- Chapter One - Memories -
I awakened. Shaken by the thoughts that arised in my head, the thoughts of Ganon. I knew he was still alive, then again, we all knew.
But a question kept seeping into my brain; what if he came back? I crawled out of my bed and walked to the window, I needed someone to talk to, but remembering that Navi left me I decided to just take a walk around our village.
I walked outside and lowered myself down the ladder. When I reached the ground I began walking aimlessly, everything was the same as I had left it. I was in my own time again. But... somehow I felt incomplete. Something was missing, and I knew what it was. I whispered into the wind, "Navi..."
I looked to the sky to find the sun beginning to rise over Death Mountain. The morning dew, crisp and clean among the flowers and trees that surrounded my lovely, green home.
Yes, this was my home. Kokiri Forest. My eyes wandered to the lonely cliff of the Lost Woods.
A figure was standing there, about my size if I was an adult. The person was wearing black... From that moment I knew it wasn't a Kokiri. Who was this person? Why is it standing there? I called out to the mystery figure, "Hello?!"
I ran to the cliff and began to climb the vines along the side. When I reached the top, the figure wasn't there.
But I could swear that I saw the faintest sight of a cloak whisping around the corner. Out of curiosity I ran into the hollow opening that was the entrance to the Lost Woods. Inside, it was silent. Saria's Song no longer played throughout the Woods.
My thoughts trailed on to that day when I wandered this wilderness in search of the Forest Temple. But soon I came back to reality... Where did that person go? Where did it come from? Why was it here?
I ran aimlessly through the forest. I knew I wouldn't find the figure this way, but I had nothing to lead on anyway. So, I stayed on my mental trail. Eventually, I found the gate, the gate that led to the Forest Temple. It too was silent here.
The silence was abnormal... and scary... Something was not right. I was about to open the gate when I heard a rustle of the bushes behind me. To my horror, there was a group of Wolfos. I thought they had left after we sent away Ganon. I reached for my sword to find it missing!
My shield had also been stolen. What great luck I was having... I ran into the bushes, trying to flee away from them. I stumbled over the branches and found Deku Nuts at where I had fallen. My luck was beginning to change, I grabbed as many as I could carry and threw the Deku Nuts at the Wolfos.
One by one the Deku Nets kept the Wolfos frozen in their tracks. I knew that the nuts would not hold them for long, so I quickly opened the gate and went into the maze that would lead to the Forest Temple. As I walked I thought to myself; "Maybe I will find Saria.... maybe she can explain to me what is going on.... who that figure was....."
I turned a corner, but froze in my position to find another familiar monster. I was never completely sure what these creatures were, but I remember them well. As I expected, the creature charged at me with its sharp spear in the same exact position as it did the last time I went against it.
The creature was too fast for me, and I was pierced in the shoulder and thrown into the pond that sat in the corner. I floated on my back, in the water, where the creature couldn't reach me. My shoulder was damp, but not from water... from blood.
The creature had hit me pretty hard. A I lay in the water, clutching the wound in my shoulder. The blood, crimson and thick, running across my fingers. I became dizzy as the area around became hard to see.... I couldn't tell if I was dieing or not.
No, the wound hadn't pierced my heart. I was not going to die. But I was dizzy and tired all the same. I found myself falling, into a deep sleep.... right there... floating on the water... where I was safe....
- End of Chapter One -