Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

Mipha breathes a sigh of relief. The sword has returned and it feels like things here are drawing close to an end. "How are you feeling now?" She questioned him. "With the sword back, we should be able to return to Hyrule now. But..." She looks out over the realm. "I don't want to leave anything unfinished here. We may have gotten what we came for, but what of the others who live here?"

Link holds onto the hilt of the sword, not wanting to let it go. He thinks about Mipha's words and looks back down to the waters below.

“There seems to have been a lot here that was lost… or erased. But I feel like we are returning things to the way they were.”

Link looks up to Mipha and asks, “Do you feel like you should stay a bit and help these people?”

Mipha hesitates in answering the question. She hadn't thought about staying and helping here. It may help in the restoration of the people here. Yet, she still had her duties to her home. The Domain is still in trouble.

"I think I'll stay. For just a bit longer. But not too long," she makes it a point to emphasize. "Now that the light has returned here, I shouldn't need to stay for any longer than needed. I feel it necessary to show them this vessel." Motioning in its direction, she continues, "So that they can find others and make more discoveries that may aid them in this dawning of a new era."

_Gatu crosses his arms and quietly nods. A noble pursuit, he quietly agrees. To help your long-distant aquatic relatives/cousins re-discover their roots is a nice thing to do, to help them rediscover their origins._

"Well, isn't that admirable? Staying here to show them more ways to knock me out of the sky. Maybe _I_ should stay so I can learn ways to avoid it." Revali fusses. "But, I'm going to chalk that up to luck that it happened."

He folds his wings behind his back. "I think it would be worth it that you stay here for longer. But me and myself will need to return to Hyrule. The mystery of our division still needs to be figured out and the one responsible for it is still out there."

"While I do wanna stay and help you Princess Mipha, I got to go back to Hyrule for the same reasons as Revali, as well as Link no doubt. There's still the concerning mystery as to how the Master Sword got here to the Twilight Realm in the first place, since only those with the Hero's Blood or that of one of the Sages should've been able to remove it from its pedestal back at the Temple of Time after getting passed the Door of Time..." _Gatu said, unfolding his arms as he looks back to the Master Sword resting in its gold and blue scabbard once more._ "I've been wracking my head non-stop on the side, and I'm really left with no idea or theory; especially since Fi herself doesn't know how it happened either... I hope when we get back, my friend can locate and find me so we can figure this out, as well as recommend to Princess Zelda and the Sages once we figure out how this happened to prevent it from happening again."

Irina had been quietly listening to the conversation. After decisions are made, she steps closer to Link.

“Maybe we are not done here,” Irina says to him, and explains.

“The last time we saw your sword was many years ago, right before you got lost. When you returned, the sword was gone, along with your memory and your fairy, Navi. I don't know if you remember her, but maybe this place holds the answers to your memory loss and to your fairy’s whereabouts.”

Link steadies himself as he listens to Mipha, Gatu, Irina, and Revali. He seems to change his thoughts as he hears everyone.

He looks to Irina, who spoke last, and says, “I was initially thinking that I should head back immediately, but I think both you and Princess Mipha have the right idea.” He looks down to the ship barely visible below, “Anyway, we are indebted to these people and I would like to know that they are going to be okay. I agree that the technology here can be a vital link to a brighter future for them.”

Red nods in understanding. "That settles that, then. Wherever Blue goes, I go, but I'll wish you all the best here. If we're needed for anything else, don't call us. Nothing personal, but we won't be around anyway and further, I want to not be attacked by whatever those things are anymore. The Shadow Temple was more than enough and then we came here and now that's two too many." He folds his wings, smirking all the while.

"Now, I just need to know how to get back to the exit."

Link can't help but grin at Red’s comments. “If my eyes were closed, I would have expected that from your blue counterpart. Perhaps you two aren't that different. But don't worry, if we need you we won't ask. You won't get the choice.” He winks. “You.. are both noble warriors and I know that we can count on you when things get messy.”

He turns to Irina, having spent some time thinking about her questions. “I don't know what happened to Navi or where she went. That part of my memory is cloudy, but I do remember her and I have a strong feeling that she is out there somewhere. I just don’t think she would be here.”

"Well, if you plan to stick around here longer Link, I guess I can make the time. Besides, we still have some things to talk about, and I do owe Princess Mipha and you guys a meal, so there's that..." _Gatu says, reaching back with his left hand to lightly scratch the back of his neck._

“Understood,” Irina nods when Link addresses her. “If that is the case, unless Her Highness thinks I could be useful here, I will return to Hyrule as well.”

“However, if you need to go back,” she adds, talking to Mipha now, “I can also be the one staying and helping as much as I can.”

With this, she looks at Mipha, as if asking her princess to decide.

Link gives Gatu a solemn nod, “I appreciate you staying with us. I am sure that the people here appreciate all of our efforts. And if you need to speak at any time, please let me know.”

He turns to Irina and nods, “I am sure your wisdom and courage here are also just as valuable as they are in Hyrule. I support whatever you decide. Either way, I have no intention of prolonging my stay here any longer than necessary.”

"I'm getting the very distrinct impression that I'm being threatened with a good time," Revali thinks aloud. "And I don't like it. I agree with Red that we need to leave. I knew I was in there somewhere and now I can see how. His aversion to harm is smart. No warrior should go looking for pain, only expect that it can and will happen. If you're foolish enough to let it. Which we both aren't..." Revali's voice trails and his eyes wince at Link.

"But you." He points out Link. "I don't know how to explain it, all I know is that whatever you do makes me upset." He huffs, "I won't have a choice, he says..."

Mipha could understand Kala's sentiments, even if she may have been slightly disheartened at hearing her words. Still, she would hold out hope regarding the opportunity that might very well present itself.

"Evil has a way of overwhelming and corrupting what are considered sacred places. Each of the temples in the land served significance to its people in some form and Ganondorf invaded each one. The Master Sword, despite its power, I can imagine can be affected in similar fashion. However, unlike the temples, it bears a unique sentience that may have contributed to its disappearance. It may have ended up here due to fear or protection or something else," she offered her thoughts on the matter.

"That is what I think, at any rate."

Maintaining her hold on her trident, she turns away from the group to look towards the islands once again. It doesn't appear they're very active, which begs the question of where the others are. Were they successful? Why haven't they returned?

She'd placed a hand to her chest in a self-soothing manner to calm her heart, nearly sinking into the thought that they might very well be in trouble. Naturally, she lowered her eyes from the island feeling troubled. Yet, what was sadness was quickly turned into befuddlement. "What is happening in the water?"

She returned to the group. "Something has happened in the sea. It's filled with streams of light!"

_Gatu runs over and looks downwards to see what Mipha sees._
"Something important must have fallen into the water after what the others did over on the Floating Island. It's hard to tell, but... I think they went down to retrieve it. I think I see a craft of some sort down there, near the farthest stream of light over there." _Gatu said, pointing it out to Mipha if she hasn't spotted it._

"They went down? Are you certain?" Mipha inquired, her voice elevating as she'd stepped closer over the edge to take a look at where Gatu was looking. She couldn't quite make it out in the same way, but it didn't matter. They could very well be in danger. "But the waters... I thought--" She shook her head. "Nevermind, that. I'm going to go after them." She hastened towards the cliff that Link jumped from before. Looking over the ledge, she studied where the guiding light was leading towards. Without further hesitation she dove off the ledge and slipped through through the surface of the sea as smoothly as a knife through butter.

"Be careful Mipha!" _Gatu said after her, wishing her all the luck as she leap and dove down to see what's going on._

Kala crosses her arms and mutters something under her breath... something about "she is going to get herself killed" and "spoiled princess".

She walks to the edge then turns and gives Gatu a sharp look. "Well, are you coming or not?"

Revali came gliding in from above, circling over the area before coming to a landing. He didn't want to run into any issues on his way down. "Hey!" He calls out in greeting. "Me and Red have finally returned. We're coming to pick you guys up and fly you back to a boat out there. Seems a lot has happened and it'll be too hard to explain. Best way I can put it - A whale of light is tugging the boat." He shrugs.

"Don't ask me more, I just got there and got yelled at by Mipha."

Red comes landing soon after Blue and stretches a bit. "We've been doing a lot of flying..." He states. "But yeah, what the Blue guy says is correct. All the others are okay, though. That we know of, at least." He confirmed.

"If you all are ready, just say the word and we can carry you back. No need to get into the water."

Kala was about to jump into the water, maybe grabbing Gatu with or without his permission, but she stops when she sees the two figures on the horizon. She points and then runs to them as they land. "Boat?" She asks confused.

She stares out at murky water and frowns, then turns to the birds. Then the other thing he said clicks in her mind, "Whale... of light? What?" She looks more confused now. "Are they in danger? The people on the boat?"

Revali sighs, lifting his wing to his head to hold it briefly. "Yes, a boat. Whale of light. You heard it right. No one is in danger, thankfully. I'm not making any guarantees, I don't know anything about these waters, so they might not stay that way. But, for now, folks are fine. In fact, a lot of the crew looked like you," he pointed to Kala.

"We should probably get going before we lose sight of the boat. I don't think that whale is intent on stopping anytime soon."

Red grumbled, "I'll pick up from where he left off. There's a boat that's currently manned with a crew. Some of them look like you. Whatever happened on that island there is also responsible for the light in the water. We think they're headed towards its source." He eyes Blue. "It really wasn't that much to describe..."

He then returns his attention to Kala. "But if we stay here, they're probably going to get further away and I don't really want to be stuck here, so can we start flying off?" He thumb points in the general direction of were the boat is.

Kala crosses her arms. This wasn't exactly helpful dialogue, and she doesn't seem to enjoy small talk.

She immediately quips as soon as Red finishes, “Look, take these two…” she points at Gatu and Impa. “I can manage. A few sea serpents don't frighten me. Just try not to get eaten out there. I don't know what your kind tastes like but I am sure our local species would find you all delicious.”

She seems suddenly agitated and impatient to get to that boat. With that brief monologue, she jumps into the water with her spear. She disappears into the sea mist, practically flying across the surface of the water.

"I don't want to find that out. This is exactly why I want to fly away from here and eventually, out of here entirely." Red slouched a bit, thinking about being some sort of sea serpent snack. He took off and grabbed up Gatu, leaving Blue to pick up Impa. "N-not without helping out. I mean, we did sort of make an agreement and I'd hate to be the one to break that..."

"I'm in peak form and I take very good care of myself, so I would assume my taste would be sublime. But, I'm not about to be anyone's snack. I work far too hard just to become some mince meat for a sea serpent out here. Should it come to pass that I am unfortunately eaten, I will make sure the sea serpent that did it will have the worst stomach pains of its life every step of the way." Revali flies over to grab up Impa. "Alright, just hold on and we'll get back to the boat in no time."

"Let's head out. The faster we can go snag that orb of light that fell off the island, the faster we can hopefully stabilize BOTH realms." _Gatu replies, willing to head down and rejoin the others. The sooner they get the Master Sword out of the Twilight Realm, the faster it can stabilize._