Chapter 36

Falco was sitting on the edge of his bed. He was waiting for Fox to get back, but he didn't know that Fox was gone. No one had told him yet.

Suddenly, he heard the door open. Falco gasped softly and stood up.

"There you are!" he said, "Fox, where have you been? I've been waiting for about- - -"

Falco stopped as he saw Link walk in the cabin. He shut the door and walked towards the bed. He sat down on it and placed his hand on his face.

"What gives, Link?" Falco asked, "And…..where's Fox? He was supposed to be back half an hour ago!"

Link sniffled a little, "Falco….."

"What?" Falco asked, "Do you know where he's at? And…..do you have a cold or something? I told you that the weather is getting harsh, didn't I?"

Link shook his head, "No, I don't. And as for Fox- - -"

"What?"

"Samus told me..…that….he got shot in the back…..earlier today."

"So what?" Falco said, "This happens all the time to him. We just take him to the nearest hospital and- - -"

Then it hit Falco on what Link actually meant. Falco gasped.

"No….you mean Fox is- - -"

Link nodded. Falco was now devastated.

"Aw man!" he said, placing his hand on his face, "How am I going to explain this to the team?"

Link shook his head, "I don't know."

Falco sighed and got his hand off of his face, "They still think he is in that coma. If I explain to them what happened to him after he woke up, then- - -"

"I know."

"I have to think about it for awhile, Link." Falco said.

Link nodded. He got up from the bed and walked out the door. Falco sighed.

Sheik was sitting on the edge of his bed. He was still depressed about what has happened between him and Zelda. He knew Zelda can get angered from time to time. He tried to think that what Zelda had told him was a lie, that she was just angered for some reason.

But he couldn't. Zelda had never lied to him, and she never will. But still, he wanted to check up on her, but was afraid to after what they had gone through.

His eyes were still a bit puffy, but that didn't stop him. Sheik got up from the bed and walked out the door.

When Sheik reached another cabin, he opened the door. Zelda was inside, sitting on the bed, reading a book. Zelda turned and saw Sheik.

Sheik was a bit nervous, but he stepped inside.

"I figured you wanted some company." Sheik said.

Zelda put her book down. Sheik walked towards her and sat down with her.

"Are you ok?" Sheik asked.

Zelda didn't answer.

"Zelda?"

She still didn't answer. Zelda just looked at him. Sheik sighed.

"I understand that you're mad at me…..but you didn't give me a reason on why you're mad." Sheik said, "If I find out why, then I can try to fix it, and then we can forget all of this ever happened."

"I told you I never wanted to see you again!" Zelda said coldly.

Sheik was silent. Zelda sighed.

"Look Sheik, ever since you and I joined up with Super Smash Brothers Melee, strange things have been happening to us."

"What do you mean?" Sheik asked.

"We got into a lot of fights and arguments, we hardly ever see each other anymore, and we hardly ever speak to each other." Zelda said.

"But we can change that." Sheik said.

Zelda shook her head, "No we can't. The point is….every time we're around each other, one of us almost gets killed. Do you remember when we tried to get the Triforce back from Bowser and Ganondorf?"

"Well….yeah."

"I almost died, twice in fact." Zelda said, "And so did you. And I think the reason is because we're around each other."

"No…..that's…..that's not true!"

"Link, Ganondorf and I, don't have the pieces of the Triforce anymore because I sealed it up before I joined this team." Zelda said, "That means I lost most of my wisdom along with the Triforce itself."

"I don't think so." Sheik said.

"Well I do. I just realized that I could've fought off those two when I had the chance." Zelda said, "But instead, I held back. Ganondorf almost killed me, and I could've thought of another way of getting rid of him and Bowser, without killing myself in the process."

"But that doesn't mean that- - -"

"Face it, Sheik." Zelda said, "Most of my wisdom came from that piece of the Triforce. Haven't you ever noticed that Ganondorf had lost some of his power, and Link had lost some of his courage?"

"What do you mean?" Sheik asked.

"Ganondorf is a lot weaker now that the Triforce is back in its resting place. And Link isn't as brave as he was years ago."

Sheik sighed, "I never thought about that."

"That's because the Triforce is back to its resting place." Zelda said, "We don't have the pieces anymore, and so we're not too powerful anymore either." she continued, "We were strong when we had the Triforce, but since we don't have it anymore, we get pushed around easily. And that means I hang out with you, and trouble is near, I won't have enough energy to protect myself, and neither will you."

Sheik raised an eyebrow.

"The point is….every time I'm with you, bad stuff happens to the both of us." Zelda said, "So I think that we should just stay away from each other from this point on."

Sheik's eyes widened, "But…..that means- - -"

"No, don't say it." Zelda said, "I will always love you, Sheik, but I don't want either of us getting hurt….understand?"

"…….Sure….." Sheik said sadly, his voice cracking.

Sheik got up from the bed and walked out the door. He knew that Zelda was just trying to protect him, as well as herself, but it still hurt real bad.

Sheik found another cabin and walked into it. He sat down on the edge of the bed and hung his head.

"We could've just thought of another way to settle this." Sheik thought.

He felt tears in his eyes, but he held them back. He placed his hand on his forehead and just sat there.

Fox was sitting on a log. He didn't know what to do now. Terra was standing by the log.

"This is just great! This trip turned out to be a bad one, I got in a so-called coma awhile ago, and now, I'm a ghost!"Fox's tone grew annoyed at the word 'ghost',"Can this trip get any worse?"

Fox was more annoyed than angry, and Terra can sense it. She turned to Fox.

"Something bothering you?" she asked.

Fox looked up at her.

"Oh…um…..nothing."

Terra walked towards Fox and sat down with him.

"It's just that…….what will the others think if they find out that I'm not around?" he asked.

Terra was silent for a moment, but then she spoke up.

"Something tells me that some of them already found out." she said.

Fox gasped.

"They did?"

Terra nodded.

"But…..is there a way for me to get back in my real body?" Fox asked.

Terra shook her head, "We cannot do anything for awhile longer."

"But….."

"Plus, your friend already buried your body somewhere, so we can't put you back until it is recovered." Terra said.

"Then I'm going to find it!" Fox said.

He got up and was about to leave, but then Terra spoke up.

"Wait!" she said.

Fox turned around towards her.

"My sister and I are the only ones who can help you return to your body." she said, "We just have to wait a few more months for our power to increase, and then you can go back in the world of the living."

"Power?" Fox asked.

"Each year, we gain energy from the Earth itself to revive the lives that were lost due to a tragic accident." Terra said, "We restore the lives that aren't ready to die yet."

"But I thought you said that you are unsure that my time is up!"

"Yes I know, but now I'm sure that you're time is not up." Terra said, "If it was, then you would've gone to the afterlife right after you died and not just a wandering spirit like I am."

"So…..does that mean- - -"

Terra nodded, "Yes, my time is not up either, and neither is my sister's. That's why we wander the Earth from time to time."

Fox was silent. This was becoming too confusing for him. He scratched the back of his head.

"Uhh…..ok…."

Terra smiled, "I know, it's confusing, huh?"

Fox let out a small smile.

"Don't worry; once we get the energy we need, we'll try to bring you back to your original body."

"But what about you and….." Fox paused.

"I have died many years ago, and my sister died years after." Terra said, "So it's too late to bring ourselves back to life in our original bodies. We have to be reincarnated to do so. But we don't want to be reincarnated at this time." Terra continued, "And besides, we're ok with being in the afterlife."

"But…..if you're not going to be in another body, how are you- - -"

"Then we just wander the Earth for all eternity."

"That sounds sad." Fox said.

"Don't worry; we're use to it by now."

Fox sighed. He turned away from Terra and looked at the sky.

"Terra," Fox said, "I don't want to have to wait a few months to return to my body. It'll be too late by then because my body won't be useable. And I don't want to go back in another body because my friends won't know who I am." Fox continued, "I don't want a different life. I want the same one I had before I died."

Terra nodded, "I understand. But I still can't bring you back for awhile. Maybe there is a way we can save your body from decaying until a few more weeks or so. Then you can go back."

Fox smiled, "Thanks."

"And I know how to do that. And I also know where they buried your body, too. Follow me!"

Terra walked away and Fox followed.

An hour later, they stopped at something that looked like a grave site.

"Do you see that pile of dirt?" Terra asked.

Fox took a look at the dirt pile, "Yeah."

"That is where your friend buried you. We can dig it up, and I'll work the rest."

Fox bit his lip. Terra chuckled.

"Don't worry." she said, "You haven't been dead that long."

Terra's body started to glow light blue. A strong wind started to pick up. It blew some of the snow away, and it blew the dirt pile away. There was nothing under it.

"Where….." Fox said.

"Easy there." Terra said, "We're not done yet."

Her right hand started to glow light blue. Terra swished her hand over the flattened dirt, and it blew away, revealing Fox's peaceful body. Fox's spirit blinked.

"I'm still the same way that I left."

Terra looked at Fox's spirit and smiled, "Now time to preserve it."

Her hand started glowing again and she touched Fox's deceased body. It started glowing. Terra took her hand off, but the body was still glowing bright blue.

"Now that it's preserved, we can wait a few weeks until we can figure out how to get you back."

Fox sighed in relief, "Thank you."