-The Legend of Zelda: Island of Dreams-

The Sunrising Tree

Link and Zelda stood at the base of what appeared to be a massive tree. One could easily tell it was by no means an ordinary tree, as several walkways jutted out of it, and the bark had several bizarre crests carved into it. There seemed to be a large amount of green-garbed people coming in and out of the tree, but the walkways were so high the children had to strain their necks to see them.

Zelda: "Beautiful tree, but why are we here?"

The small pillow rock that the pair had found emerged from her pocket and shifted back into the form of Remus, the Pi'illo they had saved from petrification.

Remus: "This is the Sunrising Tree. Not only is it the biggest plant on the island, it was also home to a large amount of Pi'illo warriors, who trained constantly under its protecting shade. Now it looks like the Kokiri have moved in."

Link: "Why do I detect annoyance in that statement? I'm part Kokiri too!"

Remus: "Sorry, it's just... The Kokiri baffle me. They have near immortality, like us, but choose to squander it playing around instead of making something of it. I just don't get it. They're just too childish for their own good."

Zelda: "It's called wanting to have fun, Kokiri are permanently stuck like children- no physical, emotional, or mental maturity. Sounds like some one I know."

Link: "Aganhim?"

Zelda: "More like... you."

Link: "HEY!"

Zelda: (giggle) "Anyway, Remus, you still haven't told us why you brought us here."

Remus: "Ah, right. Not only did Pi'illo warriors dwell within the Sunrising Tree, but so did the Pi'illo's elder. The last one we had was a man by the name of Eldream. Purple robe, long beard, had a thing for rabbits. Anyways, Pi'illo elders were the only ones trusted with the keys to the Slumbering Realm."

Link: "So all we have to do is track him down and ask for it! Easy!"

Remus: "No, not so easy. Remember the little petrification incident with Antasma? His rocky corpse could be anywhere in the area."

Zelda: "Looks like we'll have to ask around to look for clues."

Remus: "Affermitive. Summon me if you need anything, children."

As Remus went back into Zelda's pocket, the two kids walked into the Sunrising Tree. The inside was even more amazing to behold than the exterior. Hundreds of wooden houses were attached to raised walkways. Vines grew everywhere, forming a web of plantlife. But the most amazing thing of all was the fountain. A massive fountain, decorated to resemble the Kokiri crest fused with the Pi'illo crest, stood in the center of a large square in the middle of the ground floor. The water from the fountain squirted out, forming beautiful patterns, then flowed along several waterways that carried the water to the rest of the city.

Or at least, it would've been doing that, Link figured.

In reality, the fountain was completely dry. From the looks of it, three Kokiri were tring to repair it. One of them wore wooden armor over his green clothing, while the other two just wore the tunic. To Zelda, it seemed the one in the arnor was bossing the other two around. Link and Zelda decided to listen.

Armor Kokiri: "C'mon, c'mon! We need to get this fountain operational PRONTO! Everyone in the tree is counting on this water, and you guys are supposed to help repair the fountain!"

Kokiri #1: "Seriously, Tido?! Why aren't YOU helping?"

Tido: "Because, I'm the supervisor! I don't do the labor, I get stuff for the people doing the labor!"

Kokiri #2: "Well, Tido, my honest opinion is this- the fountain isn't broken. Some of the pipes must be clogged."

Tido: "Impossible! Kokiri woodworking is too advanced for that!"

Kokiri #2: "Then the only thing that could concievably be wrong is the source itself."

Kokiri #1: "Y'know, I've always wondered what the source was."

Kokiri #2: "Yo, Tido, mind if we send a couple of engineers to check out the..."

Tido: "No. Never. Not in a quadrillion years. Nada."

Kokiri #2: "Why not? We know the source is the problem. We can just..."

Tido: "Nobody goes down to the source without my consent! Understood?!"

Kokiri #1: "Tido, you are the only Kokiri to have ever seen the source. After all, you hooked it up. So, why have none of us ever been able to see it?"

Tido (angry): "Look, you pathetic excuses for pond scum..."

Sensing that things were about to get bloody, Zelda interrupted the bickering Kokiri.

Zelda: "Um, hello? We'd like some help if none of you mind."

Tido (alarmed): "OH SHULM! Ah- you two go goof off somewhere! I got work to do!"

Kokiri #1: "Finally, he does something."

Tido (angry): "I HEARD THAT! NOW SCRAM!"

As the other two Kokiri ran off laughing at Tido behind his back, the apparent boss strode up to them with an air of superiority. He attempted to bow to Zelda, but the visor on his wooden helmet drooped over his eyes, and he had to push it back up.

Tido: "Heh... Sorry you two had to see that. Anyway, welcome. The name's Chief Woodworks Supervisor Tidus, but call me Tido. Everyone does. So, what brings a couple of Hylians like you to the Sunrising Tree?"

Link: "Nice to see we have the same taste in clothes, Tido. I'm Link, and this is Princess Zelda. We're here to find something that's likely hidden somewhere within this tree."

Tido: "A princess, eh? Always happy to help the ladies. So, what could the two of you possibly want?"

Zelda pulled the stone-cold Remus out of her pocket. "We're looking for a rock that looks something like this. Have you seen it?"

Tido suddenly looked a lot less friendly and a lot more nervous, even starting to sweat a little bit. "Gulp... Um, no, nope, haven't seen anything like that! Nothing whatsoever!"

Link: "Seriously?"

Tido began backing up slowly. "No, I've never seen anything like that in my entire life. Heh heh... Wow, hot day isn't it?"

It was exactly 54 degrees Farenheit outside.

Link: "Dude, what's going on?"

Tido: "Nothing! Nothing's going on! Now , if you'll excuse me, I... Uh... Need to go back to my place to... Umm... POLISH MY PET OCTOROK! Yeah, th-that's it!" The Kokiri then took of at near sonic speed in the direction of a larger house in the distance. Zelda shook her head and looked at Link.

Zelda: "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Link: "Yeah. He knows. Let's track him down."

The two attempted to follow Tido towards what appeared to be his house, but the Kokiri proved their suspicions even more by raising a bridge over a large gorge that somehow broke through the sides of the tree, then removing one of the paddles that seemed to have lowered it. As the only other paddle was on the other side of the bridge, far beyond even the Pi'illo Boomerang's reach, Tido chuckled to himself and continued running towards his house.

Link (continuously throwing Pi'illo Boomerang): "Gah! Seriously, this guy's hiding something! We've got to get over there and figure out what it is!"

Zelda: "True, but how else are we going to get over there? We can't jump across..."

Link: "I suck at jumping, anyway."

Zelda: "There's no way we'll be able to dig through, and we don;t have anything that can hit the paddle. Hmm..."

Remus: "Excuse me, but I'm starting to sense something... interesting..."

Link: "What is it?"

Remus: "Somebody under attack by monsters of some kind. Nothing much, but we should probably help."

Link: "What do you mean nothing much?! It's Hylian natue to at least try to help people! C'mon, Zelda!"

Zelda: "Alright. After all, what's the worst that can happen?"

They ran a short distance and came across a strange man. He wore a purple cloak with a bronze collar, which seemed to have Rupees embedded in it. He also had a small pet, a white bird with blueish wings. The oddest thing about him, however, was his cowl, which resembled a purple rabbit's head. The man was being attacked by what Zelda recognized as Spireese, a variant on the normal Hylian Keese found only on Pi'illo Island. Like Keese, Spireese looked a lot like bats, but these were bright orange, diurnal, and had massive spiky horns that they implaed their foes with.

Weird Man: "S-Somebody, help me out! Kill them! D-Distract them! Throw m-meatballs on the ground! I don't care what you do, just h-help!"

Link: "O... K... Um, FEAR NOT, CILIVIAN! WE"LL HELP!"

Remus: "Careful, you two."

Zelda: "You live here. You of all people should know Spireese are... OK, they're hostile, but they're not really a threat."

Remus: "I wasn't talking about the Spireese."

Zelda: "REMUS!"

While Zelda and Remus were having an arguement about whether or not the man belonged in a mental hospital, Link was actually trying to fend off the Spireese. And even though he had the Pi'illo Boomerang, he was still failing to land a hit on them.

Link: "Do you guys MIND?!"

Zelda: "Oh, sorry! I'm coming!" Then, she glared at Remus. "We'll finish this later."

(cue battle music)

Link (looking at battle options): "Alright, we're not able to hit these with the Pi'illo Boomerang, so what should we..."

Zelda then threw a perfectly timed boomerang directly at one of the Spireese, not only stunning it but dealing enough damage to kill it.

Link: "Do... FOR THE LOVE OF HYLIA'S HEADPIECE! HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD AT THIS?!"

Zelda: "Do you want to help this guy or not?"

The few remaining Spireese began attacking Link and Zelda now. While three of them simply charged into them, the fourth one began spinning around crazily, turning into a spiked flying ball of death. Said spiked ball of death then promptly circled around in a trajectory that looked to hit both Link and Zelda, yet missed as Link countered it with his sword just in time. The two finished off the remaining bats without much trouble, and Zelda got the man's attention.

Weird Man: "Y-You saved me! Th-Thanks! Who are you, though?"

Link: "I'm Link, and this is Zelda. We... heard you bawling from the other side of the tree, so we decided to help."

Zelda dragged Link off to the side for a second, and the two began whispering so the man wouldn't hear them. "Why'd you say that? He probably feels like a big baby now."

Link: "Well, it's better than letting slip the fact we have Remus. Who knows who this guy is? He could be working for Antasma!"

Remus: "No, he's not working for Antasma."

Zelda: "See?"

Remus: "Antasma would never work with someone this deranged."

Zelda: "Shut it. Keep quiet."

Weird Man (to bird): "Y'know, Sheerow, these g-guys are weird."

Zelda: "Remus, we will talk later." (to man) "So, who are you?"

Ravio: "T-The name's Ravio. T-This here is my pet Sheerow, We run a little... he.. weapons buisness together on a little p-private island of the coast of Hyrule.. We c-came here to Pi'illo Island cause Sheerow thought the artifacts here w-would give me some inspiration for new p-prototypes. I was OK with it until t-those Spireese went feral on me. T-Thanks again for the rescue. If t-there's anything I can d-do to repay you, ask away!"

Link (thinking): ""Well, some jerk Kokiri disabled one of the tree's drawbridges. Is there anything you can make to help us hit a far-off target?"

Ravio: "S-Seriously, Sheerow, of all the things t-they could've asked for, they want a weapon. Oh w-well, their choice." Ravio then pulled tow objects out from under his robes.

The objects were wooden bows, with a silver string and carvings similar to the ones outside the Sunrising Tree. They also had a rare object fused into them called an Arrow Charm, which was said to generate infinite arrows out of wind.

Ravio: "Meet the Risingwood Bows! T-These babies were the only thing I've m-managed to come up with on the island so far. b-but who knows? Might get more inspiration.

Link: "Wait a second. You mean to say you had weapons on you this whole time? Why did you not- oh, I don't know- defend yourself?"

Ravio: "L-Look, kid! I design t-the weapons! I d-don't test them!"

Zelda: "Well, we have to thank you for your assistance with this, Ravio."

Ravio: "Any t-time! From now on, I-I'll give you f-first look at any new creations of ours!"

Zelda: "Well, see you then. Bye, Ravio."

Sheerow: "SQUEAK!"

Zelda (giggle) "You too, Sheerow."

As Ravio and Sheerow wandered off towards who knows where, Link just stood there holding his Risingwood Bow. He then looked at Zelda and began smirking.

Link: "Sorry, Zelda, but I am legally required to do this."

Zelda: "What do you-" Zelda was interrupted as Link raised his arm up and a blaring yet short piece of music played.

You got the Risingwood Bow! This unique invention was crafted by an equally unique person, and has the ability to generate an endless amount of arrows on its own. There's an arrow in there with Tido's name on it...

Zelda: "WHAT the heck was that?"

Link: "I have no clue. Whenever I get my hands on something new, that happens. The doctor says it's a mental condition, but I'm OK with it."

Remus: "Ignore that, princess. We've got to get over to that Kokiri ASAP!"

Link: "On it!"

The two ran back towards the raised drawbridge. Link aimed directly at the paddle, let loose and fired. What happened next was unexpected. Instead of the paddle operating a complex pulley system like it was supposed to, raising the drawbridge, the paddle broke off and fell down the gorge, cutting one of the ropes along the way. With the pulleys broken, the drawbridge randomly flew up into the air, then fell back down into a lowered position. Everyone was stunned, and a few Kokiri started running. Remus and Zelda promptly glared at Link.

Link: "What? Results."

Remus: "As much as that deserves reprimanding, we have no time to waste. Onward!"

Link and Zelda began running of a hill on the other side of the gorge, until they reached a house bigger than all the others, guarenteed to be Tido's. Sure enough, Tido was inside, trying to tear something off of the wall. Link pulled out his new bow and drew a wind arrow.

Link: "FREEZE, SUCKA!"

Tido promptly froze up in fear. "How long have you wanted to say that?"

Link: "I dunno."

Now that Tido had stopped moving, they could see what was in the wall he was trying to tear out. It looked like Remus's rock form, but the carvings were much more intricate, not to mention older looking. Remus was visibly enrgaed, and blew his cover.

Remus (enraged) : "YOU SON OF A MINIBLIN! YOU HAVE BEEN KEEPING AN ELDER OF THE PI'ILLO KINGDOM CAPTIVE FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG, AND REFUSE TO GIVE HIM UP TO AN AGENT OF HIS OWN RACE! THIS VIOLATES AT LEAST 7 LAWS!"

Zelda: "Remus!"

Remus: "WHAT?!" The Pi'illo finally realized he had given himself away in front of Tido. "Oh Arceus."

Tido (terrified): "What in the name of Old Man Oshus IS THAT?!"

Link: "Well, no point in not spilling the beans now."

Zelda: "Tido, this is a member of the Pi'illo tribe, the race who lived here long before the Kokiri did. And we need that thing you're holding!"

Tido looked at the Pi'illo rock he had succeded in wreching from the wooden wall. "This thing? Well, being the nice guy I am, I'd totally say yes, but..."

Link: "But what? There's nowhere to run, we need that more than you do, and- oh, yeah- YOU DON'T HAVE A PET OCTOROK."

Tido: "Actually, I do, but that's beside the point."

Remus: "The point is?"

Tido: "I FOUND IT FIRST!"

Zelda (faceplam): "You were right, Remus. The Kokiri are too childish for their own good."

Link: "Whatever. I'm betting Tiddlywinks here's not going to give up Eldream without a fight, though."

Zelda: "Y'know what, Link? Right now, screw etiquitte! This guy needs to be taught a lesson!"

Tido (nervous): "C'mon, guys... can't we work this out?"

Remus: "To quote a very industrial friend of mine- NOPE."

Tido (even more nervous): "Or I can just take a third option..."

Link: "And that would be...?"

Tido then jumped out his house's single window. "ESCAPE, SUCKAS!" He then ran away towards the fountain plaza, seeming to ignore the fact that he had broken his leg. Link, Zelda and Remus chased after him, and finally conered him at the fountain. He tried to curve around the left side of the fountain, but Zelda shot a wind arrow towards a vine above him, which caused a large branch to fall down and block his path. He tried veering to the right instead, but Remusseemed to teleport in front of him, scaring him back to the middle. At last they had him cornered. Just as Link was about to step forward to ask for Eldream, however, Tido mad a mad dash through the fountain itself. At first, it looked like he was attempting to leave the tree with the Pi'illo, but Link, acting incredibly brashly, tossed his Pi'illo Boomerang at the Kokiri. The boomerang began spinning at an incredibly fast rate, turning into a miniature tornado. Said tornado then proceeded to pick up Tido and fling him into the spout of the fountain, along with Eldream. he seemed unable to free himself.

Tido: "WHAT THE? HELP! SOMEBODY!"

The two Kokiri engineers from before heard his cry for help.

Kokiri #1: "Hey, it's Tido!"

Tido: "I THINK WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT! NOW GET ME OUT!"

Kokiri #2: "No."

Tido (confused): "Wh-What?"

Kokiri #2: "We're sick and tired of you, dude. You always boss everyone else around, with no regard for their safety. You want out? Supervise yourself out."

The two Kokiri walked away chuckling as Tido blubbered to himself.

Link: "Well, now what? Tiddlywinks has Eldream stuck alongside him."

Remus: "I guess the only option is to somehow force him out of the fountain."

Zelda: "How, though? The engineers from before said the fountain was fine."

Remus: "Not entirely. They stated the source was in error. If we can repair the source, the resulting water pressure should launch Tido out."

Tido (enraged): "No way, hose! No one, I repeat, NO ONE, is allowed to see the source! Especially YOU!"

Zelda: "Then I guess you'll just rot in the fountain for all eternity as a monument to your own jerkishness."

Tido: "Alright, you guys win. Help me out, and I'll give you your stupid rock. The cavern that leads to the source is hidden under a table in my place. Just hurry!"

As the three heroes ran off, Tido thought to himself.

Tido (thinking): "Those idiots. They have no clue what they're in for..."

==Sorry to keep you waiting!

Anyway, meet my OC and Boss Brickle expy, Tido! The Sunrising Tree itself is a combo expy of Mushrise Park and Majora's Mask's Deku Palace. Ravio's stutter is not canon, but I randomly gave it to him while reading his ALBW script, as I thought it made him more of a coward. The Risingwood Bows are also my versions of the hammer.

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