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ALTERNATE TELLING OF
OCARINA OF TIME

AN EXERCISE IN WRITING

LINK – THE BOY WITHOUT A FAIRY. NOT WELL WITH HIS ARSENAL, BUT HE CAN MOVE.

MIDO – THE WORSE OF LINK’S FRIENDS. SKILLED WITH WEAPONS, NOT WITH PEOPLE.

SARIA – THE BETTER OF LINK’S FRIENDS. LOVES MUSIC AND NATURE.

DEKU T. – WISE, OLD TREE. THE CHILDREN OF THE FOREST CALL HIM FATHER.

NAVI – LINK’S FAIRY. KNOWS HOW TO SOLVE EVERY PUZZLE YOU SHOW HER.

EXT. FOREST – NAVI IS FLYING THROUGH NARROW DIRT CORRIDORS WITH NARRATION OVERLAYED. WHEN SHE REACHES THE DEKU TREE HE APPEARS STARK IN THE CENTER OF A LARGE CLEARING WITH MOSS AND GRASS HIS ONLY COMPANY. HIS CANOPY IS MOSTLY FULL.

--THE FOREST IS A MAGICAL PLACE ON THE EDGE OF THE LAND, HOME TO SONGBIRDS AND FAIRIES AND CHILDREN WHO NEVER GROW OLD--

--AT THE HEART OF THE FOREST LIVES THE GREAT DEKU TREE, THE GUARDIAN OF THE LAND--

--HE MAKES SURE THAT NOTHING CROSSES THE THRESHOLD, THAT NOTHING ENTERS OR LEAVES; HE MAKES THE FOREST A HAVEN--

***

EXT. DEKU TREE’S CLEARING – DEAD LEAVES FALL LIKE SNOW.

--< TRANSLATED FROM ANCIENT HYLIAN >--

NAVI : < GREAT DEKU TREE, YOU HAVE SUMMONED ME? >

DEKU T. : < NAVI, INDEED. I BEAR TERRIBLE NEWS. I HAVE FALLEN ILL. THE FOREST IS UNDER ATTACK. >

[NAVI LOOKS SHAKEN BUT DETERMINED]

NAVI : < SO IT IS TIME? >

DEKU T. : < I’M AFRAID SO. GO TO HIM. HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SAVE… WHO CAN SAVE ME, NAVI. >

NAVI : < I SHALL GO THEN. STAY STRONG, GREAT DEKU TREE.>

***

EXT. DARK PLANE – COMPARE BACKGROUND TO ALBW DREAM SEQUENCES

[LINK STANDS STRONG OPPOSING A SHADOWY DESERT HILL SHROUDED IN SMOKE]

[THE SMOKE SEEMS TO FLASH WITH A DARK ENERGY LIKE ROUND LIGHTNING]

[LINK WINCES AT THE FLASH BUT HE STARTS RUNNING AT IT WITH FISTS BARED]

[A GREEN LIGHT ENVELOPS THE SCENE]

NAVI : LINK! WAKE UP!

***

INT. LINK’S HOUSE – PRETTY FAITHFUL AS SHOWN IN OCARINA OF TIME.

NAVI : WAKE UP! HOW CAN THE FUTURE DEPEND UPON SUCH A LAZY BOY?

LINK : FUTURE? WHAT ARE YOU… WAIT, ARE YOU-

NAVI : I AM NAVI, YOUR NEW FAIRY GUIDE.

LINK : NAVI...

[LINK IS THINKING HARD]

NAVI : YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED BY THE GREAT DEKU TREE. HE REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP! I WILL CATCH YOU UP ON THE WAY THERE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY AH HONOR OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
WE NEED TO HURRY-

LINK : I HAVE A FAIRY!!!

***

EXT. FOREST HANGOUT – POSSIBLY SOME SORT OF LOG TO SIT ON, DEFINITELY NEAR A CLIFF. THIS IS WHERE LINK, SARIA AND MIDO SPEND THEIR TIME.

[MIDO IS SHOOTING AT SOME FAR-OFF THING WITH HIS SLINGSHOT]

SARIA : DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GONNA FIND A TARGET YOU CAN’T HIT?

MIDO : THAT’S WHAT I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT…

SARIA : ARE YOU ACTUALLY GONNA TRY TO TEACH LINK ABOUT THIS STUFF?

MIDO : WELL, I MEAN… THIS IS REALLY MY THING, HE’S GOT HIS…

[SARIA LOOKS EXASPERATED]

SARIA : YOU WOULD TEACH ME…

[MIDO IS FRUSTRATED AND LETS DOWN HIS SLINGSHOT]

***

LINK : HEY GUYS GUESS WHAT I’VE GOT A FAIRY!

SARIA : YOU DIDN’T REALLY GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GUESS THERE…

MIDO : I’LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT.

[NAVI IS OUT OF BREATH FROM CHASING LINK, JUST NOW ENTERING FRAME]

LINK : WHEN YOU SEE HER? I’D LIKE ALL OF YOU TO SAY HELLO TO NAVI!

[MIDO IS SHOCKED]

:

NAVI : ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!?!

[LINK COWERS, SARIA AND MIDO LOOK CONFUSED]

***

LINK : I’M SORRY, WERE YOU SAYING SOMETHING?

NAVI : YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED BY THE GREAT DEKU TREE! IT IS URGENT THAT YOU SEE HIM AS SOON AS YOU CAN!

SARIA : DUDE…

LINK : AND JUST HOW URGENT CAN IT BE? I MEAN, HE’S LIKE… OUR FATHER… WE SEE HIM ALL THE TIME!

SARIA : DUDE!

LINK : WHAT?

MIDO : IF HE’S SPECIFICALLY SUMMONING YOU? THAT’S HUGE! THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY OTHER TIME THAT’S HAPPENED!

LINK : WITH THE OTHER TIME BEING YOU…

MIDO : YUP!

[MIDO SHOOTS HIS SHOT, RESULTING WITH AN OFF PANEL SMACK!]

***

LINK : CAN I BRING MY FRIENDS?

SARIA : IS THIS A QUESTION?

NAVI : I DO NOT SEE AN ISSUE WITH THIS.

LINK : WELL, CM’ON, LET’S GO!

SARIA : LOLA, DISMISS…

[SARIA’S FAIRY POOFS AWAY IN A CLOUD OF GLITTERY SMOKE]

MIDO : I CAN’T BELIEVE THE DEKU TREE WANTS YOUR HELP…

LINK : I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE I FINALLY HAVE MY OWN FAIRY!

SARIA : I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE YOU THINK THAT’S MORE IMPORTANT

THAN GOING TO HELP FATHER!

NAVI : DO NOT BE SHOCKED AT HIS APPEARANCE WHEN WE ARRIVE, HE IS…

[DEAD LEAVES BEGIN TO FALL AROUND THE GROUP]

NAVI : ILL…

***

[LINK GRABS A LEAF OUT OF THE AIR AND EXAMINES IT]

[A CLOSEUP OF LINKS HAND AS HE BREAKS IT WITH HIS THUMB WITH A CRACKLE]

[A REACTION SHOT OF LINK’S FACE FILLED WITH SHOCK AS HE REALIZES WHAT NAVI SAID]

LINK : NO…

[LINK BEGINS RUNNING AND JUMPING AT FULL SPEED TO REACH THE DEKU TREE]

EXT. DEKU TREE’S CLEARING – THE GREAT TREE’S CANOPY IS PATCHY AND HIS TRUNK IS GRAYING.

LINK : NO!

***

[THE REST OF THE GROUP ARRIVES IN THE CLEARING OUT OF BREATH. EVERYONE HAS SHOCK ON THEIR FACE]

[EVERYONE BUT NAVI BOWS DOWN]

--< TRANSLATED FROM ANCIENT HYLIAN >--

NAVI : < GREAT DEKU TREE, I HOPE IT IS ALRIGHT WE ARRIVE IN COMPANY… >

DEKU T. : NAVI… THERE IS N- NO NEED TO… SPEAK WITH THAT TONGUE… NOW…

[CAMERA IS FOCUSED ON SARIA]

DEKU T. : AND I AM… GLAD TH- THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT… LINK’S FRIENDS…

I BELIEVE THEY… CAN BE OF H- HELP…

[SARIA’S FACE PERKS UP]

[SARIA HAS A LIGHT GLOW]

SARIA : FATHER, IF SPEAKING IS STRAINING YOU, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT BURDEN OFF NOW…

***

[SARIA’S FAIRY APPEARS IN A PUFF OF SMOKE]

SARIA : LOLA, JOIN EVERYONE UP WITH FATHER!

[SARIA’S FAIRY’S GLOW BECOMES BRIGHTER]

SARIA : NOW WE SHOULD HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS.

[LINK AND MIDO ARE VISIBLY AMAZED]

DEKU T. == HMM… IMPRESSIVE! STILL, I SHOULD KEEP THIS BRIEF. TIME IS SHORT. ==

LINK : NAVI SAID YOU WERE ILL…

DEKU T. == YES… OR, MORE ACCURATELY, CURSED. IF I REMAIN THIS WAY FOR MUCH LONGER, I WILL SURELY DIE. ==

***

LINK : HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE?

DEKU T. == I DO NOT KNOW, SON. I KNOW THAT BREAKING THIS CURSE IS NOT AN EASY TASK. ==

DEKU T. == THERE IS A LARGE AND POWERFUL MONSTER DEEP IN MY ROOTS. SAVING ME WILL MEAN DESTROYING IT. ==

LINK : WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO TO SAVE YOU, I WILL.

MIDO : NOW, HOLD ON… NO OFFENSE TO YOUR JUDGMENT, FATHER, BUT WHY HIM?

YOU KNOW I CAN FIGHT MONSTERS BETTER THAN ANYONE

ELSE IN THE FOREST!

DEKU T. == WELL THEN I SUSPECT LINK WILL BE GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE WITH HIM. ==

***

THIS SEQUENCE IS MORE OF AN INFO GRAPHIC STYLE, THE IMAGES ACCENTING THE TEXT RATHER THAN PORTRAYING ANYTHING THAT’S HAPPENING. NAVI IS THE ONE SPEAKING. IF THE MONSTER IS TO BE SHOWN, IT’LL BE A GENERIC SILHOUETTED EVIL LOOKING FIGURE.

--HERE’S THE PLAN--

--MIDO HAS A SWORD, A SHIELD AND A SLINGSHOT WITH HIM. WE WILL DIVIDE THE WEAPONS UP BETWEEN THE THREE OF YOU.--

--MIDO WILL KEEP THE SLINGSHOT ON ACCOUNT OF HIS AMAZING ACCURACY AND FREE AMMO SPELL.--

--LINK WILL GET THE SWORD SINCE HE IS MORE AGILE AND CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THE MONSTER’S ATTACK RANGE EASIER.--

--THIS LEAVES SARIA WITH THE SHIELD. SHE CAN USE HER TELEPATHY SPELL TO GAUGE THE MONSTER’S NEXT MOVE.--

--THE MONSTER IS BIG AND STRONG, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE OR WHEN WE WILL FIND IT, SO WE HAVE TO REMAIN ALERT AND CALL OUT WHAT WE SEE.--

INT. INSIDE THE DEKU TREE. EVERYTHING IS PITCH BLACK EXCEPT THE SMALL AMOUNT OF LIGHT FROM THE FAIRIES. EYES AND TEETH AREN’T AFFECTED BY THE BLACKNESS.

LINK : SO AM I SUPPOSED TO CALL OUT WHAT I CAN’T SEE TOO?

NAVI : I WILL ADMIT THAT ASSUMING IT WOULD BE WELL LIT WAS SHORT SIGHTED.

SARIA : NO, DIM-SIGHTED!

***

[MIDO THROWS DOWN A DEKU NUT WITH A BANG AND LIGHTS UP THE ROOM FOR A SINGLE PANEL. EVERYONE BUT HE WINCES.]

LINK : OW!

SARIA : WHAT THE HECK! WHO DID THAT?

MIDO : HEY, I’M JUST TRYING TO LIGHT UP THE ROOM! HOW ELSE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SEE?

NAVI : …

[NAVI MOVES AHEAD OF THE GROUP]

NAVI : THERE IS A SWITCH OVER HERE THAT WILL LIGHT UP THAT TORCH OVER THERE…

: WE CAN USE THE FLAME TO CREATE SMALLER TORCHES TO CARRY AROUND.

LINK : WAIT, HOW CAN YOU SEE THAT? DO YOU HAVE SOME KIND VISION SPELL OR-

NAVI : NO, AND IT DOES NOT MATTER. SOMEONE COME OVER HERE AND STAND ON THIS, I AM NOT HEAVY ENOUGH.

***

[THE TORCH THROWS A CIRCLE OF LIGHT AS MIDO PUTS A TORCH IN THE FLAME. LINK AND SARIA ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN TORCHES ALREADY LIT WITH THEIR WEAPONS STASHED. SARIA IS LOOKING AT THE CEILING.]

SARIA : I WONDER HOW MUCH OF THIS HOLLOW EXISTED BEFORE…

LINK : HOW DO YOU MEAN?

SARIA : WELL, YOU WOULDN’T THINK THAT THERE WAS A HOLLOW AT ALL IF NOT FOR THE CURSE, AND THERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT LOOK LIKE SOMETHING CHEWED IT OUT…

SARIA : BUT THAT’S TOTALLY A DOOR.

MIDO : WELL, LET’S GO CHECK IT OUT. WE’LL EITHER FIND IT OR FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.

LINK : HEH… DO YOU THINK IT COULD BE A GIANT SPIDER?

SARIA : THAT’S SILLY. WHY, ARE YOU AFRAID?

[CAMERA SHOWS A SKULTULA WITH GLOWING RED EYES IN THE DARK]

LINK : NO, I JUST… HAVE A FEELING…

***

SIMPLE DARK HALLWAY

[NAVI AND LINK ARE WALKING AHEAD OF MIDO AND SARIA]

[MIDO IS UPSET, SARIA IS CONCERNED]

MIDO : I REALLY DON’T FEEL GOOD ABOUT LINK BEING THE ONE CHOSEN FOR THIS…

SARIA : WHAT FOR?

MIDO : I DON’T KNOW, I JUST GET A BAD FEELING FROM IT!

[SARIA SMILES]

SARIA : IS THAT JEALOUSY I’M SENSING, MR. MIDO THE GREAT?

MIDO : NO… I JUST… UGH! MAYBE?

MIDO : LOOK, FATHER’S BEEN CURSED, AND THE WAY TO FIX IT IS TO SLAY A BIG MONSTER. SO THE PERSON HE PICKS FOR THIS IS LINK?

THE YOUNGEST AND LEAST EXPERIENCED OF THE KOKIRI, WITH NO RELEVANT SKILLS TO THE TASK? IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE!

MIDO : IT DOESN’T MATTER THAT HE DIDN’T PICK ME SPECIFICALLY, BUT THE FACT THAT HE DID PICK LINK DOESN’T SAY ANYTHING GOOD.

***

SARIA : …

:

SARIA : I MEAN, I DON’T THINK ANY OF THIS MEANS ANYTHING GOOD…

MIDO : THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M SAYING…

SARIA : THEN WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

MIDO : LOOK, EITHER LINK’S A SECRET POWERHOUSE AND HE’S SOMEHOW AVOIDED BRAGGING OUR EARS OFF ABOUT IT…

MIDO : OR FATHER’S ALREADY ACCEPTED HE’S NOT GONNA MAKE IT AND NOTHING’S EVER GONNA BE THE SAME!

:

***

[CUT TO LINK AND NAVI WALKING AHEAD TOGETHER]

LINK : SO, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPELLS I CAN USE?

NAVI : …

: NO, I DON’T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE STANDARD DISMISSAL SPELL.

LINK : OH… OK…

: SO WHAT ALL ELSE CAN YOU DO?

NAVI : I… I GUESS I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE…

LINK : UM, OK, SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO A KOKIRI IF WE LEFT THE FOREST?

NAVI : OH… UH…

[NAVI’S GLOW BRIGHTENS SUBTLY]

NAVI : OH LOOK AT THAT! A DOOR! LET’S GO CHECK IT OUT!

***

[LINK IS SITTING DOWN LEANING AGAINST THE WALL. IN FRONT OF HIM IS A DOOR, ABOVE WHICH HANGS A SILVER EYEBALL SWITCH. SARIA AND MIDO APPROACH.]

SARIA : HEY!

LINK : HEY! MIDO, YOU GOTTA HIT THAT SWITCH UP THERE!

[SARIA AND MIDO EXCHANGE SILENT LOOKS]

[MIDO SMILES AND WAVES LINK OVER]

MIDO : COME OVER HERE, I WANNA SEE YOU DO IT!

SARIA : WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MIDO?

MIDO : QUIET, I’M KEEPING MY PROMISE.

[LINK HOLDS THE SLINGSHOT DRAWN WHILE MIDO STANDS BESIDE HIM SHOWING PROPER FORM]

LINK : LIKE THIS?

MIDO : YEAH, AND NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CENTER THE TARGET BETWEEN THE FORKS AND THEN LET GO!

[LINK LETS THE BULLET FLY AND IT HITS THE EYE WITH A DING!]

[THE CAMERA PANS TO REVEAL THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY RATHER CLOSE TO THE TARGET]

MIDO : GREAT SHOT!

LINK : FORGIVE ME IF I FEEL A BIT PATRONIZED…

MIDO : YOUR FORM WAS GREAT, AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS!

***

[LINK SHOOTS A SKULTULA DOWN FROM THE CEILING AND IT DIES IN A PILE OF FIRE]

LINK : 31…

LINK : I KNOW I KEEP SAYING IT, BUT THIS IS A LOT OF SPIDERS.

MIDO : WAY MORE THAN THERE WERE AT THE ENTRANCE…

HEY, GIMME THAT BACK, I THINK WE’RE COMING UP ON ITS DEN.

LINK : WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?

SARIA : IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT WALL OF WEBS.

LINK : OH…

NAVI : IT IS DEFINITELY BEHIND THOSE WEBS, BUT I CANNOT TELL HOW FAR…

: IT COULD BE DIRECTLY UNDER THEM, IT COULD BE SEVERAL ROOMS DEEPER…

SARIA : THAT’S SURE REASSURING!

LINK : WELL, IT WON’T MATTER UNTIL WE CAN CUT THROUGH THIS STUFF…

[MIDO TIPS HIS TORCH DOWN AND LIGHTS THE WALL ON FIRE}

MIDO : UM, IT’S EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE… HOW DO YOU THINK THESE TORCHES STAY LIT?

***

WEBBED CHAMBER, THICK PILLARS RANGE FROM FLOOR TO CEILING.

LINK : WOW, THESE PILLARS ARE HUGE!

NAVI : THEY ARE THE ROOTS OF THE GREAT DEKU TREE. IF YOU WERE TO CUT ONE IT WOULD BEGIN TO FLOOD THIS ROOM WITH WATER.

SARIA : ARE YOU SURE? I’M PRETTY SURE THIS IS THE BIGGEST ROOM WE’VE SEEN YET, AND THE PILLARS DON’T TAKE UP THAT MUCH SPACE…

NAVI : ROOTS ARE THE ARTERIES OF PLANTS, AND THE DEKU TREE IS QUITE A LARGE ONE… HE NEEDS A LOT OF WATER TO KEEP HIMSELF RUNNING, YOU KNOW!

SARIA : RIGHT…

MIDO : SO IT WOULD BE A BAD IDEA TO LET THESE GET DAMAGED, DULY NOTED.

[A GIANT GLOWING RED EYE LOOMS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GROUP]

LINK : WHY DO I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING BAD IS GONNA HAPPEN TO THE ROOTS NOW?

SARIA : MAYBE YOUR MYTHICAL GIANT SPIDER HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT!

LINK : VERY, VERY FUNNY, SARIA…

***

[GOHMA JUMPS INTO THE LIGHT, ARMS RAISED TO ATTACK!]

GOHMA : HISS!!!

NAVI : WATCH OUT!

[GOHMA SWINGS HER ARMS, SLAMMING INTO MIDO AND SARIA WHICH SENDS THEM FLYING AND PUTS THEIR TORCHES OUT. LINK DUCKS AND ROLLS, DODGING THE ATTACK.]

[LINK RAISES HIS TORCH AT GOHMA IN EN GUARD]

LINK : HA! STAY BACK!

[GOHMA EASILY KNOCKS LINK’S TORCH OUT OF HIS HAND]

LINK: WHOOPS!

[SARIA AND MIDO ARE BOTH ON THE FLOOR IN THE DARK]

SARIA : WHAT HAPPENED? WHERE’S THE MONSTER? I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING!

MIDO : TURN AROUND, IT’S OVER THERE…

[LINK’S TORCH FALLS BETWEEN THEM AND THE CAMERA, SETTING THE WEBS THAT COAT THE FLOOR ABLAZE. THEIR EYES ARE FILLED WITH SHOCK.]

***

[LINK IS IN THE DARK, THE ONLY LIGHT BEING NAVI’S GLOW]

LINK : I CAN’T SEE! WHAT DO I DO?

NAVI : STAY BACK, STAY QUIET. WATCH FOR THE EYE, IT HAS TO SEE TO ATTACK!

LINK : GOT IT!

[A SINGLE BLACK PANEL]

-- HUNGRY… TOO HUNGRY… THESE HUMANS… COMPETITION… CAN’T AFFORD… MUST SURVIVE! --

[A PANEL FROM THE POV OF GOHMA. RED INVERTED SIGHT. FISH EYE.]

-- MUST DESTROY HUMANS!!! --

[LINK JUMPS BACK TO DODGE THE ATTACK]

[HE STABS GOHMA IN THE ARM WITH THE SWORD, IT BOUNCES OFF]

LINK : UH OH…

[MIDO AND SARIA ARE DESPERATELY STOMPING ON SMALL PARTS OF THE FIRE TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRE HAS SPREAD SIGNIFICANTLY. THE AREA IS NOW WELL LIT.]

MIDO : I HOPE LINK’S HAVING A NOMINAL TIME WITH THE SPIDER, AT LEAST…

***

[SARIA STARTS JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND WAVING BOTH ARMS]

SARIA : LINK! GET IT TO HIT ONE OF THE PILLARS!

[LINK RUNS AWAY FROM GOHMA BUT KEEPS HIS EYES ON HER]

[LINK STANDS IN BETWEEN GOHMA AND A PILLAR AND WAVES HIS ARMS]

LINK : HEY, CRAZY LEGS! OVER HERE!

[GOHMA’S ARMS PLUNGE INTO THE PILLAR ON EITHER SIDE LIKE SCISSORS. A LITTLE BIT OF WATER SPLASHES OUT.]

[GHOMA PULLS HER ARMS OUT AND WATER COMES GUSHING]

***

[THE FLOOR IS PUDDLED WITH A THIN LAYER OF WATER. THE CEILING AND MOST WALLS ARE ABLAZE.]

SARIA : OH NO, THIS ISN’T HELPING AT ALL!

MIDO : AT LEAST IT’S SAFE NOW! WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THE SPIDER?

[NAVI’S GLOW BECOMES BRIGHTER]

NAVI : SHE’S NOT A SPIDER, SHE’S A GHOMA!

LINK : HUH?

MIDO : WHAT?

NAVI : HER EYE IS HER WEAK POINT! SOMEONE HAS TO HIT HER IN THE EYE!

[GHOMA SMASHES INTO ANOTHER PILLAR AS LINK ROLLS AWAY]

LINK : SHE DOESN’T KEEP IT OPEN LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET IN THERE WITH THE SWORD!

MIDO : LEAVE IT TO ME!

***

[GOHMA DOMINATES THE FRAME READY TO ATTACK]

GOHMA : HHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

[MIDO LETS GO OF THE SLINGSHOT PELLET]

[BLACK AND WHITE SILHOUETTE, GOHMA HAS BEEN HIT]

***

[GOHMA REELS BACK]

[SHE FALLS TO THE GROUND WITH A THUD]

EVERYONE : …

LINK : DID WE DO IT?

SARIA : I THINK SO!

MIDO : HUH… USUALLY WHEN I DEFEAT A MONSTER IT BURSTS INTO FLAMES…

SARIA : UH HUH… REALLY FUNNY!

NAVI : HE IS RIGHT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS…

[GHOMA TWITCHES]

LINK : WELL, I SUPPOSE THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

***

SARIA : HOW DO WE GET OUT OF HERE?

NAVI : …

: THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION…

MIDO : I’M GONNA TRY AND GET THIS TORCH UP WHILE WE WAIT.

: IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRE IS ONLY BURNING THE WEBS.

[MIDO STARTS TRYING TO GET THE TORCH UP TO THE BURNING CEILING BY SPEAR THROWING IT.]

NAVI : I AM SURE WE DID NOT TRAVEL TOO FAR… WHY CAN I NOT FIND A WAY OUT?

LINK : HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LOOKING?

SARIA : HMM…

[THE TORCH HAS NOT COME DOWN]

MIDO : …

SARIA : NAVI, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPELLS?

NAVI : WHAT? WHY WOULD I HAVE SPE-

SARIA : DON’T YA KNOW? IT’S THE WHOLE REASON WE KOKIRI HAVE FAIRIES!

[THE TORCH FALLS DOWN, LIT, AND MIDO CATCHES IT. GOHMA HAS RISEN.]

NAVI : WELL…

***

[GOHMA REELS BACK.]

SARIA : SO BASICALLY, WE

NAVI : EVERYONE DUCK!!!

[BOOM!]

[CAMERA SHOWS HP ON THE GROUND BUT READY FOR COMBAT]

***

[GOHMA SHOOTS BALLS OF WEBS TO THE PARTY WHICH ARE DEALT WITH IN UNIQUE WAYS]

[LINK DODGES BETWEEN THE WEBS]

[SARIA PUNCHES A BALL OF WEB WITH HER SHIELD TO DEFLECT IT]

[MIDO SHOOTS A BALL SO IT SPLATTERS TO PIECES INSTEAD OF HITTING HIM]

***

NAVI : I SIMPLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND! THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH!

[INFOGRAPHIC]

NAVI : SOMETHING MUST BE FEEDING IT POWER TO KEEP IT FROM PIFFING.

MIDO : OR MAYBE IT JUST NEEDS A JUMP START…

[WIDE ANGLE WITH MIDO AND LINK]

MIDO : LINK!

LINK : WHAT’S UP?

MIDO : I’M GONNA STUN IT AGAIN! YOU NEED TO PICK UP THAT TORCH AND JAM IT IN THE EYE!

LINK : LET’S DO IT!

***

[ALL SILHOUETTED]

[GOHMA GETS SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD]

[ONCE SHE HAS FALLEN LINK THRUSTS THE TORCH INTO HER EYE]

[GOHMA BURST INTO FLAMES AND PIFFS INTO DUST]

***

[BLUE FLAMES AND EMBERS GLOW GENTLY. THE FIRE ON THE CEILING IS GOING OUT AND THE GROUND IS DAMP.]

LINK : I FEEL… A LITTLE STRONGER…

NAVI : EVERY TIME YOU DEFEAT A MONSTER YOU WILL GAIN A LITTLE OF ITS ENERGY.

: THIS ONE HAD A GREAT AMOUNT, SO THERE IS ENOUGH FOR EACH OF YOU TO GAIN A LOT.

LINK : SARIA… YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WHY KOKIRI ARE GIVEN FAIRIES?

SARIA : RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO ESCAPE THE DEKU TREE.

[THE GROUND IS GLOWING BLUE AT THE FEET OF HP. EVERYONE IS SHOCKED.]

MIDO : I DON’T THINK THAT’S GONNA BE AN ISSUE…

***

EXT. DEKU TREE’S CLEARING – THE GREAT TREE’S CANOPY IS NEARLY GONE AND HIS TRUNK IS PALE.

[LINK WARPS IN]

LINK : HUH? WHERE IS EVERYONE?

DEKU T. : LINK… REST ASSURED, THEY ARE SAFE… I NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH YOU… ALONE…

: NAVI, PLEASE DISMISS YOURSELF.

NAVI : YES, GREAT DEKU TREE.

[A PUFF OF SMOKE COVERS NAVI AS SHE DISAPPEARS]

LINK : DID WE DO A GOOD JOB? DID WE SAVE YOU?

DEKU T. : YOU ALL DID VERY WELL. I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT…

: BUT I’M AFRAID IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE FOR THAT…

***

EXT. KOKIRI VILLAGE – WIDE OPEN AREA, NO EXTRAS OUTSIDE.

[SARIA AND MIDO WARP IN]

SARIA : WHA- HUH?

MIDO : WOAH!

MIDO : THE DEKU TREE MUST HAVE WARPED US OUT ONCE HE SENSED THE GOHMA WAS GONE…

SARIA : THEN WHERE ARE LINK AND NAVI?

MIDO : THEY WERE GLOWING, SAME AS US… MAYBE I WAS RIGHT…

[MIDO LOOKS AWAY, SARIA LOOKS ANGRY]

MIDO : HOPE I’M NOT.

***

EXT. DEKU TREE’S CLEARING

LINK : THAT MONSTER IN THERE… IT WOULDN’T GO DOWN EASILY… WHAT WAS IT?

DEKU T. : I’M SORRY FOR BEING DISHONEST WITH YOU BEFORE… I KNEW IT WAS BEING AIDED.

[B REEL OF NATURAL GOHMAS IN THE FOREST FIGHTING NEARBY A FLOWER, WHICH DWARVES THEM.]

DEKU T. : GOHMAS ARE A RIVER DWELLING SPECIES WHOSE CLAWS CAN DELIVER QUITE A PUNCH, BUT THE LARGEST SPECIMENS NEVER GROW LONGER THAN A STEM OF BUTTERCUP, THEIR MAIN FOOD SOURCE.

[CAMERA BACK EN SCENE]

LINK : THAT IS VERY STRANGE… BUT DIDN’T YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A CURSE?

DEKU T. : THAT’S WHY I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ALONE…

***

EXT. KOKIRI VILLAGE

SARIA : SO THAT’S JUST IT, HUH?

MIDO : WHAT?

SARIA : IT DIDN’T MEAN ANYTHING…

[SARIA IS STRUGGLING TO KEEP FACE, SMACKING ONE HAND ON THE OTHER FOR EMPHASIS]

MIDO : SORRY?

SARIA : WE FOUGHT THAT BEAST TOGETHER AND WON BUT IT STILL DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING…

[MIDO OFFERS HIS HAND UP FOR SARIA’S SHOULDER, SARIA SCREAMS.]

MIDO : WE GOT THE JOB DONE! FATHER GOT US OUTTA THERE, HE’S OBVIOUSLY BACK UP AN-

SARIA : NO HE’S NOT!!!

[]

SARIA : no, he’s not…

***

EXT. DEKU TREE’S CLEARING

DEKU T. : THERE WAS AN EVIL GROUP WHICH HAILED FROM THE DESERT THREATENING THE FOREST.

: LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO FEND THEM OFF, BUT BEFORE THEY RETREATED THEIR KING CURSED THAT GOHMA WITH GREAT SIZE, CAUSING IT IN TURN GREAT HUNGER.

: OUT OF DESPERATION IT BEGAN TO FEAST ON MY FLESH.

LINK : THAT’S HORRIBLE… BUT WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

[SHOT OF GANONDORF ON HIS THRONE SMILING, A FEMALE SERVANT ON EITHER SIDE.]

DEKU T. : HE WANTS SOMETHING ELSE I HAVE SWORN TO PROTECT – THE KOKIRI EMERALD.

[CAMERA ZOOMS IN MORE AND GANONDORFS SMILE GROWS MORE WICKED LOOKING.]

DEKU T. : ONE OF THREE SPIRITUAL STONES WHICH, WHEN PUT TOGETHER, UNCOVER GREAT POWER…

***

EXT. KOKIRI VILLAGE

[SARIA IS CRYING, MIDO LOOKS SCARED]

MIDO : I- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SARIA : I’VE BEEN HOLDING THAT PSYCHIC LINK WITH FATHER THIS WHOLE TIME…

SARIA : HE’S NOW BEEN SAVING HIS ENERGY, SO I’VE NOT BEEN HEARING ANYTHING, BUT I CAN TELL WHEN THE SPELL STOPS.

: IT DIDN’T.

SARIA : BUT I WOULDN’T HAVE THE ENERGY TO KEEP THAT UP WITHOUT FATHER’S ENERGY HOLDING IT UP ON THE OTHER END… AND THE SPELL JUST ENDED…

***

EXT. DEKU TREE’S CLEARING

DEKU T. : LINK… I WANT TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING I’M VERY PROUD OF YOU…

: I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE ON TO DO GREAT THINGS…

LINK : FATHER…

DEKU T. : IN A FEW MOMENTS, I WILL BE DEAD.

LINK : NO!

DEKU T. : IT WASN’T ANYTHING YOU COULD HAVE PREVENTED.

[A GREEN GLOW EMITS FROM THE GROUND AT LINK’S FEET]

DEKU T. : THERE IS ONE FINAL THING I MUST ASK OF YOU…

***

EXT. KOKIRI VILLAGE

[MIDO PLOPS DOWN IN PLACE, LOOKING DEFEATED. SARIA IS WIPING HER FACE]

MIDO : I- I DON’T UNDERSTAND.

SARIA : WHAT IS THERE TO NOT UNDERSTAND?

: YOU BASICALLY SPELLED IT OUT FOR ME EARLIER…

SARIA : HOW DID YOU PUT IT?

: “HE’S ALREADY ACCEPTED HE’S NOT GONNA MAKE IT”?

: “NOTHING’S EVER GOING TO BE THE SAME”?

: THAT SUMS IT UP PRETTY WELL IF YOU ASK ME.

[MIDO LOOKS SAD AND GUILTY]

MIDO : I GUESS I THOUGHT I WAS BETTER THAN THAT…

***

[SARIA STARTS TO SAY SOMETHING]

[BUT SHE STOPS HERSELF]

[AND SITS DOWN NEXT TO MIDO]

SARIA : DON’T FEEL BAD…

: I THOUGHT YOU WERE TOO…

***

[SARIA AND MIDO BOTH STARE AT THE GROUND. SARIA SIGHS]

MIDO : WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

SARIA : I DON’T KNOW…

[SARIA LOOKS AT MIDO]

[SARIA SMILES AND MIDO PERKS UP]

SARIA : BUT I’M SURE WHATEVER HAPPENS, YOU’LL DO A GREAT JOB LEADING US…

: MIDO THE GREAT~

***

[LINK ENTERS WITH A SMALL BROWN SACK GRIPPED TIGHTLY IN ONE HAND, THE SWORD IN THE OTHER. NAVI IS FLOATING NEXT TO HIM]

LINK : THERE YOU ARE!

[SARIA HUGS LINK TIGHTLY]

SARIA : LINK! YOU’RE SAFE!

LINK : YEAH, I JUST…

: THE DEKU TREE…

MIDO : WE… WE KNOW.

LINK : OH…

SARIA : WHAT’S THAT?

LINK : WELL… UM… THAT’S THE OTHER THING…

LINK : THE DEKU TREE WANTS ME TO LEAVE THE FOREST.

SARIA
& MIDO : WHAT!?

***

MIDO : YOU CAN’T LEAVE THE FOREST! DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A KOKIRI LEAVES THE FOREST?

NAVI : NO. HE DOES NOT. DO YOU?

MIDO : …

: NOT EXACTLY…

: I JUST KNOW THAT WE’D DIE!

NAVI : LOOK… UGH… NOW I NEED TO TELL YOU THIS…

[LINK AND SARIA RAISE THEIR HANDS WHILE MIDO ROLLS HIS EYES]

NAVI : WHO WANTS A LESSON IN MAGIC?

***

[INFOGRAPHIC]

NAVI : MAGICAL CREATURES INCLUDE ANY LIVING THING MADE USING MAGIC ENERGY (MP).

: THIS INCLUDES THE KOKIRI, WHICH ARE CREATED BY THE GREAT DEKU TREE.

NAVI : MOST LIVING THINGS HAVE SOME KIND OF AN MP RESERVE.

: THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WITH MAGICAL CREATURES IS THAT WE REQUIRE MP TO KEEP OUR FORMS STABLE.

NAVI : ONCE WE BEGIN TO RUN OUT OF MP THOUGH, THE BODY WILL BEGIN TO LIMIT VITAL FUNCTIONALITY TO SAVE ENERGY.

: THINGS BEGIN TO TURN FOR THE WORSE FROM THERE…

***

LINK : WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE FOREST, THOUGH?

NAVI : I AM GETTING TO IT. BE PATIENT.

[INFOGRAPHIC]

NAVI : USUALLY, MAGICAL CREATURES CAN FEED MP FROM A NEARBY SOURCE.

: FOR THE KOKIRI IT IS THE AMBIENT ENERGY OF THE FOREST, WHICH IS UNUSUALLY ABUNDANT.

NAVI : ALL OF THIS COMES TO MEAN THAT KOKIRI CHILDREN ARE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE THE FOREST.

NAVI : THOUGH, FOR MOST OF THOSE WHO WOULD LEAVE, THE SICKNESS IS NOT WHAT GETS THEM FIRST.

***

[SARIA AND MIDO STAND TOGETHER]

MIDO : I- HOW DOES THAT MEAN HE CAN LEAVE? IF NOTHING ELSE, THAT MAKES IT WORSE!

SARIA : YEAH!

: AT LEAST NOT WITHOUT US WITH HIM!

[NAVI HAS SWEAT BEADS BESIDE HER]

NAVI : NO! UH-

LINK : I’M SORRY, BUT I DON’T THINK WE CAN DO THAT.

LINK : THE DEKU TREE WANTS ME TO GO WITH THE STONE. HE SAID I’LL BE OK.

: I DON’T KNOW IF THE STONE ALONE CAN SUPPORT THE THREE OF US.

NAVI : YEAH…

SARIA : OK… WELL AT LEAST LET’S GET SOME REST BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT.

MIDO : YEAH. AND GIMME MY SWORD BACK!

LINK : LIKE I WASN’T GONNA DO ALL THAT ALREADY…

***

INT. MIDO’S HOUSE

-- THE NEXT MORNING --

[MIDO GESTURES TO A TABLE FULL OF KIT – LINK’S SWORD FROM EARLIER HAS A BLUE SHEATHE, THE SHIELD NOW HAS A CRUDE PICTURE OF THE KOKIRI EMBLEM ETCHED INTO IT AND A POUCH WITH OTHER SUPPLIES LIES NEXT TO IT]

LINK : WOW! FOR ME? THANKS A LOT, MIDO!

MIDO : WELL, IT WASN’T ALL MY DOING, SARIA CARVED OUT THE SHIELD…

[LINK IS FITTING ON HIS BACK BELT FOR HIS SWORD]

LINK : NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT… WHERE IS SARIA? I HAVEN’T SEEN HER ALL MORNING.

MIDO : HUH… NO, I HAVEN’T SEEN HER.

[MIDO’S FAIRY POOFS INTO FORM]

MIDO : I COULD CAST A TRACKING SPELL TO HELP YOU FIND HER IF YOU WANT…

LINK : NO… I THINK I KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

***

EXT. SACRED FOREST MEADOW. MUSIC NOTES FLIT AROUND LIKE BUTTERFLIES

[LINK AND NAVI WALK DOWN THE CORRIDORS]

NAVI : SARIA? SAAARIA?

LINK : HELLO?

NAVI : MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE LET MIDO CAST THAT SPELL…

LINK : NO.

: DO YOU HEAR THAT MUSIC?

LINK : THAT’S SARIA’S OCARINA.

: EVERY TIME I HEAR IT PLAY I KNOW SHE’S NOT TOO FAR.

***

[LINK WALKS THROUGH A LOG INTO THE ROOM FROM THE 4TH COMIC]

LINK : SARIA!!!

[LINK STANDS STILL AND TIRED AS THE MUSIC STOPS]

[THE CAMERA PANS TO THE RIGHT TO REVEAL SARIA SITTING ON THE LOG, PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN BY LINK. LINK PERKS UP]

SARIA : SO THIS IS IT, HUH?

***

LINK : YEAH, I GUESS IT IS…

SARIA : I-

: HOW DO I SAY THIS…

[NAVI LOOKS SAD]

SARIA : SOMEHOW… I ALWAYS KNEW YOU’D END UP LEAVING SOMEDAY.

: YOU WERE ALWAYS… A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF US.

[LINK LOOKS EMBARRASSED]

LINK : I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THAT, SARIA

SARIA : OH, PLEASE DON’T TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY...

***

SARIA : LINK… I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS OCARINA…

LINK : OK…

[SARIA GIVES LINK A LIGHT TAN OCARINA WITH A SMALL GREEN DESIGN]

LINK : THANK YOU, SARIA…

SARIA : PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT.

***

[LINK STARTS TO SAY SOMETHING]

[BUT HE CAN’T FIND THE WORDS]

[HE JUMPS TO HUG SARIA]

[CAMERA SHOWS A WIDE SHOT OF THE FOREST SOMEWHERE UNRELATED]

SARIA : WHEN YOU PLAY MY OCARINA, I HOPE YOU’LL THINK OF ME AND COME BACK TO THE FOREST TO VISIT.

END CHAPTER ONE

***

INTERMISSION ONE:

NABOORU – AN UNASSUMING YOUNG GERUDO WOMAN KEEPING THE BAR.

TALON – A YOUNG HYLIAN FARMER OUT FOR A NIGHT ON THE TOWN.

INT. DESERT BAR, NIGHT – THE BARS TABLES ARE PACKED AND THE CROWD EMITS A RUMBLE OF VOICES WITH NO PARTICULAR THING STANDING OUT. THE BAR ITSELF HAS MANY OPEN SEATS.

[NABOORU IS SMILING, TALON APPROACHES THE BAR, HEAD HELD LOW]

NABOORU : HELLO, WELCOME!

TALON : SOME SPIRIT ALE, PLEASE. AH DON’T NEED NO TAB.

[NABOORU REACHES UP FOR A PINT GLASS AS TALON SITS DOWN]

NABOORU : AWW… SOMEONE SEEMS A BIT SOUR.

TALON : JUST GIVE ME THE DRINK

: AH WANNA BE DONE FER TONIGHT

[NABOORU POURS THE DRINK AND RAISES AN EYEBROW WHILE TALON DROPS SOME RUPEES ON THE COUNTER]

NABOORU : YOU WANNA GIVE THAT ONE ANOTHER SHOT, HON?

: C’MON, IT’S THE DESERT! IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!

[TALON BREATHES IN]

[AND SIGHS]

***

TALON : AH APOLOGIZE, MISS. IT’S BEEN A ROUGH NIGHT.

: AH’M TALON, AND YOU ARE?

[NABOORU SLIDES THE GLASS TOWARD TALON ACROSS THE COUNTER]

NABOORU : WELL, TONIGHT I’M THE BARTENDER AT-

TALON : COME, NOW!

[NABOORU LAUGHS WITH HER HANDS ON HER HIPS]

NABOORU : HAHAHA!

: I’M SORRY, IT’S TOO FUN MESSING WITH PEOPLE.

[TALON CRACKS A SMIRK]

NABOORU : YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE DON’T REALLY CARE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ABOUT MY NAME

: NABOORU, BY THE WAY.

***

NABOORU : THERE, I GOT YOU TO SMILE, NOW YOU GOTTA TELL ME WHAT’S GOTCHA DOWN

TALON : WELL, IT’S…

: IT’S PRETTY PERSONAL.

: AH DON’T KNOW HOW MUCHA THIS YA WANNA HEAR.

[NABOORU PUTS HER ELBOWS ON THE BAR AND LOOKS TALON IN THE EYE]

NABOORU : I ASKED, DIDN’T I?

TALON : WELL, AH SUPPOSE YOU DID…

TALON : AH GUESS AH’M JUST A LITTLE PUT OFF TRYIN’ TA FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WHEN NONE OF MY FRIENDS ARE MY FRIENDS ANYMORE…

***

NABOORU : …

: CARE TO ELABORATE?

TALON : NOT REALLY.

[TALON POURS BACK THE REST OF THE PINT]

NABOORU : …

[TALON PUTS THE GLASS BACK ON THE BAR COUNTER]

TALON : TOLD YA SO.

***

NABOORU : CHEER UP, TALON. IT’S NOT ALL BAD

TALON : OH, WELL SURE. EASY TO SAY THAT, ISN’ IT?

NABOORU : WELL, YOU’RE NOT COMPLETELY FRIENDLESS

TALON : HOW D’YA FIGGER?

[THE MURMUR OF THE CROWD GETS QUIETER]

NABOORU : FOR STARTERS, YOU’RE GOING FOR DINNER WITH A GIRL NAMED NABOORU NEXT WEEK

[NABOORU IS LOOKING AT TALON FOR APPROVAL AND THE MURMUR HAS DIED DOWN COMPLETELY]

[TALON LOOKS OFF TO THE LEFT TOWARD AN UNKNOWN SHOUTER. NABOORU HOLDS HER POSE AS SHE YELLS BACK]

SHOUTER : YOU’RE GOING OUT WITH HIM?

NABOORU : NOBODY ASKED YOU, TANA!

END INTERMISSION

***

Chapter Text

LINK – APPARENTLY DESTINED TO SAVE THE WORLD, NOT THAT IT MATTERS TOO MUCH RIGHT NOW.

NAVI – LINKS BRAND NEW FAIRY GUIDE, THOUGH A BIT CAGEY ABOUT HER MAGIC.

TALON – THE OWNER OF LON LON RANCH. FRIENDLY TO A FAULT, BUT IT’S NOT BOTHERED HIM TOO MUCH.

MALON – DAUGHTER TO TALON AND AN AMAZING SINGER. SHE LOVES HER HORSES ALMOST AS MUCH AS SHE MISSES HER MOTHER.

GANONDORF – KING OF THE DESERT AND AN HONORED GUEST.

EXT. EDGE OF HYRULE FIELD, MORNING

[AN ESTABLISHING SHOT FACING THE CASTLE AND THE RANCH, SHRIVELED IN THE DISTANCE. TO THE LEFT A PEEHAT CHASES THE RUNNING MAN.]

LINK : WOW, I NEVER KNEW THERE WERE PLACES WITH SO FEW TREES!

NAVI : YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PLACES ARE LIKE THIS.

[CAMERA CLOSE ON LINKS FACE. HE’S WIDE-EYED AND LAUGHING]

LINK : WELL, IF THE ANSWER IS MORE THAN ONE YOU’D PROBABLY BE RIGHT.

[SHOT OF LINK AND NAVI FROM THE FRONT]

LINK : SAY, HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THE OUTSIDE WORLD?

NAVI : …

LINK : C’MON! LOLA AND NATO ONLY TALK ABOUT THE FOREST. YOU GOTTA KNOW SOMEHOW!

NAVI : WELL, UM…

: MAYBE I WAS MADE TO KNOW SO MUCH BECAUSE THE DEKU TREE KNEW YOU WOULD NEED IT ON THIS ADVENTURE?

LINK : I GUESS YOU’RE RIGHT

NAVI : *phew*

***

[LINK RUNS TOWARDS A TREE]

NAVI : WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LINK : PRACTICING, WATCH

[HE DOES A WALL KICK OFF THE SIDE OF THE TREE AND GRABS HIS SWORD]

[HE DOES A JUMP SLASH]

LINK : YAH!

[HE LANDS OK BUT THE SWORD IS STUCK IN THE GROUND. THAT F BIRD THAT I HATE IS ON A TREE]

HERO PTY : …

[THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE OWL]

LINK : WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT THIS OWL IS GOING TO SCOLD ME…?

NAVI : WORSE THAN IT GIVING YOU GOOD ADVICE, BUT HONESTLY THAT IS NOT MORE DESIRABLE.

***

-- SOME TIME LATER --

[NAVI AND LINK ARE WALKING BESIDE A CLIFF FACE. THE CASTLE IS STILL DISTANT. LINK IS WIPING THE DIRT OFF HIS SWORD. SFX: CLOP-CLACK! CLOP-CHNK!]

LINK : THANK THE GODS THAT OWL FINALLY LEFT!

NAVI : I WAS ON HIS SIDE WHILE HE WAS SCOLDING YOU FOR STABBING THE GROUND, BUT THEN HE JUST DIDN’T STOP TALKING.

LINK : I WONDER IF THERE’S AN EASIER WAY TO GET TO THE CASTLE…

[SFX GROWS LOUDER. IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE TALON CAN BE SEEN ON A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE]

LINK : I KNOW! LET’S ASK HIM IF HE’LL TAKE US THE REST OF THE WAY!

NAVI : I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT-

LINK : HEY WEIRD HAIRCUT GUY!!! CAN YOU HELP US?

NAVI : DEAR GODS…

***

TALON : SO Y’ALL ARE GOIN’ TA THE CASTLE?

NAVI : UM, YES, BUT I THINK WE CAN SURELY MAKE IT ON OUR OWN.

TALON : NONSENSE! IT’S GONNA BE DARK SOON, AND THERE BE MONSTERS OUT WHEN IT GETS LATE.

NAVI : LISTEN… WE APPRECIATE IT, WE REALLY DO, BUT WE WOULD NEVER ASK YOU TO MAKE TWO TRIPS IN THE SAME DAY…

LINK : I WOULD

TALON : TRUE, AH DID JUST FINISH MY MILK RUN… HOW ‘BOUT THIS:

TALON : AH’LL TAKE THE TWO OF YOU INTO MY HOUSE AS GUESTS UNTIL AH GO OUT FOR ANOTHER RUN THIS COMIN’ SUNDY, WHICH IS ONLY A COUPLE DAYS FROM NOW.

NAVI : I- UH

LINK : THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR! WE’LL ACCEPT!

NAVI : LINK!

***

INT. RANCH HOUSE, EVENING

[A BUNCH OF CHICKENS ARE RUNNING AROUND]

TALON : WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE ABODE! AH APOLOGIZE FOR THA YELLIN’.

LINK : “THE YELLING”?

[TALON ENGAGES A FULL-BELLY SHOUT. LINK IS DAZED, NAVI IS SURPRISED]

TALON : MALON GET DOWN HERE! WE HAVE GUESTS!

MALON : COMING!

LINK : AH, THE YELLING!

TALON : LINK, NAVI, THIS IS MY DAUGHTER MALON! MALON, MEET NAVI AND LINK.

MALON : OHH AH HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS

TALON : SHOW THEM WHERE THEY CAN SLEEP. YOU CAN ASK ‘EM ANYTHING THEY’LL ANSWER WHILE AH’M SCARIN’ UP DINNER.

MALON : ALRIGHT! C’MON, LET’S GO!

***

INT. RANCH BEDROOM. THERE IS A BIGGER AND A SMALLER BED AND A DRESSER WITH A MIRROR

MALON : … AND SINCE DADDY’S SLEEPING WITH THE CHICKENS, YOU CAN SLEEP ON HIS BED.

NAVI : THAT CANNOT BE RIGHT

LINK : YEAH, ISN’T HE GONNA BE UNCOMFORTABLE?

MALON : YOU’D BE SURPRISED WHERE AH FIND ‘IM SLEEPING WHEN WE DON’T HAVE GUESTS.

MALON : WELL, NOW THAT AH’VE TOLD YOU WHERE YOUR BED IS, Y’ALL HAVE TA TELL ME SOMETHING TOO!

LINK : LIKE WHAT?

MALON : OH… UM… WHERE TA START…

[NAVI HAS A SWEAT BEAD AND LINK FALLS OVER ON HIS FACE]

MALON : AH WAS THINKING WE’D START WITH EVERYTHING

***

MALON : AH’D HEARD OF FAIRY BOYS BEFORE BUT AH DIDN’T EVER THINK THEY WERE REAL.

LINK : FAIRY BOYS?

MALON : YEAH! MAGICAL BOYS FROM THE FOREST - YA WEAR GREEN, COME WITH FAIRIES, ALL THAT STUFF!

NAVI : COME… COME WITH?

MALON : OH THEY HAVE POINTY EARS TOO… YOUR EARS SURE ARE POINTY…

:

1. & N. : THAT IS/THAT’S A LITTLE…

LINK : WRONG?

NAVI : INSENSITIVE?

MALON : AH DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS (ㅠ﹏ㅠ)

***

LINK : WELL, FIRST OFF, WE DON’T COME WITH THE FAIRIES. I, FOR ONE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL, LIKE, YESTERDAY FOR MINE!

NAVI : AND SECOND OF ALL, YOU DO NOT COME WITH US! WE ARE NOT BUTTON AND STRING – I AM A LIVING THING!

[NAVI AND LINK TURN TO EACH OTHER NOW]

LINK : OH, I GUESS YOU ARE.

NAVI : YOU GUESS? I HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LOT LONGER THAN YOU HAVE!

LINK : WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’VE BEEN AROUND LONGER? WHY DID YOU WAIT SO LONG?

[NAVI IS SHOCKED AND THEN FORMS A TEAR]

:

NAVI : …

MALON : LET’S, UH… LET’S TRY THAT AGAIN.

***

[LINK AND MALON ARE SITTING IN FRONT OF NAVI LIKE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS AT STORYTIME. MALON IS AMAZED AND LINK IS RAISING HIS HAND]

NAVI : …AND THEY GET THEIR FAIRIES ONCE THEY ARE ABLE TO WALK ON THEIR OWN. ANY QUESTIONS?

MALON : WAO… SO THAT’S WHERE BABIES COME FROM?

LINK : AND THAT STILL DOESN’T EXPLAIN WHY YOU DIDN’T COME ‘TIL YESTERDAY…

[NAVI IS SHOCKED]

NAVI : UHH, NO! I THINK THIS IS A CONVERSATION FOR YOU AND YOUR FATHER, MALON!

MALON : OH AH KNOW, AH LIVE ON A FARM. AH WAS JUS’ MESSING WITCHA.

NAVI : AND THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN I TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT LINK, BUT NOW IS NOT THEN.

LINK : WAIT THAT’S NOT WHERE BABIES COME FROM?

NAVI : WHEN YOU ARE OLDER

[TALON IS TALKING IN THE BACKGROUND]

TALON : AH APOLOGIZE FER THA YELLIN’

: EVERYONE GET DOWN HERE! AH’VE GOT DINNER AND A GUEST!

LINK : ANOTHER GUEST? TALON SURE IS GENEROUS

MALON : QUICK, LET’S GO!

***

[THE CAMERA IS FOCUSED AT THE FEET OF HP GOING DOWN THE STAIRS]

TALON : AND THANK YOU AGAIN FER PROVAHDIN’ THIS MEAL FER US… ER, WHAT DID YOU CALL IT?

GANONDORF : AH, YES… IT’S HILILOEQAKO! A STAPLE OF MY PEOPLE’S CULTURE. AND IT IS ONLY FAIR WITH YOU OFFERING ROOM FOR MY GUARD THIS… SPLENDID EVENING…

TALON : HEE-LEE-LOW KACKOH?

GANONDORF : ER, CACTUS AND CUCCOO SOUP. THE NEEDLES BOIL DOWN AND TASTE ALOT LIKE YOUR, AH… HYLIAN NOODLES.

[THE CAMERA SHIFTS TO LINK AND MALON’S FACES. LINK IS LOOKING DOWN, STILL DESCENDING THE STAIRS, WHILE MALON IS SMILING]

MALON : WELL, IT SMELLS DELICIOUS!

TALON : THANK YOU, MALON. AH’D LIKE THE TWO OF YOU TA MEET OUR ESTEEMED GUEST FER THE EVENIN’

[LINK LOOKS UP AND FREEZES IN HIS TRACKS]

TALON : GANONDORF, THE KING OF THE DESERT!

***

[MALON CURTSIES] [LOOKS AT LINK WITH ONE EYE OPEN]

[MALON NUDGES LINK. LINK SNAPS OUT OF IT]

MALON : DON’T YOU KNOW YOU’RE S’POSED TA BOW FOR A KING?

[LINK TAKES A BOW]

LINK : OH… RIGHT…

[GANONDORF IS BELLY LAUGHING]

GANONDORF : HA HA HA! NO NEED FOR SUCH… COURTESIES!

[WIDE SHOT INCLUDING EVERYONE. THE TENSION IS PALPABLE]

GANONDORF: WE’RE ALL FRIENDS HERE.

***

[EVERYONE IS SITTING AND EATING. CAMERA IS SITTING TO THE RIGHT OF LINK AND IS SHOWING THE SEAT LAYOUT CLEARLY. LINK IS SORT OF SADLY SIPPING THE SOUP]

GANONDORF : WHAT KIND OF FARM IS THIS EXACTLY?

[TALON SETS HIS SPOON IN THE SOUP. MALON’S FACE LIGHTS UP]

TALON : AHEM… WELL ERR… WE’RE PRIMARILY A DAIRY FARM, BUT AS A SIDE BUSINESS WE BREED RACIN’ HORSES. IF YER IN THE MARKET AH CAN TAKE YOU FER A LOOK WHEN SUPPER’S FINISHED.

MALON : OOH! YOU COULD SHOW ‘IM EPONA!

[GANONDORF PERKS UP]

GANONDORF : E- EPONA?

***

[TALON APPEARS TO CHOKE A BIT]

TALON : GHRKK- UMM SHE WON’T BE READY TO RAHDE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE YEARS

: SHE’S MY YOUNGEST FOAL.

GANONDORF : SURELY THERE IS NO HARM IS GOING TO SEE HER?

: A PROSPECTUS, IF YOU WILL.

[MALON LOOKS CONFUSED]

TALON : …

[MALON LOCKS IN]

[SHE GRABS LINK’S ARM AND DRAGS HIM AWAY FROM THE TABLE!]

MALON : WELL I WANTED TO SHOW LINK ‘ROUND THE RANCH BEFORE BED! C’MON! LET’S GO!

***

EXT. RANCH ALLEY, NIGHT. MALON IS DRAGGING LINK BY THE ARM. GANONDORF AND TALON ARE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE

TALON : MALON! GET BACK HERE! AH APOLOGIZE FER THIS, YER MAJESTY. AH DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOTTEN INTO ‘ER!

GANONDORF : NOT TO WORRY, FRIEND! I, ER… IT’S… CHARMING, HOW… CAREFREE CHILDREN CAN BE…

LINK : WHAT WAS THAT!?

MALON : HUSH DOWN, NOW… AH SAW HOW YOU TWO REACTED! WHAT DO YOU KNOW THAT AH DON’T?

LINK : I MEAN… I RECOGNIZE HIS NAME AS SOMEONE UNTRUSTWORTHY… MIGHT NOT REALLY BE HIM, BUT…

MALON : BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY…

LINK : YEAH… I’LL ASK NAVI ABOUT HIM, ANYWAY

[THEY ARE A DECENT DISTANCE FROM THE HOUSE NOW. NAVI POOFS IN]

NAVI : WHUH? WHA… WHY ARE WE OUTSIDE? WHY ARE YOU NOT IN BED YET, LINK?

LINK : NAVI, QUICK QUESTION, DID YOU EVER GET A GOOD LOOK AT GANONDORF?

NAVI : YOU… HUH?

MALON : AH’D HATE IT IF THIS IS THE SAME GUY. HIS HILELO-CUKOO SOUP WAS REALLLLLLY TASTY

NAVI : WHAT IN THE REALM?

***

[HP ARE PEEKING INTO A WINDOW FROM BEHIND A GATE POST. GANONDORF AND TALON ARE IN THE ROOM TOGETHER]

NAVI : THAT IS, IN FACT, HIM.

LINK : WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

NAVI : I REALLY DO NOT KNOW…

[CAMERA CLOSES IN ON THE WINDOW, SHOWING A BETTER VIEW OF TALON IN PARTICULAR]

MALON : IT LOOKS LIKE DAD’S GOT IT HANDLED… WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT

[CAMERA BACK ON HP]

MALON : WE CAN GO PLAY IN THE STABLE! YOU CAN MEET EPONA!

NAVI : I DO NOT THINK-

LINK : THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!

NAVI : LINK, I SERIOUSLY THINK WE NEED TO-

LINK : EH, DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT! WE’LL LET THE GROWN-UPS DEAL WITH GROWN-UP STUFF.

LINK : BESIDES, I DEFINITELY DESERVE A BREAK BY NOW, DON’TCHA THINK?

***

INT. STABLE. THERE ARE COWS IN THE STALLS ON THE SIDES WITH ONE STALL OPEN. NAVI IS FLUTTERING LOW, MALON IS HOLDING THE DOOR

MALON : WELCOME TO THE STABLE! AH SWEAR IT’S JUST AS STURDY, TOO!

LINK : WOAH, YOU GUYS HAVE SUCH BIG HOUSES…

[MALON GIGGLES AS SHE RUNS AHEAD TOWARDS THE CENTRAL STALL IN THE BACK WALL, THE ONE HOUSING EPONA, WHO STANDS NERVOUSLY. NAVI IS LAGGING CONSIDERABLY BEHIND]

MALON : HEHE, IT AIN’T A HOUSE, SILLY! WELL, AH GUESS YA COULD CALL IT AN ANIMAL HOUSE…

[CAMERA FOCUSES ON EPONA AND WE CAN SEE SLIGHT REFLECTIONS OF LINK IN HER EYE AS SHE LOOKS NERVOUSLY]

LINK : I’VE NEVER SEEN A HORSE BEFORE… IT LOOKS SO… IT LOOKS TOO BIG!

MALON : WELL SHE’S NEVER SEEN A… A KOKIRI BEFORE… SHE PROBABLY THINKS YOU LOOK TOO BIG TOO!

[CAMERA FOCUSES ON LINK WITH A SLIGHT FISHEYE, FROM EPONA’S PERSPECTIVE. BONUS POINTS IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT HORSES SEE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THAT]

MALON : TRY NOT TO SPOOK ‘ER, SHE AIN’T USED TO STRANGERS…

LINK : I’LL TRY, SO LONG AS SHE DOESN’T SPOOK ME.

NAVI : CAN WE PLEASE TRY TO STAY UNINJURED AT LEAST?

***

[LINK RAISES HIS HAND TO REACH FOR EPONA’S NOSE BUT IS SHOWN JERKING BACK]

LINK : HER NOSE LOOKS SO SOFT…

MALON : HEY, DON’T GO GRABBING AT ‘ER LIKE THAT! SHE’S BLINDER’N A BABA WHEN YOU’RE THAT CLOSE!

LINK : OH SORRY!

MALON : WAIT!

LINK : AH!

[EPONA REARS UP AND BUMPS INTO THE STALL WALL. MALON IS REACHING UP TO KEEP THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL, CAREFUL TO REMAIN TO ONE SIDE. SFX: WHINNY!]

MALON : HEY! WOAH NOW, EASY…

: HE DIDN’ MEAN IT…

[MALON GETS CLOSE TO EPONA AS LINK BACKS AWAY, RUBBING HIS NECK. HER GAZE IS CLOSE, COMFORTABLE, AS SHE STROKES EPONA’S SIDE]

LINK : I DIDN’T MEAN TO SCARE HER… I JUST-

MALON : O’ COURSE YA DIDN’T…

: SHE JUST NEEDS SOMETHING SWEET TA CALM ‘ER DOWN…

***

[FULL PAGE PORTRAIT OF THE SCENE AS MALON SINGS TO EPONA TO CALM HER DOWN]

***

[MALON’S VOICE IS SOFT AND GENTLE. LINK APPEARS TO SNAP OUT OF A DAZE]

MALON : DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SING?

LINK : UH… NO, BUT I HAVE AN OCARINA I CAN TRY TO PLAY.

MALON : WELL, BRING IT OUT THEN!

[LINK TRIES TO PLAY THE OCARINA BUT IT’S NOT FANTASTIC.]

MALON : HMM… WELL!

  [MALON HOLDS HER FINGER UP AND SPEAKS WITH HER EYES CLOSED]

MALON : IT AIN’T GOTTA BE GOOD, JUST GOTTA BE TRUE!

LINK : HEY, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY  ABOUT  ME?

[LINK LOOKS NERVOUS TO PLAY]

MALON : HERE, AH’LL JUST KEEP ON SINGING AND YOU CAN JUST FOLLOW ALONG!

LINK : OH, OK!

***

  [THROUGHOUT THIS PAGE, SHEET MUSIC SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE PANELS SHOWING THE MELODY TO EPONA’S SONG, AND CRUCIALLY SHOWING HOW CLOSE/FAR LINK IS FROM MATCHING MALON’S NOTES, ENDING IN SHOWING THEIR HARMONIZATION. THIS SHOULD READ LIKE A MONTAGE]

MALON SINGS EPONA’S SONG:

Baby girl, settle down, don’t you shed a tear

I’ll be here by your side, I’ll be nestled here

Baby girl, settle down, worry disappear

I know you’ll be just fine, don’t you fear

 

When you’re around me the skies all turn blue

Your smile lights up the trees

I could never picture a life without you

I’m just the sail to your breeze

[THE PAGE ENDS ON A PANEL OF EPONA NUZZLING UP TO LINK, AND MALON SMILING]

***

MALON : YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS… 

LINK : WHAT?

MALON : SHE LIKES YA!

[LINK’S EYES LIGHT UP BUT HE REMAINS PHYSICALLY STILL]

LINK : WOAH… SWEET!

[NAVI BREAKS INTO FRAME, FLYING URGENTLY AND MESSILY. EVERYONE IS SHOCKED]

NAVI : HURRY! WE NEED TO HIDE - NOW!

LINK : HUH?

MALON : WHAT’S GOING ON?

[CAMERA FOCUSES ON NAVI WHO IS STIFF IN FEAR]

NAVI : GANONDORF IS HEADING THIS WAY, AND HE DOES NOT LOOK HAPPY!

: HE IS NOT RUNNING BUT WE NEED TO GET HIDDEN, QUICK!

LINK : OK, SHOOT! NAVI, DISMISS!

[NAVI POOFS AWAY AND LINK GLOWS LIGHTLY]

LINK : WHERE’S THE BEST HIDING PLACE?

MALON : OH, UM… WELL, THERE’S-

: [SFX: K-CHINK]

LINK : OH THERE’S NO TIME! QUICK, HERE’S AN EMPTY STALL!

***

[SFX: ANIMALS MAKING NOISES OF UNREST, CREEEEEEEEEAAAK]

[CAMERA PLACED IN THE STALL HP HIDES IN AND WE HAVE A HEAVILY OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE SIDE DOOR. MOST OF WHAT CAN BE SEEN ARE HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS FROM LIGHT OUTSIDE. GANONDORF’S SHADOW LOOMS LONG OVER THE SET]

[SFX: thump, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP]

[CAMERA IS IN FRONT OF GANONDORF, WHO APPEARS STARK IN SILHOUETTE.]

GANONDORF : HMMM…………

[SFX: STOMP]

 [GANONDORF STOMPS OVER TO THE STALL WHERE EPONA IS BEING KEPT]

GANONDORF : SHE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT ONE THING…

[SFX: VWOOM, HA HA HA…]

 [THE CAMERA FRAMES GANONDORF’S FACE WAY TOO CLOSE AS IT IS LIT WITH PURPLE FLAME]

GANONDORF : THEY DID LOOK JUST ALIKE…

***

 [GANONDORF SNAPS OUT OF IT, SHOCKED TO HIS CORE AT THE SOUND OF MALON SHOUTING]

MALON : NO!

[THE CAMERA SHOWS MALON, HAND OVER HER MOUTH AS SHE KNOWS SPEAKING UP COULD GET HER KILLED. LINK LOOKS SIMILARLY AFRAID]

:

 [THE CAMERA FOCUSES MORE ONTO LINK AS HE WHISPERS]

LINK : WE’RE PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK

MALON : WHAT?

LINK : HA! FOUND YOU!!

[GANONDORF HAS A LOOK OF HYBRID RELIEF AND TERROR, RECOGNIZING WHAT HE HAD ALMOST THROWN AWAY OVER PETTY PERSONAL REVENGE]

***

[GANONDORF TURNS AROUND TOWARDS THE KIDS QUICKLY, LAUGHING]

GANONDORF : GOOD HEAVENS, CHILDREN! YOU HAVE… PROPERLY STARTLED ME! SHOULDN’T YOU BE IN BED?

[MALON MOTIONS TO COME ALONG]

MALON : AH APOLOGIZE, YER MAJESTY! WE’LL HEAD RIGHT TA BED!

[GANONDORF PALMS HIS FACE PERFORMATIVELY]

GANONDORF : YOU DON’T NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO ME! JUST… ERGH, RUN ALONG NOW.

[LINK LOOKS BACK AT GANONDORF APPREHENSIVELY. MALON LOOKS STRAIGHT FORWARD WITH A FRIGHTENED SHUDDER IN HER FACE]

LINK : … GOODNIGHT…

MALON : …

: ‘NIGHT.

***

[HP GETS OUTSIDE AND MALON LOOKS BACK AT LINK]

MALON : GOODNESS GRACIOUS, WHADDA WE DO?

LINK : I DON’T KNOW, BUT… I THINK I NEED TO TALK TO YOUR DAD.

MALON : M- MY DAD? WHAT ABOUT EPONA?

[LINK RUNS AHEAD AND WALKS BACKWARDS TALKING TO MALON]

LINK : I DON’T LIKE THIS ANY MORE THAN YOU DO, BUT I THINK WE SCARED HIM OUT OF

  IT.

MALON : THAT AIN’T ALL TOO REASSURING.

LINK : THINK ABOUT IT! HE CLEARLY ISN’T REALLY AFRAID OF US, BUT HE PUT HIS

  CLAWS AWAY ANYWAY… I DON’T THINK IT’S ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TONIGHT.

[MALON LOOKS AT LINK  CONCERNED]

MALON : THEN WHY’RE YOU WORRYING ABOUT IT?

LINK : I JUST NEED TO COMPARE NOTES WITH YOUR DAD.

: I THINK HE KNOWS SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT THAT MAN. 

[NAVI POOFS BACK AS LINK WALKS TOWARDS THE HOUSE WITH A GRIMACE]

LINK : NAVI, I NEED YOU TO HELP ME FOR A MINUTE

: I’VE GOTTA DEAL WITH SOME GROWNUP STUFF

NAVI : FINALLY

***

INT. RANCH HOUSE

[TALON LAYS ON A PILE OF HAY IN THE CORNER AS LINK APPROACHES HIM AND MALON 

RUNS UPSTAIRS]

LINK : IS HE ASLEEP?

NAVI : IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS

LINK : DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW?

TALON : WAIT ‘TILL TOMORROW FER WHAT?

LINK : OH! UH, WELL…

[TALON SITS UP AND LOOKS DROWSILY AT LINK]

TALON : ALRIGHT, LAY IT ON ME, KID.

LINK : RIGHT, UM… WELL, THE THING IS-

[NAVI FLIES IN FRONT OF LINK]

NAVI : WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT GANONDORF!

: WE ALREADY KNOW THAT HE IS EVIL, AND THAT HE IS AFTER A GREAT POWER, BUT AFTER THAT WE HAVE NOTHING TO WORK ON.

[TALON GETS READY TO PUSH HIMSELF OFF THE GROUND]

TALON : WELL, AH’M AFRAID YER ONE STEP FURTHER THAN AH AM…

[HE STANDS UP]

TALON : AH THOUGHT HE WAS JUST HERE TA COME ‘N SETTLE A SCORE.

***

LINK : SCORE… LIKE PLAYING BURL BALL?

NAVI : HE MEANS HE HAS DONE SOMETHING TO GET ON GANONDORF’S BAD SIDE.

TALON : OR THAT HE THINKS AH’VE DONE SOMETHIN’ TO ‘IM.

[A FRAME OF TALON LOOKING INTO THE CAMERA]

TALON : A’COURSE, AH HAVEN’T DONE NO’HN. NOT REALLY. AH HAVEN’T EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO PROPERLY MEET THE LITTLE GUY BEFORE TODAY… AND AH DON’T THINK HE RECOGNIZED ME AT FIRST NEITHER.

[A FRAME OF GANONDORF LOOKING INTO THE CAMERA, BLACK ENFLAMED BACKGROUND]

TALON : BUT IF THE STORIES AH’VE HEARD ARE TRUE, AND ‘F Y’ALL HAVE ANY… BUSINESS, WITH THIS MAN… AH WOULDN’T STICK AROUND TOO LONG, LEST HE REALIZES HOW MANY EGGS ARE IN THIS HERE BASKET.

***

TALON : NOT THAT AH’M KICKIN’ YA OUT, BUT THINK ABOUT IT, ALRIGHT?

LINK : WHEN DO YOU THINK HE’LL LEAVE?

TALON : HE SAID HE WANTED THE SPACE FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BUT ‘E SAID THAT HE’S GOIN’ DOWN TO THE CASTLE TOMORROW.

LINK & NAVI: OH…

TALON : WHICH LEADS ME TO MY QUESTION FOR YOU…

TALON : WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS WITH GANONDORF?

NAVI : WE DO NOT HAVE BUSINESS WITH THAT MAN - WE HAVE NOT BEEN ACQUAINTED WITH HIM.

[LINK GRIMACES AND TALON IS SHOCKED]

LINK : HE… HE KILLED MY FATHER.

NAVI : YEA…

[TALON TURNS AROUND TO FACE LINK AND NAVI]

TALON : OK. YOU NEED TO GET TO THE CASTLE, AND I NEED YOU AND MALON SAFE…

: WHY DON’T WE SHAKE UP THE SCHEDULE?

END CHAPTER TWO

***

INTERMISSION TWO:

ZELDA - DREAMER PRINCESS, DREAMING.

IMPA - UNWAVERING GUARDIAN OF THE PRINCESS.

GANONDORF - DARKNESS ON THE HORIZON, OR CLOSER THAN THAT.

EXT. THE EMPTIEST PART OF HYRULE FIELD, FAR AWAY FROM THE

CASTLE. A HUGE STORM IS RIFLING THROUGH THE SKY, DESPITE NO RAIN BEING PRESENT.

[ZELDA STANDS STARK IN THE FIELD, WIDE SHOT]

[A CLOSER SHOT WHERE YOU CAN SEE SHE IS CALM]

[A GREEN BEACON SHOOTS OUT FROM THE FOREST]

[THE CLOUDS PART, WHICH LIGHTS UP THE GROUND]

[ZELDA LOOKS CURIOUS]

***

[ZELDA STEPS TOWARDS THE LIGHT BUT THUNDER IS STILL RUMBLING]

[BATOOOOOOOM! LIGHTNING HITS THE GROUND SHOCKINGLY CLOSE TO ZELDA WHO TURNS AROUND]

[BUT NOBODY IS THERE]

[CHILLS RUN DOWN ZELDA’S SPINE LIKE A CAT AS GANONDORF LAYS A HAND ON HER SHOULDER]

GANONDORF : HELLO, ZELDA. LONG TIME NO SEE…

INT. ZELDA’S BEDROOM - HER BED IS ROYALLY LARGE WITH CURTAINS DRAPED OVER TOP.

[IMPA STANDS LEANING ON THE WALL TO THE LEFT OF ZELDA’S BED]

ZELDA : EEEEK!

IMPA : “EEK”? YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT DREAM IS TO SHRIEK?

ZELDA : W- THA- IT WAS SCARY, OK?

IMPA : ONLY THE LAST BIT?

ZELDA : I THOUGHT IT WAS OVERRRR!!!

***

IMPA : WHAT SAY YOU? COULD THIS MEAN ANYTHING?

ZELDA : I DON’T KNOW… I DON’T RECOGNIZE THAT MAN

IMPA : BUT HE RECOGNIZES YOU.

ZELDA : RIGHT.

ZELDA : WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF THE FOREST?

IMPA : ACCORDING TO LEGEND, IT’S A PLACE OF MAGIC… ACCORDING TO FACTS, ITS BRIM IS FULL WITH MONSTERS.

: THE QUESTION ISN’T OUT FOR EVIL TO COME FROM ITS DEPTHS.

ZELDA : I DON’T THINK SO… AT THE START, WE WERE SHROUDED IN STORM. BUT THE CLOUDS WENT AWAY WHEN THE FOREST SHARED ITS LIGHT.

IMPA : BUT THE CALM WASN’T FOR VERY LONG

ZELDA : AND THAT’S WHY I’M SURE THE STORM WAS MEANT TO STAND IN FOR THE MAN.

***

IMPA : THE FOREST… IT’S NOT A PLACE PEOPLE TEND TO GO. IF ONE WERE TO GET LOST IN THE WOOD THEY WOULD SURELY DIE, SAY THEY.

ZELDA : THAT’S WHY THE LIGHT CAME FROM THE FOREST. IT WON’T NEED SOMEONE TO GO AND GET IT.

IMPA : REALLY? AND HOW WILL THAT BE?

ZELDA : IT WILL COME TO US!

IMPA : AFTER THAT BOY YOU HAD IN HERE EARLIER, TIGHTER HAVE THE SECURITIES BEEN MADE AROUND THE CASTLE.

: HOW WILL IT GET IN?

ZELDA : IF IT’S A REALLY A PROPHECY, IT’LL FIND A WAY TO COME TRUE WHETHER IT LIKES IT OR NOT.

IMPA : THEN WE WILL HAVE TO SEE…

END INTERMISSION

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