When they returned home, Gaepora scolded Link for going back to the surface without his permission or knowledge, and told him to wait a few more days before they could all go back again. Link didn't tell Gaepora that he and Zelda were planning the rest of their lives together, nor did he mention that he had visited the Sealed Temple. He had talked to an empty chamber, where he knew Fi rested. She might not be capable of responding, but maybe she could hear, and that's all Link cared about. When Gaepora asked Link what they had done, he merely said that they walked around the safest, most serene place on the surface, and that he wanted to show Zelda what he was thinking for the village. Intrigued, Gaepora bought into it, and soon enough, Link was drawing out the blueprints on a map, showing what the buildings could look like, what they'd be made of, how many floors, everything. He even briefly mentioned a newly designed academy that he had asked Zelda to design. Impressed, Gaepora let his actions slide, and merely told him not to do it again. Link left him as he observed the detailed map, and returned to his room.
As he opened the door, he saw that someone had been in his room, and had gone through all his things. When Link realized that his Beetle was missing, he grew angry, and grabbed his bow and quiver, along with his adventure pouch, and stormed out into the mess hall, where everyone was calmly eating their meals. When Henya saw that Link had his bow in hand, she immediately knew that something had happened. She met Link in the doorway, and asked him to put the bow down. With some persuasion, he did. Henya then proceeded to ask him what had happened, and when she learned that someone had stolen a priceless artefact, she grew angry as well. She stormed into the hall,
"Alright! Whoever stole one of Link's priceless items has to the count of 3 to admit it, or they will face the consequences." She huffed, "One," everyone in the room grew anxious, realizing that she was dead serious, "Two," Henya huffed again, "Thr_"
"I didn't steal it…" Pipit stood up, "I didn't steal it," he repeated. "I was looking for it, because I knew it had magical properties, and when I went to use it, I blacked out. When I woke up again, it was gone. I didn't mean to lose it, you have to believe me."
Clearly frustrated, Link grabbed his bow from the floor, and stormed outside. Pipit was quick to follow. Link hung the bow over his shoulder, and threw the quiver on his back. He then stormed down the stairs, and right off of a diving platform. Pipit was scared that Link would do something stupid, and dove right after him, yelling out for him. Link was free-falling for much longer than usual, and it didn't take long for Pipit to catch up.
"Link!" Pipit shouted out, the wind making it hard to hear, "I need you to talk to me!" A few moments passed, and when they were both falling through the cloud barrier, Link realized that if he didn't help Pipit, he would die upon impact with the surface. The clouds now above them, Link glided over to his left and grabbed Pipit, and when Link could count the number of Lava Rivers around him, he let the sailcloth out. About four or five feet above solid ground, Link let go of Pipit, letting him crash a little bit. Gracefully landing, Link looked around to judge their exact location. He recognized this area to be one of the Mogma camps, with the temple nearby. He knew that they were about halfway up the volcano, and the only bird statue he could think of, was the one in front of the temple, near the top. He didn't want to hear Pipit's excuses, nor did he want to hear an apology. But, having dove all the way from Skyloft just to talk to him, Link figured he could at least listen to Pipit; not a lot of people would jump out of the sky just to say sorry.
"Link… I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lose your beetle…" he was breathing hard, the adrenaline still coursing through him. "I was only curious about it, because you had talked about it last night at the feast. You told us about the whole eyesight transfer thing, and I wanted to see for myself. So I went out across the river, and went to use it, and when I started seeing through it's eyes, I fainted."
"Why didn't you just wait for me to come back? I would've let you use it; I could've shown you how to use it properly. It's not like I was going to say no to Pipit."
"Curiosity killed the cat I suppose…" this was definitely a little dry humour to lighten the mood, and Link appreciated it. "Look; I'll help you look for it. I remember which way I was flying it so we can narrow down the region a bit, and I'll be an extra pair of eyes to help you look and we_"
"Pipit; this is your first time on the surface. For all we know, it landed somewhere in these lava rivers. Or maybe it landed in some quicksand. Or maybe it's stuck on some mountain top that I've never been on. There's no point in looking for it."
"Then why'd you jump outta the sky? You don't just do that if you're not that bothered about it."
"I guess I just needed to vent, and free-falling all the way down here definitely helped with that bit. Sorry for letting you go at last minute; I was_ am still upset with you about it. You get hurt or anything?"
"My arm probably shouldn't look like this, but, I'm sure I'll be fine." Pipit proceeded to roll up his sleeve, and Link saw that his arm had been what had broken Pipit's fall. It was cut, and blood was surrounding a nasty looking gash on his forearm.
"Oh holy Faron that's not good," Link walked over to Pipit and ripped Pipit's sleeve from the shoulder. He then wiped the gash, before flipping it over and tightly wrapping it around his arm. "Well, that's the best I can do down here. It's getting dark, and we have to get to the top of this mountain before nightfall so that_"
"What happens at nightfall?" Pipit asked, clearly afraid of the unknown dangers of a foreign land.
"It gets dark, and I can't see." Link winked at Pipit, and earned himself a good punch to the arm from Pipit's good arm. "Now, come here," Link put Pipit's good arm around his shoulders, holding him up. Link put his arm around Pipit's lower back, and made sure that Pipit wouldn't slip from his grasp. He had done that once already, and that didn't end up to well for Pipit. "I say we take this slowly, and we'll be fine." With his free hand, Link dislodged his bow from around his shoulders, and readied an arrow; "Just in case."