First useful weapon

I looked around. There was a gap with a stone floating in the air. How? I have no idea. I think I could ignore it, seeing how much other strange stuff I'd already seen in here. On the other side was a treasure chest. Those were always useful. I checked the size of the gap. It looked like I could jump across. I backed up. I ran and jumped. Yes I made it!

Oh shoot! This platform is shaking!

I didn't have time to judge the other gap. I just jumped.

I grabbed onto the ledge and pulled myself up.

I jumped slightly as I heard the stone crash to the ground. I peeked over the edge.

"And if your reflexes were any slower, that could've been you," Navi said.

"Well, aren't you just lovely," I said sarcastically. I went over to the chest and opened it. I groaned when I couldn't reach the slingshot at the bottom. Why were these things so hard to get to?

I hoped up and reached all the way in.

"Wha!" I exclaimed as I suddenly fell in. The chest closed on top, smacking my head on the way.

I heard Navi laughing. Come on. That wasn't my fault! I was just a little too short for the stupid things and I lost my balance. That's all.

I picked up the slingshot and a few seeds that were down the bottom. They could make good ammo. I pushed the lid open and climbed out.

"I got it!" I said, waving it in front of Navi's face.

"You probably can't aim that thing," she said. I'll show you. I looked around for a target. Hmm. Navi herself didn't look like a bad idea. I aimed it at her, closing one of my eyes to make it easier. I released. It hit her. Score!

"Ouch!" She exclaimed, "Idiot! Not me!" She hit the back of my head.

"You asked for it," I said, rubbing the spot.

"Whatever," she said, "Hey look! There's something up there! It looks like an old ladder. Try aiming for that smart guy. Maybe we can get out of here." I aimed again and shot. Hey! I was pretty good at this!

It fell down. Well that's how I was getting out of here. As long as I could get down there without hurting myself. I jumped off the edge. When I touched the ground, I ducked into a commando roll. Hey, it works! It didn't hurt me!

I climbed up the ladder and went out the door.

Hey it was empty still. That thing didn't come back. Well that made things easier.

I went through the door on the other side.

Hey, I can shoot those Skullwalltulas down now.

"I bet you can shoot those Skullwalltulas down now," Navi said, echoing my thoughts. I rolled my eyes. As if I wasn't smart enough to think of that myself. I didn't say anything those. I didn't want to end up with one of her smart comments again.

I aimed for the first one.

"Don't mess up," Navi said, just as I released it. It caused me to jerk and miss the thing. Navi started laughing.

Gee for being so impatient to get here and help the Deku Tree, she sure was having a lot of fun messing around.

I loaded the slingshot again.

"No more comments?" I asked.

"Not this time," she said, "you have enough trouble aiming as it is."

"Do you want me to hit you again?" I asked, seriously considering it. Why did the Great Deku Tree send her to help me? She wasn't helping. I released another shot, hitting the first one. I shot her a triumphant look and loaded it again, aiming for the second one.

It fell down, shrivelling up and burning up much like the first one had. Ew it smelt funny.

"Suck it up," Navi said as I reached to hold my nose. I rolled my eyes and aimed for the third one.

When it fell down and burnt up I tried not to gag at the strong smell it created.

I shook my head and climbed up the vines.

I dropped down up the top and looked up. There was the roof. I couldn't go any higher. Looked like this was where I had to jump off.

I backed off quickly as a giant Spider came down.

"That's a Big Skulltula," Navi said, "Its soft belly is its weak point." Well, that was finally a piece of useful information.

"Gotcha," I said. How was I supposed to kill it from behind. I couldn't really get behind it.

As if in answer to my unspoken question, the Skulltula turned around, showing it's belly.

Well that was a stupid move.

Never mind, it wasn't like I'd complain. I jumped forwards and brought my sword down, effectively slicing its belly in half.

"Gross," I muttered as I watched its guts start to ooze out from the gash in a thick yellowish puss.

"Why does the hero have to be a 10-year-old who's so squeamish!" Navi exclaimed.

"Excuse me," I said indignantly, "I am 11 thank you. And who said I was squeamish." To prove my point I kicked the dead corpse of the Skulltula over the edge, the hard shell cracking in half as it hit the wall on the other side.

I didn't know I could kick like that. I walked to the edge of the ledge and looked over. Perfect. I was in line. I took a single step back.

"Wait!" Navi exclaimed. I groaned.

"What?" I asked.

"There's a door over there," she said. You have got be kidding me.

"What about it?" I asked.

"There could be something useful in there," she said. Like what?

"Like those Deku sticks," she added snidely. I walked to the door.

"Hey, those things will come in handy," I protested. At some point I was sure.

The door bar behind me. Great, Just what I needed.

I looked around.

Are you kidding me? All there was, was a big open room with a gap in one wall and a ledge at the far end with a chest on top.

"Hey, look," Navi said. I turned, clenching my fists. What now?

"There's a button here," she said. No duh. I could see myself. I went over and stepped on it. Three platforms rose up from the ground. How this even worked, I had no idea, I just took what came.

I jumped across the platforms and grabbed onto the far ledge just as the platforms sunk down again.

Another close call.

I pulled myself up, ignoring both the deku baba and Navi's snide comments.

I opened the chest, wondering if I'd get a cool weapon or something.

"Are you kidding me!" I exclaimed. A compass! That was all I got in here.

"Ha, ha, maybe you didn't need to come in here after all," Navi said. I picked it up.

"Do you even know how to use that?" Navi asked.

"Of course I do," I snorted. I tucked it in my pocket. I jumped down and headed back to the door, which still wasn't open.

"Maybe you gotta kill that Skulltula," Navi suggested. I groaned, stepping on the switch again. The platform raised again. I jumped across them and to the gap in the wall.

"Jump to the side," Navi warned. I did as she said, having already spotted the big Skulltula myself.

I crept up behind it and slashed its belly. It fell to the ground and burst into black particles. I shuddered. It looked so nasty.

"What's that one?" I asked, looking at the golden spider thing on the wall.

"That's a gold Skulltula," Navi said, "Also known as the spider of the curse."

"Why?" I asked.

"These things are usually associated with some sort of curse," she explained, "If you defeat it, you'll get a token as proof." I sighed. I slashed it twice. It stopped moving and disappeared, leaving behind a gold skull token.

I picked it up.

"What do I do with this?" I asked.

"Keep it," Navi said, "You never know when you may need it."

I went back to the door.

"Why is it still closed?" I asked.

"Hey!" Navi exclaimed, "There's a torch here. It looks like it was burning not too long ago. If we could light it, maybe we could see better." I frowned, it wasn't really that dark, but ok.

"Now how to light it," Navi muttered. I smirked, seeing the other still lit torch.

"Watch and learn," I said. I took out a Deku stick and held it in the other flame.

Once sure it was on fire, I ran to the other one and lit it as well.

I blew out the flame on the stick.

The bars on the door retracted.

I smirked again.

"Told you they'd be useful," I said triumphantly.

"Smart guy," Navi muttered, "as if you knew that was going to open the door.

I walked out again and headed to the ledge.

"Watch out!" Navi exclaimed.

I was thrown back as a big Skulltula descended and crashed into me.

"Told you," Navi said.

"But I thought I killed it already?" I spluttered.

"Yeah, maybe one of them," she said, "But there could have been others in that web." I groaned and waited for the big Skulltula to turn around before slashing at its belly.

I wiped the black gunk from my sword onto the web nearby and lined myself up.

"Just in case you don't make it," Navi said, "just know, you're a weakling."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence," I said sarcastically, "I'm not gonna die."

"Whatever you say," she said. Stupid fairy.

I jumped off the ledge.

I let out a brief yell of terror as I felt my stomach drop, but as I landed on the net, I was reassured. It bent under my weight.

Please break, please break.

My feet slipped through and the rest of my body followed.

I splashed into the water below.

"Yes!" I exclaimed as I surfaced, "I did it!"

"So you did," Navi said, flying down, "I wouldn't have thought your weak skinny body would be heavy enough."

"Be quiet," I said, "I'm not that much underweight." I climbed up onto the nearby ledge.

"Hey look!" Navi exclaimed.

"I know!" I said, "I can see the gold Skulltula." I got out my slingshot. It was too high to reach with my sword. I shot it twice, the first not being enough to take it out.

"Hey, there's another one," Navi said, flying over to the grating. I shot that one too. I looked at both tokens. One I could climb up the vines, but the one would be difficult.

I licked my lips and lined myself up.

I backed up.

Jump! I grabbed it on the way past.

I climbed up the vines and grabbed the other one.

That was three of these things.

Now where?

"Hey look!" Navi exclaimed. I groaned.

"What now?" I asked.

"There's a door there, but there's a web blocking your way." Real helpful. I looked at the torch. Or not. I lit the deku stick again and quickly ran in the shallow water. I jumped over the deep bit and onto the raised land. I put the fire onto the web and quickly threw the rest of the burning stick into the water. It was too short now.

The web burned away.

I looked at the door. Did I really want to go through and see what this brought me?

A/N: Sorry guys for not uploading this sooner. I have had this sitting here, almost complete chapter for ages! Anyway, sorry about that.

Now before I continue, I have to get this message out. Lately my wrists and fingers have been hurting from typing. And you know, I thought it wasn't so bad, but it's worse now. It's even starting to hurt slightly just to use my hands. Long story short, this is a bad sign and I'll be taking a hiatus to avoid any permanent damage to my hands as that could result in a permanent hiatus :/ I don't know how long it will last for, but I will try to get back as soon as I can. I am so sorry and again, that's all I can really say.

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