The Split

Day 1: Rude awakening

COCKADOODLEDOO! I covered my ears with my pillow trying to get back to sleep. I hated mornings.

COCKADOODLEDOO! If I head another squawk out of that bird, I'd personally wring its neck.

COCKADOODLEDOO! That's it. I'm gonna get you now, stupid cucco. Where did I put my slippers again? Oh. There they are. I briskly walked out the door and down the stairs to the place where the infernal noise was coming from. What was this kid doing here? I've never seen him before. And what's with the green skirt? Everyone knew that those went out of style a long time ago. But he also acted kind of strange too. He ran around the square like he's never been to a town as big as this one. Maybe he hasn't. I thought I might as well try to talk to him. "Hello little boy" I kindly said in my best schoolteacher voice, "Why are you out here making such a ruckus this early in the morning?" typical, he didn't say a word. I thought I might as well try to say something else to him. "I'm guessing you're not from around here," I said as calm as I could without strangling that chicken "this is Hyrule castle town," What was with this kid? First he does weird stuff, and now he won't even say a word. Then a blue, glowing thing popped out of his strange looking hat. "HEY! We have to go see princess Zelda! We don't have time to have fun! C'mon!"

I wonder what that thing is... And why would they have to see the princess? That kid just stood there, taking orders from the flying thing. Then the quickly left, totally forgetting that I was still here. I kind of felt sorry for him. I then let out a big yawn. I almost forgot that I was still sleepy. I decided to go back to bed. I also had this throbbing headache that sometimes surfaced for no reason. So I went back to my house and quickly plopped onto my bed, falling asleep almost immedietly.

Whoa, where am I? And who is that guy? He sure does have a pretty big nose. And his hair, how did he get it that shade of red? I thought only those Gerudo ladies from the desert had that hair color. Wait, he's doing something! He's walking through an open doorway. "Yes! This is the moment I've been waiting for! The Triforce shall soon be mine!" What? The Triforce? That thing from the bedtime stories about the beginning of the world that I heard when I was little? That Triforce? It can't be! "What? Why is this happening? Come back! Come back! Please!" Did I just see a grown man cry because a triple triangle thing split into thirds? Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. Wait, one of them remained in front of him! But why is it glowing red? Is it because of his hair? What? Why is he changing shape? "GRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Oh no! The floor is breaking! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Huh? Oh. It was only a dream. But who was that strange man? And why did he turn into such an ugly monster when he touched the red Triforce piece? I didn't know. I wasn't an expert on those kinds of things. I decided to go see a fortune teller to help me sort this stuff out.

Day 2: Fortunate findings

I ate my usual breakfast that morning. Some kind of veggie with a glass of Lon-Lon milk. I finished in record time. I was really excited about going to the fortune teller. After I did my morning routine, I put on my shoes and went out the door. I kind of got lost on the way there. I didn't really go to the fortune teller that much. I opened the door and I was greeted by the smooth smell of incense.

"Ah! I have been waiting for you!" The lady said sitting in her chair.

"You really mean that?" I was shocked that someone would be expecting me.

"Yes. I know when strange things happen. It's my job."

"So will you tell me what my dream means?"

"Yes... for a small price..."

"What is the quantity of this small price?"

"I only ask for 10 rupees. Need something to keep the business running."

"Okay, it all started when I saw an ugly man with red hair..." I told her the whole story. She seemed determined to listen to me. It kind of creeped me out, but I kept going.

"...It appears that this man is destined to obtain the Triforce of power, but he will lead to his own demise."

"But will you tell me why that guy turned into a monster after getting it?"

"The monster is a symbol of everlasting greed. Bad things happen when greedy men get power."

"But who is this man and what was he doing in my dream?"

"Who knows? Random warnings come to random people. And plus, do you expect the goddesses to send messages to only certain people?"

"Um... Yes? Do the oracles ring any bells? They are of Ages, Seasons, and Secrets. I learned that when I was little."

"That was a very nice story, but there was a reason that WE WERE BORN WITH POINTY EARS! Back to the point, if you ever see this man in real life, be very cautious. He could be crazy, evil, powerful, or a combo of all three."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye out for him."

Day 3: shopping?

That day was just another typical day in castle town. Sometimes it seemed as if nothing happened at all. But things did happen. I was at the bazaar to get something for my headaches. This place didn't have a very good selection. In fact, they didn't have anything to help me at all!

"Hey, if you go to Kakariko village, you'll find a medicine shop" The shopkeeper said in his low, scratchy voice.

"But, isn't that place is closed off to the public?"

"Not anymore, Impa reopened the village for travelers and stuff."

"Great! I guess I'll be on my way now!" I was just about to go out the door when,

"Not so fast! It's getting dark soon and the stalchilds will eat you alive if you try to cross the field in the night."

"Wait a minute, stalchilds? How come I've never heard of them?"

"Because only a select few ever survive an attack from a horde of stalchilds and live to tell the tale."

"But how do I get to Kakariko now?"

"Wait until tomorrow and leave first thing in the morning. Just remember to leave after the call of the morning cucco"

"Ok, I'll do that! See you later!" With that I ran happily out the door. But then I saw some thing.

That kid from the other day? with Impa?! Was I seeing things? I slapped myself to make sure. Nope, I wasn't seeing things. I guess things did happen in this town after all...

Day 4: The trek across the field

Pants, Check. Hat, check. Snacks, check. Wallet, check. Bottle of water, check. Now I could leave for Kakariko. I walked out of castle town to the entrance to Hyrule field. They used to say that you could get to almost any place in Hyrule from that field. I was shocked at the sheer size of the open expanse. I couldn't even see to the other side of it! The guy at the bazaar said that I had to follow the dirt road across the river. I followed it the best I could. But then I saw a large plant. I went off the beaten path for just a second to get a closer look at the plant when suddenly; it started to make its rotor blades spin! "AAAAH! It's gonna get me!!" I ran as fast as I could away from the slicing, dicing, plant of doom. I eventually got away from it and got back on the path. That was a close one. Note to self: don't go near big plants that have giant blades circling them. I arrived at the bridge and I realized that I was now really close. The sun was starting to set. I ran as fast as I could towards the village. I barely got into town before nightfall. All the shops were closed, so I decided to stay at an inn or something. Did they even have an inn in this place? I asked around and apparently, there was a lady that let people stay for the night.

Day 5: Kakariko, the village of the chickens

I stayed at a lady's house for the night. She also had a couple others around. Apparently they were carpenters working around here. I left the house to take my mourning walk. It wasn't as quiet as I pictured it to be. Apparently, this place was famous for its cucco population. I now knew why.

One day I'm going to chop one into little pieces and make it into cucco nuggets. But I heard of somebody who tried to do that and the end results were not pretty. He was pecked to death by the annoying fowl he had attempted to slay. Maybe if I locked it into a crate and dropped it off a cliff... yeah... Wait, what was I doing again? I continued to think of the vile things I could do to the cuccos as I walked towards the medicine shop. I opened the door and right away I noticed a pretty-boy of some type. But then I ignored him and looked at the selection "Ah! Here it is! All purpose red potion! Cures all abnormalities and recovers health!" I said to myself reading the label.

"Hey, you need a bottle to put that in," the pretty-boy said, still looking at me with that grin of his. I looked through my bag and I saw that my bottle was filled already. It had some water for drinking. I quickly gulped it down to make room for the potion. I handed him the bottle, he filled it up, and I pulled out some rupees to pay for it. I then went out the door with the bottle of red potion. I came out of the medicine shop and decided it was time to go. I said goodbye to the nice lady that let me stay the night, packed up my things, and soon I was on the path back to castle town. The walking took pretty much all day, but I made it home before the drawbridge sealed everyone up for the night. Once I got to my house, I drank a little bit of the red potion. It made my headache disappear completely! Tomorrow would be great, I could just feel it.