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Legend of Zelda: New life
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Part 11-Saria, the sage of Forest


*CLING* The wooden bars closed.

"Now, don't cause anymore trouble you." The kokiri said.

"I didn't! I was hit first!" I complained.

"that's what they all say." He said as he walked away.

"You can't just leave me! Hey! I demand a trail! A lawyer! Anything!"I yelled through the bars.

I heard the him leave. I gave a sigh and sat down in the small bed. My knees were nearly touching my chest for goodness sakes! If I stood up at my full height, My head would graze the ceiling. The ground was dirt and the bed was made of an old log with leaves as the mattress. The bars were woven together tightly and made of wood. Even though it was wood, because of the tighness of the weave, I couldn't brake them. It was night time, well, dust.

"This is great. I've gone atleast a day without food. I haven't been home in three days. I bet my mom is having a heart attack." I gave another deep sigh. I wished Navi were here. She'd probably yell at me for being so stupid. But it would be nice to have a friend here right about now.

'Atleast they didn't take away my ocarina.' I thought. They took my sword, sheild, hookshot, bow and arrows. They left me my other tunic though. I grabbed my ocarina and put it to my lips. I started to play Epona's song. It's such a soothing melody.

I closed my eyes and played for awhile. I leaned back against the wooden wall and played to my heart's content. I felt so alone right now. You could hear it in my tunes that I was sad. I played the song in low keys. When I was finished, I let my hands drop to my lap. I keep my eyes closed. I took a deep breath. Then, I heard crying. I opened my eyes and looked pasted the bars. To the left, I could see half of a Kokiri. It was a girl. She had green hair with a shirt, boots and hair band. She was crying.

I slowly walked to the bars and looked at her. She was pretty, for a kokiri. She was crying in her hands.

"Miss? Why are you crying?" I asked shly.

She stopped her crying sobs and looked at me with slightly puffy pink eyes. I could see the gleamer of the tears and the trail the took down her cheeks.

"That was such a sad song. I couldn't help it." She said, whipping her tears away. She was just out of my arm's reach.

"It wasn't origanlly a sad song. I just play how I feel."

"You feel sad?"

"Lonely."

"Why are you lonely? You got the clean air, birds songs, the sun and the beautiful forest to look at. Why are you lonely?"

"I don't have my friends with me that's why."

"Oh. I bet they miss you."

"I think they do. I know Matt does."

"Is matt your friend?"

"Yes. Hey. Could you tell me your name?"

"My name is Saria. What's yours?"

"My name is... Wait! What's your name again?"

"Saria."

I blinked twice. THIS was the sage of the forest. No. SHE was the sage of the forest.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" She asked, shifting uncomfortably in her chair.

"It's just hard to believe you are the sage of the forest." I said, still staring.

"What is a 'sage'?"

This wasn't good. She didn't remember her role in the dark years of hyrule. If she didn't remember that, then maybe she doesn't remember Link too. I had to try though. If I couldn't get to her to let me out, then no one was.

"Saria, do you remember a boy you were friends with? A blonde haired, blue eyed boy?"

"Yes. Why do you ask?"

"What happened to him?"

"Why, he left the forest a long time ago. He came back a few times, but that's it."

"How long ago?"

"I don't know. I just know it was a very long time ago."

"Saria, do you remember his name?"

"Yes. of course. He was my best friend."

I leaned back and took a breath.

"Saria, my name is Link."

She gasped and held her hands to her mouth. Her eyes were wide and watching me like I was a ghost of christmas future!

"You...Your......."

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"LINK! LINK? Where are you?" I called out. Navi was busy having a nervus break-down, sheik was jumping through the tree like tarzan and Nabby was being really quiet.


I was starting to think Link disappeared off the face of the earth.

'He probably forgot what he was doing and went home.' I thought with a smile. I shook my head. This was serious. Link was missing. I sighed and started to walk again when I couldn't feel anything under my feet. I yelled and fell down a hole of some kind. I sliped down a tube like hole, onto a gaint tilted mushroom, then into a lake.

I swam up to the top of the water and took a breath. Then I heard more yelling. Suddenly, Nabby fell through the end of the tube-like hole and right into the water, closely followed by Sheik.

"What took you?" I asked, with a smile.

Navi came flying in and hoved above our heads.

"Navi, do you know what this is?" Sheik asked her.

"Of course I know what it is." She said, offended. "It's a secert enterance to the Kokiri forest. You guys might want to hold your breathes. I'll meet you in the village at dawn. Bye."

She flew back up the tube-like hole. I took her advice and held my breath just as I was sucked down into the water along with Nabby and Sheik.

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It was much nicer now. Saria was telling me tons of things that has been happening around the forest since Link's leave. Things like, the Deku spourt growing into a young version of the late Great Deku tree. The re-opening of the Kokiri shop, Mido still being his mean old self, an election of a new cheif and of the great new house she has now. She was telling everything in great detail. She even told me everyone's names who got married, new Kokiries and her Ocarina school.

"Oh. I almost forgot to ask what you have been doing all this time. What was it like on the outside of the forest?" She said, tilting her head to the side with a smile on her face.

"Oh well, it's much different. It's louder. There aren't as many trees. There are things called Cars that help people to get to their jobs and everything. It's too difficult to explain it all."

I was leaning against the bars with my arms through them and sitting down. I had my head resting on my right shoulder.

"What have you been doing?" She asked again.

"Well, going to school, getting some more friends and going on adventures."

"Adventures? How exciting. It must be grand to have an adventure in a new world. But wasn't it scary?"

"Very much so. I was afraid for my life some times. But, I always remembered that If I tried I could do anything."

Before Saria could speak again, there was sudden comotion outside, then Nabby, sheik and Matt walked in with about 20 Kokiri with sling-shots at hand.

I looked up at them and smiled.

"What took you guys so darn long to get here?"

"Oh no. I thought we had finally lost you. Great! We have to lose him AGAIN!" Matt said, sighing at the end.

I laughed.

"Oh poor you."

They opened up my cell door and shoved Sheik in. Then they closed it. They opened the one next to mine and pushed Nabby and Matt in.

'uh oh! I'm stuck with sheik!' I looked at them with wide eyes.

"You guys aren't leaving him and me together are you?"

"WHy? You got a problem with me?" Sheik asked.

I smiled nervously.

"No. Of course not. WHy would I?"

"Good." He said and sat down on the bed. He had to croutch down to even get in the cell he was so tall. He reminded me of a marshal arts and baseball player put together sometimes.

Saria smiled and got up.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I have to go home. It's night fall. Kokiri have to be home a little past nightfall.

I sighed.

'This is going to be one long night.'