A/n: Thank you very much for reviewing, you input was very appreciated and I hope you continue to voice your every opinion. I decided to cram three chapters together( even though they could be separated into different chapters) since they aren't really about Link and many people will probably stop reading wondering, "where did he go?" which is perfectly understandable. Link is very awesome. But these interruptions will add people who will be a crucial part of the plot and therefore must be added in this interruption as one chapter, chapter 2.
As told to you in the very first sentence of the story, 6 lives will be linked together (please excuse the unintentional bad pun, if you did not catch the horribly bad pun, please disregard this remark).This interruption will explain the origin of three of those five, there should only be two interruption chapters total if there are more than one. Now for the Interruption.
Chapter 2: The Interruption
It is hardly anyone's concern as to what and where the following are. Link is the Hero of Time, and he shall always hold that sacred title, but the forces of fate wish to include more than just him. There will be three listed in this interruption from the story of our Hero, and each will play a dire role. Keep in mind that Link is in no hurry to reach his destination, and the following events will occur beforehand and all interruptions are occurring simultaneously. But it is only a matter of time before fate will bring them all together, even if they are worlds apart.
Interruption 1: The Lost
'Where is this place… and why am I here?' wondered a girl standing in a wasteland that lay before the desert. Brown hair that was pulled to the top of her head seemed strange yet familiar to her, the clothing she wore was foreign yet left her with the sense of deja' vu. A strange feeling this was, it is both strange and frightening to wake up and not remember who you were or where you are. All you knew was that you were. You lived, you spoke and you felt as any other normal human would to your knowledge, although you couldn't remember any other human or animal, or where exactly you had acquired this knowledge. You simply knew it as being factual as you knew that you had to breathe. But this left her to be known as nameless.
Nameless got off of the ground slowly, finding that she was rather dizzy and light headed. After the wave of blindness, from a sudden rush of blood to the brain, she found that she was on a road. It was not a paved road. To any eye from afar it would look more like a trench than a road, but the girl could see many footprints indicating that it had been used as a path. There were also several hoof prints in the dirt. However, at this point the girl had no idea which direction to go to find civilization. The footprints in the dirt led in both directions, so now she simply had to choose. The path was on a slight incline so she decided it would be best to travel downhill considering her current state.
She stumbled down the path until she saw what she thought were signs of civilization. There were voices coming from somewhere near her and Nameless thought she could see buildings built into the sides of a cliff. The girl sat up on a rock so she could see where she was. She was glad to see that there really were buildings in the cliff, but all of her hopes that she would be able to receive aid there were dashed as she saw several red-headed women struggling to pull someone inside. They violently beat the person on the back, but the girl couldn't see the prisoner's head because they had thrown a bag over it.
Nameless realized that seeking help here would be too much of a risk. She was in no condition to defend herself and she certainly didn't want to be beaten. Moving on was her only choice. She found what she deemed the exit to this dreadful place and, as quietly as she could, left. Lucky for her, the women were far too involved with keeping their unruly prisoner that they neither noticed nor heard her.
Just around a curve in the path she found a bridge and next to it a sign, giving her direction.
-Gerudo valley
-Hyrule field
Neither of the names rang a bell, but now she knew that she had somehow ended up in Gerudo valley, going across the bridge would take her to Hyrule field, which would hopefully be a much friendlier place. Maybe that was where she came from, and she could be recognized, but these were only hopeful thoughts. She was more than likely going to wander the fields aimlessly, searching for something to help her remember herself.
Interruption 2: The Hopeful
A little old man paced the floors of his laboratory. Large aquariums filled the room with several types of strange fish. He stroked his white beard and mumbled impatiently as he waited for something or someone. Several bottles and flasks stood in a strange order on a table, as an unfinished science experiment. Now he was waiting for the final ingredient. The small Bunsen burner was turned on low, just slightly boiling a green liquid.
He looked at his watch again and swiftly got up to look out the window. A smile grew across his face as he heard a splash. A girl crawled nimbly out of the water onto a platform that sat at the bottom of a ladder that led to the little laboratory. She wrung out her long copper hair and pulled up a dripping bag. The scientist inside began to laugh with excitement as he threw open the door. The old man would have attempted the ladder if the girl hadn't already been halfway up it.
"It wasn't easy, but I got them." The girl said as she crawled up to the final platform that the lab was settled on. The man quickly grabbed the dripping bag from her, paying no attention to the girl as she nearly fell back down the ladder, but she simply smiled and pulled herself back up. She knew he meant no harm and was only caught up in his work as he usually was.
The girl followed the old man through the door and was just in time to see him pull out the large sphere that was inside the canvas bag. He put it on the table next to the experiment and cut off a sliver of the outer skin on the ball. After smashing it into a fine goo and adding some other ingredients, he put it into the green mixture that sat boiling on the Bunsen burner. A few moments later the liquid turned blue.
"Ah," The scientist said, very pleased with his creation. "Success. Now all it has to do is cool and we can deliver it to the Zoras."
"Lulu will be so relieved. Mikau has been sick for nearly two weeks. I'm sure they will be very grateful, Lucian." The girl said. Lucian was suddenly reminded of her work as well.
"By the giants, Naomi. How do you do it?" He asked rather bluntly. The girl blushed and slightly laughed. She shrugged in modesty but smiled in pride. Lucian continued, "Eel eggs are so difficult to come by. I was worried sick that you had been eaten, gobbled up. Your mother would have had my head."
"It wasn't that hard." Naomi said. A strange habit she had, to try and make herself seem low and unimportant. "All you had to do was ask, I mean anyone could have gotten it."
"But you did and that's all that matters." Lucian said. Naomi smiled and nodded. She was content with this response, neither pleased nor displeased, just content.
It was only moments later when the old man poured the medicine into another bottle and sealed it for transportation. Naomi tucked it into her bag and went back out.
"Now don't be a stranger here. If you come back tomorrow I will have another task that needs doing if you're interested." He said as he waved goodbye.
"I'll be back when I bring the rupee's from the Zora's." Naomi said. Running these mindless errands was actually quite fun to her. She dove into the water and began to swim around the crest of rocky shore and towards Zora's hall.
Naomi was greeted by finned arms and was held close in an embrace just after she crawled up onto the platform. She stood rigidly waiting for him to release. Her nose wrinkled as she smelled the strong and unfavorable smell of fish, but in an attempt to be polite she patted him on the back. His strong embrace finally lifted and he smiled at Naomi.
"Ummm, hi, Gangor." Naomi said as she tried to break this awkward moment. "I'm just delivering this to Lulu, then my mother wants me home to help swab the deck."
"Okay." He said in an overly friendly manner. "Maybe you can stay and chat some other day, or I could meet you at your mother's and…"
"No!" Naomi almost screamed but she tried to keep herself from hurting her fish friend's feelings. "You know how my mom is. The pirates are still a little sore about the whole Pirate Zoran war, so I think it would be best if I just came here." Truth engraved in a lie, although the pirates were sore about it they wouldn't be inhospitable to any Zora.
"See you another time." She said and held out her hand before she could be smothered in another hug. They shook hands and bid farewell to one another. Naomi breathed out in relief that she was able to escape that conversation so easily. It wasn't that she hated Gangor, it's just that she didn't like how close he would attempt to get to her. He had once even proposed a marriage, but Naomi was able to escape that one because of her pirate blood. Telling him 'it would break my mother's heart' was easier for him to understand than 'I can only think of you as my fishy friend.'
Naomi finally entered Lulu's room. Instantly her leg was attacked by a miniature Lulu, also known as Lulu the third. More squeals flooded the room as the other five Zora children saw their new visitor. The seventh was lying in bed. Lulu senior got up from her sick child's side to welcome Naomi, and hopefully receive the medicine.
"Hello dear. Go play in the pool children." Lulu said in a melodic voice, shooing the squealing children. Her motherly command was followed by a great hug. Naomi sighed in relief that her friend Lulu didn't smell of fish, but instead of sweet water lilies.
"I have brought the medicine." Naomi said quickly as their embrace broke. "The doctor wishes fifty ruppee's for it, but if you need I am sure I can collect that amount."
"No, no" Lulu senior said. "I have plenty of money left from our group the Indigo-gos. There would be plenty more coming in too if Mikau hadn't suddenly vanished."
"Speaking of which, how is your little Mikau Jr.?" Naomi asked as she began to dig through her bag for the medicine. She suddenly became aware of her drippiness from the swim, and blushed in embarrassment of her puddle on the floor. The Zoras would instantly dry off, the water would simply roll down their pale blue skin, but Naomi was of pirate blood and her hair would continuously drip for at least half an hour before it dried. The pirate girl finally found the wet jar of blue medicine and handed it over to Lulu.
"He's still feverish. I'm so glad it's finally here, I was getting so worried." The mother said as she grabbed a deku nut cup and began filling it with fresh water. "Do I mix it with his food?"
"No, actually you're supposed to pour about two drops into his drink every morning and every evening. If the fever doesn't go down within a week than Lucian will need to give him a stronger treatment." Naomi said. Lulu mixed two drops into the cup as directed and lifted up the sick child's head.
"Open you mouth Mikau and drink." The mother ordered. "This will help make you feel better." She pressed the cup to his pale blue lips, lips paler than a Zora's lips should be. As ordered, he drank. His dark eyes opening only slightly.
"I will leave him to rest, my mother is probably worrying about me right now." Naomi said as she looked fondly at the caring mother nursing her child. "I will return in a week to see how he's doing." Lulu smiled a good bye as she gently laid Mikau junior's head back onto his pillow.
Naomi felt the water rush by her as she flew through the ocean back to her home. She glided to the little opening she had found some time after she was allowed out of her hiding place. It was a cave, deep underneath the water, which led to a small opening in the enclosure of water within the Pirate walls. Naomi climbed up onto the rocky platform and began to dry herself off as much as possible. She wrung the water out of her hair and clothes and then grabbed a towel she had left on the rock to try and further dry herself.
There were no more drips but now her hair was curled in strings around her face and her damp clothes clung to her slender body. This was at least enough to be allowed on one of the Pirate ships. Naomi then hailed a boat that began to pass by.
"Where have you been all day?" The guard asked angrily as she helped the girl climb onto the boat. "Your mother has been worried sick, not to mention Aveil."
"I was just swimming." Naomi said, she knew this guard. She still seemed to be living in the time of the Pirate Zoran War.
"Swimming in the ocean? There are eels out there and worse, Zoras! They could have kidnapped you!" The redheaded pirate ranted as she sailed the boat to the little dock leading to the interior of their fortress. Naomi blocked out the rest of the rants about the Zoras, and let her mind wander for the rest of the short voyage, nodding and smiling every now and again to make it appear as if she were listening.
The boat finally pulled up to the little platform and Naomi stepped out, relieved that the seemingly long voyage was over. But she knew that this would not be the end of hearing rants about her going out into the open ocean, or the Zoras. If Aveil had been upset about her leaving, then she knew that she would be in trouble.
Interruption 3: The Mystic
The scene has changed to an island near the home of the young pirate girl, one that our hero has just recently seen, but what he didn't see was that one would have to drop at least one thousand feet before reaching the ocean from its beaches. A mist continued to hide it, for the most part, and one nervous inhabitant stood overlooking the high shores. A woman who looked to be middle-aged asked with a raised eyebrow. She was somewhat short with knee-length boots on and her dark hair pulled into a braid behind her back. Her eyes were a sharp blue color, the kind of eyes that could scare anybody into silence. These eyes continued to stare off into the distance as a young girl approached her from behind.
"You're really late… What were you thinking?" came the question in an irate manner.
"I'm sorry… It's just that there's been a lot on my mind lately…" The girl was much taller than the woman, but she did not hold the same authority in appearance as did her older companion. This girl was lean, but not delicate, and her posture showed an air of confidence and strength. Her hair was incredibly long, tied back with a ribbon that allowed many locks of golden-brown to frame her face. She had a striking appearance, her eyes being fiery red. She continued what she was saying.
"So, what's the news? When am I to leave, to find Ignus?" She looked rather stressed and anxious. The older woman looked at her, her eyes slightly softening.
"Your mother told me that she wanted you to go ahead and try to find him today… he is your responsibility, being your dragon." She paused at the look of relief that spread over the girl's face. "But, she also told me that it was decided that you must also find the lost stone. It has been gone for a few days now, and we can't afford to lose it for too long. We believe that Ignus might have it, considering that he has also been gone for that long." The girl sighed heavily.
"Why is it that I must have such responsibility put on my shoulders? Everybody knows that I'm not one to trust with important business like this!" She sighed again. The older looked at her sternly.
"Well it's about time you took some initiative, Amy! You're already eighteen years old!" She groaned. "Look, it's not like we're throwing you out there. We're just trying to find that jewel. And, as of now, you are the best person to go do it, and the only other dragon rider we haven't sent out in search of it already!" Amy nodded dully.
"I know, Mrs. Cassidy… I'm sorry." She looked at the ground, her eyes tired. "I'm just not so sure that I'm ready to do something like this." Mrs. Cassidy raised an eyebrow.
"Well, you better begin to believe you're ready. Besides, I think you are." She smiled slightly.
"Alright." Amy murmured. "But how long might this take?" The older woman gave her a look.
"It shouldn't take more than a few days. But we packed you extra clothes just in case." Amy nodded; hope springing in her heart for some reason. Perhaps this was her chance to get away from her life for a few days! It wasn't exactly a vacation, but at least it was far away from the monotonous life that she currently held.
Amy stood alone, her face shrouded in thought. She looked over the cliff, out over the long ocean that lay below them, and began admiring the island's qualities, how it had taken to flight just as its dragons did.
Many people wondered about this phenomenon, but none could accurately prove what caused this. The island had been hidden for centuries because of the sacred things it held, or rather, sacred jewel said to . It also was the home of the dragons. They lived here; this was their land. None of the people of Hyrule or Termina had ever heard of them, until Volvagia came.
Volvagia was banished from the island many years ago. Amy could remember stories from her childhood, of her enraged form shooting off to Hyrule. No one ever knew what happened to her, only that she mysteriously vanished shortly after. It was odd, but they never thought too much about it.
"Are you ready?" A voice broke her from her thoughts. Amy turned around to see a boy, maybe around fourteen, standing behind her. He held her rather small bag under his arm and wore large gloves on his hands. He had brown hair and blue eyes that looked very intelligent. She smiled at him.
"Alright, Terrin." She ruffled his hair. He was a friend of hers since childhood; they grew up together.
But then Amy stopped and looked at the creature behind him. It was a very beautiful dragon with large wings that shined like golden feathers. She had a small head and friendly orange eyes. A long tail curled around her feet. Her name was Daruitha, and she was a dragon of transportation, now driven by a fourteen year old since all the other riders, all masters of disguise and the secret ways of hiding, were out trying to find the sacred stone.
Amy walked up to the dragon and stroked its nose. It made a strange purring noise when she touched it, almost like a cat's. She then spoke.
"I believe you two should hurry up and get on my back; the ride is a long one." Terrin nodded and jumped up on the dragon's back, holding onto reins that attached to her wings. It was an interesting system when riding a dragon, because even though the dragon knew where to go, it had to be steered for balance.
Amy also sat on Daruitha's back, her scales smooth and welcoming. She stared off into the sky as the great dragon lifted herself off of the ground with her great wings. Little did she know what was to become of her seemingly menial task.
A/n: Were the new characters bearable? Please R&R!
