When Timmy emerged from the blue light, he realized that he had returned to the mouth of Dodongo's Cavern. There waiting for him, was none other than Big Brother Knut, holding the Spiritual Stone of Fire. "You did it, small forest man!" Knut congratulated him, meaning to pat him on the back but ending up knocking him down. "Take this shiny red stone and help save Hyrule!" he said as he picked the boy back up. Timmy winced and fell back down to his knees, his ankle not being able to support any weight. Knut looked concerned as he picked the small boy back up. "You know," he told Timmy, "I've heard rumors that there's a magical fairy that lives at the top of the mountain that can heal all of your wounds. Maybe you should pay her a visit," he suggested, holding Timmy over his head and throwing him towards the steep ascent of the mountain.
It was a rough climb for Timmy as he inched his way up the mountainside. Rocks that had been spewed out of the volcano landed all around him, and it took every last bit of concentration to barrel roll and avoid them. "Move faster!" Stella yelled in Timmy's ear as she flew next to him. His pace quickened a bit, but it still took at least a half an hour to scale the side of the mountain. He used what little arm strength he had to pull himself up the vines connecting the slope to the summit. Stella was tugging on his shirt collar too, in an attempt to raise him up higher. At last, the two reached the top of the mountain, where a crack in the terrain began to emit light. "A fairy!" Stella exclaimed as she flew through the crack and into the cave. Timmy struggled more than she did, and crawled over to a nearby bomb flower and pushed it towards the mountainside. After shielding his face from the explosion, he crawled inside the cave.
Timmy preferred this cave to Dodongo's cavern. It was clean, with fountains spewing water on him.
And somewhere within the cave, someone was playing the harp. "Oh my Din!" Stella exclaimed. "Timmy! Do you know where we are?" Timmy shook his head as he pulled himself up to the gleaming Triforce symbol on the floor. "This is where the Guardian Fairy lives!" Stella explained. Timmy had heard rumors of the Guardian Fairies and that they didn't exist anymore. Apparently, one was still here and lived in this fountain. "You just need to call her out, and she'll be able to help you!" Stella excitedly fluttered beside him. The problem with her proposed solution was the fact that Timmy had no idea how to get the fairy to come out and help him. He slowly sat up as Stella began to yell for the fairy.
Timmy had seen fairies on a daily basis for as long as he could remember. The fairies in Kokiri Forest followed their respective forest-dweller around. Maybe the Guardian Fairy was the same way. He would need to prove he had a connection with the person that the Guardian Fairy was guarding. The question now was, who did this Guardian Fairy protect? Glancing back at the Triforce on the floor, he had his answer. Of course! The Guardian Fairies must protect the Royal Family so they, in turn, can continue protecting the Triforce. All Timmy needed to do to call out the Guardian Fairy was prove he had connections with the Royal Family, and he knew how to do just that. Pulling out the harp that Flora made him, he plucked out "Tecna's Lullaby."
The room went quiet for a split second, before he heard a faint sound of singing. It got louder and louder, until the source made herself known. A larger-than-life girl with midnight blue hair surfaced from inside the fountain. Her body was covered in music notes, and staffs and bars dangled around her legs. She stopped singing and looked down at the boy and his fairy. "Hiya," she greeted. "I'm Musa, the Guardian Fairy of Music and the last surviving Guardian Fairy. I protect the Royal Family." She paused, noticing that the boy was holding his ankle. "I'll be happy to heal your wound, friend of the Royal Family," she said as a whirlwind of music notes filled the cave and surrounded Timmy. When they subsided, he stood up. His ankle had been healed. "I've got something else to give you," the Guardian Fairy continued, "It's a magical technique that only the Hero of Legend is allowed to learn. It's a blessing from the goddess Daphne: the Dragon Flame." Just then, a flaming Dragon burst from the fountain and flew into Timmy. He was knocked over but remained unharmed. "This will allow you to call on power from the goddess Daphne as you continue your journey. Hero of Legend, you have to protect Hyrule!" she told Timmy as she descended back into the fountain.
"Wait!" Stella yelled. "I didn't get to compliment you on your outfit!" Her outburst was not heard, however, because the fairy was long gone. Timmy, still a bit shocked from the fiery development, was holding out his hands, trying to figure out how to use his newly given power. "Stop waving your arms around like a madman!" Stella chided. "We have to find that last Spherical Stone!" She pulled him by his ear out of the cave. They both looked down at the long descent that awaited them both. Stella pushed Timmy towards the slope, "Don't just stand there! Keep moving!"
The two returned down the mountain, about a two hour endeavor, and Timmy was exhausted. He had two Spiritual Stones, but he had no idea where the third one was. On top of that, he had just scaled a mountain, and that was tiring in and of itself. He decided he'd look for a place to spend the night. Wandering through Hyrule Field, he noticed that the drawbridge had closed, probably keeping out intruders. He wasn't going to stay in the marketplace then. He could always go back to the Kokiri Forest, but Flora was all the way in the Forest Sanctuary, and he was in no mood to see Riven again. With a sigh, he trudged forward until he bumped into a small sign reading, "To Lon Lon Ranch."
Stella flew out of Timmy's hat and read the sign for herself. "Isn't this the place where that Roxy girl lives?" she asked. Timmy nodded, remembering the girl who had helped him get into the castle. Maybe she would know something about the Spiritual Stone. Even if she didn't, he did need a place to rest, so Timmy and Stella walked under the arch and into the ranch. The two wandered into a barn filled with cows and hay, and Timmy made a makeshift bed out of the latter, falling asleep inside the complex.
A/N: It's been longer than I had hoped...again...but here is the next chapter! A bit of a sneak peak: next chapter will include Timmy's shenanigans at the ranch, along with the location of the next stone revealed! I'm really looking forward to this next dungeon, and if my previous two have served as any indication of how much I care to complete dungeons the conventional way, then you may know where this is going. In other news, I bought the Toys R Us exclusive Underwater Musa Sirenix doll yesterday, and she's a beaut! I'd recommend her to all you collectors. (I mean...I definitely collect them too...I don't play with them or anything...no sir...) Until next time! Daisy out!