When we last left our heroes, Link and Metabee defeated Mido and his medabot, Kappalord, in the Kokiri Town Championships and are now on their way to the Lost Woods. What will they find there? Find out now on "Medabots and Hylians- a New Generation of Heroes".
Credit where it's due, Jedediah and Casey belong to me, and reviews are greatly appreciated
Chapter 13- Getting Lost in the Lost Woods
After having a bite to eat, Link invited Saria to help them in their quest as they headed off to the Lost Woods. And as they followed the trail on foot, the trees felt as if they were thickening the deeper they went. "Wow, these trees are huge!" Metabee stated in awe. "They sure are," Saria answered, "They're some of the largest trees in all of Hyrule, and likely the world." "There are large trees like this back in the States too," Casey piped up. "The Giant Sequoias of the Western United States," Jedediah added, "Most of America's past presidents even named some of them." "Why would you name a tree?" Metabee asked sarcastically. "Not sure," Jedediah shrugged, "But if a tree is a little over two-thousand-years-old, I think it deserves a little recognition." "Two thousand!?" Malon repeated, "That's an old tree." "Wow, sure is." Link gasped. "So, what's up with these woods anyway?" Casey asked after a few minutes of silence. "In ancient times, the Lost Woods were home to the Kokiri children." Saria explained, "And Kokiri Town was named after them. Also, rumors have it that if you look hard enough in this forest, you'll be able to see the forest fairies." "Forest Fairies?" Zelda repeated. "I remember learning about them," Midna piped up, "They say that the fairies are as old as the Lost Woods themselves, but they have kept themselves hidden from our eyes for hundreds of years." After a few more minutes, the group found themselves at crossroads. They looked one way, and then looked the other, but ultimately found themselves stuck. "Well what do you suppose we do now?" Metabee asked, eyeing each optional path. "It's quite simple." Jedediah answered as he picked up a few sticks and began building a statue of sorts. "I get you now," Sheik chimed in after a minute, "You're marking our spot." "Exactly," The cowboy approved, "And since there are multiple paths, we'll divide and conquer with a buddy system." "Buddy system?" Link asked. "Yup, and here's how it'll go," Jedediah started, "Link, Metabee, Zelda and Rokusho; you'll be one group. Sheik, Nin-Ninja, Saria, and Midna; you'll be another. Malon, Brown Bison, Casey and I will be a third." No one argued about their partners, so they all agreed to leave markers in case of crossed paths and set off; Link and his group taking the path to the left, Sheik and his group taking the path to the right, and Jedediah taking his group forward.
Trees, trees, and more trees. That's all that Metabee could see, and it was making him madder by the minute. "Seriously Link," He scoffed, "Just what is it we're looking for in giant tree city?" "The last thing my ancestor told me was that we needed to find a special friend he knew from when he saved Hyrule," Link answered, "But the question is, who is it?" "Ancestor?" Zelda repeated, "What do you mean?" Link seemed at a loss for words on how to explain the phenomenon, so Metabee stepped in. "Long story Zelda," He explained, "But we'll keep it at this. Link's ancestor is who was responsible for sending us on this journey to begin with." "But what I'm getting at is that I was visited by someone claiming to be my ancestor too." Zelda returned. "Really?" Link asked, "Yeah, she said that she helped seal away the dark evil the first time, and that I needed to do the same." "What'd your ancestor look like?" Metabee asked inquisitively. "It's strange actually," Zelda started, "She looked exactly like me, but was in a royal dress and crown." "That's really weird," Link replied, "Because my ancestor looked exactly like me, but in a forest green tunic." "Royal Crown?" Rokusho inquired, "Then it might be possible that you descend from the Royal Family." "The Royal Family?!" Link and Metabee gasped in unison. "I didn't say she did," Rokusho clarified, "I only said that it was possible." "Man," Metabee pondered, "To think that we've been in the presence of a princess this whole time." Zelda seemed to be getting a little stressed on the matter due to not necessarily taking a liking to being in a fearfully respected position, so Link decided to put a cap on it for now. "Metabee," He started, "Even if she did descend from the Royal Family, that shouldn't change the way we treat her." Zelda felt a little better, and even more so when everyone decided to drop the subject. After a while, the group found themselves in a large opening. "Uh… Link?" Metabee asked, "You know where we're going?" Link honestly had no clue. He tried to follow the dirt path, but it sort of disappeared as they moved deeper into the woods.
Sheik and his group were basically in the same rut, they found themselves in a clearing with no idea whatsoever on where to go next. "Nice going Sheik," Saria scoffed, "Now we're lost." "Hey, what'd I do?" Sheik returned, "You said you knew where we were going. Why are you blaming this on me?" "Guys, now's not the time for arguing." Midna stepped in. "She is right," Nin-Ninja added, "We are where we are, and now we must find out how to move further." Everyone quieted down as they looked around for anything that would be some sort of sign. Trees. That's all they could see as sunbeams rested on the ground from being broken in the leaves. "Well," Saria began, "My best bet is that we backtrack and see where that takes us." "Wait," Midna shushed, "Do you hear that?" Everyone was dead quiet, and there wasn't a sound to be heard for the first minute. But after, the faint sound of an ocarina could be heard through the trees. "I know that instrument anywhere. Someone's playing an ocarina," Saria piped up, "But who would do it this deep in the woods?" "And it's so strange," Sheik added, "But why do I get the sudden urge to play along?" "Those seem to be good questions," Nin-Ninja complimented, "But I think it might be best to serve the music as a guide." Everyone else agreed as they started into a small sprint, following the tune of the ocarina. As they followed the tune, it began getting subtly louder. After following the tune for several minutes, but seemed like hours to them, they small group found themselves in a much larger clearing with what seemed like an ancient mansion resting at the far end, covered in moss and rotting away from years of neglect.
Lucky for Malon, Jedediah and Casey were used to navigating through forests, so she didn't necessarily have reason to worry too much. "Hey, umm… Jed?" Malon started. "Yes?" The Cowboy returned, slowing his pace a little. "I'm just wondering," She continued, but then began to forget what she was trying to say, "When you were setting everyone up in groups, why did you pick me as your buddy?" Casey and Brown Bison looked at each other and kept silent, wanting to see where this would go. "I mean, it's not that I don't want to be with you," Malon stammered, now feeling very pathetic, "I was just wondering is all." Jedediah just chuckled, "Well to be honest Malon, I don't really know myself. Something in me just said that I should pick you." Casey couldn't hold it in anymore. He liked where the conversation was headed, but his comedic side ultimately couldn't resist what he was about to do. "Jed and Malon sittin' in a tree…" He started singing. "Quiet you." The Texan muttered, now blushing visibly, as well as Malon blushing profusely and utterly speechless. Brown Bison took the liberty of whacking Casey upside the head with a clang. "Many thanks Brown Bison. And I give you permission to whack Casey just like that whenever he starts up." Jedediah spoke up, giving his medabot a sly grin. The buffalo type medabot snorted happily as he eyed Casey mischievously. "What'd I do wrong?" The locomotive type mumbled as the group moved on to a large clearing. "Now where are we?" Jedediah wondered as they looked for a possible path. "That's a good question Jed." Casey replied as he walked forward a few feet to get a better view of the far end. "Wait a minute," Malon said after a minute, "I hear music." Everyone stayed quiet. "I hear it too." The Texan replied. "So do I," Casey spoke up, "Think we should follow it?" Brown Bison liked the idea as Jedediah and Malon agreed and began running in the direction of the music, only to find Sheik and his group in a large clearing before the towering remains of the mansion.
Meanwhile, Link and his group were still lost with no idea on where to go. "Great," Metabee sighed, "We're lost." "We're not lost," Link defended, "We just… don't know where we are." "There's a word that fits the description perfectly," Metabee scoffed, "It's lost. Ever heard of it?" "Well how about you lead for a little while?" Link sarcastically retorted. "Well maybe I should." Metabee huffed back. "Guys," Zelda called, "Let's not fight, it's going to make things worse." Unfortunately, she was ignored as Link and Metabee continued their little skirmish. It went on for the next five minutes before Rokusho decided to look around, with Zelda deciding to follow. "Where are you going?" She asked the stag beetle medabot. "To see if there's anything of importance nearby before we move on," He answered, "That and I believe it would be best to leave them alone for a while." The two didn't wander far, just beyond a few trees, but keeping the boy and his medabot in sight. "I wish there was something I could do to help them." Zelda muttered. "Perhaps it's best to let them blow off a little steam," Rokusho replied, "Based on what's going on, Link and Metabee are likely under a lot of stress. And it's stress that they don't know how to handle." After a few minutes, Link and Metabee cooled off enough to stop arguing as Zelda and Rokusho met back up to continue figuring out where to go. Minutes after they picked a direction to go, Metabee was starting to get antsy and continually took brief glimpses behind him. "What's up Metabee?" Zelda asked. "I don't know," He replied, "I just can't shake this feeling; kinda like I'm being watched." Link stopped short, "Yeah, I feel the same way." Everyone stopped and looked around carefully, until a faint light was seen disappearing behind a tree. "There," Link called, "Behind that tree." "I got it." Metabee called as he rushed forward and around the tree. "Hey, there's nothing here." The beetle type medabot exclaimed. "But I know I saw something hide behind that tree," Link pondered, "It has to be around here somewhere." But they didn't have to look farther as the entity made itself known when Link turned around, nearly fell over when it rushed up to him.
Back with the others, they seemed a little comforted when they saw each other, until Sheik noticed Link's group to be missing. "Hey Jed," He asked, "Have you seen Link or his group at all?" "I reckon we haven't Partner," The Cowboy shrugged, "What about you?" "We have not seen anything of them since we split up." Nin-Ninja answered. "Your friends are probably wandering." A strange, yet childish, voice echoed through the trees. "Who's there?" Sheik asked, with Nin-Ninja readying his battle stance. "There's no one here," The voice returned, "Just you outsiders." "We know you're out there," The Texan called, with Casey also readying himself for battle, "So y'all might as well come on out where we can see you." "I told you, there's nothing to see." The voice casually responded, "So you might as well go back where you came from. That is, if you can get through the Lost Woods, but I know you won't though." "What makes you think that?" Casey shouted back. "Because, everyone who comes into the Lost Woods gets lost and turns into a Stalfos. But the green-haired girl on the other hand," The voice snickered, "She looks young enough, she might become a Skull kid." The voice then began laughing crazily as Nin-Ninja sensed movement from a tree to his right. Within a split second, the ninja type disappeared and flashed past the entity, causing it to lurch back in surprise and fall off the tree branch. It fell to the ground with a thud as Nin-Ninja phased back next to Casey. "Dude," Casey chuckled, "You have got to teach me how to do that." "Now is neither the time nor the place." The ninja type sternly answered. The being shakily stood up to reveal its scrawny figure. He had grey skin, and was dressed in an orange tunic of sorts with matching boots and long pointy-style hat. On his back was a very large leaf, likely put there to imitate a cape. His face however was hidden by a white mask with two horns protruding out of the forehead, and in his hand was an old lantern. "Who are you?" Sheik asked questioningly, "And what do you know about our friends?" "Eh…" The being stammered, trying to look for an escape. He then pulled out a strange instrument that had four trumpet-like horns on the top and blew hard. Immediately, the group was surrounded with wood-bodied puppets that seemed to taking orders from the being. "Sorry to talk and run," He snickered, "But I have placed to be, things to do." He then laughed as he hopped into the trees and disappeared, leaving his lackeys to get rid of the outsiders.
When Link came to, a small ball of white light was floating a few inches away from his face. Naturally, he scrambled back up as he watched to floating object carefully. "Phew," It sighed, "Glad to know you're ok." "It…talked." Metabee pondered as he got up, also staring at the object. Link quickly looked around to luckily find Zelda and Rokusho nearby as well as Metabee. "You look a lot like Link," The entity pondered, "Do you know him?" "I am Link." The teenager answered cautiously. "You are?" The entity pondered, "Then you should remember me, right?" "Um, I don't recall ever meeting you." Link mused, feeling very awkward. The entity seemed confused for a moment, and then chuckled. "Oh that's right," The floating object piped up, "I forgot about the time, silly me." "Time?" Metabee pondered, "What do you mean?" "What may seem like a short while to us fairies is actually a long time for you. The fairy explained, "And if that's the case, then you must be my Link's descendant. Am I right?" "I guess so," Link scratched his head, "But who are you?" "I'm Navi." She introduced, flying around his head once, "Nice to meet you Link." "Nice to meet you too Navi," Link replied, "This is my medabot Metabee." Metabee was about to give Navi a nice welcome, until she spoke up first by saying, "What's a medabot?" The yellow medabot was crushed, but showed so comically. "Hey Metabee," Link asked, seeing his medabot standing there like a cold stone statue in utter shock, "You alright?" He didn't look at him, but quietly nodded as he audibly voiced, "I'll be fine…" "Was it something I said?" Navi asked, still floating around Metabee curiously. "He'll be ok in a few minutes." Link sighed. It was right about then that Zelda and Rokusho came to and met up with the trio. "Hi there," Navi greeted Zelda, "You must be Zelda. I'm Navi, nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too," Zelda answered confusedly, "But how do you know my name?" "Oh, I knew your ancestor," Nave replied casually like it was nothing special, "That's how I was able to tell who you were; because you look just like her." The fairy then glanced at Rokusho interestingly. "Are you one of those medabots too?" She asked as she flew around him. "What?!" Metabee stammered, snapping out of his state of shock, "She asks me what I am, and then she goes and recognizes him as a medabot?! What's up with that!?" After introductions were made, as well as Metabee recovering from shock again, Navi told them that she knew of a place that the teens should see first, and proceeded to lead them through the Lost Woods to the designated spot.
Link has now met his ancestor's friend, Navi. Now the team feels complete. X) Bonus points to whoever correctly guesses what mask the forest being was wearing. XD
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