"The volcano has stopped erupting!" Ciela noted when they landed outside the entrance. "I bet it's because you all destroyed all the monsters. Come on guys! What are you waiting for? Let's go tell Astrid the good news."
"Alright." Luna said as we headed out and back to Astrids where we found Linebeck.
"Hey!" He said. "So you were able to defeat all the monsters? Well, Astrid is waiting!"
"Well done!" Astrid said. "You defeated the power of darkness. Thus you've broken the seal that imprisoned the spirit you needed to move ahead. Ultimately you will need three spirits. Power, Wisdom, and Courage. When you have all three you will possess the power to find the ghost ship. Now two spirits remain. But their locations are veiled to me at present! I see...another clue for you to find in the temple of the Ocean King on Mercay. And to further your efforts I give you this. May it help you in battle. That's a spirit gem...there are many for each spirit. Find as many as you can...I see that, somewhere on the seas, you can raise a spirits power for ten gems. The light that seeks your aid grows weaker still. There's no time to lose."
"You actually did it! Now we're one step closer to getting rich." Linebeck said. "Hoo haw, I'm excited!"
"Uhh, he's so self centered." Ciela complained.
"Well I sense he will prove to be an asset, and not an anchor...in time."
"I hope you're right." Saria said.
"Okay, let's set sail back for Mercay Island." Linkette agreed.
With that we returned to the boat and headed out, The others stopping by Beedle's on the way and getting a piece of pink coral, and a purple potion before we arrived and entered the Temple of the Ocean King and told by Oshus to stand on the alter for a way to stop the temple from draining us.
"I'll do it." I said running up, causing the hourglass to float in the air and be temporarily covered by a stream of sand.
"Now Link!" Oshus called from the ground floor. "Take the hourglass!"
"Hurry up!" Navi yelled flying around the hourglass, " The faster we do this the faster we can return to our quest. Stop being a slowpoke!"
"Stop nagging so much." I said waving my hand at her only for her to dodge and me to accidentaly knock the hourglass to the ground where it shattered. "Oh oh."
Suddenly I doubled over as I was covered in a stream of sand while feeling my body shift and change while becoming smaller.
When it stopped I looked at the others who were looking at me in shock.
"What happened?" I asked as Midna just showed me my reflection in her mirror, causing me to stare in shock at looking like my sister complete with an identical outfit before I spoke. "Why do I look like my sister Aryll's identical twin?"
"If your sister is Aryll, then as her twin: Should we call you Llyra?" Ember asked as I just nodded, too shocked to argue.
Oshus came up with the now repaired hourglass.
"This is the legendary Phantom Hourglass." He said before explaining how it works. "Unfortunately, as a mystical item, it does have protections. Protections that activated when it broke and deaged you, and made you your sisters twin. Older or younger I do not know."
"You are three hours, twenty seven minutes and fifty six seconds younger then your sister." Ciela said immediately before pausing. "Wait how do I know that?"
None of us knew, but it did lead to a problem. I was now to small to use a sword. In the end the others continued on while I left and spent the time on the beach the others found me.
"Now what do I do?" I asked outloud. "If I can't use my weapons then how can I save Tetra? Ahhh!"
I got so upset that I kicked the ground harder then a shovel. Which turned out to hit the top of a buried treasure chest that I opened to reveal a Golden Hyoi Pear. As in it was literally glowing gold.
Shrugging I decided to use it to control a seagull so I could let my emotions float away. What I was not expecting was for the golden Hyoi Pear to permanently bond me with a flock of six seagulls. I could feel their minds at all times and knew they would never leave me.
"I get the feeling this is why Aryll always has seagulls around her." I said with a smile as I checked to see what I could do with them. Which was a lot. The seagulls of this world were capable of dealing damage like an attack which let me get used to it. I still wanted to trap Navi in a bottle and throw it out to sea though.