(Ahaha fair enough. Also sorry this was so long dksnva I just felt the need to set everything up. I can give you a tl;dr if you want)
The first thing Time noticed about the Hateno Ancient Tech lab was that it looked like a disaster. Books lying open on the floor, mechanical parts scattered about the lab, papers carpeting the place like snow–if the researchers weren't gathered around a device in the middle of the room, Time would have thought the place had been ransacked by moblins. Wild announced their arrival with a loud and friendly "Hey, guys!" that caused the three researchers to turn towards them. One of these researchers, a blonde young woman that the group had already been acquainted with yesterday, practically lit up and bounced into Wild's open arms.
"Link!" she exclaimed happily. Time shared a knowing look with Sky and put an elbow in Warriors' ribs at his chuckle. Legend cleared his throat loudly, annoyance plain on his face, causing the duo to break apart. "I-I mean, Wild. It's wonderful to see you again."
"You as well, Zel–Flora," Wild said. He wasn't the first to trip up on his Zelda's nickname, and he wouldn't be the last, that was for certain. Legend's loud scoff caused the duo's ears to turn nearly as red as the Veteran's tunic.
"You literally saw each other yesterday," he complained, rolling his eyes at the glare Sky shot his way. He was a bit more reactive to the look that Time gave him. "Fine, fine, Goddess forbid we actually get on to whatever we were called here for."
"Mind the attitude," Time warned. He merely got a huff in reply.
The young-looking Sheikah researcher placed her hands on her hips. "If the two lovebirds are quite ready…"
"Purah, we have plenty of time," the other researcher said. Time related to the tired patience in the man's voice. He certainly knew the feeling, eight times over.
"N-no, Symin, she's right, we should start right away. Though…" Still a little pink in the face, Flora cocked her head slightly to the side. "Weren't there nine of you?"
Warriors chuckled. "Wind and Four wanted to go 'shopping'," he replied.
"And… Hyrule and Twilight?"
"Making sure they stay on the side of the law," Time said.
Flora laughed. "I see."
"Might be for the best," Purah said, walking back to the machine and pressing a few buttons. "You might just need someone to come and find you, should you end up lost."
The Heroes all shared a look. "…Pardon?" Sky asked.
"You know, lost. Out in the middle of nowhere, no idea where you are?" The base of the device, large and round and flat, lit up in blue. Purah looked back at them almost impatiently. "Well? Come on, let's get this thing tested out!"
Symin sighed. "Let me explain. We're working on a new teleportation device, similar to the one in–Her Highness said you were known as Wild?–similar to the one in Wild's Sheikah Slate."
"Yeah, but check it! Where the Slate needs something else at the other end, our new teleporter will be able to move things to any set of coordinates in Hyrule without an extra interface!" Purah explained.
Legend crossed his arms. "And you expect us to trust your untested teleporter? It sounds like you don't even know where it'll land us."
"First of all, it's not untested," Flora argued, "I've actually tested it on myself, and I'm perfectly fine, thank you. The only reason we need you to try it is because we want to see if it can transport a party of multiple people. Secondly, we won't be sending you far. You should land at the gates. And thirdly, well, Purah and Symin are more than qualified for this. Ancient tech is their life's work." She looked to Wild, who shrugged.
"Worst case scenario, we get a little turned around. The Slate has a map and it is my Hyrule, I'll know the way around. I'm in," he said, turning to the rest of the Heroes. "What about you guys?"
"If Wild trusts them with this, I think we should, too," Sky suggested.
"What?!" Legend exclaimed. "That inspires trust in these people?! You do realize that–"
"Well, someone's tunic's in a twist," Warriors remarked with a smirk. "I'm down, just because it'll piss Legend off."
"WH–"
Time laughed. "I think I'll go with you as well."
Legend looked absolutely betrayed. "Well, fine, I guess I'm coming with too. You're gonna need somebody with a shred of common sense," he said, scowling.
"Alright, then, you're gonna need to stand on the teleportation pad right there, everybody on…" once everyone had been corralled onto the blue, glowing… thing, Purah made her way back to the machine with the buttons, switches, and levers. "Coordinate-Based Teleporter Test Nine is a go! Check it!" she exclaimed, then pulled a lever.
The platform the Heroes were standing on started to shine even brighter, until blue was all that Time could see. He panicked a little when his body started to go numb, but the sensation was over as soon as it began. The blue started to fade, and the entrance of Hateno Village began to take its place. However, before it was fully gone, a feeling of nauseating wrongness washed over Time. He felt himself fall, saw the blue come rushing back faster than before, then felt and saw nothing.
When he woke, Time was in a… strange room. The architecture was like nothing he'd ever come across, not in his Hyrule or one of the others. Metal objects that he assumed were chairs sat behind tables made of some sort of odd white material. He was on the carpeted floor, though he couldn't feel it through the pins and needles on his face. Warriors was sprawled across one of the long white tables, which was bending under the combined weight of the Captain and his armor. Legend was awkwardly positioned halfway on one of the chairs. And Wild was trying to rouse Sky a few feet away from him. Time blinked, confusion mixing with his disorientation.
Where in Hyrule were they?
