Hey again everyone! The title was courtesy of DianaGohan, who reviewed the chapter last time and said it might be a good title.
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Link opened his eyes. He looked around. He was lying in his bed in the Smashers Mansion. Zelda lay beside him, fast asleep. He just sat for a moment, admiring the way her hair tumbled across the pillow. He smiled, savouring the peace.
She murmured something softly under her breath and opened her eyes. She looked up at him for a moment. "If you were anyone else, that'd be a bit creepy," she said with a sleepy laugh. "Good morning, Link."
"Good morning, Zelda," he said. The two got up. Link sought out his clothing and exchanged his pajamas for them. When he turned back around, Zelda was wearing something unusual. She had exchanged her dress for pants and a light top. At his odd look, she shrugged, slightly self-conscious.
"The dress would get in my way. It's getting pretty old and torn up anyway. I thought I might like a change."
"You look nice," Link said, smiling.
"Thanks," she said. The two walked down the stairs, hand in hand. They saw Marth asleep in a chair. Roy was walking in a large circle around the main hall, his socked feet padding over the carpet. He turned to see the two.
"'morning, Link, Zelda," he said, yawning.
"'Morning, Roy," Link said.
"Mind taking the watch for a minute?" Roy said. "It doesn't really seem necessary, but Marth'll flip if I leave while I'm on watch, and I have to go to the bathroom."
"Sure," said Link. He sat down on the stairs, and Zelda sat next to him. Roy raced off.
A moment later, Kirby came tumbling down the stairs. He expressed his energy by rolling around the room, cartwheeling and bouncing, and then bolting for the kitchen.
"Hope there's something left for our breakfast," Zelda laughed. "Kirby might just eat it all."
"That's true," Link agreed.
Then Fox came, rubbing his eyes blearily. To Zelda's "Good morning, Fox," he replied with merely a grumble.
"Not a morning person, are you?" Link commented.
Fox responded with a more lucid, "No, I most definitely am not."
"Better get to the kitchen," Zelda said, half-laughing. "Kirby's already there."
"I will," Fox said. "I'm not letting that walking stomach eat all the bacon."
Zelda laughed. "That'll be hard. He looked hungry this morning. Better get going."
Fox obeyed, utilizing all of his considerable speed to run for the kitchen. A moment later, Roy came back. "Thanks," he said.
"No problem," Zelda replied. At that moment, Marth opened his eyes.
"Good morning," he said, stretching.
"Hey, Marth!" Roy said, grinning. "You're finally up."
Marth smiled at Roy. "Thanks."
"No prob," said Roy, returning his smile.
"We'd better get to the kitchen," Zelda pointed out. "Kirby and Fox are already there."
Worry dawned on Marth's face. "The two biggest eaters here besides Bowser... uh oh..."
"SAVE THE FOOD!" Roy shouted, sprinting out of the room. Marth, Link and Zelda pursued him, laughing.
There were others in the kitchen. Peach, as a sometimes annoyingly early riser, was up. She, with the help of Game&Watch, who didn't technically sleep, had made the bacon that Kirby and Fox were fighting over. Zelda found some fruit and a bowl, and with effortless ease she arranged the fruit into an appealing array. Marth made a sandwich, while Roy munched a big apple. Link picked up a banana from the counter and a piece of bread.
More people came down, greeting their fellows with cheer that hadn't been seen in them in a while. Everyone seemed to get it; today was the beginning of the end of the 'Smashers'.
"That speech of yours yesterday was excellent, Zelda," Fox said through a mouthful of bacon.
"Brilliant," said Roy.
I have not heard such heartfelt words in a long time, agreed Mewtwo.
"It was amazing!" Ness said.
"Perfect," Peach added. "You had them in tears."
"You have a talent for it," said Samus. When Marth offered him some food, he said, "no thank you. I've... eaten already."
"Alright..." said Marth, frowning in confusion. Marth had been in the kitchen before Samus, so unless the suited bounty hunter had a stash of food somewhere, he hadn't actually eaten already. But Marth was content to let people have their secrets, and Samus seemed to keep a lot of them. Not that he wasn't curious.
"Really, it was wonderful, Zelda," Link exclaimed, hugging her. "Good job."
"Thank you," she said. "All I said was what had to be said."
"And you said it perfectly," Link said.
"I just hope it was enough."
"It won't have been in vain," Marth promised. "We'll make it enough. Now... all we have to do is figure out where the Hands will go, find them... and destroy them."
"And be free," Zelda said quietly, a smile making its way across her face.
See you in the next chapter! Oh, and by the way, the sequel will be posted on Ultiman92's account, so watch him if you want to see what happens next!
And I advise you do. I've read a bit of what he has planned, and it is EPIC. I'm just along for the ride, putting my two cents in, and I'm going to enjoy seeing what he comes up with as much as anyone else!