I KNOW THE TRUTH NOW.

"Look, I know you two must be best buddy's. But as commander of Balemb Garden I wish to know what in the hell is going on!" Squall said as he stood up and walked over to link and Sheik.

Link turned to him and looked at him in the eyes "Squall, We came her to find out if the people living on this content is Peace lover's or war hungry right?"

"Yes, and I am guessing they are not very peaceful are they?" He asked as he crossed his chest. "And from what this guy is yelling about you are the cause of this worlds troubles am I right?"

Link glared at squall for a moment then he let his anger leave " Yes I am the reason why Hyrul is in the shape it is in. But if I continue to let it persist then it will not only be Hyrul that feels the wraith of Ganon." He then found a place to sit and continued his tail.

"Year's ago I became a unwilling hero. I saved the day and made Hyrul safe. I promised a very special person that I would never leave. Now the promise is broken, why I do not know yet, but I broke a promise non-the less. Now it is because I broke a promise that I let Evil take over the one person that I promised to always love and protect. " He then looked up at Quistes and remembered the promise he made her. Will he break the promise he made to her?

When she saw link looking at her she got up, sat next to him, and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"Link, trust me when I say you never broke the promise you made years ago. You just lost sight of the promise and now is your chance to make it all up. I will always be here for you. No matter what happens." she then looked over at sheik and he looked at her. He shook his head and went back to his controls.

Soon the ship stopped moving and Sheik opened the door for everyone to go through. It was then that Link remembered the curse of the Kokerian's. Any non-kokerian will turn into a stalfos or a stalkid. Link looked at Quistes and shuddered at the thought of her turning into a stalfos.

The only way a non-kokerian can roam the Forrest is if they are protected by a kiss from a person with Kokerian blood. Link looked at Quistes and he gave her a long kiss on the lips. She quickly pulled away and looked around " Link why did you do that!"

"Because, the curse of the forest will turn any non Kokerian into a Skeleton like creature called a stalfos. And the only way to protect your self is to gain a kiss from a Kokerian." He then looked at the others and realized they too needed a protection kiss.

"Saria, I know this will be asking a lot, but we need to protect these people. Help me will you?" She giggled and quickly kissed Squall on the cheek. Rinoa was about to object when link quickly kissed her on the back of her hand.

Soon every one had a kiss from a kokerian. Squall, Irvine was not happy and so were their girlfriend's but they knew it had to be done.

Link then turned and saw they were in the sacred forest. The easiest forest to get lost in if you did not know how to guide your way out. He gave a sigh and turned to every one. "We need to break up into two group's, mainly so it will be less likely for you to get lost in the lost forest. Now I wont you to.........."

"Excuse me, but I make the orders around her. Besides that why do we need to split up anyway?" Squall said as he positioned his self in front of link.

Link looked at Squall; his patience was wearing thin with him. " First of all, This is my home, when we are back at your home you can order the hell out of me. However, this is my home and I only wont you to be safe. This is the lost woods. One wrong turn and you will be lost here for the rest of your short-lived lives. Now please stand down and let me finish what I was doing." Link was now so close to Squall's face he could feel his breath on his face.

"Fine, you can play leader. At least until the situation becomes dangerous. When that time comes I will take charge whether you like it or not." Squall backed away from link and crossed his chest with his arms.

"Ok, I wont Saria to lead one group and I will lead the other. Quistes you are with me, Sheik will follow us as well as Zell. Is that ok with you Squall?"

Squall shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.

Link smiled and waved for every one to follow him. He walked slowly and he watched the woods closely as he made his way to the Kokerian village. The woods had grown thicker and fuller since he last walked them. Soon the woods opened up and below them was a small village of small houses and crops.

Link smiled and took in a deep breath of air. He was home and it felt good. Suddenly there a horn went off and the village came to life. Little people begun to come out of the houses and they looked in link's direction. Link smiled and waved for every one to follow him down the cliff.

Soon they were at the bottom and fifty or so small green haired people surrounded them. Link recognized a lot of them but there was a few more newer faces he never seen before. They were all cheering, laughing, and crying. One of them took link by the hand and led him to the house he recognized as Midoes house.

When he got there they stopped Cheering and got very quiet. Link bent down and opened the door to Midoes home. He went in and was shocked at the sight of Mido

He no longer had green hair but gray. He was old and a little wrinkled. Mido was still as small as the other Kokerian's. However, Link knew the Kokerian's never aged but here was Mido older then link. He was lying in a bed with a young Kokerian by his side. She was feeding him slowly while singing a tune. She turned to link and almost dropped the bowl she was holding. She quickly put the bowl down and left through the door with out a word.

"Mido, what happened?" Link asked as he made his way to Midoes bed. He picked up the bowl and looked at what was in it.

"Link, is that you? I'm blind please say something more?" he asked as he tried to sit up but his old body would not let him.

Link put the bowl back down. He then gently propped Mido up. " Yes it is I link, I am back from my travel's brother." He then held Midoes hand.

"I let the forest every day to ask the princess if you were back yet, soon I started to grow old but I did not let that stop me. Nevertheless, time finally took its toll on me. If I leave the forest one more time, I will surly die. Kokerian's do grow old when they leave the forest. But once they return they stop aging and stay however old they are when they reentered." He then started to cough.

Link watched in disbelief as a tear begun to fall. Then an idea came to him "What about the Deku tree? Will it not restore you back to your health?" Link asked as he found a small stool for him to sit on.

"No link, the Deku tree has not spoken since you left. It is as if it died. I hear from the younger, Kokerian's that it does not look dead. However, try as they might it will not answer us. Link, have you noticed something's missing yet?" Mido asked as he waved his frail and bony hand through the air.

Link looked around suddenly it came to him. There were no fairies "What happened to them?"

Mido laughed then coughed some more "When the Deku tree quit talking, the fairies disappeared. Link that was one hundred years ago. Since then, we Kokerian's have adjusted to living with out them. However, we still miss them every once and a while. Link, please do me one last favor?" Mido said as he turned his face to links direction.

Link looked at Mido oddly for a moment " Sure, But I doubt it will be a last favor."

"Link, take me to the Deku tree so that I can be near it one last time." He then slumped in his bead as his last bit of energy gave way. Link knew Mido could not die, Mido said so his self-a kokerian will never age.

Link then wrapped his old friend in a thick blanket. He then picked him up like a small child and carried him out of the house. When the Kokerian's saw link carrying Mido they begun to cry. Saria looked at link and she let out a gasp as she saw Midoes face.

"Link, what happened to him?" she asked as she kissed Mido on his forehead.

"Me, I was the reason why he left the forest." he then gave Mido to Saria. "I need to get some things, it sounds like the Deku tree need's to be healed again."

Link started to leave when Squall appeared next to him.

"Sorry for being such a jerk. It's just that I am not used to having some one ells be in control." He then stopped when link begun to climb a ladder "Where are you going?"

Link stopped and looked down at him " I am getting some things from my home before we leave, come in if you wish." Link then continued to climb the ladder.

Squall gave a sigh and followed link into his home. When he stepped inside cobwebs and dust greeted him. He looked around and saw the home had only one room. There was a bed that seamed to be carved from the floor and a table and two chairs. Across from the bead was a sink with a dusty mirror. Next to the Mirror was a picture of some one. He walked over to it and blew the dust off it.

At first, he thought he was looking at a picture of Quistes but Squall knew better. This woman was almost as beautiful as she was. Squall saw she was wearing a pink dress and she had a slim crown on her head. He looked at it for a few seconds more then he hung it back up.

Squall then turned to look at link. He saw link was staring at the back of his hand. "So much trouble for one small piece of power. Zelda died because of me. Now Mido, I remember now why I left Hyrul. I left because I did not wont them dead. But it seams that because I left they did die." Link then shook his head. He picked up a knife and raised it up into the air.

Squall had only a second to think before Link brought the knife down. Squall closed his eyes but opened them when he heard wood being dug into. He was relived to see link did not kill his self but was even more puzzled now. He slowly walked over to link and saw he was trying to lift a board up.

Squall knelt down and took out his Gunblade and begun to help link. Suddenly the wood gave way. Squall fell back and his Gunblade flung it's self through the air landing on the floor across from him.

He looked over at link and saw a deep cut in the side of his arm. Link did not seam to notice as he reached down into the hole and brought out a small brown sack. He smiled as he opened it and three brightly colored gems fell into his hand.

One was a sapphire the second was a blood red ruby and the third was a deep green emerald. Link looked up at squall " I had a hell of a time when I was little getting theses things. And trust me that little scratch on my arm is nothing compared to the injuries I endured before." He then closed his hand around the small gems and put them back into the bag.

He then got up and opened a small chest at the foot of his bead. He pulled out a pouch and opened it. Then to squalls utter disbelief and amazement link started to pull out weapons and clothing. Some of the Items were bigger then the bag it's self. Squall walked over to link and looked at some of the objects. He picked up a small looking object and turned it in his hands

Link looked up and he almost dropped what he was holding. " Squall, put that thing down very slowly, that is a bomb." Squall put it back down he then saw another odd-looking item. He picked it up and turned it in his hands. He then squeezed his hand and was almost knocked out as an arrow went by his head. He then was lifted off his feet and was dropped back onto the ground. He was still holding the thing in his hand when link helped him to his feet.

Link was laughing so hard he could barely tell squall what the thing was. Link then pulled out a green tunic, white leggings, and a large shield. Link turned to Squall and gave him a grin " No longer will I run from my job. I am the Hero of time protector of Hyrul. Squall will you please leave so that I may change into my uniform?"

Squall left Links house and joined the others. He saw all the smaller people surrounded Saria. They were crying and touching the older gentlemen in the blankets.

Squall started to talk but was halted when every one became dead silent. He turned around and saw link. When he turned around and saw link he thought he was looking at a new person. Link looked every much like a hero then any other person he ever knew. He had the look and the walk of a true hero.

When link reached them he picked up Mido and walked away from them. Soon every one begun to follow and they found themselves at a massive tree. It was so huge it had to be bigger then Balemb Garden. As soon as link was at the base, he laid Mido down and he stood up. He then took a greed gem from his pouch and a small oval flute like object.

Link threw the Gem into the air and he begun to play a simple tune on it. When Squall heard the song he begun to feel cold. Suddenly the sky grew dark and a breeze went throughout he air. Then the ground began to shake. Suddenly the ground opened up and a light shot through the air and it illuminated the Green gem. Soon the whole meadow around the tree was washed in a green light and everything seamed to come to life.

Link then picked up Midoes body and placed it into the light. Slowly the man began to shrink. His beard began to shrink. His hair turned from gray to a deep green. His wrinkles disappeared and his face grew younger. Then before he could become any younger link pulled him out and laid him back down on the ground.

Then there was a bright flash of light. Slowly the light broke apart into little bits, pieces, and they begun to fly around like little fairies. Squall caught a glimpse of one as it flew past him and he was surprised to see it was a fairy. He reached out and touched it. It stopped for a moment and landed on his hand. Then it bit him. Squall jerked his hand and it flew up. He started to swat at it but a young Kokerian taped him on his arm.

"Don't do that to your fairy, once they bite you they are attached to you until you die. Not many people other then the Kokerian's have one. Treat her nice and she will do anything you wont her to do." Squall stopped swatting at the Fairy and looked back at link.

Link was holding a fairy as well. Then link put his hand down and the fairy flew into his hat. Then Link looked up at the Tree.

"GREAT DEKU TREE, HEAR ME NOW, I HAVE HEALED YOU WITH THE LIFE OF A KOKERIAN, NOW TELL ME WHAT I HAVE COME HERE TO KNOW!!!"

Suddenly the darkness lifted and the forest seamed to be full of life. The tree seamed to be healthier. There was a flash of light up high in the tree branches. Then before anyone could blink a man appeared before link.

The man was taller then link. He had White hair that touched the ground. He wore and emerald cloak and he held a large staff in his right hand. Atop of the staff was the Green emerald link had thrown up into the air.

"I am the spirit of the Deku tree. I grow old, I grow young, Long have I hibernated waiting for the stone of spring to return. I knew that when Hyrul was in trouble the hero of Time would bring it back to me. Yes I was alive and well when he left. However, as soon as I felt his spirit leave Hyrul I started my slumber. Now that I am awake I will tell you what you need to know but nothing more." the Deku Spirit then put his hand on link's shoulder. Suddenly link fell in a heap to the ground and he lay there still a day.

Quistes gave a gasp and she ran to link. The Deku spirit looked at her and smiled. "He need's you now more then ever. I am going to send you to him so that you can help him find his reason for being here in Hyrul" he then reached down and put his hand on her shoulder. And she too fell in to the same sleep as link.