1Runi reached the scene before Saya. Kaala sniffed the air around her. No smells. Who took the green Wolfos's shiny stick and piece of wood? Saya turned to Runi.
"How do you get to the top of the waterfall?" she asked.
"Are you crazy! I know you're strong Saya, but it not likely you would survive a dive off of those!"
"The sword is my father's, and that Ocarina is the only way I can talk to him. Three guesses who took them and where they are."
"Tiro, the top of the falls. But Saya, I don't thi-."
"How!"
Runi was startled by the urgency in the girl's voice. "F-Follow the path all the way up. When you come into the Commons, hang a left. But Saya I don't think you can...make it...in..." he trailed off as he realized he was talking to a Wolfos. Kaala tipped her head to the side curiously. Runi shook his head and swam over to the waterfall's base. "All right, Tiro," he hissed to himself, "Consider yourself Octarok bait."
Saya was panting slightly when she reached the crest of the falls. Tiro was leaning against the wall, clutching the sword and Ocarina. She smiled nastily when she saw Saya. "Geez, you're slower than old Lord Jabu-Jabu! I've been waiting for hours! So, are you going to get your stuff back?"
"Yes, and once I do, you'll be luck to find your head!" snapped Saya.
"Ooh, I'm shaking in my scales. Listen, dirt-crawler, you should be glad your precious flute floats!"
"It's an Ocarina!"
"Whatever. I wish I could say the same for this sword, though." She glanced at Saya's Kokiri Sword. "Not really. Ha! Good luck finding the pieces!"
Saya didn't see her enemy continue to hold the objects. All she saw was the Zora's arm shoot out. With a wild cry, Saya flung herself off the edge of the falls. Nearly a half second before it was too late, she realized she had been tricked.
That dirty...She...I can't believe it! Mischievous, nothing! She's plain evil. She's trying to kill me!
She heard someone shout her name and saw the look on the Zora's face. Saya knew then and there that Tiro had never expected her to jump. Time is cruel. It plays tricks on the minds of the unwary. Saya watched Tiro reach out to her, as if trying to pull her up. Time slowed. I can make it! Saya stretched her hand out, only to grasp at rushing water. Time had reverted to normal. It was too late again. Before she could do anything else, a thought hit her like a Goron punch. The water...
Saya pulled her body tightly together, arms in front, legs behind. She tilted herself straight down, waiting to hit the water. The impact stunned her. Dazedly, she felt a rock behind her and weakly pushed against it. She hardly moved. I'm going to drown, she thought, I'm such an idiot! She had them the whole time! Well, I've lived like a fool, so now I'm going to die like one!
Saya was dimly aware of two small hands grabbing her own before the thundering water drove all thought from her mind.