A/N: Hello all! This is a fan fiction of my favorite series and game ever. I hope you enjoy!
I, sadly, do not own Legend of Zelda nor any of the characters therein. *tear
Chapter 1: The Kokiri
A small boy shivers on a cot that barely fits him from his head to his feet. A window beside him is open to show the thick trunks and branches of a deep forest nearby. A cool breeze passes through the window and it seems as though he reacts to the chill, but it is not the cold that makes this boy shiver. A dark and powerful man races through his dreams.
My sleep is very rudely interrupted by a small voice from above my head. I sigh and try to roll back over to sleep, but the voice insists.
"Can Hyrule really depend on such a lazy boy?!" The voice squeaks out in rage.
Since sprites and small spirits sometimes wander into our homes we Kokiri have learned that the only way to get them to leave is to politely ask, I sit up on the edge of my cot. I rub my eyes and blearily look up to see a small bit of white light floating above my head. A fairy? I can't even concentrate on what the thing was saying but I manage to catch its -or her- name. Navi was sent to me by the Great Deku Tree. Do I finally have a fairy?
"The Great Deku Tree sent me to see you, so let's get going right now!" Navi insists and even goes behind me to nudge me forward off the cot. I don't see that I have any other choice so I get up and leave my small tree house. Out on the balcony I see Saria come running down the path yelling for me. I jump down the ladder as quick as I can. I'm always glad to see my friend.
Saria gasps when she sees the fairy above my head, "Wow, a fairy! A fairy finally came to you!"
"She just showed up. Navi, meet my friend Saria. Saria, the Great Deku Tree sent Navi to come get me. I guess he needs something real bad to send a fairy for me!" That may be the most I've ever said to Saria and I blush. Navi waves a friendly hello and Saria grins back before turning to me.
"Well, it's an honor to talk to the Great Deku Tree. But don't just stand here; get going! You don't want to keep him waiting." Saria grins at me as I run off with Navi trailing behind to the eastern end of the woods where the Deku Tree stands. Sadly, Mido is at the mouth of the tunnel that leads to the Deku Tree. I was hoping to avoid him today. But I hop over the water onto the little islands surrounding the entrance to the Deku Tree's tunnel anyway.
Mido starts yelling as soon as I get close, "Hey, you! Mr. No-Fairy! What's your business with the Great Deku Tree? Without a fairy, you're not even a real man!"
"Not that it's any of your beeswax, Mido, but the Great Deku Tree summoned me AND he sent me a fairy to boot!" I stick my tongue out at him and mimick his crossed arms, 'I mean business' stance. As if he'd know anything about being a man. Ha!
"What?! You've got a fairy?! Say what? The Great Deku Tree actually summoned you? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!" He yells by the end of his sentence and I bet the whole village can hear him. Navi flinches and hides in my hat while Mido is yelling.
"Yep, he asked for me and only me." I am trying to drop the hint for the goofball to move, but he has other plans.
"Why would he summon you and not the great Mido?" He whines pouting and tapping his foot, "This isn't funny…"
"C'mon Mido, I don't know why not but I'm sure you can figure it out with all your brains…somewhere else." I barely keep from laughing out loud when he says "great" Mido, but I will punch him if he doesn't move.
But he keeps whining, "I don't believe it! You aren't even fully equipped yet! You need at least a sword and shield if you're even going to think about helping the Great Deku Tree with anything." Navi figures it is safe and comes out of my hat and sits on my shoulder.
I can't hold out much longer. "You don't have any gear either!" I yell at the top of my lungs. The fairy squeaks again and darts back into my hat.
He's still tapping his foot and barely notices my screaming. "What? You're right—I don't have my equipment ready, but if you want to get through you're gonna need a sword and shield. Sheesh!" Apparently he is done with me since he goes back into his 'I'm big and bad' stance with his hands on his hips.
I sigh and turn around to look at the village as Navi pops back out of my hat. "Where in the world am I supposed to find a sword and shield?" I ask her.
"Maybe check the shop and see if you could find them there," she suggests from above my head. It is a little hop or two over to the base of the old tree that makes up the shop but I miss the second island and splash right into the water.
"Ack!" The water goes right over my head and I scramble to the surface and onto the grass as fast as I can, but I swear I hear a snicker from behind me. When I look back Mido is straight-faced as ever. "I'm glad I wasn't in your hat," is all Navi says.
I sigh again and slog my way into the shop. Inside the shop I talk to the owner but he doesn't have a sword and the shield is forty rupees! I run back outside and spend the next hour running around the village searching for rupees. I search through the grass, behind houses, and I even brave a run into Mido's house to snatch a blue rupee. Finally I get back to the shop and buy the shield. I sling it onto my back and attach it to my shoulder strap. Now what?
I leave the shop and run as fast as I can to the Know-It-All Brothers' house with Navi trailing behind me. I hop across the paving stones in front of the waterfall and wave to the girl standing in front of the tall grass as I sprint past. She gawks at me and Navi as I bolt past but finally waves back to me and smiles. I pass her twin as I run up the hill to the Brothers' house. I wander in and talk to all three brothers but I don't find out anything interesting.
The only other place I know to look is right beside the Brothers' house, the Forest Training Center. If there is one place to look for a sword it's here. I wander through the maze of fences but don't find a sword in any of the corners. Finally I find myself at the very back of the maze next to a stone cliff and at the base of the cliff is the tiny little tunnel.
"Ah-ha!" I say aloud to myself. I may have found it!
"You think this is it?" Navi asks.
"Probably." I reply as I get down on my hands and knees and squeeze my way through the tunnel to the other side. I'm actually surprised my shield doesn't get stuck.
Another maze? The forest sprites and spirits are floating around back here but there are bends in the wall as well as little cubby holes with signs with tips on treasure hunting and safety. I hear an odd rumbling sound and I follow it out of the cubby hole I'm currently in. I take a left and trip over myself trying to stop dead in my tracks.
HUGE boulders are rolling through the maz. How do these things keep going? And what controls them? The only answer I have is one the Kokiri have been using to explain things for years: Magic. I shrug my shoulders and almost knock Navi off of her seat. I apologize to her and watch for a pattern in the boulder's rolling as Navi circles my head in a huff. There's a lot of time between boulders so I figure it's safe to run down through the maze as soon as one passes.
One boulder passes rolling to my right and I run fast as I can behind it. After just ten feet there's a little cubby hole I and jump into at the last second as a boulder rolls by. I'm panting by now but there is nothing here but a blue rupee. I wait again for a boulder to pass and find another cubby hole to my right after I run just a few yards. As soon as I turn the corner I know I've found it.
"Yes!" I whoop as I run up the small hill and open the chest. I can barely reach into it so I have to hop up and drape myself half into the chest to reach the sword. It's as long as my arm and fits perfectly into my hand. I take off my shield and strap the sheath to my back. After that is done I give the thing a practice swing.
"Hyaah!" I yell as I swing the sword out of its sheath and through the air. "Whoops!" I guess it's sharp, because I accidentally cut the sign beside the chest in half. Navi giggles a little as I put the sword back into its sheath under my shield. I follow the boulders back to the cubby hole with the tunnel and find my way back in the Training Center.
I wander back through the maze of fences and down the hill to the main part of the village. I take my time since I really don't want to talk to Mido again and Navi definitely senses something is wrong.
"C'mon Link, you're gonna face a lot worse things than Mido if you're thinking about helping the Deku Tree." Navi floats in front of my face with her arms crossed and her blue eyebrows are raised halfway up her forehead.
"Okay, but if he gives me any more trouble I'll…I'll…" I don't say what I'll do because we've been walking towards the water around the tunnel this whole time.
"So, you going swimming again or are we hopping this thing?" Navi grins evilly and zips out of reach when I swat at her. In answer to her question I hop over to where Mido is standing.
"Er, Mido, I have my gear ready." I mumble, not really wanting to talk to the oaf.
He leans toward me and says "Eh, what's that?" I turn to show him my sword and shield. He sees the shield first. "Oh, you have a Deku Shield. And what's THAT?! Is that the Kokiri Sword?!" I shrug. I didn't know it had a name.
"GOOD GRIEF!" Mido yells, tapping his foot again. "Well, even with all that stuff you're still a wimp, huh? I'll never accept you as one of us!"
I wince and watch him wander off grumbling about the Deku Tree and Saria. Mido's opinion shouldn't really matter to me, but the words still hurt. I do my best to keep my temper and succeed by running down the tunnel now that Mido is out of my way.
The tunnel is pretty smooth going until halfway through when all of a sudden huge plants burst out of the ground. I panic and pull my sword out and hack at anything that moves. Soon, the horrible clacking noise is gone and I collect the stems that seem to be the only part left. They might come in handy.
I finally see the Deku Tree for the first time in a while and immediately bow to show my respect. The Great Tree is huge, even bigger than all of the trees that the Kokiri's houses put together. He has a kind, wise face but seems to be worried about something right now. Navi floats up to greet Him.
"Great Deku Tree…I'm back!" She bobs up and down smiling.
"Oh…Navi…Thou hast returned…Link…Welcome…" The Deku Tree talks very slowly so listening to Him is almost like watching a plant grow. It takes a long time.
"Please listen carefully to what I am about to tell thee…Thy slumber these past moons must have been restless and full of nightmares…" I nod. I don't think I could talk right now even if Mido were poking fun at me.
The Great Tree continues. "As the servants of evil gain strength, a vile climate pervades the land and causes nightmares to those sensitive to it…Verily, thou hast felt it…" I press my lips together and try to concentrate on what He's saying but the Deku Tree uses big words. I do understand the part about the nightmares and why they're happening to me. I nod again in answer to His question.
"Link…The time has come to test thy courage…" My eyes widen. Test? What's a test? And do I have what he calls courage?
"I have been cursed…" I gasp and my eyes widen. "I need thee to break the curse with thy wisdom and courage."
I finally find my voice again. "Sir, I will do whatever you ask me to do, but what is courage? And where do I find it?"
The Deku Tree rumbles a bit and I think he might be laughing. "Thou will find it as you seek."
"Okay, then I'll look until I find Courage and help you break your curse." I nod to Navi and she nods back.
The Great Deku Tree starts to do something strange. He…opens his mouth? Inside is all black and an earthy and slightly musty smell comes out.
"Then enter, brave Link, and thou too, Navi…" Here the Deku Tree pauses again and this time it's almost like he sighs. "Navi the fairy…Thou must aid Link. And Link…when Navi speaks listen well to her words of wisdom…"
I bow again and run into the Great Deku Tree's mouth before I chicken out and run back to the village. Navi follows close behind me, providing light in the dark places.
A/N: Please let me know what you think and if you'd like more :D