Disclaimer: Hmm…*rummages around in box labeled 'Belongings'* Nope, Zelda isn't in here. Hey, anyone want an old mitten? *takes out old mitten*
Oh yaaaaaaaaaaaah, and if anyone reading this is French, don't be insulted by my portrayal of Pierre. I'm not trying to imitate the French accent, or make fun of anyone who shares Pierre's accent. He's just French in Majora's Mask, and I thought it would be neat. And yes, I do speak French, I've taken it since kindergarten and I've been to France.
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This is so weird. An hour ago, Ingo and Link were the worst of enemies. Now, they're chatting like the best of friends.
I walk as fast as I can, even though my side is killing me. I try not to limp, and I hope Link won't notice. If he did, I'd be spending a week in bed, and he probably wouldn't let me eat by myself.
Link glances behind and sees me walking slowly.
"Malon, what's wrong?"
I quickly cover my wound.
"I'm fine."
Link walks over and gently moves my hands away from the slash in my side. He doesn't say anything, but rips a strip of material from his tunic sleeve and bandages the wound.
"So, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
I remain silent.
"Oh, Miss Malon, what happened? Is there anything I can do to help?"
I don't have the heart to tell Ingo that he did it.
"Here, Malon, if you can hold out until we reach Kokiri Forest, we can stay in my house for a while."
Link puts my arm around his shoulder, and he supports me while I walk.
"No, really, I'm okay, I can walk…"
Then I wince as pain flares up in my side.
"You know, Malon, you're a really bad liar."
I shove Link.
"I'm not a liar!"
"Good, because you're bad at lying."
"Am not! I'm good at lying!"
"I thought you weren't a liar?"
I shove him again, and he grins at me evilly. Then he shoves me back.
"Hey! You can't shove a lady!"
With that I start to tickle him.
"You don't fight fair!" Link laughs. Then, with an insane smile on his face, he picks me up and throws me over one shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"And you think I don't fight fair…"
Soon we reach the entrance to Kokiri Forest, and Link puts me down.
"Here we are!"
Nervously, I follow him and Ingo through the log, and we emerge into a forest.
"Well, the Forest was beautiful before monsters invaded it, so I'll have to take you back when all these stupid minions of Ganondorf are gone."
"I'm sorry, Link."
"Don't worry. If we rescue Saria, then the forest will probably go back to normal."
"So let's go!"
"First, Malon, we need to get you some adventuring clothes."
With that Link grabs my hand, and leads me towards a tiny house. We have to bend our heads to get in the door, and a little girl is inside, sitting on a tiny chair.
"Hello, Mister Link!"
"Hi, Milli. Do you have any extra tunics?"
Milli thinks for a second.
"Tunics for big people, or for Kokiri?"
"I need one for her." Link points to me.
Milli smiles.
"Yes, I have one! When I was sewing tunics for my friends, I accidentally made this one way too big!"
Milli shows me the tunic. Link and Ingo wait outside the small house while I change.
Finally I finish changing, and look at myself in Milli's mirror. I smile at the "new me".
I'm wearing a green tunic, a white shirt underneath, white leggings, and brown boots. Milli offered me a hat, but I politely refused, and put my hair in a ponytail instead.
I look a lot like Link.
It's kind of weird, wearing these warrior clothes after wearing dresses all my life. I think I like the change.
When I step outside, Link tells me he likes the change too. Ingo doesn't seem like he realizes it's really me. The realization will hit him in a minute or two…he's always been a bit slow.
"So, now that you've got proper clothes and Milli's bandaged your wound, let's head out to the Lost Woods." Link says cheerfully.
"Miss Malon, is that really you?"
"Yes, Ingo."
"But-you're not wearing a dress!"
"A tunic is sort of similar to a dress…Link, stop scowling. It looks like a dress on ME because I'm a girl."
"Oh."
By now we've reached a log similar to the one at the entrance of the Kokiri Forest. I follow Link into it.
We trudge through the Lost Woods, and the scenery fascinates me. There's light music echoing around the woods, and lots of trees. We run through a log, and end up…back in Kokiri Forest.
"Link, you led us around in circles!"
"I bet you couldn't find the Sacred Forest Meadow, Malon."
"Is that a challenge?"
"You bet."
I charge back through the Lost Woods. I'm not completely lost, because I have a strategy. I follow the paths where the music is the loudest, and soon we emerge into a meadow.
"Link, is this the meadow you were looking for?"
"…"
"Why, Miss Malon, what a beautiful meadow? Why are we here?"
"To rid it of evil, I suppose."
"Malon, how did you know how to get here?"
"I followed the music."
We've just walked into a huge maze. There are ponds throughout it, and trees. Even though it's pretty, I hate mazes.
"Oh great, a maze-"
"WATCH OUT!"
As Link yells this, he shoves Ingo and me aside. I scramble up from the ground, to see a huge, monstrous thing with a pig-like face charging at Link. It hits him with a spear, and backs up for another charge.
I grab a tiny Deku Nut off the ground and throw it at the beast, and it screeches and turns blue. Link stumbles towards it, and runs it through with a sword.
"Link-"
"There's no way…to get through that maze."
Link leans against a tree, trying to catch his breath. Then he fishes around in his pocket, and pulls out a sheet of paper. Suddenly, he lets out a breathless cough, and collapses.
I rush over and kneel beside him.
"Malon…take…my ocarina…play this…song…"
"What will it do?"
"Summon…a hookshot…target…so we…can go over…the maze…"
I don't really understand, but I take his ocarina out of his pack and carefully play the notes. To my amazement, a scarecrow appears out of thin air and plants itself on top of one of the maze walls.
"Bonjour, ma cherie! I theenk you need some help here!" It cries.
"Who are you?" I call back.
"Moi? I am an ami of Link's! My name is Pierre!"
"Ami?"
"Friend, ma chere. Now you see that hook-shot? Pick it up, and aim ze tip at moi. Tres bon! Very good! Now you with ze moostache, you're Eengo, aren't you? Well, Eengo, grab Link's arm, and you grab Link's other arm. Good, good. Now keep aiming ze tip of ze hook-shot at moi, and press ze button."
I scream as we go flying at the scarecrow. I smack into it, and Ingo and Link hit me.
"Ow…" I groan.
"You theenk you are hard off? I have a piece of metale in my stomach!"
"Oops. Sorry." I yank the hookshot's tip out of Pierre.
"Are you Malone?"
"Malon."
"Link tells me a lot about you."
"He talks to you?"
"He tells me a lot, eeven ze one he loves. Ooh la la!"
"Who is it?"
But then Pierre suddenly vanishes, yelling, "Aurevoir, Malone, Eengo and Link! Bonne chance! Good luck! Aurevoir!"
Stupid scarecrow.
Link slowly opens his eyes. "Where…?"
"We're on top of the maze, Link. I heard there's a Fairy Fountain somewhere around here, and I'm going to bring you a Fairy."
"Malon…too dangerous…"
I grab a bottle from Link's pack, and Ingo starts to stutter.
"Miss Malon, Link is right, too dangerous…please stay here…Miss Malon, please don't…"
"Sorry, Ingo." And with that, I face the gap in front of me, and jump.
I land, teetering, and the edge of the second wall top. I slip, but fall forward onto my knees on the wall. I look back, and Ingo is running around in circles, grabbing his head. Link's head has fallen onto his chest, and he's not moving. I steel myself and jump again.
Through a series of jumps, I find myself at the edge of a
small pit. I glance down, and
I see tiny glowing lights. I take a deep breath, close my eyes, and
drop into it.
I land in an ungraceful heap in a huge fountain. Tiny pink fairies float around in it, and I get up and swing the bottle ferociously. A pink light is trapped inside.
I step on the glowing pad, and I open my eyes. I'm standing outside the pit. I climb a small ladder up to the wall tops, and jump back to Link and Ingo.
"Link, here. I have a fairy."
I release the tiny thing from it's bottle, and back away. It circles Link, and soon all the blood disappears!
"Wow…"
Link sighs.
"Thank you so much, Malon, I know you're afraid of heights."
"No problem."
"So, what do you say we go and wipe that Ganondorf off the face of the Earth?"
We let out a cheer, and turn to face all the obstacles ahead. We know that no obstacle is too great for us. Ganondorf, here we come!
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