*Previously, Din, under Ganondorf's control, freed Ganondorf from the Evil
Realm. She, Nayru, and Farore quickly hid each Triforce piece across the
land, which took balance from the world. Ganondorf, desguised as a trader
from the forest, went to the Goron Village and poisoned King Darunia's
counterpart, assuming that Din had hidden the Triforce of Power in Fire
Temple. Meanwhile, Link, sick of being a hero, and Zelda became seven
years older by playing the Destiny Duet. Now they would be old enough to
defeat Ganondorf once again. But first, they must recover the Triforce of
Wisdom and the Triforce of Courage. I don not own Din, Ganondorf, Nayru,
Farore, the Triforce, Goron Village, King Darunia, the Fire Temple, Link,
Princess Zelda/Sheik, Epona, Saria, or any of the Kokiri Children. They
are property of Nintendo. Sparky, Asharia, Hope, Mark, and the wild colt
are fanfiction.net authors and belong to themselves. Note that this fan-
fic was written before the recent development of The Legend of Zelda for
the Nintendo GameCube.*
"Giddyup, Epona!" Link said.
He was riding towards the Kokiri Forest, from which he could access to the Scrub Village.
When he reached the entrance, he said, "Sorry, Epona; you'll have to stay here. I can't take you back to Lon Lon Ranch, because Malon won't understand." Then he muttered to himself, "I hate being the Hero of Time."
He walked accross the bridge in the Lost Woods to Kokiri Forest. He had expected to just walk in, but instead a completely different thing happened.
"There's an intruder!"
"Man your stations, men!"
"AND WOMEN!"
"I've got my slingshot! C'mon Saria, let's go!"
When Link entered the forest, he was bombarded by Deku Seeds. Right and left the Kokiri children shot at him. He saw the Great Mido. He hated Mido almost more than he heated being the Hero of Time. The Know-It-All Brothers were there, along with the Twins. But then he saw two other children. Children he never thought be shooting him. It was Saria.
Saria, his childhood best friend. But she was the Sage of Forest. What was she doing here?
And the other one.
A boy.
Standing before him was an exact reflection of his younger self.
Yes, the young Link was shooting at his adult self.
In complete shock, Link ran out of the forest. Before him stood Farore.
"Having trouble?" she asked.
"What...what...why...why was Saria there shooting at me? And...and...myself..."
"You mean you don't know?" Farore asked.
"NO! Saria is supposed to be in the Temple of Light! And I...I'M RIGHT HERE! And I'm older than that boy! I must be going mad..." said Link.
"Listen, Link. Saria, King Darunia, Princess Ruto, Nabooru, and Impa were around before they became Sages right?"
"Well, yes," Link answered.
"And you...you and Zelda were around before you became the Hero of Time and the Princess of Destiny, right?"
"YES!" Link answered, quite annoyed.
"Well, what do you think King Zora would think if his daughter just disappeared? What would all the theives think if Naburoo just disappeared? We, the Goddesses, tried to avoid that from happening. There is a Saria in the Temple of Light and a Saria in Kokiri Forest, who knows nothing of there being a counterpart of her protecting Hyrule. And you, people thought you were a Kokiri. We made sure that you ARE a Kokiri. IN THERE!" Farore exclaimed pointing towards Kokiri Forest.
"So, that's not the real Saria? And not the real me?" Link asked.
"Link, they are. You just don't understand. They are themselves. But the seven of you. Your pasts were erased. Link is a Kokiri child who has had a fairy named Hope for all his life. Saria has never come close to the Sacred Forest Meadow." Farore explained.
"Wait a minute! Hope? What about Navi? And Tatl?" Link asked.
"Well, Fairies never really forget anything...Navi will always be your Fairy. And Tatl...well...Tatl was never really your Fairy. She is Skull Kid's, but she remembers you," Farore explained.
"I have to get in there somehow..." Link said.
"Yes, well, why don't you just do the obvious? How can you get into the forest?" Farore, of course, new the answer; she was simply quizzing Link.
"The ovious? The OBVIOUS? Listen, Miss Goddess of Courage, I am trying to save the world from a Ganon...AGAIN! You are the one who is in such a fuss about this! Why don't you just tell me the answer! I mean, what am I supposed to do? Just play a little song on my little instrument and magically warp into the forest?!" Link (who was furious if you couldn't already tell) yelled.
Farore gave him that "duh" look.
"I hate you so much," Link said. With that, he pulled out the Ocarina of Time, and played the Minuet of Forest. Then he warped himself into the Sacred Forest Meadow, where Farore was waiting for him once again.
"Good work," she complemented. "Now you just have to go get the Triforce piece I hid."
"Wait! Hold on! You hid it from Ganondorf, right? Well, why didn't you just bring it to me instead of making me look in the Scrub Village? Do you know what kind of attitudes Scrubs have?" Link asked.
"Link, Link, Link. I couldn't just give it to you. Ganondorf might be a little slow, but I mean, he would at least know that I would have entrusted it with you or the Kokiri Children. He has that kind of power. That's why I entrusted the Triforce with the Scrubs. I know that they are stupid, ugly, cruel little insects, but I had to for the sake of Hyrule. Maybe you should start thinking of Hyrule before yourself, too," Farore explained.
Link couldn't answer. But after an awkward pause, he said, "I guess we'd better get the Scrub Village then."
They left the Sacred Forest Meadow and entered the Lost Woods. He made sure to avoid the path that would take him into Termina, and entered the tunnel which would instantly take him into the Kokiri Forest.
When he hand Farore entered the forest, Farore said, "Link remember to hide from the children. We must not be seen!"
"WE?! What are you doing here anyway? Why don't you just fly to wherever you hid the Triforce, and bring it back to me?" Link asked.
"Link, the Triforce is in a place that I have no control over. Meaning, my power is useless now too. Only some of my magic, like Wind, remain with me," Farore said, disappointed. "So, I have to show you where I hid the Triforce."
"Fair enough, I guess..." came Link's reply.
The children were glaring like snakes all around the forest. Fortunately, the two heroes were dressed in green and could not easily be spottd. They made it through the forest fine...until they reached the part of the forest specifically designated for the Great Deku Tree...
You see, they had been doing quite well, until they ran into the two kids Link had questions about earlier. Who were they? Well of course it was...
"Hello, I'm Saria," said the girl with green hair. She put out her hand to shake Farore's.
"And I'm the toughest Kokiri around. The name's Link," said the other.
"Excuse me," Farore said, "but weren't you just attacking us earlier?"
"Yes," Saria explained, "under the order of Mido. We've had to shoo people out of the forest before. But there was something special about you. We're not sure what it is, but we've decided to come and help you do what you need here."
"We need to go to the Scrub Village," explained the adult Link.
"Oh, well, that's right this way...by the way, what are your names?" Saria asked.
"Oh, well, I'm L..." He stopped himself before he said Link. He had seen Farore shake her head at him. "I'm...uh...um...Caesar...yes...Caesar Salad."
"Caesar? What kind of a name is that?" asked Young Link, sarcastically.
"Yeah? Well what kind of a name is LINK?!" Link shot right back at him, and then thought, "STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!"
"I'm Fiona," said Farore, "it's nice to meet you...now may we go to the Scrub Village."
"Oh, yes, but we'll have to walk quietly. You see, the Great Deku Tree usually takes a nap around now," explained Saria.
"WAIT!" Link shouted. "The Great Deku Tree is alive?"
Young Link then said, "Well, yeah! Haven't you ever heard of the Great Deku Tree who protects this forest?"
Then Link, or Caesar, thought, "That's right...Farore said that Link has had a airy all his life. Everything that happend after I got a Fairy was erased. Only he's had a Fairy forever...the Great Deku Tree never died...this is too confusing..."
Then, Saria's Fairy, Asharia spoke. "Should we really be helping these people? They look more almost as dumb as Hope!"
"I am not dumb!" Young Link's Fairy, Hope said.
"Excuse them," Saria said, "this is Asharia, or Ari for short, my guardian Fairy."
"And this is Hope...mine," said Young Link who wasn't very enthusiastic about it. "She's not that stupid; she just likes ramming into parked horses..."
When they entered the Great Deku Tree's little area, he was wide awake.
"Link? Saria? Is that you?" he asked.
"Yes, Great Deku Tree. And these are our friends, Fiona and Caesar," Saria explained. "They have an errand in the Scrub Village."
"Well that's right behind me...I suppose you two can handle it...but you must be careful!" the Tree commanded.
"We will, Great Deku Tree," said Young Link.
Then the adult Link stepped forward, "Great Deku Tree?"
"Yes, um Caesar?" he replied.
"May I possibly speak to a Fairy named Navi?" Caesar asked.
"Well, I suppose..." The Tree opened its moulth and out flew a Fairy named Navi.
She saw Link and buzzed around. "LIN..." She stopped herself when she saw that Link had put his finger up to his moulth. "Who are you?"
"I am Caesar Salad. We were wondering if you would like to come and join us on our quest, Navi," said Link.
"Can I, Great Deku Tree, can I!!! PLEASE!!!" Navi exclaimed.
"I don't know how you know this man, Navi, or why any of you think that you can trust him and his companion. But I will let you go if you promise to return safely," said the Great Deku Tree.
"Oh we will, Great Deku Tree, we will!" Navi exclaimed.
So, Saria, Young Link, Fiona, Caesar, Ari, Hope, and Navi went on their way to the Scrub Village.
"I remember the Great Deku Tree telling me that a lonely rider named Mark guards the entrance to the Scrub Village. Now he's just a Stalfos. But his wild colt is very much alive and will attack us if we are noticed," Saria explained.
Sure enough, in the woods behind the Great Deku Tree, was Mark and his wild colt. The both were sleeping.
"Now," Saria whispered, "we must tiptoe past them."
All of them had done a good job, until Hope started laughing.
"Heheheh..."
"No, Hope, no," Young Link whispered.
"Hehehehehe..."
"No, Hope, don't!" he whispered furiously.
But it was much to late. Hope, who loved ramming into and tripping over parked horses, headed straight towards the wild colt...and perhaps towards the death of them all.
* * *
Ganondorf walked into the Fire Temple. Suddenly he saw a strange creature he had never seen before. Little did he know it, but the creature was an Imp named Sparky, who could prove to be the greatest ally he ever had...
"Giddyup, Epona!" Link said.
He was riding towards the Kokiri Forest, from which he could access to the Scrub Village.
When he reached the entrance, he said, "Sorry, Epona; you'll have to stay here. I can't take you back to Lon Lon Ranch, because Malon won't understand." Then he muttered to himself, "I hate being the Hero of Time."
He walked accross the bridge in the Lost Woods to Kokiri Forest. He had expected to just walk in, but instead a completely different thing happened.
"There's an intruder!"
"Man your stations, men!"
"AND WOMEN!"
"I've got my slingshot! C'mon Saria, let's go!"
When Link entered the forest, he was bombarded by Deku Seeds. Right and left the Kokiri children shot at him. He saw the Great Mido. He hated Mido almost more than he heated being the Hero of Time. The Know-It-All Brothers were there, along with the Twins. But then he saw two other children. Children he never thought be shooting him. It was Saria.
Saria, his childhood best friend. But she was the Sage of Forest. What was she doing here?
And the other one.
A boy.
Standing before him was an exact reflection of his younger self.
Yes, the young Link was shooting at his adult self.
In complete shock, Link ran out of the forest. Before him stood Farore.
"Having trouble?" she asked.
"What...what...why...why was Saria there shooting at me? And...and...myself..."
"You mean you don't know?" Farore asked.
"NO! Saria is supposed to be in the Temple of Light! And I...I'M RIGHT HERE! And I'm older than that boy! I must be going mad..." said Link.
"Listen, Link. Saria, King Darunia, Princess Ruto, Nabooru, and Impa were around before they became Sages right?"
"Well, yes," Link answered.
"And you...you and Zelda were around before you became the Hero of Time and the Princess of Destiny, right?"
"YES!" Link answered, quite annoyed.
"Well, what do you think King Zora would think if his daughter just disappeared? What would all the theives think if Naburoo just disappeared? We, the Goddesses, tried to avoid that from happening. There is a Saria in the Temple of Light and a Saria in Kokiri Forest, who knows nothing of there being a counterpart of her protecting Hyrule. And you, people thought you were a Kokiri. We made sure that you ARE a Kokiri. IN THERE!" Farore exclaimed pointing towards Kokiri Forest.
"So, that's not the real Saria? And not the real me?" Link asked.
"Link, they are. You just don't understand. They are themselves. But the seven of you. Your pasts were erased. Link is a Kokiri child who has had a fairy named Hope for all his life. Saria has never come close to the Sacred Forest Meadow." Farore explained.
"Wait a minute! Hope? What about Navi? And Tatl?" Link asked.
"Well, Fairies never really forget anything...Navi will always be your Fairy. And Tatl...well...Tatl was never really your Fairy. She is Skull Kid's, but she remembers you," Farore explained.
"I have to get in there somehow..." Link said.
"Yes, well, why don't you just do the obvious? How can you get into the forest?" Farore, of course, new the answer; she was simply quizzing Link.
"The ovious? The OBVIOUS? Listen, Miss Goddess of Courage, I am trying to save the world from a Ganon...AGAIN! You are the one who is in such a fuss about this! Why don't you just tell me the answer! I mean, what am I supposed to do? Just play a little song on my little instrument and magically warp into the forest?!" Link (who was furious if you couldn't already tell) yelled.
Farore gave him that "duh" look.
"I hate you so much," Link said. With that, he pulled out the Ocarina of Time, and played the Minuet of Forest. Then he warped himself into the Sacred Forest Meadow, where Farore was waiting for him once again.
"Good work," she complemented. "Now you just have to go get the Triforce piece I hid."
"Wait! Hold on! You hid it from Ganondorf, right? Well, why didn't you just bring it to me instead of making me look in the Scrub Village? Do you know what kind of attitudes Scrubs have?" Link asked.
"Link, Link, Link. I couldn't just give it to you. Ganondorf might be a little slow, but I mean, he would at least know that I would have entrusted it with you or the Kokiri Children. He has that kind of power. That's why I entrusted the Triforce with the Scrubs. I know that they are stupid, ugly, cruel little insects, but I had to for the sake of Hyrule. Maybe you should start thinking of Hyrule before yourself, too," Farore explained.
Link couldn't answer. But after an awkward pause, he said, "I guess we'd better get the Scrub Village then."
They left the Sacred Forest Meadow and entered the Lost Woods. He made sure to avoid the path that would take him into Termina, and entered the tunnel which would instantly take him into the Kokiri Forest.
When he hand Farore entered the forest, Farore said, "Link remember to hide from the children. We must not be seen!"
"WE?! What are you doing here anyway? Why don't you just fly to wherever you hid the Triforce, and bring it back to me?" Link asked.
"Link, the Triforce is in a place that I have no control over. Meaning, my power is useless now too. Only some of my magic, like Wind, remain with me," Farore said, disappointed. "So, I have to show you where I hid the Triforce."
"Fair enough, I guess..." came Link's reply.
The children were glaring like snakes all around the forest. Fortunately, the two heroes were dressed in green and could not easily be spottd. They made it through the forest fine...until they reached the part of the forest specifically designated for the Great Deku Tree...
You see, they had been doing quite well, until they ran into the two kids Link had questions about earlier. Who were they? Well of course it was...
"Hello, I'm Saria," said the girl with green hair. She put out her hand to shake Farore's.
"And I'm the toughest Kokiri around. The name's Link," said the other.
"Excuse me," Farore said, "but weren't you just attacking us earlier?"
"Yes," Saria explained, "under the order of Mido. We've had to shoo people out of the forest before. But there was something special about you. We're not sure what it is, but we've decided to come and help you do what you need here."
"We need to go to the Scrub Village," explained the adult Link.
"Oh, well, that's right this way...by the way, what are your names?" Saria asked.
"Oh, well, I'm L..." He stopped himself before he said Link. He had seen Farore shake her head at him. "I'm...uh...um...Caesar...yes...Caesar Salad."
"Caesar? What kind of a name is that?" asked Young Link, sarcastically.
"Yeah? Well what kind of a name is LINK?!" Link shot right back at him, and then thought, "STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!"
"I'm Fiona," said Farore, "it's nice to meet you...now may we go to the Scrub Village."
"Oh, yes, but we'll have to walk quietly. You see, the Great Deku Tree usually takes a nap around now," explained Saria.
"WAIT!" Link shouted. "The Great Deku Tree is alive?"
Young Link then said, "Well, yeah! Haven't you ever heard of the Great Deku Tree who protects this forest?"
Then Link, or Caesar, thought, "That's right...Farore said that Link has had a airy all his life. Everything that happend after I got a Fairy was erased. Only he's had a Fairy forever...the Great Deku Tree never died...this is too confusing..."
Then, Saria's Fairy, Asharia spoke. "Should we really be helping these people? They look more almost as dumb as Hope!"
"I am not dumb!" Young Link's Fairy, Hope said.
"Excuse them," Saria said, "this is Asharia, or Ari for short, my guardian Fairy."
"And this is Hope...mine," said Young Link who wasn't very enthusiastic about it. "She's not that stupid; she just likes ramming into parked horses..."
When they entered the Great Deku Tree's little area, he was wide awake.
"Link? Saria? Is that you?" he asked.
"Yes, Great Deku Tree. And these are our friends, Fiona and Caesar," Saria explained. "They have an errand in the Scrub Village."
"Well that's right behind me...I suppose you two can handle it...but you must be careful!" the Tree commanded.
"We will, Great Deku Tree," said Young Link.
Then the adult Link stepped forward, "Great Deku Tree?"
"Yes, um Caesar?" he replied.
"May I possibly speak to a Fairy named Navi?" Caesar asked.
"Well, I suppose..." The Tree opened its moulth and out flew a Fairy named Navi.
She saw Link and buzzed around. "LIN..." She stopped herself when she saw that Link had put his finger up to his moulth. "Who are you?"
"I am Caesar Salad. We were wondering if you would like to come and join us on our quest, Navi," said Link.
"Can I, Great Deku Tree, can I!!! PLEASE!!!" Navi exclaimed.
"I don't know how you know this man, Navi, or why any of you think that you can trust him and his companion. But I will let you go if you promise to return safely," said the Great Deku Tree.
"Oh we will, Great Deku Tree, we will!" Navi exclaimed.
So, Saria, Young Link, Fiona, Caesar, Ari, Hope, and Navi went on their way to the Scrub Village.
"I remember the Great Deku Tree telling me that a lonely rider named Mark guards the entrance to the Scrub Village. Now he's just a Stalfos. But his wild colt is very much alive and will attack us if we are noticed," Saria explained.
Sure enough, in the woods behind the Great Deku Tree, was Mark and his wild colt. The both were sleeping.
"Now," Saria whispered, "we must tiptoe past them."
All of them had done a good job, until Hope started laughing.
"Heheheh..."
"No, Hope, no," Young Link whispered.
"Hehehehehe..."
"No, Hope, don't!" he whispered furiously.
But it was much to late. Hope, who loved ramming into and tripping over parked horses, headed straight towards the wild colt...and perhaps towards the death of them all.
* * *
Ganondorf walked into the Fire Temple. Suddenly he saw a strange creature he had never seen before. Little did he know it, but the creature was an Imp named Sparky, who could prove to be the greatest ally he ever had...