Sand is not fun. Especially when it is in your clothes.

Karih and the Gerudo's had fed us well and seen us off, but after that, I was dieing to be clean. The sand scratched every time I moved and, as I have said, it is not fun.

'Why is Ora allowed to be clean and not me!' I thought.

"Because Link would think it… indecent of you if you had accepted the invitation to bathe," Milo whispered back.

I moaned. Link looked over at me surprised. That was the first sound he'd heard from me.

"Sand," Milo explained, flying out of my hat.

"Ah," he said, understanding, "We need to find a place to wash off."

"How about over there?" Ora announced, pointing.

Following her finger, I saw a lake. Lake Hylia. Water.

Setting down my quiver and bow, as well as kicking off my sand filled boots, I ran towards the lake, diving into its cool crystal clear water.

Coming back to the surface, I let out a sigh.

"Feel better?" Milo asked.

I nodded. I looked over to see that Link had sat down on the bank, pulled off his boots, and was pouring great amounts of sand out of them. Ora sat down too, splashing the water with her feet. All was well.

I laid back, floating on the surface of the lake. But then my head felt very cold. 'What?' I thought, reaching up to touch hair. 'My hat's gone,' I realized. Taking a deep breath, I flipped over, looking down into the water. My hat was sinking, quickly.

Popping up for a second for another breath of air, I dived after it. 'Come back here,' I mentally scolded it, reaching out to grab it. But it moved away suddenly. 'That's not supposed to happen,' I thought, and reached out quickly, catching the end of it. It pulled back, and I was suddenly being whipped through the water, swung this way and that, as well as further down.

'Too deep!' I yelled in my head, trying to pull back and kick towards the surface. But the pull was too strong, and I was soon flying over the lake's bottom towards something that looked like a wall.

'AAAAHHHHHHHHH!'

Then all was black.

"Oh man I think I killed it!" a worried voice swam into my consciousness. "Why didn't you let go Purple! Why!" it shouted at my still form.

There was a pause and what sounded like pacing. "What am I going to do? Oh, you've gotta WAKE UP!"

That got me started! Coughing that is.

"YOU'RE ALIVE!" the voice said happily as I sat up and hacked away, trying to get the water out of my lungs.

"Are you alright?" asked the voice as a Zora's head popped up in my face.

I would have screamed but no sound came out. But the attempt to yell sent me into another coughing fit. Holding up my hand to keep it from popping up again, I finally nodded.

"Oh man I was so worried I thought I killed you I didn't remember that Hyrulians can't hold their breath that long Why didn't you let go Are you sure you're all right Can I get you something Purple water or fish?" The Zora just kept going and going.

I held up my hand again, getting rid of the last few coughs, and shook my head no. Then, after letting out a sigh, I breathed in highly needed air. That smelled strongly of fish. Looking up, I saw that I was in a small room filled with beautiful rugs on the walls, along with mesh and netting. Some boxes were stacked in a corner, which I figured was where the fish smell was coming from. But at the moment I was sitting on a low bed and looking at a young Zora, male judging by the voice. He held my hat in his hands.

"Hello I'm Gyofu I'm so sorry about taking your hat I just wanted to play with it I wasn't supposed to be out there either so please don't tell anyone Who are you?" the boy said all in one breath.

I sat there with my mouth open, but of course nothing came out. 'Milo?' I thought, looking up. But Milo was not there to talk for me. 'Oh boy,' I thought, 'This should be interesting.'

I held out my hand, palm up. He took the message and handed me my hat. Placing it back on my head and tucking my hair back in, I thought about how I could possibly talk to this kid.

Luckily, I didn't have to solve that problem.

"Gyo! What are you doing in your room?" An older female burst through one of the rugs hanging on the wall.

'That must be the door,' I thought.

The boy cringed. "Um, sorry mom, but I found Purple here in trouble!" he started, pointing towards me.

"Oh you're soaked!" she said, coming right up to me, a little too close for comfort.

'Thanks,' I thought, 'Like I didn't already know that.'

"You must be freezing! Gyo, go make some tea."

"Yes mother," Gyo answered and was off behind the carpet door.

A blanket was suddenly thrown around me and I was thankful. It was actually warm in the room, but being wet always made things seem colder. I smiled my thanks to Gyo's mother.

"Now where did you come from?" she asked.

'Oh boy, not this problem again,' I thought. But yet again I was saved from trying to figure that problem out.

"AAHHHH!"

If I had learned anything from this adventure, it was to follow the screams. Casting off the blanket I ran through the rug door out into Zora's Domain to see a startling sight. Fish floated on top of purple water as Zoras stumbled out of it, dragging with them others who had fallen on to dry land.

"MY BABY!" Gyo's mother screamed behind me, pointing towards the water. There, a small Zora floated on his back.

Without a moment's hesitation, I ran into the shallow water, grabbed onto Gyo's arm and dragged him to shore. His eyes opened and he looked up at me. "I'm sorry I can't get your tea Purple," he said weakly.

I smiled and shook my head, just happy that he was okay.

His mother ran up to us, falling to her knees and cradling his head into her lap. "Take this," she told Gyo softly, holding a small jug up to his mouth. Clean water poured out of the jug and after Gyo drank it, he shook a little and then sat up, good as new. I looked around and saw others doing the same to the fallen Zoras. They were all going to be fine.

Suddenly my bare feet felt as if they were burning. Taking a sharp breath in, I looked down at my feet, which were now turning red.

"Oh no, Purple!" Gyo shouted, taking the small jar from his mother and dumping the rest of its contents on my feet.

The burning sensation subsided as my feet changed from red to a fading pink until it returned to normal. I sighed.

"Are you alright Purple?" Gyo asked me, a worried expression on his face.

I nodded, smiling. He relaxed.

"Is everyone here and accounted for?" someone called. I looked up and recognized it was Ruto.

"Yes, Princess," another Zora called back, "Everyone is here and safe."

Gyo looked up and shouted, "What's wrong with the water?"

"Someone has poisoned it," she answered, walking over to us. She glared at me. "Who are you?"

I was taken aback, but Gyo came to my rescue. "This is Purple. Purple saved me from the water." Then he turned to me. "I am indebted to you."

Princess Ruto was surprised at this, but then looked at me closer. "Hey, aren't you that boy who was traveling around with…" She stopped at the sudden change of my expression.

I looked in horror behind the princess to see Link, clothes dripping and skin red from the poison, stagger out of the water and fall to the ground. Cutting around Ruto, I ran over to him.

'Water!' I screamed in my head, desperately mouthing the word so hopefully someone would understand, 'Water!'

"WATER!" I heard Milo's voice echo through the domain, "The Hero needs water!"

With quick direction from Ruto, Zoras flew to action, bringing jug after jug filled with clean water to the fallen hero. It was poured over him, and slowly, painfully slow, the bright red started to fade.

'What happened!' I screamed to Milo, as he was the only one who could hear me.

"I heard you yell, and when you didn't come back up, Link dove in after you. He searched for a long time, before he had to come back up for air, telling Tatl, Ora, and I that he couldn't find you. Then suddenly… I don't know how to explain it, the water just started turning purple. It was like a purple current that had a mind of its own! It started to chase Link around the lake, infecting the water around it, until the only place he could go was through the portal to Zora's Domain. And well, here we are," Milo finished.

'Why is this happening!' I screamed mentally in frustration.

"I don't know," Milo answered back.

Link, looking much better but still considerably pink, sat up slowly, dripping wet. He looked over towards me. "Well Fief, looks like we're getting our baths anyway."

I grinned. Link was back to normal.

He slowly stood up, facing the princess. "Thank you Ruto, but I should be alright now."

"No you're not Link," Ruto answered, "You Hyrulians always think you are stronger than you really are. Zoras are one with the water, so they may be quick to sickness, but also quick to heal. Hyrulians take much longer to absorb the water. You are still flushed and need more treatment."

"I do not want to waste your water supply," Link argued back, "As it seems both Lake Hylia and the Domain are poisoned."

"You are never a waste Link," Ruto said quietly. Then she added, "And the Fountain is untouched. We shall be fine."

Out of argument, Link sighed in defeat and nodded his head. Ruto smiled and followed some Zoras to gather more water.

Link sat back down on the ground. "I brought your boots," he said, handing my now clean boots to me. I quickly sat down next to him and slipped them on. Then I noticed Gyo staring wide-eyed at Link.

'Milo?' I called, and the fairy flew over to me, 'I'd like you to meet Gyo. He almost killed me before he saved me.'

"What!" Milo said stunned.

'I'll explain later,' I promised, 'but I'd like you to introduce everyone… Hey, where's Ora and Tatl?'

"Still coming," he said, "Ora may run fast, but not that fast. Zora's Domain is on the other side of Hyrule from Lake Hylia. Tatl is staying with her."

'Oh, alright,' I thought, 'Well then, go ahead.'

Milo flew over to Gyo. "Hello," the fairy said, "I'm Milo, Fief's fairy."

"Who's Fief?" Gyo asked.

I walked over and pointed to myself.

"You're Fief, Purple?" he asked me.

I nodded.

"Oh," he said simply. Then he added, "Can I still call you Purple?"

I smiled and nodded again. He returned the smile.

"And this," Milo continued, "is Link." He hovered over the Hero of Time.

"Hello," Link said, nodding.

Gyo was stunned. "H-hi," he said timidly.

Link cocked his head to the side. "What's wrong?"

"Y-you're famous!" Gyo said, "I mean, I've heard so much about you and even had dreams about ice and you came and drove the ice away, but they were only dreams. But here you are in person! I can't believe it!"

Link and I laughed. This stay would be happy, poison or no.