Link's heart didn't steady, how could it in this situation? He looked upon his surroundings in complete and utter confusion, why would the Hero's Shade send him to such a place? How was he here? Where is "here"? Is this a dream or reality? Link allowed his thoughts to quiet for the moment, focusing on events that had transpired before he found himself in his current predicament. He recalled Prince Erris's surprise assault, fighting off his forces, parting from Zelda, fighting the Dragon Knight, being reunited with Kallil, Zelda being nearly killed, and his own short duel with Erris. Link's heart sped up again, Zelda, his heart began to race as he thought of her, wherever he was he needed to leave as soon as possible, to get back to her, she needed him. Link couldn't help but wish he could have prolonged his bout against Erris, he would have won, he had to win, Link imagined putting his blade through Erris's heart, drawing pleasure from the fantasy. This was short lived however as low hum greeted his ears.

Link looked to his left, and was thankful to see another boat approaching, standing out against the backdrop of gray skies, open uncalm sea, and distant silhouetted islands. The boat moved on it's own, much like those of the Gerudo Pirates in Termina. Link began to wave, the boat's motor quieting down as it drifted over to Link, onboard were four men, wearing what appeared to be black underclothes, with strange metal helmets with a round glass window on the front, metal bars in the form of a cross in front of the window, taking up a large portion of the boat was a massive grappling hook looking device.

"Anything we can help you with, Sir?" one of the men called.

Link, still taken aback by the strange sight, stood up, careful not to rock the small boat he was in. "I..uh...I'm lost." Link answered, not completely sure what to say.

"You sure look like it!" the man called, his partners giving a short laugh that Link wasn't sure was at his expense or not.

"I just need to know where I am." Link stated, becoming agitated.

"In the middle of the Great Sea, you are." the man said, his eyes locking with Link's from behind the glass viewport on his helmet.

"The Great Sea? Maybe that means I'm beyond the Great Bay in Termina." Link thought, coming to the conclusion he'd been teleported far off the coast of Termina. "Can you just give me directions to the shore, Termina must be close right?" he asked.

The four men looked at each other, their confusion evident even with their faces obscured. "Termina? Never heard of that Island." the man answered.

Link sat back down, massaging the bridge of his nose, a habit he picked up from Audrik.

"What are you doing out here?" another of the men asked, catching Link off guard.

Without skipping a beat, Link's agitation got the best of him, "What are you doing out here?" he asked pointedly.

"I'm glad you asked!" the man who seemed to be their Captain shouted. "We're the Salvage Corp., we roam the open sea, looking for all manner of sunken treasure on the sea floor using this here!" he said, pointing at the large grappling hook. "Currently we're on a very important assignment, they say that hundreds of years ago, a kingdom existed that spanned the entirety of the sea, it's name lost to time, but in that land there was a powerful, and valuable treasure...the golden...TRIUMPH FORKS!" he shouted victoriously, tilting his head up towards the sky.

"...Triumph..forks?" Link asked, nearly baffled beyond recovery.

"Great and valuable find they'd be." The man who was seemingly Captain answered.

"Okay, listen, can you just point me to the nearest land?" Link asked, his patience waring thin.

All four men pointed off to Link's right in unison, "Windfall Island is that way, but I wouldn't recommend going there, the storm is about to hit them, an evacuation order has been made." he replied.

Link didn't bother asking about the storm, he looked down, finding a single oar "Thank you soo much Hero's Shade." he thought, while looking at it. Link tilted his head up, regarding the men on the boat. "Thanks, that will be all." he said, dipping the oar into the water and beginning to push his boat onward.

"Take care!" the man called as the dull hum of his boat started up, the vessel moving away.

Half an hour had passed and Link seemed no closer to an Island than he did when he started, he found himself wishing he'd asked the men to hitch their boat to his and take him to the nearest land, whatever it may be. He looked down at himself, he'd been so startled when he arrived that he paid no mind to himself, to his astonishment, his formal wear was gone, replaced with a light blue shirt, a white design on it, and plain brown trousers, he found them much more comfortable than the all but destroyed formal wear he was in before he awoke here, he also found, to his relief that his sword was present. He called on the strength of his Triforce, it's power lending him increased strength, Link hoping it wasn't an insult to the Goddesses that he used their gift to better paddle a boat to land.

It was nearly evening when he arrived, the sun close to the end of it's arc across the sky, but Link's attention was elsewhere. As he drew closer, they came into view, absolutely massive vessels, the likes of which he'd never seen in his life, not even in the technologically advanced land of Termina. There were many, Link could only count seven from his current angle, but knew there were more on the island's other shores. As he rowed into port, the noises of people frantically running and yelling to each other greeted his ears. He placed his boat next to a dock, yanking himself up. He turned his head to the side, from the chaos a man emerged approaching Link.

"Excuse me, sir, docks are closed to all except evacuation vessels, and your vessel sure doesn't look like one." he said.

"I won't be long." Link answered, still focused on the people running, shoving, and clambering onto the enormous ships around him.

"It doesn't matter, I'm the dock master here, so you'd do good to listen to me." the man answered.

Link put a hand on his blade, looking the man dead in the eyes." I said I won't be long."

The man looked at Link, though still keeping his gruff exterior, a hint of intimidation was present in his eyes. "Fine then! But I won't watch your damn boat!" he yelled as he walked away.

"Doesn't matter." Link called, walking towards the cluster of buildings ahead of him, people ran past him, making their way to the large vessels on the shores, some calm and collected, some seeming stressed, and some screaming.

Link fought his way through an archway that led into the town, with he being the only individual making his way into the town. He walked at a fast pace, not having the faintest idea of what was going on, he'd seen storms in his life, powerful ones, but even storms generated by Ganondorf couldn't blow over stone buildings, which seemed to be present in the town he was currently in. Link's thoughts were interrupted by a man grabbing his arm.

"Boy! What do you think your doing? You must evacuate! he shouted, the fear in his voice obvious.

Link pulled his arm away, eyeing the man, "I have something I have to do." he answered.

The man looked at Link as if he were insane, but continued on his way towards the shores, leaving Link behind.

Link continued down the street he was on, feeling a twinge of stress every time a blonde headed girl would run by, reminding him of Zelda, he had to get back to Hyrule, back to her, but how could he do that when he didn't even know if he was even near any of the five lands, reflecting on what the man on the boat had said, he even found himself wondering if he was in the same era...had the Hero's Shade sent him to the future? Link looked up, and to his relief, found a cafe that was open, and made his way inside.

In the cafe only three were present, a blonde woman behind the counter, an extremely stressed looking individual, and a man who sat at the counter, drinking what Link knew to be ale.

"Can I help you, sir?" the woman called as Link sat at the nearest table, resting for the first time since he found himself wherever it is he was now located.

Link was about to answer "No", but found he was hungrier than he at first realized, "Yeah, I think so.." he said, still feeling strange.

The woman made her way over, "At the moment all we have is Great Sea Sturgeon, since the storm appeared shipments of other foods have stopped coming." she said, a concerned look overtaking her face.

"That sounds great." said Link, staring down at the table.

"Are you alright, sir?" she asked, noticing his confused demeanor.

"Yeah...I...I'm fine...what is this storm every one's talking about?" he asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.

The woman glanced away, a fearful look adorning her face." It appeared about a month ago, a massive storm coming from the northeastern most corner of the known sea, no ones knows where it came from, but nothing survives it's passing, every island in it's way disappearing for good." she answered.

"And it's on it's way here?" Link asked, his voice serious.

"Yes, that's why we're closing within the hour, we must leave soon." she said, the fearful look on her face becoming more severe.

Link looked up at her, he had seen many like her before, afraid, uncertain, not knowing what to do, he did what he always did when presented with this thought. Link smiled, "I'm sure everything will be fine." he said, locking eyes with her.

The woman smiled back "Thanks...my name is Gillian...is there anything else I can get you?" she asked, Link's assurance seemingly calming her.

"Just water." Link answered, as she walked away, Link's eyes settled on the stressed looking man, who in turn looked at Link.

"What makes you so sure every thing's going to be alright?" the man asked, beginning to shake.

"I guess I'm just optimistic." Link answered.

"The oncoming storm...it erases whole islands from existence you know!" he said, his shaking intensifying.

"...I see." Link said, growing unnerved, but before the man could continue Gillian returned, placing a glass of water in front of Link before turning to the man.

"Gossack, please settle down." she requested, giving the man a stern look.

"...Okay." he replied, taking a seat at the nearest table.

"Please excuse him." Gillian said, "We're all scared, Gossack just isn't as good at hiding it." she said, an unsure smile on her face.

"It's alright, I know the feeling." Link answered, giving Gillian a small smile.

"He's my best customer, here everyday." she said, her smile fading, "It's hard to believe this is the last time I'll ever see this place." she added, her voice trailing off. "But anyway, your meal will be ready soon." she said, forcing her smile to return.

Link began thinking to himself again, maybe the Hero's Shade sent him here to remind him of who he is, maybe this storm was magically generated, what if he was sent here to stop it?" he thought, the possibility of such an occurrence being all too likely, he seemed to always end up in a place where people need to be saved, soon his thoughts were interrupted by Gillian's return.

"Here's that sturgeon." she said, "Anything else we can get you?"

"No, thank you." Link answered, he reached into his pocket, and was happy to find a small stash of rupees present, having been afraid he didn't have any after failing to check before attempting to procure a meal.

Soon link finished his meal, his strength slowly returning, he left a blue rupee and three green rupees on the table, Gillian thanking him for his patronage as he got up to leave. He looked back, smiled at her, and waved at a seemingly calmer Gossack.

As he made his way out into the streets, he once again could hear the chaos that was overtaking the small island, children and adults all frantic, holding small packs of belongings as they headed for the shores, a few of the ships having already departed, a couple more in the process of doing so.

Link walked over to the edge of the town, leaning against a fence meant to keep the townspeople away from the edge of the cliff half the town was situated on. Casting his eyes over the vast expanse of water, he could see it, on the horizon, it wasn't gray, it was black, utterly and completely black, the oncoming storm being just as frightening as it was made out to be. Link couldn't help but stare at the mass of black clouds, red bolts of energy being visible from even this great a distance, the loud cracks of the crimson lighting piercing the sounds of the island's panicking populace, people screaming whenever the sound of lightning rang out. It didn't sound like regular lighting though, it sounded fierce...it sounded evil, Link thought.

A small crowd gathered behind Link, their voices slowly gaining in volume as they watched the storm from afar, Link could hear their frightened voices behind him, but couldn't help but smile. He looked on at the storm, "Whoever you are...whatever you are, you're threatening innocent people, destroying their homes, forcing them to run, I won't let you do this, even if that means killing you." he thought, his Triforce of Courage reacting to his thoughts. As the Triforce began to burn brightly on the back of his hand, Link stared into the center of the storm, daring whatever hid in it to face him.

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Hopefully now we all know where Link is, is he here to stop the storm, will he face whatever's causing it? Read on to find out!

Gerudospirit: I'm so glad you're enjoying the story! Thank you for all your reviews! The fact that you've noticed the little things, like Link's dialogue with the Hero's Shade, mention of the Groosenator, and the Link reflecting on the status of his relationship with Marin is really cool! Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story!

Lady Kiridia: Sorry I didn't explain the Garo earlier, they have a very interesting past in Majora's Mask, and are fan favorite opponents, hopefully you'll like them too! As for the Gerudo I can't wait to write them, myself, their warrior woman culture is fascinating, and the fact they can go toe to toe with Link and win just makes them all the more interesting! I hope I do them justice! Trust me when I say sinister is what I aim for, you'll see soon! Thanks for reading and reviewing, I hope you enjoyed the new chapter!

Elf Warrior Knight: Hey! It's good to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the fight scenes, since this was a finale of sorts I wanted to put a lot of action in the chapter, and a lot of detail into that action. As to where I learned to write like that, I guess the only answer is that it's a natural skill I have, I don't mean to sound arrogant or anything, it could also be that my own experience in different fields of martial arts gave me some insight into what a fight is like firsthand, the way I write the fights is kind of what would go through my head during matches and such. Thanks for reading and reviewing, and thanks for the compliment, it's greatly appreciated!

I hope you all enjoyed the new chapter! Thank you for reading!

Until next time, best of luck!

-Prometheus17