A/N: Hi, guys! I believe this chapter came out a day late, but at least it's out! ^_^ Please note, this is not a romantic story! This is revolved around friendship, trust, and forgiveness! However, I am a Zelink fan, so I'll have fluff (fluff is really sweet content like "I'll always be there for you," "We'll always be best friends", but it still has its distance from romance)between them! But, no lip-kissing(since it's apart of romance). I guarantee to all of you, that I am not heartless, and that this story will make your heart flutter! Hope you guys like this chapter!

Next chapter upload(Estimated): Oct 4-8(I am purposely excluding weekends)

Super Smash Bros Brawl Ascension

Chapter 10: A Lonely Rejection

With Zelda and Dark Link

Zelda stared into the eyes of Dark Link as he took his hand from her chin and moved a piece of strand out of her eyes. Zelda has never seen such a tender gaze in a villian before. His gaze also demonstrated... longing.

"What is he longing for? Why is he being so... gentle?" she thought.

Dark Link took both of Zelda's hands and helped her up. "Are you hurt anywhere?" he asked as he respectively inspected her.

"No, I'm fine..." she said as she looked down. "What is this place?" she asked. Dark Link took her chin again. "It's my castle; the room we're in right now is my throne room." Dark Link explained as he smiled at the Hyrulian Princess.

"Then... that must mean you're a king... right?" Zelda concluded.

"You could say that," Dark Link replied. "And you could be my queen," Dark Link said.

"Q-Queen? He wants me to be his queen? But... why me? Does he have any connection with Ganondorf? Or maybe Link? He looks just like him!" Zelda thought.

"Dark Link, I-I..." she stuttered as she looked into his red eyes.

"Please, Zelda," Dark Link begged. Zelda could feel her heart soften as his plea. She cleared her throat before she spoke again.

"I..."

With Samus and Link

Samus kneeled down to the ground to study the footprints. She tried to determine which way they went, looking to her right and sometimes to her left.

Link stared at Samus as him and Mario stood in awkward silence. Yoshi, sensing that his friend was feeling nervous, decided to speak up.

"Yoshi!" Yoshi said. Both Samus and Link looked at the green dinosaur as Mario petted Yoshi's head.

"What-a is it,boy?" Mario asked. Yoshi began to wiggle his spiked tail.

"What is he excited about?" Samus asked, studying the sudden movement in Yoshi's tail.

"Yoshi! Yoshi!" Yoshi repeated, jumping up and down.

"I have-a no idea what he-a wants!" Mario concluded as he plotted himself down.

"Maybe he's hungry," Link suggested.

"Well, then give him some food!" Samus said, looking back down at the footprints. Mario reached in his pocket and pulled out a star cookie. Yoshi quickly snatched it and began munching on it. Link walked over to Samus and knelt down with her. "Have you found anything out yet?" Link asked as he stared at Ganondorf's footprints.

"Well, they didn't just run off. They flew off." Samus answered as she stood up.

"How do you know?" Link questioned as he got up with her. Samus pointed to her left, where a group of trees were standing, and the top of them looked as if they had been bitten off!

"Looks like someone needs piloting lessons!" Link joked as he laughed. He then blushed when he heard Samus's soft chuckle. This is the first time he has seen Samus's smile. It was innocent and friendly.

"I think I've misjudged her... ugh! I'm such an idiot!" Link thought to himself.

"We should head that way, then. They couldn't have gotten far. Let's go!" Link ordered. Samus nodded in agreement. Her and Link immediately took off, Yoshi and Mario running after them.

"Wait-a for-a me!"

With Zelda and Dark Link

Dark Link held Zelda close as he gazed into her eyes.

"I... I..." she stuttered as she gazed into his eyes. "...no." Zelda answered as she closed her eyes and pulled away from him.

"No? What do you mean no?!" He questioned.

"I already have a kingdom to govern. I don't need a king." Zelda replied as she showed seriousness in his eyes.

"Zelda, this is your kingdom now!" Dark Link confessed as he reached for Zelda's hand, but Zelda pulled it away.

"Tell me how I can get out of here!" Zelda demanded as she prepared a Din's Fire attack.

"Zelda, please don't do this. Can I please just talk to you?" Dark Link explained, taking no action to defend himself.

"Talk to me...?" Zelda repeated as her eyes softened a little. Dark Link smiled again as he reached out for her hand again, but Zelda stepped back.

"What do you want from me?" Zelda asked.

"I want you to trust me!" Dark Link replied. Zelda could feel her heart calm down as he approached her. Dark Link wrapped his arms around her shoulders, embracing her. Zelda was speechless as her head rested on his chest. Slowly and gently, she hugged him back. She felt... safe and confident in his warm arms, as if he made a vow to never hurt her.

"...Zelda!" a voice said in her mind. Zelda shot her eyes open, her arms still wrapped around Dark Link's torso. "Zelda, help me!" the voice said again.

"Peach?" Zelda asked herself. In her mind, she saw Peach with a scared and distraught look. "Zelda, help me, please!" Peach begged again.

Zelda quickly pushed Dark Link away and ran out of the throne room.

"Zelda!" Dark Link called, pursuing after her. Zelda spun around, launching a Din's Fire attack at him. Dark Link fell towards the ground as the attack hit him. He quickly got back up and continued to run after her.

"Peach! Peach, where are you?!" Zelda called as she ran down a dark hallway. Zelda could hear a small crowd behind her.

"Great!" Zelda exclaimed to herself. She turned around to see large pink fishes with large blue eyes staring at her.

"Eh..?" Zelda asked. They then started to float to her... at a very fast speed!

"KYAA!" Zelda screamed as she ran after her.

Zelda and the weird like fish assisst trophies were dashing up and down hallways, stairs, and chambers.

Seeing that she had ran far away from them, Zelda placed her back on a wall, doing breathing exercises, trying to catch her breath. "My mind must have projected Peach, trying to tell me I had been distracted... thank goodness..." Zelda said softly. She then heard a voice from a far.

"Don't just stand there you idiots, after her!" Dark Link ordered. Zelda then closed her hands and clasped her hands together. Sparkles swirled around her and as her hair flowed through wind.

The Feyeshes(A.K.A. the weird like fish assisst trophies) began heading where zelda had ran off until they were paralyzed. A body came out from a mysterious purple-like wind. Her mouth was muffled with a rather unclean scarf and she had a white head cap. The majority of her outfit was blue, a red Sheikah Eye symbol was imprinted on her chest.

The Feyeshes dashed at her, only to their misfortune. The Sheikah member was too fast to the comprehension.

After the Feyeshes hiliariously ridiculed defeat, Sheik came across a dark lit room with a crystal like stage.

"Peach!" Sheik exclaimed. Sheik ran up to the princess, tapping on her shoulder. Light engulfed the darkness as Princess Peach awakened. Peach was about to collaspe to the floor until Sheik caught her.

"Peach? Peach! Peach, wake up!" Sheik exclaimed as she shook the Mushroom Kingdom Princess. The princess slowly opened her indigo eyes, starring into Sheik's eyes.

"Peach... thank goodness you're okay." Sheik said as tears welled up in her eyes.

"...KYAA!" Peach yelled as she jumped away from the Sheikah warriorr.

"What's wrong, Peach?!" Sheik asked, approaching her.

"No! You-you stay away from me!" Peach warned as she hid behind Daisy's trophy.

"Peach, it's me! It's Zelda!" Sheik tried to explain.

"Last time I checked, Zelda does NOT have a masculine voice!" Peach reported as she ran behind Mario's brother, Luigi.

Suddenly, red lights flashed on and off, with loud sirens ringing.

"Great!" Sheik said. She quickly ran behind Peach, sweeping her off her feet and jumping from wall to wall.

"Wait! My sister! And Luigi! We have to get them!" Peach shouted.

"We'll get them later, I promise!" Sheik replied, focusing her eyes only on the walls jumped on. Peach looked into the red eyes of the Sheikah warriorr.

"You... promise?"