Here's another chapter after a break and Super Smash Con, which was amazing! This chapter will not focus Lucina. That'll come soon. Enjoy! :)

Chapter 34

After a relaxing shower, Zelda was getting ready to go on her date with Samus. It felt relieving to rest for the tournament but only for a short amount of time. She was exuberant yet nervous at the same time. The Hylian did not want to disappoint her hunter on this date because she thought that their relationship would not work out if things went awkward. At the same time, they both wanted to date, which made her overthink things. Right now her current problem was picking the right outfit. Should she wear something sultry or eloquent to start their relationship? Rather than her royal outfit, she considered her various colored outfits that resembled her royal dress. Zelda wanted to ensure that she would give a good impression on Samus. Ultimately, she went with her red royal dress since it looked nicer. Once she wore the dress, she combed her brown hair perfectly straight without any issues. Afterward, the Hylian pierced her pointed elf-like ears with silver earrings while maintaining the same hairstyle she had always had: the ends of her long hair woven together while two wrapped hairs were on the front of her torso. She looked at herself one last time in front of her mirror and took a deep breath while closing her eyes as well.

"Just be me," she told herself. Zelda made sure her attire was tidy and in shape.

Before leaving her room, the brunette double checked if she brought everything she needed, which were keys and money. After checking those off of her list, she was on her way to her date's door.

Meanwhile, a female tactician looked at two robes that she laid on her bed. She pondered whether to wear a red or pink robe for her date tonight. It was quite difficult for her to decide. Robin was trying to figure out which outfit would be better to wear for their activities. It became to a point where she could not decide at all despite considering many factors for her date with Dark Pit. As time was ticking, it felt like hours have passed. The mage got impatient because it was not helping her at all.

"Fuck it," Robin cursed as she picked up her red robe and walked towards her closet. "I'm going with pink!"

After she changed her robes, Robin checked her pockets and around her room to ensure that she brought her keys, money, and her phone. They were on the inside of her robe, so no one would pickpocket anything from her. She exited her room and walked downstairs to meet the dark angel in the lounge. The first thing she noticed was the white overalls the dark angel was wearing rather than his normal black clothes. Impressed by his style, Robin had to say something.

"Pit, nice hair, black suits you well," her smirk said it all after Dark Pit turned back to see his lady.

"Very funny," he sarcastically said while grinning before trying to poke fun at Robin. "Says the one who can't decide what to wear for our date."

"I may be picky when it comes to that," she conceded. "I only want to have good impressions on you."

"Well, you already have," Robin could not help but smile at her dark angel. This was one of the fewest times where she felt truly happy during her time competing in Smash. She cherished the moment before looking at the clock. "We should get going. I want to spend so much time with you, Angel."

"Gladly, my lady," Dark Pit bend his elbow so that he was escorting Robin to a destination. She wrapped his arm with hers before exiting out the mansion and walking towards the city.

Upstairs on the mansion, Zelda was in front of Samus's room. She had to collect herself before knocking on her door. Behind the door was a bounty hunter who wore dark navy jeans with a plain white shirt and a black leather jacket. It was not the fashion that someone would usually wear for a date. However, it was her comfortable outfit since she was not willing to wear a dress. Zelda did not care if her date's outfit was casual or not.

"You look so tough," the Hylian said before the blonde was caught blushing by the compliment.

"I'm sorry if what I am wearing isn't an ideal suit for a date," Samus felt a bit guilty since Zelda appeared more eloquent and beautiful than her own outfit. "I'm not the kind of person who would wear a dress."

"I'm not that shallow to a point where I would judge you based on what you wear," the brunette held both of the blonde's hands with hers to prove her point. "Besides, I like your outfit anyways. It's rare for you to wear something different."

The bounty hunter simply cracked a smile at just how Zelda was not judgmental on her choice of clothing. It felt comfortable knowing that someone cared for her as a person of character rather than just appearance.

"What do you want to do?" Samus broke the silence.

"I wanted to do something that I wasn't allowed to as a child," the Hylian began her response, which sounding a bit sad due to the fact that her primary responsibility growing up was royalty instead of childhood. Samus felt sympathy for her lady because she had never experienced the fun times that children would experience as well. "So, I thought you and I could go to an amusement park just outside of the city."

"It doesn't matter what we do or where we go. All that matters is that I spend that time with you."

"Mmm, stop it," Zelda playfully tapped the blonde's shoulders, feeling pink by another sweet moment between the two. "Let's go!"

They were on their way to the amusement park just north of the city. Once they arrived, they paid less of the admission fee compared to citizens due to the fact that they were competitors of the tournament and deserved a day to themselves. Upon entering the park, there were many varieties of rides and games that Zelda and Samus could do. With the time they had, it was improbable for them to do everything at the park. They were going to make the best of it.

"There are so many activities that we can do. I don't think we could do every single-" Samus gazed at the attractions before realizing that Zelda was not next to her. She saw the Hylian excitedly walked her way towards a drop tower. The bounty hunter could not help but chuckle at her date's childlike behavior. "She's such a child sometimes."

"It's the drop tower, Samus," the brunette pointed at the ride exuberantly. She continuously jumped up and down as she could not contain her excitement. "Let's get on it! Let's get on it!"

"You're such a child," the blonde teased yet a bit annoyed by her date's unusual behavior. "If you want to go, then we'll go."

No words. Samus and Zelda stood in line, waiting for their chance to get on the drop tower. Once they were ready, both sat next to each other. After adjusting the seatbelt and safety measures, their seats were rising up, hundreds of feet above the ground. At the top, Samus and Zelda gazed at the perimeter of the fair. It was still during the day, but the sun was setting down soon. They were not sure when they will plummet to the ground. Eventually, without notice, they were sent down at an incredible velocity. Zelda was screaming with glee while Samus held her date's hand as if she was trying to protect her from harm. Soon they slowly descended back to the ground and had to exit the ride.

"That was so much fun!" The Hylian rose her arms as high as she could, feeling the adrenaline rush of experiencing a fast ride. She spun around, letting everything loose and just living in the moment for a brief stint.

"I wasn't expecting to drop down so quickly," the bounty hunter had her hands on her woman's shoulders so Zelda could calm down.

"Don't tell me you were scared?" Zelda teased as she turned around to face her date and smirked.

"I wasn't," she defended herself. "I merely did not expect to drop down in the timeframe I predicted.

"That's not fun!" The brunette pretended to whine before gazing at another ride. "I want to go on that one."

Once Samus saw what ride Zelda wanted to get on, she realized that it was one of the bigger rides like a roller coaster. In fact, it was. Looking at how big, wide and fast it was going the bounty hunter raised concerns for her date. "It looks a bit dangerous for us."

"Don't act like my mother, Samus!" The blonde was a bit taken back that the Hylian compared her to her mother. After Zelda realized what she had said, she instantly felt remorse. She turned and embraced her date as a way to apologize for her comments. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I got so excited that I let my stupidity get me."

"Don't be too hard on yourself," the bounty hunter hugged back and combed her date's hair. "I suppose that I get too protective of you."

"It's just that I never got to live my life as a child growing up," Zelda explained her unusual behavior at the theme park. "I let loose when we arrived here. I'm acting like a child because I wanted to know what's like to have fun without having to do responsibilities every day. For the first time in years, I felt like I was free. The feeling of being me is the best feeling I've had before coming here. It's why I was acting strange to you because I want to express myself without being reprimanded for it."

"If you had told me that beforehand, I wouldn't have been as protective right now," Samus then tried to lift the spirits of her lady by lifting her up as if she was a bride. Her smile signaled to the brunette that everything was okay. "Shall I escort you to your destination, my dear Zelda?"

"Gladly."

Both women stood in line for some time as the line for the roller coaster was a tad long due to its popularity. As they waited, they decided to talk about personal things that had happened to them. At one point in the conversation, Samus brought up about Robin's romantic interests, in which Zelda was also intrigued to talk about as well.

"Do you think that Robin and Falco are together?" Samus asked the Hylian since she would not divulge into someone else's personal life.

"Doesn't look like it at all, especially after that fight the other day," they were there when Dark Pit and Falco had a little confrontation. "Come to think of it-"

"What is it?" The blonde instinctively asked.

"I remember when Robin said about how Dark Pit meant something to her," Zelda eventually connected the dots and had an interesting conclusion. "Samus! I think… Robin and Dark Pit are dating."

"Very unlikely," she disagreed, having a hard time processing the fact that Robin and Dark Pit would date. "Their personalities just don't match."

"I don't know," Zelda did not agree but still was not sure if they were official or not. "If they are together, I hope they don't become like what happened with Palutena and Lucina."

"What do you mean?" The bounty hunter was a bit confused as she tilted her head.

"Oh, I forgot I never told you," the brunette was a bit excited to tell her date about it since it was partially eating her up inside. "Palutena and Lucina used to date."

"Really?" Samus was surprised to even hear the thought that a goddess would date a mortal. "I would never expect them to be together. What happened?"

"I'm not too sure," the Hylian admitted. "I think it had to do with Pit since he was not happy about it."

"That's unfortunate."

"It really is. Robin was telling me how happy Lucina was when she was with Palutena. Now that Lucina is talking to Meta Knight more, she probably moved on."

"I can't imagine how Palutena must feel whenever she sees her ex-girlfriend with Meta Knight," both women felt a bit bad that they were talking about Robin and Lucina. They felt that they should not continue talking about it anymore since it was a bit awkward to discuss it in a public setting. Eventually, they were ready to get on the roller coaster. "We're up next, Zel."

"I'm so excited!" The brunette also had to sink in the fact that Samus gave her a nickname. She tried to brush it off, but she could not stop thinking about how adorable it was.

As they got on the roller coaster, Samus had to be sure that Zelda's seat was secured before she sat on hers. The Hylian had to reassure her date that nothing wrong was going to happen. The roller coaster started to run. As they were going up to its peak, Zelda did not resist the exuberance she contained inside herself and was ready to let go of her arms from the handles. The blonde, on the other hand, was hoping nothing would go wrong and tried to enjoy the ride as much as she could. After reaching its peak height, they experienced a rush of twists and turns of the roller coaster. Zelda was screaming with joy while Samus was merely amused. The bounty hunter was enjoying herself since she cracked a smile and screamed at certain points of the ride. Eventually, the fun came to an end. As they exited out through a gift store, the brunette happened to find a picture of them while they were on the roller coaster.

"See, Samus," the Hylian pointed at their picture with Zelda expressing happiness while the blonde expressed contentment. "Nothing wrong happened."

"I know but I still wanted to make sure you were in good conditions," the bounty hunter defended herself, knowing that there may be a rare chance that something bad may happen to them. "Aside from that, I'll do whatever you wanted to do."

"There's more," Zelda grabbed Samus's hand and ran off together to their next destination. "There are more rides that I want to go on."

Meanwhile back in the city, Robin and Dark Pit found a relatively large restaurant that looked a bit fancy. The tactician assumed that it was a romantic dinner between them, but the dark angel had other ideas. Upon entering inside, the atmosphere was enormous. There was a bar on the left side of the venue while there were tables in the middle. They were spread out evenly so that everyone had space for themselves. However, on the right side, there were rooms that were not visible from the outside. Robin wondered what those rooms could possibly be. Luckily, Dark Pit had reserved a room for two before they were booked for the night. The waiter led them to one of the unknown rooms. Inside, the room was fairly large enough for a group of 5 or more to dine in. An interesting feature that surprised the mage was that there was a television displayed on the left wall with an unusual machine just under it. There were microphones connected to the contraption. Robin then connected the pieces together. The room the black angel reserved was not just a dining area but also a karaoke as well. The waiter handed them the menus and gave them a few minutes to figure out what they want before coming back.

"Angel," the tactician could not believe how Dark Pit found an interesting place where she did expect a karaoke as an additional feature. "I knew we were getting dinner, but I did not expect a karaoke machine that came with it."

"Well," he had to explain without being sheepish about it. "I thought we could have a little fun. A simple dinner didn't seem like something you would enjoy completely."

"I'm not upset at all," Robin was actually impressed that Dark Pit would do something out of the ordinary for his date. "I just think this would turn out either weird or extremely fun."

"Well, let's hope that it's the latter."

The waiter returned with his notepad in case Dark Pit and Robin were ready to order. "May I start with you two with something to drink?"

"Oh," Robin scrolled through her menu to see if she liked anything to drink. Eventually, she saw something she liked. "I'll take a mango smoothie with Boba please."

"Excellent choice," the writer wrote down her order. "Milk or without milk?"

"Milk would be great."

"And for you sir?" The waiter finished writing the tactician's order before turning to the dark angel.

"Chateau Romani for me," Robin gave a suspicious look at her date unsure why he would order something like that.

"I need to see some ID for that," Dark Pit gladly gave his identification to the waiter. After examining the card, it was valid. "Very well. Are you ready to order?"

"Angel, I've never been here before."

"Don't worry, Robin," the dark angel knew how the restaurant operated. "We'll select option B."

"Absolutely," the waiter wrote the order down. "What sort of meat would you like to start out with?"

"Beef brisket would be nice."

"Alrighty, everything will be delivered when it's ready."

"Thanks."

After the waiter left, both had sat down next to each other in the semi-round table.

"Have you been here before, Angel?" Robin had to make sure her date knew what he was doing.

"I have," he admitted, which relieved her quite much. "I went with Pit and Palutena since my opposite wanted to come here. We didn't go in here specifically, but I was glad because I got to be here with you instead."

"You're smooth. That's so funny," she giggled because of the thought that Dark Pit wanted to save this room for her. Dark Pit laughed with her since there was no harm in her response. "Although, I can't wait to see you sing."

"Soon enough," he was not ashamed to sing since he was with the woman he loved. "I want to see how you sing."

"Oh, I'm a terrible singer. I don't even know how to sing," the tactician tried to make an excuse so she would not sing.

"No one is going to neither see nor hear us. It's going to be alright," he reassured so his date could be comfortable to sing.

"If you say so, then I'll do it," Dark Pit had a sigh of relief that his woman was willing to join him to sing songs for their date.

Eventually, their food and drink all came in one round. Dark Pit and Robin were also given rice, lettuce, vegetables, and various sauces along with their brisket. The black angel told their waiter to get pork belly for their second round. He acknowledged and went to get a set of pork for them soon. Dark Pit cooked the brisket for several minutes before it was ready to serve. He let Robin get the first bite since he wanted to see her reaction to eating at a restaurant like this. After eating the brisket with the rice, lettuce and one of the sauces, she felt like everything stopped for a moment. She had to savor the glorious taste of exquisite delicacy. Robin wanted to eat more until she could not. After sipping on their drinks, Robin and Dark Pit easily finished their first round before cooking the pork. Once it was ready to eat, they ate as much as they could, which they managed to finish, feeling a bit stuffed. Dark Pit told the waiter that they wanted spicy chicken and brisket again. After the fourth round, they were going to stop eating since it was too much for them to eat. It was indicated that they were ravenous since they have not eaten for a long time. Dark Pit nearly finished his Chateau Romani, but he felt the need to sing due to how good he was feeling.

"Robin, I'm going to sing a song to you," she chuckled by his bold expression. "I'm being serious."

"I know," she was still amused by her date's urge to sing. "Come on, serenade me with your angelic voice. It doesn't have to be a love song. I just want you to sing."

Dark Pit looked at the song list and had trouble picking a song. Because the songs were from each Smasher's world, there were not those many with lyrics. Many though came from Sonic's world. He tried looking at songs, not from any Smash universe. He did manage to find one song that looked enjoyable to sing. The dark angel inputted the four-digit code in which the song title was displayed. Robin nearly spat out her drink from his song of choice.

"Jump up, Super Star?" She asked, thinking it was like a joke.

"Yep," he proudly stated. "You're going to enjoy this."

"Oh, Naga, I will," Robin instantly became focused on watching her date entertain her. She placed her elbows on the table while planting her palms on the side of her face, looking star-struck by her angel.

The upbeat music began playing with Dark Pit dancing to the rhythm of the song, eliciting a giggle from the tactician. "Here we go, off the rails; don't you know it's time to raise our sails; it's freedom like you never knew; don't need bags or a pass; say the word I'll be there in a flash; you could say hat is off to you; oh we can zoom; all the way to the moon; from this great wide wacky world; jump with me, grab coins with me; oh yeah!; it's time to jump up in the air; jump up, don't be scared; jump up and your cares will soar away; and if the dark clouds start to swirl; don't fear, don't shed a tear, cause I'll be your 1up girl; so let's all jump up super high; high up in the sky; there's no power-up like dancing; you know that you're my superstar; no one else can take me this far; I'm flipping the switch; get ready for this; oh, let's do the Odyssey,"

Robin was laughing and crying at the same time not because Dark Pit looked funny, but she was enjoying every single moment of Dark Pit's performance. After he finished singing, the tactician cheered so joyfully that she acted like she wanted an encore. Dark Pit had to take a breather since he had to sing the entire song. He drank the last bit of his Chateau Romani and sat next to his date.

"You were amazing, Angel," she lightly punched the black angel on his right shoulder before she hugged him from the side. "I didn't know you had such talent in singing and dancing."

"I don't," he held his hands over Robin's hands that were on his chest. "I just felt good at the moment."

"Well, you still got some juice inside you," the mage got up and walked up to the karaoke machine to pick up the second microphone. "I want to sing with you."

"Well, what do you suggest?"

"Something energetic."

Robin eventually inputted her song choice, which Dark Pit chuckled because she chose a song from a blue hedgehog's world.

While Robin and Dark Pit were having fun singing songs, Zelda and Samus spent their night at the carnival until it was scheduled to close at midnight. They rode many mini-rides and roller coasters. Even that many could not unrest the Hylian since she was filled with a never-ending energy she apparently had. Samus was also the same since she got to date the woman she had feelings after concealing it for some time. They had some time to kill before it was time to head out. Although they had not eaten ever since they arrived at the park.

"Zelda, you need to eat," the bounty hunter stopped her date from escaping from her clutches.

"But I want to play some games before we go," the brunette gave her woman the sad eyes.

"Your eyes won't convince me," the blonde walked towards one of the food courts with the princess trying to resist. "We'll eat and then we can do whatever."

"I understand."

Although both had eaten before showing up to the theme park, getting something light to eat would not hurt since it was a good break from riding so many rides. Samus ordered a regular pretzel with nachos while Zelda ordered a salad. Both ended up sharing a large fountain drink. Once they got their food, they went to a table to finally relax for a bit.

"You really had a fun time, Zel," she called the Hylian that same nickname again. The brunette could not hide her pink cheeks because of that. "Did I embarrass you?"

"Oh, no," she hoped she did not make her date feel bad about herself. Zelda held both of Samus's hands as a means of saying it was not what she was thinking. "I just like that you called me Zel, Sammy."

Now the blonde's cheeks began to redden since she now knew what it was like to have a nickname called by your woman. "Is your way of getting me back?"

"No, I want a nickname to give you since you gave me mine."

"You're lucky that I like you; otherwise I would have acted a bit more daunting."

"You know, this has been one of the best days I've had," Zelda shifted the topic to a more serious yet heartwarming vibe. "Especially with you."

"I feel the same," Samus took a bite of her chip before picking up another one. However, she was not planning to eat that one. The blonde moved her hand closer to the brunette's mouth.

"Is that for me?"

"Why else would I put a chip to your mouth? Of course, I'm giving you the chip. Open up," the Hylian opened her mouth to eat the chip the bounty hunter put in. "Want another one?"

"Um, sure. I feel bad because I'm not giving sharing my food with you," she said after swallowing.

"Don't worry about that. Open up," Zelda felt a bit weird that Samus acted so similar to her mother every time she said 'open up. However, the brunette did not feel a chip inside her mouth. Instead, the blonde put the chip back, placed the tips of her fingers on the brunette's chin, and stole a kiss from her. The Hylian felt a sparkle inside her since she did not expect a kiss from Samus of all people. As a result, she kissed back as she placed her left hand on the blonde's right cheek.

"Wow," was all Zelda said after Samus just kissed her like that. "I didn't expect our first kiss to be on the first date."

"Why should a certain number of dates determine when it's appropriate to kiss the woman I like?" Samus provided an interesting point that Zelda had not considered. The Hylian realized that the kiss already happened, and it felt magical. "I'm glad I did it because I can finally express how I feel to you."

"You're wonderful, Samus," they gazed at each other for a moment and grinned at their beauty. "We should finish our food before it gets cold."

"As you wish, Zel."

After a night of delicious cuisine and karaoke, Dark Pit and Robin spent the rest of their night on a hill, overlooking the bright lights of the city. A time of exciting activity deserved a time of relaxation. Robin had never felt so alive during the time she was here in the Smash competition. It was a night where she rarely ever went out, and it ended up one of the best nights she experienced. Their time on the hill was a quiet and intimate time between the two. It was not long before Robin wanted to say something.

"Angel, sometimes, I wish love was something easy to get," Dark Pit knew where the conversation was going, knowing her very well.

"I know this isn't about us," he was indeed right as he felt the vibe from his tactician.

"I really wished Lucy never broke up with Palutena in the first place," Robin always thought about Lucina and the future of her relationship between the goddess and the Star Warrior. "She's now lost on where she is. Why does love have to work like that?"

"It's complicated, but there will be times where it has to be that way if Lucina truly found someone she loves," the black angel tried his best to explain why things were the way they were.

"What if she never finds the light? What if Lucy and Palutena were never meant to be together? What if they can't find anyone else? I can't let my best friend be in that state of mind," at that point Robin was overthinking her situation and was looking at the worst outcome.

"That'll never happen," the dark angel moved his lady's face towards his face. "Everything happens for a reason. Questions will always be answered. Some may take longer than others. Regardless, it will come in due time. It's best to let it happen in front of us. Like us, it took one bird to get us to admit our love for each other. Palutena and Lucina will find their answer soon enough."

Robin planted her lips onto Dark Pit's lips for the second time but was only for a quick moment. "There are a lot of things I like about you if you didn't know that already."

"Hmm, tell me about them," he pretended to act like he was interested in hearing the mage's list.

They spent more time together at the hill before returning to the mansion to end their first date. However, at Robin's door, Dark Pit had a thought in his mind. He needed to know from his lady if it was true or not.

"Robin," she turned to her dark angel and wondered what was on his mind. "There's something I need to know. Are we officially a couple now that our first date is done?"

It seemed like an obvious answer, but the tactician remembered saying that they will become a couple after several dates. She knew from her own statement that her and Dark Pit's relationship was not going to be like that.

"Well, let's see," she began, preparing to list off indicators if they were a couple or not. "We confessed our love for each other, we wanted to date more than once, and our first date was amazing. Listing those three things, we are clearly a couple, Angel. So yes, we're officially a couple now."

"Oh, uh, cool," he tried to shrugged it off like it was nothing when deep inside he was so happy to hear that Robin saying they are now a couple. "It's great and all-"

"Night, Angel," she punched his right shoulder as she opened her room. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Wait, when are we going to go out again?" Dark Pit needed to know before he could sleep without worrying about it.

"After the All-Star phase or during it," she closed her door and it became silent. Dark Pit was by himself now and chuckled on how the last minutes of their ended interestingly funny.

"You've outdone yourself," he talked to himself as he headed towards his room. "I got to know her and developed a close relationship with her. Now we're boyfriend and girlfriend. This feels surreal. Robin, I'm glad I've met you."