Here's chapter 4,

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Chapter 4 - The First Victim

It was a quarter after ten, the celebration had died down tremendously and the front lawn which held the joyful laughs was as silent as the grave. It was a bit windier than usual with the wind coming from the west. Zelda looked on from her balcony in her bedroom. She placed her hands on the white marble before, leaning down, looking for some sort of activity. She just wanted to be sure she wasn't overreacting. If Ganondorf was lurking in those swamps...she couldn't imagine what would happen. It has been seven years since she last saw him. Despite the time, Zelda can't be sure. It's not like Ganondorf to simply hide away like that. Also, the possibility of him being dead. No, Ganondorf can't just simply die. No, Zelda will never accept that. She will never accept that until she sees his head mounted on a spear, blood swimming out of his body and maggots eating his rotten flesh. She will never find closure until she sees him dead!

All the thoughts running through Zelda's mind kept her in such deep thinking that she didn't hear Samus coming up from behind. The sound of Samus's greeting jolted Zelda from her thinking. She jumped so sudden and turned to look at Samus. Samus couldn't believe what she was seeing. Zelda was breathing heavily with streams of sweat pouring from her face and neck. Her eyes struck with fear and anxiety. Samus has never seen this from Zelda before.

"Oh Samus, it's you," Zelda sighed as she made her way to her bed, sitting on the edge, patting her facewith a rag to rid the sweat.

"Are you okay, Zelda?" Samus sat right next to her friend and placed an arm around her shoulder trying to comfort her. Samus wasn't the type to help people feel better when they're down. Zelda completely ignored her question and responded bluntly, "Didn't you ever learn how to knock?!"

Samus thought that was out of line but she had a point. " Sorry, I'm not used to...knocking."

Zelda was able to pull herself together and looked at Samus, "I shouldn't have yelled, it's just I love to have my personal space." Samus nodded in agreement. "Fair enough."

Zelda picked herself off her bed and asked Samus, " You need something?"

Samus stood up and began to walk with Zelda back toward her balcony. " I have to tell you something. Did you notice any birds flying around during the party?"

Zelda looked confused, "What?"

"You know, birds, crows. I saw them flying over the Mansion during the party. I thought of it as nothing but..." Samus stopped her sentence when she noticed Zelda's eyes growing a bit. Zelda looked out from her balcony toward the west side of the wastelands.

"Zelda, does that mean something?"

"There's a crows nesting ground on the west side over there. They normally don't fly over until the spring."

"...and if they fly early?"

"They don't fly early unless..."

"Unless what?!" Samus didn't mean to raise her voice but she wants to know.

"Unless they're disturbed or spooked."

"Zelda, are you saying there's something in the woods?" Zelda began pacing back and forth, whispering to herself, "Oh no."

Samus grabbed hold of Zelda's shoulders, "What the hell is going on Zelda?!" Samus couldn't take it, something is up and she wants to know.

"Samus, I was in a trance on the west Balcony," Zelda began freaking out, "Something happened to me and someone spooked those crows!"

Samus's eyes grew in horror when she heard Zelda's answer. "Come on, we have to notify everyone!"

At that exact moment, a blood piercing scream came ringing through the hallways of the Mansion. The sound of it sent chills down the backs of the Brawlers and the scream went echoing in their ears. The marble halls draped with beauty and art were filled with terrified Brawlers rushing to the epicenter of the scream. Samus being the closest one to the scream ran down the hall with her vast speed. She arrived at the room, kicking down the door. She rushed into the dark room, holding up her Paralyzer gun around the room filled with shadows. She continued searching until she stopped dead in her tracks. Her mouth hung open and her eyes grew large in horror. The Paralyzer dropped from her hand landing on the cracked floor with a hard thud. The other Brawlers including Zelda rushed into the room with the same reaction as Samus.

Blood covered the walls of the old room. A sheet filled with cracks lied underneath with scraps of broken marble on the floor. The open window of the room sat dead ahead of the shocked Brawlers. A small figure, hung by a rope around her chest, was pushed slowly by the haunting wind back and forth like a Christmas decoration. There was noticeable gashes on her head and face, blood dripping down on the puddle below her. Scratches and claw marks ripped her clothing a bit and dark patches were seen clearly on her pink coat. Streams of tears can still be seen on her face even with an eyeball that's halfway gouged out. Silence was sent into the room as no one can comprehend the horrific scene. Samus ran to the balcony past the corpse, looking for the murderer. She saw a small black figure making their way back into the woods. The figure was too far away for Samus to pursuit. A boy made his way to the front of the crowd to see what was happening. When his eyes made contact, he cried out and burst into tears. Peach covered his eyes as the boy screamed into her pink dress.

Popo, fell to his knees, as his sister and fellow Ice Climber, Nana, hung dead with a perfect view of the West Wastelands dead ahead.

Now things are getting scarier! Nana has been claimed as the first victim. Samus sees the intruder from far away only to make out its small figure. What happens next is the race to find the culprit as they hunt down the Brawlers. What is the role that the Ganondorf/Bowser play? Did they kill Nana? All will be answered in future chapters.

Things will be getting gruesome and the language might get intense. It's still rated T but I might consider changing it to M for future chapters. Maybe, depends how descriptive I'll get.

I'll type chapter 5 as soon as I can and hopefully publish it. :)