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Disclaimer -- I do not own Super Smash Bros. Melee. The characters and such are property of Nintendo. (*Although, I do wish I owned Link! He's my fav!*) All of these writings are pure fiction and came from my imagination! (*Um.. what little imagination I have, that is!*) I am also sorry if any part of my story resembles anything else that has already been done or any other idea.

Author's Notes -- I hope you enjoy my stories! Remember, please be gentle if you review! It takes a lot of courage to post something that you have done and share it with total strangers. Everyone works hard on their fics, and I believe they should ALL be respected, because they had the courage to try. Please keep that in mind. Thank you!

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This story is the SEQUEL to SSBM: Our High School Days. It would help a lot if you read that story before reading this one, if you have not read SSBM: OHD It occurrs some years after, I guess you could say. In chapter one, I will try by best to describe the unwritten events that made the story what it is now. And I know that in the SSBM: OHD, ages were slightly different, such as Marth and Mario were the same age. But in this one, MOST of them have gone back to their original ages, with the exception of Roy who was supposed to be 15 to start with. He's 18 now. Sorry for that major change, but I hope you enjoy this story as much as you did SSBM: Our High School days.

Fiction By Sherri

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What The Future May Hold

Chapter One -- Everything Has Changed

Link rested comfortably in a chair, studying the silver band that he donned on the ring finger of his left hand. His eyes wondered over the golden stripes lined with diamonds in the center of the band. The band he was looking at was the band that signified his vows to a certain beloved Princess.

The Princess of Hyrule. The Princess of Destiny. Whichever one anyone preferred, she answered to the name of Zelda.

Every time Link even glanced at the band, he remembered that particular day in October of exactly three years ago. He had stood inside the beautiful Royal Garden of the Castle and professed his love to the Princess, the Princess that had helped him defeat the evil Ganondorf and save all of Hyrule. And in return, Zelda had promised herself to the Hero of Time, her Hero, for all time.

Their bond was like no other. Bound to the Princess by the power of the Triforce, Link felt as though the three Goddesses, Din, Nayru, and Farore, wanted him to be joined eternally to Zelda. Link believed in Fate and Destiny more than anyone he knew, besides his wife, of course, and believed with all his heart that his destiny was with the Princess Zelda.

Link was disturbed from his dazed state at the slightest tugging on his pants leg. He looked down from his wedding band to a small child, who was grinning happily.

"Pick me up and read to me," the small girl said in a high-pitched tone. Link bent down, picked her up and positioned her carefully in his lap.

"First of all, where are your mommy and daddy?" Link asked gently, holding the girl tightly.

"Um... I dunno... " she answered honestly. "I just came... in here to see somebody."

"Oh, alright," Link replied.

Marth and Peach seemed a little too busy to take care of their own child, Link often thought. Marth was always dueling with either Roy or not-so-young-anymore Link, who was now at the age of fourteen.

And Peach... matters of politics. Always handling affairs with the Mushroom Kingdom. Her life of politics often stopped her from seeing her own daughter, only two and a half years old.

Link still remembered the night that Kendall was born. It had been storming, and Marth had gotten very anxious.

"It's going to be fine, Marth," Link had told his commrade. "Peach will be fine."

"I'm starting to think otherwise, it's been so long!"

"Why aren't you in there with her, holding her hand?"

"Because I just don't want to see her in pain."

"She needs you," Link had stated firmly. "Now go. She's your wife. Those nurses and doctors can't make her feel better. She needs her husband, and that's you."

Marth had stood there silently, then said, "You're right, Link. I will go," and he had turned immediately to walk inside the door. And not soon after, came out again, smile spreading wide across his face. Marth had announced the arrival of his daughter, which they agreed to name Kendall Natalie Lowell.

Link was brought back to the present time quickly once the father of the baby he was holding came through the doors of the lobby.

"Here's your daughter, I think she wants you," Link said, handing Kendall to Marth.

Marth took his daughter in his arms and embraced her. He looked into her deep brown eyes and ruffled her teal hair, which fell into curls down her back.

"Sorry I wasn't here sooner, Link. I had that match to finish up with Roy and the Pokémon." Marth looked at his daughter. "Come on, let's get you some dinner." Marth carried off his daughter into the kitchen, leaving Link to sit there and think about all that had happened in their pasts.

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Of course things change, but some things that had happened were unexpected, or even out of the ordinary. Link thought about all his friends and how their lives were before.

Roy, his best friend from the moment they met -- his life had so many ups and downs. Malon, the ranch girl that Roy had been dating for quite some time, suddenly broke off their relationship, about a year after it began, leaving Roy in a depressed state of mind, but he quickly recovered and moved on with his life, doing the things he had done before he had met her. Now Roy was talking with another girl, by the name of Kairi, and was beginning to head for a more-than-friends relationship.

Marth, the most obvious -- had gotten married to Peach a few months after they had found out about her pregnancy. The baby was born soon after, leaving Marth too busy to do anything with anyone like he used to. No more running around with Roy and Link on weekends, or anything of that nature. He was a man and had to accept the responsibilites of fatherhood.

And the person that Link thought of most, besides Zelda: his younger self. "Young" Link had grown to be a teenager, 14 years old. Link had watched him change from a rather immature child to a boy with an adult's mind. It was odd to him, to see a child so young speak as though he had lived longer than anyone else in the room. Link sighed and remembered that he had been just like his younger self, knowing and seeing far more than anyone should have to see in an entire lifetime.

Fox and Falco were still very much with the Smashers, but over time, Falco started to wander off and tended not to show up for matches, especially those involving Fox. Fox had gotten to know Krystal much better, and had announced that they were going steady... and had been for almost two years.

Then, not to forget Ganondorf. He was still up to his usual tricks, annoying every one of the Smashers at some point in time. He had long told Samus to leave him alone, making it clear that he didn't want a relationship. So Samus had headed back to Captain Falcon, but nothing serious had happened between them. Some suspected it to happen soon, but Link thought that the two would never be an official couple ever again.

Mario was fine. He had moved on from Peach. The hero had not yet found anyone else to call his own, yet he did date on weekends, on and off. Luigi was still with Daisy, but no plans of a marriage had surfaced.

Bowser still tried his best to keep Mario's hands tied up with the trouble he caused, but like Ganondorf with Link and Zelda, his only focus was Mario and Luigi. He usually left the other Smashers alone to do whatever they pleased, as long as they didn't bother him.

The Pokémon had made good friends with Roy -- except Mewtwo. He tended to keep to himself most of the time, working on phsychic abilities or whatnot. He usually tried to be friendly, but it was still evident he was independent. But Roy kept Pichu, Pikachu, and Jigglypuff rounded up and out of trouble. (Pichu usually enjoyed sneaking into Dr. Mario's headquarters at night and jumping up and down on his stomach as he snored.)

And Zelda -- she was still as beautiful as always, but now she and Link did not live inside the Smashers Apartments like most everyone else did. They still lived inside the castle, but Zelda refused to let the attendants do all of her work. She had told Link that she wanted to be a real wife, and cook for him and do his laundry. Link had simply laughed and let her have her wish.

But now, Link was sitting down inside the main lobby of the Smash Building. They were awaiting final scores for a bonus match that had been played between Marth, Roy, Pikachu and Mewtwo.

"Hey now! That's not right! How did Roy win?!" Marth yelled as he rushed back into the room at the sound of the announcer's voice. "All he did was that darn Double-Edged Dance thing!"

"But they didn't give me 'stale moves' because I used other things, and my Double-Edged Dance wasn't the majority of what I used. So HA!" Roy stuck out his toungue at Marth.

"Whatever, but hey, no hard feelings. You KO'd Pichu five times!"

"That's not very hard to do, you know, sense he's so easy to send flying!" Roy laughed as Pichu made a face at him. "There, there, little buddy! You'll be able to beat me one day!" The Pokémon smiled and Roy patted him on the head.

"Roy and those Pokémon. Who would have thought?" The teenage Link shrugged with his statement. "He should put down that sword and become a Pokémon trainer!"

"Funny thought," the adult Link replied. "Roy as a Pokémon trainer? That's laughable!"

"Kind of, but it seems suiting, especially since the poor guy wants a job so bad... "

"That's what flipping burgers at somewhere like Burger King is for!" Mario laughed, overhearing their conversation.

Everyone giggled at Mario's statement, leaving Roy blushing. "I think I'll stick with my sword, thank you!"

Roy picked up little Pichu and made his way out of the main lobby, with everyone else laughing.

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"Peach, how are you?" Marth asked, sitting down at a table in the cafeteria of the Smash Building. "How's Kendall?"

"She's sleeping. She had quite a bit of supper. It was like we haven't fed her in ages." Peach smiled and quickly kissed Marth.

"I think all two year olds are like that."

"Not as bad as Kendall. I think she gets her eating habits from you."

"Are you calling me a pig?!" Marth joked.

"No, that's Ganondorf, remember?"

Marth scowled as Peach grinned. She loved teasing her husband.

"Peach, I want to ask you something."

"Yeah?"

"Do you ever... wonder if things were different?"

"How many times have we been over this?"

"So many that I can't count them. But everytime you tell me that you're happy with me and our child, I just don't believe it." Marth sighed and put his head down on the table.

"I know that things have changed so quickly, but please, don't beat yourself up. I think we're handling things fine. Kendall is growing up great. She's a good child."

"I know, I couldn't have asked for a better daughter. But I'm not as old as some other fathers would be."

"You're 22. That's not a big deal. I'm sure there are more couples than us that have had children at ages like 17 and 18."

"True." Marth lifted his head from the table. "So far, everything has been great. It's been wonderful with you and Natalie."

"Are you still insisting that she goes by her middle name?" Peach asked. "I like the name Kendall."

"But I like the name Natalie better... "

"Let's not argue over this again. We'll let her make her own choice later," Peach said, smiling. "Like a lot of people do. They decide to go by their middle names, just because the hate their first or like their middle name better."

Peach brought Marth his plate with a steak and a few vegetables arranged on it. "Now eat, Kendall did, and you've been out all day."

"This looks great. Thanks," Marth said, pulling Peach by her waist. "Love you."

"Love you, too," Peach whispered back before going to get her own plate.

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"Link, may I please speak to you for a moment?" Zelda called her husband into their private room at Hyrule Castle. "It's important!"

"Sure thing Zel!" Link called back, his voice getting louder as his steps were heard through the hallway.

"There you are!" Zelda exclaimed once he walked through their bedroom door. "It's really important. I would like to discuss something with you."

"Anything. What's on your mind?" Link sat down on his bed and removed his boots from his feet. He then layed down, stretching out, taking the entire length of the bed.

"Um... Peach and Marth." Zelda sighed and almost depressed sigh. "They seem so happy."

"Oh, really?" Link asked, a little curious. "Marth's been acting really weird these past few days. Months, even."

"Yes, but I think you're missing the point, love."

Link stared blankly at his wife. "Um... what's the point? You've given me no clue whatsoever."

Zelda couldn't help but laugh. "Let me put it this way. What do they have that we don't?"

Link sat up in bed and thought for a moment. "Um... " After a moment's thought, he then knew. "Zelda, you want a child?"

"Wouldn't it be great?" she asked hopefully. "We've been married three years, I think it's time to add a little addition to our family, don't you?"

Link blushed. He had often looked at Kendall and saw how happy she was, with Marth as her father and Peach as her mother. The thought of a blonde-haired, blue-eyed child tearing through their home often gave Link one of those "natural highs". But he wanted Zelda to speak first, just to make sure that she was ready for such responsibilities.

"It would be very nice indeed. Are you sure you're ready to raise a child, though? I've had Link with me for quite a while, and I think I would be ready to raise one. Except Link wasn't a baby when I took him in. Babies are different. But I think I could do it."

Zelda smiled. "I was just wondering if you were ready. I defenetly would be. I love children! And having one of my own... it's been a dream!"

"Yup. A little prince or princess to call our own," Link said, dazed. "I mean, I'm still getting used to the idea of being a prince. Then, to have a baby?"

"Well, Prince Link, is that a yes or a no? You're a little unclear... "

Link put his hand on Zelda's shoulders and began to massage them. "I've thought so much about an addition to our family. I know that we can't reverse the situation once we make it, because a baby is a life, too, you know. Zelda, I would love for us to have a baby of our own."

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Author's Notes -- Chapter One!! How did you like it? This chapter was basically just to describe the events that lead up to the sequel, or to update on how the Smasher's lives are now. I hope it wasn't... dull, for lack of a better word.

I want to make something clear about one of the characters I used. Kairi. She IS the same Kairi from the Playstation II Game Kingdom Hearts. Just in case any of you had played that game and recognized the name, it's her. ^_^

I am going to refer to "Young Link" as the teenage Link now. Since the former teenage Link [the one who was 17] is now at the age of 20, he can REALLY be called "Adult" Link!

And before I forget: about the last chapter of SSBM: OHD... Someone said that the ending was boring, mainly because I didn't update on the other characters. Sorry about that, but it was mostly left so I would have something to do in the sequel. =)

I really tried the best I could for this, and I hope that everything worked out the way that you thought/hoped it would, but if not, I hope it's still good anyway! I was really busy this past week with a band competition... which didn't turn out so well. Our first II in ELEVEN years! The scores go I for superior, II for okay, III for... well, whatever. We are normally rated straight superiors... but this year, for the first time in eleven years, we made a II instead of a I. *ouch*

Please tell me what you think about the story!! I'd really like to hear from you!!
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