I did it again! Dang it! What did I do, you ask? I sped up the end! Grrrrr!

Wings from closet: You have anger issues, you know that?

Oh, shut up! I'm not in the mood.

Wings FC: Riiiiiiight. Whatever you say.

WINGS! JUST SHUT UP AND DO THE DISCLAIMER!

Wings FC: But I'm in the closet!

Snarls and growls

Wings FC: OKAY, OKAY! Blazestarre owns nothing, nada, zip, zilch, zero-

I think they get it, Wings.

Wings:

A/N- I made up all the Kokiri names, so if you don't know how to pronounce one, ask me. They're all based on real names. Also, I don't know if the Know-it-All Brothers have names, so I gave them some.

"Talking"

"Animal Talking"

Thoughts

Kokiri Adventures

Annoyance radiated off Epona as she returned to the Kokiri Village. How dare Link force her to stay with the Kokiri! He might need her help, where ever he was. How was she supposed to protect those children anyway? Did he not realize she couldn't hold a sword? Was he that dense? Epona snorted in irritation at how she was being treated. She should have had a say in this!

Epona entered the village and walked down the hill. She observed the Kokiri. Some of the children had retreated to the indoors, but they at least hadn't retreated to Link's old tree house. The others that had stayed outdoors stayed great distances from the weeds, wary looks on their faces. She heard a slight scream and realized she hadn't been paying attention to where she was going. Looking down, she saw the brown haired boy who had insulted Link earlier.

"Whoa! Are you all right?" Epona asked worriedly. The boy's mouth was gaping. If Epona could see his eyes, she probably would have saw fear in his eyes.

"Pl- please don't hurt me!"

"What are you talking about? I'm not going to hurt you," she said, a small laugh came out as she said it. The boy just looked at her. "Hey, what's your name?"

"Oadi. If you won't hurt me, then what are you doing?"

"Well, Oadi, that guy I was with told me to protect you, though I don't know how. Not much of protection, then."

"If you don't mind me asking," Oadi said, "what are you?"

Epona chuckled at the question. It reminded her about when she met Link seven years ago, when he asked Malon a similar question.

"I'm a horse! And my name's Epona."

"Why were you with that Hylian? It makes no sense. Hylians don't understand animals and I don't see anything that would be helpful," the Kokiri boy said, then added quickly, "no offence!"

"None taken! Actually, us horses are trained to let Hylians ride us. We allow them to travel long distances."

"Really? Doesn't it get tiring after awhile?"

"I don't let all Hylians ride me. I've only let two ride me. My old friend, Malon, and this guy."

"Oh, that makes sense, sort of." Oadi then smiled and ran off. Epona looked after him confused. That was weird.

Epona started to walk and look for any edible grass. There was some fairly green grass, something Epona hadn't seen for years, near the ledge left of the tree house. Link had earlier taken her saddle off before they entered the Lost Woods. As Epona bent her head down to eat, she thought, Of course! That should have been a clue that he wouldn't take me! Oh, Nayru, I'm such an idiot! She munched on the grass, slightly annoyed at her stupidity.

As she ate, she heard the sound of crunching grass. She couldn't distinguish where it was coming from and since the only humans that Epona could recall were the Kokiri, she didn't worry, though she had a hunch they were up to something. The crunching seemed to speed up and then stopped. For a split second, Epona thought the Kokiri had all died but then felt something hit her back. She jerked her head up and turned it around.

On her back was the blonde haired girl that had argued with Oadi. The girl and Epona looked up. Oadi was standing there watching them.

"Like this, Oadi?" The girl asked.

"How am I supposed to know, Kade?" The girl, Kade, glared at the boy.

"You're the one who told me about riding a hose… is that right?" Epona then cut in.

"Horse, I'm a horse! H-O-R-S-E! Now can you please get off my back?" Epona thought that since Kade was a child, she would get off with the please. She was wrong and the Kokiri girl was determined to ride her.

"No, I want to figure out how Hylians ride you! How do I make you go?" Kade started to pull on Epona's mane and pushed on her withers. Epona became annoyed very quickly. She then felt a weak slap on her flank and jumped a little.

"I'm getting closer to figuring this out!" Kade exclaimed proudly. Epona stomped the ground hard in annoyance. Kade continued to slap Epona on the flank and Epona was getting ready to buck her off. Kade stopped slapping and started to kick. Unfortunately for Epona, it was hard. The horse took off in surprise. Kade gripped Epona's mane and gave a slight scream. The scream turned to a laugh. Kokiri that had gone into the safety of the wooden homes peeked out to see the commotion. Epona slowed to a stop and Kade hopped off.

"That was great! I see why Hylians enjoy that!" The other Kokiri gathered around in wonderment.

"What were you doing, Kade?" asked a girl with light brown hair.

"I was learning how to ride a horse!"

"More like you guessed what to do and after hitting me everywhere else, you figured it out," Epona muttered. She wasn't sure any of the Kokiri heard her, but three identical boys noticed her discomfort.

"I want to try," yelled various Kokiri.

"You guys, I don't think she likes that kicking," one of the boys stated.

"Thanks for pointing that out, King Obvious," she said sarcastically. "Who are you three, anyway?"

"I'm Balo"

"Kagn"

"Otao"

"There the Know-it-All Brothers," said Kade.

Kagn glared at her. "Be nice! Didn't Spark teach you manners?"

"Spark? Who's Spark?"

The green fairy flew up to Epona. "I Spark. So, you're names Epona?"

"Yes and why do you have a sudden urge to ride me, Kade?"

"You know my name? How did you that?"

"Because everyone is calling you that."

"She's not the smartest thing in the village. She can stand up for her friends and deal with gossip, but things in the present, not so much," said Balo.

"Oh, shut up, Balo!"

Epona was getting bored with the conversation and wanted to get back to eating. How am I supposed to get them to leave me alone? She thought for a moment, toning the bickering Kokiri out. The obvious thing was to let them ride her, but she might never be able to leave the forest. No matter how hard she thought about what to do, she came to the same conclusion. She gave a soft snort in frustration and annoyance.

"If I let you guys ride me, will you leave me alone and in peace?"

"Of course!" The Kokiri yelled it simultaneously and made Epona jump. Epona gave a nicker equal to a sigh. This was going to be a long day.

Though the hours felt like nine, it was only about two before the Kokiri got bored with her. By then, all Epona wanted was peace and quiet. The Kokiri had become brave enough to come outside since they realized that it was safe as long to stay away from the weeds.

Epona walked up to the Know-it-All Brothers and asked, "Is there any place for me to relax?"

The three brothers looked at each other. They looked like they wanted to answer but at the same time they didn't. Kagn finally broke the silence. "Well, there is one place."

"But no one has gone there for seven years," said Otao.

"It's considered disrespectful," explained Balo.

Epona nodded in understanding. She heard that the Hylian Temple of Time was considered sacred and the same circumstances applied there. It must be the same with all the races. Then Otao said something she didn't expect.

"I think you could go there since you're an animal. They go there all the time."

His brothers nodded in agreement. "Go there if you want peace and quiet. I'm sure no one would mind," said Kagn.

"Why are you letting me do this? I mean, it's sacred, isn't it?"

"Well, yeah, but we've never believed in that religion stuff. We're into facts. Besides, animals go there all the time, so why can't you?" Balo said.

Almost reluctantly, Epona asked, "All right, what is this place and where is it?"

"It's the Deku Tree's clearing. It's down there." Kagn pointed to the end of the forest opposite from the entrance that her and Link came through. The three brothers gestured her to go. Epona nodded and walked toward the clearing.

There was a small path that connected the clearing and village. There were some Deku Baba weeds that Epona saw so she galloped to avoid getting attacked. She slowed at the end of the small path and looked around the clearing. The circular clearing was empty of flowers and weeds. The grass was the greenest she had seen in at least five years. In the middle was a giant tree. The leaves were absent from the branches and the bark was gray. A face of some sort was imprinted on the bark. In front of it was a very small tree with pinkish bark. It had a face like the bigger tree but looked almost like it was sleeping.

Epona looked at them curiously and started to circle around. Now that she had a better look at the bigger tree, she saw it was bigger than giant or huge, it was gigantic! She could barely see the top even when she craned her neck all the way up. Epona had to canter and jump over the roots to walk all the way around.

This must be the Deku Tree the Kokiri were talking about. I wonder what happened. What the smaller tree was she had no idea. It took her about ten minutes to walk around and observe the dead Deku Tree. A loud scream broke her out of her line of thought. She jerked her head around towards the path. She galloped through the path, ignoring all the Deku Babas.

She entered the village to find the Kokiri running panic and saw a Wolfos attacking. Deku Babas popped out of the weeds as they took advantage of the panicking Kokiri. Epona galloped full speed towards one Deku Baba coming down to kill a Kokiri. The mare reared and trampled the overgrown plant. She continued to stomp on the Deku Babas, forgetting the Wolfos in the process. A scream reminded her about the monster.

Epona turned around and saw Oadi cowering as the Wolfos towered over him. The wolf- like monster seemed to enjoy the Kokiri's fear. Oadi's fairy tried to protect him it seemed, but failed as the pink fairy was laying on the ground with a broken wing. The Wolfos laughed.

"You Kokiri's are amusing. You think you can defeat us? Your 'guardian' fairies won't help you now."

Epona whinnied in anger and charged toward the Wolfos. The monster looked up in surprise.

"Well, this is a surprise. A horse in the forest? Who would have thought?"

"Never mind why I'm here, why are you here?" Epona asked angrily. The two creatures started to circle. Oadi had picked up his fairy and ran to the other Kokiri.

"Does it matter?"

"Yes! From what I heard, you and your kind only come at night."

"My home has been invaded and I've been turned into a monster."

"You're home? Turned into a monster?"

"The old temple in the Lost Woods is my home! A girl a few years ago showed up and then a man came. He captured that girl and turned me and my family into horrible monsters!"

"You weren't always a Wolfos?"

"Wolfos aren't natural creatures! You should know that!" Epona was embarrassed by this fact. She should have known that.

"All right, then why attack?"

"The only way the man will turn me and my family back is to make sure the Kokiri are under his control. Then that blonde man came and I was told get rid of them."

"You realize you made a pact with a devil, right?"

"Doesn't matter. I'm determined to fulfill my side of the deal!"

"Then I have no choice but to get rid of you!" With that, Epona charged. So did the Wolfos. Epona reared and came down but the monster avoided the blow. It opened its large jaw and aimed for the mare's neck. Epona got out of the way but got attacked on the tail. As the Wolfos bit the horse's tail, Epona kicked it in the face with her hind legs. The Wolfos got knocked back and whined in pain.

Epona walked cautiously towards the monster. The Wolfos's snout was bleeding and its eyes were pleading. Epona looked on with a sad look.

"Please, don't kill me. I'm the only hope for my family!"

Epona felt the same pain she did when her mother died. "Look, I know what's it's like to lose your family. I don't want that to happen to you. I won't kill you."

The Wolfos gave a grin. "Good." With that, he jerked out and gave a deep bite in the mare's leg. Epona yelled in pain and slammed into the Wolfos's face, instantly killing it.

The Kokiri came up slowly and Epona was breathing heavily, favoring her injured leg. Before anybody could say anything, the wind picked up and a light showed up in the middle of the village. As the light disappeared, a person began to appear.

That person was an injured, very bloody Link.

Tbc

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