HI I'M DAISY.
Wait wth.
Zelda and co. = Nintendo
Neko and Jen = Me
We entered the forest and stared in awe. Vines grew everywhere, green grass, it was a beautiful discovery. Well, it was until the wolves jumped out and attacked us.
"Ack! Watch out!" I exclaimed to Jen and Link, barely dodging one of the wolves, only getting nicked a little on the shoulder.
"I'm on it!" Link exclaimed, pulling the master sword out and starting to attack one of the wolves.
"I guess that means we've got this one!" Jen smiled at me and I nodded, pulling out my bow and arrows. I shot one and aimed for the head, but hit the leg instead. Damn, those wolves were fast.
I looked at Jen and saw her eyes closed. She was chanting and her hands were pointed forward.
"What the hell are you doing Jen?! We're supposed to be fighting, not-oohhhh." I watched as fire burst forth from her hands, hitting the wolf and incinerating it. She smirked and walked over to me while Link finished killing the other wolf.
"That is gonna be REALLY helpful." I told Jen, smiling widely. We had a good balance of a team, a sword wielder, a bow user, and a magic user. It'd help us get through tons of tough situations.
"Yeah, when I was Zel's prophesier person she taught me a few things so I could at least attempt to defend myself against monsters and Ganon. Plus, Ganon taught me a few things but I don't really like to use his magic because it's dark magic." She shrugged.
"Makes sense." I nodded and we began moving forward.
"We gotta be careful around here. There are some creepy, giant pig things that'll take you out in a second if they see you." Jen pointed out as we stared around a corner, not seeing any of the monsters for now.
"Then how do we kill them" Link questioned. Both Jen and I stood quietly for a second, pretending to think about it even though we already knew. I raised a finger, acting as if I suddenly saw the answer.
"Think about it," I told him. "What weapon did you just get?" I pointed out.
"The Hook shot! Maybe…Maybe I can get them when their backs are turned…" Link exclaimed, pulling his hook shot out.
"Might as well try it. Jen and I on the other hand…" Jen and I grinned at each other, checked to make sure there were no monsters, and ran towards one of the tall platform like things.
"Hurry, up on my shoulder!" Jen exclaimed as she lifted me up. We wobbled slightly, but I grabbed the ledge before we could fall and pulled myself up.
"Grab my hand!" I told Jen, helping to pull her up.
"Hey! What about me?!" Link cried, but we simply laughed at him, hand on ours hips.
"You've got the hook shot! Meet you on the other side!" We exclaimed together, running to the other side of the platform and jumping to make it across to the next. Laughing softly to ourselves, we continued to jump along the platforms. However, we got into some trouble when I turned around just for a moment and suddenly Jen was gone.
"Jen? Jen? Where'd you g-"
And there I went, down the same hole Jen had fallen down.
"Ouch…who puts a hole in the middle of a platform…?" I groaned, rubbing my head.
"Wonder if Neko was stupid and fell down the hole too…"
"Yep! I'm right here! Open your eyes, Jen!"
"Geh…" I groaned, still soar from the fall, but opened my eyes. My jaw practically dropped in surprise.
"FAIRY FOUNTAIN!" Neko screeched before I could speak. My awe stunned face turned into a grin along with Neko's as we both pulled out a few bottles. We ran widely around for a few minutes, catching fairies in bottles and healing ourselves before we both fell back into the water, lying down happily as we got soaked.
A few moments of awkward silence went by before either of us spoke, but it was Neko who finally talked.
"How come Zel let you stay with her 7 years ago? You probably seemed like a shady character to her, a 'fortune teller' who just happened to know every single detail of what was going to occur. For all she knew, you could have been lying, or working with Ganon." She asked quietly, her fingers lightly tapping at the water. I was freezing cold and my entire body was wet now, but it didn't matter. I knew this time had to come sooner or later.
"Zel…knew I was coming. She had a prophecy about me and how I would be a crucial part in the war against Ganondorf. And Impa, though she had no vision, felt in herself that I was need to save Hyrule. When Ganondorf took me, it was just because I could tell the future but because he had heard of Zelda's prophecies and was worried that I would be the one to take him down. He didn't realize that it was really Link who would destroy him, so he thinks he's safe for now. The only reason he kept me around was because I could tell him what would happen."
We sat quietly again.
Jen sat up as she finished telling the story, splashing some water onto her face and into her mouth. I sat, stunned, as I tried to process everything she had just told me. I had watched her the entire time and her nose hadn't twitched, not once. But even though she wasn't lying, she seemed uneasy, as though there was something she wasn't telling me.
Plus, there was another factor in my confusion. Jen had been seen in Zel's visions? People knew she was coming? But when I had met Rauru…and Sheik! Sheik was Zel! So why had Sheik not known who I was was, said that the prophecies hadn't foretold of another?!
"The prophecies didn't foretell of another…" I said quietly to Jen.
"The prophecies apparently spoke of you, but never of another. I don't…I don't think I'm supposed to be here." I murmured. Jen shook her head, almost violently.
"Of course you're supposed to be here!" You're here to help guide Link!" I looked down at the water and my reflection.
"Yeah, I guess so." I shook my head of water and stood up, watching my reflection disappear from the small waves of water forming. I turned to Jen.
"Does Zel know what your role here is?" I asked as we headed to the entrance of the hole.
"No, she said we'll find out soon enough." No. That nose twitch.
"You're lying!" I almost screeched, close to being unable to control myself, all of this was hard enough to deal with, but with her lying on top of it…!
First she had lied about Ganondorf and now she was lying about this…we were friends in this together, weren't we?!
We stared at each other, both saying nothing.
"Link's probably worried about us." Jen spoke quietly and looked at the ground unhappily. She stepped towards the light that would take her back to the surface. She completely ignored my statement and stepped into the light, disappearing. I followed silently after, confused and worried as hell.
We exited without words. I refused to say anything and I knew Neko wouldn't ask against, at least not for awhile. But she was highly suspicious of me now, I could tell. I'd have to be more careful with my words from now on…otherwise she might think I was conspiring with Ganon or something.
"There you guys are! What took you so long?!" Link called up to us and we jumped down.
"Fairies!" I fake smiled and pulled out a bottle.
"Oh, that's good. I only have one red potion left. I forgot to restock." He said, oblivious to Neko's and mine fight, or whatever it was.
We looked to the stairs ahead, almost to the temple. All that was left was the Deku scrubs and the large goblin pigs. All of the other smaller ones were lying around us, having been knocked out or killed by Link.
"Hm…Link, can you take one of the goblin pigs? You're the only one with a hook shot. Neko and I can take the Deku scrubs." He nodded and headed towards the pigs. I quickly burned the Deku scrubs and Link finished off the other monsters.
"Finally, time for the temple!" Neko exclaimed, as we walked into the grassy clearing.
"Greeting, Hyrule's saviors." Sheik greeted us, surprising all of us even though Neko and I already knew that he would be there…we felt sort of stupid for that.
"The flow of time is always cruel…its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it…a thing that doesn't change with time is a memory of younger days…In order to come back here, young warriors, play the Minute of Forest." Sheik pulled out a harp, and Link pulled out his Ocarina, waiting for Sheik to start to play. Sheik began with his harp, and Link followed slightly clumsily after until he could play the song well. Sheik smiled at him, and then Neko and me.
"Jennifer…your flow of time is especially cruel and confusing. But though we did not expect it, your friend here seems to be the one that will have some part in eventually turning your time back to normal." I looked away when I could feel Neko glaring at me, obviously confused and wanting to know what was going on. I couldn't tell her though…
Sheik pulled out a deku nut to disappear, but Neko began to talk before he could use it.
"Wait! Sheik! Can't you explain anything to me? Am I not supposed to be here?!" Sheik stopped for a moment, smiling sadly at Neko and I, and the disappeared in a puff of smoke. Neko ran forward, almost like she could stop him, but stopped short, falling on her knees. Her head hung low.
"Why am I here…? Why won't anyone answer me?" She asked quietly, and I stepped towards her to comfort her, though I couldn't answer any of her questions. Right before I reached her, she stood up and turned around.
"Link, will you play the Lullaby with me?" She smiled softly, and Link nodded. Link put his ocarina to his lips and Neko pulled out a familiar looking ocarina. The two played Zelda's Lullaby for a few minutes until Neko put her Ocarina down.
"That always makes me feel better…" She said softly.
"Where'd you get that Ocarina?" I asked Neko.
"Oh, it's just Link's old fairy ocarina. When he got the Ocarina of Time he didn't need this one anymore, but he didn't want to just throw it away. So, I asked for it. I can't teleport or anything with it, but its fun to learn the songs and Zelda's Lullaby always calms me down." Neko smiled for the first time since we had left the fairy fountain, but, seemingly remembering her suspicion towards me, suddenly turned away.
"The temple's up there." Link stated, pointing up at the entrance. I almost smacked my head.
"Thanks Mr. Obvious." I laughed and Neko tried to stifle a giggle, but failed.
"I was just saying!" Link exclaimed defensively.
"Besides, I was pointing it out because I was wondering how we would get up there." He stated his embarrassment evident by the red on his cheeks.
"Hmm…hook shot again, somehow maybe?" Neko asked, once again pretending not to know what to do. She stepped towards Link, her hands reaching forward.
"Here, lemee see." Neko took the hook shot and held it awkward, pointing it towards the tree near the temple's entrance.
"Maybe if I try th-HOLYSHIT." Neko accidentally hit the button that sent the hook shot flying. It hit the tree dead on, forcing Neko up there and straight into the tree. I was already on the grass laughing when she had been in the air.
"SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP." Neko cried, threw the hook shot at my head but missing horribly.
"Please be careful with my-"Link tried to speak, but Neko was off whining against.
"STUID HOOKSHOT I NEVER WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN!" Neko cried, ripping off a small piece of her shirt to wrap around her now bleeding forehead.
"I already hate the Forest Temple…" Neko whined again, Link using the Hookshot next to get up to the temple's entrance. He then tossed it down to me and I used it to get up there with the two of them (more gracefully then Neko, if I do say so myself.)
After a few more minutes of Neko's complaining, we finally headed inside the Forest Temple. Again, we had the moment of awe as we had in the entrance to the Sacred Meadow. Though, for Neko and I, this was a mixture of awe and fear, while Link's was a mixture of awe and determination.
"I…I hear spiders…" I groaned, trying to inch my ways towards the exit. Neko too started to inch towards the exit, but stopped shaking her head.
"It's okay! We can just cut them up and burn them! We gotta save Saria!: Dammit, Neko…why'd you have to let her name slip?
"Saria? You know Saria? How do you know Saria? No one is allowed in or out of the Kokiri Forest…" Link pondered while I tried my hardest to think up a half-assed excuse for Neko's mistake.
"I…I saw her in my dreams! You know how I have psychic abilities, right? Well, Saria appeared to me in a dream and I told Neko about her!" I proclaimed nervously, glaring over at Neko who was looking at her feet sheepishly.
"Oh, yeah, that makes sense." Link nodded, thinking nothing of my lie. Good thing he couldn't see through them like Neko could.
Link took the first steps further into the temple and like at the entrance of the Scared Meadow, two wolves jumped out.
"Same plan as last time!" Neko shouted, and we set to our positions. It was still difficult for Neko and I to defeat the wolf, but it was a little easier then the last time. Hopefully, we'd just keep improving.
Link, however, had no trouble killing the wolf on his side. He was brimming with anger at Ganondorf, we could see that much, and that was making him that much more powerful.
A couple enemies and hallways later, we entered the main room. I instantly fell to the ground, almost rolling into a ball. We had encountered our first spider on the way into the main room and it was the most horrifying thing that I had ever had to experience. It was huge, and hairy, and disgusting, and did I say HUGE? I was so terrified that I couldn't even use my magic, let alone help at all in the fight.
Luckily, Link and Neko were able to take it down. Actually, mostly it was Link's doing. Neko helped a little but she too was pretty grossed out by the giant spider. I could see her gagging in a corner once it was killed. Ugh, that stench was pretty horrible. I was surprised I didn't barf either, but then again, I always had a high tolerance for not…barfing…ANYWAYS.
As I said earlier, we entered the main room and right on cue the four poes appeared and scared the shit out of all three of us, even though two of us knew they were supposed to appear. Ghosts turn people into pansies sometimes.
Neko cowered behind me quietly as the three of us watched them fly away to different parts of the dungeon.
"Dammit! Why can't Ganondorf just come out and fight me?! He'll pay for taking Saria away!" Link cursed, surprising both Neko and I. We knew that Link was angry, but we never expected him to curse or anything. When we each played the game, he never talked or anything, and he gave off the image of a good guy that just…wouldn't curse. But now I saw that he was just a regular boy, a regular boy that was thrown into this crazy situation and having all of his friends involved. It was no wonder he was cursing. Actually, I'm surprised that he didn't curse more…
"It's going to take quite a while to get through this temple, isn't it?" Neko moaned, and both Link and I nodded.
"Quite some time…" Link murmured, and we headed off to start the trials of the temple.
I DO BELIEVE I HAVE FOUND MY SHEEP
-will update this chapter once sheep gives me story-
I am so sorry again. I know so many of you are probably mad at me for taking forever to update. And for going so slowly with each chapter. I SWEAR next chapter when it's updated the forest temple will actually get done with. I swear I'm so slow at this stuff. So I'm really REALLY sorry. Like. Really. Really. Really. Also. Sorry this chapter is so short. I just wanted to post it, and I really couldn't write anymore. I'M SORRY. I swear (again) that the next chapters, whenever posted, will be much longer and cooler. .
In other news, I'M A SENIOR. HUZZAH.
