Link and Triforce_Fan_98: Sniff
Me: Really you're still crying from the last chapter.
Link: No, Impa kicked me out so now I can't see Zel!
Samus raises an eyebrow
Samus: What were you really doing at Hyrule Castle?
Zelda: I would like to know the same thing (Zelda comes out of the shadows)
Link and Triforce_Fan_98 Gulps
Link and Triforce_Fan_98: We were…..
Me: Can we get on to the story then we will continue this interrogation later?
Zelda and Samus: Fine
Link and Triforce_Fan_98 glance up at the ceiling
Me: Thanks to PK-Smash-Attack for your review, this chapter will be a little bit shorter and I will try to make it easier to read. Now on with the story!
Chapter 4
Samus's POV
I collapsed against the wall of the ship clutching onto the last piece of the 07th Platoon. Adam's helmet. Tears streamed down my face, but I didn't wipe them away instead I just buried the helmet closer to my chest. You could've saved him. You could've sacrificed yourself and saved him, but instead you let him die for you. A voice said in my head. "No." I whispered more tears running down my face. You should've died, it should've been you, but instead you let the ones you love die for you. "No." I said a little bit louder. I tried to keep my voice strong, but my voice was cracking and becoming weak. All you bring is death and sorrow. You will always be alone and you will die that way. The voice whispered in my head. "GO AWAY." I screamed throwing the helmet against the wall and fresh tears streamed down my face. I wanted to die right there. I wanted to see my parents and Anthony again, I wanted to see Adam again. I wanted Anthony to call me princess one more time. I wanted Adam to call me Lady and brush a strand of my blonde hair behind my ear because it was "out of uniform". "Ten more minutes until we land." Adam said, but it sounded like he was talking underwater. I stood and looked in the mirror. My hair was a mess and my face was streaked where tears had previously been. I redid my hair and picked up my helmet off the hutch and put it over my head and looked in the mirror again. I saw what everyone else saw a warrior, but I knew in reality I was only human. I gave one more glance at the mirror before walking into the teleportation device. Smash Mansion was a three story white washed mansion that had outdated green shutters and a bright red door with a gold knocker. In my mind it was the ugliest piece of shit you will ever see and I can't even believe some of the brawlers called this place home. I walked up the stone path and opened the door. The main lobby was a medium sized room with a three piece couch and a large TV hanging on the dark red wall. There was a staircase in the corner leading up to the other three stories and another door lead off to the cafeteria. "Samus!" A voice called out from the other side of the room I turned around to see Link, Zelda, and Ike made their way over to me. "Master Hand, didn't receive your letter, so we didn't know if you were going to make it this year." Link said with a frown. "But, we're glad you could make it." Zelda said politely elbowing Link in the gut. I rolled my eyes at the two who were now having a small conversation in their home language. "So, Sam are you staying?" Ike said tearing his eyes from the couple. I glanced over at the door and then back at the two Hylians and Ike and I slowly nodded. "Yeah I guess I'm staying." I said and the small group cheered. "Hey Ike, Sam, Zel." Marth said coming up to us his eyes narrowed as he saw Link next to Zelda. "Link." He said Link's name as if he was a week old piece of pizza and was put into Wario's pants for a week. Marth turned away from Link so that his back was against Link and he turned towards Zelda, Ike and me. "Master Hand wants all brawlers to report to the lunchroom so he can make an announcement and so we can get our room assignments." Marth said with a frown. He turned towards Zelda and gave her a smile. "Do you want to sit by me princess?" Marth said. My bottom lip quivered at the nickname he gave her. "No thanks I'm going to sit by Link." She politely said putting her arm through Link's. "You heard the lady Gayferd go and sit by yourself." Link said with a smile. I bit my lip. Zelda looked at me and I was grateful for my visor. "Are you ok Sam?" Zelda asked giving me a small smile. "Yeah I'm fine." I said. "Come on Lady." Ike said and that's when I snapped. I turned on my heels and ran down the hallway through the foyer and into one of the hallways, I kept running ignoring the voices calling my name behind me I turned the corner and put as much as distance between me and the others as possible. I ran into a room and sank into a corner and put my head in my knees. The words echoed in my head. Always alone.
Zelda's POV
I sighed and ran down the hallway after Samus with Link and Ike right on my tail. "What did I say that I made her so upset?" Ike asked running beside me. "Let's just say she's had a difficult past and she's still sensitive towards some parts of it." Link said running on the other side of me. "And we don't know what she has been through last time we saw her." I reminded Link. Link nodded. "Your right Zel, we don't." Link said a worry line forming on his brow. "I thought she was a warrior, you know tough as nails, fearless and emotionless, trained to kill." Ike said interrupting Link and my conversation. Link looked over at Ike and I saw something in his eyes that I've seen a million times when he was defending me back at Hyrule and yet it always amazed me. "Samus Aran is a lot of things, but she is not an emotionless killer, she's been through hell and back and seen stuff that would give you nightmares. She has every right to be emotionless and to block people out. She's not emotionless everything she does affects her whether it shows or not." Link said with a firm nod. "I agree with Link, Samus isn't cold hearted, she does have a warm side you just need to dig a little deeper." I said. "So where do we look first?" Ike said. "Link you go check the gym and the training room, Ike you check the garden and the dorms and I'll check the lake and the library." I said coming up with a game plan in my head. "If one of us do find her how do we tell one another?" Link asked. "I can help with that." A new voice said. The new voice sent shivers up my spine I knew that voice. "Snake." I sneered turning around. "Hello Princess, Link, little boy blue." He said with a smirk facing Ike. "I can help you find Sam and I know a way we can communicate with one another." He said rubbing the stubble on his face. "What's in it for you?" Link asked crossing his arms over his chest. "Nothing, I owe Sam a favor anyway and I'm her friend." He said shrugging. The comment threw me off, but just for a moment. "Group huddle." Ike said. Snake pulled out fresh cigar, put it in his mouth, but didn't light it. "What are you guys? Six?" Ike glared at him and Snake went silent. We walked out of hearing distance before Ike spit on the ground. "I don't think we should let this asshole help us find Sam." Ike said shaking his head. "Ike, what's your deal with Snake ever since Brawl you two have been at each other throats." I said crossing my arms. "Zelda's right, you and Snake have being quarreling ever since day one, what is this all about?" Link said. Ike shook his head. "Look you guys, Snake is bad news, he's unstable, he smokes and he's a loner. I just want to keep Samus safe that's all." We all looked back at Snake who was standing there with the cigar in his mouth watching us with those beady eyes of his. "Hey you guys done having fun time over there, I would like to fine Sam before dark if that's ok with you." He said looking at the sun that was setting behind the lake. On a normal day it would've been a perfect afternoon to go and sit by the water with Link, but we had to find Samus. Link looked at me and then Ike and then back at Snake. "Snake, you're in, go check the docks and Samus's ship." Link said. Snake gave us a wicked grin and started to walk towards us. "WHAT? HELL NO THERE IS NO WAY HE IS COMING ALONG WITH US." Ike yelled. "Ike we need his equipment in order to find Samus, besides he is he only one that knows how a trained soldier's brain works." Link said giving me a wicked grin. "I hate to be the person to break up this argument, but the sun is setting and we still have a missing bounty hunter." Snake said. What made him so grateful to Samus and how did he change so quickly and why. Link's voice snapped me out of my thoughts "I hate to say it, but we got to get going." He said nodding. "Aw thanks elf boy I feel closer already." Snake said pulling out four walkie talkies and giving them to us quickly. "We need a code if one of us find her before the others do." I said. "Um what about cuckoos?" Ike said. "What about no, we don't want to give Link a heart attack and then we will have a lost bounty hunter and a Hylian with a heart attack." I said with a frown. "Apples." Snake said. "What?" Link said. "Apples, it's a simple code and if anyone passes us we can say apples." Snake said and I nodded. "It's simple and if we get in a pickle we can just say apples." I said. "What if we get into a tomato?" Link asked with a grin. Ike face palmed. "Let's just go find Sam." Snake said passing by Link. Link grabbed his arm making him stop and look at Link. "If you hurt Samus in any way Snake in any way I swear to the goddess Din that I will kick your ass so badly that you will be in the infirmary for a year, got that." Link said venom lacing into his words. Snake nodded once. "By the way Link I wouldn't dream of hurting Sam, not in a million years." Snake said his face softening for a moment, but as fast it came it passed and the face of a man was replaced with a face of a solider. Link nodded. "Let's go find us a bounty hunter."
Samus's POV
Darkness surrounded me as I stood in the middle of what looked like a large room with a single spotlight on me. I looked around, but I couldn't see where the light source was coming from. "Hello?" I called out. Silence. "Hello." The voice pierced the silence like a needle. "Who are you?" I yelled into the darkness. "The question is who are you?" The voice said. "Stop trying to answer my questions with your questions." I snapped. "Alright let me shed some light on the situation." The voice said. A bright light made me cover my eyes. When I lowered my arm I was noticed I wasn't in my power suit instead I was in jeans and a white t-shirt with military boots and a leather military jacket. "Hey Lady you coming?" A voice said behind me. I whirled around. A warm light made the hallway seem warm and comfortable. The man had brown hair, but grey streaks in his hair gave away his age and his uniform was sparkling and white not an ounce of dirt on it. "Adam." I breathed in. He smiled at me and I smiled back. I ran towards him I tried to jump into his arms, but Adam and the warm light was gone. I bounced off of something hard and skidded back a couple of feet. The dragon roared and laughed at me with a horrible screeching noise. "Hello again young Samus are you ready to die so soon?" Ridley said. He didn't look a day older than he was now. "Back so soon I thought you enjoyed going to hell." I retorted. I used the opportunity to observe my surroundings. The walls are covered by lava and holes and the ground was covered in lava like a pool. I didn't see how I wasn't boiling at this point. "You just don't know when to give up young warrior do you?" Ridley shot back. "No, I guess not." I said shrugging my shoulders. "Why don't you just give up, I've killed everyone you love." Ridley said. "Friends." I said. I don't know where the word came from it just came to my head. "Friends? Your inspiration is friends?" Ridley snapped in a mock tone. Zelda, Link, Snake and Ike's faces all came to mind and I felt a surge of hope flow through me. "Yeah friends." I said looking up at a large dragon. All of the sudden Ridley lurched forward and his eyes glowed green reminding me off the stories that Zelda used to tell me about the Goddesses and prophecies. He screeched and then a raspy voice flowed through my head.
Five warriors will take arm
To fight against darkness one shall fail
Two warriors clashed in battle one will hail
A heroic sacrifice will bring the light
With final breath will seek the truth
A darkness will expire through the night
The war will be won with a sacrifice
Ridley shrieked and slashed at me with his claws, but I jumped back and my suit materialized on me and I charged up my arm cannon ready for the final blow when Ridley's claws ripped through my suit and threw me to the ground and my suit dematerialized around me and my body started to get blisters from the heat and I felt something warm running down my chest and I looked down. All of the bottom of my shirt was torn and red from blood. My blood. I felt weak like my body was being dragged down my lead. "I won't quit." I said, but the words came more as a mumble then a battle cry. "Goodbye Samus Aran I hope to see you soon." Fire emerged me. I screamed, but no one could hear me.
I woke up in a cold sweat with the words Ridley said ringing in my ears. I heard a sound, but I figured it was just a figure of my imagination until I heard it again. Clunk Thump Clunk. It sounded like someone was running up the stairs towards me. I held up my arm cannon, but then I remembered without my helmet and I left it in the lobby with Ike, Link and Zelda. "Shit." I mumbled and backed against the edge of the door. Someone turned the corner. "Sam-"WHACK. My arm cannon made contact with the perpetrators face and the figure fell on the floor. Ike was on the ground holding his nose. "Ow!" He yelled. "Sorry Ike." I said pulling him on his feet. "Its fine, I was overdo on a nose job anyway." He said making me laugh. His eyes turned big. "Did I the humble mercenary make the badass bounty hunter laugh." He teased with a sly smile. "I guess you did." I said making both of us laugh. He pulled out a small black device that I realized was a walkie talkie and pressed the button. "Apples." He said and then put it back in his pocket. "Apples?" I said turning my head too look at him. "Long story, don't ask." He said making me laugh again. "Do you want to get out of here?" Ike asked me. I nodded. "Who else tried to follow me?" I asked walking down the stairs and out the door of the dormitory. "Zel, Link, Snake and me." Ike said coolly, but I could hear the bitterness in his voice when he said Snake's name. I changed the subject by saying. "You look like shit." He laughed at my comment a small smirk forming on his face. "You don't look much better." He teased and I realized he was probably right. He put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me in closer. Usually I would rip their arms off and beat them with it, but I decided to let Ike keep his arm, besides Ike wouldn't hurt me and I felt safe with him. "Sam?" Ike said knocking me out of my daze. "Yeah?" I looked up at him a few blue strands of hair sticking out from his bandanna, but he didn't seem to care. He looked me right in the eyes. Blue meeting blue. "Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked. I felt something I haven't felt in a long time. Love. I nodded. "Yes Ike I will be your girlfriend." I said. He leaned in and his lips met mine. The kiss was passionate yet relaxed. I pulled back first and he gave me a wicked grin. "Let's go home." He said. I gave him a small smile, but something in his eyes seemed wrong. Something he wasn't telling me. "Yeah let's go." I said and let him pull me towards the dorms.
Me: Sorry for the long chapter I just needed to get the stage set for upcoming chapters…. The next chapter will be shorter and more characters will be added please review and I will see you guy's next chapter
