Chapter 32: Pirates
Right now, putting a quest to the side and seeing the time bubble cover the area, Link and I were back in town, seeing a poster of some Zora group that were in a band. I can't read Hylian all that much, but Link translated to say that they would be coming to the carnival or something... Yeah, I don't think that's gonna happen since that girl... Lola? I think? Has some issues right now
Link and I were on our way to the ocean on Epona. while riding there, I told Link there will be a new mask we have to get and put the spirit to rest. He didn't like the idea of making people into mask, but how does he think I feel about it? Death is certainly something that makes me super nervous, but it is a part of me in a way since my own lights had to die in their living form
"We're putting him to rest in peace... You know that" I said
"Well yeah, but I'm the one having to transform into looking like them" we stepped on the beach... Which looks amazing by the way. Being here makes me nervous... Since I can't swim. There was a large water tornado in place on the other end of the ocean. Tatl flew towards the water, where she can see seagulls surrounding a Zora floating on his back.
"Hey... There's something underneath those gulls there" she pointed out. Link squinted his eyes to get a better look before gasping and hurry to swim towards it. I jumped on the water and joined him to save the Zora
Getting him to the sand, Link removed the guitar on his back and pushed him to lay on his back "how are you feeling..?" I frowned. a Zora... He actually looks like Scotty in a way
The Zora only groaned "what's your name sir?" Link asked
"I am... Mikau of the Zora people... Guitarist in the Zora band" looking at him suffering like this was hurting my soul... I hate seeing this "I think this is it for me... Will you listen to my final message" we listened carefully with his struggling voice instead of him standing up and playing his guitar like he's fine in the game. He spoke of the vocalist who lost her voice due to depression. The Gerudo pirates stole her eggs and he tried getting them back, but got thrown aboard and his soul is suffering. it's time to put his soul to rest. Link and I looked at each other and nodded, knowing what to do
Link stared down at the Zora mask under his feet with eyes filled with hurt. The three of us stood there in silence, soaking it all in. Someone just died right in front of us. Link looked at me to make sure I won't snap... But I was only frozen before looking up to see his spirit standing before us
"carve my farewell song on my grave... I'm depending on you to help her..." I held my heart and nodded. Link and I did the respectful thing and created his grave with his guitar standing. His song he sang to me was written where he rest...
"Lina..?" Link frowned at me staring at the water. I shook my head and stood on the water, removing my hood to let my hair blow in the wind
"Don't say anything..." I turned away "I don't want to talk about it..."
"But-" I nodded
"I don't want to talk about it... It was something to see the Deku scrub as a tree, and that Goron as a ghost... But to have someone die in front of me again. Worse thing about it, he looked like Scotty..." I walked towards the marine coast lab we could see from a far
"Hey!" Link shouted. I slowly turned towards him
"Put the mask on and hurry..." I hurried to the lab as soon as possible. I didn't want Link to see my tears. Pulling myself together, I looked back at where I left Link and saw a Zora coming from the water with Scotty's guitar. I turned around and tried really hard not to snap. Before I can let Link say anything, I took my scythe out and shined a bright light to prevent him from seeing where I left
"Lina!" I shut my eyes and stayed hidden, curling up in a corner and cry by myself. I'm stupid to just let this happen, I could have Link help me but I'm just a mess...
"This is hard... I'm... So pathetic..." I cried. It feels like I'm breaking down the more I build up my confidence. The thought of death hurts... Anyone would be scarred if they saw someone they love die right in front of them. I just can't get that image out my head and I can't forget my own lights... Seeing that Zora reminds me so much of Scotty and if we get anywhere near the Gerudo... It's going to remind of me Jasmine
"Lina..." I looked up to see the goddess of time facing me
"Goddess..."
"So young... Trapped within that child body, you are suffering so much. Once you've fully awakened when you find out who you are, you will no longer be affected by what death can do to a young child such as yourself. With the help of your sages... You can shut those memories away" my eyes widened
"That can happen..?"
"Of course... They are your power after all, they were meant to help you. When you really need them, they will come to your aid... Did you know that?"
"I was told I can see them again, but... I can have them with me now?" Everyone appeared as spirits. I cupped my mouth, shocked. Shauna giggled and hugged me side ways
"You are a child! It's natural that you get scarred more when you're like this! You're here suffering yet you have to be strong and guide the hero and taking care of him, but who's taking care of you?" Jasmine held my hand. I stared at her shiny warm blue eyes
"We are always here... We were waiting when you would ask for us. We might be part of your heart, but we are sages. We will do anything for you, include even making you forget anything that messed with your innocent mind" Scotty faced me
"We love seeing you, but if what we were destined to do caused you pain, we can make you forget us..." My eyes widened
"You won't have to suffer anymore!" Fado said "we can make you forget us and even the scene of what happened to Link!" I was shaking more than before
"Forget..?" They nodded "why would I want... No" I shook my head and stood back "I will not! I know it's messing me up but.. What happened was the reason why I'm who I am today. I can't just forget everything. I refuse to forget any of you!" Volvagia walked towards me
"Then what to you want..?" I smiled softly
"Seeing you all again... Just makes me happy. You made me realize that I am who I am because of what happened. I'm still a little girl and actions do affect me more like this, but... When I see you all and even Link by my side, I know I'll be fine"
"Strong words... But you are still a child. Try your best to keep those words in mind before you break down again" the goddess said. I nodded "good luck..." She disappeared, only Jasmine remained. She smiled at me before lifting me in the air, surprising me
"Let me take care of you for a bit longer..." I stared at her before smiling and hug her. I'm still a child... But that's alright. I'm going to be fine. I just need to find Link and talk this through. I've been a real pain lately and I'm just being immature for ditching him
"Scotty is probably messing with him right now" Jasmine comment
"He's out here too? Who else is out here?" I can't believe I never thought of taking my lights out and spend time with them again. I'm really happy right now... I better find him quick
"Scotty is out here trying to help him learn that guitar but... Knowing Scotty" I giggled and jumped on the water
"are you going to help with the Gerudo pirates?" She nodded
"Sure.." She took out her swords and winked "I'll fight them off"
"Awesome!" We hurried to the lab I left. I could hear Scotty and Link having a argument. Opening the door, I can see them wrestling on the floor. Huh..? Are they still fighting? Kids...
"I thought you two got along!" I said. Link pushed Scotty away and stood up
"How is this guy here!?" I rubbed the back of my neck "forget that!" He came to take my shoulders "what happened to you!? How many times do I have to worry about you?!" I took his hands
"I'm sorry... I had to talk to the goddess and my friends" it wasn't the reason why I left, but it's true "Link... We made that promise not too long ago and I already broke it" he stared before crossing his arms
"It's getting old how all this is happening... I'm not going to say anything anymore"
"Link..." He closed his eyes and smiled
"What can I say? We're kids without parents, how are any of us going to know how to handle ourselves" he put the Zora mask back on "we still can't think about ourselves right now, we have things to do" he looked up at Jasmine staring at him "we're going to collect the vocalist's kidnapped eggs. The scientist sleeping over there said I can put them in this tank right here"
"Got it" Link and Scotty looked at each other. Scotty rolled his eyes and left the lab "wait! Where are you going!?" He stopped and turned to look at me with a sad smile
"You and Link are the only ones that can see me... Because I died. Jasmine has it better than all of us. I'm going to go out and... Look around" I felt his broken heart. I looked at Jasmine frowning
"Jasmine?"
"Because many of your lights died physically to become part of your heart, they cannot show themselves to the ones that don't have magic. I didn't die, therefore anyone can see me but can't touch me. That is why I know me fighting against those pirates won't be a problem. This place is... His old home" I gasped
"Termina is his home? He's the Prince of the zoras here? Why was he in Termina instead of Hyrule?" She smiled
"That's... A long story. Now do you want to talk or do you want to kick butt? Thanks to my power being within you, you have the ability to fight as well as a Gerudo. Let's get going" I nodded determined and looked at Link
"I'm better now... I might still be scarred, but I'll be alright" he smiled and nodded. Finding the pirate's fortress wasn't hard at all. Of course I knew of a passage way into it. Unfortunately I can't swim, so Link went on his own with his longshot I gave him and Jasmine and I went searching for the middle of the fortress when climbing the top of the wall to get in. Staying hidden, we waited for Link to show up. When he showed up, he got caught
"I'll fight them with him while you go up" Jasmine said, taking her swords out and run to assist him. I stood there for a moment, accidentally getting other Gerudos on the side to spot me and run after me. I frowned and looked for a place to run, but I was trapped
"Lina!" Tatl shouted at me. I looked at the Gerudos nervously
"A little girl... What are you doing in a place like this?" A Gerudo asked. I didn't speak. The knifes were so close to my body I couldn't move "strange... Something about you" she removed her mouth cloth to show a smirk "your hair and your eyes... You look very valuable" I gasped. I felt a familiar aura appearing behind me. Next thing I knew, the Gerudos were knocked on the floor by Shauna. She looked at me and giggled
"Being invisible is fun!" I smiled "hurry now, Lina... Get those eggs, for Scotty" I stared at her confused before nodding and get into the fortress by a ladder.
"I've been waiting for you!" I looked through a open window with bars, seeing down at the main Gerudo's layer. Huh... If Gerudos are here, I wonder if they'll have a Ganondorf every 100 years. The main Gerudo was yelling at another helpless one
"She looks like Nabooru... A little" I said to myself before listening
"And did you find the rest of the eggs?" The main woman asked
"N-no. B-but..." The other stuttered nervously "that's b-beca-" the main Gerudo, Aveil, was angry. She was trying to keep the great pirates from looking like fools by loosing the rest of their treasure. The other Gerudo was trying to explain that they were attacked by something in the sea. Aveil didn't want to hear it
"The rest of the four are here, the other three must be pass the twin rocks of Pinnacle rock" it turns out the Gerudo were only using the eggs to get the clue about the dragon cloud floating by the bay... I better find those eggs before they're lost for good. For Scotty... What does that mean? What does Scotty have to do with all this?
I ignored it and searched in my storage for something to shake the beehive with to knock it down and scare those Gerudo away, but when I finally got my hands Link's old slingshot, someone pressed on my mouth and bring me close to their thin body. Next thing I knew, I was getting dragged to that exact room I was spying on. Aveil looked down at me confused
"What is this?" She asked. The Gerudo removed my hood to show my face. Aveil blinked before crossing her arms "you... What's a child like you doing here?" I refused to speak
"Aveil! Look at her!" One Gerudo said, staring at me amazed. Aveil stared at me, all features, before smiling. She really does look like Nabooru
"You're right... She's lovely. And she made it all the way here on her own? I would suggest selling her off because of her beauty but to think she had the skills to get here, she should join us!" I glanced to the side to see a tank of water with four eggs laying there. They'll all there!
"Do you really think that's a good idea? You don't know her" a Gerudo said. Jasmine appeared right next to me out of nowhere. This alerted the Gerudos like mad, seeing their kind as a stranger and armed
"Don't touch her" Jasmine glared. I stared at her for a long moment "Lina... Stop spacing out!"
"I-I'm sorry..." Allot is on my mind. I'll put it to the side and took out my scythe, alarming the Gerudo even more. My mind wasn't really here at the moment... So all I did was stare at a Gerudo until she got real freaked out. I lifted my chin, keeping the same face until she shook her head and screamed, running out the place
"Where are you going!?!" Aveil shouted. I turned to look at her and showed her the same face. She gasped and took a step back "you... What are you?" She stared at me and Jasmine for a long moment before shaking her head and ran out screaming with the other Gerudo when they saw me as well. I relaxed my face and looked up at Jasmine staring at me
"Don't let Scotty mess with your mind. He has his own business here"
"Why here..? Is this place really where he came from? This place is another world away from Hyrule. How did my own light end up all the way here..? And arranged a marriage with Ruto. He's Prince of the Zoras in Termina..." She nodded
"It'll make sense soon"
"But he is a part of me, how did I not know this?"
"You cannot see his memories and life because he created them on his own. Don't you remember?" I looked down "I pity you, Lina... Stay strong"
"Okay..." She went into the tank to collect the eggs for me. I walked around the place before noticing a mask on the couch. The stone mask... Finally, this will be useful
"You got them!" Link as a Zora ran into the room. He noticed my expression and furrowed his brows confused. I shook my head and put a smile. Randomly going into my little world, I started to think hard on why Scotty was born in this world...
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