By animeninjaNIPPON
It was already high noon, but there was no land to be seen for miles. Link pulled out his map and checked it. According to the map, the nearest triangle was still relatively distant. No worries there – Link had already battled far worse than the open sea; this was a cakewalk. Of course, he didn't have a madcap crew of castaways then…
"Uh, Link…" Dib lightly tapped Link on the shoulder to get his attention, causing the latter to jump and give out his trademark cry. "Sorry, but…" He tried to find a decent way to say what he had to say. "I… have to go to the bathroom, but my sister's here. Not to mention Zim…"
"What?" This caught Gaz's attention. "You waited until we were in the middle of the ocean to say that?"
"I'm sorry," Dib apologized, "but I didn't have to go then…"
Link eyed the dark-haired boy with a slight look of pity, then without further ado, pulled out a wand.
"What're you going to do…" Dib winced.
Without a word, Link shot his gaze into the wind, and with a slight raise of the hand and a flick of the wrist he conducted a harmonious melody capable of softening a tiger's piercing glare… or in this case, alter the direction of the breeze.
"Next stop: Windfall Island," the King of Red Lions announced as they quickly sailed off-course.
"Any chance you could send us home with that thing?" Zim asked, pointing to the wand. Link shook his head sadly.
"The Wind Waker has many magical properties," the King of Red Lions stated solemnly, "but unless you live somewhere within the boundaries of the Great Sea, which I highly doubt you do, then teleportation isn't one of them."
At the speed they were sailing, they reached Windfall before sundown. Dib jumped off the boat and ran as fast as he could into the heart of the town. The King of Red Lions twisted his head angrily toward the remaining crew. "Anyone else need to go? This is a dire mission – we have no time to lose. The fate of the world is at stake! So if anyone has any business here, take advantage of this pit stop!"
Link thought for a moment, then decided to get off.
"I have to make sure my brother doesn't do anything stupid." Gaz hopped to dry land, followed by Gir.
"GIR! Get back here!" Zim yelled, but the little green dog was long gone. "GIR! ZIM COMMANDS YOU!"
"You might as well go, too," the King sighed. "Leave me all alone to fade in the sun…" Before he could lament further, Zim hit the shore.
End of part five