Samus and Joey, Part 7
Tabuu
The alarm went off at 8 o'clock. Joey reached out and tapped the snooze. Samus opened her eyes. "Joey, did you even fall asleep last night?" Joey blinked.
"No, sorry." Samus sighed.
"Well, I guess you can sleep for the next few minutes before the alarm goes off again." Samus stood up and changed into her Zero Suit. "You do remember what the plan is, don't you?" Joey tried to nod. "I'm sorry, I'll let you sleep." Joey groaned and turned over. Samus pulled on her boots and readied her pistol. She looked at Joey and heard the alarm go off. Joey stood up and shut off the alarm. He looked up at Samus. "How are you feeling?" She asked. Joey limped to his closet and got changed.
"I've been better, but thanks for asking." Joey loaded his gun and stepped into Samus' room. She looked closely at him.
"You sure look rested." Joey smiled.
"I know, but I feel horrible." Samus smiled.
"I'm sorry to hear that." She stepped out of the room, followed by Joey. They walked to the dining hall. Joey dragged behind, walking slower. Samus turned around and stopped. Joey walked into Samus, not looking up. She giggled, lifting his head. "Really, why so glum?" Joey groaned. "Alright, you can tell me later. Maybe when this is all over." Joey nodded. "C'mon, let's go eat." Joey walked forward, bumping into walls. Samus turned around again. "Geez, you can't do anything by yourself, can you?" Samus grabbed Joey's hand and walked him to the dining hall. As they got in line, Joey finally snapped out of his trance.
"Where are we?" he asked. Samus turned around.
"Oh, good. You're really awake now." Joey nodded. "How do you feel?" Joey groaned.
"Still not good." Samus smiled.
"Well, all I can say is 'feel better.'" Joey smiled.
"Thank you." Samus stepped forward in the line until they were served. She and Joey sat down next to each other at the table. Peach sat down across from them. She smiled.
"Hey, guys!" Joey's smile faded.
"Oh. Hi, Peach." Peach edged closer.
"So what's new with you guys?" Joey sighed.
"What do you want, Peach?" Peach giggled.
"I just wanna see how my best friends are doing." Joey faked a smile.
"Great. Fantastic." Samus nodded. Peach clapped her hands together.
"Awesome! I am so excited for today! What about you guys?" Samus smiled.
"Definitely," Samus said, sarcastically. A voice came on the PA. It was Meta-Knight.
"Brawlers to the drop station. We are ready to infiltrate the subspace." Joey finished his breakfast and walked to the deck, followed by Samus. They each grabbed a parachute and stood by everyone else as they got ready to drop into the subspace. Meta-Knight's voice came on the PA again. "3… 2… 1… Go!" The door dropped, de-pressurizing the room. Joey felt the cold air run past him. Joey looked at Snake.
"Just like old times, right Snake?" Snake nodded, smiling. Samus held Joey's hand as they leapt out into the purple haze.
As they landed inside, they found themselves at a staircase. Everyone else soon arrived. Mario was the first to speak.
"Where are we?" he asked. As Mario looked around, he saw a giant, blue, winged humanoid fly toward them. He grabbed several orbs floating around the room and fired them at everybody. They all ran away, but to no avail. The orbs hit the crew, turning them all into trophies. Joey ran as fast as he could. He heard screaming coming from behind him. As he turned around, he saw Snake had been hit in the back, and started to change. Joey ran over to him.
"Snake? Snake?" Joey knelt down next to Snake's trophy. "Snaaaaaake!" Joey tapped his ear. He contacted Meta-Knight.
"Meta-Knight!" Joey yelled into the codec. "We have to retreat, we're dangerously outnumbered!" He heard nothing but static on the other side. "Damn!" He continued to run away, until he remembered something. He turned and ran into the fire, dodging the orbs flying at him. He came to a screeching halt next to a body on the floor. "Samus." She looked up at Joey.
"Hey... Joey." She tried to stand, but was unable to.
"It's okay, I'll get you out of this." Samus shook her head.
"No. Don't." Joey knelt down and held Samus in his arms. "Joey, when I first came here, I was just a pretty face. People would always flirt with me, invite me to places, but then you came along." She reached her hand up and touched Joey's face. "You were different." At that time, everything slowed to a stop around them. "You didn't try anything, I wasn't sure what that meant at first, but then I learned everything. You were in love with someone else, and you couldn't even notice another girl." Joey brushed a tear out of his eye. "But a few things happened along the way, and you finally noticed me. That was the happiest day of my life. I realized that day, no matter how many people like you, there's only one person for you." Samus started to cry. "You're my only person... and I feel horrible that it took me so long to realize it." Joey's tears fell off his face and tapped Samus. "You've shown me how much fun I can have with other people." She moved her hands to the floor and raised herself to a sitting position. "Joey..." She wrapped her arms around Joey and kissed him. Joey broke off and tried to pick Samus up.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you go." He carried her off to the far end of the battlefield, away from the staircase. Samus held onto Joey for dear life. Joey heard a whirring sound in his ear. As he turned around, an orb hit Samus. She fell to the ground as a trophy. Joey reached out his hand and grabbed the base of the trophy. "Samus..." He cried even more. "I never got to tell her-" With that, another orb came flying at Joey. He saw it before it hit him and ran out of the way, carrying the trophy. The orb was moving just a bit faster than Joey was running. After a few minutes, he stopped running and clutched the Samus trophy to his chest. The orb flew around him and hit him in the back. Joey's eyesight started to fade. The last thing he saw was Samus holding out her hand. Joey reached for her and felt a warmth in his grip.