Zelda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto
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A/N: Indeed we haven't…but I'm back! Hopefully, I'll be able to update this more often now that I have a free schedule! WOW! It's been forever…I hope you all are still following this fanfic! Ehehe…
Chapter Nine: Search For The Sages Ruto, Sagess of Water
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Chikara looked at the horizon as he sailed along the Great Sea. Chikara-chan hasn't sailed alone before…Well, Red Lions is here… "Ne, Red Lions, are we headed in the right direction?"
"…" Red Lions didn't answer.
"Sigh…It's all right to say you don't know, Red Lions," sighed Chikara, checking his map. "Lessee… Itoko said that Ice Ring Isle is somewhere west of Forest Haven…" he looked up. "So Chikara-chan has some ways to go! He'll get there, though! Chikara-chan has to rescue the Sagess of Water!"
On Ice Ring Isle…
The Sagess of Water in question was standing at the cliffside of the icy isle, shifting her feet to try and keep warm, looking into the distance. Darkness has spread over this Great Sea…and I, the Sagess of Water, am needed to repower the Master Sword… she stomped a foot and yelled, "AND I'M STUCK ON AN ISLAND THAT'S FREEZING ME TO DEATH!!! THIS ISN'T FAIR!!!"
"P-Princess Ruto, please calm down," said Ruto's latest fiancé, Amizu. "I'm sure a way will come to us. We've tried to swim down to Hyrule, but it's like Hyrule's an alternate world from this one."
"I know that!" snapped Ruto impatiently. "There is one clear path to Hyrule! But no Zora I sent has come back to tell me HOW to get there."
"Maybe Zelda or Lee are here," said Amizu. "Or some descendant of the Hero of Time. He'll show you the way to Hyrule."
"Who says it has to be a he?" asked Ruto irritably. "The Hero of Time could be a woman, you know."
"Right…sorry, Princess Ruto."
Ruto sighed and stared out to sea again. Hyrule is an alternate world from this one…but I wonder how that happened… she perked up at a Zora swimming quickly back to the island.
"Princess Ruto! Princess Ruto!" called the Zora.
"Yes, what is it?" asked Ruto. "It better be good, for you to get this excited."
"It is good, Princess!" said the Zora. "I believe that I found the Hero of Time!"
"Hero of Time? You mean Lee?" asked Amizu.
"No, no, he looked much different then Lee," said the Zora. "He was much younger, but he had the Master Sword with him! And everyone knows that only the Hero of Time and his descendants can wield that sword!"
Ruto and Amizu exchanged glances. "I see…and where did you see this descendant?"
"He was sailing here. I'm pretty sure that he's on his way here!"
"What?! He's sailing to this island?" asked Ruto in shock. "Are you serious?"
"I am, Princess Ruto!" said the Zora. "Shall we tell everybody else about this great news?"
"Yeah, go tell my daddy about the news, and Amizu and I will be ready to greet the new hero!"
The Zora nodded and hurried inside the isle. Amizu turned to Ruto. "Princess Ruto, how do we know that this hero is a good one? What if he's dark or evil? He could bring about the end of the Sages…"
"You worry too much," scoffed Ruto with a wave of her hand. "Besides, I can feel the presence now…it really IS the presence of a descendant of Lee. And also…" she looked up. "I can sense that this is an entirely new person."
"Oh…okay, Princess. If you say so," said Amizu. "Then we'll wait here."
"I'll wait here, and YOU go get a fire started," corrected Ruto.
"Hah…! Right, I'm going!" Amizu scampered away to get some gathered driftwood to start a fire.
Ruto sighed, kicking her feet again to try and stay warm. This hero…I wonder what he's like…? Will he be anything like Lee…or Link!! she thought with a happy squeal, hopping up and down. Link, Link, Link, Link…
Meanwhile, over with Chikara…
Chikara looked over the side of the boat. "Ah…! Chikara-chan sees something in the distance…" he checked his map. "Forest Haven, Chikara-chan can see that it's that-a-way…" he turned the map side-to-side. "So…Ice Ring Isle is not far from here!" he said happily.
"I'm glad you're finally learning to manage on your own," yawned Red Lions, blinking awake. "Ice Ring Isle, you say? Why are we headed there?"
"If you were awake, Red Lions, you would've heard Chikara-chan say that we're going to go to Ice Ring Isle to get Ruto."
"Ruto? The Sagess of Water?" asked Red Lions. "That is a relief…Once we get her and the rest of the Zora race to Hyrule, we'll be closer and closer to repowering the Master Sword to her former glory."
"Yes, that will be good," agreed Chikara. "Then…Chikara-chan will be able to relax, right?" he looked down. "But…Chikara-chan won't be able to go back home will he?"
"Chikara, we can think about that when the world isn't doomed," said Red Lions. "Focus on right now, put your energy into today."
"…right," agreed Chikara. "Chikara-chan can't be sad right now! He has to repower the Master Sword so he can save the Great Sea and Hyrule!"
Red Lions glanced back. I wonder if he knows how much deeper this mission will go…and what he will lose when he saves Hyrule…
A half-hour later…
Chikara pulled up on the island and hopped off Red Lions, looking around. "Wow… T-This island is pretty c-c-cold!" stammered Chikara, hugging himself to try and stay warm.
"Well, yes, Ice Ring Isle," said Red Lions, raising an eyebrow. "I'm sure there might be a way to calm these ferocious winds down."
"You mean…with t-t-the Batonnnnn…?" Chikara pulled out the Kaze no Takuto. "This?"
"No, no, try the fire arrows you got from the Fairy Queen," said Red Lions. "And shoot a fire arrow at the dragon head on top of the island."
"Oh…" Chikara looked up at the dragon head. "Okay…" he pulled out an arrow with the left hand, a fire arrow, and shot at the dragon head. And just like that, the ice cold wind stopped. "Oh…wow!"
"Hmm. I was right," said Red Lions.
"Eh?! What do you mean by right?!" screeched Chikara. "Oh…Never mind." Chikara walked up a path, and missed a step, slipping a little. "Wah…!" he gasped, his feet slipping, and he tripped and fell on his bum. "Ooh…! Ow…"
"Are you all right?" asked a voice.
Chikara gasped and looked up. "Ah..! A-Are you Ruto, the Sagess of Water?" he asked shakily, trying to stand up without slipping on the ice (which was much harder than it looked!) "You look like her."
"I am," agreed Ruto. "And just where have you been?! It's been 1000 years, you know! When Lee and Zelda didn't show up, why didn't you?"
"Um…Chikara-chan wasn't around 1000 years ago," said Chikara. "He's only 12 years old…"
"Whoa…12?" asked Ruto. "That's something…" she looked up. "Well…I suppose you want me to come to Hyrule so I can repower the Master Sword, huh, Chikara-chan?"
"Yes. Right now would be good," said Chikara.
"Well, first, come get the rest of the Zora tribe," said Ruto. "Come on, follow me." with that, Ruto turned around and hurried inside.
"Ah! Wait!" Chikara slipped after her, tripping and slipping on the slippery ice! Soon, he made it inside the cave, and went over to where Ruto was. "Um, Ruto, Chikara-chan's here."
"Oh, good," said Ruto. "Daddy, see, I told you so."
Ruto's daddy, the Zora king (whom I'm gonna call Mizuoh) looked down his fat belly at Chikara. "Oh! He looks a lot like your original fiancé, Link!"
"I know," sighed Ruto dreamily. "Oh…Have you seen Link?" asked Ruto, looking down at Chikara.
"Link?" asked Chikara.
Flash: Link glared at Chikara, who couldn't help but flinch under his cold glare. "Tell me what you think!" he snapped. "Not very bright are you?" Link asked, his voice razor-sharp…
"Yeah, Chikara-chan saw him," said Chikara.
"Oh…Tell me, did he have a jewel with him? You know…like a little charm, or something?" Ruto looked down at Chikara intently.
Chikara thought about it. Chikara-chan did see him with something… thought Chikara. He was staring at something…Link had a fierce expression on his face…a fierce sadness…? Chikara nodded. "Yeah, he had a jewel with him."
Ruto sighed disappointedly. "Then he's still in love with that other girl he knows…Come on, why have that silly girl when you can have me?"
"You…You like Link?" asked Chikara, surprised.
"Oh, yes! It's a very romantic story!" sighed Ruto. "He…er…I rescued him from the evil monster Barinade, and he gratefully promised that in return, he'd marry me. To prove our words, I gave him the Zora Engagement Ring, the Zora Sapphire!"
"That…is romantic…"
"But do you want to know what he did?!" demanded Ruto, looking livid now.
Chikara jumped. "Er…W-What did he do?"
"After all I done for him, he takes the Zora Sapphire and runs off with it. Were it not for my duty to Hyrule as the Sagess of Water, I'd SO tear him apart, limb from limb, to make him feel even an INCH of my pain!"
"Oh…uh…" Chikara blinked. Chikara-chan thinks that story is a little far-fetched…but it'd be best if he didn't say anything. "Okay. Now that Chikara-chan has greeted all the Zora tribe, can we get going?"
"Oh, okay," said Ruto. "Sheesh, I think my story was pretty interesting…" she looked around her. "Well?! What are you all waiting for?! Let's hurry on out of here! We'll follow Chikara to wherever the transport to Hyrule is!"
All the Zora jumped. "Yes, Princess Ruto!"
"Well, Let's get going, then, ne?" asked Ruto cheerfully.
"Right…" agreed Chikara slowly as he watched all the Zora tribe leave. He was about to follow when an unopened treasure chest caught his eye. "Oh…!" Being naturally curious, Chikara walked over to the treasure chest and kicked it open. And inside was… "A pair of boots?" asked Chikara, picking one boot up. And he fell over. "Ooh! Heavy boot!"
"I see you discovered the Iron Boots," said Ruto, who had gone back to see what Chikara was doing.
"Oh…!" Chikara shoved the iron boot off of him and stood up. "Er, yeah."
"If you want them, go ahead and take them," said Ruto. "And there's a trick to carrying them so they're not heavy. Pick them up by the metal part, not the boot part. Trust me."
"The metal part…?" Chikara glanced at the boot and picked it up by the metal. "Oh! It's as light as a feather! How did you know that?"
"Cause I made them," shrugged Ruto. "They're supposed to be light anyway you carry them unless you're wearing them, but I must have messed up somewhere. Anyway," she continued, " if you're done stealing, let's go now."
"Ah! Right! Sorry, really sorry!" apologized Chikara. "But is it alright if Chikara-chan keeps these?" asked Chikara. "He has a feeling that he'll need these one day."
"Eh, take them," shrugged Ruto. "They're no use to me."
"Thanks!" Chikara picked up the boots, by the metal part, and stuffed them in the delivery bag he got from Quill. "Okay! Let's go!" said Chikara, following Ruto outside.
"Okay! Now that we have the Sagess of Water, we can get back to Hyrule," said Red Lions.
"Oh! The sailboat talks!" exclaimed Ruto.
"Yes, that's because he's the King," said Chikara.
"You're the king!" said Ruto. "Wow. That's quite a transformation. Do you really feel comfy riding him, Chikara-chan?"
"Not this again," sighed Red Lions, shaking his head. "We already got past this! Now Let's just hurry on to Hyrule so we can power the Master Sword!"
"All right, all right, keep your pants on," said Ruto. She dived into the water and looked up at Chikara. "Me and the Zoras will be right behind ya, okay? Let's go!"
"Hai!" Chikara hopped onto Red Lions and pulled out the baton. "Kaze, which way do we go now? North, yes?"
"North, that's the way we came from," agreed Kaze. "Conduct away, Wind Waker!"
Chikara smiled and nodded. Chikara-chan has gotten so much better at this, he thought happily. Chikara-chan just hopes he can keep up with everyone! He will do his best to save Hyrule!
When they get back to Hyrule…
After Ruto made sure that all the Zoras had gotten home safely, she went downstairs with Chikara to everyone else. "Guys, the best Sagess is here!" she called cheerfully.
"That's a matter of opinion…" muttered Emily, who clearly favored Impa.
"I'm glad you guys got back safely!" said Sarah. "I was a little worried, but… No, I can see that you have gotten stronger, Chikara-chan!"
Chikara laughed a little, rubbing the back of his head. "N-Not really… Chikara-chan has gotten stronger because Sarah, Emily, and everyone else has helped him!"
"I'm glad to hear that," said Emily. "After all, you'd never have gotten started were it not for me. At least you give me and Sarah our deserved credit. I don't recall Lee or Link ever giving us credit."
"Because you girls are just the sidekicks," said Lee. "Whereas I'M the main hero. I'm the one being thanked, the one signing the autographs, the one with a million fan girls!"
"Not to mention fan boys…" muttered Link under his breath.
"Hey!"
"Enough now," said Zelda. "Come, Ruto and Chikara. We need your powers now. Let's do this."
"Very well, then," said Ruto. She walked to the center of the room. "Ready, Chikara-chan?"
Chikara took a deep breath and nodded. It IS gonna be painful…But Chikara-chan has to be stronger! he walked to Ruto and took out the Master Sword, and he and Ruto held it together, putting power and life into it. A sharp, painful jolt shot through Chikara, making him gasp out loud.
"Well, there you go!" said Ruto happily. "My power, and some of Chikara's life. We're closer now, we're much closer until the Master Sword regains her former glory!"
"Y-Yeah…" stammered Chikara, feeling a little shaky. These life-draining things are becoming more painful…but Chikara-chan as to be strong, he told himself again. He looked up at Zelda and asked, "Which Sage are we looking for next?"
"We'd be looked for Nabooru next," said Zelda.
"Indeed we would," agreed Ruto, holding out a hand towards the stained glass window of the Gerudo Queen Nabooru. "Windfall Island," she said after a few minutes. "She's on an island called Windfall." she glanced at Chikara. "Do you know where that is?"
"Yes, Chikara-chan does!" said Chikara with an eager nod. "He's been there a few times with Sarah and Emily, so he'll be okay!"
"All right, then," said Ruto.
"Come on, Sarah, Emily! We have to go get Nabooru next!"
A strange expresion came over Sarah for a second; then she smiled and nodded. "All right! I'm right behind ya, as always, Chikara-chan!"
"This Windfall Island is starting to become our second home!" said Emily. "Me and Chikara, this will be our 4th visit, and Sarah's 3rd. Can we buy a house there?" she asked as she and Chikara and Sarah left.
Zelda put her hands together all graceful like. Hmm…I wonder…if Ganondorf is up to something… Why hasn't he made any moves at all…? For some reason, I'm worried that he's not making his presence any more known than it is right now…
With our intrepid trio…
Red Lions was waiting for them. "Esibeth came by earlier," he said. "She said she wants to wish us luck, and that Sarah can rely on her help." he shook his head side to side. "Whatever that means."
Emily smirked mischievously. "I can think of a few reasons why Sarah needs some help. She's so helpless in some areas…"
"Ooh! Cut it out, Let's just go already!" stammered Sarah, blushing a little as she hopped in Red Lions.
Chikara smiled to himself as he and Emily followed her. It's weird, that Chikara-chan suddenly likes someone…Chikara-chan wonders how deep their relationship will go… he looked up. But Kokiri don't grow up…
So they sailed off to Windfall Island, where the Gerudoes were now. What will become of our proud heroes? Will they be able to save the day when the time comes? Will Chikara become strong enough to win?
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