Chapter Four
A week later they were docking in front of the forest island. Tetra allowed Link to go up with her only because he kinda had to, and it was most of the time safe where the great Deku tree was. When they walked inside, the first thing that Link noticed was that all the Koroks were gathered around the great Deku Tree and that there were three fairies hovering around the ancient trees head. Link noted that one of the two fairies light seemed duller than the other two, and it hovered a little lower than the other two did.
Tetra had to help Link up the water falls, because it was very hard to climb up anything with a broken rib. Even with Tetra help he still gritted his teeth in pain as he climbed. The Great Deku Tree spotted them coming up and greeted them pleasantly, "Welcome, Hero of Winds, what a wonderful time you have come to visit us," Link had never heard the Tree sound so happy.
He was now able to see what is was that they were staring at. It was a light green glowing orb lying on the ground, "What's going on, Great Deku Tree," Tetra asked a little intimidated by the wise tree.
"Princess Zelda, what an honor it is for you to come and visit, and what a joyous day it is. For the greatest treasure of the forest has finally been found," the Great Deku Tree announced, he always referred to Tetra as Princess Zelda and Tetra didn't have the guts to correct him.
"What is it?" Link asked staring at the orb.
"It is the ancient sage of the forest," A nearby Korok replied.
"Yes, the ancient sages are the guardians of the Sacred realm; there are six sages, the sage of light, the sage of the forest, the sage of fire, the sage of water, the sage of shadow, and the sage of spirit. Together they crafted the master sword and protect the Sacred realm," the Great Deku Tree explained.
The Sacred Realm? That is what the mysterious man mentioned at the Forsaken Fortress. Neither Link or Zelda knew what the Sacred Realm was but the Great Deku tree continued to talk so neither of them could ask, "The only problem is that they no longer protect he sacred realm, because they have gone into resting and have been hidden ever since the gods flooded old Hyrule. Now the sage of the forest has returned to us, but is still in resting."
"Where did you find it?" Link asked.
"We didn't find it," another Korok standing by Tetra spoke up, "These three fairies brought her here."
"Yes, allow me to introduce you to these guardian fairies, this is Maya, Shari, and Ivan," the Great Deku Tree said and two of the fairies waved, while Link noticed that the third one's, that was also the one that her glowing light was dimmer, wings fell a little and her body lowered toward the ground.
One of the brighter fairies flew forward, "Hello, I'm Shari, and this is Maya," she pointed to the other fairy next to her, them she pointed down at the dimmed fairy, "And the rain cloud down there is Ivan, but you wouldn't want to talk to her she doesn't do anything except mope around."
"Now, now Shari, no need for that," the Great Deku Tree scolded lightly, "I'm sure you have heard of the Kokiri before. The Kokiri are a child race and they each had a guardian fairy, the three of them are all that are left of the guardian fairies. But now we need to awaken the sage. Koroks."
All the Koroks got there instruments out and played a mysterious tune. Suddenly the glowing orb rose in the air, then a blinding flash came from the orb. Then a young girl appeared in front of them. She was wearing a green outfit like Links and had greenish blonde hair, "Where am I?" she asked.
"My child," the Great Deku Tree spoke and the girl turned to him, "You have been in resting for hundreds of years, but now it is time for you to awaken and do your duty again. This is the Hero of Time reborn, the Hero of Winds."
The Girl turned to Link and smiled, "Oh yes, it is all coming back to me. I thought you looked like him and you must be the reborn Princess Zelda," the girl looked at Tetra.
"I see you are confused," she continued seeing Link and Tetra's confused faces, "I am Saria the sage of the forest, I am also a Kokiri, Shari was my guardian fairy. We ancient sages each knew the Hero of Time personally. I had known him since he was a baby, in fact I raised him by orders of the Great Deku Tree. The Hero of Time grew up believing that he was Kokiri. But he was actually Hylain. Because he was not Kokiri he did not receive a fairy, but the Great Deku Tree sensed that he was a child of destiny so when he was old enough he summoned him to go on his adventure." Saria's face suddenly showed sadness, "I only saw him one other time before I became the Sage of the forest. After his adventure I never saw him again."
"Can you tell us, what happened on the Hero of Times adventure?" Tetra asked, "We met someone before we came here, and he told us that the hero left the forest, went to see Princess Zelda, disappeared for two months, and then shortly after reappearing he left again and didn't come back. But the story of the Hero of Time, I was always told was about the boy that traveled through time to save the land."
Saria just smiled at that, "Yes that is how people saw the story of the Kokiri boy from the forest. But the legend had to come from somewhere, which means that someone had to know the whole story."
"Do you know?" Tetra asked.
"Not the whole story, but more than the rest of the world. Nowdays the story of the Kokiri boy from the forest has all been forgotten, say for the few that actually knew him. Now I am not the one to tell you the whole story, for now I will teach you the song that will awaken the other sages, for I see that you possess the Ocarina of Time."
Link and Tetra looked at each other in confusion, "The what?" they asked together.
"The instrument that you are holding."
Link didn't even realize that he was holding the blue instrument, he couldn't even remember taking it out of his pocket, "But I don't know how to play it," Link replied.
"You'll be able to play that one, it's magical. Just put it to your lips and blow, it will do the rest. Now listen." Saria took out a similar instrument that was a different color from his, she put it to her lips and started to play.
She played the mysterious song that the Koroks played a moment ago to awaken her. Once she was finished, Link put the Ocarina to his lip and started blowing. Just as she had said, the mysterious tune magically came out of the instrument. "That is the song of awakening. Play it to awaken the other sages, we must all go back to the Sacred Realm," Saria said.
"Would you mind telling us what the Sacred Realm is?" Tetra asked.
"That is the resting place of the Sacred Triforce. Allow me to tell you the legend of the Triforce.
Before time began, three ancient goddesses created the beautiful land of Hyrule. Din, the Goddess of Power, Farore, the Goddess of Courage, and Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom. They came together and made a golden power called the Triforce. The legend of the Triforce that was passed down by the shadow folk, the golden power lies in the Sacred Realm. The Sacred Realm is a mirror that reflects what is in the heart. If an evil heart enters, the realm will become full of evil. If a pure heart enters than the Realm will become a paradise.
The Triforce is a balance that weighs the three forces, Power, Wisdom, and Courage. If the heart of one that holds the sacred triangle have all three powers in balance. That one will gain the true force and govern all. But if that's ones heart is not in balance, the Triforce will separate into three parts, Power, Wisdom, and Courage. Only one part will remain for the one that touched the Triforce, the part representing the force that the one most believes in. The other two parts will be held within others chosen by destiny, and they bear the Triforce mark in the back of there left hand.
One day an evil king of the desert found his way into the Sacred Realm, but when he laid his hands on the Triforce … the legend came true. The evil king got the Triforce of Power, the Triforce of Wisdom went to the princess of destiny, and the Triforce of Courage went to the legendary hero.
As Saria finished the story, both Link and Tetra found themselves looking at there left hands, "Now you understand your destinies. You must now go and reawaken the other sages, so we can go back and protect the Sacred Realm. I fear that someone evil is planning on entering the Sacred Realm, you must hurry, and before I go, I have this to give you, I'm sure it will help you on your journey." Saria raised her hands in the air and a bright green stone came down from the sky and was given to Link. "This is the spiritual stone of the Forest, it holds the power of Farore," Saria explained and then the stone went right into Link and disappeared, "Please awaken us all," the girl finished, and after that she disappeared into a ray of light and was gone.
"… So, now we have to go and awaken five other sages?" Link asked after a long silence.
"Yes, it is your destiny. You should head for Dragon Roost Island someone there should know of one of the sages," the Great Deku Tree replied.
"Do not worry swordsman," one of the Koroks said after seeing the fear on Links face, "You are the reborn Hero of Time, he was the one that originally awakened them. If he could do that, then you can awaken them from there rest."
Somehow this made Link feel even worse, now he had to live up to something, "Come on Link we better go," Tetra urged.
Link was just turning to leave when the Great Deku Tree spoke again, "Hero of Winds," Link turned around to look at the old tree, "I have a request for you. Please do me the favor of taking Ivan with you."
This seemed to surprised more than just Link and Tetra, Ivan didn't seem to see this coming, "Oh what a wonderful Idea, Great Deku Tree," Maya agreed.
"Yeah maybe she'll be able to provide some help to them," Shari said.
"Great Deku Tree, please don't send me away, I promise I'll do better," Ivan pleaded flying up to face the wise tree.
"This is not a punishment Ivan. Link do understand that she has gone through things that most other fairies have not, and I believe that it will be better for her to go with you, then it would be for her to stay here."
Ivan's wings lowered so low that is looked like she had lost her wings completely and he slowly drifted to the ground until she landed on Links head, "She will help you on your journey," the Great Deku tree continued.
"We'll be honored to take her Great Deku Tree, farewell," Tetra replied then grabbed Links wrist and the two of them left.
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Once the three of them were outside the Forest Haven Link turned to Tetra finally telling her what was on his mind, "Tetra … what about finding a new Hyrule … what about finding my family?" he asked in a sorrowful voice.
"Don't worry," Tetra reassured, "We'll still do that, we just have to awaken all the sages first," she said that like it was going to take less than five minutes to awaken all the sages. But it would take longer than that, much longer. He couldn't just go and do this adventure when his Grandmother and Sister could be at the mercy of some monster.
Link didn't voice these thoughts, only nodded slowly at Tetra. They boarded back on there pirate ship, and Mako was the first one to notice the fairy sitting on top of Links head, "I think you picked up a stowaway, swabbie," he said point at the Links hat.
"No Mako, this is Ivan she's going to be coming with us," Tetra replied for Link who was acting a lot like the glowing fairy on top of his hat.
"So where are we headed to next?" Gonzo asked from the head.
"South," Tetra replied seeming excited about there new destination, "We're heading on a new adventure, to awaken some sages. That sound alright Link, south?"
"… Whatever," Link replied then gently took off his green hat that Ivan was sitting on, reveling his messy blonde hair and gave both the hat and fairy to Tetra, before marching below deck in a depressed manner.
The entire crew looked at Tetra for an explanation; Niko was the only one who asked, "What's eaten him?"
With a sigh Tetra removed Ivan from the green hat, "Ivan, go find something to do that won't cause any trouble, if you can't think of anything than go sit on Niko's head." The fairy flew up and headed toward Niko, while Tetra went below deck to find out what was wrong with Link.
I almost forgot to upload this chapter, but I remembered and even made it on time. Remember to review, see you next Friday.