"Here she is," said Captain Falcon, opening a door.
He and Peach walked into the garage. It was mostly underground, but there was a window near the ceiling that was on ground level.
Falcon was referring to one of his old cars, whom he had affectionately dubbed "Jeanie." It must have been a pretty Mustang at one point, but now Jeanie more closely resembled an old jalopy.
"She's beautiful!" Peach exclaimed, stroking the dusty hood. "Does it still work, Captain?"
"As well as anything," Falcon said proudly. He tried to open the door. It didn't budge. The Captain took off his thick gloves and wrenched it open. He took his keys out of his pocket and put them in the ignition. The engine started. "Of course, I don't use her any more.I mean the engine still goes and functions and everything.I don't see why you want it, though."
"Hey, just 'cause I'm a princess doesn't mean I don't like cars," Peach snapped, looking through the windows at the leather seats. "She's perfect."
Falcon shrugged. "Well, here you go." He tossed the keys to her gloved hands, and left the garage.
Zelda meanwhile, was in the library reading. Most of the smashers had gone back outside, because the rainstorm had stopped abruptly. Link was the only other occupant of the room, reading as well.
The two of them were sitting on opposite sides of a couch. If you were to be sitting on the same couch, you would be unable to see anyone enter the room (that's important, by the way).
Turning a page, Zelda decided to break the silence. "Link, I've been wondering-" The princess looked up and screamed.
Link appeared to be sleeping, only blood was seeping from his head. Instinctively, Zelda whipped around, but was too late to save herself. She received a hard blow to her skull.
***
Zelda woke up a few hours later. She tried to move her hands, but they were tied together tightly. It was purple and had blue stripes on it. The princess instantly recognized it as Ganon's jumping rope. She looked around her. The room was dark and damp, and appeared to be underground. But there was a window over her head.
She smelled blood. Something trickled down her face. Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in her head, and she realized that the blood was coming from her own forehead. Then Zelda remembered that she had seen Link with a similar wound earlier. After that, she could't remember anything else.
The elven princess turned her head towards a car that also occupied the room-and it was on!
Alarmed, Zelda stared at it. The engine was on, but it wasn't moving. Exhaust was billowing out of the (exhaust) pipe.
With a strong will, Zelda walked crab-style to the door. As she had dreaded it was locked. She eventually tried the car door as well, but it was locked too.
Zelda desperately backed up against a wall. She slowly managed to get to her feet. The Hylian hopped with all her strength to the window-it was her last and only hope.
She kicked a crate beneath the window. Zelda leapt on top of it backwards. Staring with horror at the car, she began to try opening the glass structure that was behind her. All through this process, Zel had been coughing horribly. She had no idea how long she'd been in the room. All that she knew was that the carbon monoxide was really getting to her. Zelda was also fully aware that her life hung in balance.
Finally, Zelda was able to open the window a smidge. Using her head, she made the opening get larger and some of the poisonous gas started to flow outside.
Coughing hysterically, Zelda tried to speak. "Help! Help!" she choked. Her voice was so soft, it was almost unnoticeable. It was cracked and low.
A recognizable pair of pink heeled shoes came walking by. "Peach!" Zelda cried. The feet stopped and turned. "Peach! I'm down here!"
Peach's face appeared at the window. "Zel, what're you doing down there?! Is that car on?" she cried. The engine's sound was no longer subtle, thanks to the open window.
"Peach, help me!" Zelda gasped in a whisper. "I'm in some sort of garage or something.carbon monoxide is getting to me."
"I'll be right there!" Peach shouted, scrambling to her feet. "Hang on, Zel!"
By the time Peach got to garage, Zelda was lying on the floor. She was not moving, and her eyes were closed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He and Peach walked into the garage. It was mostly underground, but there was a window near the ceiling that was on ground level.
Falcon was referring to one of his old cars, whom he had affectionately dubbed "Jeanie." It must have been a pretty Mustang at one point, but now Jeanie more closely resembled an old jalopy.
"She's beautiful!" Peach exclaimed, stroking the dusty hood. "Does it still work, Captain?"
"As well as anything," Falcon said proudly. He tried to open the door. It didn't budge. The Captain took off his thick gloves and wrenched it open. He took his keys out of his pocket and put them in the ignition. The engine started. "Of course, I don't use her any more.I mean the engine still goes and functions and everything.I don't see why you want it, though."
"Hey, just 'cause I'm a princess doesn't mean I don't like cars," Peach snapped, looking through the windows at the leather seats. "She's perfect."
Falcon shrugged. "Well, here you go." He tossed the keys to her gloved hands, and left the garage.
Zelda meanwhile, was in the library reading. Most of the smashers had gone back outside, because the rainstorm had stopped abruptly. Link was the only other occupant of the room, reading as well.
The two of them were sitting on opposite sides of a couch. If you were to be sitting on the same couch, you would be unable to see anyone enter the room (that's important, by the way).
Turning a page, Zelda decided to break the silence. "Link, I've been wondering-" The princess looked up and screamed.
Link appeared to be sleeping, only blood was seeping from his head. Instinctively, Zelda whipped around, but was too late to save herself. She received a hard blow to her skull.
***
Zelda woke up a few hours later. She tried to move her hands, but they were tied together tightly. It was purple and had blue stripes on it. The princess instantly recognized it as Ganon's jumping rope. She looked around her. The room was dark and damp, and appeared to be underground. But there was a window over her head.
She smelled blood. Something trickled down her face. Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in her head, and she realized that the blood was coming from her own forehead. Then Zelda remembered that she had seen Link with a similar wound earlier. After that, she could't remember anything else.
The elven princess turned her head towards a car that also occupied the room-and it was on!
Alarmed, Zelda stared at it. The engine was on, but it wasn't moving. Exhaust was billowing out of the (exhaust) pipe.
With a strong will, Zelda walked crab-style to the door. As she had dreaded it was locked. She eventually tried the car door as well, but it was locked too.
Zelda desperately backed up against a wall. She slowly managed to get to her feet. The Hylian hopped with all her strength to the window-it was her last and only hope.
She kicked a crate beneath the window. Zelda leapt on top of it backwards. Staring with horror at the car, she began to try opening the glass structure that was behind her. All through this process, Zel had been coughing horribly. She had no idea how long she'd been in the room. All that she knew was that the carbon monoxide was really getting to her. Zelda was also fully aware that her life hung in balance.
Finally, Zelda was able to open the window a smidge. Using her head, she made the opening get larger and some of the poisonous gas started to flow outside.
Coughing hysterically, Zelda tried to speak. "Help! Help!" she choked. Her voice was so soft, it was almost unnoticeable. It was cracked and low.
A recognizable pair of pink heeled shoes came walking by. "Peach!" Zelda cried. The feet stopped and turned. "Peach! I'm down here!"
Peach's face appeared at the window. "Zel, what're you doing down there?! Is that car on?" she cried. The engine's sound was no longer subtle, thanks to the open window.
"Peach, help me!" Zelda gasped in a whisper. "I'm in some sort of garage or something.carbon monoxide is getting to me."
"I'll be right there!" Peach shouted, scrambling to her feet. "Hang on, Zel!"
By the time Peach got to garage, Zelda was lying on the floor. She was not moving, and her eyes were closed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
