(A/N: Okay, I've decided since we are now inside the Deku Tree, to put in this song. The name of it is "Deku Tree Theme" by the Z.R.E.O. Team. It's supposed to be the theme when you're inside the Deku Tree. By the way, I know there may be times in real life where you wouldn't have to do things that are in the game. I'm trying to go by the game's standards so don't criticize me for going by the book, or in this case, game.)
Chapter 2: Inside The Deku Tree & Gohma
*It was strange going inside. Inside, Link and Navi could both see that the area was covered with spider webs. "Spinarak, they must be what is killing the Deku Tree," Link said to himself. He started walking and didn't have to go far before a vicious Bellsprout came out of the ground. Before it could attack, Link stabbed it in the head, killing it immediately. It then dropped some Deku Nuts, which he collected.
Another Bellsprout appeared, and Link repeated the same process. He then saw a ladder to his left, went over to it and climbed up it. Continuing to walk, he then noticed vines growing on the wall. "These vines look rather thick," Navi said. "Perhaps you can climb them?" Link nodded. He then noticed a door on his right. Continuing down the walkway, he reached the door, opening it.
As he went through, the door closed and locked. Taking a small glance behind him, Link moved forward. Suddenly, out of the ground, a Skiploom appeared, and attempted to use Bullet Seed. However, Link deflected it with his shield, causing the attack to come back and hit Skiploom. "Ouch," the Skiploom said. "Please forgive me master! If I give you a clue, will you let me go?"
"Very well," Link said.
"If you fall from a high cliff, try rolling so that you don't end up hurting yourself," the Skiploom. Link of course knew such a thing, but decided to let it go. "Of course, it won't always work on really, really high cliffs hehe."
The Pokemon then ran away out of sight. The door in front of him then unlocked. Going through the door, he then saw a floating platform right in front of him. However, Link jumped down and climbed up the vines since the platform was too far away from the other side. There, he saw a chest. Opening it, he found the Fairy Slingshot. Now he finally had a way to get rid of those pesky Spinarak. He then turned back, jumped on the platform which apparently was unstable, and then went through both doors.
Returning back to where the Spinarak were, and quickly used his slingshot to instantly kill them. He then started climbing up. He saw that there were two pathways, and took the right. Upon reaching solid ground, suddenly an Ariados appeared right before him. But like before, Link stabbed it with his knife, killing it instantly.
He was far above the ground, and looking down, saw a large web covering a hole. It was possible with enough speed and weight he could break it. He then jumped right off the edge, falling straight through the web, landing in a body of water. He quickly got onto a ledge and saw a small switch. He pressed it down and a torch suddenly appeared. Then, using one of the sticks he had collected on the way to the Deku Tree, he lit one on fire and spying the spider web in the one corner, jumped over and lit it, melting it away, revealing yet another door.
Inside there, he encountered another Skiploom, and ended up using the same tactic to stun it. "Owow," it said. "Please forgive me master. If you spare me, I'll teach you something cool."
Link, having heard this before, then replied, "Alright."
"You will never beat my brothers up ahead unless you punish them in the correct order," the Skiploom said. "The order is 2…3…1… Twenty-three is number one! Do you think I'm a traitor?" It then scurried away. Link then saw that the door was locked, but there was some sort of mechanism above it. Getting out his slingshot again, Link shot at it, causing the door to unlock.
Going through it, he now saw another platform in a body of water. Only problem was, there was a spiked bar blocking the way. Looking into the water, Link saw yet another switch. Perhaps it could change the level of the water? He then got onto the platform and then dived into the water. He swam down until he managed to press the switch down, which did lower the level of water.
He then finally crossed to the other side, and after killing another Ariados, saw a ledge he could not reach. Then, seeing the block next to him, he pushed it over until it was in place, which he then got on top of. There was another door which he went through.
After killing two more Bellsprout, he was in another room with two unlit torches. Once again, he took the stick he had, lit it, and then lit the two torches, unlocking the door to the next room. There were three pathways that were covered in webs, but Link saw one that continued on, which was a small hole. He then burned away the web and went crawling through the hole. Upon reaching the other side, he saw a block on a small track and a hole covered by a spider web. He was in the same room with the water as before. Getting the idea, he pushed the block until it dropped into the water. He went down again to the torch and relit his stick. Going the other way, he went to the hole, melted the spider web, and fell through, right into more water.
Quickly getting out, he encountered the three Skiploom brothers. Following the pattern given to him, he managed to defeat all of them. "How did you know our secret!?" one of them cried out. "It's so irritating! It's so annoying that I have to reveal the secret of Queen Gohma to you!"
"Queen Gohma?" Link said to himself.
"In order to defeat her, you have to strike her while she's stunned!" the Skiploom said. "Oh Queenie, forgive me!" It and its brothers than ran off. The door then unlocked and Link went through.
(A/N: Okay all you Zelda fans, you know what's gonna happen now. Time for some boss music. The song here, as you may have guessed, is called "Boss Theme Orchestrated" by The Z.R.E.O. Team. And once the battle is done, I'll of course have the "Boss Clear" theme, which is done by the same group. Enjoy!)
The room was dark and damp, more like a lair. This had to be where Gohma resided. Link walk carefully with Navi by his side. The door then closed behind him suddenly, causing him to quickly look back. He then heard a rustling. "Link! Look up!" Navi said suddenly.
Link quickly looked to see an eye staring at him. Reacting, the figure above started moving and then dropped, landing right in front of Link. *It was the Parasitic Armored Arachnid, Gohma, and it was a really large Ariados. The Ariados then walked towards Link, ready to attack. Link quickly took out his slingshot and shot the creature right in the eye before it attacked, stunning it. Link then took his sword and swung and stabbed at Gohma's eye, injuring it as it let out squeals of pain.
It then backed off, crawling away and went up the wall. Link then saw it started hatching eggs, using small Spinarak to attack him. He then quickly destroyed the eggs before they managed to hatch. After some time, Gohma returned to the ground, looking to attack the Pikachu once more. However, Link was ready and once again shot the Ariados right in the eye, stunning it again. Link then attacked with a flurry of swipes and stabs, until the spider moved back suddenly, squealing in pain until it finally collapsed to the ground. *Then, the fallen creature evaporated into nothingness, the Deku Tree now cleansed of the curse. Suddenly, a portal appeared in the lair, which had to lead back to the outside. Link then stepped up into the portal and it lifted him up and he and Navi disappeared in a flash.
Soon, they both found themselves back outside as they finally hit solid ground. "Well done Link," a voice said. He looked and saw it was coming from the Deku Tree. "You have shown your courage. I knew I could count on you to fulfill my wishes. Now, I have more to tell you. Will you listen?"
"Yes," Link said.
"Good…" the Deku Tree said. "Now listen carefully. A wicked Pokemon of the desert was the one who had put this curse on me. This Pokemon uses his vile, sorcerous powers in search of the Sacred Realm that is connected to Hyrule… For it is in that Sacred Realm that one will find the divine relic known as the Triforce, which contains the essence of the Gods."
(A/N: Alright, before we continue, we have to have this song here, called "The Legend of Hyrule." This is obviously where the Deku Tree speaks about the three goddesses.)
*"Before time began, before spirits and light existed…" the Deku Tree continued. "Three golden goddesses descended upon the chaos that was Hyrule… Din, the goddess of power… Nayru, the goddess of wisdom… and Farore, the goddess of courage… Din… with her strong flaming arms, she cultivated the land and created the red earth. Nayru… poured her wisdom onto the earth and gave the spirit of law to the world. Farore… with her rich soul, produced all life forms who would uphold the law. The three great goddesses, their labors completed, departed for the heavens. And golden sacred triangles remained at the point where the goddesses left the world. Since then, the sacred triangles have become the basis of our world´s providence. And, the resting place of the triangles has become the Sacred Realm.
"You must never allow the Pokemon from the desert to reach the Sacred Realm," the Deku Tree warned. The Pokemon that placed this death curse on me and sapped my power… Because of it, my end is near. Though your valiant efforts were successful, I was doomed from the beginning. I will pass away soon. But do not grieve for me, for I have been able to tell you of these important things. This is Hyrule's final hope. Link, head to Hyrule Castle. There you will meet the Princess of Destiny. Take this stone with you, the one I hid from the evil Pokemon that he wanted so much that he placed this curse on me." In a flash of light, a gem appeared appeared above Link's head. He then took it into his paws. "The future depends on you Link. You are indeed courageous. Navi the fairy, help Link on his journey, to carry out my will. I entreat you Navi… goodbye."
Suddenly, the Deku Tree's bark changed from brown to gray, the leaves now dead. The Great Deku Tree had finally passed away. "Link," Navi then said. "Let's head to Hyrule Castle."
"Right," Link said, turning around and heading back.
Navi started to follow but then stopped. She took one last look at the Deku Tree. "Goodbye, Great Deku Tree…" she said, before turning back and following Link back to the village.
(A/N: And so the journey begins. As you can see, I'm practically going by the game, which isn't bad at all. As you can see, definitely for these upcoming temples, I really need to concentrate. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter and more will come up soon enough!)
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