Before anyone could do anything, there was another bright flash of golden light. Both Link and the flying Tektite where knocked back several feet by the sudden rush of energy. Link looked on as the golden Triforce once again appeared on Lydia’s forehead. Her eyes were wide and had a wild look of fury in them.

"Get back!" she suddenly shouted to the boys.

Link and Gordon moved back as they watched Lydia put both hands to one side and begin to chant something.

She then threw her hands out in front of her toward the group of Tektites.

A swirling fireball appeared in front of her and hurled itself at the Tektites, torching at least half of them. Link couldn’t believe what he just saw!

"Navi!" he shouted. "Did you just see...?"

"Yes! Yes!" she replied. "That’s the power! That was some sorcery power we just saw!"

Link was about to say something when he noticed another flash of light behind him. He swirled around to see the Triforce reappear on Gordon’s head, too. He suddenly held his hands up toward the other half of the Tektite group as if holding a bow and arrow.

"Flare Arrow!" he shouted.

A long arrow made of fire shot out and engulfed the some of the other Tektites and they disintigrated on the spot.

"Their powers have awakened!" Navi shouted.

There were still twenty or so Tektites in front of Link. Link got his sword ready, but Lydia suddenly came running and skidded to a stop right in front of him. She held her hands out again with that wild look still in her eyes.

"Digger Volt!"

A chain of lighting shot out at the remaining Tektites and destroyed them.

Link was trying to decide what to say when both Lydia and Gordon fell to the ground exhausted.

"Wha...How...?" Lydia finally managed to say.

"That was incredible!" Navi shouted. "That Tektite scared you so badly that your powers emerged in your panic! And Gordon’s power must’ve reacted to your powers’ awakening, and his awakened as well! It was amazing!  Adreniline really is something."

Lydia looked up to see Link with an ear-to-ear smile. "You two can sure make a guy feel inadequate. I didn’t even have to do anything."

"It....it was so odd!" Lydia said. "There was that light again, and suddenly, I began chanting that spell like I’ve had it memorized all my life. In fact.....I have several spells memorized that I’ve never even known of!"

"Me too!" Gordon said. "I suddenly knew some spells and how to cast them, as if I always have!"

"You two have always known those spells, but just didn’t know it." Navi said. "The powers awakening brought them out."

"Well, objective number one is completed!" Lydia shouted with enthusiasm as she got up again, still a little shaky.  "The powers have been awakened! Let’s head for Zora’s Domain!" She then playfully slugged Link’s arm, and was very surprised to see him wince in pain.

"Oh, geez! Did I hurt you?" she asked.

"It’s just a light wound," Link replied. "Some Tektite snuck up behind me, that’s all.  Lucky shot."

"Let me see that."

Lydia looked at the wound on Link’s arm. It wasn’t too deep, but still looked painful.

Link was about to pull his arm away when Lydia held her hand a few inches over the cut and began to chant something silently.

"Healing power, flowing white....."

A white mist gently flowed from her hand and traveled over the wound. Within a minute the cut was completly healed. Link stared at his arm in amazement.

"Th...Thanks! Another little trick you’ve learned?" he asked.

“Yeah," she replied. 

"I think I know something like that, too." Gordon said.

"I’m sure it’ll come in handy later," Lydia said. "Now can we go? We shouldn’t be scared of that Ganon-dork anymore! On to Zora’s Domain!"

Farther up the river, the group ran into a couple more monsters. Lydia knew Link was feeling pretty useless after the battle back there, so she let him take care of them.

The group finally came to some natural bridges that came before a huge waterfall. There was a plaque near the waterfall on the ground. Link went and stood on it.

"Where do we go now?" Gordon asked.

"Just watch," Link replied.

Link pulled out his Ocarina of Time and played a short, slow song. Lydia and Gordon stared as the waterfall actually parted its waters for them. Behind it was an open path in the wall.

"I’ll bet even we couldn’t do that," Gordon whispered.

"It's like the parting of the Red Sea!  Kinda neat," Lydia whispered back.

Link put the Ocarina away and looked back at them. "Quick, let’s jump in before the waterfall closes again."

The three jumped the little gap into the path and headed in. The waterfall closed up behind them. The path quickly opened up into a place full of blue water. A second waterfall was inside. Skinny silver-colored people with fins where swimming around.

Gordon chuckled. "Reminds me of Sea World."

"This is Zora’s Domain. The Zoras live here. We should find the third stone here somewhere," Link said. "We should go talk to King Zora. Come on, this way."

Lydia and Gordon followed Link around a couple of corners and up a set of stairs until King Zora came into view. Lydia saw this guy and fought hard to keep her laughter back. This guy wasn’t like the other Zoras. He was as fat as fat probably gets.

Link walked up to the fat king and began to talk to him. Lydia and Gordon stayed near the door. They couldn’t hear what Link and the King where saying, but it really didn’t matter. They knew Link would take care of everything. Link bowed to the king and walked back toward the door.

"We’re in luck," he said. "The King understands our position and will take us to the stone."

"Great!" Gordon shouted.

"But..."

"...But what?"

"The King says it’s late and kids like us shouldn't be out and about this time of night. Those are his exact words."

Lydia sighed. "….Wha-a-a-t?  ….That’s typical. But I guess he’s right. It’s was almost dark when we came in here. We should probably find a place where we can crash for the night."

"The forest will serve the purpose, but it’s a long walk from here," Link said, "and skeleton creatures wander the Field at night."

"Nothing my fireball can’t handle."

"You’re just looking for an excuse to use your magic again."

"Uh-huh, you know it."

"Hey, Lydia," Gordon asked, "there’s a better way to use the magic again. Do you know the Ray Wing spell?"

"’Course I do," she replied. "....Oh, I see what you’re getting at. Yeah, we can get back to the forest quickly with that. No more walking across that long field."

Link raised an eyebrow. "What’s the Ray Wing?"

Lydia looked at him and smiled. "You’ll see." She waved at the fat king. "We’ll be back tomorrow, kay?"

The group found their way back to the entrance of the domain and jumped back through the waterfall. It was dark, and the moon was already high in the sky.

"Should we go then?" Gordon asked.

"Yup. I’m ready. Ready, Link?" Lydia asked.

"I can’t really say," he replied. "I dunno what you’re gonna do."

Lydia and Gordon each grabbed one of Link’s wrists and held on tight.

"Ray Wing!" they both shouted, and jumped off the ground. They didn’t land again. Instead, they flew really fast through the air, pulling Link behind them.

"Wow!" Link shouted. "What a great spell!"

"This’ll get us back to the forest in no time!" Lydia replied.

After the group touched down in the forest they all climbed up the ladder into Link’s treehouse. It was a simple little place. A table, a bed, a window, little trinkets here and there....the basic stuff.

Navi fluttered around the treehouse. "I guess I’ll head to the castle and catch Zelda up on everything," she said. "You get the stone and meet me there, okay?"

"Okay," Link said as he watched Navi flutter out the door and into the night.

Lydia and Gordon put their weapons on the floor near one of the walls. Link pulled a some extra blankets out from under his table. "Gordon and I will camp out on the floor. Lydia, you can sleep on the bed."

"Oooohhhhh no," she replied, "I’m not putting you out like that. I’ll sleep on the floor."

"No, you’re the girl. You’re supposed to sleep on the bed."

"I refuse."

"You get on that bed, girl!"

"No, YOU get on the bed, boy!"

"You take the bed!"

"YOU take the bed!"

"I’ll take the bed!" Gordon shouted. He quickly ran between them and jumped on the bed. "If you two are gonna fight about it, you’ll both sleep on the floor."

Lydia scowled at Link. "Now look whatcha did."

"Look what I did?"

"Now the kid gets the bed."

"Why is that bad?"

"I wanted to sleep there!"

"Then why in Hyrule didn’t you just give up and get on the bed when I said to??"

"You just don’t understand how the female mind works. You were supposed to ask me really nicely before I’d give up and sleep on the bed!"

"You know what? You’re the craziest girl I’ve ever known!"

"What did you just say??" Lydia positioned her hands as if she was gonna throw a spell on Link.

Gordon rolled over on the bed. "Would you two just shut up and get some sleep?"

Link and Lydia frowned at each other as they wrapped themselves in the blankets on the floor.

"Pighead," Lydia whispered.

"Stubborn girl," Link whispered back.

"Just be quiet already, or I’ll torch you both with a fireball!" Gordon scolded as he whacked both of them with his pillow.  “Sheesh…”