"Were you able to recover your precious item from that imp?" The Happy Mask Salesman asked until he saw the ocarina in Link's hand. "Oh! Oh! Ohhh! You got it! You got it! You got it!" He shook Link happily before releasing him. Link dropped to the floor and the salesman walked over to an organ that mysteriously appeared in the room.

"Then listen to me. Please play this song that I am about to perform and remember it well." He said and he sat down and he began to play a melody on the keys from the organ. Link followed the Happy Mask Salesman's notes to, the Song of Healing, and played on his ocarina. Suddenly, a bright light filled the room engulfing Link. As it disappeared, the Deku mask fell off from Link's face and plopped on the ground and Link returned back to his normal form, now armed with his sword and shield.

"It worked!" Talea said surprised. Link sighed in relief. The Happy Mask Salesman stood up and walked over to the two.

"This is a melody that heals evil magic and troubled spirits, turning them into masks. I am sure it will be of assistance in the future. I will give you that mask as a commemoration of this day. Fear not, for the magic has been sealed inside the mask. When you wear it, you will transform into the shape you just were. When you remove it, you will return to normal. Now, I have fulfilled my promise to you..." The Happy Mask Salesman smiled and held out his hand. "So please, give me that which you promised me."

Link hesitated. "Uh, you see, I didn't have a chance to..."

"Don't tell me...My mask. You did...get it back. Didn't you?" Before Link or Talea could speak, they saw the grin from the Happy Mask Salesman drop a little and his eyes turned angry. He picked Link up from the ground and began to strangle him, violently shaking Link in the air.

"What have you done to me!" He shouted, furiously, and dropped Link roughly. Link fell to the ground and Talea, helped him up. They saw the Mask Salesman shaking his head, gripping his hair tightly, almost ripping it out. "I told you before, if you leave my mask out there, something terrible will happen!"

"We tried to!" Talea shouted at him. "There was so much happening at once! We were under a lot of pressure at the moment, considering the moon was falling down on us! And why do you want that mask so badly, anyway? Why not just destroy it?" Talea asked him.

"I went to such great lengths to get that legendary mask. When I finally had it...I could sense the doom of a dark omen brewing. It was that unwelcome feeling that makes your hair stand on the end." The Happy Mask Salesman continued to on, ignoring Talea's question. "And now that imp has it..."

"I promise that I will get it back and I will." Link told him.

"Really? You'll do it for me? I was certain you would tell me that." The Happy Mask Salesman smiled. "Believe in your strengths and you'll be fine."

Talea and Link quickly left the tower, stepping outside to find themselves in the town again.

"Okay, so what do we do now?" Talea asked Link.

"Skull Kid's just going to drop the moon on us if we go back up there. If there was a way to stop it..." Link murmured, softly, thinking.

"Hey, guys! My brother! He said something earlier...Four people, Swamp, Sea, Mountains, Canyon. I wonder what he meant by that." Tatl spoke.

"The people here seem to know a lot about Skull Kid. Maybe we can get some more information." Talea said.

"I think I know where to start." Link said and started to walk away. Talea and Tatl followed him wondering where Link was going.

"Really? Who?" Talea asked.

"When I was being chased by that dog, a woman chased it off and helped me. She and her family own an Inn." Link replied. He led them to the Stock Pot Inn and the three walked inside the house. Anju was standing by the waiting desk and noticed them and smiled.

"Hello, if you're looking to stay for the night. I'm sorry, we're booked at the moment because of the carnival." She told them.

"Hi, Anju." Link smiled, walking over her. Anju blinked, looking at Link confused.

"Do we know each other?"

Link realized that Anju didn't recognize him. He wasn't a Deku scrub anymore and they went back in time. They never met. Anju doesn't remember.

"Sorry for the rush but I really need to talk to your grandmother." Link told her.

"Granny? Okay, sure. But her stories usually put everyone to sleep because they're so long. She's in her room. I'm about to bring her breakfast." Anju told them. Link and Talea quickly headed over to Anju's grandmother's room, while Anju went into the kitchen to get started on the food. As the two walked into the room, they saw Anju's grandmother sitting in her rocking chair.

"Oh, Tortus. I wasn't expecting you back so soon!"

"We're kind of in a hurry, Granny. Could you tell us about Skull Kid?" Link asked.

"The Four Giants are the guardian gods and creators of Termina. The people all lived together, and the giants lived with them as they protected them. On the day of the harvest festival, where the people wore masks of the Giants to honor them, the Four Giants told the people that they shall continue to protect the people in their slumber. They then departed from the location where the Clock Tower was built, each walking 100 steps in each of the directions where they slept. They told the people that if they had need of them, to loudly call and declare their plight, so that their voice may carry to the sleeping giants.

One person was very shocked and sad that the Giants had chosen to sleep. That person was a little imp, the Skull Kid, who had been friends with the giants since before they created the four worlds. Feeling neglected, the Skull Kid was angry and repeatedly wronged the people. Eventually, they had enough and called out to the Giants. They awoke and confronted the Skull Kid, roaring out that if he does not stop hurting the people, they would rip him apart. The Skull Kid left and returned to the heavens, sad that he had lost his old friends." Anju's grandmother finished.

"So, Skull Kid was friends with these giants. I guess I can't blame him for acting the way he is. They just left him." Talea replied. She couldn't help but feel bad for Skull Kid. He must have been so lonely.

"Let's go find these giants. The swamp is the closest so let's start there." Tatl spoke.

"Maybe we should be prepared for this trip. Let's go get some supplies." Talea said.

"And how are we going to pay? I'm broke." Link answered.

"I actually have some rupees stashed at the bank. When my grandmother passed away, she left a little for me." Talea said.

"I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother." Link said.

"It's okay. It happens. There's nothing that you can do." Talea replied.

Link and Talea went to the bank and withdrawn some rupees and headed to the shops to buy some supplies for the journey. Link was browsing around at the weapons and bombs and Talea saw a bow and some arrows that were on sale. She bought them and the two headed out, heading towards the swamp. They saw a large log in the distance as they got closer. Tatl suddenly stopped in front of a tree that had a carving on it and Link and Talea noticed. It was a drawing of Skull Kid and Tatl and Tael.

"Is there something wrong?" Talea asked.

"This is where my brother and I first met Skull Kid. It was raining and we took shelter underneath this log. We weren't alone. Skull Kid, shivering from the cold, had taken shelter as well. We huddled together to stay warm. From then on, it was just the three of us."

"We'll make things right again." Link told her and they left, heading to the swamp.