Chapter 12: Fortress of the Female Pirates
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As Zora Link, explore the underwater area of the first map of Great Bay. Head all the way
to the right, and there should be wooden boards against the rock wall with the skull and
crossbones symbol on them. Crash through these and reveal a hidden passage to what appears
to be the pirate's hideout.
There will be several pirates patrolling the area outside the fortress in boards. If one
spots you, you will be thrown out, just like the Deku maze. Try to sneak against a wall and
jump down into the water as Zora Link. Find the vent in the fort that shoots currents of
water to push you back, then walk up the orange metal pathway by there. Follow that path,
careful not to be spoted when you surface, and jump on the switch as Goron Link. The green
grate underwater on the other side will open. Jump back down and enter through there.
Follow the corridor and you will get to a mini underwater maze. Break the wooden boards
when you have to, and push/pull the blocks to get through. Not very tough. Swim to the
switch that is shooting jets of water upwards, and follow the current. Watch out for the
spiked balls and the gaps in the wall. If you are pulled into one, you will be throw back
out to the big entrance lagoon type area with the pirates in boats.
Jump up and enter a door on the ledge to be in an area with spiked balls and a jail cell
tpye structure with a heart piece in it. Climb up the set of stairs and use Goron Link to
smash the barrels, then step on the switch and roll back down before the door shuts to get
the heart.
Climb back up the stairs, and smash the barrels on the edge of the ledge. Fire an arrow at
the metal plate you see, then jump in the water as Zora Link and swim out before the grate
that opened closes. Follow that corridor, watching out for the gaps in the walls again.
In the next room, hit the switch to make the metal plate visable, then stand on the little
drain thing and fire an arrow at the plate so a column of water will lift you up. Fire an
arrow at the plate in the next room to open the locked door.
You will be on the wall back in the entrance lagoon place. Follow the path and you will
actually be inside the fort. You need to sneak past all the guards and up the ladder in
the middle of this map. When you get to the top, sneak past the guard on the tower and
across the bridge. If you can't sneak up the ladder, you can snipe away the guards with an
arrow to knock them out temporarily. You will see a small scene with the leader of this band
at the top. Shoot the beehive through the bars into the room to make all the guards run away,
then jump down and get the Hookshot. Now is a good time to go back to day 1, but you aren't
quite done with this area yet.
Chapter 13: Zora Land with a Side of Eggs
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You should make sure you have at least 4 empty bottles before you atempt this next part. Now
that you have the Hookshot, you can skip the underwater area of the pirate's fort when you
want to get back. Just goto the first switch that you had to jump on as Goron Link, and use
the Hookshot to get aross. The next thing you have to do is collect 7 eggs in your bottles.
There are 4 in this fortress area.
The first egg can be grabbed by going back to the room where you got the Hookshot. You can
knock guards out with arrows or the Hookshot if they get too bothersome. Aim for the wooden
plank above the tank with your Hookshot and shoot it to get up there. Grab the egg that is
in the bottle, but watch out for the snapping clam.
Another egg is in a door high up and by where you first entered this inner fort area. Use
the Hookshoot a few times to get up there. You will need to fight a little wimp boss.
Boss: Red Female Pirate
2 slashes with the level 3 sword and she is gone. Hit the wooden plank with the Hookshot, then
shoot all the dead fish inside with arrows before diving in and grabbing the egg in another
of your bottles.
The 3rd one is towards the back of the fortress. Use the Hookshot to go up a ledge like you
did for the last one. Another mini-boss fight guarding the room with the egg.
Boss: Green Female Pirate
This one takes 3 slashes instead of 2. Watch out for the spin attack that will knock you out
and kick you back outside. Grab the egg in the tank, just like the first one and hop back out.
The last egg is right by the second one. Go back to the door from the inner fort map that
lead to the second egg, turn around, and shoot another Hookshot post on the other side to
go up to it, and knock the guard out. In the next room, the chest is a fake. Knock all 3 of
the guards out, then jump down and go up the other side.
Boss: Pink Female Pirate
Barely worth mentioning. Hurt her badly for even trying, then go onto the next room and grab
this egg just like you did the others.
After you have all the eggs, goto the lab on the first map of Great Bay. There is an owl
statue outside, and it is in the water by where you got the Zora mask. Talk to the guy in
there, then climb the ladder next to him and drop all the eggs in.
Next, look for 2 blocks on the map of Great Bay. They are by where you found the Pirate
Fortress. Swim over to these and walk through them (inbetween). You will be in another
area where you must follow the signs to get through a mini maze. If you mess up, you will
start over. Dive down and go straight from the start to a sign. Go in the dirrection that
sign is pointing and walk past the next one you bump into. Walk until you see another sign
and follow that one to the next. Turn, and take that one to the next one. Look around from
here and you should see a sign nearby. Walk over to that one, and then the dirrection which
it points to.
You will now need to fight the eels in the huge sea crater before you. They live in holes at
various heights in the crater. To hit them, wait till they come out and use Zora Link's
barrier attack (The R button). Some of the eel holes will have eggs for you to bottle up in
them. Get the 3 eggs from here, and take them back to the lab like you did the other ones.
When you drop them in the tank and jump down, all 7 will hatch and the tadpoles will write
out some notes.
Talk to the man, and target him. Use your Ocarina as Link, and he will comment that it didn't
seem to work. Put on the Zora mask, then play it again. You will learn the song that the
tadpoles wrote out, which happens to be the Bossanova of the Sea's Roar.
