OMG PEOPLES! I HAVE BEEN SAVING THIS CHAPTER FOR LIKE….OVER A WEEK, NOW! I'M SOOOOOOOO SORRY. BLAME FIC.NET LOL! IT WOULDN'T WOOOOOOOOOORK!!!!! I IZ SOWY!!!!!!! BUT HERE IT ISSSSSSS!!!
Hmm…well, I haven't been getting as many reviews as I did with the prequel, but I guess I can't complain since I'm getting more than most of the SSBM fics here :P Lol. Thank you to all you people who have been reviewing. You guys are such sweeties ^.^ And sorry it's not been as often as it was with the prequel as well…I haven't been having much inspiration. I mean, I know how I want the plot to go, but I can't word it right =S O'well, I'll do my best!
It was nearly three hours before the screaming in the room behind Marth. Marth was almost posative that Peach was going to die with all that screaming she had been doing, but Link and Zelda calmly reassured him that it was her first child and it was bound to hurt a lot.
A half hour after the screaming stopped, Nurse Peach peeked out of the room and squeaked, "Marth?"
Marth nearly fainted again when he heard his name. "Is she alright?!" Was the first thing that slipped from his mouth.
"She's just fine…" Nurse Peach said proudly.
Marth gazed towards the bed that Peach was in. She had been covered in a large blanket which was now all bloody. She was holding something wrapped up in a towel. Marth knew what it was, but he could hardly believe it. He nearly tripped on his way to her bed.
"Oh Marth, she's so beautiful…" Peach whispered, stroking the baby's head.
Marth finally stumbled towards the bed and got a good look at his new daughter. She definitely had Peach's heart shaped face, Marth's eyes, and…wait a minute…green hair?!
Marth was so surprised that he blubbered out, "This is not our baby!" As if he were positive of it.
"Marth…what are you saying? Of course it's our baby! I gave birth to her, I would know. If you're referring to the hair, our genes must've gotten mixed up. I think it's quite a nice shade, actually." Peach muttered, running her shaking fingers through the small tuft of hair on top of the little baby's head. She was sleeping soundly…
Marth nearly choked, "She's not defected or anything, I-I mean since she's a few weeks early, right?! No prematurity, no deformations…" Marth was tempted to unwrap the blanket and see for himself because no one was responding fast enough.
"Marth, calm down. She's just fine. She's your daughter…be happy." Peach said slowly, taking Marth's hand.
Marth finally decided to take her decent advice and calm down. He began to get fidgety. He couldn't stand the room being this quiet.
Everyone could feel the tension radiating from Marth. Suddenly Marth burst out, "May I hold her?!" in a sort of desperate voice.
"Of course you can…" Peach said, and very carefully lifted the baby to Marth's level.
Marth felt like he was going to pass out right then and there. Who would've ever known having a kid would've been so stressful…and yet…rewarding?
"I still haven't thought of a name…" Peach said. "I wasn't really expecting her to come this early…then again, most couples begin making up their kids' names the day they find out they're going to have one." She said, feeling a bit ashamed.
"How about…Magus?" Marth suggested.
"HECK NO! That sounds like maggots!!!!!" Peach shuddered at thinking what all the other children would call her poor baby when she was older. "Besides. That's a boy's name…"
"Ya…but I know boys named Ashley." Marth said, rocking his baby slowly.
"We're not naming our poor little baby Maggots!" Peach cried.
"It was Magus, dear." Marth reminded her.
"Whatever!" Peach threw that subject away. "How about…Petal?" Peach asked, looking up at Marth.
"Petal? It's 'erm…good…but…it needs something more…" Marth said, more to himself than Peach.
"A middle name. That's what we need…" Peach said, then it clicked. "Ok! Ok, get this. How about…Petal…Draginis. Huh? Huh? Does it work??" Peach asked excitedly.
"You know, now that you mention it…I like that." Marth said, smiling. Little Petal's eyes opened slightly as she let out a big baby yawn. "Oh…She's so little…" Marth said quietly.
"Don't get all teary eyed on me…" Peach mocked innocently. She held out her arms as a sign that she wanted her baby back.
Marth, regrettingly, placed little Petal in Peach's arms once more. He had wanted to hold her while she was awake…
Suddenly, Nurse Peach picked up Dr. Mario (Since he was so much smaller than her) and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
Dr. Mario went bright red and said out of the blue, "Letsa go!!" in his famous tone.
Nurse Peach and Doctor Mario disappeared into his office and Marth and Peach were left alone to marvel at their baby.
It seemed like the entire hall went dark (Even with the lights on) as Bowser and Ganondorf lurked by the hospital door after making sure that Link and Zelda were off in battles.
"Are you ready?" Bowser growled lowly to Ganondorf.
"No." Ganondorf shook his head.
"WHAT?!" Bowser nearly shouted. They'd been planning this for eight months and Ganondorf wasn't ready?!
"I can't use magic." Ganondorf said suddenly, as though it were a surprise to himself.
"And why NOT?! Why didn't you tell me this in the first place half a year ago?!" Bowser was ready to kill Ganondorf.
"I just…forgot that I don't have the Triforce of Power anymore…I'm an ordinary guy. I never really needed to use it till now so I never really checked or remembered. I mean, I remembered the first month because I had that little ordeal with Zelda, but after that…" Ganondorf felt like he was a hobo who was begging for money on the street. Never before had he felt so worthless.
"You're USELESS!" Bowser swung his heavy arm and struck Ganondorf's stomach so hard that it sent him flying across the hall and straight into a stretch of lockers, leaving a rather large dent where he'd hit. "Eight months, planning to take this stupid child and not once had you told me you couldn't use magic. Not…once…" Bowser wanted to roar at the top of his lungs, but instead, took hold of a large spike on his back, and tore it off with much pain, but this was worth it, he decided. He had never been so angry before. He thumped his way towards the nearly unconscious Ganondorf and thrust the spike right into his stomach, through the armor. "I'll just have to do it MYSELF!" Bowser roared and went towards the hospital door, and broke it down, walking inside…
"Bowser?" Peach asked, holding her baby protectively as if she knew what he wanted.
Bowser stomped towards Peach, striking Marth out of the way and into the wall like he had done to Ganondorf, and picked up baby Petal in one arm, then Peach in the other. He leapt towards the door and stood in the doorway.
"Choose." He said gruffly to Marth. He would've taken both hostages, but he only wanted Peach, and if she wouldn't come with him, then seeing her torn from her first child would suffice for him.
"Wha…what?" Marth asked, rubbing his head, nothing fully registered yet. He stood up shakily and looked at Bowser, then realized that he had Peach and the baby. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! GIVE HER BACK!"
"Which one?" Bowser said with a smirk.
Marth unsheathed his sword and ran straight towards Bowser, striking his stomach, but only got thrown back.
"Good try." Bowser said smugly. "That puny sword couldn't possibly break through my heavy shell or thick skin."
"What do you want?!" Marth asked angrily.
"Peach. But I'm giving you a choice. Do you want your child…or your wife?"
"Ok, hang on. I've gotta go to the bathroom." Samus giggled. She was so happy. Ever since she'd removed herself from that heavy armor and was actually smiling a little, she'd made some good friends. She'd gotten to know the Ice Climbers and Luigi quite well. She walked out of the room and into the hall, then her jaw dropped when she saw Ganondorf. She ran towards him, and knelt down, brushing her hair behind her ear. "Ganon? Ganon are you alright?!" She asked desperately. She caressed his face and realized that his skin was no longer tan, but the sickly green color it used to be from lurking in the shadows constantly.
Ganondorf twitched under her touch, then opened his eyes slightly. He could hardly take the pain. He had to face it…he was a mortal…the sort of which he used to make fun of. He didn't have any super strength anymore…no magic…no great sorcery…he was a plain human. He groaned and tried to sit up, but quickly laid back down.
"Ganondorf…can you hear me…" Samus said slowly.
"Ya ya, I can hear you…stupid twit…" Ganondorf muttered under his breath, then wrenched the spike from his stomach, "GAH!" He yelped, tossing it to the side and covering his wound. The metal from his armor was digging into the skin where the spike had been shoved through, making an even larger hole.
Samus stood up abruptly. "You really aren't the man I used to know…" Samus murmured.
Ganondorf wanted to shout out for her to come back as she turned and walked away from him and continued down the hall, but thought better of it. He was already a weak mortal as it was…and all emotion was…was a weakness to him.
Heh. Well…looks like Bowser didn't need Ganondorf for his dirty work. R/R please! You people rule!
