User:Herooftwilight/Heroes of Destiny

Part One: The Journey begins
Chapter One: The Fall Of Hyrule/ The Chamber of the Triforce was peacefully quiet. In the middle of the room was the Triforce. Surrounding it were legendary items recovered by a great warrior, including the Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Din’s Pearl, Nayru’s Pearl, Farore’s Pearl, the Rod of Seasons and the Harp of Ages. Each of these items possessed extraordinary powers, but the most powerful of them all was the Master Sword. This sword had the Power to destroy evil. It lay on a stone pedestal in front of a statue of the Hero of Hyrule, whose name was Link. Link had saved Hyrule from many dangers when no one else could. Suddenly, a shadow fell over the room, and a man of great evil stepped in. The man was Ganondorf, who came from the desert south of Hyrule. He had attempted to gain control of Hyrule many times, but was always defeated by Link. Ganondorf walked up to the Triforce and grabbed it. Immediately, all of Hyrule plunged into darkness. Where there was green grass was now dry, cracked dirt. The trees all died and the water dried up. Evil creatures came out of hiding ton terrorize and kill. Worst of all, the beautiful Hyrule castle turned into a dark and sinister fortress. Now there was no safe place for the people of Hyrule. Ganondorf turned and picked up the Master Sword. “Hahaha, now I wield the most powerful blade ever. Hyrule is now mine to command and I will eliminate all who oppose me.” He turned and walked out of the room. When he reached the entrance hall he opened the main gate to allow his army in. Bokoblins, Moblins, Miniblins and Darknuts made up his army. Also among them were other would be conquerors that had been defeated by Link. They were the Skull Kid, Veran, Aghanim, the Great Moblin, and Onox. “My minions, we now control Hyrule!” Ganondorf bellowed, and his army let out a cheer. “But in order to fully control it, we must get rid of its king. To the Throne Room!” He led his army further into the castle on a path of destruction.

Chapter Two: The Quest Begins/ Meanwhile in Kokiri Forest, Link was grooming his horse, Epona, when suddenly the sky went dark and the trees died. Link got on Epona and rode out of the forest. Link saw the destruction and desolation of the once beautiful Hyrule Field. Then, he saw Hyrule Castle. “Oh God” Link said. “Doesn’t he ever give up?” He turned Epona around and sped to his house. He grabbed his sword and shield and jumped back on Epona. When they got to Hyrule Castle, Link tied Epona to a tree. “Stay here until I get back” he told her and patted her head. Link turned and snuck toward the entrance. Two Moblins guarded the bridge leading to the gate. Link jumped into the dried up moat and went under the bridge. He climbed up the side of the moat and onto the bridge behind the Moblins. Link turned and opened the gate but one of the Moblins heard him. It swung its spear at Link. Link held up his shield and blocked it. He knocked the Moblin over the side of the bridge. He turned around and was knocked off the bridge by the other Moblin. Link grabbed the edge of the bridge but his sword clattered to the ground. He looked down and saw the first Moblin looking up and waiting for Link to fall. Link looked up and saw the other Moblin standing over him. It raised it’s spear and swung it down.

Chapter Three: Inside the Fortress/ Link let go of the bridge before the spear hit him. He still had his shield so he held it under him. He smashed the Moblin that was waiting beneath him in the face. Link ran over and grabbed his sword. He turned and stabbed the Moblin through the chest. The Moblin on the bridge jumped down and roared in Link’s face. Link wiped spit off his face and jumped up. He stabbed the Moblin in its head. With both Moblins defeated he climbed up and entered the fortress. The bodies of soldiers and monsters were lying everywhere. Link ran through the entrance hall and entered the Chamber of the Triforce. “Oh no” he said. The Triforce was gone. Link went to pick up the Master Sword and realized it was gone. “He even took the Master Sword.” Link said. He left the room and ran up a staircase. He opened the door at the top and entered the throne room. Bodies were everywhere. Link saw the King of Hyrule slumped against a wall. “Your majesty!” Link cried and ran over to him. “Link” the King said “He took Zelda. She’s in the dungeon. You must find her. Then you must find-“. The king went limp and his eyes clouded over. I promise I will rescue the princess and save Hyrule.” Link said, stood up and left the room. He entered a dark hallway with a single torch lighting it. There was a door at the end and Link ran toward it. All of a sudden he heard a noise that sounded like “Nennet”. Miniblins he thought and drew his sword. The hall was teeming with Miniblins. They were on the walls and ceiling. Link swung his sword in all directions until none remained. He went through the door and stepped into the dungeon.

Chapter Four: Agila/ The cells were empty except for one. Link started walking toward it when he heard a deafening roar behind him. He turned around and saw a huge red lizard. It charged at Link, who barely avoided being crushed to death. He picked himself off the ground only to be smashed against the wall by Agila’s tail. The lizard lashed its tail out again but Link jumped over it. He ran over and cut Agila’s tail off. Agila bellowed in pain. It lunged at Link but he rolled out of the way. Agila reared its head and lunged again. Link prepared himself and stabbed his sword through the roof of Agila’s mouth and into its head. Agila reared back on its hind legs, screeching in pain. Then it dropped dead. Link ran over to the cell door and busted it open. Inside sat Princess Zelda, who leapt up and said “Link! How did you get here?” “Long story. Lets just get you out of here for now.” Link told her. “Right. There’s a secret exit over here” Zelda replied. She opened a hidden door. The two of them ran through it and into the darkness.

Chapter Five: Bokoblin Camp/ In Hyrule Field a section of the ground opened up. Link and Zelda emerged out of the hole. “We’re finally out” Link said. “Epona is tied up around here somewhere. There’s the tree, come on” They ran toward the tree. “Where is she?” Zelda asked. “I don’t know. Here’s the rope but-“Link looked down and saw Bokoblin footprints. “Let’s go” he said. They followed the footprints. Soon they saw a camp of Bokoblins in the distance. “There they are” Link said, and they crept toward the camp. When they got close they hid behind a rock. Epona was tied to a pole in the middle of the camp. Eight Bokoblins guarded her. Fifteen sat around a fire. “Ganondorf must have known I was in the castle. He probably sent them to capture her, knowing I would come to rescue her. Then they would either catch me or eliminate me. What an idiot” Link said. “What are we going to do?” Zelda asked. One of the Bokoblins guarding Epona began to fall asleep. A stone flew out of nowhere and hit it in the head. The Bokoblin thought the Bokoblin next to it had done it so it smacked it in the head. Back behind the rock Zelda was throwing stones at other Bokoblins. Soon all of the Bokoblins were fighting one another. Link snuck in and untied Epona. He was leading her out of camp when one of the Bokoblins bumped into him. They stared at each other for a minute and then the Bokoblin yelled at the others. All of the Bokoblins turned and looked at Link, and then they ran toward him. “Get out of here!” Link yelled at Epona and pushed her. Epona neighed and looked at him sadly, then galloped away. Three of the Bokoblins ran after her. Link drew his sword and faced the other twenty. “I’ll teach you to pick on helpless animals!” he yelled and leapt into battle. Meanwhile, Zelda saw Epona and ran toward her. Zelda stopped Epona and said “It’s okay”. Suddenly, the three Bokoblins leapt out at them. Epona reared on her hind legs and clobbered one of them on the head. Zelda grabbed a rock and smacked another Bokoblin in the head. The third was about to leap at Zelda but Epona kicked out with her back legs, sending the Bokoblin flying into the distance. “Good girl’ Zelda told Epona. She picked up one of the Bokoblin’s swords and climbed on Epona’s back. “Let’s go help Link” Zelda said and they sped toward the camp. Link was breathing heavily and could barely stand. The Bokoblin came in for the kill when Zelda and Epona sped towards it. Epona trampled the Bokoblin into the ground. Link collapsed. “Link!” Zelda cried and ran over to him. She helped him onto Epona’s back. “We’ve got to get him to safety, Epona. Take us somewhere where he can rest. Zelda told Epona. Epona galloped toward Kokiri Forest.

Chapter Six: An Evil Council/ In the royal chamber in Ganondorf’s fortress, Ganondorf was furious. “That damn brat! How did he get into my fortress?! What’s worse is that he rescued the Princess. I still need her to tell me where they are. He’ll pay for this!” he yelled. “You, Darknut. Gather my generals and tell them to meet me in the throne room.” Ganondorf told his guard. “Yes, my lord” the Darknut replied and left the room. Ganondorf walked to the window and gripped the windowsill. “Link, I loathe you.” Later, in the throne room, Ganondorf faced Onox, the Great Moblin, Aghanim, Veran and the Skull Kid. “Now that Hyrule is mine, we must eliminate its allies so that I can rule the surrounding nations too. Veran, I’m sending you to eliminate the Rito, who are Hyrule’s closest allies. They live n an island off of the southern coast. You will leave immediately. Now Skull Kid, take Majora’s Mask and destroy the Great Deku Tree.” Ganondorf ordered. “As you wish, my lord” Veran and the Skull Kid replied.

Chapter Seven: The Great Deku Tree/ Link woke up in his bed. He stood up and walked out of his house. He saw Zelda practicing with his bow, but she wasn’t having much luck. “You’ll never hit anything if you hold it like that” Link said and walked up to her. He took the bow from her. “Here, let me show you.” He pulled the bowstring back. “You have to hold the string with your ring finger and pinky. You hold the arrow with your middle and index fingers.” He let go and the arrow hit an unfortunate butterfly. Link looked at Zelda. “See, piece of cake.” He gave the bow back to her. “Thanks.” Zelda said. “We should get going.” Link told her. “Where?” Zelda asked him. “To see the Deku Tree, he’ll know where we should go because sooner or later Ganondorf will find out we’re here.” Link replied. He grabbed his sword and shield. “Let’s go.” The two of them set off into the forest. “See you later, Epona!” Link called. Epona neighed back in response. Link and Zelda arrived in a clearing. In the middle of it stood the Deku Tree. The Deku Tree was a massive tree and was the guardian of Hyrule. “Link, I see you have rescued the Princess from Ganondorf. That is a great relief.” the Deku Tree said. “What, did you think I’d let her sit in a dungeon and rot? Or, that Ganondorf’s defenses would stop me? Thanks a lot.” Link replied. The Deku Tree chuckled. “Anyway, we need to know what we can do to stop Ganondorf.” Link told him. “Ganondorf has an enormous army. You will not be able to defeat it by yourself. He has also recruited the help of some of your old friends; Onox, the Great Moblin, Aghanim, Veran and the Skull Kid.” “Oh, great. I haven’t planned a reunion party. Link said. The Deku Tree continued. “The only way you can defeat their combined forces is to enlist the help of Hyrule’s neighboring nations. First, you should go to the Rito for help. They are Hyrule’s closest allies. You know where to find them Link. After you have gained their support ask their protector, the Great Valoo, where you should-“. Suddenly, a bright flash of light filled the clearing. Link and Zelda were blasted off their feet. Link hit his head on the Deku Tree’s trunk and was knocked unconscious. Zelda crashed into some bushes. The Skull Kid walked into the clearing. He was wearing Majora’s Mask, which gave the wearer inhuman powers. “Skull Kid, why are you doing this? You were a child of the forest. You were kind and caring.” the Deku Tree said. “Shut up!” the Skull Kid yelled and used his power to petrify Hyrule’s guardian. “Oh look, if it isn’t Link the Hero.” The Skull Kid sneered as he looked at Link. “I’ll just take you with me while I destroy this wooden relic. Then I’ll enact my revenge on you.” he said. He picked Link up and pulled a hidden switch. A hidden passageway opened up beneath the Deku Tree and the Skull Kid went in. Zelda groaned and picked herself up off the ground. She walked out of the bushes and looked around. By now the Deku Tree’s paralysis had worn off. “Zelda, you must hurry! Enter the passageway and stop the Skull Kid. He’s going to my core so he can destroy me. He also has Link and plans to kill him once he’s finished with me. You must stop him!” the Deku Tree told Zelda. “You can count on me.” Zelda told him and picked up her bow and arrows. She rushed into the passageway.

Chapter Eight: Inside The Deku Tree/ Zelda entered a dimly lit chamber. There were Boko Babas, man eating plants, all around the room. The nearest ones lunged at Zelda but she dodged them, which wasn’t very difficult because they couldn’t move around. When she was out of reach she took out her bow and shot them all. She looked around the room and saw a door on the north wall. She went through it and came into a chamber with a high ledge reaching almost 50 feet. On top of it was the Skull Kid. “Oh look, if it isn’t Princess Zelda. This is great! Now I can bring you to Lord Ganondorf. You still need to tell him where they are. Now you stay here like a good little princess.” he said and waved his hand. Thorned vines burst out of the ground and blocked the door. “There’s one good thing about you Princess. You sure are consistent.” The Skull Kid walked off, laughing to himself. Zelda sat down. “Now what do I do? Once again I’m trapped, big surprise.” she said. “Excuse me’ but I know how to get up onto that cliff.” someone said. “Who’s there?!” Zelda exclaimed and leapt up. A Deku Scrub, a plant–like creature that somewhat resembles a human, emerged from one of the bushes lining the wall. “It’s only me” he said. “I’m David.” He was obviously a kid because he was barely four feet tall. “Hello David. It’s nice to meet you” Zelda said and smiled. “You said you know how to get up there?” she asked. “Yep. All you need is the clawshot.” David replied. He walked over and pushed a secret switch. A section of the wall slid open to reveal a secret passage. “It should be through there” he said. “I’ll come with you in case it’s not.” “Thank you” Zelda replied. The two of them walked down the passage, which led to a circular room. “Where is it?” Zelda asked. “It’s here somewhere” David told her and walked toward the center of the room. Two Wizzrobes appeared out of nowhere and grabbed him. “David!” Zelda cried and ran toward them. “Zelda, help!” he cried. The Wizzrobes disappeared, taking David with them. “No!” Zelda cried. The Wizzrobes reappeared, but David wasn’t with them. “What did you do with him?!” Zelda yelled and shot one of them with an arrow, making it disappear, permanently. The other Wizzrobe tried to blast her with fireballs. Zelda dodged them and fired an arrow at it, piercing it in the head. With both Wizzrobes defeated, a treasure chest appeared. Zelda opened it and found the clawshot inside. “Thank you David. Without you I’d be trapped, with nothing but darkness in my future.” she said and left the room.

Chapter Nine: The Skull Kid/ Zelda came back to the cliff room and searched the top of the cliff. She saw that one of the walls was covered in vines. She shot the clawshot at it and it latched onto the vines. The clawshot pulled her up and she landed on top of the cliff. Two Bokoblins were waiting for her. One ran toward Zelda but she stepped out of the way. The Bokoblin fell over the side of the cliff. Zelda faced the other Bokoblin with the clawshot on her hand. The Bokoblin ran at her with its sword held up. Zelda shot the sword with the clawshot. The sword flew out of the Bokoblin’s hand and into Zelda’s hand. She stabbed the Bokoblin in the chest. And it fell off the cliff. The first Bokoblin avoided the body and looked up to see an arrow flying towards it. It didn’t have any time to cry out. Zelda dusted herself off and entered the door on the far wall. In the center of the room was a pillar of roots. Incased in it was a giant crystal, which was the Deku Tree’s heart. Standing in font of it was the Skull Kid, who turned and said “I’ve been waiting for you.” “Zelda!” someone cried. “David!” Zelda exclaimed. David was sitting next to Link, who was still unconscious. Both were surrounded by vines. “Hehehe, I’m afraid your reunion will have to wait until the afterlife!” the Skull Kid shouted and shot a fire ball at David and Link. “David, grab Link!” Zelda yelled. She shot Link with the clawshot. Both he and David were pulled toward Zelda. The fire ball hit the floor. The chamber started shaking as the Deku Tree thrashed in pain. The Skull Kid lost his balance and fell down. Majora’s Mask fell off of his face and slid away. Zelda ran over to it and chanted “(sorry, couldn't put hylian text here).” A ball of light appeared on the tip of one of her arrows. She shot the mask with it and it exploded in a burst of light. The chamber stopped shaking. Zelda rushed toward David and Link. “Are you okay?” she asked David. “I’m fine, but I don’t know about him.” David told her. Zelda knelt down and felt Link’s wrist. “His pulse is weak. We have to get out of here and get him to a doctor” she said. “I know someone who can heal anything. Follow me” David told Zelda. They turned and saw the Skull Kid lying on the floor, also unconscious but he was breathing regularly. “What about him?” David asked. “We’ll bring him with us” Zelda replied. David nodded and walked toward the pillar of roots. “Great Deku Tree, can you hear me?” he asked. The Deku Tree’s voice filled the chamber. “Yes” it replied. “I’ll get you out.” Circles of light appeared beneath all four of them and they (not the circles) vanished in a flash of light.

Chapter Ten: David’s Choices/ Zelda, David, Link and the Skull Kid appeared in front of the Deku Tree. “Zelda, thank you for saving me. I see you’ve met David. He looks after me and makes sure that there aren’t any ChuChus in me. Those parasitic slimes drain all of my energy. You also saved the Skull Kid from himself. Now I understand why he changed, it was that accursed mask.” The Deku Tree said. “Great Deku Tree, I was wondering if you could allow them to go to Korok Village. Link needs a doctor and Hollo is the best one I know of” David asked. “Hmm, I see your point. I guess I can allow it just this once.’ A wall of vines parted and revealed a path. “You know the way David and good luck to you.” “Wait,” Zelda said “I’ll go get Epona so she can carry Link.” She ran off toward Link’s house. ”David” the Deku Tree said “I want you to go with them and help them defeat Ganondorf.” “What!” David shouted “I can’t leave you unprotected! The ChuChus will have you completely overrun in a matter of days!” “I’ll have Makar come and do it.” The Deku Tree replied. “But I couldn’t do anything when the Skull Kid attacked, so how can I possibly help defeat Ganondorf?” David asked. “That is why you must go, to gain the courage and strength to help your friends. And also, the Great Moblin is working with Ganondorf” the Deku Tree explained. David’s eyes grew wide in disbelief. “I knew that would get your attention. This is your only chance to avenge them. I will say no more. It’s your choice. Escort Zelda and Link to Korok Village, then make your decision. If you Decide to go, tell Makar to come and see me’ the Deku Tree finished. Zelda entered the clearing with Epona following her. David helped her lift Link onto Epona’s back. “Oh you might as well take the Skull Kid with you. He owes the Koroks an apology” the Deku Tree added. They lifted the Skull Kid onto Epona’s back too. “Good–bye, Great Deku Tree” Zelda and David said. David led the group down the path and into the center of the forest. David, you have more power than you could possibly imagine. You are destined to be a hero, the Deku Tree thought.

Chapter Eleven: Korok Village/ “David, what are Koroks?” Zelda asked as the group walked down the path. “Koroks are the children of the forest, meaning they help it flourish and grow.” David replied. “Why aren’t outsiders allowed in here?” Zelda asked him. “Korok Village is located at the very center of Kokiri Forest, which is also the center of the entire continent. There the air, water, and soil are the purest in the entire world. All of the forest’s nourishment comes from there. That’s why none of the trees were affected when Ganondorf obtained the Triforce. No one has been to the village except Koroks and Deku Scrubs since the dawn of time. That is why it is sometimes called the “Forest Haven” David explained. The path ended in another clearing. “Where is everyone?” Zelda asked. “David, is that you?” a voice asked. “It’s okay guys. They’re friends with the Deku Tree” David responded. Koroks appeared from behind the trees surrounding the clearing. They were all about two feet tall and kind of looked like humans but their skin was hard like the bark of a tree. Each of their faces was covered by a single giant leaf. One of the Koroks stepped forward. “I am Makar, leader of the Koroks. What brings you to Korok Village?” he said. David pointed at Link. “He’s been injured and his pulse is weak. Hollo is the best doctor around so I brought them here” he told Makar. “Very well. Any friend of yours is a friend of ours” Makar said. “Are you insane?! They’re hylians! We can’t trust hylians! They could be working for Ganondorf!” a Korok yelled. “Shut up Olivio.” a Korok child said. “If the Deku Tree trusts them than that’s good enough for me.” “Drona’s right, if you can’t accept that then go back to your home” another Korok said. “Yeah” the others agreed. “Heh, you’ll all get what you deserve one day, especially you Drona” Olivio sneered and walked away. “Please excuse Olivio. He’s never been very trusting of anyone” Makar said. “That’s alright” Zelda told him. The Skull Kid groaned and sat up. “Uh, what happened?” he said. He saw the Koroks and said “Uh oh”. “Skull Kid!” Makar shouted. “How many times do I have to tell you, my name is Skid!” Skid yelled. “You have a lot of guts to show your face here after what you did!” Makar scolded him. “Don’t look at me! I didn’t know anything about it!” Skid whined. “Oakin, take him and the horse to the Mothula paddock. You will have him work night and day to make up for his crimes.” Makar told a tall Korok. “Irch, Aldo, help me bring Link to Hollo’s house” Two muscular Koroks walked up and took link from Zelda. David turned and looked up at Zelda. “You can stay at my house if you want” he told her. “Thank you, David” Zelda replied. Drona, the Korok child, ran up to them. “Hey David” he said. He looked up at Zelda. “Hi I’m Drona. I’m nine years old” he said proudly. “I’m Zelda. Nice to meet you” Zelda told him. “Do you want to see the Mothulas?” Drona asked. “Sure” Zelda said. Drona took off with Zelda following behind him. “Hey, wait!” David cried. He started to run after them but he tripped and fell. “I’ll catch up!” he yelled.

Chapter Twelve: Mallia/ Zelda and Drona arrived at a pasture. About twenty giant black moths fluttered and ran around in it. Epona was racing one of them. Oakin walked over to Zelda and Drona. “These are our Mothulas. We train them when they are babies, otherwise they would become carnivorous monsters like their cousins in the wild” Oakin told them. “We pair each Korok child with a baby Mothula and they grow together, creating an unbreakable bond between them. This is only one of the pastures here.” “Malda!” Drona exclaimed. A young Mothula came out of a stable. It chittered excitedly and ran toward Drona. Drona hugged it and climbed on its back. “Malda is Drona’s Mothula partner. As you can see, Malda’s wings are not fully developed yet but when they do Drona and Malda will go through their knighthood ceremony. They will then become Korok Knights” Oakin explained to Zelda. Drona giggled as Malda ran around. “Yo losers, up here!” a voice called. Everyone turned and saw Skid jumping on top of the stable. He had a bucket on top of his head and was hitting it with a shovel. “Ha-ha, you’ll never catch me!” he said mockingly and stuck his tongue out at them. “Would someone get that idiot down from there!” Oakin yelled. Skid laughed at them. One of the tiles on the roof slid off and Skid slipped and fell. He slid off the roof and landed in a pile of manure. “Aw, man” he whined. Suddenly a screech came from the stable, followed by loud banging. A Korok ran out. “Oakin, it’s Mallia again” he said. “Oh, no” Oakin sighed and went into the stable with the other Korok. Zelda followed them. A female Mothula with rainbow wings thrashed around. ”Mallia, calm down” Oakin said calmly. He gave Mallia a Boko Baba seed. She lay down and squealed softly. Oakin walked over to Zelda. “Mallia’s rider was killed by a wild Mothula almost a year ago. Imagine having a piece of your getting ripped out. That’s how it feels when one of the two dies and the other lives.” Zelda walked over to Mallia, knelt down and petted her on the head. Mallia cooed and closed her eyes. “It’s very rare for a Mothula to accept anyone other than their rider” Oakin told Zelda. “Let’s let her rest.” They both walked out of the stable. “Drona, it’s time for Malda to take his nap” Oakin said. “Okay” Drona said,reluctantly. “See you later, Malda.” David came running up towards the group. “Zelda!” he shouted. “Hollo said we can come see Link now” “Let’s go!” Zelda exclaimed and the two of them went running.

Chapter Thirteen: Hollo/ Hollo’s house was on an island in the middle of a pond. David and Zelda entered the house. Makar was talking to an old, wrinkled Korok. They both turned and looked at Zelda and David. “Ah, I was wondering you’d get here. This is Hollo” Makar said. “It’s nice to meet you” Zelda said. “Same here” Hollo replied. “Your friend is going to be fine. In a week or so he’ll be up and walking like normal” “Can I see him?” Zelda asked. Hollo nodded and led her to where Link was sleeping. “Your friend is pretty tough. He has many scars. He must have a pretty adventurous life.” Hollo told Zelda. “You have no idea” Zelda replied.

Part Two: The War Begins
Chapter Fourteen: Drona’s Ceremony/ Link, Zelda and David were fishing at Hollo’s house. It had been a week since the adventure inside the Deku Tree. Link had been out of bed for a day. “Ah, I got a big one!” David cried. He started reeling a fish in as fast as he could. He held up a fish that was nearly as big as he was. “Good job, David.” Link exclaimed and patted David on the back. “I think we have enough fish now for Makar” Link told Zelda and David. David put the fish inside a basket with the other fish they caught. He closed the lid and tried to pick it up. “Uh. It’s too heavy for me” he said. “Here, let me get it” Link told David and picked the basket up. They got into a boat and crossed the pond. Makar’s house was at the top of a tree so they had to climb a set of wooden stairs encircling the tree trunk. Halfway up they ran into Skid, who was hanging from a branch. He was tied up with ropes. “Hey losers! Get me down from here!” he yelled. Link sighed. “What did you do now?” he asked Skid. “It was nothing! All I did was smash through Makar’s wall. You can barely notice it!” Skid told Link. “Really, hmm” Link replied. He, Zelda and David continued walking up the stairs. “Hey losers, where are you going! I told you to get me down!” Skid yelled. The branch he was tied to snapped and he crashed onto the stairs. He sat up and was hit on the head by the branch. He groaned and fell over. “Great! This will surely be enough fish for the feast” Makar said when Link, Zelda and David arrived. The feast was part of a festival honoring Drona and Malda’s ceremony. Both were to be held the following day. Malda had finished growing his wings the night before. “Why don’t you guys get some rest’ Makar suggested “Tomorrow’s a big day!” (Oh, in case you’re wondering, the “little” hole Skid made was really the entire wall.) The next day, all of the Koroks were gathered in the center clearing. Makar and Oakin were standing on a tree stump. “My fellow Koroks, today we celebrate the bonding of Drona and Malda” Makar announced. Drona and Malda approached the tree stump. Drona was riding Malda. When they reached the stump, Drona climbed off of Malda. He faced Makar and bowed. Makar handed Drona a sword and Oakin put a saddle on Malda. Drona climbed back on Malda. “Rise, Drona. You have taken your first step into becoming a Korok Knight. Now, we feast” Makar announced. Everyone ran forward to congratulate Drona. While they were busy Olivio snuck into the forest. On his way he passed Skid, who was tied to a tree. “Hey loser, untie me!” Skid yelled. Olivio ignored him and kept walking. “Jerk!” Skid cried.

Chapter Fifteen: An Urgent Request/ Tables filled the clearing. Makar, Drona, Oakin, Link, Zelda, David and Skid, who was tied up, all sat at the main table. “Mmm, this fish is delicious!” Oakin exclaimed. “You can thank Link, Zelda and David. They’re the ones that caught the fish” Makar told him. A Korok named Elma ran up. “Makar, a Rito messenger is here and says he must see you immediately” she said. “Tell him to come see me at my house” Makar told her and got up. “Excuse me, I’ll be back” he told everyone. “I’ll come too” Link said. The two of them walked away. When they arrived at Makar’s house, the Rito was there waiting for them. Ritos are human-like but have feathers, wings and a beak. “Quill!” Link exclaimed. “It’s good to see you, Link” the Rito said. “You too Makar. I’ve come to inform you that Dragon Roost Island, home of the Rito, has been attacked by Veran” “Not that hag again” Link said. Quill continued. “My chieftain requests help from you” “The Koroks have not left our forest for over a hundred years. However, not going would mean abandoning Hyrule” Makar replied. “The Deku Tree must have known” Link said. “I will come and help” he told Quill. “Then take the Korok Knights with you” Makar told Link. “We’ll need to leave right away” Quill said. “Right” Link replied. “Makar! Makar!” someone shouted. Irch burst into the room. “The village is under attack!”

Chapter Sixteen: Mothula Attack/ The four ran out of the house. Wild Mothulas were attacking the village. The Korok Knights were fighting back tooth and nail. Zelda and David were helping too. Link, Quill, Makar and Irch drew their weapons and charged into battle. Zelda was rapidly firing arrows. A Mothula tackled her to the ground. An ear-piercing screech filled the air. Mallia crashed into the wild Mothula and crushed it. Perched on a branch was Olivio. “I told you that you’d pay!” he shouted. Drona heard him and looked up. “Olivio, you traitor!” he yelled. “Ley’s go, Malda” Malda took of and flew toward Olivio. Suddenly, a giant Mothula crashed out of the forest. “Crush him, Mozultha!” Olivio commanded.

Chapter Seventeen: Mozultha/ Malda veered up and flew over Mozultha. Drona jumped off of Malda and landed on Mozultha. He started stabbing the monster in the back. Mozultha roared in pain and thrashed around. Drona was knocked of and crashed to the ground in front of the giant. Mozultha flew up and over Drona, then crashed down. Drona ran out from under Mozultha before it crushed him. Mozultha roared and charged at Drona. All of a sudden, Skid swung in front of Mozultha on a vine. He started throwing food at Mozultha’s face. While the monster was distracted, Drona ran and picked up a discarded sword. Drona turned and threw it. It stabbed Mozultha in its head, killing the monster instantly. Skid laughed and crashed into a tree. “No!” Olivio cried. “You little brat!” He jumped down and charged at Drona. Malda came out of nowhere and tackled Olivio to the ground. Olivio fell onto his own sword and was stabbed through his heart. Drona grabbed his own sword and climbed onto Malda. They charged into battle.

Chapter Eighteen: Victory/ Link was surrounded by Mothulas. They charged at him but he quickly finished all but one off. The surviving Mothula shot dozens of Morths, little spiky creatures, at Link. They clung to his body making it harder for him to move. The Mothula charged at Link, but David ran up and cut it in half. He then helped Link get the Morths off. “Thanks” Link said. “No problem” David replied. A loud cracking sound filled the clearing. One of the trees was falling down. Skid was sitting on it like it was a horse. “TIMBER!” he yelled. The Korok Knights got out of the way, but more than thirty Mothulas were crushed to death. The remaining Mothulas retreated into the forest. “Victory!” Makar declared.

Chapter Nineteen: David’s Decision/ Makar, Drona, Link, Zelda, David and Quill were gathered in Hollo’s house. Twenty-three Koroks and Mothulas (the good ones) had been injured, and fifty-eight had died. Hollo walked out of the infirmary. I can’t believe that traitor Olivio!” Makar said. “Link, everyone, thank you for helping us. I’ll have Elma prepare some supplies for your journey. I’ll also have twenty Korok Knights ready to go with you. I know it’s not much but that’s all I can spare.” Makar said. “Thank you, Makar. We appreciate all of your help” Link told him. That night, David was sitting in his house staring out a window. (The Deku Tree said that the Great Moblin was working for Ganondorf) he thought. (I want to go with Link and Zelda but I’d just be a burden.) He looked at a pair of stars right next to one another. “Mommy, Daddy, what do you think I should do?” David asked the two stars. The next morning Link, Zelda and Quill were preparing to leave. Oakin walked up to Zelda. “Zelda, I want you to take Mallia with you” he told her A Korok brought Mallia over. “Try riding her” Oakin said. Zelda climbed on Mallia’s back. “Just as I thought, Mallia has accepted you as her new rider” Oakin said. He turned and looked at Link. “I believe you owe me fifty Rupees” Oakin said and held out his hand. Link sighed and reached into his pocket. He pulled out a blue Rupee, a jewel-like stone that is used for currency, and handed it to Oakin. Zelda punched Link in the shoulder. “You bet on me?!” she yelled. Link rubbed his shoulder. “Ow, that hurt. What’s the big deal?” he asked. ‘Link, Zelda, wait for me!” It was David. He was running towards them. He tripped and fell, creating a big cloud of dirt. Link and Zelda ran over to him and helped him up. “I wanna come with you” David told them. “Alright, but it’s gonna be dangerous” Link told him. “I’m ready for anything” David replied. “Untie me right now, you loser!” Skid yelled. The trio looked up to see Makar dragging Skid towards them. “I can’t take it any more! Link, please, you have to take him with you. I’m begging you, he’s driving me crazy. Maybe he will learn to grow up by traveling with you” Makar pleaded. “Fine” Link told Makar and took Skid from him. He walked over and tied him to Epona’s back, then climbed on and sat in front of him. Zelda and David got on Mallia’s back. “Alright, let’s go!” Link yelled. The small army sped off toward the ocean, and to their destinies.

Chapter Twenty: The Southern Desert/ The small army had been traveling for two days when they reached the Southern Desert, which was where Ganondorf was born. They set up camp on the edge of the desert. Link scanned the horizon. “Quill” he called. Quill walked over to Link. “How long would it take for us to cross this?” Link asked. “I would say about three days minimum” Quill replied. “Tell Zelda and David to each take three Koroks. Zelda’s group will go look for the nearest source of water. We’ll need as much as we can carry. David’s group will harvest as much food as they can. We set out tomorrow at sunrise” Link said. “Right away” Quill replied. “Hold on!” Link called back. Quill turned to look at Link. “What’s Skid doing?” Link asked. Quill shrugged. “Last time I saw him he was sitting in his tent playing his trumpet-thing” he replied. “I better check on him” Link said and they both walked away. Later, Zelda’s foraging group was filling canteens with water from a small pond. “Alright, that should be enough. Let’s head back to camp and get some rest before tomorrow” Zelda said. “Princess, wait. There’s something out in the desert” one of the Koroks said. All of a sudden, seven skeleton-like creatures burst out of the sand and ran towards the group. “Run!” Zelda yelled. One of the Koroks tripped and fell. Two of the creatures stopped and beat him with their clubs. Zelda looked back and hit her head on a branch. She fell to the ground and lost consciousness. Back at camp, Link was standing in Skid’s tent. Four big, green puppets were standing in the tent. “What are those?” Link asked Skid. “I made ‘em,” Skid replied, “Watch this.” He stood up and started playing his trumpet. Immediately, the puppets started waking around the tent. Skid stopped playing and the puppets stopped moving. “Pretty cool, huh? I can make them do all sorts of stuff” Skid told Link. “Link!” someone yelled. Quill burst into the tent. ‘You have to come quickly!” The two of them ran out of the tent. Every one was huddled around an injured Korok. “He was in Zelda’s group. Apparently they were attacked by skeleton-like creatures” Quill told Link. Stalfos! Link thought. “Where’s Zelda?” he asked. “She must have been captured. I sent some scouts out to investigate where they were attacked. They only found the canteens and a dead Korok” Quill replied. Link went into his tent and grabbed his sword and shield. He saddled up Epona and climbed on. “Where are you going?” quill asked. “I’m going to find her” Link replied. “Count me in” Quill said. “Let’s go!” Link yelled and Epona sped into the desert, with Quill flying beside her. A few hours later, the trio spotted an ancient ruin on the horizon. “That’s weird,” Quill said, “I’ve flown through here hundreds of times and I’ve never seen that before.” “That must be where Zelda is. Come on!” They pressed on, unaware that they were being watched by hundreds of eyes.

Chapter Twenty-one: Amongst the Ruins/ They entered a courtyard that was cracked and weathered with age. “Wait a sec,” Link said, “Something’s not right.” “It’s a trap!” Quill yelled as dozens of Stalfos appeared out of nowhere. Link jumped off of Epona and cut one in half. The Stalfo crawled toward him. Link swung his sword down a smashed it’s head. “Destroy their heads; otherwise they’ll keep coming after you!” Link shouted. Quill grabbed a skull with each of his talons and smashed them together, splintering them to pieces. Epona crushed a Stalfo with her front hooves. “There’s too many of them!” Link shouted. All of a sudden, the sound of trumpeting could be heard. “Skid!” Link yelled and grinned. The four puppets crashed into the Stalfos and stated spinning around. Their arms spun around and sliced the Stalfos to pieces. When they were all gone, Skid jumped off from on top of the ruins. “I never thought I’d say this, thanks Skid” Link said. “No problem” Skid replied. “Well, come on” Link told the group and they entered the ruins. The first room was circular and had coffins set into the walls. Skid shivered. “I don’t like this room.” They quickly made their way across the room and toward the doorway. They were nearly there when an iron gate slid down and blocked the doorway. “Now what?” Quill asked. “Shh” Link whispered. A faint creaking sound could be heard. The coffins in the walls were sliding open. Each one contained a ReDead, a zombie-like creature. They walked toward the group. “Whatever you do don’t look them in the eyes!” Link shouted. Skid didn’t hear him in time though and looked into one of the ReDead’s eyes. Skid was instantly paralyzed from head to toe. A ReDead grabbed him from behind. “Link!” Quill cried. Link turned and saw Skid. He ran over and cut the ReDead’s head off, but that didn’t do anything. Link saw a sliver of light shining through a crack in the wall. “That’s it” he said. He threw his sword and it smashed through the wall, and rays of sunlight flooded the room. All of the ReDead screeched and dissolved into thin air. Link ran over to Skid. “Are you alright?” he asked. “I’m okay” Skid replied. “My puppets!” he cried. His puppets were lying broken on the ground. “C’mon, when we get back I’ll help you make some new ones” Link told Skid. The gate opened up and the group continued on.

Chapter Twenty-two: Molgera/ They entered a huge chamber. Zelda was tied to a post in the center of the room. Next to her was the Korok who was captured with her, who was also tied up. The seven Stalfos surrounded them. “Capture them. We can sacrifice them to the great Molgera also” the biggest Stalfo said. The other Stalfos charged forward. Link, Quill and Skid quickly finished them off. The chief Stalfo growled and pounded a giant drum with his club. The noise vibrated throughout the chamber. Suddenly, the sand started to shift, and a giant worm-like monster burst out and swallowed the Stalfo. “Zelda!” Link shouted and ran toward her. He cut the ropes that tied Zelda and the Korok. Molgera, the giant worm, flew in the air above them. Quill grabbed one of the Stalfo’s clubs and flew toward Molgera. Molgera opened its mouth to eat Quill but Quill threw the spiked club into its mouth. Molgera screeched in pain and crashed to the ground. Link ran forward and slashed at its tongue with his sword. Molgera screeched and then it grew still. Suddenly, the ground rumbled and the ruins started to fall apart. “Let’s get out of here!” Link yelled and the group ran out. The group made it back to camp at about noon. “You’re back” David said. “I have everyone ready to begin marching” he told Link. “Good job, David” Link replied. He and David got on Epona. The army began its long trek across the desert.

Chapter Twenty-three: Windfall harbor/ Five days later, the army had made it to the coastline. “How do we get to Dragon Roost Island?” Zelda asked Quill. “We need to find a ship at Windfall Harbor” Quill told her. “That’ll be easy. I know someone who owns a ship that’s big enough for all of us. Tomorrow, I’ll go and tell him to prepare the ship. Let’s get some rest for now” Link said. The next morning Link arrived at Windfall Harbor. There were many boats of all sizes docked there. Link walked over to a tall, muscular man. “Hey Gonzo” Link said. The man turned around. “Link, what the devil are you doing here?” he asked and clapped Link on the back. “Nothing really. Just wondering if you could take me and some of my friends to Dragon Roost Island” Link replied. Gonzo laughed. “That’s the thing I like about you Link, you’re braver than hell. That place has gotten real dangerous, but for you, I’ll take the risk’ Gonzo told Link. “Thanks. I’ll be back tomorrow with my friends. Will you be ready by then?” Link asked. “Yep, then we can set sail” Gonzo told Link. The next day, the ship sailed toward Dragon Roost Island, with the army prepared for war.