Chapter 6: After that Smash Skiff!
OMG, an update! SQUEEE! Sorry, but school has recently been taking its toll on my writing time. Gah.
Marie hurried with the 5 other Smashers after the trail of smoke in the sky, a trail left by the Smash Skiff. Thick fog had begun to set in, and blocked some of her view. Suddenly, there was a flash of light, and black and red creatures with thin bodies and round heads that looked like bombs with pinched faces. Link readied his sword. "Bombeds. They throw their exploding heads at you, so beware." Link warned.
Marie nodded, pulled out her Rapier, and charged at a Bombed. "Yaaah!" She yelled, slashing a Bombed through the chest. It exploded in light, but its bomb-like head was tossed into the air, and fell down. It exploded in front of Marie's face, knocking her back.
Fortunately, Link caught her before falling down. Marie blushed deeply. "Hey, you okay? You look a bit red…" Link asked.
"N- NO! I- I mean yes! That just hurt." She said standing up.
"Okay, I'm just glad you're fine." Link said, looking at an approaching Bombed. "Try attacking them like this." Link then ran up and slashed the Bombed, destroying it, but dodged out of the way of the bomb before it exploded.
Marie nodded. She ran over to a Bombed, and slashed it, copying Link's previous movements. "Great!" Link commented happily.
They 6 Smashers continued this, but Bombeds kept replacing the ones destroyed.. "No! They just keep swarming back!" Pit complained. Just then, a Bombed threw its head at Pit, but he dodged it, destroying a Bombed behind him. As the headless Bombed fled, Pit shot an arrow at it. None came to replace the fallen Bombeds.
"Hey! Try it-a like that!" Mario said.
Marie dodged a bomb, and it hit a Bombed behind her, destroying it. The bomb flew into the air and destroyed a Bombed next to it. Marie began chasing the fleeing Bombed. "Aw, don't run! I just want to kill you! Hehehe!" Marie taunted. The Bombed tripped over, and Marie deftly stabbed the Bombed through the chest before it even hit the ground. "Yeah! Eat that, you bastard!"
In a few minutes, all the Bombeds were gone, and the Smashers could proceed. "Move move move move move move move muh-WOOOVE!" Link chanted. The Smashers dashed forward, and suddenly, the was another flash of light, and a Greap appeared. "Dammit! We don't have time for flakes like you!" Link said angrily. He leapt up, the Master Sword glowing, and he stabbed it into the Greap's head. It exploded instantly.
Link looked at the others. "Come on!" He yelled, and ran forward, the others following at his heels.
The Smashers kept running, and Link kept running faster. Suddenly, he stopped running, and collapsed. "Link!" Marie gasped, running over, turning Link over so he was facing up. "Are you alright?"
"Y-yeah, I think I just cramped…" Link said as he tried getting up, but screamed in pain and fell back down.
"LINK!" Marie cried.
"He probably is having a bad ache. He needs to rest." Pit said, panting.
Link gritted his teeth. "Fine." He relented.
The 6 Smashers stopped to rest, the smoke still in the sky. "Wow, Link, you really shot that Smash Skiff hard." Marie praised.
"Shut up." Link said bluntly, limping away.
Marie turned to Pit. "What's wrong with him?" Marie asked.
Pit crossed his arms. "Well, from the way I saw him fight and act, he probably suspects that that strange Penguin King Dedede has something to do with the people who kidnapped Zelda, and he wants revenge."
"Revenge?" Marie asked, looking at Link. "(Wow, I never thought Link, the hero of Time Himself would want revenge on someone.)" She thought.
A few minutes later, Link was on his feet again, and everyone was moving like they did when they started. "Hey-a, Pit?" Mario asked.
"Yeah?" Pit replied.
"Have you-a noticed that that-a smoke seems like it's-a getting closer?"
Pit stared at the smoke, which was indeed getting closer. "Whoa, I just noticed that." Pit answered surprised.
The smoke continued to get closer, and soon, the 6 Smashers were at a large rock mass, with an entrance with an iron frame. The Smashers stared into the darkness. The Smash Skiff was parked beside the entrance, emitting smoke aplenty.
"So, you think he went in there?" Link asked. He was more calm now.
"Uh-huh." Mario answered.
The Smashers kept staring into the cave. "(Damn. Why did that bastard have to go in there…)" Marie thought to herself.
Eventually, Link stepped forward into the cave, then Kirby, then yoshi, and then everyone else walked in.
After wandering in the darkness for a few moments, light appeared. Marie looked around her surroundings, and saw that they were definitely in a mine. Lanterns hung from sturdy, wooden frames. And rock walls behind them.
Suddenly, 2 tall, shadowy humanoid-like beings appeared. There was a red, shining sphere in their chest. They had not one head, but 2, and held large, curved blades. "Shaydas!" Link yelled, preparing his sword. "They are very skilled swordsmen. I'd watch out!"
"Got it." Marie said as she brandished her rapier.
The Shaydas stepped forward, and struck a pose, as if it was about to swing its swords. But they just stood there. Marie slashed at the Shaydas, hurting them. Then, suddenly, the Shaydas slashed at Marie, smashing her into the wall. "UGH!" She cried.
"Marie!" Link yelled, and slashed at one of the Shaydas. Just as it was about to attack Link, he destroyed it.
Marie staggered back to her feet, and lunged at a Shaydas, and jabbed her sword into its red core. It exploded in light, and the Smashers ran forward.
The mine was very twisting, and very maze-like. Soon, the Smashers came to a large area with shiny crystals illuminating the stony walls. The Smashers quietly walked forward, and suddenly, large, goldfish-like creatures with one huge eye and tentacles dangling from its underside appeared in midair, and flew towards the Smashers.
"Those are-a Feyeshes!" Mario said. "Don't-a be fooled by their appearance! They're-a deadly!"
Then, a Feyesh charged towards Marie, and thrust its tentacles at her. She jumped back, and then leapt forward to slice the fish-creature's eye. It exploded in a burst of light, but just then, another Feyesh came up from behind and electrocuted her. "Yowch!" She screamed, falling on her face.
"Marie!" Link yelled, glancing at her before slashing the Feyesh in front of him into oblivion. He then, jumped into the air, and stabbed the Feyesh attacking Marie through the heart, pinning it to the ground. The monster squealed in pain before exploding in light.
Link walked over to his fallen companion, and picked her up in his arms. Marie opened her eyes, and blushed bright red when she saw Link was holding her. "L-Link…" She gasped out.
"Hey, Link! Watch OUT!" Pit called out. The 2 remaining Feyeshes charged for Link. Pit shot an arrow through one of them, making it vanish. Link gently set Marie on the ground, and the Master Sword glowed.
Link then whirled around, cutting directly through the Feyesh. The monster split in 2 pieces, and exploded in light. The Master Sword reverted back to its regular state, and there was a burst of light, and the Smashers ran forward.
Then, the adventurers came to a long corridor, a small trickle of water running down the rocks. Wooden poles held up the ceiling, and lanterns hung from hooks in the rock. "Hey, I think we're almost there!" Pit said triumphantly.
"Well, then let's-a go!" Mario said, running forward. Marie's eye twitched. The Smashers proceeded, and soon came to a small opening in the rock wall, where sunlight poured in.
"Light! Glorious, LIGHT!" Pit proclaimed, falling to his knees. An angelic chorus played. Then, Link cut a stereo in half with his sword, and the music stopped.
The Smashers stepped out of the cave, but everything wasn't as peaceful as they thought it would be. They stood on a seaside cliff, where mist gripped the air. A stony castle sat in the distance, and in the cloudy skies was the silhouette of a very familiar battleship, surrounded by familiar crimson clouds…
Haha, cliffhanger. For those who have played the Subspace Emissary, you should be familiar with what happens. Read, Review, and Enjoy!