…OH MY HOLY GODS, I'M ALIVE.
Gods above, it's been a while, huh FFN? To explain what the hell happened to me here's a quick list.
My stupid keyboard is failing on me, so writing at home is no longer an option.
My backup USB, which had all my current works stored on it, was destroyed.
My computer, FOR SOME REASON, decided it would be a good idea to get rid of EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER I EVER WROTE. I'm working on getting them back, but it'll take a while.
So, I have a new method for this. Write every chapter for this new story on my iPad, then upload THAT to my Wattpad account. THEN I copy paste the published chapter onto Word and upload it here.
Due to this being on Wattpad, this will be one of the only Author's Notes. So I'll just get the disclaimer out of the way and you can all enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE WORKS MENTIONED IN THIS STORY. I DO, HOWEVER, OWN THIS STORY, AND WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF PLAGARISM INVOLVING THIS STORY.
…That is all. Enjoy, folks!
Chapter One: A Lot of BackstoryIn the beginning of our nation, there was simply a bare field that stretched for miles, with few people who called it home. These people would eventually create the many races we see today around Sub-Emiss, the united nation of over forty-million people of every race imaginable.
There are Mobians, Hylians, Dreamlandians, Pokemon, Angels, humans, etc, etc, etc. All of them hailed from different parts of the land, tending not to stray from their own homelands, until the beginning of the Hand linage set out the unite them all. Once doing so, the Hand then created Smashville, our capital and my current home.
There have been many legends surrounding the other people of old, such as a hero in green and his princess as well as a Mobian who could run faster than sound itself, but they are nothing more than folklore. I prefer to look at what is proven, not what is yet to be.
I myself am Hylian, while my friends are of the other various races, not counting Pokemon. After all, who has ever heard of a talking Pokemon?
To end this, I believe that...
Zelda stopped writing. She searched her mind for the perfect conclusion, but drew a blank. "Oh well. I suppose it'll come to me eventually. After all, I still have a whole three months to finish this. Time for some fun," she thought to herself.
'Princess' Zelda Nohansen was one of the few people at Smash Academy who came from a well off family. The way the students of said academy make this fact known is by calling every well off student 'Prince', 'Princess' or any variation. Of course, this didn't bother those few students a bit.
Zelda, also known as the brainiac of SA, was adored at the academy. Even though she came across as cold hearted initially, she was truly a kind and charming girl. Due to the Incident, her friends tended to do whatever they could to make her smile, a so called 'secret' she was well aware of. She appreciated the sentiment, though.
She looked around at her surroundings, seeming to have lost herself for a moment. She had been nestled under the tall oak tree near the bottom left area of campus. The oak had been lovingly nicknamed the Great Deku Tree after a few students took a Mythology lesson to heart. All around her students were slowly trickling out, heading towards their respective homes. Even though classes had started a mere week ago, Zelda's sensitive Hylian ears were picking up mentions of students drowning in homework already. She could already feel the air getting a bit chillier; who knew how cold it would be once winter came?
Near the main gate, a group of students waited for their friend. Zelda smiled when she saw one rather eye-catching student impatiently tapping his foot against the ground and sending her a death glare. He never really liked staying in one place for too long.
Zelda closed her notebook, gathered her things and stood up. The impatient student let out a relieved groan and began to loudly thank the Gods for that small mercy on him. Zelda jogged up to her friends so she didn't keep the 'poor soul' waiting any longer.
"Thank Gods you showed up, Zel! I thought Sonic's head was gonna explode if he waited any longer!" said a brown haired boy who was grinning energetically.
"You know, on second thought, go sit under Great Deku Tree some more. I'd like to see that," said a girl with a blonde ponytail.
"Ha ha, Aran. I'm sure you'd pick out great flowers for my funeral," stated the impatient student bluntly. Unlike the other two, who looked much more humanoid, this student was an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog. So, now you see which one is this posse's odd one out.
"I'm sure Pit would like to see if you have any brains in there as much as I do. Am I right, Angelface?" asked the blonde, looking over at the brunet.
"Uh, I dunno, Samus. I don't think having hedgehog guts splattered on me would be the best outcome of this," said the brunet, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
"I'm just going to stay out of this conversation and pretend to stare off into the distance," muttered Zelda, who proceeded to roll her eyes.
"Whoa there, Princess! When did you get so sassy?" asked the hedgehog, waving a finger at her. "I expected better from you. Or, wait, lemme rephrase that, I expected you to rub off on us, not the opposite!"
"Oh, look, a Pidove. I'll just ignore this strange little noise that keeps bothering my faux non-interest and watch it."
These stooges happened to be three of Zelda's closest friends at Smash Academy, Pit Icarus, Samus Aran and Sonic Chaos. Zelda had been friends with them ever since her first year there, when Sonic instantly made himself known to the student body by yelling for 'Brownie', who was sitting by herself on the first day of classes, to come join him and his friends for lunch.
"Uh, earth to Angelface? White's showing, buddy. Turn down the enthusiasm."
Zelda was snapped out of her short reverie at the sound of Samus's voice. She turned her gaze to Pit, who let out a little yelp of surprise and tugged down on his simple blue hoodie. Sure enough, a few white feathers had been snagged in the back.
"To be honest, I think it's total bull that you have to hide your wings from now on," murmured Samus so quietly that a normal human couldn't pick up what exactly she had said. But, judging by the worried glance Zelda and Sonic then shared, it was clear they had heard perfectly.
Recently, there had been a new rule for Angels in Sub-Emiss: they had to keep their wings hidden while in public at the risk of receiving a major fine.
"Well, it isn't the weirdest rule they've put out. I mean, did you see that 'No magic' one? Who the heck still believes in magic these days?" pointed out Pit. "And besides, it doesn't bother Mom that much, so why should I care?"
"Pit, I hate to be the one to point this out, but with all the trouble Pittooey's gettin' into, I think that's the least of Paulie's worries."
Sonic had a point. Palutena, Pit's adoptive mother, was a prideful woman, but always had her hands full when it came to Dark Pit, Pit's twin brother. If that thing about evil twins was true, Dark Pit was a textbook case of one. Dark Pit, or Pittoo, was always getting sent to the principal's office or getting sent home or worse. Every week he seemed to have gotten into some form of trouble and every time he relied on his adoptive mother and his twin to bail him out.
"Well...yeah, I guess you're right. Hey, Zel, do we need to stop by the elementary school today, or is someone else picking up Tetris?" Pit asked, smiling at the prospect of seeing Zelda's younger sister, Tetra.
"Luckily for you, Pit, it's my day today. And besides, Sonic needs to pick up Miles, right?" Zelda looked at Sonic, who smirked right back at her.
"Bingo. Prob'ly still hangin' out with his girlfriend, though."
"Girlfriend? When did this happen?" questioned Samus, putting her hands on her hips.
Sonic chuckled. "Last week. It was pretty much inevitable, considering how much he kept talking about 'the bunny girl' in his new classroom."
Zelda smiled. Cream Jardin, an adorable new arrival to Smashville, seemed to win the heart of every person she met. Of course she would win over Miles Prower, Sonic's adopted brother. Speaking of which, she had mentioned step-siblings who were going to SA and her elementary once they got settled into the house.
"Hey, doesn't she have siblings who go to SA?" Zelda asked, glancing at Sonic.
"Yeah. Two of them. Showed them around today," said Sonic, bringing a fist up to his chin and drooping one of his ears to show he was trying to remember. "Silver and...Blaze, I think? Silver was cool, Blaze literally did not say a single thing."
Samus snorted at that. "You're kidding. Not one word?"
"Nada. Kind of made it hard to remember her."
The group of four stopped talking as they approached the elementary school, Smashing Young. When she was little, Zelda had always made fun of that name with her friends. But that was long ago, back when that friend actually talked to her and before the Incident. Sure enough, Miles was in the hallway, at his locker, holding hands with his so called girlfriend Cream. Tetra, as Zelda took immediate note, was nowhere to be seen.
"Hiya, Tails!" shouted Sonic, waving erratically in the air to get his 'brother' to see him. Tails, as Miles preferred to be called, saw Sonic and lit up, saying goodbye to Cream
, grabbing his backpack and running into Sonic's arms.
After getting out of the bear hug, Tails comically frowned and punched Sonic lightly in the arm. "What took you so long, Sonic? Me and Cream were waiting and waiting and waiting!"
"Hey, blame miss Slowpoke over here!" said Sonic mid laughter, raising his hands in defence and tilting his head towards Zelda.
"Miss Zelda isn't a Slowpoke, Sonic! The problem is that you're too slow!" said Tails, sticking out his tongue.
"Ouch! Low blow, bro!"
During the whole scenario, Cream had skipped up behind Tails and was listening to that entire spiel.
"Erm, Tails, where's Tetra?" asked Zelda, who had been scanning the halls for her sister that entire time.
Tails shrugged, but Cream lit up and raised her hand in the air. "Oh! Tetra's with my sister!"
"Used to be," said the girl of the moment, walking to her locker and grabbing her bag. "Impa said she was making Cucco tonight, right Zellie?"
"Mm hm. That means we'd better be getting home soon," started Zelda, before Tetra cut her off.
"Or Hilda'll have our heads, I know, I know!" Tetra obediently held Zelda's hand as soon as she was ready.
While leaving though, four kids excitedly yelled out for their big siblings. For a rabbit and a raccoon that Zelda hadn't previously noticed, it was for a purple cat who kept her gaze on the concrete below her.
However, the other two yelled out to a person who made Zelda's face go pale and her heart sink. She tore her gaze away from the big brother and awkwardly stared up at the sky instead. Zelda's three friends looked at her worriedly, knowing very well who that person was. She still couldn't bear to see him, after all those years.
"I'm assuming that cat was Blaze?" asked Pit, attempting to break the awkward silence that had descended onto them during the walk home. Sonic nodded in response.
"The raccoon was named Marine. She's new here. She just came to school today," said Tails, who had already taken out a worksheet and was examining it thoroughly.
"Uh oh. Was she nice enough?" asked Sonic, seeing Tails frowning.
"She's really loud!" said Tails, covering his ears.
Tetra laughed. "That's only because we were playing pirate, matey!"
"Can't pirates be quiet?" asked Tails hopefully.
"NOPE!" yelled Tetra, as to prove her point.
The four teenagers couldn't help but smile at Tetra's enthusiasm. Tetra was almost the polar opposite of her sisters, with tanned skin and cat-like eyes. The only things that Zelda and Tetra had in common were their natural blonde hair (even though Zelda had dyed her hair brown ages ago) and their last name. Tetra had always been an adventurous girl, dreaming of becoming a pirate or sailor once she grew up, which was the exact opposite of what Zelda wanted to be.
"Well, what if the pirates were in space? There's no sound there, so they can't be loud!" Tails said with a triumphant smile.
The teenagers' grins immediately faltered.
"Yeah, but those pirates would prob'ly use their swords to do the talking! Hyahh!" Tetra yelled again, whacking Tails with a stick she found on the ground.
"Can we stop talking about space pirates now?" asked Samus quietly, keeping her gaze on the ground below.
Everyone kept silent after that. It couldn't be Tails and Tetra's fault, after all, they couldn't have known Samus's parents were killed by a gang called the Space Pirates. It was a touchy subject for Samus to talk about, for whenever they were mentioned, she got a dangerous gleam in her eyes and seemed to be contemplating what methods would work best to kill every Space Pirate in existence.
"Alright, since it's been a long day and we all probably feel like cr-" Sonic stopped himself short, glancing at the two younger kids, "crud, let's delay band practice for an hour. So, you guys show up at my place around eight, got it?"
The three others gave some form of approval and proceeded to go their separate ways, with Pit heading for his family's house, Samus heading for her apartment, Sonic and Tails heading for their own home and Zelda and Tetra heading for their family's mansion.
Ever since she was a little girl, Zelda had marvelled at her home, thinking of how much it looked like a castle. When they were younger, she and her sister had joked that the guards were always asleep at their castle, confusing most other people who showed up.
As soon as they entered, Zelda could smell the tempting aroma of fried Cucco, no doubt Impa's fault. Seeing a flash of black hair, Zelda entered the kitchen to find one of the other inhabitants of the mansion reading a newspaper at the table.
"Hello, Hilda-" Zelda started, before the dark-haired girl brought her gaze to meet Zelda's.
"There was another disappearance today," Hilda replied bluntly, going back to her paper.
"Nice to see you too, sister dear," thought Zelda.
Hilda was Zelda's rarely seen twin sister. Unlike Zelda, Hilda had black hair and startling red eyes, not to mention she was very anti-social. Not to say Zelda was a social butterfly herself, but compared to Hilda, she was the friendliest girl in all of Sub-Emiss. Due to her anti-socialness, Hilda was homeschooled by their guardian, Impa. When they were younger, Zelda and Hilda were almost an inseparable unit. But then Zelda had made friends at her school, and the two sisters had continued drifting apart ever since.
Zelda made a beeline for the comfort of her own room, which almost had the appearance of a study or library due to all the bookshelves inside of it. To say Zelda was a bookworm would be an understatement.
Zelda smiled when she saw a chat box with 'KnightOfTheWind' had already shown up on her laptop, which she seemed to have forgotten to shut down again . Of course Sonic would already be home. Sonic was the fastest person in all of SA, a fact he was rather proud of and flaunted every chance he got. Why he chose the screen name 'Knight of the Wind' instead of 'Blue Blur' was a secret to everyone.
"HeyPrincess. Just wanted to know if you want B of I set up for tonight."
Zelda rolled her eyes and quickly typed back her response. "What do you think the answer to that question is?"
Almost immediately, a new reply popped up on the screen. "A simple yes would have been fine. Got it, it'll be ready for you once you get here."
Zelda had to resist the urge to let out a squeal of excitement. One of the things she would never forgive Pit for was getting her addicted to the Binding of Isaac. Every chance she got, she asked her friends to let her play. And every time they complained that she was addicted to the game, she pointed out all of their impressive video game, comic and DVD collections. That shut them up quickly.
"Zelda, dinner time!" shouted Impa. Zelda shut down her laptop and walked to the dining room, where Hilda and Tetra were already seated. After saying their prayers, Tetra almost immediately dove into devouring her fried Cucco leg.
While eating, Zelda couldn't help but glance at the three empty seats near the head of the table. One was for her deceased father, Daphnes. Even though he had died two years ago, Zelda still expected to see his smiling face there every day. The second was for her absent mother, who was never present. They only knew she was alive due to the fact that she had left a note next to baby Tetra the day she had arrived, stating her name, birthday and everything else her father and Impa needed to know. The only thing Zelda knew about her mother was her name, Hylia.
The final seat, however, was the hardest to look at. That seat used to be her older sister's. Sheik, the aforementioned older sister, had disappeared from home less than a year ago. It had been the second person who was close to Zelda gone after the Incident, and Zelda had taken it hard. One day Sheik was there, the next she wasn't.
Zelda forced a smile at looked at Hilda. "So Hilda, who disappeared this time?"
Hilda raised an eyebrow and glanced briefly at Zelda, as if surprised she spoke at all. "A young boy named Lucas. Nobody we know, thank the Gods."
In Zelda's opinion, that last bit was completely unnecessary. "Erm, Impa, I'll be going to Sonic's house around eight today, so can I visit the library before?" Zelda asked, looking at her guardian.
"Yes, Zelda. That's fine by me. Just don't stay there too late, alright?" Impa said with a smile.
"Yes, Impa, I won't."
Thankfully, Zelda was spared any more conversation once Tetra starting telling Impa all about Marine, who seemed to be her new best friend. Once she finished her meal, Zelda went back up to her room and grabbed everything she needed to go out: her laptop, her wallet, her notebook, a watch and a few other things. Before heading out the door, she shouted to her family that she was heading out and, after hearing some form of acknowledgement from Impa, let out a sigh of relief. Finally, some time to herself.
Little did Zelda know, soon she would have plenty of time to herself. For a long, long time...
