Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

Wolf Link somehow remains on the deck. He is now in a completely different place than before but he remains sound asleep.

Thanks to Mipha's efforts to stabilize the ship, Irina is finally able to grab the rope and pull it. “Sorry that it took a while!” She apologizes to Fred. “Did they do it?” She asks the group.

The schooner approaches and nearly crashes. It stops just a few feet away and familiar faces appear. Kayo stands atop the deck and shouts, “Ahoy!”

Then Tera can be seen next to him and the young Zora boy in the crow’s nest.

Irina raises her free arm and waves to the other boat! “They did it! Fred, look!” She grins.

Revali glides in triumphantly and lands atop the deck of the ship. "The bubble is popped!" He holds the Master Sword aloft in a victory pose. "The darkness is now sealed in here and things are back to the way they were!" He brings the sword back down. "Now, where's Roxanne so I can regale her with tales of my adventure?"

Truly, she served as the best companion in the brief, but dark troubling times below the deck.

He turns to face the additional voices that came along and smiled, "You guys are alive! We almost thought we lost you for good!"

Red glides in shortly after, already groaning at Revali's antics. "We agreed to tell everybody, not just Roxanne about what happened," he made certain to correct. His attention went to the schooner as it drew closer and nearly met with their own boat. He'd thought this was going to turn into a boarding party until the voices shouted from it on the other side. "Oh, whew! It's not shadow pirates." He was so relieved. "Hey!" He called out, waving to the crew.

Irina runs to Blue and pounces him in a hug! “You did it!, and you are okay!” Then does the same to Red. “You two are the best! But you fought a dragon up there?! I thought there was nothing in that bubble!”

Fred gleefully waves to his shipmates as he drops the anchor. He walks over to meet Kayo as he boards their ship, grinning broadly.

Kayo looks at the crew and asks, “How ever did you break the curse? Well, either way, you all seem to be well and even picked up a pet along the way.” he says as he points to the sleeping wolf.

Revali was more than ready for the embrace that Irina gave to him. It felt great to have a hug like that after what felt like forever. "Of course! It is me we're talking about, here. I wouldn't have accepted anything less than success," he grins. "And what's a dragon against a warrior such as myself? Seems the bubble had something more hidden before it was popped. Can you believe we met two Rito ladies up there? I hardly could believe it myself, but there they were, trying to escape the dragon that was chasing them."

Kayo notices the ship in shambles, however, and says “It looks like things were rough. What happened?” his tone becomes more concerned.

Kala also boards the smaller ship, checking to see if everybody is safe and healthy, although not making it too obvious. She crosses her arms, “Very rough, but we made it. Where were you guys during this time?”

Mipha finally stepped away from the wheel once she knew it was stable. She walked over to greet the others with a wave and a slightly pained expression. This ship definitely was in shambles and she knows she had a part in that. "We didn't know what happened to you all after we ended up in the strange barrier. All we knew was a storm happened and then you disappeared."

Irina grins to Revali, happy to see him glow after so much uncertainty and fear just that same day. “The dragon had no chance against you two.” she adds, agreeing with him.


“Two… Rito ladies? Well… that is very unexpected, but I am glad you helped them escape from that beast. Where are they now?” She looks between Red and Blue, not seeing the females. “Also, is Miss Fi alright after sealing the darkness?” That wasn't a simple feat and Irina is hoping the spirit wasn't affected somehow.

"Escape? I wish that was the case. They were the dragon!" Red was still upset about that. "At least, I think they were. They disappeared with it, I don't even know anymore!" He folded his wings. "If they weren't so busy trying to kill us, maybe something could've worked." He pauses. "Oh, who am I kidding? That couldn't have worked at all, their whole purpose was trying to get us killed. But they just had to be so...cute about it." He grumbled.

Salvatore collapses to the ground, exhausted. He is too out of breath to speak, his heart still pounding from the rush of emotion.
"Yeah... yeah... I'm okay... and you...?"
Then, he raises a trembling fist to the sky in triumph.

After catching his breath, Salvatore opens his bag to check the contents, pulling out a tapestry and a blue stuffed hippopotamus. He looks at Kanali with a weary smile. "These... these things are very important to me; I know it might seem trivial, but they make me feel close to my family. I always carry them with me. I hope you aren't angry that I risked my neck for such trivial items, but I really thank you."

Kanali kneels down next to Salvatore to see if he is okay and smiles warmly, looking especially at the hippopotamus. “Does he have a name?”

Salvatore smiles, looking a bit embarrassed. "Haha, yeah. Her name is Oppi; I went on thousands of adventures with her when I was little. She was a gift from a distant aunt in Hytopia. I was a bit of a klutz and didn't have any friends, except for her."

"She got worn out over the years, but my mother always had the patience to mend it. Haha, you can still hear the rattle inside." Salvatore holds the toy close to Kanali’s ear so he can hear the faint tinkling sound, muffled by layer upon layer of fabric.

Kanali's beak smiles broadly when he hears the rattle. “It is an honor to meet you, Oppi. You must be very brave to have been on so many adventures. I am glad we were able to share this one.”

"And what a great adventure!"
Salvatore smiles as he packs everything into his bag. "And do you have a story to tell?"

Kanali scratches the back of his neck with his wing. He sits down next to Salvatore and shows his messenger bag. “To be honest, until recently, I hadn't ventured far from the Hebra valley in Hyrule. My uncle got me a job as a mail carrier and now I feel like I am exploring everywhere, including this fascinating place.” He looks around and up at the tree tops. “I never knew I would be a traveler but I quite enjoy seeing mew places and meeting interesting people.”

Salvatore smiles at Kanali. "Wow, you must have traveled a lot and seen wonderful places. I've never been to the Hebra Valley. What's it like?"

Kanali pulls out a map from his bag and opens it. He shows it to Salvatore and points to mountains. “It's very beautiful, but it can be difficult to get around. There are many hidden secrets all around.”

Salvatore looks at the map with interest and fascination, observing the places Kanali is pointing out. "Wow, I've never been this far from Hateno Village."

Then Salvatore looks around. "Before today ha ha" he laughs, resting a hand behind his neck.

Kanali chuckles at the last comment. “This is definitely not a part that is on my map. I have no clue where I am… but speaking of which, shouldn't we be getting back now? I think I can remember more or less how I got here.”

I arrive in the castle town square with no idea where I am.

Kanali is sitting with Salvatore and they are discussing their return to Hyrule. He looks up at the stranger, nervous at first, but then calm when he realizes he isn't one of the Gorman brothers that they had run into earlier. He waves with his wing to the stranger, "Hello there."

Exhausted, Salvatore was dozing off when he snapped back to alertness upon hearing Kanali’s ringing voice: "Huh? Eh?" He turned toward Eugene, fearing it might be one of the Gorman brothers and jumping to his feet, but he quickly calmed down and sat back down.

I slowly wander the desert and I See a Male Gerudo standing next to a Mighty black stallion before I pass out.

*The King of Evil watches a feeble and foolish man collapse in the desert heat. He snorts in amusement and looks away.*

"It's not even that hot. Pathetic."

*Ganondorf's stallion chuffs and meanders over to the downed man and snuffles around his clothes. Seems the smell of treats is lingering. The Gerudo approves of his horse robbing a man.*

I slowly regain consciousness and wake up.

"What happened to me"? I say in a groggy tone.

The Gerudo King gives the poor unfortunate soul a once over.*

"Looks like you wandered where you don't belong, _fool_. Paid the price all must pay when they do not respect the sands,"

*A ball of energy forms over the hand Ganondorf raised while talking, pulsing orange.*

"And now, you're about to pay the price for not respecting her King," *Ganondorf cackles.*

"Sir please don't" I begin begging for my life.

"You rule these lands sir?"