So this is my first Zelda story. Some of the story elements will come from the manga as well as the the game. If you guys want to see something in this story, tell me and I will try to incorporate it into the story.

Link stared out at the foggy sea, his green eyes darting for any sign of the fabled Ghost Ship. He knew Tetra was hunting it down to put an end to it's madness, and the crew wanted their hands on the treasure. But for the young boy, he was looking for something else, something more personal, he wanted answers.

Link didn't really remember his parents. Because Link was so young when his parents left his life, they were always a blur in his memory. It seemed as though anytime he tried to remember his mother or father, all he could see was his sister. He was always told that both his sister and him looked like his mother, which was something, but neither of them really had any physical traits from their father. The only thing Link seemed to have inherited from his father was his eyes, a knack for getting himself into trouble and his smile, at least according to his grandma. Maybe that's why his grandmother wouldn't tell him about his father. But his grandmother would talk for day's about his mother's contagious smile and how his sister's smile was just like it. He didn't want to admit it, but some part of him wished he could remember his mother's smile, not the smile his sister had. Link wanted to be able to remember the man that his mother fell in love with.

He would give anything to be able to find his missing father. His mother had fallen ill about a year after his little sister was born. His father was a sailor and was often gone on long voyages. After his mother passed away, he remembered his father stayed back for a while before going on one more voyage. But the ship and its crew went missing, never to be seen again. He desperately wanted to know what happened to the ship. Until he heard of the Ghost Ship, he always thought that the ship his father was on sank during a storm. Now he had hope. Maybe his father was on that ship, or they might have some answers to give him some closure. As the fog grew thicker, his heart beat faster in hopeful anticipation. The silhouette of a large and eerie ship grew into focus with every passing second. His eyes looked around for any signs of a crew, but didn't see a single person. Finally, as the ship was close enough to board, Link's chest grew tight with a mix of emotions.

Tetra jumped aboard the Ghost Ship without a single thought. Link, eager for answers, went to jump aboard after her. In that instant everything went wrong. Time seemed to slow down. The ghost ship started to disappear with Tetra on board. He grabbed a hold of the side of the ship, but his fingers slipped, causing the young hero to take a dive into the foggy waters below.

Linebeck stared up at the temple of the Sea King with a look of determination. He had heard that in its cursed depths, was a great treasure, and Linebeck wanted it. Green eyes gazed over at the skeletons lining the walkway. The air was stale and held a slight stench of death and decay. He gulped as he forced his shaky legs to keep moving. He had to do this; he needed to find the secrets of the temple, one way, or another.

The sailor walked through the archway into the temple and instantly noticed the strange floor. It seemed to glow and change, but in such a way that it almost looked like a trick of the light. Interesting. He stared quizzically at them for a moment before shrugging and looking at the pots beside him. Inside there were little gems in the shape of a heart. Never had he seen such perplexing treasures in all his time sailing. He pulled on out and inspected it. It faintly glowed bright red and seemed to radiate life, as weird as it sounded. He set it back down in the pot he had found it in. He'd come back for it later, better to save room in his pockets for all the rumored treasurer in the temple.

The instant he stepped off of the strange tile, and took a few steps out into the open he felt something strange. Immediately, he felt like he had gotten punched by a drunk burly sailor. Linebeck new that feeling from multiple lost bar fights. The sailor started to feel achy and began to feel utterly exhausted. This had to be the curse the locals were talking about. A thought popped into his head as he remembered something.

He stepped back onto the strangely colored tile. and the feeling stopped. That weird tile had to be a safe haven of some sort. Green eyes scanned the room for more of the strange tile. Conveniently, there was a patch of tile right in front if him. But he still felt really winded and didn't want to make a run for it. Then he remembered something. Out of curiosity, Linebeck grabbed the heart gem from the pot beside him. It began to glow brighter, and dissolved into his hand. Linebeck couldn't be sure if he was seeing things, but it appeared as though he himself had also turned red for a moment. Either way, he felt his strength return to him. What a peculiar little gem. He might need a few of these to reach the bottom of the temple. Reaching into the pots he pulled out a few heart gems and stuffed them into his pockets.

This would be a piece of cake now. Smiling, he dashed forward. A second later he was once again the the safe haven of the cursed temple. Well, that was one step down, now to find another set of strange section of floor. While he saw a few more spots of glowing floor, he also noticed a key on ground in front of him. Without thinking, he picked it up. Instantly spikes appeared on the ground in front and behind him, blocking off any chance of leaving the temple. Great, just what he needed, booby-traps. Of all the rotten luck.

His green eyes darted around looking for a switch that would possibly deactivate the trap. He found one, but it was way out of reach. Maybe he could chuck a stone heart at it. Giving it his best shot he reeled back the stone and flung it towards the orb like switch at the corner of the room. Unfortunately, it was about twelve feet short. He grabbed out another gem and tried again. This time it went a whole three inches closer. The trapped man sighed and grabbed out the last gem, his last chance of getting out of this place. He prayed to the Goddesses that it would hit the switch. His prayers were not answered as the third gem fell closer to him than the previous two heart gems. Why did the universe feel the need to mock him? Linebeck slid to the ground in utter defeat. How could he be so reckless? It wouldn't be too much longer and he'd be another skeleton in this cursed place.

Linebeck sat there for over an hour with nothing but his thoughts to entertain him. He reached for the chain around his neck and looked at the gold ring on it. He ran his finger around it carefully, a small smile appeared on his face. That ring was the only thing he had to comfort him, which was a sad fact for a multitude of reasons. The longer he looked at the ring, the more memories it stirred up. Some memories were good, others... he wished he could forget. But the painful memories always made the pleasant ones all the more valuable to the sailor.

"Well, it looked like we'll be together again soon enough." Linebeck said to the ring, his voice sounding bittersweet.

He let out a sigh and wondered how much longer he'd last in this place. Sounds from the other room snapped him out of his moping. Linebeck jerked his head up. He leaned against the spikes to listen better. It sounded like voices. Hopefully they weren't the voices of the poor souls trapped in here with him. Although, he'd have someone or something to keep him company until he wasted away if that were the case. Seconds passed and the voices grew louder and more clear. Maybe if he could get their attention, they could help him out of this mess.

"Oi!" He shouted, silently praying someone heard him.

No response came from the other room. He listened again, hoping he wasn't just hearing things. Linebeck didn't think he could handle the universe mocking him again, at least, not like this. This time it was unmistakable, he heard two distinct voices: one sounding like a young boy and one like a girl.

He tried again to get the attention of this possible saviors and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Oi!"

This time he heard footsteps run towards him. A moment later a boy in dressed in green and a fairy rushed through the gateway. Linebeck sighed with relief. It looks like he found his ticket out of this place. At the very least they would be able to run for help.

"You came at just the right time. I triggered a trap and now I'm stuck." the sailor said trying to hold on to the last of his dignity.

The boy looked at him skeptically as he asked, "Are you Linebeck?"

"The one and only. Let me guess, you want an autograph." Linebeck smiled.

"We came here because we heard you knew about the Ghost Ship." The boy replied.

Linebeck leaned back against the spikes as he spoke, "I know about the Ghost Ship alright. And I also know that there is a treasure in here that will help you find the Ghost Ship."

"Really?" He could see the kid's green eyes grow wide with excitement.

The boys interest visibly grew and Linebeck was going to use that to his advantage. The young boy would probably do anything to learn more about the ship and could definitely aid his quest for riches. Who knows, maybe he could convince him to run through the temple for him and cut himself in on the profits. After all, he would be giving the boy valuable information, and information doesn't come free.

"I'll tell you how to find it if you help me get out of this trap." The sailor said cutting a deal.

The treasure hunter really hoped the kid would take it. Linebeck would certainly be out of luck if the boy refused. Fortunately for him, it seemed as though the boy might take his offer. He smiled to himself as the boy practically jumped out of his boots as he agreed to the deal. This was going perfectly for the treasure hunter. The poor kid had no idea what he was getting himself into. At the very least, he would be a treasure dog and nothing more. Come to think about it, he could use some help on his ship. The more hands he had, the more treasure they could bring back. He'd have to offer him a place on his crew once he got him out of this place.

Linebeck instructed the boy on the best route for him to take to turn off these switch. Before the boy could haphazardly run through the cursed temple, he also informed him of the peculiar gems in the pot; and told him of their abilities to alleviate the symptoms of the curse. The kid darted from safe spot to safe spot as fast as his little legs could carry him. After the spikes dropped Linebeck stood up stretching his legs. He was finally free. One more thing to do before he'd be free from this cursed place forever, he tossed the key he found to the kid. The sailor managed to convince the boy to do the exploring while he waited outside, stating that he would need all the gems for himself, and if he went there would be less gems to heal himself. Linebeck smiled to himself. This looked like the start of a wonderful relationship, of which Linebeck was sure he'd get the better end.

Sorry this chapter was mostly a retelling of what already happens. Things will start to change from the main story the further we get into it. I wanted to introduce the two characters to each other in this chapter. Don't worry the fatherly Linebeck will show up soon enough.