Chapter 6: A Sad Farewell.

Michelle slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She was in the infirmary. Link was sitting in the chair at her bedside. He looked at her and smiled. She sat up to look at him, but then winced and grabbed her bandaged arm. He stood up and gently pushed her back down into bed.

"You need your rest," he told her softly. "You hurt your arm during that fight. I'm just glad you're okay." She looked up at him and smiled softly. He sat back down and took her hand, squeezing it gently. "I saw you training throughout the week. Despite all the insults, the pain, and the defeats, you never gave up."

"If I had known what was going on, I would have tried harder. To save you," replied Michelle, blushing. "You're my favorite Nintendo hero. It's an honor to even meet you." She put her other hand on top of his and looked at him. He looked even better close up, and that smile of his made her smile even bigger. "When you said I was the Heroine of Time.Were you telling me the truth?"

"I don't know if it's true or not. Either way.Thanks. For saving my life."

Another day passed as everyone recovered their strength and energy. All of the smashers were gathered at the transporting beam, which would take Michelle back to Earth. She stood with her back to it, back in the clothes she came to the mansion in; a gray tank top, jeans, and tennis shoes. Mario walked up to her and handed her a medal with the Super Smash Bros. Logo on it.

"You're-a now an official member-a of the Super Smash Bros. Team-a," stated Mario. "Don't-a forget us now." Everyone cheered as Michelle held onto the medal and looked at it, smiling. Link then stepped forward and put a necklace over her head. The pendant was in the shape of the Triforce, and the small, golden chain matched the gold on the pendant. She looked at it, then at Link, smiling.

"I want you to have that necklace, so you don't forget me," said Link, blushing slightly. Some of the smashers were making silly comments to tease Link.

"I'll never forget you, Link," said Michelle as she looked up at him and wiped some tears from her eyes. Then, without a moment's notice, she hugged him tightly, fighting back more tears. Link hugged back, looking like he was fighting some back himself.

"Thank you.for everything," whispered Link into her ear. He kissed her lips softly and pulled back, slowly joining the rest of the group. She blinked in surprise, then smiled at him softly. She stepped back into the beam and waved to all of her friends one last time. She then disappeared with the beam back to her home planet: Earth.

As she regained consciousness, she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at some of her friends from drama and her director. She sat up and looked around. She was back. And, apparently, late for practice as well.

"Are you all right," asked her director. He held his hand out and helped her up.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied. "I just had the most amazing experience of my life. I was fighting with the guys in Super Smash Bros. Melee and-"

"I think you hit your head a little too hard," replied Phoebe, "Phoebes" as she called her. Michelle rubbed her head, then looked down at the necklaces she was wearing. She had on her usual one, the one with her zodiac symbol and the mascot of the college her brother went to, but the other necklace was the one that Link had given her. She held it in the palm of her hand and squeezed it gently, looking up at the sky with a tear in her eye, smiling.

The End