Chibi Potion Number Nine
Chapter One: the sword master
Clouds hung low in the sky, and the little woodland animals ran for cover from the impending storm. The wind came in gusty blasts and the water in the lake was rippled and distorted from it. A human ran along a path in the woods, desperately looking for shelter. Though he was too late, and was struck by lightning. This human was carrying the blueprints to the best video game in history, though when his body was recovered, some of the plans had been burnt beyond understanding. So the game designers threw it all together, along with some extra game characters and created Super Smash Bros. Melee. A game close to the best game in history.
This however is completely off topic and irrelevant. Our story begins years later when Super Smash Bros. Melee had sold millions of copies and was starting to loose its luster. (ah, cruel fate!)
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The sun was shining overhead, warming the ground and heating the air. The breeze played in the trees rustling the leaves. It was peaceful. Roy sat on a boulder, cleaning his sword with a cloth. He smiled, pleased that he didn't have to fight any of the other characters. He was just about to think something along the lines of 'life is good' when a voice suddenly jolted him from his thoughts.
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Roy!"
The swordsman was so startled; he lost his balance on the boulder and toppled off of it onto the grass. When he opened his eyes, Marth was leaning on the boulder from behind, smiling.
"Ugh, Hi." Roy mumbled, sitting up again and rubbing his head. "What do you want?" The sword masters voice was still ringing in his ears.
Marth smiled, putting on an angelic expression.
"Nothin'." A halo appeared over his head. Roy blinked.
"Something's telling me to think otherwise…" he said getting to his feet. Marth giggled.
"Yea…" Roy gaped at his friend, "There is something seriously wrong with this."
"Nah!" Marth insisted, "What makes you think that?
Roy's expression went from confused to smug.
"Well, let's see here." He pretended to think really hard, "You just giggled. And that's horribly out of character for you."
"No it's not." Marth said crossing his arms.
"Yes it is." Roy argued.
"No it's not."
"YES. It IS." Roy growled.
"Nuh-uh." Marth shook his head, his blue hair falling in his face. Roy felt a vein throbbing in his temple.
"So then, now that we're all in agreement here," Marth said turning around and beginning into the woods. "Let's play a game!"
"What?!" Roy protested, staring at Marth, bewildered.
"A GAME!" the sword master shouted, "A game! A game! A game! A game! A game! A ga-"
"Okay, okay, alright, already. Just shut up." Roy yelled over Marth, covering his
ears.
"Okey-doke." Marth nodded. Roy shook his head.
"Ugh, alright, what game…dare I ask…?" he posed the question.
Marth remained silent, staring at Roy unblinking.
"Well?"
Silence.
"Marth?"
More silence.
"ANSWER ME ALREADY!" Roy shouted, his hand beginning to stray to his sword. Marth tilted his head to the side,
"But you told me to shut up…didn't you?"
"I didn't mean…oh, never mind. Just tell me already, before I have to chop you up." Roy picked his sword up from the boulder and sheathed it.
"You wouldn't do that." Marth laughed, "Would you?"
"Just tell me what game now, Marth." Roy hissed. Marth grinned,
"Hide and Seek!" He proclaimed. Roy shook his head,
"Fool, you need more than two people to play that."
"Oh, really?" Marth sounded disappointed, and stared down at his boots. Then, seeming to remember something, he looked up, grinning,
"Let's go find Link!" he announced,
"What?!"
Marth grinned, running up to Roy,
"Boy, you say 'what' a lot. C'mon! Let's go!" Marth grasped Roy's wrist and dragged him into the woods.
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"Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink!" Marth shouted at the top of his voice. Roy cringed.
"Darn, you're loud." He muttered, looking up to see Link emerging from the trees.
"Marth?" Link sounded disbelieving. "Um…hi. What's up?"
The sword master tilted his head upwards examining 'up'.
"Uh…Lesse'…there're some trees…a birdie…um…oh! The sky, and…clouds!" Marth announced happily. Link blinked, looking over to Roy.
"Yea…" the swordsman sighed.
"So Link?" Marth asked, "We wanna play Hide and Seek, sept' Roy says that we need more than two people to play, so we came out here and found you so we could play, so do ya' wanna play? Do ya'? Do ya'? Huh? Huh? Huh?"
Link was silent for a minute, staring at Marth and his sudden out-of-character-ness.
"What's wrong with him?" Link finally asked Roy, watching as Marth played with the edge of his cape.
"I dunno," he answered, "He's been like that all day. Before he was giggling like he was drunk."
"Is he?"
"No."
"We should take him to see Dr. Mario. Maybe he can tell us what's wrong with him." Link glanced back to Marth.
"Agreed." Roy nodded. Marth looked up,
"Can we play now?" he asked, putting on a pleading expression. Roy and Link exchanged glances.
"Sure." Link said, smiling. "Just not here. We're going to go to a special place to play. Okay?"
Marth pondered for a moment, then nodded,
"Yep, uh-huh."
"Okay, it's settled!" Roy began to walk farther into the forest, "Let's go to the doct—um…I mean…Let's go to the special Hide and Seek place!"
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A/n: Okay, this is my first SSBM fic, so go easy on me! you can flame me if you wanna, but if at all possible, don't. Arigatou!