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.
On another note, I do not own Kairi, Sora, Kingdom Hearts, Yugi or Yu-Gi-Oh! since I used them in the story. ^_^
See Chapter One for additional author's notes and information.
On Another Note: This story centers around a few main characters. They are Link, Zelda, Marth, Roy, Young Link, and Samus. I try to include as many of the others as I can, but coming up with storylines for them all is quite challenging. So I add as I go along, or when I think of the perfect storyline for a particular character.
Fiction By Sherrilynn and Katie
SSBM: What The Future May Hold
Final Chapter.
Chapter Twenty -- The Future Is Now. Time To Move On...
Roy sat still, his head resting on his shoulders.
Everything had been going so badly for him just a few months before. It seemed that no one could tolerate him and no one wanted to have anything to do with him. But now, he was soaking in happiness, although his heart was saddened for those around him.
All things come to those who wait patiently....
Before all that, however, was his situations with Malon and Marth. Those weren't resolved as quickly as he would have liked, but he had finally gotten over it. Then there was Kairi; she had liked the younger Link at first, then him, then the younger Link... until he was utterly confused. Sora had come into the picture, and took her away. Of course, after that, he didn't feel a thing. He was so numb.
Numb because he had taken the life of an unborn baby. Zelda's to be exact. He had destroyed Link and Zelda's first chance to have a child.
However, it had been a year since all those events, and now, a baby could be heard crying just down the hallway. A son was born to Link and Zelda just two months ago -- which they had agreed to name Marth. The small family was very happy, now living outside of the Smash Apartments. Both had dropped out of Melee.
And so had Marth Lowell.
Marth... Roy shed a tear for him. His daughter, Kendall, had been killed after a operation that was supposed to have saved her life. He and Peach had divorced, her now with Mario, making plans to move as well and return to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Roy shook his head, his rememberance starting to get the better of him. It was the last day for Melee, with everyone packing up to return home to wherever they had originally came from.
"Roy, are you alright?" Samus asked, waving a hand in front of his face.
"I'm fine," Roy replied in a monotone. "I just can't believe it's over. Everything we've been through together for the past five years is coming to a close."
"It had to end sometime. Such a shame, though, that it ended so shortly." Samus put her hand on Roy's shoulder and sat next to him. "We'll keep in touch."
"Yeah," Roy agreed, allowing himself to show a small sign of happiness, even though he still found himself shedding a few tears.
Samus and Roy hugged one another, giving each other one last kiss before Samus left on the bus, waving good-bye to Roy.
Someday, I'll see you again...
Roy stood up and grabbed his own things, waiting for Marth to come back one last time. The Prince had agreed to come by to see the building and to say goodbye to everyone before they returned home, never knowing when they would see each other again.
"Hi, Roy," Fox said as he passed the red-headed swordsman. Roy's eyes traveled down the the gold band on Fox's finger.
The night Fox proposed to Krystal... she had told him no, and for her own reasons. She was not yet sure if she was ready, but promised Fox her hand as soon as she was... which came only three months after the proposal.
"Hi," Roy replied, watching Fox as he packed his car. "Leaving already?"
"Yeah. I can't wait to see the rest of the crew again. It's been so... different. I can only begin to immagine how hard it's going to be to have things back to normal again. The way they were before everyone came together to this thing called Melee."
Roy shook his head. "I have an army to get back to... if they'll accept me."
"Of course they will. They have to," Fox replied. "And your mom will be thrilled to have you home."
"She was very excited with the news."
Fox slammed his trunk shut. He reached inside of his pockets to get his car keys.
"Take good care of yourself, Roy. You've been through hell and back. Take time to find some happiness for yourself for a change."
"I'll try," Roy said, Zelda and Link coming behind him.
Roy smiled, watching baby Marth squirm in Link's arms.
"We had to come see how things were," Zelda said, positioning a baby bag on her shoulder. "It's ending."
"Yup. Life is going to change. I can't call it 'back to normal', but I can say that things are going to be as they were before."
One by one, other Smashers came and said there goodbyes, either loading a bus or driving their own cars. Only Roy remained, standing there, wating.
Until he finally showed up. Prince Marth.
Marth was dressed as usual in his princely attire. One thing he normally wore that wasn't on him, however, was a smile.
"Ready?"
Roy sighed and turned to look at the building one last time.
"If I'm not ready now, I'll never be."
Marth placed a hand on his shoulder. "It'll pass with time. All the pain, the hurt, the misery. It'll end. But you'll never forget those close to you. Ever."
"Why do certain things have to happen, Marth? Why do we have to lose the ones we love, and why do we have to feel the pain for it, even if it's just for a little while?"
Marth sighed. "Because it's part of living. One day, we'll be the ones passing on, and someone will be missing us."
"Unexplanable things happen everyday, I guess. It was almost yesterday when I met you and Link for the first time." Roy didn't try to stop his voice from cracking... or the tears from flowing.
"Time, Roy. Give it time."
Marth ushered Roy towards his car, both of their faces expressionless as they left that old building, never knowing when they would return... if ever.
All things have their purpose. So be strong and confident.You never know what your future holds.
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ENDING Author's Notes: There's the 20th and FINAL chapter of SSBM: What The Future May Hold. Sorry if I seemed to have ended things on a sad note; it seemed appropriate, considering this is the last of the series. And if things ended a little short-ended or unexplained, I'm sorry. * :( * But it was time for this story to end.
So I guess this is goodbye, for now! Sorry this story ended so suddenly, with no warning at all. I felt it was for the best, however, since it was getting difficult to write. But this isn't the end of me, lol! Katie and I are working on some "less serious" fictions right now, but another serious one will come shortly, as soon as my ideas get in order. And I hope I can come up with some good ideas. I love writing high school fictions, but it's time for me to move on and try some other things. So maybe that will come shortly!
Thanks for reading and for all the reviews! Thanks to those who supported me and helped me with the story. I appreciate all the reviews and emails that I got. As I've said before, I never expected my stories to get so many reviews... and for that, I'm thankful.
So I'll see you around! Bye for now!
::* Sherrilynn *::
