By animeninjaNIPPON
It didn't matter how quickly Link got to the Triangle Islands now – the batteries in Gaz's GS2 were dead; soon they'd all be doomed. Zim was too busy shooting dirty looks at his arch nemesis to notice that Gaz's hands – still holding the lifeless video game - were trembling with uncertainty. But Dib, Link, and even Gir turned to face the purple-haired girl, and the King of Red Lions came to a complete stop. It wasn't clear whether she was going to hurl the game, crush it in her vice grip, or do something completely unexpected, so Dib tried to calm her before she went berserk.
"Are you sure you don't have any extra batteries?" he asked.
Gaz opened one eye. "Those were the last ones in the house."
"Maybe we can recharge them…" Dib reached forward only to have his arm twisted around by his angry sister. He yelped in pain. "I was only trying to help!"
"Find me some new batteries." Her solitary eye burned a death warning into Dib's oversized head. "Or another game." She released him, and he shifted uncomfortably.
"Uh, Link… You wouldn't happen to have anything like that, would you?"
Link was used to running errands and doing favors for people, and he didn't mind helping out when he could afford to. He studied the GS2 carefully and pondered… Maybe he could let Gaz borrow the Tingle Tuner for a while. It looked and operated somewhat like a handheld video game, and if Gaz didn't get some entertainment soon, she would completely snap. Her GS2 was already cracking from the pressure of her mighty grasp.
But the Tingle Tuner would not be cheap to use, since the fairy man charged for the use of the items available via the Tuner. Link wasn't really low on rupees, but he needed to spend his money wisely…
"Well?" Gaz yelled at her brother. "Does he have it or not?"
When her fist rose, Link new what he had to do. He presented her with the little green device.
Her eyes widened with awe. She let her GS2 drop to her feet, where it bounced slightly and fell out of sight.
"Thank you so much." Dib sighed with relief. Link nodded, watching Gaz go to work at operating the Tingle Tuner. Suddenly, Dib felt a sharp smack against the back of his head.
"Ow!" he shrieked, whipping around.
"You almost STEPPED upon ZIM'S mighty boot!" cried the green boy angrily. Dib rubbed his head and glared at Zim.
Link turned to the front of the King of Red Lions and opened the sail once again. He was absolutely determined to find Aryll, and hopefully there would be no more setbacks along the way.
End of part nine