Might be long, I can't tell. Anyway here is the next bit. I took the advice of some of my reviewers and changed the formatting a bit.

Outside Hyrule Castle Town, Impa and Link looked over at Death Mountain.

"She's right, you know," Impa said, "That Ganondorf is one evil guy. But if we play our cards right, he can be beaten."

"You really think I can do it, Impa?" asked Link.

"Sure, if you die, we'll just pick someone else!"

"Gee, thanks, I feel SO much better now."

Impa chuckled and backed away softly while Link and Navi were still gazing across the field, and threw down a Deku Nut, disappearing without a trace.

Link and Navi decided to go to Lon Lon Ranch and see Malon and Talon. They walked along the path talking until they got to the gate to the ranch. Navi went under Link's cap and he walked up the hill. As he entered, he saw a farmhouse to his left and a barn to his right. Link went into the house and saw Talon sitting on the floor propped up against a counter. All around, cuccos were clucking and walking around. Three of them were sitting on the counter and looking at Link like they felt superior to him. Talon woke suddenly and saw Link.

"Ah, the boy from the castle! Malon was very angry at me when I got back, but that's natural. I know! Do you want to play a game? Find these three cuccos in that group of normal cuccos and you get a nice prize!"

He didn't tell Link that they were regular cuccos that were just trained to fetch a stick. Link found them fairly easily because when Talon was asleep, Link had tied a ribbon on their necks. Talon didn't notice this and was pleased at how fast Link found them.

"Good job, Kid!" he cried, "Here, have a bottle of our famous Lon Lon Milk. By the way, how would you like to marry Malon?" Link nodded eagerly. From under his hat, Navi groaned in exasperation.

"Haw, haw!" Talon laughed, "Just kidding! You're kind of young for that." Navi sighed in relief and Link looked so sad and disappointed that Talon had to laugh again.

"Go out and see her, Kid," he said, "She's out playing with one of our foals." He then fell asleep again.

Link walked out the door and looked around. Navi didn't expect him to stop, and she flew into the back of his head.

"Link, signal next time, sheesh!"

Link just shrugged and rubbed the back of his head. Navi sighed and stretched.

"Well," she said, "Let's go talk to Malon and her horse then."

Link smiled and headed toward the corral where Malon was singing and the horse was standing next to her. Malon saw them coming and smiled.

"Fairy boy! This is Epona. She's a good horse. Likes this song. Come sing with me!"

Link laughed. "I don't sing, but I can play." He took out the ocarina Saria gave him and played the song she had been singing. Navi was surprised that he could play so well since he had trouble walking.

Epona, who had run away at Link's approach, perked up her ears and trotted back. She put her nose in Link's hand and he gently patted her.

"I have to go, ladies," he said with a smile, "Take care!" Malon nodded and Link left with Navi back to the forest to see Saria.

Despite being waylaid by Stalchildren and Link falling in a pond, their trip to Kokiri Forest was fairly uneventful. They made their way through the Lost Woods and to the Sacred Forest Meadow. Link saw Saria sitting on a stump playing her ocarina. He got so excited that he ran toward her. Of course he tripped on the Triforce mark that was on the ground and slid on his front, coming to a stop at Saria's feet. She stopped playing.

"Looks like leaving the forest didn't help." she said, looking down at him.

Navi sighed. "It sure didn't," she replied, watching Link stand up and brush loose grass off his tunic.

"Well, get out your ocarina, Link, if it isn't broken," said Saria, "and play this song."

She played the song that had led them through the Lost Woods and Link played it back perfectly.

"Great!" she said, "This is called 'Saria's Little Melody That She Wrote to Help Lost People Because She is Beautiful and Kind' but most just call it 'Saria's Song."

"Very nice," said Navi, "and it suits you too."

Saria smiled. "Thanks Navi! Now you two better get going if you are getting those rocks for Zelda."

Navi and Link looked at each other in shock. "How did you know?" asked Link.

"I snuck a peek at the script," Saria said, quietly, "Now, shoo!"

Later, as Link and Navi were walking to Kakariko Village, they were talking. "Um, Navi?"

"Yeah, Link?"

"Do you think we'll meet a fish princess?"

"A fish princess? What in the world made you think of that?"

"Well, you know that nightmare I had when we met? It was about Mido putting fish down my tights and tunic. And the Princess of the fish was standing by us, getting mad at me for abusing her subjects."

Navi was torn between laughing and exasperation.

"First thing, you don't wear tights," she said, "Second, you weren't the one shoving the fish around. Third, there's no such thing as a fish princess."

Link looked relieved. "Thank goodness!" He looked up. "Oh, here's the entrance to Kakariko. Next stop, the Gorons."

"Link, you're hard to figure out. One minute you're a tripping dork, the next, you're serious and intelligent."

"Always keep unpredictable, Navi."