Chapter Four...
Nintendo All Stars

"Where is everyone?" Roy paced up and down the stairs of Hyrule Castle. Link rubbed his eyes sleepily.
"Probably in bed sleeping like normal people are." Roy turned his head sharply and glared. Roy and Link had not gotten off to a good start.
"Zelda isn't even here yet."
"Oh, yeah, and Zelda is much more important then everyone else isn't she?" Link snapped.
"What are you talking about? I-"
"Sorry, am I supposed to care?!" Link and Roy glared at each other. Then someone poked his head around the corner. Roy sighed, it was Mario.
"It's all right, you can come out..." Roy smiled a little at the chubby plumber. Mario wiped a tear from his cheek and muttered.
"Ciao bella." Link stared. Mario was crying!
"Mario! What's wrong?" Link asked warmly.
"Ciao bella." Was all he said.
"What does that mean?" Link turned to Roy. He didn't know much Italian, but he knew enough.
"Ciao. Good-bye.. Bella.. Beautiful! Good-bye beautiful? Mario, why would you say that?"
"Mama mia boys.. I have had the worst of luck. Yesterday 'a when the meeting had ended, Peach said she wanted to talk 'a." Roy and Link looked at each other.
"Mario.." Link looked down. "Did you and Peach. break up?"
"Ciao bella." Mario whispered and blubbered on.
The meeting had just ended and Mario's girlfriend Peach, dressed in a beautiful pink dress, carrying a parasail, walked over to him and looked nervous.
"Mario, we need to talk."
"Of course 'a! My lovely Peach, I would do anything for you 'a!"
"Yeah.. About that." Peach said looking anywhere but his eyes, and led him to a private spot in Hyrule field, near Lake Hylia.
"Peach 'a it is so romantic just being here with you!" He smiled, not having a clue what was about to happen. Peach didn't return the smile.
"Mario.. You know how long we've been together."
"Five wonderful years!" Peach grimaced.
"Yeah. and I've been thinking. Maybe that's a little too long. I mean I figured being with you for so long, some of me would rub off on you. but um, that never happened. I think you're just starting to rub off on me. And um."
"That is not good 'a?"
"No." Peach is such a nice person. "Okay, um, as I was saying. we need to.. break up. Spend sometime apart. You know, like alone. Us by ourselves, free to date other people..." Mario kept the same happy expression.
"What do you mean 'a, my darli-"
"No! I'm not your darling anymore! We're over, done with, we can't see each other anymore!" This got Mario thinking.
"But.. why 'a?"
"Because! I don't love you! I'm not attracted to you! I'm sorry!" A tear trickled down Mario's cheek.
"Who. who do you love?" He choked.
".. Certainly not you!" Peach yelled, getting fed up. Then seeing he was crying, felt sorry, but somehow relived. She said softly. "I've got to go. After all, Roy is making us start at five tomorrow." Mario didn't answer, and seeing this, Peach strode away. But then Mario choked out his last love line for Peach.
"Ciao bella." Peach didn't turn around.
By the time Mario finished telling the story to Link and Roy, Fox, Zelda, Yoshi and Samus had joined in and crowded around Mario to listen.
"Did you. ever find out who she broke up with you for?" Samus whispered, afraid she would offend Mario by asking him this. Mario didn't think anything of it and said:
"Yes 'a in fact-" He stopped to blow his nose. "I found out later that same 'a day 'a."
Mario entered Hyrule castle with his box of tissues and decided he would go up to his room and go to sleep to forget all about this horrible ordeal. Peach's room was right across from his and he could hear her, and Daisy's loud laughter. He was just about to open his door when he heard his name from inside her room.
"Yeah, so I finally got rid of that big fat idiot Mario!"
"O-M-G! Congrats! I was wondering when you would do it! You deserve so much better then him, I mean, sure, he was good for saving you. But that was all. Right?"
"Duh!" They giggled.
"Soooo.. Who's the lucky guy?!?" Daisy asked.
"Hm. well, let's see. there's Captain Falcon, there's fox, there's Pikachu. (Daisy made a face) He is a boy, right? Anyway, there's. well, you know who's left!"
"Roy and Link?"
"Duh!" They giggled. Mario hated to listen to this but he couldn't move.
"So which one do you want to take?" Daisy asked.
"Um. I dunno."
"Well, what color hair do you like better??" They giggled loud and long, and then Mario crawled into his room and onto his bed and kept muttering, "Ciao bella."

"Oh, man, that's harsh." Captain Falcon said loudly joining them. "But then again, I wouldn't know, as I've never been dumped before." Samus shot him a look.
"Well of course you haven't been dumped before!!" Samus smiled sweetly. "Your so pig-headed, no girl would go out with you!" Then her expression changed and she dope slapped him on his head, glaring.
"Harsh!" He said and pulled out his pocket mirror. Fox laughed and nodded his head in agreement with Samus.
"Mario, it's okay! There are plenty of fish in the sea, and-" Mario interrupted Zelda who was patting his shoulder.
"Roy 'a. Link 'a.. Mama mia. You don't have feelings for. for 'a Peach 'a. do you?"
"Mario, bud, we have feelings for her all right, but they're not that type, don't worry." Roy nodded, agreeing with Link's statement.
"Are you going to be okay? You know, you could always drop out, not come with us to fight Bowser and the gang.."
"Mama mia! Of course 'a, I am 'a coming! I will fight harder then ever before 'a, I promise 'a!" Mario pumped his fists and Roy laughed patting his back.
Pikachu came running in. Roy had positioned him as a spy, to go and see what Bowser, Andross, Ridley, Ganondorf, Kraid, and Guinevere were up to. Since Pikachu was lightning fast and had quick reflects, Roy knew he was perfect for the position. Pikachu started yipping and squealing, trying to tell them all something they couldn't understand, since it was in his own language.
"What?! What is it Lassie?? Timmy is trapped in the well?" Fox chuckled. Pikachu glared and attempted to act it out. Zelda got it piece by piece.
"Okay everyone. The enemy is moving. It seems we're not going to Ganondorf's hideout anymore."
"Darn! And it was so easy to find!" Captain Falcon said, thinking only of the easy way out.
"Pikachu says that they were recently seen passing through Yoshi's island..." Zelda looked at Roy.
"Well.. Let's go to Yoshi's island then!"
"But what about after that? Are we just going to. wing it?" Samus asked.
"Yeah. I guess we'll see what happens!"
About Thirty minutes later, when everyone was packed up to go, Roy took attendance.
"Mario?" Roy called.
"Let's 'a go!" Mario answered.
"Yoshi?" Yoshi made his trademark dinosaur noise.
"Samus?"
"Ready!"
"Fox?" Fox grunted.
"Zelda?"
"Present!"

"Link?"

"Here."
"Pikachu?"

"Pika-pi!"
"Peach?" There was no reply. ".Peach? . Daisy?? Why aren't they here? It's seven o'clock already!"
"When I passed their room, they were trying to decide what outfit to wear." Fox said shaking his head.
"Oh. well then. could someone go and get them please? We need to get moving!" Samus rolled her eyes, but agreed to go and get them. Zelda went with her. Out of the corner of Captain Falcon's eye, he saw a very beautiful lady walking down the path to greet them in a very revealing dress for a peasant. He pulled out his pocket mirror quickly and struck a pose. Then tried to look cool and collected as if he didn't notice her before. Heads curiously turned as the woman came closer, until all eyes were upon her. She however, ignored all of them and went to Roy. She bowed low.
"My lord."
"My lady." He said bowing his head.
"I have heard word that you are traveling west past Yoshi's island and further to Mushroom Kingdom. I am very knowledgeable of the lands milord. and I am certain I could help you on your quest." She stood up from her bow. Roy looked closely at the peasant.
"What is your name, lady?"
"I was sent from the lord Marth's palace, he told me that you are familiar with each other, is that true?"
Marth! Oh, I haven't seen Marth in so long. how is he?"
"Oh-er-... just fine." She said neverously. Roy raised one eyebrow.
"Lady, you still have not told me your name."
"My name is Gwen, I am a servant of Marth, my lord."
"Gwen, huh? Well babe, my name is Falcon. Captain Falcon, that is." Captain Falcon said flashing a big ego smile. Fox nudged Captain Falcon in his back to tell him to shut it.
"Thank you for your offer lady. I will discuss the matter with my crew." Link rolled his eyes at Roy and Fox said:
"I don't know about this.. I mean why couldn't your buddy Marth just come when he heard the call of the NAS meeting? Why did he have to send his servant? Maybe he is sick, or hurt?? But Gwen said that he was fine."
"I really have no idea what to think now Fox. I don't know why Marth did not come himself. it is not that he can't fight. He is better with a sword than me." Just then, Zelda, Samus, Peach, and Daisy came around the corner.
"O-M-G!! Okay, let go of me Zelda, I have to go change my outfit again now!!"
"What, why?"
"Because, she is wearing the exact same thing as me!!" Peach said looking like she was going to be in tears. She pointed at Gwen's dress.
"Peach," said Samus holding her tongue "Listen. We have to leave now; there isn't anymore time to fuss over your apparel." Yoshi sniggered.
"Humph!!" Having a dinosaur laughing at her was insulting.
"Can we go now?" Captain Falcon whined. Roy sighed.
"Gwen, you may come if you wish." Therefore, they were finally off.