Chapter 2: The Princess of Destiny
"I…can't…go…on…" Link spoke and fell to the ground, exhausted. He had been walking for a good two hours now, and was starting to get hungry. He looked around for a moment. "Need…food…can't…continue…"
Navi bopped Link on the head. "Shut up, Link! Just keep going!"
"I can't Navi!" Link shouted. "I'm exhausted, hungry, and most of all, I miss Saria!"
"Saria, that's all you've been talking about since we left. "Saria this, Saria that" that's all I've heard from you since we left, and I'm sick of it! If it weren't for the fact that I gave the Great Deku Tree a promise that I'd watch you and help you, I'd leave you!"
"Fine! I don't care! Leave me if you want to!" he shouted, then went back to his out of breath position. Navi growled. Just then, a large wagon started to come into view. "What's…that?" he asked. After a moment, his eyes widened. "Food!" he shouted and ran forward towards the wagon, only to stop when he saw the four horses that were pulling it. "Ack!" he shouted and brought his arms in front of him. The wagon stopped right in front of him, the horses barely missing him. Link opened his eyes and looked forward. "That was close," he said.
"Hey, there, kid!" a voice shouted from the wagon. "What are you doing way out here on your own?"
"Uhh…I'm on my way to the Kingdom of Hyrule and to the castle within it. Could you help me get there?"
"Absolutely, I'm headed there myself, so hop onto the wagon and I'll give you a ride." Link nodded and walked to the wagon, hopping on. He looked at the driver, who was partly bald. He was a large man in weight, and he had farmer-like clothing on. The man looked to Link for a moment then used the reigns in his hands to get the horses going again. Link looked around, smiling. "Wow, this place is huge!"
"Yes, it is pretty big," the driver said. "The Hylian plain is the largest place in the entire land of Hyrule. You'll never cross it without a horse or some sort of transportation. If you try to, it'll take you days just to get to Kakariko Village. There really isn't any other place to go other then the Gerudo hideout to the northwest and the forbidden forest to the west. Take some milk if you'd like, you look hungry."
"Thanks, mister." Link grabbed a bottle of milk and drank it all down in one gulp. He then looked to the driver. "Why is it called the Forbidden Forest?" Link asked.
"Because, anyone who goes in there dies. About ten years ago a mother, and her child went in there, neither came out, not even the horses they were riding."
Link's eyes bulged when he heard that. "Wow!"
"Yeap, ten years ago, that's about the time you must have been born. You look like your ten, maybe 11."
"Wow…" Link blinked for a moment. "Hey, my name's Link, what's your name?"
"Talon's my name. I own Lon Lon Ranch just south of here. That's where I came from in fact. I'm on my way to deliver milk to the castle."
'All right! So you and I are headed in the same direction! Let's go then!"
"Whoa, there, Link. I'm just taking you to the Market. If you want to get to the castle, you'll have to get there yourself. I can't take anyone inside without permission from the guards, and permission is something I know they won't give me. I can hardly get in there myself these days!"
"That's not good…" Link sighed. "Well, I'll just have to find another way in, then…" He looked up for a moment.
"Hey, Link, look, we're here!" Talon spoke and Link looked forward. His eyes widened when he saw what was in front of him. Before his eyes was an enormous gate with an extended drawbridge. Above the gate was a huge symbol that looked like the Triforce. Link was amazed when he saw the symbol of the gate.
"Wow!" Link shouted, staring at the symbol. It seemed to glow as he grew closer to it, but no one else seemed to notice. He looked forward, looking into the market. He smiled, hopping off the wagon once it crossed the drawbridge. He looked around for a moment, smiling. "Wow, this place is huge! There's so many people here!"
"Yeah, it's real nice, now come on, we got to get to the…" Navi stopped her sentence when she looked at Link. He was drooling and staring at a stand full of food. "Oh no you don't!" Navi shouted.
"Food!" Link shouted and grabbed a bunch of the food off the stall, stuffing his face. "It's so good! It's better then the fruit in the forest!" He continued to stuff his face when a man came up to him.
"Ahem, I do hope you plan to pay for all that," the man said.
"Pay?" Link blinked, not sure what the man was talking about.
"Yeah, pay, you know, with money?"
"Money? What's…'money'?"
"This kid's a thief! He must have something!" another man spoke.
"Yes, well, you do have something nice," the first man said, taking the Emerald from Link's pouch.
"Hey! Give me back that stone!" Link shouted, Navi just blinked and watched.
"I ain't getting in that," Navi said, sighing.
"Give him back the stone!" a voice shouted. "I'll pay you!" It was a girl about Link's age. She had long blonde hair and wore clothes that looked kind of like pajamas. From her pouch she took a rather large, orange gem.
The man's eyes went wide when he saw it. "Two hundred rupees!" he shouted. "How did you get your hands on that sort of money, little girl? A beggar's kid could never have this kind of money! You must have stolen it!"
"I did not! I earned that money fair and square!"
"A beggar's child? Having this kind of money? Impossible! How could you possibly have earned this much, Marin?"
"I did what I could to help others out, and it got me that. Now, either give him back the stone and take the rupee, or I'll send some guards at you for stealing this boys stone!"
"Stealing? Hardly!" the man spoke rather harshly. "This boy has consumed three hundred rupees worth of food! Two hundred won't do it!"
"Fine," the girl, who's name appeared to be Marin, spoke. She reached into her pouch again and pulled out another large, orange rupee. "Will four hundred rupees be enough?" The man's eyes went wide and he tossed the stone back to Link. He took the two rupees and gave the girl a glare. He then walked back to the stall. "Sorry about that," she said as she approached Link.
"It's okay," Link spoke, smiling. "Thanks, though. I was hungry, and I've never heard of money before."
"Your welcome, I'm always glad to help people out." Marin took Link's hand.
"What's your name? It sounded like one of the guys called you 'Marin'."
"That's because he did." Marin smiled. She turned only to notice someone coming. She quickly hid behind the fountain as a person approached Link. The person was a tall girl and she looked rather old, yet young at the same time. She wore silver and blue armor that covered her body. She had short gray hair as well.
"Boy," the girl spoke, "have you seen a small noble girl that has blonde hair anywhere around here?"
"Noble?" Link blinked. "No, I haven't, sorry. Why?"
"Because, I can't find her. I'll just keep looking, then." The girl walked off and Link just blinked a little more.
Marin walked back in front of Link. "That was a close one…wait here," she said and walked off, heading to a nearby food stall. After a moment she came back, a bag filled with food, maybe a little overfilled for that matter. "I bought some food," she said, smiling. Link fell over when he saw that she had over filled the bag so much the food went over her head. She giggled. The two of them then sat down for a meal.
"So, do you know a girl named Princess Zelda?" Link asked, his mouth stuffed with food.
"Yeah, I know her. She and I are great friends! In fact, I have proof. Take a look at this, Zelda gave it to me." She pulled out a small blue Ocarina. Upon it was the symbol of the Triforce.
"An ocarina? Hey…this mark…it looks like…the Triforce…"
"Oops," Marin spoke and quickly snatched the ocarina from Link's hand. "Now, then, are you ready?"
"Yeap, let's play." The two then ran off, stopping at a place that had a huge sign.
"'Bombchu bowling'?" Marin read. "What's that?"
"Let's find out," Link said and took Marin inside.
"Welcome," a girl spoke from a nearby counter. "This is the bombchu bowling gallery, want to play?"
"Sure!" Marin spoke in excitement. She paid the girl fifty rupees and got several bombchus, small rat-like machines. She placed one on the ground and it launched off towards the wall, exploding when it reached it. "Cool!" she shouted.
"So, about Princess Zelda, is she beautiful?" Link asked, a bombchu in his hands.
"Well…" Marin spoke, aiming her next Bombchu.
"Or maybe she's a big ugly pig!" Marin got mad at that and when she placed the Bombchu down, it went straight for Link, exploding on impact with him, causing the one in his hands to explode. Link stood there, strangely enough, he had only been knocked out instead of blown up.
"Oops," Marin spoke. "Serves him right, calling me…err…Zelda a pig." The girl behind the counter just laughed as she watched. Marin walked over to Link and grabbed him by the collar, dragging him out. After a moment, Link woke up, now in a strange shop. There were masks everywhere, and he didn't know where he even was. He sat up, looking around. "Well, you're finally awake!" Marin spoke, smiling.
"Hey, Marin," Link spoke, smiling.
"Look at these, Link." Marin showed Link a mask that looked much like a hood with two bunny ears sticking out of it. She then showed Link another mask that was rather strange looking. It had red marks all over it, but it was mainly white, and had a large eye in the center of it. The eye just seemed to stare at Link. Link felt rather uncomfortable looking at that mask.
"That's a…rather…uncomfortable mask…" Link spoke, slowly. He could swear that the eye of the mask was looking right into his soul.
"Uncomfortable?" Marin blinked. "Why is it uncomfortable?"
"Because, it's staring at me…" Link moved away from the mask, but he could swear that it was following him with its eye.
"Aww…" Marin tossed it to Link. "Put it on, I'm sure you'll like it more if you try it on."
Link quickly flipped the mask over when it landed on his lap with the eye gazing up at him. "Yeah…sure…I…guess…maybe…" Link placed the mask on and looked around with it. Everything seemed strangely different now. Marin giggled and put the bunny hood on her head, then grabbed Link's hand and the two ran off and out of the shop. "What was that place, anyway?" he asked.
"The Happy Mask Shop. That's where all the masks are sold here in Hyrule. You're a strange little boy, to not know anything of Hyrule. Where are you from?"
"I'm from the forest! I'm a Kokiri!"
"A Kokiri, huh? Then…that green, shining stone is…the Kokiri Emerald?"
"Yeah, but I can't let anyone except Zelda have it, that's why I need to see her."
"I see…well, Link, the truth is…I'm-" Before she could finish her sentence, two people with large pointy swords came into view. They were both girls, adults that seemed to come from the desert. Their skin was dark and they wore clothes that you would usually find on a person from the desert. They all had dark red hair and had an evil look in their eyes.
"Girl, we now who you really are! Give us the Ocarina of Time!" one of them shouted. Marin gasped and Link growled. "Give it to us, now, or we will kill you to get it!"
"You won't kill anyone!" Link shouted and drew his sword.
"Ah, a pathetic boy seeks to fight us? Fine, prepare to die, kid!" The girl attacked Link with her swords, her swords colliding together with Link's sword.
"Link!" Marin shouted and looked at the other girl.
"Give us the Ocarina of Time!" the other girl spoke to Marin. Marin slowly stepped back, attempting to get away. She turned and ran into the nearby alley and the girl followed her. After a moment, the girl shot from the alleyway, landing on her back. The other one turned away from Link and ran into the alleyway, the same thing happening to her. Marin blinked as she saw both of them get tossed out, then noticed who had done it.
"Princess," a girl spoke from in front of her. It was the same girl that had been first looking for the little noble girl. It was the girl with the gray hair.
"Impa," Marin smiled. "Thank you for saving me." She hugged the girl now known as "Impa".
"Your welcome, Princess Zelda." Marin closed her eyes and fell asleep, Impa picking her up and carrying her off.
Link ran through the alleyway, looking around. "Marin!" he shouted. "Marin! Where are you!" He stopped and looked to the ground, seeing something on the ground. He bent down and picked up a small ocarina, the same one that Marin had showed him. "She dropped the Ocarina the princess gave her…well, I guess tomorrow I'll just have to take a trip to the castle." Link walked off.
The next morning, Link walked towards the castle. "Here we are, Navi, the castle of Hyrule. You have to be quiet, alright?"
"Gotcha, quiet as a mouse!" Navi said. Link nodded and walked over to the gate, climbing it quickly.
"Here's where we begin to sneak around." Link walked to the side a little, where he found a ladder leading down to the other side of the gate. He climbed down and looked around. He quietly snuck forward, ever watchful. He quickly darted forward when a guard began to come his way. He hid behind a nearby rock and watched, quietly.
"Anything, Tamo?" one of the guards spoke.
"Nothing, Hiroki," the guard that Link saw said. He was pretending that he hadn't seen Link. "No one ever tries to get through here, anyway. I mean, NO ONE would be stupid enough to sneak around here. After all, there is that LARGE GROUP OF GUARDS nearby."
"Large group of guards!" Navi shouted.
"Hush!" Link shouted and knocked Navi over the head with a pebble. He quickly looked back at the guards, who had heard Navi's shout. Tamo looked around for a moment, trying to find the source of the shout. He then looked at the rock Link and Navi were hiding behind. Tamo began to walk towards them and Link quickly darted away.
"Someone's trying to sneak into the castle!" Tamo shouted. "Get him! Don't let him get away!" Link ran quicker, now, trying to escape. "Come here you!" Tamo reached forward and grabbed Link. Link flailed his arms as he was lifted by the back of his tunic. "I got you now, you won't get away from me." Link growled and pulled out his sword, slashing at Tamo's arm. He felt the blade touch his arm and he quickly let go, a small cut on his arm now. "Why you little rat!"
"Let's get out of here!" Link shouted and the two quickly ran forward. He ducked for cover behind a rock and Tamo growled.
"Where'd you go, you little rat?" Tamo walked forward, looking around. "Come out, come out, wherever you are." He continued to walk forward. Link quickly stuck out his foot and tripped him, making him land square on his face. Navi laughed and Link quickly stood to his feet and ran off, disappearing from view before Tamo could finally get up.
"Wow, that was close, Navi," Link said, sighing. "As long as we aren't spotted again, we'll be fine." Link walked forward, ducking for cover behind whatever he could find. He then looked forward, seeing a large field, which he had to cross to get to the castle; there were guards, but nothing to keep them from seeing him. "Well, we're just going to have to run for it."
"You sure you want to do that, Link?" Navi asked. "What if we get caught again? We'll be dead meat!"
"It's a risk I have to take," Link said and ran forward across the field. The guards didn't notice him as he ran by them, soon reaching the end of the field and climbing up a small nearby mound of dirt. He walked forward once he was on top of the mound, noticing the mound was solid, and the other side went down into a moat. He quickly did a front flip into the moat, landing safely. He sighed as he floated on the moat for a moment, watching the sky. "Finally, I'm at the castle."
"Don't get too relaxed, Link," Navi said. "We may be at the moat, but that doesn't mean we're safe. We need to cross the moat and get inside still."
"I know, Navi." Link quickly moved and swam to the other side of the moat and climbed out. He stood there, soaked. He looked around for a moment and sighed. "Now, how do I get in?" He blinked when he saw a small hole into the castle on the other side of the moat. "Of course…" He quickly jumped across the moat, landing next to the hole, then crawled under it and into the castle.
"Finally, Link, the courtyard! You're in the courtyard!" Navi shouted, but then covered her mouth.
"Quiet!" Link spoke in a loud whisper.
"Sorry, Link," Navi whispered back. Link quickly hid behind a nearby wall and turned his head so he could see what was on the other side. "Guards, and lots of them. How are we going to get passed them all?"
"We be very quiet, and run very fast." Link watched as one of the guards made his route, then turned and walked off to a small spot where he watched for a moment. "Let's go." Link waved to Navi and the two quickly began to move across the room, hoping not to be spotted. They made it to the other side, and quickly hid nearby.
In the next area they saw two guards, making their rounds around a large fountain. Link swore under his breath and Navi gasped. He smacked himself, but softly. He then dashed across the area, stopping in the middle, watching the guards go onto the other side of the fountain. He then dashed forward, making sure he wasn't spotted.
Again he hid nearby, watching the guards make their rounds. They were now circling two smaller fountains, and Link quickly made a mad dash into the center of the two. He waited until the guards were gone and couldn't see him, then quickly dashed forward into the next area, where, once again, he hid nearby.
"This is getting insane," Navi whispered. "There's way too many guards here…"
"I know, Navi, but we have no choice but to hurry." The next area was a large area with a small block of bushes growing in the center. He quickly made a dash into the bushes, hiding and watching. A guard was circling the bushes, and it was getting late.
"This is getting way too dangerous…" Navi whispered.
"I know, Navi, I know." Link quickly made a mad dash from the bushes and into the next area, hiding somewhere nearby. "That was close…too close."
"My heart's pounding, let's go home." Navi spoke in a terrified whisper.
"It's okay, Navi, we're almost out of here. We'll be in the castle in no time." Link looked ahead to see what he could see. Again, he swore under his breath.
"What did Saria tell you about doing that, Link?"
"Shut up, Navi!" Link spoke in a loud whisper.
"Well, that was rude!" Navi spoke in a loud whisper.
"I don't care. I need quiet if we plan to make it through here! So, shut up!" Link spoke in a loud whisper and Navi sighed and hid under Link's hat.
"Fine, I'll shut up, but you know what, I'm going to just hide…err…lay down inside your hat." Navi flew into Link's hat.
"Fine by me." Link then looked forward. "Here goes nothing." The room he now faced was a huge room filled with bushes. Four guards circled the bushes, and Link wouldn't be able to make it through here safely. He quickly dashed forward into the bushes, moving through them quietly until he reached the end of them. He then waited for a moment until the guards passed by him. He then made a mad dash forward and into a nearby archway, entering a large garden.
"Is it over?" Navi asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, we're out of the courtyard, Navi," Link responded in a normal voice. Navi gave a sigh of relief.
"So, you're here," a voice spoke from nearby.
"It's a ghost!" Navi shouted. "Run for your life! Women and Fairies first!" She mad a mad dash into the courtyard, meeting a guard face to face. "Heck no! I'm not going that way!" she shouted and quickly flew away into the garden again. The guard just blinked as he saw her. He just ignored it and continued on his routine. Navi quickly hid back into Link's hat again, trembling in fear.
"I'm no ghost, silly," the voice said again. "You remember me, don't you?" Navi blinked, the voice sounding familiar.
"Marin?" Link asked and looked around.
"Marin's a ghost!" Navi shouted. "The princess has killed her own friend! Help me, goddesses!"
"For the last time, I'm not a ghost!" Marin then appeared into view. She was dressed differently, now, though. She was wearing a purple dress now, and it looked like the dress that a princess would wear. She smiled as she looked up at Link. "Welcome, Link, my name is Princess Zelda. I believe we've met before."
"M-Marin?" Link blinked for a moment. "You mean…y-you're…Princess Zelda?"
"Yeap, I am Princess Zelda. Marin is the name I use when I go out among the marketplace with my pajamas on. I only do that every once in a while, though. Like yesterday, I did that." Link nodded. "So, you needed to give me the stone, then?"
"Yes, the stone and you dropped this." Link handed Zelda the ocarina.
"Oh, the Ocarina, I didn't even realize I dropped this. Thank you for bringing it to me."
"You're welcome," Link said, smiling. Zelda pocketed the ocarina, and just in time, too. A man walked around the corner into the archway that led to the garden. He walked forward towards Link and Zelda, an evil smirk on his face. The man had blood red hair and dark brown skin. His armor was black and he had a sinister look in his eyes. He also had gauntlets upon his hands, and he slowly walked close to them.
"Greetings, Princess Zelda, I have come to meet with your father," the man spoke.
"Sir Ganondorf, how ill-mannered of you to enter this garden without permission," Zelda spoke.
"I beg your pardon, Princess," Ganondorf spoke. "Glory would be if you allowed us to join into a union with Hyrule. There is no country as beautiful as this, and no princess either."
"Flattery will get you nowhere, Sir Ganondorf, other then thrown out. Step away from me, now." Ganondorf bowed and Link just watched.
"As you wish, your highness. Although, one thing. The secret treasure passed down through the Hyrule royal family, the Ocarina of Time. You have it don't you? Perhaps you can show it to me sometime."
"I know not of what you speak of, Sir Ganondorf, although I did hear the same thing from the rogues that attacked me yesterday. Could they be acquaintances of yours?" Both Zelda and Link gave Ganondorf a glare. Ganondorf looked over to Link, their eyes catching for a moment. Ganondorf's eyes grew cold and had an angry look on them as if saying, "I'll get you soon enough." He then turned and walked off.
"Who was that, Zelda?" Link asked.
"That was Ganondorf, the head of the Gerudo tribe that live in the deserts to the west. He may swear allegiance to my father right now, but I can sense that he has a darker and more dangerous purpose then he is showing. I believe he wants the Triforce, which is in the Holy Land of this country."
"The Triforce! Then he must be the one that the Deku Tree spoke of!" Zelda sighed and sat down. Link sat down with her and looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"I had a dream. It was a frightening dream, in which black clouds overrode Hyrule. But then a line of light appears and cuts through the clouds, and shines upon the earth. There I see the image of a person with a fairy holding a stone with green light. You have a fairy, and the stone. Yes, I knew that you were the one that appeared in my dream from the moment I saw you."
Zelda closed her eyes and sighed before continuing. "I…I am frightened. Ganondorf has to be the black clouds that were in my dream. I feel that…that his evil heart will destroy Hyrule, but my father will not believe me, no matter how many times I tell him."
"I believe you," Link said. "The Great Deku Tree is dead now, because of his evil power." Link looked down. "The Kokiri Forest will surely die without the Deku Tree there."
Zelda let out a sigh. "You cannot allow Ganondorf to get the Triforce."
"I won't, Zelda. Tell me where the Triforce and the 'Holy Land' are."
"The entrance to the 'Holy Land' is said to be within the Temple of Time. However, the door is sealed behind a stonewall known as the "Door of Time". It is said that in order to open it, one must "collect the three spiritual stones and place them in their places in the temple. Then use the Secret passed down by the Royal Family and play the ancient melody of time."
"Two more stones, then. All right, I'll get them. Princess Zelda, you keep the Ocarina here with you, and I'll go get the stones. I'll be back once I have them."
"All right," Zelda said, smiling. "Then we together shall keep Ganondorf from taking the Triforce. We will get it before he does, then he won't be able to have it!"
"All right, let's do it!" Link shouted.
"Wait, there is one last thing I must tell you, the Legend of Hyrule." With that Zelda began her tale.
"Once upon a time, a time before there was earth and ocean, and of course, any life. Upon this chaotic world of Hyrule, three golden goddesses descended from the heavens. The Goddess of Power, Din, with her strong, flaming arms, she cultivated the land and built the red earth. The Goddess of Wisdom, Nayru, poured her knowledge into the earth and gave the world the gift of law. The Goddess of Courage, Farore, who, with her rich heart, gave life to those who would keep the law."
Zelda paused for a moment, then continued. "The three goddesses, their work complete, returned to the heavens. They left behind them the sacred triangle, the Triforce, and that place became the Sacred Realm. To protect the wish-granting Triforce from the evil hearted, the six ancient sages built a temple and sealed it at the gate of time. 'He who holds the spiritual stones, stand here and play the song of time, then the gate shall open.' This is the secret passed down by the Hyrule Royal Family. My mother told it to me before she died and told me not to tell it to anyone, nor about the Ocarina of Time"
Link blinked for a moment. "Are you sure it's okay to tell me such a secret, Zelda?"
"You believed me when my own father wouldn't. For that, I trust you greatly." Impa then appeared behind Link and tapped him on the shoulder. He gave a scream and fell back, being caught by her. "Link, this is my Nanny, Impa. Impa, this is Link, the messenger from the forest in my dream."
"Well, that's great," Impa spoke. "You shall do well, I hope. I am the one who is to protect Zelda; I saw everything that happened in the marketplace, yesterday. I saw through your little lie about not seeing Zelda, but I let it go, because I figured she may need some time on her own for once. I also saw the fight in the marketplace, yesterday. I must say, you were rather impressive. Enough training, and you'll be able to take on a whole army on your own."
"I don't know about that, Impa. I don't think I'll ever be that good."
"You will if you train enough. I also saw that you were a courageous boy that followed through with the Princess's wishes. It was nice of you to do what she asked you to do. It takes a lot to be able to do that and not get upset." Link rubbed the back of his neck.
"Aw, you can see through anything, can't you, Impa?" Zelda asked and Impa nodded.
"By the way, Impa, do you know where the other two spiritual stones are?" Link asked.
"I don't know where the Spiritual Stone of Water is held, but the Spiritual Stone of Fire, I have heard, is held by the chief Goron, Darunia."
"All right, then," Link spoke. "I'll go get the stones before Ganondorf can get them and I'll bring them back here."
"Right, then, to keep the Ocarina out of Ganondorf's hands, I will, likewise, do the same." Zelda smiled and kissed Link on the cheek. "Be careful." Link blushed a bit.
"I'll be back!" Link shouted, racing forward.
"What the heck is he!" A guard shouted when he saw Link dash forward at an incredible speed. All of a sudden, a loud crash was heard. "Ah! The Royal Urn!" he shouted. "Little sneak! Catch him!" Impa walked forward, and snatched Link from the arms of the guards.
"You never saw him," Impa told the guards as she walked away. They all blinked, and shrugged. "I'll just take him outside." She took Link up to the top of a huge tower and held him near the window. "Look, Link. Death Mountain. That is where the Gorons reside. We must protect our beautiful land of Hyrule. Link, wasn't it? The peace of this land rests on your courage."
"Don't worry, obasan, I'll save Hyrule!"
"Obasan!" Impa shouted and tossed him out the window. "Never call me that!"
Link screamed as he fell and landed on the ground. "I'm okay!" he shouted. He stood to his feet and ran forward. "Let's go, Navi, to Death Mountain! I wonder what Saria would say if she knew I was going to protect Hyrule."
Meanwhile, back in the Kokiri Forest. Saria got up from her bed and sighed as she walked out of her house. She looked around. "Has Link returned?" she asked one of the Kokiri.
"No, Saria, he hasn't," the Kokiri said. "I'm sorry. I know you miss him a lot."
"Don't worry, Saria, I'm here for you," Mido said with a grin as he stood next to Saria.
"Go away, Mido," Saria said, pushing Mido away from her.
"What? Why don't you like me!"
"Because you're a no good, lousy, stuck up brat! That's why!" Saria shouted and kicked him 'in the area where the sun don't shine.' Mido fell to the ground, in severe pain. Saria laughed and walked off. Mido growled, watching her. "Link, where are you?" she spoke, looking up into the sky. Saria pulled out her Ocarina and began to play it. The wind carried the tune to Link and he smiled as he listened to it.
"Saria, I'll be back, soon, I promise," Link spoke as he stood there, smiling.