Calamity of Subspace

by Pokebrawler09

It has been a few months since the invasion and attack of Calamity Tabuu at the Mansion, causing the Smashers to turn into Trophies and being sent to parts of their worlds, except for one survivor. With her Trophy Slate in hand, join Taylor as she sets off to find every fighter and prepare for the final showdown against Tabuu! (Every fighter will be rescued in order by number)

21. Chapter 21: Marth

Chapter 21: Marth & Lucina (Royal Blood)

Altea- Marth's Castle

The sun had set on a peaceful day in the Kingdom of Altea a few hours ago, now the stars and moon shine bright over the land. Children and adults went back inside their homes, had their dinners, and went to bed; ending the day. But as they slept, something was brewing deep inside the Prince of Altea's Castle. Something that the villagers knew that wasn't right. Ever since Caeda left for a royal visit to Princess Nyna at House Archanea; things back in Altea were getting pretty dark and mysterious. Villagers have heard footsteps outside the Castle Walls; footsteps of knights and horses had echoed throughout the area. But they weren't just regular footsteps, they were footsteps of replica Knights, Horses, Pegasus, Soldiers, Archers, Tacticians, and the two leaders of this new army made entirely of Shadow Bugs: False Marth & False Lucina. They used many Shadow Bugs to create replicas of the Classes of Marth's allies and began marching out of the Castle with them; ready for war.

They stood outside with their army and then looked straight ahead, seeing an army on the opposite side; staring them down. "So... this is what Shadow Bugs can do. Those humans from that world were right, but I never suspected that they would make an evil copy of our Leader." said Cain; leader of the army and one of Marth's trusted allies. "Mar-Mar... what have they done to you..?" said Tiki in a sad tone. "Fear not, Tiki. We will all rescue Prince Marth together... he is counting on us all to come to his aid." Bantu consoled her. "You're right, Ban-Ban!" Tiki replied confidently. "That's the spirit! Now, let us make haste! Hang in there, milord... we are on our way!" said Cain. The armies then charged and clashed with each other. Weapons and powers of both sides collided with equal strength and power. As the fight went on, Tiki kept trying to run upto Marth's Castle. As she did, she was surrounded by a few False Knights; pointing their swords at her. She looked down at the Divine Dragonstone in her hands and held onto it tightly. As that was happening, all of Marth's allies in the fight turned and saw Tiki surrounded. "Tiki!" most of them yelled as they began running upto her. She closed her eyes and all of a sudden, a big blast of light had crashed down from the sky; destroying the foes surrounding the young Manakete.

She opened her eyes and then looked up; seeing that the foes were gone and saw someone standing in front of her and other fighters appear using weapons, elemental attacks, physical strength, and magic on other Shadow Bugs. She blinked her eyes and stared at her savior in both awe and curiosity; slightly touching the hero's cape and crystals on the hero's arm. "Thank you for saving me." she said. "You're welcome. Any friend of Marth's is a friend of mine." the hero replied. "Tiki! Are you alright?" said Bantu as he approached her. "Uh-huh. I'm fine, Ban-Ban... thanks to this person." Tiki replied happily. Bantu smiled happily and then looked at the person she was talking about. "Thank you for protecting Tiki. May I ask... who are you?" Bantu asked. The hero nodded their head in understanding and then put down their hood. "I'm Taylor. A good friend of Marth's." I said. "And I am Bantu; Tiki's caretaker. You have my utmost gratitude for protecting her from those Knights." Bantu replied. We shook hands and Tiki began touching my cape again. We turned to her and began wondering what she was doing. "Tiki..." said Bantu. "It's fine, I don't mind. If it reminds her of a happy memory... it's fine by me." I replied. "You're too kind." he complimented.

I lightly smiled at his response and then saw Tiki begin hugging my leg. We looked around and then saw my team walk upto us with Marth's army. "Hey guys." I said. "Hey Tay. Nice work of destroying all those Shadow Bugs on the front line." said Melissa. "Thanks." I replied. "So... you're the one who can destroy the Shadow Bugs. Such amazing power you behold." said Abel. "Thank you." I replied. "You don't need to tell them what we're facing, Tay. They already know." said Mario. "You guys told them everything?" I asked. "Nope. A few teammates from my team did... and to wait for you and your team to handle them mostly." Melissa replied. "It was Cain's idea to distract them a little bit as some of us checked up on some villagers from their homes to see if they're safe." Abel replied. "I see... you guys really thought ahead of all this." I replied. "Thanks to your friend and her allies back in your world." Cain replied. Melissa smiled happily to his response and then turned to Tiki; seeing her still hold my leg shyly.

"You really are the motherly type, Tay." she said. "Hm?" I replied curiously as I raised an eyebrow. Tiki then grabbed my cape and tried to hide herself as her face began to blush. Pikachu and Pichu ran upto me and jumped up on my shoulders; seeing me look at Tiki curiously. She let my cape go and looked up at the two Pokémon on my shoulders. "It's alright, Tiki. They won't hurt you... I promise." I said with a light smile. Tiki looked at them again and showed a smile; making them smile back. "So these are the creatures that Mar-Mar told me about. They look so cute!" said Tiki happily. "Pikachu!" Pikachu replied happily. "Pichu!" Pichu replied happily. She laughed happily with them; making Bantu and I lightly smile. "Alright Tiki, it's time we let them go so they can find Lord Marth." said Bantu. "No! I want to go find Mar-Mar with them!" Tiki replied; hugging my leg again. "But Tiki... we can't let you in harm's away again. We don't want to see you get hurt." said Cain. "I'll be okay... Taylor will protect me. I want to go find Mar-Mar with her." Tiki replied. "And I know she will do that." Bantu replied.

We all looked him surprised for a moment; seeing a calm expression on his face. He walked up and knelt down to the young Manakete; seeing a curious look in her eyes. "Very well, I'll let you go with her. Just promise me that you won't leave her side... I don't want her to lose her sight on you." he said. She smiled at him, let go of my leg, and hugged him. "I promise, Ban-Ban. We'll come back with Mar-Mar safe and sound. You can count on us!" she replied happily. "Good." he replied. She let him go, walked upto me, and held my hand; showing me that she trusts me. I held her hand and she smiled happily; knowing that I trust her too. "See Tay, you totally are the motherly type." said Melissa with a smirk. I turned away from her and blushed wildly from her response. "So... what's the plan?" Bowser asked. "Link, Zelda, Sheik, Pikachu, Pichu, Melissa, Taylor, and Tiki will go inside the Castle and deal with our main targets; while we handle any Shadow Bug armies that are still here. It gives them enough time to distract the leaders while we all create a diversion." said Falco. "And Tay, make sure you-a protect both Melissa and Tiki in there." Mario told me. "I will. I'll make sure that they don't leave my side." I replied.

Mario lightly smiled at me and nodded his head in understanding. "Alright, we leave this all to you guys. Make sure that Marth and Lucina are safe." he said. "Gotcha." Link replied. After that, we left to the entrance of the Castle; seeing the entrance way open. "That's funny... I thought that this way would be closed off by those two..?" said Sheik. "So what does that mean?" Melissa asked her. "It means that they're waiting for Taylor. Both her and Shadow Bugs can sense each other's energies... but Taylor's power is stronger than theirs; they want to fight her to make their dark energy stronger." Sheik replied. Melissa and Tiki looked at me in shock after what Sheik had said and began to worry for me. "Melissa, Tiki please... don't worry about her. She's handled enough Shadow Bugs to know how to protect herself." said Link. "And besides, they're more afraid of her than she is of them." Zelda added. "Really?" Tiki asked. Zelda nodded her head yes to her question. "Amazing... you must be super powerful, Taylor!" Tiki complimented me. "Aww thanks." I replied happily. Melissa blinked her eyes and lightly smiled at me; seeing that even in war I still can have a smile on my face. After that, we went inside the Castle.

Inside Marth's Castle

The candles were lit inside the main hall for it looked like for a good few hours. Portraits of Marth and his family were on the walls and so were portraits of important moments of his journey. As we looked around, the main door closed; locking us in. We quickly turned around and both Melissa and Tiki held onto me nervously. "Let me guess... they left it open so they can try to trap us?" I said. "They sure did." Sheik replied. "Hey Tay, can you try to sense them? I have a feeling that they're close..." Zelda asked me. "Sure." I replied. I closed my eyes for a moment and then opened them; making my eyes glow green and began sensing throughout the Castle. "What the!? How can you do that!?" Melissa asked me. "I'll tell you later. Found them." I replied. "Where?" she asked me. "The Throne area." I replied. Her eyes widened in shock, turned around, and looked straight ahead. "You know where it is?" I asked. "Yeah... follow me." she replied. After that, we followed her.

As we walked, I sensed something approaching us. I stopped in my tracks, turned back, and saw a pair of yellow eyes shine brightly. "Guys..." I said. The group turned and they saw what I was seeing. The foe approached us slowly and most of us knew who it was. "False Lucina." said Zelda. False Lucina stopped in her tracks and then unsheathed her sword; challenging us to a fight. "Pikachu, Pichu... get Tiki and Melissa to a safe spot and stay there with them." I said. The two Pokémon nodded their heads in understanding and led Tiki and Melissa to a corner of the room; letting them sit down to watch. "Remember guys, her sword is different from Marth's." said Sheik. "She has Parallel Falchion right?" Link asked her. "Right. It's a little weaker than Marth's and Chrom's swords, but it can still pack a punch." Sheik replied. False Lucina got into her battle stance and then charged at us. Zelda used Din's Fire on her and sent her back a few feet. Sheik ran upto her and then threw Needles at her. As they came close, False Lucina used her sword to block the Needles; then used Dolphin Slash on her.

Sheik fell back and both Link and I went charging at her. Link and False Lucina dueled for a minute and then I jumped in with my Light Sword; but she used Counter on us. "Link! Tay! You two alright?" Zelda asked us. "Yeah, we're alright. Just having fun with our "friend"." Link replied. I ran back upto our foe and we had our sword duel for a couple minutes, and then she tried to use Shield Breaker on me. Once I saw the attack, I used Counter and watched her fall back. Link and Zelda ran upto me and Sheik jumped over us; using Bouncing Fish on our foe as she stood up. Link threw a Remote Bomb and activated it. "Taylor, now!" said Sheik. I put out my hand and fired a light beam at our foe; making her break through a wall and destroyed all the Shadow Bugs that made her.

Tiki, Melissa, Pikachu, and Pichu walked back upto us and turned to the broken wall. "Is she gone?" Melissa asked me. I walked over to the broken wall and felt her dark aura disappear. "Yeah, she's gone... and I found her Trophy." I replied. I walked inside of the room and saw her Trophy next to a shield. Melissa grabbed one of the candles in the area and walked into the room with me; giving it some light. "There she is." said Melissa. The group followed our lead and looked around the room; trying to find anything else we need. Tiki walked over to me and saw me kneel down to Lucina's Trophy. "So... how do you wake her up?" Tiki asked me. "I just touch the base of the Trophy and then-" I replied as I touched the Trophy. Once I touched the base, a golden light shined in the room; reviving Lucina.

She opened her eyes and began looking around curiously. "Where... am I? This isn't Ylisse..." said Lucina. "You're in Altea, specifically in Marth's Castle." I replied. She turned to me and stood up; seeing my glowing eyes for the first time. "T-Taylor..? Is that really you?" she asked. I nodded my head yes to her question; making her smile warmly at me and gave me a hug. "Thank Naga that you're safe." she told me. "Don't forget about us." said Link. She let me go from the hug and saw the rest of the group. They all hugged each other happily and we told her about the whole journey. As we talked, I turned around and saw the shield that was laying there on the stone floor. I walked over to it and knelt down; trying to figure out what it was. "What is this..?" I said to myself. "That is the Fire Emblem; used to be known as the Binding Shield." Lucina replied.

I turned to her and saw her and the group looking at me. "The... Fire Emblem..? How did this thing get here..?" I asked. "Maybe Mar-Mar must've kept it after our last journey together. All five jewels are still in there." Tiki replied. "Five jewels? Do they make the Shield do something?" I asked. "It can make you open treasure chests without a key!" she replied happily. "Really? That's pretty cool." I replied with a smile; making her smile back. "But in my time, the Fire Emblem was used by the First Exalt of Ylisse to defeat Grima; a evil dragon from my world." Lucina replied. "Hm..? Maybe this Shield can help us take down False Marth somehow." said Link. "It could... but how?" Zelda asked. "We won't know until we find him... come on, we have to get to the Throne Room." Sheik replied as she began walking out. "Wait, you all know where Marth is?" Lucina asked us. Sheik nodded her head yes to her question. "If you're all going there... I'm going with you." she told us.

"You sure?" Melissa asked her. "I've slept for long enough, besides... I need to prepare myself when we face my father sometime soon. Think of this as a sign of thanks for rescuing me." Lucina replied. I picked up the Shield, stood up, and wrapped it around my left arm. "Alright, let's go." I said. Tiki held my right hand and we all left the room and went to the Throne Room.

Throne Room

We walked inside silently and my eyes began to glow brightly again. "You see him?" Zelda asked me. "Straight ahead... sitting on the Throne; waiting for us." I replied. We all looked straight ahead and saw False Marth sitting on the Throne; staring us down. "Marth..." said Melissa in a worried tone. False Marth stood up and unsheathed Falchion. His yellow eyes stared us down and he charged at us. Link and Lucina charged after him and they dueled him for a couple minutes. Zelda and Sheik used Needles and Din's Fire on False Marth; but he dodged them with ease and tried to slash them. I jumped in front of them and blocked his attack with the Shield. Once the tip of the sword hit the Shield, some kind of power within the Shield pushed him and me back. I hit my head on one of the stone poles and sat on the ground. "Tay!" Melissa yelled worriedly. Tiki looked at me worriedly too and then turned to False Marth; feeling anger growing within her.

False Marth turned to me and saw that I was defenseless. So, he ran upto me and made sure I was in sight of his sword. "No! I won't let you hurt my friend!" Tiki yelled. After she said that, her Divine Dragonstone began to glow and she began transforming herself into a dragon. We all stopped in our positions and saw Tiki in her dragon form for the first time. "Tiki..." I said surprised. She flew upto me, stood in front of me, and used her Fire Breath on False Marth; pushing him away from me. She then turned to me and saw me slowly stand up. We looked at each other silently for a moment and then I slowly put my hand on her face; watching her nuzzle it. "Tiki... thank you." I said. She nodded her head in understanding and then picked me up with her teeth; putting me on her back. My team looked at us in shock to see what Tiki and I were doing, then Lucina turned to her right; seeing the real Marth's sword on the ground. She ran to it, picked it up, and threw it to me. "Taylor, catch!" she said as she threw it.

I turned to her and caught the sword. "Huh? Wait a minute... isn't this Marth's sword!?" I said. "You have to use it on him with the Shield! If you can use your light energy on them; maybe it can stop him! Tiki trusts you, we trust you, and Marth trusts you to do this!" Lucina replied. I nodded my head in understanding and then looked down at False Marth. "Okay. If we're gonna do this, I might as well make this for you Tiki; just to protect you." I said. I put out my hand and created a set of armor on Tiki; giving her protection. She nodded her head in thanks to me and I nodded back. False Marth then began running upto us and tried to use Shield Breaker, Dancing Blade, and Dolphin Slash on us; but we dodged every attack. "Link! Some of my power is still in your Master Sword, right?" I asked him. "Yeah! You thinking what I'm thinking?" he asked. "You transferring some of it to Lucina's sword..? Yep, that's what I'm thinking." I replied. "You got it. Lucina, let me see your sword." Link replied. Lucina nodded her head in understanding and Link pointed the Master Sword at the Parallel Falchion.

Once he did that, the group saw a multi-colored energy wave transfer itself to Lucina's sword; giving it a boost in power. After that ended, both Link and Lucina charged at False Marth and slashed him; destroying his sword in the process. Tiki then flew down, slashed him, and used Fire Breath on him. As she did that, I looked at the two weapons in my possession and saw the five jewels on the shield glowing with my crystals and the Falchion begin to glow as well. I leapt off of Tiki and pierced False Marth with the Falchion and then saw the Shield make a giant flash of light on him; destroying the Shadow Bugs that made him. After the light faded, the armor I made for Tiki disappeared and Tiki turned back to normal. I turned back to her and saw her walk upto me. "Taylor? Are you alright?" she asked me. "Yeah, I'm alright. How about you?" I replied with a smile. "I'm alright. I'm just glad to see you all safe." she replied. I put the weapons down, knelt down, and gave Tiki a hug; making her smile and hug me back.

"Looks like you made some new friends, huh Tiki?" said a voice. We all turned to the Throne and saw Marth appear from behind it! Melissa's eyes widened in shock to see him for the first time in months and she began to cry. I stood up and turned to Melissa; seeing her crying. "Go." I said with a light smile. She nodded her head and then ran upto him. "Marth!" she cried happily. "Melissa!" Marth replied happily. He ran down to her and hugged her. "I've missed you so much." she cried. "I've missed you too, my love." he replied. They looked into each other's eyes and shared a kiss. "Whoa, whoa, whoa... what?" said Lucina. "It's a long story; but don't worry. You're still a descendant of him and Caeda." said Sheik. "Oh... alright then..." she replied curiously. I warmly smiled at the couple and then looked at Tiki; seeing tears begin to form in her eyes. "Hey, don't you want to give Mar-Mar a big hug and tell him how much you've missed him?" I asked her. She looked up at me and then nodded her yes to my question.

She then turned to Marth and Melissa as they began to walk upto us. "Mar-Mar!" Tiki cried as she began running upto him. He turned to her, hugged her, and picked her up in his arms. "I've missed you so much, Mar-Mar. You've gotten us so worried about you." she said. "I've missed you too, Tiki. I apologize for getting you and the others worried about me." he replied. "But now we don't have to worry. You're alive and safe, that's all that mattered to us. And thanks to Tay-Tay and her friends; they've given me the courage to help them find you!" she replied. She gave me a nickname! I'm usually the one who's not used to having nicknames; but this one is a pass I can take. I blushed after hearing what she said; scratching the back of my neck shyly. The group turned to me and saw the look on my face and they lightly smiled at my reaction. A moment later, I looked down to the ground; seeing Falchion and The Fire Emblem near my feet. I knelt down, picked them up, and looked up at the Hero-King. "I believe that these belong to you... Your Highness." I said.

Marth looked at me all surprised for what I said; knowing this might be the first time I've talked to him in a royal way before. He blinked his eyes, gently put Tiki down, took the weapons from me, and sheathed Falchion. "You may rise, Taylor." he said. I stood up and saw a warm smile on his face. "Come here." he said happily; motioning for a hug. I smiled back at him and hugged him. "Thank you for keeping everyone safe. You have become a strong leader to all our friends." he said. "Your spirit sensed us in your Trophy form, didn't it?" I asked. He lightly chuckled at my question. "How did you know?" he asked. "Wait what!? You knew that we were coming?" Melissa asked as I ended the hug. Marth nodded his head yes to her question. "Of course I knew. Even Lucina knew too." he replied. "Now I know what she meant what she said when we battled your False self." I said.

He and Lucina nodded their heads in agreement and then the rest of the group began reuniting with Marth. "It's good to see you again, Link. And you as well, Princess Zelda." said Marth as he shook Link's hand. "It's good to see you again too, Marth. You have no idea what we've been through to get here." Link replied. "Really? Care to tell?" Marth asked him. "We'll tell you all about it, just after you reunite with your girlfriend a little bit more." said Zelda as she turned to Melissa. He turned to her too and his face began to turn red from what Zelda said. "You told them..?" he asked. Melissa turned to him and nodded her head yes to his question. "I had to, sweetheart. After I was on the Great Fox and learned that they were going to save you and Lucina; I joined them to help find you. And told them how we got together, even though we wanted Taylor to keep it a secret..." she said. "A three year long secret." I added.

Melissa blushed lightly and then walked upto Marth and held his hands. "Ever since what happened a few months ago, I was afraid to do anything. I thought throughout all that time that I had lost everyone that I cared about. I spent hours looking for you and our group; calling out your name and kept on praying that you were safe... until when I learned that you were gone. That was when I met my team leader and my teammates; who planned to take down Calamity Tabuu and save you all from his control. So, I joined the team and began studying about our foe and Subspace. When I went back to the Mansion a few months later... I saw Taylor alive; standing on the hill looking over the Mansion. I reunited with her and took her to Base... and that was when the mission to rescue all of you truly began. She even promised me when she found you, she would tell you that I was safe; but I was too anxious and impatient when they were closer to finding you; so I teleported myself to the Great Fox and joined them to help find you." she told him. "Melissa..." said Marth.

Melissa blinked her eyes and tears began forming in her eyes again. "You know... the way we're looking at each other right now reminds me of how we confessed our feelings to each other. I can still hear the words that you said to me after I asked you why you liked me. Why do I like you? I don't have an answer for that, but I guess that it's just the vibes you give me, the smiles you put on my face, the laughs I get from talking to you, and just the fact that you can make me think of you even if we aren't talking at that moment. I honestly cannot say there's an answer to that, but I will say that you are the reason I am happy each and every day. When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy & I didn't think I was ready for it; but you were so good to me & I got swept up in that little by little, I found myself falling for you. Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you, I had no control over. I wish I could tell you how I feel at peace when I look into your eyes, and how the sound of your voice gives me butterflies. How your smile makes my heart skip a beat and how every time I'm with you, I feel complete. I love you, with all my heart and soul, and I will make sure that throughout our ups and downs that I will always find a way to keep a smile on your face." she said.

Most of us felt emotional after she said that; especially Marth. His blue eyes filled up with tears of happiness and joy to hear those words come out from her, and the couple shared a long embrace; giving each other a few kisses too. "I love you so much." he said to her. "I love you too." she replied. They let each other go and all of sudden, Marth and Lucina's outfits began glowing! "Hey! What's going on here!?" said Marth in shock. "Is this some kind of promotion or something?" said Lucina in shock. After a couple minutes, their armors stopped glowing and revealed that they have been changed! Lucina's new armor was basically an upgrade of her previous armor, now with a shorter cape and a shield based on her mask on her left arm(this is her Brave Heroes design from Fire Emblem Heroes). Marth's new armor gave him was an upgrade as well, now with armor going down his hips, armored boots, and fuzz on his cape(this is his Hero King design from Fire Emblem Heroes). He looked down and saw the Fire Emblem reacting to him, and he picked it up and put it on his left arm; using it as a shield once again.

"Nice outfits." I said. "Thanks. I'm still curious of how this happened to us?" Lucina replied. "Hm..? Maybe the rest of our allies want to see you at your full potential when we rescue them?" I replied curiously. "You might be right. I guess that this is the kind of armor I could get used too." said Marth. "It looks good on you, babe. I especially like the cape." said Melissa. "Thank you, sweetheart." Marth replied. "Alright, let's get out of here and meet up with the others." said Sheik. We all nodded our heads in understanding and began leaving the Castle. Tiki held both me and Marth's hands as we walked out as Marth was holding Melissa's hand. After a minute, we made it outside and saw our friends turn to us and smile happily. Marth reunited with his allies and Tiki reunited with Bantu; telling him everything that happened inside the Castle. Bantu thanked me for keeping Tiki safe and gave me a little box that contained a Dragonstone in thanks. I thanked him for helping out my team and promised him and Tiki that I'll see them again someday. After that, I went back to the Great Fox with Pikachu and Pichu; waiting for the rest of the team to show up.

Inside the Great Fox

I sat down on the main pilot seat and hooked up the Trophy Slate. "Trophy Slate, start searching for the next Trophy." I said. "Searching for next Trophy now." said the Slate. After that, it began scanning for the next Trophy. I leaned back and started to relax as the Slate did its work. I looked out the window for a few moments and then slowly began falling asleep. After a couple minutes, I was sound asleep; giving myself some rest before traveling. As I slept; Melissa, Marth, Lucina, Link, Zelda, Sheik, Samus, Fox, and Falco walked inside the Ship; seeing the Travel screen open and activated. "Looks like she's in here... but, where is she?" said Falco. "Found her." said Melissa as she walked upto the main pilot seat and saw me. The group walked over and saw that I was asleep. "She must be exhausted..." said Zelda. "Yeah... to be honest, I think she hasn't really slept since this whole journey started." Melissa replied. "So what are we supposed to do now, take a break?" Link asked them. "I think you guys should... most of you probably haven't had the time to rest, eat, or drink anything." Melissa replied.

The group nodded their heads in agreement and Fox sent the message to the other Ships; telling them to relax for a little bit. After that, the group sat down around the Ship; talking, eating, drinking some water, and relax. After almost two hours, I woke up and saw the group talking to each other. I stood up and did a little stretch and looked at the group. Melissa turned to me and lightly smiled. "Hey, look who's up." she said. The group turned, saw that I was awake, and lightly smiled at me. "Hey, sleepyhead." said Link. "Hey." I replied tiredly. "How was your little nap?" Lucina asked me. "It was alright. What about you guys?" I replied. "It's good. Just been eating, drinking water, and relaxing." she replied. "That's good to hear." said a voice. Our eyes widened in shock and we looked around hesitantly. "Who's there?" I said. "Look to your right and you'll see." the voice replied. I slowly turned to my right and saw something glowing yellow with wings on Melissa's shoulder.

"A fairy..? How did a fairy get here..?" I said. Melissa looked at the fairy for a moment and then turned back to me. "Oh I'm sorry, I was supposed to introduce you to her before we got here. Tay, this is Tatl; Young Link's fairy companion when he was in Termina. Tatl, this is Taylor; my best friend since we were kids and the leader of the Resistance." said Melissa. Tatl flew upto me and studied me for a moment; then flew upto my face again. "Tatl huh? Wait... I've heard of you before. You're the one who helped Young Link stop Skull Kid from destroying Termina!" I said. "Uh-huh! I'm surprised that you actually know about me." Tatl replied. "Of course. Young Link has told us alot about your, your brother Tael, and your journey to save Skull Kid from Majora's power." I replied. She glew happily to my response and then landed on top of my head. "So, what brings her here? Does she know where Young Link is?" I asked Melissa. "She does. She found Young Link's Trophy in Termina; specifically in Clock Town." she replied as she began walking upto the Slate. "Well that should be easy. Majora's influence in Termina is gone right? We can just zoom there and get him in no time." I replied as I followed her.

She stopped at the seat and then turned to me. I looked at her and saw a concerned look in her eyes. "Yeah... about that... Majora has returned and has taken over Skull Kid again..." she told me. "What!?" I yelled in shock. The rest of the team ran upto me after I said that; wanting to hear more of this. "So you and Tatl are telling me that Termina is in despair and Skull Kid is about to bring down the Moon on them again?" I asked. "Yes... but this time, Skull Kid is not alone." Tatl replied. "Not alone..? That could mean... False Young Link! The influence of Majora's Mask must've attracted him to its dark power!" I replied. Melissa nodded her head yes to my response. Fox jumped onto his seat and saw the location to Termina was located. He sent it to the rest of the team and prepared to start the Ship. "Young Link... I hope his Trophy is somewhere safe in that town." said Zelda in a worried tone. "I'm sure he is... to be honest, I'm actually really worried about him right now." Sheik replied. "Me too, but I know that we can find him. He knows how to handle Majora more than anyone else... once we give him back the Ocarina of Time and the Fierce Deity Mask; Majora will never know what hit 'em!" Link replied.

"You're right! We can't lose hope in this fight!" Zelda replied. We nodded our heads in agreement and then Melissa heard her phone beep. "Looks like I gotta head back to Base." she said as she checked her phone. "Boss texted you?" I asked her. She nodded her head yes to my question. "Do you really have to go?" Marth asked her. "Yeah, the Boss needs me to help him and the team to recruit allies from all our worlds to stop the Calamity." she replied. They shared one last hug and kiss together and then turned to the rest of us. "Link... can you and Marth promise me something?" she asked him. "Sure, what is it?" he replied. "Before you guys find Roy, promise me that you two will keep Taylor safe?" she asked him. "Of course. It's a promise." he replied. "Thanks." she replied. We said our goodbyes to her and then left via teleportation to the Base. After that, we turned to Fox as he turned to us. "Okay, so now we know where Young Link is and what's going on over there. Are we ready to go?" he asked. "Yeah, we're ready." I replied. After that, all the Ships lifted off the ground and went through the portal; heading to Termina.

Termina Field

Thirty minutes had passed and we made it to Termina. We landed the Ships on Termina Field and we walked out of the Ships. Tatl flew off my head and then looked ahead worriedly. "The sky is all red... that means that these are the final hours..." she said. "Final hours..? What did mean by that?" said Falco. I looked up and saw what she meant. My eyes widened in shock to see that the Moon was close enough to the Tower and then hearing the cries of the people that live here. "Holy shit... this is what she meant guys..." I said. We all looked at the Moon in shock for a moment and then I looked down at the Ocarina and the Fierce Deity Mask; knowing of what to do. I held them for a minute and then gave the Mask to Sheik. "Taylor? Why are you giving me the Mask?" she asked. I didn't say a word and then began running to Clock Town with Tatl; leaving my group in shock. "Tay!" Zelda and Lucina yelled worriedly. "Is she out of her freakin' mind!?" said Falco in shock. Link and Marth turned to each other, nodded their heads, and began running after me. "Come on! We gotta move now!" Link yelled to everyone. "He's right... come on, let's-a go!" said Mario. Everyone nodded their heads and began running after us. "Hang on, Young Link... we're coming to find you... we promise." said Link, Zelda, and Sheik in their thoughts; worried for his safety.

Thank you so much for reading Chapter 21 of the story! Holy Naga this was a long one to do; but it was so worth it! Especially with Taylor and Tiki's interactions together. Tiki is personally my favorite ally on Marth's team and I wanted to put her in Chapter to see how she worked with the group as they rescued Marth & Lucina, and I'm really happy of what I did for her to be a part of the story. Now, I bet you're wondering why I changed Marth & Lucina's outfits to what they're wearing now. It's because I personally like those outfits of them in Fire Emblem Heroes and wanted to spice them up a bit. Anyways, what did you think of the little trip to Altea? Was it something you didn't kinda expect? Or did you have another place in Marth's timeline did you expect our heroes to be at? Thank you so much for reading and have an awesome day!

Next time, Chapter 22: Young Link (The Masked Youngster). The team heads into Clock Town and both Taylor and Tatl deal with Skull Kid and False Young Link on top of the Clock Tower. How much time does everyone have before the Moon crashes down? Where in the Town is Young Link's Trophy hiding? Find out in Chapter 22!