Disclaimer: Something the game forgot to mention: What happened to the 7 Sages of Hyrule. So Fairy Red here clears it up.
A/N: That I will! Maybe you all wondered, once or twice perhaps, what happened to the Sages when Hyrule went under. Well, I know I did (and a few other Zelda fans I know…), so I was thinking… Would they tell us what happened if Chikara, Sarah, Emily, Lee, Link, and Zelda find them? With 7 Sages, and the added sub-Sages, 9 Sages can surely repower the Master Sword, right? Good! I hope you like it. It took quite a while to plan this… But first…
Okay, see you later, Ri2! Now, for Mr. Hylian (or Miss Hylian)… I didn't kill Muse of Angst/Tragedy Link, he's right here.
Link: I'm NOT dead! Never HAVE been, and never will be!
Me: See? Hope THAT solves it…
Now, what was your name? Oh yeah, Ganhiem. I could care LESS about grammar and stuff. So what if "Where she is…" should be "Where she is…?". I ain't caring much 'bout the common tongue, see? Grammar was just invented by white men to make them look smarter anyway. Fine, I'll kick out the Japanese…. Starting next chapter.
Now, the last one… InsaneShadowFan.
Chikara: WHO YOU CALLING A NANNY BOY!
Me: Whoa, nelly. Anyway, Chikara doesn't talk like a politician. I've heard George W. Bush speak, and Chikara doesn't sound a thing like him! And other politicians for that matter! You got problems with the way Chikara talks, then go deal with them AWAY from the fanfic! I don't want to hear it!
2) My dialogue isn't witty or… ah, 'intellegent' because that wasn't what I was intending. For the Goddesses sake, I'm just typing the damn story based on inspiration that the Muses handed to me! Besides, you spell it 'intelligent'.
3) I am NOT playing God. I KNOW that they all were named 'Link'. That doesn't mean that I can't nickname them. Lee is still Link, and Link is still Young Link, and Chikara is still Link. But still, in my eyes, Tetra is still Tetra to me. Lee, Link, and Chikara are NICKNAMES, ISF. I'm sure you give your closest friends nicknames too. And one last thing: THEY CALLED IT FOR A REASON! THE BIG KEY WORD IS FICTION! STORIES WRITTEN JUST FOR AMUSEMENT! CAN'T YOU IDIOTS JUST ACCEPT THAT AND READ THE DAMN FANFIC WITHOUT ARGUMENT! deep sigh Gods, I HATE disagreeable reviewers…
And to a loyal Hikari… THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR ME! :3 I'm soo glad SOMEONE is loving this fanfic! Go ahead and read on!
Chapter Eight: Search for the Sages Saria, Sagess of the Forest.
Link looked out to sea, sitting near the cliff on Windfall Island. Night had well fallen, and Zelda and Lee told Link to wait for them.
"They wouldn't let a little kid like you find or buy a sailboat," Lee had said.
"Yes," Zelda had agreed. "So just wait here, and don't draw attention to yourself." Then they looked around for a sailboat to search for Sarah and Emily.
"Don't draw attention to myself," muttered Link incredulously. "Yeah right. What do you think you two will be doing searching the town for a sailboat?" He sighed, leaning against the big rock. "It's been a long time… I'm guessing about 2 hours, doing nothing but sitting here…" Link looked up at the night sky. "It's so strange… this very same sky is the same I've been looking at before we left Hyrule… So many things on land have changed; people change, and trees grow and die… Yet, the sky remains the same as ever…" Link rubbed his forehead. "Aah, thinking about this makes my head spin…"
"Doesn't make my head spin," said Zelda, sitting down next to Link. "Lee found us a sailboat," she explained, "but it's in terrible shape, and since he's got the Golden Gauntlets, he can patch up it for us. So I decided to check on you."
Link frowned. "You said that the sky doesn't confuse you?" he asked, though he had a small glint of curiosity in his eyes.
Zelda smiled, looking up at the sky too. "No, it doesn't. You may not realize it, kid, but the sky changes every single day." Link looked slightly confused. "Sometimes there's clouds in the sky, and sometimes there isn't. Sometimes the moon will shine, or a star may disappear."
"A star disappears?" repeated Link, looking upward. "But, that star, that light green on!" he said, pointing upward. "It's still there! Even after a few thousand years or so, it's still the same as I saw it!"
Zelda laughed quietly. "It's alright if you don't understand it at all, kid. Maybe you'll always be too young to understand," she said, ruffling Link's hair.
Who pushed her hand away, looking a bit huffy. "Don't do that," he complained. Zelda grinned and ruffled his hair again. "Nah!" said Link annoyed.
"Oh, your so fun to tease," said Zelda.
"And you both are so fun to watch," said a voice behind them. Lee stood there, arms crossed. "You know, you both almost looked like a mother and a child. It was kinda cute."
"You think so?" asked Zelda, standing up. "Well, I think he looks a bit like me anyway."
"More like me, anyway. With the hair and outfit," commented Lee.
"You two are not going to pass me off as your son are you?" asked Link, staring wide-eyed back and forth between Zelda and Lee.
"Maybe we will, to get special markdown…" answered Zelda, a mischievous grin on her face.
"Is the sailboat done?" asked Link looking slightly annoyed now.
"Yeah, kid, it is! Come on, I even found us a sail!" Lee lead Zelda and Link to a small under-cliff below the cliffs of Windfall Island. "So, what do you think? It has room for three people, and isn't the sail cute!" squealed Lee.
Link stood speechless, and Zelda said softly, "Lee, that sail is pink… Lee, don't tell me that you… that you used one of my old dresses for that pink sail… Did you?"
Lee blinked, and glanced at the sail, scratching the back of his head. "Uhm… Well, I couldn't find a sail… A parka elf said that he was out of sails and that he sold his last one to a purple-haired girl and a blond-haired boy."
Link's ears pricked. "A purple haired girl?" he repeated. "What are the chances of that girl being Emily? I know of no other purple-heads…"
"Probably," sighed Zelda, jumping into the sailboat. "For now, we gotta try to find Sarah and Emily. Since the winds blowing southeast, we'll sail southeast, okay?"
Lee jumped into the boat. "Okay, I'm ready!" There was a pause, and both Zelda and Lee looked at Link. "You coming in, kid?" asked Lee.
Link looked uneasily at the sailboat. "That—That thing won't sink, will it?"
"If it does, we'll just end up in Hyrule anyway," answered Zelda with a carefree shrug. "Now get in! Don't be so afraid!"
"I'm not afraid, I'm just… I don't like the sea…" Link climbed into the sailboat between Zelda and Lee. "Well, let's go then…"
With Chikara, Emily, and Sarah…
"Hey, I think we're almost there!" said Emily, squinting into the horizon. "I can see it…"
"Yeah, we're almost there!" said Sarah.
"We're going to find Saria? Uhm, which one was she? The Forest Sagess, right?" asked Chikara, wanting to get to know more about the Sages of Hyrule.
"Yes, and we both knew her personally! When I was living in the Kokiri Forest, Saria would always be around for Lee and me, even after we left the Forest for a while… I still have the Fairy Ocarina she gave to Link who gave it to me. I can't wait to see Saria again." Sarah pulled the Fairy Ocarina out. "She taught me and Lee her special song… Somehow, talking about Saria makes me remember her song…" Sarah put the ocarina to her mouth and began to play Saria's Song.
Chikara closed his eyes and tilted his head slightly, listening to the music.
Emily smiled. "I know, pretty, isn't it?" Emily took out her own ocarina, the Shadow-made Shadow Ocarina and played along.
Red Lions listened too. I wonder… If Saria is still alive… if she'll hear this and respond to us…
On Outset Island…
The girl float to the shore, she being too tired to swim. Where… Where am I…? Why is there so many oceans? Wincing slightly, she got to her knees, panting slightly. What happened…? I can't remember anything…
Sue-Belle walked to the beach curiously, who thought she saw someone outside from her window. "Oh! A child!" Sue-Belle ran to the green-haired girl. "Are you alright, child? Where did you come from, and how did you end up in this state?"
The girl looked up at Sue-Belle. "Where am I?" she asked, getting to her feet staggeringly.
Sue-Belle caught her, looking down at the girl very concerned. "You're on Outset Island… What's your name?"
"Outset—Outset Island?" repeated the girl, standing up straight now, still panting slightly. "I—I need to see Lee! The Master Sword has lost its power, and I and the Sages have to repower it!" She walked a few paces ahead, looking around. "I don't see him…"
"Uh… Forgive my asking…" said Sue-Belle uncertainly, "but… Are you all right? You don't look that well to me…"
The girl didn't seem to hear her. She was muttering in a different language, and looked like she came to a decision, heading for Grandmas house.
"Ah! Wait, girl! It's near sunrise, and Grandma might be asleep!"
The girl opened the door, and closed it. She looked around. "Lee? Is he in here? His aura is all over… All over this bed…" She placed a hand on the pillow, and felt the energy of Lee; only it wasn't quite Lee's aura.
"Yes, that's my grandson Chikara-chans bed. Are you a friend of his?" asked the voice of Grandma as she mixed some Elixir Soup.
She jumped and turned around. "Oh! I'm—I'm so sorry! I was just—I—"
At that moment, Sue-Belle ran in. "Sorry about that, Grandma! I found this girl washed up on shore, and she suddenly ran to your house!"
"That's alright, Sue-Belle, I was expecting her."
Sue-Belle blinked. "You… were? Oh… Then, excuse me…" looking a bit embarrassed, Sue-Belle backed out of the house.
The girl stared at Grandma blankly, wondering why she said that.
Grandma smiled. "You're looking for Chikara? Or Aryll? I'm sorry, but neither of them is here. You need to tell them something?"
"Well, I—" she stopped suddenly. "How'd you know… who I was looking for?"
"I know why you're looking for Chikara… I knew whom my daughter was going to marry, and that something like this would happen… Saria, Sagess of the Forest, I believe?"
"…That I am," said Saria, seeming to calm down slightly. "This Chikara and Aryll are both descendents of Lee and Zelda? Are you as well?"
Grandma shook her head. "No, I'm not. My son-in-law, Keme, was a descendent. I told my daughter, Mikomi, not to marry him… He was a Dark Elf, and she was a Night Elf, and she thought that was a good match… But Keme left after my second grandchild, Aryll was born; he walked out on the family after a big fight with Mikomi. Apparently, Keme didn't get along with his son, my grandson, Chikara, even though he was the one who named him. He was very… rough on Chikara, for Chikara's apparent frailty… After he left, I moved from my Clans land to help her raise her children. I had Seen what was happening with her broken family…"
Saria sat down. "Oh… What… What happened after that?" she asked, feeling a bit curious about the family of Lee and Zelda.
"Chikara caught a serious fever, and nearly died. Mikomi cured Chikara of the illness, but caught it herself, and died a few days earlier. Chikara was only 7, and Aryll was 4. Very, very young children they were when their father left and mother died… I never heard from Keme again." Grandma turned around. "Aren't you hungry? You must be tired, what being washed up on shore and all. Maybe you could tell me your story…"
Saria looked at the bowl in Grandma's hands, and nodded. "I guess I am a bit hungry… Whoa!" she suddenly cried, and pulled out her ocarina. "What…? Hey, Alenia!"
Alenia, Saria's light green Fairy, jumped out. "Huh? What is it, Saria?"
"Someone… Someone is playing my song… A Kokiri is still alive out there! Hello! Hey, can you hear me?" she asked into Alenia.
Back with Sarah, Emily, and Chikara…
Sarah opened her eyes. "Huh?"
Emi flew out from the bandana. "Saria! Hey, we can hear you!"
"Emi?" said Saria astounded. "And Sarah, Emily? Where are you guys?"
"We're on our way to the Forest Haven to try to look for you," answered Sarah. "Is that where you are?"
"Forest Haven? No, I'm inside an elderly elves house on an island called Outset Island…"
"Outset Island!" repeated Chikara.
"Yes… You're Chikara, right?"
"Chikara-chan is Chikara-chan," said Chikara. "But how did you know it was…?"
"You do have his aura! The descendant of the Hero I have finally found…!"
"Descendant…"
"You have the Master Sword, right? Only Lee or his descendants could wield that sword. If anyone else tried to hold that sword, his or her hands would burn upon touch. Strangely enough, only you and Lee have ever managed to hold this sword. Generally, that sword was supposed to go to the male descendants while the female descendants wielded Zelda's Sword of Light and the control over time… But they left Hyrule, with Link and you two joining them. When they left Hyrule, they took those things with them…"
"Well, maybe they didn't know that something like this would happen," ventured Emily.
"Saria, you are a Sagess with great power, right? Do you know where the other Sages are? Only the 7 Sages can repower the Master Sword," said Sarah.
"That power exists in Hyrule only. Within the borders of Hyrule, I could do that. Chikara seems to know this Outset Island I'm on. You could try coming here, so you can take me to Hyrule. In Hyrule, I could tell you where Darunia is."
"We're on our way!" said Emily, with a meaningful glace at Chikara.
Chikara nodded, pulling the Kaze no Takuto out. "Right, Chikara-chan thinks that we should head southwest, Wind Spirit," he said while conducting.
"Southwest to the Sagess! Wow, this little rescue mission turned into quite the adventure! Who knew, eh Chikara-chan?"
Chikara looked southwest. Yeah… he silently agreed. It really was great… But still, Chikara-chan feels like he's missing something…
With Zelda, Lee, and Link…
"Oh, perfect!" yelled Zelda. "The winds have changed!"
"Well, then we'll sail southwest," said Lee, adjusting the tiller to sail southwest.
Link looked uneasily over the side of the boat. "Man, I hate sailing… There are ten times more dangers at sea then on land… Whirlpools; sharks…" Link inched away from the edge of the boat, seeing a shark jump to catch a seagull. "Suppose we hit a rock? Or we get attacked by pirates?"
Lee looked at the ocean curiously, for a big shadow was just cast over them. "Eh? Nighttime already? But it was just sun up a couple minutes ago…"
Zelda looked back, and then frowned. "Well, speak of the devil, kid. Pirates."
What were just a few feet away was an enormous ship with the pirates flag on it. A big tall man with a red bandana and green shirt on looked down on the small makeshift sailboat. "What the… Miss Tetra!" he asked. "Is that you down there!"
Zelda looked at Lee, then at Link, then pointed at herself.
"Yeah, you! Miss, don't tell me that you were kidnapped by these two suspicious elves, were you?"
"What are you talking about?" demanded Zelda. "My name's Zelda!"
"I recognize those zigzag side bangs, Miss Tetra, and the amazingly blue eyes! These two did well to try to disguise you, but I can see that it is really you!"
"What do you mean? Who is this Tetra!"
Lee decided to get involved. "Look, Mr. Pirate Captain, but she—"
"I'M NOT THE PIRATE CAPTAIN, MISS TETRA DOWN THERE IS!" screamed the pirate.
"—is Zelda," Lee continued. "She is my WIFE and we are happily married! I am Lee, her HUSBAND!"
"Then who's the scrawny brat next you two?" asked another pirate.
"He's our son!" said Zelda thinking quickly, seeing that Link was about to say something sarcastic and most likely get them all killed. "Can't you see the similarity? Link is his name, and as you can see, he has my pale skin and blue eyes, and Lee's hair!"
Link glared at Zelda.
"But… That's impossible! How can she look exactly like Miss Tetra but not be Miss Tetra!"
A little girl in a purple skull-motif design looked over the edge of the ship. "Aah! Oni-chan, is that you!" she asked.
Lee looked at Link. "Him or me?"
"The scrawny brat Chum mentioned!" said the girl.
Link stood up, offended. "Who are you calling a scrawny brat! You don't look that well fed yourself! Just who the heck are all of you?"
The pirate looked over his shoulder, looking like he was having a discussion with the rest of the pirates. The girl continued to stare intently at Link then at Zelda. "Yeah, I think it's them!" she said after a few minutes. "No-one else I know but Oni-chan has an outfit like that, ne oni-chan?"
"Stop calling me 'oni-chan'!" snapped Link. "I know very well that—"
"We are not the ones you're looking for!" said Zelda hurriedly, stopping Link from giving his snappy remark and blowing their cover.
Lee sighed. "If you don't mind, we're in a bit of a hurry! We are searching for friends of ours by the guidance of the winds, and have no time to waste! A great evil threatens this ocean, and to stop it we need our friends and 7 other friends. 6 others," Lee added, glancing at Zelda.
The pirate with the red bandana looked back overboard at the sailboat. "Know what?" he asked.
"No, what?" asked Lee.
"We can't be sure that 'Zelda' down there is Tetra, or of 'Link' down there is Aryll's older brother Chikara. So we're taking you all captive! CHARGE!"
Before they could think, Zelda, Lee, and Link were suddenly tied up and taken aboard and tied to the mast. Zelda sighed. "Okay, pirates. Do you have a portrait of this Tetra? That'll tell you that I'm not Tetra, whoever she is."
Aryll, the little girl, looked Lee up and down. "Wow, I'm a fraction of an inch taller then you!"
"Amazing techniques of mathematics, isn't it?" asked Link with mock praise. "Why, this little girl's a genius! Really bright! You should—OW!"
"Yamede-yo!" hissed Lee in Hylian, who had just booted Link's boot.
"What did you say?" asked the big pirate suspiciously.
"I told him to—OW!"
Zelda's high-heeled foot stomped onto Lee's. "Don't speak Hylian" she hissed quickly.
"Ne, Bruce, this kid isn't Chikara. Chikara was about half my size, and this skinny kid is about ¼ my size. This Zelda here is taller then Miss Tetra was," said a bucktoothed pirate nervously.
Bruce, who was the big pirate, stared at Zelda and Link, looking them up and down. "Hmm… Niko, you're right…" he sighed dejectedly. "We're sorry to have disturbed you or whatever."
"But still," said Aryll, brushing dust off her skull-motif dress, "isn't it a bit weird that these two elves here wear outfits similar to Oni-chan and Sarah's outfit?"
Zelda, Lee, and Link all pricked up and said at once, "Did you say Sarah!"
Aryll blinked. "Uh… Yeah… Why, what's it to ya?"
"Did—Did this Sarah have a purple-haired girl with or near her?" inquired Zelda hurriedly.
"She—She did. I remember, when I was prisoner at the Forsaken Fortress, Oni-chan came back a second time with two new girls. A redhead who introduced herself as Sarah, and a purple head called Emily."
"What is your Oni-chans name?" asked Lee.
"His name is Chikara-chan…"
Zelda, Lee, and Link exchanged surprised glances. "Chikara-chan…" repeated Zelda. "Chikara's a word for 'power'… I wonder what Sarah and Emily are doing wandering with an elf whose name means 'power'. And furthermore, how is it that this Chikara has a similar outfit as Lee and Links…? Could he be a Kokiri or something?"
"Oni-chan wears that outfit because about 12 or 13 days ago, it was Oni-chans 12th birthday, and on Outset Island, it's traditional for boys and girls to start wearing a green tunic on their birthday, so that they may feel the same courage as the Hero of Time from legend," explained Aryll.
"Hero of Time!" cried Lee. "A green tunic! How… Do you think you could take us to this Outset Island!"
"You want passage to Outset Island? And you expect us to take us there for FREE?" asked Bruce.
"Aryll, aren't you going to Outset Island as well?" asked Lee. "I mean, if your big brother is from Outset Island, then surely you are too, right? And you said that you were prisoner at this place called the Forsaken Fortress. Maybe you want to go home?" suggested Lee with a smile.
Aryll stared coldly at Lee. "I have no reason to return to Outset Island," she said. "With Miss Tetra gone, these pirates named me their leader."
"WHAT!" shouted Zelda. "Well, fine! We'll just go to Outset Island ourselves! Get us off your ship!"
"Fine," answered Bruce. "Fred, George, get these off our ship."
They dropped Zelda, Lee, and Link onto their sailboat that was still below. "Ow…" muttered Zelda, sitting up. "They didn't have to be so rude…"
"How about asking which way Outset Island is?" hinted Link.
"Oh, right," said Lee. "Oi, pirates! Which way to Outset!"
"Just down south!" shouted Aryll. "Now let's go; I tire of these rocks and skies."
Zelda, Lee, and Link watched speechless as the giant sailboat sailed in the opposite direction of the wind. "Whoa…" said Zelda. "How could they do that? That must be one strong boat…" Zelda blinked, and looked southeast. "Lee, you're right next to me, right?"
"Obviously, unless this Lee sitting next to me is some sort of illusion," answered Link sarcastically. But he too looked southeast. "And it's not just Lee's aura I'm feeling… Sarah and Emily's aura are mixed with it."
"Then maybe Sarah and Emily are southeast!" said Lee triumphantly. "Therefore we should sail southeast!"
"Kuso…" muttered Link. "If only the wind would agree…" the wind had once again changed direction. This time, it blew north.
"Kid, watch your language…" Zelda sighed. "So, we search north. Let's go."
With Chikara, Sarah, and Emily…
"How is Chikara-chan going to repower the Master Sword, Saria?" asked Chikara, looking the Master Sword up and down. When Sarah and Emily reunited with Saria, the Forest Sagess wasted no time in telling Chikara to take her to Hyrule. "How did you know that Chikara-chan was the Wind Waker?"
Saria looked back at Chikara, her blue eyes searching his dark eyes. "I sensed the Wind Spirit within you. To us Kokiri, the Wind Spirit was known as Kaze, which is Hylian for 'Wind'. Also, the Kaze no Takuto, the baton of the Wind God, was passed down to those who where said to be of descents of the Wind God. This indeed is strange. I know you have no descent to the Wind God… The fact that your mother was a Night Elf, it really makes me wonder how this came to be…" Saria closed her eyes, and looked back to the sea. "Maybe if I can get back to Hyrule, I'll find out."
"It's great to see you again!" said Sarah again; unable to hide her happiness that she and Link wasn't the only Kokiri survivor after all. "I guess that no matter where we are, we Kokiri can always contact one another through your song."
"Yeah! To think, finding you, we'll find the rest of the Sages! Maybe you all can return Hyrule to normal," said Emily.
Saria shook her head sadly. "No, I nor any of the Sages of Hyrule can return Hyrule to normal. The only ones who can do that are the 4 Goddesses of Wisdom, Courage, Power, and Love. 'Something the Gods do, only the Goddesses can undo'," she said, quoting an ancient Hylian proverb.
"Oh…" said Chikara, sheathing the Master Sword. "Ne, Red Lions, you've been really silent all this time. Are still here, or…?"
Red Lions shook his head. "Nope, I'm still here. I've been thinking about things…"
Saria looked at the head of Red Lions. "Nohansen, I believe," she said with a mischievous grin. "Quite the nifty disguise for someone with as little power as you," Saria commented.
"Yeah, yeah…" said Red Lions. "It was exhausting, but it worked. I needed to find the descendants. The only way to… save Hyrule would be to find the descendant, whether it is a Lee or a Zelda. Apparently, I found a Lee first," he said, glancing back at Chikara with a raised eyebrow.
Chikara looked down, and back at sea. By finding out that Tetra was a descendant was finding out that Chikara-chan was a descendant, he thought. Chikara-chan doesn't know what is missing… Could it be that Chikara-chan's heart is empty because…. Because he doesn't love Tetra anymore? What should Chikara-chan do about this…?
Saria looked between Chikara and Sarah, exchanged glances with Emily, and smiled slightly.
Emily nodded agreement. That's right, Saria buddy… When I find Esibeth, it'll be time to play matchmaker! Emily grinned ear to ear. Oooh! I can't wait to see how this'll work out…
1 hour and 25 minutes later…
"Into that light, you say?" asked Saria. "Well, what are we waiting for?"
Red Lions nodded and sailed into the light into Hyrule. Saria jumped off and ran into the castle. "I'll meet you all in…" she stopped. "…the Temple of Time…"
Sarah, Emily, and Chikara were behind her. "What's wrong?" asked Emily.
Saria looked around amazedly. "Whoa… This place changed… I don't remember the main hall being so… big."
"You'll get used to it," said Sarah. "So, the pedestal of the Master Sword is downstairs. Come on, we'll show you."
Chikara looked around, up and down, wondering where Tetra was. He thought he caught a glimpse of her crossing a hallway upstairs somewhere.
Saria's gaze softened as she looked around. "Of course… It's all coming back now… This altar was built beneath the castle to protect the Master Sword and the Triforce… If Lee wasn't here, how did the Master Sword come down here…" Saria stepped up to the empty pedestal, and held a hand over the empty space. "Oh… Zelda, that was a good idea, but…" She turned around. "Well, I'm here to do what I should be doing. Chikara, come here."
Chikara looked at Sarah and Emily, and stepped towards Saria. "Uhm… what- what should—"
"No, you won't have to do anything but provide some of your life to the Master Sword…"
"Nani! What—What do you mean, use Chikara-chan's life! How--?"
"Chikara, it's not as bad as it seems. It's not like it's sucking you dry, you know." Saria and Chikara were standing face to face. "Alright, bring the Master Sword out."
Chikara unsheathed the Master Sword, holding it with blade facing up like Saria instructed.
"Now, time for me to add my power to the Master Sword…" Saria held the Master Sword as well, and Chikara could feel magic come into the great sword.
"Aaah!" he cried put suddenly, for he felt a sudden energy drain.
"There!" said Saria. "My power is embedded into the Master Sword, along with some of your life energy, Chikara. We're one step closer to full power!"
Chikara nodded, feeling to tired to speak.
"Oh, don't worry about that," said Saria. "You'll get used to it, trust me. See, it's working! The Master Sword already regained the Triforce crest at the hilt edge."
Sarah sighed with relief. "Oh, that's good…"
"Anyway, we need to get the next Sage, right?" said Emily. "Darunia, I believe."
"Yes, Darunia…" Saria looked at the stain glass paintings of the Sages. Saria held out a hand to Darunia's window. Darunia, where are you…? "Fire Mountain," said Saria suddenly. "I feel it, and saw it: Darunia, Sage of Fire, is at an island called Fire Mountain…"
"Fire Mountain?" repeated Sarah and Emily, exchanging glances.
"Which one's Darunia?" asked Chikara, looking at all of them.
"That one," answered the Sagess, pointing to a brown thing in Chikara's eyes.
"What is it?" asked Chikara. "Chikara-chan has never seen anything like that before…"
"Darunia is a Goron, and the boss of the Gorons at that," replied Sarah, coming next to Chikara to get a better look at the stained glass windows. "And the fish-looking one is Ruto, the Zora princess and Sagess of Water; that one is—"
"IMPA!" cried Emily happily, coming up at the other side of Chikara. "The GREAT Sagess of Shadows! Gods, we Shadows adore her! And the red head is Nabooru, Sagess of Spirit, and the lone-wolf boss of the Gerudo thief tribe."
"Oh… That's 5 so far. Didn't you say that there are 7 Sages of Hyrule?" asked Chikara.
"Oh, right, I forgot about Raru. He's the Sage of Light. And finally, there is Zelda, the Sagess of Time. She and Lee and Link… I don't know where they are right now…"
"Zelda…" repeated Chikara, looking up at the windows.
"Well…" said Saria after a few minutes. "Shouldn't you three be off to get Darunia? I'll be here, praying to the Gods and Goddesses for a way that I could help out some more." Saria smiled at Chikara. "You know, you really resemble Lee and Link. It's an amazing resemblance."
"Whoa, who's she?" asked a voice. Tetra was looking down curiously. "Chikara, how many other girls do you have traveling with you?"
Chikara went red slightly. "No—no, Saria isn't with Chikara-chan, she's just—She is Saria, Sagess of Forest, and she's helping to repower the Master Sword. She isn't traveling with Chikara-chan!" explained Chikara hurriedly.
"Uh-huh, sure," said Tetra.
"Oh, and I see we have the descent of Zelda here as well," said Saria, getting a good look at Tetra. "Wow, you look exactly like Zelda. How strange that Chikara and Tetra look so much like Zelda and Lee…"
"Sounds cool to me, but I'm bored out of my mind!" said Tetra. "I've explored only ¼ of this castle and there's nothing exciting about it."
"Well, explore it some more," answered Saria with a smile.
Tetra rolled her eyes. "Dang it, I could've been rich by now…"
"You don't know rich until you have seen the Royal Family's treasure chamber. Obviously, you haven't been there yet."
"Treasure chamber…?" Tetra narrowed her eyes and disappeared.
"Well," said Emily with a clap of her hands. "Let's go look for Darunia."
"Ja ne, Saria!" called Sarah in Hylian, and followed Chikara and Emily out of the shrine.
Red Lions yawned when the trio showed up. "Hello, there. I just told Tetra yet again that she couldn't come with us. Then she said she felt a presence and took off. I'm guessing that she noticed Saria."
"She did," agreed Sarah, jumping into the sailboat.
"Let's go then!" said Emily.
Chikara looked down to the castle. Wow… It just struck Chikara-chan. If he's related to Lee and Zelda, then maybe… does that make Chikara-chan royalty as well? Sounds cool…
Day 12
I think I missed some days. Oh well. We just got the Sagess of Forest, Saria, back. She's pretty cool, and quite wise as well as a bit mischievous. Repower to the Master Sword requires the Sages and my life energy. I have a feeling that this will take a lot out of me… Tetra was still here. She says she's bored, but when Saria mentioned a treasure chamber, Tetra got this… gleam in her eyes. Maybe she'll loot the castle and find a way out. Well, that's a pirate captainess for you.
Anyway, what was up with that look Emily and Saria exchanged? I didn't miss it. I wonder what Emily plans on doing next…
Chikara-chan, Hyrule, 8:57 AM. Status: wrist healed by Saria, and dead tired from repower.
Chikara leaned back on the sailboat. "Chikara-chan wonders if he can survive this…?" He pulled out the Baton of the Winds, and asked the Wind spirit, "Which way do you suppose is a Fire Mountain?"
"I don't know… I'd guess somewhere close to Dragon Roost Island."
"Where would that be…? North. The wind's already blowing north…"
With Zelda, Lee, and Link…
"Come on, you wimps!" snapped Zelda. "Row faster then that!" Zelda had ordered Lee and Link to use the Biggoron's Sword and the Great Fairy Sword to use as oars to try to find the Tower of the Gods again. They had come to a decision that they would just try to wait for Sarah and Emily at Hyrule rather then getting lost at this Great Sea.
"Row faster?" panted Link. "Oh, sure, I will! But in case if hadn't noticed, the winds pretty strong this morning! It's hard to sail against the wind, and harder to ROW against it!"
"That doesn't matter!" grunted Lee. "What matters is that we hope that Sarah and Emily find us in Hyrule!"
"If the wind changes again, I'm going to go insane," muttered Link darkly.
Zelda leaned back. "Well, we'll be there in no time with you two rowing. I need to keep my strength up, so…"
"Yeah, yeah…" Link rolled his eyes, and he and Lee continued to row roughly against the wind and sea currents, hoping to get the Hyrule before nightfall.
See, didn't I tell you that this wasn't a novelazation of the game? The Sages of Hyrule can't just suddenly KAPUT! and be replaced by two smaller sub-Sages. Uh-uh. Anyway, just keep watching—reading. It get's better! … no wait, :). My new face. :) Ja ne!