Sorry it took so long…
The Deku Tree was much larger inside his hollowed trunk. To his left, there was a ladder, leading to another spiraling path that stops suddenly. Link walked in slowly and cautiously. The sound of his shoes thudding to ground seemed to be the only thing he could here. He stopped.
"Hey!" Navi shouted. Link looked up at here as she flew over the floor in front of him. It was a spider web, but it was thick. By stepping on it, it seemed like it wouldn't break. "Listen." I am… he thought. "The floor here is soft. Maybe we can find something to break through it!" She said quickly. Link froze. A growl like clicking sound sounded behind him. He grabbed his sword and turned around as the same kind of plant from before attacked him. He slashed at its long stem and it snapped in half. Another two shot up behind him charging at him, attempting to devour him. Link held his shield in front of him and slashed the closer of the plants. He looked at the last one. Drool slipped from its fangs and dripped to the floor and a clicking growl rumbled from its throat. Link jumped pulling the sword down, cutting through the plant and landed on the floor breathing heavily. He looked around carefully again. Across the room was a vined wall. Navi flew up to it. "Hey! It's vined! You should be able to climb it. He sighed and agreed starting to climb up the vines. They wobbled slightly, but they were strong enough not to break. He reached the top and climbed up on the ledge. He looked around again. Several feet from here there was a chest on the same ledge which slightly inclined upward. He stepped toward it and froze. Eerie, scratching sounds echoed near him. He turned, and saw nothing. The sounds weren't getting closer to him….but he still stayed cautious and drew his sword. Navi had a small sense of illumination faintly glowing against the wall. The hovered close to the chest. The walls around it were also covered in vines, leading up to another level. "AH!" Navi shouted. A spider like creature crawled on the vines, creeping in circles. Link looked further upward. There were another two, blocking his way up the vines. It was his only way to get to the next level. "Skultula's…" Navi muttered. "You can't attack them with your sword…they're so high up." Link sighed at her comment. When the spiders neared him or got farther away he decided to open the chest. It was just as large as the one in the woods….and just as heavy. He struggled for a moment, but the lid finally swung open. Despite the chest's large size, the 'treasure' wasn't so large. At the bottom of the wooden chest, lay an old folded piece of paper. He opened it slowly, examining its contents.
"A map?" He asked quietly towards Navi and she nodded. He smiled. At least I won't get lost. He looked up and wondered how he could get passed the skultulas. He looked down at his map. On his floor there was another room of to the side. "Come on." He said quickly walking towards the door. Navi quickly fluttered behind him.
The room just looked like an empty cube made out of soil, wood, and grass. There was a door on the other side and a small light green shrub on the floor. Link sighed. Okay? Now what? The shrub began to rustle. The shrub popped up from the ground. It rested upon a round wooden face with two dark, black eyes and a mouth that was just a whole in its face. Link looked at it strangely. The shrub leaned back and spat at him. A large Deku nut flew at him and hit him, nocking him back a few steps.
"Ow!" He said quickly. He grabbed his shield and held it in front of him. I'll out smart you, you little freak! He thought quickly, frustrated from the sudden attack. The shrub spat at him again, and Link smirked. The nut bounced off the shield and hit the shrub in the face. It jumped out of the ground running away. Link ran at it, bringing his sword up to attack—
"Wait!" It yelled. "Don't hurt me!" Link stopped still holding his sword out towards the shrub.
"Why not?" Link asked angrily. "You attacked me first!" The shrub shuddered. Link's sword edged closer.
"W-wait!" It shouted again. "I'll tell you a secret if you don't hurt me!" Link glared angrily.
"I don't believe you!" He shouted.
"You'll never defeat my brothers ahead!!" It shouted quickly right before the sword touched it. Link stopped.
"Go on!" Navi said quickly, bringing herself into the fight.
"I really can't believe I'm about to tell you this, but you have to beat them in order. 2 3 1! Twenty-three is number one!" The shrub yelled and Link's sword slid away from it slightly. "Thanks you! Thank you!" It shouted tunneling quickly back into the ground.
