Chapter 16: Link's Awakening
"I think he's coming around, guys," a familiar voice said. "Yow, oh yeah!" an odd voice yelled. "Link is still as tough as he looks," a female voice said. Link felt someone grabbing his shoulder. "Are you alright, my friend? We've been worried about you." Link slowly opened his eyes and saw Fox sitting next to him. Link felt he lay in a bed. "That was a close call, Link," Donkey said, who stood behind Fox. "Z... Zelda..." Link said softly. He felt that his lips were dry and his body ached, but the first thing he thought about was his girlfriend. "She's fine, Link. Don't worry." To Link, it was all a bit vague. He felt his throat burning. "T... thirst..." He felt as if that single word costed him all of his strength. "Peach, get him a glass of water, quickly!" Fox ordered. Peach didn't like his tone, but did as he asked and left the room Link was in. "What... hap... pened?" Link asked. He saw that Samus in her orange, shining suit, without the helm, and Yoshi were present. As well as Donkey and Fox. More people didn't fit in what seemed to be Link's room in Toad's in. "You were very lucky, Link," Fox said, almost cheerful. "Don't doubt it... thought... I would... die." Link murmered. "Well, when you guys didn't return from your little trip, I went looking for you. Donkey had a bit of an off day, so that's why I went alone," Fox started to explain. He was interrupted by Peach, who entered the room with a glass of water in her hand. Fox stood up and moved aside as Peach walked to Link's bed to give the lifegiving substance to him. Link gladly wanted to accept it, but he was too weak to raise his arms in order to grab the glass. Peach sighed. "That I would ever have to do a thing like this..." She used one hand to support Link's head and she put the glass to his lips. It didn't took Link a lot of time to empty it. When Peach moved back again, Link cleared his throat. "You're... not so bad..." he said. Peach gave him a quick look and then left the room. "What is... she doing here?" Link asked, feeling a bit better already. Fox smiled as he took place on the chair on which he had apparantly been sitting. "She's worried about Zelda." Link gave the Lylatan a faint smile. "Anyways, I about knew where you guys went, so I searched in that direction first. As I was on my way, I met Samus. She decided to accompany me and we found you two." Fox paused for a moment and leaned back in his chair. Samus moved her haind through her unruly, light brown, long hair. Samus was an attractive, but tough woman. Though the last part was required if you wanted to be the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. And Samus Aran definetly understood her job. She caressed Yoshi's green head. The disnosaur closed his eyes as a show of appreciation. Mario had once met Yoshi on a faraway island, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Luigi, the two had saved Peach from an evil Dragon called Bowser. Yoshi had become good friends with Mario, Luigi and Peach and he had decided leave the island with them. He was a friendly dinosaur, very reliable and he like the company of humanoids very much. "I've never seen so much blood dripping from one person..." Fox murmered, staring in front of him. He turned back to Link. "We saw Zelda crying while she sat on her knees. She was cramped into that position and she was in a complete shock. I didn't really know how she got that way. And we saw you swimming in your own blood. You were in comma for two weeks! Must have been the loss of blood..." Link startled. Two weeks! That meant that he had missed a lot of fights. "What about Zelda?" he asked. "Like I said, she's just fine. She restored quicker than we had expected. After she restored, she told us that you two have beaten Ganondorf. She's sleeping in her room now. She had been sitting next to you for three days! We discovered her sleeping with her head on her arms on your bed while she still sat on her chair. She was terribly affraid that you would never wake up again. Donkey carried her to her bed." Link smiled. He knew he was very lucky. "I also have some bad new, Link." Fox started. "Because you two missed so many fights in the tournament, you have been disqualified. I'm sorry," Fox said, regrettable. Link closed his eyes and swallowed. "At least Zelda's safe and the world is short one ugly bastard." Fox laughed. "And you kept your humour!" Link grinned. "But what about you guys? Have you won some fights?" Donkey chuckled as he looked at Samus. "Well, when we heard that you two got disqualified we kind of... stepped out of the tournament as a protest," Fox said with a soft smile. Link startled even more and immediatly sat up straight. A horrible pain forced him to lay down again. "What...? Who...?" "Well, Samus, Yoshi, Ness, Kirby, Pikachu, Falcon, Mario, Peach, Donkey and me." Link was speechless. He didn't know what to say at the sight of so much friendship. "Guys, I..." Link got interrupted by Fox. "Link, shut up, before I start to regret it," the Lylatan chuckled. Suddenly, the door opened and Zelda walked in. She wore her cotton dress again. "Link! Peach told me that you were awake! Are you okay?" She kneeled next to his bed and moved her hand through his hair. Fox looked at Samus and Yoshi and pointed with his thumb at the door. Donkey saw Fox's gesture as well and the four silently left the room, giving the two lovebirds some privacy. Doomhammer, please note: Back when Link wakes up w/Peach and Fox and Samus and Yoshi and DKong around him, when you describe Yoshi's life.......it is not a good idea. I suggest that you move those paragraphs to introduce Yoshi earlier in the story. See, if you keep them here, or there, in that part, it distracts the reader from what's important: what Fox is explaining. OK?
"I think he's coming around, guys," a familiar voice said. "Yow, oh yeah!" an odd voice yelled. "Link is still as tough as he looks," a female voice said. Link felt someone grabbing his shoulder. "Are you alright, my friend? We've been worried about you." Link slowly opened his eyes and saw Fox sitting next to him. Link felt he lay in a bed. "That was a close call, Link," Donkey said, who stood behind Fox. "Z... Zelda..." Link said softly. He felt that his lips were dry and his body ached, but the first thing he thought about was his girlfriend. "She's fine, Link. Don't worry." To Link, it was all a bit vague. He felt his throat burning. "T... thirst..." He felt as if that single word costed him all of his strength. "Peach, get him a glass of water, quickly!" Fox ordered. Peach didn't like his tone, but did as he asked and left the room Link was in. "What... hap... pened?" Link asked. He saw that Samus in her orange, shining suit, without the helm, and Yoshi were present. As well as Donkey and Fox. More people didn't fit in what seemed to be Link's room in Toad's in. "You were very lucky, Link," Fox said, almost cheerful. "Don't doubt it... thought... I would... die." Link murmered. "Well, when you guys didn't return from your little trip, I went looking for you. Donkey had a bit of an off day, so that's why I went alone," Fox started to explain. He was interrupted by Peach, who entered the room with a glass of water in her hand. Fox stood up and moved aside as Peach walked to Link's bed to give the lifegiving substance to him. Link gladly wanted to accept it, but he was too weak to raise his arms in order to grab the glass. Peach sighed. "That I would ever have to do a thing like this..." She used one hand to support Link's head and she put the glass to his lips. It didn't took Link a lot of time to empty it. When Peach moved back again, Link cleared his throat. "You're... not so bad..." he said. Peach gave him a quick look and then left the room. "What is... she doing here?" Link asked, feeling a bit better already. Fox smiled as he took place on the chair on which he had apparantly been sitting. "She's worried about Zelda." Link gave the Lylatan a faint smile. "Anyways, I about knew where you guys went, so I searched in that direction first. As I was on my way, I met Samus. She decided to accompany me and we found you two." Fox paused for a moment and leaned back in his chair. Samus moved her haind through her unruly, light brown, long hair. Samus was an attractive, but tough woman. Though the last part was required if you wanted to be the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. And Samus Aran definetly understood her job. She caressed Yoshi's green head. The disnosaur closed his eyes as a show of appreciation. Mario had once met Yoshi on a faraway island, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Luigi, the two had saved Peach from an evil Dragon called Bowser. Yoshi had become good friends with Mario, Luigi and Peach and he had decided leave the island with them. He was a friendly dinosaur, very reliable and he like the company of humanoids very much. "I've never seen so much blood dripping from one person..." Fox murmered, staring in front of him. He turned back to Link. "We saw Zelda crying while she sat on her knees. She was cramped into that position and she was in a complete shock. I didn't really know how she got that way. And we saw you swimming in your own blood. You were in comma for two weeks! Must have been the loss of blood..." Link startled. Two weeks! That meant that he had missed a lot of fights. "What about Zelda?" he asked. "Like I said, she's just fine. She restored quicker than we had expected. After she restored, she told us that you two have beaten Ganondorf. She's sleeping in her room now. She had been sitting next to you for three days! We discovered her sleeping with her head on her arms on your bed while she still sat on her chair. She was terribly affraid that you would never wake up again. Donkey carried her to her bed." Link smiled. He knew he was very lucky. "I also have some bad new, Link." Fox started. "Because you two missed so many fights in the tournament, you have been disqualified. I'm sorry," Fox said, regrettable. Link closed his eyes and swallowed. "At least Zelda's safe and the world is short one ugly bastard." Fox laughed. "And you kept your humour!" Link grinned. "But what about you guys? Have you won some fights?" Donkey chuckled as he looked at Samus. "Well, when we heard that you two got disqualified we kind of... stepped out of the tournament as a protest," Fox said with a soft smile. Link startled even more and immediatly sat up straight. A horrible pain forced him to lay down again. "What...? Who...?" "Well, Samus, Yoshi, Ness, Kirby, Pikachu, Falcon, Mario, Peach, Donkey and me." Link was speechless. He didn't know what to say at the sight of so much friendship. "Guys, I..." Link got interrupted by Fox. "Link, shut up, before I start to regret it," the Lylatan chuckled. Suddenly, the door opened and Zelda walked in. She wore her cotton dress again. "Link! Peach told me that you were awake! Are you okay?" She kneeled next to his bed and moved her hand through his hair. Fox looked at Samus and Yoshi and pointed with his thumb at the door. Donkey saw Fox's gesture as well and the four silently left the room, giving the two lovebirds some privacy. Doomhammer, please note: Back when Link wakes up w/Peach and Fox and Samus and Yoshi and DKong around him, when you describe Yoshi's life.......it is not a good idea. I suggest that you move those paragraphs to introduce Yoshi earlier in the story. See, if you keep them here, or there, in that part, it distracts the reader from what's important: what Fox is explaining. OK?