"Water!" Ryoga yelled as he jumped through the secret door in his mentor's room. "We need water, now!"
"Oh no!" Shampoo cried as she jumped to her feet. She looked at her currently female fiance, who was gasping for air in the Goron's strong arms. "What happen to Airen?"
"That cursed witch put a stupid spell on him, turning him back into his Zora form..." Ryoga grumbled. "But if we don't put her in water right now, I don't know what will happen to her."
"But... but there are no cold springs here on Death Mountain," Yoiko said with worry.
'The portal to the Lost Woods,' Moosh-Genma signed. 'Little Yoiko told us there was a magical portal here that leads directly into the forest, and I'm sure we're bound to find some cool water in here... it would certainly be faster to go there than to head down the entire mountain trail to Kakariko.'
"You're right, old man!" Ryoga nodded. "We have to take that chance, or Ranma is done for! Could you watch Yoiko some more time until I come back?"
When Genma nodded, Ryoga nodded back. "Thanks!"
"Shampoo come with you!" the beautiful Gerudo warrior said, and then the two of them quickly ran out of the room.
"No..." Ranma muttered weakly. "Ice... ice, everywhere... Mom... so hot..."
"He delirious..." Shampoo said with worry. "We have to bring Airen to forest spring quickly."
The Deku Sprout grinned at the flabbergasted faces of Ukyo and Link.
"You certainly seem surprised to see me. Thanks to you, the dark influence over the Forest Temple has vanished and Saria has awakened as one of the Sages. Now I can grow and prosper. Thank you!"
"Um... no big deal," Link murmured as he came back to his feet. "But..." He looked over to where the dead remains of the Deku Tree were still standing. "Are you really the Deku Tr..."
"Let's say I'm his offspring," the Sprout said with a smile. "Although I have gained all of my 'father's' knowledge and personality."
"Well... that's good to hear," Ukyo said. "We were worried what would happen to the Kokiri without the guidance of the Deku Tree... um... you are not mad that we didn't manage to lift the curse in time, are you?"
"Heck no!" the Sprout laughed. "The tree was beyond saving, but the monster Gohma still had to be killed, who knows what else it would have done in the forest? Besides, you prevented it from stealing the Kokiri Emerald for Ganondorf."
"Yeah..." Link murmured. "And what good did it? Ganondorf still managed to trick us, and now he's holding one of the Triforce pieces..."
"It is unfortunate, that's true," the Deku Sprout said in a more serious voice. "But nobody could have predicted that. Still, as long as you save all of the sages, we have a chance to save Hyrule from his reign. The amulet you are holding is proof of that."
Link looked down at the Forest Medallion he got from Saria. "This?"
"Indeed!" the Sprout said. "The six medallions contain the powers of the sages and their temples. With them, they always know where you are and can keep track of your adventures. Every sage will receive his or her medallion as soon as they truly embrace their destiny as a sage."
"Okay... but we still have five others to find and save," Ukyo said. "And I have no idea where to..." She looked over to Link and blinked in confusion when she saw his face. "Link... are you all right?"
"Huh?" Link muttered as he was pulled out of his thoughts. "Oh yeah... I was just thinking..."
"You are still thinking about what Saria told you, right?" the Sprout asked him. "That you are no Kokiri..."
Link nodded with a sigh. "Yes, that's true. But... what am I, if not Kokiri? Does that mean I am..."
The Sprout smiled at the confused young man. "I'm sure you already have a good idea... you are no Kokiri, that's true! You are Hylian, just like Ukyo is! And that is the reason why you, unlike your Kokiri friends, grew up in those seven years."
"A... a Hylian?" Link gasped. "But... but if that is true, how... how did I come into the forest in the first place?"
"I was wondering the same," Ukyo nodded. "I know I came here after my... my father died..." she sighed. "But Link was already here when I awoke in the Kokiri Village, so how...?"
"It all began when a young Hylian mother came into these woods..." the Sprout began his tale. "She was close to death, and she already lost her husband... so she pleaded to the Deku Tree that he should save her only child, a young baby with the name of Link..."
"My... my mother..." Link murmured, remembering the soothing voice from his dreams.
"The Deku Tree placed the child in the care of the Kokiri, where it grew up as one of them. Knowing that it was your destiny to leave the forest one day, the Deku Tree decided not to tell you anything about this... not until Ganondorf placed the curse on him. Feeling that the safety of the Kokiri Emerald was more important, he wanted to tell you of your heritage after you defeated Gohma. But unfortunately, the curse had spread further than he had known, and thus, he only had time to tell you of your important mission before he died."
"Great Deku Tree..." Navi sobbed. "Oh, Link... if I only knew, I would have told you."
"It's... it's okay, Navi..." Link murmured. "But this... I would have never guessed that I had Hylian parents. My mother... and my father... I wonder what happened to him?"
"Maybe will find out, one day," Ukyo smiled as she comfortingly put a hand on her friend's shoulder. "But for now, we have to concentrate on finding the other sages, before Ganondorf does so before us."
"May good fortune accompany you on your way," the Deku Sprout said. "Navi... please go with Link and Ukyo on their journey, I'm sure your powers of fairy prediction will still be of use for them... but I have the feeling that you would have gone with them either way, am I right?"
"Y-yes..." Navi said and blushed. "They are my friends... I would never abandon them now!"
"Ukyo!" a loud voice suddenly startled them. "Link! Quick, come here!" And then a yellow blur came flying into the Deku Tree's glade.
"Tatl?" Ukyo wondered. "I thought you were still back in the Forest Temple with Tael and Konatsu?"
"Not anymore, Sprite and Bark arrived and told us that all of the monsters in the forest suddenly disappeared, and when we went to look for ourselves, we heard other fairies talking about how you were talking to the... oh my! Um, e-excuse me, Great Deku Tr... I mean, Sprout, I didn't see you over there..."
"Calm down, little one!" the Deku Sprout said with a chuckle. "And tell us what is the matter."
"Oh, of... of course... Well, just when we were heading back to the village, we heard a strange noise coming from the portal... you know, the one that is leading to Death Montain... and just when we stopped to see what was going on, this muscular Goron appeared out of nowhere, accompanied by a female warrior, and they almost ran us over. I was already going to complain, when I noticed that he was holding this dried-out Zora girl... and he asked us to bring him water, so we brought them into the village... everyone is excited, you know? They have never seen a Goron, or a Zora, or a Gerudo before..."
"A Gerudo?" Link asked and a deep frown appeared on his face. "C'mon, Ukyo... maybe we still have to defend the woods against evil invaders."
"I'm with you!" Ukyo shouted as she drew her spatula, and together, they ran back to the village.
"Now wait a moment..." the Deku Sprout called, then he sighed. "Oh boy..."
Link and Ukyo entered the village with drawn weapons. "All right!" Link shouted. "Where is the Gerudo?"
"Ukyo?" a deep voice asked. "Is that you?"
Ukyo looked over to the small pond, where all of the Kokiri had assembled - except for Mido and Saria, of course! And in their middle, there was a tall boy with bulging muscles and a rocky skin... and the spotted bandana he was wearing looked very familiar to the young Okonomiyaki chef.
"I don't believe it!" she blurted out. "Ryoga!"
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