Warning: There is shonen-ai in these chapters so if you don't like shonen-ai, DONT READ THIS
Sorry this took WAAY long. I was flooded with so much homework and a helluva lotta projects. This chapter has a lot more yaoi than other chapters. I rushed to get this finished since I realized that this chapter was taking too long. I hope you enjoy this
After a long painful day of training, they ate their dinner and headed back to their rooms. They met up with each other before they entered their rooms.
Link smiled and pointed to his new black tunic, "This is a black venom tunic. They said that it will improve my agility and defense. It looks cool too!" Link posed in front of them.
"Pichu," Aryl shouted as she ran towards them with a small glowing bell tied to the martyr's leash.
"There's no need for posing." Samus laughed. She looked at her black thief uniform, "My thief clothes are enchanted with wind and ghost property. Mewtwo said that it'll filter out physical damage since my defense is rather low."
Roy and Marth both moaned.
"We didn't get anything." Roy complained, "Stupid Kirby…"
Marth shrugged, "At least we might've gotten stronger. I'm going to hit the hay."
"Same," Link entered his room.
Samus yawned and entered her room.
Aryl ran into Marth's room. Roy followed Aryl in. Marth changed into his silk tunic. He plunged onto the bed face first and pushed his face against the fluffy pillow. Roy smiled as he looked at him. He changed into his silk tunic and silk pants and sat onto the bed. He ran his fingers gently over Marth's back. Suddenly, he jabbed them into Marth's ribs. Marth yelped and pulled away. He fell onto the ground. Roy laughed and lied down on the bed.
"That was worth it!" Roy laughed and smacked himself on the forehead, "That yelp was priceless! Do whatever you want with me, it was all worth it." Roy lost himself in laughter again.
Marth scowled at him as he climbed back onto the bed, "Do whatever I want eh?" He smiled sadistically as he crawled over to Roy.
Roy glanced at his smile, "What are you doing Marth?" He crept away from him, "Stay away!" He stuck his hands out at him but Marth pulled both of them away. Roy gasped as Marth planted a kiss on his forehead, "Marth…" He sighed gently.
Marth covered his cheek with butterfly kisses before he gently pushed his lips against Roy's. He suddenly pushed hard against Roy's lips which caused Roy to gasp. Marth let up and pulled the blanket over his body. He tucked Roy in and turned off the light. He turned over so his back faced Roy, "Goodnight Roy,"
Roy rubbed his overly red face, "Marth…why did you do that?"
"You said whatever I want." Marth replied as he picked up Aryl from the ground. He let her sleep right in front of his face.
Roy wrapped an arm over Marth's chest and leaned against the back of his neck, "Goodnight Marth…"
Marth grabbed the arm around his chest, "Goodnight…"
Samus and Link stood outside the room watching them. They both held handfuls of candy.
"I was going to trade some of my chocolate candies for your fruit candies but…" Link coughed, "I think I've lost my appetite."
"I concur," Samus replied as they both headed back to their rooms.
Mewtwo stood in front of Kirby, "Please let me go with them,"
"No," Kirby replied, "They have enough strength to take down Azure. You don't have to look over them."
Mewtwo shook his head, "No, it's not that. Ganon and I fought Azure before. His guards were weak but Azure wiped us both out like we were amateur mages! He killed Ganon. We were strong yet he still beat us."
"They are strong enough." Kirby snapped back, "And if anyone should be going with them," Kirby took off his black coat, "It should be me."
"You don't understand!" Mewtwo shouted, "Azure is a very powerful transformation mage! Roy is naturally stronger but he is a berserk transformation mage. He can't control it long enough. They'll be massacred!"
Kirby chuckled, "You don't see it. Marth is of the Lowell line. All members of the Lowell line have magic in their blood. Marth can easily match up against Azure."
"That doesn't mean he knows how to harness his magic. Let me go with them." Mewtwo begged.
Kirby stared at him sternly, "I'll let you go with them." His face hardened more, "You must stay with them at all costs. You're only there to protect them. Don't go there just to avenge Ganon."
"Yes sir," Mewtwo bowed and ran off.
Marth inhaled deeply as the sweet scent of cinnamon filled his lungs. He looked up at his sleeping red-haired friend that seemed to be emitting that scent. He smiled and pulled up for a kiss.
Roy's eyes suddenly snapped open. A gagging sound suddenly came from Roy as thick crimson blood flowed from his mouth. Marth gasped and jumped back, "Roy…"
Marth gasped in fear as he saw a sharp blade coming through Roy's chest. Marth suddenly found himself and Roy on the floor of a cold dungeon instead of sleeping on warm bed sheets. Azure cackled from behind Roy as he twisted the blade out of Roy. Marth held onto Roy's head gingerly, "Roy…"
Link rushed at Azure with his sword drawn. Samus followed with her dagger. Azure easily batted them away with his sword. He stared at Marth evilly, "You can't beat me."
A bright blue light broke out. When Marth opened his eyes, Azure lay on the ground lifeless. Jacqueline stood before him with a glowing bow and arrow.
Marth gasped quickly as he woke up. He wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Roy…" He felt tears building in his eyes.
Roy was already up and dressed for battle, "You were in a cold sweat. I decided not to wake you up." Roy kneeled on the bed so he could stare straight at Marth, "Are you crying?" He brushed the tears off his cheek, "What's the matter? Did you dream about your brother?"
Marth stood up, "It's nothing." He grabbed his armor and slipped it on. Aryl ran over with his rosary, "Thank you," He took it into his hands, "Aryl…" He wrapped the rosary around Aryl, "You should wear it."
Roy strapped his sword onto his belt. He fixed his hair in the mirror, "Let's go. They're probably waiting for us."
Marth picked up Aryl and his bow.
Link fixed the long black hat onto his head. He drew his sword and did a few practice swings, "I'll save you Zelda. I promise." He put his sword away and walked out.
Samus looked at herself in the mirror. She touched the mirror, "Is this me?" She closed her eyes and remembered the times where she just sat around tiredly in her regular inn maid dress with a saddened look in her eyes. She examined herself in the mirror. She seemed stronger and braver. I owe you Roy. You brought me to life again. Samus grabbed her circlet. I'll repay you… She pulled the cloak over her shoulder. I'll bring Azure down!
Mewtwo meditated by a growing blue flame, "I'll avenge you." He stood up, "You were my childhood best friend. I'll make sure Azure dies." A long black cloak shot into his hands. He wrapped it around himself and walked out.
Kirby met them all outside, "You'll all need to be in disguise both physically and mentally. Believe that you're who you say you are."
Samus took off her circlet and pulled the cloak over her whole body so the cloak covered her feet as well, "Okay,"
"You might need a little more than that." Kirby replied, "We have some spare cloaks and coats you can borrow."
Link picked up a forest green cloak. He rubbed some dirt on it to make the colour seem faded. He took off his long hat and stuck it into the cloak, "Do you have any water?" Kirby pointed to a nearby pond. Link stuck his fingers into the thick water and pulled back his hair with it.
Samus stuck her hand into some dirt and smeared it onto her face so she appeared tanner. She grabbed a few bandages and wrapped them around one of her eyes. She pulled her long blond hair in front of her face after that.
"What are you doing?" Marth asked.
"I was thinking we should pass ourselves off as mercenaries that just came from battle." Samus explained as she pulled her hood over her face.
"Good idea," Roy grabbed a ragged brown coat and tore off small pieces of it. He took off his fire headband and messed up his hair. He took a few bandages and rubbed dirt into them. He wrapped them around his arm and shoulder so it seemed to be broken. He let on sleeve hang loose so his "broken" arm hung on his chest.
Marth stuck his hand into the dirt and smeared it on his hair to make his hair a darker shade. He took his ragamuffin manteau and tied it tightly around his neck. He pulled the hood over his head and wrapped his eyes with bandages so he looked blind.
Link mixed red silt with the water from the pond. He created a viscous red liquid that resembled blood. They all took some of the red liquid and made scars on their body.
Mewtwo wrapped the cloak over his whole body so only one eye showed.
"I barely recognize you." Marth laughed as he pointed at Roy.
"Azure might be able to read you mind no matter how much you believe you're someone else. Stay far away from him or stay in a group of people."
Mewtwo tied a thin bit of twine onto Aryl's collar, "Aryl shall be your eyes Marth." Mewtwo gave the other end of the twine to Marth, "Aryl will have to be your eyes."
Ness came out, "Samus," He held out a pair of striped high heels, "We made these for you because out of all of them, you have the lowest magic potential. These high heels once belonged to a witch so they can enchant you with magic and absorb magic as well."
Samus took them, "Thanks," She slipped one of the high heels on. She gave the other one to Link, "You'll look like you have a limp. Make sure you hide it behind your cloak though,"
Link struggled to get the high heel shoe on. He placed his boot in his bag, "These are oddly uncomfortable."
Mewtwo looked out at the rising sun, "We should get going."
"Good luck on your journeys." Kirby muttered as he waved to them. He turned around and walked into his tent. He stared at them through the flap as they walked away. Even though everything was looking well for them, deep down Kirby knew; Mewtwo will never return.
Marth held his arms in front of him and walked shakily, "Why did I have to be the blind one?"
"You're lucky." Link smirked, "High heels are killer."
"Just because you're not comfortable with them," Samus replied.
Mewtwo looked down at Aryl. Pichu are known to be wild and untamable. What's with this one? Mewtwo turned to Marth, "Marth, can you tell me more about Aryl?"
Marth held onto the leash tightly, "I found her at the inn. She was sleeping on me so I decided to adopt her. I wanted her to stay back at the assassin village but she refused to."
"Where did the name Aryl derive from?" Mewtwo asked.
"My sister Jacqueline used the name Aryl to disguise herself. She thought that I would hate her because she ran away from Azure." Marth explained.
"Why Aryl and not Jacqueline?" Mewtwo asked, "If these questions are too personal, you don't have to answer."
"It's okay." Marth replied, "Aryl is the name I knew my sister the most as."
"At least you didn't name it after your lover." Link laughed slightly.
"Yeah," Samus added, "Or we'd have two Roys."
Roy's face immediately reddened, "We're not lovers!"
"Sure you aren't," Samus replied with a smirk.
Mewtwo laughed, "I read your minds. You two are in love." Marth's face reddened at that.
"Hey," Marth interrupted, "How come you couldn't just read my mind and figure out why I named her Aryl?"
Mewtwo stroked his chin, "I felt a very strong barrier stopping my telepathic skills. You are too connected with Aryl and that repelled my telepathy." Mewtwo stopped, "Oh! I must teach you something first before we go any further." Mewtwo summoned his usual purple aura, "Since Azure is a mage, he has certain weak points all over his body. They're called energy points and there are 360 of them on a human body. If you stab an energy point, you can halt the flow of magic. The points above the heart and on the forehead are critical points which will deal major damage to the point that they might die. I'll input the information into your head." The purple aura entered their bodies.
"Wow," Link felt his head, "Why didn't I have this when I had to go to school?"
Marth whipped his head around, "What happened?"
"Nothing Marth," Link replied, "We're going to beat Azure! When this is over; Zelda and I are going to build our own breakfast and bed hotel!"
Samus laughed, "What's with that?"
"Zelda and I made a promise that we'll open our own hotel when we make enough money. We were only a little away so I devoted my hunting life to getting money for her." Link glanced at his hands, "I've hunted so many. I'll find her." His face sobered.
Samus smiled and looked at the ground, "I wanted to be a thief mentor. I couldn't because my family was too poor and thief mentors don't get a lot of money. I don't have any family left and the thief guild is in Altea. Azure took everything from me…"
Roy shook his head, "We'll beat him. You'll fulfill your dream." A rare smiled flashed on Roy's face, "As long as you keep sight of your light, you'll reach your destination someday. My swordsman mentor taught me that. He's gone now…"
Roy's words floated around Mewtwo's head, "You're wrong…" Mewtwo murmured in a barely audible whisper.
"Mewtwo?" Marth murmured.
"My companion and I went to fight Azure. We were beaten badly. I managed to escape but my friend didn't. I don't know what happened to him…" Mewtwo winced at his words, "I must kill Azure."
Marth nodded, "We will. We'll stop him."
Link smiled and punched his fist into the air, "I'm sure we'll beat him." He turned to them, "Who's with me?"
They all punched their fists into the air, "Azure doesn't stand a chance against us!"
"Pichu!"
Gotta get back to work. I'll try and fit in another chapter soon. Please R & R