Great Bay Coast – Near Laboratory – 4 days B.C.T. – 12:21 a.m.

Mikau swam. That was all he needed to do. Infiltrate the Gerudo Pirates' Fortress and rescue the eggs. But then a strange blob got in his way. A giant, thick, fat leech. A Like-Like.

"Get out of my way!" Even though Zoras could speak underwater, he didn't expect the creature to understand him, let alone obey.

Whether or not it understood him, it got even more in his way. The Like-Like made a disturbing churning noise and sucked him in! I'm being digested! Though soon it got tired of Zora meat and spit him up and high into the air above the sea.

It's amazing, the things you notice while flying through the air. A tall platform had a small, dome-shaped building on top. What really caught his eye was the hook on the building's roof. A hook that resembled a pirate's hook. Mikau grabbed a ledge and pulled himself up. This must be some pirate outpost. Maybe I can take one hostage and demand the eggs in return. It's a bit cruel, but those eggs have to be returned to Lulu fast! He walked in.

It seemed to be a research laboratory. There were test tubes and papers everywhere. There were also two aquarium-like tanks: a small one to the side and a large one in the center. But the weirdest oddity inside was a scientist. He had a long head, curly hair on the sides, bald on top, and a sin-against-nature: a 2-foot upper lip and jaw with only several teeth.

Mikau nearly screamed when he saw it. "Ugh…now that is one ugly face!" He had to clear his eyes to check and see if he saw that right, but it really was real.

"Shaddup! Humans only look ugly because you're a Zora! Your species can be a bit disturbing, too!"

"Dude, I'm still debating whether or not you are human!" And, as an afterthought, he mumbled "Look at the size of that thing…" Mikau continued. "I saw the shape of this building. Perhaps you aren't human. Maybe…a Gerudo!"

"How. Dare. You!!! First you barge into my house uninvited. Then you mock my face. And now, you call me a woman! You are one very, very rude Zora!"

"I never said you were woman. Just a Gerudo."

"The Gerudo are all female! Male Gerudos only appear once every millennium. Duh!"

"So…you're not sided with them, right?"

"Of course not! Their motorized boats are polluting the water. And I'm sure they're connected to its recent murkiness too. This hurts my research, you know."

Mikau sighed. "Oh well. I'll just be on my way then. Sorry about all that."

"On your way? Where?"

"To the Pirates' Fortress."

"Are you mad?! Not even legions of the Ikana army can take that down! It's suicide!"

"I'm going to rescue Lulu's eggs. And nothing is going to stop me. Especially not you."

"The eggs?! You're after them?! If you manage to succeed, bring them here."

"For your dinner? No way!"

"I'm not going to eat them!" The scientist snapped. "I'm going to research their growth patterns."

Mikau growled. "They will NOT become another set of insane, mutated experiments!"

"Experimenting on Zora infants? Heavens, no! I want to see their birth and research it. I'll just watch. No mutations, no experiments, just watch. I won't lay a hand or metal on them. I want to prove the legend is true."

"What legend?"

"The legend about the 7 eggs of a female Zora singer, of course! The Wave Bossa Nova, it was in my lab that Lulu's mother of the same name hatched her eggs and learned it."

"Your lab? I won't believe it until I see written permission from someone."

"Well then, here there it is." He pointed to a framed certificate on the wall. Mikau gasped. It was indeed signed by the mayor of Zora Hall with his signature and seal of approval and everything.

"My lab is a certified Zora egg hatching facility. Don't worry, just bring them here and they're in good hands."

Mikau just trusted in the mayor's wisdom. "All right. Thanks. I'll be back soon with the eggs.

"…The fortress is too dangerous to be meddling with. I can't stop you, but be on your guard and don't take this mission of your too lightly. Those Gerudo Pirates must NOT be underestimated…"