MyStoryasaDropofWater

By:DustyFox,Period3,Warner

Greetings.Oh!Youvecometohearmystory?OkIwelcomeallvisitors!Well,itall
startedalonglongtimeago,andisstillcontinuingnow,aswespeak.

Atfirst,whenIwasfirstbeginningmycycleasawaterdrop,Iwasliving
inSkyviewSpring,abeautifularea,perfectforsomeonelikeme,whowasntfondof
adventure.TheonlythingwrongwithSkyviewSpringsaretwothings-beingdrank
bysomeanimal,orbeingevaporatedandgoing,wellwhoknowswhere!Noonehas
everbeenthroughoneofthosethingsandcomebackhere.Sothoughwelivein
peacewitheachother,butweliveinconstantfear.

Oneday,whileIwasswimmingwithmy
bestfriend,Leafy,whoalsohappensto
beawaterdropwesawsomethingwe
hadonlyeverheardaboutinstories.
LEAFYRUN!ITSAKIKWI!Iscreamina
desperateattempttosaveher,butit
wastoolateandthekikwilapsupLeafy.NOOOCOMEBAAAACK!!!Leafyscreams.I
thinkfasthowamIamgoingtosave
her.Hurriedly,decide,toswimuptothe
Kikwistongue,andIgetlappeduptoo.
Suddenly,Iamslidingdownsomething
slippery,kindoflikeaslide.Ibumpinto
somewaterdropsandIcanhearonesay
Comeonthatsthesecondtimetoday!
SorryIcallback,butIamalreadytoofar
downtheslidetypething.

AsIreachthebottomImuttertomyselfFinallythisslideisover.IthinkIfeel
sick.""Huh???"IthoughtIheardmyname,butmaybeIwasjusthearingthings.All
ofasudden,afamiliarvoicestandsoutamongstthecrowd."Thissucks..."
"LEAFY?!"Iyell.
"ICY?!"
"LEAFYI'MCOMING!"
Imakemywaythroughthecrowdofshiveringwaterdrops.Icanjustmakeout
Leafywhenshebeginstoslidedownadarkpassage..

"Ohgreat.Justperfect.JustwhatIneed."Isaysarcastically.Whenitseemslikeall
hopeislost,Ibegintoslidedown.
LEAFYCANYOUHEARME?HOLDON!DONTDIEPLEASE!Iholler.IWONT!JUST
HOLDON!Leafycalledback.Islidedownandshutmyeyes."I'mgoingtodi-"Iland
ontheground.IhugthegrounduntilIbegintowonderwonderwhereIam.Suddenly
itcomestome.IendedupinEldinVolcano!!!

ThenIrememberthe
reasonIendeduphere.
"Leafy?"Icall.
Myvoiceechoesaround
thestrangearea.I
suddenlyseeawater
drop!"Hello?"Icallout
tentatively."Asitgets
closer,Iseeit'sred,like

theflowersbymyhome.

Ihadneverseenawaterdropsoweird,wellotherthanmyfriendNayru.Itwas
REDforgoodnesssake!Hello.Areyoulookingforsomeone?Thedropcallsoutina
voicelikesilkMynameisDin,andIamthepersoninchargeofthewaterhere.

IlookaroundandIseenowater.HimynameisIcy,andIcomefromFaronWoods,
inSkyviewSprings.IamlookingformyfriendLeafy,haveyouseenher?

No,butIwilltakeyoutotheEarthSpring,hometomypeople,andwewilltryto
helpyou.

Shewhistlesandaleaf,greenasthegrassIwassousedto,comesoutcarriedby
waterdropsthatwereblue,likeme.Wegetontheleaf,andIthinkofLeafy.How
muchIhadmissedher,andthatIwantedherback.


IfallasleepandIwakeuptoseeabeautifulspring,similartomyown.
Dinsmiles,Iseeyouawokeanddecidedtojoinus.

Ilookaroundamazed,
Thisplaceisbeautiful.
Isay.Letslookfor
yourfriend.Dinsays,
smiling.DinandIswim
aroundaskingpeopleif
theyhaveseenanyone
namedLeafy.

Wereachawater
dropthatownsa
company."HelloDin."Hesaysrespectfully.
"ThisisIcy.ShecomesfromFaronWoods.Manyeventsledherhere,andsheis
lookingforherfriendnamedLeafy.Doyouknowwhothatis."Dinaskedpolitely.

ToDinandI'sshockandsurprisehenodded."IheardofLeafyfrommy2nd
incommand.ShetoldmethatastrangeforestdropcametoELdinVolcanoand
thatshewaslookingforsomeonenamedIcy.Ibetthat'swhoyou'relookingfor."He
said"Followme.Iwillshowyoutotheundergroundstreamwhereitwassaidthat
shewent."DinandIfollowhimtoapatchofdirtandhetellsusthatifIlie
down,Iwillsoakintothegroundandbecomepartoftheundergroundriver.

Dininstructshimtoleaveandwefaceeachother,notknowingwhatto
say.FinallyafterwhatseemsseasonsIsaytoDin"ThankyouDin.Thanksfor
everything."IhugherandIliedown.Shepausesasiftosaysomethingelsethen
leaves.IfeelmyselfebbingawayandIsoakintotheground.IwakeupasIfallface
firstintoastream,bubblingandicycold.

Ilaughandsaysarcastically"Youwouldn'tthinkIwouldgetcoldconsideringmy
nameisIcy."

ItumbledownstreamcallingLeafy'snameandItrytoclingontosomething.Ifind
arootandIholdon.Ahh!Ihearotherdropsscream.Theyretakingusand
irrigating!Asifrehearsedmanytimes,everysingledropofwaterscreams.What
doesthatmean?Iaskthedropnexttome.

ItmeanstheyretakingustoLanayruDesert,andirrigatingtheircropswithus,
andWEREALLGOINGTODIE.Hesaidinaharsh,raspy,whisper.
OhImutter,notknowingwhattosay.

Iseeabucketcomedownandscoopupwater,
andIfallinthebucket,too.

AstheyraisethebucketIseewhoistakingus
itwasarobot.IwassurprisedbecauseIhad
onlyeverheardoftheminstories.Woah.I
sayasicatchaglimpseofLanayruDesertfor
thefirsttime.Itwastheoppositeofmy
belovedFaronWoods,overrunwithsand,itlooked
likeasandsea.

AllIcouldhearwasaseriesof
beepingnoisesandpointingandthe
robotthatwasholdingthebucket
movedanddumpedusonaplant,
andweallslowlysoakedintothe
dry,dustysoil.

AsIamalmostfinishedsoaking
intothesoil,mysurroundingsblur.
Leafy?IwhisperasIamcompletelyabsorbed.Wheredidyougo?
IwakeupandIseeagiantroot.IhaveonlyeverseenrootsinSkyviewSprings
Trees.Ifeelmyselfbeingsuckedupbytheplant.AsIentertheplantforthefirst
time,Iseethattheplanthadmanyotherwaterdropsinsideofit!Ithoughtthat
Leafymightbehere,andstartedlooking.SuddenlyIhearafamiliarvoiceThissucks
Iinstantaneouslyknowit'smustbeLeafy.Leafy!Icall,tryingdesperatelytoget
herattention.Icy???Ihearher.Ibeginhalfsliding,halfswimmingovertoher,and
accidentlybumpintoher.WehugandIbegintellingherhowmuchIhadmissedher,
andwhatIhadbeenthroughtofindher.

Suddenly,IfeelmyselfmovingandIhearmurmuringaroundme.Istheplant
goingtouseusorsomething?Sheasks.

Itstranspiringus.Transpiringmeans-Ibegin,butshecutsmeoff.NerdShe
muttersgoodhumoredly.IplayfullyshoveheruntilIrealizethatwehadtofigure
outhowtogetoutoftheplant,andfast!Leafy!Wearegoingtoneedtoget
outofhere.Now,orelsewerejoiningtheskyaswatervapor!

OhmyLeafysaid,gulping.Aswemovefaster,IrealizeIwastoolate.We
shootoutintotheairandItrytofindLeafy.Icantfindher,andIlookdown
andgetaglimpseoftheplantIwasin.
Itwassurprisinglytiny,consideringthatitfelthugewhileIwasinit.Icanfeel
myselfevaporating,andIknowthatIwillsoonbecomepartofacloud.
WithoutLeafy.
AsIgohigher,themoreterrifiedIbecome.Then,IrememberthatIam
afraid,noterrifiedofheights!

ThenextthingIknow,Iampartofacloud.Theairaroundmefeelsmoist,butalso
crispatthesametime.AsIlookatmysurroundings,IrealizethatthecloudIam
inispuffyandmilkywhite.Ibegintonoticethatthecloudismadeupof
hundredsorthousands,nomillionsofwaterdrops.Acoldsensationcreptoverme,
andIfeelmyselfhardening.IrememberreadingaboutSnowbutIneverknewit
wouldfeelthisodd.AsIgetabetterlookatmyself,Irealizehowbeautifulsnowis.

Allaroundmearemillionsoffragilesnowflakes,eachonespecialintheirownway.I
admirethewayitlooks,andtakeamomenttoclosemyeyes,andtakeitallin.No
soonerdidIclosemyeyesthenallthesnowflakes,meincluded,falldowntowardsa
seaofblue.

Manysnowflakesscream,andotherslookterrified,andIknowmytimeasa
snowflakeiscomingtoanend.Thethoughtsaddensme,butmakesmefeelhappy
too.Aswefall,Icanseethatwearegoingtorunintotheseaofblue,andasI
getcloser,Irealizethatit'snothard,butitismadeupofmorewaterdropsthan
Icouldcountinalifetime.Istareindismay,becauseLeafycouldbehere,anywhere
andIwouldbesomewhereelsebeforeIcouldfindher.Thentheotherwaterdrops
andIfall,facefirst,intotheseaofblue.

AsIcollidewiththewater,Ilookaround.

Soon,IrealizethatI
wasbackinFaronWoods!
IhadlandedinsideLake
Floria,homeofthewater
dragon.Irememberthat
oneofmybestfriends
livesinLakeFloria.Iswim
aroundlookingforher.
Hourafterhourafter
hourpassandIamabout
togiveup,whenIseea
familiardoor,madeofcoral
andkelp.Withthelast
ofmyenergy,IswimuptothedoorandcallforNayru.Nayruisagoldendropof
water.AstheswimsoutIthinkofDin.

ICY?ISITREALLYYOU???Shesays.IthoughtIwouldneverseeyouagain.
HowdoyouknowIlefthere.Isay,confused.
Oh,somewaterdropscameandtoldusthenews,andwewereallsoworried.She
saysgivingmeaglancethatsaidthatshewasconfused,likeIwas.Comeinside
andtellmethestoriesofyourtravels,andbythewaywhereisLeafy?

Itellherallaboutmytravels,andallaboutLeafy,mybelovedfriend.Isleepthere
overnightandrecover.

Inthemorning,IknowhowIcangethome,butIhavenoideawhereLeafyis.
Nyru,Ihavetoseethewaterdragon,shellknowwhereLeafywent.Isay.Umm
notagoodideaIcy,ifyoucatchthewaterdragoninafoulmood,shemightdrink
youup!IknowNyrubutIhaveto,Iamsorry.Isaysadly,Canyoushowmethe
waytogetthere?Shenods,butlooksnervous.Weswimuptoagranddoor,made
ofgoldandsilverandcoral,withrubiesandemeralds.Inhere.Shesaysindicatingto
thedoor.

Iswimthroughthekeyholeandafterswimmingthroughpassage,Iseethedragon,

inallherglory.Shewasbeautiful.Inoticeagreenpersonwithaswordandashield,
andweirdboots.TheyweretalkingandIcanmakeoutthewords,Soyoucanbe
ahero.Iwillrewardyouforyourefforts.Herochosenbythegoddesses,followme.
Theyleavethecavernandafterawhile,thedragoncomesback.Comeoutwater
drop,Iknowyourethere.Shesays.Hervoiceislikewaterinastreamflowingover
smoothpebbles.

Icomeoutandstepontoaplatform.HelloFaron,waterdragon.Iamsureyouknow
whyIamherebutjustincase,Iamlookingformyfriend,Leafy.Wehavebeen
separated.IliveinSkyviewSpring.

Shelaughsandsays,Ifiguredso.Icanhelpyou.Ifyouareabsorbedintothekelp
planthere.Shepointstoakelpplanttoherright.Youwillbetranspiredtheair
andintoacloudandthenfallasrainontoastream.Onceyoureinsidethestream,
swimagainstthecurrentandwhenyouseealedgewithmossonit,grabontoit
andfromthereyouwillfindourfriend.InodeagerlyandFaronplacesmeonthe
kelpplantandIamabsorbed.IfindmyselfinaplacemuchliketheplantIhad

experiencedearlier.Iamquicklyletoutintotheair,andlikethewaterdragon
promised,Iwasbecomingpartofacloud.IseethecloudIaminandIrecognizethe
waterdropnexttome.Hi.Youseemfamiliar,what'syourname?Heasksina
harshraspywhisper.
MynameisIcy,andarentyouthedropImetintheundergroundstream?Isay.
HenodsandIsay,Well,youwereabitdramaticwhenyousaidweweregoingto
die.
Helaughsandwhispers,Ok.Maybeyoureright!Wetalkandtellthingsabout
ourselvesuntilmybellylurches.Umm,Ihaveafeelingweregoingtorainontoa
streamnow.Isay

Howwouldyouknowthat?Heasksme.Atthatmomentwebeginfallingdown
towardsastream.IlookdownandIrealizethatwewerestillinFaronWoods!As
weland,Isaygoodbytothewaterdropandbeginswimmingconfidentlyupstream.
AsIbegintotireandIseealedgethathasmossonit!Ireachupandrealizethat
therewasadropontheledgealready,shivering.IreachupandIseethatitwas
Leafy!LEAFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!Iscreamhappilyandthedropturnsaroundandsmileswidely.
WehugeachotherandbegintotellstoriesbeforeIrealizethatwehavetoget
outofhere.WekeeprollingdownhilluntilwebecomepartofLakeFloria.Weswim
toNayru'shouseandwestayandtellstoriesandcelebrate.

Thatwasmystory,andmycycle.Whatsyours?