The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Story (Spoilers!)

The game begins on Outset island, Link's home. Whilst looking through the telescope given to him by his younger sister, Aryll, he spots a pirate ship approaching the island. The ship is following a huge, black bird with a girl in its claws. The bird drops the girl into a thick forest atop Outset Island. Link finds a sword and enters the forest in search for the girl. After rescuing her, the pirates from the ship come to find her. It turns out her name is Tetra, the captain of the pirate ship. As they exit the woods, Link's sister is outside looking for him. After a moment of waving and smiling, the bird returns, but this time attacks Aryll. The bird flies away with her and Link sets off on the pirate ship to rescue her.

They hear rumours that the bird nests in a place called 'The Forsaken Fortress' in the North. They head there and send Link to find Aryll. However, Link is so excited when he is re-united with his sister that the bird notices him. The bird takes him to its master, a mysterious dark-caped figure with orange flame-like hair. The bird throws Link into The Great Sea and Link wakes up on Windfall island. He finds a talking red boat called The King of Red Lions. He asks Link to locate him a sail so that they can travel across the sea in search for Aryll. After a sail has been acquired, the pair head for Dragon Roost Island to locate Din's Pearl, a magical orb containing the powers of the goddess, Din. They are told by the native tribe, the Ritos that they may have whatever they wish if they find out what is troubling the giant dragon, Valoo, who resides atop their island. After link travels through the following dungeon and defeats the creature that is causing Valoo to attack anyone who approaches him. As thanks, they present Link with the pearl.

Behind the island, there is a pair of monuments to the wind gods. The King of Red Lions gives Link the fabled Wind Waker, a magical conductor’s baton with the power to control the wind. One of the wind gods teaches Link how to use the baton to change the direction of the wind, allowing Link to travel to new islands. The god also mentions how his brother is angry and is creating huge cyclones on the Great Sea.

Link heads to the Forest Haven where the second pearl, Faroe's pearl, is located. Link requests the pearl from the Deku Tree. The tree is about to bestow it upon him when the Koroks, a race of tree-like creatures appear. They are unsettled and say that their fellow Korok, Makar, is missing. He entered the Forbidden Woods next to the Forest Haven and did not return. Link goes to find him and after this second dungeon, the Tree rewards Link with the pearl.

Link heads towards Greatfish Isle, where the third and final pearl, Nayru's pearl, is said to be located. When they arrive the island has been torn apart and the Great Fish spirit, Jabun is nowhere to be seen. The Rito tribe postman arrives and tells Link that Ganon, the dark figure from the Forsaken Fortress, attacked the island in search for the pearl.  Link returns to Windfall Island and discovers that the pirate's ship is docked behind a cliff. Link searches around for the Pirates and finally finds them in the bomb shop. He enters stealthily from the back entrance and overhears that they are stealing the bombs from the shop to use them to break into a cave at the rear of Outset Island, as this is where a 'great treasure' is located. This treasure is in reality the final pearl. Tetra notices Link and tells the Pirates that they will delay the journey until morning because she realises that Link wants to find the treasure, for some reason. Link reaches the cave and Jabun presents him with the pearl. 

Link places the pearls in their monuments and they connect with each other with beams of light, that when viewed from above, resembles the legendary Triforce. In the centre of the monuments, a huge tower emerges in the middle of the sea. The King of Red Lions tells Link that this is called the Tower of the Gods and that he must complete the trials within to earn the trust of the Gods. After he defeats the creature created by the Gods, they open up a portal to the legendary kingdom of Hyrule. They arrive outside Hyrule Castle and Link enters, only to find the interior filled with evil creatures, frozen in time. Link enters an area beneath the castle and finds a mysterious sword in a pedestal. He removes the blade and all of the creatures return to life. After Link uses the sword to defeat the creatures, he heads out of the Castle. He finds that there is a magical barrier preventing his access to the rest of Hyrule.

Link returns to The King of Red Lions and the pair return to the surface above, as Hyrule has been sealed below the sea. The King of Red Lions informs Link that the sword is the famed 'Master Sword' and it has to power to defeat Ganon. They return to the Forsaken Fortress with the 'blade of evil's bane' and attempt to rescue Aryll again. The Pirates arrive as Link finds his sister and they take Aryll with them so that Link can continue towards Ganon. The huge bird returns, but this time, Link fights it and manages to defeat it. Link meets face to face with Ganon and Ganon informs Link that the sword has lost it's old powers. Tetra shows up to assist Link and Ganon says that the three have assembled at last. Before they can question him, Valoo and Prince Komali show up and attack Ganon. Link, The King of Red Lions and Tetra return to Hyrule to hide Tetra from Ganon. Before Tetra can ask why, they find a man where the Master Sword was. He tells them that he is The King of Red Lions. He was using the boat to travel with them, but he is in fact the King of Hyrule. He tells Tetra to get out her golden necklace and he inserts a piece into it. It turns out that it is the Triforce piece of Wisdom and that she is in fact the ancestor to Princess Zelda. She becomes her true identity of Princess Zelda as she is infused with the Triforce. She remains in the Castle to protect herself from Ganon's clutches. The King of Red Lions tells Link that they must find the two ancient sages to restore the powers to destroy evil to the Master Sword. 

The sages of the Wind and Earth Temples have been killed by Ganon to prevent the sword being revived. The spirits of the Sages tell Link that they must find the ancestors to them to return to the Temples to restore power to the sword. The Sages turn out to be the Korok, Makar and the Rito apprentice, Medli. After they restore the power to the Master Sword by clearing the evil creatures from the Temples, Link must assemble the eight pieces of the Hero's Triforce piece of Courage. The Triforce of Courage was split into eight pieces when the Hero of Time left Hyrule. Link eventually constructs the Triforce and travels to Hyrule again. Link approaches the barrier that was around the Castle and shatters it with the newly restored Master Sword. He enters Ganon's Castle and works his way to find Ganon. 

Ganon has found Zelda and has stolen her Triforce of Wisdom, adding it to his Triforce of Power. Ganon transforms into Puppet Ganon and attacks Link. After Link defeats him, Ganon escapes with Zelda and Link follows them. Ganon tells Link how the Gods sealed him away and flooded Hyrule, creating the Great Sea. A few Hylians were selected and sent to the mountaintops; these formed the islands that the people live on now. Ganon says how it was not the Gods saving them, they destroyed them. Ganon attacks Link in an attempt to take the final Triforce piece by force so that he can form the Triforce and have his wish for ultimate power granted by the Gods. Ganon attacks Link and takes the Triforce piece. Just before he touches the Triforce, The King of Red Lions appears and touches it first. He wishes that Hyrule is sealed away with him. The walls of water around them begin to crash in and Ganon attacks Link and Zelda. They engage in a long and epic battle, and eventually Link stabs Ganon through the head with the Master sword. Ganon is encased in stone and the walls of water begin to crash down faster. The King of Red Lions tells Link and Zelda that he will not return to their world with them, he will stay behind and die with his Kingdom. The walls cave in and Hyrule is lost. Link and Zelda wake floating on the sea. The pirate's ship and many other friends from the adventure are there to greet them. Link returns to Outset Island with Aryll and everything is back to normal. The Pirates and Link in his now un-talking boat set off for another adventure...