Notes: ...have you ever, ever felt like this...
-My Aussie brain automatically singing the theme song...
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Days in Hyrule... 77... 78...
Pearl stretched in the early morning gloom. "Okay, that's long enough..." she muttered. Pulling out the glider, she examined the land below. "Okay, I'll aim for... there. That should be easy to reach from here."
Pearl released the glider and landed near the wooden bridge. A quick check of the water using Magnesis revealed a chest near the bottom of the waterfall, and she quickly ran around to it. "Hmm, not close enough..." She switched to Cryonis and created an ice pillar, jumping over to it. "There we go... Ooh, a silver rupee, nice!" she grinned, putting the jewel away.
After crossing all three bridges, Pearl ran for the large rock to her left as the two Bokoblins on horseback took notice of her. She scrambled up, preparing her bow with an arrow nocked. As quickly as possible, she fired, first knocking one off its horse and then the other. A fast volley of arrows, and they both disappeared into black smoke.
Pearl sighed and jumped down, gliding over to examine the spoils. "Oh hey, these bows are pretty strong..." she mused, adding them to her collection before turning towards the nearby shrine.
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Leaving the shrine, Pearl looked out at the next shrine in the distance. "Hmm... Oh, that's the stable one. I've already got that marked, so..." she shrugged, switching to the map screen. "Let's see... Okay... Maybe I'll check out Ulria Grotto next. Looks like a good spot for a shrine."
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Pearl checked the slate's weather feature. "Ugh... This must be part of the magical rain from the Zora's Divine Beast... Well, I still want to check out that grotto..." she sighed, putting the slate away.
With a nod at the beeping slate, she continued on. "I knew it." she smiled as she jogged on through the rain.
Crossing a wide rock bridge, she paused, peering through the downpour. "Looks like some boulders... But how... Ah! Bomb Arrows." she nodded, reaching into her bag. "Hope this rain doesn't affect them."
Holding the arrow between her knees, she cracked two pieces of flint together. As the water ran down her arms and over the flint, she frowned. "Damn... Can't even get it lit..." she muttered. "Okay, maybe if I get above it and drop a bomb down... No, there's an overhang... Maybe I can get over there, plant a bomb... And hope the blast doesn't kill me..."
Looking around, she spotted a powerful gust of wind behind her. "That's looks like it could work..."
Pearl jumped into the gust with the glider. It picked her up, lifting her into the air a short distance. At the top, she veered out, aiming for the gap in the opposite wall just barely visible through the downpour.
Nearing the pile of rubble, Pearl landed on the ledge beyond and folded up the glider. "Too easy..." she grabbed the slate, creating a glowing blue square bomb. Dropping it on the ledge in a corner close to the rubble, she went to the other side of the ledge, dropped over the side of the cliff and climbed down a short distance. Grabbing the slate one handed, she tapped the screen with the tip of her nose.
Above, the bomb exploded, sending chunks of rocks flying out over the side of the ledge. Huddling close to the wall, she saw several pieces dropping down close to her as the smoke above wafted away.
Climbing back up, she nodded at the sight of the shrine. "Sorted."
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Pearl stood on the shrine's platform. "Ugh, two combat trials in a row... I'm just going to warp back to Akkala Tower for the night, then back to that last shrine, save some travel time..."
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Looking down at the lake below, Pearl saw a building. "Hmmm... I'd better go check that out too. I should be able to reach it by gliding."
Landing on top of a giant boulder, she looked down at the man working hard with a pickaxe at another boulder. Jumping down, she walked over. Uhh, hello?
The man turned, wiping some sweat from his brow before glancing at her. Hey. We meet again.
Pearl looked around nervously. Sorry... I don't... Who are you again? she blushed.
He nodded. I'm one of the Bolson Construction contractors. The name's Hudson.
Pearl grinned, recognition in her eyes. Of course! I remember now. I brought a house from you guys back in Hateno Village.
I remember you too. said Hudson.
Pearl looked around the boulder strewn area. What are you doing?
Since I've been transferred here, I've decided to build a village from scratch. Every village needs a name, though. I think I'll call it... Tarrey Town.
Pearl nodded. Seems like a good name to me.
He sighed. However... I built a house to store the village supplies in, but there just isn't enough... of anything really. People... Money... stuff...
Pearl looked towards the house. Yeah, you do kinda need those things for a village to actually work. Anything I can do to help?
Hudson nodded. Yes actually. I can't really leave here, as I have a lot of work to do, so I need someone to help find people to live here. I need a lot more wood for building houses, someone strong to help me shift these boulders faster... A Goron would be ideal for that... he looked thoughtful for a moment. Hmm... Someone with a gift for tailoring, as people will need clothes... Mine are already starting to get worn out, to be honest... I could also do with someone who has experience running a store... he paused to think. Yeah. That should do, as far as I know. If you can find me anybody like that, plus some wood, I'd be pretty grateful. Oh! he snapped his fingers. One last winkle... Yeah, in accordance with the official Bolson Construction policy, everyone's name must end in 'son'. If you run into anybody that could be a good fit here, send them over for me, okay?
Pearl nodded. Sure. If I find anybody like that, I'll let them know.
As Bolson turned and went back to work, Pearl walked away with a sigh. "Damn... This is okay. I can just... keep an eye out for anybody with the right kind of name and skills as I travel around. Hopefully I won't be expected to escort anybody all the way here..."
After checking in with the small goddess statue in the centre of the future village and swapping some orbs for more strength, Pearl checked the map before starting across the narrow rock bridge. "Okay, time to check out that weird sandbar."
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Pearl jumped off the shield with a cheer. "Stars, I need to do that more often..." she grinned. Looking around the ruins, she took note of the orange glowing orb in the shallow pool of water. "Okay, I need to find where you go..." Spotting the stone tablet, she nodded. "That will help... Let's see." Only a hero bearing this ancient orb shall be granted the right of trial on Rist Peninsula. she paused. "Okay, not actually helpful..." Looking out at the spiralling sandbar, she used the scope to check the structures in the centre. "Ah, there's an orange glowing platform. Get the orb there. Okay." Putting the slate away, she picked up the orb and started down the slope towards the sandbar.
"Lizalfos ... Well, I guess a trial shouldn't actually be easy..." she sighed, setting the orb down. "Right, new plan."
Returning the orb to the ruins, she set it down in on the other side of the tablet and examined the area. "Okay, it might take a few tries, and might land in the water, but I can always use Cryonis to get it back out. "
Using Stasis on the orb, she hit it again and again with a Cobble Crusher. Finally, Stasis ended, and the orb flew out towards the spiral, landing in the water below. Pearl sighed. "Eh, it was worth a try. Cryonis it is." She glided down and killed the Lizalfos below with a sneakstrike before using Cryonis to reach the orb.
Time after time, she threw the orb forwards before setting another ice pillar under it. Ahead, she groaned internally. "Great, a bloody Moblin... I'll have to fight it too..."
Pearl fought and dodged around the Moblin, finally sighing as it fell. Picking up the orb, she continued, groaning at the sight of yet another Moblin on the path ahead. As silently as possible, she snuck past it, finally reaching the platform. Setting the orb into the hole, she watched as the platform turned blue. The ground shook as the shrine rose up before her, and she dropped to her knees for support. Finally, the shaking subsided, and Pearl dashed forwards, opening the door and stepping onto the lift.
She sighed with relief at the news that there would be no further challenge for this shrine. She collected the Giant Ancient Core from the chest and continued to the altar.
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With a sigh, Pearl stepped out of the water onto East Akkala Beach. "Okay, I should have enough time left today to check out that stable before sunset..."
Wandering through the narrow canyon, she spotted someone standing in the ruins nearby, who gave her a wave. "Huh, must be researching it. I won't disturb them."
As Pearl gave a quick wave in return and walked past, the stranger frowned. "No... she's not the one..." they muttered darkly.
Nearing the stable, Pearl veered right towards the shrine.
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The next morning, Pearl left the stable and turned north towards the smoke rising in the distance. As she passed a few boulders piled together, she spotted a Guardian which flashed red and turned towards her. She immediately dove back behind the rock, taking a deep breath. "Okay... if I can hit it with Stasis, maybe I can get enough time to run past and out of range." Pearl slipped out from behind the boulder, slate at the ready.
All too soon, Stasis wore off, and she felt the burn of the laser sight on her back. A quick glance back, and she saw it about to fire. Leaping to the side, she saw the beam shoot past her, exploding against a tree which toppled to the ground. Almost immediately, the Guardian targeted her again. Pearl ran as fast as possible, darting left as the beam fired a second time, and right for the third. Finally, she was out of range, and the Guardian looked around before settling back to blue.
Pearl panted and wheezed. "Holy... shit... that... was... close..." Glancing at the unlit furnace beside her, she sighed. "I'm gonna... have to... get past... it again... aren't I?" she groaned. "Screw Hyrule, it can burn..." Shaking her head, she turned and knocked on the door.
Hearing no answer, she shrugged, opening the door. "If they didn't want anybody walking in, then they should have locked it."
Inside, she found an empty room with a strange figure in the middle. Curiously, she went up and examined it. The device whirred and gave garbled disconnected words, and Pearl shook her head. "No idea..."
Hey, you! What are you doing here?
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Notes: Yes, I'm aware that Pearl's solution for the Ulria Grotto shrine wouldn't actually work, as there isn't enough ledge to even stand on, never mind drop a bomb. I mentally shifted the rubble back slightly to allow it, is all. Because it annoyed me that I simply couldn't do that. I also fast-tracked the Tarrey Town stuff, so she got all the requests for people in one go. Saves the repetitive and annoying backtracking. This way, she can just point them there as she goes.