Aria: Hello again, all! I've got the second installment of Wind Waker ready and rarin' to go! Enjoy!
(Disclaimer: Aria Zephyr does not own The Legend of Zelda series or any related material.)
Aria Zephyr presents:
Wind Waker
An Epic Poem of Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Despite his grief, Link was determined
To save his sister from the bird's grasp
So he followed the pirates to the beach,
To ask them a favor.
The pirate girl, the captain, Tetra
Was shocked by Link's audacity.
She tried to dissuade him from
What she deemed yet another reckless act.
The Rito postman intervened
On Link's behalf,
And reminded the pirate girl
Of the risk Link had taken to save her.
He told of other girls, who had been kidnapped,
All with long ears.
The bird was said to nest
In the Forsaken Fortress, a cursed place.
Though disgruntled, Tetra was honorable,
And she was indebted to Link's bravery.
So she agreed to take him
So long as he had a shield.
Remembering his family heirloom,
Link hurried home
Only to face his grandmother,
Who gave the shield to him happily.
Noting Aryll's absence, she asked where she was,
Only Link's sorrowful face answered.
Her grief was acute,
But Link could not remedy her pain.
He strapped the shield to his back,
Collected a last minute rupee,
Then, went to the pirates,
Prepared for his doom.
The Outset islanders all gathered
To wish Link farewell and good luck,
As the ship pulled away,
Their voices filling the air.
Link stood at the bow,
Waving good-bye to all he'd known.
But, he spotted on the deck of his home,
His grandmother, and waved farewell.
Tetra teased him,
Asked him if he was so homesick already,
Why shouldn't she just turn the ship around,
And take him back to the island?
But, Link was determined!
He would not leave his sister to that beast.
He stole one last look at his home,
Before it disappeared into the mist.
To keep Link busy as they sailed,
Tetra assigned Niko, the lowliest pirate,
To show Link the ropes,
Much to Niko's delight.
Yet, it wasn't long before,
The dreaded fortress came into sight.
The ship dared not sail too close,
For fear of being caught.
They could come no closer,
But Link had to.
How to get him to the fortress?
What a peculiar problem!
An idea came to Tetra's clever mind
Of how to get Link into the fortress
Without coming closer,
And with a sure chance of him getting there.
Without further ado, or permission, for that matter,
Link was packed away in a barrel,
On the catapult,
Ready to be fired at any moment.
To be sure, the catapult did get Link to the fortress,
But its aim wasn't true
And Link crashed into a stone wall,
Losing his sword in the process.
But! Link was in the fortress,
Armed or no,
It was only a matter of sneaking around,
Was it not?
Aria: Not bad, is it? Well, now that Link's in the Forsaken Fortress, we're rollin' now. Anyway, read and review! Until next time! -vanishes into whirlwinds-