(struggles to pick up computer and smashes disclaimer with it)

Oh, right. Kokiri don't turn into Stalfos.

Saria's Song no longer rang through the woods joyfully. It was replaced with a dark, odd song that seemed to squeeze the hope and confidence out of you.

"Fairies are unaffected by the song," Josephine explained, glancing at Link, who was flinching as the song pierced through his body.

"Who plays it?" Navi asked fretfully, looking at Link with worry.

"Skull Kids."

"Didn't Skull Kids play Saria's Song???"

"When the Evil One took over...they were controlled mercilessly. They were taken from they're home, trained, and thrust back into the Lost Woods, only to play, drain the energy of the victim, and wait...wait for the victim to turn into a Skull Kid. And there you go, you repeat that, and you'll have an army of Skull Kids."

Navi shivered. It was dark times that the Kokiri lived in.

Mido led them through the tunnels, barely looking back to check on Link, and he seemed to memorize every stick, stone, or blade of grass.

Suddenly, he stopped.

"This is a dangerous area." he told them both, like a tour guide. "If you say the three special words....the ones that Ganon created seven years ago...I summon thee......the army of Skull Kids will come."

Link saw a small piece of wood nailed to the wall, which had letters carved in it.

"Espicka coihan iontek?" Link echoed.

Mido's eyes went wide with horror.

"What are you doing??" he hissed. "Quick, run! They-"

"Ganondorf, the Great King of Evil calls us."

A whole mass of Skull Kids started marching towards them, all armed with flutes.

"You idiot!" Mido moaned. "Why did you do that??"

They continued speaking in a monotone voice.

"There is an intruder in the Lost Woods. The master commanded to play the Song of Death to weaken them. And we shall obey."

Together they all raised the flutes to their mouths.

Navi gasped.

"Run!" Mido shouted.

The group starting racing away for their lives, panting and not daring to look at the army behind them.

"Where are we headed?" Link gasped, trying to catch his breath.

"I don't know! ! One of the tunnels will lead to the exit!"

After a few twists and turns, they all collapsed on the ground, weary and exhausted.

Then they heard the song, and a weird whooshing noise.

Link slowly turned around and nearly fainted.

The whole army was right there, like all that running around was useless.

They were still playing the "Song of Death".

Link's knees started to sink down to the ground, panting.

Mido was struggling to keep himself up, but it was like a giant force was pushing him back down.

Don't resist, the voice in Link's head said gently, like a lullaby, it won't hurt.

Suddenly, memories of Link's life flashed before him. The day Mido beat him up, when he first started his collection of junk, getting the Master Sword and Epona, and now...the Lost Woods. Except he was a Skull Kid. A solider of the army.

Navi paled.

"LINK!"

Navi's voice of urgency snapped Link back to the present, saving him from a fate worse than death.

Link got up groggily.

"Oooh....Navi, I don't feel...so good..."

"Your ocarina, Link," Navi said desperately, "play something! Anything!"

Link swayed uncertainly. "Ocarina...of....Time...."

Josephine was currently encouraging Mido, shouting over the army's noise.

"You can do it! Get up! You're the boss of the Kokiri!!!"

But her comments didn't have any affect whatsoever. Mido, inch by inch, was sinking down, giving into the darkness.

Link's hand felt for his pouch blindly.

"Ocarina..." he mumured, looking half-asleep.

Weakly, he pulled it out, stuck it to his mouth, and played Zelda's Lullaby.

The song rang through the forest, purifying the Skull Kids, stopping the horrendous sound.

Link dropped his ocarina and fell to the ground, snoring.

Navi smiled weakly and looked at Mido.

Josephine was sobbing over her lost partner, who wasn't responding to her cries.

"Josephine?" Navi said softly. "Are you all right?"

"No!" Josephine yelled, in a rage. "It's all your fault! Mido wouldn't of....of...he wouldn't...he wouldn't... of died if it hadn't been for you!!!!"

Mido suddenly coughed, rubbing his eyes.

"Oogg...." he said dizzily. "Phi? Phi, you there?"

"I'm here, Mido." Josephine cried out tearfullly. "Don't do that again."

Mido managed a small grin. "I'll try not to."

Then he glared at Link's sleeping body. "It's all the...the...idiot's fault,"

He pointed at Link with authority oozing out.

"You are to leave this forest and never come back," he spat. "You put our lives on the line, and the punishment is a ban...a ban. A law. A rule! I forbid you to come back to this forest ever!"

Link simply ignored Mido and walked forward.

"Hey, what's this?"

Mido growled. "Get out of here!" he snarled.

"Hey, this looks...familiar..."

Link disappeared from view as he jogged into the tunnel.

Mido cursed and followed swiftly, clenched his fists tightly, and jogged through.

They were in the Sacred Forest Meadow.