Deep in the heart of Hyrule lies a cursed forest, the Lost Woods. These woods are said to be impossible to navigate. Few know the true reason behind the disorienting force of the woods: the Great Deku Tree.
For centuries, this tremendous, sentient tree has watched over the forest, keeping order within. By its power, outsiders stay out, natives stay in, and the population of monsters stays under control. But there was one thing it didn't count on. The effect of its power upon someone who was already constantly lost.
Ryouga Hibiki, age 10, had been wandering for days. This was not unusual for him. Like both of his parents before him, Ryouga had been born with a terrible sense of direction. To him, it seemed like the world around him moved whenever he wasn't looking. Consequently, he spent a good portion of his time lost.
This time, however, Ryouga had gotten particularly lost. He suspected he was somewhere around Kyushu. In actuality, he wasn't in Japan anymore. He wasn't even in Asia. In fact, Ryouga Hibiki was no longer on Earth. He was in Hyrule. And he was in the Lost Woods. And he was tired and hungry.
As soon as he entered the woods, Ryouga noticed a strange feeling. It was one he hadn't experienced very often. It was almost as if he knew where he was going. Even though everywhere looked the same, he felt drawn in a particular direction. And soon enough...
"Hey! A village!"
Ryouga Hibiki found himself at the outskirts of a village.
At the heart of the Lost Woods, the Great Deku Tree stirred from its slumber. "Navi... Navi, where art thou? Come hither..."
Immediately, a small, blue fairy flew up to the tree. Like all of the inhabitants of the Lost Woods, Navi the fairy treated the Great Deku Tree with the utmost respect. It was, after all, the protector of the forest.
"Oh, Navi the fairy... Listen to my words, the words of the Deku Tree..." stated the Great Deku Tree. "Dost thou sense it? The climate of evil descending upon this realm... Malevolent forces even now are mustering to attack our land of Hyrule..." The tree almost seemed to sigh, despite not having lungs. "For so long, the Kokiri Forest, the source of life, has stood as a barrier, deterring outsiders and maintaining the order of the world... But... before this tremendous evil, even my power is as nothing..."
A tremor passed through Navi. Despite being literally rooted to the spot, the Great Deku Tree was indeed quite powerful. For the tree to describe the evil force as such, it must be mighty indeed. That, or the Great Deku Tree was exaggerating slightly for the sake of being dramatic. It did occasionally do that. Regardless, even if the tree did occasionally exaggerate, it did not outright lie. Thus, the threat was to be taken seriously.
"It seems the time has come for the boy without a fairy to begin his journey..." Or not. "The youth whose destiny it is to lead Hyrule to the path of justice and truth... Navi... go now! Find our young friend and guide him to me..."
Apparently, the Great Deku Tree was facing a threat so dangerous that only a small child could hope to handle it. With a sigh, Navi took off. Even if the Great Deku Tree was apparently going somewhat senile, it was still the protector of the forest, and it was important to treat it with the utmost respect. So Navi needed to accomplish this task as quickly as possible.
In her hurry to do the great tree's bidding, Navi missed the rest of its speech. "I do not have much time left. Fly, Navi, fly! The fate of the forest, nay, the world, depends upon thee!"
Mido, the self proclaimed leader of the Kokiri, was having a good day. He'd hit on Saria, made someone cut the grass in front of her house, made someone pick up the rocks from in front of his house, and best of all, that fairy-less loser Link hadn't been around all morning. In fact, he was feeling so good that he was considering hitting on Saria again. In his good mood, he almost missed it.
From the entrance to the Lost Woods, a stranger stumbled into his village. Had he not been alert, he might have mistaken him for a Kokiri. However, this stranger had unusual clothes, a yellow shirt and black pants, with some sort of odd pack attached to his back, as opposed to the uniform green tunics that all Kokiri wore. He also had strange ears; they were short and rounded, as opposed to long and pointed like everyone else's. Perhaps he'd been in an accident of some sort? But strangest of all was his hair. Unlike the bright colors of Kokiri hair, this stranger's hair was black as... something really black. Clearly he was some sort of invader. Which meant it was time for Mido the Great to put his foot down.
"Hey you!"
The stranger, who had been slouching under the weight of his pack up to this point, abruptly stood up straight and looked at him. At which point Mido noticed The stranger was a good half a foot taller than him. It didn't sound like much, but that's quite a difference when one is barely breaking the three foot mark.
Fighting the urge to swallow nervously, Mido stomped over to the stranger as threateningly as he could. "Who do you think you are, coming into our village like that?"
"What?" Asked Ryouga.
"You know what I mean!" yelled Mido.
Ryouga didn't, and looked confused.
"This village is the home of the Kokiri, and visitors aren't allowed.
Ryouga's confusion shifted to despair. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to intrude. I was just looking for somewhere to rest from my travels. I'll be going now. But before I leave, could you point me in the direction of Tokyo?"
Mido did not know where Tokyo was. He had never been outside of the Lost Woods, and wasn't aware of the geography of Hyrule, much less how to get to other worlds. Nevertheless, Mido was not one to admit his flaws, so he did the first thing he could think of.
"Tokyo is that way," he said, pointing toward the entrance to the Lost Woods that Ryouga had just come out of.
"Thanks," replied Ryouga as he started walking deeper into the village.
"Hey!" yelled Mido. Already he could tell this was not going to be a good day.
Navi flew into the Kokiri village. She had never met this 'Link' character, but she had heard of him. He was the only member of the Kokiri that did not have a fairy. As such, he wouldn't be too hard to find. Kokiri were never separate from their fairies.
As she flew over the village, the sound of Mido yelling drew her attention. Looking, she saw him chasing someone in odd clothing. Someone without a fairy. "Bingo."
Flying over to the fairy-less child, she went straight to the point. "I'm Navi the fairy! The Great Deku Tree asked me to be your partner from now on! Nice to meet you! The Great Deku Tree has summoned you! So let's get going... right now!"
That stopped both Mido and 'Link' in their tracks. "What?!"
Oh great. He's also stupid. Navi repeated herself, this time speaking slowly. "The Great Deku Tree has summoned you. Please come with me."
"Uh... okay," said Ryouga to the talking ball of light with wings.
Mido, on the other hand, was speechless.
