We all changed back into our normal clothes and headed to the mess hall.
For no real reason, I brought along my blaster and Yamana shie've, a Kuron
double bladed staff with lasers at each end. Kurons believe in never going
through life unarmed. As I walked out of the room, my pets, Nova and Rova
tucked themselves into the pockets of my jumpsuit. Sighing, I told them to
behave, and went to the mess hall. Everyone else was already there, and
Link waved me over. I hesitated, because he was with the two princesses,
but went over anyway. "Hey," I greeted.
"Hey. This is Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom, and this is Princess Zelda of my own homeland of Hyrule," Link introduced. "Ladies, this is Pyrene Star Dyani, also known as Starfire."
Both girls curtsied, which made me uncomfortable. "A lady does not go by a different name than that her parents gave her," peach said, straightening.
"Yeah, well, I've never exactly fit into the category of a lady," I responded, trying to make of it. "In fact, most of the people I know would keel over dead if they ever heard me referred to as one." Peach just stared at me. Luckily, Master Hand came out, diverting her attention.
"Ladies and gentleman..." he began.
"Uh, I don't think they're very gentle," I broke in.
"Yeah, and not all of the girls are ladies," Falco added, obviously referring to me.
"Yes, well, as I was saying, fighters, I have a challenge for you," Master Hand said, causing every head in the room to turn towards him.
"You will have to find your way through a complex maze, filled with monsters and clones of yourselves. To win, you must collect an item from each of the fighter's worlds hidden in the maze, and return to the place you entered the maze. You will each have a partner, which will be as follows:
Fox and Samus
Falco and Young Link
Ness and Pikachu
Roy and Kirby
Link and Ganondorf
Mario and Bowser
DK and Peach
Mr.G&W and Dr.Mario
Marth and Mewtwo
Yoshi and Jigglypuff
Captain Falcon and Ice Climbers
Zelda and Starfire
"The challenge starts...Now!" With a flash of light, we appeared in the maze with our partners. I couldn't believe my bad luck! Stuck with a princess! Oh well, at least it's not Peach.
"Hey. This is Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom, and this is Princess Zelda of my own homeland of Hyrule," Link introduced. "Ladies, this is Pyrene Star Dyani, also known as Starfire."
Both girls curtsied, which made me uncomfortable. "A lady does not go by a different name than that her parents gave her," peach said, straightening.
"Yeah, well, I've never exactly fit into the category of a lady," I responded, trying to make of it. "In fact, most of the people I know would keel over dead if they ever heard me referred to as one." Peach just stared at me. Luckily, Master Hand came out, diverting her attention.
"Ladies and gentleman..." he began.
"Uh, I don't think they're very gentle," I broke in.
"Yeah, and not all of the girls are ladies," Falco added, obviously referring to me.
"Yes, well, as I was saying, fighters, I have a challenge for you," Master Hand said, causing every head in the room to turn towards him.
"You will have to find your way through a complex maze, filled with monsters and clones of yourselves. To win, you must collect an item from each of the fighter's worlds hidden in the maze, and return to the place you entered the maze. You will each have a partner, which will be as follows:
Fox and Samus
Falco and Young Link
Ness and Pikachu
Roy and Kirby
Link and Ganondorf
Mario and Bowser
DK and Peach
Mr.G&W and Dr.Mario
Marth and Mewtwo
Yoshi and Jigglypuff
Captain Falcon and Ice Climbers
Zelda and Starfire
"The challenge starts...Now!" With a flash of light, we appeared in the maze with our partners. I couldn't believe my bad luck! Stuck with a princess! Oh well, at least it's not Peach.