"The hero, sent by the Goddesses, saved their land from hands of evil, and returning the land in eternal peace…"
A legend passed down, from a time in which unknown to anyone, and which passed down to generations.
It is a much known tale; the tale of a hero, sword in hand, saving then creating the land of Hyrule, with the descendant of the Goddess, from demise.
Though old tales are told, new ones are being created from the ever-living time…
And this tale, similar to the one spoke in legend, will begin…
In the vast, deep forest of Hyrule…
Long have I served as it's guardian spirit, I am known as the Great Deku Tree…
The children that live in here, the Kokiri, live here with me.
Each Kokiri has his or her own guardian fairy. Without it, it is like that he or she doesn't have their other half of a soul…
However, there is a young boy who does not have his fairy.
Chapter One
The Kokiri and the boy without a fairy
Thunder clapped and roared; the green, vast field bathed in the dark of the moonless night; a distant trotting echoed through the rainy sky.
Where is this? Why is it so scary?
Suddenly, a loud, creaking sound emitted from behind.
A woman and a young girl, riding on their steed, jumped across the water and into the plains.
I looked above. It is a structure so grand – walls higher than my treehouse, and towers pitching the dark clouds above, and just behind me a bridge gradually lowering above the dark water around the walls.
What are those? Who are they?
"Link!"
And suddenly, the steed disappeared, and the young girl threw something that landed in the water around the walls and the lowered bridge.
I turned around; and suddenly, a man so tall I can only see his knees meet my eyes.
His yellow, bloodthirsty eyes stared, and a grieving agony grew in me as he smugly grinned –
Navi… hear my plead…
I foresee a dark future of Hyrule…
The destined hero must save it from disaster…
Bring the boy without a fairy to me…
And aid in his journey he shall be bestowed upon…
A breeze came from the woods into the little village the Kokiri lived; a fairy shook her tiny, though visible wings and paced across the forest.
"Great Deku Tree…! I will do for which you plea!"
"Ughh… mmgh…"
In a dark, moist room fit for a child, a boy groaned in pain as he dwell in his dreams.
Suddenly, a jingle chimed; the fairy named Navi, under the plea of the Great Deku Tree, flew through the blinds just beside the young boy.
"Hey! Wake up, sleepyhead!" Navi yelled with all her might.
The boy continued to whimper and shiver; as if struggling in a battle within his deep sleep.
"Oh, my! Won't this boy wake up already?" Navi sighed; she seemed so stressed, but since a human cannot see the tiny fairy she is, no one really knows.
Navi flew over the little boy's golden head. "Hey! Listen!"
The boy reacted; his long ears straightened, and his eyes slowly dazed open.
"Uhh.. uhn… w-who are you?" he mumbled as he squinted his tired eyes. The floating object just above him emitted a bright, blue light that he is still not used to… yet.
"I am Navi, and I very soon will be your companion under the request of the Great Deku Tree!" Navi exclaimed proudly. The half-awake boy yawned loudly as he stretched his arms.
"Oh! You are a fairy! Has the Great Deku Tree finally assigned a companion for me?" the boy's face suddenly lit up; but he still yawned loudly after the claim.
"Yes, indeed! I am supposed to teach you many things and aid you on your journey… but geez, how can the world's fate depend on such a lazy boy like you?" Navi sighed.
"Huh? What?" the boy looked at the glowing fairy, puzzled.
"Never mind that yet! The Great Deku Tree has asked me to summon you to him! Quick! Get going before he wait's too long!" Navi yelled as she attempted to lengthen the boy's already long, pointy ears.
"Ow! Ow! Ok! I will! Stop, it hurts…" the boy moaned as he rubbed his ear.
"…By the way, you don't look… kokirish to me. What is you name, after so long?" Navi said, as she scanned the little boy.
"My name is Link… and I am a Kokiri!" Link said. His voice is soft but determined.
Navi looked in disbelief. Usually, the Kokiri has large, earth-colored droopy eyes and not slanted but still fairly large blue eyes Link has.
And the Kokiri has long but droopy ears as well, unlike Link's long, pointy ones.
"Well, since the Great Deku Tree decides to assign me to you, I shouldn't have second thoughts about you, Link. It's a pleasure to meet you, Link, and I look forward for me being your companion!" Navi chimed, but mumbled to herself "if only you were brighter…"
Link nodded at his new found partner, and painted a large grin on his face.
"What are you waiting for, then? Quick! To the Great Deku Tree!" Navi yelled, but stopped him when he rushed towards the ladder.
"Wait! Get dressed and wear your boots first!"
After readying his attire; a green tunic and a long, green hat; boots, and of course a few nuts and fruits down his throat, Link jumped down his treehouse and landed with a roll. After months and years of practicing, heights aren't a big deal for the tree-loving Kokiri he is.
"Oh! Good morning, Link! I'm surprised you're so early today!"
Another girl in green slowly walked into sight. She has green hair, green eyes, and green clothing to match. You will not be able to see her in the green bushes if you were to play hide-and-seek with her!
"Morning, Saria!" Link waved to his friend. Saria has always been an older-sister figure to him, as she taught him how to fish, cook, read, write and anything else the Great Deku Tree is unable to teach him; for instance, telling stories and leaning the tales outside of the woods.
"Today, everyone is supposed to have singing games and- is that a fairy?!" Saria suddenly stopped in her words and exclaimed. She looked at the blue fairy flying around Link's head, and her own fairy, gleaming a light of green, quickly chimed and approached the new fairy in town.
"Hello! My name is Navi! And Link is told by the Great Deku Tree to meet him through my aid!" Navi jingled. Saria looked at Navi in shock.
"Oh! So you're Link's new fairy! See, Link? I told you not to worry! A fairy finally came to you! And look how charming she is! Aren't you glad?" Saria clapped her hands cheerfully and celebrated.
Link only nodded with a grin.
"Ah, but that means that you need to see the Great Deku Tree immediately… Too bad, I'd wanted to tell everyone about you, Navi!" Saria sighed. "But what could the Great Deku Tree need? Even I am not allowed to see him these past few weeks… I hope nothing has happened to him…"
Link's eyes were suddenly clouded with worry. What if…
"Oh, quick, you lad! Link, the Great Deku Tree can't wait all day! Quickly, go, go!" Link waved goodbye to Saria and was dragged by the ear towards the Great Deku Tree's field.
As he finally reached the entrance of the field, a boy suddenly jumped out of a tree nearby.
"Woah, woah, woah! Look what the fairyless boy is heading to! Stop right there, Link! The great Mido will not allow you to step further!" Mido snickered and blocked the way with his arms.
Mido has dirty-blonde hair and yellow eyes; just like most of the Kokiris look. His eyes aren't so large though; they are always squinted as the bully he is.
Link scrunched his nose in frustration. "But the Great Deku Tree summoned me."
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Why would the Great Deku Tree summon a weak, useless punk like you? If he were to summon anyone, he would summon me, the Great Mido! And besides, it's dangerous for a weakling like you! You'd need a sword and shield to pass through my arms!" Mido exclaimed as he belittles Link.
"You don't even have a sword and shield yourself." Link said.
"Don't compare me to you! I can defeat anything with my bare fists!" He showed off his kiddy muscles on his arms. "See? I'm strong! I don't need a weapon and a shield! That's for weaklings!"
"Link, I think you should just get a shield and sword to save the fuss… but quickly though!" Navi said. She already found a perfect spot to hide, if not a few, in his hat, under his collars and even in his hair.
Link nodded quietly. He's never good with words, after all. With a final look at the still arrogant Mido, he turned around and left the entrance.
"Now, where to find a shield and sword?"
Link shook his head. He knows that the shop does sell a wooden shield carved out of tree bark, but there's no sword to buy.
He peeked at his rupee pouch; exactly ten rupees. The Kokiri mainly feeds on fruits and nuts they can find, and occasionally the merchants that comes in and out the woods sells them a delicious drink called Milk from a place called Lon Lon Ranch. The merchants do sell some things the Kokiri rarely uses too, such as books and ink. Link has a few books lying around his home, but some he got his hands on are written in words he cannot understand whatsoever, even after asking the Great Deku Tree.
He still couldn't write as properly as Saria though.
"Link? Are you listening?"
Link looked at Navi. Suddenly, he remembered the rumor about a sword hidden at the small cave behind the village.
"I think I know where to find them now!" Link finally spoke.
"Uhn!" As he finally climbed on the top platform, Link finally comes to the top of a small hill, or rather, a boulder of sorts, that is at the far end of the village. From here, he can count how many little tree houses the Kokiri has; one, two, three… what comes after six?
Link shook his head. It's seven, and that's it. Seven little tree houses from the top of this boulder, and the eighth right behind him. It's the home of the Know-It-All brothers that has a little 'training ground' right beside their home. Link usually comes up here to fight with Deku Sticks on the rocks provided here to learn basic sword fighting.
"Now what?" Navi sighed. "We come all the way to count houses…?"
Link shook his head again. "I remember that there's a path to the lost woods here, but it's blocked…" he said. Link walked along the taller walls twice as tall which is surrounding the whole village and stopped right behind a tree. "There! A hole!"
"What? Oh! A hole! You can climb through it! But where does it leads to?"
"If what everyone said is true, then I believe that it leads to a secret little cave that houses the sword of the Kokiri!" Link said.
"How can you be so sure…? No matter, let's have a look and see if their words are true!" Navi clapped her wings. "Now get a move on!" Navi whammed into Link's head, and the latter replied in a painful moan.
"OK! I'm on it!" Link quickly knelt down to his knees and started to crawl. Luckily he is not too big for this little hole; it's an almost perfect fit. After moments of crawling, he finally reached the other end and green bugs with light flew here and there.
"Oh! I think this is just a part of the Lost Woods!" Navi looked at their surroundings. "But… it's safe. Too safe, if I'd say so myself. Why won't anyone come here if it's so… peaceful?"
Suddenly, a loud crash echoed from afar. It's the sound of a large boulder hitting the ground, trembling the ground as it makes it's impact.
"Navi… is that… what I think it is…?" Link said. Navi suddenly tensed, and shouted, "What are you doing?! Quick! Run! Find the sword and leave!"
Link did not need a second thought. As the huge boulder that appeared from nowhere started to roll towards them, they started to panic and ran deeper into the cave. As if the boulder is closely following them, the boulder rolls at the same way they run.
"Run to the right! No! Left! My left!" Navi screeched. The boulder is closing in, and if they manage to get caught between them, it's done for!
Link swiftly ran from right to left, and finally reached a dead end. Before being hopeless, he looked up and saw a slim, but tall and tough tree of sorts. He leapt as high as he could, and grabbed onto the lower braches. Since the branches are rather soft, Link couldn't jump as freely like he could in the other trees he can find.
"No use! The boulder will smash the tree!" Navi cupped her hands over her face and shrieked. "Oh Great Deku tree, I'm so sorry!"
But Link swayed from the tree branch and leapt. He grabbed onto another higher branch and reached for the tall slope that is like a small hill from his viewpoint.
"Hiyah!" Reaching out his arms, Link successfully grabbed onto the mossy slope. He grabbed as firmly as he could until Navi informed him that the boulder is gone. He then slid down the hill of sorts and landed safely on the ground.
"Phew! Luckily you're much faster than the other children! Now my escort mission is still in tact!" Navi sighed in relief. "But risk your life one more time and I'll pull your ears so long that you can't reach them!"
"Navi, that's disturbing. Please don't do that…" Link solemnly whispered.
After ridding the stalking boulder, Link finally sees a chest gleaming in the distance.
"Oh! Navi, is that…" Link pointed towards the hopeful chest. It's made of wood, garnished with markings of the Kokiri. It's rather fancy, too.
"The Sword! It must be inside! Quickly, open it before anything else happens!" Navi tapped her whole body up and down on the fancy-looking chest. It's covered in moss and little fungi started making it it's home, but nothing more.
Link nervously unlocked the chest and pushed the heavy lid open. Inside is a sword in the size fit for a child, though it looks like a child's toy, it's as sharp as any real one. The scabbard is covered in engravings of the Kokiri, and the handle is made completely out of the finest woods found in the forest.
"It's the Kokiri Sword! I never would've thought a treasure meant for the Royal Family would still be around since the royal family started to lessen out contact with each other!" Navi exclaimed excitingly.
"Why? What happened?" Link said.
"Well… the Royal Family was an alliance of ours, and although they still are, the Kokiri aren't on good terms with each other because they think the Kokiri are just a bunch of useless children. The Kokiri are afraid of the Hylians since the allegiance, actually. Still, merchants still have a little business going around here, though." Navi said, informatively.
"You sure know a lot, being a fairy and all." Link said.
Navi scoffed proudly. "Heh, I am well known for my knowledge! I have a whole library about the human world at my home!"
"You have a home? That's odd, I though fairies all live at the leaves of the Great Deku Tree…" Link thought out loud.
"That is our home! We carve the fruit that the Great Deku Tree bears at his branches and make homes out of it. It's as if we are born from the fruit itself, as we fairies are created from the spiritual power the Great Deku Tree provides us, and the next thing you know, poof, new fairies are born from the fruit!" Navi said proudly.
"I don't really understand what are you saying, but that sounds cool. The Kokiri are made from the Great Deku Tree's spiritual power too, right?" Link asked the blue fairy.
"Yeah! The Kokiri took on the form of the Hero that saved the forest a long, long time ago. That's why everyone looks alike! But because the Kokiri is too weak, they can never manifest into an adult, thus being children forever." Navi explained, flying here and there around the little boy.
"Wow! I think Saria told me something like that, but I can't remember any of it, though." Link said with a sheepish grin.
"Looking at you, you've probably fell asleep when she's explaining it to you, huh?" Navi pinched the boy's cheek.
"Yeah… most probably…" Link mumbled.
"Now go get a shield and meet the Great Deku Tree already! Geez!"
Link made his way through the forest.
He always had something off comparing to the Kokiri. He is physically much more stronger than the others, and he can memorize and learn things twice as fast. Without regarding his looks, he already is very different than the others, both physically and mentally. Saria mentioned that it's something special and the Great Deku Tree most probably gave him more knowledge and strength than the others, but this only adds to the jealousy of the other children.
With his amazing memory skill, he took less than ten minutes to wade back to the entrance, without needing to worry about the boulder anymore. But then a new worry flashed in. A shield in the shop is sold for forty rupees, and he only has a quarter of it! Where should he get more?
The rupees he has is found in the fishes, as occasionally a few rupees has been swallowed by the fishes by accident. Sometimes Saria would play treasure-hunting with him and hides a few rupees here and there (whoever knows where she got them) for him to hunt, but that's it. The Kokiri never had the need to use rupees, only for occasional matters when they want to buy little things such as milk and what the merchants called meat. Link always loved meat, but it's really hard to come by, and the other Kokiri doesn't like it at all, saying that it tastes horrible. But that's another special thing Link has, he thought.
"Well… don't you have anything to buy the shield?" Navi said. She is now sitting on her companion's shoulder, resting her little wings.
Link shook his head. Either he goes begging for a few blue rupees from Saria or stealing from Mido's stash of stolen goods. The latter sounds tempting.
"I guess I'd have to ask Saria…" Link mumbled. He had to find her… wherever she is.
"Link?" Saria suddenly walked out the shop right in front of Link. "Oh, you want to buy something? It's not rare to see you buying stuff, even there's nothing too useful for us…" Saria grinned as she spoke to the boy.
"Oh, Saria! The kid named Mido told Link to buy a shield and get a sword to reach the Great Deku Tree! Though it's pointless to do so…" Navi flew over Saria and said in Link's place. Saria blinked and looked over Link. Link only nodded, exasperated.
"Mido sure won't learn from what I told him about bullying! Geez, he is such a headache sometimes!" Saria shook her head. "Well, Link, I do think that you should get a shield, just in case, too. You'd never know what would happen… seeing as the forest is being weird lately…" her words slowly slid into a hush.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Link said.
"Do you see the grasses on the hill? It's starting to turn yellow and it's not even autumn yet!" Saria exclaimed in worry. "I wonder if the Great Deku Tree isn't feeling well… So, Link, you have to promise me to cheer him up when you meet him!"
Saria grabbed Link's hands and stared at him intently. Link nodded, showing that he will keep his promise. He's well known for being a trusty friend, after all.
"Thank you! I knew I can count on you, Link! Oh, by the way, you need rupees, right? Here, take mine," Saria handed out a pouch that is filled with blue rupees. "I'll give you five of these! Only if you answer my question! How many rupees will you have in total if I give you five Blue Rupees?"
"Blue rupees are five rupees each, and giving me five blue rupees equals to twenty-five rupees, right? If I add them together, I will have thirty five rupees in total!" Link calculated as carefully as he could.
"You're right! Here is your reward!" Saria slipped the five blue rupees into Link's own Rupee Wallet, and added another into it. "This is for keeping the promise!"
"Oh! Thanks a lot, Saria!" Link's face brighten when he realizes that he has just the right amount of rupees in his possession. Now he can buy the shield!
"Now go on and show Mido that you can do anything you want." Saria patted her friend's shoulder and strolled away, humming a tune that she is well known for.
Without a second word, Link turned and ran into the shop. The shop, like the other little houses the Kokiri live in, is a large, chipped out stump with a few blinds for a door. The shop itself is rather cramped; the counter is barely pinned to the sides of the stump and a few planks holds onto the wall with nails here and there, obviously the work of little children. But still, the planks serves perfectly as a display rack and a few items are being displayed. The rest of the shop is cramped with many crates and barrels containing fruit and some, milk.
Link looked around and saw a few kokiri hanging out at the cramp shop. A girl that is sitting on one of the barrels smiled and waved as she browse through the little fruits in the crates, and another Kokiri that looks old for his possible age is jumping up and down at the counter. He's the shopkeeper that Link would rather avoid.
He walked closer to the counter and browsed closely at the counter. There's a bottle of Deku Nuts, a few Deku Sticks, some Deku Seeds… and finally, a simple but sturdy shield fit for a child stands proudly at the tallest shelf. A mark of the Kokiri is carved beautifully at the face of the shield, and the tree bark is a piece of a Deku Tree's remains.
"Oh, Link! It's you again! No books in stock, but there's a few nuts available." The shopkeeper immediately spotted the browsing child, and calls out to him.
"I want the shield." Link pointed at the shield.
"That? Pfft, I thought I would never be able to sell it! Forty rupees!" the shopkeeper groaned. Link emptied his little wallet and paid the shopkeeper well.
"There you go." The midget he is, the shopkeeper stacked a few crates and climbed onto the tallest platform and grabbed the shield. He jumped down and handed the waiting customer with relief.
"I never thought anyone would ever want to buy this. It's a safe forest, after all." With the final mumbles of the shopkeeper in ear, Link secured the sword and the shield behind his back with the help of an extra belt and ran towards the meadow where the Great Deku Tree rest, after all this time.
"Are you finally done? Finally! Now get going, you bum!" Navi climbed out of Link's hat and yawned. Obviously she took a nap in there.
Link nodded and rushed in his footsteps.
"Sheesh, I said I won't let you pass!" Mido exclaimed. "You don't have a shie- wait. What's that on your back?!"
"I got a shield and a sword, just like you told me to." Link said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"But, it's impossible! That sword! The Kokiri Sword?! And you actually bought that shield?" He stopped for a moment with a shocked look on his face. "N-no matter what, you're still a wimp! Hmpf! Go on and meet the Great Deku Tree for all I care!" Mido stomped his way out and walked out of sight in anger and frustration.
"Heh! You showed him!" Navi whispered. Link grinned in self-pleasure.
Finally able to get past Mido, Link stepped ahead and into the Great Deku Tree's meadow. But something was wrong.
"Navi, what's wrong? It never felt so sinister here…" Link lightly shook the fairy on his shoulder. The little fairy nudged into the air and suddenly stopped aimlessly flying. "Oh no… it had gotten worse! Quickly! Link, you have to meet the Great Deku Tree immediately!" Navi chimed, panicking. Although not knowing what is going on, Link nods in reply and quickly runs into the meadow which air itself dyed in a pale green.
Very abruptly, a little rumble fissured from under his feet.
"Look out! Jump away!"
Link sensed that something IS wrong, and back flipped out of danger's way. He is gifted in, well, jumping and running and smacking things, so it is a well-trained habit of his to be able to jump in different angles.
After his split-second leap, something suddenly grew from the ground – a tall plant that is only a little taller than him sprouted rapidly from the ground, and it's stem is covered in thorns so thick it's painful to just look at it. Not even a moment to wander, the tip of the plant grew into a ferocious flower – or monster – that looks like a deku flower, engraved with sharp, pointy teeth and a tongue dipped in poisonous liquid. The flower-thing has that poisonous and gooey liquid pouring out of it's wide open mouth and a foul smell immediately polluted the sweet, fresh air of the forest.
"W-what is this… thing?!" Link exclaimed and swiftly pulled out his sword. He held his shield high, in case the thing decides to attack him with the foul stench.
"It-It's a Deku Baba! It grows very quickly and the liquid it produces is highly poisonous! And the thorns and teeth are very painful if you touch them! Stay away from it! It will breath the stench on you and make you faint!" Navi quickly informed. "What is it doing here?! The meadow is too sacred for monsters to grow!"
"H-how do I get rid of it – Agh!" Link shouted as the deku baba roared and tried to bite a piece of him, but with an agile leap, Link quickly dodged the attack.
"Try slashing his mouth! The flower is tender and the source of it's life is in it! Or slice the stem! Both ways are fine! Kill it!" Navi hid under her companion's collar and shivered in fear.
Link grabbed hold of his sword. This is not a first time having to kill, sometimes wild beasts attack and he's needed to ward off the enemies. But a monster like this he never saw or heard before!
With a little gulp, he clutched his sword and waited the deku baba to bite his way. When the not-so-intelligent plant monster started its attack, Link leapt into the air and stomped on the flower as hard as he could. Finally, before the deku baba can regain it's balance, Link slashed the weak but thorny stem and the plant screeched in pain. It reduced to a dead, burnt deku flower.
Panting, Link shrugged off the fear. What in the world was that?
"Link… if monsters are appearing, that must mean there's something wrong about the guardian! Quickly! Go see the Great Deku Tree now!" Navi tugged on his collar, still shivering from their first encounter with an enemy.
But one deku baba wasn't enough. Several popped out from the ground almost instantly as he took a few more steps forward. Five deku babas grew, surrounding him completely.
"Watch out!"
Link wasn't a slow one. He quickly got into position and slashed all five stems simultaneously, even leaving a gleam of his new sword behind it's tracks. The deku babas quickly reduced to the burnt flower it originally was before mutation with a deafening screech.
He did not hesitate in his remaining steps and continued to run. The further he is from his father-like guardian, the less he feels more safe from ambushes.
After slashing away a few more deku babas, he finally arrived. He is standing at the spot where everyone will gather and listen to stories, panting; and when he caught his breath, he looked at the once mesmerizing beautiful meadow. The air lost it's green tint, the little light bugs which Saria called them fireflies are dimming their everlasting glow, and the Great Deku Tree's leaves are slowly falling to the ground. His leaves are slowly reducing from a gentle green to a dark yellowish brown, and his once glowing mud-colored bark turned pale yellow.
"G-Great Deku tree…?" Link mumbled in disbelief.
"Great Deku Tree, I have returned!" Navi flew away from Link and towards the Great Deku Tree.
The Great Deku Tree struggled it's wise but weary gaze. "Ah… thou hast returned, Navi… and Link." He said, voice wavering.
"Great Deku Tree! What happened to you?! You look so pale! Are you sick?" Link quickly shouted in worry. He ran towards the nearest aboveground root and softly caressed it. "It's so cold… w-what did this to you…"
"Link… welcome…
Listen well to what I, the Deku Tree, am about to tell thee…
Thy slumber these past moons must have been restless, and full of nightmares…
As the servants of evil gain strength, a vile climate pervades the land and causes nightmares to those sensitive to it…
Verily, thou hast felt it…"
The Deku tree started to talk, or rather, breath deep words the young Link understood well. The tree paused, and waited for Link's reaction.
"Me… but why I am affected by it? Great Deku Tree! Please, tell me about you, first!" Link exclaimed.
The tree breathed again. "Listen well. Link, the time has come to test thy courage…
I have been cursed. I need you to break the curse with your wisdom and courage. Answer this, young one. Dost thou have courage enough to undertake this task?"
"Yes, of course I will! I will do anything to help you, Great Deku Tree!" Link said without doubt.
The tree opened it's unmoving mouth, big enough to fit Link through it.
"Then enter, brave Link… Thou too, Navi…" the tree echoed.
"Huh? Why me?" Navi chimed.
"Your Wisdom acts as the guide for Link… And Link, listen well to her words…"
As the last word finished it's voice, the great tree had turned stiff and words seized to be heard.
"Great Deku Tree…? Great Deku Tree…" Navi jingled, her words shrouded in fear.
"Come on, Navi… we must help the Great Deku Tree…!" Link said.
Navi turned and look at the boy. For a boy this young, he has shown his courage without doubt, and he is but only a little scared heard in his voice. His legs stopped shivering and he stood up from the root he hugged as he listened to the few sentences the tree spoke a little earlier. Then she knew, at that moment, she could see a courageous being standing there, waiting for her to accompany.
"Ok, Link! Let's help the Deku Tree!"