Chapter 5
by bunjiman008
Ness suddenly woke with a start. He was sleeping, trying to see if his dreams could help him regain his memory, when he saw a vision. It was vague, unclear, but it did give Ness something to work on. He saw a woman with long blonde hair, and on top of that hair rested a little golden crown. She was wrapped in sheets. All of a sudden, a shadow appeared and she screamed.
This was Ness' first big lead. He had remembered the girl, but from where he didn't know yet. He just knew that what happened to her had to be linked to what happened to himself, whatever it was. Ness couldn't get the facial expression of the woman out of his head. She looked so terrified……
Ness knew she was important, but decided to see if he could recognize the shadow. It was big, and looked fierce, but from that, he couldn't figure any more. He sat for a while trying to connect what he just saw to himself.
* * * * * * * * * *
Samus placed her hands to her hips in an irritated manner. Having her ship totally blown apart wasn't one of the best things to do to the bounty hunter. Link and Samus had voyaged back to her prized ship to see if there was anything they could use on their trip to find Fox and Captain Falcon. She looked up and down the entirety of the vehicle.
"Hmm, I think it can be repaired. What about you, Link?" Samus asked.
"Sure, it can be repaired, but not in enough time that we have," Link answered.
"Well, I'm going to call some guys I know to come and pick it up and take it to a shop, k?"
"Who?"
"These guys. I just love them. They use me in their campaign." Samus then showed Link a picture of their advertisement: (image: Nintendo's "Get Instant Repair" ad featuring SNES Samus)
"Oh yeah, those guys. Ok. Hurry up, though. We need to move quickly to get to Fox and Captain Falcon in time."
"Don't worry, I will."
After Samus had finished calling her friends at the repair shop, they searched inside the ship; they found that most of the useful items had already been stolen by thieves of the woods. They did get, however, some rations, a couple radios, energy chargers for Samus' suit, a Pocket Power's Morphing Tools Deluxe™, and some gems Samus found on a planet that were of good value that they could use for money and so Link could give one to Zelda when he met her. After they felt they couldn't find anything else, they decided to get out and see if they could find some way to get off the planet. On their way out, though, Samus noticed something flashing. On further inspection, she noticed that it was a tracking device.
"How did one of those get on your ship?" Link questioned.
"I don't know," she said. "I remember looking in this spot just a little while ago, and nothing was there. Now, I clearly have something there that wasn't."
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure."
"Well, you must've missed it."
"Must have. I'll get rid of it. Don't want anyone tracking my ship while it gets taken. Weird, though."
Samus reached for the little device, picked it up, threw it hard onto the ground, and stomped on it, rotating her foot while she did it. She made certain that it didn't operate any more, then Link and she left to go find a ride.
* * * * * * * * * *
Somewhere, in an unknown place, the robed man smiled.
* * * * * * * * * *
Samus and Link looked around in the space-flight station. They had to see if they could rent a shuttle or hitch a ride with someone. Link preferred hitching a ride, while Samus preferred renting a shuttle. In their world, there was only one way to settle a dispute such as this one:
"One, two, three, SHOOT!!!"
"Ha, rock beats paper!" Link said.
"Yeah, well if we can't get a ride, we're getting our own," Samus complained.
They continued their search around the station, looking for any willing pilot who would lend them a hand. Most claimed that they were either booked or just didn't want to, and one even said that he couldn't because if he did, his wife would beat him with a croquet mallet that was covered in maple syrup for giving rides on her airplane. They were running out of pilots, and finally, they found one that sounded interested.
"So, you want me to fly you to this guy, Fox, right? Well, you want me to take you to his ship, the Great Fox, and then when you get him you can go find this racer Captain Falcon? Is that right?"
"Yes, that's right, Mr. Solo," Link said. Han Solo looked back at him skeptically.
"I don't know, kid, what's in it for me?" Han asked.
Samus slammed her fist onto the table, then opened her hand up, and showed that it contained one of the very valuable gems.
"How about this?" she said, in a tone of voice that signifies finishes in conversation.
Han Solo saw the gem, and looked back up to Link and Samus. "I want more."
"How much?" Samus asked.
"Seven," Han replied.
"Two."
"Six, and that's final."
"Three, and that's final."
"Hey, don't push it, missy."
"Well, I don't think you can afford to not have some of these very valuable gems. I know your debts. Take three, and after that, I will tell you where you can get more from exactly where I got it from."
Han Solo thought about this. Three was a little low, but he did desperately need the money. "How do I know you aren't lying about the other gems?"
"You don't."
Solo was once again faced with another tough position. He knew he couldn't win, so he gave in.
"Alright, I'll take three, but if those gems aren't there, I'm after your head!"
"Fine."
And so the deal between Han Solo and Samus Aran was closed. Link just stood there, very confused. "I'll never understand those bounty hunters."
"Chewy, get the Millennium Falcon ready, we've got passengers." Chewbacca made a series of grunts. Han said, "I know, I don't like them either. And of course they smell."
After a while, the Millennium Falcon was on its way to its destination, the Great Fox. It took a few hours, but they finally made it to the Great Fox.
Link looked out the window. He knew at once the Great Fox was in trouble. One of the wings was missing, and there were many fighter planes flying around. And, in the middle of it all, was Fox, in a spacesuit, and unconscious.
To be continued……
by bunjiman008
Ness suddenly woke with a start. He was sleeping, trying to see if his dreams could help him regain his memory, when he saw a vision. It was vague, unclear, but it did give Ness something to work on. He saw a woman with long blonde hair, and on top of that hair rested a little golden crown. She was wrapped in sheets. All of a sudden, a shadow appeared and she screamed.
This was Ness' first big lead. He had remembered the girl, but from where he didn't know yet. He just knew that what happened to her had to be linked to what happened to himself, whatever it was. Ness couldn't get the facial expression of the woman out of his head. She looked so terrified……
Ness knew she was important, but decided to see if he could recognize the shadow. It was big, and looked fierce, but from that, he couldn't figure any more. He sat for a while trying to connect what he just saw to himself.
* * * * * * * * * *
Samus placed her hands to her hips in an irritated manner. Having her ship totally blown apart wasn't one of the best things to do to the bounty hunter. Link and Samus had voyaged back to her prized ship to see if there was anything they could use on their trip to find Fox and Captain Falcon. She looked up and down the entirety of the vehicle.
"Hmm, I think it can be repaired. What about you, Link?" Samus asked.
"Sure, it can be repaired, but not in enough time that we have," Link answered.
"Well, I'm going to call some guys I know to come and pick it up and take it to a shop, k?"
"Who?"
"These guys. I just love them. They use me in their campaign." Samus then showed Link a picture of their advertisement: (image: Nintendo's "Get Instant Repair" ad featuring SNES Samus)
"Oh yeah, those guys. Ok. Hurry up, though. We need to move quickly to get to Fox and Captain Falcon in time."
"Don't worry, I will."
After Samus had finished calling her friends at the repair shop, they searched inside the ship; they found that most of the useful items had already been stolen by thieves of the woods. They did get, however, some rations, a couple radios, energy chargers for Samus' suit, a Pocket Power's Morphing Tools Deluxe™, and some gems Samus found on a planet that were of good value that they could use for money and so Link could give one to Zelda when he met her. After they felt they couldn't find anything else, they decided to get out and see if they could find some way to get off the planet. On their way out, though, Samus noticed something flashing. On further inspection, she noticed that it was a tracking device.
"How did one of those get on your ship?" Link questioned.
"I don't know," she said. "I remember looking in this spot just a little while ago, and nothing was there. Now, I clearly have something there that wasn't."
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure."
"Well, you must've missed it."
"Must have. I'll get rid of it. Don't want anyone tracking my ship while it gets taken. Weird, though."
Samus reached for the little device, picked it up, threw it hard onto the ground, and stomped on it, rotating her foot while she did it. She made certain that it didn't operate any more, then Link and she left to go find a ride.
* * * * * * * * * *
Somewhere, in an unknown place, the robed man smiled.
* * * * * * * * * *
Samus and Link looked around in the space-flight station. They had to see if they could rent a shuttle or hitch a ride with someone. Link preferred hitching a ride, while Samus preferred renting a shuttle. In their world, there was only one way to settle a dispute such as this one:
"One, two, three, SHOOT!!!"
"Ha, rock beats paper!" Link said.
"Yeah, well if we can't get a ride, we're getting our own," Samus complained.
They continued their search around the station, looking for any willing pilot who would lend them a hand. Most claimed that they were either booked or just didn't want to, and one even said that he couldn't because if he did, his wife would beat him with a croquet mallet that was covered in maple syrup for giving rides on her airplane. They were running out of pilots, and finally, they found one that sounded interested.
"So, you want me to fly you to this guy, Fox, right? Well, you want me to take you to his ship, the Great Fox, and then when you get him you can go find this racer Captain Falcon? Is that right?"
"Yes, that's right, Mr. Solo," Link said. Han Solo looked back at him skeptically.
"I don't know, kid, what's in it for me?" Han asked.
Samus slammed her fist onto the table, then opened her hand up, and showed that it contained one of the very valuable gems.
"How about this?" she said, in a tone of voice that signifies finishes in conversation.
Han Solo saw the gem, and looked back up to Link and Samus. "I want more."
"How much?" Samus asked.
"Seven," Han replied.
"Two."
"Six, and that's final."
"Three, and that's final."
"Hey, don't push it, missy."
"Well, I don't think you can afford to not have some of these very valuable gems. I know your debts. Take three, and after that, I will tell you where you can get more from exactly where I got it from."
Han Solo thought about this. Three was a little low, but he did desperately need the money. "How do I know you aren't lying about the other gems?"
"You don't."
Solo was once again faced with another tough position. He knew he couldn't win, so he gave in.
"Alright, I'll take three, but if those gems aren't there, I'm after your head!"
"Fine."
And so the deal between Han Solo and Samus Aran was closed. Link just stood there, very confused. "I'll never understand those bounty hunters."
"Chewy, get the Millennium Falcon ready, we've got passengers." Chewbacca made a series of grunts. Han said, "I know, I don't like them either. And of course they smell."
After a while, the Millennium Falcon was on its way to its destination, the Great Fox. It took a few hours, but they finally made it to the Great Fox.
Link looked out the window. He knew at once the Great Fox was in trouble. One of the wings was missing, and there were many fighter planes flying around. And, in the middle of it all, was Fox, in a spacesuit, and unconscious.
To be continued……
