Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

"Well, he is a sleeping beast. He was only doing what came naturally to him," Mipha joked a bit at Revali's expense. She walks closer to Wolf Link to check on him, standing a short distance away. "Don't try to move too much. You are still under the effects of the medicine," she advised him. She then looked over her shoulder to Fred. "I can gladly gather some fish. I'll need to gather my trident and then I'll head into the waters to start fishing."

She stepped away from Wolf Link and began to head down the ladder to grab her weapon. She didn't really want to be near it since they were trapped in the sphere, but now that it had a proper use, she figured it was best to use it for this purpose.

“Good morning, sleepy head.” Irina chuckles to Link and pets his head for a moment before following Fred, “I will help you.” She is slow because of the pain but still seems to be in a good mood.

The wolf looks to be in a cloud. He heeds Mipha’s advice and just continues to lay about without moving. His eyes and ears follow the events happening on the ship, however.

Fred leads Irina down into the galley. He moves slowly and carefully, it is obvious that he is still in pain but he doesn't protest and seems happy to have a mission.

He reaches his stove and asks Irina, “Would you mind bringing me some wood from that pile over there? I apologize that everything is such a mess.”

He clears off a table and begins setting out his tools… a couple of knives, bowls, etc. He also produces what look like root vegetables that must have survived the last few days.

Irina doesn't move much faster, so a slow pace works great for her. She nods and picks up some wood, although having it press against her belly does not help her pain. Regardless, she manages to bring it to Fred and starts mincing vegetables with the tools that they have.

“Please don't worry,” Irina smiles, “It’s great that we can still use all of this. And I will be happy to help you get the kitchen back in order.”

She continues preparing the vegetables and smiles to Fred. “So tell me, Fred… how does a Bokoblin end up being a ship’s chef? I am not sure about here, but Bokoblin are typically hostile in Hyrule. Obviously, you are different.”

Fred smiles as he sees Irina go to work on the vegetables. “I can see that you know your way around the kitchen. Thanks for all of your help.”

The Bokoblin listens to Irina and chuckles as he tends to the fire. “Hostile?” He begins to explain… “Like the others here, we were banished long ago. We made peace with our lot, however. Our ancestors said we never had it easy in Hyrule and we worked to make things better here for ourselves, I suppose.”

Before long, the fire is crackling. Fred brings Irina a large stockpot and asks, “Should I start cooking the vegetables?”

Mipha grabs her trident and looks it over. It was still in the last condition it was used. She sighed to herself and picked it up, heading back up the ladder so she could make haste to the water.

She leaps into the air and twirls into the peak of the arc before diving into the sea with a softened splash. Once in the water, she made quick work of clearing off any residuals present on the trident before setting off to seek out any nearby fish.

There are mysteriously no fish around. The reason for this soon becomes apparent as a large beast, about twice the size of Mipha, floats by with more teeth than scales. It eyes the princess and begins to float towards her.

Mipha can sense the eyes on her before she even has sights on the beast itself. That's a significant amount of teeth and they're all currently headed her direction. She briefly looked back towards the ship and then to the monstrous creature before her. Hoping to get it away from the vessel, she proceeds to swim in a way that would draw attention to herself in the hopes it would only focus on her and keep whatever aggression it might have away from the ship.

The large fish floats lazily towards Mipha. It follows her and seems to be attracted to the shiny trident.

As it draws closer, however, it begins to accelerate. Its glassy eyes never seem to blink.

Mipha continues guiding the beast away, at the very least, thinking it was her it wanted. On the one hand, she was glad it was still tracking her. On the other hand, she acknowledges she might have done a bit too well in luring it. The burst in speed it gained on her surprised her and now she needed to duck out of the way to keep those blades from getting anywhere near her.

"My pleasure. I am a waitress in Hyrule, so I miss these moments of just working on the food... even if it can be very chaotic in the kitchen sometimes," she chuckles.

"Sure," she replies, and starts sliding the vegetables into the stockpot. "It sounds like you are doing the right thing. How did you meet Kayo and his group? They all seem nice, although they also appear to have gone through a lot."

Like two headlights, the beast's eyes start to glow brightly under water. Then more glowing "eyes" appear over its body. It is driving Mipha down lower into the depths where it is darker and where the bright light can become very disorienting. The light grows brighter as it draws closer.

Fred chops some herbs that he had hanging on the wall very quickly. He seems skilled with the blade, at least in the kitchen. He chuckles and says, "If only my kitchen knives were as enchanted as that sword." He slides the herbs in and fills the pot with water.

"I suppose I had always been drawn to the sea. I loved the idea of solitude out here, and also the ability to see new places." he says as he brings the pot to a boil. "Kayo rescued me one day and I paid him back with a meal. He has kept me here ever since!"

Irina helps Fred carry the pot and laughs, "I agree. Having the knives doing some work by themselves would be very helpful. We barely have enough hands to feed all our patrons."

"And I don't blame prince Kayo for keeping you. You are a such a great cook! I would take you to Hyrule so you could work in our tavern. People would love your exotic dishes," she says as he grins, cleaning up the kitchen from debris and fallen utensils. "But I think Kayo may get mad at me if I tried to steal you, although he seems like a really nice person."

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.

Kanali eyes the stranger uneasily. He stands up and says to Salvatore, “Perhaps we should go now before we get into further trouble.” He offers his wing to his companion. “To Hyrule?”

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?"