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Outside the Deku Palace, everything was well. The birds chirped a merry tune, their feathers slightly ruffling in the wind’s soft whistles. The sun shone brightly in the clear blue sky, promising no rain, and the petals of the flowers down below stretched up to touch its welcoming warmth.
Inside the palace, however, was a different story.
“What do you mean business is declining?!” shouted a voice from within the castle walls. A loud scuffling could be heard from inside as a female Deku stomped around while two other male Dekus stood a safe distance away. “No business of mine ever fails! Ever!” She emphasized her words with a pointed glare. The taller of the male Dekus walked over to her and patted her on the back.
“Now Lilly,” he started after carefully thinking out his choice of words, “That’s why I brought along the nice Mr. Cyprus to help us out. Remember how I told you that I was going to talk to someone that could help us?” He motioned for the shorter, more heavier looking Deku to help him out.
“Er, of course,” said the Deku, adjusting his tie and taking a few steps closer to the still fuming Deku. “Now Miss. Autumn, I have here a fool proof plan that will blast your competitors into last place, if you’ll just hear me out…”
“This better be good,” she grumbled, crossing her arms so that the leaves on her body rustled loudly. “Well go on, then! Out with it!” Cyprus shuffled through the papers he’d been holding in his hands, glanced at them, and nodded.
“Well,” he said, “my company is developing a new item that’s due to be released soon in the markets. A product that’ll really take off once it hits the markets. We’re talking revolutionary, an item that no one will be able to resist. And not just for Dekus, either, mind you. This product is guaranteed to be successful with Terminians and Zoras and what have you. Soon we’ll have it spreading all throughout the land.” Lilly narrowed her glowing eyes at the business scrub in suspicion.
“And what kind of product is that?” she asked.
“Does it matter?” Cyprus said in reply with a glint in his eye. “I’ve caught your attention, haven’t I? The hype will continue to build up and spread everywhere as speculation increases. And taking advantage of that is what we shall do.” Seeing that the couple before him were still hanging on his every word, he pressed onward with a smile. “We shall offer consumers the chance to purchase this product before it comes out. A sort of pre-order, if you will. Because of the hype, more and more people will buy it before it even comes out and we’ll be sure to rack up a lot of money then.”
“It’s an interesting plan, to be sure,” the other male Deku said, rubbing his hand over his leafy beard.
“Hush, Kota, I’m thinking,” Lilly said as she resumed her pacing. She looked at Cyprus who waited expectantly for her answer. “I’m suppose you’ll want a cut of the shares,” she said.
“Naturally. However, all I ask is a meager three percent of your gains.” Lilly nodded, hardly believing her luck. If the plan worked as the scrub said it would, then her business would boom.
“Alright then,” she said. “Let’s do this.”
“Excellent choice!” Cyprus said, putting an arm to his chest and slightly bowing. Then he straitened up and added, “of course, there is a little fee to pay in order to complete the transaction.
“I figured as much,” Lilly grumbled with a huff. “How much?”
“My business requires ten thousand up front.” Lilly gasped and gave an indignant shout.
“You can’t be serious!” she yelled, taking an intimidating step towards the business scrub. Kota held her back before she could give the Deku a thorough pounding.
“Now listen, dear,” he said, trying to rationalize. “I’ve already spoken to a few relatives of mine. Do you remember my great grandfather Alder? How he passed away and left that magnificent sum of money to his son?”
“This isn’t the time for reminiscing,” Lilly grumbled under her breath in annoyance. “What, what about him?”
“As it turns out, he died before the inherited money could be passed over to him. And,” he added, “the next one in line is us.” Lilly’s jaw dropped in shock. Then she whooped and hollered, jumping for joy.
“Yes!” she shouted, rubbing her hands together. “Finally, that scrub makes himself useful!”
“Yes, well,” Kota added hesitantly, twirling his moustache, “technically it isn’t ours exactly.” Lilly stopped in her tracks and turned furious again.
“What?!” she shouted, pushing him back. “Then why did you-“
“What I mean to say is it isn’t technically ours yet,” he corrected before Lilly could proceed to chew him out. “The will, apparently, states that the money belongs to…to…”
“To who?” He sighed and shook his head.
“Odin.” Lilly stared at Kota with a look of disbelief.
“Odin? But…why…”
“It seems the old man took a liking to the little one,” he concluded. “In any case, we can’t have the money without Odin with us.”
“Then we’ll just have to take him back,” Lilly simply stated. She turned around and whistled. Three other Dekus armed with spears immediately arrived on the spot. “Poor little thing must miss his mommy and daddy very much. How could we not go out and find him?”
“But…how will we find him?” Kota asked with surprise, giving his wife a confused look. “We don’t know where he’s run off to.”
“No,” she replied, “but we do have a clue. Recall that one boy that came barging into the palace one day.” Kota narrowed his eyes in thought. Then realization dawned on him.
“Ah yes,” he said, nodding his head. “The one who claimed to be his friend.”
“The very one. And I do believe he mentioned something about the mountains.”
“Mountains? Then that must mean he’s at—“
“Snowhead,” Lilly finished. “Though why they would choose a frozen wasteland of all the places to live in is beyond me.” She shivered at the thought.
“Well, it shouldn’t be too hard to search for him, considering the place is so empty. We’ll send some of our best scouters out there.”
“I’m already ahead of you,” Lilly replied, turning her attention back to the three alert guards. “Alright, you three! Search the mountains for the little Deku boy! And don’t even think about coming back without him. Understood?” The Dekus nodded and started their march to Snowhead.
Inside the palace, however, was a different story.
“What do you mean business is declining?!” shouted a voice from within the castle walls. A loud scuffling could be heard from inside as a female Deku stomped around while two other male Dekus stood a safe distance away. “No business of mine ever fails! Ever!” She emphasized her words with a pointed glare. The taller of the male Dekus walked over to her and patted her on the back.
“Now Lilly,” he started after carefully thinking out his choice of words, “That’s why I brought along the nice Mr. Cyprus to help us out. Remember how I told you that I was going to talk to someone that could help us?” He motioned for the shorter, more heavier looking Deku to help him out.
“Er, of course,” said the Deku, adjusting his tie and taking a few steps closer to the still fuming Deku. “Now Miss. Autumn, I have here a fool proof plan that will blast your competitors into last place, if you’ll just hear me out…”
“This better be good,” she grumbled, crossing her arms so that the leaves on her body rustled loudly. “Well go on, then! Out with it!” Cyprus shuffled through the papers he’d been holding in his hands, glanced at them, and nodded.
“Well,” he said, “my company is developing a new item that’s due to be released soon in the markets. A product that’ll really take off once it hits the markets. We’re talking revolutionary, an item that no one will be able to resist. And not just for Dekus, either, mind you. This product is guaranteed to be successful with Terminians and Zoras and what have you. Soon we’ll have it spreading all throughout the land.” Lilly narrowed her glowing eyes at the business scrub in suspicion.
“And what kind of product is that?” she asked.
“Does it matter?” Cyprus said in reply with a glint in his eye. “I’ve caught your attention, haven’t I? The hype will continue to build up and spread everywhere as speculation increases. And taking advantage of that is what we shall do.” Seeing that the couple before him were still hanging on his every word, he pressed onward with a smile. “We shall offer consumers the chance to purchase this product before it comes out. A sort of pre-order, if you will. Because of the hype, more and more people will buy it before it even comes out and we’ll be sure to rack up a lot of money then.”
“It’s an interesting plan, to be sure,” the other male Deku said, rubbing his hand over his leafy beard.
“Hush, Kota, I’m thinking,” Lilly said as she resumed her pacing. She looked at Cyprus who waited expectantly for her answer. “I’m suppose you’ll want a cut of the shares,” she said.
“Naturally. However, all I ask is a meager three percent of your gains.” Lilly nodded, hardly believing her luck. If the plan worked as the scrub said it would, then her business would boom.
“Alright then,” she said. “Let’s do this.”
“Excellent choice!” Cyprus said, putting an arm to his chest and slightly bowing. Then he straitened up and added, “of course, there is a little fee to pay in order to complete the transaction.
“I figured as much,” Lilly grumbled with a huff. “How much?”
“My business requires ten thousand up front.” Lilly gasped and gave an indignant shout.
“You can’t be serious!” she yelled, taking an intimidating step towards the business scrub. Kota held her back before she could give the Deku a thorough pounding.
“Now listen, dear,” he said, trying to rationalize. “I’ve already spoken to a few relatives of mine. Do you remember my great grandfather Alder? How he passed away and left that magnificent sum of money to his son?”
“This isn’t the time for reminiscing,” Lilly grumbled under her breath in annoyance. “What, what about him?”
“As it turns out, he died before the inherited money could be passed over to him. And,” he added, “the next one in line is us.” Lilly’s jaw dropped in shock. Then she whooped and hollered, jumping for joy.
“Yes!” she shouted, rubbing her hands together. “Finally, that scrub makes himself useful!”
“Yes, well,” Kota added hesitantly, twirling his moustache, “technically it isn’t ours exactly.” Lilly stopped in her tracks and turned furious again.
“What?!” she shouted, pushing him back. “Then why did you-“
“What I mean to say is it isn’t technically ours yet,” he corrected before Lilly could proceed to chew him out. “The will, apparently, states that the money belongs to…to…”
“To who?” He sighed and shook his head.
“Odin.” Lilly stared at Kota with a look of disbelief.
“Odin? But…why…”
“It seems the old man took a liking to the little one,” he concluded. “In any case, we can’t have the money without Odin with us.”
“Then we’ll just have to take him back,” Lilly simply stated. She turned around and whistled. Three other Dekus armed with spears immediately arrived on the spot. “Poor little thing must miss his mommy and daddy very much. How could we not go out and find him?”
“But…how will we find him?” Kota asked with surprise, giving his wife a confused look. “We don’t know where he’s run off to.”
“No,” she replied, “but we do have a clue. Recall that one boy that came barging into the palace one day.” Kota narrowed his eyes in thought. Then realization dawned on him.
“Ah yes,” he said, nodding his head. “The one who claimed to be his friend.”
“The very one. And I do believe he mentioned something about the mountains.”
“Mountains? Then that must mean he’s at—“
“Snowhead,” Lilly finished. “Though why they would choose a frozen wasteland of all the places to live in is beyond me.” She shivered at the thought.
“Well, it shouldn’t be too hard to search for him, considering the place is so empty. We’ll send some of our best scouters out there.”
“I’m already ahead of you,” Lilly replied, turning her attention back to the three alert guards. “Alright, you three! Search the mountains for the little Deku boy! And don’t even think about coming back without him. Understood?” The Dekus nodded and started their march to Snowhead.
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