Before we start, I'd like to clear a few things up.
1: First off, The Four Swordsmen has been discontinued. Who knows, maybe I'll write the finale later. But for now, I'm focusing on this story.
2: The "incident at the concert" will not be explained in the actual story, since pretty much all the Smashers know what happened, and there would be no need to have them randomly retell the story. So, I shall quickly give a debriefing on what happened.
Ike and Zelda are dating (blah blah blah), Link gets extremely jealous (blah blah blah), that doggie at smashville with the guitar holds a concert (Yadda yadda yadda), Link sees Zelda and Ike making out (Wait what huh), Link goes berserk and attacks Ike (blah yadda wait), giant floating hand expels Link (yadda what blah), other floating hand burns down the concert and Mewtwo in it (the end). That should hopefully give you a clue what the hell happened before this story. Maybe I'll make a proper one-shot prequel. But again, I'm focused on this story.
Okay, to the story!
Chapter 7: Unexpected Surprises
"I think my feet are feeling normal again..." Zelda said, walking in place a bit. About an hour had passed since she woke up, and now the symptoms of the black magic were wearing off.
"Good-a." Dr. Mario said. Again, he wrote down on his clip board. "Patient appears to be returning to normal. Irritability appears to have faded..."
Crazy Hand randomly bursted through the door with many get-well cards in his... hand. "HALLO DOKTOR!" He shouted in an awful German accent. "I BRING TIDINGS OF GOOD WILL TO THE PRINCESS, BUT I ALSO BRING DEATH THREATS TO THE MAN IN THE SKIRT!"
Zelda's expression became a bit worried. "Death threats?"
"... Okay," Crazy admitted. "There was about 8 and a half of them, but 7 of those were from me. The other 1 and a half are from Ganondorf." He opened up one and showed it to Zelda, which read "Dear sir or madman: You sir are a smelly abomination of the upmost vile upbringing. You deserve a pair of trousers in your pancakes! Loveity lovely Love, Crazy Hand"
Zelda took a step back from Crazy, in case he tried to shove the card under her eyelid like he did with Pichu a while back. "Umm... where's Link?"
Dr. Mario bit his lip. "Well, he apparently has a fleshwound in his side. It's a bit-a deep, but he should be fine. I can show you his room if-a you want-a to see him."
"Yes, please." Zelda demanded. The Doctor led Zelda out of the room, leaving Crazy Hand twitching on the floor.
Zelda entered Link's room. He was already up and about. He was shirtless, exposing a heavily bandaged area around his left kidney. "Top of the morning." He said casually.
Zelda was a bit shocked to see Link reacting so calmly to the fact he had a 2 inch deep wound where his kidney should be. "Umm... Do you mind explaining the fleshwound?"
"I think when that Levina character got caught by the police, she accidentally dropped her machete on me." Link explained. "I guess I'm lucky she didn't accidentally drop it on my head instead."
The princess shuddered at the thought of Link's accidental decapitation. "That's going to leave a bad scar..." She said. "Well, we both just almost lost our lives. Can you at least tell me that something came out of this?"
Link nodded. "Luckily, the police arrived just in time and they jailed that 'woman.'" He put a figurative quotation mark around 'woman.' "They interrogated her, and she spilt a few beans. The police also want to ask us a few questions."
Zelda nodded. "When?"
"In ten minutes at the police station." Link replied. "I see that you're able to walk, so I guess we'll walk down there now."
After a quick clothing change, the two exited the Smash Mansion. Zelda wore her red dress, while Link came out in his white tunic.
"Be on your guard." Link whispered.
If the rate of Shadow Blade attacks kept going, it wouldn't be long until they would just attack in broad daylight and rule the streets. Someone had to stop them, and Link was a bit worried that title would fall to him.
Smash Mansion
The formally dressed agent rolled past Wario. He looked from behind a potted plant, taking note of Yoshi and Kirby carrying a large cooler stocked with food to their room.
The Saharan Spy smirked. He looked at his watch, and his figure faded. He took several steps into the hallway, walking slowly to conserve power.
Soon, he got to a large Restricted area. "The Item Storage has to be here." he said. He flicked open a butterfly knife and cut the security tape. He opened the door and took a peek in.
The area was swarming with Alloys. Up ahead was a large "ITEM STORAGE" tag on a door.
The Spy mentally cackled. Still cloaked, he looked into the room. Alloys patrolled the entire area. All of them were ready to kill on sight. Except for a Blue and Red alloy in the corner busy making out, despite the fact they had no faces.
The Saharan Spy looked at his cigarette case. He pressed "5" into it. Gray smoke engulfed his body. It dissipated, and suddenly he took the form of Master Hand. He walked/floated into the room. The Alloys looked at him, getting into battle stances. But upon realizing that it was Master Hand, they returned to their patrolling.
'Master Hand' then said, "All of you!" The Saharan Spy sounded exactly like Master Hand. "Kirby and Yoshi have stolen another cooler from the Kitchen. Cease your patrolling and get it back from them!" The Alloys obeyed and left immedately.
"Hahaha!" The Spy cackled. He took off his disguise and opened up the Item Storage door. Golden Hammers, Ray Guns, Beam Swords, Bob-ombs, and other weapons littered the area. "With all this weaponry, the Shadow Blades shall be unstoppable!"
His plan was to report on any weapons and this was plenty. However, he also realized something else. The Smashers would not give them up without a fight. The only way to take on all 34 (excluding Link) smashers, was to divide them.
The Saharan Spy looked at his cigarette case again. He pressed 8, and then another gray haze appeared. When it faded, Zelda was left in his place.
"Time to cause havoc..." 'Zelda' said evilly.
Police Station
"It's a good thing you took that woman out of comission." The officer congratulated. "Those generals in that gang of theirs are especially dangerous."
Link and Zelda exchanged glances. "They have generals?"
The officer nodded. "Indeed they do." He pulled a folder out of his cabinet. He opened it up, revealing profiles on several key people in their gang.
Levina, also known as "Madam Condemed," is known for brutality and vanity. She is a vile, jealous woman who has targeted the maidens of Smashville simply out of envy. Once a very beautiful woman herself, a life of vice left Levina a spiteful witch. She terrorizes all of Smashville, murdering any woman who is fairer or younger than she... which is just about all of them. She has been seen using machetes to murder people, and against more powerful foes, black magic. Her Rending Aura ability makes any combatant she encounters become weak and fatigue.
Saharan Spyis a very dangerous general. He has no name, other than the alias of "Saharan Spy." He was once a member of the Smashville police himself, but turned to the dark side. Easily distinguishable by the formal suit and fez, he is a master of disguise. He has been seen impersonating anyone or anything, and can even perfectly mimic one's voice. His heavily-sharpened butterfly knife has found its way into more backs than army traitors.
Zin Hai'ju is a very bizzare and mentally unstable person. He is the most fear interrogator of the Shadow Guns and has tortured countless innocents in his never-ending quest to uncover plots against them (though, never finds them). Most recently, he has been seen trying to interrogate several tigers in the Smashville Zoo. His very gaze can cause a variety of ailments. Very few have survived his onslaughts.
Henry Falicain is the ringleader of the Shadow Guns. He has murdered many people on a worldwide scale, and now tries to destroy Smashville. He has a distant half-brother only known as Leonardo Cardinare, who was presumed dead when Henry destroyed his town. With an army at his disposal, Falicain is a very dangerous man, and knows how to fight.
"That's one out of four of them." The officer said. "Perhaps we can get the upper hand of this war."
Link nodded. "Thank you for your time, sir."
The two headed out the door, new information in their heads. With some information on the Shadow Guns' top generals, now they knew who to be on the look out for.
Smash Mansion
"It feels great to be back." Ike said happily. He had arrived earlier than expected, hoping he'd be able to catch Zelda's suprised face. He walked in through the front door after figiting with his pockets to find the key.
Fox, Falco, and Pit lazily sat on the couch (well, in Pit's case he was sitting up-side-down), flipping through the channels. Everyone else was training, conversing, or simply doing whatever. Falco recognized the swordsman quickly. "Hey there, stranger." He joked.
Ike smiled. "Hello Falco."
"If you're looking for Zelda," Fox said. "She's upstairs in her room."
The blue-haired swordsman nodded. "Thanks."
It didn't take too long until he accidentally met up with Zelda along the way up. "Hello, love."
Zelda replied only by pushing him away. "Stay away from me, you creep."
Ike raised his eyebrow. This was not like Zelda at all. "Is something the matter?"
"Yes," She said. "YOU are the matter. Frankly, I don't enjoy your company."
"But we're getting married." Ike stated, using simple logic to his advantage.
"Think again, you nimrod!" She took off the ring she had and threw it out the nearby window. "Crawl back to where you came from, because we are over!" She stomped upstairs to her room.
Ike was left hurt. Why would Zelda just suddenly dump him? Coincidentally, Marth passed by.
"Marth," Ike said, trying to get his attention.
Marth noticed him and stopped. "Hi Ike."
"Do you think I'm a nimrod?"
"Umm... that was an odd question. Why?" Marth asked, confused. He had missed the quick fight that had just commenced.
Ike sighed. "Zelda just dumped me. Why'd she do that?"
While Marth did see that was quite shocking, he tried his best to think of a logical explanation. "Perhaps she lost interest and met someone else?"
"But who?" Ike questioned.
Marth then said a few choice words that would have sealed the couple's fate. "Well, Link did arrive a few days ago."
"WHAT?" Ike yelled. "That punk's here to take her back? Over my dead body!"
Before interrogating Marth any more, he rushed into his room and dropped off his things. He rushed downstairs, unsure of where he was supposed to go. Sure enough, Link and Zelda were talking with each other, having a good time, even laughing at a joke or two.
His blood boiled. The quiet lobby went from a peaceful silence, to a deadly one. Link and Zelda both noticed Ike by the stairs. More importantly, they noticed how he still had his broadsword equipped. Passbyers stopped and stared at the three, as if they were about to watch a gladiator battle.
Link tried to break the eeiry silence. "Hello, Ike."
"Don't try to weasel your way out of this one!" Ike yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Link asked honestly.
Ike unsheathed his sword. "I know you come for Zelda, and now you will pay!"
CLIFFHANGER!
You: Help! This cliff is especially dangerous, as there are pointy rocks at the bottom!
Well, too bad my friend! For you must wait another (insert amount of time here) until I post the next chapter!
You: Nooo!