Link, stunned, followed Impa through a small passageway which led out of the castle. They crossed the drawbridge while Impa whistled, "Zelda had a Little Lamb".
"Now, boy, you must go to Kakariko Village. That's where I was born and raised. Talk to a few people, if you wish, but don't dilly dally," Impa warned. "Time is at stake here. When you feel like you're ready, follow the trail to Death Mountain, where you will eventually find Goron City, home of the Gorons. They have the second Spiritual Stone you seek, Goron's Ruby, the Spirtual Stone of Fire."
Impa gave Link a swift nod, backed up, and threw down a Deku Nut sharply. There was a flash of brilliant light, and Impa was...still there.
"Darn it." Impa glared at Link. "I can't do it in front of other people. Turn away, boy."
Link turned his head slightly, and looked out of the corner of his eye. Impa ran and hid behind a bush. Link tried not to laugh as they made their way across the bridge towards Kakariko Village. Navi flew up and down excitedly.
"We're going to save the world, Link! Wow! I wonder what Saria would think!"
"She'd probrably give me a broken Deku Stick," Link muttered darkly. Navi frowned.
"I think we give her a visit sometime," Navi said, her frown etched deeper. Link laughed.
"We'll visit her later, Nav. It's not like we need to. It's not like she's gonna teach me a song, or something...now that'd be important!"
Navi sighed. "I guess you're right."
Suddenly, Link stopped in the middle of the stairs. "Hey, Navi, do you think we should visit Talon? I mean, maybe Malon will give us a reward for finding him."
"You'd pay a visit to Lon Lon Ranch just to pick up a prize from people you don't even know, and you wouldn't go visit Saria, one of your childhood friends, the one you grew up with???" Navi demanded furiously.
Link was already heading down the stairs. Navi didn't move.
"Come on," Link urged, glaring at Navi.
"I won't go unless we visit Saria."
"No."
"Yes."
"Navi-get it stuck in your mind. No."
"I won't go with you unless we visit her!" Navi cried out angrily. Link grimaced.
"Ok, ok, fine. We'll visit her afterwards, ok? Happy?"
Navi grunted in reply and they continued their path to Lon Lon Ranch. There were two posts and a few barns inside. There were horses galloping wildly, and Cuccos clucking away. In the middle of the ranch was Malon, humming to herself with a small foal. Link sniggered, about twenty feet away from her.
"She's singing to a horse!" Link giggled.
Suddenly, everything froze.
The Cuccos ran inside the barn, clucking wildly, and the horses huddled together in a far corner. Malon raised her gaze and stared straight at Link. Even Link had gone quiet.
"What did you say?" Malon asked quietly, advancing, cracking her knuckles.
Link had already been beaten up by one girl today, and he didn't want to raise the count to two.
"He said that your voice is the pure voice of angels," Navi quickly answered. Malon laughed viciously.
"But of course! What are you doing here, anyways, fairy boy?"
"To..to pick up my reward," Link squeaked.
"Reward? What reward?"
"For...finding your father."
"Ah....well, I thank ye kindly. I'll teach you a song, as a reward."
If Link wasn't broken down and terrified, he would've scoffed and said, "A song ain't a reward,", but instead took out his ocarina.
Malon's eyes widened. "That's one nice ocarina. Can I have it?"
"It's broken." Link said quickly, feeling nervous.
Malon grinned. "We'll see. Now, follow along."
Hiiiheeehommhiiiheeehomm.
Link knew that was easy, and for a split second he was going to play it perfectly, but his ocarina was at stake. Link took a deep breath, and blew.
Screeechsskkkkatttttskkoooo.
Malon covered her ears.
"That was HORRIBLE!" Malon said, her face full of disgust.
"Aye, it's broken, that's why." Navi explained, going close to Link's ear.
"Run!" Navi hissed. Link didn't need to be told twice. They started running out of the ranch.
"Hey, wait up!" Malon yelled. "I still needed to tell you tha-"
Link and Navi were already out of the ranch.
"I still needed to ask you what you thought of how I treat nasty people!"
"Now, boy, you must go to Kakariko Village. That's where I was born and raised. Talk to a few people, if you wish, but don't dilly dally," Impa warned. "Time is at stake here. When you feel like you're ready, follow the trail to Death Mountain, where you will eventually find Goron City, home of the Gorons. They have the second Spiritual Stone you seek, Goron's Ruby, the Spirtual Stone of Fire."
Impa gave Link a swift nod, backed up, and threw down a Deku Nut sharply. There was a flash of brilliant light, and Impa was...still there.
"Darn it." Impa glared at Link. "I can't do it in front of other people. Turn away, boy."
Link turned his head slightly, and looked out of the corner of his eye. Impa ran and hid behind a bush. Link tried not to laugh as they made their way across the bridge towards Kakariko Village. Navi flew up and down excitedly.
"We're going to save the world, Link! Wow! I wonder what Saria would think!"
"She'd probrably give me a broken Deku Stick," Link muttered darkly. Navi frowned.
"I think we give her a visit sometime," Navi said, her frown etched deeper. Link laughed.
"We'll visit her later, Nav. It's not like we need to. It's not like she's gonna teach me a song, or something...now that'd be important!"
Navi sighed. "I guess you're right."
Suddenly, Link stopped in the middle of the stairs. "Hey, Navi, do you think we should visit Talon? I mean, maybe Malon will give us a reward for finding him."
"You'd pay a visit to Lon Lon Ranch just to pick up a prize from people you don't even know, and you wouldn't go visit Saria, one of your childhood friends, the one you grew up with???" Navi demanded furiously.
Link was already heading down the stairs. Navi didn't move.
"Come on," Link urged, glaring at Navi.
"I won't go unless we visit Saria."
"No."
"Yes."
"Navi-get it stuck in your mind. No."
"I won't go with you unless we visit her!" Navi cried out angrily. Link grimaced.
"Ok, ok, fine. We'll visit her afterwards, ok? Happy?"
Navi grunted in reply and they continued their path to Lon Lon Ranch. There were two posts and a few barns inside. There were horses galloping wildly, and Cuccos clucking away. In the middle of the ranch was Malon, humming to herself with a small foal. Link sniggered, about twenty feet away from her.
"She's singing to a horse!" Link giggled.
Suddenly, everything froze.
The Cuccos ran inside the barn, clucking wildly, and the horses huddled together in a far corner. Malon raised her gaze and stared straight at Link. Even Link had gone quiet.
"What did you say?" Malon asked quietly, advancing, cracking her knuckles.
Link had already been beaten up by one girl today, and he didn't want to raise the count to two.
"He said that your voice is the pure voice of angels," Navi quickly answered. Malon laughed viciously.
"But of course! What are you doing here, anyways, fairy boy?"
"To..to pick up my reward," Link squeaked.
"Reward? What reward?"
"For...finding your father."
"Ah....well, I thank ye kindly. I'll teach you a song, as a reward."
If Link wasn't broken down and terrified, he would've scoffed and said, "A song ain't a reward,", but instead took out his ocarina.
Malon's eyes widened. "That's one nice ocarina. Can I have it?"
"It's broken." Link said quickly, feeling nervous.
Malon grinned. "We'll see. Now, follow along."
Hiiiheeehommhiiiheeehomm.
Link knew that was easy, and for a split second he was going to play it perfectly, but his ocarina was at stake. Link took a deep breath, and blew.
Screeechsskkkkatttttskkoooo.
Malon covered her ears.
"That was HORRIBLE!" Malon said, her face full of disgust.
"Aye, it's broken, that's why." Navi explained, going close to Link's ear.
"Run!" Navi hissed. Link didn't need to be told twice. They started running out of the ranch.
"Hey, wait up!" Malon yelled. "I still needed to tell you tha-"
Link and Navi were already out of the ranch.
"I still needed to ask you what you thought of how I treat nasty people!"