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Okay, so this chapter might seem a bit strange at first to all those Zelda
know-it-alls, but trust me, if something doesn't seem true to the game then
it's not meant to. All will become clear in later chapters.
Also I would like to explain that the story happens a while after Majora's mask and almost directly after Metroid Prime. And, if I am careful enough, you should be able to see some elements of other games, Zelda or otherwise, woven into the storyline. I'm not going to tell you them now, but I will state for the record that if you see something in this story that you have seen somewhere else, read the next line, especially if you are planning on suing me.
I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OR IDEAS IN THIS FANFIC! If there is something that you haven't seen before, I've made it up.
Anyway, enough of the shouting; I present to you, Chapter 4: The One after Three
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Chapter 4: The man in the tree
Link stood at the edge of the Lost Woods looking down on the Kokiri village. Everything seemed normal from where he stood, but on closer inspection he noticed that Mido, the self proclaimed leaded of the Kokiri was missing. All the other Kokiri children were sat round a camp fire, toasting marshmallows and telling stories. A loud laugh came from one of them.
Link thought to himself why Mido would miss an event like the annual camp fire, then he stopped and thought to himself, why would the Kokiri have a camp fire now if they had one just last week? He walked down to the fire and was about to ask where Mido was when a group of Kokiri girls ran up to him.
"Are you, are you Link, Hero of Time?" half said, half screamed one. Imagine a Japanese Beckham fan who has just seen David walk past and wants his autograph. "My mum said you saved her from some monsters in the Forest Temple." said another in the same tone of voice. The other girl just stood there and smiled. Link was sure that he had seen all the girls before, and the one who mentioned her mum looked just like Saria, Link's former girlfriend. "Your mum?" asked Link. He couldn't understand why she had said that. Kokiri children were supposed to be immortal and didn't have parents. "Yes, my mum Saria." she replied, "My name is Saria as well, I'm named after my mum. We are all named after our parents."
At this point Link was really confused. Kokiris with parents. Mido, or the son of the Mido he knew, not at a camp fire. "Where's Mido?" he asked. "Who is Mido?" asked Saria. "Didn't he name his son Mido?" "Maybe you should go and talk with the Deku tree." suggested one of the boys who had just decided he wanted to know what was going on. "Yes. Yes that would be a good idea." said Link, and he started walking off towards the Great Deku tree, he wasn't thinking about anything else so much that he didn't realise that the group of girls were following him.
As Link reached the clearing where the Great Deku tree was rooted to the ground, he saw a man, not much older than himself, hanging from his legs on one of the branches of the Deku tree. He looked like he was in a trance or something, or it could have been that he was concentrating on keeping his balance and did not have enough energy to do much else. Link had not seen this man before and wasn't sure at first whether he was friend or foe. That question was about to be answered by one of the Kokiri girls. "Hi Orca!" shouted a voice from behind him that Link knew belonged to Saria. "Hay, Saria! Don't surprise me like that," said the man hanging from the tree who was now in the process of climbing down it. Link considered saying that if this Orca was surprised, what did that make him!
"I see you've met Link," said Orca, in a sort of 'this shouldn't have happened yet' voice, "you are wondering how I know you Link, are you not." Link didn't need to answer; the look on his face did it for him. "I thought so," said Orca, "and by the looks of it you know about the Kokiris you know having identical children, no?" Once again, Links face answered the question without giving him a chance to think. "But, you don't know who I am or why any of this is happening." Orca gave a scornful look at Saria that told her off for not telling Link the full story of things. "Okay Link, I would hazard a guess that you don't know how long you were in the Lost Woods. Am I right?" "Erm, maybe," started Link, he didn't quite know what this 'Orca' was up to yet, "I think I was in there for about a week." Orca laughed, and somehow Link knew that this man could be trusted.
There was something in this man's eyes that Link recognised, even though he had only met him a few minutes ago. He thought he recognised this man. Orca's eyes made him look strangely like Link's old friend Mido, although the rest of him was a different person entirely. The other person, Link did not immediately recognise, although he did know her.
"Who are you?" asked Link. "You know who I am Link," replied Orca, "I am Orca." Link didn't need to tell Orca that he wanted to know more, his face did it for him. "If I gave you enough time you would probably figure out the truth for yourself." "The truth?" asked Link "No, actually. He wants you to..." started Saria, but stopped at a look from Orca. "Go on, Saria," said Orca "what were you going to say?" "I was going to say that you want him to find out the lies," mumbled Saria, "but I realised that it was a stupid thing to say." "Actually Saria, what you said is kind of right. If he finds out what is wrong, then he can use that as a tool for finding out what is right."
"Excuse me," shouted Link, "You're talking about me as if I'm not here! What is going on and who exactly are you?!" "Sorry Link," said Orca, "I forgot you were there for a minute." "Well, are you going to tell him or not?" asked/shouted/'etc'ed Saria. "No, Saria. I am not going to tell him. It is not for me to do the Great Deku Tree's business. Take him there and let the Deku Tree enlighten him with the knowledge that he has missed out on." "Isn't this the Deku tree?" asked Link, who was getting more confuséder* by the second. "No Link, this is not THE Deku Tree. This is A Deku tree." explained Orca. "You mean there's more than one?" said Link. "There has been more that one for centauries," said Orca. "But you have only known about this one," said Saria.
"Where's THE Deku Tree then," asked Link, he knew that if he got any confuséder his mind would explode. "Saria might like to take you." said Orca. "Do I have a choice?" asked Saria "No." "Fine, but we're not going alone." "That is right, I am coming with you," said Orca.
* * * Confuséder adj 1: More confused (Link was getting ~) Copyright Britt&iccer Inline Dictionary See, it does exist!
Next chapter we answer the questions asked in last chapter, if you can remember them that is. If not then tell me, and I won't answer them!
Coming soon to a chapter near you, more words from the Britt&iccer Inline Dictionary.
Questions for two chapters time and beyond: Deku Trees? I thought there was only one! Who is Orca and why does he remind Link of Mido? What happened while Link was in the Lost Woods? What is with this Kokiri Parent thing? Aren't Kokiris supposed to live forever? How long was Link in the Woods?
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Also I would like to explain that the story happens a while after Majora's mask and almost directly after Metroid Prime. And, if I am careful enough, you should be able to see some elements of other games, Zelda or otherwise, woven into the storyline. I'm not going to tell you them now, but I will state for the record that if you see something in this story that you have seen somewhere else, read the next line, especially if you are planning on suing me.
I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OR IDEAS IN THIS FANFIC! If there is something that you haven't seen before, I've made it up.
Anyway, enough of the shouting; I present to you, Chapter 4: The One after Three
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Chapter 4: The man in the tree
Link stood at the edge of the Lost Woods looking down on the Kokiri village. Everything seemed normal from where he stood, but on closer inspection he noticed that Mido, the self proclaimed leaded of the Kokiri was missing. All the other Kokiri children were sat round a camp fire, toasting marshmallows and telling stories. A loud laugh came from one of them.
Link thought to himself why Mido would miss an event like the annual camp fire, then he stopped and thought to himself, why would the Kokiri have a camp fire now if they had one just last week? He walked down to the fire and was about to ask where Mido was when a group of Kokiri girls ran up to him.
"Are you, are you Link, Hero of Time?" half said, half screamed one. Imagine a Japanese Beckham fan who has just seen David walk past and wants his autograph. "My mum said you saved her from some monsters in the Forest Temple." said another in the same tone of voice. The other girl just stood there and smiled. Link was sure that he had seen all the girls before, and the one who mentioned her mum looked just like Saria, Link's former girlfriend. "Your mum?" asked Link. He couldn't understand why she had said that. Kokiri children were supposed to be immortal and didn't have parents. "Yes, my mum Saria." she replied, "My name is Saria as well, I'm named after my mum. We are all named after our parents."
At this point Link was really confused. Kokiris with parents. Mido, or the son of the Mido he knew, not at a camp fire. "Where's Mido?" he asked. "Who is Mido?" asked Saria. "Didn't he name his son Mido?" "Maybe you should go and talk with the Deku tree." suggested one of the boys who had just decided he wanted to know what was going on. "Yes. Yes that would be a good idea." said Link, and he started walking off towards the Great Deku tree, he wasn't thinking about anything else so much that he didn't realise that the group of girls were following him.
As Link reached the clearing where the Great Deku tree was rooted to the ground, he saw a man, not much older than himself, hanging from his legs on one of the branches of the Deku tree. He looked like he was in a trance or something, or it could have been that he was concentrating on keeping his balance and did not have enough energy to do much else. Link had not seen this man before and wasn't sure at first whether he was friend or foe. That question was about to be answered by one of the Kokiri girls. "Hi Orca!" shouted a voice from behind him that Link knew belonged to Saria. "Hay, Saria! Don't surprise me like that," said the man hanging from the tree who was now in the process of climbing down it. Link considered saying that if this Orca was surprised, what did that make him!
"I see you've met Link," said Orca, in a sort of 'this shouldn't have happened yet' voice, "you are wondering how I know you Link, are you not." Link didn't need to answer; the look on his face did it for him. "I thought so," said Orca, "and by the looks of it you know about the Kokiris you know having identical children, no?" Once again, Links face answered the question without giving him a chance to think. "But, you don't know who I am or why any of this is happening." Orca gave a scornful look at Saria that told her off for not telling Link the full story of things. "Okay Link, I would hazard a guess that you don't know how long you were in the Lost Woods. Am I right?" "Erm, maybe," started Link, he didn't quite know what this 'Orca' was up to yet, "I think I was in there for about a week." Orca laughed, and somehow Link knew that this man could be trusted.
There was something in this man's eyes that Link recognised, even though he had only met him a few minutes ago. He thought he recognised this man. Orca's eyes made him look strangely like Link's old friend Mido, although the rest of him was a different person entirely. The other person, Link did not immediately recognise, although he did know her.
"Who are you?" asked Link. "You know who I am Link," replied Orca, "I am Orca." Link didn't need to tell Orca that he wanted to know more, his face did it for him. "If I gave you enough time you would probably figure out the truth for yourself." "The truth?" asked Link "No, actually. He wants you to..." started Saria, but stopped at a look from Orca. "Go on, Saria," said Orca "what were you going to say?" "I was going to say that you want him to find out the lies," mumbled Saria, "but I realised that it was a stupid thing to say." "Actually Saria, what you said is kind of right. If he finds out what is wrong, then he can use that as a tool for finding out what is right."
"Excuse me," shouted Link, "You're talking about me as if I'm not here! What is going on and who exactly are you?!" "Sorry Link," said Orca, "I forgot you were there for a minute." "Well, are you going to tell him or not?" asked/shouted/'etc'ed Saria. "No, Saria. I am not going to tell him. It is not for me to do the Great Deku Tree's business. Take him there and let the Deku Tree enlighten him with the knowledge that he has missed out on." "Isn't this the Deku tree?" asked Link, who was getting more confuséder* by the second. "No Link, this is not THE Deku Tree. This is A Deku tree." explained Orca. "You mean there's more than one?" said Link. "There has been more that one for centauries," said Orca. "But you have only known about this one," said Saria.
"Where's THE Deku Tree then," asked Link, he knew that if he got any confuséder his mind would explode. "Saria might like to take you." said Orca. "Do I have a choice?" asked Saria "No." "Fine, but we're not going alone." "That is right, I am coming with you," said Orca.
* * * Confuséder adj 1: More confused (Link was getting ~) Copyright Britt&iccer Inline Dictionary See, it does exist!
Next chapter we answer the questions asked in last chapter, if you can remember them that is. If not then tell me, and I won't answer them!
Coming soon to a chapter near you, more words from the Britt&iccer Inline Dictionary.
Questions for two chapters time and beyond: Deku Trees? I thought there was only one! Who is Orca and why does he remind Link of Mido? What happened while Link was in the Lost Woods? What is with this Kokiri Parent thing? Aren't Kokiris supposed to live forever? How long was Link in the Woods?
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