Fan Fiction ❯ Awakening Spells ❯ Beginning of the Journey ( Chapter 1 )

The Legend of Zelda

Awakening Spells

By Rez

Chapter One

The wind blew across the Great Sea, growing harder and lighter without warning. There were no clouds in the night sky, clearly showing the crescent moon and all of the stars. A pirate ship slowly sailed through the darkened ocean. Everyone on board was asleep, that is, all except for its young female captain.

They had been at sea for a year and a half now, searching for the new land that would be the next Hyrule. The captain was now 14-years-old, but she acted at least a year or two older than she was at times.

Captain Tetra stood on deck, leaning on the ship's side and staring at the glittering stars above her in thought.

`It's been so long since that battle with Ganon and the king telling us to search for a new land… How much longer will it take?'

She shook her head and got rid of that thought, then something, or rather someone, else came into her mind. The boy with the green tunic and gentle, but courageous personality was who popped into her head; she imagined him smiling at her the way he always does. Tetra blushed at the thought, wondering what he could be dreaming about below deck. As she thought this, the wind's soft song went through the ship.

Below deck, the 14-year-old Hero of Winds was sleeping soundly. The Song of the Wind reached his pointed ears, making his eyes snap open. His once green hues turned pure yellow, and then he whispered.

"The wind… is calling…"

He got out of bed, pulling his sheathed sword onto his back as he walked up the stairs. The Hero of Winds emerged on the main deck where Tetra was. He didn't notice her staring at him.

"Link, what the heck are you doing?" Tetra asked, watching him walk away.

Link didn't answer; he just walked to the side of the ship. Tetra narrowed her eyes, running up to him and jerking him back by his shoulder.

"Answer me!"

Once she took one look at the color of his eyes, she gasped.

`He's being controlled!' Tetra exclaimed in her head, looking at the side of the boat.

A glowing yellow stick was moving on its own as sparkles flew all over it. Tetra smirked, unsheathing her dagger.

"There!" she exclaimed, throwing it at the stick.

There was a female yell once the stick was knocked into a corner on deck. The girl who screamed appeared, she was small and had wings that gave her a yellow glow.

"Ugh! My Wind Wand!" she said in horror, looking to Tetra and giving her a glare.

Tetra glared back, but looked to Link immediately after that.

Link blinked his eyes; they were emerald green once more. He looked around, scratching his head.

"Uhh… Why am I on deck?"

"That fairy used some kind of stick to take control over you!" Tetra replied, running to his side.

"A fairy did WHAT to me?!" Link asked with wide eyes. He unsheathed his old Hero's Sword and pointed it at the fairy. "Is that true?"

"Umm… Uhh… I-I have a… A very good reason for doing it…" the fairy laughed nervously at the sight of the sword.

"Oh yeah?" Tetra asked with a smirk.

"Let's hear it then…" Link added, putting away his sword and looking interested to hearing the explanation.

"W-Well…" the fairy began.

"Kezu!!" another voice yelled to Link's left.

They turned their heads and saw three other fairies. One was red, another was icy blue and the last was ocean blue.

"Jeez! Is this a Fairy Festival, or something?!" Tetra asked loudly.

The ocean blue fairy flew over to Tetra and blinked.

"You… have the Triforce of Wisdom." It spoke, staring as it floated in front of her face.

Everybody's eyes widened when they dark blue fairy said this. The red fairy smiled as it flew over to Link.

"And you possess the Triforce of Courage, do you not, O Hero of Winds?" it asked.

Link took a step back, a nervous look on his face.

"H-How do you… know that?"

"We fairies have always known that the magic a Triforce Holder has is very different than any other." The ice blue fairy explained. "By the way, I am the Fairy of Ice, Rezu."

"Nice to meet you…" Link said, staring at Rezu.

"And I'm Jezu, the Fairy of the Sea." The ocean blue fairy spoke, smiling at Tetra and sitting on her shoulder.

"I'm Kezu… The Fairy of the Wind… Sorry about earlier…" the yellow fairy apologized, its little hands behind its back as it looked at the floor.

"And I'm the Fairy of Fire, Mezu. I'm the oldest, so I'm always the one trying to keep these young ones out of trouble…" the red fairy explained. "And as you saw earlier… I didn't do a good job of it with Kezu…"

Link snickered, looking over to Kezu.

"So, how about that explanation now?"

"Umm… Mezu? You know the story better than I do… Can you do it?" Kezu asked, looking to her older sister.

"All right… Here's the deal," Mezu began. "Back in our area, we have a… very big problem. There's a great evil who wants to take over both the land and sea!"

"He's a mad man! He even has the Triforce of Power! I'm supposed to be his fairy, but he's using his powers for evil, not good!" Rezu added, making a scared look.

"He has the wha?!" Tetra yelled, looking to Link.

Link looked at her with the same surprised look she was giving him.

"But… We killed Ganon… Didn't we?"

"Ganon's the least of our problems! We have someone even worse! His SON!" Jezu said, flying off of Tetra's shoulder.

"Ganon had a son?" Tetra asked, a confused look on her face.

Link just fell backward onto the wood floor.

"Why Me?!"

"You're the Hero of Winds, Link! You are the one who must defeat Ganon's eviler son, Gornon." Kezu spoke up.

"Gornon? Sounds like a Ganon clone to me…" Tetra mumbled, sighing.

Link sat up and looked at Mezu.

"Must I go?"

"Of course you must! Save the land and sea, and you shall earn yourself a Key!" Mezu replied, smiling.

"The Key could come in a different shape and size, it all depends if you're up for a surprise!" Kezu giggled.

"The Key will give you the best gift of all, but if you fail, you'll take a fall." Jezu added, looking at Link.

"Do your best, the key will not hide. But Gornon seeks it as well, Do Not Step Aside!" Rezu finished, taking Kezu's hand and disappearing in a burst of sparkles.

Link blinked, looking to Jezu and Mezu.

"Aren't you two going to leave, too?"

"Why? We're your fairies! We're supposed to help you get to our land!" Mezu explained, seating herself on Link's open palm.

"I can help you, too, Miss Tetra…" Jezu smiled, standing on Tetra's shoulder.

Link and Tetra looked to each other.

"Umm… Tetra…" Link began, turning to face her. His cheeks were a little red as he cleared his throat. "Uhh… Will you… I mean… If you want to…"

"Link… Are you asking me to go with you?" Tetra guessed, smirking.

"Yes…" Link answered, looking away from her.

"Of course I'm going with you! I can't let you have all the fun!"

Link looked at her with a surprised look, did she really just want some credit? But the wink she gave him still made him blush. He sighed and smiled.

"Should I go wake the crew then? If we're going to head to a new land, we're gonna need some help getting there!"

"Who ever said we were taking this ship? I was thinking we take something smaller…" Tetra spoke, looking at the side of the boat and smirking.

Link blinked with confusion.

"Wha?"

"Tetra! When you said something smaller, I didn't think you meant the King of Red Lions!" Link exclaimed, putting a few supplies into the small red boat under Tetra's order.

"Why not? We can use some time away from the crew, don't you think?" Tetra asked, sitting in the boat all ready.

"Well, now that you mention it, I would like to sleep a quiet night away from Gonzo's snoring…" Link mumbled as he loaded the last bit of supplies onto the boat.

He jumped down from the large pirate ship and landed in the King of Red Lions, sitting down in front of Tetra and the sail that was put up earlier. Link grinned as he took out the old silver stick he held dear from when he began his journey to defeat Ganon; the Wind Waker.

"Hey, where have you been keeping that?" Tetra asked, a curious look on her face.

"In my pocket…" Link said with a nervous laugh. "I never go anywhere without it…"

After saying this, the tip began to sparkle. This told him that it still worked.

"All right, Mezu, which way?" he asked, grinning.

"Northeast, Captain Link!" Mezu answered excitedly.

"Ahem!" Tetra cleared her throat, narrowing her eyes at Link.

Link just laughed nervously, forgetting about the "Captain" part and waving the wand. Up, left and right. The wind ceased blowing for a moment, then it began to blow to the Northeast. Tetra blinked.

"Umm… What just happened?"

"Wind's Requiem; it changes the direction the wind is blowing." Link answered, smiling and giving Tetra a wink. "They didn't call me the Hero of Winds for nothing!"

Link began to laugh, not noticing Tetra blushing. He looked to the Sail; the boat was moving. He went to the steering end of the boat and steered it Northeast as well, they were sailing at a fast speed.

Mezu and Jezu looked at each other, winking. Tetra saw this and blinked; narrowing her eyes a little.

`What are they up to?' she thought before looked to Link as he steered the boat.

She saw him smile at her again; she looked away and blushed with a slight grin.

`Maybe this isa good idea… I could spend more time with him, and at the same time we can fight evil the way we used to! Well… He did most of the work last time… Maybe this time I can help more…' Tetra said in her head, smiling.

Mezu and Jezu nodded to each other, smirks on each of their faces. Mezu got up and flew around Link's head, leaving a trail of fairydust. Jezu did the same thing with Tetra.

The two confused teens blinked, watching as the fairydust began to take effect. Link fell on his side, leaving Mezu steer the boat. And Tetra fell back onto Link's chest; both were fast asleep.

The two fairies smirked again at each other.

"To the Black Haven?" Mezu asked with a hint of evil in her voice.

"That's where we have to take them, isn't it? Of course, to the Black Haven!" Jezu snapped, looking straight ahead and forgetting about Tetra and Link.

Author's Note: Eh heh… What'd you think? This is my first time doing a Zelda fic, but I really liked the Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker, so I'm gonna continue it… I know many others are doing the same, and I want to join them! Please tell me what you thought of this, and please do send me some suggestions if you have any!