I'm a little tentative in posting here, because the only people I've seen discussing in here are the mods and manager, and far be it from a lowly CP servant to barge into their conversation unannounced. However, I do have a question which pertains to how Link gets the cogs from the temples. Are the temple guardians which I've heard are protecting the cogs (spirit of Jabu Jabu, spirit(s) of the Greak Deku Tree/Kokiri, etc.) being oppressed within their own temples/dungeons by the evil forces occupying those areas (bosses, mini-bosses, etc.)? And is Link going through those areas, defeating the enemies, and being rewarded by proving his courage, or going in their, defeating the enemies, and freeing the spirits which protect the gears?
I ask this because I was thinking that, on a similar note to the "four horsemen" idea being played around with here a while ago, it would make no sense for the evil beings which reside in the dungeons to be trying to stop Link carrying out Ganondorf's mission (at least the larger bosses/mini-bosses), because they are under the influence/are servants to Ganondorf. I understand that he may not be able to directly control them because he's "lying low" at Hyrule castle, but having them technically work against him is a plot hole which is, at least to me, a nagging annoyance. And there are myriad ways which I can think of which could fix this, and I'm sure with a bit of community input and conversation a realistic and satisfying "patch" to said hole could be created.
Or has this been talked about already, and I just didn't get the memo? I don't know every bit of information here in the forums regarding the story, but I've combed through a lot of things, and thoroughly understand the basic plot line which is in the KoT GDD.