ZELDA
Protector of
Hyrule
Disclaimer: I don't own Link (unfortunately hehe) or Zelda only the awesome video games lol
Important if you didn't already know…."" that means the character is speaking out loud and '' means they are thinking.
Anyways ENJOY! Sorry it took so long I have been really busy.
Chapter 2
Almost There
They appeared in front of a large bulky tree. It had a small archway carved into it with a light woolen blue awning. Atop of the awning was a young Kokiri girl, looking out upon the incredible panorama.
The young girl caught eye of Link and waved and continued with her business. 'That was unusual' Link thought to himself not accustomed to general kindness.
He stepped into the diminutive shop, it had a petite counter that looked to be carved from an old Kokiri log. Beyond that were long thin wooden shelves that lined the walls behind the counter. They held all kinds of appealing items, that were made and found around the mystical forest.
As they walked to the counter a small Kokiri man popped out from under it.
"What can I do for you?" the owner asked with glee.
The owner was stout and portly, he had rosy red cheeks and plump sausage like fingers.
"I need a Kokiri shield please the one to your right on the second shelf." Link asked with a polite smile.
"Aye what a strong and mighty shield this is, I'm sure it will serve you well my boy."
The chubby owner stood on a flimsy tool that seemed as if it would buckle underneath him at any moment. He reached over to the shelf in which the shield had been placed and ripped it from its cozy home on the tall shelf.
'Finally my own shield and it looks real tough.' Link thought with excitement.
"Okay, that's 40 rupees." the owner said with a greedy smirk.
Link took out his small brown linen bag filled with 63 rupees that were accumulated during his many adventures throughout the Kokiri Forest. He took out exactly 40 rupees, counted it twice and gave them to the owner with an excited smile.
The owner took them in his portly hands and gave back a toothy grin.
"Thank you please come again!" the owner replied as Link waved "good-bye" and walked out of the small shop.
Link examined the shield once they were out of the shop.
"This is real good Kokiri wood Navi, don't you think?" Link asked.
"Indeed you got a good price for it as well."
"mmhm! and I cant wait to try it out too! hehe" Link said.
He strapped the sturdy shield on his back comfortably and stepped out onto the green terrain when Navi began to speak.
"Link we must find the great Kokiri sword with much haste. I have a feeling it lies just beyond the hole that sits in the vegetable garden over yonder." Navi pointed out.
"hmmm, ok, I trust your instincts on this kinda stuff Navi." Link replied with a shard of embarrassment seeping through.
They passed a small area were several different kinds of herbs and vegetables grew and climbed over the fence and emerged before a tiny aperture.
"This is disgusting!"
"Oh, come on just do it stop your complaining, it's a small tunnel, Link. I think you can manage. Don't you?" Navi replied.
"I guess I don't really gotta choice."
Link bent down and drew a deep breath bracing himself. He put his right hand in and slowly began to crawl through the damp morbid tunnel.
A light shone and a smile crossed Link's handsome face as he saw the opening. 'Finally' he thought and sighed in relief.
As the light came closer Link had reached the small round opening. He climbed out and swiftly dusted himself off. He looked upon the tall marshy grasses, that came up to his knees. There was a unique wall structure that seemed to seclude this area from the rest of the forest.
"I thought you said it was a small tunnel? It took way too long!" Link argued.
"Ha-ha! Oh hush, now concentrate on where we need to be going." Navi laughed.
Link thought to himself, 'Hmmm…I guess I'll turn right first, and work my way around. There is a lot of ground to cover and I gotta find that sword fast.' He began his voyage through the towering grasses, making certain not to overlook anything along the way.
There was a low rumbling sound coming from far off.
'Huh? What could that be? This can't be good, maybe it's nothing. Yea, I'm sure its nothing I haven't seen around this old forest.' Link thought to himself trying to push the thought of fear from his mind.
He continued to walk when he heard the low rumble yet again, this time feeling slight vibrations from the ground. He turned around rapidly and saw nothing.
'oookay…now I'm kinda freakin' out…' Link thought to himself.
The sound was suddenly heard again but this time louder than ever. Before Link could think twice a large boulder was rapidly coming toward him at great speed.
"LINK RUN!" Navi shouted. Link began running as fast as his stout elfin legs could carry him. Beads of sweat began to form on the young boys brow as he ran for his life.
As he continued to run he saw a small ravine in the wall in which the boulder was too large to fit.
"LINK! LOOK!" Navi screamed.
Navi motioned Link to the small crack in the wall. He swiftly dove into the diminutive crevice with great force.
"Oh my! That was so close …I thought my legs would buckle under me. I was running so hard." Link said between pants.
"Oh I know! We were lucky this time we always have to be on our guard to ensure this doesn't happen again because we might not be lucky next time." Navi replied still shaken for Links life.
"Most definitely." Link said as he rolled over on his side.
"Oww! What the-" He shouted
"What is it?"
"I don't know I hit something hard." Link explained. "Its like a box or something … hold on its covered in moss and grass. I cant tell what it is yet." Link said in an unsure tone.
He pushed away all the debris and saw a box that greatly resembled a treasure chest.
"Oh wow! It some sort of chest! Open it Link!" Navi said with enthusiastic wonder.
"There's no lock but its stuck. I'll get a rock and try to get it open that way I guess."
Navi nodded as Link began to harshly hit the rock on the old chest.
'Come on ya stupid thing.' Link thought as he continued to pound on the chest.
"Damn, It wont open! Grrrr" he rumbled as he kicked the wooden chest.
CLICK! The chest opened with a bright white light. Link turned around saw the glimmering Kokiri sword.
He stared dumbfounded at the mystical sword that lay majestically at the base of the chest.
"Wha- how-" Link lowly mumbled to himself.
The magical Kokiri Sword was a treasure of the Forest, but Link knew that if he was to help fight the evil that lurks within the Great Deku Tree that he would need the swords power and might by his side to defeat the enemies.
Link picked up the wondrous blade and swung it tightly brazing and cutting the tips of the grass.
"Wow this is a real sharp blade I'm actually surprised." Link said clearly amazed.
"Indeed it is Link, but you must practice a great deal before you can truly master the valiant sword." Navi instructed.
"I know and I plan to once we get back." Link replied eagerly.
'I cant wait to show Mido and see the look on his dumb face' he thought already smiling.
"Good, now come."
Navi carefully led Link by the soft white glow she emitted from within her small body. She led him through the marshland careful to avoid the large boulder. They then saw the small tunnel opening that was barely visible due to the tall grasses and moss that had grown on the mouth of the tunnel.
"There!" Link pointed out.
"Good eye Link!" Navi exclaimed and smiled as they both drew closer to the small tunnel.
"heh" Link grinned
'Here we go' Link thought as he braced himself yet again. The tunnel was no better or worse as from when they first had come.
Link saw the bright light that illuminated the ends opening. He smiled to himself and swiftly climbed out and was back in the vegetable patch.
"Seemed faster leaving then coming" he said happy to be back.
"See I told you it wasn't that bad." Navi joked. "Now try out that sword!"
He was eager to improve his dexterity with the blade. He soon realized his amazing natural talent to weld the sword, but he strived to sharpen his fighting skills.
'WOW, This aint hard at all…heh this is great!' he thought proud of himself.
"Try to cut through the fence Link." Navi suggest with a grin.
Link nodded and took his sword from the holder and clasped it tight. He concentrated on the wood intensely. He jumped and hit the fence cutting it into two pieces.
"What a fierce jump attack! Good job!" Navi encouraged while clapping with her small hands.
"Heh, thanks. I never thought I would have such a natural ability such as this." Link said happily.
"Keep trying some more. Lets see what you can really do." Navi instructed eagerly.
"Mmmhm" Link nodded with determination and began his fierce jump attack on the remaining bits of fence and almost slashed Navi into pieces in the process.
"Good. You did well you need work on your aiming …but otherwise you did ….uh well..." Navi said still shaken.
"Thanks. Heh…. I destroyed this fence pretty well didn't I ? I'm really amazed at what I'm able to do." Link smiled wide oblivious that he almost ended Navi's life.
"Heh…sure Link."
"What ya mean 'sure Link'?" he asked easgerly.
"Ha-ha! Nothing lets go." Navi replied as he tapped Link on the nose with her tiny hand.
"Huh?" he said clearly confused. "You fairies are weird. Anyway I'm actually relieved I did so well."
"Why relieved?" Navi asked.
"Well I thought if I wasn't good at welding a sword how will I ever help the Deku Tree? I'd be proving to everyone they were right and I don't belong around here." Link explained.
Navi laughed "You have nothing to fear Link. But we must be going time is running short."
"Yea, your right…" he sighed as they began to make their way to the Great Deku Tree.
'He's still there? I thought he would get bored of just standin' around waiting for me to get back.' Link thought to himself as he saw Mido still protecting the entrance.
"So pipsqueak you got yourself a shield and sword?" Mido asked.
"Of course I did. I told you I was gunna do it." Link replied in an annoyed tone. He took out the Kokiri shield and unsheathed the strong sword letting it glimmer in the noon-day sun.
"WHAT? GRRRR HOW DID YOU?…" Mido glared flabbergasted.
"UGH. I guess you can pass. BUT don't you get used to this kind of treatment fairy boy!" Mido said with a defeated grumble.
'Ha-ha! Whata idiot. I hope he tells the rest of the boys.' he thought.
Link hurriedly walked past Mido as he wound down the path to the Great Deku Tree.
Fairies were flying freely throughout the open forest in which the Deku Tree resides. Link stopped and looked up in amazement at the extreme intensity of the Great Deku Tree.
"This is truly beautiful." Which was all Link could muster.
Thanks for reading chapter 2! I'm hoping to get done with chapter 3 within the week so keep checking and please read and review I would love to hear from all of you! .