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Ocarina of Time: The Three Goddesses Reincarnated

Chapter Twenty-Three: On the Road Again

The next day, Link and Tessa set off on the journey. Malon had left them with the usual threat, and they both took the threat with a very small grain of salt. About ten minutes out towards Zora Fountain, Tessa sighed.

"Okay, so the Gorons were giant rock people that lived in the mountains. The Kokiri are Peter Pan children with the inability to fly. So…what are the Zoras?" Tessa asked. Link raised his eyebrow at the Peter Pan comment, but didn't say anything.

"Well…" Link frowned. "I guess…they're like…" He blinked as he tried to describe the underwater residents of Hyrule.

"Wait! I wanna guess!" Tessa grinned determinedly. Navi giggled, and floated over to rest on Tessa's head.

"This should be entertaining." Navi laughed, and Link nodded. Tessa didn't even notice this.

"Umm…let's see…the Forest Temple…the Fire Temple…" Tessa blinked. "Well…if I go by Avatar, then umm…the four elements are Earth, Fire, Air, and Water. So…you said Zora fountain…are they…umm…dealing with water?" She asked.

"That's very good, but that doesn't describe what they are." Link laughed. Tessa seemed to have a sparkle in her eyes.

"I know! They're mermaids!" Tessa grinned. "They're half fish, half human!"

"Depends on what you mean by half fish…" Navi murmured. Tessa have a little expression of confusion.

"They're not exactly like…half fish…it's kind of infused throughout them." Navi explained.

"So…they're…like…humanoid fish things!" Tessa shouted in triumph, only to get a shrug from Link.

"I guess that's how you could describe them…" Link stated. Tessa grinned, and raised her fist in the air.

"Yee haw! I got it right!" Tessa laughed, and switched over to a fake redneck accent. Link looked at her, bewildered.

"What the…"

"Don't ask…" Navi murmured to him.

As it turned out, the trip to Zora Fountain led them to Kakariko Village, where they dismounted their horses and decided to hike the rest of the way. Tessa wasn't too happy about having to walk, but Link consoled it with some food from a store in Kakariko.

"For some reason, you seem to be in a good mood." Link stated, as they reached the river that eventually led to Zora Fountain. Tessa blinked.

"Umm…I guess…" Tessa nibbled on some more bread. "Sure…"

"Just enjoy it, Link." Navi murmured. Link led the way, and for about ten minutes, everything was peaceful, and then a rock shattered a little bit ahead of them. Tessa screeched, and hid behind Link.

"What was that?" Tessa shuddered behind the hero. He frowned, and looked towards the river to see what Tessa thought was an octopus.

"Don't worry, it's not that hard to kill." Link said, and stood in front of her with his shield. It shot another rock from its little spout of a mouth and Link blocked it with his shield. Instead of shattering, this one fell down, and Link grabbed it, before he chucked it at the octopus.

"Erm…" Tessa murmured. "Won't that make it mad?" She asked. Navi laughed.

"Yes." Navi answered. "That's the point. They can't concentrate when they're mad like this. Actually, you should probably get out your bow and an arrow…" Navi murmured. "I forgot, and he probably did too…that he really doesn't have a slingshot anymore. He smashed it on accident."

Tessa nodded, and drew her bow and arrow. When the octopus thing was snorting angrily at Link, she shot it from the side and it went clean through its head. It collapsed into the water, and a stream of blood flowed from the open wounds.

"Gross…" Tessa murmured, and put her weapon away. "Really…just…nasty."

Link shrugged, and they both continued to walk. "So, Link…what were your parents like?" Tessa asked randomly. She waited for an answer, but after about a minute, there wasn't any. She looked over, and saw Link thinking deeply.

"I never knew I had any, until I talked to the Great Deku Tree." He said. Tessa blinked, and remembered after the forest temple, she had to wait with the horses while Link said he had to go and see somebody. Later he had said something about a tree. Maybe the Great Deku Tree was what he was talking about?

Tessa did admit, it sounded like something that would come from a comedy, like Finding Nemo. 'Oh Great Deku Tree!' all of the way to 'To the top of Mount Wannahackalugee!' Maybe it wasn't quite as funny…but it sounded like something the funny little fish would say. Or maybe even the little bear creatures from Star Wars…Tessa envisioned them surrounding the little tree, and praying to it with their little chants. She let her mind run away with her for a moment.

"The Great Deku Tree?" Tessa asked. She was barely able to keep a straight face, but managed it anyway.

"The tree that watches over the Kokiri. Before you say anything, he was the Forest Spirit, in a sense. He could actually talk."

Tessa suppressed a giggle.

"Anyways…" Link murmured. "When I went to talk to him, he told me my life's story from before I could remember it. My mother brought me to the Kokiri Forest, to escape a war that had been occurring when I was born. She died here, and left me in the protection of the Kokiri forest. Up until then, I thought I was a Kokiri, but I guess I'm a Hylian."

"Ah…an identity crisis." Tessa murmured.

"So, that's all I really have to say…" Link trailed off. "I don't know…it sinks in and yet it doesn't."

"Like a sponge with too much water that it can't hold it all?" Tessa asked. Link blinked, but nodded. She smiled at him, and patted his back.

"Well, I'm sure she would be proud of you." Tessa smiled. He gave her a grateful glance, and soon both of them were at a waterfall. It was almost dark now.

"I have to play a song here…" Link said, and pulled out his ocarina. Tessa blinked, and nodded. He played, and Tessa was reminded faintly of a lullaby. It was a brief song, but then Tessa witnessed the waterfall seem to part.

"What the…" Tessa gasped, and stared.

"Come on." Link said, and jumped through the waterfall. Tessa then noticed that it slowly began to cover up the opening again, and she quickly followed after. She turned around to watch the waterfall hide the opening again.

"That is just not natural." Tessa said. Link tugged on her shoulder to make sure she was going to follow after him, and she did. When they reached the next opening in the humid cavern, Link stopped cold. Tessa ran into his back.

"Hey! What's the deal?" She asked, and looked around to see ice, everywhere.

"…This place isn't supposed to be made of ice."

End of Chappie

Another short Chappie, but I think I left it off at a good place. I'll try and update sooner next time.