Chapter 10: The Forest Temple

Link and Faith ran up the stairs. The first thing Link noticed was the stump. It was the same as it had been 100 years ago. This was the place Saria had taught him to play her song. This was also the place Sheik had taught him to play the Minuet of the Forest. He let out a sigh.

"Link is something wrong?" Faith asked seeing the look in his eyes. It was the same look she wore every time she thought of what happened in Kakariko.

"Memories Faith, just memories," Link said looking at the stump just a moment longer. He then lifted his eyes to the branch above them. "We have to go up there. Grab hold of me."

"Again?" Faith sighed. She did as she was told and put her arms around Link.

Link took aim and shot at the tree. Both of he and Faith were lifted to the tree then dropped onto a ledge. This was the entrance to the Forest Temple. "Come on, let's go. The best way to help Mido is to destroy the beasts inside this place and break Dogan's hold on this place."

Faith nodded. "I'm ready when you are." She pulled the Kokiri sword from its sheath and held it before her.

"Then let's go." Link pulled out the master sword and led the way into the temple.

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What greeted the two of them was the same thing that had greeted link the first time, two gray wolf-like creatures called wolfos. "Lure them close to you and attack them when their guard is down!" Navi shouted.

"I'll take one you take one," Faith said taking side steps away from Link trying to draw the attention of one of the wolfos.

Link didn't have to be told that plan even once. Link leaped and swung his sword at one of the wolfos. He then jumped back and let it follow him. Link held his Hylian Shield in his right hand and his sword in his left hand. He and Navi automatically used the connection of fairies and their charges. Link and the wolfos both circled each other. The wolfos drew close and swung. Link blocked with his shield then swung his sword with all his might. The wolfos cried in pain and disappeared.

Faith wasn't having as much luck. She wasn't used to wielding a sword let alone one so small. She had already been scratched in the arm twice but had also gotten two good swings at the wolfos. Finally Faith got her chance to deal the last blow. Her wolfos also disappeared after letting out a howl. "I hate those things. Hey Link what are you doing?"

He was climbing up a wall that was covered in vines. He reached a branch and ran to the end of it. Once he was at the end he jumped to the next branch.

"Link be careful up there! What if you fall?" Faith watched while holding her breath.

Link continued walking across the branch to a chest box. Last time he had been there he had left it open once again it was closed. Link held his breath as he opened the box. Inside he found exactly what was in there the last time, a small key. Link picked up the key and put it in his pocket. "Come on we're going to have to find a few more of these," Link yelled to Faith. "I'm coming down!"

"Wait a minute!" Faith yelled just as Link jumped from the branch. As he was about to reach the ground he rolled saving himself any damage, Faith walked over to Link "I can't believe you did that! You scared me half to death!" Faith yelled at him.

"That's how I did it last time," Link said standing up and rubbing off some of the dirt.

"I'm starting to wonder how you survived."

"Come on There still plenty more keys to find and more creatures to defeat." Link ran toward the door.

"Hey wait up!" Faith yelled running after him.

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Right after Link entered the room he pulled out his long shot and aimed into the vines hanging from the ceiling. Faith didn't notice at first and almost walked right under the skulltula that Link was aiming for. When the dead skulltula fell from the ceiling Faith screamed.

"Someone's a little jumpy," Link laughed.

"I just wasn't expecting that okay. Unlike you I haven't been in any of the temples." Faith walked toward the next door. "There's not another one of those things right through here is there?"

"There are no skulltulas waiting beyond that door. Beyond some other doors here, yes, but there, no."

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When Faith and Link opened the door and entered the next room it was exactly as Link had left it. The four pillars were still lit, each with a different color flame. The two closest to them were a red-orange and green. The two in the back were purple and blue. Also the elevator in the middle of them was still up.

"Let's see where that… AAAHH!" Faith was startled by what happened. Four ghost like Poes appeared by the flames. Each ghost had hair the same color as the flame it appeared by.

"Somehow I knew they were going to be back," Link said as each of the Poes went off in a different direction.

"How many temples have poes in them?"

"Hmm I think only two. None in the fire or water… Yeah I'm pretty sure only two."

"Do they appear out of nowhere?"

"They speak first but that's the only warning."

"I hate poes and skulltulas."

"Come on we have to get the flames back so we can use the elevator to get to the main creature in this place." Link ran toward a doorway with a large block in front of it.

"How are we supposed to do that?" Faith asked following him.

"By defeating the Poes. Come on there's a key through here." Link pulled out his ocarina and played the song of time. The block disappeared in a beam of blue light.

"Okay that is cool."

"One of the many powers of the Song of Time. Now come on."

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"Oh great now a Giant Deku Baba." Faith said as she walked through the door and saw a flower like creature snap at her.

"You take care of the Deku Baba while I take care of some of the other creatures here." Linked leaped over the side of the stairs and toward a small pond. Inside the pond was a very odd looking creature slightly similar to an octopus. It was called an Octorok.

Faith pulled out the Kokiri sword and sliced at the Deku Baba. It took two hits to take it down. It left behind three Deku Nuts.

Link had already defeated the Octorok and headed toward a wall covered in vines. On those vines were three Skullwalltula. Link aimed with his bow and arrow and took down the three in a matter of seconds. "We have to climb come on."

They climbed the wall until they reached a hole with a door. The door had no lock on it either.

"Is anything going to jump at us?" Faith asked before opening the door,

"A bubble maybe."

Okay I'm only doing some of the temple at a time. The temples are going to be the only places with little to no changes so expect the temples to take a while to get through unless I get sick of stating every detail. And if I have to keep going back to temples after beating them then yeah I might stop all the details and just go with the hard stuff and the stuff that would be funny. Now it's time for Review Responses!

Chips Dip; I like it when I get fast reviews then I can put up new chapters quicker and know that my constant readers have read the chapters. I won't give straight answers to your original question though. (Shifty eyes) Faiths age is 14. I never told it directly though. I can't even find where I gave a hint of it completely either. Oh well like I said she's 14. Hope you enjoyed the chapter! (hands you cookies)