"Hello, young hero," said the Great Fairy as she appeared out of
nowhere in the large fountain. Link knew that these creatures were the
epitome of goodness, but he couldn't help getting the creeps whenever he
walked into one of their fountains. For some reason, he just found them
eerie. Navi's voice broke through his thoughts.
"Great Fairy, we are in need of your power," she said lightly, buzzing madly around the room. The Great Fairy nodded.
"I know. You seek an increase in magic power, and a larger quiver, am I correct?" she asked, bringing herself into a sitting position in midair.
"Yes," Link replied, stepping forward. The Great Fairy laughed slightly as she leaned forward, spread her arms wide, and bestowed both of these gifts upon him. Link felt a surge of energy come over him as the fairy's magic soaked into his body. He was suddenly aware of a larger amount of weight on his back. Those would be the arrows.
"When battle has made you weary, the fairy's in this fountain will heal you," said the Great Fairy as she disappeared. In her place, an abundance of little red fairies flew around. Link took he opportunity to bottle a few, and then he and Navi headed out.
"Now, where should we go from here?" asked Link.
"Well, I think that we should first right the wrongs throughout Hyrule. We can start wherever you want. I can tell you right now it won't be fun. Irnan would never do these things herself; she'd rather employ others to do her dirty work for her. I suggest we hit the places we know she won't be visiting later on. You said that there is a pattern to her movements." Link pulled out his map and saw that Irnan's dot was in the Gerudo Valley.
"Yes. I think she'll be making a trip to the Zora Fountain and Lon Lon Ranch soon. I think she's done with the Goron's for today. We should be safe if we go up there."
"All right, well, I think I'll just take my customary place beneath your shield and let you lead the way. You shouldn't need me until we get there," said Navi before disappearing underneath Link's shield. Link sighed and called for Epona, and they rode to the entrance to Death Mountain.
There was a loud crash, and Link had to put his hands over his head to guard it from a few falling rocks. He ran the rest of the way to the Dodongo's Cavern and stepped inside. Navi flew back out and shook her head before taking in her surroundings.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" she asked. Link just stared at her. "Oh, that's right, I forgot to tell you what to do."
"Yes, that might have been a little helpful," said Link as he rolled his eyes. Navi sent him an angry look and flew close to his face.
"All right, now pay attention. We need to find our way back into the room where you defeated King Dodongo last time you were here. That's where the source of the power will be. I'm not sure if it will just be the root system, or an actual creature, but there will be something you will need to destroy back there. I have faith in you, Link, and it should not be a big deal based on what you have seen and fought before." Link beamed at the praise Navi paid to his abilities. She was not one to hand out compliments.
"How do you know all of this?" asked Link. Navi smiled.
"Fairy intuition. It's a hunch. When have my hunches ever been wrong?" she asked, challenging him to defy her advice. Link laughed.
"I don't think they ever have been wrong, Navi. You're always right."
"Well, unless I am wrong, which would be the first time in a long time, then I think that here, you'll get lucky, and you'll just have to chop up the root system. That should be easy enough." The two walked into the cavern. A few Gorons turned to wave to their "brother" and then turned back to what they were doing.
The Goron group was anxiously picking away at the vines, trying to dislodge the rocks underneath them. They weren't having much success, and their hands were bleeding from the effort. The entire population seemed to be there in that cavern. Every time a rock was successfully freed from the wall, it was broken into as many small pieces as possible and distributed among as many as possible. It was a pathetic scene and it hurt to watch. These people wouldn't hurt a fly, and here they were being forced to literally dig for even the most miniscule amount of food just because some arrogant fool wanted what she could not have.
"Look, Link, I think we've found it!" said Navi as they neared a hole in the floor. Link looked down, and sure enough, a giant wad of white roots was on the floor at the bottom.
"Well, I guess all I can do is jump," said Link as he fell through the hole, and landed with a thud on the ground. He drew his sword and slashed at the roots. It got him barely anywhere. After hacking at the plant for nearly five minutes and barely making a dent, he angrily kicked the roots and cursed.
"Damn! Navi, how on earth am I supposed to get rid of these?
"Link, think for a minute. You never stop to consider all of the possibilities. You have other weapons, you don't have to just use your sword." Link thought for a moment, and then drew a fire arrow. He shot it at the roots, and watched happily as they were engulfed in flames.
"What would I do without you, Navi?" asked Link, frowning. It annoyed him sometimes that Navi was usually the one that ended up figuring out what to do in the end. But he was grateful that she was here. He would have hacked at those roots for an hour before he would have thought to use a fire arrow. He watched as the little fire became an inferno, and engulfed the entire plant in flames. He hoped that the Gorons had had enough time to get out of the way.
Soon, the plant became ashes and Link was able to climb back out of the hole. He was met with the sight of a large group of rejoicing Gorons. "Link! Brother!" cried Darunia as he ran towards Link, giant arms outstretched. "Thank you so much. Once again the Gorons owe you their lives! You have saved us all and we are deeply grateful." Link struggled to breathe as Darunia crushed him to his chest.
"It was nothing, Darunia, really," Link said as he recovered from having his body nearly flattened. "And now, I really have to get going. I have a lot to do. Say hello to everyone for me!" Link called as he ran down the path and headed back to Epona. He wanted to hit Lon Lon Ranch before he went back home for some rest.
"Great Fairy, we are in need of your power," she said lightly, buzzing madly around the room. The Great Fairy nodded.
"I know. You seek an increase in magic power, and a larger quiver, am I correct?" she asked, bringing herself into a sitting position in midair.
"Yes," Link replied, stepping forward. The Great Fairy laughed slightly as she leaned forward, spread her arms wide, and bestowed both of these gifts upon him. Link felt a surge of energy come over him as the fairy's magic soaked into his body. He was suddenly aware of a larger amount of weight on his back. Those would be the arrows.
"When battle has made you weary, the fairy's in this fountain will heal you," said the Great Fairy as she disappeared. In her place, an abundance of little red fairies flew around. Link took he opportunity to bottle a few, and then he and Navi headed out.
"Now, where should we go from here?" asked Link.
"Well, I think that we should first right the wrongs throughout Hyrule. We can start wherever you want. I can tell you right now it won't be fun. Irnan would never do these things herself; she'd rather employ others to do her dirty work for her. I suggest we hit the places we know she won't be visiting later on. You said that there is a pattern to her movements." Link pulled out his map and saw that Irnan's dot was in the Gerudo Valley.
"Yes. I think she'll be making a trip to the Zora Fountain and Lon Lon Ranch soon. I think she's done with the Goron's for today. We should be safe if we go up there."
"All right, well, I think I'll just take my customary place beneath your shield and let you lead the way. You shouldn't need me until we get there," said Navi before disappearing underneath Link's shield. Link sighed and called for Epona, and they rode to the entrance to Death Mountain.
There was a loud crash, and Link had to put his hands over his head to guard it from a few falling rocks. He ran the rest of the way to the Dodongo's Cavern and stepped inside. Navi flew back out and shook her head before taking in her surroundings.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" she asked. Link just stared at her. "Oh, that's right, I forgot to tell you what to do."
"Yes, that might have been a little helpful," said Link as he rolled his eyes. Navi sent him an angry look and flew close to his face.
"All right, now pay attention. We need to find our way back into the room where you defeated King Dodongo last time you were here. That's where the source of the power will be. I'm not sure if it will just be the root system, or an actual creature, but there will be something you will need to destroy back there. I have faith in you, Link, and it should not be a big deal based on what you have seen and fought before." Link beamed at the praise Navi paid to his abilities. She was not one to hand out compliments.
"How do you know all of this?" asked Link. Navi smiled.
"Fairy intuition. It's a hunch. When have my hunches ever been wrong?" she asked, challenging him to defy her advice. Link laughed.
"I don't think they ever have been wrong, Navi. You're always right."
"Well, unless I am wrong, which would be the first time in a long time, then I think that here, you'll get lucky, and you'll just have to chop up the root system. That should be easy enough." The two walked into the cavern. A few Gorons turned to wave to their "brother" and then turned back to what they were doing.
The Goron group was anxiously picking away at the vines, trying to dislodge the rocks underneath them. They weren't having much success, and their hands were bleeding from the effort. The entire population seemed to be there in that cavern. Every time a rock was successfully freed from the wall, it was broken into as many small pieces as possible and distributed among as many as possible. It was a pathetic scene and it hurt to watch. These people wouldn't hurt a fly, and here they were being forced to literally dig for even the most miniscule amount of food just because some arrogant fool wanted what she could not have.
"Look, Link, I think we've found it!" said Navi as they neared a hole in the floor. Link looked down, and sure enough, a giant wad of white roots was on the floor at the bottom.
"Well, I guess all I can do is jump," said Link as he fell through the hole, and landed with a thud on the ground. He drew his sword and slashed at the roots. It got him barely anywhere. After hacking at the plant for nearly five minutes and barely making a dent, he angrily kicked the roots and cursed.
"Damn! Navi, how on earth am I supposed to get rid of these?
"Link, think for a minute. You never stop to consider all of the possibilities. You have other weapons, you don't have to just use your sword." Link thought for a moment, and then drew a fire arrow. He shot it at the roots, and watched happily as they were engulfed in flames.
"What would I do without you, Navi?" asked Link, frowning. It annoyed him sometimes that Navi was usually the one that ended up figuring out what to do in the end. But he was grateful that she was here. He would have hacked at those roots for an hour before he would have thought to use a fire arrow. He watched as the little fire became an inferno, and engulfed the entire plant in flames. He hoped that the Gorons had had enough time to get out of the way.
Soon, the plant became ashes and Link was able to climb back out of the hole. He was met with the sight of a large group of rejoicing Gorons. "Link! Brother!" cried Darunia as he ran towards Link, giant arms outstretched. "Thank you so much. Once again the Gorons owe you their lives! You have saved us all and we are deeply grateful." Link struggled to breathe as Darunia crushed him to his chest.
"It was nothing, Darunia, really," Link said as he recovered from having his body nearly flattened. "And now, I really have to get going. I have a lot to do. Say hello to everyone for me!" Link called as he ran down the path and headed back to Epona. He wanted to hit Lon Lon Ranch before he went back home for some rest.