Author's notes: Geez, it's taken me forever to update. ^^; There isn't much to say about this one, except that it's another Link/Mewtwo POV chapter.
Chapter 15
Link's POV
There was little to no conversation between the team during the next day. I doubted that anyone slept the night before; I certainly didn't. Luigi was still unconscious, but at least he was breathing. Mario refused to leave until he knew that his brother was okay. To my knowledge, Falco was taking care of Luigi, and staying near him in case he came to. In the meantime, Marth, Zelda and I were sitting near the shore past the brush around camp. We had been there for near an hour, and there was a sustaining silence... Until Marth uttered a few words.
"I just can't believe it."
I lifted my head to look at the prince, and saw that his eyes were fixed on the weak laps of the water, but looked blank. "It's hard for anyone to grasp," I mumbled in return.
"This is all wrong," Zelda sighed, then rose her gaze to look at us.
"How do you mean that?" my eyes met hers as I spoke.
"I mean he didn't do that... He couldn't have!"
"We all saw it," Marth countered in a low, apathetic voice, which seemed to match his expression.
Zelda turned to the prince and narrowed her eyes. "What we saw was the end result of something; we may never know what because nobody gave Roy the chance to speak. Of all people, I expected you would trust him, Marth."
He finally took his attention away from the water and turned to the girl. "Don't you dare tell me how to feel, princess."
"Zelda," I joined back in before an argument erupted, "what do you mean when you say he couldn't have done it?"
"Just hear me out. I examined Luigi's wounds carefully; those couldn't have been caused by Roy's sword. Also, why would he hurt himself that badly?"
"We saw the sword in him, Zelda. It had to be his."
"Yes; that's the exception. The rest of the wounds were different."
I sighed, mulling over her words. "If what Mario said is right, then it makes perfect sense that he would hurt himself. I don't know how he did it, but it's perfectly conceivable if he went insane."
"But his arms! That was not cause by a sword!"
I closed my eyes and decided not to quarrel with her any longer. I wasn't sure how he did that to himself, but Luigi certainly couldn't have. I was also skeptical of her first conclusion; how would she know what wounds could and couldn't be caused by Roy's sword?
"You two don't believe me or him, and you consider yourselves his best friends?" Zelda rose to her feet and took one more look at us before walking back to camp. "That's appalling."
I let out another sigh and looked toward Marth, who seemed to be in his own world, with his eyes back onto the waters. I wished I knew what was going through his mind, and what I could do to help him, but I knew that he wouldn't even speak; he didn't seem to have any words. It seemed that all I could do at that point was to keep to myself and wait until we could get back on track... Whenever and however that would be.
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Mewtwo's POV
He had the boy. I thought he should be happy with that, and finally be able to move on with the rest of his mission. But once the boy was in his possession, he informed the one called Master Hand that he was handing control over to him. It seemed that all along, that boy was all that he was after; the only thing he wanted me for was to obtain him.
When he brought the boy in, I was able to see him. He struggled to get away from the man's grasp, but I could see in his eyes that he had little hope anymore. I saw many things in his eyes; fear, hate, pain, betrayal... Moreover, innocence. I felt as if my questions had been answered through his eyes. The man that called himself Ganondorf was simply using me for his own personal goals. I could no longer be certain of his motives, or those of his alliance.
I felt responsible for putting that boy in the position he was in; a position that he didn't deserve. All because the man deceived me. I was not one to be used; I was not a weapon. I refused to let humans treat me that way... I had to teach him that. But first, I had to repay the debt I had to the boy. At first thought, I wasn't sure how I could do that, but I then remembered that older one that I had seen him with before...
Chapter 15
Link's POV
There was little to no conversation between the team during the next day. I doubted that anyone slept the night before; I certainly didn't. Luigi was still unconscious, but at least he was breathing. Mario refused to leave until he knew that his brother was okay. To my knowledge, Falco was taking care of Luigi, and staying near him in case he came to. In the meantime, Marth, Zelda and I were sitting near the shore past the brush around camp. We had been there for near an hour, and there was a sustaining silence... Until Marth uttered a few words.
"I just can't believe it."
I lifted my head to look at the prince, and saw that his eyes were fixed on the weak laps of the water, but looked blank. "It's hard for anyone to grasp," I mumbled in return.
"This is all wrong," Zelda sighed, then rose her gaze to look at us.
"How do you mean that?" my eyes met hers as I spoke.
"I mean he didn't do that... He couldn't have!"
"We all saw it," Marth countered in a low, apathetic voice, which seemed to match his expression.
Zelda turned to the prince and narrowed her eyes. "What we saw was the end result of something; we may never know what because nobody gave Roy the chance to speak. Of all people, I expected you would trust him, Marth."
He finally took his attention away from the water and turned to the girl. "Don't you dare tell me how to feel, princess."
"Zelda," I joined back in before an argument erupted, "what do you mean when you say he couldn't have done it?"
"Just hear me out. I examined Luigi's wounds carefully; those couldn't have been caused by Roy's sword. Also, why would he hurt himself that badly?"
"We saw the sword in him, Zelda. It had to be his."
"Yes; that's the exception. The rest of the wounds were different."
I sighed, mulling over her words. "If what Mario said is right, then it makes perfect sense that he would hurt himself. I don't know how he did it, but it's perfectly conceivable if he went insane."
"But his arms! That was not cause by a sword!"
I closed my eyes and decided not to quarrel with her any longer. I wasn't sure how he did that to himself, but Luigi certainly couldn't have. I was also skeptical of her first conclusion; how would she know what wounds could and couldn't be caused by Roy's sword?
"You two don't believe me or him, and you consider yourselves his best friends?" Zelda rose to her feet and took one more look at us before walking back to camp. "That's appalling."
I let out another sigh and looked toward Marth, who seemed to be in his own world, with his eyes back onto the waters. I wished I knew what was going through his mind, and what I could do to help him, but I knew that he wouldn't even speak; he didn't seem to have any words. It seemed that all I could do at that point was to keep to myself and wait until we could get back on track... Whenever and however that would be.
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Mewtwo's POV
He had the boy. I thought he should be happy with that, and finally be able to move on with the rest of his mission. But once the boy was in his possession, he informed the one called Master Hand that he was handing control over to him. It seemed that all along, that boy was all that he was after; the only thing he wanted me for was to obtain him.
When he brought the boy in, I was able to see him. He struggled to get away from the man's grasp, but I could see in his eyes that he had little hope anymore. I saw many things in his eyes; fear, hate, pain, betrayal... Moreover, innocence. I felt as if my questions had been answered through his eyes. The man that called himself Ganondorf was simply using me for his own personal goals. I could no longer be certain of his motives, or those of his alliance.
I felt responsible for putting that boy in the position he was in; a position that he didn't deserve. All because the man deceived me. I was not one to be used; I was not a weapon. I refused to let humans treat me that way... I had to teach him that. But first, I had to repay the debt I had to the boy. At first thought, I wasn't sure how I could do that, but I then remembered that older one that I had seen him with before...