Before I left the volcano, I remembered something from a previous visit to Skyloft. The fortune teller had lost his crystal ball. I was given the ability to dowse for it and I was told it was in the volcano area. So I dowsed for it, and found that it was right above where I had been standing! I climbed up to get it, and then Smurf-Fi called in the flying robot to lug it up to Skyloft. I gave it to the fortune teller and I received five gratitude crystals. I have 47 now.
Since I was in Skyloft, I upgraded some of my equipment before heading for Lanayru Desert. It actually let me choose my landing spot for this area, and I chose Lanayru Mine Entry because I remembered seeing clawshot targets there, way back before I even had the clawshots. Those targets did indeed lead me on the right path, and I soon found myself in Lanayru Gorge. I found a very large set of bones that oddly had a “…” bubble. Whatever it was, it was dead. But I figured I needed a timeshift stone and that thing would speak to me.
At first, I didn’t see anywhere to go but dead ends. But after closely looking at my surroundings, I found the key to my problem. The area basically forms a large circle, so I started off on my journey.
I found a timeshift stone embedded in a mine cart. I struck it with my sword and had to follow it as it circled around.
This area is well-designed and a lot of fun. You have to be quick to figure out how to advance. Go too slow and the mine cart will pass you up, turning the past into the present, and grass into quicksand. You will use almost all of your items in this area. I really enjoyed this area, especially compared to the volcano part yesterday.
Once it fully circles back around, the timeshift stone will be back in the area you started in, but now in the past. The large skeleton came back to life…as the Thunder Dragon!
Unfortunately, he was sick and unable to sing me his part of the song. He said the robots planted a seedling from the Tree of Life, but he didn’t have enough time left to wait for it to grow into a tree so he could eat the fruit, which can cure any illness.
I knew exactly what to do with it. Someone at the Sealed Temple mentioned wanting a sapling to plant a tree there before. And by going to the past to plant it, clearly the fruit would be ready by the time I got back to the present. So I did, and it was. I took the fruit to the Thunder Dragon. He was completely revitalized and sang me his part of the Song of the Hero.
I then had to return to Levias in the thunderhead. The dragons joined us and they sang the complete song.
It opens the door to a great trial. Smurf-Fi gave me the ability to dowse for it. I will save that task for next time. But before I saved my game, I went and recovered a few treasure chests that have been unlocked by hitting goddess cubes. One of them contained a 5th bottle, which is very helpful. Although it went directly to storage, since my adventure pouch is full, I’ll have to equip it next time I’m in Skyloft.