Chapter 3

We had been on the road for two days now, We were almost out of food. "How much longer until we get there?" I asked

"We'll be there soon, stop complaining," Dante said. I was just so ready to get this over with and get to the next stone. I lasted for a couple more hours, then we finally came to a stop in front of a huge forest. We were finally here, The Kokiri Forest. "The horses won't go in, so we have to walk the rest of the way," Dante said. I got off Epona and grabbed my sword and shield. "Don't worry girl, we'll be back soon," I whispered to Epona.

The others grabbed their stuff and we headed into the forest. We walked for what seemed like forever. There was no one around, just birds. "Where is this place exactly?" Zelda asked.

"It shouldn't be far," Dante said. I noticed a bridge over a river that led to a door. "Is that it over there?" I asked, pointing to it. Dante nodded and we rushed towards it. The door didn't seem to have a handle, making it impossible to open. "How are we suppose to get in?" Zelda asked. I knocked on the door, to see if anyone would open. To my surprise, it worked. The door started opening and we entered. Inside was a small town , full of kids. They all wore green clothing, sort of like my tunic. There were little lights that swarmed around the place.

A little girl rushed towards us. "Hello, my name is Saria. It's a pleasure to meet you!" She said.

"My name is Dante. This here is my little brother Link and this is Zelda."

She did a quick bow to all three of us. "We don't have much time, we need to speak to The Great Deku Tree," I said. Dante shoved me with his elbow. I rubbed my arm and Saria asked, "What for?"

Dante explained everything to her that happened. "So you see, we don't have a lot of time," Dante finished. She nodded then said, "I'll give it you, but only if you do me a favor. Yesterday a friend of mine, Mindu, went into The Lost Woods to search for his dog, but they haven't been back since. I'm worried that something may have happened to him. Please, can you help search for him?" She asked. Although we really needed to get a move on to the next stone, I couldn't just let that poor kid stay out there.

"Alright, we'll do it. Don't worry, we'll get him back!" I said. A huge smile swept across her face and she hugged me. "Thank you so much," She said. She let go and showed us to where the Lost Woods were. "We Kokiris aren't allowed in there, it's said to be cursed. Anyone who dares enter, may never leave. When Mindu's dog ran in there, he didn't hesitate to go after it. I hope he's alright."

"Don't worry, I'm sure he's fine," Zelda said. We entered the woods to look for Mindu. As soon as we entered, a huge fog appeared as if from nowhere. When I turned around, I couldn't see where we had come from. It was creepy, there were no animals and you could only hear the wind blowing.

"This place gives me the creeps," Zelda said.

"Let's just get this over with," I whispered to myself.

"Before we continue any further, we need something to help us get back. Link, take this paper and write down every turn we make. Think you can handle that?" He asked. I took the piece of paper and pencil. Every time that Dante struck a tree with his sword, I wrote it down on the piece of paper. We did this for hours it seemed like. I heard something crack and turned to look at Zelda.

She lifted up her foot and looked down. It was a collar, it was probably belonged to the dog. "Guys, look at this," Dante said. We joined up with him. Dots of blood stained the leaves on the ground, Mindu was wounded. "We might need to hurry this search up," I said. We followed the blood.

After a while of walking, I realized that fog started to disappear. Dante stopped us in our tracks. We were standing in front of a huge temple. The temple was covered in vines and it looked so old. It was surrounded by a metal fence, the door was broken. "Do you think Mindu went in there?" I asked.

"The blood leads up to those steps, he has to be in there," Dante said. We headed the the entrance of the temple. As we passed the gate, Zelda grabbed my sleeve. "What is it?" I asked. She held up a piece of green cloth, most of it was covered in blood though. "We need to find him fast," She said. I nodded and we rushed inside.

When we got to the door, we tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge. It was stuck or something. "How did Mindu get in here if the doors are locked?" I asked. We looked around for some kind of opening that he may have climbed into, but there was nothing.

"Man, it's freezing," Zelda said.

"There are torches on the walls, I light them so we can stay warm," Dante said. He used his lantern to lit both torches. Once he had lit the last torch, the ground started to shake. The doors were opening. "I guess the torches were the key," I said. We went inside and the door closed behind us. It was pitch black, I couldn't see anything but the light coming from Dante's lantern.

All of a sudden, blue flames started lighting up the room. This was too weird. There was one door on each wall except the left one. There was too on that one. The right door had a huge chain on it and it was locked. "So I guess we're splitting up," I said.

"Why do we have to split up?" Zelda asked.

"It'd make looking for Mindu a lot faster. I'll take the door straight ahead, Link you take the door to the right and Zelda you take the one to the left. Be careful, we'll meet back here in an hour," Dante instructed. I went to my door and walked in. It shut behind me, but it wasn't locked.

There was a room at the other end of this one, but there was only one problem. There was a huge hole in the middle of the floor. I looked over the edge of the floor. At the bottom laid rows of spikes, they looked deadly. I looked inside the other room and saw a chest inside. I never expected to find treasure in here, but it couldn't hurt.

First, I had to find a way to get to the other side. I looked around the room, but I found nothing whatsoever. There was no way to get to the other side. What the hell was I suppose to do?