hooooookay now. here is part two. this part has lots of explaining. i hope you enjoy it.

"talking"

thinking

(me talking)

The Legend of Zelda: The Evil Within

By: Flashgunner

Ch. 2 Reunion of Old Friends

As soon as the girl had stated her name, Link found himself at a loss for words. Saria! It can't be! I thought Kokoris could never grow up or leave the forest!

"H-how can you be Saria!" Link questioned as he pulled himself away from the tight grip the girl had on him. "I know your probably wondering why I'm out of the forest and why I'm grown up. Well Link……I'm a Hylian too."

I don't trust this girl. "If you really are Saria…… then prove it." The girl looked a little hurt from Link's harsh tone of voice, but pulled a tan Ocarina with a green mouthpiece out of her bag, (which Link had taken with them back to the house the night before) and rose it to her mouth. She started to play a melody that was familiar to Link. It the melody that Saria used to play back in their special place when Link lived in the forest. His eyes grew wide. She played it perfectly, there's no doubt about it. It IS her!

Saria stopped playing the Ocarina. "Now do you believe m…" but before she could finish the syllable Link was already giving her a hug. "Saria I've missed you so much!" "I'll take that as a yes." Saria replied playfully. "But now I need to know. How did you stay young if you were a Hylian?" Link questioned his childhood friend.

"It's pretty complicated actually."

FLASHBACK

It was a couple weeks ago in the forest and I was walking to the place where you and I had always played nine years back. As I was walking I suddenly fell into an opening in the ground. I crashed to the bottom of the hole and got up only to find myself in a dark cave and I couldn't see a thing.

"Where am I?" Saria thought as she got up and tried to move around. "Do not worry little one. You are not in danger." "W-who said that!" Saria yelped, she was extremely frightened and couldn't see who she was talking to. Suddenly the room lit up and what seemed to be a dark cave became a beautiful room with a large fountain on the far side. "There is no need to be afraid." The voice called again. Saria slowly approached the fountain. Suddenly a giant fairy shot out of the fountain and in to the air. Saria gasped at first, but when she realized it was a great fairy she calmed down and walked next to the fountain.

"Sorry to disturb you Great Fairy I stumbled into you home by accident." "Hm? That's odd I thought you were here to break the curse I sense upon you." Saria blinked a couple times. "A curse? On me?" "Yes I sense a curse on you. Would you like me to remove it?" Saria wondered for a second. A curse? I never knew of such a thing. But I'll do anything that can ease my sadness right now. "Okay. Please release the curse on me."

The great fairy smiled and reached her arm forward. A green light surrounded Saria for a few seconds and disappeared as quickly as it came. "The curse has been lifted farewell little one." Concluded the fairy as it fell back into the fountain.

Saria stood for a second before exiting the chamber. That's strange, I don't feel any different. She shrugged and walked into the light of the hole and suddenly found herself outside again. It was already getting dark so she decided to head back. By the time she found her way back to the Kokiri village it was late at night and the rest of the Kokiri had gone into their houses. Saria decided to do the same and retired to her house. She climbed into her bed and thought to herself, Link will I ever see you again? But she could think no longer for sleep had overtaken her weary body.

The next morning Saria opened her eyes as the sunlight shone through the window of her house. She gradually pulled herself up form her bed and looked a little confused. That's weird, my bed seems smaller. Maybe I wasn't sleeping all the way up on the bed. She jumped out of bed and put on a fresh pair of Kokiri clothes. Again she was confused. What the heck? My clothes seem a bit tight. Maybe they shrunk a bit last time a washed them. She pushed away all these thoughts and proceeded to walk outside but hit her head on top of her door. "OW! That's never happened before. What's going on!" The puzzled girl walked outside and ran into Mido. "Good morning Saria! How are you…um Saria? Since when are you taller than me?" Saria looked down at Mido who was at least an inch shorter than her now. He used to be two inches taller than her. Something's not right here. She thought. "I'm sorry Mido but I've got to go see the Great Deku tree.

Saria approached the giant tree. "Great Deku Tree! Something is wrong! A lot of strange things are happening to me!" The Deku Tree looked down at her and noticed the difference too. "Hmm…it looks like the curse has been broken." "What curse? The Great Fairy of the Lost Woods mentioned it too! What is it?" "Ah so it was the Great Fairy who broke the curse………Saria I believe it is time I told you the truth about you. You……were never a Kokiri just like Link." Saria's heartbeat became still and her eyes shot open in disbelief. "I-I'm not a Kokiri?" "You never were. You see, a week after Link's mother came and gave him to the old Deku Tree, another wounded Hylian woman wandered into the woods with a baby girl. She, just like Link's mother presented you to the great Deku tree with her last breath. However, the Great Deku Tree had seen Link's destiny as the Hero of Time and left him the way he was. You on the other hand, the Deku tree couldn't foresee your destiny. He decided that it would be best to put a curse on you that made you age no further then that of ten years, so you would be just like a Kokiri."

At that point Saria couldn't hold herself silent any longer. "So…that means I'm a Hylian, just like Link." "Correct. Right now your body is slowly growing up to a 19-year old Hylian girl body. The process should be done by tomorrow. Here, take this." Next to the Deku Tree, an outfit appeared. (To save description it is the same one she is wearing right now as she tells Link her story. Flash) "This is what your mother wore when she brought you into the forest. I'm sure the rest of your clothes will be too small for you to wear so wear this." Saria picked up the clothing. "So does this mean I'm to leave the forest? As Link did before me?" "Yes. You must rise tomorrow at dawn before any of the other Kokiri wake up and leave the forest." A pain shot through Saria's mind. She had never been out of the forest before. She had no way of knowing what was in store for her in the outside world. "But…where will I go?" There was a pause before the Deku tree answered. "you must find Link. I'm sure he will be willing to help you get used to the outside world." Saria then thought to herself. I'll be able to see Link again……I wonder what he's like now. I haven't seen him for a long time…

Her thoughts were interrupted by a seem ripping on the side of Saria's Kokiri clothes. "You better hurry home and spend the rest of the day indoors to prepare. Farewell Saria." Without saying a word Saria left the Deku Tree's grotto and went back to her house.

The next morning at the break of dawn, Saria left her house and ran quickly to the forest exit. She now had an 19 year old body and was dressed in the clothes that had been her mothers. I never thought I would leave the forest. I wonder if the outside world will be cruel to me. She stood on the bridge leading out of the forest for a moment and thought. She quickly decided not to think about it and left the forest before the sun rose completely. She had to find to find Link, but she didn't know where to start.

End of flashback

"So I set off to find you and ran into those bandits later in the day. Luckily you came a long and saved me." Saria finished and looked at Link who was attentively listening. "Hm. That's some story" He commented. "What about you? What have you been doing since you left the forest?" Saria questioned. Link paused for a moment. After Ganon I haven't done much besides being a mercenary. "I've basically been a mercenary for Hyrule after Ganon was sealed away. But recently…" (And Link told Saria of the current situation)

Saria sat for a moment before replying. "Could I…come along? I want to learn more about Hyrule and if I travel with you I think I could see more."

Link stopped and thought for a moment. I'd love to help her but I'm on a dangerous mission right now, I don't want her to be dragged into any trouble. Wait, what am I worrying about? I can protect her! "Sure you can come with me. It may be a little dangerous but I'll keep you out of danger." Saria's eyes lit up and she hugged him tightly. "Oh thank you Link! It'll be just like old times!"

With that the two walked out to the stable where Epona was patiently waiting in her stable to be taken out again. Link helped Saria mount Epona and then mounted himself. "Where are we going?" asked Saria. "We're riding to Lake Hylia. There is something I need to make sure of there before we continue our search. Lake Hylia is beautiful, I think you'll like it." Link responded reassuringly as the two rode off in the distance.

Elsewhere a familiar bandit holding his broken broadsword limped into a cave and fell to the ground. A shadowed figure approached him. The figure spoke, "What the hell happened to you?" The injured bandit looked up at the shadow. "We…ran into this girl and tried to bring her back to the cave and…a guy in green clothes appeared and beat us all up pretty bad…" There was a brief pause, then figure spoke again. "There is only one man who can defeat seven of my men so easily…heh heh…I guess it's finally time to take revenge on him for what he did! Heh heh heh HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

To Be Continued--

MORE SUSPENSE! ahem...sorry...anyway, there is part two. i'll update as frequently as i can. once summer vacation comes around my updates will be much more frequent so i won't have to worry about having an army of evilpsycho perverted quails sent after me (read the reviews section to get this joke)

So please tell me what you think. Flashgunner over and out.