Disclaimer: What purpose do I have in life? Do I just… just get slapped on here for a thought that'll be washed away in seconds?
A/N: Disclaimer, quit trying to make the readers feel guilty. Besides, you WANT this job, remember? You scoot me off the chair so you can type your thing! …. Yeah, whatever… I just noticed that you guys don't like Sarah and Emily. Why not? First of all, you want to know how and why Sarah and Emily stayed young after all these years.
Well, here's #1: Sarah is a Kokiri, and Kokiri stop aging when they reach the age 9. And as for Emily… She's a Shadow, and although Shadows age quickly, though they can choose to look young if they wish.
#2: Emily is Mary-Sueish? Just what IS a Mary-Sue!
#3: Physical things and items can't hurt a Shadow. Unfair, yes, but true.
#4: Emily is a better fighter then Chikara. Well, yeah, considering Chikara is just now getting the gist of fighting. He's 12, for crying out loud!
#5: Chikara a wimp? Yes, I sort of… made it that way. That's how he seemed to me as I played the game. Besides, you try casting a spell without magic! It'll wear you out, too!
Anyway, I've said enough now. Lets continue!
Chapter Five: The ruins of an island, return to the roots and Nayru's Pearl.
Red Lions glanced back while sailing. "Is he still asleep then, Sarah?"
"He really is a lazy boy!" remarked Emily.
Sarah nodded, looking down at the sleeping Chikara. "Is Chikara always so sleepy?"
"Yeah, sometimes," answered Red Lions, sighing and looking back at sea. "I think we might be there soon… I can almost see it, anyway… Can you, that fish-fin shaped island?"
Sarah squinted into the night. "Yes… Is that the one you're talking about?"
"Yep. Can you tell how far off it is?"
"I think I can…" Emily said, squinting into the darkness of night, though (being a Shadow Elf, can
see perfectly) couldn't tell how far off. "I don't know, about 15 miles? 150 miles? 1500 miles?" Emily guessed one after the other.
"No…" Sarah sighed, and looked up at the clouds in the sunny skies. "We've been sailing for 9 hours now!"
"Well, we'll get there when we get there!" growled Red Lions.
"When we get there! I'm gonna die of boredom!" Emily paused. "Wait… A Shadow isn't necessarily dead. I mean, we're alive, but… What am I saying! Shadows are Fairies!"
"I know, Emily…" Sarah let out a bored sigh and leaned back in the now-bigger sailboat. "Red
Lions, wake me up when we get there!"
"No now!" cried Red Lions annoyed. "Someone has to man the tiller! If no one controls the tiller, I can't move! Don't you kids know that to control a sailboat, you man the tiller!"
Sarah opened one eye. "If you can talk the language of common, but can't control yourself, then I really wonder if you are indeed an extra ordinary boat. Because surely a boat that can talk must have the capabilities of moving by himself… Unless he is too elvish to be a real sailboat." Sarah eyed the King of Red Lions head shrewdly. "I know not who you really are, but I know that this isn't you for real."
"Yeah, exactly!" agreed Emily. "I feel like I've met you before, Red Lions… But I can't quite recall… Can you, Sarah?"
Sarah shook her head. "No…"
Red Lions bit his lip. They recognize my presence, but know not that who I really am… I have to be careful, or these girls could figure out who I am… "Enough idle chitchat, girls. I have a headache."
"You don't have a headache!" whined Emily. "You are hiding something, ain't ya!"
Sarah placed her hand on the tiller. "Chikara, you'd better wake up soon…" Sarah sighed, watching the sunset. "It's been your turn to man the tiller for an hour and a half…"
Chikara blinked awake. "Eh, Chikara-chan's awake…" Chikara looked east, then smiled. "The moon's rising… Chikara-chan really is like oka-san…"
"A Night Elf, eh? That's cool! Shadow Elves and Night Elves are closely related, you know!" Emily glanced back. "Your mother a Night Elf?"
Sarah looked at Chikara. "Your mother? What was she like, Chikara?"
Chikara looked ahead, eyes suddenly blank looking, and he hadn't been awake for more then 30 seconds. "…Chikara-chan can't really remember her… Her name was Mikomi, and she had… orange blonde hair… Eyes as blue as sapphires…" Chikara-chan glanced at Sarah. "Nani?"
Sarah was watching him with concern. "You hold a lot of guilt in your heart, Chikara… It has something to do with your mother, doesn't it? Something happened to her to make you think you are responsible."
Chikara stared wide-eyed at Sarah. "How'd… How…?"
"Sarah, quit that!" said Emily mischievously. "Peering into people's hearts is a Shadows job. I would always scare Lee by doing that, remember? We Shadows created the Gossip Stones, the stones that peer into your heart."
Sarah replied, "Maybe spending about 7 whole adventures with a Shadow opened my eyes to everything around me, Emily." Sarah smiled at an amazed Chikara. "Well, I can finally get some sleep. You can go ahead and man the tiller. Your turn, anyway." Sarah turned her staff into a blanket, and laid down. "Maa, oyasumi, Chikara-chan…" Wrapping the blanket around herself, she fell asleep.
"Isn't she a smart girl?" asked Red Lions, eyebrow twitching.
"All girls and women are smart!" declared Emily. "10 times smarter then guys and men, right Chikara?" challenged Emily.
Chikara nodded absently, looking up at the sky. Thanks to Sarah and Emi's magic, the sailboat was big enough for both Chikara and Sarah to relax without bumping into each other, and Emily could still be comfortable on top of the sailboats head. "Red Lions—" Chikara half asked.
"No, we are not there yet, Chikara," growled Red Lions, annoyed. "I said this to Sarah a million times, and I will say it to you once: I. Will. Tell. You. When. We. Get. There."
Chikara sighed. "Why doesn't Chikara-chan write in his journal? You said we were in the Forbidden Woods for 2 days…"
"Jerk…" Emily muttered. "You should've woken me up…" I shouldn't make more mistakes like that… That's how I failed Lee… I must try to protect Chikara so I won't be a failure before other Shadows… I won't fail this time! I promise that!
Chikara glanced at Emily curiously, and pulled out his journal.
Day 7
We are still not there yet! I know not how long I've been asleep, but obviously not long enough, for we haven't reached the Great Fish Island…
It reminds me somehow… I wonder where Tetra is? I mean she hasn't been using her Pirates Charm as for as I can tell… What if Tetra… What if something happened to her? Suppose that big bird found her, and she is with Aryll, Mila and Maggie?
Gaah! I worry too much! Tetra's a mean, tough girl! She wouldn't let a humungous bird just simply swoop down and kidnap her! …Right?
Hey, I'm a week into my rescue mission!
Chikara-chan, Great Sea (somewhere), 8:09 PM. Status: Bored to death.
Chikara put the journal away, and looked out at sea. "Maybe… Chikara-chan will see Tetra soon…"
Speaking of Tetra… Off the shore of Outset Island…
"Miss Tetra? Why are we coming back here?" asked Bruce.
Tetra glared out to the island, arms crossed. "You heard the postman. He said that the water spirit Jabun with the treasure would be at this island…"
"On Chikara's island?" asked George.
Tetra shook her head. "I don't care who was born on this island. We are here for the treasure, and the treasure alone. I don't want to hear about anything else until we get the treasure! Understand!"
"Aye, ma'am…" chorused the voices of the pirates.
Tetra nodded. "Right, then… I don't see anything that might have the treasure on it…. Let's go look around back." The pirates ship creaked slightly as it moved for the first time in 30 minutes, and they sailed around back of the island. Tetra looked around at the rocks. "Oh, there! See, now ain't that an unusual color for a backside of a mountain? But, look…" Tetra squinted at the rocks.
"Uhm, Miss Tetra?" asked Bruce uncertainly. "It looks like out rocks won't break down this wall…"
"Chikushoo!" swore Tetra. "We'll need bombs for this!" Tetra turned to Bruce. "Does any one of us here have any idea where we could get some bombs!"
"Uh, I—I do, miss…" said a small voice behind Ron, and he moved to reveal Niko. "I once lived on Windfall Island, as you know… me and my brother Ron…"
"Yeah. Go on, Niko," said Tetra, walking towards Niko.
Niko gulped and continued, "Well, I—I remember that there was this guy who said he would create bombs for the world… And I think now, 24 years later, he may have just done it… So, we may have to look for bombs at Windfall Island…"
"Win-Windfall Island!" cried Tetra. "Why didn't you say anything before! That could've saved us a lot of time, Niko!"
"We-Well, I just remembered now, Miss… Hearing you mention bombs, I suddenly remembered."
Tetra growled, and turned around. "Alright, then! No time for second thoughts! We're setting sail for Windfall Island! Now! Get ready for sail! I'll be in my room, planning more treasure hunts! No one disturb me!" With that, Tetra walked to the room that led to the deck below.
"Alright, Miss…" said Bruce. "We'll call you when we reach Windfall…"
Tetra nodded, and closed the door.
"Poor girl…" mused George. "She's worried about Chikara, she just won't tell us… So we'd best not mention Chikara around her, okay boys?"
"You don't suppose Miss Tetra actually has…. Feelings for Chikara, do you?" asked Niko, with a shudder at the word "feelings".
Ron shrugged. "Who knows, Niko? Maybe not. After all, we pirates have no need for loving or caring for someone. We have no one to care about but ourselves." Ron climbed up the ladder, leaving Niko at the bottom.
"But surely not Miss Tetra…" Niko sighed, and sat down, thinking about what he should do for the next Gods know how many days…
In Tetra's room…
Tetra sighed, looking at the Pirates Charm she laid on the table. She had tried already to contact Chikara after she had seen him be tossed from the fortress. But Chikara wouldn't answer. "Maybe the reason is that… he could've dropped it, or maybe…"
Aw, cut it out, girl… If Chikara ain't answering, then he is as good as dead…said a voice in her head.Tetra shook the thought from her head. She had enough to deal with without thinking of Chikara. It was bad enough she still had those haunting visions of that Great Fish Island.
That island had been utterly destroyed, demolished. None other then that shadow at the Forsaken Fortress could have done it.
Tetra sat down, pulling out some sheets of paper and a quill pen. She then caught herself looking up at the picture of the hero from legends that her mother told her about. Chikara… I'm sure that if you'd have survived… You could've been just like that hero… Tetra tore her eyes away from the picture, and got to work on the next thievery plans.
With Chikara, Emily and Sarah…
"Ne, Chikara, wake her up! We're here!"
Chikara looked out to see, and shook Sarah awake. "Sarah! Sarah, wake up! We're here!"
"Aaack!" Sarah shot up, and looked around. "Don't look at me like that! The man was dead when I got there, I swear!"
Chikara blinked. "Huh? Who's dead?"
"The king!" called Emily. Chikara's eyes widened.
Sarah looked up at Emily, and sighed. "Phew… Sorry, it must've been a dream…"
"BY NAYRU!" shouted Red Lions suddenly, coming to a complete stop. "What the… What is this? What happened to the island…" The sailboat asked as he looked at the horrific remains of the Great Fish Island.
Sarah gasped. "Oh, no! Look, Chikara!"
Chikara stared at the destroyed island. "Omigods… Who… Who did… who could do this!"
Emily gaped at the island. "By the Sagess of Shadow, there would be only one person capable of doing this… But, he—he died! So, he has been revived, Red Lions…"
"Then… It's true!" cried Red Lions despairingly. "He has returned… Ganondorf has returned!"
"RETURNED!" yelled Sarah. "But how can that be! Lee, Zelda and Link defeated Ganondorf, Majora and Fierce Deity! And then Zelda sealed them all into the Evil Realm!"
"Ganondorf? Who is Ganondorf?" asked Chikara.
"Chikara, you said you wanted to rescue your sister from the Forsaken Fortress, right?" questioned Red Lions urgently.
"Yes, because—"
"And I found you out at sea! Tell me, how did you get there, if you were at the fortress beforehand!"
"Well, Chikara-chan was going to help Aryll, Mila and Maggie escape from their cell, when that big bird who kidnapped Aryll suddenly showed up, and it picked Chikara-chan up, and it brought Chikara-chan to this one shadow who seemed to be waiting the monstrous bird. Then he—"
"What did he look like?" interrupted Sarah. "Did he… Lessee, did he have dark skin, dark orange hair?
"Was he a big muscled, tall man? Human?" Emily asked.
Chikara closed his eyes, as if trying to block out the memory. "…Hai."
Sarah, Emily and Red Lions exchanged horrified glances. "Then… Could Ganondorf have gotten the Nayru's Pearl?" asked Red Lions to himself.
"OI! CHIKARA!" yelled a voice, and Quill flew in, and landed on Red Lions stern. "Oh? Chikara, who is this?" asked Quill, who had just noticed Sarah. "She wasn't with you when I saw you last… Emily, I remember."
"This is Sarah… She helped Chikara-chan get the Farore's Pearl."
"And she's dressed the same as you almost… Anyway, I've been looking for you! I know! I know where he is! Jabun, the water spirit, is no longer here… He fled before the attack. Do you know where he is now? Chikara, he is on a familiar island… On the very island from which you were born on."
"On Outset!" asked Chikara.
Quill nodded. "Yes, that's right. But a huge stone blocks the cave where Jabun is, on the backside of Outset. The only way to break through would be to blow it up, but… You don't have bombs, do you?"
"Once, but I used them to…" Emily smiled innocently. "But wasn't me, I swear."
Sarah frowned, and swung her staff, turning it into a bomb. "I do! We can set sail for Outset and I'll blow that stone away!"
"I'm sure you could, Sarah, but I meant huge stone. I doubt one bomb will do the trick… As a matter of fact, the pirates were there yesterday, trying to get in. But they are probably already at Windfall Island, to get some bombs."
"The pirates!" Chikara cried. Then Tetra's okay! If she is, why won't she talk to Chikara-chan?
"They are after Nayru's Pearl, then?" asked Red Lions. "Well, I thank you again, Quill! Is there anything else you have to say before we set sail for Windfall?"
"Well, yes, there is one more thing… Medli said that Valoo warned her about a curse of darkness. I wonder if Valoo means all this darkness… And—" Thunder boomed overhead, and a downpour suddenly started. "Yep. Valoo said something about stormy seas and rough skies… Or was it the other way around? Well," said Quill, turning around. "Good luck with rescuing your sister, Chikara…" And he flew off.
"Chikara! Windfall Island lies northeast of here! Change the wind! Hurry!"
Chikara nodded, and pulled the baton out, conducted the Winds Requiem.
"North, south, east or west? Northeast/west? Southeast/west?" asked the Wind Spirit.
"Northeast."
"Gotcha"
Red Lions set the sail, and they were off to Windfall.
"A forever night! Paradise!" cheered Emily.
"Be serious, Emily!" scolded Red Lions. "If this really a curse of night, it's proof that Ganondorf is trying to purge the world into darkness!"
"Not all darkness is evil!" shot back Emily.
"True, but too much darkness bad!"
"So is too much light!" argued Emily. "There has to be a balance!"
"Balance! And a few seconds ago, you were relishing the thought of a forever-night!"
"You don't really think that it will be stuck at night, do you Sarah?" asked Chikara.
"I don't know, Chikara… All I know is that if we sail in this rain, we'll catch a cold…" She swung her bomb to turn it into an umbrella. "There. We won't get too wet," said Sarah happily, covering herself and Chikara under the umbrella.
Chikara smiled at Sarah. "Okay… Thank you… Sarah."
"Hey, what about me?" asked Emily. "Oh, that's fine. I'm fine…" Emily picked up her shield and held it over her head. "See, I'm fine." She repeated to a worried-looking Chikara.
Red Lions leaned forward, as if hoping to sail faster. I wonder if Tetra indeed is the descendant of Zelda and Lee… I know Chikara can't be, because… He doesn't have the same… presence as neither Lee nor Zelda did, but with Tetra…. I wonder when Chikara will work out who I really am…
1 hour and 17 minutes later… Still nighttime…
They had finally reached Windfall, faster then they had expected. "Hmm… Just as Quill said!" remarked Red Lions. "The pirates are here… They are probably looking for bombs, as well. Chikara, I suppose they know not that you're alive, so you might be able to sneak in on them somehow and see if you can hear what they know, okay?"
Chikara nodded, hopping off the sailboat, Sarah and Emily following him. "Alright… How do you think we can find the pirates?"
"Well, we could try to sneak into the bomb shop, right there…" Sarah pointed to the bomb shop with her free hand, as she was still holding the umbrella. "Let's go!" They ran to the bomb shop, where they saw a sign on the door that said Closed, so go away!
"That's not very nice," remarked Emily.
Chikara sighed. "Great… Now what?"
Sarah smiled. "We go around back." Sarah led Chikara to a small cliff behind the bomb shop. "Hmm. How convenient… Let's climb up these vines…" Which they did, and found a small hole. "After you, Chikara," said Sarah, and all three crawled in…
Where they saw the pirates gathering bombs into barrels. "Tetra!" Chikara whispered excitedly.
"You should quit struggling, Cannon," said Bruce. "You brought this on yourself."
Chum chuckled, holding his book in one hand while trying to tighten the knot with the other. "I must tell you, Bruce, that was some quick thinking you pulled with that postman! I've never seen you come up with something so convincing!"
"Oh, that-that? Yeah, 'twas nothing, at all!" said Bruce modestly. "The first time I saw that Chikara, I always thought about how innocent he looks… a bit too innocent, yeah? So I figured that he had to be hiding something on Outset… Something he wouldn't want us to look for. And when we see that postman again, I just pretended to be all Oh, no, Is Chikara all right! And PRESTO! He tells us everything! Hah, what a fool that winged elf was!"
"Really, though, Bruce… I honestly wonder if you could get any smarter then this… Because if you do, imagine if you and Miss Tetra got married and had a kid! Your kid could be the best pirate to ever sail the Great Sea!"
Bruce stiffened, and shook his head. "Shu-Shut up, will you!" He turned to Tetra. "Miss Tetra, could you tell him to not be so stupid! Dock him some pay or something!"
Tetra rolled her eyes and sighed disgustedly, standing crossed arm on the corner. "Maybe I'll dock all of you guys pay of you don't hurry and get those bombs to the ship! I don't want you wasting time with your stupid jokes, because as soon as you are done getting all the bombs to the ship, we're setting sail for Outset Island!"
"What!" cried Bruce. "We have to leave right away? Why can't we get something to eat before we go? It's been a long time since we last had anywhere to just relax and eat… Don't you think that we could rest here tonight, and set sail for Outset Island tomorrow morning?"
Tetra glared at Bruce. "You're all idiots, you know that! You all saw what happened to Great Fish Island! You all saw the senseless destruction, the destroyed trees and plants! If we stall any longer, the same thing could happen to Outset Island!"
There was silence for a few minutes. Chikara was staring fearfully into space, Emily frowned, and Sarah gritted her teeth impatiently. Why don't we leave now, then? She thought.
"Forgive my saying so, Miss Tetra…" said Chum. "But it sounds like you care more about the welfare of that island then what happens to the treasure…"
"Don't be ridiculous, Chum!" snapped Tetra. "I want to…" she trailed off, and finished with, "I want the treasure! Now finish loading!" Tetra blinked, feeling someone watching her. "Huh?" she looked up, and saw Chikara, Emily, and Sarah.
"Oh, no!" breathed Chikara scooting back Emily and Sarah following suit. "We're done for…"
Tetra looked back at her feet. Chikara… I can't believe it! Chikara's alive! Then… Is he after the Pearl, too…? Tetra sighed again, annoyed. Ooh, Gods curse me for being a fool… "Hey, you know what, Bruce? You're right… Now that I think about it, I'm a bit hungry myself…" Tetra shook her head. "Who cares if someone else gets to the treasure first?"
"Wa-wait, Miss Tetra! We could-" said Bruce frantically.
"No, too late! You've made me hungry! Come on, we'll get something to eat, but as soon as we are done eating," said Tetra loudly, looking up at the trio's hiding spot while pretending to stretch. "We'll set sail for Outset, so I'd get going!"
Chikara, Emily, and Sarah exchanged glances, nodded, and crawled back through the exit.
Chikara, I'll be watching you… thought Tetra, feeling the Pirates Charm.
Back to Chikara, Emily, and Sarah…
"Okay, that doesn't leave us much time, Chikara! Maybe we could wait for the pirates top be finished loading their bombs on their ship, and we could try to take some!"
"Right! Okay, Sarah, sounds like a good idea… Let's get going right now, look, they are walking towards their ship…" Sidling against the wall, Emily, Sarah and Chikara looked around the corner as to not get caught by the pirates, and followed them quietly.
"Come on, then, pirates! Let's go get some food!" they heard Tetra yell, and the pirates ran to the Windfall Café, and a few minutes later, Gillian walked out curiously, looking back.
"Well, I never! Bloody pirates…" she muttered, walking to her house.
"Come on, girls, to the pirates ship!" Chikara and Sarah jumped onto the pirates ship, looking around. "Down here, Sarah! Chikara-chan has been here before! Down here!" Chikara opened the door, letting them all in.
"Hoo…" sighed Sarah, leaning on a wall. "It's so nice to be out of that rain… So, where, then?"
"If I where a pirate," said Emily, "Where would I hide bombs to make sure no one could find them?"
"Chikara-chan guesses downstairs…" Chikara looked downstairs, and saw…
"Oh, Farore! Piles, piles, piles of bombs!" shouted Sarah. "And no one to guard it! How dumb are these pirates!"
"FYI, whoever you are, I intended that! I know Chikara need these better then I do!" came Tetra's voice from the Pirates Charm.
"Tetra!" Chikara said happily, and pulled out the stone.
"Why haven't you spoken to me Chikara-chan!" Tetra and Chikara shouted at the same time. "Hey! I Chikara-chan asked you first! Chikara! Tetra!"
Emily stared at the Pirates Charm. "Hey… I know that stone…"
"Yeah, you're right, Emily… Isn't that a Gossip Stone, stones of the Shadows?"
"Chikara, tell me who are the other girls I see? You haven't been building a fan club, have you? Geez, I've been so worried, yet you have been becoming popular!
"You… You worried about me?" asked Chikara, a strange expression on his face.
"Yeah, I'll tell you who we are!" shouted Emily. "I am Emily, and this is Sarah. If you wanna know, we both know about Hyrule because we were there!"
"You were there?" repeated Tetra skeptically. "Considering the fact that Hyrule existed over 1000 years ago, I must say that would be impossible!"
"How would you know that?"
"You both look young. Not much older then Chikara."
"Wait…. How can you see me?"
"This must be a more advanced version of a Gossip Stone…" mused Emily quietly, staring still at the charm.
"That's besides the point!" said Chikara, feeling left out. "Chikara-chan still wants to know why you haven't tried to talk to Chikara-chan before!"
"Guess what, Chikara! That's exactly what I want to know! I've tried already after you were tossed from the fortress, but you didn't answer! I thought…" Tetra's voice suddenly sounded sad… "I thought you…"
Sarah stared at the charm. "Yeah? Well, I guess I thank you for worrying about Chikara-" Chikara bit his lip "-But we are wasting time here, just talking! Let's grab some bombs and get going to Outset Island! A ship this size could easily overcome King of Red Lions!"
"Yeah, grab a handful! An armful! As much as we can carry!" shouted Emily.
Chikara was about to protest, then changed his mind, and nodded. "Right… Tetra, do you have anything we can hold the bombs in?"
"Look for a bag. There should be a small stack of bomb bags. Do not take the big ones, though! I'm watching!" Tetra sounded like her old self again.
"Here, this ones nice, Chikara. Let's fill it up with bombs…" Which they did, and they could fit about 30 bombs into the bag. Sarah smirked. "Lets try not to light any of these."
Chikara smiled, and pulled out the Pirates Charm again. It was still shining, so Tetra was still watching. "So, Tetra… You want this back now?"
With Tetra in the Windfall Café…
Tetra blinked. "Want it back? What do you mean?" She could see Chikara, Emily, and Sarah, and Chikara was smiling sadly at the blue stone.
"You said you would want this back, right? Chikara-chan can't keep this, you said… So should Chikara-chan leave it on the ship?"
Tetra paused for a second. Something was stirring inside her. "Chikara… You can keep it."
"Eh?"
"I said you could keep it, Chikara…"
Chikara stared wide-eyed into the blue gem. "Keep it?" he repeated faintly. "Chikara-chan can keep this? Are you sure?"
Tetra nodded, though Chikara couldn't see. "Yeah, you can…"
"Oi, Miss Tetra!" called a voice. "Join the party!"
"Party!" screeched Tetra, and saw Chikara flinch.
"Ouchie…" he said rubbing his ear.
"Sorry! Hey, we are NOT supposed to be having a party! OI, OI, BRUCE! Take OFF that hat this instant!"
Back with Chikara, Emily, and Sarah…
The stone lost its shine, so Tetra wasn't talking right now. Chikara pocketed the stone, something stirring inside him… "S-So, Emily, Sarah… Let's go…"
"Yah! We'd better go!" Sarah, Emily and Chikara jumped off the pirates ship and ran to Red Lions. "Red Lions, we have to leave now! We have bombs!"
Red Lions turned his head. "All right! Outset, to the South!"
Chikara nodded, pulled out the Kaze no Takuto, and conducted the Winds Requiem.
"Okee-doke, Chikara! Up, down, left, right?"
"South! Hurry!"
"Down it is!" smiled the Wind Spirit, and the wind blew south.
"Sail to Outset!" called Red Lions, and he set up the sail, and they were off!
Sarah swung her staff to an umbrella again, and covered herself and Chikara. "Farore protect us from illness," Sarah said with a smile.
Chikara nodded, trying to get his mind of Tetra. Ever since she had said those words keep it quite a few minutes ago… The image if Tetra first winking at him when he first came aboard her ship popped in his mind. "Aaack!" He shook his head.
Sarah sighed. "Something up, Chikara? Or would this be a secret you would take to the grave should you ever die?"
Looking worried, Chikara glanced at Sarah. He wondered what Sarah would say if she knew. It probably wouldn't matter, if she knew… After all, they were friends! "Uhm… Sarah?"
"Mmm-hmm?"
Emily glanced back.
Chikara looked down at the ocean, watching the waves roll by. "We-Well… Chikara-chan… likes someone…"
"Aa soo? Will you tell me?" Sarah asked.
"Well… That—That person Chikara-chan likes… She… her name is… Well, we 'met' her at the Pirates Ship…"
"Who, Tetra?" guessed Emily without thinking.
Chikara's face went red and he nodded. "Ye-Yeah…"
A strange expression crossed Sarah's face, but she easily wiped it off with a smile. "Aah, you like Tetra, then? I really don't know her, so I guess I can't judge her. But it's your heart, Chikara. You may feel whatever it tells you."
"Wow, 12 years old, and already in love!" shouted Emily happily, causing Chikara to look down embarrassed, hiding his face.
"The wind is strong this night!" stated Red Lions, changing the subject. "I wonder if this have to do with the storm and curse Quill said Valoo was telling Medli…?" Overhead, a fork of lightning cracked in the sky followed by a boom of thunder. He looked up and nodded. "Yep. The storm is here…"
"Eh, heh, heh, heh, heh…" chuckled an evil voice somewhere.
Chikara and Sarah looked behind them, and saw a BIG cyclone. "KYAAAAA! Red Lions!" shouted Chikara frantically.
Emily looked to see what they were screaming at, then slapped Red Lions head. "HEY, LOOK BEHIND YOU!"
Red Lions looked back curiously, and yelled out loud. "By Nayru!" he shouted his trademark cry of surprise yet again, "It's Cyclos, the God of Cyclones!"
"Well, what have we here?" asked Cyclos, smiling evilly. "Here's what I see… Three defiant little brats who think they can out sail Cyclos's great cyclones!"
"No! That's—That's not true! We're just sailing to Outset Island!" cried Chikara, scared.
"We're just sailing to Outset Island!" mimicked Cyclos. "Is this really our new Wind Waker? What a wuss you are!"
"Oi, don't be like that! How 'bout you hop off your cloud and pick a fight down here, coward!" shouted Emily. Sarah sighed.
"Oh, ho, ho! Miss Tough Girl down here, then? All right, toughie! Let's see you handle this!" Laughing maniacally, he summoned a cyclone, and aimed it at the sailboat and two elves. "JA NE!" he shouted.
"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh!" shouted Red Lions, Emily, Sarah and Chikara as the cyclone tossed them somewhere in the Great Sea…
3 hours later, off the coast of a high mountain island (Headstone Island)…
Panting slightly, Red Lions shook off some excess water from his head. Emily was squeezing water out of her braid. "Geez… What a maniac he is! What does he think he's doing, reeking havoc on the Great Sea! No wonder I've seen so many stray cyclones around the Great Sea!" He looked back at the unconscious Chikara and Sarah. "Poor kids…" He looked around, and noticed that Outset was to the west.
"What luck! He blew us closer to our destination!" cried Emily, tossing her braid behind her.
"I just hope we can travel west as the wind blows south… Chikara's unconscious, so he can't change the wind… And the pirates…" Shaking his head, Red Lions set up the sail, traveling west by the southern wind…
29 minutes later, at the shores of Outset…
"Phew… We made it…" said Red Lions, looking around. "And the pirates aren't here… But suppose they aren't that far off…?" Red Lions looked behind him, but it was hard to see through the thick and heavy rain. "But how am I going to wake them up? They'll catch their death out here…"
"You are a big sailboat!" said Emily. "Roar loudly!" Emily jumped off his head.
The red sailboat sighed. What choice do I have…? Taking a deep breath, Red Lions let out a really loud roar!
"Aaah!" shouted Sarah, snapping up. "Where!"
"What the!" came Chikara's voice, and they looked around for the supposed attacker.
"Hah, hah! That woke you two up! Look, you both are sopping wet! Chikara, I think you have time… How about you go see your grandmother?"
"Do we have to?" whined Emily.
Chikara gasped. "Obaa-san!" Jumping off the sailboat with Sarah, Chikara called, "We'll be back! Don't worry!"
"HEY! Quit leaving without meeee!" Emily chased after them.
"Don't worry?" repeated the King of Red Lions, and looked back once more to the Great Sea. "I should be telling you to not worry…"
With Chikara, Sarah, and Emily inside Grandma's house…
"Obaa-san?" asked Chikara, looking around, and saw his grandmother sitting on a chair next to the stove. "Obaa-san!" He ran to his grandmother.
"Oh…" his grandmother moaned. "Aryll… Chikara… Please, don't go… Don't leave your grandmother all alone… Alone…"
"Obaa-san, Chikara-chan's home! He's here! Wake up!"
Sarah walked next to Chikara. "She your grandmother?"
"She looks old," remarked Emily.
"Obaa-san, please wake up… Chikara-chan is home…" Chikara's eyes filled with tears. "Why won't she wake up?"
Sarah closed her eyes. "….She's injured in the heart… She's worried about you and your sister, Aryll…"
"Quit stealing my job! I was supposed to read people's hearts!
Ignoring her Shadow friend, Sarah called, "Emi! She needs a Fairy healing! Can you do it?"
Emi flew out, and looked at grandma up and down. "Hmm… I'm fairly certain I could… But it would have to take some of your magic, too… A lot, Sarah, to heal… Chikara, how old is your grandmother?"
"Obaa-san? She's about… 3,900…"
"Yes, an elderly elf! Are you sure, Sarah?"
Sarah looked up at her Dark-purple Fairy, then at the moon mark smack dab in the middle of him. Fairies were given that mark when the Fairy Queen gave them healing and wishing powers. And as Emi stared into Sarah's eyes, he could see how much she cared for Chikara. "Yes, Emi… Go on ahead…"
Emi nodded, and looked at Chikara. "You'll want to back up, Chikara… So I don't accidentally heal you, too… This healing obaa-san alone could take a lot out of Sarah." Emily watched curiously.
Chikara backed up, looking very worried.
Sarah sighed. "Okay… lets do it!" Sarah swung her staff, changing it into a pale green scepter with designs related to forests and the Kokiri. She then began to softly speak words of the Kokiri, a healing spell.
Emi flew around Chikara's grandma, shining black Fairy dust around.
"Spirits of the forest, hear me… This women, Chikara's grandmother, needs your aid… Heal the pains within her heart, and release the strength within!" came Sarah's spell, and then Emi stopped in front of Grandma's face. "Heal…" breathed Sarah, and leaned on her staff, which had automatically changed back to its original form. "Phew…." She panted. "There, she should wake up…"
"Are you alright, Sarah?" asked Chikara concernedly, walking towards the group.
"That was excellent! I didn't know you could heal!"
Sarah nodded, and Emi said, "She'll be just fine. A healing on an eldery elf when you are a child forever can be quite a strain…" Emi flew back into the bandana.
"Oh… Huh…?" Grandma opened her eyes. "Chi—Chikara?" she asked, reaching out her hand to reach Chikara's face. "Is… is that really you?"
Chikara held his grandma's hand, smiling happily. "Yes, obaa-san… It really is Chikara-chan!"
"Oh! Oh, Chikara! You're okay!" she cried joyfully, hugging Chikara. "I've been so worried… About you and Aryll… Do you know if Aryll is okay?"
"Yes, obaa-san… Aryll is fine… In fact, she's probably already escaped with Mila and Maggie, just as she planned she would!"
"Chikara! You are soaking wet! And so are those girls… Who are they, Chikara?"
"Ah! The purple-haired one is Emily… She wanted to accompany Chikara-chan on his journey to save Aryll. And this is Sarah, obaa-san! She and Emi healed you. She helped Chikara a lot…"
"Oh, that's right…" Grandma sighed sadly. "I've been just sitting here… Moaning, worrying about you and Aryll… I should've been strong, waiting your return… I'm a terrible grandma… I should be the one taking care of you two, making sure nothing ever hurts you, Chikara… Look! By the Goddesses, your sleeve! Blood-Bloodstained! What have you been doing, Chikara?"
Chikara looked curiously at his sleeve. "Oh… Well, Chikara-chan's been having quite an adventure…"
Sarah smiled wearily. "And we're soaking wet, too. Farore banish the illness."
"Shadows don't catch colds!" gloated Emily.
Grandma chuckled, and stood up. "Aren't you hungry? You look thinner then I last saw you, Chikara… Way thinner…"
Sarah and Chikara exchanged glances. "I don't think the pirates could get here before we rest up and dry off," mused Sarah. "Sure… Uh, what's your name?"
"My name…?" She turned to the stove, starting a small fire. "I'm afraid I can't reveal my name…
Our tribe of elves, Chikara, didn't believe in revealing our real names… Mikomi wasn't your mother's real name… We Night Elves don't give our real names, for outsiders could use that name as a source of power… That's why you call me Grandma…"
Chikara stared amazedly at Grandma. "Wow… Then… does that mean that Chikara is not Chikara-chans real name? Why doesn't Chikara-chan know?"
"Because you select the name you want. And when you do, you keep it to yourself, and yourself only. When you become of age (which is about 1,200 for elves), you may then choose a name." Grandma smiled as she stirred the soup. "It's almost ready… Go ahead and sit by the carpet. I'll bring it to you."
Chikara, Emily, and Sarah walked to the carpet, sitting down. "You'll love obaa-sans soup!" said Chikara to the girls, smiling.
Sarah nodded, leaning back on the wall. "Yes… We'll need some food, huh?"
"I'm starving!" yelled Emily.
"Here you go, Chikara, Emily, Sarah. Please enjoy the meal…"
Chikara smiled a rabbit smile, and drank the soup in one long gulp. "Aaah! Oishii!"
Sarah tentatively took a sip, and got stars in her eyes. "Wow! This is delicious!" she finished the rest of the soup.
"YEAH!" said Emily, a rabbit smile bigger then Chikara's. "I feel soo revived right now! What do you call this soup, Grandma?"
"I just call it Elixir Soup. Everyone who drinks it seems to say they feel revived." Grandma. "Now… Chikara, don't you have a job to do?"
Chikara nodded, and stood up, Sarah following him. "Yes, Chikara-chan still has to go save Aryll! Chikara-chan will come back in one piece!"
"Just promise me one thing Chikara!" said Grandma seriously. "Please don't do anything reckless… Okay?"
Chikara nodded, and Sarah added, "That means don't, Chikara."
"All right! Thank you, obaa-san! Ja ne!" Waving good-bye to Grandma, Chikara, Emily and Sarah walked outside. Chikara then pulled out Aryll's telescope, and looked out towards sea. "Hmm… Chikara-chan doesn't see any pirates… You don't suppose that they got here and we didn't see them, do you!" he asked looking at Sarah worryingly.
Sarah glanced at Red Lions. "No… I don't think they could have. I mean, didn't Tetra let us take about 30 bombs with us? She left them virtually unguarded, so we could get to Nayru's Pearl first. Well, let's get to Red Lions."
Red Lions looked at Sarah and Chikara as they ran to him. "Finally! I've been freezing sitting in this rain!"
"We were delayed," explained Emily, hopping on Red Lions, "having dinner."
"Sorry," apologized Chikara as they climbed aboard. "So…"
"Yeah, we'll search around back," finished Red Lions, setting up the sail, and they sailed around back. "Yep, the cave that the pirate girl mentioned! Well, just let me get a little closer to the stone cave. "Now, Chikara… Set up the cannon!" the red boat declared.
"Cannon?" repeated Chikara, looking confused. "Uh, what's that?"
"Ooh, a cannon!" said Emily. But she didn't know either.
Sarah looked clueless too, so Red Lions sighed and explained, "A cannon, children… Ah, never mind let me set it up…" Which he did, and Chikara and Sarah stared at the metal-blue cannon with amazement. Emily had to turn around to see it.
"Wow!" said Sarah. "That's cool! I've never seen anything like that!"
"That's a cannon, Red Lions?"
"Yes sir, ma'am," answered Red Lions.
"Ooh, it's ugly! I almost prefer you, Red Lions!"
"Now, light her up!" commanded Red Lions, ignoring Emily.
"How?" asked Chikara.
"Its raining, Red Lions!" said Sarah matter-of-factly.
"Foolish boat with no brain."
King of Red Lions paused, then looked down, feeling foolish. "R-Right…"
So they sat in the rain for a few minutes, thinking about what they should do next. "I got it!" shouted Sarah 5 minutes later. "Heh… I'll cover the fuse with the staff-into-an-umbrella, and then we can blow the wall away!"
Red Lions and Chikara exchanged glances. "Exactly!" roared Red Lions. "Then let's go!' Sarah turned her staff into an umbrella, covering the fuse. "LIGHT AWAY!" Red Lions yelled, and lit the fuse, and when the fuse hit the bottom of the fuse…
BOOOOOOOM!
"Kyaaa!" shouted Chikara. "What was… Did that come from the cannon?"
"Well, it worked!" said Red Lions happily, and cruised into the cave…
A/N: Great… Jabun speaks Hylian only… This'll be hard…"Wait a bit… He should be coming soon…"
"Look to the side, Sarah, Chikara! You'll see something cool!" announced Emily.
Sarah looked over the side of the boat. "Hey! There's a light in the water!"
Curious, Chikara looked over on the opposite side, and let out a small gasp. "Wow."
And then surfaced Jabun, a dark blue giant fish. "Konban wa, Nohansen."
"Nohansen?" repeated Sarah and Emily, exchanging glances.
"It certainly is the opposite of a good evening. Ganondorf has brought this night. He's trying to set the world into darkness."
"Ganondorf!" repeated Jabun. "Ganondorf ga fukkatshita… Soo, Kami-sama no shippai keimusho ni ireru Ganondorf…"
"Yes, it would seem so…"
"Demo Zelda to Lee no kodomo-tachi? Sedai sorekara sedai sorekara, motto kodomo-tachi! Ano otoko no ko wa? Ano hito mieru ga Lee…"
"Unfortunately, that is not the case," said Red Lions sadly. "The one I brought with me has no connection to the Hero, nor the Princess. He has a different path to follow."
"Ano onna no ko wa?"
"Not her, either."
"Ano kage wa?"
"Nor the Shadow."
"What do you mean!" demanded Sarah.
"We both knew the hero and princess! We fought alongside with Zelda and Lee over 1000 years ago! We, meaning Lee, Zelda, ME, Sarah and Link, defeated all evil in Hyrule!" argued Emily.
"Onna no ko… O-namae wa?"
"My name…. Watashi wa Sarah desu!" answered Sarah in Hylian.
"To watashi wa Emily desu!"
"Girls, I meant you are not actually related to Lee and Zelda."
"Kono keihai… Ano otoko no ko motsu Din to Farore no shinju."
"Yeah, and we need the Nayru's Pearl, too."
"Wakarimasu, Nohansen… Hai." Jabun shook his antennae, and the Nayru's Pearl came gliding towards Chikara, who held it carefully. "Ganbatte." With that, Jabun sank back into the waters.
"YES!" cheered Chikara. "WE DID IT! We finally got the final pearl!"
"Yeah, it was fun!" said Sarah.
Emily, however, just smiled down at the cheering duo.
Red Lions let out a yell of victory. "YEEEEESSSSSSSSS! FINALLY! Then, we are OFF! Off to the Northern, Southern and Eastern Triangle islands!"
There was a slight pause. "Triangle islands?" repeated Chikara.
"Yep. We have to take Din's Pearl to the Southern Triangle Island, Nayru's Pearl to the Northern Triangle Island, and Farore's Pearl to the Eastern Triangle Island."
But where does Karin's Pearl go…? asked Sarah silently, looking out towards sea. She sighed, listening to Chikara and Red Lions argue. I wonder why he hasn't noticed that I have the Triforce of Affection…? Why does everyone seem to forget Karin, Goddess of Love and Loss in Hyrule 1000 years ago…
"Ne, Sarah! Are you ready to go?" asked Chikara.
Sarah blinked, and nodded. "Yes, I am… Come on, Red Lions, let us sail to the Triangle islands!"
"Right-o! Chikara, northeast!"
"But Chikara-chan just doesn't feel as much magic as before…"
"Out of magic?" asked Sarah, and she pulled out a bottle of Blue Potion. "Hollo gave this to me about 2 days before you showed up at the Forest Haven. It restores energy and magic power. Go on, Chikara. Drink some."
Chikara narrowed his eyes at the potion. "It hasn't gone bad?"
"No, it hasn't!" laughed Sarah.
"Potions never go bad!" agreed Emily.
Chikara picked up the bottle, taking a tentative sip. "Brr… A bit cold…" Chikara shook his head, and drained the last of the bottle. "Gaah…" he gasped, a small blue cloud as he sighed.
Sarah giggled, and took the bottle back. "You'll get used to it after a while. It only happens once, after you drink a healing potion."
"Wait till you try a red potion!" said Emily excitedly.
Chikara made a face, and pulled out his journal.
Day 8
Ugh… memo to myself: Never. Have. Blue. Green. Or Red. Potion. Ever. Again. Pack obaa-sans Elixir soup instead… -
Today, I was able to confide into a friend, Sarah. Yeah, I finally told someone whom I like… Who I like? Tetra. I really can't explain why I suddenly just… Get excited by hearing her voice… When will she talk to me again! If I close my eyes, I can picture her… Blonde hair, blue eyes, and she has zigzag hair in front of her ears… But she's a pirate… And I am a poor islander with a kidnapped sister… What are the chances that she will feel the same way if I tell her…?
Maybe I'll think about it later, cause guess what? WE FINALLY GOT NAYRU'S PEARL! After a small conversation with an ancient-tongue speaking fish named Jabun. I was the only one who didn't understand what he was saying. But I wonder… I seriously wonder what Red Lions meant by "He has a different path to follow"… Does he mean me? Or could he be talking about someone else…?
Whoops, gotta go… King of Red Lions is giving me his "No time to waste!" face… Time to change the wind again… Oh, well. This may take some getting used to…
Chikara-chan, behind Outset Island (BACK HOME AGAIN!), 12:00 AM (still). Status: Happy!
Well… This was a bit of a long chapter… Gomen nasai, minna… I seriously hope I got the Japanese right… I should study more often… -
Mario: Looks like you dragged it off towards the end…
Me: :( That's cause it really IS 12:00… Wait, it just turned 12:01 AM… Well, it's late at night! I'm a bit tired, and I wanted to finish the chapter before going to sleep tonight! … Does it look like I just dragged it out? I HOPE NOT! panic OH NO! HERE COME THE FLAMES!
Mario: sweatdrop How about you get off to sleep, and I finish the fanfic.
Me: Yeah… Yeah, good idea… good idea… walks away
Mario: watches Fairy Red walk away Uh, yeah… Anyway, thank you for reading, and… uh, yeah… Reviews, welcome! Flames, not welcome! Adieu! … Wait, the dictionary…
Dictionary for Japanese in this chapter:
Konban waGood Evening
Ganondorf ga fukkatshitaGanondorf has returned.
Soo, Kami-sama no shippai keimusho ni ireru GanondorfThen, the Gods failed to imprison Ganondorf.
Demo Zelda to Lee no kodomo-tachi? Sedai sorekara sedai sorekara, motto kodomo-tachi! Ano otoko no ko wa? Ano hito mieru ga LeeBut Zelda and Lee's children? Generation after generation, more children! Is that boy one? He looks like Lee…
Ano onna no ko waThat girl then?
O-namae wa?What's your name?
Watashi wa Sarah desu I am Sarah!
Kono keihai… Ano otoko no ko motsu Din to Farore no shinjuThis presence… That boy holds Din's and Farore's Pearl.
WakarimasuI understand
GanbatteGood luck
NaniWhat?
Maa, oyasumiWell, goodnight
ChikushooA curse word
HaiYes
OiHey!
Obaa-sanGrandma