intro. Wait... I'll try this!"
"Laur? That sounds good! Play that again!"
Laurel obliged, playing a complex melody. Her fingers worked the controller like an artist molding clay. "Good controller technique should be an art form." Umi thought. She listened to the haunting melody that Laurel was creating.
"There!" Laurel said. "It's finished. Now just have to write it down..."
But the screen changed. A chime sounded, the one that sounds when you play an ocarina song that the game recognizes. Laurel looked confused. "Maybe it just ended with an ocarina song..." she sounded unsure. Then, ever so slowly, text appeared on the screen. It was written in Japanese. Laurel looked at it thoughtfully. Obviously, it was an easter egg that hadn't been translated. But... this was a remake of the game, made so it could be used on the Gamecube. Surely... surely it would have gotten translated. She looked at the text. She knew some Japanese. Some vocabulary, basic sentence structure, enough to get her by in a basic conversation of 'hi, how are you. You're an idiot.' Her character knowledge was not much better. She could identify around twenty, and guess at another ten. She ran to get her Japanese dictionary.
"Laurel? What does that say?" Umi asked when she returned.
"I don't know. Let me look up some words." Laurel replied, flipping the pages franticly. "You... uh... play... Ballad... of.... Hm, what's this word...Goddess!" She read the statement again. "You play Ballad of Goddess. Huh?" Then it came to her. "You played the Ballad of the Goddess!"
"You played the Ballad of the Goddess? No you didn't! What's a Ballad?"
"A Ballad is a type of song. Must be some secret song that the localization crew didn't know about. I wonder what it does." Laurel noticed that it was waiting for her to press A. She pressed the button. "I wonder what goddess."
The screen glowed blue a bit, and then turned off. The Gamecube flickered and shut down, as well as the lights in the room and anything else that ran on electricity.
"Hey! I was playing that!" Laurel complained. "Must be some power surge... maybe someone's hogging all the electricity. Jerk."
The television turned on again, as well as the Gamecube.
"Finally! Hope that jerk got what he deserved!"
"Laurel? The lights aren't on. Just the television and the Gamecube." Umi pointed out.
"What in the love of Nintendo is that?" Laurel gasped.
The screen was glowing bright blue again. Not the blue that you get when the VCR isn't working, like the Blue Screen of Death. But a paler blue that seemed to emanate from the television like a small sun. Laurel squinted and shielded her eyes. She looked around to make sure none of the lamps had exploded.
And promptly screamed.
"Laurel?"
"There's a burglar in our house!"
Author's Note: Short chapter, I know. I wanted to create suspense, and this was the only way for me to do it... sorry 'bout the cliffhanger!
The Ballad of the Goddess:
So, do you want to play The Ballad of the Goddess? It may not do anything (Who knows, maybe Laurel's copy was special. I suppose you'll find out later in the story. evil grin) but there's a special prize for anybody who I haven't already told who can figure out where it's from! Email me if you think you know.
Legend:
A=A button
1= C down button
2= C right button
u=Push up on the control stick while pushing the indicated button
d= Push down on the control stick while pushing the indicated button
R= Push the indicated button, with any up or down on the control stick if indicated, as well as the R button.
X= Note is too low for Ocarina. Oops. You can get a half step higher then this note by pressing AvR but I can't actually give you the note. It's a low A, so um… just hum it to yourself. Eh heh.
Song:
A Au 1 1u 2 1u 1 Au 1 1u 2 1u 1 1u 2 1u 1 Au 1 Au A Au Ad AAA A A Ad X A Au 1 Au 1 1u 1 1u 2 1u 1 A A Au 1 1u 2 2R A 1u 1 1u Au A A 1u Au A
Enjoy!
Chapter One: Ocarina Song?
Disclaimer: I don't own Nintendo, Wavebird controllers (Though I do have one), Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link, and uhm... and anything else that isn't mine. I do, however, own Laurel and Umi! They're mine! My own! My precioussssssssssssss
Ocarina Song Bibliography:
Zelda: Majora's Mask for the Ocarina
This insanely cool and helpful reference site for the Ocarina notes: http:member.nifty.ne.jp/mio/64z/ocpree.html
My Orchestra teacher for giving me the sheet music for my violin a few months ago, which I converted by hand and ear. Pity me.
"Gosh darn it! I can't believe that I forgot! That's my favorite part of the whole game and I forgot! Me!" Laurel was feeling extremely stupid at her error. "It just makes me want to... want to... throw my Wavebird across the room!"
"Calm down, Laurel. What's wrong?" Umi got up from where she was sitting on the couch and walked over to Laurel. "Why are you so worked up? You always say that Ocarina of Time is the best game ever!"
Laurel smiled at her sister. It was hard to stay mad when she was around. "What's the absolute best part of playing Ocarina of Time?"
Umi thought for a moment. "Link?"
Laurel smiled and ruffled Umi's short, blonde hair. "Not what I had in mind, but I suppose that does work as an answer. You have 3.141592653589793238462643383279 more guesses."
Umi looked confused at the long string of numbers. "Why did you say all those numbers, Laur? I don't know what they mean."
"It's called Pi. It's a number that goes on forever and ever. I was just bored and started learning it one day." Laurel explained.
"Oh," Umi thought about this a bit more, and smiled. She knew why Laurel was so mad. "You forgot the Scarecrow's Song, didn't you. So you can't get to that golden skulltula. Why do you always obsess over making a song for that thing?"
"What? How dare you say such things! Blasphemy!" Laurel cried in mock outrage. "Making up songs for the scarecrow is my favorite thing to do! You can make up a melody and then play it whenever you want!"
"Okay, Laurel. Whatever you say."
"Laurel? Would you please do the dishes? NOW?" It was Laurel's mother.
"Nooooooooooooooo! Don't take me away from my games! I live on them... they're my lifeblood! See? I put the controller down, and now I'm melting! Melting, I say! Melllllllllllllllllllllllllting! All because I had to put down my game for some dirty pot that can go clean itself for all I care!" Laurel was writhing on the ground, eyes bulging.
"Are you done?"
"Yes," Laurel got up off the ground.
Laurel's mother disappeared into the kitchen. "I still don't see why you have to make such a big fuss over chores. You're seventeen!"
"Because they take away from the time I could be playing games," Laurel stuck out her tongue and went into the kitchen.
"Mommy? Why can't I have chores?" Umi latched on to her mother.
Laurel walked back into the TV room, her long brown hair was tied back into a ponytail to keep it from getting wet. "Hey, that's a good idea. She can do all of mine! She's already seven!"
Laurel's mother smiled. "No."
Laurel sighed, and went to do her chore. After she was finished, she wiped her hands on a towel, and grumpily sat back down onto her favorite easy chair near the TV and took control of the game again. "Ick. I hate having to leave a dungeon right in the middle," Laurel made a face. "I still can't believe that I forgot. Must've been really early this morning." Laurel had an affinity for getting up around three hours early so she could play games before school. "Just wasn't thinking about what I was doing. 'S a wonder I got any dungeons done."
"Laurel? Could you watch Umi for a bit? I'm going to a meeting." Laurel's mother asked.
"Where's Dad?"
"At a meeting"
"You people and your meetings. Sure, Les."
"Don't call me Leslie," her mother said in a warning tone.
"This again," Laurel rolled her eyes. "It's your name."
"I'll be back in two hours. Bye hon!"
Laurel sighed and turned back to her game. "Lessee. Need to be a kid again." She steered her character out of the temple.
"Aren't you going to figure out a song?" Umi asked.
"As soon as I get outside. There's something about being inside a temple that seems like music doesn't go with it." Laurel steered Link around a kessee. "Okay, now I can do it." She pulled out the Ocarina. "Let's see. I'll start with a d, maybe use a little arpeggio... nah." Laurel fiddled with buttons. "Or use a chromatic scale, with some notes missing as the intro. Wait... I'll try this!"
"Laur? That sounds good! Play that again!"
Laurel obliged, playing a complex melody. Her fingers worked the controller like an artist molding clay. "Good controller technique should be an art form." Umi thought. She listened to the haunting melody that Laurel was creating.
"There!" Laurel said. "It's finished. Now just have to write it down..."
But the screen changed. A chime sounded, the one that sounds when you play an ocarina song that the game recognizes. Laurel looked confused. "Maybe it just ended with an ocarina song..." she sounded unsure. Then, ever so slowly, text appeared on the screen. It was written in Japanese. Laurel looked at it thoughtfully. Obviously, it was an easter egg that hadn't been translated. But... this was a remake of the game, made so it could be used on the Gamecube. Surely... surely it would have gotten translated. She looked at the text. She knew some Japanese. Some vocabulary, basic sentence structure, enough to get her by in a basic conversation of 'hi, how are you. You're an idiot.' Her character knowledge was not much better. She could identify around twenty, and guess at another ten. She ran to get her Japanese dictionary.
"Laurel? What does that say?" Umi asked when she returned.
"I don't know. Let me look up some words." Laurel replied, flipping the pages franticly. "You... uh... play... Ballad... of.... Hm, what's this word...Goddess!" She read the statement again. "You play Ballad of Goddess. Huh?" Then it came to her. "You played the Ballad of the Goddess!"
"You played the Ballad of the Goddess? No you didn't! What's a Ballad?"
"A Ballad is a type of song. Must be some secret song that the localization crew didn't know about. I wonder what it does." Laurel noticed that it was waiting for her to press A. She pressed the button. "I wonder what goddess."
The screen glowed blue a bit, and then turned off. The Gamecube flickered and shut down, as well as the lights in the room and anything else that ran on electricity.
"Hey! I was playing that!" Laurel complained. "Must be some power surge... maybe someone's hogging all the electricity. Jerk."
The television turned on again, as well as the Gamecube.
"Finally! Hope that jerk got what he deserved!"
"Laurel? The lights aren't on. Just the television and the Gamecube." Umi pointed out.
"What in the love of Nintendo is that?" Laurel gasped.
The screen was glowing bright blue again. Not the blue that you get when the VCR isn't working, like the Blue Screen of Death. But a paler blue that seemed to emanate from the television like a small sun. Laurel squinted and shielded her eyes. She looked around to make sure none of the lamps had exploded.
And promptly screamed.
"Laurel?"
"There's a burglar in our house!"
Author's Note: Short chapter, I know. I wanted to create suspense, and this was the only way for me to do it... sorry 'bout the cliffhanger!
The Ballad of the Goddess:
So, do you want to play The Ballad of the Goddess? It may not do anything (Who knows, maybe Laurel's copy was special. I suppose you'll find out later in the story. evil grin) but there's a special prize for anybody who I haven't already told who can figure out where it's from! Email me if you think you know.
Legend:
A=A button
1= C down button
2= C right button
u=Push up on the control stick while pushing the indicated button
d= Push down on the control stick while pushing the indicated button
R= Push the indicated button, with any up or down on the control stick if indicated, as well as the R button.
X= Note is too low for Ocarina. Oops. You can get a half step higher then this note by pressing AvR but I can't actually give you the note. It's a low A, so um… just hum it to yourself. Eh heh.
Song:
A Au 1 1u 2 1u 1 Au 1 1u 2 1u 1 1u 2 1u 1 Au 1 Au A Au Ad AAA A A Ad X A Au 1 Au 1 1u 1 1u 2 1u 1 A A Au 1 1u 2 2R A 1u 1 1u Au A A 1u Au A
Enjoy!