1 Chapter 5: Through the Room
"Man, Roy, how long was your walk anyway," grumbled Link, kicking a stone out of his way. "We've been walking out for hours!"
"Actually, 1 hour, 32 minutes, and 54 seconds," commented Crazy Hand, who was psychic and couldn't resist saying things like that when possible.
"Well, here we are!"
Of course that was Roy.
"How can you tell?"
"Shouldn't it be obvious?"
Link looked over a few yards, and saw a smudged stick writing saying "ZELDA HEER."
"Roy, 'heer'?" jeered Bowser.
"Well, hey, you can't expect me to spell things right when I'm in despair."
"Yeah, but here? That's so easy even Link (Link glared) could spell it. See: H-I-E—"
"ENOUGH!" Crazy Hand roared. He floated back. "C'mon Roy, let's leave this up to the two." He beckoned Roy to come to him, and with a snap and a mumble they teleported back, most likely to where they started walking.
"Oh yeah, now he teleports," muttered Bowser. But still, he and Link set for clues. But as Bowser pointed out, "What kind of clues would be left in a situation like this?" Link, not paying attention, looked close to the writing that said "ZELDA HEER". He had no success. Shaking his head sadly, he stood up. He noticed that his hairs were sticking straight out. "Strong wind today," he said. But there was one problem: there was no gust at the time.
Link widened his eyes as he realized what was going on. His head was starting to be pulled back with the hairs, and his neck started craning. An onlooker would have thought that the hair was being pulled into nothingness, and he would have been right. Link realized this too when his eyes went in, and he saw "a void of nothingness, pitch black. As my whole face pulled in, I tried gasping but I couldn't breathe. I couldn't hear the screams I made because there was no air to carry it with. I must have been knocked unconscious soon after, because I can't remember anything else."
Before his mouth disappeared into the oblivion, he attempted to shout for help.
"BOWSE—"
Bowser, who was 15 feet away and "looking for clues", came over grumbling. His eyes almost pulled out of their sockets when he saw Link being… just… sucked in. He came over cautiously and whispered, 'Link?" Now wasn't a time to tease anyone. He couldn't, anyway, because Link was already completely disappeared.
"Man, Roy always leaves out the important details." He walked over to where Link disappeared, and was unaware of his back scales seeming to almost come off. He did take in that something was going on when his head started stretching into what Link had gone through. Bowser semi-consciously took in a deep breath to hold himself through whatever was next. His shell was stretching like silly putty, slowly following the head, when the rest of him disappeared with a "POP!", which gave him too little a time to fall unconscious. Bowser saw the black fading, and he was able to see himself. Only a few moments later, the blur cleared itself, and he seemed to be in… an office room?
Link sat up, dazed. He looked around slowly. Where am I? What is this? The first thing he noticed was Bowser.
"What the…?"
Bowser, who was rummaging through some files, spreading them everywhere, didn't notice. So Link decided to get up and explore the little room he was in. As he faced to the back, he saw little traces of a purple, swirling portal evaporate. "Must've been my transportation device," he decided. Taking a closer look around, he noticed a paper Bowser must've missed. He paled when he read it.
"Operation: Smash
Zelda – got
Link – next
Bowser – next
1.1.1 Roy – preparing"
He murmured, "Zelda… what do they mean by "got"? If we are "next", then that must mean…" he froze. "Oh no."
Bowser, on the other hand, was just glancing through information. He noticed a letter, and, forgetting the situation, thought he could blackmail the person who wrote it.
"Dear Xed, My Boss,
I have gotten Zelda through the portal. She should be of some use. I am preparing for Link and Bowser, but I doubt we'll need Link (Bowser didn't know whether to smirk or frown at that), but Bowser will be useful. But because Bowser is a fool, we'll use Link to guide him through their "quest".
Your cover name at the Smasher's Arena is working very well. Although some others are not fooled. You might have to change you old cover name, which is—"
The rest of the paper was teared off. It looked old and yellow, but it must've been recent, because Zelda disappeared a few days ago, Bowser deciphered. Even he was serious about something like this. But still, his selfishness made him not want to share it with Link. And Link was afraid to show that paper to Bowser, fearing he would laugh at it. So they kept their information to themselves.
Suddenly a bright flash of light came through the room. A portal looking exactly like the first one appeared. Link and Bowser though the same thing: "We're free!" But as they came closer, Link realized something.
"What about the office? We've left it a mess." It was true. The room, once clean as light, was covered in papers and notes from the files.
"Does it matter?" Bowser replied.
"No, but we might leave evidence."
"So? The portal sent us both here on purpose. Maybe the people expected us to rummage through."
Link was surprised. For the first time ever, Bowser had a point. 'Okay then, let's go!"
Link and Bowser jumped in the portal, this time prepared by holding their breaths. But they didn't need to. Only a few seconds later, they appeared at a destination. "Wait a minute," Link thought. "This isn't the place where we started. This is…"
Poll time! Where should Link and Bowser end up?
Hyrule Castle
Princess Peach's Castle
"Man, Roy, how long was your walk anyway," grumbled Link, kicking a stone out of his way. "We've been walking out for hours!"
"Actually, 1 hour, 32 minutes, and 54 seconds," commented Crazy Hand, who was psychic and couldn't resist saying things like that when possible.
"Well, here we are!"
Of course that was Roy.
"How can you tell?"
"Shouldn't it be obvious?"
Link looked over a few yards, and saw a smudged stick writing saying "ZELDA HEER."
"Roy, 'heer'?" jeered Bowser.
"Well, hey, you can't expect me to spell things right when I'm in despair."
"Yeah, but here? That's so easy even Link (Link glared) could spell it. See: H-I-E—"
"ENOUGH!" Crazy Hand roared. He floated back. "C'mon Roy, let's leave this up to the two." He beckoned Roy to come to him, and with a snap and a mumble they teleported back, most likely to where they started walking.
"Oh yeah, now he teleports," muttered Bowser. But still, he and Link set for clues. But as Bowser pointed out, "What kind of clues would be left in a situation like this?" Link, not paying attention, looked close to the writing that said "ZELDA HEER". He had no success. Shaking his head sadly, he stood up. He noticed that his hairs were sticking straight out. "Strong wind today," he said. But there was one problem: there was no gust at the time.
Link widened his eyes as he realized what was going on. His head was starting to be pulled back with the hairs, and his neck started craning. An onlooker would have thought that the hair was being pulled into nothingness, and he would have been right. Link realized this too when his eyes went in, and he saw "a void of nothingness, pitch black. As my whole face pulled in, I tried gasping but I couldn't breathe. I couldn't hear the screams I made because there was no air to carry it with. I must have been knocked unconscious soon after, because I can't remember anything else."
Before his mouth disappeared into the oblivion, he attempted to shout for help.
"BOWSE—"
Bowser, who was 15 feet away and "looking for clues", came over grumbling. His eyes almost pulled out of their sockets when he saw Link being… just… sucked in. He came over cautiously and whispered, 'Link?" Now wasn't a time to tease anyone. He couldn't, anyway, because Link was already completely disappeared.
"Man, Roy always leaves out the important details." He walked over to where Link disappeared, and was unaware of his back scales seeming to almost come off. He did take in that something was going on when his head started stretching into what Link had gone through. Bowser semi-consciously took in a deep breath to hold himself through whatever was next. His shell was stretching like silly putty, slowly following the head, when the rest of him disappeared with a "POP!", which gave him too little a time to fall unconscious. Bowser saw the black fading, and he was able to see himself. Only a few moments later, the blur cleared itself, and he seemed to be in… an office room?
Link sat up, dazed. He looked around slowly. Where am I? What is this? The first thing he noticed was Bowser.
"What the…?"
Bowser, who was rummaging through some files, spreading them everywhere, didn't notice. So Link decided to get up and explore the little room he was in. As he faced to the back, he saw little traces of a purple, swirling portal evaporate. "Must've been my transportation device," he decided. Taking a closer look around, he noticed a paper Bowser must've missed. He paled when he read it.
"Operation: Smash
Zelda – got
Link – next
Bowser – next
1.1.1 Roy – preparing"
He murmured, "Zelda… what do they mean by "got"? If we are "next", then that must mean…" he froze. "Oh no."
Bowser, on the other hand, was just glancing through information. He noticed a letter, and, forgetting the situation, thought he could blackmail the person who wrote it.
"Dear Xed, My Boss,
I have gotten Zelda through the portal. She should be of some use. I am preparing for Link and Bowser, but I doubt we'll need Link (Bowser didn't know whether to smirk or frown at that), but Bowser will be useful. But because Bowser is a fool, we'll use Link to guide him through their "quest".
Your cover name at the Smasher's Arena is working very well. Although some others are not fooled. You might have to change you old cover name, which is—"
The rest of the paper was teared off. It looked old and yellow, but it must've been recent, because Zelda disappeared a few days ago, Bowser deciphered. Even he was serious about something like this. But still, his selfishness made him not want to share it with Link. And Link was afraid to show that paper to Bowser, fearing he would laugh at it. So they kept their information to themselves.
Suddenly a bright flash of light came through the room. A portal looking exactly like the first one appeared. Link and Bowser though the same thing: "We're free!" But as they came closer, Link realized something.
"What about the office? We've left it a mess." It was true. The room, once clean as light, was covered in papers and notes from the files.
"Does it matter?" Bowser replied.
"No, but we might leave evidence."
"So? The portal sent us both here on purpose. Maybe the people expected us to rummage through."
Link was surprised. For the first time ever, Bowser had a point. 'Okay then, let's go!"
Link and Bowser jumped in the portal, this time prepared by holding their breaths. But they didn't need to. Only a few seconds later, they appeared at a destination. "Wait a minute," Link thought. "This isn't the place where we started. This is…"
Poll time! Where should Link and Bowser end up?
Hyrule Castle
Princess Peach's Castle