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Chapter 3
The Road to Dodongo's Cavern
Sasuke followed Navi until they ended up at Kokiri Forest. "Thanks Navi, now we just need to find Hinata," Sasuke said and ran toward Hinata's house. "Hinata, are you home?!" Sasuke shouted and pounded on her door. Sasuke held the knob of Hinata's door and twisted it to find it unlocked. So secretly he went inside; quietly. "Hinata?" Sasuke shouted. He walked around her house and never found her. "Well, obviously she isn't home, Sasuke," Navi said. "I was thinking about that," Sasuke said. "Well, then where can she be?" Navi asked. "I know," Sasuke ran into the Lost Woods. Once he entered he heard a song. It was the song Hinata always played. "She must be playing the song and in the Lost Woods sound easily bounces off the walls. We know that she isn't that close because the sound isn't as loud, and I know when your right there playing an instrument it's loud," Sasuke said and started walking. He started walking in farther and farther. "Sasuke do you even know where you're going?" Navi asked. "Yeah, I'm going to the Sacred Meadow, where I met Hinata," Sasuke said walking. "Here it is," Sasuke said. The meadow was beautiful and the sound of Hinata's ocarina was miraculous. He walked through the labyrinth paths making his way to Hinata, but right away he was hit with a Deku Nut. "I know who shoots these," Sasuke turned around to reveal one of the Deku Shrubs. "Not these guys again," Sasuke said pulling out his shield for protection. Once the Deku Shrub spit out a Deku Nut the shield made the Deku nut revert directions toward the shrub. He hit the shrub and it got out of hiding and ran farther in the maze. He followed it and ended up in front of a huge tree and there it was the source of the music that was being played. Sasuke looked around and found Hinata sitting on a stump playing her ocarina with her eyes closed; not even noticing Sasuke came into the area. "Hinata?" Sasuke walked toward her. She looked up and said, "You actually came back to visit, in this little time. Have you gotten anything that you needed for this adventure to save Hyrule?" Hinata asked. "No not yet. I just heard that you knew something about the Goron's Ruby," Sasuke said. "Yeah I do, but first, you had to walk all the way back here to talk to me, right?" Hinata asked. "Yeah, why?" Sasuke asked. "I have a way for us to communicate instead of coming face-to-face," Hinata said. "What do you mean; like a letter?" Sasuke asked. "No, a faster way. By playing a song," Hinata put her ocarina to her lips and started playing the song of the forest around them. To join her, Sasuke took his ocarina out and started playing it. Together, Hinata thought it sounded beautiful and Sasuke stopped playing. "So if I play this song we can come into contact?" Sasuke asked. "Yep, now back to the Goron's Ruby… It's located on Death Mountain, but you'll have to talk Goron because it's blocked by a huge boulder and can only be moved by a bomb flower which can only be picked by the Goron Bracelet so why don't you talk to him to give it to you. Oh, and also the ruby is being guarded by King Dodongo in his cavern," Hinata said. "Thanks," Sasuke said and ran off. "Play my song if you need any help at all!" Hinata shouted to him. Sasuke turned around and waved. "Head to Kakariko Village!" Hinata shouted before he left. Hearing her last words, Sasuke headed back to Hyrule Field. "At least it's the day, I still have about 9 hours before dawn," Sasuke said. "Do you have any idea where Kakariko Village is?" Navi asked, "Because I don't." "I thought you knew everything," Sasuke said. Navi looked at Sasuke and sighed. "I never heard of Kakariko Village. So we might as well explore until we find it," Navi said. "Fine," Sasuke started walking. After walking awhile, Sasuke stopped. "Wait a second, how about we go to the market and ask where Kakariko Village is," Sasuke said. "You know, why didn't I think of that," Navi said. Sasuke walked to the market, obviously wasting his time. "Excuse me; do you know where Kakariko Village is located?" Sasuke asked. "Yes, when you exit the castle, take a left, and go across the bridge. There you'll see some stairs, so go up them and you'll be in Kakariko Village," the lady said. "Thanks ma'am," Sasuke said and ran off toward Kakariko Village. "Well I bet we could've found it without that lady's help," Navi said. "Shut up, will ya!! You're getting to be the most annoying fairy ever!" Sasuke yelled. "You know I don't need to help you now that the Deku Tree isn't cursed," Navi said. "The Deku Tree's dead now, so if you want to get a new guardian of the Kokiri Forest, you'll stick with me, got it?" Sasuke said. Navi sighed and nodded. "Now let's try to get through this adventure without anymore fighting," Sasuke said. "Annoying fairy," he mumbled. "I heard that!" Navi said. Getting Navi's mind off of the fight Sasuke said," We're here!" Navi got off the subject and looked around at the beautiful, peaceful village of Kakariko. Sasuke was just walking around the village. "This place is so relaxing and quiet," Sasuke said and found a bottle lying on the ground. "Well, they have littering in this so peaceful village," Navi said. "It could be useful, let's hang on to it," Sasuke said. In the middle of this village there seemed to be a building under construction and they had a huge windmill seen all over the village. There was also one passage by the stairs leading up to go inside the windmill and read the sign pointing toward the passage. "Graveyard," Sasuke said. "Do you think there's anything useful in a graveyard," Navi asked, and Sasuke shrugged. He walked into the area. "Um, Navi graveyards still freak me out," Sasuke said. Remember that he's only 8 years old. "We'll just have to be careful," Navi said. Walking slowly, Sasuke felt something touch his back. Sasuke turned around slowly and stared at a boy who was like half his age. "I want to be a gravedigger like Dampe some day," the boy said. "Good for you, little boy," Sasuke patted his head. He noticed something at the top of the hill where a huge grave had been put in. Once he got to the top it started raining. Sasuke looked up at the once clear sunny sky and sighed. Below the grave, there was the Triforce sign. Remembering what Impa had told him, he pulled out his ocarina and played Sakura's Lullaby. The grave started to move and fell into the ground and there was a passage to get into the ground. "Sasuke, do it for Princess Sakura," Navi said seeing Sasuke's fear in his eyes. Closing his eyes tightly, he jumped in. Already Sasuke was freaking out because right in front of him was, obviously, a zombie. Slowly, Sasuke walked around the zombie and went into a different room which had two zombies standing by some steaming solution. Doing exactly what he did before Sasuke walked around the zombies, avoiding the solution. He walked into another room expecting a million zombies to be standing there, but there wasn't anything in there, but a grave. There was some writing on the grave that Sasuke read aloud, "This poem is in memory of the Royal Family, The sun sets after dawn and the sun rises after dusk. I wonder what that means," Sasuke said. "Sasuke, look," Navi was by a song engraved into the grave. "It's for an ocarina," Navi said. Sasuke pulled out his ocarina and played the notes and learned the Sun's Song. "Let's get out of here before those zombies come and get me," Sasuke said. He walked out of the room and was looking behind him to put the ocarina away. Once he looked forward there was a zombie right in his face. Sasuke could smell the stench of blood and was whimpering. "Navi," Sasuke said quietly. There were other zombies around him. Without thinking, Sasuke ran with his sword in front of him and stabbed the zombie through his stomach. Sasuke still ran until he was out into the rainy weather and ran into the little boy again. "What's wrong?" The boy turned his head onto an angle. "Nothing, just don't go down that hole," Sasuke pointed. "Okee dokee," the boy put his thumb up as a show he knows. Sasuke smiled weakly and went back into Kakariko Village. "Okay, that was creepy, I'll be having nightmares for years," Sasuke said. "Remember Hinata said something about the Goron Ruby; it was at Death Mountain," Navi was interrupted by Sasuke. "Before you get any farther, where's Death Mountain located?" Sasuke asked. "There's actually a passage over here," Sasuke followed Navi. There was a gate preventing Death Mountain from being entered. "Excuse me, sir," Sasuke asked the guard standing by the closed gate. "I need to enter Death Mountain in obtain the Goron Ruby," Sasuke said. "Hah! That's funny; Princess Sakura said no one could enter Death Mountain. What does an eight year old boy need with the Goron Ruby?" The guard laughed. "I need it to save Princess Sakura," Sasuke said. "Great story, but I don't believe you," the guard ignored the young boy now. "But I have this to prove it," Sasuke pulled out Sakura's letter. "How did you get Sakura's letter?" The guard asked. "I got it from Princess Sakura, herself. Now let me through," Sasuke said. "Of course, sorry for the confusion," the guard said and opened the gate leading to Death Mountain. Sasuke ran up the hill and ran into a Tektite. A Tektite is a spider-like with four legs with one eye and are red. Sasuke ran passed it until he ran into another one. "After seeing these things for 3 seconds, they already annoy me," Sasuke said and slashed through its body with sword. "Sasuke, Hinata said that the only way you could get the Goron Ruby is by getting the Goron Bracelet from King Darunia. Let's get to the top of the mountain and into Goron City to find the king," Navi said. "Okay, and by the way, why is everything called "Goron"," Sasuke asked. "The Gorons are live at the top of the mountain," Navi said. "Oh," Sasuke replied. He ran up the mountain until he saw a huge rock lying on the ground that started to move. "Is it me, or is that rock moving?" Sasuke asked. "No, it's moving," Navi said. It looked up and it had a face. "That's no rock," Sasuke said. It was brown and had a sequence on its back. When it was bent down it looked like a rock. "Hey, are you the one the king was talking about? The one that's trying to break the curse and save Princess Sakura?" The thing said. "Yep, that's me," Sasuke said. "Is this a Goron?" Sasuke whispered to Navi. "Yes." "Because to break part of the curse is to go inside Dodongo's Cavern, which is being blocked by that rock down there where you entered," the Goron said. "Thanks," Sasuke said and walked away. Then while he was walking he saw a door. They went inside, plus they probably would want to stay in there; it was getting dark. "This is Goron City, Sasuke," Navi said. There were at least four floors in the city and Sasuke was on the fourth. Sasuke noticed another door at the bottom floor so Sasuke just decided to jump down. He landed on his feet in front of the door which was locked. "It's locked," Sasuke said. "Not for long," Navi flew down to the rug by the door. It was the Triforce symbol and Sasuke pulled out his ocarina and played Sakura's Lullaby. The locked door lifted from its place, and Sasuke went into the room. Sasuke heard the crackling of torches being lit. Still walking, Sasuke got into the light of the torches and being stared at by a Goron, only this one was much bigger and more serious. "Who are you?" The Goron asked. "I-I'm Sasuke Uchiha," Sasuke looked over at the Goron. "May I ask who you are?" The Goron's facial expression didn't change as he said, "I am Darunia, King of the Gorons." Sasuke nodded and said, "I am honored to meet you," Sasuke bowed slightly. "Sir, do you know about the Goron's Ruby?" Sasuke asked. "Before I tell you anything, I need you to do me a favor," Darunia said. "Yes, sir," Sasuke said. "Do you know these areas very well?" Sasuke had studied maps over the years that he had found in Kokiri Forest. "Yes I do," Sasuke said. "Do you know the area that connects to Goron City?" Darunia asked. "Depends, what way does it face?" Sasuke asked and pulled out a compass. "It faces south." "Yeah, it's the Lost Woods, why?" Sasuke asked. "I really love the song that's always being played in there. Do you know that song?" Sasuke nodded and pulled out his ocarina and played Hinata's song. Darunia started dancing to the tune and Sasuke kept playing. Finally, Darunia had stopped dancing, "Yes, that song never gets old. Before, small boy, didn't you ask about the Goron's Ruby?" Darunia asked. Sasuke nodded. "Well, it's locked up in Dodongo's Cavern, guarded by the monster Dodongo. Below, when you first walked onto Death Mountain, do you remembered seeing that huge boulder?" Darunia asked. Sasuke nodded. "Behind it is Dodongo's Cavern. The only way to move that boulder is with a Bomb Flower and the only way to pick up a Bomb Flower is by wearing the Goron Bracelet," Darunia was wearing it on his wrist. "And since you have played my song, I will let you have the bracelet, but first you must tell the purpose of this information," Darunia said. "I'm trying to free Princess Sakura from her horrible future; I need to collect all three spiritual stones before Lord Ganondorf takes over the Land of Hyrule. I must hurry, anything can happen at anytime. As we speak Princess Sakura is getting into more danger," Sasuke said. Darunia nods his head and takes off the Goron Bracelet and puts it on Sasuke. "Good luck, son," Darunia said. Sasuke nodded and ran out of the room. "I have to get out of here and find a Bomb Flower to blow up the boulder," Sasuke said to himself and found the exit. "Quick, Goron, I need to now where the closest Bomb Flower is," Sasuke asked the nearest Goron. The Goron looked up and pointed to a Bomb Flower. "Thank you." Sasuke ran over to the flower and noticed that the boulder was right underneath the land he was on. He picked up the Bomb Flower, which lit itself, and threw it down. He heard a blast and looked down, the boulder had disappeared. "Strong flowers," Sasuke said before running into Dodongo's Cavern.