The Killer in Celshading - Legend of Zelda Fan Fiction

Tetra

Okay, I never wanted to pull this card, but we have no choice. I grab Link's hand, (much to his surprise) and drag him down to the dock. On my belt, I have started carrying an ocarina.

I grab Link's forearm, "You still have that sail, right?" He nods. "Good. Pull out that Wind Waker, we have to play this together." I told him what notes I was going to play and he nods.

"Those are easy, but I've never played them before," he says as he pulls out his Wind Waker.

"That's what she told me," I mumble as I bring the old, blue ocarina up to my lips. We start playing together, and soon we finish the whole song.

Once we stop playing, Link looks at me. "Now what?" he asks, quite unsure what to think.

I slowly sit down and say, "Now we wait."

"Want to explain why we are waiting? Or what we're waiting for?"

I sigh. "Sure. Although I'm still confused about it." I look up at Link, who was still standing there like an idiot. "Sit. It's going to take her awhile." He sits down, probably wondering if I am going insane. He nods, telling me to go on.

"Remember how right after we left Hyrule," I choke back a sob, for the King was the last known family I have, "your boat stopped talking?" He nods. "Well, soon after, when you went to sell your boat, I went to just relax for awhile. Trust me, if you were Ganon's pet-"

"Move on Tetra."

"Yeah, got it. Sorry. Anyway, I went over to Star Island just to hang out for a while. Naturally, I didn't make it there because something stopped me." I pause to look at Link's expression. He had a tear running down his face, but other than that, his face was as blank as a new patch of snow. "It claimed to be the ghost of my mother's grandma. It was a boat similar to the King of Red Lions, only a bit bigger, blue, and female. Even though the spirit's name was Zelda, she insisted on being called the Queen of Blue Tigers."

"Really creative, don't you think?" Link asks as he crosses his legs and rests his elbows on his knees, and then rests his chin on his cupped hands. The tear that he had on his face earlier had been wiped away when I wasn't looking. That or because it was hot out, it dried up. With a jolt, I realize that it has been almost 6 years since I had first met Link.

I nod and continue. "She told me that because our two families had worked closely and here I quote 'To keep the balance of peace and chaos.'" Link makes a face, for he knows that I never use words like that. "So then this boat says that soon, 'Not tomorrow, but some time in the future', you and I would have to play that song on your Wind Waker and this," I pull out my blue ocarina, "the Ocarina of Time. She said that the song we were going play is called the Song of Time: the song that opens the passageway to the Sacred Realm, but with some stones or whatever." Link's expression started at cool, to freaked, to relieved. I look at the large island, then out to the endless sea. There was something slowly coming our way, only a dot right now, but it will be here by the time it becomes dark.

"This boat also told me that she would be our guide when we played that song. It shows that we need the help of the ancient Hylians." I shake my head.

"You know what this means?" Link asks and I shake my head again. "This means we're never going to be able to settle down for a month or so. Whenever the ancients get involved, it always has to do with someone like Ganondorf." He shakes his head. "I know we were gone for five years, but that was work. But if the goddesses need us to do this, then we must." He nods as he says this. Link follows my gaze to the shape that was slowly getting bigger. "Is that her?" He asks when he sees the dot.

"Yup. That is the reason we need your sail and Wind Waker," I say, not even moving; only my mouth moves. I continue to watch her as my mind drifts to something I didn't tell Link: My ocarina belonged to the Royal Family. And because of who it belonged to, that meant I was using the same ocarina as the Hero of Time: the hero from the legends. I sigh, as it didn't make sense. Why suddenly give me an ancient instrument that hasn't been used in generations, and then not explain what it's for?

We sit there until the boat came closer. As soon as the Queen of Blue Tigers came close enough, I still can't get over the fact that she looked just like the King of Red Lions. Instead of a lion head, she has a "tiger" head, instead of being red, she is blue, and instead of being male, she is, obviously, female.

The Queen of Blue Tigers has a similar voice to mine, but it was the way she spoke that makes her sound like a princess or queen. The Queen of Blue Tigers slowly floats towards us saying, "Hello my friends, I am the Queen of Blue Tigers, and I will be your guide. Are you all ready to go?"

I look over at Link, who is already standing up, and look back over at Zelda, (Queen of Blue Tigers, whatever) and nod. Night had fallen, like I knew it would when Zelda-boat got here. I look back over at Link, whom had a tear falling down his face. I can understand why he is upset. It is everything about this boat that reminds him of his beloved boat.

I hop down from the dec into the boat. "Time to go," I say once I land in the boat and stand up. Link waits for the boat to stop shaking and then jumps in. He grabs his sail out from his tiny side bag (and we all know that the sail is about 20 times larger than the bag). Link sets the sail the same way I saw him do it the last time he rode on the King of Red Lions.

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Later we were sailing to the Forsaken Fortress. I know warping there would have been easier, but I didn't want to lose everything that I had to eat for dinner.

The reason we were heading to the Forsaken Fortress is Rose, the mother of Boggers and Loud-Mouth. When Link had gone around asking for a boat, I had gone around getting information. Rose told us to head over to the Forsaken Fortress because there were people there who had gotten sick. Our new boat confirmed the fact that people were living there.

So many terrible things happened on that island such as Ganon keeping his swarm of girls with pointy ears there. As I think this, I look at Link. He was talking with the boat. Such an odd thing to think about. But if his little sister hadn't been kidnapped, then we would have never met, nor would I have thought this odd thought. But it wasn't Aryll's fault she got taken, it was mine. Ganon was looking for me, Zelda, a pirate, whatever, and ended up with her.

We are still a long ways away, so I sit down in the boat. I think about all the things that have also happened there. That was the place where I had first seen the Master Sword. At first I thought it was the Master Sword, but then I thought, Nah, that's just a fairytale. But later that night, I learned that it was, in fact, the Master Sword.

After Link fought the Helmaroc King, he made his way up to the top of the tower. Gonzo and I had just gotten the girls and Aryll back to our boat, and I was already on my way back when I looked up to the sky and saw that evil bird explode. I knew where Link was going, so I hurried. Once I got on land, I started doing something I am amazing at: Climbing walls.

Every once in awhile, I ran into monsters that I have come to call Delins, because that is all they ever say. I quickly cut them down and then continue on. Soon I came to a window of a room that held Link and a tall man. He was a large man who was about 8'3, a whole three feet taller than Link. Most of his robes were the colors of red and black, and he had an evil grin. I don't remember what exactly happened next, but the next thing I knew was that this large man, Ganon, had his hand round my neck. It was this night that I learned that my mother's stories about the triforce were true.

Thankfully, as I have been told, before Ganon could kill us, Link and I were whisked away by two members of the Rito tribe.

I am jolted back into reality when Link starts shaking my arm with an odd look on his face. It was morning, and as I look around, I realize we have made it to the Forsaken Fortress.

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