It was a peaceful day in Hyrule, birds were singing, flowers were blooming, it was the perfect day for a picnic! Tucked into a little corner of the kingdom, there was a lush green forest, filled with creatures that defy imagination. In this forest, there is a village, Kokiri Village. The little village was home to our protagonist, Link, though he doesn't know it yet. Our story starts on a sunny day, and Link was sleeping in as usual...
Running up to Link's treehouse, Saria saw something unusual. Keeping her eye on it, Saria looked in. Sure enough, Link was sound asleep. Deciding best to ask Link about what she saw on his deck, Saria tried to wake him up.
"Link!"
"LINK!"
"Wake up, sleepyhead!"
Link groaned as he rolled out of bed...and promptly landed on the floor. "Ow!" Link stood up, rubbing his head.
"Finally up, huh, Link?" said Saria, giggling.
"Ugh...what do you want, Saria..." Link groaned.
Saria picked up the little bundle she found on his doorstep.
"I was wondering if you knew what is?"
Link lookes over and, in true, groggy fashion, replied, "Well, it appears to be a sleeping, winged unicorn. You know, the usual." And with that, Link trudged off to start off on his day.
...Until a few seconds later when he realized what he just said.
Link came rushing back to the door, eyes wide.
"Um...Saria? What is that?"
Saria giggled, "I don't really know. I found it here when I came to wake you up."
Link again looked at the little pony. In Saria's arms was a tiny darkish blue pony with a sky blue mane. At the moment, the pony appeared to be sleeping.
Link reached a hand out to pet the little horse. "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Saria frowned a bit at that, "I don't really know. I suppose we'll have to find out in a bit. Look! It's waking up!"
True as Saria said, the little pony opened its eyes and looked at Link and Saria.
'It's...kinda cute,' thought Link.
The pony looked at Link thoughtfully, and then lept out of Saria's hands into Link's.
'OKAY OKAY VERY CUTE ABORT ABORT,' were the only real thoughts going through his head.
Of course, to Saria and the pony, it just looked like he froze up.
The pony looked at Saria. In a young, yet obviously female voice, the pony said, "Mama? Whass wong wif bwover?"
Saria paused for a second. On the one hand, she would absolutely adore having this little ball of cuteness as a daughter, if you could count what she had with Link a parenthood.
On the other hand, she had no real idea of how to care for this species. For all she know, she could end up hurting the little one more than helping her.
Back on the other hand though...
"Mama?"
Saria smiled. Surely it wouldn't hurt. "Yes, little one, I'm sure your brother will be just fine."
It was at this point that Link realized he needed to breathe.
With a rather large inhale, and oxygen in his system, Link said, "Saria? Are you sure-"
"Shush, Link. I am your mother now. And this adorable one will be staying here with you. My house is no place for a growing child."
Link, having already considered Saria as a mother figure, just decided to roll with it. "Okay, but what is she called?"
The little pony grinned at this, "I'm Woona!"
Saria tilted her head to the side, "so you're called Woona?"
The child looked frusterated, "No! Woona! Woona! Wif an Ehw!"
Link, just barely holding back snickers, said to Saria, "I *pfft* I think she means her name is Luna."
Saria smiled again. "Luna, huh? What a wonderful name!"
Luna looked content with that, and laid down in Link's hands for another nap.
Saria laughed outright at that. "Looks like she's the perfect match for you, sleepy head!"
Link mock-glared at her for that. "Oh, be quiet mom!"
Grinning, Saria tuned to leave. "Fine. No dinner for you then."
As she climbed down the ladder, she heard Links cries of 'I didn't mean it!' And couldn't help but smile.
Now she truly has a family of her own.
After he calmed down a bit, Link turned to face the newcomer. Luna was sitting on his bed patiently.
Grinning, Link approached his 'big brother' role with gusto.
"Alright, kiddo, house rules!" At this, Luna snapped to attention. Or...tried to, really. Due to her small stature, she really just ended up stumbling a bit.
Hiding a grin, Link continued. "First off! No loud noises when I'm trying to sleep! Also, for that matter, my food is mine and yours is yours! And finally, no wandering off on your own! Got it?"
Luna saluted, "Sir, yes sir!"
Grinning, Link picked up Luna. "Good. Now let's go grab some breakfast! I'm starved!"
Laughing, Luna pointed to the table, "Yay! Bwekfast ahoy!"
Grinning, Link walked her over to the table. They didn't know it then, but that was the start of a friendship that would burn through the ages.
Out the window, unseen by the two siblings, was a little fairy. This fairy immidiately flew off to the Great Deku Tree. The Tree was a massive, you guessed it, tree that watched over all of the Kokori.
Seeing the fairy fly towards him, the Tree extended a branch for her to land on.
"What is it, Navi?" The Tree asked, with centuries of wisdom behind his words.
"The boy has appeared to have found a companion! What should I do?"
The Tree just seemed to smile. "This is okay, my little fairy. It just means that you will have another friend in your journey. Go to them on the day we have selected. For now, allow them to enjoy their childhood."
The fairy nodded in understanding and flew off.
The Great Deku Tree seemed to think for a few seconds.
"I wonder how this companion will change the course of things..."