No, Zelda was not dead. She was, however, in the hospital at the battle
grounds. Her eyes slowly opened, and she saw Dr. Mario bent over a
computer.
"Dr. Mario?" she whispered. He whipped around, slightly surprised that she had spoken.
"How-a are you-a feeling?" he asked her.
"Not well enough to battle tomorrow," Zelda coughed.
"That is-a what we-a thought," said Dr. Mario. "We have-a substituted you with-a Peach."
"Good. I'm sure she'll do fine." Zelda sighed. Then she remembered what had happened to her. "Doctor," she said. "Where is Link?"
"Link? He is-a already out," Mario's doc version said. "We put-a his head-a in bandages, and-a he is-a lying in bed. But you-a are much-a worse off, Zelda."
A nurse came in and whispered something to Dr. Mario. He nodded, and she left. Zelda slowly turned her head towards the door, as Summer, her father, and Impa walked in.
Summer was the first to reach Zelda's bedside. "Zellie, what happened to you?" she whispered, picking up her cousin's hand.
"I don't know for sure," Zelda answered. "All that I can comprehend is that somebody tried to kill me."
"Kill you?!" King Harkinian asked incredulously.
Dr. Mario nodded. "She-a got two swift-a blows to-a the head," he told them, swinging his arms to show what might have happened. "Then-a Peach found -a her in-a the-a garage. Zelda would-a have died-a from the-a carbon monoxide-a poison, if-a Peach hand't-a saved her in-a time."
Impa nodded with relief. "Peach can sometimes be hard to have around, but she can really come in handy sometimes."
"Where is Peach?" Zelda asked quietly.
"She's outside," Summer answered. "We saw her when we came in."
"Do you wish for her to come in?" King Harkinian asked. Zelda nodded. The three Hylians left, and shortly afterwards Peach came in.
She ran to Zelda and collapsed onto the chair next to her. "Oh Zelda, I can't believe what happened to you!" she cried. "It's so horrid!"
"Well at least you didn't have to suffer through it," Zelda said. "I'm never driving in a car again." There was a silence. "I hear that you're going to battle for me tomorrow."
"Yeah," said Peach, smiling forcefully. There was another silence. "I want you to know that we're trying as hard as we can to find out who's done this to you and Link."
"Great. I really appreciate it." Zelda started shuddering, and Dr. Mario pushed a tearful Peach away.
"You had-a better go-a, Peach," he said, moving his hands over Zelda's arm. "Get-a me when-a they hold-a the meeting. I will-a bring the Princess with-a me on-a her stretcher.
Peach nodded, and ran out the door, brushing away her tears. The whole affair was just horrid. Horrible. And she knew who did it.
"Dr. Mario?" she whispered. He whipped around, slightly surprised that she had spoken.
"How-a are you-a feeling?" he asked her.
"Not well enough to battle tomorrow," Zelda coughed.
"That is-a what we-a thought," said Dr. Mario. "We have-a substituted you with-a Peach."
"Good. I'm sure she'll do fine." Zelda sighed. Then she remembered what had happened to her. "Doctor," she said. "Where is Link?"
"Link? He is-a already out," Mario's doc version said. "We put-a his head-a in bandages, and-a he is-a lying in bed. But you-a are much-a worse off, Zelda."
A nurse came in and whispered something to Dr. Mario. He nodded, and she left. Zelda slowly turned her head towards the door, as Summer, her father, and Impa walked in.
Summer was the first to reach Zelda's bedside. "Zellie, what happened to you?" she whispered, picking up her cousin's hand.
"I don't know for sure," Zelda answered. "All that I can comprehend is that somebody tried to kill me."
"Kill you?!" King Harkinian asked incredulously.
Dr. Mario nodded. "She-a got two swift-a blows to-a the head," he told them, swinging his arms to show what might have happened. "Then-a Peach found -a her in-a the-a garage. Zelda would-a have died-a from the-a carbon monoxide-a poison, if-a Peach hand't-a saved her in-a time."
Impa nodded with relief. "Peach can sometimes be hard to have around, but she can really come in handy sometimes."
"Where is Peach?" Zelda asked quietly.
"She's outside," Summer answered. "We saw her when we came in."
"Do you wish for her to come in?" King Harkinian asked. Zelda nodded. The three Hylians left, and shortly afterwards Peach came in.
She ran to Zelda and collapsed onto the chair next to her. "Oh Zelda, I can't believe what happened to you!" she cried. "It's so horrid!"
"Well at least you didn't have to suffer through it," Zelda said. "I'm never driving in a car again." There was a silence. "I hear that you're going to battle for me tomorrow."
"Yeah," said Peach, smiling forcefully. There was another silence. "I want you to know that we're trying as hard as we can to find out who's done this to you and Link."
"Great. I really appreciate it." Zelda started shuddering, and Dr. Mario pushed a tearful Peach away.
"You had-a better go-a, Peach," he said, moving his hands over Zelda's arm. "Get-a me when-a they hold-a the meeting. I will-a bring the Princess with-a me on-a her stretcher.
Peach nodded, and ran out the door, brushing away her tears. The whole affair was just horrid. Horrible. And she knew who did it.
