The Ocarina of Time Chapter 2
Saria rushed through the forest, her legs pumping furiously. She had heard the news; Link hurt Mido, again. But this time he hadn't just stopped at beating the crud out of the self-proclaimed king of the kokiri; from what her informant, a cheery deku shrub, had told her Link threw Mido of his patio. That thing was fifteen feet off the ground!
Her pace halted for a moment and she had to double-step to keep her balance; was she angry at Link for hurting Mido, disappointed even? What of Mido? Was she worried for a boy she rarely cared for, and had even cheered Link on when he gave Mido his first beat down. Saria picked up her pace again; worry, she had decided, she was worried for Mido, and Link.
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Link lugged Mido into Saria's house fireman style and dumped the poor bastard onto her bed. Hopefully, she would get back soon; Mido needed help, even if he didn't deserve it. The Great Deku Tree had summoned him. That was no laughing matter; Link doubted Mido was lying about that part. And although it may be a prank, the sword and shield didn't sound like such bad ideas. Link left then, he had other things to do.
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Saria rushed into her home and gasped, Mido lay on her bed in a heap. He moaned in pain once and half opened an eye to see who had come into his room. Saria immediately ran over and yanked off Milo's shirt and rolled him over onto his stomach. Saria was immediately horrified with what she saw, and nausea started to well up in her. She was used to people coming to her for anything between the occasional scrapped knee, to a broken leg, all of which she was quite good at mending, and usually had them up and moving again in less than four weeks.
But Mido, of all people, would truly be her ultimate test of skill. His lower back was broken twice and had oozed blood but was now scabbing, four ribs were cracked, and the tendons in his left hand had been over extended and were now contracting so his fingers were being pulled back. Worst of all though was the fact that dirt had gotten into the cuts and had turned them to a decayed black rather than the soft pink which suggested a clean wound. This was going to take quite a lot of work; and thus, Saria immediately began working.
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Link now stood in the know-it-all brother's house. They were considered quite bright and where famous among the kokiri for good advice. They now stared at Link, almost a glare, the kind of stare that fearful people cringe at, but alas is was Link whom they stared at, and he only stared back. "Alright," one finally said "we'll give you a sword." He pulled a small sword from a chest he was sitting on and tossed it to Link who caught it by the scabbard, nodded a thanks, and left. "Do you think he'll ever come back?" spoke one of the brothers after Link had stepped through the threshold. The brother who had given Link the sword chuckled and said; "If that one returns, he'll return in time of war, with or against us. So I would hope to never see him again unless he's just passing by. Link is one of the few people who have real purpose in life. May the goddesses bless him, have they not already.
Link inspected the sword as he walked through Kokiri Village. The scabbard was a heavy blue metal, a weapon in its own right, yet it couldn't compare to the blade it held; the blade was highly polished steel that radiated a soft green light that was barely visible; the handle was made of a light wood, and contained a single ruby embedded into its surface.
The brother had given him a powerful gift indeed, Link contemplated as he clambered over the fence into the training grounds. Jackal looked up as Link walked over to him; "Hey Link, here to learn or teach?" Jackal was easily the toughest kokiri alive, and gained that title after lasting nine rounds against Link in a brawl. He was also a good friend of Link's who was always ready to teach a new skill and tried to learn anything about fighting possible.
"Learn, if you know anything about swordsmanship," said Link grinning mischievously. Jackal's eyes flared at the challenge. "Nobody here knows a damn thing about swords, Link; but that doesn't mean I can't find out." With that Jackal picked up a stick and leapt at Link, driving the makeshift sword over his head and down onto Link's head, snapping it in two. Link crumpled under the blow, and readied his sheathed blade for a second strike. "Lesson one," Jackal announced proudly, "the jump strike. From your current position, I'd say it hurts." Jackal chuckled at his invention and swung his stick stub at Link lazily, who leapt ahead of the oncoming stick. When Jackal's stick halted due to bad arm position; Link spun hard, swinging the blade out wide to gain momentum and heard a victorious thud as Link's scabbard landed hard into Jackal's side. "Lesson 2," said Link as Jackal dropped his stick, and fell to a knee. "The spin attack, effective and can strike all opponents in a short radius around me."
"I'd say you just wanted to show me up, Link, if I didn't know any better," hissed Jackal. Link sighed and rubbed his head where the 'jump strike' had hit him. "Hand your sword here," said Jackal suddenly fine. Link handed his sword to him handle first. "Yep, I thought so," said Jackal removing a leather belt from somewhere Link couldn't see. Jackal then clipped the scabbard onto his belt and tossed it back to Link now a bandoleer. The bandoleer was made of tough black leather set with small pouches down its length, had clasps for readjusting its size and for stabilization.
Why all the gifts suddenly? Was something bad going to happen, or was this just his lucky day? Link thought as he thanked Jackal and left for the kokiri store. Link didn't necessarily like the owner of the kokiri store; the short guy was the smallest kokiri and was simply called 'owner' due to an apparently ridiculous name nobody knew. The only thing the guy really knew how to do was make shields, and rip people off.
Author's Note: Hope you liked it, please review. Plus here's a q&a
Q: Does Link have his traditional green cap?
A: Currenty? No. Keep reading, one day he might get it as a gift or something.
Q: Navi, appears in the game pretty early. Where is she?
A: I haven't decided yet.
