1Saya ran. She didn't care where she was running to, just from. Navi struggled to keep up, noting their position. After a few minutes of trying to outrun her memories, Saya collapsed. She lay on the ground, sobbing, until Navi caught up with her.
"Navi," she gasped to the fairy, "Why did I have to leave? Why couldn't I just have stayed home? Why?"
Navi flew close to Saya's face, drying tears and brushing off dust with her wings. "Well," she said, "The way I interpret it is that the Three Goddesses sent this dream for a reason: Prince Rain may be in danger. Your father also thinks that all of those monsters you saw may be a threat to individual regions."
Saya sniffed. "Huh?"
"We think you may have to save a bunch of Hylian races: Zora, Goron, et cetera."
"Oh."
Navi looked at the sky. "It's going to get dark soon," she said, "Lon-Lon Ranch is just a bit further ahead. Another mile, mile and a half. We could go there for the night."
"What? And be mistaken for 'the Hero of Hyrule'? No thanks!"
"Actually, Link didn't do too much 'Hero of Hyrule'-ing as you say. He just played some farm games, got attacked by Cuccoos, and returned seven years later to liberate them from the psychoneurotic, egomaniacal farm-hand who had been given rule of the Ranch by Ganondorf when he took over." Then, almost as an afterthought, she added, "Although, Malon might recognize you as his child if she's still there."
Saya nodded. "So, no monsters, dungeons, puzzles, traps or bosses? He didn't leave me a reputation to live up to?"
"Not there."
"Let's go."
Saya stood up and followed Navi towards Lon-Lon Ranch. The sun had set by the time they could see it. There was an eerie howl, and everything went dark.
"Navi?" Saya cried, "NAVI?"
"What is it, Saya?" came the fairy's voice. There she was. Saya could see the bluish glimmer a few feet ahead of her. As she rushed toward Navi, the fairy began to glow yellow.
"Saya, duck!" Navi cried.
Saya fell to the ground. Suddenly, the air was filled with scratching noises. Saya curled up under her shield and heard metallic clangs as bony claws struck it. She risked a look to find herself surrounded by small skeletons. Unlike her dream, these looked like the skeletons of children, not that of an enormous beast.
"Saya! Use the spin move!" she heard Navi yell over the hum of Saya's shield. Saya drew the Kokiri Sword and, dropping her shield, crouched down. She got into the position her father had instructed her in before she left. The creatures advanced clumsily, bones clattering together. Wait for it...
"Kokiriiiiiiiii!" She roared, pivoting on one foot. A blue wave of energy wiped out all the gathered skeletons. Saya had no sooner sighed with relief, when more appeared.
"Do they ever...stop...coming?" she panted.
"When the sun rises, yes, but spin moves are draining. You can, however, chose to outrun them. They're nowhere near as swift as you are."
"Works...for me!" Saya gasped, and dashed after Navi towards the Ranch.
Once she reached the barn, Saya ran and flopped into a pile of hay. Tired as she was, she couldn't help admiring the beautiful horses. They were startled by her sudden entrance, but it would later be said that all that night, the stable was so quiet, you could hear Deku Nuts fall in the Kokiri Forest.
The next morning, Saya had a rude awakening by a little, red-haired girl.
"Mama! Mama! It's the Fairy Boy! He's here! He came back! MAMA!"
Saya jumped at least six inches into the air, coming down with a crash into the heart of the haystack. Just then, a tall woman entered, whispering, "Fairy Boy? Link?"