JazzGirl123 : I'm glad you enjoyed it. Peach is also one of my favorite characters to use too. I may think about doing a Peach/Marth pairing sometime, but romance isn't really in my genre of writing.

The Legend of Rune Factory : Thanks for the compliment! I'm very grateful. I doubt that this is really one of the best things you've ever read, there are so many better stories out there and my grammar isn't very good (Unlike classics)... Thanks again for the review! ^^

Sonar : Thanks! Olimar doesn't get much love, does he?

Thanks for all the reviews! Here's another chapter. ^^


Peach Tree

Miss Fortune

Crash!

Splash!

"Oh, no! I am so sorry!"

Toon Link was sitting in his dressing room, getting ready for his music rehearsal as the choral director. He was just about to whip out his Wind Waker to practice when someone interrupted him. That 'someone' was none other than Princess Peach, who came in to try and relax him right before the performance.

"I'll clean it up right away!" said the worried princess, walking over to him.

And now he was covered in iced tea. How did it happen? Well...


"Toon Link, are you in there? I thought you might need a refreshment..." came the voice of Princess Peach from outside his studio door.

Toon Link rolled his eyes exasperatedly, his hand already halfway in his pocket reaching for the magical baton. He took it out and shouted, "Come in! The door's unlocked."

"I'm coming in!" replied Peach, as a small click from the door was heard.

"Okay, but be careful when – "

Toon Link didn't get a chance to finish. As soon as Peach came in, bearing a tray with a tall, full glass of iced-tea, she tripped over a thick wire right outside of the doorway. The tray slipped from her grip, and was tossed into the air. Like in a cartoon or movie sequence, an imaginary camera in the dressing room zoomed in on the rising tray, and slowed the footage as the tray dropped from its apex and landed right on top of our surly green hero.

Crash.

Splash.

"Oh, no! I am so sorry!"

That's how it happened.

Peach was already standing next to him and wiping his face when Toon Link was trying to register what had just happened. Even though Peach was a bit of a ditz, she sure could make quick recoveries. Toon Link could only push Peach's frantic hands away in discomfort a few seconds later while mumbling, "I'm fine, I'm fine!"

Peach backed away and placed her hands on her hips. She had a very stern look on her face, one that made Toon Link stop fussing immediately when he saw it.

"No, you're not. Really, Toon Link, look at yourself! You're completely soaked!" said Peach indignantly, wringing her hands around. "I'm sorry, Toon Link, but you'll just have to bear with me for a bit!"

Toon Link's eyes widened when Peach was walking toward him, a concentrated look of determination on her face with her hands grasping the air. With a small 'urk', Toon Link was pushed out of his chair and onto the floor, where Peach was suddenly trying to take off his clothes.

"You need to change into a new pair of clothes! You can't go out like this with your tunic soaked with iced-tea!" Peach huffed, a malevolent gleam in her eyes. "Good thing I always keep some extra garments on me!"

Roy's head popped into the dressing room. When he saw the spillage of tea on the ground, overturned chairs and tables, and an arrow that whizzed past his ear, all while noticing Peach was wrestling with a shirtless Toon Link on the floor, he immediately backed out of the room and closed the door shut.

Adjusting the mic on his ear, he stated uncomfortably into it, "T-Toon Link is almost ready for the rehearsal, sir. And so is Peach..."

"Peach? Is she in there with Toon Link?" a voice on the other end replied. When Roy didn't respond, the voice continued, "Well, it's no matter. Get back to the stage, Roy. It looks like we're having some trouble setting up the stage lights."


"Peach can be so annoying sometimes," muttered Toon Link, whose hair was dried and neatly combed and was dressed in a fine suit and tie. "I know she means well, but she always manages to mess things up..."

He sighed. Toon Link looked at the mirror. He saw a growing child, dressed for success staring back at him. And yet, the expression on his face showed nervousness, agitation. The face of someone that had to endure many hardships. The face of someone that had to go on an adventure to save his best friend. The face of a twelve year-old boy plagued with stage fright and was worried about his next rehearsal.

It's just a rehearsal, he thought to himself. It's not like it's the real performance...

Toon Link glanced at the iced-tea placed on a round end-table by the door. Peach had ordered someone to sweep up the broken glass and had mopped up the remaining tea, and put another not-as-filled glass of iced-tea in his room.

She doesn't give up, that's for sure. Toon Link thought when he got up from his chair and walked over to the table. Beside the glass there was a small note. Surrounded by hearts, it read, :

I'm so sorry about the tea. Here's another glass.

Try your best, Toon Link!

Peach

Toon Link scoffed at this. He started to crumple up the note and was going to toss it away, but decided not to do so at the last second. He tossed the crumpled note onto his studio vanity, where it landed on the corner of the stringed white lights bordering the edges of the mirror. With an air of indifference, Toon Link took a sip from the glass.

Refreshing, Toon Link thought. He took another sip. Hm... it tastes like peaches.

Toon Link stared into the glass suspiciously. Then, shrugging, he downed the glass in a few gulps. Panting, he slammed the glass back down onto the table and wiped the dribble from his mouth.

"Puaaahhh!" Toon Link moaned in relief. He looked back at the note on the table.

Try your best, huh? Toon Link thought, taking out the Wind Waker from the inside pocket of his suit. He waved the baton around, sparkles trailing it in the air as he did so.

The speakerphone in his room suddenly buzzed, causing Toon Link to spin around in alarm. After a moment or so, a young voice said, "Toon Link, please get ready. The rehearsal is going to start in a few minutes after preparations are complete."

Quickly putting back the baton inside his suit, Toon Link adjusted the stuffy collar around his neck and made minor adjustments to his tie. Taking a deep breath, and throwing out two thumbs-up to himself in the mirror, he exited his room and headed backstage.


Toon Link could see every Smasher not on the directing team chatting behind the curtain, wearing the exact same outfits. Everyone was making their final adjustments for the chorus rehearsal, which starred most of the Smashers, save for those few serious – and one not so serious – ones. Toon Link saw Peach chatting animatedly with Zelda and Samus, but turned and gave him a little wave with an apologetic expression on her face when he came in. He jumped when someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.

"Whoops, sorry for surprising you!" It was Jigglypuff. She had a red bandana tied around her head, as well as having a microphone receiver on. She was carrying a clipboard with a pen docked behind one of her ears. "Toon Link, you're here! We're going to start in a few minutes, so just chill a bit and we'll be starting the show."

Toon Link nodded, not wanting to say much. Jigglypuff smiled at him and left, leaving Toon Link standing awkwardly by himself. Toon Link headed closer to the curtains. He decided that he wanted to take a quick peek at the audience outside. With a quick flip, the miniature hero of time stuck his head outside the curtains.

He immediately wished he hadn't. Outside, the seats were completely filled. In the front row, Crazy and Master Hand occupied three seats each, tapping their fingers impatiently against the floor. Behind them sat Snake, Lucario, Wario, Ganondorf, Bowser, Meta Knight, Mewtwo, and Wolf. Even though it was a rehearsal, it was a full house tonight; the rest of the seats were occupied by the Assist Trophies and a few other minor characters. Toon Link gulped; he couldn't imagine how full it would be when the actual performance arrived. When Isaac noticed Toon Link peeking from the side of the stage and began to point at him, Toon Link yelped and quickly removed his head from the hole. Breathless, he started to turn back to the backstage when he noticed a spotlight was suddenly focused on him, the other lights darkening causing screams and shrieks of surprise to be emitted.

Whizz.

Craaaash!

In a gruesome twist of events, a large stage light fell from the ceiling and landed right next to Toon Link, its glass shattering into a million pieces. Toon Link yelled an inaudible sound and dove away from the impact, performing a neat somersault. Everyone turned and gasped, as smoke billowed from the explosion and the lights returned back on to normal.

"Holy..." was all Toon Link could say after looking back at the demolished stage light. The members of the Smash chorus quickly ran over to see if he was alright.

"ARE. OH. BEE. Robotic Operating Buddy!" screamed a voice from behind the anxious crowd around Toon Link. Once again, it was Jigglypuff. She was certainly aggravated. Her face was certainly puffed up, and the tail of her bandana fluttered behind her head in fury. "How many times do I have to tell you to be careful when setting up the stage lights! You could have hurt someone!"

Hurt? Toon Link thought skeptically. You should be glad I wasn't killed!

"Argh, sorry about that, Toon Link. Are you hurt?" Jigglypuff asked him, leaning over and staring at him with her large round eyes. Toon Link shook his head. "Whew. That's good. We're still going to start on schedule, so hurry and splash your face if you're still shocked, okay?"

Still not able to respond with words, he only nodded.


Toon Link took her advice. He came out of the washroom feeling more refreshed, but was just as anxious as before. The calling bell rang right as he reached the stage. Everyone took their places. Some of the Smashers patted Toon Link on the back gently and murmured a few words of comfort before they passed through the curtains. Toon Link wasn't reassured at all, however.

He repeated to himself, "It's just a rehearsal. It's just a rehearsal. It's just a rehearsal..."

Each time he repeated the phrase his voice became feebler. Toon Link realized that he didn't have faith in himself. He knew he was going to screw up. After all, with all of the accidents that happened today, what else could go wrong?

Everything, Toon Link thought truthfully. Everything can go wrong.

Vwoosh.

Splash!

"Oh, no! I am so sorry!"

...

"Try your best, Toon Link!"

Vwoosh.

That's strange... Why did that just flash through my mind just now...? Toon Link thought to himself.

Shaking his head, he took a deep breath. He stepped out onto the stage, and was greeted by cheers and claps from the audience. The choral director gave the crowd a weak smile. Toon Link climbed onto the raised platform set in front of the Smashers, whom were all lined up in two rows in an arc-like fashion. The Wind Waker in his hand was trembling. He didn't know if it was the Wind Waker that was moving or his own hand that shook. Regardless, Toon Link tapped his foot to a rat-a-tat beat and vigorously plunged into the performance, a chorus of voices plunging in with him.

He knew one thing that he wanted after the show was over, something that propelled him to do his best as the choral director, even on this rehearsal. What Toon Link wanted was a freshly brewed iced-tea.


A/N : And there's Toon Link! Bet a lot of you guessed that one. Poor him, I knew how much I struggled with singing in chorus... I always get stage fright, and that ends up with me being out of sync with the others. But Peach seems to have comforted him nicely, right? (Plus Toon Link had to be the conductor, or choral director or whatever you want to call it. I had it easy!) Peach didn't seem to play much of a part this chapter. :|

I tried to not have Toon Link talk all that much, to keep him slightly in character. Did I succeed? Not likely. I tend to put a lot of monologues in...

Anyhoo, that does it for this chapter.

Next character clue : In Peach's heart

Hope you enjoyed, and I hope I update!

By the way... Iced-Tea trumps Lon-Lon Milk. It's a fact.