A Few Days Later
"He's been in there for days, Fado. But, when I look in, he's nowhere! It's like, he's disappeared or something…"
Fado patted Mido on the shoulder. "I'm sure everything is fine. Quit freaking." Fado turned around, and answered the call of a Kokiri girl. "I gotta go. See ya later." She hesitated for a minute, looking like she had more to say, sighed, and then ran over to the girl. That was weird. Mido thought.
He turned around, and came face to face with Link. Link had a strange, forlorn look on his face. Instincts told Mido exactly what happened. The forest seemed a little more faded, Mido's fairy seemed a little more weary. The forest instantly had a different feel to it. "Hey Link! What did you do?"
"The Great Deku Tree… did he… die?" Link… nodded.
"How could you do a thing like that?! It's all your fault!" Mido couldn't believe it. First Saria, and now the Great Deku Tree?
He didn't want Link to see his sadness. Mido walked off, and transported himself to Fado's usual hangout. He used his fairy to call her, and pleaded with her to come to him. When she arrived, he broke down.
"Fado, I just… I can't believe this! How could the Great Deku Tree be dead? It's all Link's fault!" Mido jumped up from the ground where he sat, and started to pace. "This is just one more reason to drive that guy outta here! He's nothing but trouble!" He turned to face Fado, searching her face for some kind of recognition, agreement.
"Mido. Did you actually see the Great Deku Tree?"
"I- Well- No."
"Okay, then how do you know he's dead?"
"Because I can FEEL it, Fado! I don't need to see him to know he's dead! You don't see love, but you feel it, right?" Fado's breath caught in her throat. Mido sat down next to her and grabbed her hand.
"What is it, Fado? What's wrong?"
She looked at him nervously. "I… I'm just… sad." She scowled and sighed. "I don't know what we're going to do."
Mido sighed. "I know. I'll catch you later, okay?" He left that section of Lost Woods , and made his way to a place. A special place.
Mido reached the Sacred Forest Meadow, and saw Saria. "Hey, Mido," She says.
He sat down next to her. "Saria. The Great Deku Tree…"
Saria sighed. "I know."
Mido grunts. "What are we going to do about it? About him?"
"He's dead, Mido, there's nothing we can do. Just hope, and pray to the Goddesses."
"Not the Great Deku Tree, Saria. Link!"
"What about Link?"
Mido groaned. "Link KILLED the Great Deku Tree, Saria! Shouldn't we take action against him?"
Saria got up abruptly, and faced Mido. "Don't you ever say that Mido! He did not kill the Great Deku Tree! Don't you or anyone else accuse him!"
Mido jumped up, his face close to Saria's. "He DID kill the Great Deku Tree, Saria! Face it! Everyone in this forest needs to face it!" Mido started to walk away. "I'm gonna go tell everyone in this forest that it was Link's fault!"
Saria grabbed his arm. "Mido, please. Don't do that."
Mido stared into her warm, pleading blue eyes. What did he care for more? Avenging the Great Deku Tree, or Saria herself?
Saria, who chose Link over you.
Mido shrugged her off, and kept walking.
"He's gone, you know! He left!" Mido ignored her, and kept walking.