Forest Thief
The now group of six continued their journey towards their next destination,
which happened to be the Kokiri Forest. The journey there, seemed the longest. "When
are we going to get there?" asked Geo to Derrick who was leading the expedition.
Without even looking back, he replied, "Don't worry. We'll get there soon enough."
Hiro then gave Derrick a suspicious look and asked, "Why can't we go to Lon
Lon Ranch and get some horses to ride." Derrick then again gave a nervous look at the
name of the ranch and said, "Because we're closer to the forest then to the ranch." This
time, Sheik also noticed the nervous look on Derrick's face.
The two boys turned to look at each other while they continued to walk. They
shook it off then turned back towards the front of the group. After walking for several
hours, they spotted the ravine that led to the tunnel into the forest. The group all
exchanged a look of relief for they were exhausted from the walk.
They were about to enter the ravine when Geo called out, "Hey! What's that red,
red, cone shaped thing?" The kids all got questioning looks and started to ponder on what
it was till, Derrick and Michael, saw what it was. "No! Geo, get away from that Peahat!"
shouted Derrick to the young Goron.
The kids were about to ask what a Peahat was, but Michael interrupted them and
said, "Come on, we're almost there." "But we want to see the Peahat," said Sheik.
Derrick then stepped in and said, "The sooner we get there they sooner we get the stone."
Reluctantly, they stepped away from the Peahat and followed the two knights towards the
ravine.
After a few twists and turns, they arrived at the tunnel. "This is it," said Sheik to
Hiro, "We finally get to see the place where your dad grew up." Hiro nodded in
agreement as they passed through the tunnel and entered the Lost Woods. It didn't even
take a minute to cross the bridge and enter the next tunnel.
The group entered the small village and looked around in awe. The village was
full of plant life. Even the houses were hollowed out trees. A small waterfall fell into a
small pond, which was connected to another pond by a very small creek The only living
movement was of the fairies that flew above the heads of the small children that were
now staring at the newcomers.
The small children started to mumble to each other saying things like, "Outsiders"
and "Strangers." Some of the Kokiri were glaring at the knights. Geo leaned towards Hiro
and said, "I guess they don't like adults." Derrick then spoke out to the Kokiri and said,
"My name is Derrick. I'm a Knight of the Royal Family of Hyrule. We are in search of
the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. In others words, we're looking for the Kokiri Emerald."
The Kokiri gained shocked faces and again started to mumble to themselves.
Then one Kokiri stepped forward and said, "You six came for nothing. The Kokiri
Emerald was stolen a few days ago by a Gerudo Thief." Dart then said, "It would seem
that Ganro got here first." Hiro then looked devastated and said, "No. We were so close
to setting dad, mom, and the Sages free. Without that stone, we can't free the Hero of
Time."
"Do you mean Link?" asked a young male voice. The six then turned to face a
Kokiri boy with red hair and freckles. Hiro replied, "Yeah. He's my dad." The boy then
said, "I knew it. You look just like him. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mido.
I'm the leader of the Kokiri. Saria told me that you would be coming, before she
disappeared. The Deku Tree wishes to speak to you, but the knights aren't aloud to hear
the conversation. I'm sorry."
The four boys nodded their heads and followed Mido towards the Great Deku
Tree Meadow. When they entered, they saw a fairly large tree right in front of a giant
tree. The smaller tree then spoke, "Welcome. I am the Deku Tree. Guardian of the forest
and all it's inhabitants. I have been awaiting your arrival for the past few days." Hiro,
swallowed then spoke out to the tree, "What do you mean? Why?"
The Deku Tree replied with great wisdom in his voice, "I'm sure that all of you
are familiar with the legend of the Triforce, so I'll just skip that part. Many years ago,
when I was a tiny sprout, Link, the Hero of Time, along with the Seven Sages, including
Zelda, trapped Ganon inside of the Sacred Realm, to keep him from attaining all three
pieces of the Triforce."
"So what?" said Geo not concerned of what happened many years before. The
Deku Tree continued, "Of course they were successful in saving the Triforce, but no
creature knew that Ganon had impregnated a Gerudo. She gave birth to Ganro. Ganro
was growing up just fine until he learned of his father's past, and wished to release him.
Ganro now seeks the Triforce so he can bring his father back to this plain. But to do so,
he needs the three Spiritual Stones and he needs the Ocarina of Time. He also needs to
know the Song of Time."
"I wished to speak with you, for the sages and Link have been locked away inside
of the Chamber of the Sages. Since they can no longer help us, it is up to you to save
Hyrule from this evil force." Sheik then said to the great tree, "How can we help them if
some Gerudo thief stole the last stone? I mean, Ganro probably has by now."
The Deku Tree then spoke, "No. You are mistaken. A Gerudo did not take the
stone." Dart then said, "But the Kokiri told us that one did take it." After saying this,
Mido stepped forward and faced the children, "The other Kokiri don't know about what
really happened." "What do you mean?" asked Hiro to the Kokiri boy.
Mido turned towards him and replied, "Three years ago, a Hylian girl, who went
by the name of Sarah, came to the Kokiri Forest. She was depressed about her father,
who had abandoned her family. When she came, she befriended Saria. Saria and the other
Kokiri taught young Sarah how to live and act like a Kokiri. For example, she learned
how to play a Fairy Ocarina. She also learned on how to live off of the berries and nuts
found in the forest. After time, Sarah even started to dress in a Kokiri Tunic."
"What does this have to do with anything?" asked Geo. With an angry face, Mido
continued, "I was getting to that. Over the past few years, Sarah had been fully excepted
into the Kokiri Tribe, but stayed a Hylian, so she could see her mother. A few days ago,
when Saria disappeared, the Deku Tree summoned Sarah and told her to get the Kokiri
Emerald and all of the weapons that Link used, that were at his old house, out of the
forest, so that Ganro would not get them. Unfortunately, we don't know of where she
went."
Dart then asked, "How come the other Kokiri don't know this?" The Deku Tree
answered, "We didn't tell them who took it so that they couldn't let it slip out if Ganro
attacked. Keeping it a secret is helping Sarah stay safe. If you find Sarah, she should give
it to you if you prove that I sent you." Hiro then asked, "How do we do that?"
Mido stepped in and then said, "Here put this on." Saying this, Mido gave Hiro a
Kokiri Tunic. Hiro took it with thanks and was about to head towards his father's old
house to change when the Deku Tree spoke, "Make sure that none of you tell the two
knights of what we discussed, for Sarah requested us not to let any royal knight know."
The four nodded and then walked back to the knights.
"Where's Hiro?" asked Derrick to the boys. Sheik answered and said, "He's
changing into a Kokiri Tunic, that Mido gave him. With a nod from Derrick, they five
waited for the prince to finish and return. After a few minutes he came back and they
entered a shop. Michael then spoke, "It would be a good idea to stock up on supplies
before we go." Everyone agreed to this.
After buying some Deku sticks and nuts, the group bid farewell to the Kokiri and
exited the forest. Derrick then turned towards the boys and asked, "So where to now?"
Michael then said, "We're going to Lon Lon Ranch." With a shocked expression, Derrick
stammered, "Why to Lon Lon Ranch?" Michael answered him by saying, "I don't know
why you have such a problem with going to that ranch but the kids and I are tired of
walking everywhere we go, so I don't care what the hell you say. We're going to the
ranch to get some horses and that's that."
Derrick then tried to change the conversation and said, "You shouldn't talk that
way in front of the kids." Michael knew what he was doing and said, "You're not getting
out of this that easily, Derrick." Derrick then quietly thought to himself, `Crap'. While
the two knights argued, the four kids ran over to the red, cone thing that they saw earlier,
and Geo poked it causing it to stir. Without realizing it, the four had awaken a Peahat.
The now group of six continued their journey towards their next destination,
which happened to be the Kokiri Forest. The journey there, seemed the longest. "When
are we going to get there?" asked Geo to Derrick who was leading the expedition.
Without even looking back, he replied, "Don't worry. We'll get there soon enough."
Hiro then gave Derrick a suspicious look and asked, "Why can't we go to Lon
Lon Ranch and get some horses to ride." Derrick then again gave a nervous look at the
name of the ranch and said, "Because we're closer to the forest then to the ranch." This
time, Sheik also noticed the nervous look on Derrick's face.
The two boys turned to look at each other while they continued to walk. They
shook it off then turned back towards the front of the group. After walking for several
hours, they spotted the ravine that led to the tunnel into the forest. The group all
exchanged a look of relief for they were exhausted from the walk.
They were about to enter the ravine when Geo called out, "Hey! What's that red,
red, cone shaped thing?" The kids all got questioning looks and started to ponder on what
it was till, Derrick and Michael, saw what it was. "No! Geo, get away from that Peahat!"
shouted Derrick to the young Goron.
The kids were about to ask what a Peahat was, but Michael interrupted them and
said, "Come on, we're almost there." "But we want to see the Peahat," said Sheik.
Derrick then stepped in and said, "The sooner we get there they sooner we get the stone."
Reluctantly, they stepped away from the Peahat and followed the two knights towards the
ravine.
After a few twists and turns, they arrived at the tunnel. "This is it," said Sheik to
Hiro, "We finally get to see the place where your dad grew up." Hiro nodded in
agreement as they passed through the tunnel and entered the Lost Woods. It didn't even
take a minute to cross the bridge and enter the next tunnel.
The group entered the small village and looked around in awe. The village was
full of plant life. Even the houses were hollowed out trees. A small waterfall fell into a
small pond, which was connected to another pond by a very small creek The only living
movement was of the fairies that flew above the heads of the small children that were
now staring at the newcomers.
The small children started to mumble to each other saying things like, "Outsiders"
and "Strangers." Some of the Kokiri were glaring at the knights. Geo leaned towards Hiro
and said, "I guess they don't like adults." Derrick then spoke out to the Kokiri and said,
"My name is Derrick. I'm a Knight of the Royal Family of Hyrule. We are in search of
the Spiritual Stone of the Forest. In others words, we're looking for the Kokiri Emerald."
The Kokiri gained shocked faces and again started to mumble to themselves.
Then one Kokiri stepped forward and said, "You six came for nothing. The Kokiri
Emerald was stolen a few days ago by a Gerudo Thief." Dart then said, "It would seem
that Ganro got here first." Hiro then looked devastated and said, "No. We were so close
to setting dad, mom, and the Sages free. Without that stone, we can't free the Hero of
Time."
"Do you mean Link?" asked a young male voice. The six then turned to face a
Kokiri boy with red hair and freckles. Hiro replied, "Yeah. He's my dad." The boy then
said, "I knew it. You look just like him. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mido.
I'm the leader of the Kokiri. Saria told me that you would be coming, before she
disappeared. The Deku Tree wishes to speak to you, but the knights aren't aloud to hear
the conversation. I'm sorry."
The four boys nodded their heads and followed Mido towards the Great Deku
Tree Meadow. When they entered, they saw a fairly large tree right in front of a giant
tree. The smaller tree then spoke, "Welcome. I am the Deku Tree. Guardian of the forest
and all it's inhabitants. I have been awaiting your arrival for the past few days." Hiro,
swallowed then spoke out to the tree, "What do you mean? Why?"
The Deku Tree replied with great wisdom in his voice, "I'm sure that all of you
are familiar with the legend of the Triforce, so I'll just skip that part. Many years ago,
when I was a tiny sprout, Link, the Hero of Time, along with the Seven Sages, including
Zelda, trapped Ganon inside of the Sacred Realm, to keep him from attaining all three
pieces of the Triforce."
"So what?" said Geo not concerned of what happened many years before. The
Deku Tree continued, "Of course they were successful in saving the Triforce, but no
creature knew that Ganon had impregnated a Gerudo. She gave birth to Ganro. Ganro
was growing up just fine until he learned of his father's past, and wished to release him.
Ganro now seeks the Triforce so he can bring his father back to this plain. But to do so,
he needs the three Spiritual Stones and he needs the Ocarina of Time. He also needs to
know the Song of Time."
"I wished to speak with you, for the sages and Link have been locked away inside
of the Chamber of the Sages. Since they can no longer help us, it is up to you to save
Hyrule from this evil force." Sheik then said to the great tree, "How can we help them if
some Gerudo thief stole the last stone? I mean, Ganro probably has by now."
The Deku Tree then spoke, "No. You are mistaken. A Gerudo did not take the
stone." Dart then said, "But the Kokiri told us that one did take it." After saying this,
Mido stepped forward and faced the children, "The other Kokiri don't know about what
really happened." "What do you mean?" asked Hiro to the Kokiri boy.
Mido turned towards him and replied, "Three years ago, a Hylian girl, who went
by the name of Sarah, came to the Kokiri Forest. She was depressed about her father,
who had abandoned her family. When she came, she befriended Saria. Saria and the other
Kokiri taught young Sarah how to live and act like a Kokiri. For example, she learned
how to play a Fairy Ocarina. She also learned on how to live off of the berries and nuts
found in the forest. After time, Sarah even started to dress in a Kokiri Tunic."
"What does this have to do with anything?" asked Geo. With an angry face, Mido
continued, "I was getting to that. Over the past few years, Sarah had been fully excepted
into the Kokiri Tribe, but stayed a Hylian, so she could see her mother. A few days ago,
when Saria disappeared, the Deku Tree summoned Sarah and told her to get the Kokiri
Emerald and all of the weapons that Link used, that were at his old house, out of the
forest, so that Ganro would not get them. Unfortunately, we don't know of where she
went."
Dart then asked, "How come the other Kokiri don't know this?" The Deku Tree
answered, "We didn't tell them who took it so that they couldn't let it slip out if Ganro
attacked. Keeping it a secret is helping Sarah stay safe. If you find Sarah, she should give
it to you if you prove that I sent you." Hiro then asked, "How do we do that?"
Mido stepped in and then said, "Here put this on." Saying this, Mido gave Hiro a
Kokiri Tunic. Hiro took it with thanks and was about to head towards his father's old
house to change when the Deku Tree spoke, "Make sure that none of you tell the two
knights of what we discussed, for Sarah requested us not to let any royal knight know."
The four nodded and then walked back to the knights.
"Where's Hiro?" asked Derrick to the boys. Sheik answered and said, "He's
changing into a Kokiri Tunic, that Mido gave him. With a nod from Derrick, they five
waited for the prince to finish and return. After a few minutes he came back and they
entered a shop. Michael then spoke, "It would be a good idea to stock up on supplies
before we go." Everyone agreed to this.
After buying some Deku sticks and nuts, the group bid farewell to the Kokiri and
exited the forest. Derrick then turned towards the boys and asked, "So where to now?"
Michael then said, "We're going to Lon Lon Ranch." With a shocked expression, Derrick
stammered, "Why to Lon Lon Ranch?" Michael answered him by saying, "I don't know
why you have such a problem with going to that ranch but the kids and I are tired of
walking everywhere we go, so I don't care what the hell you say. We're going to the
ranch to get some horses and that's that."
Derrick then tried to change the conversation and said, "You shouldn't talk that
way in front of the kids." Michael knew what he was doing and said, "You're not getting
out of this that easily, Derrick." Derrick then quietly thought to himself, `Crap'. While
the two knights argued, the four kids ran over to the red, cone thing that they saw earlier,
and Geo poked it causing it to stir. Without realizing it, the four had awaken a Peahat.