Chapter 2: The Great Deku Tree
Link awoke in his house, just like usual. It was just like any other day in the Kokiri Forest. He woke up, did his daily chores for the Kokiri, and practiced his skill with the sword for the rest of the day. Link occasionally leaves the forest to see Zelda but he hasn't talked to her for seven years. While Link retains his memories of becoming an adult and defeating the evil Ganondorf, Zelda remembers nothing, not even him, and when he went to see her after he returned to his own time, she had him thrown out of the courtyard.
The seven years that Link skipped over in the time warp to the future have now been lived out and Link is a much more learned human being, instead of being a child in a man's body. The Kokiri have obviously figured out by now that Link is not a Kokiri, but Saria insists that they don't make him leave, if he chooses to stay. After all, Saria was kind of like a mother to him when his now deceased mother dropped him off to her and died before her eyes.
"LIIIINK!!!" Saria yelled from the bottom of his house. Link quickly rushed down to meet her.
"Hi Saria." Link greeted her. "What's in store for today?"
"Well, it's not a normal day for you as the Great Deku Tree has summoned you." Saria answered.
"I wonder what he wants..." Link said almost so Saria didn't hear. "I'm guessing I'm off chore duty today huh?"
"Yeah, unless he lets you come back and do them on time." Saria replied.
"I better not keep him waiting." Link said and hugged her goodbye. Link dashed off toward the tree.
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Link headed toward The Deku Tree, killing a couple Deku Babas as he went. He finally came to rest at the foot of the Great Tree. "You wanted to see me?" Link asked the tree. Since Link defeated Ganondorf and everything went back to the way it should've been, the original Deku Tree never died.
"Indeed," the Deku Tree replied. "Have a seat, I have a story to tell you." Link promptly took a first class seat on the ground in front of the tree. The tree began his story...
About eighteen years ago, a couple escaped from a village taken over by Gerudo forces. They had just given birth to a pair of fine twin boys. When the village was taken hostage, they fled for their lives, each taking one of the children. Their goal was to bring them to me, at this place, the Kokiri Forest. The mother and the child she carried made it here. The father and his child did not. When the mother arrived here she was deathly wounded by one of the Gerudo Thieves, but she would've been left for dead and the child abducted if Impa had not come to her aid. The father on the other hand wasn't so lucky, and was killed. His child was abducted by the Gerudo. The Gerudo burnt the village to the ground.
Link thought about the tree's story. What did it all mean? "I know that you have a few questions so allow me to answer some of them for you. You were one of the twins, the one that made it. The other boy was abducted and raised by the Gerudo, under orders of their leader, Ganondorf. He was trained in the ways of the Sword of Darkness."
"I have a brother?" Link asked with excitement and confusion all at once.
"Remember the figure that you fought in the Water Temple? That was him, but since you changed the future, you still have time to save him from becoming a mere shadow of darkness." Link just sat there wondering what he should do. "You don't have much time, they will attempt to enslave him under the Dark Sword's power tonight. Grab the weapons and tools you will need, you might be able to save him." Link stood and took off running toward the training house, where he left his Hookshot and Bow. Once he had those, he was off for Gerudo Fortress.
Link awoke in his house, just like usual. It was just like any other day in the Kokiri Forest. He woke up, did his daily chores for the Kokiri, and practiced his skill with the sword for the rest of the day. Link occasionally leaves the forest to see Zelda but he hasn't talked to her for seven years. While Link retains his memories of becoming an adult and defeating the evil Ganondorf, Zelda remembers nothing, not even him, and when he went to see her after he returned to his own time, she had him thrown out of the courtyard.
The seven years that Link skipped over in the time warp to the future have now been lived out and Link is a much more learned human being, instead of being a child in a man's body. The Kokiri have obviously figured out by now that Link is not a Kokiri, but Saria insists that they don't make him leave, if he chooses to stay. After all, Saria was kind of like a mother to him when his now deceased mother dropped him off to her and died before her eyes.
"LIIIINK!!!" Saria yelled from the bottom of his house. Link quickly rushed down to meet her.
"Hi Saria." Link greeted her. "What's in store for today?"
"Well, it's not a normal day for you as the Great Deku Tree has summoned you." Saria answered.
"I wonder what he wants..." Link said almost so Saria didn't hear. "I'm guessing I'm off chore duty today huh?"
"Yeah, unless he lets you come back and do them on time." Saria replied.
"I better not keep him waiting." Link said and hugged her goodbye. Link dashed off toward the tree.
***
Link headed toward The Deku Tree, killing a couple Deku Babas as he went. He finally came to rest at the foot of the Great Tree. "You wanted to see me?" Link asked the tree. Since Link defeated Ganondorf and everything went back to the way it should've been, the original Deku Tree never died.
"Indeed," the Deku Tree replied. "Have a seat, I have a story to tell you." Link promptly took a first class seat on the ground in front of the tree. The tree began his story...
About eighteen years ago, a couple escaped from a village taken over by Gerudo forces. They had just given birth to a pair of fine twin boys. When the village was taken hostage, they fled for their lives, each taking one of the children. Their goal was to bring them to me, at this place, the Kokiri Forest. The mother and the child she carried made it here. The father and his child did not. When the mother arrived here she was deathly wounded by one of the Gerudo Thieves, but she would've been left for dead and the child abducted if Impa had not come to her aid. The father on the other hand wasn't so lucky, and was killed. His child was abducted by the Gerudo. The Gerudo burnt the village to the ground.
Link thought about the tree's story. What did it all mean? "I know that you have a few questions so allow me to answer some of them for you. You were one of the twins, the one that made it. The other boy was abducted and raised by the Gerudo, under orders of their leader, Ganondorf. He was trained in the ways of the Sword of Darkness."
"I have a brother?" Link asked with excitement and confusion all at once.
"Remember the figure that you fought in the Water Temple? That was him, but since you changed the future, you still have time to save him from becoming a mere shadow of darkness." Link just sat there wondering what he should do. "You don't have much time, they will attempt to enslave him under the Dark Sword's power tonight. Grab the weapons and tools you will need, you might be able to save him." Link stood and took off running toward the training house, where he left his Hookshot and Bow. Once he had those, he was off for Gerudo Fortress.