Princess Zelda of Hyrule roamed the halls of the Smash Headquarters, the new home of the Smash Brothers. Every once in a while, she would remember their old home of Smash Mansion, which had hosted the Smash Brothers until Brawl, when it became too small to fit every Smasher. So the Smash Headquarters had been built, and just in time too; after all, this was probably the biggest Smash Brothers tournament ever! Zelda tried to remember everything about the tournament - 48 fighters, with rumors about another one joining in the Spring, the ability for 8 smashers to play at once, all new locations to Smash on, including Skyloft, which was the birthplace of her story.

Then, Zelda began to ponder her own history. Let's see, She thought. There was my first incarnation, the founder of Hyrule, the next, who befriended the forger of the Four Sword, the third, who witnessed that Sword's power; then there's the Seventh Sage, and the creator of my alter ego, Sheik… Zelda was jolted from her mental rambling by the sound of sobs. At first, it didn't surprise her; Lucina, a new representative from Ike and Marth's universe, came from an apocalyptic future, and while she did save her world (and her father, Chrom, who appeared as a Final Smash for Robin, another representative from this universe) she sometimes had nightmares about this future, and the other girls would wake up and try to comfort her. (though occasionally Robin or Chrom would come and do this instead.)

Zelda looked out a nearby window; it wasn't nearly dark enough for anyone to have fallen asleep. Then she listened to the sobs again; they sounded much more mature than Lucina. Zelda, with the motherly nature of the goddess Hylia, followed the sounds to her own room. She peeked in the door, and there she saw Samus Aran, her roommate - the legendary Bounty Hunter - on her knees, weeping like a child in the middle of their room, wearing nothing but her Zero Suit. Zelda was surprised: while Samus was a generally kind person, she definitely wasn't very emotional. The only time Zelda had seen Samus even close to this level of emotion was when she shared her own story of pain with Lucina in an attempt to comfort her, though even then she hadn't cried.

"Samus?" Zelda finally said. Samus suddenly gasped and stood, quickly wiping away her tears. "Oh, Zelda," She said, her voice shaking. "How long have you been standing there?" "Never mind that," Zelda said, closing the door and walking towards Samus. "Come here." Zelda pulled Samus into a tight embrace. Knowing she was safe to do so, Samus cried on Zelda's shoulder. Zelda closed her eyes - she wanted to know what was wrong, but right now, Samus just needed to know that she was there for her. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door - the two turned to look. "Zelda?" The voice of Princess Peach, clearly. "Rosalina said she heard crying come from in there. Is everything alright?" Zelda turned to Samus. "Um, yes, everything's fine!" She said. "Samus left the Television on. I took care of it." There was a short pause. "Okay, just wanted to make sure everything was peachy!" Peach said, then walked off. Zelda rolled her eyes at Peach's little pun. "She means well." Zelda said. Samus smiled weakly. She was done crying, but her previous tears had left stains still visible on her face. Zelda sighed. She let go of Samus, but took her by the hand and led her to the edge of her bed, where they sat.

"Samus, what's wrong?" Samus said nothing, content with staring at the floor. "Samus," Zelda pleaded. "Please talk to me." Samus tilted her head up and met Zelda's gaze. "...Sometimes, I have these panic attacks…" She started. "...and...I suddenly have flashbacks...of my parents...and Ridley…" Samus suddenly started crying again. "Oh, Samus!" Zelda cried, squeezing her hand. "You've had these before?" Samus nodded. "Why didn't you say anything?" "I didn't want to bother you," Samus said. "I've learned how to at least not show any emotion while in public. After all, my problems are my own." "Wrong, Samus! We're your friends," Zelda said. "Your problems are all of ours!" Samus chuckled, but still kept crying. "I guess I just wish I didn't miss out on all of those family memories." Suddenly, an idea clicked in Zelda's brain. She knew what she would do to help Samus. "Samus," She said. "That gives me an idea! I know what I can do to cheer you up!" Samus looked confusedly at Zelda. "What?" She asked. "Um...I'll explain later," Zelda said. "But for now…" Zelda stood up and opened her door. "Peach?" The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom almost immediately poked her head out of her room. "Yes?" She said, walking over. Zelda quickly explained that Samus was in a bad position, and that she didn't want Samus to be left alone while she went to go prepare her plan to cheer her up. Peach nodded and Zelda was off to the kitchen.

Zelda was hard at work creating a potion for Samus when Link walked into the room. "Hi, Zelda." Link said, walking up behind her and kissing her on the cheek. "Hello, my love." Zelda said, smiling while she continued working on her concoction. Link was her hero; quite literally, actually. The three goddesses of her world - Din, Nayru, and Farore - chose him to be the Hero of Hyrule, destined to protect Zelda and their world from evil. Not only did Link do this, he also won her heart; and she won his. "What are you doing, dear?" Link asked, moving to stand beside Zelda. "I'm creating a potion for Samus," Zelda said, stopping her craft for a second to look at him. "She's been having traumatic flashbacks. Something about losing her family, and missing childhood experiences." Link frowned. "That's terrible! And she's had these before?" Zelda nodded, turning back to the pot her potion was boiling in. "She's been hiding them," Zelda said. "Oh, uh, can you pass me that Skulltula skull?"

Link nodded and leaned over the counter to grab the monster skull, handing it to his love. Zelda thanked Link and dropped the skull into the pot. Then she stirred the pot a little, and it began to shine a golden yellow. "Done!" Zelda said happily, grabbing a bottle from the counter and scooping it into the pot, filling the bottle to the brim and corking it shut. She turned to Link. "I need to hurry this to Samus, but I don't want to waste this potion, just in case she needs more later." She smiled sweetly at him. "Can you put this in the fridge, and write a note so no one takes any? Please?" Link sighed. "Okay." Zelda smiled and turned to leave, but Link grabbed her wrist. "But first, give me this." Without warning, Link wrapped his arms around Zelda's waist and kissed her on the lips. Zelda widened her eyes in surprise, but then returned the kiss. After what felt like hours, Link finally let her go. "Uh, sorry," Link said. "I almost forgot about Samus. That was selfish of me." "No, that was…" Zelda started. "Um...I need to go back to Samus, but we should definitely continue that later." Link nodded, and Zelda ran off. Link then got to work. He started by pouring the potion into a large bowl (which came with a lid) and placing it in the fridge. Then he quickly scribbled a note: Zelda's: Take at Own Risk! His work settled, Link left the kitchen to do some bow training with Toon Link, himself from another incarnation.

Suddenly, a young teen angel ran into the kitchen, out of breath and tired. His white wings were rustled from the situation he had run from. "Oh, geez, Lady Palutena!" Pit said between breaths. "'Lady Palutena's Boot Camp' sounded a lot better in concept!" "I'm sorry you can't handle it, Pit." The goddess replied playfully. Pit groaned and opened the fridge, pulling out a bowl with a lid and a note on it. Pit read it. "Surely Zelda won't mind if I just take a little bit of this, right?" Pit said. "After all, food and drink does heal me!" With that, Pit opened the bowl's lid, took a cup, and scooped up the liquid, cleaning up afterwards. "Ooh, is that lemonade?" Palutena asked. "Or was Zelda feeling mischievous when she put this in the fridge?" "That wasn't very funny." Pit pouted, as he walked out with his new drink.

Uh-Oh! It seems that Pit has found himself in an unfavorable position, without even knowing it! How will Pit's naive nature affect Zelda, Samus and our other main characters? Speaking of Samus, I want to address Samus' nature. The idea behind it is that she is in fact the strong independent woman you know and love from the Prime Trilogy; she just every once in a while suffers from these random panic attacks; she has such a strong will, she's able to keep this pain hidden while in public! The only reason she got caught by Zelda was that she just didn't realize the door was open - that's a thing that happens, right?

Reviews and Constructive Criticism are most definitely welcome! This is my first fanfic, so any advice could certainly be put to use. :D