The Pirate Prince
Severe AU. Link was orphaned at 3 months old and taken in by the King of the Gerudo, Ganondorf. Fast-forward seventeen years later, a disagreement results in Link leaving and start sailing the seas as the captain of The Fierce Deity, a Pirate ship that is known for hunting down various Criminals. But when the winds of destiny throw Link back to his family.
Chapter 1: Orphaned
Ganondorf look across the sand dune of the Gerudo desert atop his horse, his younger sister, Urbosa, rode behind him, the 12-year-old Gerudo girl sulking.
"I don't know why you're sulking, I think this is an ample opportunity for you to explore our home." Said Ganon, a massive grin on his face.
Urbosa scowled, "I'd much rather be with the Divine Beast, it's much more interesting than this."
"Yes, lest we forget the King of Hyrule's demands shall we." Scowled Ganon, he had no lost love for the King of Hyrule, while the Queen was polite and courteous, the King was rude and arrogant. Ganondorf remembered how the King had turned up one day, demanded to speak with him and then tried to make it seem that Ganondorf had grovelled at his feet. That was, until the Queen of Hyrule arrived. The pregnant woman had proceeded to calmly berate her husband in a tone that would've made shouting seem peaceful, Ganondorf snorted at the memory of how pale the King of Hyrule had gone.
It was then, the Queen had spoken of Ancient beasts that could fight, and possibly destroy, the Demon King of Evil, which they had done roughly two hundred years ago before they had to be abandoned. Ganondorf remember how the beast had originally been a Gerudo king, before he was defeated by the Hero of Time and the Seven Sages, the beasts quest and lust for power had turned him insane and transformed him into a monster, so much so that the Gerudo that had followed him abandoned him in favour of sealing him within a prison of the Beasts own making. But what the Queen had also told him had shocked Ganondorf to the core.
The Divine Beasts could also awaken the Colossi, ancient being with the power to destroy the world, created by one of the ancient Gods. The only proof that such creatures existed were the remains of cities that had been unearth below the surface of both the land and the Sea. It was rumoured that a couple of such creature were still around, sinking ships that dare to get to close to certain areas.
The Colossi, Ganondorf recalled, only answered to one being. The Chosen Hero, Hylia's Champion. Which made matters worse because if the Colossi were woken before the Hero was found, destruction would rain down upon the world.
"Nonnie!" Came Urbosa's voice, piercing through Ganondorf's thought like an arrow.
Ganondorf turned to face his sister, who was scowling at him.
"What?" Asked Ganondorf, frowning at how adorable his sister looks when she scowled.
"There's something over there." Pointed Urbosa, Ganondorf sighed, hoping it wasn't another Sand seal, those things had already taken many of the other Gerudo by storm, he hoped that they wouldn't take his sister as well.
What Urbosa was pointing at was something covered by the sand.
"Wait here." Said Ganondorf, dismounting his horse and drawing his Scimitar before approaching the object. What first got his attention was an arrow sticking out of the objects side, with some liquid staining that sand. Ganondorf nudged it with his foot, making it role over. Revealing a Hylian man wearing the garb of the King's Knights. Ganondorf frowned before looking around again and spotting another mound, this one at an odd angle, as if it were holding something. Ganondorf walked towards it before an ear-splitting cry erupted from the mound. Ganondorf rushed to it, noting that this one was the body of a woman, before spotting the bundle, Ganondorf looked closely at it.
"What do you think it is?" Said Urbosa, suddenly at Ganondorf's side.
Ganondorf jump at the sound of his sister's voice.
"I thought I told you to wait where you were." Said Ganondorf, annoyed.
"I waited, got bored and came to you." Said Urbosa, shrugging, "So, what is it?"
Ganondorf was quiet before turning to the source of the noise, which had gone from crying to whimpering. Ganondorf pulled a piece of cloth that covered the thing that was making that noise, what he saw surprised him greatly.
"A baby?!" Asked Urbosa, incredulous, "I thought it would be something interesting."
Ganondorf picked the baby up, gently cradling them in his arms, before noticing that it was two babies, not one.
"What are we going to do with them?" Asked Urbosa, looking at Ganondorf.
Ganondorf was silent for a few moments before he spoke, "We take them back with us, we can send some scouts to bring the bodies back to the Fortress in the morning."
Urbosa looked as if she wanted to protest but kept her mouth shut, as while Ganondorf was her brother, he was also her King. Ganondorf walked back to his horse, Urbosa trailing behind him.
The journey back was filled with a tense silence, one that Ganon would've been able to cut with his Scimitars if he wanted.
"Out with it, Urbosa." Said Ganondorf, as the Fortress came into view.
"One of the children is a voe." Said Urbosa, the female child snuggling into her, "The only Voe that is allowed to be within the walls of the Gerudo Fortress and City can only be our King."
Ganondorf was quiet for a moment before looking at his sister.
"The King of Hyrule broke that law when he made his surprise visit last month." Said Ganondorf, "and the Law applies to voe who have been raised outside of the Valley, not to one who's been raised within."
"Who raise him, Ganon?" Asked Urbosa, "no one would want to take him in, even if you commanded them yourself."
Ganondorf looked back in front of himself, the Guard standing at the Gate opened the Gate for him and his Sister, Riju the Elder stood not far away, Nabooru standing next to the former chief of the Gerudo.
"You two were longer than you usually were," Said Riju, the over 200-year-old woman pointing a boney finger at the two, "And you've brought company."
Ganondorf and Urbosa dismounted from their horses, each cradling the infant close to them.
"Ganondorf found two infant children in the desert, Grandmother." Said Urbosa, looking at Riju, "A Vai and a Voe."
Riju tutted and walked towards them, "Let me see them."
Urbosa presented the girl to Riju, who checked her over before handing her back to Urbosa.
"Her name is Aryll, I'm surprised that you didn't check them over for any identification." Said Riju, before turning to Ganondorf and held her hands out for the boy.
Ganondorf handed the boy over to Riju, who looked at the baby's teary face and froze. In her arms, blond hair and blue eyes, with the marking of the Tri-force of courage on the back of his left hand, was the practical spitting image of Link. The young man who'd snuck into the City dressed as a woman, who she met when she was young and bonded with over their mutual love of puns and animals. The young man who defeated the great Calamity, who became her friend. The man who helped her place her feet on the ground when Hyrule was raised from the ashes and reached out for support. The man she had loved, despite herself. The man who'd been dead for near two hundred years.
"Grandmother, what is it?" Asked Urbosa, stepping forwards.
"T-the boy is perfectly healthy." Said Riju, her voice unsteady, "His name i-is Link."
Riju handed Link back to Ganondorf and quickly walked off, leaving Urbosa and Ganon with Nabooru.
Nabooru was quiet before looking at the two infants, Aryll was fast asleep and Link was awake, his eyes teary and wide. Nabooru walked over to Ganondorf and took Link from his arms and looked at him.
"He is still young." Said Nabooru, as Link slowly closed his eyes and slept, "too young to be without his mother."
Ganondorf was silent, watching Link sleep in Nabooru's arms, as if the place comforted him.
"How old do you think he is?" Asked Urbosa, Aryll slowly waking up and looking at the Gerudo woman.
"The healers would know, but we cannot be sure." Said Nabooru, adjusting the sleeping babe, "We still need to find them a family."
Ganondorf was silent, thinking on the two children.
"We don't need to." Said Ganondorf, looking at Link while the child slept in Nabooru's arms, "I will raise them."
A/N: Okay, first chapter down. TBH I'm not sure how it will turn out, as this is a make it up as I go along. It's going to feature characters from as many of the Zelda games as possible but mainly Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild. (I'm currently playing Twilight Princess.) Review if you please, the next Chapter is going to feature Link when he's 17 years old and heading out to Sea.
