The Smallest and Most Important Realm There Is

Chapter Two

Professor: Drumroll please!

*random drum roll*

Professor: Thank you! Thank you very much! Time for another chapter! By the way, I am now going to be calling the King of Red Lions, just Red, for the sake of the story.

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"Amy! It's cold!" The Doctor cried the second his head broke the surface of the water.

Unlike the two in the boat, the bubble hadn't protected him the entire way up. It just barely covered his head so he could breathe.

"I know Doctor, just a minute." Amy brushed hair out of her face and put her staff down before helping the Doctor into the red boat.

It rocked harshly with the added weight but stayed topside.

The Doctor immediately sat down, shivering. Without a word, Link went to a small compartment in the front and got out a blanket which he threw around the Doctor's shoulders.

"Thank you." He said quietly. Link just nodded, understanding.

Red turned his head around to face them, "Doctor, you're TARDIS is still below the sea, in the old castle."

Amy shrugged, "That's ok. He has the TARDIS key which can lock on to it and bring it to us."

The Doctor shook his head, "Not in a realm Amy. Power works differently here."

She groaned, "Which means we're stuck. Well that's just great. That is the second time this week Doctor!"

He grumbled and didn't meet her gaze, "Wasn't my fault."

She rolled her eyes, "Sure it wasn't. Just like France wasn't your fault."

"It wasn't!" he protested.

She huffed and ignored him. He mumbled something in another language before turning to Red, "Can you open that portal thing up again?"

Red shook his head, "The portal can never open the same way twice. I'm sorry Doctor."

"Then how else can you open the portal?"

"Something or someone of great power can."

"Know anyone like that? I mean, you are the King."

Red shook his head again, "Most of the people capable of that are dead. I could've, one day. But as a boat my powers have all but disappeared."

"What about Valoo? Or the Great Deku Tree?" Link piped up.

Amy didn't know who they were but from Red's reactions they were obviously powerful.

"Yes, they would have the power, but to go to them would be out of our way. We must save your sister before we can go to them."

"Wait, what happened to your sister?" Amy asked.

Sighing, Link explained it all to them. From how he woke up on his birthday and had to save Tetra to gathering the pearls to going underwater to the castle.

"Quite an adventure you've had." The Doctor said, "And I really am sorry about your sister. And I will help you save her, but I need my TARDIS first. We can get her safely home with that."

Link shook his head, "I'm sorry Doctor. I can't. I don't know if it would work and I need to save her as soon as possible. She's been trapped long enough. I can drop you off at Windfall, that's on the way. You can get a ride with one of the sailors there to Dragon Roost where Valoo is. That should only take a few days."