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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[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."

[sky_child]

He nods, then turns, and proceeds to autojump his way across the river.

He does this rather quickly, it should be noted--quickly enough to stop and see if Link is still behind him.

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Man are you kidding? He used to do this all the time back home, and now that his legs are longer, it was easier.

Piece o' cake, bro.

[sky_child]

He's just being cautious. Or perhaps he's merely projecting. After all, why would he know to be so concerned about sliding off the stones?

He says nothing as they make the short walk to the entrance of the cave, not even taking note of the platform they pass by on the way. Sure, they could jump off here, but--maybe he's itching for just a little taste of adventure?

Which should be obvious by the way he immediately draws his sword upon entering the cave.

There's keese nearby. Can't he hear them?

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Hmmn let's see.

There's the sound of a string being pulled taunt aaaaaaaannnnnd...that keese is down and so is another one before it gets the chance to fly off.

He's helping. :)

[sky_child]

Good job mah boi!

Link makes quick work of the remaining keese swarming around him. Really, they aren't the most annoying creatures he's had to deal with.

What are among the most annoying creatures he's had to deal with pop up as they walk a bit further into the cave. Only, it doesn't pop up and bug Link of Skyloft.

The Hero of Time now knee-deep in one blue ChuChu.

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Lalala, just walking alo-...why...is he walking slow...er?

He casually looks down and AHHH WHAT THE FUCK IT'S ALL GOOEY AND GROSS AND UGH LET GO OF HIS LEG GET OFF GET OFF GET IT OFF-

And then he fell down in the middle of his flailing to get the thing off.

[sky_child]

Oh sweet mercy--

Okay first of all this guy is LOUD and it's echoing through the cave and back into Link's ears. The effect on Link is not unlike the sound of a Shadow Beast's screams.

But eventually he snaps out of it.

Link's not sure what to do. See, he's got this mighty powerful sword, and an ancestor wrapped up in Chu. He could hit the Chu, but he'd wind up hitting the other Link--who's doing a horrible job getting this Chu off him. So his other option is...to...

Don't panic, Dave, but there's a bomb flower rolling your way.

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

Okay, okay um, he'll take his sword and hack away at it, that should work and-

...Why is there a bomb flower rolling over-

BOOM!!!

...Well, the chu's gone!

Link is knocked into a wall and is kind of...dusting himself off, but other than that, he seems rather non-plussed about being blown up, thankfully.

[sky_child]

"...sorry about that," Link says, rubbing the back of his head. "I didn't want to hit you with this sword. It's kind of...strong."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

He gets up, rubbing his face and then shaking off the fact that he just got blown up.

"It's fine...what was that?"

[sky_child]

"A Chuchu. They hang out in places like this. The electric ones are the worst."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

"Yech..." He examines his legs and augh gross there's chu goop all over his tights...

Oh well. :( He just rolls with it and continues on, keeping a...much better eye on any more of those things, if they show up...

[sky_child]

"Keep an eye on the ground," he advises, turning away.

The rest of the cave consists of nothing but a scattering of keese and chuchus. Link makes two detours to grab a couple of bugs, but otherwise stays on track, keeping an eye out for Chuchus lest the other boy be taken surprise by them.

Outside Link leads them down a grassy slope curving down a rock wall besides them. A small grassy area meets them at the end of this slope. In the near distance sits a wooden platform--and a hollow cave.

"That's where Groose hid my bird," he says, almost nostalgically. "He was trying to cheat and stop me from winning the Wing Ceremony."

[ocarina_of_rhyme]

"...Did you beat him up?"

Link, no, he isn't Mido-sized.

[sky_child]

"...no. I freed my bird and participated in the Wing Ceremony."