Chapter 1: His name is Link
"HOLY CRAP" A boy yelled as he was flung off his bed. His blond hair spread out lengthily beneath him. "Why?" He asked when he picked himself up, a girl in a green tunic with a mischievous smile stood in front of him.
"Sorry, boxer boy" She laughed. He looked down at himself and ran into his changing room.
"No fair" He called, changing from his boxers to his own green tunic and green hat. "I was doing that thing I like to do, ya know" He poked his head around, "Sleep" He lifted one irritated eyebrow.
"Come on Link" She sighed, sitting at his mahogany table, "You know it was a joke" She sighed again.
"Right" He said, steeping out in his own green outfit, causing her to blush slightly. "A joke" He said, pouring some milk into two glasses and sitting down across from her, sliding her a glass. "And I suppose Luna's in on it too?" He asked clearly annoyed, "Huh Saria?" He asked more irritated.
"Of course I am" A girl said, poking her blue outfitted self in the room. Her tunic resembled Link's, though only blue. "What?" Luna asked, "You expect me to let Saria have all the fun?" She grinned wickedly at him, sitting on a branch connected to the tree that made Link's house.
"Tell me" He began, "Why my house has suddenly become a gathering point?" He said, sipping his milk. Both girls laughed, but remained quiet after that. And after a while, Link's interest piped up. "Hey" He said, looking at the two quiet girls, "What's going on?" He asked seriously.
Luna and Saria exchanged worried glances. "It's the deku tree" They both said, looking away.
Luna turned her head curiously towards Saria when she wouldn't speak, "Fine" she said, "I'll tell him" She hung over backwards off the tree, hanging like a bat. "Have you felt weird lately Link? Like something has died" She shuddered but watched him harshly while hanging upside down. He shook his head no, and she sighed. "Figures" She said, "The Great Deku Tree… died this morning" She hesitated, beating herself on the inside for having to say it at all.
"He… died?" Link asked confused. "How can that be?" He stood worriedly, walking towards his window, just noticing the horrible confusion going on outside. "I mean" he said, "He's the great deku tree… he couldn't just kell over and die, you two must be playing more jokes on me, I mean it's just not possible, he" he was cut off when a warm hand slapped him on the face.
"Snap out of it" Luna said, holding his shoulders, "None of us like it any more than you do" She said, her sky-blue eyes saddening. She took a breath and gave him a warm hug, which Saria soon embraced in, tears spilling from her eyes. The three stood there, while the girls cried, Link thought.
I have to protect them. He hugged them closer, seeming that nothing would ever split them. For the great Deku's sake, I will protect them with all I've got, no matter the cost. He began to hear yells outside and peaked over Luna's sobbing shoulder to see a giant spider walking through the field, right towards them. "Gotha" He said, pulling away from them, "You two wait here, I'll go see what that witch wants" The two girls nodded sullenly, knowing for sure, neither one of them would probably be much help at all.
Link jumped outside his window, not wanting to face their crying faces. He was scared, that much was for sure. He knew Luna could have helped, her powers being what they were though, he never knew when they would kick in. He knew it was hard for her, being the only one with those kinds of powers, but he simply wouldn't want to put them in harm's way. He prepared to face the giant spider head on, just now remembering he left his sword in the house. "Come on" He yelled at the giant spider, "What do you want? You don't belong here" He accused, Gotha smiled evilly.
"The one with the abilities shall send guardians out to protect them." She hissed, "And thus guardians shall be defeated, and the new queen shall fall" Link raised his left eyebrow in confusion, but only guarded more.
"What's your malfunction?" He asked the giant spider that soon stopped. Green fabric rustled next to him, and Gotha smiled.
"D...don't worry link" Saria said, trying to sound brave. "We can take her" She turned giving Link a small wink.
"But" Link asked, "Where's Luna?" Saria nodded towards the tree house, where Luna lay, passed out on the bed. "What did you do to her?" Link asked.
"Just made sure she'll be ok, I just put her to sleep for a bit, she should be fine" Saria huffed, frustration escaping her voice.
Link looked surprised, "And what if something happens, like Gotha goes after her" He whispered, careful not to give the spider any ideas. "She can't fight back" He hissed and Saria's face darkened and became worried.
Saria gulped loudly, "A...as long as we defeat her… it'll be fine right? No worry?" She asked scared. "I mean, think about it, what harm can she do if she's already dead?" She asked raising her shoulders with a huff. "We've got her."
Gotha, meanwhile, had inched closer and closer to the two bickering Kokiri. "Time for my dinner then." She said pouncing on Link. He screamed as Saria was flung back by the mere force of Gotha's landing. "Sucks when two friends fight" Gotha said as she bit down harshly into Link's shoulder. He screamed a painful scream as Saria threw herself onto Gotha's venom sack that was slowly empting. She drove her small dagger deep into the spider sack, splashing all the venom everywhere, though most landing on her and seeping into the cuts she sustained. She knew she wouldn't last, so she grinned.
"One last, ditch effort" She pushed as she swung around into Gotha's retreating mouth. Saria landed on one of Gotha's sharp, and twisted teeth. She wanted to scream in pain, but she glanced down at Link who lay on the ground, eyes white with pain, twitching horribly on the ground. "I'm sorry… Link" She sniffed as she dove into Gotha's throat and sliced and diced with her dagger as she passed on, her body only moving due to the adrenaline rush.
Luna awoke on the bed, the sounds of swords clashing and ringing hung in the air, a painful scream accompanied by the sound of a large and painful screech. She dashed over to the table, jumping over the now knocked over mahogany table. "What the?" She yelled as she saw Saria inside Gotha, her dagger slicing and dicing while the host was in fact dead. Her eyes then moved to the painful Link. She saw his body doubled over, in pain as his eyes had indeed gone white. She noticed a bite on his neck, seeping with venom from Gotha. Her heart jumped as Gotha stood and the dagger stopped moving. Gotha slowly walked to Link's body, ready to finish the job. Luna's anger escaped, she jumped out of the window, her cloths tattering from the speed she had jumped at. She landed in front of Link, her hand inside Gotha's eye socket. Gotha screeched another painful yell and fell to the ground. Though Luna was far from finished. The sight of her friends cringing in pain caused her anger to only grow.
"Damn woman" Gotha yelled struggling to her eight legs once again. "Just die won't you?" She yelled hobbling towards Luna, who stood with a smirk on her face. The air around Luna became ice cold, it was only too positive she was pissed.
"Now… you pay" Luna said as a sword of ice materialized from her hand. The ice sword itself shone like the sun. It caught each and every glint of light that landed on it. She raised it towards the approaching near-death spider and spat. She closed her eyes and wished with all her might that this evil wretch might die at her hand. She threw one last glance to her friend in more pain than she ever knew, and her mind flickered to her friend that had been eaten, her dagger still poking through the spider's belly. She breathed deeply and jabbed her swords deep into Gotha's face. Green juices spilled everywhere, all over the ground and the withering trees. Luna's face became sullen as she realized the witch was dead. Her ice sword disappeared and she turned towards Link. She thought she could stop what happened, but his twitching body had stilled long ago, and her worst fear was almost true. She had lost both loved ones in a matter of minutes. She bent down and wished deeply to save him. Her hand glowed a bright white which soon surrounded him. In a matter of seconds his dying body became one of light and a sensation of hope. He winced as he sat up.
"L...Luna?" He asked dazed. She nodded silently, terrified and overpowered; she didn't want to lash out at anyone. "Wh….what happened?" He asked wearily.
She let a tear escaped and nodded towards the crumbling corpse of Gotha. "She's… gone." Luna said sadly. She had lost in, tears streamed down her face. "I failed… again" She cried with a smiled. "I suppose saving you was good, but Saria…" She cried. "It shoulda been me" She said saddening, but a sudden gentle hand clasped her, embracing her in a tight hug.
"We all failed her, but she saved us. She wouldn't see this as a failure, only as a mission given to us" He told her, his consciousness fading fast. "I'm sorry… Luna… I failed… you" He said, passing out in her arms.
Luna sensed the other Kokiri coming out to see what the result was. Luna quickly grabbed Link and phased inside Gotha to grab Saria's corpse witch held the dagger still embedded in Gotha. They reappeared in Luna's shack of a home. She laid down Link on the bed and lightly wrapped him in a thin blanked, which was the thickest she had. Because of her abilities she had been shunned by all in the village, so she made do with what she had in her own house. Once Link was laid down on the bad and covered she stared at Saria's corpse, now limp in her arms. She straightened and carried Saria like a baby out to the garden where no flowers ever grew for some reason. She put Saria down and smiled as she noticed a small white lily instantly pop up next to her. She knew Saria's good soul would watch over all the forest and plants with the trees. She dug a hole in the one spot with no flowers and gently placed her friend inside. She thought rest easy as she slowly shoveled the dirt back over her.
She shambled into the house about 3 a.m. in the morning. She saw Link still asleep, unmoving, but alive. She smiled as she dropped the shovel and fell to the ground, too exhausted to even try to make a bed, she could tell she was sick, but who wouldn't be after the day they all had. She sighed and gently drifted off to sleep.
That night, she dreamed of the fun times. When she had first met Saria, Luna had been hiding from the bullies. Saria sad nothing to Luna but simply looking at her dirt covered self; Saria quickly took her hand and silently led her towards her own house. There Luna learned how to be polite and bow, but she couldn't help the fact she wanted to just mess around. After the village found out Saria had been housing Luna they exiled Luna to a shack of a house and kept Saria under close watch. Luna dreamt of the time where they would both sneak out to a secret spring and play with their new friend Link, who was also not very liked in the village.
Luna awoke in her bed. She shot up to realize Link over by the now cleaned sink, cooking something delicious. "Link?" She asked, trying to stand up, but realizing her leg was broken. As she fell, Link caught her, and a light, fake laugh covered her.
"You're still as clumsy as ever" He commented holding her tightly in his arms almost to the point of suffocation.
"Link" She gasped. "Cant. Breath" She struggled as he realized how tight he had her and quickly let her go.
"Sorry" He said, turning back to his cooking pot. "I'll watch myself next time" He said dryly.
"Link" She stumbled over to him again. She placed a small, reassuring hand on his shoulder. "What's… the matter?" She asked confused.
He slowly turned towards her, small drops of tears welling up in his eyes, "Listen" He gripped her hands tightly in his hands, his little apron falling off, "I'm leaving." He told her sullenly. "Maybe not for good, but I'm pretty sure it will be a long time till we meet again" He told her, trying to turn away from her.
She slapped him lightly enough to not leave a red hand print. "Are you really that stupid?" She asked annoyed. "She was my friend too; I'm not going to let that spider get away with it…" She thought, "There had to be someone behind the attack right?" She asked him as though she thought he would have to answer.
In return he nodded and pulled out a note, "This was on my ass when I came around from my sleep. He held out a note to her and she gladly took it. She read it, all the more anger built up in her as she continued. She shrieked in disgust as she read it out loud: "Dear Mr. and Ms. Loser: Sorry about your dear friend and the spider but I couldn't resist taking her out. Now only a few stand in my way, just look at it this way, it was your fault she died, oh and don't think this will be the end of it. I'm coming back for more, so you'd better be waiting. Signed G." She threw the paper down on the ground. "Listen, he is so going down, but we just have to figure out how" She thought aloud.
"What about going… outside?" He suggested hesitantly. She looked at him in disbelief, "I know no one has ever been outside the village, but we have that gateway that no one knows where it goes to. Do you understand? It could lead right to him" He told her firmly. "If you really want to go, why not? We aren't wanted here any way" He suggested.
She sighed and nodded. "Ok, but what about Mido, I don't think he will let us leave that easily. He isn't exactly fond of us" She half-scolded him for forgetting.
He shook his head. "Don't worry; I'll make him move one way or the other." He said, eyeing his sword. "He was always a coward when it came down to it" He smiled evilly.
She thought. "Ok, but we should prepare first" She told him. "Lets see, what all could we need? I've got food raring to go at any point, you've got blankets everywhere, and we each need some sort of weapon." He gave her a disapproving look. She sighed "Listen, your right, no one has ever been beyond the portal, so we don't know what's on the other side right? So we should at least be ready to defend ourselves" She told him, almost huffing in frustration. "It's worth a shot" She finished, her hands planted, stubbornly on her hips.
He sighed in his own frustration. "Fine, but I've got my sword, so what about you?" He asked, curious to see what she would pick. She thought to herself and then gasped and smiled happily.
"Be right back." She told him as she dashed outside. It was only about a minute before she came back an ice bow in her hands and a quiver on her back. Only a few arrows resided, but she was defiantly a skilled marksman. She never missed, unless she intended too. "I'm good" She smiled happily. He smiled back, backing away slightly. He would never forget that fight they had over his comment of she was fat, he remembered the cuts and bruises and near fatal shots she had hit him with. She nodded, "Ready?" She asked happily.
He nodded and they both left the house, seemingly for good. They walked swiftly over to the portal, backpacks and weapons in hand. Every one they passed gave them hysteric looks as the gaped at the weapons. They had almost made it through when, Mido, jumped in. "What's up?" He gave a disapproving look at the two of them.
"Look, move it or you're going to be hurt" Link said angrily. "Neither of us is in a good mood, and I don't believe Luna's up for getting pissed" He said, nodding towards Luna's bow ready to be used at any point in time.
Mido sighed. "Why? So you can draw whatever lingers on the other side of that portal. You couldn't even protect Saria, why should any of us let you pass through here, so whatever's there, can come here?" He asked, striking a cord deep inside Luna, and in a flash she drew her bow and fired an arrow, just narrowly missing his skin, she pinned his cloths to the forest wall.
"Why should we go!?" She yelled, "You didn't even try to help us when that damn spider attacked. So why should you be allowed to live huh?!" She yelled, her intense anger growing. She drew another arrow and aimed at his head. "YOU DIDN'T EVEN HELP!?" She yelled as she was just about to let go, her arrow was pushed down by a calm hand.
"Please, young ones" The elder of the village said. "Fighting solves nothing these days unless you must" He said smiling calmly at Luna. As the only one ever nice to Luna and Link, the elder was very much like a father to them. They both hugged him and Mido was unpinned by another person. "Listen, do you feel you must leave. In order to avenge a friend?" He asked them both, hoping he would get a good answer.
They both shook their heads no and said at the same time: "For a friend, we will see the world" They said. Neither would kill the man who hired Gotha if they could help it, but Saria had always wanted to see the world, now they took it on as their own task to fill that out for her.
The elder nodded and walked with them to the portal. "None have ever stepped through. Please, do us proud, and see the world" He smiled peacefully and patted them. Luna and Link took one last look at the only person left who ever showed them kindness. Then, they wandered through the dark, imposing tunnel to another world.