CHAPTER EIGHT
I was awakened by the putrid smell of...fish. I slowly opened my eyes, realizing how uncomfortable the floor of the boat had been.
About the fish...
"Oy there, small fry!" I heard a voice say.
I spun around to see a fish, an ugly, blue fish that was talking to me! I'd gotten pretty use to odd things talking to me, so I responded with a casual yes.
"I'm Fishman, and, small fry..."
"My name's Link."
"Yeah, well anyways small fry, I'm here to fill out your Sea Chart and give you some helpful information about this island."
"Sea Chart?"
"Oh!" cried the King of Red Lions, "how could I have forgotten!"
Out of seemingly nowhere, a chart appeared on the floor of my boat.
"Now open it up," demanded Fishman, "and make it snappy!!"
I opened it up and as soon as I did, the fish jumped toward it and slightly ejected a paintbrush from inside his mouth. A quick dab of and swish of the brush was all he needed to fill in a small sector of my Sea Chart, complete with pictures and information.
"Thanks!"
"No problem, small fry," said Fishman, "next time you wants some more Sea Chart info, just toss some of that delicious bait you got there into the water. You know, I can't be fighting evil on any empty stomach."
I laughed as the fish swam away.
Time passed from early morning, to day, to night. The King of Red Lions reached the place Fishman had marked on my Sea Chart, Forest Haven.
"Link," said the King of Red Lions, "we're finally here. Don't forget that you're here to locate the second pearl, Nayru's Pearl."
"I know," I replied.
"And, Link... be careful."
I couldn't even begin to contain my grin. "I will."
I ran off into Forest Haven, following the calming sound of a stream that was very close by.
Of, course my eyes caught sight of a small g purple plant, conspicuously positioned on the ground.
I approached it until suddenly, BOOM, the plant shot out from the ground, turning into a monster at least double my size-a Boko Baba!
The creature shrieked in rage and lunged forward to bite me. I retaliated with a well executed Parry Attack in which I flipped forward, over the Boko Baba, and landed on its other side, finishing with a strong slash of the sword.
The monster disappeared in the purple smoke cloud.
I continued my journey to toward the sound of the stream and finally came upon the flowing beaut.
I got out my Grappling Hook. There was no way I could cross that raging pool of fury (well, hey, it sounded like a stream) without it.
Swing, swing, whiiiish!
The rope wrapped around an extended root over the river. I gave it a firm tug before I swung across, barely skimming the water as I went.
I jumped on another patch of grass on the other side and landed with a pretty graceful fall if I do say so myself.
I ran through an open passage.
* * *
A tree. An enormous tree stood tall in the middle of the small forest.
The faced tree was moaning and groaning and I could see why. At least fifteen, no, at least twenty Chu Chus were all over him, the slimy creatures, obviously causing him much grief and distress.
I was determined help. I had to get all of those pesky creatures off the tree, and fast!
I had an idea.
I ran toward the tree with all of my might and right before I reached the tree, I did a somersault roll attack right into the tree's base. At that moment, the legion of Chu Chus fell down to the ground. The creatures lunged toward me, trying to splash me with their toxic sludge bodies.
Their attacks were futile as I escaped the melee unscathed, and they, well, didn't...
"Thank you!" said the large tree and a deep, booming voice, "ah yes, thank you very much."
"You're welcome."
"Who are you, child?"
"My name is Link."
The humungous tree gasped, "Hero of Time. You are finally here!"
"Yep!"
"This is so wonderful!" cried the tree. At that time, the tree said something in another language-Hylian. Boy, was that a hard language to learn in school! I could pick out the main gist of what he was saying. Something about Koroks and coming to see the Time Hero...Hero of Time.
I could sense some sort of presence, and my eyes confirmed that sense as I noticed a small head pop out from the thick blades of grass. Another face, then another. All of a sudden, I was surrounded by these tiny, cute little people. Their bodies had designs similar to that of wood and had faces of leaf.
"Yes, Great Deku Tree?" said one of the Korok cuties.
"Hero of Time?" said one of the Koroks, "Wow, it's you! You're just in time to see our ceremony!"
"Ceremony?"
"Yes! Our annual ceremony for the forest celebration," cried another Korok, "but we can't begin without Makar!"
"Who's Makar?" I asked.
Yet another Korok piped up. "Makar is our star instrumentalist. And he's gotten lost!"
"That stubborn Makar," said the Great Deku Tree, "he has been repeatedly been told NOT to leave Forest Haven and go to the Forbidden Woods, but he won't listen."
"Please, Great Hero of Time," pleaded a Korok, "please find our Makar."
"And if he does, maybe we can give him that fancy pearl you have, oh Deku Tree!"
"Nayru's Pearl?" asked the Deku Tree.
My eyes suddenly perked up. "Yes! I'll do anything for that pearl."
"Then a deal you have."
"Thank you so much, oh Great Hero of Time!"
I turned to leave the haven before the Deku Tree told me to wait.
"Yes?"
"The entrance to where our Makar has gone is much to far away for you to reach" said the Deku Tree.
A leaf popped out from the top of the Great Deku Tree and slowly floated to the bottom.
"Take this," said the Great Deku Tree, "you can use it to blow away some enemies as well as float across long distances!"
"Mahait bou to," I replied, trying my best to utilize my Hylian.
The tree chuckled. "You're welcome."
I turned around once again and headed out to find Makar.
* * *
It took a while but I finally discovered the entrance to the Forbidden Woods. I knew I had to jump to the other side with the Deku Leaf. I looked down, over the edge of the cliff. The raging water below didn't seem to promising and neither did the gusting updraft, but I had to get to Makar.
I took about eight or nine steps back and took a running jump. I whipped out the Deku Leaf and began to glide. I noticed the entrance to the Forbidden Woods getting higher and higher away from me.
Oh no, I thought. I wouldn't make it!
Of course, my sly eyes locked onto that updraft and I quickly came up with an idea.
I leaned as much as I could in the direction of the updraft. The wind ruffled my blond hair as the wind blew up my parachute, giving me the necessary elevation to land on the other platform where the Forbidden Woods lay, waiting.
I entered.
I was awakened by the putrid smell of...fish. I slowly opened my eyes, realizing how uncomfortable the floor of the boat had been.
About the fish...
"Oy there, small fry!" I heard a voice say.
I spun around to see a fish, an ugly, blue fish that was talking to me! I'd gotten pretty use to odd things talking to me, so I responded with a casual yes.
"I'm Fishman, and, small fry..."
"My name's Link."
"Yeah, well anyways small fry, I'm here to fill out your Sea Chart and give you some helpful information about this island."
"Sea Chart?"
"Oh!" cried the King of Red Lions, "how could I have forgotten!"
Out of seemingly nowhere, a chart appeared on the floor of my boat.
"Now open it up," demanded Fishman, "and make it snappy!!"
I opened it up and as soon as I did, the fish jumped toward it and slightly ejected a paintbrush from inside his mouth. A quick dab of and swish of the brush was all he needed to fill in a small sector of my Sea Chart, complete with pictures and information.
"Thanks!"
"No problem, small fry," said Fishman, "next time you wants some more Sea Chart info, just toss some of that delicious bait you got there into the water. You know, I can't be fighting evil on any empty stomach."
I laughed as the fish swam away.
Time passed from early morning, to day, to night. The King of Red Lions reached the place Fishman had marked on my Sea Chart, Forest Haven.
"Link," said the King of Red Lions, "we're finally here. Don't forget that you're here to locate the second pearl, Nayru's Pearl."
"I know," I replied.
"And, Link... be careful."
I couldn't even begin to contain my grin. "I will."
I ran off into Forest Haven, following the calming sound of a stream that was very close by.
Of, course my eyes caught sight of a small g purple plant, conspicuously positioned on the ground.
I approached it until suddenly, BOOM, the plant shot out from the ground, turning into a monster at least double my size-a Boko Baba!
The creature shrieked in rage and lunged forward to bite me. I retaliated with a well executed Parry Attack in which I flipped forward, over the Boko Baba, and landed on its other side, finishing with a strong slash of the sword.
The monster disappeared in the purple smoke cloud.
I continued my journey to toward the sound of the stream and finally came upon the flowing beaut.
I got out my Grappling Hook. There was no way I could cross that raging pool of fury (well, hey, it sounded like a stream) without it.
Swing, swing, whiiiish!
The rope wrapped around an extended root over the river. I gave it a firm tug before I swung across, barely skimming the water as I went.
I jumped on another patch of grass on the other side and landed with a pretty graceful fall if I do say so myself.
I ran through an open passage.
* * *
A tree. An enormous tree stood tall in the middle of the small forest.
The faced tree was moaning and groaning and I could see why. At least fifteen, no, at least twenty Chu Chus were all over him, the slimy creatures, obviously causing him much grief and distress.
I was determined help. I had to get all of those pesky creatures off the tree, and fast!
I had an idea.
I ran toward the tree with all of my might and right before I reached the tree, I did a somersault roll attack right into the tree's base. At that moment, the legion of Chu Chus fell down to the ground. The creatures lunged toward me, trying to splash me with their toxic sludge bodies.
Their attacks were futile as I escaped the melee unscathed, and they, well, didn't...
"Thank you!" said the large tree and a deep, booming voice, "ah yes, thank you very much."
"You're welcome."
"Who are you, child?"
"My name is Link."
The humungous tree gasped, "Hero of Time. You are finally here!"
"Yep!"
"This is so wonderful!" cried the tree. At that time, the tree said something in another language-Hylian. Boy, was that a hard language to learn in school! I could pick out the main gist of what he was saying. Something about Koroks and coming to see the Time Hero...Hero of Time.
I could sense some sort of presence, and my eyes confirmed that sense as I noticed a small head pop out from the thick blades of grass. Another face, then another. All of a sudden, I was surrounded by these tiny, cute little people. Their bodies had designs similar to that of wood and had faces of leaf.
"Yes, Great Deku Tree?" said one of the Korok cuties.
"Hero of Time?" said one of the Koroks, "Wow, it's you! You're just in time to see our ceremony!"
"Ceremony?"
"Yes! Our annual ceremony for the forest celebration," cried another Korok, "but we can't begin without Makar!"
"Who's Makar?" I asked.
Yet another Korok piped up. "Makar is our star instrumentalist. And he's gotten lost!"
"That stubborn Makar," said the Great Deku Tree, "he has been repeatedly been told NOT to leave Forest Haven and go to the Forbidden Woods, but he won't listen."
"Please, Great Hero of Time," pleaded a Korok, "please find our Makar."
"And if he does, maybe we can give him that fancy pearl you have, oh Deku Tree!"
"Nayru's Pearl?" asked the Deku Tree.
My eyes suddenly perked up. "Yes! I'll do anything for that pearl."
"Then a deal you have."
"Thank you so much, oh Great Hero of Time!"
I turned to leave the haven before the Deku Tree told me to wait.
"Yes?"
"The entrance to where our Makar has gone is much to far away for you to reach" said the Deku Tree.
A leaf popped out from the top of the Great Deku Tree and slowly floated to the bottom.
"Take this," said the Great Deku Tree, "you can use it to blow away some enemies as well as float across long distances!"
"Mahait bou to," I replied, trying my best to utilize my Hylian.
The tree chuckled. "You're welcome."
I turned around once again and headed out to find Makar.
* * *
It took a while but I finally discovered the entrance to the Forbidden Woods. I knew I had to jump to the other side with the Deku Leaf. I looked down, over the edge of the cliff. The raging water below didn't seem to promising and neither did the gusting updraft, but I had to get to Makar.
I took about eight or nine steps back and took a running jump. I whipped out the Deku Leaf and began to glide. I noticed the entrance to the Forbidden Woods getting higher and higher away from me.
Oh no, I thought. I wouldn't make it!
Of course, my sly eyes locked onto that updraft and I quickly came up with an idea.
I leaned as much as I could in the direction of the updraft. The wind ruffled my blond hair as the wind blew up my parachute, giving me the necessary elevation to land on the other platform where the Forbidden Woods lay, waiting.
I entered.
