Kokori Village was silent in the early hours of the morning; most of the children that resided in the village were asleep. Malon leaned her head against her knees and stared around the peaceful surroundings. Malon had wanted to go find the person the fairy had mentioned yesterday, but Saria was convinced by her fellow Kokiri to talk to the Great Deku Tree about the best option. Saria had been with the Great Deku Tree the whole night, leaving Malon to answer the children's questions about her life. When they decided to head to bed, they told her they brought her to the house Saria lived in and told her that it would be best to wait there until Saria came back.
"Hey, why are you up so early?" The fairy squeaked, fluttering from her resting place on the windowsill to land on her shoulder. Malon sighed, wondering how Link refrained from sticking the fairy into a bottle.
"When you live on the ranch, you have to get up when the sun rises so that you can work all day," Malon replied. The fairy laughed, her laugh changing into a yell of anger as Malon brushed her off of her shoulder.
"What's taking the little girl so long? We are wasting time," Malon growled.
"The Great Deku Tree probably some very important advice for her, just wait," Navi growled.
"Yes, I will listen to the advice of someone who yells Hey, Listen, every five minutes," Malon muttered under her breath.
"See, there's Saria! Hey, over here!" The fairy called, flying away towards the green-haired girl. The girl let Navi land on her shoulder and continued walking until she reached Malon. Once she reached Malon, she sat down on the grass and sighed.
"I am sorry it took so long, the Great Deku Tree was reprimanding me because I said the word bastard. There are a lot of words I cannot use: sex, bastard…" Saria mumbled.
"He reprimanded you all night?" Malon replied in astonishment.
"Well, no. I took a nap while he was scolding me and when I woke up, I asked him for advice on saving Link. He does agree that we should help Link and that Navi should lead us. She would know how to get through the Fortress and help us find him," Saria continued. Navi snickered, as if she was had expected it.
"Well, let's get going!" Malon replied as she stood up, pulling Saria to her feet. They walked to the entrance to the village and past the sleeping child who was supposed to be keeping guard. AS they started awlking across the bridge, Saria stopped nervously.
"Is something wrong?" Malon asked, looking back at her. The girl smiled and shook her head. Malon smiled back and offered a hand, the girl timidly took it and they continued across the bridge. When they reached the edge of the forest, Saria stopped in her tracks, clutching at Malon's hand.
"What's wrong?" Malon asked.
"I'm scared," She replied, looking out at the field with eyes bright with both fear and curiosity.
"What are you scared of?"
"The Great Deku Tree warned us that we were not to leave the forest. But, he said that I could go because…" Saria mumbled, her sentence trailing off as she scanned the field beyond the trees.
"You don't have to come," Malon replied. Saria looked up at her, and then she opened the pouch hanging at her side. A bright light zoomed out and Malon realized that Saria had trapped her fairy inside the pouch like she had before.
"Saria, how many times must I tell you that you need a new bag? It reeks in there," The fairy coughed as it landed on her shoulder. Saria ignored the fairy and pulled out a strange green medallion.
"No, I need to. Link has helped me out with my problems so many times," Saria mumbled, looking over the field.
"Saria? What are you talking about? Wait, no!" The fairy screamed as the girl closed her eyes took a step past the trees.
Malon could see the girl's shoulder shaking as she stood in the spot, waiting for something bad to happen. When a minute passed by and nothing did, she looked around in surprise.
"It worked! It worked just like the Great Deku Tree said!" Saria laughed. She dropped the medallion into her pouch and took a few more steps away from the forest.
"Sarai, stop acting so stupid and get back inside the forest!" The fairy screeched as Saria continued to walk forward. Malon smiled and walked into the sunshine.
"So, where do we go first, Navi?" Saria called back, her face brightened with a wide smile.
"I thought the Kokiri couldn't leave the forest?" Navi asked, fluttering towards Saria and landing on her hair.
"I got special permission from the Great Deku…" Saria replied.
"Saria!" A frantic scream called to them. Saria froze and spun towards the forest, recognizing the voice.
"No, Mido!" She screamed, racing back towards the forest. Malon turned to see the young boy from yesterday run into the sunlight
For a few moments, he ran towards Saria with a look of terror on his face. The terror on his face vanished once he had taken a few steps and he froze.
"Mido!" Saria screeched as she reached the boy, reaching out to grab the boy. He made a sickening croak and collapsed.
"No, Mido!" She shrieked as she knelt next to the boy, cradling him in her arms.
"Is he still breathing?" Malon shouted as she ran over. Saria tried to speak between sobs, but she couldn't.
"Saraia, is this because he left the forest?" Malon yelled as she grabbed at the boy's wrist. The boy started shaking violently and Malon had to hold on tight in order to pin his arm. A faint but frantic pulse beated beneath her palm.
"...Yes..." Sarai managed to sputter through her sobs.
"Move, then!" Malon shouted. Sarai stared in astonishment at her, but Malon ignored it as she brushed the girl aside and picked up the boy. She staggered to her feet, trying to adjust to the boy's weight and keep her balance. The boy shuddered and vomited, sticky liquid splashing onto her front. Malon ignored the boy and the new smell as she ran for the forest. She ran until she reahced the shadows of the trees, setting the boy down gently. He heaved again, liquid dripping from his mouth.
"C'mon kid," Malon muttered, debating the next option. She knew nothing about healing people, her skills were for horses and cuccos.
"Kid, how do we help him?" Malon screamed, looking back to see the girl standing next to her. Her eyes were wide with terror and hands shaking as she watched one of her fellow kokiri suffer.
"Saria!" Malon shouted, pulling Saria out of her trance. She knelt beside the boy, pulling him gently into her arms.
"I'm sorry, Mido," She whispered.
"Okay, then I'll go for the other children!" Malon shouted as she struggled to her feet. Saria watched Malon dash into the woods and looked back down at Mido.
"When the trees are green and the birds all sing, we shall have a picnic beside the spring," Saria sang softly, using the same lullaby she sang to . The boy quieted in her arms.
"We'll play and dance and sing with our kin, playing with our friends and the lost children," She continued, oblivious to Mido's change. Her song was halted as she heard footsteps and looked up to see Malon, accompanied by most of the Kokiri, skidded to a halt.
"Brother!" A girl shrieked, launching herself towards them. The girl knelt beside them, pulling Mido away from Saria.
"Wake up," She sobbed. Malon looked at the boy and noticed that his face was no longer pale and his breath no longer desperate. She sighed and leaned against a nearby tree in relief.