Link awoke in a daze. He shook his head, trying to clear the last bits of confusion lingering from his dream. What was it? I saw...mushrooms? He sat up and gazed around the dark room. Soft moonlight shone through the arched window to land on the stone floor of his room.
"Why was I dreaming about mushrooms?" Link shook his head again and lay back down on his bed. He looked over into the center of the room to see the pedestal there, where the small golden triangle lay on its velvet pillow. He closed his eyes and slowly drifted back into sleep.
Link explained his dream to Zelda later that day as they rode through the castle's gardens. "It's a vision Link."
"You think all dreams are visions." Link rubbed the back of Epona's neck as he spoke. "Can't something just be a dream?"
"Well, do you normally dream about something so strange? It has to be some kind of vision."
"You really think so?" Link gave her a skeptical look. "What do mushrooms have to do with destiny?"
Just as Link was finishing, a castle guard rode up to the two. He quickly saluted before climbing off the back of the unsaddled horse. "A messenger has arrived from Kokiri Village on behalf of the Deku Tree."
Link instantly tensed up at the mention of the village. "What's wrong?"
"I was just given a letter about something strange in the forest."
"Take me to the messenger." Link glanced over to Zelda. "I'll return soon. I swear." Zelda only smiled and nodded in consent.
The guard remounted and the two of them raced off towards the castle.
The little deku scrub sat on the signpost kicking his legs while looking at the yellow flower he had picked on his way to the town. He looked over patiently at the lowered drawbridge that led to Castle Town. The guard had left quite a while ago to get the man in green.
The sound of horses' hooves on wood drew the deku's attention back to the bridge. The nice man in armor and the man in green sat on horses at the end of the bridge. The one in armor waved and turned around, heading back into town. The one in green got off the horse and walked it over to where the scrub was sitting.
Link stopped short of the scrub and looked him over. The scrub wore a green tunic and long stocking hat much like his own. Link knelt down so that he came face to face with the little deku scrub. "Wanna show me to the village?"
The little scrub hopped off the signpost, squeaking with joy. He raised his hands up and Link picked the little guy up and sat him on the front of the saddle. Then Link jumped up and spurred Epona into full gallop.
Link and the scrub arrived in the Kokiri village a short time later and headed straight for the entrance to the Lost Woods. Leaving Epona in the care of the fairy children, the scrub took off into the trees, Link following closely behind.
Running into a clearing, Link tripped over the scrub, sending them both hurtling into the short grass beyond the trees. Link straightened his hat and tunic. "Why did you stop? What's going o..."
Link stood, his mouth hanging open. In the center of the clearing was an object, something Link had not seen for ages, not since his adventure in Termina. "What is that doing in the Lost Woods?" Link looked back at the deku scrub, who only shrugged his shoulders and cocked his head to the side.
In the center of the clearing was a large, green pipe standing up out of the grass.