NH3: Let's start a new story. A little bit back, I woke up, craving to play Wind Waker. So I brought another copy, played it, and suddenly started to form a fan fiction concept that I had to share. So he goes nothing, let's hope this is as good as the Halo one ^^

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Nintendo, The Legend of Zelda series of video games, and anything else that is affiliated.

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Chapter 1: The Eastern Wind

"Yeah!" The voice of several pirates yelled out at the same time, followed by the clanging of several beer jugs together. Tetra sighed a little bit, almost smiling at the partying pirates as she leaned on a railing above them. It was good to be back after that last adventure, and a perfect excuse to throw a party. Of course, her pirates took full advantage of that, despite the lack of time that had seemingly passed.

Currently, the pirates below her were having an improvised arm wrestling contest. Right on cue, another cheer went out as Gonzo beat the last of the pirates, which was the swabbie, Niko.

Easy win… she thought as she gently pushed herself from the railing and glanced around. Link was nowhere to be found, which was good. The Power Bracelets he had would have easily won him the contest, and severely damaged the crew's moral. But Tetra wanted to find him and talk a little. She didn't want to interrupt her pirate's fun—not to mention they were probably pretty drunk. Oh well.

Tetra glanced up at the crow's nest, moving a little to see if she could catch a glimpse of him. A flicker of green, and Tetra was already down from the raised stern and climbing the ladder.

As expected, Link was up there. Also as expected, Link was sleeping, his hat fluttering in the wind. Tetra would have scolded him for that, but it wasn't like anyone else was doing work. So she would let it slide.

"Link!" She yelled, and Link's eyes snapped open. She was going to yell at him to wake him though.

"Wake up," Tetra sighed, smiling. Link slowly but steadily raised his body up, wary of her.

"Don't worry, they're still partying down there," she said, immediately seeing the tension drop from his shoulders. Tetra took a deep breath.

"Don't tell anyone I said this Link, but….I'm sorry. Sorry for dragging you into all this. If I wasn't…Zelda…then none of this would have happened…"

"Don't worry—"

"But I can't! I feel like I drag you into too much nowadays…" Tetra was a little surprised at herself. Maybe she was still recovering from their last adventure…

She watched Link sigh a little before speaking.

"Hold out your hand," He said suddenly. Tetra blushed and put out her left hand.

"The other hand," Link said patiently. Tetra switched her hands and Link held it with his right, putting out his left hand to hover next to Tetra's. Almost immediately, their hands lit up with their respective Triforce pieces.

"It's not only you, it's that. If that was to fall into the wrong hands, we endanger the world…" Link said. Tetra sighed at his words. He was always right.

"I suppose…why does everyone always go after me?!" Tetra complained, and Link's mouth broke into a huge grin. Tetra took a playful swing at him, which he ducked despite the confined space. Link started laughing at that point, and Tetra knew she couldn't do anything about it.

"Alright, alright…" Tetra said as Link finished laughing. "It really wasn't that funny."

Link grinned again as Tetra rolled her eyes.

"Where are we headed?" She asked, changing the subject.

"East. Same as when we left Outset…" Link trailed off, and Tetra saw a small frown on his features.

"Don't you get homesick on me! You might see them soon enough," Tetra scolded. Link quickly composed himself.

"S-sorry about that…" he stuttered, surprised. Tetra ignored him as she looked ahead of the ship from the crow's nest.

"Still east…" she whispered. "Where does the wind want to take us?"

Link shrugged his shoulders next to her. They sighed as they looked out to the distance. Not even birds would fly this far out; there was no island to perch or rest on. The sky was an uninterrupted blue, and the horizon looked the same. Tetra knew she would eventually begin to hate it until they reached land. The adventure was over. The most they would get in terms of action would be a storm and even that sounded a little lame. But Tetra also felt she deserved some peace.

"I'm going to retire. I don't want to stay up for the rest of the day…" Tetra said, walking back to the ladder. She began to climb down it. "See you later, Link."

Link gave a small wave with his hand as he disappeared from her sight. Tetra quickly reached the bottom and went to the door leading inside, slipping through unnoticed by her pirates. She then swept into her room and shut the door, yawning.

It was definitely the adventure. She was incredibly exhausted now. Tetra half-wondered if Link was even remotely as tired as she was, before shaking her head in disbelief.

Nah, that sounds impossible… she smiled as she thought to herself, climbing into her bed and shifting under the covers.

After a little bit, why she was rethinking the day and slowly drifting off to sleep, her eyes snapped open.

What did he mean by, 'It's not only you'? She thought, before her eyes drooped even farther then before.

Ugh…probably nothing…

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NH3: I know, this chapter is a little short, huh?

RANDOM DISCLAIMER: I do not own glasses.

I must say, originally, this was gonna be called "The Legend Of Zelda: The Eastern Sea" Glad I didn't though; it's not as interesting as the other titles of my stories...