Chapter 18- The Great Sea

Nothing makes sense anymore. This stirs up an unidentifiable emotion in Fi. The most ridiculous of situations are the norm now. Even Link will ask where his boots are thirty seconds after he puts them on. If that isn't enough to prove the unscientific nonsense, Fi has recorded multiple times in her memory bank where Agitha was literally just standing there, and her pigtails were flipped upside down. No wind or anything. Nobody notices this but Fi; not even Agitha notices this strange glitch. Is that enough to prove that the law of physics no longer applies to the warriors for some reason?

Today, Fi and most of the other warriors awoke this morning to find themselves on a ship. The ship is old-fashion; all wood, a mast or two for the sails, etc. Nobody knows exactly where they are or how they got there. Thankfully, Link has searched the entire ship, finding no evidence of Ganondorf, Cia, or any warrior in affiliation with either of the two mentioned.

Almost immediately, there was a race for the wheel. If she could, Fi would have expressed her feelings of disgust towards her fellow warriors who declared themselves the most worthy of controlling which direction the boat went. It took about twenty minutes, but Zelda finally restored the peace and declared Link the captain. Link gets to drive. Everybody else just does what they feel needs to be done.

It is now afternoon. "Hey guys, is anybody else hungry?" Midna inquires. She sits on a canon looking out at the ocean.

"Are you kidding? I'm starving!" Darunia replies, and with that said, he and two others go below deck to grab a quick bite to eat.

Midna, Lana, and Darunia rummage through the supplies, which Fi was organizing. Lana finds salted meats and bread. Midna finds canned fruit and potatoes. Darunia finds nothing of his interest. He asks, "Wait, aren't there any rocks on this thing? Did nobody pack food for me?"

Midna has her mouth full of bread. She swallows and responds, "We didn't even plan this trip, let alone pack anything for it."

"Also, having a ton load of gourmet rocks on board would really weight us down," Lana adds.

Content, Midna and Lana make their way back up to the deck. Darunia sits there for a minute and wonders if he is going to starve to death on this trip. Meanwhile, Fi continues to organize things.

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Agitha watches as Ruto swims gracefully alongside the ship. Ruto even swims on her back and waves to Agitha effortlessly. On the opposite side of the ship, Impa sickly leans over the rail. The constant sway of the massive ship on the waves won't allow Impa to keep her balance, and therefore, a nauseating sensation overwhelms her. Her strength of mind is what prevents her from vomiting.

Things become even more interesting when Zelda finds a map of the ocean in her shoe.

"You found a map… in your shoe?" Link asks with a disbelieving tone.

Zelda nods with excitement. "I don't know where we are, but I can point out where we are going!" This doesn't exactly make Link feel any better.

"Wouldn't it be more beneficial to know our current location before deciding our destination?" Fi joins in the conversation with a question.

Zelda rolls up the map and looks at Fi. "Oh Fi, where's your sense of adventure?"

Fi is not amused.

Darunia storms onto the deck, causing the boat to shift to the side. Impa jerks forward. She is tossed into the ocean. Midna is also tossed from the crow's nest, but she lands in the ropes and gets tangled. Zelda notices that Impa is gone and gasps.

Ruto gracefully jumps from the ocean onto the deck, carrying Impa. Impa is gently laid on the wooden deck.

Midna glares down at Darunia. "Hey heavyweight champ, remember when Lana said that gourmet rocks would weight us down?"

Darunia looks up at Midna. "Yeah, why?"

"Just the weight of the rocks would tip us over. We're already at the maximum limit."

Link rolls his eyes. "Midna, we already know that Darunia weighs a ton. You don't have to rub it in his face."

Midna gives Link the attitude. She says, "You won't be telling us to cut him some slack when this boat starts to sink."

Before things escalate, Fi informs everyone that to get home, they must cooperate. Zelda agrees that fighting isn't going to solve anything, so the argument is dropped. Afterwards, Darunia explains why he came storming onto the deck in the first place. He was coming to tell Zelda that he was going to starve unless they made it to an island with some suitable rocks to eat. This grates on Midna's nerves.

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The first night is spent on the ship. Fi does not require sleep to function properly, so she is on watch duty the entire night. The only thing noteworthy is a ship that they passed around 2 in the morning. The ship had a cartoonish vibe to it. Link was the only one, besides Fi, up at that hour, so he got a glimpse at the mysterious ship as well. He couldn't help but feel as if he has seen that ship before. Other than that, the night was uneventful.

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The following morning, almost everyone had a nice breakfast, which lowered the supplies level immensely.

"Princess Zelda, I highly recommend docking at a location in which we can restock on supplies. Currently, we have 70% less edible material on this ship than we had the previous day," Fi sophisticatedly reports.

Zelda only nods, agreeing with great concern.

Darunia claims that he is too tired to do anything on the ship, so he simply lies on the deck, motionless. Lana has to jump over him every time she wants to get past. Agitha has to entertain herself by birdwatching. She has found exactly 36 seagulls and 4 pelicans. These are exact numbers; Agitha is really bored.

Midna accompanies Zelda at the wheel. She says, "If we aren't 30 minutes or less from shore, I'm probably going to kill someone."

"We are at the mercy of the wind, Midna. We can't control the direction of the wind," Zelda responds. That's when Link suddenly gets the idea of a baton that can control the winds. What would such an awesome item be called?

"Pardon me for interrupting, but we are quickly approaching cannons which are afloat," Fi informs with an urgent tone in her voice.

Midna turns to Fi. "Can't you see that we're having a conversation?" she growls at the sword spirit.

Link starts to silently have a panic attack. Fi is right. Everyone else is alerted when cannon fire is heard.

Midna grabs Fi's collar. "Why didn't you tell us there were cannons?!" She jerkily releases Fi's clothing.

Ruto, Agitha, and Lana all start running and screaming. Lana trips over the limp body of Darunia. Agitha, not knowing where to go, just flees to below deck. Ruto runs right into Link's arms. Their eyes meet, and time seems to be nonexistent for them.

Impa, Fi, and Midna are attentive to Zelda. Impa is the first to speak; "What should we do?"

Zelda is speechless. She has never been in situation before, let alone even traveled on the ocean. She doesn't even know where to begin.

"Might I suggest evasive action, princess?" Fi suggests. Her words communicate confidence and collectedness.

Midna turns to Fi. "Evasive action? On a boat?!"

Zelda nods. "Yes. Evasive action. What do you suggest, Fi?" Zelda knows that the only hope of survival is to let someone else call the shots.

Fi looks at the crew, and then at Impa. "Impa, everyone needs to be under control and actively working. Please assign everyone a workstation." Impa hesitates, but then follows Fi's command.

"Midna, that means you as well."

Midna hesitates, but then goes to the deck to start working.

Fi notices that everyone starts working on the starboard side. None of the ropes are fastened on the left side of the ship. Heroically, she instructs Zelda to take the wheel. With grace, Fi flies over to the unfastened ropes on the port side and starts tying them with ease, despite not having opposable thumbs. Soon, the port side is ready for action. The starboard side, despite having an entire group working with it, is so unstable that it makes a house a cards look like a chair with sixteen legs holding it up.

Suddenly, Fi's foresight kicks in. She spins over a cannon, lighting the wick. The cannon floating on the water fires, and the cannonball is on a dead-on crash course with the ship. The cannon that Fi lit sends its projectile off right then. The two cannonballs collide, creating an explosion. The force blows the warriors that are still standing off their feet. The cannon Fi set off was unsupported, so the force pushes it back. Agitha was fortunate that Darunia's big muscles stopped the cannon before it plowed into her.

Swiftly, the ship is turned around, steering out of range of the floating cannon. Everyone looks at Fi. Fi heroically stands behind the wheel. She doesn't smile often, but when she does, it is sincere. Today, she smiles.

Midna glimpses at Fi out of the corner of her eye. "Ok, so maybe you aren't a useless as I thought you were. Good work," she admits, finishing it off with her signature smirk.

The crew cheers.

Then a gigantic octo swallows them whole. The End

Author's Notes- I know it has been a while since I last posted, and I apologize. Now that serious business has been completed, I should be posting a little more often. I also waited to post until I had two chapters ready to post. If you think I should post them as I complete them, please let me know. Also... abrupt ending! Yay! I wanted to try an abrupt ending, and I did. I thought it was funny.