"No!" screamed Tatl, "The Great Fairy can't... can't... die." Tatl started to sob "How could Skull Kid have done this?"
"I think that it has something to do with that mask." I startled myself. "Oh, thank you Great Fairy! I can speak!" I felt elated to be able to talk again.
"Hey! This isn't exactly a time to be happy, brat." Tatl scolded me, "Do you realize what happened? What this means? The Great Fairy is dead. dead! Now who can tell us where the Skull Kid went?"
"Tatl, calm down and think about this. We are going to avenge the Great Fairy, trust me. We'll spend the rest of the next six days hunting all over for him. He's probably still in Clock Town." I hoped that Tatl would calm down.
Tatl sobbed, "But if he could do this to the Great Fairy, what chance do we stand? None! None at all."
"Dammit Tatl! Stop crying for a moment and think! The Great Fairy probably had no idea that he was a threat. He caught her by surprise. That won't happen to us." I started to get annoyed.
"But even so, we have absolutely no idea where he could be." Tatl whipped back.
"He was your friend, right? Where did he like to go?" I started to think.
"Well, he used to be a member of the Bombers, and he liked to talk about the moon with the old man in the observatory." Tatl answered with a bit of thought.
"Then we should go to the observatory. Maybe that man will know where he is." It seemed pretty logical to me.
"But, the only way in there is guarded by the Bombers. Only their members can pass through." Tatl said.
"Well, let's go see them, then." I said, motioning towards the exit.
"Okay... erm... What's your name?" Tatl asked.
"Link. My name is Link" I said, trying to swing my stubby little arms dramatically.
We turned to look back at the fountain as we left. Where the Great Fairy once was, several weird looking fairies flew about, they were all orange, and had oversized heads... Weird. We stepped outside into the daylight.
"So, where would I find the Bombers?" I asked Tatl, hoping that she'd know.
"They usually patrol the four districts, so they could be anywhere." Tatl seemed to be amused for some reason.
"Well, we can take care of that tomorrow, It's getting late, and we need to find somewhere to sleep tonight." I yawned. "Is there an inn nearby?"
"There's the Stock Pot Inn, or, if you wanted to walk a little farther, there is Error's Place," Tatl told me.
"Let's see what the Stock Pot is like." I decided, not wanting to walk too, too far.
Tatl guided me through the darkening streets until we came to a building with 'STOCK POT INN' on a sign near the door. I tried to reach the knob. It was just barely too high for me. I tried jumping at it and got ahold of it. I turned, or swung on, the knob and opened the door.
Inside was a room with some benches and a reception area. I looked at the decor. There was some tacky green wallpaper, and some potted plants that didn't look all that healthy. I walked up to the reception area. There was a pretty redheaded girl standing behind the counter.
"Hey little boy, did you lose your mom?" She asked softly.
"No, I need a place to sleep for the night." I said, annoyed at being called 'little boy'
"I'm sorry, but we can't let a little kid stay her alone." She said.
Tatl chimed in. trying to help. "He's not a little boy, he's just a Deku Scrub."
"I know he's a scrub, but he's still a kid nonetheless." This was starting to get old.
"But... I have nowhere else to go." I started to come up with a story. "My mommy probably left town by now. Can I please stay here? Please?"
"I'll see what we can do." With that, she wandered off.
I could here her talking to someone else. "Mom, there's a little deku scrub here. He says he doesn't have anywhere to go. Can I put him in a room for the night?"
"Sure, Anju, just remember that we aren't a charity." onther woman responded.
"I'll put him up with the performers." Performers? What are they doing here?
Anju came back and led me upstairs to a door. "This will be your room for the night. The people in there are kind enough, so they might be able to help you if you need something. Good night." She opened the door to let me inside and shut it after I was in.
I looked around. There were bunk beds, so I assumed that this room was meant to accomodate multiple people. There was a table, at which sat twins playing cards and another man, holding a music box.
The music box man turned to me and said "Hey, kid. You sleeping here too?" I nodded "Okay, you can have bunks over there." He pointed to the set of beds nearest the door.
"What are you guys doing in town?" I asked.
"Why, you're new here, aren't you?" said one of the twins with a smile. "We're performers. We'll be performing at the Carnival of Time!"
"What's that?" I asked, which seemed to startle them.
The other twin said "You really don't know about the Carnival of Time? Let me explain."