This is another Super Smash Bros story. P.S.- I DON'T own Super Smash Bros.
Chapter 2: Welcome to Melee
I had finally made it to the manor after about a three hour bus ride. Must I say, the manor was as big if not bigger than my castle. And according to extra information, there were about 24 smashers, not including me. So most of the rooms weren't in use, but it still made me nervous. Though I put those nerves behind me and walked in with a smile on my face. When I walked in, I noticed the inside was looked bigger than it did on the outside. I would have kept looking around if I didn't hear someone clearing their throat which caused me to look around and see a hand sitting (I guess) at a table.
"Hello. Welcome to the Smash Manor. You must be Marth." the hand said as I walked up to him and nodded my head, too afraid to speak considering I spoke Japanese.
"It's nice to meet you. My name is Master Hand, and I'm your head master. Would you like someone to show you around?" he asked as I nodded my head and continued to look around. "Alright. Then he grabbed a device and said someone name into it. After maybe a minute, a boy about my age came in with pointy ears, dirty blonde hair, and blue eyes came down and stood next to Master Hand. "Link, this is Prince Marth. Marth, this is Link.
"Hi. It's nice to meet you." he said as he held out his hand, which I took. "Shall we get started?" he asked as I nodded my head and we walked off.
I had been in the manor for about an hour now, and I had found my room, and two empty beds. Though now, I was awaiting for my room buddy. But after about thirty minutes, I had gone outside to admire the wonderful weather today considering the fact I was always cooped up in my castle. I had seen the training room, and the other places and now...I had downtime, something I never had in the past. But now that I had it...I really didn't know what to do with it. I was literally the first newcomer here...and I wasn't that earlier, maybe thirty minutes! But I was okay with it, I had been around maybe a couple times. But my thoughts were interrupted by the door to the manor opening behind me. I turned around to see Link, my mentor, and another boy about my age with midnight blue hair and cerulean eyes.
"Hey Link. Who's this?" I asked as I hopped up and walked towards the two males.
"Hey Roy...I didn't think you'd be out here. But this is..."
"Marusu." he whispered, just loud enough for me to hear.
"Marusu? So...your name is...Marth?" I asked, saying each syllable as I did the translation in my head. Then I looked at him, and he was staring back at me in shock, but he quickly nodded his head.
"Wow Roy. That was fast. He hadn't said a word since we started. Do you guys know each other?" he asked, just as skeptical as I was.
"No. This is the first time I've seen him. But...if you guys are touring, if you don't mind, I'd love to tag along." I smiled as Link nodded his head and we walked away from the back area, continuing the tour.
"And that concludes our tour." Link finished as we stopped in front of my room.
"Thanks Link. That was really fun." Roy said as he opened the door to my room. Wait? Why was he going into my room? He must have been my buddy...which means he's from Fire Emblem...which means he might speak Japanese! I was really excited if he did, which meant I wouldn't be alone.
"So Marth? I meant to ask you earlier, but...ok, this is awkward." Roy sighed nervously as he blushed. "But...um...C'mon Roy...just say it! Marth! Are you royalty?" he asked me suddenly. I could tell he felt completely awkward, so he was kind of lucky that I was. I nodded my head and I could see relief wash over him. "Hey Marth. You know you can talk to me. I know you're not mute, but you don't talk. So...why don't you open up some?' he asked with a kind smile as he grabbed my hand. I felt really bad for not talking, but...I didn't want to embarrass myself. I sadly shook my head, and Roy looked a little disappointed as I did.
"Your so inside yourself, I'm starting to think you just don't feel like expressing yourself to the people who care about you!" he snapped, obviously upset before turning his back to me and pulling something out of his bed. "I promised Dad I would make at least two friends. But with my half Japanese heritage that I put myself under for the tournament, that's going to be harder than I though. I'm sorry Dad, I know I promised, but it's hard when your me." he sighed as he put the item away. "All I had to do was make two lousy friends by today. I already made friends with Link, but he's my mentor. And when I try..." he started before I walked up to him, my boots quiet on the soft carpet.
"Gomen'nasai. Watashi wa hontōni hokanohito ni aka remasen." I sighed as he turned around and stared at me, which made automatically he didn't understand me.
"Hey. It's okay. I was really shy once too. By the way...My name's Roy." he smiled as he showed me the picture. "Sorry if you heard my rambling. I was just thinking."
"Roi-kun? Anata wa watashi ni tazunetanode, watashi wa anata o motomete imasu. Anata wa ōzokute imasu ka?" I asked as he put the picture in between us.
"Yeah. I'm a duke though, not a prince. But anyway, this is my dad...he's the lord...of Pherae that is." he smiled as I looked at the picture, then thought of my own family. "Hey. You okay?" he asked me as he looked at me with sympathetic eyes.
"Watashi wa sensō-chū ni watashinokazoku zen'in o ushinaimashita." I sighed as Roy grabbed my hand.
"I know how you feel. I lost my mom when I was five. So for ten years...it's just been me and Father. I remember exactly how it happened too, and when I do..." he started as he shifted on his bed. "I can't help but feel it's my fault." he sighed, his voice sounding chocked.
"Anata wa hanashi o suru hitsuyō wa arimasen..." I started, squeezing Roy's hand before he continued.
"It's fine. I need to get it out of my system...if you don't mind me telling you." he started before I nodded, not wanting to hear it, but he really needed to get it out. "Thanks. I remember the moment like it was yesterday too..."
It was like any other peaceful day in Pherae. A five year old duke named Roy was sitting in the throne room on a rug with his mother, (fill in who you want. I'm not starting a shipping war).
"Mommy. One day, will I be as strong as Daddy?" Roy had asked as he played with his toys, his mother watching close by.
"Of course you will my son." Eliwood stated as he walked in and sat next to Roy. "One day, you're going to be big and strong like me." he smiled as Roy hugged him. This is how Roy's life usually played out day by day for the first five years of his life. That is...until a guard came towards the royal family and said the three words that would have changed Roy's life.
"Sire!" the guard yelled, calling to Eliwood as he ran up to him. "We're under attack!"
"What? Alright...call on the troops, I'll be out momentarily." he said as he turned to his wife. "My love. Take Roy and go to the safe room. Roy doesn't need to see anything like this at his age."
"But Eliwood..."
"No 'buts'. If anything happens to you or Roy in battle...I couldn't forgive myself." he said before he heard a 'boom' from outside. "Now go!" he yelled as he grabbed his sword and ran outside. Following her husband's orders, the queen took Roy and ran towards a safe room.
"Mommy! What's going on? Where did Daddy go? I'm scared!" Roy cried as he clutched his mother's dress as she ran.
"It's alright Roy. Daddy's alright. Now we must hurry before..."
"Before what milady?" someone asked as the queen looked up. One of the soldiers from the invading country had gotten inside!"
"Please! I mean no harm. Just...just leave." the queen pleaded as she started to back away from the soldier, until someone grabbed her arm, making her drop the young duke, though he landed on his feet.
"What's wrong Your Highness? Are we scaring you?" the guard who held her asked as he put a sword up to her throat.
"Mommy! What are you doing to her?" Roy asked as he watched the scene unfold in front of him, his navy blue orbs wide with terror.
"Roy. I'll be fine. Don't wor..." she started before she felt a sharp pain in her chest before collapsing and going black, but not before letting out a blood curling scream.
"Our work here is done. We can leave the little one." the first soldier, who was really an assassin smiled as he took off with the other, leaving Roy in the middle of the floor, outside the safe room, frozen in place.
"Mommy! I'm scared. Can you wake up now?" Roy pleaded as he shook his mother, a red liquid staining his pale green tunic. "Mommy? C'mon wake up! I'm scared!" he cried as tears formed in his navy blue eyes.
"Roy!" he heard someone cry as he looked up to see his father running towards him.
"Daddy? Daddy! Mommy won't wake up!" he cried as his father picked him up and took him to a sink in a bathroom next to the scene.
"Don't worry Roy. The guards will handle her." he sighed, trying not to sound worried in front of his five-year old son as he took off Roy's shirt and started to scrub it in the sink.
"Will she be up for dinner? Because I'm going to tell her how scared I was...but I'm also going to tell her that I was being brave." he smiled as he put his hand to his chest and struck a heroic pose, which made his father laugh before his expression got serious.
"I don't know Roy."
"What about my birthday? It's tomorrow and she promised a great present." he smiled before it faded as he saw his father's face. "Daddy? What's wrong?"
"Roy. I can't hold you back from the truth. But you have to promise to be strong. Your mother's...gone." he started, trying to choose a 'nice' word, but Roy knew anyway.
"She's...gone. The day before my birthday." he started as his father hugged him and let him cry on his chest.
"I'm sorry Roy."
Five years later, right before his eleventh birthday, Roy had come up to Eliwood with only one thing on his mind.
"Father. I'm done with sword practice." Roy sighed as he sheathed his sword and walked up to his father, but not in his usually cheery demeanor.
"Roy? What's wrong. You should be excited. Your birthday's tomorrow. Shouldn't you be happy?" Eliwood asked as he looked his son straight in his eyes.
"I know. But...today's the day. I can't believe I was that stupid that I thought..." he started before his father stopped him.
"Roy! I told you to forget..."
"Her blood stained my hands! For months!"
It's been five years!" Eliwood snapped, making his son look at him, straight in the eye.
"It doesn't matter. Yeah it's been five years! But you still miss Mom too! I can tell! So why do you want me to forget her?!" Roy screamed, tears streaming down his cheeks as his father brought him closer to his chest and hugged him.
"I know Roy. And I'm sorry I snapped at you. But I wanted you to forget because you know your mother wouldn't want you to see each birthday you had in pain because she was protecting you. I could've lost both of you that day you know. But your mother wanted you to live to see each birthday, not grieve for her and miss your birthday each year. She wanted you to remember all the happy times that all three of us used to have. She didn't do it to make either one of us sad." Eliwood whispered in his son's ear as Roy continued to cry.
"I know but...I can't help it. I pass by it so much...and I remember the blood splattered on the floor, the blood stained on my tunic. The promise she made me only hours before she died. The sword...that makes me cry a little inside every time I touch it...knowing it was my only item to remember her by Dad! I just wish she would be selfish for once...and...not have died." he sniffled as Eliwood stroked his hair.
"Roy. I know it's hard...but she didn't want either one of us to grieve. So...chin up. Your birthday's tomorrow and she wants you to be happy." Eliwood smiled as his son wiped his teary eyes and looked at him.
"Okay. No more tears. From now on...I promise to never cry. I'll grow stronger...for Mom." Roy sighed as he looked his father in the eyes.
"Alright Roy."
By the time he finished, tears were running down his eyes, but he had a smile on his face.
"Roi-kun..."
"I'm fine. It's over now. It could've been me. So...I guess I'm grateful that she died...I guess. But...every now and then, I remember the happy moments we had and I think that's why she died for me. But...it's over now. She's in a better place." Roy sighed as he put his picture away and walked up to the window. "Don't worry Mom. I'm doing this for you. You're always on my mind, and I'm glad you saved me.
"Roy...that's really touching." someone said as we both turned to see Link standing in the doorway.
"Link!" he screamed as he looked away in embarrassment.
"Rinku!"
"Sorry for eavesdropping. But I couldn't help it. That was a really nice story."
"Thanks. But not to be rude...but did you want something?" he asked as he wiped his eyes before looking at Link.
"Oh yeah. Master Hand wanted me to tell you that the ceremony is at six tonight." Link smiled as we both nodded before he left.
"A ceremony? I didn't think we had one of those." Roy shrugged as he laid across the bed. "Oh Marth...I had another question." he said before he looked at me as I nodded. "Sorry if it's kind of...offensive, but do you only speak Japanese?" he asked me as he blushed a little. I nodded my head as the blush disappeared from his face some.
"Sore wa watashi no tame ni warui kotodesu ka?" I asked as I looked at Roy.
"Of course not. How about I be your translator...if that's okay with you. We can get through the struggle of being a newcomer together. I may sound cheesy, but I'm for real. We can do this together. Royal and roy, roommate and roommate...best friend and best friend." he finished as we started at each other for a split second the burst out laughing, mean he clearly heard how cheesy he sound. "Okay...okay. I know it sounded like the funniest thing ever...but I'm being serious...let's do this together." he said in between his laughs as I nodded my head. I had finally made a friend who understood me. And it's weird to say...but... I could see a future...surrounded by me and Roy.
I have finished chapter 2! And Roy's story made me cry my eyes out...but oh well, now you know some history about Roy
Also, please comment, review, and tell your friends...because the more the merrier.
Translations:
Marusu- Marth's Japanese Name
Rinku- Link's Japanese Name
Roi-kun- Roy's Japanese Name
Gomen'nasai. Watashi wa hontōni hokanohito ni aka remasen- Sorry. I don't really open up to others
Roi-kun? Anata wa watashi ni tazunetanode, watashi wa anata o motomete imasu. Anata wa ōzokute imasu ka- You asked me, so I'm asking you. Are you royalty
Watashi wa sensō-chū ni watashinokazoku zen'in o ushinaimashita- I lost my whole family during a war
Anata wa hanashi o suru hitsuyō wa arimasen...- You don't have to talk...
Sore wa watashi no tame ni warui kotodesu ka- Is it that bad for me
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