Chapter 12
Samsu let out a heavy sigh as she looked through the row of dresses she was currently standing in front inside of at a local clothing store in Toad Town. And even though the bounty huntess wasn't one for this type of attire she figured that it wouldn't hurt to look through the selection. Because perhaps if she was lucky she might find a dress that a certain mercenary might enjoy to see her wear from time to time. But before she was finished looking through the current row of dresses the sound of the shop's main door opening and closing caught her attention. And when the long blonde haired woman turned her head slightly she saw three woman and two anthromorphic men walk into the clothing store. When she saw that Fox was in the group however, she quickly turned away from them while she muttered to herself, "Why is Fox here in the Mushroom Kingdom. The last time we talked was before he left to find someone to hire him for work on another continent." She then proceeded to turn away from the dresses when she added, "Well, I guess I better go find out why's his here." She then calmed herself before she walked up to the group and ended with, "Well, this is a surprise. I wasn't expecting to see you here, Fox."
"S-Samus?! W-Why are you here?" The green eyed fox replied, completely caught off guard.
"Oh my Fox, do you know this woman? Because I think I've seen her face somewhere before..." The pink dressed woman asked, causing the bounty huntress to look in her direction.
Out of the corner of the blue suited woman's eyes however, she saw the vulpine blush quite heavily when he told them all, "Yes, I know Samus. In fact she and I have been married for a few years now."
Hearing this prompted the Mushroom Princess to let out a gasp before she commented with, "Oh yes, that's why her face seems so familiar. Your wedding was the most talked about headline in all of the continents that have a newpaper business."
"Yes, that's right. However, thanks to General Peppy of Corneria, Fox and I have been able to live a peaceful life out in the country away from city. Or at least that was the case before he decided to try and find odd jobs outside of Corneria all together."
Upon saying this Samus saw the light brown and cream furred fox's ears fold back as he said, "Yeah, I know that was selfish of me to do to you. But don't worry once my current job is completed then I won't make you worry like this ever again."
"What? I wasn't THAT worried about you or anything. I just figured I'd go on a little trip since you weren't sure when you'd be coming back." Samus shot back, with a light blush on her face out of embarrassment. And so in an attempt to change the subject the bluish green eyed woman went on with, "But anyway do you know how long your current task will be?"
"Actually his job is finished." A blue haired young woman said, causing the mercenary to give her a confused look.
Samus then saw him turn to look at her while he reminded her, "Lucina, you know that your father wanted me to stay and protect both you and Robin until you left to go back to Ylisse."
"Yes, I know. But I think that it would be better for you and your wife to go back home to Corneria. And please don't worry about your payment. I'm sure if I explain everything to father he'll understand and the money will be delivered to you without any problems." Lucina countered, with a warm smile on her face.
"Well, alright if you're certain there won't be any problems then I guess I'm done here." Fox replied, before crossing his arms together. He then continued with, "Now the only question is where's the nearest bank so that we can get some money out for plane tickets back home?"
"Oh no, no, that won't be neeeded. I'd more the happy to pay for your plane ride back home. "Princess Peach stated, followed by letting out a light giggle.
"That's very nice of you, Princess Peach. But you don't have to..." Fox tried to counter with, before he was cut off.
"Please don't worry about it. And besides I wasn't going to let you refuse my offer in the first place." Peach remarked, while placing her hands on her hips.
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Ganondorf looked out onto the front courtyard from a second story window of the castle upon receiving word that the princess and her guests had returned from their tour. And as he looked at the group he not only noticed that the mercenary Fox McCloud was gone. But he also saw Lucina waving farewell to everyone as she got into the Ylisse royal carriage before it began to be pulled away from the castle. Seeing this new development unfold prompted the Gerudo to let out a loud laugh before he commented with, "Well, it seems like my plan can be pushed ahead further then I thought it could. It is a bit disappointing knowing that I won't be able to get rid of either Fox McCloud or Princess Lucina. However, this also makes it so that Princess Peach won't be off sightseeing with them as often. Which means I can get back to trying to convince her to join me in my plans for revenge. Of course she won't know about that little detail because I'm certain with the proper setup I can make her less trusting towards her guests." The warlock then walked away from the window towards the door to the room his was in. Before he opened it though he grabbed onto a book with a thick brown colored cover on it as he continued with, "And I believe that this book holds the answers to my current dilemma. Now I just have to find the prefect chance to ask the princess the right question regarding this book. Once I do that she'll have no other choice but to place all of her trust with me."
