Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda or anything Zelda related. In fact, the
only thing I own in this fanfiction is Tristan Nieves. My sister owns the
cryptic sayings.
A True Friend
Chapter 3
"Unanswered Questions"
As Link stepped onto his porch, he saw Saria, his childhood friend, running at him. "Link! Link! There you are! I've been waiting for you to get up!" she yelled out to him. With a grin on his face, Link climbed down the ladder that connected his house to the forest floor. "Hey Saria, sorry I got up so late. I had that nightmare again. It's getting worse and worse every day." Link replied. Saria frowned. "Link, this is the second week in a row that you've had that nightmare. Maybe you should see the Great Deku Tree. He usually has good advice, if it is a bit cryptic." Link nodded his agreement. The last time he had visited the Great Deku Tree, he had asked why the Lost Woods were forbidden to him. The Tree's only reply was:
"Kokiri are a kind apart,
They alone posses the heart.
Great wonders in the Forest lie,
Shown only to the small one's eye."
Link still hadn't figured out what the Tree was getting at. At that moment, Navi decided to fly out from behind Link's shoulder, much to the surprise of both Kokiri. Saria suddenly gave Link a big smile. "Link, why didn't you tell me you had a fairy? She's so beautiful! What's her name?" Link was startled by the sudden onslaught of questions. "Ummm, I just got her this morning. And her name is, ummm, Navi took that moment to introduce herself. "I'm Navi. Link and I are both headed to the Great Deku Tree right now. He wants to speak with Link about something important!" Saria's face suddenly turned solemn. "Link, if you've been summoned by the Great Deku Tree, you should go right away! Why aren't you there already?" Link was a bit surprised at this sudden change in Saria. "What do you mean? I'm not there because you wanted to-" "Never mind what I want!" Saria interrupted. "The Great Deku Tree wants to tell you something and here you are, carrying on a conversation with someone like me. Get yourself over there, now!" Link decided that Saria was getting a little too passionate for his tastes, and took a pause in her speech to dart past the green haired girl towards the meadow of the Deku Tree. Saria sighed and shook her head as she watched Link run from her. "Someday that boy will learn his place."
Link was running as fast as he could away from his house and Saria, not watching where he was going. The next thing he knew was he had tripped over Mido, who was spending the day, laying in front of the only passage to the Great Deku Tree. "Hey, watch where you're going, Mr. No Fairy!" Mido cried out in anger as he and Link got up and dusted off their clothes. "You could hurt somebody just laying there like that, Mido. Someone might trip over you." Mido growled at Link's innocent suggestion. "Oh, and I suppose you're Mr. Perfect now, huh? Why are you here anyway? Our father doesn't speak to people who aren't Kokiri! And you don't look like you even have a guardian fairy!" At the mention of fairies, Navi shot out of Link's hat. "Oh, really? I'm pretty sure that I pass for a fairy, so why don't you just let Link pass? The Great Deku Tree wants to talk to him." Mido was dumbfounded for a few moments. 'How can this loser have a fairy? Maybe he really is a Ko-' Mido caught himself before he finished that thought, and shook his head to keep it from coming back. "Well, even if you do have a fairy, you still don't have a sword or a shield, do you? I can't let you pass if you can't even defend yourself from the deku babas that guard this passageway. So, sorry fairy, but he isn't ready to go yet." And with that, Mido crossed his arms and ignored the pleas from both Link and Navi for him to move. Inwardly, Mido was smiling at his success over Link. Even if the loser had somehow managed to acquire a fairy, shields were hard to find, and a sword hadn't been seen in this Forest for ages.
It was official, Tristan was lost. No matter how hard he tried to find any kind of marker that would lead him to the Sacred Forest Meadow or the Kokiri Forest, the Lost Woods seemed to double back on themselves. 'Link had it easy in the game,' Tristan thought to himself. 'If he went the wrong way, he was instantly taken back to the Kokiri Forest.' But here he was, trapped in a forest of eternal fog and darkness, as the trees blocked out the sun. Every now and again, he would have to rest on a rock to take the pressure off of his ankle. This time, though, when he sat down on the softest rock he could find to rub the fire out of his foot, he swore he could hear laughter. Tristan just put it off as insanity or possibly more Skull Kids closing in on his location. After a few minutes rest, he stood back up, and strained his ears in the silence of the woods, trying to pick up any noise that would lead him to a village. Hearing nothing, he began his walk further into the Lost Woods. After a few feet he stopped again. Yes, that was definitely laughter. Tristan turned to face the direction it seemed to be coming from and hoped that this choice would take him out of these accursed woods.
Link was headed back to his house, kicking up dust as he went. 'Mido is such a bully. Just because I bring a fairy with me, now he hates me for proving him wrong. It's not my fault that I'm a Kokiri' he thought to himself. Navi was rather upset as well. She had failed in her mission to bring Link to the Great Deku Tree, all because of a Kokiri's pride. She would tell the Great Tree about Mido's behavior, when she returned, but now she had a larger problem to deal with: getting Link to the Great Deku Tree. Right now the little Kokiri didn't look like he wanted to go anywhere. It seemed as though Mido's comments struck deeply to the little boy. And it was true, many ideas had been swarming through Link's head since Mido had caused him to stumble. Why was his fairy arriving now? Why not before? Then Mido wouldn't have anything to tease him about. And why was he forbidden to enter the Lost Woods? Why why why?
Link's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden suggestion from Navi. "Link, we need to see the Deku Tree, and Mido won't let us pass unless we have some way to defend ourselves, so why don't we ask around for some advice on where to find a sword and shield?" Link looked up at the ball of light with a spark of interest. "But Navi, we're a peaceful race. Why would we need a sword or a shield?" Navi dug around her memories for a response. "Well, shield wouldn't be too hard to make. All you'd need is a bit of bark, and find a way to keep it from decomposing." "But Navi, why would we need a shield? We aren't at war with anyone." Navi's patience was starting to thin. Why didn't he get it? Taking a deep breath, she calmly explained it to him. "Well, Link, if you went into the Lost Woods, and you were attacked by wolfos, you wouldn't want to only have your arms to defend yourself with. A shield would prove useful then." Link pondered that thought for a bit. "Yes, I suppose you're right, but why would we need a sword? Life is a precious gift, and who are we, the Kokiri, to decide who keeps that gift?" Navi racked her brain for that one. "Link, I don't know why the Kokiri would need a sword, but the Great Deku Tree once told me this:
"A force concealed,
That might would wield.
Adrift in the past,
To arise at last."
"I'm guessing that he meant that there is a sword somewhere in this forest, waiting for the proper moment to be retrieved." Link could only nod his agreement. "Well, let's ask around and see if anyone has a spare shield lying around." And with that, the conversation ended, and the search began.
Tristan was almost certain that he was nearing the edge of the Lost Woods. The trees and fog seemed to be thinning, the sun was breaking through the canopy of the trees in larger patches now, and he knew that the voices he was hearing weren't caused by insanity. As he kept walking, the pain in his ankle slowly subsided to a mere annoyance, and then to nothingness. Every now and then, a twinge would pop up, but nothing serious, considering the situation he was in. And that's just what Tristan was doing, considering the situation. No matter what he thought of, he couldn't come up with a reason on how he got to Hyrule. The light in between the trees, it couldn't have been real. But then, how could he be here? The light definitely had pulled him in, but there was no explanation as to why he was in Hyrule. Tristan was busy thinking this through, when he suddenly noticed where he was. A rope bridge was suspended in the air, linking one path to a hollowed out log. A smile slowly crept across his face as he realized that the Kokiri Forest was in his reach. With a great enthusiasm, Tristan ran towards the rope bridge.
A True Friend
Chapter 3
"Unanswered Questions"
As Link stepped onto his porch, he saw Saria, his childhood friend, running at him. "Link! Link! There you are! I've been waiting for you to get up!" she yelled out to him. With a grin on his face, Link climbed down the ladder that connected his house to the forest floor. "Hey Saria, sorry I got up so late. I had that nightmare again. It's getting worse and worse every day." Link replied. Saria frowned. "Link, this is the second week in a row that you've had that nightmare. Maybe you should see the Great Deku Tree. He usually has good advice, if it is a bit cryptic." Link nodded his agreement. The last time he had visited the Great Deku Tree, he had asked why the Lost Woods were forbidden to him. The Tree's only reply was:
"Kokiri are a kind apart,
They alone posses the heart.
Great wonders in the Forest lie,
Shown only to the small one's eye."
Link still hadn't figured out what the Tree was getting at. At that moment, Navi decided to fly out from behind Link's shoulder, much to the surprise of both Kokiri. Saria suddenly gave Link a big smile. "Link, why didn't you tell me you had a fairy? She's so beautiful! What's her name?" Link was startled by the sudden onslaught of questions. "Ummm, I just got her this morning. And her name is, ummm, Navi took that moment to introduce herself. "I'm Navi. Link and I are both headed to the Great Deku Tree right now. He wants to speak with Link about something important!" Saria's face suddenly turned solemn. "Link, if you've been summoned by the Great Deku Tree, you should go right away! Why aren't you there already?" Link was a bit surprised at this sudden change in Saria. "What do you mean? I'm not there because you wanted to-" "Never mind what I want!" Saria interrupted. "The Great Deku Tree wants to tell you something and here you are, carrying on a conversation with someone like me. Get yourself over there, now!" Link decided that Saria was getting a little too passionate for his tastes, and took a pause in her speech to dart past the green haired girl towards the meadow of the Deku Tree. Saria sighed and shook her head as she watched Link run from her. "Someday that boy will learn his place."
Link was running as fast as he could away from his house and Saria, not watching where he was going. The next thing he knew was he had tripped over Mido, who was spending the day, laying in front of the only passage to the Great Deku Tree. "Hey, watch where you're going, Mr. No Fairy!" Mido cried out in anger as he and Link got up and dusted off their clothes. "You could hurt somebody just laying there like that, Mido. Someone might trip over you." Mido growled at Link's innocent suggestion. "Oh, and I suppose you're Mr. Perfect now, huh? Why are you here anyway? Our father doesn't speak to people who aren't Kokiri! And you don't look like you even have a guardian fairy!" At the mention of fairies, Navi shot out of Link's hat. "Oh, really? I'm pretty sure that I pass for a fairy, so why don't you just let Link pass? The Great Deku Tree wants to talk to him." Mido was dumbfounded for a few moments. 'How can this loser have a fairy? Maybe he really is a Ko-' Mido caught himself before he finished that thought, and shook his head to keep it from coming back. "Well, even if you do have a fairy, you still don't have a sword or a shield, do you? I can't let you pass if you can't even defend yourself from the deku babas that guard this passageway. So, sorry fairy, but he isn't ready to go yet." And with that, Mido crossed his arms and ignored the pleas from both Link and Navi for him to move. Inwardly, Mido was smiling at his success over Link. Even if the loser had somehow managed to acquire a fairy, shields were hard to find, and a sword hadn't been seen in this Forest for ages.
It was official, Tristan was lost. No matter how hard he tried to find any kind of marker that would lead him to the Sacred Forest Meadow or the Kokiri Forest, the Lost Woods seemed to double back on themselves. 'Link had it easy in the game,' Tristan thought to himself. 'If he went the wrong way, he was instantly taken back to the Kokiri Forest.' But here he was, trapped in a forest of eternal fog and darkness, as the trees blocked out the sun. Every now and again, he would have to rest on a rock to take the pressure off of his ankle. This time, though, when he sat down on the softest rock he could find to rub the fire out of his foot, he swore he could hear laughter. Tristan just put it off as insanity or possibly more Skull Kids closing in on his location. After a few minutes rest, he stood back up, and strained his ears in the silence of the woods, trying to pick up any noise that would lead him to a village. Hearing nothing, he began his walk further into the Lost Woods. After a few feet he stopped again. Yes, that was definitely laughter. Tristan turned to face the direction it seemed to be coming from and hoped that this choice would take him out of these accursed woods.
Link was headed back to his house, kicking up dust as he went. 'Mido is such a bully. Just because I bring a fairy with me, now he hates me for proving him wrong. It's not my fault that I'm a Kokiri' he thought to himself. Navi was rather upset as well. She had failed in her mission to bring Link to the Great Deku Tree, all because of a Kokiri's pride. She would tell the Great Tree about Mido's behavior, when she returned, but now she had a larger problem to deal with: getting Link to the Great Deku Tree. Right now the little Kokiri didn't look like he wanted to go anywhere. It seemed as though Mido's comments struck deeply to the little boy. And it was true, many ideas had been swarming through Link's head since Mido had caused him to stumble. Why was his fairy arriving now? Why not before? Then Mido wouldn't have anything to tease him about. And why was he forbidden to enter the Lost Woods? Why why why?
Link's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden suggestion from Navi. "Link, we need to see the Deku Tree, and Mido won't let us pass unless we have some way to defend ourselves, so why don't we ask around for some advice on where to find a sword and shield?" Link looked up at the ball of light with a spark of interest. "But Navi, we're a peaceful race. Why would we need a sword or a shield?" Navi dug around her memories for a response. "Well, shield wouldn't be too hard to make. All you'd need is a bit of bark, and find a way to keep it from decomposing." "But Navi, why would we need a shield? We aren't at war with anyone." Navi's patience was starting to thin. Why didn't he get it? Taking a deep breath, she calmly explained it to him. "Well, Link, if you went into the Lost Woods, and you were attacked by wolfos, you wouldn't want to only have your arms to defend yourself with. A shield would prove useful then." Link pondered that thought for a bit. "Yes, I suppose you're right, but why would we need a sword? Life is a precious gift, and who are we, the Kokiri, to decide who keeps that gift?" Navi racked her brain for that one. "Link, I don't know why the Kokiri would need a sword, but the Great Deku Tree once told me this:
"A force concealed,
That might would wield.
Adrift in the past,
To arise at last."
"I'm guessing that he meant that there is a sword somewhere in this forest, waiting for the proper moment to be retrieved." Link could only nod his agreement. "Well, let's ask around and see if anyone has a spare shield lying around." And with that, the conversation ended, and the search began.
Tristan was almost certain that he was nearing the edge of the Lost Woods. The trees and fog seemed to be thinning, the sun was breaking through the canopy of the trees in larger patches now, and he knew that the voices he was hearing weren't caused by insanity. As he kept walking, the pain in his ankle slowly subsided to a mere annoyance, and then to nothingness. Every now and then, a twinge would pop up, but nothing serious, considering the situation he was in. And that's just what Tristan was doing, considering the situation. No matter what he thought of, he couldn't come up with a reason on how he got to Hyrule. The light in between the trees, it couldn't have been real. But then, how could he be here? The light definitely had pulled him in, but there was no explanation as to why he was in Hyrule. Tristan was busy thinking this through, when he suddenly noticed where he was. A rope bridge was suspended in the air, linking one path to a hollowed out log. A smile slowly crept across his face as he realized that the Kokiri Forest was in his reach. With a great enthusiasm, Tristan ran towards the rope bridge.