Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

When Mipha reaches for the levers and extends her arms across the flat front of the inner structure, the entire object rotates and barrels forward in a spiral. Irina and Mipha see the creature rotate upside down as they fly through the water towards the surface, leaving the creature confused and angrier.

It also sends Gatu’s bubble flying backward as it displaces the water behind it as it zooms by, disappearing in a curtain of bubbles. The strange device seems to be expelling water to propel itself forward.

It quick breaches the surface with a trail of water behind it and flies up into the air in a frantic spiral, flying high next to Revali and Red.

As the machine flies through the water and then through the air, Irína stays still while the world spins around her. She reaches out in front of her and onto the panel, trying the first lever she can get a hold of — in an attempt to regain control of the machine.

As Irina reaches out to the opposite side that Mipha is reaching, the object suddenly stabilizes and evens out its trajectory.

When the lever is pulled, the top slides open and they can feel the rush of air all around them.

Water shoots out behind the strange object, propelling them forward. The blue bar that had appeared earlier is now slowly fading and shrinking away. In a matter of moments, it looks as if it will disappear completely.

Link watches Gatu jump into the water then moments later he witnesses the golden bird-like object burst out of the water and blast off towards Revali and his clone. “Watch out!” he cries from the ship.

Kala and Kayo meanwhile just see a blur of bubbles pass by. Confused, they swim onward and spot Gatu floating in a bubble. They swim to him and ask, “What was that?! Are you okay?”

Red catches sight of the strange thing as it darts up and into the sky. The calls for warning fall on his ears just fine, but he doesn't have anything to worry about. "Revali! Dodge!!" He shouts to his other half.

Revali saw the thing coming too. But depth perception told another story. It was surprisingly fast and though he attempted to get out of the way, he'd get planted onto the screen instead, looking straight inside while the thing spins out. He'd be amused at the utter bewilderment of the occupants if he wasn't a victim to the machine itself. Maybe he'll laugh about how they look like a couple of cuccos later.

Mipha rights herseelf no sooner than the machine stops spinning around and takes her hands off the panel before her. "Oh, dear! Revali! Are you alright?!" She eyes the open hatch and then the screen again. That blue bar is getting lower and that doesn't seem like a good sign. Thinking back to Irina's remark's earlier, she reached for the spawn lever and pulled it to stop the craft.

Irina eeks! “Revali!? So sorry! We lost control of this… machine!”

Looking at the levers, she points at the one Mipha was holding. “I think that one makes us turn to one side,” and she points at hers, “And this one to the other side. If we want to control it, we need to use both. But I think this…” she now points to the blue line, “means we are almost out of light energy.”

When Mipha pulls the lever the water stops flowing and the craft is now an unexpectedly falling object that is silently diving back down towards the water with its bird passenger on the front.

Revali is grateful this thing stops moving because now he can move himself. Once it reaches the peak of its arc, he slips away from the craft, flapping his wings to hover just long enough for him to find his way back to the boat. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say I was targeted intentionally..." He grumbled to himself along the way.

Mipha looks from one lever to the other. So, both of them are needed to guide the craft? "Okay, I think I can work with that. This machine feels like it was made to fit a Zora. It would have to be. No one could live that deep in the water except a Zora." She grasps both levers carefully while the vessel makes its descent back into the ocean.

"We've used plenty a lever, but nothing like this back at home. I fully intend to grow more acquainted with this machine. This will be our means of getting to the islands." She smiled to herself, glad they were making even more progress.

As Mipha takes the levers, the machine powers on again but this time it just humms gently, evening out its descent into the ocean. The blue bar continues to disappear as water once again flows out from the back of the vessel as it stabilizes in the air below Revali. The machine seems to react to Mipha's movements, following the elegant manner in which the Zora move through water. It moves with her arm and leg movements, as if it were an extension of her own abilities in the water.

Before long, they gently splash back into the water. As soon as they do, the blue bar begins to grow again.

Link runs to Revali and examines him, but keeps his attention on the strange object that shot out of the ocean and then crashed back into the sea. "What was that!? Are you okay?"

The machine stabilizes when it touches the water and the blue bar grows again... good. Irina watches the vehicle's behavior and how it responds to Mipha's movements.

"Yes... I agree. I think we can reach the islands with this machine. But there is barely room for two people in here." She checks her current position, seeing the boat and the islands above them. After a few moments, she seems to have thought of a plan.

"You should take Link to the islands so he can retrieve his sword. I know it is dangerous to go by yourselves, but I am sure Blue and Red will join you. In the meantime, I can work with the other Zora to try to find more of these machines so that everybody else can join you." She watches Mipha, "How does that sound? Do you have any other ideas?"

"But something keeps bugging me... I used the Master Sword to end the Flood and recede the waters... I went with Princess Zelda and her guards to return it to its pedestal in the Temple of Time. The Door of Time were sealed shut before the flood, and only opened after she used her Sage magic to open it up so I could return it with her since we didn't have the Spiritual Stones or the other two keys. So how was it the Master Sword got taken and brought here in the first place after the Door of Time was closed?"

Mipha could understand Kala's sentiments, even if she may have been slightly disheartened at hearing her words. Still, she would hold out hope regarding the opportunity that might very well present itself.

"Evil has a way of overwhelming and corrupting what are considered sacred places. Each of the temples in the land served significance to its people in some form and Ganondorf invaded each one. The Master Sword, despite its power, I can imagine can be affected in similar fashion. However, unlike the temples, it bears a unique sentience that may have contributed to its disappearance. It may have ended up here due to fear or protection or something else," she offered her thoughts on the matter.

"That is what I think, at any rate."

Maintaining her hold on her trident, she turns away from the group to look towards the islands once again. It doesn't appear they're very active, which begs the question of where the others are. Were they successful? Why haven't they returned?

She'd placed a hand to her chest in a self-soothing manner to calm her heart, nearly sinking into the thought that they might very well be in trouble. Naturally, she lowered her eyes from the island feeling troubled. Yet, what was sadness was quickly turned into befuddlement. "What is happening in the water?"

She returned to the group. "Something has happened in the sea. It's filled with streams of light!"

_Gatu runs over and looks downwards to see what Mipha sees._
"Something important must have fallen into the water after what the others did over on the Floating Island. It's hard to tell, but... I think they went down to retrieve it. I think I see a craft of some sort down there, near the farthest stream of light over there." _Gatu said, pointing it out to Mipha if she hasn't spotted it._

"They went down? Are you certain?" Mipha inquired, her voice elevating as she'd stepped closer over the edge to take a look at where Gatu was looking. She couldn't quite make it out in the same way, but it didn't matter. They could very well be in danger. "But the waters... I thought--" She shook her head. "Nevermind, that. I'm going to go after them." She hastened towards the cliff that Link jumped from before. Looking over the ledge, she studied where the guiding light was leading towards. Without further hesitation she dove off the ledge and slipped through through the surface of the sea as smoothly as a knife through butter.

"Be careful Mipha!" _Gatu said after her, wishing her all the luck as she leap and dove down to see what's going on._

Kala crosses her arms and mutters something under her breath... something about "she is going to get herself killed" and "spoiled princess".

She walks to the edge then turns and gives Gatu a sharp look. "Well, are you coming or not?"

Revali came gliding in from above, circling over the area before coming to a landing. He didn't want to run into any issues on his way down. "Hey!" He calls out in greeting. "Me and Red have finally returned. We're coming to pick you guys up and fly you back to a boat out there. Seems a lot has happened and it'll be too hard to explain. Best way I can put it - A whale of light is tugging the boat." He shrugs.

"Don't ask me more, I just got there and got yelled at by Mipha."

Red comes landing soon after Blue and stretches a bit. "We've been doing a lot of flying..." He states. "But yeah, what the Blue guy says is correct. All the others are okay, though. That we know of, at least." He confirmed.

"If you all are ready, just say the word and we can carry you back. No need to get into the water."

Kala was about to jump into the water, maybe grabbing Gatu with or without his permission, but she stops when she sees the two figures on the horizon. She points and then runs to them as they land. "Boat?" She asks confused.

She stares out at murky water and frowns, then turns to the birds. Then the other thing he said clicks in her mind, "Whale... of light? What?" She looks more confused now. "Are they in danger? The people on the boat?"

Revali sighs, lifting his wing to his head to hold it briefly. "Yes, a boat. Whale of light. You heard it right. No one is in danger, thankfully. I'm not making any guarantees, I don't know anything about these waters, so they might not stay that way. But, for now, folks are fine. In fact, a lot of the crew looked like you," he pointed to Kala.

"We should probably get going before we lose sight of the boat. I don't think that whale is intent on stopping anytime soon."

Red grumbled, "I'll pick up from where he left off. There's a boat that's currently manned with a crew. Some of them look like you. Whatever happened on that island there is also responsible for the light in the water. We think they're headed towards its source." He eyes Blue. "It really wasn't that much to describe..."

He then returns his attention to Kala. "But if we stay here, they're probably going to get further away and I don't really want to be stuck here, so can we start flying off?" He thumb points in the general direction of were the boat is.

Kala crosses her arms. This wasn't exactly helpful dialogue, and she doesn't seem to enjoy small talk.

She immediately quips as soon as Red finishes, “Look, take these two…” she points at Gatu and Impa. “I can manage. A few sea serpents don't frighten me. Just try not to get eaten out there. I don't know what your kind tastes like but I am sure our local species would find you all delicious.”

She seems suddenly agitated and impatient to get to that boat. With that brief monologue, she jumps into the water with her spear. She disappears into the sea mist, practically flying across the surface of the water.

"I don't want to find that out. This is exactly why I want to fly away from here and eventually, out of here entirely." Red slouched a bit, thinking about being some sort of sea serpent snack. He took off and grabbed up Gatu, leaving Blue to pick up Impa. "N-not without helping out. I mean, we did sort of make an agreement and I'd hate to be the one to break that..."

"I'm in peak form and I take very good care of myself, so I would assume my taste would be sublime. But, I'm not about to be anyone's snack. I work far too hard just to become some mince meat for a sea serpent out here. Should it come to pass that I am unfortunately eaten, I will make sure the sea serpent that did it will have the worst stomach pains of its life every step of the way." Revali flies over to grab up Impa. "Alright, just hold on and we'll get back to the boat in no time."

"Let's head out. The faster we can go snag that orb of light that fell off the island, the faster we can hopefully stabilize BOTH realms." _Gatu replies, willing to head down and rejoin the others. The sooner they get the Master Sword out of the Twilight Realm, the faster it can stabilize._

Kagetora moves quickly through the edge of the fog, intercepting the small girl and her dog before they can get any closer. He drops to a knee just long enough to steady her, guiding both back with firm but careful hands.

“Stay with the others,” he says, voice calm but urgent. “Do not approach the fog under any circumstance.”

Rising immediately, his gaze looks around the village. He tracks the spreading fog, the panicked movement, the flashes of light where people vanish into it. “This is the same phenomenon reported in Castle Town,” he calls out to those nearby. "Everybody, fall back now! Move to higher ground and keep distance between yourselves and the fog!”
He pauses only briefly, weighing the situation—then the decision is made.

He turns toward the direction of the road leading out of Kakariko, expression resolute. “I need to inform the castle,” he says, more to those who can hear than anyone in particular. “The Princess must know at once.”

Without hesitation, he breaks into motion, moving swiftly and silently along the outer edges of the village, leaving the evacuation in capable hands. He needs to carry the warning now.

Kanali watches Kagetora and hears him. He checks on the man he just helped one last time, then says, "Sorry, I must go. Please keep people away from the fog."

He jumps into the air and takes flight, catching up to Kagetora. "Sir!" he calls out from above. "Sir!. There is a similar fog near the castle. I can help you get the message to the castle if you want."

heads for the stairs leading up to the gate to Death Mountain with his burden. >_<; As they make it up the first flight and turn toward the north exit, the old man glances down worriedly and sees the spreading fog rising up to the ledge they just surmounted. >.>; "J-just leave me, we won't make it--" "Save it!" John snaps, tightening his grip on the man's arm. They stumble forward together, walking a deadly tightrope between going too slow and losing even more time by pushing too hard and falling down. Fortunately, the higher the fog goes, the more space it has to spread out in, so it moves outward slower...but it's definitely creeping along the ground behind them now.

In fact, it's also coming from their right. >.>; John watches tendrils form along the second set of stairs, cutting them off. Well, just have to hope they can hold their breath and withstand a little--

"Up here!" The gate guard kneels on the ledge on the left side of the stairs, holding his arms out urgently. o_o John quickly leans the old man against the wall, then crouches down and wraps his arms around his thighs. With a grunt of effort, he lifts the man upward. The guard grabs hold of the old man's arms and pulls from above. With the weight partially relieved, John switches hold and grabs the old man's feet, pushing him the rest of the way up just as the fog closes in around him.

After a tense moment of blindly following the wall to mount the stairs with eyes closed and breath held, John turns around and chances a peek. -xo The fog appears to be paused in its ascent, coming no higher than midway up the stairs. Whatever was releasing it must be running out. John exhales and trudges over to the old man and the guard. "Whew...that was a close one."

The old man doesn't look around. "He should've saved himself," he says sorrowfully. "He had so much life still ahead of him." v_v

John gives a short-breathed guffaw. "Hey, I think I'm gonna be okay. Stop moaning." X)

The guard peers cautiously over the ledge. "He just...disappeared. I can see the ground below us through the fog, but I can't see _him_. It's like it _dissolved_ him." o.o;

John furrows his brow. "Hey, I'm over here! Behind you!" John goes to put a hand on the guard's shoulder -- and it passes right through. o.o;