"Jeez, it's like the day after tomorrow over here," Eddy shivered as they neared the island "Does everything we do haft to be difficult?" He shot a fire arrow at the front of the island, and it warmed up just enough to let them on. "It is odd, isn't it? That one place in particular can be so cold while other places nearby aren't." Double d said, stepping on to the island and immediately slipping. "Whoa!" He slid one way, then another before finally landing on his face. Eddy laughed loudly, "I've heard of getting your tongue stuck to something cold, but not your entire- Whoa!" Eddy started sliding down a steep part of the ice, his legs shot out from under him as he slid down the embankment on his butt. "Oh my," Double d struggled to get to his feet, the ice making it difficult to stand, "Ed, would you mind giving me a hand here?" Ed smiled and backed away, to where Double d couldn't see him. "Ed? Don't you leave me in this pre-" Ed dove over the embankment on his belly, pushing Double d forward with both hands. "TAG, YOU'RE IT!"
"Whoa-whoa- whoa!" Double d screeched spinning across the ice like a star. "TOO FAST, TOO FAST!" He dug his toes into the thin surface of the ice, managing to slow himself down enough to stop at the very edge of the icy platform. "Yahoo!" Ed laughed Rolling over onto his stomach after the sliding. "Umm . . . thanks Ed, but next time just-"
"WILL YOU LADIES HURRY UP?" Eddy shouted from a floating chunk of ice in the middle of a freezing cold bay, "We've got a Ganon-dork to stop, remember?" Eddy jumped to the next one, which used to be heading towards him, when suddenly it slid back, dropping Eddy into said cold water. "Eddy, are you alright?" Double d asked, jumping onto the patch of ice and helping Eddy back onto it. "Yeah, whatever. Let's just keep going." Eddy mumbled as they entered the dragon-shaped cavern, where it was no colder or slippery than outside and no less.
After falling into icy water twice and freezing several times from the horrible ice keese the Eds made it to the back of the room, where another chest lay in wait. "Well, that certainly was an exhilarating adventure."
"Can we hurry up; I can't feel my toes anymore!" Eddy grumbled as Ed threw open the chest and practically dove into it. "Look what I found!" Ed smiled, pulling out two heavy metal boots. The three Eds stared at them for a moment before Eddy shouted, "WE CAME ALL THIS WAY TO GET SHOES?" Ed put the shoes on and started to walk, shaking the ground as he walked past. "Um, fellas?" Double d called, looking dismayed, "We may experience some technical difficulties here." A huge wind tunnel blocked their path and would certainly blow them away if they tried to cross it. "Oh, I have an idea!"
"That's never a good sign Ed." Eddy reminded before Ed picked him and Double d up and marched across the wind tunnel, lucky that nothing was blown away. "See what I mean? You weren't meant to think!" Eddy shouted when they got to the other side, throwing a snowball at Ed. "Actually Eddy, this has given me a wonderful idea . . .
"The ants go marching one by one!" Ed chanted, marching across the wind temple in the iron boots, Double d and Eddy waiting in the king of red lions. When Ed got to the front of the island, he took out his skull hammer and smashed the octorok statue that was blowing all that wind. "Way to go Ed!" Eddy called as he and Double d joined him. "I like smashing things guys!"
"That's nice Ed, maybe you'll find something to smash inside the temple." The three Eds entered the hole previously covered by the statue, only to find another wall like the one in the earth temple. "Aww, nothing to smash!" Ed moped as Double d played the Wind God's Aria (The tune written on the wall) with the wind waker. When he finished playing it the triforce mark on the wall began to glow and another figure appeared in the room with a gust of wind. The Eds stared at this new sage, wondering why he looked like a young boy, before it spoke, "Are you the new hero?"
"Umm, heroes actually." Double d responded, more confused now than frustrated. It was as if the sage and others before him could only see him.
"Oh right! There are three of you here, aren't there?" the ghostly sage added, without opening his eyes or ceasing his smile, "I am Fado of the Kokiri tribe. I know I appear to you as a child, but the eyes can oft deceive. I am a most esteemed sage."
"Why are you talking like Shakespeare? That's what I want to know!" Eddy added.
"Would you rather I talk like Gilbert Gottfried?" the sage asked in a Gottfried accent.
"No-no! The Shakespeare thing was fine!" Satisfied, the Sage continued, "I have been praying here so that the power to repel evil would continue to be contained within the blade of the master sword." The sage held out his arms, as if to embrace the Eds, but stayed still, "But I was attacked by the evil Gannondorf . . . and this is what happened to me."
"So Gannondorf murdered you as well," Double d jotted down this note quickly, "In that case we don't have much time. We need the power of the master Sword back before Tet- I mean Daz- I mean Zel- I mean She who must not be found is found." He stuttered, blushing with every near-slip of the tongue.
"In that case, look for the one who has the same instrument as I hold, and teach him the song you just played." Ed took one look at the violin the Kokiri held and shouted, "I remember this!" he tried to grab it and hold it up, but his hands merely passed through it, since it was as much spirit as the sage. Instead he pointed at it and said, "Our little forest buddy had it last!"
"Makar!" Double d and Eddy replied in unison.
"So if we play this song for him, he'll faint, have an epiphany and help us?" Eddy asked.
"In a nutshell, yes." Fado seemed to sigh, even though his face didn't move even an inch, "That Wind Waker you hold was used long ago to conduct us sages when we played our songs to call upon the gods. In those days it was always the king who conducted for us . . . please, tell the king that I will still play, even in the next world." The Eds turned to leave, but the spirit called to them one more time. "I must remind you of one more thing: this journey cannot be done alone. Even the powers of this world mean nothing to Gannon if you are alone in facing him. You could restore the master sword to ten times its former glory and still you would fall."
"Thanks for the warning Confucius!" Eddy thanked the disappearing ghost with a grunt as he pushed Ed out the door, "Come on Double d!" Double d looked back to the wind temple chamber, to where Fado used to be. Can't be done alone? He thought, slowly following the other Eds to their boat, what does that mean?
"Bah, he was probably talking about our little princess." Eddy assured him as Forest Haven began peeking out over the horizon.
"What do you mean by 'our princess' Eddy?" Double d asked, leaning past Ed.
"Aw, you know," Eddy leaned back on the figure head, pretending to be Double d, "Tet- I mean Daz- I mean Zel- I mean She who must not be found."
"Well I knew that, but why do you refer to her as 'our' princess."
"Ooh, possessive. Never thought you were the type Double d."
"I didn't mean it like that! I only meant to ask why-" He began as the boat jarred to a stop on Forest Haven. Eddy flew off the figure head and onto the island dramatically, followed By Ed and Double d less violently. "You three do realize we could warp here, right?" The king of red lions asked.
"Yeah, but Double d was off in la-la land." Ed joked, patting Double d on the back. In truth Ed and Eddy could only summon small gusts of wind on the wind waker, and when they tried to warp on their own they could go no higher than a foot.
"Sorry." Double d mumbled, turning away. That's when he began to hear the violin playing close by, "Makar can't be far, I suggest we hurry and find him." The other Eds agreed and began searching the rocky shores fruitlessly. "What is he, invisible?" Eddy asked rhetorically after searching the entire island twice. Double d had called for Makar so much his voice was bordering hoarseness. "Hey guys!" Ed surfaced from a small pool he was searching for Makar in with a huge grin on his face. "Did you find him Ed?" Eddy asked from the Edge next to Double d. "Uh-uh, but there's something behind the waterfall."
"The waterfall." The other Ed's looked at the fall, where violin music seemed to be coming from. "Ya think . . ." Eddy began while Double d produced the Grappling hook. "There's only one way to find out. Let's have a look shall we?" He threw the grappling hook at the overhead log and the three swung over the pool into a hidden chasm behind the waterfall.
Inside sparse plants rose up from the sides of the hall and though there were several torches burning inside fireflies still lit the insides well. Their stood Makar, playing Fado's violin without a care whatsoever. He looked up and saw the Eds, and he stopped playing, "Oh! Eds! I haven't seen you in quite some time, have I?"
"Sorry we could not visit little buddy." Ed apologized, "We've been busy beating up monsters!"
"It's not a problem." Makar's voice changed pitch, as if thinking, "I'm surprised you were able to find me here . . ."
"By the way, why are you down here, it was fairly hard to find you you know."
"I'm practicing a new song for next year's ceremony. And I need privacy!"
"Oh, sorry little buddy!" Ed started to leave, but Eddy caught him. "Hold up monobrow, he's the reason we came all this way!"
"It isn't any fun if everyone knows what song I'll play in advance."
"You do realize we can hear you from outside, right?" Double d asked.
"What? You can hear my song outside?"
"Well, yeah, that's how we tracked you down!"
"Ruh-really? I thought the sound of the waves would drown it out. Perhaps I should play a little more softly when I practice from now on." Makar began to play some more when Double d cleared his throat and took out the wind waker, "Anyways, we came all this way for a song request of our own."
"Why, is that a conductor's baton?" Makar asked, once again ceasing his playing.
"It sure is," Eddy smiled, acting as he often did while scamming someone, "Why, wouldn't it just be dandy if Double d conducted you?"
"Oh, could you Double d?"
"I certainly can, but it will be a particular tune we picked up on our travels if you don't mind."
"What kind of song is it? Oh I can't wait to hear it!" Double d played the Wind God's Aria to Makar, who listened intently t it. "Hmm . . . does it go something like . . . this?" He began to play the song, "Strange . . . why does it feel like I already know this song?" the Eds shrugged and Makar continued to play. While he played the lively song Fado's spirit played right along with him, which left the Ed's mouths gaping. Overcoming the shock Double d began playing along to the tune with the wind waker. When the song ended the two bowed, and Fado faded away, leaving only Makar.
"Double d . . ." Makar muttered while Eddy tapped his foot impatiently on the ground, "This sacred song you've conducted for me has awakened me . . . I know myself now! I am the Sage of the Wind Temple . . ."
"Yeah, that's great, let's go!" Eddy growled, picking up the Korok and carrying him away. "But Eddy, I need to do a speech on my newfound responsibility and need to restore the Master sword!"
"Been there, done that! We've already wasted too much time sailing here!"
"For once I actually agree with Eddy. Gannondorf won't waste a moment in trying to thwart our plans."
"Tik-Tok, on the clock, but the party don't stop!" Ed sung as the four climbed onto the King of Red Lions and promptly rode a cyclone to the Wind temple.
Within ten minutes the heroes arrived at the Wind temple. "Took us long enough." Eddy mumbled as Makar jumped off his head, which in turn hand rested on top of the King of Red lion's head, making a sort of totem-pole. The three Eds and Makar climbed off the boat and onto the sands of Gale Isle. "Eds, as well as the case with Medli, I have no doubt that Makar, too, has some special role to play in these events."
"No freaking duh, Captain Nemo." Eddy said, rolling his eyes at the King of red Lions.
"By cooperating you four can overcome the dangers and pitfalls of this temple."
"Can do floating boat Santa guy!" Ed responded as the four entered the Wind temple. "Speaking of Medli, how many days has it been since we put her in the Earth temple?" Asked Eddy as they stood in front of the stone door and Double d conducted the Wind god's Aria.
"I think it's been about five days now." Double d Replied as Makar played the song and they entered the temple, "Why?"
"Well, not that I should care or anything, but all we gave her to eat is a potato." Eddy said as each Ed and Makar jumped into a hole in the ground. Ed step back a pace, then cannon-balled into the hole, Shouting "Beep-beep!" and laughing stupidly.
"True, if she were to starve, the ramifications could be disastrous." Double d and Eddy continued their conversation as they battled monsters and solved puzzles. "By the way, when was the last time we've eaten anything?" Eddy asked.
"I think it's been, maybe . . . a month and a half?'
"A month and a half? HOW ARE WE STILL ALIVE?"
"Really don't know Eddy. Funny thing is I haven't been hungry since our journey's begun. Almost all biological functions are at a stand-still until the most convenient time to bring them up, it's as if all logic-"
"Uh, guys," Ed wrapped one arm around the other two Eds and pointed up at an earthen pedestal, "Makar just got kidnapped."
"Really?" Double d asked dumbfounded, "How'd that happen?"
"As he was planting another tree for us to eventually use to our advantage, several floor masters popped out of the ground and sucked him into the void." Ed explained, "He didn't stand a chance, really."
Double d sighed, "I guess we better go save him."
"Gee, ya think?"
The Eds progressed rapidly though the Wind temple using their many tools and their own skills and soon found themselves in the sub-boss room. "Well Gentlemen, it seems we are on the verge of saving Makar."
"Took us long enough," Eddy grumbled as they unlocked the door to the sub-boss room, "I can't wait to finally smack around something big. AND I MEANT A MONSTER, YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?" suddenly a loud, shrill beeping filled the room, "Oh great, now we've tripped the alarm!"
"Actually Eddy, that is the call of the common wizzrobe. A formidable enemy indeed." Just as he said that, the wizzrobe appeared before them: dressed in an emperor's robes with the head of a toucan.
"That's our enemy?" Eddy began laughing at it, "What's Toucan Sam here gonna do? Froot loop us to death?" then the monster joined in laughing before summoning another wizzrobe and a darknut. "Ok, not funny anymore." Eddy shouted as the three began to fight the two new enemies, but as soon as they landed a hit on the other wizzrobe, the first summoned a dozen Keese to join the fray and shot fireballs at the Eds. This continued log after they defeated the first two enemies and a whole new set had been brought in to fight them. "This is getting us nowhere." Double d finally concluded, "Let's just focus on killing the Wizzrobe and work on the other monsters later." The wizzrobe would often disappear and reappear in random spots, so whenever t appeared the Eds would fire arrows at it or smack it with their swords, if close enough, until it finally fell. After finishing off the other monsters, a chest appeared before them. "Note to self, don't make fun of Wizzrobes." Eddy remarked as Double d opened the chest and pulled out a glove with a point at the end of it.
"It's a hookshot." Double d announced, putting it on, "it allows one the ability to pull objects closer to them or adversely pull themselves to far away locations. Like so:" Double d pointed the device at a target on a wall and shot it out, it pulled him over screaming. "Cool!" Double d jumped down from the pedestal beneath the target and pointed to another one, "I believe that is our way out." Beneath the target sat a hammer switch. Ed hookshot himself up to the device and hit it with his hammer, unlocking the door. "Perhaps we can use this to free Makar." Double d suggested as they left the room. The three began hookshooting themselves up a giant hub room up towards where Makar had been left in a small jail cell.
"Eds, you have returned!" Makar cried out from beyond his cell, which was guarded by a stone head. "We have come to free you Makar." Double d replied, handing over the hookshot to Ed, "Do it just as we planned, Ed."
"Yeah, and don't screw it up."
"I will pierce the heavens!" Ed replied, donning the iron boots and shooting the hookshot at a target on the statue's forehead. The statue came down on Ed and crumbled all around him, but he didn't even seem to notice. "Ed, are you alright?" Makar and Double D asked in unison. "I am Ok, especially now that you're free little buddy!" Ed replied, hugging Makar. "Well, now that Makar it free, I feel we may progress on to the boss chamber."
The Wind Temple was full of many traps and monsters, but the Eds and Makar pulled though it valiantly. After passing though one final hallway of puzzles, they made it to the boss chamber. "Makar, you stay here and leave the boss to us." Eddy took out a few arrows while Ed started smashing pots for supplies. "Ok, good luck Eds!"
The Eds entered a lard room atop an earthen cliff. Beneath it sat a sand-covered circular drop-off with a stone platform in the center bearing the symbol of Hyrule on it. Eddy put one arrow into position and drew back, pointing all around the room, "Guys hold up! These monsters usually catch us off guard, but this time I'll land the first hit! Now if only I could find-"
"I AM A SAND ANGEL!" Ed laughed from below in the sand pit, waving his arms and legs around in the grains.
"Ed you idiot!" Eddy shouted, jumping down into the pit, "You gave away our position!"
"Oh come now, Eddy." Double d protested, riding down into the pit via a hookshot, "The monster isn't even here yet." no sooner had he said it that the ground beneath them began to shake and sand began to pour into the chamber from up above and the platform began to sink. The Eds ran to the corners of the room to escape being buried. "You just had to say something, didn't you Double d?" as soon as Eddy said this, the ground shook once more and a giant grey worm shot out of the ground, jaws gnashing together as it flew around the top of the pit and dove back down into the sand.
Its mouth then poked out of the sand, and for a moment, all seemed calm. "Is this one even going to fight back?" Eddy shot an arrow at its tongue, but it passed right through with no damage. "What the? Why you!" Eddy lobbed a fire and an ice arrow at it, but this provided less results. "The arrows," Ed pointed at the tongue, "They do nothing!"
"Perhaps a different approach would work," Double d fired the hookshot at it, pulling the blue appendage to the others. While Double d hacked at it with the Mastersword, Ed and Eddy hit it with arrows and the Skull hammer until it pulled away and unleashed a pair of smaller worms that the Eds promptly hookshot at and slashed, smashed, and fired away at as well. After pulling it in again and attacking it, the giant worm beast leapt into the air and flew around in a circle again. "How the heck is that thing flying, anyway?" Eddy asked as it began to dive-bomb toward them.
"WE CAN ASK THESE QUESTIONS LATER!" Double d responded, pulling the other Eds away just in time. The Eds attacked this worm-monster twice more in this fashion before it finally fell. Or rather flew up into the air, became stagnant, and exploded into a heart container gloriously.
"Finally, this dungeon stuff is over!" Eddy grumbled as the sad receded and the royal platform emerged again. "Oh Eds, you've done it!" Makar bounded into the room joyfully before producing his violin, "Now we may restore the Mastersword to its former glory!"
"Right." Double d placed the sacred sword into the Triforce pedestal and began to play the Wind god's aria with Makar and the ghost of Fado joining in. Eventually, it seemed that even the Gods hummed along. "I'm a skipping to my loo, Eddy!" Ed remarked, dancing oafishly around the pedestal and the players.
"Big deal. We ready to beat up the Ganon-dork yet Double d?" as he said this, a new power seemed to seep into the sword.
"Well, one way to find out." Double d retracted the sword and looked it over. A power surged into the sword as he did, shocking him slightly. The blade glowed a heavenly white, and a jewel in the center lit up like a sacred torch. The power to repel evil had returned to it. "Yes Eddy, I do believe we are now ready to take on Ganondorf."
"I shall continue to pray to the Gods here," Makar said, seemingly wiping away tears, "Eds, please step into the light and return to the ground above." Ed took up Makar in a hug, "I will miss you little buddy!"
"Cheer up Ed." Double d put a hand on Ed's shoulder and smiled, "We'll see him again before you know it."
"Are we DONE here?" Eddy asked, standing in the light, with one foot out of it much like one would if holding an elevator in place, "'cause I'd like to get the plot going again!"
"Coming Eddy!"
"May the winds of fortune be at your back!" Makar called to them as they left.
"I wish I had a tail." With that the other Two Eds stepped into the light and faded towards the surface.
"Hey Aslan! We got the-" Eddy started before Ed clasped a hand over his mouth. "Look Eddy, a fishie I see!" he pointed to the sea where the King of Red Lions was speaking to one of the fishmen. The three Eds ducked behind a tree to listen in.
" . . . I see. So . . . the Forsaken Fortress has already. . ." the magical Boat/ King began.
"Ahh, like a molting snake that casts off its dead skin." The fishman replied.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Eddy whispered while the others shrugged.
"That place is so empty and quiet . . . one can almost hear the echo of dead leaves falling to the cold, cracked ground." The King of Red Lions looked puzzled, or possibly even concerned with this news.
"Why, what ails you," The fish asked, "what? Lose the long face! The monsters are gone from the world! Doesn't that make you a little happy?" it asked, as it dove back down into the depths of the great sea.
"There are no more monsters in the world?" Double d muttered before Ed unsheathed his sword and jumped out from behind a tree. "That means I have defeated all the monsters and vanquished the great evil! I AM THE MAN!" He ran around and laughed for a minute until Eddy caught him. "Ed: How could you have killed all the monsters in the world if you were in the Wind Temple THE WHOLE TIME?"
"I haven't a clue Eddy, but I'll figure it out someday."
"Ed, I have troubling news . . . Ganon has not shown himself above the seas since Valoo unleashed his fiery wrath upon him."
"Is it possible that Valoo, I dunno, actually killed him in the blaze?" Eddy Asked sarcastically.
"Again, no. only the Mastersword can kill him. And what's worse, there is not a creature stirring in his base of operations in this world . . . the Forsaken Fortress."
"How can that be a bad thing, your highness?" Double d wondered.
"True, it may be a sign that Ganon has moved on, and yet I cannot shake this foreboding I have about the princess Zelda."
Double d's eyes widened at the mention of her name, "Should we go check on her if you're so concerned?"
"Yes, but I think the time has come for us to search for the triforce shards first so that we may be better prepared to best Ganon."
"Wait, we haft to do MORE stuff?" Eddy Grumbled as they climbed onto their boat, "And where'd this other tri-force come from?"
"We'll explain on the way Eddy!"
"And where'd you get that sense of urgency, hmm?"
"I'm just concerned for Princess Zelda."
"Oh, of course you are." Eddy chuckled.
"You know what I mean. I worry about her for Hyrule's sake."
"Yeah, of course you do loverboy. Where's the Casserole?"
Ed and Eddy promptly began to sing the K-I-S-S-I-N-G all the way to Windfall, nearly driving Double d mad.