A/N: Sorry. Was out of the mood to write.
The Eds and Link were walking through Hyrule Field, talking and planning their next course of action.
"Now we need to head to Kakariko Village, which is at the foot of Death Mountain." Link said as they looked at Death Mountain.
"Death Mountain." Edd said with a nervous tone. "That does not sound like a friendly place."
"Ah, quit your worrying." Eddy said. "It's probably just a name."
"Yeah! Like the enemy's main fortress in the movie, Undead Revolt of Whiplash Way!" Ed yelled with a big grin.
"Movie?" Link asked.
"Something from our world." Edd said as Ed began to make some strange sound from said movie.
"Speaking of our world, I can't wait to get back and sleep in my own bed." Eddy said as he stretched his arms out.
"I too wish to return home." Edd said. "I hope my ant farm is doing okay."
"And I miss my tub of gravy and comic books...I'm homesick." Ed said with a frown, the other two Eds frowning with him.
"Home." Link mumbled as he stared in the distance towards the Kokiri Forest, a far away look in his eyes. Navi fluttered around, staring at the boys before she sighed.
"I wonder what Saria would say if you told her what has happened yesterday." she said.
"The green haired girl that gave Link his kazoo?" Eddy asked.
"Her name is Saria." Link said in annoyance while glaring at Eddy. "And she gave me an ocarina."
"Whoa, easy." Eddy said as he raised his arms in defense. "Why don't we go see her?"
"I agree. I'm sure your friends in the forest must be worried about you." Edd said with a smile.
"Home sounds good." Link said. "Alright. Let's go." With that decided, the four of them began making their way back home. As they walked, Edd finally decided to ask about the strange giant plants that were around. "I haven't the faintest idea." he said.
"Probably just overgrown weeds." Eddy said.
"I'm still quite curious about them. I think I'll investigate." Edd said as he walked towards one.
"Hold it!" Navi shouted. "That's not just a plant! That's a Peahat!"
"Peahat?" Eddy repeated before elbowing Ed. "Pea-hat!" Both Eds began to snicker before Navi flew by and slapped them.
"It's not funny!" she yelled. "If you get to close, they rise from the ground and fly at you, with razor sharp blades." Edd looked back at the Peahat before backing up to join his friends.
"Well, I seem to have learned all that is necessary." he said while he started to sweat. "Let's be off to the Kokiri Forest!"
"Right behind ya." the others said before they all quickly ran off.
-Kokiri Forest-
Link and the Eds walked back through the entrance and into Kokiri Forest, where they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's nice to be back in a safe place." said Edd.
"I'll say." Eddy added.
"Hey, welcome back." said a kid that was sitting next to the entrance.
"Hi." Link said with a smile. "Hey, have you seen Saria?"
"Saria? She's in her usual spot." said the kid.
"Oh. That place." Link said in recognition.
"What place?" Eddy asked. Link pointed up to a higher cliff, towards the entrance.
"See that right there? That leads to the Lost Woods." Link said. "It's like a maze that we all love to play inside."
"Sounds like fun!" Ed said in excitement.
"Yeah, but it's tricky navigating from here to where Saria is." Link said.
"Well, we came to see her, so let's go." Eddy said before they all walked off. A few ledge climbs later, and the four of them were now in the first part of the Lost Woods.
"Hmm. Which direction should we take now?" Edd asked as they all looked around.
"I say that way." Eddy said as he pointed off towards one direction.
"Careful. These are called the 'Lost Woods' for a reason." said Link.
"Hoo Hoo! Link is right!" Everyone jumped at the new voice before they began to look around. "Up here!" They all looked up to see a familiar face perched above one of the pathways.
"Not you again!" Eddy yelled in irritation.
"Greetings Kaepora Gaebora." Edd greeted with a wave.
"And greetings to you all as well." said the owl. "It is good to see you all again. I see you're trying to find your way to the Sacred Forest Meadow, correct?"
"We're looking for Link's friends Saria." Ed said with a grin.
"That's where she is." Link said.
"Shh." said the owl. "Listen carefully."
"Listen to what?" Eddy asked with his arms thrown up. No one said anything before they listened quietly. The silence ended when Ed began to laugh and dance in place.
"What are you doing?" Edd asked.
"I can hear music!" Ed said as he continued to dance.
"He's right. Listen, and you can hear a mysterious tune." said the owl. "Follow your ears and trust your instincts. They'll guide you safely through the forest! Hoo Hoo!" He then took off into the skies, leaving the four of them alone in the Lost Woods.
"So we have to listen to a dumb song to get out of here?" Eddy asked. "That's stupid."
"Shh. I think I can hear it." Edd whispered as he held a hand to his ear. It took a moment before the tune reached his ear. "It's coming from this way."
"Then let's follow that tune." Link said. Ed was already ahead of them as he danced his way down the path towards the tune. The three of them followed behind him as he seemed to have blocked out everything but that song.
"You know, this is actually pretty catchy." Eddy said as they followed Ed until they reached the Sacred Forest Meadow, where they came to path blocked by spears. "Now what?"
AWWOOOOO!
Suddenly, a wolf like creature appeared before them, making them all jump and forget the song.
"Look out! It's a Wolfos!" Navi cried. "They have good defense! Wait until they attack, then strike!" The four of them got out their weapons and began to dance and look for an opening. Eddy tried to shoot it with his slingshot, but it kept running around too fast. Link switched between offense and defense against it. Ed kept running towards it, but kept missing and ran into the wall. Edd was trembling as he kept hoping the Wolfos wouldn't come near him. Link got a few slashes in before it decided to try for one of the others. It ran towards Eddy, but couldn't get close because of his slingshot. And Ed was swinging wildly with his Deku Stick, leaving Edd wide open.
"AHH! NO! STAY AWAY PLEASE!" Edd shrieked as he swung at the Wolfos, only for his Deku Stick to break in half. "Uh oh." he whimpered before the Wolfos slashed at him, leaving three claw marks on his face.
"DOUBLE D!" the others all yelled before they glared at the Wolfos. The three of them threw caution to the wind before they ran and began beating the crap out of it until it was dead, leaving nothing but a bloody pelt behind.
"Double D!" Ed wailed as he held his friend in a tight hug.
"Urk! Ed...not...dead yet!" Edd wheezed before the other two got Ed to let him go. He regained his composure before feeling his face, wincing at the pain after touching one of the bleeding claw marks.
"You okay?!" Link asked in worry.
"It hurts, bad!" Edd whined. "If he was just a bit lower, I'd have lost an eye."
"You gonna be okay?!" Eddy asked, worried for his friend.
"The wounds don't look very deep." Link said as he looked at the claw marks.
"If I had some disinfectant." Edd said as they helped him to his feet.
"I don't know what that is." Link said. "Do you want to return?"
"No. I'll...I'll get through this." Edd stuttered, his hand help up to the side of his face. "Besides, if we turned back for every little injury we sustained, we'd never get anything done." The others bore worried looks, but realized that he was correct. They couldn't stop for every scrape, bruise, or boo boo they got. "Come along gentlemen. We have to keep going."
"Right." they said as they entered the maze now that the spears were gone. It was very confusing and irritating trying to get to the other side. If it wasn't a Deku Scrub spitting seeds at them that slowed them down, it was a dead end they'd run into. After running around for what felt like forever, they came upon a wide area deep in the meadow. In the middle was a giant piece of stone with symbols upon them. Near the back looked to be an entrance somewhere else. A tree stood next to the entrance, it's lone branch stretching over the entrance. And sitting upon a small stump, playing her ocarina, was Saria.
"She's the one playing the melody we've been following?" Edd asked as they approached her. She happily played her ocarina before they were all right in front of her. She opened her eyes and immediately smiled when she saw Link.
"I knew you'd come, Link!" she said. "This is the Sacred Forest Meadow. It's my secret place!"
"It's beautiful." Link said as he and the others looked around.
"I feel...This place will be very important for both of us someday. That's what I feel." Saria said.
"Just the two of you." Eddy snickered before he and Ed began to make kissing sounds with their lips, making Edd roll his eyes and Link blush.
"Hey!" he whispered at them before turning to Saria. "Just ignore them."
"Alright." she said, a tint of red on her cheeks. "Did you know? When you play the ocarina here, you can hear the spirits of the forest. Would you like to play?"
"O-Of course." Link said quickly before pulling out his ocarina.
"Oh, a duet between lovebirds!" Eddy said before he and Ed began laughing.
"Would you two give it a rest?" Edd asked while Saria taught Link the notes. He followed along before he too began to play the song she was playing before, making Ed dance again.
"You got it!" Saria said with a happy smile. "Whenever you want to speak with me, just play this song!"
"I will!" Link said as he put his ocarina away.
"Double D." Saria suddenly said, getting his attention. "The spirits told me how you got hurt. They said if you climb the ladder at the end, you'll find something that'll greatly help you when you take the first jump."
"Really?" Edd asked. "Well, please tell the spirits I greatly appreciate that." She only smiled before going back to her ocarina, leaving the boys to leave. They did as she had said and climbed a ladder, allowing them to walk upon the rocky walls that made up the maze. "What did she mean by take the first jump?"
"Maybe you have to jump down there?" Link suggested as he peeked over to a little area secluded from the rest of the maze, another ladder allowing one out if they wished, and a small hole in the middle.
"She wants me to jump down there?!" he gulped. "W-Well, she is your friend, so I doubt she'd steer us wrong." He looked at the hole again before his fear started to kick in. "You know, I can probably live with-"
"Oh, just jump you big baby!" Navi yelled before pushing him over the ledge. Everyone watched him flail and scream as he fell into the hole.
"Is he gonna be okay?" Eddy asked as they jumped down and surrounded the hole. They waited for a few moments before they started getting worried.
"DOUBLE D! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" Ed yelled down the hole.
"I'm fine!" they heard him yell up at them. "You've got to see this!" The others all looked at each other before jumping down after him. "Hello gentlemen."
"That was softer than I thought it would be." Eddy said. "What did you want us to see?"
"Look!" Ed shouted while pointing. Everyone looked to see an illuminated area full of water, with little pink fairies dancing around.
"More fairies? So what?" said Eddy with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Hey! You're face is fixed!" Link stated. They all looked to see that he was right. The claw marks Edd got earlier had vanished, not leaving so much as a scar. "But how?"
"It's the fairies." Navi said as she fluttered around them. "This is one of many fairy fountains, where fairies with healing powers gather to regain their strength after helping adventurers."
"So they healed your face?" Eddy asked.
"That's correct." Edd said with a smile as he walked towards the fountain, his friends following him. The walked into the water, where they were met with the fairies circling around them before disappearing.
"Hey! I feel great!" Eddy said as he looked down at himself.
"Told ya." Navi said, her grin concealed by her light.
"Let's keep a lookout for anymore of these fairy fountaints while on our journey." Link suggested. "You never know when we might be injured and in need of rest." They all nodded before they headed for the exit.
"Uh...how do we leave?" Eddy asked as they all stared up at the light shining through the hole above them. Link, Edd, and Eddy thought while Ed stepped into the light before his body was suddenly flung out. "Ed!" they shouted before stepping into the light, their bodies being flung up as well.
"I believe we found our answer." Edd said, a little shaken up by the sudden lift.
"Hoo Hoo! Having fun, are we?" asked the owl that was perched right on the ledge of the square hole they were in.
"Hello Mr. Owl." Ed said with a goofy smile.
"I see you've learned a new song, Link." said Kaepora Gaebora. "There are other songs throughout the land with mysterious power. If you find anymore, I'm sure they'll be very helpful to you on your journey. If you feel that a song should help when you're stuck, just play a song you know on your ocarina. Farewell!" He then took off once again into the sky.
"So now he wants us to become musicians as well as save the land?" Eddy asked in annoyance. "Great."
"Well, if we come across any, let's learn them." Link said. "For now, off to Death Mountain!"
