Note: I know the story the Deku Tree says isn't word for word and I might have even forgot something. And don't flame me for the speech by Zelda. That is a very long speech. And then you've got Impa that you have to talk to. I will probably mess up on that a lot.

The blue light carried Link back to the Deku Tree's meadow. "Welcome." said the Great Deku Tree. "Hello Great Deku Tree." said Link. "Link, I have to tell you something. I don't have much time left. Even though your valiant efforts to destroy the curse inside me was successful I was doomed before you started." said the Deku Tree. "Does that mean- ?" asked Link. "Yes I am going to die soon." said the Great Deku Tree. "An evil man from the desert. He put this curse on me."

Link was listening to the Deku Tree. "Now listen Link for the story I am about to tell you is very important." continued the Great Deku Tree. "I'm listening." said Link.

"Before time began three Golden goddesses named Din, Naryu, and Farore entered the chaos that was Hyrule. Din, with her strong flaming arms cultivated the land and created the red earth. Naryu, with her wisdom created justice and law. Farore, created all life forms that would uphold the law. Their labors completed the left earth. And the Triforce is at the point where the three goddesses left this world. And the place where the Triforce is is called the Sacred Realm." said the Great Deku Tree.

Link, who was sitting on the ground listening to the Great Deku Tree, got up off the ground and stood up. "Link, take this gift that I am about to give you. This is the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. You probably know it as the Kokiri Emerald." said the Great Deku Tree. A green light shined brightly and when it disappeared Link was holding an emerald protected by a ring of metal that swirled around the emerald.

Link was amazed. He had heard of the Kokiri Emerald. No Kokiri had actually seen the emerald but Link was now holding it. "Uh thanks." said Link. "Now Link, go to the Princess of Destiny at the Castle of Hyrule. She will certainly know what you should do next." said the Great Deku Tree. Link was nodding at the Great Deku Tree when he felt a leaf fall on his head. There weren't any other trees in the Deku Tree's meadow and the Great Deku Tree never loses his leaves.

"Link, it is time. Navi...go with....Link and....guide him on his....way. Good...bye...Link." said the Great Deku Tree with great difficulty. Link and Navi watched the Great Deku Tree's leaves fall and his bark turn gray. After two minutes the Great Deku Tree was dead. "Goodbye Deku Tree. Come on Link." said Navi. Link walked away slowly from the Deku Tree sadly. But Navi stayed in the meadow for a couple of seconds until catching up with Link.

Link was about to reenter the Kokiri Village but Mido was in the way. "Get out of my way Mido." said Link. "Everybody can see that the leaves on the Great Deku Tree aren't there. He's dead isn't he?" asked Mido. "Yes he's dead." answered Link. "I can't believe you killed him! I shouldn't have let you in the meadow! You're a disgrace to the Kokiri! And your fairy is a disgrace to fairies." yelled Mido. "Just leave me alone Mido." said Link. Mido moved out of the way and Link went passed him. Navi followed Link.

"The Deku Tree said we needed to visit the Princess of Destiny." said Navi. "But there is no princess in the Kokiri Village. And I'll die if I leave the forest." said Link. "Well, if the Deku Tree told you to leave the forest you probably won't die." said Navi. "Fine. But let me put clean clothes on. I don't want to meet a princess in clothes that have been ripped and shredded by a giant curse." said Link.

Link and Navi walked/flew to Link's tree. Link climbed up the ladder and entered his tree. He then walked to his closet and changed into fresh clothes. He then exited the tree and climbed down the ladder.

Link then walked to the exit of the Kokiri Village with his sword and shield on his back with the rest of his equipment with him. "You're not going to leave are you? You'll die if you cross the bridge." said one of the Kokiri whose turn it was to guard the exit to the Kokiri Forest. "What would it matter to you?" asked Link. "Fine go ahead. But don't say I didn't warn you."

Link went onto the bridge. When he did he saw Saria standing there waiting for him. "Hi Saria." said Link. "Hi." said Saria. "Um. I've got to go. I've got to see the Princess of Destiny." declared Link. "I knew you would leave the forest someday Link." said Saria. "Yeah."

"I knew because you are different than the rest of us." said Saria. "Take this. This is my old one. The Great Deku Tree gave me a new one three days ago." Saria pulled out an ocarina and handed it to Link. "A fairy ocarina!" said Link. "Yes." said Saria. "When you play this ocarina please remember me." Then Saria leaned over and kissed Link on the cheek. Link stepped back with tears forming in his eyes. Then he turned around and ran away crying.

Link ran out of the Kokiri Forest. He looked around at Hyrule Field. It was big. Link wiped away the tears in his eyes. "I guess we have to go to the castle. I hope we find it." said Link. "We'll find it. The Deku Tree wouldn't have sent us to the castle unless he thought we could easily find it or sent a guide." said Navi. "It was the latter that the Great Deku Tree did Navi." said Kaporea Gaborea who was perched in a nearby tree.

"Kaporea!" said Navi. "If you go straight on this pass you will find the Hyrule Castle Town. Link, there will be many hardships ahead. But don't get discouraged. Bye for now Link." said Kaporea. "Ok." said Link. Kaporea then flew off the branch where he was perched and flew away.

"Come on Link. We have to get to the castle." said Navi. "I'm coming." said Link. Link and Navi started walking down the path towards the Castle Town. "I never knew Hyrule was so big!" said Link. "If I am correct you never knew Hyrule existed. Just the forest." said Navi. "Whatever." said Link.

Although Navi wanted to get to the castle in a hurry Link was taking his time and looking at everything. "What is that building over there?" asked Link looking ahead. "That's the castle town I guess." said Navi. "What is that place?" asked Link looking to his left. "I don't know. Just because I knew Hyrule was here doesn't mean I've been here before. All I know is are the species that live here." said Navi.

Link then just stopped and looked around. "So I'm going to meet a princess." said Link. "Not if you don't get to the town before nightfall." said Navi. "Why not?" asked Link. "Because at nightfall the Stalchild come out. The Hylians are probably going to raise the drawbridge so the Stalchild don't walk into the town." answered Navi. "What are the Stalchild?" asked Link. "Demons of the night. Although they aren't strong and can easily be taken out the sheer numbers of them is what makes people scared of them." answered Navi. "Then come on!" said Link as he started running to the town.

"Aw man. The sun's coming down." said Link. "I wish he would go this fast all the time." said Navi who was trying to keep up with Link. Link and Navi got to the drawbridge. But it was going up. "We didn't make it." said Link. "We'll be ok. All you have to do is keep attacking the Stalchild. They'll be easy." encouraged Navi.

When Link got to the drawbridge it was closed. "Great." said Link. Link looked around and saw two skeletons with skulls that looked like dog heads. Link pulled out his sword and shield.

"Are those the Stalchild?" asked Link. "Yes." answered Navi.

Link ran at the Stalchild. "Come on." said Link as he cut the head off one of the Stalchild. "That things still alive!" said Link who was watching the headless Stalchild walk toward him.

Link stabbed the headless Stalchild making it fall apart. While Link had his back turned the other Stalchild attacked Link scratching his back. Link turned around and cut the Stalchild in half.

Then two more Stalchild came out of the ground. Link ran over to them and cut one in half and stabbed the other. Then two more Stalchild appeared. Link made short work out of them. Then two more Stalchild came out of the ground. They lasted for two minutes.

Once Link got rid of two Stalchild two more appeared. Link then got rid of them. Two more came. Link did this over and over again for hours until the sun came up. Once the sun came the last Stalchild went back into the ground and the drawbridge to the town rose. "Man. I'm tired." yawned Link. "Well don't just stand there until the sun falls again." said Navi. "Fine." said Link as he sluggishly walked over the drawbridge and into the city.

When Link walked into the town he saw lots of people. "Whoa! This place is busy!" said Link suddenly awake. There was a girl chasing her runaway chicken (I thought Cucco or whatever was a dumb name). He saw a lady bragging bout her dog. He saw a man who said he was late for a 'very important date'.

He also saw two guys laughing by a tree. "What's so funny?" Link asked one of the guys. "Link, we have to go to the castle and meet the princess." said Navi. "You're going to try and see Princess Zelda?" asked one of the guys by the tree. "Yeah. I guess so." answered Link. "That guy tried to. His story is so funny!" said the guy. Link looked at the other guy. "Did you try and see the princess?" Link asked the other guy by the tree. "Yeah. Want to here how?" replied the guy. "Sure." said Link. "Ok. I entered the gate and sneaked past the guards. I swam through the moat surrounding the castle. I looked for a way in and saw a small hole in the wall. I tired to fit through but I was too big! But maybe you could fit through that hole." said the guy. "Come on Link!" said Navi. "Ok ok." said Link.

Link was heading toward the castle when he saw a girl with orange hair by a fountain in the middle of the town. "Hello." said Link. The girl looked up from the fountain. "Hello." said the girl. "Your clothes are different." The girl looked Link over. Then she looked at Navi. "You're a fairy boy from the forest aren't you?" asked the girl. "Yes. My name's Link." said Link. "My name's Malon. My dad owns Lon Lon Ranch. He was delivering some milk to the castle and hasn't come back since. I think he's fallen asleep." said Malon. "Um ok." said Link. "Link come on!" yelled Navi. "I'm coming. I'm coming." said Link. Link and Navi walked/flew off.

Malon just stood there thinking. "I wonder why he was going to the castle?" wondered Malon. "If he is going to the castle then he would probably find my father." Malon just stood there some more. "What for me!" said Malon running after Link and Navi.

"Wait! Fairy boy!" exclaimed Malon. Link turned around and saw Malon running after him. "What?" asked Link. "If you're going to the castle could you look for my father? I'm sure he fell asleep somewhere. Isn't that silly thing for a grown up to do?" asked Malon. "Um sure." said Link. "Here. Take this. It's an egg I've been incubating. It should hatch pretty soon. I expect tomorrow morning." said Malon. Malon handed Link and egg. "If it hatches tomorrow I probably want to wait until then to go see the princess. Plus, I need some sleep." said Link. "Fine. But we're going to see the princess first thing in the morning." said Navi. "Whatever." said Link as he curled up to go to sleep.

The next morning Link woke up and found a chicken beside him. He got up and picked up the chicken. "Come on chicken. We've got to find Malon's dad and talk to the princess." said Link. Link then walked toward a vine that was hanging off a cliff. Link's plan was to climb up the vine, sneak past the guards, and meet the princess.

"Wait Link." said Kaporea who had just landed on the branch of a tree nearby. Link turned around. "The princess is in the castle. But don't get caught by the guards. They will kick you out." said Kaporea. "Go ahead Link but be careful." Kaporea then took off and flew away.

Link climbed up the vine (with some difficulty since he was carrying the chicken) and looked around. He saw the castle and a bunch of guards. "Let's go Navi." said Link. He jumped down into the castle grounds. He ran to a boulder and hid behind it. Link then ran up a hill past the guards. He then saw some rocks leading up a wall. He climbed up the rocks and saw a moat (he did all this with a chicken in his hands).

"That guy said that he swam through the moat. I guess I have to also." said Link as he jumped into the moat and started swimming. He then saw a small 'hill' in the water leading to the side of the moat.

He looked around and saw a fat man sleeping by some crates of milk. Link walked over to him. "That must Malon's dad." said Link. "Wake him up with the chicken." said Navi. Link held up the chicken and made it crow.

Malon's dad jumped and said, "What in tarnation! Can't a guy get a little shut eye!" Malon's dad looked at Link. "Hello there. Who might you be?" asked Malon's dad. "I'm Link. Are you Malon's dad?" replied Link. "Yes. I'm Talon, owner of Lon Lon Ranch. I came to deliver this milk. I sat down to rest and I guess I fell asleep." said Talon. "Yeah. Well your daughter, Malon, told me to find you." said Link. "What! Malon's looking for me! I'm going to catch it now! I messed up leaving Malon behind to wait for me! She's really going to let me have it!" said Talon. Talon then ran off. "What a weird guy." said Link.

Link looked around and saw the hole in the wall the guy by the tree was talking about. "I can't reach that!" said Link. Link looked around and saw the two crates of milk Talon was sleeping by. "Unless I move those." said Link.

Link walked over to one and pushed it over into the moat. It fell down and stayed. Then Link did the same thing with the other crate except on top of the other crate. The two crates on top of each other were high enough for Link to get to the draining hole.

"You know if we get caught inside the courtyard we won't just get kicked out (I know in the game you would but I'm trying to make this fairly realistic) we'll get thrown into a cell or killed or something. Made worse that I'm carrying a sword." said Link. "You won't. If the Deku Tree had enough faith in you to think that you could sneak inside the castle then you can do it." replied Navi.

Link walked onto the top box and jumped onto a ledge in front of the draining hole. He got down on his hands and knees and crawled through the hole.

When he got into the courtyard he looked around. "I see a guard over there behind that hedge. He should be easy to sneak past." said Link. The guard was circling around a statue. Link walked over to the hedge and hid behind it. When the guard was behind of the statue and couldn't see Link, Link ran past him. After that Link saw a guard guarding a small area under a concrete bar that Link could onto by a staircase (Hylians were very smart weren't they?). After that two guards were walking around two statues. When both of the guard's backs were turned Link and Navi went right past them. Then two guards were walking around a square hedge. When they couldn't see Link, Link walked past them and into the garden where the princess was looking through a window.

Link looked around the garden. In the middle were several different types of flowers Link had never seen before. "Wow." whispered Link. Link walked over to the princess. "Hello." said Link. The princess turned around surprised. Link looked around the princess. She had blond hair but most of it was hidden by a crown (I guess). She was wearing a purple, blue, and white dress.

"Who are you? How did you get past the guards?" asked the princess. She then looked Link over. He was wearing green clothes. That wasn't something Hylians wore. He was wearing shorts. Hylians never wore shorts unless they had to. He had a long hat on. The princess then saw the fairy.

"Are you from the forest?" asked the princess. "Yes." answered Link. "Well then, do you by chance happen to have the Spiritual Stone of the Forest? It's a green and shining stone." asked the princess. "Yes I do." answered Link. He reached into one of his pockets and pulled out the Kokiri Emerald.

"That's great! I once had a dream that dark black clouds covered Hyrule. Then, out of the forest, came a bright green light. That light turned into a boy holding the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. And following that boy was a fairy. I believe that boy to be you." said the princess. Link looked amazed.

After that the princess looked ashamed. "How rude am I? I got so absorbed into my story that I forgot to properly introduce myself. My name is Zelda. Princess of Hyrule. What is your name?" said Zelda. "My name is Link." said Link. "Link...." said Zelda. She looked like she was thinking. "That name sounds somehow familiar."

"I have another story to tell you. This story is passed down generation to generation by the royal family. Will you listen?" asked Princess Zelda. "Yes." answered Link. "Ok". said Zelda.

"Where the three great goddesses left Hyrule is called the Sacred Realm. And in the realm is the Triforce. The Triforce can grant any wish. So if someone with a righteous heart holds the Triforce Hyrule will become a peaceful land. But if someone with an evil mind holds the Triforce he will certainly take over the world. To get into the Sacred Realm you need to be in the Temple of Time with all three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina of Time to open the Door of Time." said Zelda. "Wow." said Link. "Will you look through this window?" asked Zelda. "Yes." answered Link. He walked over to the window and looked inside. "See the man dressed in black with the evil eyes? His name is Ganondorf. He claims loyalty with my father but I know that's wrong. I think the black clouds in my dream represent that man." said Zelda. Link saw a man with orange hair dressed in black. The same man he saw in his dream.

"Oh yeah. He's after Hyrule all right. Have you told your father about your dream?" asked Link. "Yes. But he doesn't believe me. That's why we have to stop Ganondorf. You go and find the two other Spiritual Stones. I'll stay here and try to keep Ganondorf away from the Ocarina of Time." said Zelda. "Go talk to my assistant, Impa. She's over there."

Link nodded and turned around. He saw a lady over by the entranceway to the garden. Link walked over to her. "Hello. My name is Impa of the Shiekah. You must be the boy Zelda saw in her dream." said Impa. "I guess so." replied Link. "I am going to teach you a song. It is used by the Royal Messengers to identify themselves. I also use it as a lullaby for Princess Zelda. Listen carefully and copy the notes." said Impa.

Impa pulled out a harp. Link pulled out his ocarina. "Now listen."

Impa started to play a nice, soft, sweet song. Link could see why Impa used it as a lullaby. "Copy the notes." said Impa. Link tried but failed. But after several more failed attempts Link got it. "You have now learned Zelda's lullaby." said Impa. "I'll remember it." said Link.

"It will cause trouble if the guards see you. Follow me. I'll take you out of the castle." said Impa.

Impa walked away and Link followed. Impa weaved past the guards and Link followed. Eventually they were in the town. Then Link and Impa just walked put.

Once they were out of the Hyrule Castle Town Impa said, "Your next destination should be Death Mountain. While you're going there stop by Kakariko Village. That's where I was raised."

"Here's a map of Hyrule. It will tell you where you are and the where everything is." said Impa. She handed Link a map. "When you get the rest of the Spiritual Stones come back here. Goodbye Link." said Impa. Link looked at Impa. Impa reached behind her back and then through something that she got from a belt. It created a flash and Impa was gone.

"Our real adventure has begun." said Navi.

To Be Continued..............