I'm so sorry this took so long to get out. I haven't had much motivation in the last few months and since school has started back up, I haven't been able to think of any ideas...Sorry again for the long wait, but I hope everyone enjoys anyways! Thanks so much for the kind reviews!

"Who...Or what in the world did we stumble into?" Link questioned, the palm of his hand against his face in irritation. "This kid's a punk..."

"He's like a more annoying version of you." Ganon muttered, rubbing his temples with his eyes shut tight. "Get him to stay still and shut up!"

"How dare you two speak to the Captain like that!" The young boy shouted, his large cat-like eyes glaring daggers at them. "I'll make ye' walk the plank!"

"I think he's cute." Zelda giggled, watching the boy ramble on about the plank. "He's just like you, Link. When you were younger..."

"I wasn't THAT annoying when I was younger." Link grumbled, crossing his arms. "This kid is obsessed with pirate talk and says he can sail a boat. He's not even tall enough to ride the kiddy rides at an amusement park!"

"Don't ye dare disrespect me! I am the mighty Link!" The boy thrust his arms in the air and shook his fists violently. "You are an imposter!"

"Oh, give me a break." Link rolled his eyes, "Having two Links around is just going to make things difficult. We should give him some kind of nickname so we don't get confused."

"How about Toon Link?" Zelda shrugged, "Since he is a bit cartoonish looking..."

"Absolutely not! I will be called Link and nothing else!" Toon Link jabbed her stomach with a finger, "That imposter over there can have a nickname!"

"Just shut up and take the damn nickname!" Ganon snapped, hovering over the boy with a scowl on his lips, "Or else I'll kick the crap out of you!"

Toon Link covered his head with his arms and maneuvered his way to behind Zelda, without making eye contact at the Dark Lord. Link sighed in relief, while Zelda patted the small boys head with a displeased expression.

"You could have handled that better, Ganondorf." She muttered, glaring at him slightly, "You don't have to be rude all the time. We're allies at the time, so treat us like allies."

Ganon shook his head and turned away from the Princess, refusing to give her a response. He began walking ahead, stomping his way towards the large glowing staircase in the middle of the subspace. Zelda and Link followed behind, while Toon Link climbed onto Links back, wrapping his arms around the elf-boy's neck tightly. The swordsman gave no response in words, however, he pat the young boys head gently for comfort.

"Who knew the staircase would be so far away." Zelda sighed, breaking the awkward silence that filled the air around the group. "They looked so much closer before..."

"It's most likely a trick of the Subspace, Princess." Ganon turned his attention towards her for a moment, "Just keep walking. I'm sure it'll come to a stop soon."

"It seems like we're actually reaching the end." Link narrowed his blue orbs, "I guess the Subspace is getting bored of us or something."

"Foolish boy...The Subspace cannot get "bored" like we can. We've just reached the end of the road." Ganon explained, stepping onto the glowing stairs, "Now then, let's see where this takes us."

"I have a bad feelin' about this mateys." Toon Link said as he jumped off Link's back and onto the stairs, "We don't know what may be in there."

"Drop the pirate thing, okay? And we know what's in there, Toon." Link retorted with another facepalm. "Subspace monsters, and possibly our friends. Now, are you going to be willing to go? Or will you sit out here?"

"I ain't stickin' around and becoming Subspace food!" Toon Link drew his version of the Master Sword, "I'll go with you! And...I'll drop the pirate talk."

"Be careful, everyone." Zelda commanded, following Ganon up the staircase, "Let's make it out of this alive."

"Don't set your standards too high, Princess." The Dark Lord replied, "You might end up in disappointment."

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"This place is endless." Pit whined while closing his blue eyes, "I feel like we've been walking for hours."

"I'm sure we'll find a way out." Kusa reassured him with a small smile, "Besides, we have to find everyone before we get out of here."

"Yeah, that's true." The angel sighed, "I wish they could find us instead. That would make things A LOT easier."

"I suppose that would make things a little easier, but I don't want to wait around in this creepy place. Who knows what could attack us..." His companion whispered, catching his attention. Pit rubbed the back of his head nervously, thinking back to the fight they had barely escaped hours before.

"R, right..." He chuckled nervously, his voice wavering. "Waiting around definitely isn't the smartest thing we could do!"

Nervous tension and awkward silence washed over the pair, as neither refused to speak. The brunette averted his gaze to his feet, while the girl tightened her grip on his hand gently, glancing at him. Suddenly, Pit stopped in his tracks and whipped his head to look behind him, his eyes narrowed. Kusa stared at him with a questioning gaze, as he pulled his hand from her grasp and stepped in her path.

"Pit, what are you-?"

"Be quiet for a moment and listen." Pit interrupted, his eyes never leaving the path behind him. "Don't you hear that noise?"

"Noise?" Kusa repeated under her breath, "What?..." Closing her eyes slowly, she listened to her surroundings. Faint sounds were heard in the distance, becoming louder with every second. Her heart began to race in her chest, fear taking over. Who or what was creating those sounds?

"They sound like footsteps." Pit broke the silence once more, "Be careful. I don't know if it's a friend or an enemy...It's so hard to see in this darkness."

"We'll just have to wait for it to come closer before doing anything..." Kusa replied with a small frown. Pit nodded in agreement.

The footsteps continued getting closer, as the two waited anxiously for them to stop. As the last step was taken, it echoed throughout their environment as if someone had just stomped as hard as they could.

"Show yourself!" The angel commanded, readying his weapon. "Or else I'll fire!" Pulling the string of light on the bow, he waited impatiently for a response.

"Pit? Is that you?" The voice questioned. Pit lowered his weapon at the sight of the now-revealed person as they stepped into vision. "It's me, Ike. I can't believe you'd try and shoot at me." He shook his head, "But wow, you two look pretty beaten up."

"I was just trying to be careful," Pit muttered, "And I'd rather not talk about it right now. Don't worry about it though, it's nothing serious."

"Hm..." Ike placed a hand on his chin, "If you say so..." Averting his attention from him to Kusa, he frowned. "You're beaten up too. Did you two fight or something?"

"Like I said, I'd rather not talk about it." Pit answered for her. "Right now, let's focus on finding the others."

"Pit's right, we should focus on finding the others. That's more important than a few wounds." Kusa chimed in, "I'm glad that we found you, Ike. Where in the world did you come from?"

"I was looking for Marth when I heard you two talking." Ike explained as the three began to walk, "At first, I thought I was losing it or something; but as I walked closer, you two began to get louder. So, I just continued going forward and before I knew it, I was face to face with Pit trying to shoot me."

"That makes me a little glad." Pit thought aloud. "That means...Everyone might be in the same area as well, and it actually isn't endless. If we keep heading in one direction, we might manage to meet up with everyone sooner or later."

"We'll just have to wait and see, Pit." Ike retorted, "First, however, I'm going to try and finish my task of finding Marth. Would you two care to help me?"

"Yeah, let's try to find Marth first." Kusa said, nodding her head. "We might meet others along the way."

"Okay, Marth first. Everyone else, later." Ike smiled slightly, "We should hurry."