"Wow!" Ukyo gasped. "Will you look at that, Link? Such wide plains! I can't remember too much from before my life in the forest, but I didn't know that Hyrule Field would look this awesome..."
She looked back. "Uh, Link?"
"In a minute," Link said while swinging his sword. "I'm cutting some grass here..."
"Why in the name of Farore are you doing this?" Ukyo asked in disbelief.
Link grinned. "Well, there's a pretty big chance that there will be some rupees under the grass... Ah, see? I was right!" And he picked up a shiny blue rupee, which was worth 5 green rupees.
"I always wondered how those rupees, Deku Seeds and magic drinks appear under all that grass and in the bushes..." Tatl grumbled.
Navi smiled. "The Deku Tree once told me of the ancient tribe of the Minish... He said that those tiny guys love to help Hylians and other people, so they secretly put rupees and other things in the high grass. He said they would live somewhere in the forest, hidden from the 'big people'."
"The Minish, huh?" Tatl asked. "Don't tell me you believe in that fairy tale... I've never seen one in my life..."
"Whatever, we can't spend the whole day searching for rupees," Ukyo said. "We have to hurry if we want to reach the Castle Town before nightfall."
"I guess you're right," Link sighed. "I just hoped I would find a big one very quickly... oh well!"
He pulled out the Fairy Ocarina Saria had given him as a farewell present. Playing a cheerful tune she had taught him, he remembered her sad, smiling face as she said goodbye... She seemed pretty sad that they had to go, but in some way she had always felt that her two friends were somehow different...
Tael and Konatsu had been sad as well. Tatl had to promise her brother to come back safely, before he stopped crying. But Konatsu at least understood the importance of Ukyo's journey, and he promised to do his best to unite the society of the Dekus with the Kokiri, so that the two tribes of the woods could live peacefully with each other.
And maybe some day, there would also be the possibility of Hylians and Kokiri living next to each other, without having to worry about the Lost Wood's fearsome magic...
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Ryoga Hibiki wasn't a happy guy. Since his birth, the strong Goron had been cursed with a very bad sense of direction, so he had trouble finding his way back to his hometown on Death Mountain.
During his journeys, he had also met with Ranma Saotome, someone who loved to fight, just like him. Ryoga followed Ranma and his father for several days, until one day, the two young boys decided to have a sparring match with each other.
Ranma suggested the big tree next to the Lon Lon Ranch as a meeting place. Ryoga agreed.
It took him nearly four days to finally reach the meeting point. And when Ryoga had managed to find it, Ranma and his father were long gone.
Ryoga felt so miserable after realizing the true horror of his old family curse, that in his anger, he blamed Ranma for everything, and he decided to hunt him down.
For several weeks, he didn't find him. The weeks turned into months... and in the end, he had been searching for his old rival for almost a year, but still couldn't find him.
Exhausted, he had reached a small valley with many springs. He had heard from some guy that this was supposed to be an ancient training ground, so he had been hoping to find Ranma there.
Instead, he met with two female Zoras, a beautiful, middle-aged woman and a cute girl that looked like she was her daughter. The small Zora girl was just chasing around a big bear with tiny wings and blue fur, apparently in anger.
Ryoga saw how they were headed his way and tried to get out of the way. The winged bear missed him, but the little Zora girl stepped right onto his rocky head, causing him to stumble over the edge of the hill he was standing on, and rolling down into one of the springs.
When he finally came out of the water, the two Zoras and their bear were long gone... also, everything seemed to be much bigger than before.
The round Jusenkyo guide knelt down next to him. "Oh, poor Mr. Customer fell into spring of drowned cucco... Terribly tragic story of cucco who drowned in this spring many years ago... Now everyone who fall into spring takes shape of cucco..."
Bad enough that he was cursed to turn into this chicken when splashed with cold water... No, his bad sense of direction made him get lost again...
Curiously, the bandana-clad chicken looked around the impressive courtyard of an even more impressive building.
'Where the heck am I NOW?' Ryoga wondered.
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Akane, youngest of the Sheikah sisters, angrily entered the courtyard, the only place in the castle where she could find some peace...
That stupid brat Kodachi... Why did she always assign such trivial tasks to her? Taking out her laundry, bringing her fresh water... Didn't she have chambermaids for that? Sometimes Akane believed the spoiled princess existed only to make her life hell...
"Chirp?"
Akane looked down... and looked right into the eyes of a little cucco chick that was hidden within the flowers of the yard.
She smiled. "Hey there, little guy... Where did you come from?"
She held out her hand. "C'mere, lil' cucco... Come on, I won't hurt you..."
Hesitating at first, the small chick carefully came closer. When she picked him up, he seemed to blush through his yellow feathers.
Akane gushed. "Aawwww, aren't you the cutest little thing? What do you say I keep you as a pet? Hmm, wanna be friends?"
She nodded. "Yes, and I think I'll call you... C-chan! Hmm, do you like that name?"
Ryoga looked up at the face of that cute little Sheikah girl.
'I'm... I'm in heaven...' he thought.
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