~Disclaimer of DOOM: I don't own Zelda, so don't sue. Ha. Like you'd get any money; all mine's been spent on anime. ^.^

Author's Notes: Here is chappie 3!! Yay!! I finally get to post it now that I found some inspiration!! And I have some time!! I'm stuck in the accursed summer school taking Health, and I've been loaded with work. Between that and the site, well you get the picture... Anyway, sorry if people are out of character, I don't really remember what they're like, and I'm too lazy to pull out my N64 and see. Annd...I have Sprites for Zelda! Here, look!! *pulls Link and a Lon Lon Milk-giving cow out of hammerspace.* ^^ Yum, calcium filled milk...for FREE!! *runs away cackling* Link: O.O;

***And so the "saga" continues***

Link appeared in the Sacred Forest Meadow in a whirl of green balls of light to the finale of the Minuet of Forest. Ignoring Saria, who was too wrapped up in her ocarina song to notice his presence, Link stepped off of the Transport Point embellished with the symbol of Forest. He walked over to a far corner of the meadow, and knelt down in front of a small hole in the foliage. He gingerly crawled inside, emerging on the other side after just a moment. He got up and dusted himself off, surveying his surroundings all the while.

He was in a part of the Lost Woods rarely traveled through even by the Kokiri or Skull Children. This area, in his opinion, was why the woods had been dubbed "Lost." The trees were so closely spaced it shaded out almost all light, and the lush foliage was so thick, you'd have better luck finding your way through a dense fog blindfolded than through this forest. Link, however, had struggled his way through this natural maze more than once, and was confident he could do it again.

After a few hours of what looked like directionless wandering to the inexperienced, Link came to a door. He walked up and swung it open, soundly shutting the door behind him as he passed through. After a bit of playing with his masks that have rather...unique effects on the user, he came to another door. He swung this one open, too, and was greeted by loud organ music.

"It can't be," Link murmured. He looked to see who was playing the organ, and to his dismay, The Happy Mask Salesman was skillfully playing the Song of Healing with the air of one that has had way too much practice. "No, not this crazy freak," Link thought as the Salesman turned toward Link. "Well, your back. Unexpected, that is. What brings you back to Termina so soon? You forget something? Did someone take something of yours? I still have my masks, all of them, that I do." Link blinked at him for a moment before answering, "No, I didn't forget anything. I just...wanted to check something out." "Do you remember the Song of Healing? It's soo good for your Health. It reduces Stress. Too much Stress is bad, but too little is too. The extremes can kill you, that they can. Don't play it too much or too little. If you don't remember it, I'll teach it again," the Salesman said dreamily as he turned to his organ and began to play the Song of Healing again.



Link sweat dropped. Edging toward the door out of the tower, he quickly said, "No, that won't be necessary; I remember it. Well, bye!" He slipped out of the door, shutting it behind him. Link looked at the town he had just entered. He was in Clock Town, smack-dab in the center of Termina, home of the freaks. It was about one o'clock, and everyone was happily going about their unchanging daily schedules. Link pulled out his map and studied it for a moment before heading toward West Clock Town. Ignoring the Bomber who was trying to hit that balloon with his...blowgun-thingie, Link headed straight toward the exit. The guard blocked his path. "It's dangerous out there. I can't allow kids to wander about unprotected!!" He said. "I have a sword," Link said as he gestured toward said weapon. "Okay, then! You may pass!!" The guard said as he moved aside to allow Link passage. "Wow," the guard said to himself, "These kids these days are learning self-defense at younger and younger ages. Soon we'll have 3-year- olds with Bombchu!!"

"..." Link chose to ignore the guard and walked out of Clock Town into Termina field. He took out his ocarina and played Epona's Song. The horse obediently came, and stood next to him, whinnying softly. Link mounted her and nudged her toward the Ranch. Epona got the drift and cantered off. After a few minutes of running over green chuchus, they arrived at Milk Road.

Ominous chuckling could be heard as they passed the Gormon racetrack. Link also ignored that and nudged Epona forward. They entered Romani ranch. They approached the house, and there was Romani, faithfully practicing her archery. Link dismounted and strode up to her. He watched her determinedly try to shoot down the ghost balloon several times. Finally, she turned toward Link.

"........Grasshopper!! You came to visit!! Romani is practicing, and will hit that ghost soon," she declared. "...Ah, Romani?" Link said slowly, "I think you'd have better luck if you used arrows; you're not shooting anything off..." "...........Romani is trying to hit the balloon with the force of the air from the bowstring, Grasshopper," Romani said. ".....but my name isn't Grasshopper..." "It is now, Grasshopper!!" ".....ah, Romani, where's your sister?"

"Cremia would normally be petting the cows and making them happy, so they'll produce Chateau Romani, but the cows are gone!!! That is why Romani must practice!! If Romani can pop the ghost, then Romani can get the cows back, even if Romani runs out of ammo!!" "Your cows are missing, too?!?" Link gasped. This was too much. Whoever was taking the cows had access to Termina, as well as Hyrule. "That's right," a voice came from behind Link. It was Cremia, Romani's older sister. "All of our cows have been taken, in the dead of night. I don't know who could have taken them; the Gormon brothers don't have enough backbone to steal cows, nor do they have hiding places for them. The mayor and some of the guardsmen went over and investigated, and they had no cows. Who else would want them, though? I don't understand," Cremia said, close to tears.

Link frowned, "all the cows in Hyrule are gone, save the few who are in those underground caverns, and maybe the one in Kakariko Village. Maybe. All the cows in Termina are gone as well...arrrgh!!! Who would want cows?? It's not like milk is too expensive or anything!!" Link shook his head furiously. Maybe Princess Zelda had a dream about this. "I have to check out some things," Link explained over his shoulder as he mounted Epona and cantered off. Romani and Cremia blinked, looked at each other, and returned to what they had been doing before Link's unexpected visit. Link dismounted Epona at the entrance to the Gormon racetrack and crept up behind the dilapidated shack to spy on the Gormon brothers. Drunken voices floated to Link's ears. "Hee, those morons losht all their cows...*.hic*" "One thing's for sure...*hic* we didn't take them...I wish that we did, but noo...*hic* pash the sake, brother..."

Silently, Link backed away and remounted Epona. He nudged her out toward Termina Field. Those two were drunk beyond imagination. Link doubted that they had taken the cows; the haze that alcohol puts over the mind makes very hard for the drunkard to lie, especially when they are unaware of an audience. Link and Epona cantered back toward Clock Town. He'd have to ask Zelda about this. Besides, she needs a break from being a princess. With that in mind, Link headed back to Hyrule.

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Author: -.- I can't ever make these chapters very long...

Link: Maybe if you wouldn't be listening to Yuu Yuu Hakusho and Inu-Yasha songs, you'd get somewhere.

Author: .....I'm startin' to like Bessie here better than you, Link.

Bessie: Moo...

Link: ...