Note: I'm horrible. It's been months since I've posted my last fic and I'm sorry. Please
forgive me...................... Okay! On to the fic!
Link looked at the map Impa just gave him. "Obviously that's Death mountain," said
Link who was pointing at a huge volcano. "But before we go there I want to visit Lon
Lon Ranch and then go see Saria."
"We can't!" exclaimed Navi, Link's guardian fairy. "Ganondorf could already be up
there trying to steal the Spiritual Stone of Fire!"
"Lighten up, Navi. Ganondorf has to have all three Spiritual Stones to unlock the
Sacred Realm and steal the Triforce. So even if he does get the Spiritual Stone of Fire he
will still have to get the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. But we already have that so
Ganondorf can't get it," explained Link who was in no hurry to go fight another monster
like Queen Gohma.
"Fine. But don't blame me when Ganondorf takes over Hyrule," said Navi.

Link looked at the map one more time before turning around and heading for Lon Lon
Ranch. The ranch wasn't that far from the Hyrule Castle Town Market but since Link
and Navi were on foot and wing it took them the rest of the day to get there.
"I hope they let us spend the night there," said Link. "I don't want to spend another
night fighting those Stalchild again."
Link walked through the entrance and saw two buildings and a field with several horses
running in it.
"Let's look in there," said Link as he pointed to the building on the left. Link and Navi
walked to the door and opened it. Link peeked inside and saw Talon fast asleep and
surrounded by chickens.
Link slowly walked toward Talon and poked him in the gut.
"Who! What!" exclaimed Talon as he woke up. Talon looked around and saw Link.
"Oh, it's you. The boy from the castle! It took a while but I got Malon calmed down
after awhile," said Talon.
"That's nice. But I've got to go and find Mal-," started Link.
"Do you have any free time? If you do I'll let you play a game for R10," interrupted
Talon.
Link, who was already walking to the door, turned around and said, "I guess I have
enough time to play a game." Link reached in his pocket and pulled out R10 and handed
them to Talon. Talon took the rupees and put them in his pocket.
"These three chickens here," said Talon who was pointing at three different chickens.
"are Super Chickens! I'll give you one minute to find them all in this room. If you do find
them I'll give you a prize! Ready! Set! Go!"
Talon picked up the three "Super" Chickens and threw into the rest of the "regular"
chickens.
"I don't see any difference between these so called Super Chickens and the regular
chickens!" exclaimed Link.
"Just pick up chickens at random. I want to get out of here," advised Navi.

Link then ran around the room picking up random chickens. The first one he picked up
was a regular chicken. So was the second one. But the third chicken Link picked up was
a Super Chicken.
"That's one of them! Find the other two in forty seconds and I'll give you a prize!"
yelled Talon when Link picked up the Super Chicken.
Link again ran around the room picking up chickens. It took him five more tries before
he got the next Super Chicken.
"You've got fifteen more seconds!" said Talon.
Link started looking frantically. He was trying to find some difference from the Super
Chickens and the regular chickens. But he couldn't. So he went back to picking up
chickens at random.
Then, with five seconds left, Link picked up a chicken and Talon yelled, "That's it!
That's the last Super Chicken! Come over here and I'll give you your prize!"
Link walked over to Talon to collect his prize.
"You've done well! You've collected all the Super Chickens. Now for the prize," said
Talon. Talon sat there thinking for a little while.
"Hurry up will you! We've got to go to Death Mountain!" screamed Navi.
"All right. All right. How about Malon's hand in marriage, eh?" asked Talon looking
at Link.
"Ummmmm. Uh, I don't know..." answered Link.
"Forget about it! You're still a little to young for that aren't you? Instead of Malon I'll
give you a bottle of milk for your journey. And for an added bonus, whenever you run
out you can come back for a free refill!" said Talon.
"Okay! That's better!" said Link as he took the bottle of milk Talon gave him. Link
instantly put the bottle to his mouth and took a big gulp of the milk.
"Ah. That's better. I haven't had anything to drink for a while. Thanks!" said Link
happily. Link and Navi then exited the building.

"Now can we leave? Malon isn't here," complained Navi.
"You don't know that. Anyway, the sun'
s just about down. We wouldn't be able to get to Death Mountain before night fall," said
Link.
"Fine. I don't care if we stay. What you said actually made sense," agreed Navi.

Link looked around a little bit then peeked through the door to the second building. "I,
the great Ingo, should not be working on this dump of a ranch. I work all day and barely
get any pay! And all Talon does is sleep on his lazy rump! Someday I'm going to find
some way to kick Talon and his horrible daughter out of here," said Ingo who was
shoveling horse manure.
"She must not be in there," said Link quietly closing the door.

Link then walked over to the field. When he got closer he saw Malon in the middle of
the field singing to a young pony.
Link walked over to Malon and said, "Hi." Malon looked up. "Hi, Fairy Boy. I would
like to thank you for bringing dad back."
"It was no problem," said Link.
Malon then looked at the pony. "I would like you to meet Epona."
"Hi," said Link. Link reached out his hand to stroke Epona, but when his hand got
close Epona ran away from him. "It looks like Epona doesn't like you very much, Fairy
Boy," said Malon.
"What was that song you were singing to Epona?" asked Link.
"It was a song my mom used to sing to me. I call it Epona's Song because Epona likes
it so much," answered Malon. Link pulled out his ocarina and put it to his mouth. "Oh!
Cute ocarina! Are you going to play Epona's Song on it?" questioned Malon. Link
nodded yes. "Cool! Listen carefully! This is how it goes," instructed Malon.
Malon then hummed three different notes two times. Link played the same three notes.
After that Malon started finishing the song with Link playing along. Then suddenly Link
was bumped in his shoulder. Link stopped playing and looked around and saw Epona.
"Wow! Epona must like you now. Now that you her song!" exclaimed Malon. Link
started petting Epona.

"Malon, do you think I could stay at the ranch for the night?" Link asked.
"I don't mind. My dad probably wouldn't care either. Though I bet he would never
know you slept here since he doesn't wake up till 13:00 usually," answered Malon. "You
can sleep in the stable.... If that's okay with you."
"I could sleep anywhere!" answered Link. Malon then pointed to the building the
angry man was in. "It's that building right there. But you might want to stay out of there
until Ingo leaves. He doesn't like visitors," suggested Malon.
Link looked inside the stable to find it was empty. He found a pile of hay, fell down on
it, and went asleep instantly.

"Link, wake up! Unless you don't want to see Saria, wake up!" yelled Navi into Link's
ear.
"Okay, you can stop now. I'm up," said Link. He crawled up out of the stack of hay
and felt the top of his head. His hat was gone. So were his sword, his shield, his
slingshot, his deku seeds, and his deku stick.
"Where's all my stuff?" asked Link grumpily.
"I put it all over there. I took it off you when you didn't," answered Navi. Link walked
over to his equipment and put them all back on. Link then exited the stable with Navi
closely flying behind him.
But while he was leaving the stable, Malon was entering it. "Are you leaving already,
Fairy Boy? Wouldn't you like something to eat?" asked Malon kindly.
"No, I'll get something at home. Thanks for the hospitality," answered Link.
"Good-bye then."
"Good-bye."

Link walked through the exit of Lon Lon Ranch. Link then looked at the map of
Hyrule Impa gave him. "Kokiri Forest is over there. Let's go," said Link who already
was walking in the direction of Kokiri Forest, home of the Kokiri.
It was 06:00 when Link left Lon Lon Ranch. It took him until 11:00 to get to the
Kokiri Village. When Link entered the village, the Kokiri who was guarding the exit
looked at him. "You're alive! You must not have left after all," he said.
Link continued past him. When he past the obstacle course, a Kokiri girl came up to
him and said, "Link, Saria was looking for you. She said that if you come back to tell
you she would be in her usual spot." Link nodded and said thanks to the girl.
"The 'usual spot' is somewhere in the Lost Woods. Saria is the only one who really
knows how to get around in there," explained Link.
"Do you know how to get around in there?" asked Navi.
"Well... No. But I'm pretty sure I could be able to find my way out of the forest if we
got lost," answered Link.

Link walked behind Mido's house, crawled some vines that led up a small cliff, and
looked at the entrance to the Lost Woods. "Alright, let's go," said Link. Link then
walked into the Lost Woods.
When Link looked around, he saw three tunnels (four counting the one he came
through) leading in different directions. "Let's try that one," suggested Link pointing to
the tunnel leading to the left. Link then walked through the tunnel. When he came out of
the tunnel he saw three more tunnels. "How about the one on the right?" asked Link.
"I don't care. As long as we don't get lost," answered Navi lazily. Link walked
through the tunnel to the right.
When Link entered the next clearing a deep voice spoke to him, "Link, up here." Link
looked up and saw a big owl. "Hello Kaepora Gaebora," said Link.
"Link, listen to me. Somewhere in the Lost Woods is the Sacred Forest Meadow. And
if you listen closely you will find a guide. Good luck young Link," advised Kaepora
Gaebora. Kaepora Gaebora then flew off. "What did he mean listen closely?" wondered
Navi.
"Don't you hear it?" asked Link.
"No," answered Navi.
"Well, I do. I can hear one of Saria's songs. Its a most likely a song Saria wrote
herself," explained Link. Link listened closer try to hear where the song was coming
from. He went closer to all the passages and heard most strongly from the tunnel leading
ahead. Link then went in it.
Link repeated this in the next clearing he came to. He found that the song was coming
through the right tunnel.
Again and again Link did this. Going left, left, ahead, right, ahead, then when he went
through the right tunnel he found himself in a small clearing. At the end of the clearing
was a gate leading to a path. Link walked up to the gate.
"It looks rusty," contemplated Link. "I bet I could break it with a good swipe with my
sword."

"Link watch out!" screamed Navi. Link turned around and instinctively ducked. Link
then got up and ran to the entrance. He then pulled out his sword and shield. He turned
around and saw a big wolf.
"Navi, what is that?" Link asked.
"It's called a Wolfos. Its fur is as hard as any metal. The only weak spot is its belly,"
answered Navi.

Link rushed at the Wolfos and tried to stab in its gut, but the Wolfos knocked him
away. The Wolfos came at Link and took a swipe at him but Link blocked it with his
shield. The Wolfos tried to attack Link again but Link knocked the paw away with his
sword. It was a pattern. The Wolfos would attack, then Link would block the paw.
Then the Wolfos tried to bite Link. But Link jumped sideways to dodge the mouth.
Link raised his sword high overhead and brought it down on the Wolfos' back. But the
sword didn't penetrate the fur.
The Wolfos turned around and swiped at Link's legs tripping him. Then the Wolfos bit
down hard on Link's right leg. "AAAAaaaaaaaaaaagggh!" cried Link in agony. Then
the Wolfos tried to bite Link's head. But Link hit the Wolfos hard in the jaw with his
sword. That caused the Wolfos to flip over backward. Link painfully got up and limped
toward the Wolfos. Link raised his sword and stabbed the beast in the stomach. Instantly
killing it.

"Navi, come here," commanded Link. Navi flew over to Link. "That looks bad," said
Navi. Navi started to glow a brighter blue. The bite in Link's leg that was bleeding all
over stopped instantly. The pain also lessened. Link reached down on his belt and pulled
out his bottle of milk. He opened the cap and drank some of the milk. The wounds on
Link's leg disappeared. "Wow," said Link amazingly. "That's some milk."

When the Wolfos died the gate opened up. Link walked through the gate. When he
entered the passageway a rock hit him in the chest. Link again pulled out his sword and
shield. "What was that?" Link wondered.
"Mad Scrubs. They're worse than Deku Scrubs," answered Navi. Link looked ahead
and saw what looked like a Deku Scrub, but it was red. The Mad Scrub shot another rock
at Link. But Link blocked it with his shield. The rock then flew back at the Mad Scrub
hitting. The Mad Scrub jumped out of the ground and ran around. Link chased after it.
After several seconds of running around Link jumped on the Mad Scrub and pinned him
down on the ground. "Ah! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" screamed the Mad Scrub.
"Why shouldn't I?" asked Link. The Mad Scrub seemed to ponder this for a little while
before he said, "Because if you don't kill me, I can lead you to the other end of the maze
without being attacked by my brothers!" Link agreed and let the Mad Scrub up. The
Mad Scrub started walking through the passageway. Link found that the passageway was
actually a maze of some sort. Link and Navi saw several other Mad Scrubs, but since
Link and Navi were with the one Mad Scrub, they didn't attack.
After several minutes of walking, Link came to a stairway. When they did the Mad
Scrub went under ground. Link walked up the stairway to find two more Mad Scrubs. "I
thought he said that he would make sure that we weren't attacked by any of his brothers,"
said Link angrily.
"Maybe they're not his brothers," suggested Navi. Link pulled out his sword and shield
and walked towards the first Mad Scrub. The Mad Scrub shot a rock at Link. Link put
his shield out in front of him and repelled the rock back at the Mad Scrub. When the rock
hit the Mad Scrub, it popped out of the ground and started running around. Link chased
after it. When Link got close enough he stabbed the Mad Scrub. Link looked at the other
one and said, "It's your turn next unless you get out of here." The Mad Scrub opened its
eyes wide open and jumped back under ground.

Link saw another flight of stairs. He walked up to them and climbed them. When he
got to the top he saw a doorway high in a wall. He also saw what might have been a
staircase at one point or another leading up to it. He also saw a small platform. But most
of all he saw a stump, and sitting on the stump was Saria playing her ocarina.
Link walked up to the stump and waited for her to finish playing her song. When she
was finished she looked up and saw Link. "Link!" exclaimed Saria. "You've come!"
"Yeah, I'm here," said Link. Saria got up and hugged Link. "What were you playing?"
asked Link. Saria let Link go and said, "The first song I wrote. I just call it Saria's Song.
It has a strange connection with the forest. When I play it I can talk to the forest spirits.
And I think that if someone else played my song, they would be able to talk to me where
ever they are, and where ever I am."
"Can you teach the song to me?" asked Link. Saria said yes.
Link pulled out his ocarina and put it to his mouth. Saria did the same. Saria then
played three notes. Link copied them. Then Link started to play the whole song along
Saria.
When the two Kokiri were done playing on their ocarinas, Saria said, "I have a strange
feeling about this place."
"What feeling do you have?" asked Link.
"That this place will be important for us one day. That's what I feel," answered Saria.
"Come on Link. You've seen Saria! Let's go to Death Mountain already!" yelled Navi.
"Keep your wings on. I'm coming," said Link. "Bye Saria."

Link turned around, and left the Sacred Forest Meadow.
To Be Continued in Zelda64: Death Mountain.................