Link Visiting Places: SKY WORL EDITION

[sky_child]

Link had left the bar to make some arrangements--namely, making sure that the door lead him to Skyloft, rather than the Lanayru Caves--or the Lanayru Gorge. Wouldn't that have been confusing to the old dragon, walking out with another human?

Not that the people of Skyloft wouldn't be any less confused by the Link. Skyloft was a pretty tight-knit community for such a large island, and it'd be hard, explaining the other boy in a convincing fashion. He's hoping he can explain it away by saying he's a fan from one of the outlying islands. But he has his doubts about that...

Doubts he will set aside for the time being. It's time to wake the other boy up!

So he's knock, knock, knocking on his door.

"Hey, Link? It's me...Link!"

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[ocarina_of_rhyme]

"No, that worked with my other ocarina. It depends on what the song does! It's called that because you use it to open the chambers in the Temple of Time. It's like a key."

Ohh, well that makes sense too.

[sky_child]

"Oh. It's kind of like my harp, then. I can't...do what you did but...if I play it in certain areas, I can find things like...stones or walls, ah...it's a little weird, but. I also use it to find portals."

And that's all he is going to say about the portals.

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

"Ohh, that's useful." He nods, seemingly satisfied with Skyloft's explanation about the harp.

"Do you want to hear another song? Uh, I promise it won't to anything weird this time." ...Maybe.

Probably.

[sky_child]

"Okay."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

He nods, then takes a deep breath and plays another song, not nearly as cheerful as the last one, but a very beautiful melody that carries a lot of weight to it.

Thankfully, he's right, nothing happens.

"Mmn, that's the Song of Time..." Sorry, he's not really used to having an audience or...people listening to him in general.

[sky_child]

"That's beautiful. Does it do anything?"

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

"It opened the door." ...A-Ah. Yes.

"...Oh, it also works on things that have the same symbol that's on the door, so it's pretty useful."

Oh, honey. Wait until you find yourself in Termina.

[sky_child]

Yeah no kidding.

Link, for his part, nods, before readying his harp, thinking of what to play.

He decides for something cheerful.

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Wow that sounds (and looks) really complicated to play!

"Haha, you're really good! Do you practice a lot?"

[sky_child]

"N-not really... I never played one before Zelda gave this to me."

Would you like to hear how he is ONE OF THE BESS SWORDSMEN AND FLYERS IN THE KNIGHT ACADEMY despite rarely ever practicing?

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Well, to be totally fair, he could ride a horse pretty well without having seen a horse before (YES EVEN IF HIS ARM IS HELD UP ALL WEIRD), but still...

"You should practice a lot, you'll get really good then." He says matter of factly.

[sky_child]

"That's what they always say," he replies with a laugh.

Putting the harp away, he pushes himself to his feet, dusting the dirt off his pants and tunic. "Anyway, ready to see the rest of Skyloft?"

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

He nods and stands up with him, looking at his new friend expectantly.

"So...you guys really go to the other places up here on birds?" Because.

That sounds really cool. :')

[sky_child]

"Yeah! I guess you want to go on a ride?"

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

He nods, trying to restrain himself from flipping out in excitement about riding on giant birds and trying to make it seem like he has a, "Oh yeah, birds, that's cool, no big deal," attitude.

But we all know that this is a lie.

[sky_child]

Yeah he can see right through that.

"I have to warn you, though: it's dangerous. There are some monsters out there on rocks that'll shoot things at you if you fly too close, and tornadoes that will knock you off your bird if you don't fly away from them. And..."

Think, think, think...

"...how am I going to get you on my bird..."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

"...How do you get on yours? Is it like getting on a horse?"

No, no it isn't.

[sky_child]

"...ah, no. I jump off an edge and call my bird as I'm falling."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

...Link has an idea. No, Link, stop.

"Maybe you can get on your bird..." Link. No. No stop it.

"And then when you're ready, I'll jump and you'll catch me." THIS IS THE BEST IDEA.

EVER.

[sky_child]

"Yeah, that works! But we should go to a platform where there's nobody around to see us... Maybe the one past the waterfall? There's monsters in the cave, but I'm sure we can handle them."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Oh boy, fighting, that's even better. He nods expectantly, finding it a little harder to contain the excitement, and it really shows.

[sky_child]

The descent from the Isle of the Goddess is far more jovial than the ascent. It's not that Link relishes battle--he sees it more as a necessity than a game, though there's no place better to hone one's skills than on the field. Flying his bird, on the other hand...

Link stops once they reach the rocks forming a path across the river.

"Be careful. If you fall off one of those rocks, you'll get caught in the current. And the current goes that way," he says, pointing to, well

THE CLEAR BLUE SKY

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

...Well, that's...a thing, isn't it?

"...How do you guys not run out of water?"

[sky_child]

...............


"...I dunno."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Yes, that's the beautiful thing about kids, Skyloft. They ask questions that are really hard to answer all the time! "From the mouths of babes" and all that.

Luckily, he shrugs it off and figured there must be a source on the island that just...makes more water. Somehow. It could happen!

"...Kay, I'll be careful."