Off To The Ghost Ship

Before you get ten feet away from Molida island, a pirate named Jolene will accost you and Linebeck, but she's more upset at Linebeck than anything. Although Linebeck will tell you to run, don't bother; just let Jolene catch you.

When she does, she'll board your ship and attempt to fight you. She's not too difficult if you know her pattern. She has a proclivity for trying for powerful attacks. To goad her, repeatedly strike her and back her up against a wall. She'll block all of your attacks, and then wind up for a charge attack that will knock you over if it hits. If you can dodge it, though, you can strike her before she gets her guard back up. Repeat the process a few times and you'll eventually lock swords with her. Swipe your stylus back and forth across the screen, and you'll fling her sword away from her and win. Linebeck will give you a token reward for defeating her, and the next time you find a mailbox, you'll get Jolene's Letter.

Sidetracks

If you wish, you can head back to Mercay Island at this point. The Treasure Teller's shop is open, allowing you to sell your treasures for more rupees. You may want to try and get up over 1,000 rupees and buy the Bomb Bag from Beedle's Ship, which will extend the maximum number of bombs you can carry.

Finding The Ghost Ship

Head to the western side of the southwestern map quadrant and head to the north from there, into the fog bank. As soon as you do so, the engine of your ship will conk out, forcing you to aim the ship manually. This isn't difficult; just keep the ship in Go mode and move the rudder to the left or right, depending on how the spirits react. As you turn, you'll see them periodically give off stars and act excited. Try to keep going in the direction you're headed when they act excited. It'll be difficult to keep them 100% excited all the time, but if you're turning the wheel, just keep turning it back and forth from left to right, trying to keep the excited sparks flying. Eventually you'll start seeing the pirate depth charges in the water. Avoid them and keep going until you find the ship, then come up alongside it.

Into The Ghost Ship

B1 Floor

Head south when you enter this area to find an boing-oing statue and the first treasure chest; leap to it to find a piece of random treasure.

Head to the west from the stairs here and you'll enter a combat room. The ghost wizards here can be annoying, since they constantly vanish from sight, but if you catch them when they're visible, they'll be easily killed. After defeating them, speak to the girl nearby. She'll ask you to rescue her sisters who've been captured aboard the ship. But there's something off about her…

Head along the north side of the boat here, being careful of the spiders that drop down from above with little warning. You can kill them with the boomerang from a distance, if you like. To move past the spikes, you'll need to make a precision throw with your boomerang to hit the northern crystal ball here; trace a path for it between the spikes and the oil barrels. You'll need to repeat the maneuver to the east a bit. Try to take out the magicians so that they don't foil your throw.

When you reach what appears to be a dead end, hop to the southeastern portion of the level and move around to the southeastern corner. There are a couple of retracting spike strips there; time your move across them, then hit the crystal ball nearby to drop the flames and spikes in this area.

Reuniting the Sisters

The sister to your north wants to be reunited with her sister, so let her follow you. Grab the Triangle Gem from the treasure chest nearby, then jump the gap to the north (you may need to throw the gem across first). If you place the triangle gem in the northern pedestal, you'll drop the flames and will be able to lead the older sister back to the first girl you talked to. Just keep in mind that she's scared of spiders. If you happen to see one, try to boomerang it before she gets too close to it. If she gets scared and stops moving, return to her and speak to her again to prod her along.

When the sisters are reunited, head to the stairs in the southeast that lead downward and take them.

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