Hello again. This would have been up yesterday, but I had to clean the house and didn't get any time to write. Welcome to the new reviewer FFfanboyX!
Ok, there were a number of qustions about the previous chapter. First was "How could Navi be Link's mother?". Let me point out that (in this fanfiction at least) fairies are not little glowing spheres with wings. They are tiny people wit wings that just happen to glow like a light bulb. Still, as someone said as a comment on this (saburox:dot:deviantart:dot:com:slash:art:slash:Link-s-Legacy-Navi-24649528), she'd still need to be "hollow and elastic". Therefore we must conclude that she was not a fiary at the time. Given that this is a world in which shapeshifting magic is possible, she was transformed into a human, at least temporarily. Either that, or Link Sr. was transformed into a fairy.
The other big question was why they didn't just make the current Link an honourary Gerudo and qulify that way. The in-story reason would likely be because the rules of the dert Gerudo are significantly different than those of the ocean Gerudo. The out of story reasons are that it didn't occur to me and I wanted the Gerudo form in here somewhere.
I've also recieved a question about whether or not Link's shapeshifting powers will allow him to change into things other than Tin Soldier, Wolfos, gerudo, and at some point human (half-fey, technically, but human's easier to type). The answer is yes, but it isn't safe for him to try to become something he hasn't been before so he's unlikely to try. Just lok at the trouble he's had in returning to his true form and you'll see why he doesn't go messing about with other forms.
Misty Pillars
Just because the way isn't clear doesn't mean it's not there.
It took another two days for the Watery Grave to reach the Misty Pillars. Link was lucky to arrive so soon; not only had the Watery Grave been heading there anyways, they had a favourable wind. During that time, Link and Mythisper mostly remained in the crew quarters. The constant presence of half the crew prevented Link from practicing her magic, but she continued to think on the matter. If she could only remember exactly what returning to normal felt like before the potion, she knew she'd have it. However, she couldn't remember precisely, and at this stage a slight error could have unforeseen consequences. Link certainly didn't need to sprout a tail or something on top of everything else. Regardless, on the afternoon of the second day, they got to see why the place was called the Misty Pillars. Though it was clear that a number of rock spires towered above the water, a thin fog made seeing details at any real distance impossible.
Music: Zelda Reorchestrated's (zreomusic:dot:com) The Legendary Hero Redux
The Misty Pillars used to be a mountain fortress, towering over the waves below. Centuries ago, the Gerudo of Termina inhabited this nigh-impenetrable stronghold, and for a time, all was well. They fished the seas, making their living from the waters which surrounded them. They took no more than they needed for food and trade, and were, for the most part, content. However, one day the rulers of the Gerudo people became greedy. They wanted more than the ocean would supply them with, and, safe in their unconquerable abode, they weren't afraid to take what they didn't own.
Vast battleships were constructed, and warriors were trained. The formerly peaceful people of the Gerudo nation turned to piracy, and none could stop them. Their dreadnaughts could destroy any ship which tried to fight, and their marines were able to defeat all they boarded. Even the Zoras were unable to defeat them. The sailors of all races prayed for someone, anyone, to come to their aid and destroy the Gerudo menace. Against all probability, their collective prayers were heard. A mighty spirit clad in white and blue appeared above the mighty citadel of the Gerudo. It proclaimed that the mountain would be lost to the mists for eternity, and a vast fog cloud surrounded it. An explosion was heard which echoed throughout the seas, and the home the Gerudo was no more.
Those Gerudo who were not at the fortress at the time grieved the loss of their people and were forced to settle elsewhere. Between the loss of their non-military vessels and the scattering of their people, they had no choice but to pursue a path of theft not for greed, but for survival; a path they still follow to this day. Now, the Misty Pillars are all that remain of their once proud castle. Each is an island of rock and metal between one and five meters above sea level, some with rooms still intact within. The area around them is covered in a fog spell of such power that the witches regularly force pieces of it into jars for use elsewhere, and it shows no signs of weakening within the next millennium. There is still a small port near the edge, where ships can dock. However, sailing within the interior of the area would be suicide. Even crossing between islands is unsafe, save in the few thin patches in the fog through which adjacent isles can be seen. Due to the immense dangers within what's left of their ancestral home, the Gerudo have made the one prerequisite to challenging the Admiral-Queen for leadership of their people the recovery of a personal item left within by the previous Admiral-Queen.
Music: Zelda Reorchestrated's (zreomusic:dot:com) The Legendary Hero Redux
Link's first action after disembarking was to ask Mythisper to change her clothes back into a tunic. The fairy did so, and they set out to explore the dungeon. Before they got too far, Link performed a proper survey of her equipment. Everything seemed to be in order, except for the bombs and Meteor Maul. The former had transformed into far more numerous pellets, and the latter into a smaller version of itself. A quick test on a nearby Skulltula revealed that the pellets detonated on impact and stunned their target, but were only particularly effective in handfuls thrown in a short-range spray. The smaller hammer had lost most of its weight, allowing it to be used one-handed but sapping much of its power.
Overall, it started as a typical dungeon run. It seemed that Link could do anything she could do in her original form while trapped as a Gerudo. On a number of occasions, that extra foot of height allowed her to reach ledges that would normally be too high. Among the creatures encountered were Spikes, which could only be harmed when they dropped the protective devices for which they were named, and Shell Blades, clam-like enemies with hard shells. In a few places, it was necessary to turn into the Tin Soldier to solve puzzles located at the bottom of pools of water, or to enter small tunnels in the ruins. Link's Wolfos form also saw use, fighting hordes of Black Boes, deflecting traps placed by the magic of Majora's Mask, and in one case leaping over a gap too large for his other forms to traverse. However, she encountered a number of areas which she simply couldn't enter due to inability to cross the intervening sea.
Eventually, Link and Mythisper came to a place where one of the old gates was still in place. It covered one of the opening in the mist which revealed another island, and they had to get it out of the way. The gate seemed to be attached to a broken gearbox, a chain, and a rusted switch. Link transformed into the Tin Soldier and scaled the chain. With a little bit of fiddling and a number of spare parts collected throughout his adventures, Link was able to fix the gearbox. All that was left was to hit the switch, which could likely be accomplished with the Meteor Maul. Returning to Gerudo form, Link equipped the hammer. She brought it down hard on the switch… which resisted her efforts to move it. She tried again and again, but was unable to actually trigger the rusted swich.
"Great. The Meteor Maul isn't heavy enough to hit the switch. Now what?" Link said.
"I don't know. There is one thing I could try, but I don't have enough power to undo it. We'd best leave it as a last resort." Mythisper answered.
"Why not give it a shot?" asked Link.
"Because I highly doubt that you want to weigh some four hundred pounds until we next reach a Fairy's Fountain."
"Oh… I guess not. That only leaves one more option. I'm going to try to change back to normal."
"You sure about that? I don't know if I can reverse any changes you make to yourself, and there's no telling what you'll end up is if you mess up. Surely we can find something that's less risky than that." Mythisper cautioned.
"The only other thing I can think of would be to drag one of those fallen statues all the way over here, and we both know that we'll never get it over that many gaps. Just let me concentrate for a moment, I think I can get it."
Link closed her eyes. A look of intense focus passed over her face. She twitched, and there was a bright flash. Standing where, just a moment before, there had been a woman of fifteen years of age, there was now a boy of eleven sporting a wide grin. He and his fairy companion raised a cheer. Link's true form was back!
Comment: Link is no longer stuck! Yay! As for the alternative means of hiting the switch (the first one), well... it would get the door open. No guarenty of being able to survive the dungeon afterwards, but it would have worked. Anyway, that's about it. I don't know if I'll be able to get another chapter up before Monday, but there will definately be one then.