Yami Tulip-Jin: Okay, now this is getting ridiculous!
Chibi Red Eyes Black Dragon: Raaawwwr rawr rawr rawr. Rawwwr rawr, rrawr! (Maybe they thought reviewing would be bad luck. You two were acting so silly, you know!)
Yami Tulip-Jin: Hey! Things like that can happen! We have proof!
Chibi Red Eyes: Rawr? Rawwwwr rrraawwwwrrrr rawr rawr. (Oh really? The proof had better be better than that picture of a half-melted frying pan with crisped hambuger in it that you two were trying to pass off as a UFO.)
Tulip-Jin: But it WAS one! A real live Unidentified Frying Object!
Chibi Red Eyes: 9_9()
Disclaimer: We only own Lace and few other characters, not Zelda! But mark my words, soon all three pieces of the Triforce will be mine! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Then I will RULE THE WORLD!
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A swim and a tunnel later, Lace balanced on the rope very carefully. It was a bit tricky, but she made it to the hanging platform suspended over the heart of Goron City. The Goron's Ruby flew to it's holder with a flash of red light. All the Gorons still there started cheering and dancing.
"Now to the Deku Tree!" Navi cried happily.
Lace was getting a bit winded as they ran back through Lost Woods. She paused to breathe, and Mido ran up.
"What are you doing, running a marathon? If you have so much free time, you should be working!"
Not having the energy to be intimidating, Lace tried to ignore him. Fat chance. He stuck his face right in hers.
"Hello in there! What are you doing, anyway?"
"Restoring the Deku Tree."
Mido looked a bit pale. Then to her astonishment, he said, "If there's anything I can do, name it! If it's for the Deku Tree, I'll help any way I can!"
He thought for a moment, ran inside his house, and came back holding the Giant Deku Seed.
"This might help," he said.
"Sure, can you carry it? I'm completely beat," Lace said as she forced herself upright.
With a bit of help from Mido (who'da thunk it?), Lace hobbled back to the Deku Sapling.
The Kokiri's Emerald floated out, and hovered in the space between the two trees.
"Thank you," called the voice of the Stones. "Now, we are restored and will helpest thou in all manners possible!"
There was a really big flash of dazzling green light. When it faded, the Deku Sapling was gone. And the Great Deku Tree was no longer black. It was a wonderful, healthy green! It's leaves were big and a darker shade, and a feeling of immense age and greater wisdom filled the air once more.
"My children, I am restored!" said the Great Deku Tree.
All the Kokiri had followed Mido and Lace down the path, and now all of them ran to the base of the Tree, cheering and crying and laughing and generally acting like kids who've just received the greatest gift ever. Mido and Lace gave each other looks before joining in.
It took a few hours for the Kokiri to calm down and go home. Only Mido and Lace stayed with the Tree.
"My dear, thank you for thy kind act. And now I shall aid thee like I promised. Mido!"
Mido stepped forward, still holding the Deku Seed.
"Hold out thy burden."
As Mido held the seed aloft, it glowed a blue-green color.
"I have infused this Seed with my power. Use it well."
Mido gave Lace the seed before running off to the village. They could already hear what sounded like a rowdy party through the trees.
"Now, my dear, as to thy question of the Golem Stone? Thou have been told the Legend, correct? Then thou must know that only one with powers of Fire can use it. Take from thy enemy what allows this, and he shall have it's powers no longer."
"But how do we take the Triforce of Power from Ganondorf? He's stronger than us!" Navi chirped.
"I have sensed one who can do this. The Evil One, fearing such power, imprisoned this person within himself much as he did me. If you release him, the Triforce of Power shall follow thee and grace the Evil One no longer. Then, thy brother and friends shall triumph."
There was an uncomfortable silence.
"…um, Great Deku Tree? Uh…about that night…"
"Worry not, my child. I told thee as much then. Many thanks for thy affections, but now is no time to speak of them. Thy friends and family are within Kakariko. I sense much suffering. Go to them, give the Child of Destiny my greetings and Seed. Child of Fate, I wish thee well on thy journey."
Lace giggled, just like she had whenever she did something new as a young girl, before setting off for Kakariko Village.
Kakariko was a mess! And it smelled even worse. There were Lizafols and Moblin bodies being carted out of town, people putting out stray fires, and many wounded.
Lace jumped and caught a man who was trying to walk with a big cut down his leg.
"Here sir, let me help. It's not broken, but you need to be careful on it," she said reassuringly as she bandaged it.
"Thank you, young lady. You're the first today who had extra bandages. Only seriously wounded people get bandages, and we've had so many injured…"
the man, with Lace's help, limped to his home.
"You're welcome, sir. Do you know where I might find the Duchess?"
The man pointed her to a nearby house. Lace scurried to it, and was greeted by a relieved Impa.
"I was worried when you didn't show up for the fight! In here, then."
Inside, Lace saw Zelda with a few cuts, and her brother on a bed with a lot more.
"Link!"
Lace ran right over. Navi buzzed around his head.
"What have I told you about getting yourself killed! You would have ruined the entire day! Now apologize for making your sister worry!"
Link laughed for a moment before winching.
"Shut up Navi. How bad is it?" Lace plopped herself on a chair as she asked them.
"Just a few scrapes," Zelda said.
"Some cuts, a head injury, nothing too serious," Link remarked.
"Hah! You're just lucky that I brought lots of lovely potions with me!"
Lace pulled out a dozen random bottles holding Poes, Bugs, and Milk before pulling out some red, green, and blue potions.
"Don't you make that gagging sound, I got these at the Magic Hags!"
Grimacing, Link downed a blue potion while Zelda gingerly sipped a green one.
"Lace, what would I ever do without you?" Impa said happily. "Due to the medicine shortage, I wasn't able to doctor them properly before!"
Impa, Lace, and Navi shared a moment of evil laughter while Zelda and Link made little sounds of distress.
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Yami Tulip-Jin: Okay, 14 is a good number. Review it now...or rest in pieces. *huggles Giant Mallet of Doom*
Chibi Red Eyes Black Dragon: Raaawwwr rawr rawr rawr. Rawwwr rawr, rrawr! (Maybe they thought reviewing would be bad luck. You two were acting so silly, you know!)
Yami Tulip-Jin: Hey! Things like that can happen! We have proof!
Chibi Red Eyes: Rawr? Rawwwwr rrraawwwwrrrr rawr rawr. (Oh really? The proof had better be better than that picture of a half-melted frying pan with crisped hambuger in it that you two were trying to pass off as a UFO.)
Tulip-Jin: But it WAS one! A real live Unidentified Frying Object!
Chibi Red Eyes: 9_9()
Disclaimer: We only own Lace and few other characters, not Zelda! But mark my words, soon all three pieces of the Triforce will be mine! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Then I will RULE THE WORLD!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A swim and a tunnel later, Lace balanced on the rope very carefully. It was a bit tricky, but she made it to the hanging platform suspended over the heart of Goron City. The Goron's Ruby flew to it's holder with a flash of red light. All the Gorons still there started cheering and dancing.
"Now to the Deku Tree!" Navi cried happily.
Lace was getting a bit winded as they ran back through Lost Woods. She paused to breathe, and Mido ran up.
"What are you doing, running a marathon? If you have so much free time, you should be working!"
Not having the energy to be intimidating, Lace tried to ignore him. Fat chance. He stuck his face right in hers.
"Hello in there! What are you doing, anyway?"
"Restoring the Deku Tree."
Mido looked a bit pale. Then to her astonishment, he said, "If there's anything I can do, name it! If it's for the Deku Tree, I'll help any way I can!"
He thought for a moment, ran inside his house, and came back holding the Giant Deku Seed.
"This might help," he said.
"Sure, can you carry it? I'm completely beat," Lace said as she forced herself upright.
With a bit of help from Mido (who'da thunk it?), Lace hobbled back to the Deku Sapling.
The Kokiri's Emerald floated out, and hovered in the space between the two trees.
"Thank you," called the voice of the Stones. "Now, we are restored and will helpest thou in all manners possible!"
There was a really big flash of dazzling green light. When it faded, the Deku Sapling was gone. And the Great Deku Tree was no longer black. It was a wonderful, healthy green! It's leaves were big and a darker shade, and a feeling of immense age and greater wisdom filled the air once more.
"My children, I am restored!" said the Great Deku Tree.
All the Kokiri had followed Mido and Lace down the path, and now all of them ran to the base of the Tree, cheering and crying and laughing and generally acting like kids who've just received the greatest gift ever. Mido and Lace gave each other looks before joining in.
It took a few hours for the Kokiri to calm down and go home. Only Mido and Lace stayed with the Tree.
"My dear, thank you for thy kind act. And now I shall aid thee like I promised. Mido!"
Mido stepped forward, still holding the Deku Seed.
"Hold out thy burden."
As Mido held the seed aloft, it glowed a blue-green color.
"I have infused this Seed with my power. Use it well."
Mido gave Lace the seed before running off to the village. They could already hear what sounded like a rowdy party through the trees.
"Now, my dear, as to thy question of the Golem Stone? Thou have been told the Legend, correct? Then thou must know that only one with powers of Fire can use it. Take from thy enemy what allows this, and he shall have it's powers no longer."
"But how do we take the Triforce of Power from Ganondorf? He's stronger than us!" Navi chirped.
"I have sensed one who can do this. The Evil One, fearing such power, imprisoned this person within himself much as he did me. If you release him, the Triforce of Power shall follow thee and grace the Evil One no longer. Then, thy brother and friends shall triumph."
There was an uncomfortable silence.
"…um, Great Deku Tree? Uh…about that night…"
"Worry not, my child. I told thee as much then. Many thanks for thy affections, but now is no time to speak of them. Thy friends and family are within Kakariko. I sense much suffering. Go to them, give the Child of Destiny my greetings and Seed. Child of Fate, I wish thee well on thy journey."
Lace giggled, just like she had whenever she did something new as a young girl, before setting off for Kakariko Village.
Kakariko was a mess! And it smelled even worse. There were Lizafols and Moblin bodies being carted out of town, people putting out stray fires, and many wounded.
Lace jumped and caught a man who was trying to walk with a big cut down his leg.
"Here sir, let me help. It's not broken, but you need to be careful on it," she said reassuringly as she bandaged it.
"Thank you, young lady. You're the first today who had extra bandages. Only seriously wounded people get bandages, and we've had so many injured…"
the man, with Lace's help, limped to his home.
"You're welcome, sir. Do you know where I might find the Duchess?"
The man pointed her to a nearby house. Lace scurried to it, and was greeted by a relieved Impa.
"I was worried when you didn't show up for the fight! In here, then."
Inside, Lace saw Zelda with a few cuts, and her brother on a bed with a lot more.
"Link!"
Lace ran right over. Navi buzzed around his head.
"What have I told you about getting yourself killed! You would have ruined the entire day! Now apologize for making your sister worry!"
Link laughed for a moment before winching.
"Shut up Navi. How bad is it?" Lace plopped herself on a chair as she asked them.
"Just a few scrapes," Zelda said.
"Some cuts, a head injury, nothing too serious," Link remarked.
"Hah! You're just lucky that I brought lots of lovely potions with me!"
Lace pulled out a dozen random bottles holding Poes, Bugs, and Milk before pulling out some red, green, and blue potions.
"Don't you make that gagging sound, I got these at the Magic Hags!"
Grimacing, Link downed a blue potion while Zelda gingerly sipped a green one.
"Lace, what would I ever do without you?" Impa said happily. "Due to the medicine shortage, I wasn't able to doctor them properly before!"
Impa, Lace, and Navi shared a moment of evil laughter while Zelda and Link made little sounds of distress.
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Yami Tulip-Jin: Okay, 14 is a good number. Review it now...or rest in pieces. *huggles Giant Mallet of Doom*