Sorry for the wait, I've been incredibly busy with various activities. Here is Chapter Five.
As Saria led Nabooru deeper into the Lost Woods, a sense of expectancy fumed in her stomach. She could sense that she was going in the right direction, but the feeling of the forest watching her and the constant noises from the animals and the wind was annoying. She wanted to find Link and return to the fortress as soon as possible.
"We're here, Nabooru," Sarai said flatly as she came to a halt. Nabooru looked to see a large iron gate with the entrance to a tall leafy maze behind it.
"I can see why he's hiding here. He wears green all the time, so he must blend in with the trees," Nabooru snickered as she pushed open the iron gates. They swung open, creaking loudly as they swept away from them. Nabooru glared at the gates, although they did nothing but seem to make her more agitated. Saria ignored Nabooru's reaction to the noise and continued on, leading them through the maze and to a large open meadow. A temple towered over the meadow. The entrance made of old gray stone and its stairs laying in a jumbled mess of stone and mortar at the base.
"So this is the Forest Temple. What happened to the stairs?" Nabooru asked as she walked over to a stump and deposited Malon on it.
"I'm not exactly sure, it's always been like that. I won't lead you through the temple," Saria sniffed, sitting down next to the stump and crossing her arms defiantly. Nabooru smiled at the girl's remark.
"That's fine with me. You can stay out here, if you want. Don't untie the girl," Nabooru replied as she looked over the remains of the stairs. She noticed a vine hanging from the tree that stood on the remains of the stairs and judged that that she could reach it and scale the wall with it if she jumped. She found a large stone, stood on it, and leapt. She missed and struck the wall, but managed to catch a hold of it on her second jump. After making sure the vine wouldn't snap while she climbed, she scaled the jagged stone wall and reached the entrance to the temple. Stifling a laugh, she walked into the temple.
Once the Gerudo had vanished into the temple where Link was hiding, Malon tried to break the ropes that were binding her. The girl that had led them there, whose name Malon had forgotten in her anger, looked up at her.
"Are you Link's friend?" She asked timidly. Malon nodded, hoping the girl would ignore the Gerudo's order and untie her. The girl looked away for a minute and stared at the temple before she looked back up at her. She stood up.
"Nabooru says I shouldn't untie you, but those ropes look painful…" She started when a leather pouch that the girl was wearing began squeaking and moving. She giggled and untied the pouch, allowing her fairy to escape the pouch.
"Saria! That was not at all nice! Why did you shove me in there! It smells terrible in there; you should get a new pouch! How long was I asleep?" The fairy yelled angrily, fluttering around her head in agitation. Saria rolled her eyes and seemed to ignore her fairy's rant. The fairy, when she was finished yelling, landed on top of the girl's green hair and noticed Malon.
"Who's she? Why's she tied up like that? She's tied up! Untie her! Was this another one of Mido's stupid games?" It began yelling again, leaping back up into the air to fly around Malon's head. The bright light zooming around her head quickly annoyed Malon, but her annoyance was overwhelmed by her delight at the knowledge that she now had a good chance at getting free.
"Please stop shouting. Nabooru says I shouldn't…" Saria mumbled.
"Who's Nabooru? You said her name before. Is she a friend? That's doesn't matter, just untie her already! Those knots look painful!" The fairy interrupted.
As Nabooru went deeper into the temple, she noticed how musty the air was. The air reeked of mildew and decomposition. Nabooru grimaced, wondering how Link could stay in the temple, as she continued walking down the corridor. After a minute of walking, she reached a large antechamber, where she could see movement inside. Without a second of hesitation, she pressed herself against the wall to hide in the shadows of the corridor and pulled out her scimtar. Link would be prepared for a fight, she was sure of that. She scanned the room for him, catching a flash of green and saw him sitting in the shadow of a flickering torch. She might not have noticed him had the flickering lights not startled her. He was polishing his sword, his pack lying beside him in the flickering light. With a grin, she quietly stalked forward. If she kept him from noticing her, she had a chance of subduing him without a fight. She waited until one of her feet stepped into the light, and then she dashed to one of the torches. She leapt over the steps and rushed to the pillar, pressing her back against the stone pillar and holding her scimitar to her chest to keep it from striking the stone. She listened carefully, her breath calm as she waited to hear if she had been spotted. He didn't seem to have noticed her approach. Careful to keep her head in the shadows, she peered around to judge the next dash when something unexpected and unwanted surprised them both.
"LINK! LOOK OUT!"
The panicked voice of the farm-girl reverberated in the room. Link flinched at the loud shriek and looked around the room, checking to see if the scream had been from someone lurking nearby. Nabooru jumped in surprise, sending her into the light and exposing her. Link turned and spotted her. He scowled as he threw down the cleaning rag and stood up in preparation to fight. Nabooru cursed the farm-girl as she ran towards him. His sword swept out to intercept her, she blocked it with her scimitar. The two swords screeched as they were knocked away from each other. Link recovered quicker, swiping towards her face. With a curse, she ducked to avoid being beheaded. She swept her weapon at her sword, planning to knock the sword from his hand. However, he pulled the sword back and her scimitar arced to strike the floor. A painful jolt raced up her arm and the cold tip of Link's sword pressed against her throat.
"Nabooru," Link said flatly. Nabooru grimaced at the thought of her stupidity when something else interrupted.
"Hey! Link! Where are you? Link!" A shrill voice called as a fairy came in. Link's sword quickly withdrew and Nabooru saw a look of fear come to his face.
"…Navi?" He mumbled, glancing around for the source of the voice. Nabooru ducked down and kicked upwards. Her kick hit his hand, sending the sword flying and making him wince in surprise. She kicked out again, this time towards his legs. He toppled over, landing painfully on the stone floor. He tried to regain his footing, but she knocked him down again and grabbed his shoulder. His hand shot out, catching her on the jaw. She was knocked back, but got up and pinned him down.
"Sweet dreams," She yelled, pulling out a rag that she and her sisters prepared in the days before the start of the hunt. She pressed it onto his face, gaining several bites as he struggled to throw her off. However, after several minutes, the medicine finally kicked in and he fell limp. With a sigh, she pulled the rag off and stood up, a warm feeling of childish joy bubbling at the pit of her stomach. She had succeeded in finding Link and subduing him, now was the triumphant return to the fortress.