{Chapter Four} - The A and B buttons
"Maybe. You can search me if you want to find out."
"E-excuse me?"
"Well, Princess, let's see… I wake up one day to have an annoying fairy tell me that I need to see the Great Deku Tree. To most Kokori's, that would be pretty cool. However, later I get accused of murdering the giant tree, which I'm not sure how that's possible, and I'm sent to come find you, and now it seems to me that you're about to rob me. So, excuuuuuuuuuuuse ME, Princess, why do you want my stone?" Zelda face turned slightly red in anger, and I crossed my arms.
"You are so rude!"
"I'M RUDE? I walk in here for your help, and you ask me for my stone, before you even ask for my name! Now who's rude, Princess?" She sighed, and seemed to force a smile.
"You're right. I apologize. My name is Princess Zelda. And your name?"
"That's better. I'm Link."
"That seems familiar somehow…"
"Seen any creepy owls lately?"
"What?"
"Nothing."
"…Well. Now that that's through. You do have the stone, don't you?"
"Perhaps." Zelda huffed, frustrated. I grinned. "Why don't you tell me what you need it for, and then I will tell you if I have it?"
"Okay. But first… When the three goddesses c-"
"NO. I AM NOT SITTING THROUGH ANOTHER LONG BACKGROUND STORY, YOU ARE JUST GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING AS THE DEKU TREE!" I then held onto the B button, and pressed the A button multiple times.
"…- so we have to get the Triforce before he does!"
"…Who?"
"…Ganondorf. Were you listening?"
"…Uh… Yeah. So, who's this Ganondorf guy?"
"He's the King of the Gerudo."
"Ah. Good for him. So we have to get this Triforce thing before he does… because…?"
"… You weren't listening, were you?"
"No, not really. I took that opportunity to get something to eat, just got back."
"What?"
"What?" Zelda sighed, and went about explaining everything to me again.
"The Temple of Time holds the key to the goddess' power, the Triforce, and I believe Ganondorf is after it, so we have to get to the Triforce first!"
"Oh, well why didn't you just say that? So where's the Temple of Time?"
"The Temple of Time is in the Hyrule Market. But first we have to unlock the Door of Time."
"Redundant much… Okay, where's the key?"
"You need the three spiritual stones to unlock the door, and the Ocarina of Time, which I have."
"…Great. So I assume I'm going to have to get the other two stones?"
"Yes."
"Are you coming with?"
"What? I'm a Princess! I have to stay here!"
"…Lame. Okay, so, where are they?"
"Impa will help you."
"Who now?"
"Impa."
"…k."
"Before you came here, I was spying through this window… Ganondorf is meeting with my father. Why don't you take a look?"
"…Uh kay." She stepped aside and I looked through the window. There was a man, with olive green skin and orange red hair. His ears were pointed, and he wore a dark red cape. He looked a lot like the dark man in my dream I had earlier, but before I could get a closer look, he saw me and I dove to the side, into the grass.
"Um… Did he see you?"
"Yeah, so, am I going to get in trouble now?"
"No, it should be fine. He doesn't know what we're planning, anyway!"
"Right. So. I'm going to go get those two stones while you sit here."
"Okay. Good luck, Link!"
"Yeah." I walked away and went to leave, and a tall woman with white hair was standing there. "Ohhei?"
"Hello, Link. Here, I'm going to teach you this song, it was passed on through the Royal Family for years, it may help you on your quest. It's called Zelda's Lullaby." She whistled a tune, and I got out the ocarina that Saria gave me. I learned the song pretty quick, it was only three notes repeated. Lame. "Let me escort you out, then the guards won't come after you."
"After I worked so hard… Ugh, okay, let's go."
~.~.~Hyrule Field~.~.~ "You'll want to start at Death Mountain, the home of the Gorons. They hold the Spiritual Stone of Fire. Before though, you may want to talk to some of the villagers at Kakariko Village."
"Okay, thanks… " I turned around to ask her a question, but with a flash of a deku nut, she was gone. "… Well she's not very talkative." I walked across the bridge to Kakariko village, and after a short walk I found myself in a small town. It was nice and quiet, but the architecture was weird to me, seeing that I live in a tree… It must be a pain, making homes out of rocks. As I wandered about the village, I ran into a young woman with short red hair and pretty blue eyes. She seemed distressed, and since she was cute I went to talk to her.
"Hey, maiden. Something the matter?"
"Yes! All of my Cuccoo's have flown away! I'd go and catch them myself… but I'm allergic to them and they make me get goose bumps!"
"… Aren't goose bumps just… something you get when you're cold?"
"Sorry?"
"…Nothing. I'll go get your Cuccoo's for you."
"Oh thank you! If you catch them all I'll give you a gift!"
"Nice." Hunting down the Cuccoo's wasn't too hard, and gave me a nice feel for the village. There was a building being constructed next to the girl's Cuccoo pen, and there was an apothecary and a couple of houses near the gate to Death Mountain. There was a well next to the Cuccoo pen, and a windmill near there also. I also discovered that after I picked up a Cuccoo they flapped their wings hard enough that I could glide for a short period of time if I jumped off a ledge. I had gathered all but one Cuccoo, which seemed to be no where in sight. In rage, I broke open a crate, and wouldn't you know it, there was the Cuccoo. "…Seriously? Hiiiiii Cuccoooooo!" The Cuccoo then took off running. "HEY. NO. BAD CUCCOO!" I chased after it, but it kept twisting and turning in aggravating patterns. I then pulled out my slingshot, and showed that Cuccoo what I thought of it. After a few hits, I found out that that wasn't the brightest idea. The Cuccoo crowed and started to charge me. "…Cuccoo poo…" I turned and started to run, and after a bit I looked over my shoulder to see an army of Cuccoo's chasing me. "WHERE THE DIN DID THEY COME FROM? AGHHHH!" I immediately rushed into the windmill building a few meters away. I panted and sat down against the door. I heard pecking and scratching against the door. Navi flew out of my hat.
"Link! What are you doing! We need to go to Death Mountain!"
"NAVI I'M BEING HUNTED BY CUCCOO'S AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT GOING TO A PLACE CALLED DEATH MOUNTAIN? EMPHASIS ON THE DEATH!" Navi returned to my hat, and ignored my comment. After a while the attacks on the door ceased. I let out a sigh of relief, and opened the door slowly. I peered out, and there were no Cuccoo's to be found. I snuck out, and walked over to the pretty girl. To my dismay, the Cuccoo pen next to her was empty. "…WHAT?" Now I have to go get all the Cuccoo's all over again… Oddly enough though, they were all in the same spots they were in before. I rounded them up quickly, including the one in the crate, and then talked to the pretty girl. She thanked me and gave me an empty bottle as a reward. Great. So exciting.
After my great endeavours with the Cuccoo's, I had pretty much explored all of Kakariko Village. Except the Graveyard, which I had just discovered. Navi flew out of my hat again.
"Hey! Listen!"
"Hey! You smell like Cuccoo poo!"
"Hey! Fairies don't SMELL!"
"…Oh snap."
"We need to get to Death Mountain!"
"Chill, Navi, we got enough time. Besides, maybe we'll find some treasure or something in the Graveyard."
"You're not going to rob their graves, are you?"
"PSH WHO PUT THAT IDEA IN YOUR HEAD..? …hmm… Let's go!"
{Intent}: pending... visit the poll to vote for your choice.
- Treasure hunting! Let's dig up some fun!
- Eh, just exploring… Maybe I'll meet someone who can help me on this quest.
- I changed my mind. Let's look around more, and we'll come back here later.
