A/N: This is a chapter of my own design. You won't find it in either the game or the comics. I will be having 2 of these sorts of chapters. Now, on with chapter 3!

Chapter 3: The Battle of Friends

It was a beautiful day in the land of Hyrule. The forest seemed to be rather noisy today as Saria awoke from her sleep. "God…what is all that noise!" she spoke and looked outside. "What the heck!" she shouted suddenly. In front of her was a huge drop. She turned and the room around her seemed to vanish. She found herself falling and she screamed.

Saria watched as her past went before her eyes. The day she met Link, the day the two knew they were in love, and even the times they kissed, hugged, and even the times they laid in bed together. She found herself floating, then carefully landing upon what seemed to be nothing. She looked around, seeing nothing at all. "Where am I?" she asked.

Saria took a step forward, and the ground beneath her split open, revealing the Triforce symbol underneath her feet. The room she was in glowed and water filled everywhere. Around her were six small pedestals, each with a different symbol on it. "Where am I?" she asked again. "Hello! Hello!" she called out.

"Hello, Sage Saria," a voice spoke, "I am glad you have come. The time of darkness is coming, prepare. I have a prophecy for you. Are you willing to listen?"

"Who are you?" Saria called out.

"My name is of no importance at this time. Listen to me! You must listen to the prophecy!"

"Tell me your name, and I'll listen."

"Fine. I am," a strange noise passed by as his name was spoken, "the Sage of Light."

"What did you say?" Saria asked. "I didn't hear you."

"I said, my name is," the same noise went by her ear again, blocking the sound. "Now that you know my name, it is time for you to listen to the prophecy."

"But…I couldn't hear you!"

"It does not matter. Listen to the words of the prophecy."

'An evil shall enter, storms shall come,

Storms of evil, storms of rage,

Storms of hatred, greed, and anger,

A light shines forth from the forest,

The boy of destiny comes carrying the Spiritual Stone of the Forest,

Through many trials he endures,

Trials of Forest, trials of Fire and Water as well,

Trials from friends, trials from foes,

All these he shall pass, and the Secret Treasure he then holds,

He enters the 'Temple where time crosses paths' and opens the Door of Time,

He claims the Evil Slaying Sword, but alas the gate for evil he also opens,

Hyrule will then face its darkest time,

Do not fret, for lo, the Hero of Time awakens to complete his destiny,

He will awaken the sages who shall fight by his side, and evil shall meet its match,

The final battle shall come, and it is his destiny and his duty to win.

Should he succeed, Hyrule will be forever at peace,

Should he fail, Hyrule shall meet her fate.'

"This is the prophecy I give you. Now, my child, leave this place until it is time for you to awaken." Saria found herself falling again, and she screamed, awakening in her bed. Cold sweat beaded down her forehead as she looked around. She panted for breath, and her heart was beating quickly.

Saria got up from her bed and walked to her door, looking around. She put her hand up to her forehead as she blocked out the sun from her eyes. "It's bright today…" she said, squinting to look around. She couldn't see anything, just the light from the sun. "Too bright…"

"Saria!" someone shouted, suddenly.

"Link!" Saria shouted, looking around even harder. She squinted even more to see anything, but she couldn't. She then felt a tap on her shoulder and she jumped, screaming loudly.

"Saria?" a voice spoke. "You okay?"

Saria kept squinting, still unable to see anything in her doorway. "Link? Is that you?"

"Yes, Saria, can't you see me?"

"No…" she turned her head, looking into her room. She felt like her eyes were burning now and she scratched at them. "My eyes!"

"Saria? What's wrong?" Link asked, kneeling next to her. He looked at her eyes and opened one of them. His face turned to a look of disgust. "Oh dear…" he said.

"What? What is it?" Saria asked. She was going crazy from the pain in her eyes.

"You're eyes…they're all red…" Saria's eyes went wide at this, and she quickly shut them felling pain.

"W-what's wrong with them? Why are they so itchy? Why are they red?"

"Don't worry, Saria. They're probably just really irritated. Just keep your eyes shut and don't touch them."

"I can't help it, though…they're itchy!" Saria went back to scratching at her eyes.

"It'll only make it worse." Link grabbed her hands and placed them on her lap. "Please, try and relax, Saria. You need to stop scratching your eyes."

Saria began to cry. "Why?" she asked. "Why does this have to happen to me?"

"I don't know, Saria, I don't know." He sat down behind her, placing her on his lap and wrapping his arms around her, rocking her. Saria continued to cry, and she soon turned around and placed her head on Link's shoulder. She continued to cry and Link sighed, wishing he knew how to help her. He just patted her back and rocked her, holding her close.

"I hate my life…" Saria said, still crying. "Bad things always happen because of me. First Ghoma comes because I saw that vision…the Deku Tree dies because of Ghoma…and now this…" she sniffled, trying to stop her crying, but it was of no use.

"It's okay, Saria. It'll be all right. It's only temporary. Your eyes will be fine by tomorrow." Saria kept on crying and Link sighed. "Don't worry, Saria, it'll be okay…"

The two of them stayed there for a good quarter of an hour before Saria soon cried her last. She couldn't cry anymore, and her eyes were even more irritated now. "Link…my eyes hurt so bad…" she spoke. "Make them stop…" Link sighed and moved Saria and kissed her right on the lips. Saria's eyes would have gone wide at that moment, if her eyes actually opened. She slowly entered into the kiss, adding passion to it. The two found themselves in a deep kiss, one they wished not to break. They broke from it, though, knowing they couldn't stay like that forever. "I love you, Link."

"I love you, too, Saria." They went back to kissing, Link's arms slowly going around Saria's waist. Saria's arms went around Link's neck as they kissed with all the passion and love they could give in the kiss. Hours seemed to have gone by, even though it was just a minute or two. They broke again, so they could breath.

"Link…we love each other so much…why don't we just prove it to each other?"

"No, Saria. You know we can't do that type of thing."

"We can now that the Deku Tree is gone."

"No, Saria, it wouldn't be a good idea." Saria nodded. "Besides, I think you'd like to be able to see what was going on, anyway." Saria nodded, and suddenly it seemed as if time slowed down. Link blinked as he looked around. Everything seemed to be going slower for some reason. "What the…?" He moved away from Saria, and she seemed to sit there in mid-aid, her arms floated there, as if still hugging him, but he wasn't there.

"Saria?" Link quickly turned, only to see two large eyes looking at him. They were attached to nothing at all. "Who are you!" he shouted.

"I am all," the eyes spoke in a whispery voice. "I am Link, Hero of Time. I am Rauru, the Sage of Light! I am Ganondorf, the Great King of Evil! I am everything! I am Darkness! I shall consume all!" The eyes touched Link and he let out a scream. They passed through him and into Saria. Link collapsed to his knees.

It was as if time had slowed again. He collapsed to the ground, as if in slow motion. He let out a scream as he felt pain in his chest, which seemed to expand into the rest of his body. He grunted as he tried to stand, but he couldn't, and found himself lying there on the floor of Saria's house. He looked to Saria, his eyes closed, and he went unconscious.

Two days later, Link awoke in his house, looking around. Saria was laying in his bed next to him, and Link blinked a little. He looked around for a moment, then back at Saria. "What's going on?" he asked. "Saria? Are you okay?" He shook Saria and she awoke slowly.

"Hey," Saria said, smiling. "You're awake finally. I was wondering if you were every going to wake up. You've been unconscious now for two days. I've been laying right here next to you the whole time you were unconscious."

"Really?" Link asked.

"Yeah, the only times I got up were when I had to go to the bathroom, or had to get some food or a drink. I really didn't move much, though. I guess the panic of you being hurt got to me so I wasn't hungry."

"Well, thanks for staying by my side, Saria," Link said, smiling. He hugged her and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

Saria giggled. "No problem. I'm always right here by your side." She smiled. Just then moonlight entered the room, and her face began to change. Her eyes glowed blood red and her teeth got long and sharp, like fangs. Her hands grew large claws, and her clothes ripped off as fur covered her body. She was a Wolfos, now.

"S-Saria…" Link stuttered and moved back, falling out of the bed.

"I shall get you, Link, no matter where you go!" Saria shouted, her voice had deepened and a lot. "I shall kill you!" She lunged at him with her sharp fangs and dug her claws right into Link's arm. He let out a scream and she laughed. She rose her hand claw above her head and brought it down on Link. Link screamed, closing his eyes. After a moment, he opened his eyes again, and Saria was no longer there.

"What the heck?" Link looked around for a moment. He looked at the cut on his arm and growled. He swore under his breath and stood to his feet. He walked outside and looked around. "What's happened to Saria?" He hopped down from his house and onto the ground below. He looked around; everything seemed strangely quiet.

Link walked forward, still clutching his arm. His arm was bleeding, and badly. He sighed as he continued to walk around, searching for any sign of the Kokiri. He found himself back at the Great Deku Tree, and he looked up. "Great Deku Tree…what's going on? Why is this place like this? Great Deku Tree…why do I have to be the one to carry the stones?" He looked at the tree, wishing for an answer, but he knew he wouldn't get one.

"You were wrong…you weren't going to tell me when the time was right…you're dead…and you knew you were going to die! You didn't want to tell me at all! You hated me, didn't you! You hated me, and you wanted me to go for life without knowing anything!" Link punched the tree. "I hate you…I hate you! Do you hear me? I HATE YOU!"

"Link!" a voice shouted. It was very familiar. He turned and looked at where the voice was coming from and saw Saria standing there.

"S-Saria?"

"It's me, Link. I'm sorry about before. You see…without the Deku Tree here, there is a curse on the land. We become Wolfos whenever the moon is full, and is shining." She pointed up. "At this very moment, the moon is blocked by the clouds. You must get out of here before the clouds move." She walked forward and hugged him. "Please, Link…"

"I can't go anywhere…my arm is bleeding because of you…"

"I'm sorry…" Saria touched the cut on Link's arm and it healed instantly. "Hey, Link, where's Navi? I haven't heard from her or seen her at all today."

"Oh, Navi didn't want to come in, she said something about the forest scared her…maybe she was right…I shouldn't have come…"

"No, Link, it's okay. At least you got to see me, right?" Link nodded. "That's all that matters. I love you, Link, and the Deku Tree did, too." Saria wrapped her arms around Link's neck and kissed him on the lips. Link was a bit shocked by this sudden move, but he soon relaxed and began to kiss her back, wrapping his arms around her waist.

The two of them stood there for a moment, not doing anything more then just kissing. They slowly pulled away from the kiss, their eyes still closed. Link opened his eyes slowly and looked at Saria, who was doing the same thing. They stared into each others eyes, and Link thought he would never be able to pull away from her unless he did it right at that time. He didn't care, though, and he just kept looking into her eyes, feeling like he was lost now, but he was lost with her.

Suddenly, there was a loud crash, which pulled Link and Saria's attention away from each other quickly. In front of them was a large Wolfos, snarling at them. Drool was coming from his mouth and it looked like it was ready to attack. "Saria, get behind me," Link said, pushing Saria behind him and drawing his sword from the case on his back. "Who are you? Are you a Kokiri? Or just a normal Wolfos?"

The Wolfos roared and snarled, raising its claws for the attack. "Fine…" Link quickly did a front flip and brought his sword down on the Wolfos back. It roared in pain, and collapsed to the ground, returning to its true form. It was one of the Kokiri girls, and Link knelt down, closing his eyes. "I'm sorry, friend." He put his hand to his heart and took a moment of silence for the loss of his friend.

He stood up after a moment and looked to Saria. "Saria…the clouds haven't moved from the moon, yet, but one of the Kokiri was already a Wolfos. Why? I thought you said they only turned into Wolfos when the moon shined?"

"I don't know, Link. Maybe it's only me who changes when the moon shines…maybe the others are permanently like this…" Saria closed her eyes. She opened them after a moment and looked at the dead Kokiri girl that now laid on the ground, a small pool of blood around her stained the grass. She walked over and knelt down next to the Kokiri girl. "I'm sorry…"

The Kokiri blood was different from normal blood, as Link now noticed. The Kokiri blood was a different color. It looked like it was a strange shade of blue. Link looked at his arm, which still had some of the bloodstain on it. His blood was red. Maybe only the Kokiri girls had the strange blue blood, or maybe, he was different after all.

"Saria," Link said, looking to Saria, "I'm starting to really think I am different…"

"Why, Link?" Saria asked, blinking.

"Well, look, she has that blue blood, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Well, I have red blood. Look." Link held up his arm, which still had a little of the blood on it.

"Well, that's weird." Saria looked at the girl, then back to Link's arm. "That is very weird." She looked to the girl, then blinked to see her body gone. "What the…" she looked around for a moment. "Where'd she go?" She looked up, only to see herself face to face with a Wolfos. She let out a scream and Link quickly moved in between the two of them.

"Wolfos…are you the girl I just stabbed?" The Wolfos shook its head and roared. "What have you done with the body of that girl?" The Wolfos just roared and swung at Link. "Crap…" he did his front flip again, this time stabbing his sword right into the Wolfos skull. It roared in pain, then turned back into a normal Kokiri boy, his blood was also the strange blue color. "That settles it, I am different…"

"Maybe not, Link. Think about it. The ones that have the blue blood were Wolfos, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Maybe the blue blood is caused by the curse! You weren't here when the curse was put upon us, so you wouldn't have the blue blood."

"Maybe you're right…I know I'm different, but I just don't know how I'm different."

"Hey, don't worry, Link. Everyone is different. You're unique, that's all, and it doesn't matter why or how, just as long as you are." Saria hugged him. "Now, come on, we've got…to…" She collapsed to the ground, holding her stomach.

"Saria?" Link blinked, kneeling down next to her. "Are you okay, Saria?"

"I'm…changing…" she looked up, seeing the moon shining now. "Run…Link…" her voice grew deep. "Run…" Her eyes turned blood red again as hair grew on her. Her clothes ripped apart as she slowly transformed. Her hands changed back into the claws they once were, and her feet did the same. Her body changed into that of a wolf's body, and her face and head changed as well. She let a roar and a howl as her transformation finished.

Link quickly turned and ran as he watched Saria transform. It was hard for him, because he didn't know if the next Wolfos he would encounter would be her, and if it was, then she would probably die, just like the others. "Maybe I should just get out of this forest, then I won't have to worry about Saria getting hurt…unless she follows me…" He ran through the forest until he finally got out. He looked back and his hand clenched his chest. "Saria…" he said, and Navi blinked, seeing him.

"There you are!" Navi shouted. "I was getting worried! What happened in there!"

"Everyone's been turned into a Wolfos…even Saria…" Link looked at Navi. "You were no help! You're fairy magic probably could have changed the two Kokiri back, and I wouldn't have had to kill them! Without the Deku Tree, the Kokiri population just decreased by two, and if the Wolfos begin to fight each other, the population may decrease even more! Saria may even die!"

"Jeez! Don't blame me for those bakas getting themselves cursed!"

"Saria is not a baka!" Link shouted and grabbed Navi.

"Ack!" Navi shouted and Link began to squeeze her. "L…Link! I…can't breath…" Navi spoke, gasping for air.

"They're cursed! I should have been here! They're all cursed!"

"Link…! I…can't…breath…! Stop…squeezing…me…!" Navi choked out, then found herself slowly drifting off. Link quickly let go and Navi fell onto the ground, not moving at all.

"Navi?" Link blinked and knelt down, picking up her motionless fairy body. "Navi…Oh god…" He quickly looked around. "Oh god…I can't heal a fairy! What the heck am I supposed to do?" He looked around again, then swore under his breath once more. "I got to help her…even if she is a rotten, little…" he stopped his sentence and sighed. He sat down, looking at Navi.

"What am I going to do?" Link spoke. "I just…don't know…I've let everyone down…I couldn't help them…Navi…Saria…Mido…Zelda…Great Deku Tree…I've let you all down…" Link slammed his fist into the ground. "Darn it! Why do I have to do this! I'm just a boy! I can't fight a dark man all on my own! I'm nothing! I'm just a boy! You hear me? I'm just a boy! I can't do this!"

"Link," a voice spoke in Link's mind. "Link, you are more then a boy. You must see your destiny. Enter the forest, once again, and get ready. When you enter, you'll find yourself entrapped in one of the clues to your destiny, and your past. Enter, and embrace it. Embrace the Trial of Friends!"

"Who are you!" Link shouted.

"You'll find out, when the time is right, for now, you must go and enter the greatest trial that you have ever faced in your life."

Link growled. "Fine…but I won't hurt any of them, even if they are Wolfos!" He walked forward, walking back into the forest. "Wait…what about Navi!"

"Pass the trial, and Navi's life will be restored to her, fail, and all the Kokiri, the fairies, and the forest, will be destroyed."

Link's eyes widened. "No way! There's too much at risk! I won't do your stupid trial if it means that everyone in the forest dies!"

"If you do not, then they all die. Forfeiting a trial is like losing the trial. If you do not do, and pass, the trial, then the forest and everything that belongs to it, will be gone."

"But that's not fair!"

"Life isn't fair, deal with it!" The voice quickly disappeared and Link was left there, looking around.

"Great, I guess I have no choice but to go in…" Link stepped forward, walking into the forest, and soon reaching the village. "Hello?" he called out. "Hello?" He sighed and turned around, only to see himself face-to-face with a Wolfos. "Hi…are you Saria?" The Wolfos just roared and Link took out his sword, just in case. "Now, I don't want to hurt you…but I will if I have to."

The Wolfos roared and brought its teeth down on Link's sword. It pulled the sword away and tossed it behind it. It roared and Link's eyes widened, realizing he had no weapons now. The Wolfos looked down at him and roared, then bit down on his shield. "No!" Link shouted, attempting to pull the shield away from the monster, only to have the monster's teeth sink into the shield and take a good bite out of it.

Link let out a meep and quickly ran off. "I'm in trouble!" he shouted. He continued to run, then found himself tripping and waking up in his house. "What the…?" Link looked around, noticing he was now in his house. He then saw someone standing nearby his bed; the person's back was to him. He knew exactly who the person was. He smirked a bit. "Hello, Saria," he said.

"Link?" Saria asked, turning her head. She smiled a bit and Link just stared at her. "Well, I'm glad you're awake." She turned her head again and looked back down at her lap. After a moment, she placed some thread and a needle onto the bed, then turned, holding up one of her many green tunics. She placed it down on her lap and smiled. "I wasn't expecting you to have woken up, yet."

"Well, I'm awake, now," Link said, sighing. "Having to sew your tunics up?"

"Yeah, turning into a Wolfos tore my clothing, so I really had no choice but to sew up my clothes."

"Sounds like you had fun, then."

"If you can call it fun." Saria sighed and took the needle and thread back into her hands as she began to sew another one of her shirts. Link watched her for a moment, then, when she put the needle and thread down, he grew close to her and kissed her. Her eyes widened and she blushed some at the sudden kiss.

After a moment, Saria wrapped her arms around Link's neck, and kissed him deeply. Link wrapped his arms around Saria's waist and entered into the kiss, giving her as passionate of a kiss as he could. They soon found themselves falling back onto Link's bed.

A little while later, Link and Saria both emerged from Link's house. Saria's sleeves were torn off, but she didn't seem to mind. She looked to Link and kissed him again and Link's eyes widened a bit. He pulled away from the kiss and looked at her. "Wow, you're sure in a romantic mood, aren't you? I kissed you once, and you haven't wanted to stop hugging and kissing me for the last half an hour."

"I'm sorry, Link. I really missed you, though."

"It's okay, Saria." Link hugged Saria and smiled. "I'm always going to be here for you."

Saria smiled. "Thank you." She kissed Link once again, giving all the passion she could possibly give into it. Link slowly entered into the kiss, giving all the passion he could possibly give into it. The two found themselves kissing quite a lot that day, until the sunset. At sunset, they entered Link's house and Link sat down on his bed.

"You've kissed me so much today, Saria," Link said. "I'm surprised, actually. I never thought you would be like that."

"Well, you know how us girls are. We always surprise the men." Saria leaned forward and kissed Link on the nose, then grabbed his hands. "I have a good idea that I bet you'll like."

"What is it?"

"It's this." Saria took Link's hands and stuck them around her neck, and down a little into her tunic. Link quickly pulled his hands away, looking at her.

"Are you crazy, Saria? I can't believe it. I leave you for a couple of days and now you seem obsessed with me."

"I love you, Link!"

"I love you, too, Saria, but we don't need to do this to show our love to each other."

Saria sighed. "I guess you're right." She turned and looked outside. She gasped and fell back, being caught into Link's arms. She grabbed her stomach and roared a little. Her face changed again and she roared loudly. Her clothes ripped and her hands turned into large claws. He feet became claws as well, and she looked at Link. She howled as her transformation grew to a finish, her facing changing into that of a Wolfos.

"Oh god!" Link shouted. He quickly flipped over Saria and landed near the door. He quickly ran out of the door, only to see himself surrounded by Wolfos. One was white, like snow, which made him think it was Mido. The white one changed, and sure enough, Link's assumption was correct.

"I told you never to return!" Mido shouted.

"You! You changed at will!" Link shouted back.

"Yes, I have the power to change into a Snow Wolfos at will, the others I cursed to be my slaves during the night, so long as the moon was full."

"How dare you!" Link shouted. "You'll pay for this!"

Mido laughed. "Come now, Link. Do you really think you can hurt me?" Mido snapped his fingers. "Drago, kill him." One of the Wolfos roared and jumped at Link, only to find itself getting stabbed in the head by Link's sword, thus changing it back to a Kokiri, blue blood oozing out. Saria then jumped at him from behind and knocked him down onto the ground.

"Saria…" Link spoke, trying to breath. Saria had her claws right on Link's chest, and the weight of her was pushing down on his lungs. "S-Saria…remember…who you are…" he spoke, still unable to breath. Saria growled more as she looked at his face. She then got a calm expression on her face. She stepped off Link and looked at Mido. She growled and roared, jumping at him.

"NICE DOGGY!" Mido shouted at the top of his lungs. He then screamed and quickly began to run away, Saria chasing right behind him. "Nice doggy, nice doggy, nice doggy," he repeated over and over as he ran as fast as he could. Link couldn't help but laugh, until he realized all the Wolfos were still staring at him. "Uhh…"

The Wolfos growled at him, and half of them split off and ran towards Mido, trying to get Saria, the other half were waiting to see what Link would do next. Link gulped and slowly walked forward, drawing his sword lightly. "I-I don't want to hurt any of you…i-if you let me go…none of you will get hurt…" They all roared and attacked him. Link screamed, and found himself waking up in his house once again.

"What the…?" Link looked around for a moment and blinked. "Was that all a dream?" He stood to his feet and walked out of his house, looking around. It was morning, and the Kokiri were all normal. He hopped down his ladder and looked around. "Hello, are you alright?" Link asked one of the Kokiri.

"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" the Kokiri asked.

"Well, you were a werewolf last night…"

The Kokiri began to laugh. "Werewolf? Me? Yeah right! You've been asleep too long, Link. You've been up in that tree house for a week! Saria got so worried about you that she hasn't eaten or drank anything. She's in her house right now suffering from dehydration." Link's eyes widened and he quickly ran towards Saria's house.

"Saria!" Link shouted as he ran in, looking at her. "Saria!" He ran over and took her in his arms. "Saria, are you okay?" Saria didn't respond at all. Her eyes were open, but she wasn't moving at all. Her body had gone limp, and she felt cold to the touch. "Saria…" he waved his hand in front of her face. "Saria…please…no…you aren't dead…"

"Link!" a voice shouted from behind him. Link turned around and saw Mido standing there. In his hand was a bottle. In the bottle, was a glowing object, almost like someone's soul. Mido grinned. "Look at what I've got, Link."

"What's that?" Link asked, worried.

"It's Saria's soul, of course. She got so dehydrated, that I preserved her soul inside of this container. If you wish for her to live, then you'll need to complete a task."

"Complete a task? What task?" Link asked.

"A simple task, my friend. Beat me at the game of Warrior's Duel. Win, and you'll save Saria's soul. Lose, and well, let's just say, that a concealed soul has the power to destroy an entire forest if used correctly." Link's eyes widened.

"This is it, then, the trial I've been waiting for. Fine! I'll play your stupid game!"

Mido laughed a little, and snapped his fingers. In an instant, him and Link found themselves over a large burning pit, below them was a narrow path, just big enough for them to spread their legs out on, that was made out of a magical glass. "Welcome to your first game of Warrior's Duel. This game shall be your last." Mido picked up a Deku Stick nearby and grinned.

"A Deku Stick, Mido?" Link laughed and reached back for his sword, only to find it missing. "What the heck!" Link shouted. He saw his sword attached to a tree nearby. "My sword!"

"You're sword is attached to that tree. Step off the glass, and you lose the game. The Deku Stick next to you is what you will battle with."

"Fine," Link said, taking the Deku Stick in hand. "Let's battle, then." Link quickly swung his stick upward, trying to hit Mido, but he blocked it quickly. Mido took a swing at Link, hitting him on the head. Link moved a little, but kept himself balanced on the glass path. "So, you want to fight that way, huh? Well, then, here comes Link!" Link quickly stuck his staff onto the glass and swung himself around upon it, hitting Mido square in the face with his foot.

"Not fair!" Mido shouted.

"Life's not fair, deal with it!" Link spoke back, then quickly brought his staff into Mido's side. Mido quickly spun his staff around and blocked it, but barely. Mido then swung his staff around above his head, then brought it down in front of him, swinging it around in a circle like before. He quickly moved and knocked Link in the head.

Link let himself fall off the side, and quickly grabbed onto the side of the glass path. He swung himself forward, and around onto the other side of the path, knocking Mido over, and nearly knocking him into the pit. Mido turned, only to find himself hit in the head by Link's staff. Link then did a real quick move, and swung for Mido's legs, knocking him over.

"I'll get you for that!" Mido shouted. He stood to his feet, just in time to get jabbed in the stomach by Link's staff. He staggered back a little, grabbing onto his stomach. A moment's time later, Link's staff came up into his face, knocking him over, and onto the ground on the side of the pit.

"Mido is off the glass!" one of the Kokiri spoke.

"Link wins!" another Kokiri spoke.

"All hail Link!" yet another Kokiri said, and all of them began to cheer.

"I may have lost the duel, but the war is not over, yet." Mido grinned and quickly raised his hands. He mumbled a few words, and large orbs shot out at the Kokiri, striking them and turning them into Wolfos. Link's eyes widened when he saw this and he quickly ran forward, knocking Mido down and grabbing the bottle that held Saria's soul.

"You can't turn them all into Wolfos," Link said. "Not unless you have Saria's soul, or the curse, to do it. You have neither. The curse has already been broken, and Saria's soul is now in my hands."

Mido let out a scream when he saw all the orbs return to him and change him into a Wolfos. "By night a Wolfos, by day a Kokiri," Link said. "I free thee from the curse, so thee may never have to live life as a Wolfos." A beam shot from the bottle and hit the now cursed Mido. He changed back into Mido, and Link smiled.

Link turned and walked off, heading back to Saria's house. He opened the bottle and Saria's soul went back into her body. Saria breathed suddenly, then looked up at Link and smiled. "You saved me. I knew you would…" Saria sat up and kissed Link. The two just sat there and kissed for a good minute before separating from the kiss.

"Your kiss makes me feel warm. I love you, Link."

Link smiled. "And I love you, Saria." He grew close to her and kissed her once again. After a moment, the two emerged from Saria's house and Saria breathed in the fresh air.

"Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent," Saria said. "Now it's time…you must go on your quest once more…" She looked at Link. "Will I ever see you, again?"

"Of course, you will, Saria. Of course, you will. We'll see each other again when fate brings us back together."

"Fate…yes…but what is fate? Does fate like us? Does fate hate us? Why must we live such separate lives?"

"I don't know, Saria, I wish I knew, but I don't. I'm sorry. We will meet again, though, I promise."

"Really?" Saria asked.

"Yes, really," Link answered, smiling. The two shared one last deep, passionate kiss, and Link turned to go back onto his adventures.

"So, the boy has completed the Trial of Friends, has he?" a voice asked. "Perhaps this is the boy who will save Hyrule."

"Yes, he will," Saria spoke. "He is the true hero. Will I ever see him again?"

"Yes, you will, but not for a while."

Saria sighed. "All right…I'll wait for him every day until he comes back." The voice was already gone, leaving Saria standing there, alone. She sighed and went back inside her house, and there she waited until the day she would meet Link once again.