Chapter 2: Then it's Settled
"Link, you better get over here," cried out Falco from the main hall to Link. Link ran up to Falco, wondering what was going on. He lead Link into the control room where Fox and Samus were looking at a large screen. On it was a picture of an unconscious Michelle in the hospital, her family around her. Link's eyes widened as he saw this. Samus motioned for Link to be quiet so they could hear what was going on. The doctor walked into Michelle's room and the family stood up, looking very worried.
"Is she going to be okay," asked Michelle's Mom.
"We're still trying to determine that, Ma'am," replied the doctor. "This is an unusual case. She's in perfect health, but for some reason she fell into a coma. It might be because of stress. We need to run a few more tests. She appears to gradually be getting worse."
"Michelle," cried out another voice. Just then, a very tall male ran into the room, out of breath. Michelle's father stood up and let him sit down. "Dad, I got here as fast as I could. What happened?" The male was Michelle's older brother, who had just driven five hours to be at his sister's side, just as she was when he had back surgery the previous summer.
"Your sister's in a coma," sighed Michelle's father sadly. "She passed out during rehearsal, and we don't know why." Just then, the monitor turned off. Fox, Falco, and Samus turned to Link, who was staring at the blank screen, wide-eyed. He backed away from the screen just as the other Smashers started entering the room, wondering what the commotion was. When she saw that Link was about to collapse, Zelda quickly pulled a chair out from under the table and helped an awestruck Link sit down. She rubbed his back gently to help him calm down as he buried his face into his hands, sobbing silently. Samus looked at Link and walked up to him, putting a hand on his shoulder. He looked up at her with watery, confused eyes.
"There is a way to save her," she started, "Or rather, a way to make sure this doesn't happen." Everyone looked at Samus, utterly confused. She turned to Fox after a moment of awkward silence. "Fox, you know what to do."
"Right," replied Fox. He punched in a few keys, then a bright blue light filled the room. When the light faded, there stood Michelle, book- bag and all, wearing the outfit she put on that morning. She blinked and looked around. Link immediately saw her, shot up, and ran up to her, hugging her tightly, burying his face into her shoulder. Michelle dropped her bag and hugged back, kissing his cheek.
"Link, what's going on," asked Michelle. She looked at Samus as she pointed to the monitor, replaying what happened. Michelle's eyes widened. "When the hell did that happen!?"
"It happened while you were at rehearsal this afternoon," replied Fox.
"But it's not even nine o'clock in the morning," exclaimed Michelle. She looked at Link, who was still hugging her tightly. "Um, Link?" Link looked at her.
"Yes," he asked.
"I can't feel my arms."
"Oh, sorry about that." He let go of her after realizing that her arms were twitching. She moved her arms around a little to get the feeling back in them.
"Ahem, as I was saying," interrupted Fox, "We transported you from the past to now. Kimoru's spirit is inside your body, and there's a certain item that's keeping it from taking over your body. Apparently, you took it off at rehearsal, so it's a piece of jewelry." Michelle stood there, frozen. After a few moments of staring at Fox in disbelief, she looked at her class ring, remembering the light that was emitted from it the first time she encountered Kimoru.
"I think it's my ring that's been keeping the spirit contained," spoke Michelle softly.
"The only way to get it removed from your body is to use the Triforce, which is located-"
"In the Sacred Realm in Hyrule, I know." Link blinked and looked at Michelle in confusion.
"How did you know," the Hylian asked.
"I know a lot about Hyrule. I've always wanted to visit there," answered Michelle.
"You can't go by yourself, and the Triforce has been split up," replied Zelda.
"Then how the hell am I supposed to use it!?"
"You need to collect the Spiritual Stones, go to the Temple of Time, and play the Song of Time on the Ocarina of Time." Michelle pondered over this. She knew where the Spiritual Stones were, and she knew who had the Triforce pieces, but she was still clueless as to what to do.
"You should bring a party with you so that you can have extra protection," suggested Samus. "You're unarmed, and you don't have any way of protecting yourself." Michelle looked around the room at all the Smashers. She thought for a few minutes, then spoke up.
"I know who I'm going to bring with me," she announced. "Link, of course, for his sword skills, Zelda for her magic and her agility as Sheik." Link and Zelda walked up to her. "Fox, I'll need you for your excellent aim and shooting skills, Captain Falcon for your speed and strength." Fox and Captain Falcon joined up with the rest of the party. "And lastly, I'll need Ganondorf." Everyone gasped in shock, including Ganondorf. His look of shock turned into an evil grin.
"Finally, I can get my hands on the Triforce once it's summoned," he laughed.
"On the contrary, Ganondorf," exclaimed Michelle. She started pacing back and forth slowly and slightly. "You see, if I don't wake up, then Link will be devistated, probably unable to fight. Which means you won't be able to challenge him anymore, which means you lose your chance of at least attempting to get the Triforce, which means you'll eventually die of insanity." Ganondorf blinked a few times, then sighed in defeat.
"Fine, I'll be one of the good guys this time, but just this once." Everyone sighed in relief, then he joined the party.
"Okay, we're off to Hyrule," exclaimed Link. "Samus, send us there."
"Get ready, guys," Samus replied. Link, Zelda, Fox, Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, and Michelle stood on the teleportation pad and a bright blue light filled the room. When the light died, the party was gone. Young Link looked at where they used to stand.
"Good luck, you guys."
"Link, you better get over here," cried out Falco from the main hall to Link. Link ran up to Falco, wondering what was going on. He lead Link into the control room where Fox and Samus were looking at a large screen. On it was a picture of an unconscious Michelle in the hospital, her family around her. Link's eyes widened as he saw this. Samus motioned for Link to be quiet so they could hear what was going on. The doctor walked into Michelle's room and the family stood up, looking very worried.
"Is she going to be okay," asked Michelle's Mom.
"We're still trying to determine that, Ma'am," replied the doctor. "This is an unusual case. She's in perfect health, but for some reason she fell into a coma. It might be because of stress. We need to run a few more tests. She appears to gradually be getting worse."
"Michelle," cried out another voice. Just then, a very tall male ran into the room, out of breath. Michelle's father stood up and let him sit down. "Dad, I got here as fast as I could. What happened?" The male was Michelle's older brother, who had just driven five hours to be at his sister's side, just as she was when he had back surgery the previous summer.
"Your sister's in a coma," sighed Michelle's father sadly. "She passed out during rehearsal, and we don't know why." Just then, the monitor turned off. Fox, Falco, and Samus turned to Link, who was staring at the blank screen, wide-eyed. He backed away from the screen just as the other Smashers started entering the room, wondering what the commotion was. When she saw that Link was about to collapse, Zelda quickly pulled a chair out from under the table and helped an awestruck Link sit down. She rubbed his back gently to help him calm down as he buried his face into his hands, sobbing silently. Samus looked at Link and walked up to him, putting a hand on his shoulder. He looked up at her with watery, confused eyes.
"There is a way to save her," she started, "Or rather, a way to make sure this doesn't happen." Everyone looked at Samus, utterly confused. She turned to Fox after a moment of awkward silence. "Fox, you know what to do."
"Right," replied Fox. He punched in a few keys, then a bright blue light filled the room. When the light faded, there stood Michelle, book- bag and all, wearing the outfit she put on that morning. She blinked and looked around. Link immediately saw her, shot up, and ran up to her, hugging her tightly, burying his face into her shoulder. Michelle dropped her bag and hugged back, kissing his cheek.
"Link, what's going on," asked Michelle. She looked at Samus as she pointed to the monitor, replaying what happened. Michelle's eyes widened. "When the hell did that happen!?"
"It happened while you were at rehearsal this afternoon," replied Fox.
"But it's not even nine o'clock in the morning," exclaimed Michelle. She looked at Link, who was still hugging her tightly. "Um, Link?" Link looked at her.
"Yes," he asked.
"I can't feel my arms."
"Oh, sorry about that." He let go of her after realizing that her arms were twitching. She moved her arms around a little to get the feeling back in them.
"Ahem, as I was saying," interrupted Fox, "We transported you from the past to now. Kimoru's spirit is inside your body, and there's a certain item that's keeping it from taking over your body. Apparently, you took it off at rehearsal, so it's a piece of jewelry." Michelle stood there, frozen. After a few moments of staring at Fox in disbelief, she looked at her class ring, remembering the light that was emitted from it the first time she encountered Kimoru.
"I think it's my ring that's been keeping the spirit contained," spoke Michelle softly.
"The only way to get it removed from your body is to use the Triforce, which is located-"
"In the Sacred Realm in Hyrule, I know." Link blinked and looked at Michelle in confusion.
"How did you know," the Hylian asked.
"I know a lot about Hyrule. I've always wanted to visit there," answered Michelle.
"You can't go by yourself, and the Triforce has been split up," replied Zelda.
"Then how the hell am I supposed to use it!?"
"You need to collect the Spiritual Stones, go to the Temple of Time, and play the Song of Time on the Ocarina of Time." Michelle pondered over this. She knew where the Spiritual Stones were, and she knew who had the Triforce pieces, but she was still clueless as to what to do.
"You should bring a party with you so that you can have extra protection," suggested Samus. "You're unarmed, and you don't have any way of protecting yourself." Michelle looked around the room at all the Smashers. She thought for a few minutes, then spoke up.
"I know who I'm going to bring with me," she announced. "Link, of course, for his sword skills, Zelda for her magic and her agility as Sheik." Link and Zelda walked up to her. "Fox, I'll need you for your excellent aim and shooting skills, Captain Falcon for your speed and strength." Fox and Captain Falcon joined up with the rest of the party. "And lastly, I'll need Ganondorf." Everyone gasped in shock, including Ganondorf. His look of shock turned into an evil grin.
"Finally, I can get my hands on the Triforce once it's summoned," he laughed.
"On the contrary, Ganondorf," exclaimed Michelle. She started pacing back and forth slowly and slightly. "You see, if I don't wake up, then Link will be devistated, probably unable to fight. Which means you won't be able to challenge him anymore, which means you lose your chance of at least attempting to get the Triforce, which means you'll eventually die of insanity." Ganondorf blinked a few times, then sighed in defeat.
"Fine, I'll be one of the good guys this time, but just this once." Everyone sighed in relief, then he joined the party.
"Okay, we're off to Hyrule," exclaimed Link. "Samus, send us there."
"Get ready, guys," Samus replied. Link, Zelda, Fox, Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, and Michelle stood on the teleportation pad and a bright blue light filled the room. When the light died, the party was gone. Young Link looked at where they used to stand.
"Good luck, you guys."