Hey!! It's another chapter! About time, eh? Sorry about taking so long. It's cram time at the end
of the semester, which is kind of uninspiring. Next week is finals week. Oh joy. After that,
however, I should be free for the summer, so I have no excuse not to update. Thank you to everyone
who has sent me reviews. They are the only reason I could motivate myself to write some more!
Please be sure to send in more reviews! Thanks. Now, on with the story!
Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda is NOT mine. Oh how I wish it were.
The Legend of Zelda
The Golden Land
Chapter Nine
Strategies
The Hero of Time sat on the sandy beaches of Outset Island. He gazed out at the sea before
him. The sea was not visible from the old Hyrule, and the only sea Link had ever encountered was
in Termina. Now all of Hyrule was covered by the sea. The water was nice, but Link thought that
this was a little much.
He had arrived on Outset Island the day before. Last night, Link and another bot by the
same name, had discussed the situation, along with the current Princess Zelda, who preferred to be
called Tetra, and several others, including Saria. Link had been surprised to find his old childhood
friend. Pleasantly surprised, of course. Saria was much the same as she had been in Link's time,
centuries earlier.
The Hero crossed his arms behind his head and laid back, enjoying the warm sun. Last
night, the group had decided to go and discuss things with the three ancient guardian spirits of the
land, Jabun the Sea Spirit, Valoo the Sky Spirit, and the Great Deku Tree the Earth Spirit. The
other Link and the pirates had just returned from a year long trip at sea, and wanted to rest before
leaving again. The would be leaving for Greatfish Isle in three days. Link could understand this,
but wanted to head out quickly. Time was of the essence. Of course, the Hero of Time would think
that.
Link was broken from his train of thought as a shadow fell over him. He opened his eyes to
see a blond haired girl standing over him. She was the other Link's sister, he recalled. Her name
was Aryll. Link briefly thought of how he wished that he had a family.
The Hero of Time sat up and turned to Aryll. She wore a pink dress which, oddly, had a
white skull on it. Of course, Link realized this shouldn't be too odd. Most of this girl's friends were
pirates. Heck, the princess of Hyrule was a pirate!
"Can I help you?" Link asked the girl.
Aryll studied her feet for a minute. "Um, I just wanted to . . . to say thank you for saving me
yesterday," she stammered. She was always nervous around new people. And this person was an
ancient hero from legends she had been raised listening to.
Link brushed a few stray stands of hair out of his face. "It's no big deal," he replied. "It's
what any decent person would have done."
Aryll shook her head. "I was too scared to do anything."
Link grinned. "That's understandable. All things considered, you handled yourself pretty
well. I've seen grown men run away screaming from the Fierce Deity."
Aryll grinned at this. "Yeah, but I couldn't have done anything even if I wasn't scared.
How did you survive that blast?" she asked curiously.
Link smiled and pulled a small blue crystal out from a pouch on his belt. He tossed it to
Aryll, who caught it and studied it for a moment. "Hold that crystal and concentrate on it. Use your
will to push energy into it."
Aryll closed her eyes and concentrated. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself
surrounded by walls of blue magic. She gasped and fell backwards in surprise, losing concentration.
The blue walls quickly disappeared. Link chuckled. "What was that?" Aryll asked.
"It's called Nayru's Love," Link responded, accepting the crystal back from her. "It's a
magic spell that can protect you from just about anything. I cast that on myself before jumping in
front of the blast. I didn't even feel it."
"Wow, that's awesome!" Aryll replied giggling. Link just smiled. "Oh yeah," the young
girl said, recalling her other reason for coming out here. "Saria said she wanted to see you. She is
in the Forest of Fairies," Aryll stated, pointing to a path that lead up side of the island. "It's that
way."
"Thanks," Link said, standing up and brushing the sand off.
"Hey, can I ask you something?" said Aryll suddenly.
"Sure."
"Aren't those clothes a little warm?"
Link chuckled. "Yeah, I guess the climate here is warmer than it was in Hyrule." Aryll
nodded and Link headed off towards the path.
* * * * * * *
The Hero of Winds stood next to Tetra on the dock. The piratess was directing her crew as
the loaded and unloaded supplies. They had to finish restocking before they could head out again.
And they were heading out earlier then Link had hoped. He loved the sea and everything, but
enough was enough! Link stood there, trying to look like he was doing something.
Finally, Tetra quit shouting orders and turned to him. "Bored yet?" she asked.
Link grinned. "Bored? I was having so much fun!" he replied sarcastically.
Tetra smirked and nodded. "Let's go walk around the island." Link nodded and they
started off. They walked in a comfortable silence for several minutes. Finally, Tetra spoke. "It's
kind of weird isn't it?"
"What?" Link asked, returning to the real world.
"All of this," Tetra replied, gesturing with her hands. "We're setting out on another
adventure, and if things go right, we will undo everything we worked for last time."
Link nodded thoughtfully. "Yeah, I guess so. Of course, we're still working to save the
people."
Tetra nodded. "I suppose you're right. We're still the good guys, even if we're releasing
Ganon again. Hopefully we can handle him. Besides, it will be fun doing something again."
Link raised an eyebrow. "Doing something? What have we been doing the past year,
then?"
"Sailing around aimlessly," Tetra replied with a smile.
Link chuckled. "Yeah, whatever." He sighed. "I guess it has been a while since we had
any real action. Peace is kind of boring. Not that I don't like it."
Tetra nodded and looked off to the horizon. "What do you think Hyrule will be like? That
is, if we raise it again?"
Link shrugged. "I don't know. I've never really seen a continent before. There will
probably be less water there." Tetra snorted and rolled her eyes at this. Link smiled. "You know, if
we bring Hyrule back, you would be the queen."
Tetra stopped walking and blinked several times. "I-I hadn't thought of that." She turned to
Link. "I don't know how to be a queen! Heck, I don't even want to! This is going to be a big
pain!"
Link chuckled and placed a hand on Tetra's shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll work things
out. I'll always be there to help you."
Tetra smiled faintly and turned to face Link. "Thanks," she whispered, looking deep into his
eyes. Link was similarly searching her eyes. Neither moved for several minutes. When they finally
broke eye contact, both blushed and had trouble meeting the others gaze. The walked home
somewhat awkwardly.
* * * * * * *
Three days later, Link finished tying the King of Red Lions to the side of the pirate ship.
The Wind Waker then headed over to where Tetra stood, again barking orders.
"You know, for how she refuses to acknowledge being a princess, she sure likes to be in
charge."
Link chuckled and turned to see Saria standing next to him. "I guess you're right. She's not
really that bossy, though, once you get to know her."
"Uh huh," Saria said, nodding her head dramatically and giving Link a strange look.
"What?" The only answer Link got was Saria smirking at him.
They were soon joined by the Hero of Time and the two Sages of the Master Sword. Soon
after, Tetra and Aryll joined the group, announcing that they were leaving now. Aryll had begged
and pleaded to come along. Seeing as how they were only planning on visiting the spirits of the land
and not engage in any combat, LinkW had finally agreed. LinkT had poked a few jokes about
overprotective brothers.
The whole group waved goodbye as they sailed away from Outset Island. One of the
neighbors had agreed to look after LinkW's grandmother while they were away.
Soon, they were off. LinkW had conducted a strong wind to take them to Greatfish Isle
quickly. LinkT and Saria had taken to sitting on the side of the ship, playing their ocarina's while
Aryll listened. Medli and Makar had soon joined in. LinkW and Tetra had joined the group later on
and listened along with Aryll. Things seemed to be going well as they all headed out on a new
adventure.
* * * * * * *
Inside of a cold, stone tower the Fierce Deity sat with its arms folded and eyes closed. It had
taken several days to heal from the disastrous encounter with the Hero of Time and the other young
hero. The Oni had been contemplating his opponents constantly. The only real problem he faced
was the use of Light Arrows. He had been trying to find a way to overcome these annoying
weapons.
After much consideration, the demigod had decided on a course of action. This land, which
was once Hyrule, was now governed by three spirits. Perhaps these deities could be used to help
him. Naturally, the Fierce Deity knew that they guardian spirits would not willingly help him, but if
he could use their powers he could possibly overcome his weakness to light. These spirits would be
naturally alined with the light. They could be used to overcome it.
The now healed god of wrath stood and floated above the ground. Around him, the tower
collapsed. He would build a better fortress later. Now he had to find one of the spirits. The
demigod had heard that one of the Great Windfish inhabited the seas acting a the Spirit of Water.
The Fierce Deity would go find this spirit. The evil god held a bit of a grudge against the Windfish.
They had sided against him long ago, when he had first been sealed in the mask. Now he could
make one of the last of their kind pay. He grinned evilly and began to fly over the waters.
of the semester, which is kind of uninspiring. Next week is finals week. Oh joy. After that,
however, I should be free for the summer, so I have no excuse not to update. Thank you to everyone
who has sent me reviews. They are the only reason I could motivate myself to write some more!
Please be sure to send in more reviews! Thanks. Now, on with the story!
Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda is NOT mine. Oh how I wish it were.
The Legend of Zelda
The Golden Land
Chapter Nine
Strategies
The Hero of Time sat on the sandy beaches of Outset Island. He gazed out at the sea before
him. The sea was not visible from the old Hyrule, and the only sea Link had ever encountered was
in Termina. Now all of Hyrule was covered by the sea. The water was nice, but Link thought that
this was a little much.
He had arrived on Outset Island the day before. Last night, Link and another bot by the
same name, had discussed the situation, along with the current Princess Zelda, who preferred to be
called Tetra, and several others, including Saria. Link had been surprised to find his old childhood
friend. Pleasantly surprised, of course. Saria was much the same as she had been in Link's time,
centuries earlier.
The Hero crossed his arms behind his head and laid back, enjoying the warm sun. Last
night, the group had decided to go and discuss things with the three ancient guardian spirits of the
land, Jabun the Sea Spirit, Valoo the Sky Spirit, and the Great Deku Tree the Earth Spirit. The
other Link and the pirates had just returned from a year long trip at sea, and wanted to rest before
leaving again. The would be leaving for Greatfish Isle in three days. Link could understand this,
but wanted to head out quickly. Time was of the essence. Of course, the Hero of Time would think
that.
Link was broken from his train of thought as a shadow fell over him. He opened his eyes to
see a blond haired girl standing over him. She was the other Link's sister, he recalled. Her name
was Aryll. Link briefly thought of how he wished that he had a family.
The Hero of Time sat up and turned to Aryll. She wore a pink dress which, oddly, had a
white skull on it. Of course, Link realized this shouldn't be too odd. Most of this girl's friends were
pirates. Heck, the princess of Hyrule was a pirate!
"Can I help you?" Link asked the girl.
Aryll studied her feet for a minute. "Um, I just wanted to . . . to say thank you for saving me
yesterday," she stammered. She was always nervous around new people. And this person was an
ancient hero from legends she had been raised listening to.
Link brushed a few stray stands of hair out of his face. "It's no big deal," he replied. "It's
what any decent person would have done."
Aryll shook her head. "I was too scared to do anything."
Link grinned. "That's understandable. All things considered, you handled yourself pretty
well. I've seen grown men run away screaming from the Fierce Deity."
Aryll grinned at this. "Yeah, but I couldn't have done anything even if I wasn't scared.
How did you survive that blast?" she asked curiously.
Link smiled and pulled a small blue crystal out from a pouch on his belt. He tossed it to
Aryll, who caught it and studied it for a moment. "Hold that crystal and concentrate on it. Use your
will to push energy into it."
Aryll closed her eyes and concentrated. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself
surrounded by walls of blue magic. She gasped and fell backwards in surprise, losing concentration.
The blue walls quickly disappeared. Link chuckled. "What was that?" Aryll asked.
"It's called Nayru's Love," Link responded, accepting the crystal back from her. "It's a
magic spell that can protect you from just about anything. I cast that on myself before jumping in
front of the blast. I didn't even feel it."
"Wow, that's awesome!" Aryll replied giggling. Link just smiled. "Oh yeah," the young
girl said, recalling her other reason for coming out here. "Saria said she wanted to see you. She is
in the Forest of Fairies," Aryll stated, pointing to a path that lead up side of the island. "It's that
way."
"Thanks," Link said, standing up and brushing the sand off.
"Hey, can I ask you something?" said Aryll suddenly.
"Sure."
"Aren't those clothes a little warm?"
Link chuckled. "Yeah, I guess the climate here is warmer than it was in Hyrule." Aryll
nodded and Link headed off towards the path.
* * * * * * *
The Hero of Winds stood next to Tetra on the dock. The piratess was directing her crew as
the loaded and unloaded supplies. They had to finish restocking before they could head out again.
And they were heading out earlier then Link had hoped. He loved the sea and everything, but
enough was enough! Link stood there, trying to look like he was doing something.
Finally, Tetra quit shouting orders and turned to him. "Bored yet?" she asked.
Link grinned. "Bored? I was having so much fun!" he replied sarcastically.
Tetra smirked and nodded. "Let's go walk around the island." Link nodded and they
started off. They walked in a comfortable silence for several minutes. Finally, Tetra spoke. "It's
kind of weird isn't it?"
"What?" Link asked, returning to the real world.
"All of this," Tetra replied, gesturing with her hands. "We're setting out on another
adventure, and if things go right, we will undo everything we worked for last time."
Link nodded thoughtfully. "Yeah, I guess so. Of course, we're still working to save the
people."
Tetra nodded. "I suppose you're right. We're still the good guys, even if we're releasing
Ganon again. Hopefully we can handle him. Besides, it will be fun doing something again."
Link raised an eyebrow. "Doing something? What have we been doing the past year,
then?"
"Sailing around aimlessly," Tetra replied with a smile.
Link chuckled. "Yeah, whatever." He sighed. "I guess it has been a while since we had
any real action. Peace is kind of boring. Not that I don't like it."
Tetra nodded and looked off to the horizon. "What do you think Hyrule will be like? That
is, if we raise it again?"
Link shrugged. "I don't know. I've never really seen a continent before. There will
probably be less water there." Tetra snorted and rolled her eyes at this. Link smiled. "You know, if
we bring Hyrule back, you would be the queen."
Tetra stopped walking and blinked several times. "I-I hadn't thought of that." She turned to
Link. "I don't know how to be a queen! Heck, I don't even want to! This is going to be a big
pain!"
Link chuckled and placed a hand on Tetra's shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll work things
out. I'll always be there to help you."
Tetra smiled faintly and turned to face Link. "Thanks," she whispered, looking deep into his
eyes. Link was similarly searching her eyes. Neither moved for several minutes. When they finally
broke eye contact, both blushed and had trouble meeting the others gaze. The walked home
somewhat awkwardly.
* * * * * * *
Three days later, Link finished tying the King of Red Lions to the side of the pirate ship.
The Wind Waker then headed over to where Tetra stood, again barking orders.
"You know, for how she refuses to acknowledge being a princess, she sure likes to be in
charge."
Link chuckled and turned to see Saria standing next to him. "I guess you're right. She's not
really that bossy, though, once you get to know her."
"Uh huh," Saria said, nodding her head dramatically and giving Link a strange look.
"What?" The only answer Link got was Saria smirking at him.
They were soon joined by the Hero of Time and the two Sages of the Master Sword. Soon
after, Tetra and Aryll joined the group, announcing that they were leaving now. Aryll had begged
and pleaded to come along. Seeing as how they were only planning on visiting the spirits of the land
and not engage in any combat, LinkW had finally agreed. LinkT had poked a few jokes about
overprotective brothers.
The whole group waved goodbye as they sailed away from Outset Island. One of the
neighbors had agreed to look after LinkW's grandmother while they were away.
Soon, they were off. LinkW had conducted a strong wind to take them to Greatfish Isle
quickly. LinkT and Saria had taken to sitting on the side of the ship, playing their ocarina's while
Aryll listened. Medli and Makar had soon joined in. LinkW and Tetra had joined the group later on
and listened along with Aryll. Things seemed to be going well as they all headed out on a new
adventure.
* * * * * * *
Inside of a cold, stone tower the Fierce Deity sat with its arms folded and eyes closed. It had
taken several days to heal from the disastrous encounter with the Hero of Time and the other young
hero. The Oni had been contemplating his opponents constantly. The only real problem he faced
was the use of Light Arrows. He had been trying to find a way to overcome these annoying
weapons.
After much consideration, the demigod had decided on a course of action. This land, which
was once Hyrule, was now governed by three spirits. Perhaps these deities could be used to help
him. Naturally, the Fierce Deity knew that they guardian spirits would not willingly help him, but if
he could use their powers he could possibly overcome his weakness to light. These spirits would be
naturally alined with the light. They could be used to overcome it.
The now healed god of wrath stood and floated above the ground. Around him, the tower
collapsed. He would build a better fortress later. Now he had to find one of the spirits. The
demigod had heard that one of the Great Windfish inhabited the seas acting a the Spirit of Water.
The Fierce Deity would go find this spirit. The evil god held a bit of a grudge against the Windfish.
They had sided against him long ago, when he had first been sealed in the mask. Now he could
make one of the last of their kind pay. He grinned evilly and began to fly over the waters.