Chapter 1: Leaving Home

One Way Ticket to Catastrophe

Chapter 1: Koriri forest

Giggles filtered the air of the peaceful forest named Koriri. A little boy and girl fled quickly from the grasps of their pursuers. The forest's floating fairy dust was flickered as they dashed through it.

" You can never catch us!" shouted the girl.

" We are too fast for you two!" the boy yelled. He turned around momentarily and crashed right into something and from behind, the girl did also.

" We got you!" The figures jumped on them and they all flatten on the forest ground, piled up on one another. They all laughed and rolled over some of them and with a great big splash, they ended up in a stream nearby.

" I told you four not to play near the stream!" shouted the puny fairy over the four chuckling children.

" Ah, Teehee! You never want us to do anything. We enjoy the stream greatly so don't pester us so much," Saria pointed out, wrenching the water from her hair.

" And you can't say anything to Link and Karina 'cause you don't guard them," added Kino. Link pulled himself to a standing position and looked around his group of friends. He didn't have many friends but he couldn't ask for a group better than this. Kino, with his devilish grin, bringing in the mischief like no one else. His shaggy hair was always in his eyes and Totino, his fairy, always complained about it too. But he didn't care.

Saria, a friend who is as loyal as it gets. She was as wise as the old Deku tree and her smiling face brightened Link's day anytime. She had the hair of the leaves around them, green and as soft as a feather pillow. Her eyes harmonized with her hair and when they played hide-and-seek, she was always the one who could hide the best. She was also a person in which you could come and talk to when you had problems, like a caring mother would. She was treasured among the people of Koriri unlike any other and though she had many friends around the forest, she preferred this small group of friends instead.

And last but not least, Karina. She was sweet and tough at the same time, a combination that could prove deadly. She was also cute too, with tumbling gold curls and sky blue eyes in which contained a glint of mischief ninety percent of the time. She settled upon hanging out with the guys playing pranks than she did making flower wreaths with the girls of Koriri. Not that the guys minded much anyway. Not only was she the mastermind of almost every prank but she was also a formidable opponent when it came to hand-to-hand combat. Link really liked her as a friend and he'd have to say that she was the closest friend that he had with the exception of Kino.

"It's almost time to dine in the Koriri dining hall!" reminded Teehee.

" We must leave now to get you some dry clothes," said Totino. Kino and Saria waved good-bye and left quickly.

" Well, I guess that we should get ready too," Karina suggested. She pulled a strand of hair away from her delicate face and smiled. " Wouldn't it be so fun if we. . ."

" Karina!" Link groaned. " For once, I don't want to be pulling out worms from my plate of food."

She laughed. " Okay. I'm gonna get ready. See ya at the hall." She dashed away to one of the wooden buildings to the east.

Link sighed. He'd known her for as long as he could remember living in Koriri village. She was the only other person that was like him, a Herulian. They didn't appear much different actually, but in years to come, the difference would become obvious. Their appearance would be distinct among the others and they would forever be banned from the village. Only two other people not including the Deku tree knew about this. Saria and Kino. They promised not to mention anything to another soul and they even promised that they would continue to be their friends no matter what drastic changes occurred to them.

He slowly climbed up the ladder to his built in tree house. He happened to lay eyes on a carving Karina and him had created one day and recall what events took place.

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Karina slowly walks from behind a very busy Link and reveals a bubble containing water from behind her. She was about to crash it down upon Link's skull until she heard his stern voice. " Don't you dare, Karina. I'm very busy."

Her smile turned the other way around and let the bubble drop to the ground. " You know, you are no fun. I can never get you off guard to pull my pranks on you successfully."

" I guess I just know you to well."

" Well, that takes all the fun out of that." She paused. " So whatcha doing?"

" Carving."

" Carving what?"

" A picture. What else?"

" What kind?"

" A dream vision, okay?" He understood her curiosity but she was taking it a little to the extreme.

" Can I do one too?"

" Sure." He handed her a piece of sharp stone and continued with his drawing.

Karina sat down next to him and carved a picture a distance from Link. When they were done, they discussed what they carved. " Mine's a drawing of how the future might be like, you know, away from all of this."

Link stared at it and decided to tell about his. " Mine's about a dream."

" What kind?"

" Well, one that when I grow up, I'll be known across the land and stuff." He really didn't want to talk about it and Karina got the message and said she had to go help Saria out.

" Now that I look at it, it's almost the same," Karina said before she sprinted away.

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Link sighed and changed quickly before parting to the dining hall.

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" Mmhm. This food is delicious today," complimented Kino.

" Yeah, very good. I thought that we were going to get worm spaghetti again," remarked Saria.

Karina giggled and Link smiled as they both knew why they had received such meal last time. They enjoyed the meal before two unknown fairies came present. " We have come here in recognition of the Deku tree. We are here to escort Karina and Link to his presence."

Everyone gasped. Even Karina and Link. Why would the great Deku want to see them? They weren't no one special and even then, he knew their names.

They stood up and were instantly directed to the extensive passageways to the Deku tree. Never before had they visited the wise old tree and were clearly anxious to meet him. They exchanged no words and the fairies themselves made no attempt in communicating with them.

Karina couldn't handle the prolonged silence so she spoke up. " What does the Deku tree wants with us?"

" He requested to see you two. I have no authority to reveal to you why you were chosen," said the gold fairy.

" Okay. . . ." She remained silent after that and gave Link a questioning look.

They stopped a few meters before the path ended. " You are to continue on your own," the blue fairy said.

Karina and Link walked nervously towards the great Deku tree and came into a clearing where it grew. They gasped at the immensity of the tree. The dust swirled faster around them as if recognizing intruders in the halcyon meadow. Unwittingly, they had halted halfway towards it and they now composed themselves in exertion to look as calm and as regal as they could possibly be.

Link took a step forward but Karina pulled him back. " Wait. I'm not ready."

" What's there to wait? Let's get it over with so we can make it to the dining hall before lunch is over."

Karina looked at him in disbelief. " We are about to meet our only protector for the very first time and all you can think of is to make it for desert?" Karina screeched softly.

" Well, yeah. Is that so bad?"

Karina nodded. " And I thought I was the illogical one."

" What did you say?"

" Nothing," she said quickly.

" Well, let's go. I'm not waiting another second to meet this great guardian."

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next chapter: Leaving Home

Note- hope you enjoyed my first chapter of this fan-fic. Just to let you know, I don't own any of these characters (who doesn't know that) except the ones that I make up ( Until next time!

- stargazer_takile10