Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland/Deku Forest

As usual, Pinkle will contact you. When you're back in control again, head north. You'll see a plant that ought to remind you of the oysters on Sunshine Seashore. The Look-What-I-Found Kid is trapped inside, so try getting him out of the Vitampin Plant like you got Snatched Pearls out of the oysters. Pay 250 rupees for the Deku Forest map. Now head south, past the landing spot, and then west. Keep walking to find a house. This is Junglo's house and you are going to need his help to proceed on this island. Junglo is not home though, so keep walking up two stairs. Follow the path infested with small blue enemies. At the end there is a waterfall, where Junglo seems to be in trouble. Help him. You will than be asked if you want to lose your bodyguard. Say yes. You will have to take him back to his house, he will die if he gets in any fights so you must sneak by or rumble each insect without assistance. When you get back to his house he will ask you how much you want. Ask 2000 but if that doesn't work ask for 1500 it will for sure work.

Pass the landing post and head south, then west. The journalist is found fainted again, this time knocked off by Oinkers. Head back to hometown and go to Bella, select the "Sweet Fragrance" topic and pay her 650 to get the Sweet Juice recipe. Go home to make the juice, however if you don't have Sour Watermelon, walk around Deku forest and you are bound to find some. Go back to Deku Forest and revive the journalist. The best price you can charge him for saving him again is 1600.

Your next stop should be the Deku Tree, located in the north east of the Deku Forest just past the Forest Maze. To find the Forest maze, head just north west of the Deku Forest landing point. You'll see a Janglo Bell, which you can mark off on your map. When you ring it, Janglo will appear, imagine that! Tinkle will explain he want the bridge fixed, and Janglo knows this is a job for a Hero. Heroically, he will only need 300 rupees to "fix" the bridge.

Following the path from the "fixed" bridge toward the north western section of the Deku Forest will have you spotting the Salon and Forest Maze rather easily. There is an odd archery type mini game to be found here; in an odd, lofty, dig-able patch of land. Are you a bad enough dude to try it? To proceed, head along the winding path towards the Forest Maze, where you'll find yet another Janglo Bell to ring. Mark it on your map, and give it a tug. Janglo will appear and offer to give you tips to finishing the Forest Maze... for a price. If you want to keep your rupees (and lets face it, you do) decline his offer and simply enter the Forest Maze. Once inside; exit the map in these directions: Up, Left, Left, Up, Left, Up, Right, Right, Down, Right, Up, Right, Up.

Head North and you'll arrive at...

Deku Temple
Upon entering the Deku Tree area you'll converse with the Deku Tree himself... herself... itself. After subtly questioning if you're really a human, the Deku Tree will inform you that you must enter its depths and retrieve the Life Dew. Of course, first you must pay to open both the Tree itself, and the Gate to the Deku Temple. Offer the Tree 1 rupee and the gate 1500 rupees. Hopefully you have a few hundred extra rupees left over and a bodyguard handy too.

Head to the south west, and down the stairs you find. Its noticeably darker on this floor and you'll come across an odd shaped plant siren rather quickly. The siren will open if you get close, and summon plant monsters if you get too close. Make your way up the southern most Red root ladder in this room and step on the button. The lights will turn on, the red roots will shrivel and the green roots will grow. That one button press is enough to get every rupee out of this area and also hit the button in the northwest of the room. Head back upstairs once you've hit the button.

When you enter the center room, 3 differently coloured roots will break the soil surrounding the ladder down. Something must not want us to go down there! Luckily, the other ladders were also opened when we hit.

Taking the Northwestern ladder down to B3 you'll find a hand statue just west of the ladder. Rumble with some green flowers to the south, then head east. Hug the west wall up to the cog, and try to spin the bronze gate open. 3 green plants will not take a liking to this and will want to rumble. After you finish them up, open the gate fully. The far west room has a locked door, and behind the door a chest with a Rupee Good! Through the gate is a ladder down to Secret Room 1.

Mini Boss, Giant Red Vine: Choose a corner, and dismiss the plants from existence. Wait for Vine to toss some mushrooms at you, pick one up, then feed one to it. Repeat this 3 times and head back to the central room.

Taking the Southeastern ladder down to B4, you find yourself in a room of bumpers and black flower monsters. Take them out, and on the west side of the room go down. You'll find a green chest, inside containing all the money the Deku Tree has been saving up for the Forest. For me, it was just 1 rupee. North from there you will find a Large bolder, which you can move with a Large body guard to find a chest with a Rupee Good! And just slighty beyond that a Hand statue incase you need to escape and restock (or change your bodyguard!).

The next room has you shut in, against 2 black flowers and a pink one who shoots seeds at you. Rumble'em! The three grey orbs on the wall will light up white with each one defeated, then flash white and grey while the doors open to indicate you are winner. Toss a bomb at the pillar to the south, POW good job. Hug the walls to make your way through the spike rooms, and either dash by or rumble the pink flowers. Head down the ladder to Secret Room 2.

Mini Boss, Giant Yellow Plant: Pick one corner of the room, rumble the green and pink plants and repeat as necessary. When they are both not present, wait for the Giant Yellow Plant to toss mushrooms at you, pick one up, and feed it to him. Repeat this 3 times, defeat him, and head back to the central room.

Taking the Northeastern ladder down to B5, you notice again its darker. There are tons of sirens on this floor, and I really hope you've got a good sense of their range and a smart body guard. While the lights are off, take the first northern path you find to locate a Red vine ladder, and past that a Hand statue and a light switch. Hit the switch and proceed to the chests. On the right 1000 and on the left... TRICK! Hand over 200 rupees and an Ancient Coin is yours!

After that, head to the far west and after rumbling a few plants to open a door, turn the lights on. The chest furthest east has 640 rupees in it, with a Green vine ladder leading up to it.

Find the large bronze gate, and dispatch the pink flower, and quickly take the green root ladder located east of the gate up. Once up there, you'll be able to open the gate by tapping on the cog. Do it quickly, as the pink flower will be back. If you're fast you can take a hit from the pink flower, get back on the cog, and open it a little bit before taking another seed to the face. Find your way through the bronze gate once its open and head down the ladder to Secret Room 3.

Mini Boss, Giant Purple Vine: Pick one side of the room, clear the small flowers, and feed the Giant Green Vine his own mushrooms 3 times. Head back to the central room after.

Once in the central room, take the uncovered ladder down to B6 to learn that the Life Dew has been polluted! Time for action! Make your way to the Giant chest to face...

Boss, Triforce coloured plant Bana Bana: The plants will toss their 3 different types of mushrooms at you, and its your mission to use the springy plant to deliver the correct mushroom to the correct plant. The Red mushrooms are probably the most dangerous, but all in all taking out each one is fairly simple. I had Agent Mike as a body guard, and he happily deflected the spike spheres that are increasingly dispensed from the center hole on Bana Bana, letting me breeze to mushrooms and then the closest Springy Plant. Once Launched, just aim the center of the screen for one of Bana Bana's mouths. 3 mushrooms for each head and you're done! Collect 9000 rupees, the Super Rupee and grab some purified Life Dew!

Up top, after tossing a Life Dew on the heir of Deku Forest its time to collect your reward; 6000 rupees works for me! After pocketing the reward you may wish to head back into the Deku Temple for one of the 2 Bodyguard reliant items you missed! Otherwise, Return Home and toss 18000 rupees into the Tower's pond. You can now travel to Steamy Marsh.