Aloy and Link look around the place. As expected, the interior has a single encircling wall with shelves and a set of upward stairs up against it. On those shelves are books and various odds and ends. Near the stairs are a ladder and a desk. In the center of the room is a large object made of black metal with dark grey bas relief shaped into a vague torso and head. It has a blue light encircling the edge of its base, large rings for ears and a rod on top of its head. The ears and rod has bands of blue light, and slits of blue lights acting as its eyes and mouth.

"I . . . it's . . . an . . . it's . . ." the strange object said.

The duo give each other quizzical looks, only to quickly turn around after being startled by something in their peripheral vision. They find themselves staring at a man and woman who seemed to have suddenly appeared from out of nowhere. They are Sheikah, judging by their attire. The man is very short and petite with long white hair fringes swept back as if he had been facing a powerful wind and it stuck that way. He has what looks to be a large lantern on his back, along with strange goggles over his eyes that have blue glowing lens that move around. The woman with him appears middle age and has blonde hair.

"Hey, you! What are you doing here!" the diminuative man demands in a husky but intense tone, then hums intensely.

"Hmm, you two are pretty suspicious," the woman said. "If you are acquaintances of Robbie's, you both'll have to prove it to him."

"Are you the one called Robbie," Aloy asked the diminuative man.

"Indeed I am," he answered, then looks at Link. "Are you . . . the one called . . . Link?"

Link admits it.

Robbie hums thoughfully. "That's too bad," he answered. "If you were the legendary Link, there would be something important I'd need to tell you."

"He did tell you that he is Link," Aloy said. "I'm Aloy by the way."

Robbie hums thoughtfully again. "Yes, yes of course. But how can I determine with full certainty whether or not he is the true hero? Yes, how indeed?" He hums thoughtfully some more. "Yes. If you can show me the wounds your body suffered one hundred years ago, that should prove you are truly Link."

"Link, take off your tunic," Aloy sighed, then feels a flush over what she had ordered him to do.

Link does so, revealing a lean toned torso covered with large jagged raw-looking scars.

"Those look pretty nasty," Aloy said with a slight sneer. "I bet either one would have ended your life back when they were still fresh if you had not been put into that place that healed you and made you sleep."

Robbie examines Link's scars while humming thoughtfully.

"Yes," he finally said with certainty, "the number of scars on your body . . . just as I remember."

"So you were there a hundred years ago?" Aloy winced.

"Indeed I was," Robbie said.

Then again Purah is one hundred and twenty years old and Impa must be a pretty close second. Aloy thought.

"Most seem to have healed," Robbie said as he continues his examination of Link's scars, "but they do line up with the scars I know you got during the Great Calamity one hundred years ago. Hm. Yes, I acknowledge you as the real Link. So let us begin again . . . I am the lead Guardian researcher and director of the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. Doctor," as he begins stamping his feet while proclaiming in a long buildup, "Robbie!" Shouting his name while striking a pose of bow legs with one hand on his hip and the other pointing upward as if at something.

"I guess that Goron we met yesterday was right after all," Aloy whispered to Link as he puts his tunic back on.

"In any case," Robbie said as he goes back to normal once again. "I really am impressed that you both made it all the way out to this rather remote location. Did either of you, perchance, meet Purah and borrow her power?"

Link tells him that he and Aloy met a child.

"Purah? A child?" Robbie asked curiously. "What?!" In a tone and matter so intense that Link and Aloy are startled. "She really has a kid?" Then thinks about it. "Or do you mean that Purah aged backward . . . and SHE is now a child?"

"Purah got younger because of something she made," Aloy said.

"Hm? Are you certain?" Robbie asked. "Hm! So she's as crazy as ever." Saying that as if to himself. "Okeydoke. Knowing her, I'm guessing she screwed up some experiment. Hm, hm, yes. Typical. Let us return to the subject at hand, hm? Did either of you know that the Calamity is regaining its power?"

Link tells him that they know.

"Hm, I see," Robbie answered whimsically. "Then I don't need to tell you both my story, hm?"

Link demands that he tell them.

"Hm! Yes, I see," Robbie said. "In that case . . . The goal of our Sheikah research lab is simple, really. We aim to destroy the Calamity that has endured across time . . . to rid Hyrule of its dark influence . . . and above all . . . to rescue Princess Zelda, who is now a prisoner of the Calamity. We have worked ourselves to the bone conducting our research. For a time, I feared I'd pass before we could prevail. However!" As his tone turns intense. "You, Link, managed to awaken before this old sack of flesh gave out. That means . . . The Time Is Now! Hm, yes, yes! You! Aloy! Now is the time to join forces with us Sheikah, yes? We must destroy the Calamity Ganon!"

As he strikes that pose once again.

"You bet, let's do this!" Aloy stated as she raises her fist, playing along.

"Yes! That is correct!" Robbie proclaimed. "You, Link, and I are going to join forces to put an end to the Calamity!" He next calms and continues. "And on that note . . . Sorry for the long preamble, but I'd like to provide you with some ancient soldier gear. Hm! Hm? Did you catch all that? Cherry . . . erm, the ancient oven," as he gestures at the strange figure that occupies the center of the room, "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 . . . Ah . . . The ancient oven . . . You see, it's a bit out of sorts right now, so it's impossible to make ancient soldier gear. Hm . . . Yes, I suppose we'll have to carry the blue flame over from the ancient furnace again."

Link asks him about ancient soldier gear.

"Ancient soldier gear is something we Sheikah developed with ancient power. It's easy to make it. Yes, hm! A breeze! Just take the ancient materials that the Guardians drop . . . And some rupees," muttering that last part. "And toss them into Cherry. I mean . . . into the ancient oven. Yes. That. However! The ancient oven is still out of sorts. Hmm . . . who do we know who can do something about that?"

"Us?" Aloy quipped as she gestures between Link and herself.

Link next asks Robbie about the ancient furnace.

"An ancient furnace can be simply described as a singular place that gathers massive amounts of energy. 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 as 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."

Aloy looks over at the woman, who had since meandered over to one side of the room to stare at the books on a shelf. Must be his wife. Pretty young to be such.

Link asks Robbie about Cherry.

"Cherry . . . that is, the ancient oven . . . is a machine I made to create ancient soldier gear. Isn't she adorable?"

"I suppose if you're into heavy metal," Aloy quipped. She did not understand what she had meant by that, save that it sounded right to retort with.

"Yes, hm?" Robbie continued. "My first love . . . She shares the name of my first love, you see. My wife . . . isn't as crazy about her as I am. Yes, when I call her Cherry, my wife gets angry and throws things. That's why I call her the ancient oven now."

Aloy smirks upon getting a mental image of Robbie calling his wife the ancient oven.

"Do you have any other questions?" Robbie asked.

"I have a question," Aloy said. "But first of all. Link, take out your paraglider."

Link does so.

"Hm! That's a paraglider," Robbie noted. "Hm! Hm! Yes, yes!"

"Now what I want to know is," Aloy began. "Can you make one just like this for me? I'll even help you make it. But I need to know if you can."

"Hm? Hm!" Robbie muttered in thought. "Yes, yes. I think I can. Yes, yes! I know I can. And you say you'll help me? But poor Cherry . . . I mean the ancient oven . . . is out of sorts at the moment and needs a blue flame in its furnace."

"Hey, no problem, we'll get it for you," Aloy quipped. "Where is this blue flame again?"

"Hm. It's at Tumlea Heights," Robbie answered. "It's just behind the lab. You can even see it from here. Hm? Hm! Yes, yes. You can see the blue flame from the edge of this lab's cliff."

"Okay, let's go, Link," Aloy said.

But Link wants to talk to the woman before leaving and walks up to her.

"I was just about to drift off into a peaceful slumber," the woman said. "And," as she too builds up a momentum in her tone. "Check it out!" As she does a small leap and flashes the horns sign. She holds that pose for a couple of seconds silently, then goes back to normal. "How was that? I figured I'd give an impression of Hateno Ancient Tech Lab's director, Purah, a shot. Maybe it was a bit much for the first time meeting you, though?"

"It's a bit much anytime," Aloy retorted.

"Link, Aloy, don't worry about it! It's all okay," the woman chuckled. "So what do you need from me?"

Link asks who she is.

"Heya! I'm Jerrin!" The woman answered in a singsong tone. "Check it out!" As she again does the leap and horns gesture. "I'm an amateur scholar of ancient history. To be honest . . . I've been focusing a lot of my research on shrines . . . Oh, that reminds me! Link, Aloy, there's somewhere you need to go. Umm . . . The left eye of Skull Lake! I know there's a shrine there, but it's a challenge to get to it . . . the left eye of Skull Lake is higher up. The right one is lower down. If you two run into Kilton, you're on the wrong eye! Have you got any other questions?"

"What can you tell us about Robbie?" Aloy asked.

"Robbie is one of the researchers of ancient civilizations," Jerrin answered. "He was studying Guardians at Hyrule Castle one hundred years ago. Oh, Robbie . . . We're a half-century apart, agewise, but we never let that get in the way. He and I are married!"

"You two are husband and wife?" Aloy winced. She figures that this woman must be in her late sixties, making Robbie at the most, one hundred and twenty years old.

"Yes, indeed!" Jerrin said cheerfully. "Together, we run the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. I've got a son, as well!"

"A son now?" Aloy mused.

"That's right," Jerrin said proudly. "I've got one son. His name is Grante. Have either of you seen him in your travels?"

Aloy and Link glance at each other, with Link telling her that they did not.

"Really," Jerrin mused. "Well, if you see him, be nice to him, okay? Have you got any other questions?"

"Ah, no, we have a blue flame to pick up," Aloy said.

"Well, I certainly have a question for you, Aloy," Jerrin said.

"Let me guess, it's about my ears." As she momentarily strokes the tops

"Yes," Jerrin said as she peers more closely at Aloy's ears. "Why are they that shape? Is it a mutation?" As she reaches out to stroke the top part of one of them.

"Ah, no," as Aloy pushes her hand away. "This is normal where I come from."

"Where is it that you come from?" Jerrin asked.

"Far away. Very, very far away."

Link repeats to Jerrin that they must get the blue flame and pulls Aloy along. Once outside, they look about for what looks to be a blue flame. They even come upon a pile of ruined Guardians, where Link harvests parts from them.

"Hey, Link! Look over there!"

As Aloy directs his attention to a blue pinpoint light seen through the trees. They go over to the edge of the hill that overlooks a small valley with a smaller hill directly across from them. On that hill is a blue flame within a furnace like the one back at Hateno Village that they had to get to light Purah's furnace to start her Sheikah Terminal.

"That is a long distance," Aloy noted as she traces a path with her focus. "And there's monsters in the way too." As she can see several Moblins pacing about their potential trail in various areas. "No wonder they have a hard time lighting the ancient oven. Or what Robbie likes to call, Cherry." She then starts laughing. "All-Mother help me but this world sure has some real weirdos in it! Monsters are one thing, but genuine people is quite another." Then with a sigh. "Well, I guess we should go get that flame then. Shall we drop?'

Link takes out his paraglider and Aloy holds onto him. She feels a little more unnerved by this, given how she had acted with him last night while he slept.

At the count of three, they jump simultaneously and drift down to the other hill. They manage to reach the distance before they get too low. They are about to walk to the flame, when they spy two Moblins, one with a spiked Moblin club and the other with a broadsword.

The duo are quick to hide amongst the trees and Aloy takes out a corruption arrow.

"Time to use one," she mouthed, and Link grins.

Aloy takes out her hunter bow and shoots the one with the broadsword. It becomes engulfed in yellow, then turns and starts attacking the other Moblin. The other Moblin is overwhelmed as it is mercilessly hacked until it dies. Aloy and Link emerge from their hiding place and up to the Moblin, who treats them as if they were allies.

"This big guy is going to come in very handy," Aloy said.

They walk up a hill and come upon the ancient furnace with its blue flame burning brightly.

"So, who gets to carry the torch?" Aloy asked.

Link takes out a torch and gestures for Aloy to do it. Aloy takes the torch and lights it.

"Okay then," Aloy said. "Let's go."

Together, with the Moblin in tow, they turn to leave. That is when the Moblin runs past them with sword raised. They look to see it attacking a white Moblin with black markings, a silver Moblin. The toughest of the Moblins. The corrupted Moblin is merely a blue one, weaker. It continues to hack and slash the silver, but the silver fights back. The fight goes back and forth until the silver is victorious.

"So much for that Moblin," Aloy sighed as she hands the torch to Link and takes out another corruption arrow to launch. "I guess we'll have to make use of him, since he's so much stronger."

She launches the corruption arrow at the silver Moblin and it comes under their control, then takes back the torch. Traveling down hill, they come upon a stone lamp post and Link urges Aloy to light it and any other stone lamp posts they may encounter along the way. They travel downhill with the silver Moblin accompanying them. They also encounter another stone lamp post and Aloy lights that as well.

The duo come upon another Moblin and the silver kills it with its spiked Moblin club. They travel past the stone wall of a small building and turn to come upon another Moblin sitting at a campfire. The silver attacks that one as well, knocking it into the fire and killing it. They walk onwards and pass what looks like a huge dome outcrop, only for it to be a cave skull. Inside are Keese and two blue Bokoblins, one armed with a spiked Boko club and shield and the other with a spiked Boko spear. The silver eliminates them all with a swing of its club.

All along the route back to the lab, the silver kills the other Moblins they encounter. Aloy lights more stone lamp posts along the way. The silver gets a beating itself before killing the others though. There are fallen pillars about the place, with one of them blocking the way back so that they will have to cross a small wooden bridge with a blue Bokoblin standing on it armed with a spiked Boko club and shield. The silver Moblin simply sends it flying with one swing of its club, killing it in the process. They continue walking back and come upon the ruined house with another stone lamp post where that Moblin they saw sleeping earlier was. The silver surprises the sleeping Moblin by bashing it to death. Another Moblin nearby witnesses this and comes running, but the silver notices him and knocks him down with a quick swing and bashes it to death as well.

"You think we should take this guy on the road with us?" Aloy asked after lighting that lamp post, but Link shakes his head ruefully. "Yeah, you're right. The corruption will soon wear off too. So when we get back on the road, you can kill him."

They reach to the road and Link does just that, by taking out a Zora bow and alternates between electro and bomb arrows at it until it dies.

They return to the lab, lighting yet another lamp post along the way. They reach the furnace and Aloy lights it. A circle on the ground in front of the lab door glows blue, just like the one outside the doors of the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab. Aloy puts out the torch and they enter.

"You! Link! Aloy! Listen up, hm!" Robbie exclaimed. "My darling Cherry is back to normal! Such is the power of love . . . My love made Cherry well again!"

"Actually, it's because I lit the furnace outside," Aloy said flatly.

"Oh . . . Well, thank you," Robbie said in an embarrassed tone. "Yes, quite. Now then, please take this as a gift of my gratitude now that Cherry is fixed!"

Robbie hands them three arrows with large crystaline tips.

"They are made using secret Sheikah technology," Robbie continued. "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!" Striking a pose for a moment. "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 rupees . . . to Cherry." Muttering the part about rupees.

Link inquires Rupees skeptically.

"Did you hear that?" Robbie said embarrassingly. "Ah! Forgive me, Link. 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!" Clamoring that sentence for a moment before composing himself. "Then let's do it, hm? The three of us, as soon as possible, yes. Let's . . . Conquer the Calamity, hm!" Strikes the pose once more.

Link next goes up to Cherry and engages her.

"Hey hey," it said in a high-pitched metallic monotone. "FamiliarNameMissing! Insert materials and rupees. Receive ancient equipment in exchange."

Link decides to acquire three more ancient arrows and puts in the materials and rupees needed to create them into the the ancient oven, Cherry. It roars away softly as it begins making those items and it soon releases them to Link, albeit very warm, almost hot to the touch. Link carefully takes them and puts them into his quiver, wincing at the heat.

"Thanks for your time," Cherry chirped. "Come again, FamiliarNameMissing."

"Now that this whole thing is finally settled," Aloy said. "It's time we got down to making that paraglider of mine."