Hello again faithful readers. I should have said this long ago, but if you have not played and completed "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", or simply do not know how the story goes, STOP READING NOW! There will be numerous spoilers later, and in addition, it will just be harder to follow the story. At any rate, here is the next chapter.

Chapter 7

Link's Sixth Sense

As we walked along the shore of the pure river, my mind was wandering everywhere. The Sages of Light, Forest, and Fire have all been awakened, and I currently had four of the seven Chaos Emeralds, the ones colored cyan, yellow, green, and red, in that order. Six Sages, but seven Emeralds. At that minute, some secret piece of information drifted to the front of my mind; in order to perfect the seal that will trap Ganondorf in the Sacred Realm, we needed to find someone. The Seventh Sage, destined to be Leader of them all, and the rightful queen of Hyrule. Zelda, the person Link was the most concerned about.

We walked onward in silence, occasionally stopping to soak in the fading beauty of the land. We eventually reached the Zora's Domain, but we were amazed at what we saw. The whole place was frozen solid! No doubt that hook-nosed tyrant was responsible. I was continually appalled by the things that man is willing to do to preserve his rule. Even if his power outclassed the Chaos Emeralds, Link would be able to bring the guy down. And even if Link and I can't bring about his end, I'll bet you anything that karma will.

The Zora King was frozen in some strange red ice, and we continued on to the Fountain. There was still some fresh water present, but it would still be freezing. Link continued on to an ice flow, but I stood there, staring at the liquid death trap expanding in front of me. The Hylian noticed that I had not followed him and turned around to face me.

"What's the problem?" he asked.

"Uh…. Um… I-I figured, m-m-maybe you would want to try this part alone, right?" I responded, trying to keep my voice calm. "Everyone needs some time in the spotlight."

"You're afraid of the water, aren't you?"

"No way, Link! It's just-"

"You can't fool me, Sonic. I can sense your fear." His statement caught me off-guard. Was my aqua phobia really that obvious? "How can you…"

"I haven't really given it much thought, but recently I developed the ability to read a person's phobic spectrum, learning what it is they fear the most. It's kind of like a sixth sense." (A/N: That's right, in this fic, the Triforce of Courage grants its wielder the ability to sense fear) I stared at him in disbelief. He knew about my fear the whole time and never said anything? I just stood there, hoping something would happen to ease the building tension. Link sighed and looked back at me.

"Okay then, how about I handle this carven alone, and give some time to calm yourself down. But when we reached the Water Temple, you need to get over your fear, and enter the place, understood?" Link stated. I nodded my understanding, and he went inside the Ice Cavern. I felt a twinge of guilt at forcing him to do this alone, but really could not be helped. I needed to get over my fear of the water, or I will be killed during the journey through that Temple.

I took several deep breaths and tried one of those meditative abilities Espio taught me. Peace of mind often helps with overcoming fear. I don't know how much time passed, but Link soon interrupted my tranquil state, and gave me some mask that would supposedly help me breath underwater. Since I can't swim, this can be helpful. He slipped on some tunic made from Zora Scales, and played the Serenade of Water, taking us to Lake Hylia, the site of the Water Temple.

I looked down at the place, and the first thing that went through my mind was, "This is a lake?" The water was only nine feet deep, with the entrance to the temple clearly visible. Link effortlessly dived into the water, and opened the door blocking the entrance. I put on the mask and followed him. My fear took over and I started flailing around trying to get out. Link grappled me with his Hookshot, and dragged me into the temple, clearly peeved that I can be able to survive in water and still be mortally terrified of it.

The inside of the Water temple was remarkabley beautiful. The mask was keeping me from drowning, as advertised, but I was still a little nervous about the place. In a deep part of the temple was Ruto, the Zora princess who was saved from the domain curse by Sheik. After an exchange with Link, she swam away, and it would be a while before we saw her again. Link would be able to alter the water level in the temple at three designated points through out the temple. Things went by quickly, but a real problem surfaced in a strange room in the depths of the temple.

That is it for the seventh chapter. Please R&R, and please answer this: Am I updating too fast?