Sorry for the wait! Here it is the first chapter of the water temple!

Chapter 20: The Temple of Water

The temple was just as Link remembered; a giant maze filled with deeper water than anyone could dive. He reached into his pocket and pulled out two very small iron pellets. After placing one in one and one in the other he turned to Faith. "I know you don't like the thought of using magic but you're going to have to deal with it because we can't get through here without it. Now take this pellet. I'm going to teach you a little bit of magic."

Reluctantly, Faith took the pellet. "Okay fine, teach me magic. I'll just hope Dogan can't sense what actually happening in the temples."

"It doesn't matter. If you refuse to learn this you can leave now." Link had a very cold look in his eyes as he spoke.

Faith knew she couldn't just leave now. She had to see this through all the way, through all 6 temples and beyond if she could. "I'm sorry, I'm ready." Faith gripped the pellet tightly.

"To get all the way down we have to have something to keep us from coming back up. That is another reason we needed the Zora's Tunics. They can help us to breathe underwater. I got the second iron pellet from Ruto. She knew we would need them and she knew I already had a pellet to use."

"So a tiny iron pellet is going keep us from floating?" Faith asked confused.

"No, our boots are. The pellets are just the key to the spell." Link sat down with his feet in front of him so he could reach both of his feet.

"Okay," Faith said sitting down as well. She made sure she copied what Link did to the letter.

Link put the iron pellet in between his feet. He put is hand over the pellet. "Iron boots," he whispered and a small flash appeared from his hand.

Faith copied what Link did. After the flash she pulled her hand away. The bottoms of her boots were now covered in iron. "Wow, it worked!"

Link stood and put his hand out to help her up. "The hard part is walking in them. It will be a little easier under the water though."

Faith took Link's hand and he helped her up. Faith noticed that Link made it look a lot easier to move than it really was. "So how do we get them off?" Faith said as she stomped to the water's edge.

"Think about splitting the iron from the shoes. If you can't do it when we reach our destination just wait there till I lower the water and you can practice then."

"Okay then." With that Link and Faith jumped into the water. When Faith hit the water she started to panic. Without meaning to she ended up taking in a breath. She thought her mouth would fill with water but instead it filled with air. She was a little surprised. She was even more surprised when she felt her feet hit the floor of the water temple.

Link motioned for Faith to follow him. He then headed toward a door with two torches standing outside it after pulling out hit long shot.

Faith found moving far easier than she thought. She didn't notice Link pull out his long shot. When Link shot at something to his right she was started then realized why he had done it. There were two very odd looking balls sitting near him. Link shot them again and they broke into pieces.

Link noticed Faith was surprised by the creatures that he had just killed with his long shot. When they got back to the surface he would have to explain what they were. He motioned again for Faith to follow.

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Link had passed through the torches and down a small hallway before he stopped. Next to him were three torched, one like the two he had passed and two others. Beyond the torches was a door with bars in front of it. He waited for Faith to catch up to him. When she did he nodded and thought about the iron pellet splitting and going into his hand. There was a small flash and the iron pellet landed in his hand. He started to float when he saw a flash from Faith's direction. He thought he saw something else too but it was gone before he could register what it was. He figured he might as well forget about it. He pushed up so he could surface faster.

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Link surfaced a second before Faith did. However she got to the wall with the water change spot first.

"Those who wish to open the path sleeping at the bottom of the lake must play the song passed down by the royal family," Faith read from the wall. "Is that the song you played to get into Zora's Domain?" Faith had her ocarina in hand already

"Yes it is," Link said as he got over to the spot.

Faith began to play Zelda's lullaby. As she did the water level began to drop. The water drained all the way down so the lowest temple floor could be reached.

"You're picking this up really fast," Link said a little surprised.

"I've always been a fast learner."

"Come on we have to get the map out of that room." Link pointed toward a door on the other side of the room.

"Are there things like those you beat earlier down there?"

"Yeah, if you want I can get the map on my own."

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Yeah, half of it is just explaining the iron boots. I figured I might as well explain how he can carry around boot that make him sink without sinking himself. Now for reviewer responses! Yeah I just now reread the rules so I found out I can do it.

Sakume: Glad you liked it. I was afraid it was bad.

Lisilgirl: Well hope the first water temple chapter was good enough for ya. My mind is ahead of myself because of my favorite part of the water temple, facing Dark Link. That room will be fun.

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