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BGM: Hyrule Field (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
"You feeling okay?" Youmu asked.
"Yeah, I'm just going to miss Saria…" Link sighed a little.
"Don't worry; she said that place will be important later. So I'm sure we'll see her again!" Navi said.
"She's right." Youmu nodded.
"Yeah, you're right." Link smiled as they wandered to Kakariko Village until they came across Lon Lon Ranch. "Hey, isn't that the place where Malon got dragged by her father?"
"I believe so." Youmu said.
"Hey!" Navi suddenly called, stopping Youmu, Link and Volva.
"What is it?" Link asked.
"I think I hear someone singing." Navi said.
"You sure about that?" Youmu asked.
"Listen." Navi told them. Wondering if maybe there really was any singing, Youmu and Link listened carefully and, after a short time, heard the singing...coming from the Lon Lon Ranch, where they then walked over to.
End BGM
BGM: Lon Lon Ranch (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
They wandered into Lon Lon Ranch and on their way by; they heard snoring in one of the buildings. "I'll go check that out." Youmu said.
"Okay, I'll wait." Link nodded and she walked in.
He would've waited for her…
If he wasn't attracted to someone singing as he slowly walked over.
"Link?" Navi wondered and flew over to him while Volva followed them as well in curiosity. Link soon founded himself in a corral full of horses, including a certain foal with a reddish color as well and then he noticed the horse standing next to Malon, who was singing a song.
Malon opened her eyes and saw Link. "Oh, hi!"
"You have a pretty singing voice."
Malon giggled and blushed a little. "Thanks… I was just singing this song to Epona over here."
"Epona?" Link asked and looked at the red foal and he gently extended his arm to the horse, but Epona neighed and shyly ran off.
"She's not used to new people." Malon explained.
"Geez… would've been nice to know." Link muttered.
"She really likes this song I sing for her. Maybe I can teach you the song!"
"I don't sing… but I do play!" He said, pulling out the Ocarina.
"Cool! This is how it goes!" She said and started playing it, and when Link found the right notes, he began to play it and Epona turned her head, attracted to it and ran over, and then gently nudging Link as he smiled... and then Epona nudged him over to Malon until they were close.
Really close.
Link blushed. "H-Hey…!" He exclaimed as Malon giggled and closed her eyes, leaning in as Link gulped as his face was a deep red and closed his eyes…
…And then his ear was pulled by Youmu. "OOOOOW!"
"Honestly, I turn my back for ONE second and you're already kissing a girl…" She said, dragging him away.
"I-OW-WASN'T-OW-KISSING-OW-HER-OW!" He yelled as Malon saw this and giggled.
"Oh well, maybe some other time!" She said as Epona watched the four of them take off.
End BGM
BGM: Hyrule Field
Youmu then released him, giving him quite the annoyed look. "I thought you said you'd wait for me."
"You'd be attracted to Malon's music too, y'know!"
"Well, I didn't hear that because I was busy waking up that old man again, gathering these chickens called Cuccos and now I have a bottle of milk for some reason!"
"Lon Lon Milk?" Navi asked.
"Yeah… and it's actually quite tasty." She said. "And when I walked out, I wondered what you were up to and it seemed like you were kissing Malon!"
"Not my fault that horse decided to push me to her!"
"Oh sure, blame the horse!"
"It's true!"
"…You both sound like an old married couple." Navi said.
"Navi, shut up!" Both of them shouted as she sweatdropped.
Me and my big mouth…
"Anyway, let's just head over to Death Mountain or whatever…" Youmu said as they soon made their way to Kakariko Village.
End BGM
BGM: Kakariko Village (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
"Something about this village is relaxing, I don't know why." Navi said as they walked around while a woman requested them to gather up her Cuccos that flew off… and one quick movement, Youmu immediately gathered them up and dropping them off, including freeing one from inside a box for some bizarre reason.
And in return?
A bottle full of a red liquid.
Red liquid that happened to have healing properties.
"Thanks." Youmu said as she put it in her pocket.
"Say… does this passage lead straight to Death Mountain?" Link wondered and they walked to the passage… which lead to a graveyard. "Nope, just a graveyard."
"G-Graveyard…?" Youmu asked, for she knew one thing about graveyards.
Ghosts.
Youmu paled just thinking about it. "C-Can we just go a different way?" She asked, seeming to be a bit scared.
"I actually want to check this place out." Link said and looked around the Graveyard and then Volva whined a little as they looked to see him digging up dirt. "Volva, what are you doing?!"
"Volva! No!" Youmu scolded… but it was too late and then to their surprise, Volva dug out another Hylian Shield.
"Wait… a shield?!" Link asked as his eye twitched. "You mean… I wasted all of those Rupees…"
"Yep…" Navi nodded.
"All of those Rupees that I got from destroying pots… and I wasted them on a shield in a store…"
"Yup…"
"And all this time… there was a shield… buried underneath a grave."
"Yuuuup…"
Link's eye twitched and then started screaming in frustration… well, on the inside anyway. "Are you okay, Link?" Youmu asked.
"No… I'm screaming internally…" He growled.
"Well, on the bright side, at least I have a shield I can use!" Youmu smiled as she strapped the shield to her back.
"Whatever." Link sighed in annoyance and kept wandering around the graveyard until they noticed a gravestone with a Triforce symbol in front of it. He got an idea and pulled out his Ocarina, then starting to play Zelda's Lullaby… and then suddenly, a lightning bolt crashed into the gravestone and destroying it, revealing a passageway. "…Cool!"
"A-are you sure that's a good idea? Can we turn back now?" Youmu asked.
"No way! I'm not missing out on this golden opportunity!" Link said. "You can stay here if you want, crybaby."
"What… did you call me?"
"You heard me!"
"I'll have you know that I'm NOT a crybaby and I'll prove it to you!" She said and then went on in with Link.
"This oughta be good." Navi said and she and Volva went inside as well.
End BGM
"So… why are we in here anyway?" Youmu asked.
"I want to see what's in here." Link replied as they made their way through, but then noticed some ugly ReDeads just standing there. "Oh, you're ugly…" He whispered as he quickly made his way around them while dragging a petrified Youmu away. They walked into another room where they noticed an engraving in a wall.
"Let's see what it says here…" He said and started reading it. "This poem is dedicated to the memory of the dearly departed members of the Royal Family." He read. "The rising sun will eventually set. A newborn's life will fade. From sun to moon, moon to sun… give peaceful rest to the living dead."
"Well, that's interesting." Navi said.
"Yeah." Link nodded and saw something. "Oh, there's something on the bottom here…" He said and knelt down. "Some sort of… music notes." He said. "Okay, I think I got it…"
It was then they heard roaring as they turned to see the ReDead's slowly walking in, ready to kill them.
BGM: Night of Fate (Kingdom Hearts)
"You figure out that song! I'll take care of them!" Youmu said.
"Got it!" Link nodded and Youmu unsheathed her swords, ready to take them out.
Although, she would be ready to fight them… if her knees weren't shaking like crazy.
In fact, her whole body was trembling.
One of the ReDeads let out a terrifying scream that caused her to freeze up in fear. "L-Link…! Hurry!"
"I'm trying here!" He said. "Let's see…" He played a few notes, but that didn't work. "No, that's not it."
"LINK!"
"Don't rush me!" Link shouted and then started playing, but the notes weren't exact. "Come on, come on… I think I almost had it!"
"HEY! HURRY IT UP!" Navi yelled.
"I'M TRYING!" Link yelled back and then tried out a few notes… and it seemed about right and then started playing it… and he started playing the Sun's Song, freezing up the ReDeads on the spot.
"Hey, that worked!" Navi said as Link ran forward and grabbed the petrified Youmu's arm.
"AND WE ARE OUT OF HERE!" He yelled and they got out of the deep dark creepy cave.
End BGM
Youmu sighed with relief as soon as they got out of there. "Thanks…" She said.
"No problem… although it seems you're afraid of undead creatures." Link pointed out.
"Actually, I'm afraid of ghosts and other creepy things…" Youmu admitted. "Which is ironic because I'm already half-dead."
"…What?"
"You see, I'm half human, half phantom." She explained.
"...What?!"
"Oh, don't worry about it…" Youmu sighed and got up. "Now let's get to Death Mountain already." She said and walked away.
"I'm sorry… BUT WHAT?!" Link yelled.
"She said not to worry about it." Navi said and flew off.
"…What's next, she tells me she's older than she looks?" Link asked and walked off while Volva was happily running over to them as they made their way to the upper levels of Kakariko Village, where a guard prevented them from going forward, until Link handed him the letter that Zelda gave them.
"Please let my friends on through! The world is in danger! – Princess Zelda"
"…What kind of game is she playing this time?" The guard wondered. "Oh well, if it's signed by Zelda, I guess I'll have to let you on through." He said and opened the gate. "I'd be careful if I were you… there's a lot of dangerous monsters up ahead."
"Oh please, we can take 'em on easily!" Youmu said and then walked away.
"Except for those ReDeads!" Navi reminded.
"Oh be quiet!" Youmu growled in annoyance while Link chuckled at this as they made their way to the top of Death Mountain. They took out some Tektites in the process and also avoided incoming boulders, and eventually, they made their way into a cave called Goron City.
BGM: Goron City (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
"What is this place?" Link wondered and Youmu looked at a sign.
"Welcome to Goron City." She read. "…This is a city?"
"Looks more like an underground cave." Link said as they casually walked around the so-called city as the creatures, called Gorons, were busy going about their lives without a care in the world.
"I'm getting worried about the chief. He's been getting quite upset." One said.
"I hope he feels better." Another spoke.
"Excuse me." Youmu got their attention. "Who is this 'chief' you mentioned?"
"His name is Darunia… and he's been quite… not himself. He's in his room." The Goron pointed in a direction.
"Thanks." She waved him goodbye as they proceeded to walk to the room, noticing a Triforce symbol in front of it and then Link played Zelda's Lullaby and then the door opened and then they walked on in, seeing Darunia minding his own business.
"Ah, you came!" Darunia smiled and then turned around to see the four. "…Is this some kind of joke?! I thought the king went out of his way to come see me, but he sends measly CHILDREN here instead?!"
I'm not a child. Youmu thought, seeming a bit offended by Darunia's comment.
"I'm already in a bad mood, but this just made things a whole lot worse! Now scram!" He ordered...and then startled them by punching a rocky wall and pulling out a rock. He put the rock in his mouth and, after a few chews, spat it out in disgust. "Yuck! Too nasty!"
"Hmm…" Navi had an idea and whispered something in Link's ear.
"…You sure that'll work?"
"Possibly."
"Okay, if you say so." Link said, pulling out his Ocarina and then started to play Saria's Song.
"Wait, are you just gonna ignore that he just ate a rock?!" Youmu exclaimed. "...Okay, he spat out the rock, but still!"
End BGM
BGM: Lost Woods (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Darunia stopped what he was doing… and then started dancing as the four of them looked at Darunia's… bizarre dancing.
"What… the hell…" Youmu wondered.
"That's just wrong…" Link's eye twitched.
"What am I even looking at?!" Navi asked, looking at him in horror while Volva just looked at the dancing intently.
"Hot! HOOOOT! OOOH YEAH!" Darunia yelled and then stopped dancing. "Sorry about that, but I don't know what came over me! I just felt like dancing!"
End BGM
"You don't say…" Youmu's eye twitched.
"Anyway, I am Darunia, the leader of Goron City. What can I do for you?"
"We're looking for the Spiritual Stone of Fire. We assume you have it." Link said.
"Goron's Ruby? Of course I have it… but I'm not just going to give it to you right away."
"What makes you say that?"
"You see, Goron City has been facing a problem lately. The entrance to Dodongo Caverns have sealed up and it's cutting off our food supply, not to mention that the Bomb Flowers haven't been doing so well." He said.
"Your food supply?" Navi asked.
"Yes! We Gorons thrive on rocks and we can find plenty of our favorite rocks in Dodongo Caverns, but unfortunately, it's been sealed up! Not to mention there's a humongous monster in there that will kill any Goron that comes near it!"
"Perhaps we can take care of the problem. After we get rid of his problem, you can give us the Spiritual Stone of Fire in exchange." Youmu suggested.
"Hmm… you got yourself a deal!" He nodded. "Oh, and you might want these if you want to pull bombs off of their roots. It'll help you destroy the seal that's blocking off our food supply." He said and gave them bracelets… well, actually… he forced them on, but still, he gave them bracelets.
"Thanks…I guess." Link said and they walked off and then once they got outside, they started pulling off bombs off of their flowers and tossed them over the edge… but unfortunately, their aim was way off and not hitting the seal… which ironically enough, was a bunch of rocks.
"Okay, is it me or does our aim suck from way up high?" Youmu asked.
"Maybe I can help!" A voice said from behind as they turned to see a tall woman approaching them with a large horn on her forehead… although Link couldn't help but notice that this woman had… very large breasts covered by a white shirt.
This woman was none other than Yuugi Hoshiguma.
"Yuugi?" Youmu asked. "What are you doing here?"
"One word: Yukari." She replied. "She thought you needed some help."
"Tell her I said thanks when you get back."
"Alright." Yuugi nodded. "Now… if you'll excuse me, I'll be breaking off this entrance."
"Good luck, our aim with these bombs is terrible." Link said.
"Who said anything about bombs?" Yuugi smirked while cracking her knuckles as she jumped off of the edge and landed on the ground, and then she pulled back her fist and punched the rocks… and then they shattered once the fist connected.
"WHAT THE?!" Link and Navi yelled.
"She's a really powerful Oni. I wouldn't mess with her." Youmu said and then they made their way down and meeting up with Yuugi.
"Alright, let's take this monster down."
"Y'know… I can't help but notice that the seal is made up entirely of rocks." Link said. "And they said they were starving."
"Maybe they don't taste good." Navi said. "Darunia didn't like that one rock back there."
Yuugi chuckled. "Or they probably have rocks for brains or something." She said. "Now, let's go in."
"Right." Youmu nodded as the five of them went into Dodongo Caverns.
And thus, the powerhouse that is Yuugi has arrived!