The Boy without a Fairy

In the land of Hyrule, deep inside the forest lived the Kokiri. They are known as the children of the forest because of the magical power that surrounds them, granting eternal youth. These children are watched over by the Great Deku Tree, a mystical tree of great knowledge and wisdom. Each of the Kokiri receive their own fairy when born, a tiny flying magical creature that glows a delicate color. Fairies become friends with the Kokiri children and aid them trough whatever hardships they may encounter. However, there is one boy amongst them who did not meet with his friend yet, a boy who has no idea of the life that awaits him. His name was Link.

***

It was a warm night in the Kokiri village and everyone was sleeping comfortably in their own little hut. The only one who was not sleeping, was Link. He was shacking... dreaming. The dream was familiar, as he remembered dreaming it before. He was standing outside a huge castle wall in the rain, soaking up the water that hit him. The castle doors opened and a horse came galloping towards him. Trough the rain he could make out the forms of two people riding on a white horse, a woman with silvery white hair and a girl in front of her. Link only made eye contact with her for a second before they vanished in the mists of darkness. He stared after them wondering who they were when another horse appeared. This horse was pitch-black as the sky above them and its rider was no different. With no time to react the dark man raised his hand and with a flash, Link felt himself being thrown back and everything turned black.

Link looked around his moonlit room wondering where he was and what just happened. Even before he started thinking he knew the answer.

"Not again..." he said holding his head while lying back on his bed. After a few minutes, he was asleep again.

***

"I am here Great Deku Tree!" cried a voice.

"Good Navi! Thank you for coming, I need your help. I am sure you sensed it yourself so you must be worried as well. Evil is stirring around us and I am afraid that time is running out for me. It seems it's time for the boy without a fairy to begin his journey. Go now Navi! Find the boy and bring him to me. The fate of our world lies in his hands!"

Navi spread her wings and began to fly as fast as she could toward the Kokiri village. Once there, she looked in the windows, scouting the huts for someone without a fairy. She was concentrating on the huts so much that she went head first into a fence.

"Ouch!!" she cried and continued her search, though now somewhat disoriented. A little Kokiri girl saw this and hurried over to Navi.

"Hey there! I'm Fado, are you okay?"

"Yes, thank you. Can you tell me where does the boy without a fairy live?"

"Oh! You must mean Link, he lives over there in the hut on that tree…"

"Thanks" said Navi and feeling relieved she slowly made her way into Link's hut. Link was still asleep, snoring childishly.

"Hello!! The great Deku Tree wants to see you! I am Navi and I -" she stopped realizing that her voice is not having any affect on Link who has turned over to his other side and continued sleeping happily.

"Why me??" thought Navi.

"Oh c'mon...wake up!!!" Navi was zooming around Link's head now clearly frustrated.

"Wake up!! WAKE UP!!!" She was screaming in front of Link's face.

"The only thing you are destined for is a great kick in the-"

"Ouch!!!" Link woke up suddenly and head butted Navi against the wall. Clearly not aware of the fairy inside his hut, Link began to put on his green tunic while yawning sleepily.

"OK mister! I had enough!" screamed Navi. Greatly surprised by this Link fell from his bed hitting the floor. Navi started giggling then broke into a soft laughter. Massaging his face, Link stood staring at the fairy in front of him who was still laughing.

"Why did you scare me like that?"

"Sorry. Wasn't intentional, but you wouldn't wake up."

"But...now that I have your attention...I am Navi and I've come to take you to the Deku Tree!"

"Really? What does he want with me?"

"Don't ask questions! Just get going!"

"Ok-ok, turn your light down...I'm going…"

Link climbed down the front leader of his hut and made his way to the village center.

"Hey Link! Link, wait for me!"

"Morning Saria!" said Link to the green haired, kind looking girl who was Link's best friend.

"So, where are you going?"

"Well, I'm supposed to go to-"

"WOW!! You got a fairy! You finally did, I'm so happy for you!"

"Yeah, thanks… I guess. So I'm supposed to go to the Deku Tree."

"Really? It must be something important."

"Thought so too…"

"Umm, I don't mean to interrupt or anything, but we should get going Link!" said Navi.

"Ok, ok. See you later Saria."

"See you Link!"

Link and Navi crossed the village and entered the forest for the way to the Deku Tree. Just upon entering the path, Link was stopped once again.

"Hold it right there Link!" said the voice.

Link looked around to see a Kokiri boy with a mean look on his face, who he recognized immediately as Mido.

"C'mon Mido, can't you leave me alone for once?"

"Not in your life! As head of the village I can't allow you to pass here!"

"And why not?" Link asked with the same boredom in his voice that he has every time Mido acts tough around him.

"No one without a proper weapon and shield can enter this path."

"Mido, it's kind of important you see I was call-"

"I don't care what excuses you have, you won't get trough here and on that I'm certain!"

Link turned back to the village with a frustrated face.

"What was that all about?" asked Navi.

"He's Mido...he doesn't like me cause I am friends with Saria and he tries to act important every time I'm around."

"Well, that must be fun to live with..."

"Very..."

***

"So, any idea how to get past that Mido?" asked Navi.

"Well, I guess I can use my rupees to buy a shield from the shop. The problem is getting a weapon. We don't have anything else, but wooden swords. And I doubt that would qualify as "proper"." said Link with a clear expression of Mido on his face. "There is however a little cave on the edge of the village that supposed to hold the Kokiri Sword."

"Sounds like a plan to me." said Navi and they made their way to the cave.

They found the cave and crawled through a small hole that seemed to be the only way inside. The cave looked more like a dungeon and a strange mist filled the air, making it hard to see. Link stepped forward to what looked like the beginning of a tunnel. Fixing his eyes in front of him, he entered the tunnel. As he went the air seemed to get ticker and what made things worse was that strange silence that made Link think there could be something lurking behind every shadow.

Along the twists and turns, the path now seemed to be going up and after turning around yet another corner, Link saw a strange light through the mist. He stepped up to the light, which turned out to be a chest.

"Go on, open it! What could happen?" said Navi and Link grabbed the top and lifted it open. A short sword was on the bottom that fit a person with Link's dimensions perfectly. The blade was shiny and looked sharp. Link put it back in its case, tied it around his waist and turned to leave.

"See, I told you nothing would happen..."

There was a sudden rumble and a giant boulder appeared behind Link. Not daring to move, Link looked at the giant rock waiting for something to happen. Navi moved in to take a closer look.

"It's harmless...well not if it lands on you, but I guess that doesn't matter now…" she said with a foolish face.

"Right…let's go than Navi."

With a crack the boulder began to roll toward Link. Navi screamed and Link started to run as fast as he could. The giant boulder followed Link through the impossible turns and seemed to get bigger as it caught up with him. Knowing there was no time to start crawling, Link made a jump for the gap leading back outside and slid right in, followed by a loud smash that meant that the boulder had hit the wall behind him.

"What could happen?!?" demanded Link, gasping for air.

"Well yeah, at least we got what we came for…" answered Navi looking more foolish than ever.

After buying the Deku shield from the shop, Link made his way once again to the edge of the village and into the forest.

"Back for some more are you?" came over Mido with the same puffed up face. "You know, bossing you around never gets old, but I would have thought that you had more sense than to test me."

"Right, well if you would stop acting like a Deku Scrub maybe you would notice that I have a shield and a sword and I really wouldn't mind you stepping aside now." said Link and made his way past Mido.

Mido's expression made it hard for Link not to laugh, but he couldn't stop himself from sniggering.

"I'll get you, you hear me! When I'm through with you, you will be scrubbing floors!!!...or something!" and with a face as red as an apple, Mido turned back to the village mumbling something under his nose.

The path to the Deku Tree was shadowed by the thickening trees and bushes that overtook it. Along the way Link noticed some Deku Babas growing on the floor.

"Let's test the sword!" said Link with excitement.

They stepped closer to one and it immediately sprang from the ground showing its long stem, hungry head and began wiggling around. Link pulled out his sword and with one quick swipe he sent the Deku Baba flying.

"This is how we get Deku sticks in the shop." explaining to Navi as she looked taken aback when Link swung a second time to cut the Baba's head off.

"Oh, I see…"

After putting the stick into his bag, Link continued through the shadows. It took them a couple of minutes, but they finally began to see some light in front of them. Link ran into the sunlight taking a deep breath in the fresh air. When he opened his eyes he saw a great field in front of him with a giant tree in the middle.

"Hurry!" rushed Navi.

"Great Deku Tree, I'm back!"

"Oh, Navi...you have returned…Link, welcome. Listen to what I have to say as I don't think I have much time left…You have been having restless nights because the evil that is gaining strength in this land, is causing nightmares to those sensitive to it…"

"The time has come to test your courage young Link…I have been cursed and I need you to break this curse with your wisdom and courage…are you ready to do this for me?"

Link thought what he was hearing is crazy, however, at the same time, he felt it to be true and realizing the seriousness of the situation, grabbed his sword firmly and nodded.

"Then enter brave Link!" said the Deku Tree as his mouth opened widely to make an entrance.

"And Navi…you must aid Link and stand by his side…"

Link knew that something was not right and he couldn't explain why, but he was not scared as he stepped through the barrier between light and darkness…

Navi fighting her tears turned one last time to the Deku Tree.

"I trust in your wisdom young Navi, teach the boy and you will learn yourself. I sense his quest will be challenging and seemingly impossible, but he has what it takes…go now, hurry!"

"I won't let you down, I promise!" cried Navi and flew inside after Link.