A/N: I'm on a roll!
The four of them were staring around the inside the of the Deku Tree. Giant cobwebs and walkways going high into the tree surrounded them.
"Oh, way big!" Ed said.
"Simpley amazing." Double D said.
"It's a tree. Big deal?" Eddy said before turning to Link. "Okay. Which way do we go?"
"Why are you asking me? I've never been in the Great Deku Tree." Link said.
"Be careful everyone." Navi said as she fluttered around them. "There could be dangers where you'd least expect it."
"She's right." Link said. "Be on your gaurd."
"Fine. You do all the fighting, and we'll follow." Eddy said.
"Eddy!" Double D scolded.
"What? He's got all the crap that'll let him fight. We got nothing!" Eddy said.
"We have these!" Ed said as he held up another Deku stick and Deku nut.
"Right. From that flower you whacked earlier." Eddy said.
"Which means that we can also aid Link in his fight to stop that curse." Double D said.
"I thought you always said there's no such thing as curses." Eddy said.
"I also said fairies don't exist, but one's floating around us." Double D said.
"YEEHAH! THIS IS FUN!" Everyone turned to see Ed jumping up and down on the giant spider web that was covering the hole in the middle of the room.
"Ed you maniac!" Eddy laughed as they walked towards him, only for a Deku Baba to appear.
"Watch out! This one's not withered!" Navi said. Her words were proven true as the Deku Baba's stem was a colorful green that swayed around. It lunged at them, making the three boys jump back out of it's reach before it got up and began swaying around again.
"What do we do?" Eddy asked.
"Wait for the perfect moment, then strike!" Navi said. Link nodded and drew his sword and shield before slowly walking towards the flower. The flower lunged, but was a few inches too short to reach Link. Link slashed vertically at the Deku Baba, damaging it and causing it to recoil.
"Hit it again!" Eddy said. Link did just that after it lunged again, causing it to shrivel up into a Deku nut.
"Bravo Link!" Double D said while Ed hollered about Link's victory.
"It's not that big of a deal." Link said, though he did like the compliments. "We still have to break the curse."
"How? We don't know where to go." Eddy said before turning to Ed. "Will you get off that thing?"
"Okay!" Ed shouted before jumping towards them. "DOGPILE!" he shouted before crashing onto the three of them.
"He's heavy!" Link groaned.
"Ed! Could you please get off of us?" Double D wheezed.
"Sure thing, Double D!" Ed said as he got up off of them.
"Why would you even jump on that giant spider web?" Double D asked as he dusted himself off.
"There's a room." Ed said as he dragged his friends heads towards the spider web. They looked through the holes to see water at the bottom.
"So you were trying to break the web?" Link asked.
"Yeah. But I couldn't bounce high enough." Ed said with his head hung low in defeat.
"Cheer up Ed. We'll find a way if we need to go down there." Double D said in an attempt to cheer up his friend.
"And I see a way to do so." Navi said. "Look up." All of them looked up to see a ledge high above them. "If one of you were jumped from that height, it'd be enough to break through that spider web."
"That's a great idea." Double D said.
"Yeah, except there's no way up there." Eddy said. Just then, Double D lightly poked his shoulder. "What?" he asked, only to see Double D point to a ladder that led up a ledge. "I hate it when you do that."
"Me first!" Ed yelled as he literally ran up the ladder, laughing all the way.
"How'd he do that?" Link asked.
"I haven't the faintest idea." Double D said as he climbed up. He and Ed were soon joined by Eddy and Link before they began walking up the spiraling ledge.
"TREASURE!" Eddy yelled when a treasure chest came into view. He immediately ran to it and practically ripped the lid off and looked inside before scowling. "What?!" he yelled as he held up a piece of paper. "Aren't treasure chests supposed to be filled with treasure?!" he yelled before tossing the paper over his shoulder.
"Take a closer look, Eddy." Double D said as he looked at the paper. "This appears to be a map of some sort."
"But to where?" Link asked as Ed looked at the map while bending sideways.
"It looks like a map of the inside of the Great Deku Tree." Navi said.
"Intriguing." Double D said as he examined the map. "Let's see here. If this area represents the ground floor, then that must mean we should be somewhere around here." Double D said while pointing at the map.
"Great. Just wonderful. What do we do?" Eddy said.
"Well, these vines look thick enough to climb, but climbing them now is dangerous." Navi said. "Skull Walltulas are on it." Link and the Eds looked to see giant spiders with skull shaped coverings circling on the vine covered wall.
"If we had something to knock them off the wall, we could deal with them and climb up." Double D said.
"I got it!" Ed said as he began climbing the wall. He came crashing down a few moments later before sitting up and holding up his hands. "Ouch!"
"Maybe we should explore a little and come back later." Link suggested.
"The only thing around is that door up there." Eddy said as he pointed at the door up ahead.
"Good idea." Link said as Double D helped Ed up. The four of them walked on through the door before it slammed down behind them. They turned to see that the door was blocked by thick iron bars, sealing them inside.
"Hey! What gives?!" Eddy yelled before he began pulling on the bars. "Open...up!" he grunted before he jumped off the bars.
"Look! A Deku Scrub!" Navi shouted. Everyone turned from the door to the Deku Scrub that was sticking out of the ground and looking at them. "Deflect the nuts it spits out back at it to defeat it!" Navi said while the Deku Scrub spat nuts at them. The Eds scattered while Link brought up his shield.
"Over here!" he shouted, gaining it's attention. It spat a seed out at him, only to be smacked when Link sent it back.
"OW! That hurt!" screamed the scrub.
"Alright, you talking weed! Tell us how to get outta here, or you get whacked!" Eddy said.
"Okay! I'll unlock the doors! Geez!" said the scrub. It then proceeded to unlock the doors on both ends of the room before scampering off.
"Onward!" Ed shouted before heading for the next door.
"Wait up!" Eddy yelled as they ran after Ed into the next room, where a platform was floating in mid air.
"What's holding that up?" Double D asked as he looked at the platform.
"Who cares?" Eddy said as he looked at the other side with a grin. "There's another treasure chest!" He then jumped to the platform, causing it to shake as he ran across it before jumping to the next one, not realizing the platform fell down. He opened the lid and peeked inside before his excited grin fell to a look of confusion as he reached inside.
"What'd you find Eddy?" Ed shouted.
"A worthless bag of seed and a crummy slingshot!" Eddy yelled back as he held up the items. "Who puts this kind of junk in a treasure chest?!"
"Hold on." Navi shouted as she floated over towards him to inspect the items. "That's the Fairy Slingshot, and those are Deku Seeds."
"Big whoop!" Eddy said before he looked around. "Hey! How do I get back over there?"
"You should've thought of that before running off!" Link shouted.
"Up there!" Navi said as she floated above the area where Link, Ed, and Double D were. Eddy looked to see a ladder sticking to the wall. "Try hitting this ladder!" she said. Eddy grunted while he pulled out a seed and set it into the slingshot before pulling back and aiming at the ladder. He held it for a moment before he shot the seed at the ladder, nailed it, and watched it fall to the ground and stand up against the wall.
"Bullseye!" Eddy said as he twirled the slingshot. He put both it and the bag of seeds away before jumping down, running to the ladder, and climbing it to join his friends.
"That was so cool, Eddy!" Ed said. "Can I try?"
"I bet with that slingshot, we can clear those Skull Walltulas and climb up to the top floor." Link said.
"Then let us be off gentlemen." Double D said. The four of them got back to the main room and approached the wall before looking up at the 3 Skull Walltulas hanging on it.
"I got this." Eddy said as he loaded up another seed and took aim. He let it fly and shot the first one off the wall, causing it to fall and flail on the ground before disintegrating.
"My turn!" Ed said as he hopped in place. Eddy ignored him as he loaded up, shot another seed, and nailed the second one. "Aw, come on Eddy! Please!"
"Ugh! Fine!" Eddy said as he handed him the slingshot and bag of seeds.
"OH GOODY GOODY!" Ed shouted as he took a handful of seed and placed it in the slingshot. He grinned as he took aim and pulled back on the slingshot. Sadly, Ed had released the wrong hand, causing the slingshot to fly back and smack him hard in the face. "Did I get it?!" he asked while Eddy laughed.
"I'm afraid not Ed." Double D said as he took the slingshot from him. "May I?"
"Knock yourself out." Eddy said. Double D then took one of the seeds Ed dropped and loaded the slingshot before struggling to pull back. "My...this slingshot...is tough!" he grunted before the rubber band contracted, slamming his hands together. "YEOWCH!" he yelled, causing Eddy to fall over laughing.
"The Fairy Slingshot has a strong elastic, which allows it to shoot with speed, accuracy, and power." Navi said as Link picked up the slingshot.
"Let's see." he said as he loaded it, aimed, and shot the last one off the wall while Double D rubbed his sore hands.
"Not bad." Eddy said as he calmed down from his laughing fit.
"Now we can safely climb this wall." Link said as he gave the Slingshot and Seed Bag back to Eddy. "You found it first, so you hold onto it."
"Right." Eddy said before he, Link, and Ed began climbing the wall with ease.
"Assistance please!" Double D said. They looked down to see Double D three feet off the ground and struggling to continue.
"What's wrong?" Link asked.
"I seem to having trouble ascending!" Double D said.
"Ed. Go get him." Eddy said. Ed saluted before letting go and dropping down, hitting the ground with a loud thud.
"Is your friend okay?"
"He's all brain, no brawn." Eddy said as Ed quickly caught up to them with Double D riding on his shouders.
"Thank you Ed." Double D said as they quickly climbed up the vines and got to the next ledge. The four of them gathered around to look at the map. "This appears to be the top floor."
"Another door!" Ed said as he pointed at it.
"Looks like there's one more room up here." Double D said. "Shall we investigate?"
"We may find something useful inside." Link said.
"Fine." Eddy shrugged. Everyone then walked through the door before it slammed down with iron bars once again. "Again?" Eddy said as they looked at the door.
"And it doesn't appear that there are any of those Deku Scrubs to open it this time." Double D said as they scanned the room. Across the room was a treasure chest. To the side was a dead end that had a giant creature hanging above the entrance, and a sleeping Deku Baba on the ground below them. A lit and unlit torch were nearby, along with a giant metal button on the ground.
"Another chest!" Eddy shouted as he jumped down and ran across the room. He reached the other side and began jumping while trying to grab the ledge. "Argh! I can't reach it! Ed! Get over here and give me a boost!"
"Gotcha, Eddy!" Ed said before he ran over and put Eddy on his shoulders.
"Almost!" Eddy grunted as he reached up to the ledge, but fell short a few inches. "Double D! Don't just stand there! Get over here and help!"
"He's very bossy, isn't he?" Link asked.
"That's Eddy for you." Double D said as he looked at the giant metal button on the ground. "Maybe this will help." he said before stepping on it. The button sank before three pillars lifted up from the floor in the middle, creating a pathway to the chest.
"That'll work." Link said before jumping across them.
"Hey! I saw it first!" Eddy shouted before running back towards the ledge, only to be stopped when he got too close to the wall that lead to a dead end by a giant Skulltula. "This thing again? Rrr." he growled.
"I got it Eddy!" Ed shouted as he took the Deku Stick and raised it over his head. "BEGONE, CREEPY SPIDER THING!"
"The soft belly is the Skulltula's weak spot!" Navi shouted. Her words need not be said though as it turned away just as Ed thrust the Deku Stick, piercing it's underside and killing it instantly.
"Bravo, Ed." Double D said as the pillars lowered. "It appears these pillars are on a timer."
"Well?" Eddy said as Link jumped down and joined them.
"I found this strange compass in the chest." Link said.
"Aw man!" Eddy groaned as Link held up the compass.
"But, what good would a compass be to us inside a place like this?" Double D asked.
"All we keep finding is junk!" Eddy said as he held up his slingshot. "A dumb slingshot with seeds! A stupid map! And now a lame compass!"
"Eddy!" Double D shouted. "Need I remind you that we're here to break a curse! We're not on a treasure hunt!"
"I'm just saying! If they're gonna have this kind of crap lying around, don't put it in a place that's supposed to have treasure!" Eddy said.
"Shiny!" Ed said. Everyone looked in his direction, then at where he was looking to see another Skulltula hanging on the wall in the dead end. Eddy eyes immediately changed to dollar signs when he saw the color of it. It was a dark, metallic yellow color. The same color as-
"GOLD!" Eddy yelled. "IT'S GOLDEN!"
"It seems that it is indeed golden." Double D said.
"IT'S MINE!" Eddy shouted as he immediately began shooting seeds at it with his slingshot. He fired five shots, with only two hitting it. The second one caused it to twitch before it vanished, leaving a floating skull in it's place. "What happened?!"
"It seems that killing that creature leaves something else behind when they're defeated." Link said before he stepped on the switch again. He hopped over, grabbed the token, and hopped back to join the others to share it. "See? It's different."
"I have a feeling that destroying that Golden Skulltula was important." Double D said. "Let's keep our eyes open for any more of them."
"Let us venture onwards!" Ed shouted.
"How? The door's still locked with those iron bars." Link said.
"Hmm." Double D said as he looked around the room before stopping at the torch. "Perhaps lighting that torch may open it."
"Anyone got a match?" Eddy asked.
"We have a lit torch over there." Double D said as he looked at the blazing torch. "And we have a few Deku sticks that we've collected. Observe." Double D said as he took a Deku stick, stuck it to the lit torch, and carried the flame to the unlit torch, causing the iron bars to disappear.
"Alright! The door's opened!" Eddy said.
"ONWARD!" Ed shouted before running out the door.
"He needs to slow down." Navi said as they all raced after him into the main room. They found him confronting another Skulltula with his Deku Stick before he smacked it in it's underbelly, killing it with ease.
"Okay. So we're up here, and the web's down there." Eddy said as they all stood on the edge and looked down. "So...who's jumping?" he asked as he broke out into a nervous sweat.
"If we miss, we'll surely break something!" Double D said.
"If we aim it just right..." Link said while looking at the web.
"ONWARD! TO VICTORY!" Ed shouted before he scooped them in his arms.
"ED! NO!" they shouted before he jumped. The three of them screamed in horror while Ed laughed as they hit the cobweb, stretched it until it broke, and fell into the water below.
A/N: Part 1 of the Deku Tree is done.