Since the events between the opening movie and seeing the Great Deku Tree are few, I have been able to upload this new chapter quite quickly. Anyway, I don't own LoZ but I can still write about it. I hope you enjoy this next chapter.
The Kokiri Forest and the Boy without a Fairy
Navi flew quickly down the path toward the forest village of the Kokiri. This boy must be very important if the Deku Tree has summoned him, Navi thought to herself. Speeding to the end of the path, she ducked under the legs of Mido, the Kokiri's greatest, and most egotistical, fighter. Searching the forest quickly, she spotted many of the Kokiri, but they all had fairies. Then she realized something…she had never actually met the boy without a fairy of his own. She was always too busy working for the Great Deku Tree.
She flew around the whole village: near the shop, around Mido's house, the edge of the Lost Woods, and by the Forest Training Grounds. It was not easy to discern one Kokiri from the others. All of them had golden yellow hair, deep red eyes, and wore a green tunic, the symbol of the forest children. Even their houses looked similar. Large, hollowed out tree stumps turned into large wooden houses where they all lived and slept. Frustration started to well inside her as she was sure she looked in every one. She was about to scream when she saw the one tree house she had not yet checked. Like the boy, it was different than all the others as it was the only house that wasn't at ground level. Her irritation dissipated as she decided that the boy must be there.
Quickly, Navi flew toward a hole in the gate between the training grounds and the tree house. Due to her haste, however, she misjudged her flight and slammed into the gate itself. Ugh, oh… that hurt. Shaking off the pain, she flew, slower this time, through the hole and through the open curtain the owner used as a door.
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It was dark…too dark to for him to see anything more than an inch in front of him. Slowly, however, a light illuminated himself and the ground about a foot around him. Looking up he saw the source of that light. A small round ball with wings was floating just over his shoulder.
"What could this be?" the boy thought. "Is this, is this a fairy?" Suddenly two more lights appeared to his right. These lights were different though. They flickered and danced as the rain pummeled them from above. "Torches," the boy decided, "and big ones at that." He could make out some of his surroundings now. The torches were mounted on an enormous stone wall surrounded by a large stream flowing with clear water. Between the torches was an equally large wooden section of the wall.
"Where am I?" the boy pondered. Just as he asked, the wooden wall fell toward the stream and crashed on the ground ahead of him. This was no wall; it was a bridge suspended by two large metal chains leading over the water and passed the wall.
The sound of hooves could be heard coming from across the bridge. Without warning, a large horse, as white as the full moon, galloped toward him. Dodging to the side, he turned and saw the rider, a large, muscular, woman with white hair wearing a blue outfit. She was carrying something, no, someone. A smaller, more aristocratic looking girl, and obviously much younger, "Almost the same age as me."
As quickly as they disappeared, another horse and rider appeared. This horse was dark and as malevolent looking as its rider. The huge hulking man, bigger than any he had ever seen before, turned to him, an evil smile curling its way across his lips.
He was scared, more so than he had ever felt before. Yet he did not run. He stood his ground, their eyes locking…
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The boy yelped in his sleep like any child would. Tears began to trickle down his cheeks and his body shivered uncontrollably. Unable to control her curiosity, Navi forgot her duties for a second and wondered what the boy could be dreaming to force him to act in such a manner. Remembering what she came there for, she shook her head and attempted to wake the boy.
"Hello…wake up! The Great Deku Tree wants to talk to you!" The boy just turned his head in his sleep, reluctant to awaken. "Hey! C'mon!" What could the Great Deku Tree see in this boy? Navi thought bitterly, immediately deciding she disliked him. "Can Hyrule's destiny really depend on such a lazy boy!" she cried out in frustration.
As if to disprove the fairy, the boy sprang up out of bed and yawned widely. Rubbing the sleep and the remainder of his tears away, he straightened up and sat on the edge of his bed. "You finally woke up!" a voice called to his left. Startled, he jumped out of bed and waved his hands accidentally smacking Navi across the room, "Ahhh!" Looking up he saw a fairy and realized it must have been the source of the voice.
"Ahh, I'm so sorry!" he apologized sincerely. "It's just that, you startled me…wait…YOU'RE A FAIRY! I HAVE A FAIRY!"
"Well you're about as sharp as a marble there aren't you?" Navi retorted sarcastically. "I'm Navi the fairy…and you are?"
"Link!" the boy answered excitedly, clearly oblivious of Navi's sarcasm, "nice to meet you!"
"Hello. Now, the Great Deku Tree asked me to escort you to him. He has summoned you! So let's get going, right now!"
"Right!" Link replied enthusiastically. "The Great Deku Tree really wants to meet me?"
"Yes, now come on!" Navi ordered. What a pain. I hope the Great Deku Tree was right about this one.
Link rushed to his door and onto the balcony outside. Taking in a deep breath of the fresh Forest air, he looked around at the rest of the village. The lines of wooden houses that stretched the length of the village gleamed in the morning sun as the dew had not yet evaporated. Next to his house, a single Kokiri practiced in the Forest Training Grounds meant for the Kokiri warriors, of which there were few left. The stream at one end of the village could be heard as it trickled and weaved around the rocks breaking its surface. The air, as always, was filled with the magical energy emanating from the father of all Kokiri, the Great Deku Tree.
"Yahoo!" Hearing the familiar voice of his best friend, Link looked down and saw Saria running toward the base of the ladder leading up to his home, her uncharacteristic green hair and emerald tunic flowing in the gentle breeze. "Hi, Link!" she greeted him with a smile and a wave.
Waving back, Link called to her, "Hey Saria!" Moving back toward his door, Link dashed for his ladder, but bypassed it completely and jumped through the air to the ground. Distressed, Navi followed quickly and attempted to slow his decent by grabbing the back of his tunic. Touching the ground softly, Link turned to Navi and asked, "What'd you do that for?"
"What are you crazy jumping off the balcony like that! If something happens to you…" Navi stopped as Saria came closer to them.
"Wow a fairy!" she cried in bliss. "Finally, a fairy came to you, Link! Wow!" she exclaimed again with a giggle, "That's great news! I'm so happy for you! Now you're a true Kokiri Link!"
"Thanks Saria," Link said in a proud voice. "Her name's Navi. Navi, this is my best friend Saria."
"Navi?" Saria repeated in shock.
"Yeah," he confirmed. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she assured, shaking her head.
"Well, I got to get going; The Great Deku Tree summoned me."
"Is that right?" she asked. As the oldest of the Kokiri at 349 years of age, she too had been asked to see the Great Deku Tree before. "It's quite an honor to talk to the Great Deku Tree. I'll wait for you here. Get going! Go see the Great Deku Tree!"
With a smile and a wink, Link bade Saria farewell as he ran passed her toward the garden of the Deku Tree.
Well my first chapter, outside the prologue, is complete. You're probably thinking this is starting kind of slow…and it is. But, so did the game. The actual action should start in Chapter 4. In the next chapter, Link finds his first set of weaponry, the Kokiri Sword, and the Deku Shield. Don't miss the next chapter. See you round, and please, review with any comments, criticism, or concern.