Chapter Four
Marth and company continued through the long stretch of desert. As they went on, Marth noticed something. As they came closer, he gasped.
There, in the distance...was a drinking fountain? Marth didn't care to think, and ran toward the water fountain he saw. The others were yelling at him for some reason, but he couldn't hear them. He leaped onto the water fountain, sucking at the spout like a vacuum.
His bliss soon ended, however, as the image of the fountain faded, and he was clinging to a large, spiny cactus. Marth yowled in extreme pain, falling to the ground, twitching.
Later that day...
Marth screamed out in pain, as the good doctor threw another cactus spine into a small pail. Roy laughed, saying, "I guess you really had a thing for that cactus!" Marth growled, "Shut up. OW!!! Not so hard...!" Dr. Mario chuckled, continuing to use his tweezers to pull out the spines. Marth whined in pain, still having about 25 more to remove. Zelda sighed. "Marth, how could you have fallen for such a bad mirage. I would understand if you thought you saw an oasis, but, a drinking fountain? It's kind of pathetic to think that a drinking fountain would be in the middle of a desert...You need to think a little more." Mario smiled, replying, "Oh, come now, Zelda. I think you would be just as happy if you thought you saw a bottle of water laying out here in the desert, now wouldn't you? Give him a chance, he was just really desperate for something to drink. The mind is a cruel trickster, after all..." Zelda sighed, nodding.
Marth growled, his body covered in cuts from all of the cactus spines that were removed. He then yelled in pain, as Mario sprayed a kind of medical treatment on Marth's cuts. Roy smirked, looking away from Marth. "Heh. You get what you deserve." Marth threw the pail of spines at Roy, covering him with them. "Take that!" Roy leaped on Marth, as they both started kicking and punching each other, yelling and screaming. Zelda rolled her eyes. "Here they go again..."
Marth and Roy leaped out to far sides of the desert, near two cactuses. Zelda blinked, looking to the doctor and asking, "What are they doing now?" Mario answered, "They're going to have a sword fight, that's all." Zelda blinked. "What do you mean, 'That's all?!' They're fighting with their swords! They could kill each other, you know!"
Marth yelled out to Roy, "Ready?"
Roy yelled back, "Yeah!
Both grinned, then yelled out, "GO!"
Both ran toward each other at top speed, slamming their swords at one another, their blades matching move to move. The swords clanged against one another, trying to overpower each other. Sparks of steel against steel formed from the swordsmans' blades as they clashed. Zelda and Mario watched, astonished by this feat of strength and agility. The blades continued to clash, seeming to be much stronger when used against one another, as they had never been used with such force and spirit in many of the battles before.
Marth then swept his foot into the back of Roy's knees, causing him to stumble lightly, as Marth quickly shot his sword across Roy's chest armor. Roy yelled out, as the blade had cut through his armor like a knife through butter. Roy remedied the disadvantage in damage by slamming the flat edge of his sword to Marth's head, causing him to yell out in immense pain, as he then sent three sword cuts to Marth's arms and chest. Marth's armor was able to absorb the blow to the chest, but his arms were starting to bleed from the cuts they had received. Marth yelled out in rage, slamming his elbow into Roy's gut, sending him stumbling back as he sent a flurry of sword swipes to Roy's sides, then leaping out of range for Roy's attacks.
Roy, coughing up a small amount of blood, charged at Marth, wielding his blade while yelling out loudly toward his adversary. Marth leaped away, grinning, as he knew that Roy would probably stumble like he has done in a previous fight. Roy smirked, grabbing Marth's foot as he jumped into the air, pulling off a reversal as he flipped Marth hard into the ground, face first. Roy then slammed his elbow down into Marth's back as his face hit the floor, then tried to jump on top of Marth to slam his whole weight on him. Marth rolled away from Roy quickly, slashing Roy quickly with the Falchion, as Roy yelled out, grabbing his face, where he was cut.
A figure, unable to be seen clearly from the waves of heat, was watching this fight, seeming not to have any other matters in the world. As the figure watched, the fight was coming to an end...
Roy charged Marth, using his blade to swing at full force toward Marth. Marth smirked, getting into a countering position as he caught the sword with his own, pushing forward hard as Roy stumbled off balance, as Marth stabbed the Falchion at Roy's heart, yelling as he did so. Roy closed his eyes, seeing that he was going to die.
Roy sat for a moment, eyes closed, then opened them, blinking. Marth had stopped his sword an inch before hitting Roy's heart, as Marth was grinning widely, saying, "You really thought I was gonna kill you, huh?" Marth then laughed, as Roy growled, finally reaching his breaking point.
Roy screamed out loud, "THAT'S IT! I CAN'T STAND THIS ANYMORE!!! YOU CAN RESCUE LINK YOURSELF! I'M LEAVING!" Roy then ran off from the group, soon disappearing into the waves of heat off in the distance.
Marth growled, yelling out in Roy's direction, "FINE! YOU SPOILED BRAT!!!" Marth then looked to the others. "Come on, everyone. Let's go."
Zelda and Dr. Mario quietly obeyed Marth, as the group started off in the direction of Ganondorf's castle, once again.
Now our heroes have lost an ally? Things seem to be changing a lot now...What could be next for Marth and company?
Marth and company continued through the long stretch of desert. As they went on, Marth noticed something. As they came closer, he gasped.
There, in the distance...was a drinking fountain? Marth didn't care to think, and ran toward the water fountain he saw. The others were yelling at him for some reason, but he couldn't hear them. He leaped onto the water fountain, sucking at the spout like a vacuum.
His bliss soon ended, however, as the image of the fountain faded, and he was clinging to a large, spiny cactus. Marth yowled in extreme pain, falling to the ground, twitching.
Later that day...
Marth screamed out in pain, as the good doctor threw another cactus spine into a small pail. Roy laughed, saying, "I guess you really had a thing for that cactus!" Marth growled, "Shut up. OW!!! Not so hard...!" Dr. Mario chuckled, continuing to use his tweezers to pull out the spines. Marth whined in pain, still having about 25 more to remove. Zelda sighed. "Marth, how could you have fallen for such a bad mirage. I would understand if you thought you saw an oasis, but, a drinking fountain? It's kind of pathetic to think that a drinking fountain would be in the middle of a desert...You need to think a little more." Mario smiled, replying, "Oh, come now, Zelda. I think you would be just as happy if you thought you saw a bottle of water laying out here in the desert, now wouldn't you? Give him a chance, he was just really desperate for something to drink. The mind is a cruel trickster, after all..." Zelda sighed, nodding.
Marth growled, his body covered in cuts from all of the cactus spines that were removed. He then yelled in pain, as Mario sprayed a kind of medical treatment on Marth's cuts. Roy smirked, looking away from Marth. "Heh. You get what you deserve." Marth threw the pail of spines at Roy, covering him with them. "Take that!" Roy leaped on Marth, as they both started kicking and punching each other, yelling and screaming. Zelda rolled her eyes. "Here they go again..."
Marth and Roy leaped out to far sides of the desert, near two cactuses. Zelda blinked, looking to the doctor and asking, "What are they doing now?" Mario answered, "They're going to have a sword fight, that's all." Zelda blinked. "What do you mean, 'That's all?!' They're fighting with their swords! They could kill each other, you know!"
Marth yelled out to Roy, "Ready?"
Roy yelled back, "Yeah!
Both grinned, then yelled out, "GO!"
Both ran toward each other at top speed, slamming their swords at one another, their blades matching move to move. The swords clanged against one another, trying to overpower each other. Sparks of steel against steel formed from the swordsmans' blades as they clashed. Zelda and Mario watched, astonished by this feat of strength and agility. The blades continued to clash, seeming to be much stronger when used against one another, as they had never been used with such force and spirit in many of the battles before.
Marth then swept his foot into the back of Roy's knees, causing him to stumble lightly, as Marth quickly shot his sword across Roy's chest armor. Roy yelled out, as the blade had cut through his armor like a knife through butter. Roy remedied the disadvantage in damage by slamming the flat edge of his sword to Marth's head, causing him to yell out in immense pain, as he then sent three sword cuts to Marth's arms and chest. Marth's armor was able to absorb the blow to the chest, but his arms were starting to bleed from the cuts they had received. Marth yelled out in rage, slamming his elbow into Roy's gut, sending him stumbling back as he sent a flurry of sword swipes to Roy's sides, then leaping out of range for Roy's attacks.
Roy, coughing up a small amount of blood, charged at Marth, wielding his blade while yelling out loudly toward his adversary. Marth leaped away, grinning, as he knew that Roy would probably stumble like he has done in a previous fight. Roy smirked, grabbing Marth's foot as he jumped into the air, pulling off a reversal as he flipped Marth hard into the ground, face first. Roy then slammed his elbow down into Marth's back as his face hit the floor, then tried to jump on top of Marth to slam his whole weight on him. Marth rolled away from Roy quickly, slashing Roy quickly with the Falchion, as Roy yelled out, grabbing his face, where he was cut.
A figure, unable to be seen clearly from the waves of heat, was watching this fight, seeming not to have any other matters in the world. As the figure watched, the fight was coming to an end...
Roy charged Marth, using his blade to swing at full force toward Marth. Marth smirked, getting into a countering position as he caught the sword with his own, pushing forward hard as Roy stumbled off balance, as Marth stabbed the Falchion at Roy's heart, yelling as he did so. Roy closed his eyes, seeing that he was going to die.
Roy sat for a moment, eyes closed, then opened them, blinking. Marth had stopped his sword an inch before hitting Roy's heart, as Marth was grinning widely, saying, "You really thought I was gonna kill you, huh?" Marth then laughed, as Roy growled, finally reaching his breaking point.
Roy screamed out loud, "THAT'S IT! I CAN'T STAND THIS ANYMORE!!! YOU CAN RESCUE LINK YOURSELF! I'M LEAVING!" Roy then ran off from the group, soon disappearing into the waves of heat off in the distance.
Marth growled, yelling out in Roy's direction, "FINE! YOU SPOILED BRAT!!!" Marth then looked to the others. "Come on, everyone. Let's go."
Zelda and Dr. Mario quietly obeyed Marth, as the group started off in the direction of Ganondorf's castle, once again.
Now our heroes have lost an ally? Things seem to be changing a lot now...What could be next for Marth and company?