//------------------------------// // Fairy of the Forest // Story: Legend of Zelda: Hero of Equestria // by Klearsky52 //------------------------------// The room was dark and gloomy with only two torchlights lighting the room. Two concealed ponies stood guard, their katanas at their side. In front of them was a stand, like the one you would find at a court. One pony was sitting on the judge’s seat, looking forward expectantly. Footsteps filled the room as two more ponies appeared with one on the middle. The pony on the stand smirked. “So you finally show yourself...Shionne,” the pony said with a thin smile, her voice raspy. “I knew you would eventually come here. After all, nopony can run from us for a long time.” "Yet, I gave you a good run for your money, didn't I?” Shionne said sarcastically. The pony on the stand frowned. “Only because you used our training methods to escape,” the pony said patiently. “Our family’s training method, which can fool another one of our clan as well, if needed to be.” The pony then leaned forward, using her hooves as support. “That could be counted as a betrayal, you know?” Shionne grit her teeth as she let the implications sink in her head. She hung her head down shamefully. The pony looked at her sympathetically. “I understand how you feel,” the pony said, causing her head to snap up at her in surprise. “It is hardly rare for some pony to lose their family member during this, and considering what your father is now…” She trailed off. Old, painful memories started to resurface in Shionne’s mind as she struggled to keep the tears from falling from her face. The head pony sighed. “You are fully aware what is going on now, do you?” The pony asked urgently. Shionne shook her head. “I know you know,” the pony said, causing Shionne’s ears to fall flat on her head. “I think it is now confirmed, for everypony.” “It's coming, isn't it,” Shionne's whispered. “The rumors I'm hearing. They can't surely be true?” “I'm afraid it is,” the pony said solemnly. She got up from the stand and started to walk up to her. “The endless cycle of hatred and greed that was lost during time. I'm afraid that it is beginning once again.” “You can't mean-!?” One of the guards ponies started to say before she was shushed. “I'm surprised too,” the head pony said. “I would never even think that the prophecy would pass during my lifetime. Yet it is, which now reminds us of why this clan still exists.” “That group is rising,” Shionne's said bitterly. The head pony nodded. “We need to prepare,” the head pony said. “We need to combat the darkness that is surely to come. This clan may be dying, but I would rather go down fighting.” Shionne nodded with rest of the ponies before biting her lip. She looked up at the head pony nervously. “I have one last request-,” she started to say before she was waved off by the pony. “I know about that colt,” she said, shocking Shionne. “The person who I sent to you told me all about him.” “Then do you know where his whereabouts are?!” She asked frantically. “You sounded like there was something going on with him.” “There is,” she said, looking serious. “We will indirectly protect him by fighting them.” “But why would they be interested in him?” Shionne asked. “It doesn't make any sense! What did he do to them to warrant their attention?” “He didn't necessarily do anything,” the head pony said, almost looking sympathetic. “He just exists with a soul that was used against them before, we believe.” “That doesn't make any-” she started to say before the blood drained from her face. “You don't mean-!?” “I curse the higher ups that decided to try to get rid of Equestria’s darker side,” the pony said angrily, stomping the ground. Dust particles rose up in a mushroom cloud around her. “Out of all the mistakes the Alicorn Sisters could do, this is the worst one. Not Discord, not Tirek, but this.” “It can't be…can it?” Shionne whispered quietly. Link couldn't possibly play a part in this. He was just too young and innocent to be part of plans and machinations thousands of years older than him. “We must go,” the pony said urgently. “Now only time will tell what will happen next. Discard that old name you used to use. We will be needing your services soon.” She walked off into the darkness. The other ponies followed her. Shionne just stood there, dumbstruck with the implications of what her only considered sibling could be. Be careful Link. (Somewhere else) The sun shines brightly as the birds chirped cheerfully. The leaves on the tree swished occasionally by the breeze passing by. The clouds remained unfiltered in the sky. The peace remained undisturbed when a small green colt walked by. Link smiled and let the wind mess up his mane. Feeling the warm sun on his back with the occasional wind blowing by left him in a very peaceful state, not found back at Sunset or at his apple orchard. Link now knew why travelers liked to take the long way instead of going on a train somewhere. He know wondered what else he was missing out on. He looked at his map once more. It seemed like he was now traveling in the Whitetail Woods. The map itself wasn't really that detailed. It had a few key markers on there with a set of pathways to get to them. The legend was small and there was no distance marker. He frowned at that and rolled it up again. It would seem that he would have to get a better map once he comes to the first town. Guess he would have to use this for now. He rolled his map and put it back in his hat. His sword and shield was out in the case he encountered anything that would attack them. This time, he was ready. He was also ready for that red cloaked pony, whoever he was. He will find him, no matter Gurgle Gurgle… Link heard a growl and immediately held his stomach. He widened his eyes in fear. He forgot to pack something to eat! Was he that excited about going on a journey that he forgot something to pack mandatory essentials for the trip itself? Link took off his hat and reached his hat in, hoping that he at least kept some food in it. He usually did when he wandered around Sunset and suddenly felt like eating something. “Hm? What’s this?” He felt a papery substance and lifted it out of his bag. It was a brown bag with a note attached to it. Brought you something to eat since I knew you wouldn't remember Flora “Thanks Flora!” He said gratefully as he immediately dove in. He remembered to leave some left in case he needed to eat something again. Just before he was about to put the bag back again, something fell out of it. Link caught it in time due to his quick reflexes. Well, what’s this? Link held up the can in wonder. The covering tape was peeled off except for a few white marks left there. The lid had a few holes, meaning he had to shake it in order to get the contents inside. Link did just that and found some strange orange pellets in his hoof. Since it was in his lunch bag, Link popped them in his mouth- -and promptly spat them out, coughing and gagging. Just what the heck was that!? Why would she give him these horrible things!? Link ran deeper in the forest and found a small clearing containing a lake. He quickly rushed over it and drank the cool water. The horrible taste immediately washed away, coming along a feeling of relief. Link didn't know what those were but he certainly wasn't eating them again. He dumped the rest of the food(?) into the lake. The rest of the orange pellets floated along the surface, eaten by many fish and other water life in it. Link rubbed his tongue again to get rid of the spicy feeling and left. “Man, these are good!” Link froze and turned around, his hoof to his sword. He didn't see anypony else in the clearing, yet he definitely heard a voice behind him. It wasn't that voice in his head because it was...in his head. It also sounded female while this one was male. Link was also pissed at the voice for obvious reasons. He looked back at the lake. It seemed a big orange fish was finishing off what was left of the food(?). It lapped all of them up happily and turned towards Link. It flashed him a grin, making Link blink in surprise. “You the one that had these?” He asked. “If so, then thanks! These are definitely better than the usual grub I have!” Link stared at the fish, not believing his eyes in that moment. He really shouldn't be surprised anymore. He fought against pig creatures, had a “voice” in his head and was now seeing a live fish talk. Guess he still hasn't seen it all. “Your welcome?” Link said hesitantly. The fish nodded his head enthusiastically before tilting his head with a questioning look. “I don't see much of anybody around here,” he said. “What brings you around here?” “I'm going to the nearest town,” Link said. “Now if you would excuse me, I need to get there quickly.” Link took the map from his hat and looked through it to get back to his original pathway. “Is that a map!?” The fish said excitedly, flipping from the water in the air. Link looked at him weirdly. Well...as weird as a talking fish can get. “My race is known for their mapmaking skills! Can I see it?” “What?” Link asked incredulously. “Wouldn't you just get it wet?” “Not us!” The fish said proudly, puffing out his chest. “Just show it to me. Despite us only being water creatures, we know many places in the land that nobody else knows about.” “You’ll pay if you tear this,” Link muttered as he held out his map. The fish nodded before looking at his map. He frowned. “This is what you call a map!?” The fish asked incredulously, startling Link. “This is an insult to every map in the world! How dare you call this so?” “What's wrong with it exactly?!” Link asked, annoyed. He backed away slightly when the fish splashed around in his rant. The fish calmed down and took two deep breaths. He looked back at the map almost painfully. “I can't stand to see it in such a poor state,” the fish said. “For your information colt, it's just a piece of paper with a few important locations on it. Where’s the lush environment!? Where’s the places of the wild? Heck, it doesn't show any locations of water. It doesn't even have a legend or a distance marker. Do you even know how far you walked from your starting point? Better yet, do you even know how far your destination is? That's how poorly drawn this map is.” Link looked at the map sheepishly. He remembered all of that in school when he was learning geography. Guess Orca didn't learn all of that when he was young. He probably was training all of his youth, which would explain his lack of knowledge on certain subjects, unlike Sturgeon who could explain it all easily. The fish sighed, “Well, I can't just leave you out here high and dry. Hold out your map and wait a moment.” “What're you going to do?” Link asked suspiciously, holding out his map. The fish dived back into the water. After a moment, it exploded out with a marker in its mouth. It began to draw at supersonic speed, making Link’s eyes bulge out in disbelief. Afterwards, it splashed back into the lake. “What do you think?” The fish asked smugly. Link looked at the map with shock. What was once a dull, colorless map was now filled with detail such as trees and lakes. Miniature drawn cities were near their name marks and the pathways became much more visible. There was even a map legend and distance marker. Though there was something off about this… “This doesn't look finished,” Link said, peering at the paper closely. It was incredibly detailed, but there was a few blank spaces on it with just filler items. The fish shook his head in amusement. “You think I would draw the whole map for free?” He said. “Sorry pal, but that ain’t how it works. You can't do anything for free nowadays.” “But I didn't pay anything to you this time,” Link said. The fish shook his head. “Oh yeah you did!” He said, waggling his fin. “You gave me that heavenly fish food! Oh, I hadn't had that in a long time. I missed the spicy feel of it.” “That was fish food!?” Link thought, horrified. It explained it's awful taste. Why would Flora give him that? Probably as some sick last laugh thing. “If I get more food, will you finish it?” Link asked. The fish put his fin to his chin and shook his head. “Nope!” He said cheerfully. Link just looked at him. “But you said-” “I know what I said, and our policy is that only one fish can only draw for you once,” Link frowned at that. “Our policy?” He asked. The fish nodded. “There isn't only one of me, you know,” the fish said. “We aren't exactly well known, but we have at least one of us in each body of water. If you wanted, go to my other brethren. We’ll help you out.” “Is there any catch?” Link asked suspiciously. The fish shook his head. “We don't do this for anybody so be grateful,” the fish said, crossing his fins. “We also hear a lot of things along the road, despite us being in water. So if you want to hear us gossiping fish, we’ll tell ya what’s going on now…for a reasonable price of course.” Link rolled his eyes. The fish apparently noticed this and quickly kept on speaking. “Which we will give you for free if you ask to draw your map,” he said hastily. “We only meant that if you want to hear it again, then you got to pay. Welp, I finished my end of the bargain. Later!” “Wait what end-” Link started to ask before the fish splashed back in the lake. He sighed in frustration. Just when he finally had one of his problems solved, he was left with a another question that needed answering. Apparently, the fish had an employer that specifically gave him orders to help him out. Why would somepony be helping him out? What did they gain to do so? Link shook the questions from his mind. It didn't matter for now. All that mattered is that they were helping him out. He would like to meet these ponies but his most important goal was to find the ponies that killed his father. He quickly felt a small wave of disappointment within him but didn't know where it came from. He looked at his now detailed map again and found the shortest route back outside the woods again. But he suddenly felt like he wanted to go back to the forest. Like there was something important there. He shook his head. He knew of only one thing that could do that. “Something important...awaits you there,” the voice said within his mind. Link frowned at that. “Oh, and exactly what?” He said sarcastically, crossing his hooves over his chest. “Something important enough to actually contact me? I’ve been trying to ever since our ‘talk’ a few days ago.” “You are mad,” the voice said matter-of-factly. “The reason of your anger is the lack of information you received that day.” “Dang right!” Link said angrily. “I’m tired of being left in the dark! Can somepony give me some clue as to what I’m getting into?! I’m pretty sure normal colts don’t have a voice in their head unless they were insane, which I’m seriously considering to be due to what’s been happening for the past few days.” A moment had passed before the voice answered, “The legend,” “What legend?” Link asked. “I don’t really like vague answers.” “The green mint mare told you it,” The voice said. “That is all I can say.” Green mint mare? Link suddenly had a light bulb moment. It must be talking about Lyra! “Why can’t you tell me more?” “I fear that you will stray from the path if you hear the whole truth,” the voice said apprehensively. Link then felt a surge of confidence flow through him. Why would the voice be confident at the moment? “Along the way, you will also learn the truth about your father.” “I will?” Link asked excitedly. This was the piece of news he was waiting for. He would always lie awake at nights back at Sunset, thinking about the pony who killed his father. “It is along your pathway,” the voice said. “But it is not at the end of it. That I assure you.” “Not at the end?” What could possibly make him go out and explore even further? Could the answers he receive make him want to go out even further? Or did he have a different purpose, like all the other supernatural beings suggested? He also thought about the other clue the voice talked about. He remembered the legend clearly, but that left even more questions rather than answers. “I have spoken too much,” the voice said. “Now will you honor my request and go back in the forest? I have already answered your questions.” More like not really answer anything but this was probably all that he was going to get now. Guess he would have to take what he can and work with it. “Fine, but it better be useful.” The voice didn’t respond. Link grumbled and re-entered back into the forest. The orange color of the sky started to shine between the leaves, making Link realize that it was getting evening. He better hurry and find whatever it was he was supposed to find. “What am I supposed to look for anyway?” Link mumbled to himself as he pushed a few branches out of his way. He then suddenly felt a small magic pressure somewhere. Orca had taught him to sense magic presences at will despite him being an earth pony. It would be an important skill if he didn’t want to fight any unicorns. For the pegasi and other earth ponies, he would either listen for some wing flaps or some hoofsteps. Though, while Link could sense the magic presence, he could also feel that it was far away. For something to have a magic pressure felt from some distance away could mean that it had a bigger reserve than he had ever seen. It could also be dangerous, but his curiosity won over him and he started to follow the trail. Once he arrived, he only saw the regular forestry he had been seeing back where he came from. It didn’t really change other than the trees becoming more abundant the further he went in. He also spotted a few ledges here and there with small logs on the ground. He continued to search and sighed in frustration. “I can feel it,” Link said gritting his teeth. He searched the ground and air. “I can feel it here, but there is absolutely no- WHAT THE HECK?!” His ponderings got cut off as he fell through the floor. He screamed as he kept on falling through the darkness. After a moment, he saw a light down below and was gently lowered to the floor, much to his surprise. He quickly looked around the dark room. Leaves were strewn out everywhere around him, making him realize that he just fell through a leaf trap. He kept his hoof at his sword as he crept forward in the room. The room suddenly brightened. Link covered his eyes to avoid getting blinded before tentatively uncovering them. His eyes widened at the sight in front of him. A spring was laid out before him. The pillars surrounding it had multitudes of colors flashing about, though Link didn't know where the colors came from. A small fountain was placed in the middle of the spring, spewing out and splashing against the water around it. Link quickly heard a soft, but familiar, giggle and gripped his sword tightly. His eyes widened when a big mare appeared before him, flying without wings. Link quickly recognized who this was. “The Great Fairy!” he said, his eyes still as wide as a frightened deer’s would. He quickly remembered his promise and grinned widely. “I have found you!” “It looked like you did find me,” The Great Fairy said with a small grin. “I applaud you for trying to find my magic signature. Only experienced unicorns can track a magic signature down.” “I found you, despite you telling me that I never would,” he said as he pointed a victorious hoof towards her. “Guess immortals can be proven wrong.” “Telling you before?” The Great Fairy asked, tilting her head a little. “You told me that it period be very hard for somepony to find a fairy fountain,” Link said, confused by the Great Fairy’s response. The Great Fairy shook her head in amusement. “I never recall ever meeting you before,” she said, floating closer to him. “I am sure that I would remember a young face like that.” “You’re joking,” Link said. “I specifically remembering you challenging me to find this place again.” “It would seem that you have found one of my sisters,” The Great Fairy said. “It would explain why I do not recognize you.” “Oh,” Link said. He then remembered what the other Great Fairy had requested him. “Sunset says hi.” “You found Sunset then,” The Great Fairy said. Her eyes took upon a look of joy. “It has been eons since I saw her last. It seemed that she still retained her serious and competitive behavior. She always did like the sunset, so maybe that is why she sent you near here.” The Great Fairy turned towards Link. “What did she promise you to make you want to return to her fountain?” “She promised me free healing services,” Link said. “She somehow found me after I lost a battle and took care of me. We then talked for a little before she sent me on her way.” “I see,” The Great Fairy said, her hoof on her chin. “So that’s why you don’t know the location of the fountain, despite being there before.” “Will you tell me where it is?” Link said with sparkly eyes. The Great Fairy laughed, confusing him. “It has been many centuries before I have seen my sister having fun. Perhaps I will play along to this game,” she said joyously. “Come on!” Link said in frustration. The Great Fairy laughed again and ruffled his hair, suprising him. “You found my fountain on your own so you could use my services,” The Great Fairy said. Link looked up at her with wide eyes again. “Really?” Link asked. When the Great Fairy nodded, he whooped joy. “WOOHOO!!” “Though, I don’t think you can come here all that often,” The Great Fairy said, shattering Link’s mood. “Your travels will make you go far, so unless you have a form of quick transportation, I’m afraid that you can only use my fountain unless you were nearby.” “Ah crap,” Link said, realizing what the Great Fairy was saying. “Way to ruin my triumph.” “All is not in vain,” The Great Fairy said with a kind smile. “I will give you this gift to balance out your efforts in getting here.” “Really?” Link asked before narrowing his eyes. “Is there some sort of catch to this?” “It pains me to hear that a child as young as you would ask such a question,” The Great Fairy said sadly. “I am different than my other sisters and am giving this to you out of kindness.” “Different?” Link asked. The Great Fairy smiled. “They don’t trust the mortals of this world nowadays,” The Great Fairy said. “After a certain event happened in the past, we have clouded ourselves from the mortal world, fading from everypony’s memories and living on in only legends.” “Doesn’t it bother you to be all alone like this?” “Not necessarily. The fairies from the other springs come and talk to me for a bit and update me on the world. And I’ve lived long enough to the point where a few eons feel like a few seconds.” “Still... “ Link said. The Great Fairy looked at him with an amused expression. “No need to feel any sympathy for me,” she said gently. “I will be fine.” “Am I the first pony to visit you?” Link asked. “Yes, you are,” she said, frowning a little. “Why do you ask?” “Why me?” The Great Fairy frowned a little. “I do not understand,” she said. Link closed his eyes tightly and opened them again. “Why does this stuff happen to me?” he continued. “I meet two forgotten goddesses, beat monsters that have never been seen before and…” He trailed off. “Why am I the only one that has seen these things?” The Great Fairy didn’t speak for a moment. She took on a pained expression and shook her head. “You have an extremely rough journey ahead of you,” she murmured sadly, floating towards him. She touched his cheek, making him flinch. “But this time, for one so young to take the burden.” “What are you talking about?” Link said, backing away from her. The Great Fairy seemed to snap back to her former self and laughed nervously. “Just the ramblings of an old immortal,” She said. “Now, I haven’t given you your gift yet, right?” “Yeah?” Link said. He knew the Great Fairy dodged the questions yet again, like the voice did. What was it about him having a great destiny? It seemed the more information he gathered, the more questions came than answers. He snapped out of his thoughts when he saw the Great Fairy charge a green orb in her hoofs. “You ready?” The Great Fairy asked. “Ready for wh-” Link started to ask before he was blasted by that green ball of energy. He skidded back on the ground, coughing and gasping. He felt his magic swirl around within him chaotically, trying to merge with the green orb. It settled down after a few moments, leaving him feeling nauseous. He winced when he felt himself get picked up by the Great Fairy’s magic. “Are you alright?” She asked with a worried expression on her face. Link slowly shook his head as he felt his stomach contents flip upside down while the blood rushed to his head. It took nearly all his willpower right then and there to not throw up all over her. She may be nice and kind but he didn’t know how she would react to that. “Let me help you,” The Great Fairy said. One of the little fairies immediately went up to him. He was surprised to see that in the midst of the glow stood a pony with insect wings. It looked at him curiously with wide eyes before nodding. It flew around his body, instantly refreshing him as it did so. The Great Fairy levitated him slowly back onto the ground. Whatever that fairy did seem to work as he felt his nausea disappear. He also felt his back and was surprised to feel the scratches he made while sliding on the ground disappear too. “My children have the power to heal somepony back to full health,” she said. “My children wander far over the world, so they can help you out if you meet them at some time. They can’t replenish your magic though…” “You’re okay with letting them roam free?” Link asked with a raised brow. “What if somepony finds one of them. You did say that you would want to keep yourself hidden.” “I’m sure that they are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves,” The Great Fairy said. “Now onto more important things. About your gift…” “What exactly did you give me!?” Link blurted out, interrupting her. He blushed, embarrassed at what he did. “Sorry. You can continue.” “I gave you the right to use a forbidden spell,” The Great Fairy said. “Which is…” he said, urging her on with his hoof. “Farore’s wind.” She said. “It is one of the only wind spells in Equestria.” “Farore? Like that one from the legend?” Link asked. He remembered that name from Lyra’s story! This was the second time he had heard it now. Why would a spell be named after a mythical goddess? Perhaps the creator took inspiration from the story? “Yes,” The Great Fairy answered uncomfortably. She pursed her lips before continuing to explain, “It is a spell that would allow you to control the wind in any direction you want.” “A wind spell?” Link asked, not really paying attention to her explanation. He was more focused on the fact that the spell had the name of one of the goddesses from the legend. The voice said that he was connected to it also. Link felt himself get angry. Curse his stupid curious nature! Now he had even more questions that needed answering! The Great Fairy watched Link’s facial expressions change in amusement. “You would do well to listen right now. I’m teaching you how to use the spell.” Link snapped out of his jumbled thoughts. “Huh? Oh, sorry about that.” “Just imagine your magic flowing around you gracefully,” The Great Fairy flew around in the air. “Imagine it just taking you awaaaay.” “That didn’t help at all,” Link deadpanned. The Great Fairy chuckled nervously. “It feels like that,” she said. “Just imagine yourself like it and you should get far.” “Okay then?” Link said uncertainly. “I’ll be sure to try my best then.” “Evening is almost ending,” The Great Fairy said. “It would be best for you to leave right away. You are in a hurry, right?” Link’s eyes widened. “Oh crap! I completely forgot! I wanted to get out of this forest by nightfall! Thanks for reminding me er..." He scratched his head. "Do you have a name I can call you? Calling multiple ponies 'Great Fairy' seems weird." “You may call me Forest," The Great Fairy said. "And Don’t worry about your problem. I will teleport you near the exit of the forest,” The Great fairy assured. She suddenly started to levitate him, startling him a little. “Farewell. Know that you will always be welcomed here.” Link nodded and waved her a goodbye. She closed her eyes in concentration and teleported him out of the fountain. The bend in space and reality quickly repaired itself while a little magic residue left over. She panted a bit and shook her head. “I must be really out of practice if I’m a little tired from teleporting him for a short distance.” “I can agree on that,” a voice said behind her. The Great Fairy turned around to see an orange fish cheerfully waving at her. He splashed back into the water and came back up again, splashing the Great Fairy a little. “Wassup?” “Still as cheerful as ever,” she said, rolling her eyes. The fish chuckled. “I always laugh since I hate being upset,” he answered before a serious expression settled on his face. “Now, I did what you had asked for the colt.” “I thank you for honoring my request,” The Great Fairy said with a bow. The fish waved his fins frantically, sweating a little. “None of that now!” he said hastily, wiping the sweat off his face. “A goddess bowing down to me! That doesn’t settle my nerves right.” “I feel that you have a question for me,” The Great Fairy said, tilting her head a bit. The fish nodded. “Why did you want us to help him?” he asked, crossing his fins over his chest. “You know it's been eons since we have ever broken surface in front of a pony. You can’t seriously be thinking that this colt-!?” “I can feel it,” she said, making the fish shut up immediately. “His presence was familiar, despite we never meeting before. I can also sense his determination. It is unlike any other that has been seen.” “We’ll find out sooner or later,” the fish said. “Us animals are looking all over for him. If he truly is the one we’re looking for, then we’ll find out tonight.” “Why tonight?” The Great Fairy asked, confused. The fish looked at her incredulously. “You’re senses truly have dulled over the years, hasn’t it?” The fish asked. “Don’t you feel them?” The Great Fairy closed her eyes and concentrated. She felt her magic sweeping over the forest before she felt it. She snapped her eyes opened, fearing taking place in them. “Oh no…” “We’ll soon find out if he might be the one tonight,” The fish said, nodding his head. “All I can say is that this has gotten a lot more interesting…” (Back with Link) Link woke up gasping. He looked around to see the sky already dark and the moon high in the sky. Hundreds of stars lit up the sky, twinkling brightly. Link got up and yawned before checking all his things. He would have to do some research soon because he finally had a stepping stone as to what was going on. But he would have to concentrate on that later. His first priority is to get out of the forest. His danger senses flashed numerous amount of times, but he chalked it up to his nerves being jittery. He never did like being in a forest at nighttime in the first place. Link quickly found the trail to the exit and yawned again. He reminded himself that after he was out of the forest to find someplace to sleep. He also added that he would have to get some sleeping materials for his journey. He quickly ran through the trail. He continued to run, but failed to see the many red eyes that lurked in the shadows.