The Troubled Kokiri
Upon entering the Kokiri Forest, Link noticed that all the Kokiri were missing. The ambience that usually filled the home to the Kokiri seemed deafened in the silence that settled over the homes. Link began exploring all the homes around the area. He was about to give up his search when he spotted Fado walking out of the Kokiri shop, he ran over to her with a look of worry spread onto his face.
"Where are all the Kokiri?" Link asked.
Fado turned around and looked Link. She smiled at the sight of her old friend, but then frowned at the thought of the situation.
"Around 2 weeks ago, we lost one of the Kokiri in the Lost Woods; it was one of the know-it-all brothers." Fado shifted uncomfortably, "We assumed he became a Skull Kid and now lived in the Lost Woods." "But only a couple of days ago, when one of the twins was gathering berries for the spring festival..." Fado started breaking down. "She found his body near the entrance to the sacred meadow, half turned into a Stalfos." At this point Faro couldn't help herself and started crying uncontrollably. Link deeply saddened by the death, held Fado in a fatherly type way, trying to get her to stop crying. After a few minutes, she calmed down and looked link straight in the eye. She had a similar expression to Nabooru; whatever she was going to say next was the most important thing in her life.
"Link, the magic that keeps us Kokiri youthful forever has been cursed by a great evil. We have started to age as naturally as the Hylians, but due to the fact that we have been around for so many centuries, the process is speeding up!" Fado stared heading towards the resting place of the Deku tree.
"Link, we are dying!" She sighed, tears forming in her eyes again. "Only yesterday a Kokiri died of old age. She simply turned dust!"
Link followed her through the path that led to the Deku Tree.
"It seems that by us living inside of the Deku Tree, we have slowed down the aging process." Fado seemed distressed at this thought and entered the door, made in the great tree. Link followed inside, trying to make sense of the thoughts spiralling inside his head.
Once he entered the Great Deku Tree he was met by the surviving Kokiri. Had it been better times, Link would have been amazed by the work the Kokiri had done. But one thing was on his mind that he had to ask.
"Where is the Deku Tree Spawn?" Link asked all the Kokiri. Most of them shifted uncomfortably, but Fado was the only one to answer.
"He merged his spirit with the shell of the Deku tree to try and help us, but the thing that is killing us is also affecting the tree. For a couple of hours now, we have not been able to communicate with the Deku Spawn, but we can still feel its presence even though it is getting weaker."
Link took all this information in, he processed all the dangers that were currently affecting society and started formulating a plan to deal with it all. The Kokiri looked at him with a gleam of hope and expectation. Then Link thought of Saria and Mido and how they had not received any signs of weakness. A spark ignited in Link's head. He had a plan.