The Eds took a few steps out of the building and just stared around them. The whole place was different from their home. Everywhere you looked was nature, nature, and more nature.
"Are we dreaming?" Eddy asked.
"How can we be having the same dream?" Double D said.
"Hello pretty fireflies." Ed said, his eyes on the fairies floating around the children.
"They're not fireflies, you twit." Mido said. "They're fairies."
"Fairies? Yeah right." Eddy said.
"I concur. Fairies only exist in stories and such." Double D said.
"You blind or something?" Mido said. "They're floating around and you say that they don't exist? You really are stupid."
"Hey! Lay off!" Eddy yelled.
"You gonna make me?" Mido said with his arms folded over his chest.
"That's enough." said a girl with short green hair. "Sorry about my friend Mido here. He likes to act like he's the boss of everyone. My name's Saria. What are your names?"
"Greetings Saria. My name's Eddward with two D's." Double D said. "Everyone calls me Double D. And these are my friends. This is Ed."
"Hello!" Ed said while waving his arm in the air.
"And this is Eddy."
"Call me Stud." Eddy said with a sly grin.
"More like Dud." Mido said, earning an angry growl from Eddy while Saria just giggled.
"All of you have the same name. That's funny." she said before she began to introduce everyone that lived in the forest. "And there's one more person who lives here. His name's Link."
"Mr. No Fairy." Mido scoffed.
"I was about to go and see him. Would you like to join me?" Saria asked.
"With bells on our toes!" Ed shouted, earning a collective confused stare from everyone.
"That's Ed's way of saying we'd love to join you." Double D said.
"It's over there." she said while pointing at Link's house. "It's that tree house in the distance." They began walking while Mido held Eddy back.
"I'm watching you and your friends." he said. Eddy only responded by grabbing his green hat and shoving it over his face, leaving Mido to struggle to pull it off while he joined his friends.
"So, what exactly is this place?" Eddy asked as he walked with them.
"This is Kokiri Forest. One of the many lands of Hyrule Kingdom." Saria explained.
"Hyrule Kingdom?" Double D said.
"You've never heard of Hyrule Kingdom?" Saria said, earning a shake of the head from Eddy and Double D while Ed just stared around at everything. "You three must've traveled from very far away."
"I don't even remembering traveling." Eddy said.
"We were trying to find a new species of Owl when we suddenly wound up here." Double D said.
"Maybe Mr. Kapoko flew us all the way here while we were napping." Ed said.
"I believe his name was Kaepora Gaebora." Double D said.
"Who cares?! All this is because you wanted to find that dumb bird in the first place!" Eddy said.
"And who was it that wanted to capture it to get rich?" Double D asked with his arms crossed over his chest.
"Where are you three from anyway?" Saria asked.
"We live in a town called Peach Creek." Double D said.
"I've never heard of it." Saria said. "Then again, none of us have ever left the forest." The Eds looked at her as she ran up and began waving up at the tree. "Yahoo! Hi Link!" They looked up to see a boy dressed similar to everyone else with blonde hair and blue eyes with a fairy flying next to him. He descended the ladder and smiled at Saria. "Whoa! Is that your fairy Link?"
"Yeah." Link said. "She came to me just a moment ago. Her name is Navi."
"That's great! You've gotten your own fairy! You're a true Kokiri now!" Saria said.
"What's with everyone and fairies in this stinkin place?" Eddy asked.
"Be polite Eddy. We're guests here." Double D said. Link looked at them past Saria before looking at her.
"Who are they?" he asked before Navi began flying around them.
"Hello little fairy friend." Ed said. "My name is-"
"Your names are Ed, Edd, and Eddy, right?" Navi asked.
"How do you know them/us?" Saria, Link, and the Eds asked.
"The Great Deku Tree told me that you all mysteriously arrived in the Kokiri Forest. He sees everything here." said the fairy.
"Great."
"Deku."
"Tree?" the Eds asked.
"He's the Guardian of the Kokiri Forest." Saria said.
"Yes, and he wishes to speak with Link." Navi said. "Let's go. Hurry!"
"You were called to see the Great Deku Tree? What an honor!" Saria said.
"Who exactly is the Great Deku Tree?" Double D asked.
"Like I said, he's the Guardian of the Kokiri Forest. They say he's the father of all us Kokiri." Saria said.
"Wait. Your dad is a tree?" Eddy asked. "How did that happen?"
"None of this is making any sense." Double D said as he rubbed his head.
"Maybe Mr. Deku Tree knows how to get home." Ed said.
"You wanna ask a tree for directions on how to get home?" Eddy said. "That's stupid."
"Actually, it may not be a bad idea." Double D said.
"Come again?" Eddy said.
"Think about it Eddy. We saw a talking owl, we're in a forest full of children and fairies, and neither side has heard about the other's home. Call me crazy, but we may just be in a completely different world." Double D said.
"You're right." Eddy said. "You're crazy."
"Well, what's the other option? Look around in a place we've never been to and get lost?" Double D said.
"Rrrrgh. Fine. Which way?" Eddy grumbled.
"This way." Navi said as she fluttered away. Link followed while Ed grabbed his friends and ran after them while Saria waved goodbye. They ran with Link as he approached the entryway to the Great Deku Tree, but stopped when Mido stood in the way with his hand held up.
"Hold it!" he yelled. "Well well. If it isn't Mr. No Fairy and the trio of twits. What are you doing here?"
"We have to see the Great Deku Tree." Link said.
"A fairy-less guy like you? Don't make me- Wait a second. Is that a fairy? One actually came to you?!" Mido said in shock.
"Yes. Now please, we have to see the Great Deku Tree." Link said.
"I don't believe this! Saria and the Great Deku Tree choose you and not I, the Great Mido? Hmph. And what exactly would you do? You're not properly equipped. You should at least have a sword and shield." Mido said
"Why would he need those to talk to a tree? Just get out of the way." Eddy said.
"It's the Great Deku Tree!" Mido said. "And no! I'm not moving until you're properly equipped." Mido made good on his word. The four of them tried to run around him, but he kept them at bay.
"It seems we have no choice but obtain a sword and shield." Double D said. "But, why would a child need something so dangerous as a sword?"
"There are a few dangers out in the Lost Woods." Link said. "A shield can deflect the attacks, but you can't fight back with your bare hands."
"Let us find the sword that shall smite the evil!" Ed shouted dramatically before running off.
"Does he have any idea where he's going?" Link asked.
"Not since the day he was born." Eddy said.
"Ed! This way!" Double D shouted when Ed began running around someone's home. Ed looked at Double D, causing him to smack into a rock wall.
"He okay?" Link asked when they ran towards him.
"He's been hit with worse." Eddy said before he pulled him off the ground.
"I know where a sword is." Link said. "Follow me." Link lead them to a tiny hole in a rock wall in a different part of the area. "It's in here."
"In that tiny hole?" Eddy asked while Double D looked through it.
"I'm afraid that Ed and I won't be able to accompany you past here." Double D said. "The hole is too small. You and Eddy however are just small enough to squeeze through."
"Alright. You ready?" Link asked while looking at Eddy.
"Ladies first." Eddy said. Link raised an eyebrow before he started crawling through. It took a moment before Link crawled out to the other side.
"I made it through. Hurry up." Link yelled through the hole.
"Yeah, yeah. Keep your dress on!" Eddy yelled as he began crawling through the hole.
"Well, all we can do now is wait for them to return." Double D said.
"Hey." Both Eds looked to see another Kokiri boy uprooting some tall grass. "Mind giving me a hand?"
"Here's one." Ed said as he pulled Double D's hand to the kid.
"We've already used this joke, Ed." Double D said.
"I mean can you help me out with the grass and rocks?" the kid asked. "It's easy. Just pull and chuck."
"Okay." Ed said before going and pulling the first bit of grass out with ease. He then tossed it onto the ground, where it revealed a tiny green gem of some kind.
"Sometimes you find items in grass, rocks, and other things. I don't know why. You just do." said the kid.
"What is this?" Double D asked as he picked up the green gem.
"That's a green Rupee. It's what we use as currency here." said the kid.
"Fascinating." Double D said before giving it to Ed. "Let's not tell Eddy about this just yet. He may have us dig up the whole forest if he thought it'd make him rich." Ed nodded before the two of them began picking up and throwing things. Double D couldn't lift the rocks, so he left that to Ed while he pulled very hard on the tall grass. A few moments of pulling and throwing later and the field was cleared.
"Not bad." said the kid. "Thanks for the help."
"Glad to help." Double D wheezed.
"Guys!" came Link's worried shout. Ed and Double D looked to see Link crawling out of the hole. "We have a problem!"
"What's wrong?" Double D asked as Link took something and held it up.
"We ran into a bit of boulder trouble." Link said as he held up a flat Eddy before turning him to the side, showing that he had been flattened like a pancake. "I don't know if he's alive. I've never seen anything like this before!"
"Eddy! Speak to me!" Double D shouted while shaking his flat friend. "Say something!"
"Come on Granddad! The line for the bumpers cars is moving." Eddy said in a dazed tone.
"He's okay." Double D said while Ed took Eddy and snapped him like a carpet back to normal.
"What happened?" Eddy asked before looking at Link. "Why didn't you warn me about the boulder?!" he yelled.
"You ran out there before I had a chance to say anything!" Link yelled back. "Still, I'm glad you're alive. Plus, I've found the Kokiri Sword." He took the scabbard from his back and slowly unsheathed the blade to show the Eds.
"My word!" Double D said in awe. "The craftsmanship of this blade is amazing-"
"Let me try!" Ed said while taking the sword. "I AM LOTHAR! SLAYER OF EVIL!" he shouted before wildly swinging the blade around, narrowly missing his friends and Link.
"Hey! Put that down Lumox, before you hurt somebody!" Eddy shouted. Ed stopped swinging the sword and looked at Eddy, giving Double D a chance to grab the blade from him.
"I apologize." he said as he gave the sword back to Link. "Ed can get easily excited."
"Let's just hope that that'll be the last time he gets his hands on this sword." Link said. "Now then, we've got a sword, so all we need is a shield."
"Does it involve more boulders?" Eddy asked with a glare.
"No. You can buy them at the shop over there." Link said while pointing at the shop.
"Let's hurry!" Navi said. "The Great Deku Tree needs to see you!"
"Right. The problem now is that the shield costs 40 Rupees." Link said.
"40 what?" Eddy said. "What's a Rupee?"
"I believe that this is what he's talking about." Double D said when he pulled out a small green Rupee from his pocket. The Rupee was swiped from his hands as Eddy began staring intently at it.
"LOOK AT THIS GEM! I BET IT'S WORTH TONS OF MOOLAH! I'M RICH!" he shouted before laughing maniacally.
"Is he okay?" Navi asked.
"That's how he always gets whenever he's around money." Double D groaned while shaking his head.
"It's just one little Rupee." Link said as Double D tried to get Eddy's attention.
"Eddy. This is just one Rupee." Double D said.
"So? Look at it!" Eddy said.
"It may be worth quite a lot back home, but it's the lowest form of currency here." Double D said. "You can't buy anything with only one Rupee here." The wide grin on Eddy's faced deflated to a slack jawed look of disbelief.
"And we need 39 more to buy a shield." Link said. Eddy groaned while looking at his measly little green Rupee.
"Then let's go find some more!" Ed shouted before walking around some grass. "Got one!" he shouted while holding up a green Rupee.
"Who leaves money on the ground?" Eddy asked. Double D gave a brief explanation about where to find Rupees that he had heard from the kid before. "You mean that they're practically everywhere?!"
"That's right. You just gotta know where to look." Link said as he pulled a blue Rupee out of his wallet. "And they come in other colors like this one. Blue Rupees are worth 5 green ones."
"What are we waiting for?! Let's hunt 'em down!" Eddy yelled before looking around on the ground.
"I'm amazed he turned around that fast." Link said.
"I'm amazed he's not making Ed and I to do all the work." Double D said. The four boys searched the entire area before meeting up in front of the shop. They gathered all the Rupees they found before counting how much they had.
"47 Rupees. We have enough." Link said before they entered the shop. It was a tiny shop with it's merchandise on display on the shelves behind the counter. The owner was tiny and kept having to jump to see over the counter.
"What'll it be?" he asked.
"One Deku Shield." Link said.
"That'll be 40 Rupees."
"Okay guys. Give me the Rupees you collected. Ed and Double D handed over their Rupees, giving Link a total of 35 Rupees. "We're short." Link said before they looked at Eddy, who had his hands in his pockets.
"What?" he said.
"Eddy. We need your Rupees." Double D said.
"What Rupees? I don't have any Rupees? Do you?" Eddy asked.
"Ed." Double D said before snapping his fingers. Ed immediately lifted Eddy upside-down by his ankle before violently shaking him, causing all of Eddy's Rupees to fall out of his pockets. "Honestly Eddy. Sometimes your greed can be so annoying." Double D said as he gathered the Rupees and gave them to Link. Link then handed 40 Rupees to the owner, who then handed him a Deku Shield.
"Okay, we have a sword and shield. Let's go see the Great Deku Tree." Link said. The four of them left the shop and were now face-to-face with Mido again.
"Are you kidding me?! You have a Deku Shield and the Kokiri Sword?!" Mido said in disbelief.
"Link has the necessary equipment, so please let us pass." Double D said.
"Grrrr. Fine!" Mido growled before he moved out of Link's way. The Eds began following before Mido got in the way. "Hold it! Link is the only one properly equipped. You three ain't getting in here."
"They're with me." Link said.
"Not without proper equipment. And seeing as how there's only one sword in the whole forest, it looks like you three won't be passing anytime soon." Mido said with a grin. Eddy glared at him before grinning himself.
"Ed." he said before whispering something into into Ed's ear. Ed smiled before pulling an rotting onion out of his jacket and eating half of it.
"And how is that going to help us pass?" Double D asked while cringing at Ed.
"Watch and learn Sockhead." Eddy said as Ed swallowed and approached Mido.
"Hi, Mr. Mido!" Ed said with a grin. The fumes from his breath hit Mido's nose, causing the poor boy's face to turn as green as his clothing.
"URK!" Mido gagged before falling over and foaming at the mouth. The Eds walked on by while Mido twitched on the forest floor and gag.
"That was disgusting." Navi said.
"It worked, didn't it?" Eddy said with a grin.
"Watch out!" Navi shouted before a strange flower sprouted in front of them.
"What is that thing?!" Eddy yelled.
"That's a Deku Baba!" Navi explained as the flower kept opening and closing it's mouthing while sticking straight up and twirling in place. "They're dangerous, but this one seems wilted. It can't bend like they usually do."
"What an amazing specimen." Double D said.
"Kill now, look later!" Eddy said.
"I got this!" Link said before swinging the blade, chopping the head off the stem. The head and stem dried up, leaving nothing but a stick and a nut on the ground.
"Nice swing." Eddy said while Ed picked up the remains.
"That's a Deku Stick." Navi said as she fluttered around Ed. "And that's a Deku Nut."
"What are they good for?" Eddy asked as Ed looked at the nut before smiling. He tossed it into the air before opening his mouth wide.
"NO! THE DEKU NUT-" Navi yelled before it fell between Ed's teeth, where it exploded in a blinding light. Ed, Edd, and Eddy were literally stunned and frozen in place. "Stuns when you throw it at an enemy." Navi finished.
"Oohhh. I eee nuu." Double D mumbled through clamped lips.
"What?" Link asked as the color returned to the Eds before they could move.
"I said I see now." Double D said.
"And what does the stick do?" Eddy asked.
"It's very hard, but not indestructible." Navi said. Ed lifted the stick up high above his head before shouting.
"I AM LOTHAR! SLAYER OF MONSTERS!" he yelled.
"Then do just that and slay that one!" Eddy said as he pointed at another Deku Baba.
"BEGONE, VILE FLOWER!" Ed yelled before he ran over and smacked the Deku Baba a few times before the stick broke and smacked him in the head. "The evil has been vanquished!"
"I think your friend has a problem." Link whispered.
"He reads too many comic books." Double D said.
"What's a comic book?" Link asked.
"Later. Let's go. I wanna meet the tree, then get out of here." Eddy said. The four of them walked down the path, with Link dealing with another Deku Baba, before they came upon a massive tree with what appeared to be eyebrows, a nose, and a mouth with a moustache.
"That's the Great Deku Tree?!" Double D asked.
"The one and only." Link said as Navi flew towards him.
"Great Deku Tree! I'm back!" she said.
"Oh... Navi..." came the Great Deku Tree's loud voice. "Thou hast returned."
"It can talk!" Eddy said.
"Hello Mr. Deku Tree." Ed said with a smile while waving his fingers at him.
"Link, and strangers from a faraway land...Welcome." said the Great Deku Tree. "Listen carefully to what I, the Deku Tree, am about to tell thee. Thy slumber these past moons must have been restless, and full of nightmares...As the servants of evil gain strength, a vile climate pervades the land and causes nightmares to those sensitive to it. Verily, thou hast felt it."
"Y-yes." Link said.
"And to you three who have come from a land unknown to this one...You have been brought here against thine own will and wish to return home..." said the Great Deku Tree.
"Th-That is correct." Double D stuttered while Eddy hid behind Ed.
"The time has come young Link to test thy courage...I have been cursed. I need you to break the curse with your courage and wisdom." said the Deku Tree.
"Oh dear." Double D said.
"Does thou have courage to undertake this task?" asked the Deku Tree.
"Y-yes." Link said, though he was scared inside.
"Then enter, Brave Link, and thou too Navi..." said the Deku Tree as he opened his enormous mouth. "Navi, guide Link through his task. And Link, listen to Navi's wisdom."
"Yes." Link and Navi said.
"And to you, strange travellers." said the Deku Tree. "Why has thou come here?" Double D gathered up his thoughts and courage before taking a deep breath.
"We heard that you sensed our arrival here." Double D said. "My friends and I were hoping that you may know how we can get back home."
"How has thou travelled here?" asked the tree.
"We were trying to find the giant talking owl, but got teleported here while we were sleeping." Ed answered.
"Ah...Kaepora Gaebora..." said the tree. "To be brought here by him must mean that there's more to thee than meets the eye."
"Like what?" Eddy asked.
"If ye have the courage, then join Link to vanquish the curse brought upon me." said the tree.
"He wants to eat us!" Eddy whispered.
"I don't think so, Eddy." Double D said. "And right now, we don't have any other leads on how to get home."
"Let us break the curse upon Mr. Deku Tree!" Ed shouted while grabbing Eddy and Double D before running into the tree, with Link quickly following them.
'Ed, Edd, and Eddy.' thought the tree. 'Strange names.'
A/N: I had so much fun writing this chapter. I hope you all had fun reading it.
