Author's note: Hi again!

Well, here's the other half to Memories that was originally going to be on the previous page. XD Oh well. This way, it's in more bite-sized pieces for you all.

Enjoy!


Memories - Part 2

Blinking awake, Link looked around him. It appeared he was still standing, somehow, and there was a large crowd of people around him. As his vision cleared, he was able to see them better and he stumbled in shock. Where had all these people come from? They all looked so different! They certainly weren't all from the same dimension, that was for sure.

"Link?" a voice asked.

He looked to the side of him and saw Princess Zelda. He blinked in surprise. "Zelda?" he asked.

"The hand also visited you in your dream?"

"Yeah. I-"

"Link? Zelda?" a young voice asked.

Link looked down and saw a more cartoony version of himself looking up at him in wonder. He gawked. "Wha-?"

"I'm called Link, too! I also know a Zelda! Well, technically, Tetra, but still!"

"Interesting..." Zelda said. "It seems we have duplicates in alternate realties, Link."

"Yeah..." Link replied, still staring at the other Link.

"Did you also receive a magic spell in your dream?"

He finally looked back at her. "No, I got a whistle. The hand called it a-" He froze at what he saw. He gaze darkened and his hand immediately grabbed his Master Sword.

"Link?" Zelda turned around. "What's-?" She also froze, then a ball of Din's Fire erupted from her palm. "Ganondorf."

"Hyaaaargh!" the smaller Link yelled. "Ganondorf?"

Ganondorf scowled at them. "Now, this isn't a very welcome reception, is it?" he asked. Smirking, he raised a fist that glowed purple. "Just who do you two think you are?"

There was a shocked paused between the Hylians. "You don't... remember us?" Zelda asked.

"Not in the slightest... so you're clearly too insignificant for me to remember."

Link scowled. After all this man had put them through, he was going to claim that he didn't remember them? How dare he. He drew his sword and shield, taking up a defensive stance.

"You should be dead," he said.

Ganondorf laughed. "Delusional fool. A man of my power can never die! How dare you even think such a thing!"

He suddenly lunged forward. Link quickly held up his shield and Ganondorf's fist connected with it with a loud clang. He held fast as the fist continued to push against the shield, sending his feet sliding slightly across the gravel. Making his other fist glow purple, Ganondorf swung around the Hylian Shield. Thinking quickly, Link lowered his shield and raised his sword, causing the fist to collide with the blunt side of the blade. The crowd around them gasped, all backing away as the two pushed against each other, each trying to overpower the other.

"Link!" Zelda cried.

She threw a burst of flames, which struck Ganondorf in the side of the face. He recoiled, pulling away, then drew his sword with a snarl.

"Little whelp!" He swung it at Zelda. Link was about to block it with the Master Sword, but another sword entirely intercepted it. "What-?"

The owner of the sword appeared to be around Link's age, wearing a very expensive-looking tunic and some sort of tiara in his hair.

He looked up at Ganondorf through his blue bangs. "(That is quite enough,)" he said.

Link blinked. What language was that? It certainly wasn't one he knew, but, then, how was he able to understand it?

"You heard him," a voice said. Link looked to the side of him and was surprised to see the giant gloved hand floating nearby. The hand clicked its fingers and, suddenly, Ganondorf's arms and legs snapped together. He seemed unable to move. "Behave yourself." Ganondorf glared at him, apparently unable to talk, as well.

A lot of the people in the crowd seemed to put themselves on guard at the sight of the hand. Others gasped.

"What is that?" a small blonde-haired boy asked.

"I am known as Master Hand. This dimension is my home... and I have invited you all here for one reason: to enjoy yourselves in friendly fights." The fighters glanced around at each other. "You were not forced to come here, neither will you be forced to stay. You are all free to come and go as you please. You need only use the means I provided to get you here." Excited whispers broke out. "All the arrangements have been made for this to be a safe fighting environment. You can neither be hurt..." He appeared to glance towards the blue-haired man. "Nor killed here. Think of it as rather like..." He appeared to glance at a blue jackal, a yellow mouse and a pink cat. "A Pokemon battle."

"Pokemon?" a small boy in a baseball cap asked in confusion.

"That sounds like fun!" a blonde-haired woman in a pink dress said.

"Yeah," someone in a futuristic metal suit added, "this sounds like something I could get into."

"Also..." Master Hand said, appearing to glance at Link and Zelda. "The reason why your adversary does not recognise you is because he is from a different branch of your timeline. He is not the same one you remember." Link's eyes widened. "Well... I will leave you to your introductions for now. Get to know your fellow fighters. You will understand each other perfectly, because of my magical translator, so there is no need to worry about that. Enjoy yourselves." He disappeared.

The group looked at each other awkwardly for a minute.

"Alright!" a blue hedgehog said wih a smirk. "Everybody in a circle!" They all complied, including Ganondorf, who seemed to be able to move now. Link kept a close eye on him. "I'm Sonic! Freelance hedgehog and fastest thing alive!"

"I'm Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kindgom!" the blonde-haired woman in the pink dress said. She giggled.

"I'm-a Mario!" the red plumber next to her said. "Also from-a de Mushroom Kingdom!"

"I'm-a Luigi!" the green plumber next to him said. "Mario's-a younger brother!"

"(I'm Yoshi!)" the green dinosaur next to him said. "(The Mario Brothers' best friend and trusty steed!)"

"And I'm Bowser," the giant green turtle next to him growled, "king of the koopas and Mario's worst nightmare." He pointed a clawed finger at Mario. "And don't you forget it!" Mario rolled his eyes.

"(I'm Donkey Kong!)" the ape next to him said. "(Same story. Also from the Mushroom Kingdom!)"

"(I'm Diddy Kong!)" the monkey next to him said, jumping around. "(Donkey Kong's nephew!)"

The yellow plumber next to him laughed. "And I'm-a Wario!" he said. "Also from-a de Mushroom Kingdom! Give me your money!"

"We certainly have a lot of people from this 'Mushroom Kingdom'..." the person in the futuristic metal suit next to him said. They removed their helmet to reveal a blonde-haired woman. "I'm Samus, a bounty hunter." She said no more on the matter.

The man in the helmet next to her saluted. "I'm Captain Falcon!" he said. "F-Zero pilot..." He glanced at Samus. "And also a bounty hunter."

Samus looked at him in intrigue. "Huh."

"I'm Red!" the boy in the cap next to her said. "A Pokemon trainer who's gonna be a Pokemon Master someday!"

"(Hi!)" the yellow mouse next to him said. "(I'm Pikachu! A Pokemon from this guy's world!)" He pointed at Red.

"(And I'm Jigglypuff!)" the pink cat next to him said. "(Also a Pokemon!)" She held a pen to her mouth. "(Wanna hear me sing?)"

"(Argh!)" Pikachu yelled. He swiped the pen from her hand. "(M-Maybe later, Jigglypuff!)"

She puffed her cheeks angrily at him. "(Hey!)"

While she tried to wrestle the pen back, the blue jackal next to her folded his arms. "I am Lucario," he said, "and I, too, am a Pokemon."

"I'm Kirby!" the pink puffball next to him said. "I'm from Dream Land! And I like singing, too!"

Jigglypuff stopped wrestling with Pikachu to smile at him. "(You do?)" she asked.

The penguin next to the puffball smacked him on the head. "Don't you dare, Kirby!" he yelled. He then casually lifted a hand. "Sup. I'm King Dedede of Dream Land." He indicated the reddish-creatures to him. "And these are my minions, Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos."

One of the creatures, which was wearing a bandana, waved. "Hi!" he said.

The strange creature in armour next to him was silent for a moment. "I'm Meta Knight," he said. He looked away for a moment. "Also from Dream Land."

"I'm Pit!" the winged boy next to him said with a huge grin. "I'm an angel!"

"I'm Fox," the orange fox next to him said, "Arwing pilot and leader of the Star Fox team."

"And I'm Falco!" the blue pheasant next to him said. "Fellow Arwing pilot!"

"I'm Wolf," the grey wolf next to him said. He glanced at Fox with a smirk. "Wolfen pilot and leader of the Star Wolf team."

"I'm Ness!" the small boy in the baseball cap next to him said. "I come from Eagleland!"

"I'm Lucas," the small blonde-haired boy next to him, who looked like he might be from the same world as him, said. "I'm from Tazmily Village..."

"I'm Princess Zelda of Hyrule," Zelda said from beside Link.

"I'm Link," Link said, "also from Hyrule."

"I'm also Link!" the smaller Link next to him said.

"Whoa, hold the phone!" Pit cried. "There's two of you?"

"Apparently so," Zelda replied.

"Well, that's going to get confusing..." Peach said.

"How about we just call hm Young Link?" Samus suggested.

"Hmm..." Pit said. He snapped his fingers. "I've got it!" He pointed at the smaller Link. "He looks kinda toony, so we'll call him Toon Link!"

Everyone around Pit laughed, while Toon Link simply pouted at him.

"Anyway..." Zelda said, indicating the blue-haired man from earlier, "moving on..."

"(I am Prince Marth of Altea,)" the blue-haired man replied.

Next to him, Ganondorf folded his arms and closed his eyes. "I am Ganondorf," he said. "Gerudo king. Demon thief. Future ruler of Hyrule." A small fire appeared in Zelda's palm when he said this.

"I am R.O.B.," the robot next to him said.

"Rob?" Peach asked.

"Robotic Operating Buddy."

"Oh."

"(I'm. Mr. Game. and. Watch,)" the two-dimensional man next to him said in a series of beeps.

"I'm Olimar," the man in a spacesuit next to him said, "from Planet Hocotate." He indicated the flower creatures next to him. "And these are Pikmin." The red one waved.

"I'm Popo!" the boy in a blue parka next to him said.

"I'm Nana!" the girl in a pink parka next him said. "And, together, we're..."

They high-fived and spoke at the same time. "The Ice Climbers!"

"I'm Ike," the blue-haired man next to them said. He folded his arms. "Leader of the Greil Mercenaries and originally from Gallia."

"And I'm Snake," the man in camouflage next to him said. "Former spy, special operations soldier and mercenary from America."

Once the introductions were done, the group decided to mingle, some choosing to go for a walk with other fighters. When Link eventually determined that Ganondorf posed no current threat, he turned to Prince Marth with a smile.

"Hey," he said, "thanks for earlier."

Marth brushed the hair from his eyes. "(It was my pleasure,)" he replied.

"Why did you decide to help me?"

"(Ganondorf attacked first. You were merely defending. It seemed the right thing to do.)"

"Oh, okay." Link paused for a minute, unsure whether to ask his next question. "Prince Marth?"

"(You may call me Marth.)"

"Oh, thanks. Marth?"

"(Yes, Link?)"

"Do you wanna... walk around with me for a bit?"

Marth nodded. "(Of course.)"


Link smiled at the prince. Yep, it had been a very strange day indeed. He'd met people from dimensions that he hadn't even known had existed and had fought an alternate version of Ganondorf, whom he still couldn't believe had agreed to join in on the friendly fighting. He couldn't say he regretted it, though. He'd discovered an amazing new world and had made an amazing new friend.

He was still very grateful that Marth had stepped in to help him fend off Ganondorf. Who knows what would have happened otherwise. Maybe one of the other fighters would have stepped in, instead. Although, if that had happened, then he probably wouldn't be such good friends with Marth today.

He looked down at his knees. In fact, if he'd gone with his original instinct and ignored his dream, thereby never coming to Smash World in the first place, he'd have never even known Marth existed. He shuddered.

"(Link?)" Marth said.

Link looked up at him. "Hmm?" he replied.

Marth smiled. "(Apparently, Zelda will be trying the hundred-man brawl in a while. I assume you'll want to watch that?)"

Link's eyes lit up. "Yeah? Well, of course!"

Marth chuckled. "(I thought so.)" He shuffled around slightly on the armchair and angled himself towards Link. "(In the meantime, why not tell me more stories? They're always fascinating to hear.)"

Link nodded. "Sure."

He began telling the story of the Spinner that he'd found in the Arbiter's Grounds, all the while marvelling at the bond they shared. They came from two separate worlds, spoke two separate languages and lived two separate lives, yet they gelled so well together. It was incredible.