Chapter 3
Thanks to all the readers who review my stories, sorry I'm so slow to put up chapters. Check back to Chapter 1 for information on which champion from SSB plays which R.E. character. (Don't own Resident Evil or Super Smash Brothers)
The team flew in silent agony for what seemed like hours, desperately scanning the horizon for any sight of the Bravo's helicopter. Finally Sheik stood and went to sit next to Mario, who was staring at the swiftly setting sun. The light in the sky was almost a blood red, and it cast eerie shadows throughout the cabin of the chopper. At first Mario didn't notice the princess sitting next to him, then with a start he said, "Oh, hey Sheik."
He reached down to the sack Sheik brought and pulled out an assortment of colored caps. He started to clip them to his belt, a grim look on his face.
Sheik stared around her; it seemed the look was contagious. Every member of the S.S.B.F. bore the same facial expression. "Hell you're probably wearing the same face," she scolded herself. She almost forgot about the Bravo's predicament muddling over the whole Trent situation. "Mario?," Sheik asked.
Mario stopped from loading his belt pouches with various weapons. Inside were spare bullets for his berretta, a heart, star, two mushrooms, feather, and a fire flower. Mario looked into Sheik's eyes and she gasped inwardly at how empty and sad they were. Obviously Mario had more than a few things on his mind other than the Bravo's distress call.
Suddenly he spoke up, "He shouldn't have come, I've got a bad feeling about all of this."
Zelda noticed quickly that he was referring to Captain Falcon. The rookie was loading his gun with a pale face, stricken with fear. I know, but Mario." Sheik started.
Mario looked down in thought, probably thinking of Falco Sheik guessed.
"They're probably just fine. Man, we're all just probably overreacting. We've all got this terrible feeling weighing us down, but we have to pull it together. If they do need us we have to be strong for them."
Mario shook his head, "It's not that, yeah I hope Bravo's alright, but I heard you and Falcon talking. I have a terrible feeling that this all isn't just an accident."
Sheik then told him of her meeting with Trent, but it was a hollow false tale. She edited most of the parts out, especially how he knew her name and gave her the small device now in her right breast pocket. Mario only nodded and said nothing for a long while. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captain Falcon had never expected to be in a situation like this. It was like something off TV or something. Every little beep or whistle from the dash-board computer made him jump in fear. His mother had told him to be an actor, or a screenwriter. He had excelled in school with a 3.8 grade point average and high recommendations from his drama professor, but he chose to be a cop of all things. A profession with almost no education involved at all, except for the philosophy of how to operate a firearm.
He cursed himself for his fright, the team must think he was a total loser; he only prayed he wouldn't throw up or piss himself if there had been a crash or something worse. He pulled on his gloves and stole a quick glance towards the princess. She was deep in conversation with Mario. He wished he would be able to be brave, show her he was a man of action, worthy of her approval. "And possible affection Falcon buddy?," he asked himself. He thought she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life, but he strongly believed she was into Mario, or Captain Luigi.
He never got to tell Sheik who the paper referred to, but he silently promised to himself he would after this was all over.
But the question that was drilling at his brain was simply this; would she even believe him when he told her? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captain Luigi scanned the now dark forest with urgency. His sunglasses were off at the moment, and he damned himself for not seeing this coming. The helicopter should have been fine; the plan should have been perfectly operated. It was a simple one any way, scan the woods for clues, nothing hard about that.
He hoped there hadn't been a crash, and despite his worry for the Bravo's the intellectual side of his brain calculated the pricy loss of a brand new copter. He showed no sign of despair on his face though, always appearing calm and cool because if he didn't the team would surely panic.
Someone had to keep the team in line and keep their minds on the mission at hand. He suddenly caught a glimpse of light in the northeast direction and told Pikachu to head in that direction double time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Donkey Kong shouldered his rifle, tense and alert as usual. Donkey Kong was the oldest member of the Alpha team, and Enrico Marini and he were good friends. Every Christmas his and Enrico's family got together for dinner. "Can't forget the weekly poker games," he reminded himself.
God he wished they were in his basement right now, smoking cigars and laughing over whoever just won the whole pot. He couldn't get the sound of Bravo team screaming out of his head. Enrico's voice screaming over the roar of panic to "keep her steady and keep the nose up." The words "Gonna crash!" would not leave his mind. His wife and kids would miss him so much if he didn't come home tonight, and Donkey Kong thought of his own family and shuddered at the thought of the tables being turned.
"Well I know you'd be doing the same for me buddy," The ape said aloud. "We're coming Enrico, just hang on. We're coming for ya." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---
Mario reached into his bag after a long bout of silence. Startled he slowly pulled out a golden bracelet.
A lone tear slid down Mario's cheek and hit the floor. "It's from my wife," Mario explained. "Before I lost her she gave me this."
Sheik asked tentatively, "Is she with god?"
Sheik saw a wisp of a smile cross Mario's features, and then he was completely calm, seeming fine as if the mere memory of his wife comforted him.
"Naw, I'm just being silly, Bravo's fine. I know that now, but about my wife. In my last encounter with Bowser she was carried through a warp star. When I had beat Bowser and he had escaped from me once again all I found was her crown lying on the ground where I had last seen her. I'm sure she's somewhere safe and sound, but I can't help but worry for her ya' know?"
Sheik smiled sympathetically, "You'll find her Mario. Believe it, it'll happen. Besides ya' knucklehead she's got to be looking for you too!"
Mario wiped his eyes and grinned graciously, "Yeah, you're right. Thanks Princess, and I hope for you the same way."
Sheik frowned, "What do you mean?"
Mario shrugged, "Finding this Link fella' you've been talking about, and I bet you'll find him in no time."
Sheik gave Mario a brief hug in thanks, but his words did nothing for her. Sheik was convinced that Link was long gone. Dead or lost from her forever, she just had to face it.
"Anyway," Sheik started. "What I meant to tell you all along was I think I know what Falcon is talking about. He said he found something, a paper with a name on it, he said the paper didn't look like it had good news on it. Trent said trust no one, so."
Mario gaped, "Sheik, you can't possibly be implying that one of us tampered with the chopper are you? I think you should go ask Luigi for a padded cell right now because that's nuts."
"Yeah I know, I don't want Luigi to notice my speculations, he'd kick me off the force for sure."
"Mario opened his mouth to say something very important when suddenly Donkey Kong shouted, "I see it! I see it! Oh god there's smoke!"
Whether they were alive or dead, they had found the Bravo's at last.
Thanks to all the readers who review my stories, sorry I'm so slow to put up chapters. Check back to Chapter 1 for information on which champion from SSB plays which R.E. character. (Don't own Resident Evil or Super Smash Brothers)
The team flew in silent agony for what seemed like hours, desperately scanning the horizon for any sight of the Bravo's helicopter. Finally Sheik stood and went to sit next to Mario, who was staring at the swiftly setting sun. The light in the sky was almost a blood red, and it cast eerie shadows throughout the cabin of the chopper. At first Mario didn't notice the princess sitting next to him, then with a start he said, "Oh, hey Sheik."
He reached down to the sack Sheik brought and pulled out an assortment of colored caps. He started to clip them to his belt, a grim look on his face.
Sheik stared around her; it seemed the look was contagious. Every member of the S.S.B.F. bore the same facial expression. "Hell you're probably wearing the same face," she scolded herself. She almost forgot about the Bravo's predicament muddling over the whole Trent situation. "Mario?," Sheik asked.
Mario stopped from loading his belt pouches with various weapons. Inside were spare bullets for his berretta, a heart, star, two mushrooms, feather, and a fire flower. Mario looked into Sheik's eyes and she gasped inwardly at how empty and sad they were. Obviously Mario had more than a few things on his mind other than the Bravo's distress call.
Suddenly he spoke up, "He shouldn't have come, I've got a bad feeling about all of this."
Zelda noticed quickly that he was referring to Captain Falcon. The rookie was loading his gun with a pale face, stricken with fear. I know, but Mario." Sheik started.
Mario looked down in thought, probably thinking of Falco Sheik guessed.
"They're probably just fine. Man, we're all just probably overreacting. We've all got this terrible feeling weighing us down, but we have to pull it together. If they do need us we have to be strong for them."
Mario shook his head, "It's not that, yeah I hope Bravo's alright, but I heard you and Falcon talking. I have a terrible feeling that this all isn't just an accident."
Sheik then told him of her meeting with Trent, but it was a hollow false tale. She edited most of the parts out, especially how he knew her name and gave her the small device now in her right breast pocket. Mario only nodded and said nothing for a long while. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captain Falcon had never expected to be in a situation like this. It was like something off TV or something. Every little beep or whistle from the dash-board computer made him jump in fear. His mother had told him to be an actor, or a screenwriter. He had excelled in school with a 3.8 grade point average and high recommendations from his drama professor, but he chose to be a cop of all things. A profession with almost no education involved at all, except for the philosophy of how to operate a firearm.
He cursed himself for his fright, the team must think he was a total loser; he only prayed he wouldn't throw up or piss himself if there had been a crash or something worse. He pulled on his gloves and stole a quick glance towards the princess. She was deep in conversation with Mario. He wished he would be able to be brave, show her he was a man of action, worthy of her approval. "And possible affection Falcon buddy?," he asked himself. He thought she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life, but he strongly believed she was into Mario, or Captain Luigi.
He never got to tell Sheik who the paper referred to, but he silently promised to himself he would after this was all over.
But the question that was drilling at his brain was simply this; would she even believe him when he told her? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captain Luigi scanned the now dark forest with urgency. His sunglasses were off at the moment, and he damned himself for not seeing this coming. The helicopter should have been fine; the plan should have been perfectly operated. It was a simple one any way, scan the woods for clues, nothing hard about that.
He hoped there hadn't been a crash, and despite his worry for the Bravo's the intellectual side of his brain calculated the pricy loss of a brand new copter. He showed no sign of despair on his face though, always appearing calm and cool because if he didn't the team would surely panic.
Someone had to keep the team in line and keep their minds on the mission at hand. He suddenly caught a glimpse of light in the northeast direction and told Pikachu to head in that direction double time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Donkey Kong shouldered his rifle, tense and alert as usual. Donkey Kong was the oldest member of the Alpha team, and Enrico Marini and he were good friends. Every Christmas his and Enrico's family got together for dinner. "Can't forget the weekly poker games," he reminded himself.
God he wished they were in his basement right now, smoking cigars and laughing over whoever just won the whole pot. He couldn't get the sound of Bravo team screaming out of his head. Enrico's voice screaming over the roar of panic to "keep her steady and keep the nose up." The words "Gonna crash!" would not leave his mind. His wife and kids would miss him so much if he didn't come home tonight, and Donkey Kong thought of his own family and shuddered at the thought of the tables being turned.
"Well I know you'd be doing the same for me buddy," The ape said aloud. "We're coming Enrico, just hang on. We're coming for ya." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---
Mario reached into his bag after a long bout of silence. Startled he slowly pulled out a golden bracelet.
A lone tear slid down Mario's cheek and hit the floor. "It's from my wife," Mario explained. "Before I lost her she gave me this."
Sheik asked tentatively, "Is she with god?"
Sheik saw a wisp of a smile cross Mario's features, and then he was completely calm, seeming fine as if the mere memory of his wife comforted him.
"Naw, I'm just being silly, Bravo's fine. I know that now, but about my wife. In my last encounter with Bowser she was carried through a warp star. When I had beat Bowser and he had escaped from me once again all I found was her crown lying on the ground where I had last seen her. I'm sure she's somewhere safe and sound, but I can't help but worry for her ya' know?"
Sheik smiled sympathetically, "You'll find her Mario. Believe it, it'll happen. Besides ya' knucklehead she's got to be looking for you too!"
Mario wiped his eyes and grinned graciously, "Yeah, you're right. Thanks Princess, and I hope for you the same way."
Sheik frowned, "What do you mean?"
Mario shrugged, "Finding this Link fella' you've been talking about, and I bet you'll find him in no time."
Sheik gave Mario a brief hug in thanks, but his words did nothing for her. Sheik was convinced that Link was long gone. Dead or lost from her forever, she just had to face it.
"Anyway," Sheik started. "What I meant to tell you all along was I think I know what Falcon is talking about. He said he found something, a paper with a name on it, he said the paper didn't look like it had good news on it. Trent said trust no one, so."
Mario gaped, "Sheik, you can't possibly be implying that one of us tampered with the chopper are you? I think you should go ask Luigi for a padded cell right now because that's nuts."
"Yeah I know, I don't want Luigi to notice my speculations, he'd kick me off the force for sure."
"Mario opened his mouth to say something very important when suddenly Donkey Kong shouted, "I see it! I see it! Oh god there's smoke!"
Whether they were alive or dead, they had found the Bravo's at last.