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Episode One- Part Three
SAMUS STARED STUPIDLY up at Fox, not knowing what to say. She didn't stay in that state for long, though, for Zelda swooped in to save her.
"We truly are sorry, Fox. We didn't mean to intrude on your target practice time, Peach just needed to get out of the street." She explained after pushing her way in front of Samus. "She seems to think there's someone out to get her."
"No problems, then, ladies." Fox put on a smile that faded when he set eyes on Peach. "Since when are you guys around Peach? I thought you guys didn't like her." Peach had fallen to her knees, sides now shaking and short sobs erupting from her mouth. "Hey, is she going to be okay?"
This time, Samus opened her mouth to attempt explaining the situation to Fox. But only the word "Peach" got out of her mouth before the door swung open to interrupt her. The prince of Altea, Marth, and his friend, Roy, entered. Both had come to Mute City only a month or so before, and had immediately befriended Fox and Falco.
"Fox, shouldn't you be on the way to school by now? I fear we might be late." Marth said before Roy tugged on his arm and pointed out the girls. "Since when are there girls in the APC?"
"They claim to be running away from someone chasing Peach." Falco answered, rolling his eyes. His eyes moved from Marth to the clock, where they widened a little. "It is getting late. I really would hate to be tardy for my first class." The look on his face suggested that he thought otherwise. Still, he holstered his gun and joined Marth and Roy at the door. "Well, then, let's get a move on."
Fox joined them as well, but he didn't follow when the three left the building. He turned instead to the girls. Zelda was kneeling by Peach, trying to comfort her, and Samus stood watching. "Are you ladies coming?"
"Yes." Samus jumped and made to leave with him. Only a look from Zelda kept her rooted to her spot.
"We're going to stay here with Peach until she feels better." Zelda said to Fox. "You guys go on ahead. We won't be too late."
Instead of leaving, Fox joined them. "I wouldn't want to leave you girls behind. Even if it does mean I have to help this one get over her problems." Samus was happy to see that Fox didn't seem to like Peach either. He came to stand next to her.
"You guys go on ahead." Peach said between sobs. "I don't want to make you late for school."
"But..." Zelda started to speak but Peach interrupted.
"Go on, I don't want anyone to see me like this. And if you say anything to anybody I'll... I'll..." She stopped there, unable to hold the tears back. "Just go."
Zelda and Fox exchanged uneasy looks (Samus was unable to join them due to her helmet). "If you say so." Zelda said to Peach. "We'll leave now, and I promise not to tell anyone what happened here." Glancing back at her over their shoulders, the three departed from the APC.
But Mewtwo was still there. He glided over to Peach, unnoticed by the crying princess, and spoke using his telepathy. Would this man following you be the monster in your mind?
Peach stopped crying and froze. "How can you read my mind?" She whispered, her voice shaky. "You can't know who it is!"
I do know who it is, though. It's the one you have feared since his first appearance in the Mushroom Kingdom. You hoped he wouldn't come after you here, but he has. And now, you are frightened because Mario is too busy with the Blue Falcons to protect you from that Koopa tyrant, Bowser.
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND why you want to help the person who's done her best to make your life a living Hell since the day you met." mused Fox as he walked down the street with Samus and Zelda. Most of the buildings along the final street before Onett were boarded up and hadn't been inhabited for many years. But everyone in Mute City knew their way around most of them.
"It doesn't matter with Zelda." Samus explained, making her friend blush. "She will help anyone. I bet she'd help Falcon, too, if he was having troubles."
At the mention of Falcon's name, Fox looked down and swallowed what he had been about to say. It was a few moments before he dared to look up and speak again. "I've heard that things aren't so good between you two." He said. "Any chance you two are going to break up?"
Zelda jumped in. "Samus is going to talk to him at lunch today. If he doesn't agree to change his ways and treat her better, she's not going to stay with him. Isn't that right, Samus?"
"I think so." Her voice was small, already she was beginning to reconsider talking to Falcon. She was so afraid of him....
"Come on, you can't be rethinking this, can you? Things are only going to get worse if you don't do something. Falcon has to realize that you're not just an object. He needs to know that you're a living breathing person. I'll be there to back you up." Zelda put a hand on Samus's shoulder. "I won't let you fall into one of his pathetic word traps like you did last night. I'm going to help you learn to stand up to people when you need to."
"And I'll be there to back you up too." Fox chimed in. "I agree with Zelda, you can't let him go on treating you like this. You need to tell him that it's over if he can't be nice."
Samus smiled at both of them under her armour. Maybe she would be able to get away from Falcon. With both of them behind her, she could tell him exactly why they should break up, and it wouldn't go as it did last night. By the end of the day, she and Falcon would most likely be broken up.
"Hey, Samus, what are you doing with that McCloud loser?" Or, why not talk to him now? She could feel him behind her, but was reluctant to turn around. It was Zelda who finally made her turn around by pushing on her shoulder.
There stood Falcon, flanked by Mario and Link, and wearing an ugly grin. "I thought you weren't supposed to be with any guys not in the gang?"
She gulped and opened her mouth, ready to begin telling him everything that was resting on her chest.
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Looks like Samus might finally have the courage to break up with Falcon. But will she actually do it? Why is Link with Falcon instead of supporting Zelda and Samus? And why is Peach afraid of Bowser? Find out next week on episode two.