Finally, chapter three is here, hope you enjoy!
Chapter 3: Flying Lessons
The Southern Swamp was not really a wondrous sight for those that were used to less murky waters and less trees, but for the princess of the Dekus, it was the most beautiful place on the whole wide land of Termina. Her eyes could never leave that shining crystalline water, that was too deep for her to swim in, those lily pads that swam around it, making the water look more like a garden, beating the Palace garden in beauty. She could see trees made their way around the swamp, decorating its waters with leaves and vines. Althea couldn't believe she was seeing this great and beautiful sight, and didn't even noticed when someone touched her shoulder, her eyes were glued upon the scenery before her.
"Princess, eh?" The princess blinked for a few seconds, finally getting her eyes away from the swamp, and looked back at the Deku boy, that was standing behind her.
"Oh," she said. "sorry…it's only that…I didn't know that this place was…"
"Nice?" the Deku boy guessed, the princess shook her head.
"Beautiful," she answered, smiling.
"Isn't that the same thingy, princess?" the Deku boy asked her, confused. Althea laughed, shaking her head at the boy.
"In a way," the princess told him, smiling. "I still can't believe you convince my father to let me go out to the swamp. He almost had a heart attack when I got lost…in the Royal Chamber when I was still a child." The Deku boy crossed his small arms and winked.
"That's me big secret, can't tell, can't tell." He told her in a sing-song voice.
"Oh, come on! Tell me! It might help me in the future, sometime!" Althea jokingly pleaded, as they made their way towards a big lily pad.
"Secret, princess, big secret, no can tell!"
"Hah! Friends don't keep secre-whoa!!" The princess grabbed the Deku boy when the lily pad began to swim through the water. "What…what just happened?"
"Be taking us somewhere," the Deku boy told her, taking a look around. Trees and vines wherever he looked, as well as huge wooden Deku flowers of red and green colors nearby. "this way straight…to the those mystery woods…" Althea looked behind her, they were pretty far away from the palace.
"We sure are quite far away, in such a short time…" Althea whispered, the Deku boy nodded.
"Water be big place around here. Sometimes moves fast or slow, right now it is moving fast, takes you to places really nice, too!"
"Really?"
"Yep! Me go use this lily thingies all the time! Take me faster than flying, too! Get to see a lotta things!" Althea sighed.
"Sometimes I wish I could just dig into a deku flower, jump out and fly in the air."
"Maybe I can teach ya," the Deku boy told her.
"My father wouldn't allow it."
"In secret, then?" Both Dekus looked at each other for a couple of seconds, and then laughed.
"My father would have your head!!"
"Really, that da of yours? Nah, my da would get me first!"
"Would he now?"
"Really!"
"Hahaha…then, let's be careful with Chamberlain for now on, eh?"
"True, true…ah, look, we're reaching land now!" Both Dekus turned around to see a small patch of land, leading to another tree and vine covered place.
"That's it!! That be straight to Woods of Mystery!" Althea looked up, straight towards the path of land that they were getting closer to.
"The Woods of Mystery? I think I have heard about them before…don't you get lost in there if you don't the way?"
"Yep. But, we won't get lost that easily," they arrived at land, with the Deku boy helping Althea get off the lily pad, and they were on the way again. The path was very small, but they managed to pass through it just as well. They were among the same scenery from before, a small swamp like area, with huge wooden deku flowers towering above the water, and few lily pads swimming around. "Oh…oh…"
"What? Are we lost?"
"Wrong way," the Deku boy told her shyly. "This is the second time this be happening," he sighed. "Some paths look same and well, I get confused." Althea shook her head, giggling.
"I thought the big Deku said he couldn't get lost!"
"Me not ly-"
"AIIIEEEE!! Someone help us!!" Both Dekus jumped, startled by the sudden voice.
"What that be?" the Deku boy stood in front of the princess, and looked around, finally spotting the one in need, as he went plummeting down to the water.
"EEEEKKKK!!" Althea cried, as the water made its way to the top of her head.
"Ya be 'kay!?" the Deku boy asked. Althea looked back at the Deku boy, and was about to say that it was just water, when she noticed that it wasn't her she was telling that to, but to a white furred monkey that he helped back on land.
"Oh dear!" The princess cried, going towards the Deku boy and the monkey. "Are you okay Mr. Monkey?" she asked him. The monkey nodded, shaking violently.
"I wish I could," he told them, shaking his wet fur.
"How come ya were falling from sky? Can ya fly?" the Deku boy asked him, somehow confused as to what the monkey was doing high up in the air in the first place.
"No, of course not! Some dragonflies attacked me and my brothers!"
"Dragonflies!! Those brutes!!" The princess cried, her rage surfacing.
"Brutes, is too true, little Deku lady, but I'm sorry I can't stay and chat, I gotta find my brother."
"Brother?" the Dekus asked in unison.
"One of those dragonflies has him! I gotta go after them!!" Before the Deku boy could stop him, the monkey jumped towards a nearby branch and left the two Dekus alone once again.
"We can't just leave him to face off against those brutes my himself!!" Althea cried, watching as the monkey disappeared into the trees.
"I'll take care of that!" The Deku boy quickly hoped on the water, landing gracefully on one of the wooden Deku flowers. He disappeared from the princess's sight for a couple of seconds, before he jumped in the air, with those huge pink flowers, taking him in flight. He floated nearby her. "Quick, princess, on me back!! We'll catch him!" Althea was reluctant, she had never flew before.
"But, if I make you fall?"
"Ya won't, come on, quick!!" Althea nodded, trusting his words more than anything, and grabbed his shoulders, holding him tight. The pair flew in the air, in the direction where the monkey had disappeared.
"AIIIEEEE!! AIIEEEE!!"
"There!! I can see him! Mr. Monkey!!" Not far away from where the Deku boy was flying, the small monkey was being carried by the huge dragonfly monster, that flew in circles. Just below him was another smaller white monkey, being chased by two others. "BRUTES!!" The Deku boy quickly landed near land.
"Stay here, I'll help them, monkeys!!" Althea couldn't help but nod. She wasn't good for fighting after all…but was this Deku boy…? She watched him as he jumped back to the water, hopping on it to reach a lily pad. Then, he did something that truly amazed her, the Deku boy soaked his small wooden head in the water, before quickly taking it out of the water and looking back at the flying brute. A small bubble began to form from out of his small wooden mouth, once it was big enough, he let it go. The bubble hit the dragonfly in the face, making the monster drop the monkey. The Deku boy went to his rescue, once again pulling him out of the water, and hopping him all the way down towards where the princess was. "Ya stay here, me take care of flying brutes!"
"Wait! I-" Althea held the monkey close.
"Don't worry Mr. Monkey, he'll be fine…I know it…" The Monkey and princess looked back as the Deku boy hopped towards were the monkey was being chased. He let a bubble hit one of the dragonflies, catching their attention.
"Quick, little monkey!" The Deku boy called towards the free monkey. "Run!!"
"Aeeii!!" The small monkey nodded, and grabbed a nearby tree, leaving the Deku boy behind to face against three dragonflies.
"Oh no!!"
"He's in trouble!!" The Deku boy hopped as quickly as he could, making his way towards another patch of land, the three dragonflies flying fast behind him.
"Look out!!" Althea called, and flinched when her friend was stung by one of the dragonflies.
"Aiiiiih!!" The Deku boy fell head down, towards a small lily pad, almost falling towards the water. He looked around him, the three dragonflies circled around him. He then, began hopping again, the dragonflies buzzing behind him.
"No! Go back! Go back!! You'll get yourself killed!!" cried the princess, who flinched when she saw her friend get stung once again, making him land in a nearby wooden Deku flower. The flew towards the flower, and then, looked around, confused.
Where was the Deku they were chasing just seconds ago? They flew in circles, trying to spot their prey, when suddenly something got them by surprise. The Deku boy flew into the air, hitting the defenseless dragonflies with his small wooden body that had become a hard projectile. The flowers were on his hands again, and then, he let go, falling straight towards one of the dragonflies, hopping on its head, making it fall to the water below. He landed once again into the wooden Deku flower and disappeared inside the Deku flower. The two remaining dragonflies, flew angrily around the flower, waiting for him to come back again. The Deku boy did, once again hitting the defenseless dragonflies on the air, making them meet their doom on the bottom of the crystal waters of the great swamp.
"He did it!!" the Monkey cried, happily. Althea sighed in relief as she saw him fly towards them, smiling. Somehow she knew he was going to be alright….he was going to get a talking to when they went back to the palace.
Mr. Barten gave a slow laugh, shaking his head after the Deku finished his story. "That must have been some adventure!" The old butler smiled, sighing.
"An adventure alright…I thought I was going to have a heart attack when the boy told me what had happened. The princess asked me not to tell the king….and I still have kept my promise…"
"You're kid was a good kid…"
"Yeah…he was…" The old butler told him, drinking more of the milk.
Lonelywerewolf: Okay, this part, as you may have noticed, has the fighting abilities of our Deku boy here...I mean, Darmania and that Mikau(did i wrote that right?) had abilities before they were turned to masks, its not like Link learned to fly in one hour or so...but then again, i could be wrong...
And on the side note-I have no idea how that Deku boy so dont ask... ;)
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