Ike made his way to the meeting room, trying his best to cover up the dark bags under his eyes. He had gotten a good sleep, but maybe all that staying up a night or two before had gotten to him. Maybe it was just the stress he had to deal with. Yeah, it was probably something to do with stress, and baseball would probably help to relieve it in whole. He had no time to catch and pitch with Roy, though, he had other things to do, like finish up the battle plans. He had to be a leader, and that was what he was going to be, a leader. Ike pushed open the door to the meeting room and glances at Shulk and Ryu's faces. They were focused on the paper in front of them, Robin and Reflet seeming to be finding some flaws in what was the previous plan. There weren't many in total, just a few based on the sheet with red pen marks beside the twins. Ike felt himself become filled with energy, his eyes lighting up as soon as he saw the newly acquired weapons in the corner. Ike saw a beautiful sword with a golden blade at the middle of the pile, and frowned at it. Was it as comfortable as Tildne ,or was it something of a powerhouse? All Ike knew was that it had a war filled aura about it, and he would rather take the warm feeling his current weapon gave off instead of that thing. The four at the table noticed his presence after a few minutes, and they greeted Ike properly, moving Ike over to the table to review plans for the mission. Ike gazed with a frown at the plans, he had never see so many possible routes, possible exits, but this was a large city. Ike rose his eyebrows, and the others explained and got him caught up with the previous plan. Ike nodded and shuffled through who he thought to be for the front lines, he had better make this count.
Roy gazed lazily at the light in the middle of the kitchen, Link now starting to become bored, the small talk they had before starting to fade out into an awkward silence. There was nothing more to speak about, at least nothing that they valued enough to talk about. The light flickered after every blink Link did, and every fourth flicker was the quickest, and every first the slowest. It put Roy in a trance, only breaking out of it when Link placed his 7th glass of iced tea against Roy's face. If he was to be honest, Roy was probably as close to a frog as he could get when he kept from his seat in confusion. Link, as you would expect, let out a ghost of a laugh,"I've never seen you so terrified except the time you got suspended and Eliwood took all your baseballs." Link said, a grin on his face and his eyes glowing. It was, of course, a thing to talk about, and Roy took it as a sign. He felt pleased with where be conversation was going, and regained his senses,"Yeah, that was for a reason, but have you even seen Ike before he's gotten a whooping?"
Zelda waited patiently in her room for the others to get back, Pit already deciding to hit the hay before thy had to wake up tomorrow, or maybe in the middle of the night. The warm glow of the afternoon sun lit up his chocolate brown hair into a soft chestnut, and the closed windows were open to let some warm air through. It was nice, no worries until they had to do something drastic. It was like a vacation to them, or at least until they had to fight off them again. She'd prayed long hours about that, she hoped that the tree goddesses would answer her prayers. No on wished to fight off these creatures, they felt no need to besides self defense, but she felt as if it was more than that. No one had looked very into what had caused this, but based on what she had read on a stray newspaper, a nuclear power plant had exploded, sending radiation about the city. She guessed that it was that, but she would rather wait until she could confirm it before telling her theories.
Pit shuffled around on the top bunk, his wings twitching slightly as he attempted to adjust himself. Zelda grabbed a book and glanced at the cover, the object being an Algebra I book. The Hylian Princess smiled and brought out a piece of printer paper that was in a nearby drawer, that would take her mind off of this. Flipping to the first page, she completed the sample problems before delving into her own little world.
Pit's world was quiet, peaceful as he wanted it to be. Nothing bothered him when he dreamed, not even the alarm clock, nor Lady Palutena. It was, as you could guess, as relaxing as sitting in a spring. It also comforted him, gave him nightmares, and even worried him. Dreams weren't anything to mess with, and neither was this one. It was all just pink. Pink fluffy creatures he recalled to be a Waddle Dee ( or fifty ), and pink fluffy clouds. He would be surprised if it all wasn't cotton candy, but what truely piqued his interest was a pink puffball Lady Palutena once called a "Kirby." It looked, to say the least, odd. Hm, well, he might as well have some fun while he's here,"Hey, Kirby, right?"
A thud. That's what all of them heard, a simultaneous noise that caught their attention, some more than others. Roy and Link's heads snapped up to the ceiling, one of them listening and the other ready to strike. Zelda and a groggy Pit seemed to walk into the kitchen as well, the thud resounding as soon as they walked into the room, making Pit jolt and nearly smack Zelda with his wings. They all furrowed their eyebrows, trying their best to hear where it was coming from. It sounded from the ceiling, but where? The planning crew stepped into the kitchen later, Robin holding a large tome with a deep frown. They had no time for this, they didn't know who or what they were dealing with, but they might as well deal with it now. "Lets look outside and see what's up there." Mumbled Ryu, grabbing some gauze and wrapping a complex design in his fingers. Roy nodded and glanced at the rest of the group, making sure that all of them wanted to check it out. All of them made their way outside, the late afternoon chill reaching them right before they opened the door. Link grabbed his supposed weapon, his boomerang, and crouched in front of Zelda, ready to spring for his princess. Roy shuffled to the front, right behind Pit, and grabbed a few bombs from his pockets. The magic users had several tomes, good, they were prepared in terms of supplies, but were they skilled? Ike let out a breath and got ready to charge, holding his sword tightly before he shoved the heavy wooden door open, charging outside and glancing around. What greeted them was an entire line of the creatures entering the city, the survivors trying to fend them off before they got closer to the other residents who couldn't fight. Roy frowned and charged ahead, Ike and the rest of the group following.
The first person he saw was Lyn, and he rushed over to greet the previous baker,"Lyn! Hey, Lyn!" He shouted, tossing a few bombs into the large line of zombies. The green haired Sacaean glanced over to the group she heard her name from, and frowned as much as Roy,"Roy, I'm glad you're alive, but what are you doing here?" She asked, glancing at the group composed of teenagers ( besides Ryu ), then back to Roy. The redhead sighed and scratched the back of his neck, trying his best to explain all that had happened,"No time to explain, but all I know is that this gigantic hoard of the creatures were here." He rushed, both of the bombs exploding. Zelda and Reflet, the grand wizards of the group, destroyed the creatures with the flick of their wrists, trying their best to keep them at bay long enough for the others to form a stronger counterattack. Ike was, along with Shulk and Ryu,were holding the front lines along with Isaac and who he guessed was Daisy, a friend to Peach. Lyn stared at Roy for a moment then gave one of her encouraging smiles as she rushed off, Robin seeming to catch eye of her. The temporary tactician rushed over to Roy with a frown, shouting a few orders to the others before he stopped in front of Roy,"Hey, that was Lyn, right? I think there was a famous tactician who, um, Mark it was. Do you know where he is right now?" Robin asked, casting a quick spell that destroyed an entire row of the creatures, giving the others more room to charge. Roy shook his head, glancing at the main front to see how they were doing every few minutes. Robin reluctantly nodded before running a hand through his pearly hair, stress showing in his movements.
Roy glanced up at the sky a few seconds at the right time, the sun immediately catching his attention. The large sphere glowed a blazing red, the creatures seeming to mutate as the sky turned an alarming crimson color. What was this, the end of the world? Roy felt his breath hitch in his throat, his pupils expanding and seeming to dilate more and more as he felt fear taking over him, but the calm didn't come, it wouldn't. Roy's head shot down, and he ran towards the front lines, the creatures swiping the militia - like people out of the way and seeming to be intent on one thing, the center of the city. Roy hadn't seen cartilage like this in a while, and the decaying hands as big as him swiping people away in a mass of blood and cartilage didn't help. Roy saw Pit fly above and take one of them down, only to get a wing torn off and flung into the nearest building. Ike caught the angel and ran to the sidelines, consoling the angel as he, or it, screamed in pain. Zelda, Reflet, and Shulk were caught beneath one of the creatures large feet, crushed before any could scream. Monsters. Ryu and Link were crushed instantly by a building that Ryu couldn't hold up much longer, and then, h.
There was no end to the screams they shouted into the crimson sky, the sun only getting darker and darker as it fell down the horizon, until all he could see was darkness.
Roy shot up from his resting place at the counter, his eyes frantic and his breath heavy. That was, to say the least, a very displeasing dream, maybe even a nightmare. A warm hand rested on Roy's forehead, and when he whirled his head around, he saw it was Ike. He was alive an unharmed besides the dark circles under his eyes, and Roy nearly shouted to the heavens and back how happy he was that everyone was okay, or at least everyone left. Ike was alive, Pit, Reflet, Shulk, Ryu, Robin, Zelda, Link, his friends. They were okay, they were alright. Once Roy's breath returned to some state of normal, he stopped his staring at Ike and directed his shaky gaze to the ground. A dear feat to him, and kept them there, Ike's frown forgotten and shoved into the back of his mind to grow spider webs.
It was okay. He was okay. Everyone i y.
Heeeey, so the deadline got pushed back until early October, meaning that I get to work a little bit more on this fic. I don't want it to end up being something that was cut short because I wanted to meet the original deadline, so I'll try my best to stretch out the story a little longer, but there are very few more chapters to go, there really are. Plus, these guys suck at searching for Marth, like, guys.
Anywho, enjoy this chapter, and any reviews are welcome, I guess.
