1"I said I was sorry, but my mind was mostly on you! I didn't want you to drown while I found a safe, dry hiding place for your stuff!"

"What, did I say something that made me sound angry at you? It was, in my opinion, better to worry about the actual person rather than their belongings. If only I had my Ocarina, I could call Kaala and she'd sniff out the sword."

"Can't you just shout for her?"

"No," said Saya, shaking her head, "I never trained her for that. Big mistake."

Tiro stared blankly at the walls around her, trying to summon up some memory or another. Unfortunately, everything was blurred by her fear and excitement. She might as well have been walking on the Death Mountain Trail. She knocked her fin against something. Stupid rock...Wait! That rock!

"Saya!" Tiro shouted, "It was around here somewhere! I remember I tripped over this rock when I ran to find you!"

Saya raced over. She stood stock-still, her eyes flicking left, right, up, and down, seeking out niches in the wall to climb. Then she backed up, ran, and jumped, clinging to the rock face.

"What are you doing?"

"Checking up high."

"But I can't climb!"

Saya paused. She looked over her shoulder at the Zora Princess. "Well, I'll have a better view from up here to say the least," she said, continuing her ascent.

Tiro shook her head. Saya climbed until she reached a wide ledge. She scrambled up. The tan stone was cool beneath her hands and knees. She crouched down and began swaying slowly from side to side.

"Now what're you doing?"

"Seeing if I can see my sword. If it's in the light, I might be able to get the blade to reflect some of it b-." She paused, leaning to the left. "YES!" Saya jumped down, landing neatly by Tiro. She pointed behind the Zora. "Right over there!"

The duo ran, Saya laughing aloud, Tiro lost in her thoughts. She couldn't remember where she put the stuff, but this didn't seem right to her. She had undoubtedly tripped opver that rock (her foot was still sore), but now they were where she had jumped in. This didn't make sense.

"Saya...I don't think..."

"Tell me something I don't know!...Just kidding. Seriously, what don't you think?"

The Zora took a deep breath and stopped. Saya stood beside her. Tiro stared deep into her eyes. "This is where I went in to get you. I had to have put them somewhere back there. You couldn't have seen your sword and Ocarina."

Saya's grin faded slightly. "Okay," she said after a pause, "But I still think we should check. Just in case...you never know if someone might have moved them." Sudden movement flashed in the corner of her eyes. The rapid-fire reflexes of a Hylian warrior snapped her body to attention. "What's that!"

Tiro recognized the speeding blur instantly. It was a common sight in Zoras' Domain. "Back up," she commanded, "Someone's going to jump the ledge."

Saya nodded, jumping until she felt the rock wall crack against her back. In a spray of water and light, Runi burst onto the ledge.

"Saya!" he gasped, "I saw them! The Ocarina and sword! They took them!"

"Where?" Saya asked, seemingly calm. Inside, though, her mind was a swirling, raging tempest. "Who?"

"The two of them! Saya, they're-." he broke off, to excited to speak.

Tiro knew exactly what was going on. The answer was just so obvious. Her eyes widened and burned with annoyance. "Of course," she growled, "Sorro and Sorra. It was them, wasn't it?"

Runi nodded. Tiro turned to Saya. "If those identical idiots have your things," she said, "I doubt they'll at any real risk. Sorro and Sorra are relatively harmless...Relatively."

"Sorro...Sorra?" Saya raised an eyebrow. It sounded as though theses two, whoever they were, had gained a reputation.

"My younger siblings. Zora twins." Tiro flexed her fingers as if they were claws. "Probably the most annoying things in the world. Where are they?"

"Zoras' Fountain," Runi panted.

"Oh, tailfins!" Tiro snarled, "If there's four things that do not mix well in the least, it's Sorro and Sorra, Lord Jabu-Jabu, and someone else's stuff!"

"Well, let's get going, then," said Saya, "Or are you going to wait for them to give them back on their own?"

"Those runts? The only time they'll give something back is if you take it from them by force, and even then they won't stop whining for week."

"I'll do the 'thank-gods-I'm-an-only-child' dance when I have my things back."

Saya dashed alongside Tiro. She wished there had been time to wake Kaala and grab her shield, but she knew they'd be worthless where she was going. Her shield was too heavy and Kaala was afraid of water. She gasped as they entered the light.

Lord Jabu-Jabu was huge. He lay half in the water, half out. Saya could make out the pale wood of the Ocarina lying on a stony pier. Tiro made a soft growling noise and pointed. Saya followed the Zora's fin.

She saw them. The tiny Zora twins were playing in the shallow water by the pier. One was stabbing in the water with the Kokiri Sword while the other made high-pitched cheering noises. Saya and Tiro ran towards them. The smaller nudged her brother. "It's Tiwo...and she looks angwy, Sowwo."

The other thrust upwards triumphantly, shouting, "I got one, Sorra!" He waved it over his head.

"NO!" Tiro shrieked. Saya knew why she was so worried. A small fish was spitted on the blade, and Jabu-Jabu smelled it. Someone had decided to feed him, eh? A welcome offering. Tiro plucked the fish from the blade.

"My fish!" Sorro cried indignantly.

"My sword!" Saya snapped, snatching back the sword. She felt a tug on her tunic. One of the two was at her side. "It's Sorra, right?" The tiny Zora nodded. She pointed to Jabu-Jabu's open mouth.

"Oh no..." Tiro whispered, "He's trying to suck us in...He's trying to suck us in!"

Saya grabbed Tiro's finned hand. Sorra latched onto her leg. "Well," Saya began, "Looks like we're going in."

Before Saya had time to think, she found herself screaming with her friend as they were pulled in. Down into the belly of Jabu-Jabu.

((Tell, me, should I put two or three chapters together to make this thing shorter?))