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For The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on the Nintendo DS.

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Where the game puts the name you picked, these pages show Link.

Our story begins not long ago...
There was a young girl, savvy to the seas and head of a band of pirates. Her name was Tetra. She was pretty, brash, and brave. Tetra and her handsome pirates set out to explore the vast and unfamiliar seas.
One day on a stop at an island, Tetra met a young boy dressed in green. After a series of strange events, the two began traveling together...
They found old ruins, and light enveloped Tetra. At once, she transformed into a beautiful princess. Her lineage traced back to an ancient, ruined kingdom. She was Princess Zelda of the Kingdom of Hyrule.
Just then, a huge, ominous king appeared! He carried Princess Zelda away... The evil king sought the sacred power passed down to Hyrulian princesses. He schemed to take the power and use it himself. The boy chased after him, determined to save the princess...
The boy crossed seas and climbed mountains. The journey was perilous. He slayed evil monsters and used their power to become a true hero. After long and hard adventuring, he defeated the evil king. And beautiful Princess Zelda was rescued at last.
Later, the two set out with the brave pirate crew in search of new lands... Yes, they set sail together! A happy pirate ending!
So what did you think of my amazing paper cutouts? Did you guess that Tetra was really Princess Zelda?! Hey! Link! Are you sleeping, swabbie?
Link! Link!
Stop messing around down there! You're both supposed to be on lookout!
Hah! Some legendary hero you are. Who'd believe you saved me from the evil king?
Princess Zelda, we're nearly at that spot in the sea!
I told you not to call me Zelda! Tetra worked just fine before, you know.
But...you're the princess of a whole kingdom! I can't go treating you like a pirate.
You'd better start trying, Mako! I may be a princess, but I'm a fearsome pirate. I'm traveling the world in search of new lands. And I'm the leader of you salty lot. I'm Tetra!
But enough about that! So this is where the Ghost Ship is said to appear? Stay on the lookout for a creepy-looking ship!
Are you sure this is a good idea? What about all those ships that have gone missing? I say the Ghost Ship is behind all of it!
That's right, Niko. Every ship disappears. And it's all because of that scaaaaaaary Ghost Ship!
G-ghosts...?!
Hey, Tetra! They say these seas are protected, yeah? Something about a spirit called the Ocean King. Wouldn't a spirit like that protect the ships? Unless there really is an evil Ghost Ship...
Don't be ridiculous. There's no such thing as a Ghost Ship! I bet it's just some pirates up to no good.
I'll expose them as a bunch of frauds. And remind them that there are rules to being pirates! I doubt there really is an Ocean King anyway.
Hey...look! The air feels chilly... Eerie, even. I say we take a detour around this creepy place.
Quit being so scared! We're here to see the world, not take detours!
Ship ahoy!
Tetra... I can see a ship... Yeah, a ship...up ahead!
It-it's... THE GHOST SHIP! These waters really are cursed!
And you call yourself a pirate! It's just a ship. But it does look like it could be the Ghost Ship... There might even be a load of treasure on board! That's it. I'm gonna get to the bottom of this!
Link... Save me... Link...
Save me... Link...
Oh, phew! You're awake! You weren't moving, so I thought you were done for!
But it looks like you're going to be OK.
I'm Ciela. You see, I'm a fairy! I was out fluttering around and found you here. What happened?
What?! A Ghost Ship? Your friend was taken away by a Ghost Ship?!
So you were following after her... And you got separated from your own ship, huh? Is it the Ghost Ship people have been talking about? They say that those it takes are never seen again!
You want to know more about the Ghost Ship? Grandpa will know all about it. I lost my memory...a long time ago. When I woke up on this beach, Grandpa rescued me!
He's very sweet, so you've got nothing to worry about! Our house is up there, off the beach. Come on!
Oh...can you walk? Tap the direction you want to move with your stylus.
Ah, hello, traveler. So your name is Link? I am Oshus, and I live on this island.
Ciela told me all about what happened to you.
I also hear your friend was taken by the Ghost Ship.
I understand that you want to find the Ghost Ship. But you must not.
But, Grandpa! What are you saying?! Link's friend was carried away!
Pure evil fills the sails of the Ghost Ship. It roams the seas in search of victims to capture... And no one has ever escaped from it. It's best if you stay far away from that Ghost Ship.
No. To seek out that ship is to seek out your doom.
That's why we have to do something, Grandpa!
Hmm... You're not going to give up, are you?
There is a port to the east of here. A sailor by the name of Linebeck should be there. He'll be willing to tell you more about the Ghost Ship. Look at your map. The harbor is here.
You mean that guy who came to visit, Grandpa? He asked about the Ghost Ship! I remember him!
I'll go with Link and show him who he is.
It's OK, right, Grandpa?
Yes. I don't see why you can't go along. I'm sure you can help Link.
Thank you, Grandpa! Let's go, Link!
She's always been antsy, that one...
Now, Link... Lately, there have been many monster sightings. I gave in to you and told you about Linebeck... But you be careful out there.
Oh, mercy...
Young people...
You! Kid! Over here, kid! I'm talking to you. You came at the right time!
You're lucky you found me! Lucky for me, but luckier for you. Now help me!
Oh, him? That's Linebeck!
Hey, are you LISTENING? I said, HELP!
What is he screaming about?! For someone pleading to be saved, he sure is rude!
What'd you say?! Oh, it's that chatty fairy from the old man's place.
Yes, I got it! Listen, can you help me out? Just pay attention to what I have to say.
You got a small key! It will open a locked door. Tap the locked door to unlock it!
Phew... I think we can take a quick breather...
Hey! You said you sprained your ankle! You're walking just fine! You said you needed our help!
Bah. It's not like you're the one who did the saving!
Hey, kid! You're pretty brave for someone so short. I mean, not as brave as me ...but not too shabby. So your name's Link, huh? That's a weird name...
The name's Linebeck! I'm a real man of the sea. Impressive, huh?
It was smooth sailing for me in the beginning. But then I got myself stuck in that trap. This place'll suck the life out of you, if you let it! Blasted temple...
What are you doing in a place like this, anyway? And what do you want from me, kid?
WHAT?! You're looking for the Ghost Ship?!
So you're trying to get your mitts on the treasure!
Treasure? What are you even talking about?! Link is trying to save his friend! She was abducted by the Ghost Ship! We came hoping you might know more about it.
Oh. Really? Boo hoo. How sweet. I think I'm gonna cry.
Oh, I'm just teasing, kid. If that's what this is about, I'm on board!
I'm here looking for info about the Ghost Ship too! I was just a step away, but I sprained my ankle. Otherwise, I would have explored this cursed place.
Liar! I just saw you running like a rabbit!
No. No you didn't. That was just an illusion. My ankle's still throbbing! The pain is...unbearable!
OoooooOoooOh.... Oooooh...the pain...
Anyway...you want to know about the Ghost Ship.
Go on without me, kid! Go grab the clue about the Ghost Ship. It has to be in there. We need it to find the ship. Got that?
You're faking it. I think you're just scared!
Not a chance! Normally, I'd be leading the charge down there! But I know how much it means to Link. I'm letting him have the glory of saving his friend.
So, anyway, here... Take this with you, kid. I found this key around here. It might help.
You know what you've got to do, so get to it!
Oh, and...good luck in there, kid.
I am Leaf, Spirit of Power! I serve the Ocean King. I owe you thanks for defeating that evil wizard. You broke the seal, so now I'm free!
Look, Link! It's the Spirit of Power, Leaf! This must all be what Astrid was talking about.
Please! Help us! We need your strength.
I was locked away with the Ocean King years ago. But now I can't feel the Ocean King's presence... I wonder what happened to him? If I come with you, maybe I can find out. If you need it, I will gladly lend a hand!
The Spirit of Power, Leaf, has joined your group! You should go tell Astrid.
You got the Phantom Hourglass! It's a mysterious hourglass filled with golden sand.
Now, Link! Take the hourglass!
You got more sand for the Phantom Hourglass! Two minutes have been added!
I'm Neri, the Spirit of Wisdom. Thank you for slaying that vile monster. Now the seal has been broken and I'm free!
Look, Link! This time it's the Spirit of Wisdom, Neri!
We came all this way to seek your help!
The Ocean King must be locked up somewhere, too. The Spirit of Power is with you. Of course I'll help!
The Spirit of Wisdom, Neri, has joined your group! Find one more spirit to track down the Ghost Ship!
You look just like me! What happened? Something seems weird...
Something's odd...but you got the Spirit of Courage. Maybe now you can find the Ghost Ship?!
Oh, Grandpa!
What are you doing here, Grandpa?
I came here to tell you something very important.
Oooh, something important?
Yes, young one. Now listen well to what I have to say.
Ciela, you are no... ordinary fairy. Among fairies, you are special. You are a spirit.
A SPIRIT?! What are you saying?
I mean, I...I don't even have any special powers! There's no way!
I understand how you feel. You lost your memory...
The spirit you just freed holds the powers you lost.
It's time for you to return to your original form.
Please bring me the spirit, Link.
Now...I will begin.
Hah! How do you feel?
I don't feel any different... But at the same time, EVERYTHING is different... I feel...alive!
You're back! I've been waiting for this moment.
Now you can join powers with us!
I don't even know what to do... This is all so sudden.
Follow your feelings. Focus with the other spirits.
Focus... Deeply...
Link... Help me... Link...
I just heard her, Link! I heard a girl pleading for your help!
She was calling out to you! That was Tetra! I know it was her!
You've got to hurry! We have to go...NOW!
Ciela...
That vision you just had... Your ability to sense evil is one of your spirit powers.
You have awakened as the Spirit of Courage.
You might not feel all of your true power yet. But someday, no evil will be able to hide from you.
Link! C'mon! We'll show you the way to the Ghost Ship!
I can feel it out there... Let's go!
Yes, yes...you should hurry, Link! Head straight for the Ghost Ship!
Old man... Who...who are you, really?
That, I will explain when the time is right. For now, you must hurry to the Ghost Ship.
Fine, keep your secrets, you old sea pickle.
I'm just in this for the loot anyway!
Is that...Tetra? What are we going to do? She's...a statue!
Oh. Hey. Sorry I'm late, kid! That fog just disappeared, so I charged in to find you. So...about that treasure! You got piles of it, right?
How...how can you even say that?! Link's friend is in trouble! And all you can think about is treasure?!
Oh, so this is your friend? She's looking a bit pale.
Ooh, something isn't right with this girl! Her...soul didn't get sucked away, did it?!
This evil ship drained away her life force.
Grandpa! What are you doing here?!
If you have come this far, Link... The power of the hero is with you. Now is the time for me to tell the rest of the story.
You're a clever boy. You may already know this... You see, these seas are my domain. I am not Oshus... I am the Ocean King. I was savagely attacked by an unfathomable evil.
His name...is Bellum. His evil ran so deep that it leeched the very life force from me. As you know, every creature in this world possesses a sacred power. This power is called life force. The Sand of Hours is a physical manifestation of that power. And that is what brought them here.
I struggled against my attacker in a great clash. But his evil was so dark that it slowly drained away my own life force. He was always a step ahead of my attacks, and I was eventually overcome. I was dragged to the sunless depths of the temple... Sealed up, my life force continues to drain away.
Using the life force he leeched from me... His evil spread, and bred more and more foul monsters. The spirits of Power and Wisdom were also imprisoned. But Ciela managed to split her soul and escape. That split was why so much of her memory was lost.
Even among the monsters born of the Sand of Hours, some are especially evil. The Phantoms who roam my temple take after the evil of their master. Supernatural strength, wrapped in plate armor... virtually invincible. They prowl the temple, searching for victims. No one can harm them. Of course, they were created to be untouchable.
I had only one option. My ocean of strength had drained to just a puddle. Using my last ounce of strength, I cloned myself, just as Ciela did. Then I made a humble home on Mercay Island. I used the Sand of Hours to make the hourglass and enter the temple. I studied my foe, searching for ways to defeat Bellum, and waited for my chance.
Ciela, I'm sorry I could not tell you sooner. I worried about the spirits of Power and Wisdom. I never expected to find you on the beach. You'd lost your memory, and monsters were nearby. I thought it best to keep quiet until the time came.
The sea's islands are rich with life force.
The Ghost Ship was made to drain that life force. They used a story of treasure to lure people in. It wasn't enough for Bellum to steal MY life force. He had to take what little he could from the people.
Tetra must have had a bold, vibrant soul. The Ghost Ship was drawn to that power. She didn't find it... It found her.
Wait...so you're saying there's NO TREASURE?!
Yes, that's what I'm saying.
From what I can sense, Tetra is still alive.
There is an island north of the Isle of Gust. Go there and find Zauz. He is a blacksmith. He will tell you more about the great evil. He knows how to slay Bellum.
This is some kind of sick joke, old man! The treasure! What about all the TREASURE! That was the only reason I put my life on the line! And now there's no treasure? Well, I...QUIT!
You quit? Didn't you even listen to his story? You're a man of the sea... Don't you want to help the Ocean King?!
NO! And you can't use my ship anymore!
Heh...heh...
No, no. I would never ask you to do this for free. If you help us defeat Bellum... I will grant you one wish. What do you say to that?
HEY! Quit standing around, kid! The Ocean King is in trouble! Ship out, kid! Anchors aweigh! I said, MOVE IT!
Hmmph. One word about a wish, and he leaped to action!
I'm so sorry... I shouldn't have involved you and Tetra in all this.
So...you were able to get the sacred blade forged.
You must guard it well. It is very important. With it, you can make a sword to defeat Bellum.
Hand me the Phantom Hourglass, Link.
Hmph. Bellum is the evil that consumes life. He can attack with furious strength. He can also use the power he stole to deflect attacks. The only item that can slay him is the Phantom Sword.
You got the sacred Phantom Sword! This mighty sword has the power to defeat Bellum!
Rare metals and mystical sands are fused together. And so the Phantom Sword is born. With that, you can defeat Bellum.
We're all counting on you, Link.
With your strength, it should work. Normally, I would be the one to do this. But now we must all count on you, Link.
The evil things must have appeared to devour that.
They just want to fill their empty bellies. They hunger for life force!
Defeat that monster before my life force is depleted. I must get the Sand of Hours back. With it, I can return Tetra's life force and restore her.
With your power, you can defeat Bellum. My real body is sealed away, deep in the temple... Bellum should be there too... Normally, I would be fighting this battle myself. But you are our only hope. We're counting on you, Link!
What are you doing, Link! Grab that friend of yours and get back to my ship!
Look out! The ceiling is cracking, Link! The exit is still blocked! What do we do?!
Hey, old man! Come look at this for a second.
Old man!
OOOF! OUCH! WHAT'S GOING ON?!
Look who it is, falling out of the sky ON MY HEAD!
Work on where you teleport people, old man!
So the one that got us out of the temple... That was you, Grandpa?
Yes, it was me. The two of you have done well. It's not gone, but the seal holding me is weakening. My power was restored enough to bring you here.
Hey, kid!
Wake up and look at this, Link!
Tetra's going to be OK... Right, Grandpa?!
Hah. Very well done, Link. After you slew Bellum, I used some of my power... And focused it on Tetra. It seems to have worked! She is recovering nicely. I think she will be fine. It seems you have done it, Link.
I owe you a big thanks, Link. Since I got on that Ghost Ship, I've been dreaming. I know that you saved me, Link. I saw everything.
Oh, phew! Looks like you're going to be fine!
It's nice to meet you. Thanks for saving me, Ciela.
Oh! No, no! I didn't do a thing. It was all Link!
Ahem! Um, A-HEM!
Thank you too, Linebeck! I'm grateful for everything!
Oh, no. It was nothing, really. Pretty standard. No way was I gonna let these two go it alone. It was too dangerous. I had to step in and help out.
What are you talking about?! You left all the dangerous stuff to Link!
WHAT HAPPENED?! That wasn't good! What's going on?!
I don't know...
Oh, no! Everyone, outside!
What is that...monster?!
That's Bellum! But, how?! I thought we defeated him!
Look! Look at Tetra!
So he was still alive! So that is why my power isn't fully restored...
Yeesh. Ouch... What's going on here?! I thought...
Are you OK? Linebeck! You were possessed by Bellum!
WHAT?! Oh... That's right. I...uh... think... I remember something about Link...
Oh, kid, I mean... Link! I'm sorry! I know I was possessed by that monster... But to think that I...
Shush, Linebeck! If you hadn't stood up to Bellum when you did... Who knows what might have happened to us!
Well... I guess I got caught up in the moment...
What?! That's not like you! Are you sure you're Linebeck?
Link... Linebeck... And Ciela... I have returned to my true form... For that, I thank you.
WHAT?! WHOA! Old man, is that you?!
If not for you, I'd have been sealed up forever. This sea would have fallen into desolation and evil. You saved me and the great sea.
Thank you.
Linebeck...
What? Who? Me?
I have to make good on a promise I made to you. I grant you one wish.
What is it? Come on! Say it! You want a treasure, don't you? Just ask!
No! That's not it at all! I don't need treasures anymore! I think...
Well, I guess, if I have to... If you insist... Can you bring back my ship? The one that sank?
What? That's it? You know, even if you ask for treasure later, that's it!
That's enough from you, Sparkles! You've always got to get the last word, don't you?
The Sand of Hours is returned and peace reigns. The Ghost Ship will no longer haunt your world.
Our world? So what is the world that we are in now? What is this place...
The time for you to return to your world is near...
The door to your world is about to open.
We are inhabitants of this world. We must return to the world of the Ocean King!
Thanks, Link. And you too, Linebeck. Your courage will not be forgotten.
Oh... Well, thank goodness, Linebeck! Now I don't have to look at you any longer. I was getting tired of seeing you all the time!
Ugh! That's my line! Get out of here, and good riddance!
Well... I'm leaving now...
...Thanks, Linebeck.
I would like to stay with you, Link... But I'm a spirit. I serve the Ocean King.
Now we have to say good-bye...
Thanks, Link!
I never would've guessed you really looked like that!
My ship just took a little... uh...damage...
Grandpa...
Oh? Where's Linebeck?
...Oh.
Hey!
Boss!
...Huh?! Where are we...
Linebeck disappeared... And the Ghost Ship is back... What's going on?
So you were OK all along? I was worried when I heard all that screaming... But you look fine!
What about the Ghost Ship? Was there treasure aboard?
What are you talking about?!
Do you understand what we've been through? Where were you? Did you even look for us?
What are you talking about? You were only on that ship...
Ten minutes?! You've got to be kidding! Do you know what we have been through?!
How would I know? You were probably just sleeping on that ship! I'll bet you only had a nightmare or something...
What?! You're accusing me of sleeping?!
I have no idea what you're talking about. How could I? It was probably a bad dream.
You're not listening! It was longer than 10 minutes, I'm telling you!
...It's not there anymore...
The...the ship! It's gone! It really was cursed! The dream you had was the work of that Ghost Ship! Eeek!
Hey! I told you it wasn't a dream! You guys never listen...
Hey, where's Linebeck?
It's only been about 10 minutes.
The squiddy thing is getting away!
Hey! Did he just possess the Ghost Ship?!
That Ghost Ship is REALLY, REALLY DANGEROUS!
I was almost frozen forever on that thing! Link saved me. You wouldn't believe what he went through!
We have to chase after him! I'll take the wheel!
Prepare to man the cannon, Link!
Hey, Link! Isn't that it?
Grandpa!
My...SHIP!
Link!
WHOA! Ugh... WHAT?! Let go of me, monster!
Gwaaarrrrg...
Link...
Look, it's Tetra, Link!
Wake up! WAKE UP, Link!
Wake up! Hurry up already, Link!