[EDITING] The Legend of Zelda: Goddess of Secrecy

Dungeon Chapter 68 - Reinforced

...and the next, it wasn't. The crystal bulb shattered as the barrier melted away under the light, Ritsu's hold on it dropped as Iwato leapt out from his prison.

With a big back stretch, Iwato hurried away from where the barrier had enclosed him. "There we go! Alright, alright, now we're talking. Gang's almost all back together."

"We've got to go back and rescue Yo," Ritsu stated, though his voice was a little shaky. He didn't stay unsure on his feet for long. Link noticed Insen was also largely restored in energy, as was Iwato. The proximity to the Song seemed to have that effect on all the Sages, and they had said that the sound booth was the strongest.

"Great, where is he?" Iwato asked

"Back on the rehearsal stage," Hira answered, pointing the way they'd come, before correcting himself to another entrance to the sound booth. This tunnel was much larger, large enough even for a rail to run through it.

Iwato followed Hira's directions before crossing his arms over himself as he pointed both ways. "Hira, which is it?"

"That way," Hira insisted as the twins backed him up, pointing towards the tunnel with the tracks.

Glancing over at Insen, Iwato looked for some kind of confirmation on a clear conspiracy. Insen shrugged and shook his head. "What the man said, that way" before he motioned towards the tunnel with the rail line as well.

"Am I missing something?" Iwato asked as he turned to Link. "I feel like I'm missing something. What, it's a secret for Iwato?"

Endeavor elected not to weigh in, instead following after the other Sages as they headed for the tunnel. Link offered Iwato an apologetic shrug, deciding that the twins' secret passage wasn't his to reveal.

"Now I'm starting to feel like out," Iwato replied, though he didn't seem particularly serious as he fell in step with Link. "Anything you can tell me about what's going on?"

"We know where Akebono is too," Link offered, not sure how to navigate the inner group dynamics.

"Alright, that's good! Leading lad's last on the list, but we'll get him. Anything else?" Iwato pressed as they started along the tracks.

"Um, we killed the monster going through the pipes," Link added.

"That big slime thing? Sounds like sticky business," Iwato said, raising his hands a little like he expected a response. "Come on, Hero, gimmie something."

Link shrugged again. Iwato shook his head before returning and giving Link a little shake on the shoulder. "Ah, don't worry about it. I've been locked up for months, not like there's a lively audience talking to the pipes, you know?"

"Right," Link replied, though he wasn't really sure what Iwato was talking about. The Goriya didn't seem to notice, instead falling in step with his next target, Ritsu.

The climb was much easier on this side. There were a few walls in need of scaling where the drop was too steep and the rail was too rickety to climb, but Hira's stone slabs made these small challenges of logistics rather than strength.

It was under one of these slopes that Link spotted a small chest sitting underneath the tracks. As he waited for Hira to bring his stone elevator back down, Link walked over to the chest and opened it.

He laughed a little when he saw the contents. He carried it with him as he joined the others on the lift up, where Endeavor spotted his expression.