Journey of Time. (That Man)

[Earthsage]

You easily deflect the Deku Scrub's bullets back at it, and it runs around screaming about an order in which to attack its brothers further down the line. These things are.. Cowardly.
Above you is a golden eye, sitting on top of a gated off door leading further in.
You wonder how you'd proceed now..
... Saria sounds completely quiet. She's probably fine.

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 7/10

[that man]

"I hope it doesn't get harder than this..." Link sighed, before looking up at the eye.

"That's weird," Link commented, as her brain tried to figure out how it got there. "Where is there an eye like that here? What's it even made of...hey, Navi? What is that eye for?"

[Earthsage]

"I don't know.. Maybe shoot it?"
A violent suggestion, but it may just work.
However, you get the feeling things will get harder from here on out.. Here's to hoping that you can survive whatever happens!


Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 6/10

[that man]

"Ok, I'll try that," Link noded, as she pulled out her slingshot. "But please tell me if there is anything on the ceiling. I...I don't know why, but I get the feeling that something bad might happen if I shoot it..."

[Earthsage]

You easily shoot the eye switch, and as the eye closes the door becomes unblocked..
... Despite a brief period of tense, fearful waiting, the eye switch seems to have ONLY opened up the way.
What a relief...

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 5/10

[that man]

"Thank you," Link said, to no one in particular.

After that, she pulled out her sword and shield again, and than cautiously poked her way into the next room, still keeping a good eye out for anything trying to get her.

[Earthsage]

The next room is.. Interesting, to say the least.
In front of you is a platform that runs underneath a pole that has spinning blades attached to it. IF you were to try and stay on the platform and not fall into the water below, you might get stabbed.. However, you might also be able to get across the water by jumping over the blades themselves.
Another option would be to investigate the curious structures underneath the water, although sadly you're too short to reach the edge from the water itself.. It'd be just out of your reach.
... Why is this stuff even inside the Great Deku Tree?! Is he a closet sadist?!

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 4/10

[that man]

"Navi?" Link asked, as she slowly looked over all of...this. "Why did the Great Deku Tree have all of...This installed?"

Waiting for an answer, Link tried to look down at the structures underneath the water, without actually going down.

[Earthsage]

Navi shrugs in confusion. "I.. I have no idea. I didn't even know we could go inside the Great Deku Tree!"
As you look down, you see the water is stunningly clear, allowing you to see straight to the bottom and also allowing you to notice a switch, far below..
... It's not really all that far below. You wonder if you could reach it?

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 9/10

[that man]

"Navi, I'm going for that switch!" Link announced, as she tried to jump down on top of it. "Please tell me if that spike thingy gets too close, or if there is anything trying to attack me from a different angle!"

[Earthsage]

You dive into the water as Navi flutters anxiously above the surface, scanning for any malicious attempts to attack you..
No enemies appear as you swim down to the bottom and press the switch. With a sudden lurch, the water level drops suddenly, and as you surface you see that the platform that was once just barely skidding underneath the twirling blades on the pole now rides low enough to, say, give you the headroom to pass underneath the obstacle..
But you hear a ticking noise, that's slowly speeding up..
You may not have much time to actually get across!

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 8/10

[that man]

"Oh well that's-" link began, before she heard the ticking noise.

Somehow, Link knew what it meant, and immediatly dashed to the platform, praying, "please don't let it hit me! Please be still up! Please, let me see Saria again!"

[Earthsage]

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Link's roll: 12!
Opposing roll: 8!
Result: Link makes it!

You quickly swim up to the platform and hitch a ride, and then, thinking quickly, you leap across to the ledge you need to get to..
You catch it barely, and your chest hurts from the impact squeezing your melons between the rock and the rest of your body.. Curse the things for making this difficult!
You climb up, and Navi flutters over to check to make sure you're okay..
... But your way is blocked by another Skulltula, and it's waiting for you to make the first move..

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 7/10

[that man]

"I made it!" Link cried in joy. "I can't believe i-"

Link stopped when her eyes fell on the skulltula, and she instinctivly raised her sword and shield, waiting for some sort of exploitable opening.

[Earthsage]

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Link's rolls: 6, 17, 11!
Mother Skulltula's rolls: 1, 5, 2!
Result: Link wins!

This Skulltula is so bloated that it makes clumsy mistakes, and it easily exposes its weak spot to you and you stab it in its soft underbelly. It lets out a high pitched whine, before fading into mist like the other monsters before it.
All that's left is to push a box underneath a ladder, and then you're free to move forward!

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 6/10

[that man]

"This is all starting to feel tedious," Link sighed, as she began to push the box. "I mean, how did all of this end up in him anyway? Did he just get really hungry?"

[Earthsage]

Navi, frankly, looks just as confused as you are. You don't know what hands or forces created these chambers in your beloved elder, but...
... Really, maybe they could have done this a little less lethally? What could the Great Deku Tree be hiding in here? All of his important, secret possessions are hidden and guarded by the Fairies that live in his grand crown. Although maybe..
Maybe something else built these more.. Dangerous traps.
As you climb the ladder and enter the next room.. It feels boring again.
There's nothing here! It's all.. Empty! Just a circular room at the trunk of the Deku Tree, with two doors leading out of it in addition to the door you came through.

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 5/10

[that man]

"Well, this is still an odd thing for people to do," Link mumbled, as she looked at the doors.

"Well, I think I should at least try going through the door on the right?" Link smiled, as she pointed to it.

[Earthsage]

Navi humms a little bit, looking at your map.
"It looks like that'll take us back where Saria is!"
Well, that's convenient!

Inventory:

Spoiler (click to show/hide):

Weapon: Child's Sword
Shield: Wooden Shield
Clothing: Green Tunic
Items:
Fairy Slingshot.
Status: Normal.
Companions:
Navi
Saria
Gold Skulltula tokens: 1!
Posts remaining: 4/10

[that man]

"Oh, well that's nice," Link sighed, before she turned to the door on the left. "I guess it would be better for us to go to the door on the other side, right? Well, it would just be better for us to go out and make things better...right?"