Regret; it means to be disappointed over something that occurred in the past. Ever since that fated night, once in a while, Ike had repeating nightmare of the same, exact scene; his father getting defeated by the evil Black Knight. Even when he arrived at the Smash Mansion, the dream never disappeared.
Ike wished that his father never passed away. The dream always showed the same event; his father having the Black Knight's piercing blade violently run through his body and Ike desperately carrying him back to the others, hoping to save his precious life, only to fail miserably. In every dream, Ike tried to save his father's life by trying to change fate, such as having a duel with the Black Knight or running faster back to his allies, yet it never worked as a mysterious force prevented him from doing anything. Ike assumed that the occurring dream was a retribution for not saving his father. He want to forget that tragic day so he wouldn't dream that dreaded night.
Ike wasn't the only brawler with a tragic past. Marth, the one-exiled Prince of Altea, had his kingdom taken over. In the struggle to escape the evil forces, his beloved sister Elice was killed. Every time when he remembered that terrible night, he felt unworthy. He should've been stronger. Link, everyone's favorite Hylian hero, didn't quite know his parents. He always wondered how did it felt to have two loving people raise you. After saving his captured Ordonian friends from King Bulbin and his follows, he felt responsible every time something terrible happened to his friends. Roy, the rowdy noble of the Phaene family, was still stressed over the war that occurred back at his homeland. So many lives were lost in the great battles and he felt that he should've done something to prevent those untimely deaths. Pit, an optimistic angel of Palutena, faced a near-death experience in attempt to save his dark self. It somewhat frightened him, but that happy-go-lucky hardly thought about it; unlike his friends. Lucas, one of the much younger brawlers who knows magic, had his mother and brother perish unexpectedly. When the sensitive blonde remembered how his beloved brother did Claus passed away, he would break down into tears. Samus was cold and emotionless to others due to her parents getting killed by Ridley.
Ike wished that the whole world had neither occurring disasters nor tragedies. That way, no one will suffer and regret over the past, which could never be reached again. Why do tragedies need to happen? They are only a burden to a person's mental health.
On a blazing summer day, Ike was in his room, sluggishly lying on his bed. Chilling air from the air conditioner blew onto his sweating face. Still, it was too hot for the lazy mercenary.
Finally, he pulled himself into a sitting position and looked outside at the enormous backyard. There was the pool, which was filled with swimming Pokemon. Red, the Pokemon Trainer, was administrating them. Ike watched Lucas, Ness, Toon Link, Nana, and Popo run about in the lush field playing tag. Children. They never seem to notice how warm it is outside. Ike smiled and shook his head. He eyes wandered onto the somewhat large forest, making Ike frown sadly. The forest was meant to make brawlers, such as Link, feel at home. Although the mercenary spent a lot of time in the forests as a child, it didn't give him a warm feeling because, it reminded him of his father. The two used to train together in the woods back in Crimea.
"N-No, not that memory..." Ike mumbled to himself, looking away and shaking his head.
"Hey Aiku-kun!" a certain blue-haired prince suddenly cried out, causing the bluenette to jump.
"Marth!" Ike responded, a bit shocked, "You surprised me!" The Prince of Altea clutched his light-blue T-shirt lightly and blushed. "Do you remember how to say "gomenesai" in English?" Ike asked. Marth paused for a moment.
"I... I sorry!" Marth replied, bowing down.
"You're close." Ike said, causing Marth to shake his head sadly. Marth spoke mostly Japanese in his homeland. Because most of the brawlers don't understand Japanese he decided to learn English from Ike. "It's alright! You're getting better! It's "I am sorry.", do you get it?"
"Y-Yes." Marth replied, "Rinku-kun, Roi-kun, and Pitto-kun is going to get ice cream. Do you want to come?"
"I'll tag along." Ike said.
At the front of the mansion, Link watched Roy speedily chase Pit through the lawn sprinklers. The two youthful teens were laughing cheerfully as drops of water repeatedly splashed on their beaming faces. The Hylian wiped his sweating brow with his floppy green cap and chuckled to himself when he witnessed Pit slipping on the moist green grass and falling flat on his face. The angel was then brutally tackled by the lord and the two engaged into a small wrestle.
"Ha!" Roy shouted, holding down Pit with all of his strength, "I got ya!" The redhead was slapped in the face with the angel's left wing and was suddenly thrown off.
"Not anymore, sucker!" Pit called after Roy, running away.
"Rinku-kun, Aiku-kun is here." Marth said to the blonde when the two bluenettes exited the mansion.
"Is anyone else coming?" Ike asked.
"No." Link answered, "The others don't want to come. C'mon Roy and Pit! We're ready to go!"
The five brawlers walked along the busy streets of Tokyo. Although it was a weekend, it was still busy; probably because everyone wanted to go to the relaxing beach and spas. Impatient cars angrily beeped at each other. Hurry up! We don't have all day!
"I'm gonna get chocolate ice cream." Roy said to Pit. The two were walking in front of Link, Marth, and Ike. "What about you?"
"Vanilla." Pit answered with a smile.
"Whoa!" Link exclaimed, grabbing the two by the shoulder. The two immediately stopped and gave the Hero of Twilight a weird look.
"What is it?" Pit asked innocently.
Link pointed to a traffic light, which shone red. Cars, a vehicle that looked like a giant red hotdog, and two trucks hurriedly dashed by. Once when the traffic light turned green, the five brawlers crossed the street.
"Be careful, guys." Link warned, "You never know when a car is coming, especially at a corner. Look both ways and check the traffic light before crossing a street."
"Yeah, okay." Roy carelessly replied, not paying attention what Link was saying. He wanted ice cream instead of listening to a Hylian's rambling.
At that moment there was a sudden gust of wind. Ike's headband, which was loosely tied around on his head blew off and flew across the street. With a gasp, Ike ran across the street without looking both ways and noticing that the traffic light was red, silently cursing at the naughty wind under his breath. Marth and Pit followed after him and gasped in horror.
"Look out!" Pit exclaimed, covered his terrified eyes.
"Abunai!" Marth screamed.
There was a loud blare of a horn. Ike who was standing in the middle of the street looked up and froze like a deer looking at a car's headlights. He saw a speeding semi-truck heading towards him and then darkness. The last things he heard were tires screeching, a violent thud, footsteps rushing towards him, and Marth's panicking voice screaming, "Aikuuuu!
Author's Notes: Poor Ike. =(
I watched too much Higurashi Rei episodes and decided to write a SSBB fanfic based on it (Just to point it out). How often I upload newer chapters depends on how many reviews I get, just to let you know if you're REALLY interested in this story. This story is probably not going to be as long as Hollow: The World Without a Sky.
I had trouble deciding who should be the main character: Marth or Ike. I eventually decided on Ike, since I can picture him trying to teach Marth how to speak English properly.
I have a question: In other SSBB fanfics, Ike's last name is Greil, which is also his dad's name. Why is that?
Japanese Translations:
Aiku = Ike's Japanese name
Gomenesai = I'm sorry
Rinku = Link's Japanese name
Roi = Roy's Japanese name
Pitto = Pit's Japanese name
Abunai = Look out
Sources: The internet and watching LOTS of anime.
Story Question: In your opinion, which character (Either from SSBM or SSBB) is the most tragic?
