In the true spirit of the first-player mode of the Legend of Zelda games, Dipper won't actually have any speaking parts. But it's hard to relate to a character you get no feedback from, so his thoughts will be italicized.
The Summons
"Ma'be… Ma'be, where art thou? Come hither…"
A small, magenta-coloured fairy left the surrounding meadow and zipped up to hover in front of the Great Deku Trembley. Wherever she flew, a rainbow trail followed behind her. It is impossible to hover and be completely still,* but even if it were possible, this particular fairy would bounce around anyway, such is her perpetual effervescence.
"Ah, Ma'be the fairy. Listen to my words, the words of the GREAT DEKU TREMBLEY!..."
The fairy looked up at the massive tree in confusion.
"Dost thou sense it? The climate of evil descending upon this realm. Malevolent forces even now are mustering to attack our land of Hyrule. For so long, the Kokiri Forest, the source of life, has stood as a barrier, deterring outsiders and maintaining the order of the world. But… Before this tremendous evil, even my power is as nothing.
"It seems the time has come for the boy without a fairy to begin his journey. The youth whose destiny it is to lead Hyrule to the path of justice and truth. Ma'be, go now! Find our young friend and guide him to me… I don't have much time left. Fly, Ma'be, fly! The fate of the forest, nay, the world, depends upon thee!"
With that, Ma'be flew off at mach 3, eager to start this boy's adventure, as well as her own.
She exited a narrow path and came into the village area from before. There was a thick, immutable cloud cover in the skies above. As she flew around, Ma'be questioned several children and their fairies about the fairy-less boy. After a few minutes of aimlessly scanning faces and houses, Ma'be spied one treehouse that was different from all the others- it had a ladder. It seemed likely, so she nodded in determination and flew towards it. It, and coincidentally, a fence.
Bop!
"Oof!"
The collision with the fence did nothing to deter her. She shook off her surprise and shot through a hole, and up to the house entrance.
Inside was dark and gloomy. Nothing stood out in particular as having sentimental value. At the far end of the room, an emerald lump of cloth rose and fell with deep, measured breaths.
"Hello… Hey!
"Hellooo, Dipper! Wake up! The Great Deku Trembley wants to talk to you! Come on, sleepy head, get up!"
The lump grumbled and shifted position.
"Come on! Come ooooonnn! Comeoncomeoncomeoncomeoncomeon! Can Hyrule's destiny really depend on such a lazy boy? I bet you don't even change your tunic until someone tells you to!"
At last, the lump righted itself to reveal a boy of about 12, with a tousled mop of brown hair.
Ugh, what is this pest?
"FINALLY you wake up! Hi! I'm Ma'be the fairy. (But you can call me Mabel, if you want. I've always wanted a human name!) The Great Deku Trembley asked me to be your partner. From now on, we'll be closer than family. We'll be like twinsies! Nice to meet you! Anyway, the Great Deku Trembley summoned you. So let's go! Move it, Dipper!"
The Great Deku Trembley? What does he want to see me for? This seems mysterious…
Dipper got off his bed, walked around the central stump, picked up a rucksack without stopping, and headed out the doorway. But he stopped, leaned back inside the doorway and, from a hat rack on the jamb, grabbed a bluish-green nightcap, and fit it snugly on his head.
Once outside, a mellow but cheerful voice could be heard calling from the distance.
"Yahoo! Hey Dipper!" A redheaded Kokiri was running to Dipper's house, waving.
Wendy!
Dipper blushed and waved back before starting down the ladder. He fumbled in his haste and dropped the last four feet onto his head. He grunted and brushed the dirt off his tunic.
Smooth. Real smooth, Dipper.
"Whoa. Dude, you got a fairy! Finally! I'm happy for you, man. Now you're a true Kokiri." Wendy said.
Dipper nodded.
"…"
"Hm. So the Great Deku Trembley summoned you, eh? That's some serious honour biz, dude! Go on and talk to him! Tell me about it later. I'll be waiting!"
Dipper ran off to go see the tree elder. In the wrong direction.
"Hey! The Great Deku Trembley is over this way. Follow me!"
Ma'be (Mabel, he corrected himself) flew in the opposite direction. She led the way to a path blocked by a very moody-looking Kokiri.
"Hey, you! "Mr. No-Fairy-No-Friends!""
Oh great… Robbie.
"What's your deal with the great Deku Trembley? With no fairy, you're not welcome here!"
"Ahem." Mabel introduced herself.
"What?! You've got a fairy?! Since when? What does the great Deku Trembley want with you anyway? Why would he want to talk to you and not me? The Great Robbie? This is bunk… I don't believe it! You don't even have the right stuff yet! How are gonna help the great Deku Trembley without a sword and shield?"
"…"
"Huh?"
"…"
"What? I mean- so what if I don't them either? That's not the point! If you wanna pass me, you gotta have a sword and shield! Sheesh!"
Dipper left the uncouth Robbie in disgruntlement. I mean, he wasn't wrong: a sword and shield are important in battle. Did the Great Deku Trembley want him to fight? Where was he supposed to get these things anyway? A shield could be bought at the general store (40 rupees Ŕ)*, but swords were hard to come by in a forest: no metal or fiery forges. Whatever…
Dipper spent an hour walking around the forest clearing, picking through grass, over-turning rocks, fishing around in the shallow ponds, anything he could do to accumulate enough rupees for a shield from the shop.
He was even able to sneak into Robbie's house and found three unopened chests with rupees! And one with a little cloth heart with stitches sewn across it.
…Better leave that one in there. Too personal. But anyway, if Robbie was so deadest on Dipper having proper equipment, then the least he could do is fund the shield. That left Dipper with Ŕ36. Almost there.
Across from Robbie's house was a rise with another house and a small fence maze on top. It wasn't really a maze. Someone just decided to put fence posts inside a grassy area that was already fenced-in. it wasn't difficult to find your way around or anything.
Dipper wandered over. The fences were old, pretty cheaply-made. And short enough that anyone could hop over them. Which Dipper did now.
At the end of the 'maze' was a small crawlspace.
Hm. Maybe there'll be rupees wherever that leads?
Dipper got down on all fours and crawled through. On the other side were a few stone walls and some grass. And…
What's that rumbling sound?
"Look out!" screamed Mabel.
Around the corner came a large boulder. Dipper didn't wait around for it. He bolted around the other corner. Then another. And another. It seemed like he was going around in circles. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a secluded area with a plinth and a large chest on it.
He dove for the small area out of the path of the bolder.
Phew.
As the boulder rolled away, Dipper inspected the large chest. It was wood. It had iron hinges. It was your ordinary large chest.
It wasn't locked.
Dipper opened it. It was pretty deep, and he had to bend over the side of the chest to retrieve what was inside it. However, when he extricated himself from the box, in his hands he held…
A sword! It was small, with a little green gem on the hilt, but it was balanced nicely. Perfect for a boy his age to wield!
Well, I could just… borrow it. Yeah. I'll bring I back when I'm older and I've gotten a man's sword!
Now he just had to get past the unremitting roll-rock. If he timed it just right…
He darted out and around the corner before the boulder could turn him into a dip-cake.
Back through the crawlspace and he was in the grassy fence area. Well, now he had a sword. Time to test it out. He started by cutting a sign. In his defense, the sign said it was meant to be used as practice.
It really was a nice blade. Next he tested it on some of the taller clumps of grass.
Ching!
Huh?
When Dipper cut the grass, a green (1) rupee fell out of it. He tried it again.
Ching!
The same thing happened. Another green rupee. Ŕ38.
He only needed two more rupees and then he could afford the shield!
He cut another sprig and got another green rupee (Ching! Ŕ39). Just one more…
He cut a final grassy patch, but this time the Ching! was a little higher-pitched. In place of the grass stood a blue rupee (5).
Hah! Yes! Ŕ44! I've got more than enough for the shield!
Dipper scooped up the blue gem and raced down to the general store. The purchase was simple enough. One Deku shield. Bought. Prepped. Equipped.
Robbie couldn't complain now. Dipper ran back to the path with Mabel floating along behind him.
"Hey! I said you couldn't pass without- is that a Deku shield? Psh! You still need a-"
Shring!
"-sword… Is that the Kokiri sword?! Good grief! Well, even with all that stuff, you're still just a kid. I, the Great Robbie, will never think you're cool." Under his breath, he added, "How did you get to be the favourite of Wendy and the great Deku Trembley?"
Robbie stepped aside in a huff. Dipper couldn't help the smug smile as he ran down the path to-
Vrup! Clack-clack-clack-clack-clack!
Suddenly, these weird plants burst up from the ground and started swaying on their stems like flails.
Whoa! What are these?!
"Deku Babas. Nothing to worry about, just cut their stems with your sword. The heads fall off easily."
Dipper took her advice and aimed a cut at the base of the nearest one. Slice! The head really did fall off. The stem itself dried up and hardened into a stick.
Huh, this stick is longer than my sword. Maybe it'll be useful later.
Dipper put the stick in his rucksack and dispensed of the other Babas. Then he ran on ahead.
The Great Deku Trembley was a huge tree. The biggest in Hyrule. He towered over all the surrounding area. His existence was a marvel, his presence a humbleness. And he had a handlebar moustache.
"Great Deku Trembley! I'm baaaack!"
"Ah, Ma'be, thou hast returned. Dipper, welcome. Listen carefully to what I, the Great Deku Trembley am about to tell thee. Thy slumber these past moons must have been restless and full of nightmares. As the servants of evil gain strength, a vile climate pervades the land and causes nightmares to those sensitive to it… Verily, thou hast felt it. Dipper, the time has come to test thy courage. I have been cursed. I need thee to break the curse with thy wisdom and courage. Dost thou have the courage enough to undertake this task?"
Dipper swallowed a lump, but nodded anyway.
The ground trembled. Dipper staggered, off balance, as the mouth of the Great Deku Trembley opened wide to reveal a gaping hole.
"Then enter, brave Dipper, and thou too, Ma'be. Thou must aid Dipper. And Dipper, when Ma'be speaks, listen well to her words of wisdom…"
Beside him, Mabel was flying in circles, apparently trying to pick a speck off of one of her wings. Around and around and around she went, until she grew dizzy, and fluttered onto his shoulder with a flop.
Words of wisdom. Riiiiight.
Face set in determination to break the old tree's curse, Dipper stood up straight, adjusted his green cap, and walked into the mysterious depths of the Great Deku Trembley.
*Unless you're a hummingbird, which don't exist for the purposes of this story.
*So, Microsoft Word 2007 has Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin, but doesn't have Hindu/Indian symbols. Rupees are the national currency of India, but since I don't have their currency symbol, you guys are getting Latin capital R with accent instead.
Voilà! There is chapter one. It probably seems like a lot of exposition, and maybe a bit wordy? I don't know. Tell me what you guys think. Read, review, constructively criticize, whatever. And tell me if you guys want Dipper to talk. I hope I conveyed his feelings well enough through thoughts and gestures, but not much beats a good conversation. I hope you enjoyed this!