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Kakariko Village was its normal, peaceful, slow self. The people were taking their time going from here to there and no one seemed to be in a hurry at all. It was nice to find something in the kingdom was unchanged. He walked slowly through the village, savoring the sense of normalcy he got from just being in an untouched place. He stopped at the entrance to Death Mountain to talk to the Hylian Guard that watched the gate.
"Well, if it isn't Hero boy. I still can't believe that the tiny thing that brought me that Keaton mask turned out to be a true hero. My son's mask means so much more now that we know it came from the Hero-of- Time himself. Back for a visit?"
"Actually, no. I'm on another quest. A friend of mine needs my help. Tell me, have you heard anything about the rock shortage in Dodongo's Cavern?" asked Link.
"No, I haven't, but I have heard the ruckus that the Gorons are making up there. They're constantly doing something up there and every once in awhile, you'll hear a loud banging noise. It's quite annoying, but what can you do?"
"It was good to see you again," said Link as started to head up the trail. As he got closer to the entrance of the cavern, he heard loud noises coming from within. He didn't stop there, though. The Gorons he'd met up with on his journey had proved to be slow creatures. He decided to see if Darunia was anywhere around. He knew that Darunia would know what was going on.
He hiked farther up the mountain and made his way into Goron City. From there, he made his way down until he was at the entrance to Darunia's room. He played Zelda's Lullaby, and walked in after the door lifted up.
"Brother Link!" cried Darunia. A giant Goron arm came around Link's back, nearly knocking him to the ground. "You've come at a rough hour for my people. We are yet again having trouble with the Dodongo's Cavern. There are thick, thorny vines covering the edible rocks. The Gorons have been hitting the rocks as hard as they can, but the thorns on these vines are extremely strong and even our thick skin isn't immune to the pain. They are managing to knock tiny stones free, but I'm afraid that we may have a hard time in the future. I'm not sure what's happening. We sages think that this problem is the work of a strong magical force, but other than that, I know nothing about what's happening.
"But let's not spoil this lovely visit with such depressing talk. Tell me all of your news, Brother Link!" said Darunia as he slapped Link's back, knocking him to the floor.
"Actually, the rocks are the reason I'm here. I'm sure you've heard all about Saria's problem," said Link.
"Yes, it's frightening to think that someone would want to try and destroy Saria. She told me that you had been assigned to help her. She is very worried about you, Link. She's constantly watching out for you. It's touching to see such a strong friendship between the two of you. But why would you come here if Saria's problem lies below, in the kingdom?" asked Darunia as he sat down and crossed hi legs. Link mimicked this move.
"I think that they may have some sort of connection. Hasn't Ruto brought it to your attention that the Zoras are having a hard time finding fish?" asked Link.
"Why, no! She hasn't! I wonder why? She's been acting a little strange lately, though, now that I think about it. She was never one to hide her feelings, but recently we've been having trouble getting her to volunteer much information. How odd," said Darunia, scratching his head.
"Then, do you know of the problem with milk at Lon Lon Ranch?" asked Link. Again Darunia shook his head, and Link proceeded to tell him all that he knew.
"I don't know what's going on. Perhaps they are all connected. But is there any indication anywhere that all of these happenings are in any way connected to Saria's problem?"
"Well, when I was on my adventure last year, a lot of things happened that may not have seemed like they could have been connected, but they were. Everything that happened on my quest was connected to Ganondorf. All I know is that when evil is at work, strange things happen. Sages are good beings, and I can't understand how anything other than an evil creature could want to do away with a sage," said Link.
"I never looked at it that way. Link, I'm sorry to cut our visit short, but I need to leave now. The amount of time that I can spend here is limited, as I'm sure you've learned from Saria. I'm sure that if you go down to Dodongo's Cavern, a Goron there will be able to tell you more about what's going on. You'll be able to check out the vines for yourself," said Darunia as he stood up. "Come back often, and I shall confront Ruto about the fish. Good-bye, Brother Link!" With that, Darunia lifted his arms, and disappeared in a beam of light.
Link got up and left Goron City. He made his way into Dodongo's Cavern and shivered. This place had given him the creeps the first time he had come here, and now was no different. But there were hundreds of Gorons inside the cavern, all of them beating the walls, and at the moment that Link walked the rest of the way in, all of them curled into balls, and rolled to hit the walls. The force of their combined weight hitting the walls knocked Link to his feet, and the sound that it made must have carried down into Kakariko Village.
Link didn't need to talk to the Gorons to see what Darunia had been talking about. Instead there were thick, yellow vines growing on the walls of the cavern. The Gorons were knocking small pieces of rock loose, but it was hard for anything to get through the vines. They covered so much of the wall, and seemed too strong for the Gorons to snap.
He wondered why someone would want to destroy the Zoras, the Gorons, and maybe most of Hyrule. The milk was used by everyone for it's healing properties, and was even used by potion makers in their healing potions. The rocks were needed for the Gorons to live. Without them, they would starve. The Zoras could probably eat more than fish, but they were fishermen by nature, and sold fish in town, it was their livelihood. And Saria, Saria was what kept the Kokiri together. Since the Great Deku Tree was dead, and the sapling was still growing, the Kokiri children looked to Saria for wisdom and knowledge.
A cold shiver ran up Link's spine as the realization came over him that he was not only dealing with someone that wanted to destroy his best friend. This evil creature wanted to destroy all of Hyrule.
Kakariko Village was its normal, peaceful, slow self. The people were taking their time going from here to there and no one seemed to be in a hurry at all. It was nice to find something in the kingdom was unchanged. He walked slowly through the village, savoring the sense of normalcy he got from just being in an untouched place. He stopped at the entrance to Death Mountain to talk to the Hylian Guard that watched the gate.
"Well, if it isn't Hero boy. I still can't believe that the tiny thing that brought me that Keaton mask turned out to be a true hero. My son's mask means so much more now that we know it came from the Hero-of- Time himself. Back for a visit?"
"Actually, no. I'm on another quest. A friend of mine needs my help. Tell me, have you heard anything about the rock shortage in Dodongo's Cavern?" asked Link.
"No, I haven't, but I have heard the ruckus that the Gorons are making up there. They're constantly doing something up there and every once in awhile, you'll hear a loud banging noise. It's quite annoying, but what can you do?"
"It was good to see you again," said Link as started to head up the trail. As he got closer to the entrance of the cavern, he heard loud noises coming from within. He didn't stop there, though. The Gorons he'd met up with on his journey had proved to be slow creatures. He decided to see if Darunia was anywhere around. He knew that Darunia would know what was going on.
He hiked farther up the mountain and made his way into Goron City. From there, he made his way down until he was at the entrance to Darunia's room. He played Zelda's Lullaby, and walked in after the door lifted up.
"Brother Link!" cried Darunia. A giant Goron arm came around Link's back, nearly knocking him to the ground. "You've come at a rough hour for my people. We are yet again having trouble with the Dodongo's Cavern. There are thick, thorny vines covering the edible rocks. The Gorons have been hitting the rocks as hard as they can, but the thorns on these vines are extremely strong and even our thick skin isn't immune to the pain. They are managing to knock tiny stones free, but I'm afraid that we may have a hard time in the future. I'm not sure what's happening. We sages think that this problem is the work of a strong magical force, but other than that, I know nothing about what's happening.
"But let's not spoil this lovely visit with such depressing talk. Tell me all of your news, Brother Link!" said Darunia as he slapped Link's back, knocking him to the floor.
"Actually, the rocks are the reason I'm here. I'm sure you've heard all about Saria's problem," said Link.
"Yes, it's frightening to think that someone would want to try and destroy Saria. She told me that you had been assigned to help her. She is very worried about you, Link. She's constantly watching out for you. It's touching to see such a strong friendship between the two of you. But why would you come here if Saria's problem lies below, in the kingdom?" asked Darunia as he sat down and crossed hi legs. Link mimicked this move.
"I think that they may have some sort of connection. Hasn't Ruto brought it to your attention that the Zoras are having a hard time finding fish?" asked Link.
"Why, no! She hasn't! I wonder why? She's been acting a little strange lately, though, now that I think about it. She was never one to hide her feelings, but recently we've been having trouble getting her to volunteer much information. How odd," said Darunia, scratching his head.
"Then, do you know of the problem with milk at Lon Lon Ranch?" asked Link. Again Darunia shook his head, and Link proceeded to tell him all that he knew.
"I don't know what's going on. Perhaps they are all connected. But is there any indication anywhere that all of these happenings are in any way connected to Saria's problem?"
"Well, when I was on my adventure last year, a lot of things happened that may not have seemed like they could have been connected, but they were. Everything that happened on my quest was connected to Ganondorf. All I know is that when evil is at work, strange things happen. Sages are good beings, and I can't understand how anything other than an evil creature could want to do away with a sage," said Link.
"I never looked at it that way. Link, I'm sorry to cut our visit short, but I need to leave now. The amount of time that I can spend here is limited, as I'm sure you've learned from Saria. I'm sure that if you go down to Dodongo's Cavern, a Goron there will be able to tell you more about what's going on. You'll be able to check out the vines for yourself," said Darunia as he stood up. "Come back often, and I shall confront Ruto about the fish. Good-bye, Brother Link!" With that, Darunia lifted his arms, and disappeared in a beam of light.
Link got up and left Goron City. He made his way into Dodongo's Cavern and shivered. This place had given him the creeps the first time he had come here, and now was no different. But there were hundreds of Gorons inside the cavern, all of them beating the walls, and at the moment that Link walked the rest of the way in, all of them curled into balls, and rolled to hit the walls. The force of their combined weight hitting the walls knocked Link to his feet, and the sound that it made must have carried down into Kakariko Village.
Link didn't need to talk to the Gorons to see what Darunia had been talking about. Instead there were thick, yellow vines growing on the walls of the cavern. The Gorons were knocking small pieces of rock loose, but it was hard for anything to get through the vines. They covered so much of the wall, and seemed too strong for the Gorons to snap.
He wondered why someone would want to destroy the Zoras, the Gorons, and maybe most of Hyrule. The milk was used by everyone for it's healing properties, and was even used by potion makers in their healing potions. The rocks were needed for the Gorons to live. Without them, they would starve. The Zoras could probably eat more than fish, but they were fishermen by nature, and sold fish in town, it was their livelihood. And Saria, Saria was what kept the Kokiri together. Since the Great Deku Tree was dead, and the sapling was still growing, the Kokiri children looked to Saria for wisdom and knowledge.
A cold shiver ran up Link's spine as the realization came over him that he was not only dealing with someone that wanted to destroy his best friend. This evil creature wanted to destroy all of Hyrule.