diff --git a/mist/Makefile b/mist/Makefile
index fbf3ff65..4e731db7 100644
--- a/mist/Makefile
+++ b/mist/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ meche.o:	meche.s zp.inc hardware.inc \
 	graphics_meche/meche_graphics.inc \
 	common_sprites.inc \
 	leveldata_meche.inc \
+	link_book_meche.s \
 	keyboard.s \
 	draw_pointer.s \
 	gr_copy.s audio.s text_print.s decompress_fast_v2.s
diff --git a/mist/graphics_meche/Makefile b/mist/graphics_meche/Makefile
index 5ce35f07..c41c4267 100644
--- a/mist/graphics_meche/Makefile
+++ b/mist/graphics_meche/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ meche_graphics.inc:	\
 	departure_e.lzsa \
 	arrival_w.lzsa \
 	entrance_e.lzsa entrance_s.lzsa entrance_n.lzsa entrance_w.lzsa \
-	meche_book_closed.lzsa meche_book_open.lzsa
+	meche_book_closed.lzsa meche_book_open.lzsa \
+	fort_view_n.lzsa fort_view_s.lzsa
 	echo "departure_e_lzsa: .incbin \"departure_e.lzsa\"" > meche_graphics.inc
 	echo "arrival_w_lzsa: .incbin \"arrival_w.lzsa\"" >> meche_graphics.inc
 	echo "entrance_e_lzsa: .incbin \"entrance_e.lzsa\"" >> meche_graphics.inc
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ meche_graphics.inc:	\
 	echo "entrance_w_lzsa: .incbin \"entrance_w.lzsa\"" >> meche_graphics.inc
 	echo "meche_book_closed_lzsa: .incbin \"meche_book_closed.lzsa\"" >> meche_graphics.inc
 	echo "meche_book_open_lzsa: .incbin \"meche_book_open.lzsa\"" >> meche_graphics.inc
+	echo "fort_view_n_lzsa: .incbin \"fort_view_n.lzsa\"" >> meche_graphics.inc
+	echo "fort_view_s_lzsa: .incbin \"fort_view_s.lzsa\"" >> meche_graphics.inc
 
 %.gr: %.png
 	$(PNG2GR) $< $@
diff --git a/mist/graphics_meche/fort_view_n.png b/mist/graphics_meche/fort_view_n.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8186e2f
Binary files /dev/null and b/mist/graphics_meche/fort_view_n.png differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_meche/fort_view_s.png b/mist/graphics_meche/fort_view_s.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae969b1e
Binary files /dev/null and b/mist/graphics_meche/fort_view_s.png differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_meche/meche_book_open.png b/mist/graphics_meche/meche_book_open.png
index 3f687bdd..9314f186 100644
Binary files a/mist/graphics_meche/meche_book_open.png and b/mist/graphics_meche/meche_book_open.png differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_meche/meche_graphics.inc b/mist/graphics_meche/meche_graphics.inc
index 899b6e62..58fa551d 100644
--- a/mist/graphics_meche/meche_graphics.inc
+++ b/mist/graphics_meche/meche_graphics.inc
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ entrance_n_lzsa: .incbin "entrance_n.lzsa"
 entrance_w_lzsa: .incbin "entrance_w.lzsa"
 meche_book_closed_lzsa: .incbin "meche_book_closed.lzsa"
 meche_book_open_lzsa: .incbin "meche_book_open.lzsa"
+fort_view_n_lzsa: .incbin "fort_view_n.lzsa"
+fort_view_s_lzsa: .incbin "fort_view_s.lzsa"
diff --git a/mist/leveldata_meche.inc b/mist/leveldata_meche.inc
index 9f71d281..5d7672d3 100644
--- a/mist/leveldata_meche.inc
+++ b/mist/leveldata_meche.inc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LOCATION_SPECIAL_FUNC=22		; pointer-1 of function to call on click
 
 locations:
 	.word location0, location1, location2, location3
-	.word location4
+	.word location4, location5
 
 ; Inside gear on Mist
 location0:
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ location0:
 	.word	$0000			; west bg
 	.byte	BG_EAST
 	.byte	$ff		; special exit
-;	.byte	21,31		; special x
-;	.byte	10,24		; special y
-;	.word	mist_link_book-1		; special function
 
 
 ; closed book
@@ -78,18 +75,22 @@ location1:
 location2:
 	.byte	$ff		; north exit
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit
-	.byte	$3		; east exit
+	.byte	0		; east exit
 	.byte	$ff		; west exit
 	.byte	$ff		; north exit_dir
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit_dir
-	.byte	DIRECTION_W	; east exit_dir
+	.byte	DIRECTION_E	; east exit_dir
 	.byte	$ff		; west exit_dir
 	.word	$0000			; north bg
 	.word	$0000			; south bg
 	.word	meche_book_open_lzsa	; east bg
 	.word	$0000			; west bg
 	.byte	BG_EAST
-	.byte	$ff		; special exit
+	.byte	DIRECTION_E	; special exit
+	.byte	21,31		; special x
+	.byte	10,24		; special y
+	.word	meche_link_book-1		; special function
+
 
 ; arrival
 location3:
@@ -110,11 +111,11 @@ location3:
 
 ; entrance
 location4:
-	.byte	$ff		; north exit
+	.byte	5		; north exit
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit
 	.byte	$ff		; east exit
 	.byte	3		; west exit
-	.byte	$ff		; north exit_dir
+	.byte	DIRECTION_N	; north exit_dir
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit_dir
 	.byte	$ff		; east exit_dir
 	.byte	DIRECTION_W	; west exit_dir
@@ -125,3 +126,20 @@ location4:
 	.byte	BG_NORTH|BG_SOUTH|BG_EAST|BG_WEST
 	.byte	$ff		; special exit
 
+; fort view
+location5:
+	.byte	5		; north exit
+	.byte	4		; south exit
+	.byte	$ff		; east exit
+	.byte	$ff		; west exit
+	.byte	DIRECTION_S	; north exit_dir
+	.byte	DIRECTION_S	; south exit_dir
+	.byte	$ff		; east exit_dir
+	.byte	$ff		; west exit_dir
+	.word	fort_view_n_lzsa	; north bg
+	.word	fort_view_s_lzsa	; south bg
+	.word	$0000			; east bg
+	.word	$0000			; west bg
+	.byte	BG_NORTH|BG_SOUTH
+	.byte	$ff		; special exit
+
diff --git a/mist/link_book_meche.s b/mist/link_book_meche.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..821a1835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mist/link_book_meche.s
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+	;=============================
+	; meche_link_book
+	;=============================
+meche_link_book:
+
+	; clear screen
+	lda	#0
+	sta	clear_all_color+1
+
+	jsr	clear_all
+	jsr	page_flip
+
+	; play sound effect?
+
+	lda	#<audio_link_noise
+	sta	BTC_L
+	lda	#>audio_link_noise
+	sta	BTC_H
+	ldx	#43		; 45 pages long???
+	jsr	play_audio
+
+	lda	#3
+	sta	LOCATION
+	lda	#DIRECTION_W
+	sta	DIRECTION
+
+	jsr	change_location
+	rts
+
+
+meche_movie:
+	.word meche_sprite0,meche_sprite1,meche_sprite2
+	.word meche_sprite3,meche_sprite4,meche_sprite5
+	.word meche_sprite6,meche_sprite7,meche_sprite8
+	.word meche_sprite9,meche_sprite10
+
+meche_sprite0:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$55,$77,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$47,$49,$49,$47
+	.byte $57,$77,$77,$77,$77,$ff,$55,$88,$88
+	.byte $05,$67,$00,$60,$60,$00,$67,$86,$60
+	.byte $00,$00,$06,$06,$68,$66,$66,$68,$66
+	.byte $00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$06,$66,$66,$66
+
+meche_sprite1:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$47,$45,$45,$45,$74,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$74,$ff,$8f,$ff,$ff,$77,$77
+	.byte $07,$07,$07,$ff,$08,$0f,$0f,$07,$07
+	.byte $77,$77,$00,$67,$67,$60,$66,$66,$66
+	.byte $66,$66,$86,$66,$66,$88,$66,$66,$66
+	.byte $88,$66,$68,$66,$66,$66,$66,$66,$66
+
+meche_sprite2:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$47,$45,$45,$47,$47,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $74,$ff,$8f,$5f,$55,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $70,$0f,$08,$f5,$08,$77,$77,$67,$67
+	.byte $77,$77,$00,$67,$67,$66,$66,$66,$66
+	.byte $77,$66,$66,$66,$66,$88,$66,$66,$66
+	.byte $66,$66,$66,$66,$66,$88,$66,$66,$66
+
+meche_sprite3:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $55,$55,$55,$57,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $f5,$ff,$5f,$5f,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $88,$0f,$05,$f5,$77,$77,$77,$57,$57
+	.byte $08,$70,$00,$57,$57,$55,$55,$65,$65
+	.byte $57,$55,$55,$65,$65,$88,$66,$66,$66
+	.byte $65,$66,$66,$66,$88,$88,$00,$66,$66
+
+meche_sprite4:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $00,$70,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $00,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$dd
+	.byte $00,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$55,$dd
+	.byte $57,$57,$57,$57,$57,$76,$57,$66,$6d
+	.byte $66,$60,$66,$60,$66,$66,$88,$55,$55
+	.byte $66,$66,$66,$66,$66,$66,$88,$66,$66
+
+meche_sprite5:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$d7,$dd,$dd,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$55,$57,$dd,$dd,$dd,$d7
+	.byte $77,$67,$67,$55,$67,$dd,$dd,$dd,$dd
+	.byte $66,$66,$66,$65,$66,$6d,$6d,$6d,$66
+	.byte $56,$56,$56,$56,$56,$56,$66,$66,$66
+
+meche_sprite6:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$d7,$77,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$dd,$dd,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$88,$dd,$dd,$dd,$67,$66,$66
+	.byte $77,$67,$88,$dd,$dd,$dd,$66,$66,$66
+	.byte $56,$65,$88,$dd,$dd,$dd,$66,$66,$66
+
+meche_sprite7:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$87,$87,$88,$78
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$88,$d8,$77,$77,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$88,$dd,$77,$88,$87
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$67,$88,$dd,$dd,$88,$88
+	.byte $67,$67,$66,$66,$88,$dd,$dd,$dd,$dd
+	.byte $66,$62,$22,$22,$88,$dd,$dd,$dd,$dd
+
+meche_sprite8:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$87
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$88,$77,$88,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$87,$88,$87,$88,$87
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$88,$88,$88,$88,$88
+	.byte $67,$67,$26,$26,$88,$88,$88,$88,$88
+	.byte $62,$62,$62,$62,$68,$88,$88,$88,$88
+
+meche_sprite9:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$88,$88,$88
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$88,$88,$88,$88
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$87,$88,$88,$88,$88
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$87,$88,$88,$88,$88,$88
+	.byte $26,$26,$26,$88,$88,$88,$88,$88,$88
+	.byte $62,$62,$62,$88,$88,$88,$88,$88,$88
+
+meche_sprite10:
+	.byte 9,6
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$47,$77
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$77,$74,$f4,$f4,$88
+	.byte $77,$77,$77,$77,$57,$57,$ff,$ff,$88
+	.byte $77,$77,$55,$55,$77,$77,$77,$87,$88
+	.byte $62,$62,$62,$62,$62,$62,$62,$88,$88
+	.byte $66,$66,$66,$66,$66,$66,$66,$88,$88
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/mist/meche.s b/mist/meche.s
index be9fcf1a..91adc62d 100644
--- a/mist/meche.s
+++ b/mist/meche.s
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ not_first_time:
 	lda	#1
 	sta	CURSOR_VISIBLE		; visible at first
 
+	lda	#0
+	sta	ANIMATE_FRAME
 
 
 game_loop:
@@ -74,6 +76,39 @@ game_loop:
 	; handle special-case forground logic
 	;====================================
 
+	lda	LOCATION
+	cmp	#2
+	bne	nothing_special
+
+	; handle animated linking book
+
+	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	asl
+	tay
+	lda	meche_movie,Y
+	sta	INL
+	lda	meche_movie+1,Y
+	sta	INH
+
+	lda	#22
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	#12
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	jsr	put_sprite_crop
+
+	lda	FRAMEL
+	and	#$f
+	bne	done_animate_book
+
+	inc	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	lda	ANIMATE_FRAME
+	cmp	#11
+	bne	done_animate_book
+	lda	#0
+	sta	ANIMATE_FRAME
+
+done_animate_book:
 
 nothing_special:
 
@@ -131,7 +166,7 @@ room_frame_no_oflo:
 
 	; linking books
 
-;	.include	"link_book_mist.s"
+	.include	"link_book_meche.s"
 
 	.include	"common_sprites.inc"
 
@@ -142,8 +177,6 @@ room_frame_no_oflo:
 
 
 ;.align $100
-audio_red_page:
-.incbin "audio/red_page.btc"
 audio_link_noise:
 .incbin "audio/link_noise.btc"
 
diff --git a/mist/zp.inc b/mist/zp.inc
index aa0a5907..6caaaf99 100644
--- a/mist/zp.inc
+++ b/mist/zp.inc
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CLOCK_TOP	=	$8F
 CLOCK_MIDDLE	=	$90
 CLOCK_BOTTOM	=	$91
 CLOCK_LAST	=	$92
+ANIMATE_FRAME	=	$93
 
 DISP_PAGE	=	$ED	; ALL
 DRAW_PAGE	=	$EE	; ALL