• Part One, Section One
• Part One, Section Two

At the last stop, the two heard a screech of some sort. The woman jumped, "What was that?!" She turns to see two men towering over a small, creature. Dimly, she says, "Oh…. It's nothing. Lets go." Stalkid, completely ignoring the woman, turns to see the men grabbing a small creature. "What's going on?" He watched as the two men grabbed the hapless creature roughly, but Stalkid couldn't see the creature. "Heh! Who would of known that such a thing exists!? We can make a fortune off of this thing by selling it into labor," One man shouted at the other. "Yeah," The other agreed. The creature struggled to break free of their hold. The creature then shouted in its small voice, "Let me go! I don't wanna be sold into labor," One man laughed. "Ah, quit resistin' shrimp! We're sellin' ya whether you like it or not!" The creature continued to try to break free of the men's hold when Stalkid suddenly gets involved with them. "Hey! Let him go!" Stalkid yelled. The men face Stalkid and laugh. "Well lookie here Bro! A 'hero'!" They both laugh. Stalkid finally was able to see the small creature, which was something he had never seen before in his life. It appeared to be almost plant-like. It had yellowish-orange coloring for its eyes, a strange tube-like mouth that appear to always be open, and brown, tree-like skin. It was incredibly small, so Stalkid assumed that the creature was a young child.

The creature looked at Stalkid with its innocent, sad-looking eyes. "Help me!" It pleaded. Stalkid glared at the men. "Let him go this instant!" The men laughed again. They did nothing but laugh. Slowly, Stalkid's patience grew short and he jumped in front of the men. The men suddenly fall back, releasing the creature. The creature runs behind Stalkid and peeks at the men from behind. The two stunned men then ran off without a word. Stalkid stood there surprised. 'How'd I do that?' He thought. 'I didn't even touch them!' The creature runs into Stalkid's view, looking up at him. "Thank you so much!" It said. "I thought no one would come…." Stalkid stared at the tiny creature. He finally asked, "What are you?" The creature tilts his head. "You've never seen any of my kind?" Stalkid slowly shakes his head and answers, "No." The woman walks up to the two and said. "It's a worthless Deku Scrub." The Deku looked at the woman angrily, "Who are you callin' 'worthless', 'DISGUSTING HUMAN'?!" The two began to dispute against each other back and forth until the Deku was eventually thrown out of town due to the unnecessary use of vulgar language he used against the woman. Stalkid, who was completely shocked, looked at the woman. "What'd you do that for?!" The woman looked at Stalkid. "Unfortunately, it seems as if you don't know this, but, those-" She pauses for a while and then continues "-DISGUSTING Dekus are not allowed in this town!" Stalkid's mouth slightly opens, astonished. "Even though you may have not known this rule, you are to leave this town immediately." Stalkid then fumed, "What are with people today?! It seems as if the perception that your race uses is horrible! For once, I thought this town was a town without that kind of problem!" He began to make his way towards the Inn to retrieve his belongings. And on his way, he throws his arms up in the air and cries, "WHAT IS THE HUMAN RACE COMING TO?!"

***

After exiting the town, the young Deku was awaiting Stalkid's arrival in front of the swamp entrance. "I knew you would come out!" It said. Stalkid walked up to the Deku and asked, "Why don't they allow you inside the town?" The Deku than answered, "Simply because were different, or, well, that's just what I think, yeah." The Deku began to drift away into thinking when Stalkid abruptly said, "Hello?" The Deku jumped and laughed. "Oh, I'm sorry! Heh, me and my thinking." It then looked at Stalkid and asked, "What's your name?" Stalkid, clearing his throat and straightening his posture, answered, "My name is Stalkid." He grinned. "And you?" "My name is Jack." The Deku said, bowing afterwards. Though Stalkid was unsure whether Jack was doing this or not, he seemed to smile. "I really 'am thankful for what you've done for me back there in town." Jack walked a little closer towards Stalkid and said, "To show my thankfulness to you, I will take you to MY village in the swamp where you will always be welcome to visit any time! My sister won't mind if you stay! Heck, no one will mind at all if you stay!" Stalkid peered into the swamp. He thought for a while as he stared. 'I can't say no to him.' He thought. He looked down at Jack. Jack stared back at Stalkid with his forever-remaining sad looking eyes, waiting for a positive answer to come about. 'I can't say no… How could anyone say no to someone or something with such sad looking eyes?' He smiled and said, "Ok, ok. I'll come along with you." Jack jumped up and down with child-like joy and beckoned Stalkid to follow him. "Come on Stalkid! Lets get going!"

As they traveled through the swamp, Stalkid's eyes scanned the area. It wasn't exactly what he had expected to see in a swamp. The swamp was lush and beautiful. It was notably teeming with animal life for that every place that Stalkid had set his eyes on, he would be looking at some kind of creature. He then noticed a structure in the distance. It appeared to be some kind of tower. "Curious about that, huh?" Jack said. Stalkid nodded. "Yeah …. What is that?" "That's where you can meet the Great Deku Elder. He knows EVERYTHING. You can ask him any question and he'll answer it in a flash!" Stalkid looked at Jack in total disbelief. "Right ….." Jack then retorted, "If ya don't believe me, I'll take you there later on today or tomorrow so you can ask him some questions. He ain't a fake at all! You'll see!" Stalkid rolls his eyes. "Whatever you say…" They continued on without a word. Stalkid was becoming tired for that the walk was longer then expected, though, Jack seemed to still be full of energy and was walking ahead of Stalkid by at least ten feet away.

Suddenly, Jack began to run quickly. Stalkid, who was struggling with sixty pounds of luggage on his back (including his large sword), tries to pick up speed. Holding out his right hand, he wheezed, "Slow down! I can't keep up with ya!" Jack stops and turns around to see Stalkid struggling. "Oops. Sorry!" Jack giggled. When Stalkid had caught up with Jack, Jack then points to a bush and said, "I ran because beyond the shrubbery lies the village itself!" Stalkid dragged his tired feet to the bush and peeked through. "Aw, come on! Walk on!" Jack insisted. Taking his word, Stalkid walked through the thick bush. When he emerged, his mouth hanged open. "Cool view, huh?" Jack said, smiling.

***

Stalkid seemed too astonished to answer Jack's simple question. The village that Jack spoke of seemed more like a city to Stalkid. "This is amazing…" He finally said. "And you call this a 'village'?" Jack looked down at the village. "Well, yeah, I guess so. Why do ya ask?" "It looks like a city!" Stalkid exclaimed. "City? What's a city?" "A City is like a town or a village, but ten times bigger… I guess." "Ah…" They both looked down at the now called city when Jack finally says, "Lets go on down into the …city, or something. Ok ?!" They both then make their way down towards the entrance. As they walked down the hill, Stalkid had missed a step, tripped, and began to roll down the hill. He rolled down the bare hill quickly as he heard Jack yelling something out in the distance. Stalkid finally came to a stop when his body had hit something. Groaning, he rolled on to his back …. And found him self surrounded by spears and other weapons. He looked up at the men who were pointing the weapons at his head. As he had thought, they were all Dekus. They all, seemingly, disapproved the presence of Stalkid. They all seemed to be warriors of some kind since they all wore some kind of armor and had face paint on them. One turned his head and talked to another in a different language. They all laughed. Looking back at Stalkid, one of them finally spoke, "So, what do you think you're doing here, outsider?" Another than says, "You know, we don't allow outsiders like yourself to just enter our territory."

Stalkid gulped. "I-I-I….." Stalkid stuttered. He continued to stutter as he stared at the weapons that were being pointed at him. They all chuckled. One of them stepped closer, keeping his spear pointed at Stalkid's neck. He seemed to be leader of them all since he looked more intimidating, though he also seemed to be a child. His armor seemed to be better and he possibly was more skilled then the others. He wore a white bandana across his forehead and was wearing a white kilt as well. His hair was a shimmering yellow color that seemed to flow gracefully in the wind. Though his hair was actually a nice sight to see, his presence made Stalkid uncomfortable at the moment. The young Deku warrior smiled and said something in his language. "Kaki ta qu neesa?" (translated, "Are you ready to die?") The warrior moved his spear closer to Stalkid's neck until the spear touched it. One of the warriors then said, "Nakta su akan thesa! Sina nog ga!" (Translated, "Don't kill him! You will be punished if you are caught!") The young warrior looked at the warrior. "Sena ku teas nae!" (Translated: "I can do what I please!") The warrior then looked down at Stalkid and smiled. He then said in English, "I 'am going to enjoy this." Before he could jab the spear into his neck, Jack comes running in and he pushes the warriors spear away from Stalkid's neck. Though, in the process of doing that, Stalkid's neck was slightly scrapped by the sharp spear. "OW!" He yelped. Stalkid scrambled off the ground and stood up, covering his injured neck with his hand.

Furiously, Jack yelled, "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING ROLLO?! HES MY FRIEND!" Rollo simply continued to smile. "Is that so?" He said. "Well, in case you don't remember, no one is allowed in this very village!" Angrily, Rollo then thrusted his spear in front of Stalkid. Stalkid jumps back and Jack jumps in front of him. "HEY?! Did you hear me?! I said he's my friend and he is welcome to come in!" Rollo scowled at Jack. "You may be of higher power then I-" He started. "--But never will I allow an outsider in this village even if the Queen-" Before he could finish he suddenly fell to the ground with immense force. Stalkid stood there, surprised. He found that a large ball of some sort was thrown at the back of Rollo's head, which had caused him to fall. "What the … ?!" Rollo yelled. Suddenly, someone then said, "I have always wanted to do that to such a defiant warrior such as your self Rollo," Suddenly, one of the warriors turns around and then yelped, "THE QUEEN! SHOW RESPECTS MEN!" Stalkid then tilted his head. 'Queen?' He thought. 'Where?' They all quickly kneeled. Stalkid was then able to get a view of their Queen once the warriors had kneeled. She seemed even taller than the others. She had to be at least four foot eleven. Her hair looked like a jumble of green vines, which was neatly put back in a ponytail with a golden bracelet like object. She wore a red and green robe that looked rather stylish. Like the rest of her kind, she had the yellowish-orange eyes, but they didn't seem to have the sad look to them like most of the other Dekus had.

She walked towards the fallen Deku warrior and said, "I have had enough of you Rollo! You have been trouble since day one!" Rollo looks up at the Queen, rubbing the back of his head. The Deku Queen then continued, "If you are to receive an order from a person of greater strength, you are to obey that order NO MATTER WHAT! But-" She looked at Rollo as he rises from the ground. She looked at him, disgusted, and continued, "-You seem to have a problem with doing such things." Rollo looked at her silently as she passed by him towards Stalkid. Giving him a more concerned look upon her face, she asked, "Are you alright? Are you injured?" Stalkid moves his hand away from his neck and saw it was covered in blood. "Goodness!" The Queen shouted. Jack then said, "That was part my fault since I pushed Rollo's spear away from Stalkid's neck. It scrapped him." The Queen looked at him. "It's not your fault." She said. "In fact, I'm very proud of you." She pats him on his head. "Hey! Don't do that! You know I hate that!" Jack yelled. The Queen laughed. "Oh, how lucky I 'am to have a brother like yourself!" Again, Stalkid was surprised. 'They are related?' His mind then almost seemed to have jumped. 'Would that then mean he's part of royalty as well ?!' Many thoughts began to rush through his mind, but he kept quiet as the Queen then turned to look at Rollo again. She approached him slowly and the stated, "I have told you countless times that such things such as you're deviancy would cost you your position and trust." Rollo then protested, "No, please my dear Queen! I'll never-" The Queen then pulled off what appeared to be the royal seal from Rollo's armor and had taken his weapon. "You are the reason why the humans are attacking us." She began to walk around him as she continued to speak to him. "Your very existence disgusts every living thing on this very land Rollo. Including myself."
"But, my Queen…" Rollo whimpered.
"Silence, Rollo! You whining will not save you this time like it has the other times! No! Not this time!"
"Please, don't-"
"Did I say that you could speak?"
"…No."
"Then remain silent."

She stopped in front of the now guilty-feeling warrior. His head drooped. "I wish for you to leave Rollo. You have caused enough problems with our conflict with the humans and you have also caused too many fatalities towards innocent people." Sadly, Rollo then said, "Please, just give me another chance. I only was doing that for the safety of our kind. With what's happening now, how can we judge whether a person is innocent or not? How?" The Queen remained silent. Rollo's head then rised and he made eye contact with her. "Please, I beg you, Rajal. I'll never do such a thing again."