The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z

The Maiden Voyage Of The Farore's Wind

The call of adventure of was something shared by all of the Heroes, but the call of the sea was something unique to the Hero of Winds. In life, the ocean had been his domain; together with Tetra and her pirate crew, he had conquered the waves, braved countless storms, and charted plenty of undiscovered waters. Even when they finally settled down in New Hyrule, he would often take to the high seas during his endless endeavors to serve and protect his country. Needless to say, that sailor's calling had not ended with his death; in fact, here in this perfect realm made just for him and his kind, he was more eager than ever to set sail on brand new voyages.

He wasn't the only one who felt the urge to raise the anchors and sail away, either - a number of the other Heroes, most of whom never had a chance to sail on a ship during their lives, agreed to be a part of Wind's "crew" on a small ship dubbed Farore's Wind. They had all expected to be enraptured by the beauty of the ocean and maybe find some treasure along the way; their inexperience, however, would instead cause the makeshift captain more grief than he had anticipated.

Wind shut his eyes and breathed in the salty sea air that ruffled his hair and blew his mantle around. The feeling of exhilaration almost brought tears to his eyes, but a good captain never cried in front of his crew! He steadied the ship's steering wheel, keeping its course straight.

Suddenly, he heard Mini's voice call out for him. "Wind! Hey, Wind!"

He startled a little and turned. "Mini, what is it?"

Mini ran over to him. "It's Blue and Red. We can't find them!"

"You can't find them?" Wind grimaced and put a hand on his hip. "Come on, the ship's not that big! You can't have lost them!"

"Green and Vio are checking below deck," answered Mini, who was also getting a little agitated, "and I think you should help us look! You can leave the wheel for ten minutes, can't you?"

The captain rolled his eyes and turned back to the wheel. "Of course I can't! If I lose track of where we are, it'll take forever to get us back on course!"

"What kind of captain ignores when his crew goes missing, though?" Mini crossed his arms and scoffed.

"I'm not ignoring anything!"

"Guys! We found them!"

The two Heroes turned to see Green and Vio dragging Red and Blue by their wrists back onto the deck. The two who had gone missing seemed oddly clumsy for some reason - a reason that clicked once they saw the large green bottle Blue held in this hand.

"Someone decided they were going to start a party below deck," sighed Vio, tugging Blue forward, "and dragged Red into it too."

Blue glared petulantly at his other self. "Let go of me, you ass!" He yanked his hand away. "I'm an adult, dammit!"

Red giggled and waved at Wind and Mini. "Hi guys! Blue found the rum - you want some?"

The captain's eye twitched as he stormed towards the drunken sailors. He gave them a glare before taking the bottle of rum from Blue's fist and tossing it overboard. This only further enraged Blue, who began screaming at the elder Hero.

"You bastard, that was my rum!"

"And you're also the last person who needs to be drinking that stuff on my ship!"

"Screw you! Since when did you get to tell me what to do!?"

"Since I became captain!"

Their argument was interrupted by a wail from Red, who has sobbing profusely and covering his ears. "Guys!" he cried, "Don't fight! Please don't fight! This was supposed to be a fun trip..."

Green patted his crimson companion's head and sighed, trying to comfort him. Vio then gave Blue a glare that was even icier than Wind's.

"Now look what you've done," he said, "you made Red cry."

Blue's face softened at the sight of his friend's tears, but it was the alcohol that made him start shedding his own. With a choked sob, he embraced Red. "I-I'm sorry... I didn't mean it...!"

The two blubbering Links fell to the floor in a tearful, drunken heap, and Wind rubbed his forehead with his thumb and forefinger. What in the goddesses' names was he supposed to do with such a disobedient crew? That was when he caught a glimpse of Engie leaning over the rails and heaving.

"Oh no," muttered Wind, "Engie didn't get drunk too, did he?"

Green shook his head. "Nah, he didn't touch the stuff."

"Yeah, I think he's just seasick," chimed in Mini.

"I wanna go home!" they heard the sickly Hero cry out, "I hate boats...!"

They all winced as they heard gross vomiting noises, and suddenly, Captain Link of the Farore's Wind had second thoughts about the entire voyage.