Author's note: Hey guys! Welcome back to the story! Now I left off at a cliffhanger, so I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Let's continue!
Chapter 5: Welcome to Labryna
Link awoke to find himself staring at a ceiling. However, this wasn't the ceiling he was used to seeing. Link tried to lift his head up a bit, but he was stopped by a pain on his forehead. Although he wasn't bleeding, it still hurt quite a bit. Link suddenly remembered: he was hit in the head with a pole. He gently felt the bump on his head and noticed that his head was wrapped with bandages from where he was hit. Someone had found him and treated his injuries, only question was who?
"Ergh..." groaned Link as he steadily and slowly got up "hey Aryll, do you know where...".A haunting thought appeared into Link's mind: Aryll was missing! Link remembered that he had let her go on accident before he became unconscious.
"ARYLL!" said Link, panicking madly. He didn't want to think about what had happened to all he knew, Aryll could be lost, stranded, or worse: dead. Link exited the little hut and looked around. He had completely no idea where he was, but it looked like it he was in a village in the woods. There were about 10 little huts in a circle, all of which were identical. Link didn't bother to check the huts first. The chances of Aryll landing on the same island as him were very slim. He was about to go running towards the shore until he was stopped by a familiar voice.
"Link?" said the voice behind him. It sounded small, soft, and gentle. Link recognized the voice in a heartbeat. He turned around and saw Aryll, walking towards him slowly.
"Aryll!", yelled Link as he ran towards his sister and into a tight embrace, "Oh, thank the gods! I thought you were lost at sea!"
"I'm s-sorry, b-big b-brother! Th-this was all my f-fault. I nearly got us k-killed" sobbed Aryll as she tightly hugged Link and buried her face into his shirt.
"Aw crud, this was my favorite shirt" thought Link for a moment as his lobster-printed shirt was drenched in tears, then proceeded to lightly brush Aryll's hair with his hand. "Aryll..it's okay. The important thing is that were alive and well. Don't beat yourself up for what happened. We can find a way out of this like we do out of everything. Now don't cry..big brother is going to fix this, okay?".
Aryll sniffled and wiped her eyes of tears, "Okay.." she responded as she released her grip on her brother, and used her dress to wipe her remaining tears.
"Good, now back to the first topic, do you have any idea where we are?" Link asked, observing his surroundings.
"Actually I kinda do..." said Aryll, in a small, somewhat confident voice.
"Wha-wait really?" asked Link, sounding astounded.
"Yeah, my new friend told me while you were...um...unconscious...that we are on a small island called Labryna." said Aryll.
"Who's your friend?" Link asked, sounding curious about Aryll's "friend".
Suddenly, a little girl came out from one of the huts. She was about as tall as Link, and seemed to be around the same age as him. She had brown hair that went down to her shoulders, and she wore a white dress with brown and blue water and wind designs and shirt sleeves. She wore shoes that were somewhat similar to Aryll's. The mysterious girl walked towards Link and Aryll with a smile on her face.
"Oh there you are, Aryll. I've been looking for you." she said in a sweet and calm tone. Aryll made awkward hand movements. Then, the girl turned to look at Link. "I take it this is your brother?" she asked.
"Yeah, that's him. He's my big brother, Link." said Aryll, sounding as though she had a sudden confidence boost.
"Hi...I'm Link, Aryll's older brother." said Link, putting out one hand out to shake and another behind his head.
"I'm Rosalinda, but people call me Rosie. Nice to meet you, Link."
she said, shaking Link's hand, "Your sister has told me a lot about you. Is it true you saved the world?"
"Well, I-" Link was about to respond until he was cut off by Aryll. "Yeah, it is true! He rescued me when I got kidnapped, and he saved the world by defeating some weirdo named Ganondorf, but we call him Ganondork."
Rosie giggled at Aryll's wordplay. Link still had some questions on his mind, so he proceeded to ask.
"Um..excuse me, Rosie, not to be rude, but where are we and how did we get here?" Link asked.
"Oh, that's easy. You're on an island called Labryna! My father and I found the two of you, unconscious in the middle of the sea, so we took you to our island to make sure you were okay. What exactly happened to you two anyway?" asked Rosie, redirecting the questions towards Link.
"We..sort of got lost in the middle of a big storm while sailing." said Link, feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Wow, you two have a lot of courage to be sailing in the middle of a storm that big." said Rosie, sounding impressed.
"Heh, heh...yeah, courage. Definately not an accident or anything, completely on purpose...heh, heh." Aryll told Rosie, slightly blushing from embarrasment.
Then, a man appeared from one of the huts and walked towards Link and the others. He had brown hair and a small beard. He wore a white long-sleeve shirt with blue water and fish designs, brown pants and black sandals. He walked up to Rosie and put his hand on her shoulder " Ah Rosie, there you are. I went to your hut, and saw that you were missing. How many times must I tell you not to go outside without permission? It's too dangerous to be outside." he said, sounding worried.
"Sorry father, I was just looking after Link and Aryll" said Rosie, in a reassuring tone.
Rosie's father turned to see Link and Aryll. The two waved shyly and awkwardly at the man. "Ah, I see you two are okay. That's a relief. When we found you unconscious in the sea, we feared the worst." he said.
"Thanks for saving us sir " Link said. "Not a problem, though it's not me you should be thanking, thank Rosie. If she hadn't spotted you two, who knows what would have happened!" said Rosie's father, trying to sound optimistic about the situation.
"Um sir, if I may ask, do you know where to get to Outset Island from here?" asked Link, being very straightforward.
"Outset? That's pretty far from here." said the man, scratching his chin. "I...don't suggest leaving right now, Link. You can't leave-"
Link quickly cut in, "What do you mean we can't leave?! Our grandmother is all alone, probably worried sick about us!" he exclaimed.
"Calm down Link!" said Rosie, "Look, the reason you can't leave is not because we don't want you to, it's...because...well, uh" she mumbled, struggling for the right words, "Did you own a red dragon boat?" she asked, hoping her words weren't too critical.
Link raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Yes, why?" he asked. Aryll turned around and gasped. "Link! Look!" she yelled, pulling her brother around. Link discovered why he couldn't leave now. Link saw a part of the king of red lions, which looked to be the left eye and left horn. Link gasped in horror. "King!" he said, taking the piece of the boat and falling to his knees. He couldn't believe it. His boat, his only memory of his past adventures and the king of Hyrule, were gone. His treasured vessel was shattered throughout the sea, never to be seen again. "That's all we found. It was floating next to you while you were in the ocean." said Rosie's dad.
Link remained on his knees for about a minute more getting a grip on himself, trying not to cry in front of Aryll, then he got up and took a deep sigh. "Are you okay, big brother?" Aryll asked, clutching his arm. "Don't worry, Aryll. I'm fine. Only problem now is: How the Farore are we supposed to get home now?" said Link, sounding both frustrated and depressed.
"I wouldn't worry about that now. We'll discuss it tomorrow. Right now, we should get inside. It's extremely dangerous to go outside." said Rosie's dad, sounding cautious. "Luckily, they don't know about this hiding place." he said, gazing up at the distant trees.
As soon as Rosie's father dissappeared into his hut, Aryll asked a question, "Rosie, why does your dad say that it's dangerous to be outside?" she asked, which led to Link asking a follow up question, "Yeah, and who is "they"?" he asked her. Rosie looked around to see if her father was completely gone. "Come with me and I'll show you. Just be very, very quiet." whispered Rosie as she beckoned Link and Aryll with her hands to follow her as she walked into the leafy woods.
"Should we?" Aryll asked Link, "Well, we've got nowhere else to go." he replied. And with that, Link and Aryll walked into the woods as well.
Author's note: Done! Sorry this took for-freaking-ever, I was busy. Oh heck, I wasn't really that busy. I graduated from high school, then I was hit in the face by procrastination. I apologize. I still need votes on either a Zelda/Frozen crossover or a Zelda/LEGO Movie crossover. Leave a review please. I love hearing feedback, good and bad. Triforce03 out!