Wow, that was another long commercial break. I need to finish these chapters faster! It was only getting Metroid Prime (awesome game by the way. If you like action games, you really should get it!) that reminded me to do this chapter. Anywho, here's the conclusion to the second episode of the Super Smash Bros. Melee Soap Opera.
Disclaimer: For the last time, I don't own SSBM (and I mean it when I say the last time).
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EPISODE TWO- PART THREE
SAMUS GOT THROUGH the rest of her classes with nothing interesting at all happening. After her last class, chemistry, she went to her locker, as usual, to drop off her heavy books and wait for Zelda to meet her for the walk home.
"Thirteen... twenty-seven... thirty-eight...." she muttered the numbers of the combo to herself as she pulled open the tall, thin locker, the fingers of her body suit knocking flakes of deep blue paint from the ancient, rusted door with only their grip. Inside, sitting atop the row of textbooks on the floor of the locker, were two notes.
She placed her chemistry book into its place in the row, between her geometry and ship-driver's ed. books, while she scooped up both the folded papers. One, with her name written in Zelda's elegant, loopy handwriting, was folded into the shaped of a little swan, while the other, blank on the outside, had been hastily folded into a sloppy rectangle.
Naturally, Samus peeled Zelda's note open first. Along the creases of the unlined paper, the princess had scrawled her note in a calligraphy pen.
Dear Samus,
I would like to let you know that I am not going to be walking home with you today. I meant to say something to you during lunch, but Captain Falcon made me far too upset to remember to mention it. It was just the way he threatened all of us, especially you and Link....
But there I go again. This morning, while re-walking to school with Peach and the rest, I arranged a meeting with Luigi's uncle, Doctor Mario, that started just as final hour ended. Of course I left early, and there was no time to tell you face-to-face that I couldn't join you in the walk.
All right, I ought to be wrapping this up about now. I must be in the Mushroom Kingdom in only ten minutes. Please watch out for Captain Falcon as you walk home. And I would like it if you were to come over to my home tonight. Can I expect you around eightish?
Much Love and Worry, Princess Zelda
Trying to fold it up back the way Zelda had had it, Samus bit her lip beneath the mask. Zelda had obviously been preoccupied with something or another; she had told her to go to her home in Hyrule right after telling her to be careful of Falcon. Had her princess friend's mind been in the right working order, she would have realized that once someone was on the Blue Falcon's enemy list, the best thing for them to do was remain home at all times.
Finally satisfied with her folding, Samus set the note back in the bottom of her locker and hurriedly unfolded the other one. It was short and simply, written in capitalized, bolded letters that brought a knot to her throat.
SAMUS, IF YOU WISH TO LIVE FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR LONGER, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUR HOUSE, DON'T COME TO SCHOOL, AND DON'T INTERACT WITH ANYONE WHO'S AGAINST ME. I AM WILLING TO FORGET THIS ALL HAPPENED IF YOU RENOUNCE THEM AND COME BACK TO ME.
There was no signature, but none was needed. It was Falcon who wrote the note, no doubt about that, and he was very serious about his threats. So many months of being his girlfriend had taught her that.
Samus spent the walk home looking repeatedly over her shoulder and jumping at every single sound in fear that it was Falcon or some other member of the Blue Falcons. When she finally reached her dingy house below the racetrack start/finish point in Mute City, she locked the door and sat in the living room waiting for it to grow dark as she debated going to visit Zelda with herself.
AROUND SEVEN O' CLOCK, Samus was awakened from a light nap by a rapping on her door. Fearfully, she rose from the only piece of furniture in her small living room, the faded blue couch, and went to the door.
"Who's th-there?" Her shaky voice was impossible to keep free of fear and stuttering. Fingers shivering, she lifted her hand onto the gun shaft that served as her other hand (which had been lost years before in an attack she never would talk about), ready to shoot the door should it be the very likely Blue Falcon member.
The voice that replied, however, brought a relief with it. "It's me, Link. I need to talk to you about Zelda." Samus's heart slowed down two hundred beats when she heard his voice. Dropping her dangerous arm, she unlocked the door to let him in.
"What's wrong with her?" she asked him, genuine worry in her voice at the terrified look on his face. "I was thinking about going to see her tonight, but I didn't want to dare because of Falcon. If something is really wrong...."
"I'm not sure what's wrong. I went to the Hyrule castle today and she flat-out refused to let me in. She said she didn't want to see my face. However, she did mention that you would know about it." Breathless as if he had just ran the whole way from Hyrule to Mute City, Link collapsed onto the couch. Through her growing worry, Samus managed to make the absurd observation that he had changed from his usual green tunic to one of a black material.
She crossed to the couch from the door, locking it before she went, and fell to take the seat next to him with a sigh. "Well, I don't know a thing. She went to see Doctor Mario in the Mushroom Kingdom right after school, but that's all I can tell you. She said she'd tell me more if I went to the castle in an hour."
An odd look passed over Link's face. His face remained in that pose, one that Samus was at a loss in reading, for a few moments. Finally, he spoke, in a voice that sounded to be forced calm. "Are you going to go?"
"I wasn't going to, for fear of that bastard Falcon, but I will now that you're here. Why?"
Again there was a pause before the hero spoke. "I really am worried about her, Samus. She doesn't seem to be very happy with me right now." He licked his lips before continuing. "Perhaps if you talk to her, she will understand more."
Yet another moment of silence passed between them before both rose from the couch simultaneously and walked to the door. In the cold night, they walked through the dark, twisting alleys together, watching their breath rise in small wisps of heat.
Samus had no idea where they were headed. During the day, she had gone through the streets of Mute City dozens of times. Now, though, she saw the city in a new light: none. It was completely creepy and she half-expected to run into Falcon at every corner.
"Do you hear something?" Link said after a while. "Shh, around that corner up ahead."
Now really creeped out, Samus stepped forth and peered cautiously around the corner. Her mouth fell ajar and she backed up, right into Link. The hero pushed her forward into the alley, where, under the single street light, she felt her knees turn to rubber.
Standing around her were a dozen members of the Blue Falcons, each of their darks forms wearing menacing grins. Captain Falcon stepped forth into the circle of light that Samus had been pushed into.
"Nice job, Link," he said, turning his suddenly blinding white teeth toward the hero. "I knew I could count on you to brin' me Samus."
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Uh-oh! It looks like Samus has really gotten into trouble this time! How's she going to get away from Falcon? Why in the world did Link bring her to the gang? And what's going on with Zelda? Find out during the next episode of the Super Smash Bros. Melee Soap Opera!
Disclaimer: For the last time, I don't own SSBM (and I mean it when I say the last time).
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SAMUS GOT THROUGH the rest of her classes with nothing interesting at all happening. After her last class, chemistry, she went to her locker, as usual, to drop off her heavy books and wait for Zelda to meet her for the walk home.
"Thirteen... twenty-seven... thirty-eight...." she muttered the numbers of the combo to herself as she pulled open the tall, thin locker, the fingers of her body suit knocking flakes of deep blue paint from the ancient, rusted door with only their grip. Inside, sitting atop the row of textbooks on the floor of the locker, were two notes.
She placed her chemistry book into its place in the row, between her geometry and ship-driver's ed. books, while she scooped up both the folded papers. One, with her name written in Zelda's elegant, loopy handwriting, was folded into the shaped of a little swan, while the other, blank on the outside, had been hastily folded into a sloppy rectangle.
Naturally, Samus peeled Zelda's note open first. Along the creases of the unlined paper, the princess had scrawled her note in a calligraphy pen.
Dear Samus,
I would like to let you know that I am not going to be walking home with you today. I meant to say something to you during lunch, but Captain Falcon made me far too upset to remember to mention it. It was just the way he threatened all of us, especially you and Link....
But there I go again. This morning, while re-walking to school with Peach and the rest, I arranged a meeting with Luigi's uncle, Doctor Mario, that started just as final hour ended. Of course I left early, and there was no time to tell you face-to-face that I couldn't join you in the walk.
All right, I ought to be wrapping this up about now. I must be in the Mushroom Kingdom in only ten minutes. Please watch out for Captain Falcon as you walk home. And I would like it if you were to come over to my home tonight. Can I expect you around eightish?
Much Love and Worry, Princess Zelda
Trying to fold it up back the way Zelda had had it, Samus bit her lip beneath the mask. Zelda had obviously been preoccupied with something or another; she had told her to go to her home in Hyrule right after telling her to be careful of Falcon. Had her princess friend's mind been in the right working order, she would have realized that once someone was on the Blue Falcon's enemy list, the best thing for them to do was remain home at all times.
Finally satisfied with her folding, Samus set the note back in the bottom of her locker and hurriedly unfolded the other one. It was short and simply, written in capitalized, bolded letters that brought a knot to her throat.
SAMUS, IF YOU WISH TO LIVE FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR LONGER, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUR HOUSE, DON'T COME TO SCHOOL, AND DON'T INTERACT WITH ANYONE WHO'S AGAINST ME. I AM WILLING TO FORGET THIS ALL HAPPENED IF YOU RENOUNCE THEM AND COME BACK TO ME.
There was no signature, but none was needed. It was Falcon who wrote the note, no doubt about that, and he was very serious about his threats. So many months of being his girlfriend had taught her that.
Samus spent the walk home looking repeatedly over her shoulder and jumping at every single sound in fear that it was Falcon or some other member of the Blue Falcons. When she finally reached her dingy house below the racetrack start/finish point in Mute City, she locked the door and sat in the living room waiting for it to grow dark as she debated going to visit Zelda with herself.
AROUND SEVEN O' CLOCK, Samus was awakened from a light nap by a rapping on her door. Fearfully, she rose from the only piece of furniture in her small living room, the faded blue couch, and went to the door.
"Who's th-there?" Her shaky voice was impossible to keep free of fear and stuttering. Fingers shivering, she lifted her hand onto the gun shaft that served as her other hand (which had been lost years before in an attack she never would talk about), ready to shoot the door should it be the very likely Blue Falcon member.
The voice that replied, however, brought a relief with it. "It's me, Link. I need to talk to you about Zelda." Samus's heart slowed down two hundred beats when she heard his voice. Dropping her dangerous arm, she unlocked the door to let him in.
"What's wrong with her?" she asked him, genuine worry in her voice at the terrified look on his face. "I was thinking about going to see her tonight, but I didn't want to dare because of Falcon. If something is really wrong...."
"I'm not sure what's wrong. I went to the Hyrule castle today and she flat-out refused to let me in. She said she didn't want to see my face. However, she did mention that you would know about it." Breathless as if he had just ran the whole way from Hyrule to Mute City, Link collapsed onto the couch. Through her growing worry, Samus managed to make the absurd observation that he had changed from his usual green tunic to one of a black material.
She crossed to the couch from the door, locking it before she went, and fell to take the seat next to him with a sigh. "Well, I don't know a thing. She went to see Doctor Mario in the Mushroom Kingdom right after school, but that's all I can tell you. She said she'd tell me more if I went to the castle in an hour."
An odd look passed over Link's face. His face remained in that pose, one that Samus was at a loss in reading, for a few moments. Finally, he spoke, in a voice that sounded to be forced calm. "Are you going to go?"
"I wasn't going to, for fear of that bastard Falcon, but I will now that you're here. Why?"
Again there was a pause before the hero spoke. "I really am worried about her, Samus. She doesn't seem to be very happy with me right now." He licked his lips before continuing. "Perhaps if you talk to her, she will understand more."
Yet another moment of silence passed between them before both rose from the couch simultaneously and walked to the door. In the cold night, they walked through the dark, twisting alleys together, watching their breath rise in small wisps of heat.
Samus had no idea where they were headed. During the day, she had gone through the streets of Mute City dozens of times. Now, though, she saw the city in a new light: none. It was completely creepy and she half-expected to run into Falcon at every corner.
"Do you hear something?" Link said after a while. "Shh, around that corner up ahead."
Now really creeped out, Samus stepped forth and peered cautiously around the corner. Her mouth fell ajar and she backed up, right into Link. The hero pushed her forward into the alley, where, under the single street light, she felt her knees turn to rubber.
Standing around her were a dozen members of the Blue Falcons, each of their darks forms wearing menacing grins. Captain Falcon stepped forth into the circle of light that Samus had been pushed into.
"Nice job, Link," he said, turning his suddenly blinding white teeth toward the hero. "I knew I could count on you to brin' me Samus."
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Uh-oh! It looks like Samus has really gotten into trouble this time! How's she going to get away from Falcon? Why in the world did Link bring her to the gang? And what's going on with Zelda? Find out during the next episode of the Super Smash Bros. Melee Soap Opera!