A/N: So far, these are the people I would like to thank so far for reviews.
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The Hero of Time and Heroine of Hyrule
Chapter 2: A Day at the Lake.
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It was midday, Link had traveled to Goron City in search of the Goron's Ruby also known as the Spiritual Stone of Fire. He had reached a door that would only open to a messenger of the Royal Family of Hyrule. Here, he played Zelda's Lullaby, which allowed him an audience with Darunia, the leader of the Gorons.
"Let me be little one, I am too angered right now to speak with you." Darunia said to Link, then turning his back to him. "If only there was some way to release the wild rage within me…" He said quietly.
Link was confused and didn't know what to do. He and Navi left Darunia's chambers and sat on one of the many floors of Goron City.
"Well we can't even talk to him." Link said, with a tone of disappointment in his voice. I wonder what he meant by a way to release the wild rage within him… Linkwandered through Goron City for some time, until he heard a familiar tune. He then thought about the Kokiri Forest and then he thought of the Lost Woods and the mesmerizing tune that filled it. "That's it!" Link said loudly.
"What's it?" Navi asked, flying around Link.
"That music, do you hear it Navi?" Link asked her.
"I'm not sure, I don't really hear anything." Navi replied. Just then, Link stood up and ran down a path that was blocked by two giant boulders.
"Now do you hear it? It's the Lost Woods! But these rocks are in the way…" Link quickly came up with an idea. He ran back to one of the lit torches that were at the entrance of the path he was on. He pulled out a Deku Stick, letting it ignite. He ran to the rocks, placing the stick by a bomb flower that against the wall. "Navi! Get back!" Link began to run away from the not lit bomb flower.
"Link! Where are you going?" Navi's attention slowly turned towards a hissing sound. "What are you doing? … OH CRAP!" Navi flew as fast as she could. Seconds later, the bomb flower blasted the rocks to rubble, clearing the path.
"Alright, let's see if this leads to where I think it does." Link continued to follow the sound, the cave growing much darker, only being lit by Navi. As they went farther, the music of the Lost Woods could be heard more and more clearly. Finally they reached the Lost Woods, the mysterious melody was being carried by the wind. Link, who was deep in thought, was interrupted.
"Hoo Hoo, young hero, how goes your quest?" A voice says. Link looks up to see that big talking owl, Kaepora Gaebora. "This is the Lost Wood, can you hear the mus-" Link started to walk away, growing impatient with the owl's annoying lectures. "Link! Where are you going?" Kaepora yelled out, which made Link turn from walking to sprinting. Does that damn bird every shut up? I can't stand him! Link had escaped the useless information owl, finding his way into the Scared Forest Meadow.
"This is the place Saria is always talking about. Navi, where are we?" Link looked up at her.
"Scared Forest Meadow. It is where the entrance to the Forest Temple lies." She stated, almost as if she read it straight from a textbook. Link nodded, as they moved forward towards a maze. Fighting off Deku Scrubs in the maze, Link and Navi made their way to a long hallway. 2 more Deku Scrubs stood in his path, using his Fairy Slingshot, he easily knocked them out. Up the stairway, he found a large opening with a giant stoneplatform with what looked like the Scared Triforce on in. On a tree stump not too far away, sat Saria.
"Saria!" Link yelled as he ran to her as fast as he could. She stopped playing her ocarina and looked up to see a familiar face.
"Link, I am glad to see you. How have you been?" Saria asked, with a smile on her face.
"I'm good. It's good to see you again too." Link responded.
"So did you meet with the Princess like the Great Deku Tree wanted you too?" Saria asked.
"Yeah I did. Now I must collect the 3 Spiritual Stones in order to save Hyrule." Link stated.
"That sounds exciting, but you will be careful, won't you?" Saria gave him a serious look.
"I will." Link replied.
"Well that's good. Well I would like to help you as much as I can. So I'll teach you my favorite song." Saria said.
Favorite Song? Does she mean the song she plays here all the time? Link thought to himself.
"Keep this song in your memories. By playing this song, you will be able to talk to me any time you'd like." Saria brought her ocarina to her lips and began to play her song. Link followed her notes on his ocarina, playing Saria's Song. "That's it, good job!" Saria said giggling slightly. "I don't mind if you play it for others either. This is a song of friendship, remember that." Saria smiled, returning to playing her song through out the Lost Woods.
"Thanks Saria." Link said running back the way he came.
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2 days later, Malon was at the Lon Lon Ranch, just finishing up her morning chores. She decided to take a nap under the tree that was right by her house. She fell asleep almost as fast as she sat down. Her mind began to think of her new friend Link. It had been a few days since they had met at the town market, yet he still hadn't visited. Oh Link… Why haven't you come by? An hour later, Malon was still sleeping by the tree when Talon found her.
"She is so cute when she is sleeping." Talon knelt down, placing his hand on Malon's shoulder, shaking her slightly. "Malon, wake up."
"Huh?" Malon slowly opened her eyes to find her father in front of her, holding something behind his back. "Oh, hi dad."
"I've got something for you Malon." Talon removed a box that he held behind his back. "I over heard you saying that you wanted one, so I thought with all the work you do around here," he handed Malon the box, "that you've earned it."
"Aww, thanks dad!" Malon quickly began to open up the box, finding a very fine crafted bow inside. "Oh wow! But, it is much too big for me." She said with a sad look on her face.
"Well that is meant for you when you are older. The other one you can use now." Talon pointed back to the box that Malon was holding. She was confused. She poked the bottom of the box, or what she thought was the bottom to discover another bow underneath. It was smaller, meant for a child.
"Thank you so much!" Malon jumped up wrapping her arms around her father tightly. "I'm going to try it out right now!" With that, she ran off to set up some targets along the fence. She was actually a pretty good shot, she never missed her targets. She stepped back, now being 15 yards away from the fence. Again, her aim was flawless.
"You're a pretty good shot Malon, not bad at all." A familiar voice said from far away. Malon turned around to see who it was. It was, a large smile grew on her face when she discovered it was her new friend, Link.
"Link, where have you been?" Malon ran to Link.
"Sorry, I've been a little busy. Princess Zelda told me that I must gather the Spiritual Stones in order to save Hyrule." Link said.
"Save Hyrule?" Malon asked, confused on why he must do it. Link told Malon about the conversation between Zelda and himself. Link told her about his journey through Dodongo's Cavern.
"I had to fight the King Dodongo, he was really big! Must have been as big as your house! But I was able to defeat him." Link rubbed his arm slightly. "Not without taking a hit myself though."
"What?" Malon pulled up Link's sleeve revealing a small scar on his arm. "Link! You have to be more careful. If I had known you were doing such dangerous things, I would have told you to be safe!" Malon scolded.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. The important thing is that I now have 2 of the Spiritual Stones, the Stone of Courage and the Stone of Power." Link reached into his magical inventory bag from within his tunic, pulling out the Spiritual Stone of Courage and the Spiritual Stone of Power, placing them on the ground. Malon stared at the beautiful stones, hovering mere inches off the ground.
"Wow, they are pretty." Malon looked up at Link. "And these are supposed to help save Hyrule?"
"Yeah I guess so. I'm not really sure how though." Link laid back and stared up at the sky.
"Hey Link, I was thinking." Malon said, Link sat up and looked at her. "Do you want to go to Lake Hylia?
"Lake Hylia? What's that?" Link asked. He was unaware because he never really took the time to explore Hyrule.
"It's this beautiful lake where the water is always crystal clear. It's been way too long since I've been there. Not since I went with my dad and mom…" Malon looked to the ground, her eye's covered in the shadow of her red bangs. Link looked over, hearing soft sniffling.
"Malon? You what's wrong?" Link placed his hand on her shoulder. She quickly threw her arms around Link, crying into his chest.
"I miss her Link… I miss her so much." Malon cried. Link rubbed her back softly, letting her cry.
"Umm..." Link wasn't really sure what to do, suddenly an idea popped into his head. "Maybe you'll feel a little better after hearing this." Link began to pull out his Fairy Ocarina. Malon looked up, wiping the tears from her eyes. "A friend of mine taught me this song, it reminds me of my friends and it always seems to make me feel better." Link brought the ocarina to his mouth, playing Saria's Song. As Link played, Malon slowly stopped crying and a smile came to her face as she nodded her head to the song.
"Wow, that's a nice song and it did make me feel better. Thanks Link." Malon gave Link another hug, making him blush. She relinquished her hold on Link. "So, how about that trip to Lake Hylia?" Malon stood up, stretching her limbs out.
"It sounds like fun, but shouldn't you ask your dad if it is alright?" Link asked.
"Yeah I guess you're right." Malon said, as she began to run towards the house. Link just smiled, grabbing the 2 stones and putting them back in his bag. He stood up and yawned slightly, he then walked towards Malon's house. Navi flew behind him, trying to get his attention.
"Hey!" Navi cried out. Damn, that's annoying… Link thought to himself.
"Yeah Navi?" Link responded.
"I think that the Zoras have the 3rd Spiritual Stone, so we can probably look into it while we are at Lake Hylia." Link nodded. He had reached the house, grabbing the doorknob, he opened the door. Inside, he found Talon sitting on a crate with a whole group of cuccos.
"So, you and Malon are going to Lake Hylia huh?" Talon asked.
"Yes sir." Link replied.
"Well Malon is packing some food for the both of you, so you are gonna be waiting for a short time." Talon said, Link sat down waiting for Malon. "Say, wanna play a game while you wait? Talon asked.
"Sure. What game?" Link asked.
"Well you see these 3 cuccos here? They are Super Cuccos! What I am going to do is throw them into this group of regular cuccos and you have to pick out these 3 in 30 seconds. Are you up for it?"
"I think I can handle it." Link replied.
"Alright then, go!" Talon threw the Super Cuccos into the group of regular cuccos. Link looked around at the group, 5 seconds going by. "Come on kid, you can at least try." Talon said, trying to get Link to move. Link grinned as he walked over to each Super Cuccos, picking them up in a few seconds. Talon's jaw dropped, almost hitting the floor. "Well I'll be… I've never seen anyone do that before. I've only had a one or two people ever win." Talon scratched his head. "Well I guess I should give you a prize." Talon pulled a bottle of Lon Lon Milk out of a crate, handing it to Link. "Here ya go, this is our Famous Lon Lon Milk, drink it and you'll feel energized again! It has enough for 2 big gulps. If you ever need more, just come by and you can buy a refill." Link nodded taking the bottle. "Hey, let me ask you something." Link looked up at the ranch owner. "How would you like to marry Malon? What do ya say?"
"Ah……" Link wasn't just blushing, his whole face turned a deep shade of red from Talon's question. He was completely speechless, only making out a few unrecognizable words.
"Haha! Hey, I was just joking Link, I think you are a bit too young to be thinking of that kinda stuff." Talon laughed. Link could only laugh nervously, scratching the back of his head. Soon, Talon sat back down, dozing off to sleep again. Link heard a door open, looking up, he saw Malon coming down the stairs.
"Hey Link, nice job with my dad's game." Malon said as she smiled.
"You saw it?" Link asked, just finding out she was watching before hand.
"Yep, how did you do that anyway? How did you pick out all 3 just like it was nothing." Malon asked.
"I don't know, I just looked and some how, I knew that those were the ones." Link shrugged. "Here, let me get that." Link took the pack Malon had filled with food.
"Thanks Fairy Boy." Malon laughed, Link still not getting what was so funny.
"Shall we go?" Link asked, followed by a nod of Malon's head. Link and Malon headed out of Lon Lon Ranch, walking in the direction of Lake Hylia.
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On the dirt road heading to Hyrule, Malon was admiring the view.
"I love nature so much." Malon stated, "The trees, the sky… It's all so great. You know Link, I am jealous of you."
"Why is that?" Link asked.
"Well you are on this adventure, you get to see the land of Hyrule, you are so lucky. I've always wanted to see what Hyrule had to offer." Malon said, almost like she was in a trance.
"Well I wish it were that easy, but I usually don't get to look around. I am fighting monsters and trying to collect these stones, it's a lot of work." Link was quiet for a minute or so and then he resumed talking. "Then again, I don't think I could have a quiet life style. I have a feeling that I will always be on some kind of adventure." Link said, looking up at the sky.
"Then bring me on an adventure Link." Link looked over at her, a little surprised by her request. "I'm sure once you collect these stones, you'll have some free time. So then we can go on an adventure, what do you say? Say yes, please?" Link laughed softly.
"How am I supposed to say 'no' to that?" Link said, Malon laughed. "Alright, we can go on an adventure sometime."
"Yay!" Malon jumped up and down with excitement.
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Link and Malon had arrived at Lake Hylia, it was so beautiful. The water was clear as glass, the scene was one in a million. After looking for a nice spot to sit, Malon suggested the building that was secluded from the rest of the lake. Finding a small raft by the music loving scarecrows, they took it across to the fishing pond building. They sat there enjoying the view, Malon had her boots off and was letting her feet sink into the cool water.
"This feels so nice… It's been so long since I've had this much fun." Malon smiled over at Link who was standing a few feet away from the water. Link looked up, seeing a familiar looking bird.
"Uh oh…" Link walked over to Malon. "We have to go."
"What's wrong? Is there a monster coming?" Malon asked, grabbing her boots. Link grabbed her hand, pulling her to the door of the fishing pond building, rushing her inside, he slammed the door shut. Malon looked at Link, who gave out a sigh of relief. "Link, what was that all about?"
"There is this annoying owl who is always bugging me while I was looking for the Spiritual Stones. He would bore me to death with his useless lectures that I really couldn't care about, I'm just trying to avoid him." Link said, now relaxed.
"Oh, well since we are here, let's go fishing!" Malon said, pulling on Link's arm. They walked up to the desk where a man with short brown hair was standing.
"Hey kids, want to try fishing today? Only 20 Rupees for both of you." The clerk said.
"Yes please." Malon said looking for some rupees. While she was busy searching, Link paid the clerk, giving Malon a slight nudge.
"Don't worry, I got it." Link said, taking the fishing rod from the clerk.
"Alright, have fun, but remember to follow the rules!" The clerk said pointing at a sign. Both of the children nodded. They walked over to what they thought was a good spot to go fishing. Link took the fishing rob and looked around at all the possible spots to cast his line out. He finally decided on a spot and cast out. After a few seconds of tugging on the line gently, Link got a bite.
"Come on Link, reel it in!" Malon cheered. After a very small struggle, Link caught the fish. It wasn't a bad catch, he placed the fish in his bucket and handed Malon the fishing rod.
"Your turn." Link said handing her the fishing rod. Malon cast the line out, letting it sit in the same spot for a little bit. After all the fish swam by her lure, she was starting to get frustrated. She tried everything, slowly reeling the line in, tugging on it, nothing seemed to work, and she just wouldn't get any bites.
"Come on you stupid fish!" Malon pouted, bringing the line back in. She scanned the pond, until she stopped and smiled. "That the spot." Malon cast the line out once again, this time, right before it hit the water, a big fish jumped out of the water, grabbing the hook. Malon stumbled forward at first, but quickly regained her balance and started to pull the fish in. The struggle was going back and forth, no one really seemed to be ahead. Link walked over to offer a hand, but Malon shook her head, "It's ok Link, I got this one." Malon slowly started to back up, reeling the fish in until she had it caught. After comparing it to Link's, she found out it was much bigger than his.
"Wow, it's big!" Link exclaimed. Malon grinned, laughing while trying to hold her fish. Link and Malon walked around to the clerk, weighing their fishes.
"First the boy's," he placed Link's fish on the scale, "6 pounds, not bad kid. You made a new record, here is your prize." The clerk tossed Link a blue rupee. "And now, the young lady's fish… Woah! This one is a real lunker!" The clerk picked up the fish, setting it on the scale. "This one weighs 12 pounds! Seriously! Well, here is your prize." The clerk handed Malon a purple rupee.
"Your fish was twice as big as mine. Nice job Malon." Link said with a smile on his face. Malon smiled as well. For a few more hours, Malon and Link continued to fish, but then it started to get dark out. "Looks like these might be the last catches of the day Malon." Malon looked up, seeing the orange and red sky.
"Yeah I guess so." Malon said with a sad look on her face.
"Don't worry, we can come back again sometime." Link smiled.
"Mmk." Malon nodded. They weigh in their fish one last time, this time Link had the pond record catch of 14 pounds. Leaving the fishing pond, Link and Malon took the raft back to the mainland. "That was a lot of fun Link, thanks."
"It's no problem. I enjoy the relaxation myself." Link said with a smile. They continued to walk back to Lon Lon Ranch, the sky filled with many shades of orange and pink.
"Link, look at the sky, isn't that amazing?" Malon admired the sky.
"Yeah it's something alright." Link replied. As they walked, the sky began to grow darker and darker, until all you could see were the moon and stars. The silence was interrupted by a howl that was so loud, you'd think that it could be heard all throughout Hyrule. Malon grabbed on to Link's arm tight, frightened by the sudden howl. "It's ok Malon, I won't let anything happen to you." Link continued to lead the way, while Malon held on to him. Suddenly he stopped.
"Link?"
"Stay behind me." Link quickly unsheathed his Kokiri Sword and his Deku Shield, watching a bone hand dig its way out of the ground. A Stalchild finally dug its way out, it was joined by 2 more. Link charged at the first Stalchild, killing it in one strike. Link swung his blade horizontally at the second one, but it dodged and threw a punch at Link. Thanks to his quick reflexes, Link was able to block the attack with his shield. Link held his sword out for a few second, then with one swift motion, he twirled around, striking down both of the remaining Stalchild. He stood straight up, turning around to check on Malon. "You ok Malon- !" Link saw that another Stalchild had risen behind her, "Malon! Look out!" Link ran up, knocking Malon out of the way right before the Stalchild slashed at her. Link screamed out in pain, the monsters sharp bones deeply cut Link. Damn, got me good… Malon, get out of here… Link couldn't get up in time, he saw the Stalchild ready to strike again. Link brought his arms in front of him, ready to block.
"Link!" Malon yelled, she quickly pulled out her bow. Shooting an arrow with great speed, she knocked off the monster's head. It walked around aimlessly, swinging at thin air. Link looked back, amazed at what just happened. With quick speed and accuracy, Malon had just saved Link. Slowly, he got up, holding his side. "Link, don't move, the cut will just get worse."
"We have to keep moving," Link said, picking himself up and placing his hand on the side of his stomach. "They'll… just keep coming." Link started to walk towards Lon Lon Ranch.
"Link!" Malon ran to his side, helping him walk. She looked at Link, he just tilted his head, pointing in a direction. Malon looked, seeing that Lon Lon Ranch was not to far away. Malon nodded, helping Link as they walked towards Lon Lon Ranch. The monsters still rising from the ground from behind them, but they still pushed on. "Link, we are almost there, just hold on a little longer." Just as she turned her head from Link, a Stalchild appeared in front of her, preparing to strike. Malon felt so scared, that she started to faint. Before she fainted, she heard Link's battle cry and the sound of metal breaking bone.
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Malon opened her eyes, slowly they began to focus. Where am I? All I remember is walking home with Link when-
"Link! Link, where are you?" Malon yelled as she sat up, looking around. She was in her room, she was confused and worried for Link's sake. A knock was heard at the door.
"Malon?" Talon said before opening the door. "You're awake, that's good."
"Dad, where is Link? Is he ok?"
"He is resting, but he was hurt pretty badly. I tell you, that fairy kid is a tough one. Last night, I took a torch and went out to find you two. No sooner had I left Lon Lon Ranch, I found him, walking with you in his arms and his fairy flying with him." Talon said, telling the story. "Even though he was bleeding from a deep cut in his side and a cut on his forehead, he walked up to me, handing you to me, and then he collapsed."
"Dad, where is Link now? I want to see him." Malon said, getting out of bed.
"He is in the next room, but he probably isn't up yet." Talon led his daughter out of her room and to the guestroom down the hall. Talon stopped, looking at Malon. "Now don't be alarmed when you see him, he did get hurt pretty bad." Talon opened the door. Both Talon and Malon were shocked to see Link sitting up in bed, talking to his fairy.
"Link!" Malon ran to Link, hugging him tight. Link blushed slightly. "Thank the goddesses your ok."
"I'm fine." Link tried to stand up, but quickly grabbed his side.
"What are you doing? You should be resting, does your cut still hurt?" Malon pleaded.
"Yes Link, take it easy. You have nothing to gain by reopening your wounds." Navi said.
"Link, just lay down." Malon looked at him with a serious look on her face. Link looked back, he went back to lying down, staring at the ceiling. "That's better." Malon looked at her father. "I'll watch over him, make sure he doesn't do anything too reckless." She turned to Link and grinned. Talon left the room.
"Well I have a feeling I should go…" Navi flew over to Malon and sat on her shoulder. She whispered, "Meet me outside after you are done talking with Link. I'm going to find a Fairy Fountain, bring a bottle with you." Navi quickly flew out an open window. Malon's attention returned to Link. Link noticed that she was looking at him.
"Don't worry about me…" Link said with his head turned away from Malon. She looked over, shocked at what he had just said. "I'll be fine."
"How can you say that Link? You got seriously hurt…" Malon said. "Just because you have to save Hyrule, doesn't mean you are invincible." Malon said, as tears silently ran down her cheeks.
"Malon…" Link turned to face her, sitting up once again. "I know you want me to take it easy and to not do dangerous things. But I am going to be put into dangerous situations as long as I have to save Hyrule." Malon looked away, tears still in her eyes. "But I guess I can try a little harder to do things the safe way." He looked over at Malon.
"You better." Malon said wiping the tears from her eyes. She walked towards the door, she looked back at Link and smiled. "Get some rest." She left the room and headed downstairs into the kitchen. She went through the cabinets, grabbing 2 empty glass bottles. She walked outside and stood by her door. A few minutes went by, Malon began to look around.
"Hey, sorry about that." Navi flew over from the entrance to the ranch
"Why did you want me to come outside with an empty bottle Navi?" Malon asked.
"I know of a way that we can help heal Link faster, but the only way to get them here is with a bottle." Navi said.
"What are you talking about?" Malon was very confused.
"Do you know anything about wild fairies Malon?" Malon shook her head. "Well a Wild Fairy, unlike Partner Fairies like me, has the ability to heal someone. The person could be on the brink of death or just have a bad injury, as long as they are not evil hearted, they can be healed, though it doesn't work if you are drowning, or so I've been told. Anyways, I thought that if we found a fairy fountain around here, we could get a fairy and give it to Link." Navi said.
"Will that work?" Malon asked.
"It should, either way it doesn't hurt to try right?"
"Yeah, I guess. So where is this fountain?" Malon asked.
"Well, the closet one I was able to find is in the Graveyard at Kakariko." Navi said.
"In the Graveyard?" Malon's face went white with fear. "There is no way I am going into a grave." Malon protested.
"Hmm, well that is the only Fairy Fountain nearby…" Navi said. Malon looked up at the open window on the second floor of her house, thinking to herself. Link… You're my friend. You saved me, now it is my turn to repay the favor.
"Then I am going." Malon said, walking into the house and grabbing a sack to carry the bottles in. She also equipped herself with her quiver and her child's bow. "Are you coming Navi?"
"Of course, Link would never forgive me if I didn't." Navi said, flying around Malon. They headed for the front gate, filled with new determination.
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Once in Kakariko Village, Malon and Navi headed for the graveyard. One the way, Malon had a few question for Navi.
"So do you know which grave it is that has the Fairy Fountain?" Malon asked.
"To be honest, I really don't know. Sorry Malon."
"It's ok, don't worry Navi. We'll figure it out sooner or later. They continued on their path, making it to the graveyard. "Now let's see…" Malon examined each tombstone carefully. "This one looks weird." She said, as she walked behind the grave and pulled on it with all of her might. When she could no longer pull it, she let go and looked over to see if she had found the right one. "AHHH!" She was frightened by the sight of a Poe. She jumped back, drawing an arrow and loading it onto her bow. She released as soon as she had it loaded, pegging the ghostly creature right between the eyes, destroying it in one shot.
"Nice shot Malon!" Navi cried out.
"Well I guess that one wasn't it." Malon decided to take one more glance at the graves. "Hmm?" She looked at one that read (May you travel safely to the Sparkling Ocean) "I wonder." Malon got behind that grave and pulled it out of the way. She had found it, "Navi, over here." She yelled out to the fairy. "Well, time to go in I guess." Malon said as she jumped into the hole, followed by Navi. Upon entering, Malon saw a cracked wall straight ahead. "Link mentioned something about these walls…" She thought long and hard until she remembered that he used bombs on it. She looked through her bag, "oh I thought I had one with me. Ah ha, here we go!" She pulled out a single bomb she had picked up when Link made a made a mess. She ran away from the now lit bomb, until it blew up. After the smoke cleared, Malon could see a fountain with many fairies flying around. She walks over to them, opening one of the bottles and quickly catching one. She grabs the second bottle and does the same. "Navi, will this do?"
"Yeah, this should be fine. We should get back." Navi said. Malon and Navi headed for the blue platform, being warped out of the Fairy Fountain. They appeared on the surface, the grave back in place like it was before.
"Right." Malon said, heading back to Kakariko Village. Walking through the town, Malon looked at all the buildings around her, as well as Death Mountain. Some day, I'll go up there. Her thoughts returned to the task at hand, running to the exit of the town. Before leaving, she turned to the guard that stood watch at the front of the town. "Excuse me, sir?"
"Yes ma'am?" The guard replied.
"Could you tell me what time it is?" She asked
"Boing! The current time is 12:34 PM." The guard stated.
"Thanks." Malon ran off into Hyrule Field. She walked to the bridge to cross the river dividing the stairs to Kakariko and the rest of Hyrule Field. She calmly walked towards Lon Lon Ranch.
"Hey!" Navi yelled. "Shouldn't we be moving it?"
"Well with the way Link is, I'm sure he will be fine. Besides, I would just get tired." Malon walked stretching her arms out, placing them behind her head. She and Navi continued to head in the direction of Lon Lon Ranch, when Malon heard a howl from behind. She spun around and saw a Wolfos, she pulled out her bow and drew an arrow, taking aim. The Wolfos growled softly, walking steadily around Malon. She released her arrow, the Wolfos dodge it and charged towards Malon, it leaped at Malon, but she jumped to the ground before it hit her. She looked over and shooting another arrow at the Wolfos. Before it could react, the arrow penetrated the Wolfos' hind leg. This made it an easy target for Malon, but she let it go, running towards Lon Lon Ranch. "Ok, maybe I should run." Navi flew behind her.
"Yeah, that might be a good idea." Navi said.
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Malon made it back to the ranch, running into her house. She went up the stairs and up to the guest room. She knocked on the door.
"Come in." A voice said from inside the room. Malon walked in with a bottle in each hand.
"Hey Link. How are you feeling?" Malon asked.
"I've been better." Link said, sitting up in his bed. He looked over to the bottles that were in Malon's arms. "What are those?"
"Fairies, they should make you feel better." She walked over to Link and handed him a bottle. "Go ahead Link, open the bottle." Link was very confused. Where did she get a fairy? Wait, where did she get 2? What does she mean by making me feel better? Link thought back to a lecture that Navi had given him on the fairies and their magical powers. Nervously, Link opened up the bottle, the pink fairy flew around link frantically, sprinkling small bits of light all over Link, until it flew out the window. Link felt his side, not finding the wound that should be there. "How do you feel fairy boy?"
"Better, a lot better actually." Link said, getting out of bed and stretching. Link walked over to the dresser to grab his things, but stumbled slightly, grabbing his side.
"Link?" Malon ran over to Link, helping him to his feet. "You're still exhausted," Malon guided Link back to bed, sitting him down, "just wait here." Malon ran out of the room. A minute later, Malon came running into the room with some cold Lon Lon Milk. "Here, drink this." She brought the bottle up to his lips, he slowly drank about a third of the bottle. Malon placed the milk on the floor. "You ok?" Malon asked.
"Yeah, after a minutes rest, I'll be ready to go." Link said.
"No," Malon said, Link looked up at her. "You're not going anywhere. You are not in any condition to save Hyrule, let alone fight."
"I don't have a choice, I have to go." Link tried to sit up, but Malon held him down.
"Link, just a few days… Please?" Malon begged, looking at Link with such hope in her eyes that he would say yes.
"Alright." Link sighed. "I'm sure a few days won't hurt. Besides, I don't have any leads on where to go for the last Spiritual Stone."
"I'll go and see what I can get you to eat, fairy boy." Malon headed for the door, but right before she opened it.
"Hey Malon?" Link said.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for yesterday," Link said. Yesterday? What is he talking about? Malon thought to herself. "If it wasn't for you and your good shot with a bow, I would have been even worse off. So thanks." Link smiled again as usual. Malon smiled as well, leaving the room.
"He is such a great guy." Malon said softly to herself. He thanked me for saving him? But he was the one who saved me. Malon giggled to herself. There is something about Link, I just wish I could be with him all the time. Still being a young child, Malon didn't understand these feelings. She went to the kitchen to get some food for Link. After about 10 minutes, Malon had a well-prepared meal for the two of them. She walked up the stairs and to the guestroom. She opened the door to find Link stretching and what looked like a bag of many items on the floor.
"Oh, hey Malon." Link sniffed the air. "That smells pretty good, what is it?" Link asked, standing up.
"Some scrambled eggs, ever had them?" Malon asked, setting the plate down.
"Nope, can't say I have." Link quickly grabbed the plate and began to dig in to the eggs, eating them like there was no tomorrow. Malon giggled at Link. After Link was finished with his food he set he plate down on the floor. Malon looked back over at the bag Link had.
"What is this Fairy Boy?" Malon asked, grabbing the bag.
"That's a magical bag the Great Deku Tree gave me. I can hold all sorts of stuff in there without taking up room." Link reached into the bag, pulling out the 2 Spiritual Stones, his Fairy Slingshot, about 20 Deku Sticks, a Deku Seed Bullet bag, a Bigger Bomb bag, Deku Nuts, his Fairy Ocarina, 2 Bottles, his Adult's Wallet, and a bag of these strange gold tokens. Malon looked at the gold tokens.
"I've seen those before." She exclaimed, she ran out the door. Link heard another door shut, then close. Malon ran back in holding 3 of the golden tokens. "What are they Link?"
"Well from what I've been told, they belong to Gold Skulltulas which have cursed this family in Kakariko Village. The more Gold Skulltulas I kill and collect the tokens of, the closer the curse is to being lifted. So far I've killed about 20."
"Well I guess I've killed 3." She handed Link the Skulltula tokens. "If I kill anymore, I'll give you the tokens."
"Alright, thanks Malon." Link said placing the tokens into the small bag.
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The next few days, Link spent his time recuperating at Lon Lon Ranch, at Malon's request. Although he was told to relax, Link kept himself busy by training. Working on accuracy with his slingshot, stretching, running laps around the corral fence, he did whatever he could. One day, Malon went outside to find Link. She looked all over the ranch, but he was no where to be found. Finally, she spotted him sitting against a wall by the storage shed on the other side of the ranch. She walked closer, hearing him talking. At first it seemed like he was talking to himself, with Navi no where in sight. She walked closer, trying to listen to what he was saying.
"She is a lot of fun to be with Saria, I think you would like her. ... … Yeah, she just as young as us." Link spoke to himself. Who is he talking to? Maybe that hit to the head finally made him go crazy. Malon giggled slightly at her thoughts. Link looked up hearing Malon. "Speak of the devil. Looks like I'll have to go Saria, it was great talking with you again. Oh, and thanks for the tip on the stone." Link placed his Fairy Ocarina back into his bag. "Hey Malon." Link waved to his friend.
"Hey Link, who were you talking to?" Malon questioned him.
"Just Saria, I just wanted to check in with her, I haven't for a long time." Link said as he stood up.
"Oh, what were you two talking about?" Malon was curious because she heard her name.
"Oh nothing." Link replied.
"Oh really? Then why did I hear you say "I think you would like her."? Who is this "her" Link?" Malon giggled.
"Well… " Link blushed slightly, "I was telling Saria about you, and I think she would like you. I mean I like you. I am glad that I know you, you are my first friend out of the forest and I never really talked to anyone else like I have with you."
"Really?" Malon blushed as well. Wow, no one has ever said anything like that about me before.
"Well she told me that something is going on at Zora's Domain, I should probably check it out. See if I can get any information on getting that last Spiritual Stone." Link said, stretching.
"So… You're leaving?" Malon had a sad look on her face. "If thats the case..." She nodded, putting a smile on. "I'm going with you."
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next one should be coming soon.