Timmy froze as Riven lunged at him, sword in hand. Not knowing exactly what to do, he held up his shield in fright and barely blocked Riven's blade. The force of the hit was strong enough to knock Timmy to the ground. Riven stood over top of Timmy, smirking. "You survived longer than I thought you would," he sarcastically told him. Raising his sword high over his head, Riven prepared to deal a finishing blow to poor Timmy. "Better ask Farore for courage, because you're cowering in the face of death!"
"Sun blast!" a tiny voice shouted. A ball of yellow light collided with Riven, knocking the purple shield out of his hand. Timmy seized the opportunity to stand himself up and scurry away. Hiding in a patch of grass, he peeked out to see his little fairy Stella fighting Riven. Once he realized what was happening, Riven was able to block most of the incoming light spheres with his sword, but he wasn't always so lucky. Timmy could see Riven getting weaker with every blow he took.
"Hey! Timmy! Over here!" Stella yelled mid-battle. Timmy shakily stood up and clutched the sword and shield he had gotten only hours before. "Don't be a scaredy-scrub! I'm going to help you, for Din's sake!" She landed on the tip of his orange sword and began to teach him how to wield it. She explained how to attack and defend, lunge and dodge, and even how to backflip. Timmy was a fast learner. Soon, he and Riven were equally matched, then, Timmy surpassed him. A strike from Riven here, a block from Timmy there, then a hard blow to the side from Timmy. Riven toppled over into the grass, the look of defeat filling his eyes.
Timmy leaned down to help him up, and Riven pushed him away. "I don't need help from you, Mainframe."
Stella quickly interjected, "He has a name you know. It's Timmy."
"I know what his name is, stupid fairy!" Riven yelled. Riven's own fairy had been hiding in his hat during the confrontation, but after hearing Riven's comment, she decided to talk to him.
"It's not polite to call others stupid, Mr. Riven," Riven's fairy Tune told him. "And calling people by their real names is generally preferred over derogatory nicknames."
Timmy could tell by Riven's annoyance that he had heard this speech before. "He deserves it, Tune! He ruined my chances of being Flora's friend and being the Great Deku Tree's favorite! It's all because she liked him better. That's why the tree summoned him and not me! If Timmy hadn't shown up, I would be Flora's best friend, and the Great Deku Tree would summon me!"
"Now wait just a darn minute," Stella flew right up to Riven and landed on his nose. "The Great Deku Tree doesn't pick favorites. He has important business with Timmy, and I suggest you don't interfere, Mister."
Tune agreed, "Stella's right, Riven. The Great Deku Tree wouldn't have made you the boss of the Kokiri if he didn't like you. He knows that it's impolite to pick favorites."
"Whatever," Riven said as he began to leave. "I'm going to go talk to Flora." Shrugging her tiny shoulders, Tune turned to follow him.
Timmy watched as Riven walked back towards Flora's little hut. He knew Flora wasn't overly fond of Riven's ego, but she did usually know how to calm him down when he was angry, which was pretty often. "Hey! Stop lollygagging! You're wasting time! Move move move!" Stella barked at Timmy. Remembering why he was there in the first place, Timmy headed off towards the Great Deku Tree's meadow. When he arrived, he stared in awe at the massive plant. It was taller than all the Kokiri people combined, and probably thicker too. It's eyes were full of sadness, but Timmy had no clue why. "Great Deku Tree!" Stella yelled as she flew up to it.
"Stella, thank ye for bringing the hero here." Timmy blinked. Hero? That couldn't be him. It wasn't possible. Timmy wasn't a hero. Timmy was a clumsy Kokiri who just got his fairy and could barely hold a sword. "Timothy, I have summoned ye for a very important task. A man with pale skin and a burgundy coat hath cursed me. There is nothing I can do to stop the curse, so ye must, Timothy. The fate of the Kokiri, nay, the fate of the world is entrusted to ye. Ye are the only one who can save us."
Timmy didn't even have time to think. The Great Deku Tree opened up its mouth, beckoning for him to step inside and break the curse. "We don't have all day, you know!" Stella returned and was as loud as ever. "Hello? The Great Deku Tree is going to die if you don't hustle your bustle inside! Go!" After nodding several times to Stella, he took a deep breath. Gripping his sword and tightly, Timmy stepped inside the Great Deku Tree.
A/N: Sorry if you were expecting some huge, epic fight between Riven and Timmy, but I try to shy away from long, drawn-out battle sequences. They usually bore me when I read them (sometimes I just skip them altogether), and I don't usually write them. The only other thing I can think of is that I'm going to use those corny phrases with their goddesses (for Din's sake!) all the time. I find those things amusing. Feel free to leave a review! Daisy out!