Pearl jumped and whipped around to find two people staring at her. "By the stars!" she gasped, her hand pausing on its way to her sword. Uhh... Purah sent me?
Pah! the man scoffed. I find that hard to believe young lady. his eyes looked her over and widened in shock. Wait... That device on your hip... Where did you get that?!
Pearl shrugged. It's a bit of a story... Basically, I was minding my own business when Farore decided to bring me here. Your hero, the guy in the chamber up on the Great Plateau... Sorry, I'm terrible with names to be honest... probably won't wake up in time to be of any use with Calamity Ganon. So Farore brought me here to take care of as much as possible. she pulled off her right glove. She gave me the Triforce of Courage, let me take the slate, and I'm working on getting the Master Sword. Purah fixed some damage the slate had, upgraded some of the runes for me and told me that if I'm in Akkala, to find some guy called Robbie at a research lab. I'm assuming this is the place, what with the giant telescope up on the roof, and that you're Robbie.

The man frown as he looked her over. Purah's finally lost her mind... he shook his head. Let's start over... Yes, I am the lead Guardian researcher and Director of the Akkala Ancient Tech lab. Doctooooor... Robbie! he struck a pose.
Pearl sighed. "Sheikah's get a little crazy after a hundred years, huh?" Hi there. I'd tell you my name, but you'd probably freak out. That's also a long story... For now, just call me... Penny? 'Good enough... Save me having to explain everything about my father all over again...'
Yes, yes... In any case, I am really impressed that you made it all the way out to this rather remote location. Did you, perchance, meet Purah and borrow her power?
Pearl nodded. Yeah. "I literally just said that she told to me come here, but maybe he's going deaf too..." she added under her breath.
Robbie nodded. Let us return to the subject at hand. he sighed. Did you know that the Calamity is regaining its power?

Pearl nodded. I know. That's why Farore brought me here.
Hmm, I see. Then I don't need to tell you my story, hm? he looked slightly put out.
Pearl shook her head. No, not really.
Robbie sighed. Hmm! Yes, I see. In that case... You! Now is the time to join forces with us Sheikah, yes? We must destroy the Calamity! he struck the pose again, and Pearl sighed.
Sure, let's do that.
YES! That is correct! You and I are going to join forces to put an end to the Calamity! And on that note... Sorry for the long preamble, but I'd like to provide you with some ancient soldier gear.

Pearl looked at him. Sure, okay.
Robbie looked at the strange device beside them. Cherry... erm, the ancient oven... creates ancient soldier gear. But I fear she's out of sorts at the moment. Hm. I'm afraid someone will have to bring the blue flame from the ancient furnace again...
Pearl gave a sigh. "Thought as much." Okay, I'm on it. Where's the furnace?
Robbie grinned. Get the blue flame from Tumlea Heights, put it in the furnace, and then Cherry... I mean... the ancient oven will be fixed. However! At my age, it's not so easy to climb mountains and cross rivers. Hm. And my wife is jealous of Cherry, so she refuses to get the blue flame for me... he sighed deeply.
Pearl glanced at the woman nearby. Fair enough. I'll be right back.

Outside, Pearl examined the map. "Okay, Tumlea Heights is... Over there. I'll put a beacon." Moving across towards it, she paused at the piled of broken Guardians. "Should probably scavenge for parts while I'm here... I won't be going anywhere until morning anyway..."

Once she was sure that all the scrap parts had been collected, she moved towards the beacon. "Hmmm... There's a shrine over there... maybe I'll try for it at some point. There's a giant skull, so probably Bokoblins... If I take the torch down and around there, I can easily get back here. Except..." she groaned. "I'll have to fight that damned Guardian..."

Returning to the lab, she looked down the path. "Right, if I use that boulder for cover, I can dart out, get some hits in, dive back before it can hit me." Pearl glided down, staying close to the edge over the ocean as possible to avoid detection. Darting behind the boulder, she paused to get her breath. "Okay... Arrows to the eye usually works to stun them, so..." she drew her bow, creeping out from behind the boulder. As the machine turned and glowed red, she fired into its eye. It spun briefly, stunned, and Pearl grinned. "This could be easier than I thought..." Again and again she stunned it, never giving it a chance to fire. Finally, it crackled and whirred, exploding and leaving a small pile of scattered parts.
Pearl sighed. "Okay, now that that's out of the way... I'd better clear a path up to the furnace."

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Sighing, Pearl stood before the furnace. "Right, it took me nearly all day, but this should be much easier now. I just have to worry about Stals..." she muttered, lighting the torch she had picked up in the lab the night before.

She started by lighting the two braziers near the furnace. Then, turning south, she slid down the slope, reaching another brazier a short while later. Passing through the ruins where she had defeated some Moblins and Bokoblins, she lit another one and continued on, heading back uphill towards the lab.

As she lit the brazier, it started to rain. Pearl growled in frustration as her torch fizzled out. "Typical... Just when you need it the least..." Thankfully, the blue flame in the freshly lit brazier still burned, and she huddled as close as she dared for warmth.

Checking the slate, she sighed. "Ugh... This is going to take half the damned night..." she mumbled, holding her hands near the flame to dry them briefly before tucking them under her doublet.

The rain started to slow, and Pearl glanced into the sky. "Is it ov - Oh no..." Above, hanging ominously in the sky was the blood moon. Pearl dashed to the edge and watched as all of the monsters she had defeated that day suddenly reappeared. A thought grasped her, and she turned and run up the path. "Nonononono..." nearing the boulder, she glanced around. "SHIT! " she screamed as the Guardian turned towards her.

Pearl stormed down the path, furious. "All of that work, and I get so close... only to get stranded in the rain half the bloody night. And then it clears up just so there's a fucking blood moon?!" she growled. Glancing at her slate, she stopped and swore. "It's going to rain again soon. I need to kill that Guardian and get this up to the next brazier, or it'll be morning before I get that furnace lit..." Sighing, she turned around. "I'm starting to think that Hyrule wants to be destroyed..."

Nearing the Guardian, Pearl pulled out her shield. "I don't have time to whittle it down with arrows. Let's try this." Taking a breath, she stepped out into the Guardians view. Immediately, it spun and the red aiming laser centred on her shield. Pearl waited, and as the Guardian's eye flash, she swung the shield. The beam fired, bouncing off the shield and rebounding back towards the Guardian. It spun and glowed, suddenly exploding.

Pearl sighed. "No time to celebrate, gotta move." she muttered, turning and running back down the path. Quickly, she swung the torch, catching the blue flame. Walking as quickly as she could, she moved past the boulder and up the path, reaching the next brazier just as the rain started again.
Returning down the path, she gathered the scattered parts again before moving back up past the burning brazier. Reaching the front of the lab, she took shelter in the doorway.

Finally, the first glow of sunrise filtered through the thinning clouds and Pearl sighed as the rain slowed and stopped. Walking through the wet grass, she lit the torch again, using it to light another brazier before finally reaching the furnace in front of the lab. With relief, it lit, and Pearl blow the torch out as the marking on the ground glowed bright blue. Checking her slate, she nodded as the lab registered as a travel gate. "I am never doing that again..." she muttered darkly, putting the slate away and heading inside.

You! Listen up, hm! Robbie called to her. My darling Cherry is back to normal! Such is the power of love... My love made Cherry well again!
Pearl sighed. Actually, I lit the furnace... "And it was way harder than it had any right to be..." she added under her breath.
Robbie paused. …Oh... Well, thank you. Yes, quite. Now then, please take this as a gift of my gratitude now that Cherry is fixed!
Her held out his hand, and Pearl accepted three strange blue arrows. They looked similar to the weapons that the shrine Guardians possessed, and she raised an eyebrow as she looked them over.
Robbie nodded. They are made using secret Sheikah technology. With the addition of my upgrades, they have morphed into... Anti-Calamity weapons! So to speak... Needless to say, they are an incredibly powerful type of ancient soldier gear. I like to call them... Ancient arrows! he struck his pose, and Pearl sighed, placing the arrows into her bag as she waited for him to continue.

In addition to ancient arrows, Cherry can make all kinds of ancient soldier gear. If you're looking to acquire some, give your ancient materials...- and some rupees... he added under his breath. -to Cherry.
Pearl raised an eyebrow. Rupees?
Robbie paled. Did you hear that? Ah! Forgive me. Ever since the fall of Hyrule Castle, we haven't had much in the way of funds for our research. That's why I thought you might be willing to help us out! With rupees. Lots of them. I BEG OF YOU! he pleaded, and Pearl took a step back.
Uhh... Sure, whatever I can spare... she laughed nervously.

Outside, Pearl returned to the western edge of the lab, looking out towards the furnace. "Hmm... Okay, tomorrow, I'll try to reach that shrine, then I might call it a day..."

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Notes: Yes, this all actually happened to me on a playthrough. I made it so far with the torch, got stranded half the damned day by rain that started around 2pm'ish and continued non-stop until midnight. Because of the cloud cover, I couldn't see the moon, and it wasn't until the music cue that I realised it was a blood moon night. The Guardian returned and I had to fight it again. I had to fight a couple of Moblins again that had respawned near the last lantern/brazier before I could relight my torch. I actually made it to the last one before it started raining again.
If I had had just ten more seconds, I could have lit the furnace and been done with it. It took an hour (RL) just to do that one fucking quest...
And yet, I started a new game, to relive the suffering. What is even wrong with me?... … …