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Well, we decided to post ch.2 along with 1, it has the most action. ; though its easily the longest chappie.... Y.Link: review!
(Pyrias' POV)
I stood next to the yellow creature called Pikachu, staring with my mouth slightly agape at the sight in front of me.
A female in a pink nightgown, whom Pikachu informed me was named Zelda, was telling off a male named Link who was wearing only pajama shorts and was holding a sword loosely at his side, seemingly unable to get a word in on his defense.
We had all witnessed the strange sight of Link chasing a smaller male, who Pikachu told me was Young Link, swinging a sizeable sword until Young Link ran (literally) into Zelda. Then Link, not seeing Zelda until it was far too late, hit Young Link with the flat of his sword quite hard in the back of the head.
Now Zelda and Link had the audience of everyone in the building except for the master hand.
I had to admit, it was an amusing sight, but I felt it was part of my job to keep as straight a face as I could. Out of the corner of my eye I watched the creature Pichu talking to a slightly dazed Y.Link. I made a mental note that Pichu seemed to be quite friendly with Y.Link, I needed to study my target... Though this particular information may have seemed indifferent, being an assassin taught me to learn as much as possible about your prey.
I slowly adjusted my position, moving my ears so I could easily eavesdrop on the conversation...
(Normal POV)
"What did you do this time? Last time your big bro chased you with his sword you had used one of his favorite magazines for you arrow target practice..." Pichu shook his head at his friend, who usually pulled off stupid, yet oddly funny, things ending something like this.
"Ungh... ow... Pichu, you know how he is in the morning, I just told him I was gunna tell Zelda that he made death threats to me..." Y.Link replied in a slightly dazed tone of voice as he tried to focus on Pichu.
"Why was he doing that?" Pichu asked, looking at Zelda and Link, who seemed to finally have gotten Zelda to let him talk.
"...'Cause I told him to 'make me' turn off my alarm clock after he told me to..." Y.Link grinned sheepishly "I guess I pushed it by sticking my tongue out at him when he was getting mad..."
Pichu laughed a bit "Yah, nobody has too much patience in the morning... Listen, I need to talk to you about something, can you meet me outside in about 15 minutes by the pool?"
Y.Link blinked a few times, a little confused why they couldn't talk now in here. "Uh... Sure, 15 minutes from now... Got it..." Y.Link then stood up a little shakily and made his way towards his and Links' room, wanting to be gone before his big bro managed to get away from Zelda.
Pichu watched his friend disappear down the hallway before heading towards his and Pikachus' room, he needed to use the internet before meeting Y.Link.
As the crowd slowly left, only one smasher remained rooted to the spot... Slowly allowing herself a fanged grin before disappearing as swiftly and silently as a summer breeze...
15 Minutes later
Pichu sat on a bench by the pool, letting the sun warm his fur. But despite his urge to relax, he was tense and alert, he had found out why Pyrias' name was so familiar.
10 years ago there where many slaughtered by someone considered to be a professional assassin, and although many were suspected, a young creature of a dying race called the Suralpyro, which was vaguely translated through ancient languages to mean 'darkflame', was to blame. The Suralpyro was a female named Pyriasural, only thought to be 10 years of age. Pyriasural was a prime suspect for two main reasons: one was she has been witnessed disturbingly near the areas where bodies of those killed had been found, and also the Suralpyro were a warlike species, killing in order to expand their own territory. Pyria was never convicted, so no search was ever conducted to find the creature. Half a year later when the killings stopped, the assassin was presumed dead for no suspects were in custody. All in all 50 died without the killer caught. As the Suralpyro race became extinct due to bounty hunters, nobody ever found a Suralpyro positively identified as Pyriasural... It was all over the news at least a year, so older siblings often told the stories to their younger siblings to scare them, Pikachu had told Pichu the stories often when he was younger...
Pichu shuddered as he thought of the article he had printed to show his friend, there was a old photograph of the young Pyriasural, though she had no chokers, gloves, bracelets, anklets or a belt, she looked disturbingly like the new smasher Pyria...
Pichu was thrown from his thoughts when Y.Link came running up with his sword and shield on his back. "Hey Pichu! Sorry it took so long, Link was telling me off..."
Pichu grinned best he could as his friend sat next to him and stretched before turning to talk to him "So Pichu, what's up? Whatcha need to talk 'bout?"
Pichu sighed and took out the printed story, handing it to Y.Link "You better read this, I think you'll make the same connection I did..."
Pyria crouched in a tree near Pichu and Y.Link, she had a perfect chance to attack her prey, but experience taught her that you never kill in broad daylight, you were easy to spot and if you were in a hurry to get away you could leave behind clues... No... She had to be patient... Her targets had been clearly specified... Should she have to kill anyone else her fee went up for the hassle.
As she thought about her targets, she thought briefly of how stupid her employer was for not providing any information on her prey except for names, forcing to ask a creature who was not a target which could raise suspicion later on... She growled unhappily, her employer must have been new at hiring assassins, but she couldn't complain too much, if she was paid well for her services she would work for anyone.
She settled her position in the tree, continuing to watch the two young ones talk, though unable to hear them from the tree she cursed mentally.
"Well... it could just be a... um... co-ince-dense... Pyrias' probably been around long enough to hear the stories and changed her name just to freak people out... Yah, I mean, what are the chances of her being an assassin?" Y.Link said nervously to his friend, trying to convince him (not to mention himself) it wasn't possible Pyria was an assassin. "Look at the picture Y.Link! It looks exactly like her! And you read that her race was killed, how could a creature that looks exactly like a Suralpyro with almost the same exact name as the one never caught just show up and not be her?!" Pichu argued back angrily.
Y.Link bit his lower lip, he didn't want to accept the fact the assassin Link had used in stories to scare him DID exist, and worse, was here! Y.Link shook his head and said with almost a plea in his voice "Pichu it cant be... It just can't!"
"It is Y.Link! Pyrias' full name is Pyriasural, and she is the assassin, the last Suralpyro!" Pichu said in such seriousness it surprised himself.
Y.Link sighed, getting over denial and going straight into fear. "But Pichu, why is she here? I mean what if... She was paid to kill someone here?"
"She probably was, why else would she be here?" Pichu replied in a distracted sort of way.
"Well what are we gunna do Pichu? And what about the older smashers, don't they get it!?" Y.Link said frantically, trying to keep himself from yelling.
"They probably didn't want to believe it, so they wont, they probably think she just looks like a Suralpyro and changed her name to scare people like you did... And to stop Pyria, we need to find her targets, when she is planning to go for who, then we'll figure out how to stop her." Pichu replied as if this was obvious.
"How we gunna do that?" Y.Link answered, calming down a bit knowing there was at least a possible way to stop Pyria, and he was willing to do anything.
"We hafta sneak into her room, big bro told me that assassins keep info. On all their current targets to use against 'em later... I figure I can sneak in while you watch for her and keep her busy if she comes. Ya up to it?" Pichu finished in a tone that practically dared Y.Link to accept the job.
"Of course I am Pichu, what do ya take me for, a chicken?" Y.Link said boldly, puffing out his small chest. "Lets do it!"
With that both friend shook hands and ran off toward the SSB building to put their plan into action, unaware their conversation had been watched (though unheard) by Pyria who was planning to take out her first target tonight... a few minutes after the friends left, Pyria took her leave, taking to the air for a brief fly to plan the deed she was to carry out tonight...
(Y.Links POV)
I leaned against the wall next to Pyrias' door, I wanted to have my sword and shield in my hands so I would be ready just in case Pyria came and tried to give me trouble. But Pichu said I couldn't, if any other smashers came it would look... what was the word? Oh, suspicious, that's right... So I had to settle for having my sword and shield on my back.
I looked up and down the small deserted hallway, Pyrias' room was the only one occupied on this side of the building, rumor was that these rooms were all haunted so nobody wanted to stay in 'em of course... Pyria was the first, the other smashers said that she asked for it special.
I shuddered as I looked around, I kept getting the feeling I was being watched... Wait, I had to keep it together, couldn't back out now! But we had only been here like, what, 3 minutes and I was already getting freaked...
I jumped as I heard a creak nearby and looked down the short hallway and listened... Someone was coming up the stairs!
(Pichus POV)
I had to admit, when I stepped into Pyrias' room I was a bit shocked... She had posters of people I didn't know (probably the ones that finished off her race) with targets and darts or daggers in various places on their heads. On her desk were also plans for revenge in disturbing detail...
I gulped and had a quick thought, would she be doing this assassin job if her race hadn't been hunted to extinction?
I shook it off, I couldn't think about 'what if' kinda questions, I had a job to do.
I continued to scavenge around the room, a small tablet and pen in my hand to copy the info. If I took it, she might know someone was onto her and change plans, which would screw up everything...
I opened a drawer and pulled out the only paper in there... It was the list we had been looking for! I started copying quickly "Link... Night after tomorrow... Zelda... Tomorrow night... and-"I froze at the last name on the list set for tonight...
Then I became aware of Y.Link talking outside to... Pyria! I copied the last of the info. And put my ear to the door, Y.Link had to get her away so I could get out...
(Normal POV)
"I say again young one, stand aside or I will have to hurt you." Pyria said in a dead serious tone to Y.Link who stood between her and the door to her bedroom.
"Uh why Pyria!? I mean, why don't we go down to the cafeteria and get...some...food...?" Y.Link replied, getting slightly intimidated by Pyrias' icy glare.
"Hmmm... Let me think...NO." Pyria replied, pushing Y.Link aside and reaching for the doorknob.
"No! Pyria stop!!" Y.Link yelled, grabbing her tail with both hands and pulling on it roughly. Pyria stiffened as soon as Y.Link grabbed her tail and turned on him, giving him a look of such ferocity it would send Bowser running as fast as he could in the opposite direction.
"Never...touch...MY...TAIL!!!!" Pyria roared, launching herself at the completely shocked Y.Link, knocking him clear off his feet, and sending them both flying down the stairs, landing roughly at the bottom.
Y.Link gasped for air after having the wind knocked out of him so forcefully. Pyria was sitting on top of his aching chest, not making breathing any easier. He watched her, half stunned, raise her fist and say in a snarling voice "You never touch my tail! NOBODY TOUCHES MY TAIL!!!" Y.Link gulped and tried to reply, but was still out of breath, so he just nodded.
Pyria gave him one last warning growl before getting off his chest and starting back up the stairs. Y.Link blinked a few times hearing the door slam... Did Pichu get out?
As if answering his silent question, a minute after Pyria slammed her door, he heard another door click shut and Pichu came down the stairs at a run.
"Y.Link, are you allright? I heard Pyria yell at you and when I came out I saw Pyria on top of you at the bottom of the stairs so I went to another room to be sure to leave when she was already in her room... Are you okay? You aren't saying much." Pichu asked as Y.Link stood up rubbing his chest and taking a few gasps of air before replying. "J-Just fine...Pichu. Gotta c-catch my b-breath..." Y.Link answered between gasps "w-what did you... f-find?"
Pichu blinked a few times in slight confusion, then replied hastily "Oh! I found out everything we need to know, who and when. C'mon, Pikachu has a stock battle with Bowser, Roy and your big bro, we can talk in my room without being interrupted."
"W-why your room?" Y.Link replied "M-mine not good e-enough?"
"No its not that." Pichu said carelessly "our room just has places to sit without being smashed by all the crud in the room." Pichu finished with a smirk and headed off toward his and Pikachus' room.
"...W-Well...he has a point..." Y.Link muttered before following Pichu.
(Pyrias POV)
After I entered my room, still furious about the tail incident, I sat down moodily at my desk with a low growl.
"Where does he get the nerve to pull my tail?!" I muttered angrily "I swear, if he was a target I would make him suffer..." With that said I got a sudden idea, my employer would pay me extra for any I was forced to kill that weren't targets... I could say he got in the way and that I had to kill him, my boss would be none the wiser...
"Hehe, I get to have my revenge AND get paid for it..." I snickered to myself and went to my bed to sleep away the extra few hours until nightfall...
(Normal POV)
Pichu watched Y.Link read over the list several times with his classic shocked expression before looking at him. "Why would anyone wanna go after my big bro, Zelda and..."
"Me." Pichu replied, finishing where his friend hesitated "I don't know, but we have to think of something fast."
"Don't you think I know that?! The freak is targeting you tonight!" Y.Link practically yelled at his friend hysterically.
"Calm down Y.Link! Pyria cant hurt me." Pichu said calmly, deciding to explain further, noting his friends' confused look, "Pikachu told me not to tell anyone, but after his last melee fight of the day we are leaving for a little vacation in our world, sorry I couldn't tell ya..." Pichu added as an afterthought.
"You and Pikachu are taking a trip? Well that's... good..." Y.Link sounded relieved a bit knowing his friend was out of immediate danger.
"Not just me and big bro, all the pokemon, we arrange 'em all the time with the master hand. If anyone notices he just says it's a convention." Pichu said with a grin "But the vacation is short, we'll be back tomorrow afternoon, so we can plan what to do then... Don't do anything stupid while I'm gone allright?" Pichu looked closely at his friend as he finished his sentence.
"Me? Do anything stupid? Of course not!" Y.Link said, doing his best innocent look.
Just then someone knocked and Pikachus' voice yelled through the door "Hey Pichu! It's time to go, c'mon!"
"Coming big bro!" Pichu yelled back and jumped off the bed, walking to the door, but before he left, he turned to Y.Link again "Remember, NOTHING STUPID!" He then turned and left, Y.Link sat on the floor in the room and his 'troublemaking grin' spread across his face.
"...Fighting Pyria to stop her for good isn't stupid..." Y.Link muttered and stood up to take his leave and plan what he needed to do.
9:55 PM
Y.Link headed up the stairs toward Pyrias' room, he planned to confront her there so nobody would interfere. He was also confident that Link would never find out, he had waited until his big bro was asleep to leave, and he planned to be back before morning, it was perfect.
He walked the short hallway and opened the last door, Pyrias' room. Pyria turned around from something she had been doing at her desk, looking deeply annoyed at being disturbed.
"Hey kid, you ever heard of knocking? What do ya want, I'm busy."
Y.Link narrowed his eyes "I have business with you Pyria."
"Isn't it past your bedtime? Pyria replied tauntingly, "Listen, I have plans, so why don't you just take a long walk off a short-"
"You wont be attacking Pichu tonight." Y.Link interrupted "He's gone, but I'm here and that's trouble for you... Pyriasural."
Pyria blinked a few times to hide her surprise at being found out, but became serious again in a heartbeat. "How did you find out?" her voice was a growl.
"You can find just about anything on the internet" Y.Link said smugly "And today when I pulled your tail, I was distracting you, while Pichu copied your information on your targets, it was easy." He finished with a smirk.
Pyrias' pupils narrowed to slits as she replied in a tone as sweet as honey yet as deadly as a cobra bite "Well, very good, I never thought two young ones like yourselves would be the ones to figure it out... I was planning to kill you anyway for pulling my tail after I finished off your brother, but I guess you are impatient, so I'll do it now." With that she stood up and faced Y.Link "We take it outside, I don't want my room made a mess..."
"You wont have long to worry about it!" Y.Link spat. Pyria simply grinned and left the room followed by Y.Link, into the quiet SSB hallways, out into the night where the peace was to be shattered...
Y.Link and Pyria stood tense, facing each other with a look of determination, both waiting for their opponent to make a move.
'Well it's now or never...' Y.Link thought grimly, then gripped his sword tightly and ran at Pyria "You're going down you freak!" He yelled as he swung at her several times.
Pyria dodged nimbly, not wanting to use her secret weapon this early in the fight, so she made two black fireballs in her hands, "You cant win, you're gunna fry kid!! Shadowpyro barrage!!" she shouted after jumping above a low sword sweep, aiming for Y.Links' head. His eyes widened briefly, but he jumped backwards just in time, narrowly avoiding the black fireballs, jumping nearer to the outdoor pool.
Pyria then saw her chance to gain a bit of an advantage and continues to throw fireballs, forcing Y.Link backwards until he was at the edge of the pool. Y.Link looked over his shoulder at the water, sure, he knew how to swim, but if he fell in he would have to go underwater to avoid the fireballs and Pyria would throw the fireballs when he came up for air, he couldn't fall in...wait... there was a way to dodge her attack by sidestepping... it was risky, but he would do anything to avoid falling in the pool.
Pyria suddenly saw the flaw in her plan of forcing him into the water, but her clever mind quickly thought of a solution and threw one of the fireballs at Y.Link.
He waited until the fireball got near and jumped sideways to avoid it, Pyria grinned and threw the other fireball swiftly with a triumphant "Hah!"
Y.Links' feet had no sooner touched the ground when the fireball hit his right leg just below his knee. Y.Link winced and had to grit his teeth to keep from yelling out as he fell to one knee. He looked down at his leg where the attack hit and saw it was completely black and burned with pain... what kind of fire was this? "Darn it..." he muttered through gritted teeth and had to bite his lip as another sharp pain ran through his injured leg.
Pyria took advantage to try and hit her opponent while he was down and put her hands together, focusing energy for a stronger attack. "You wont get away this time, Black Comet!" she yelled at Y.Link as she threw her hands forward, sending a larger black fireball hurtling at him.
Y.Link looked up and his eyes got really wide as he used all the words Zelda and Link told him he wasn't supposed to under his breath. "Maybe I should've listened to Pichu..." he muttered and forced himself up, running out of the way not a second too soon, wincing because of his leg.
Pyria cursed loudly in her own language, "Enough games, accept your fate!" With that she spread her wings and took to the air, flying at Y.Links' back, thinking him vulnerable.
As Pyria neared Y.Link he stopped and turned on her suddenly, swinging his sword at her fiercely. Pyria let out a sound of surprise and tried to change direction, but Y.Links blade found its mark, cutting deep into her side and making a long slash downward.
Pyria yelped, but lashed out at him with her legs as she changed direction in midair. Y.Link was hit in the chest for the second time today and skidded backwards a few feet, holding his injured chest and coughing with a look of pain on his face. "I...t-think she b-broke something..." Y.Link gasped, letting a low moan escape from him.
Pyria landed a few feet away, wincing slightly and examining her side "...Ow... That kid... is gunna pay!" She went from standing to flight in a second, teeth bared as she flew at her opponent.
Y.Link looked up at the incoming Pyria and fitted an arrow to his bow, launching it at her, which she dodged nimbly. Y.Link continued firing arrows at her desperately, wincing because of his injuries. Pyria continued to dodge the flurry of arrows easily until she got near enough to land a fierce punch to his chest.
Y.Link yelled out in pain and staggered backwards from the force of the blow and fell down hard. Pyria moved in and punched viciously at him again. But Y.Link was ready this time and held up his shield to block the blow, Pyria growled and hit his arm holding the shield with her whip like tail.
Y.Link dropped his shield and before he could grab it, Pyria kicked it away and turned on him with a vicious smile. "It ends now little one." She said nastily as she brought her leg back to kick him with enough force to shatter his ribcage completely, then if that didn't finish him, she could do it nice and slow...
Y.Link reacted fast with speed born of desperation and slashed forcefully at Pyrias' other leg, cutting her deep again.
Pyria yowled and jumped back snarling. "...That's it..." Pyrias' body tensed as she powered up with a scowl on her face. Y.Link blinked in confusion, what the heck was she doing?
Pyria grinned as her body started to glow visibly with power. "This is my finishing move, the Black Phoenix. Count yourself lucky that you get to see it, I haven't used it in 10 years." With that Pyria thrust both hands forward, unleashing a huge black fireball that took the form of a phoenix as it flew at Y.Link.
He sat there, eyes wide in panic as he stared at the merciless red 'eyes' of the black phoenix. His brain told him to move, but he couldn't, he was to afraid, he felt like a deer caught in the headlights of a semi...
The next thing he knew he was in extreme pain and was flying backwards in the black fireball. He yelled out as he was struck in the back by a tree and lay slumped at the base of it as the phoenix disappeared in a cloud of black smoke. Y.Link was aware of Pyria limping towards him casually... and had something in her hand... he tried desperately to move but stopped with a sound of pain, his whole body felt like it was on fire, and he thought every bone in his body was broken.
Y.Link looked up shakily at Pyria, who had a bow with an arrow pointed at his chest. "You were a most worthy opponent Young Link, I congratulate you... Now, goodbye." With that she loosed the arrow...
Chapter 2 Completed
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(Pyrias' POV)
I stood next to the yellow creature called Pikachu, staring with my mouth slightly agape at the sight in front of me.
A female in a pink nightgown, whom Pikachu informed me was named Zelda, was telling off a male named Link who was wearing only pajama shorts and was holding a sword loosely at his side, seemingly unable to get a word in on his defense.
We had all witnessed the strange sight of Link chasing a smaller male, who Pikachu told me was Young Link, swinging a sizeable sword until Young Link ran (literally) into Zelda. Then Link, not seeing Zelda until it was far too late, hit Young Link with the flat of his sword quite hard in the back of the head.
Now Zelda and Link had the audience of everyone in the building except for the master hand.
I had to admit, it was an amusing sight, but I felt it was part of my job to keep as straight a face as I could. Out of the corner of my eye I watched the creature Pichu talking to a slightly dazed Y.Link. I made a mental note that Pichu seemed to be quite friendly with Y.Link, I needed to study my target... Though this particular information may have seemed indifferent, being an assassin taught me to learn as much as possible about your prey.
I slowly adjusted my position, moving my ears so I could easily eavesdrop on the conversation...
(Normal POV)
"What did you do this time? Last time your big bro chased you with his sword you had used one of his favorite magazines for you arrow target practice..." Pichu shook his head at his friend, who usually pulled off stupid, yet oddly funny, things ending something like this.
"Ungh... ow... Pichu, you know how he is in the morning, I just told him I was gunna tell Zelda that he made death threats to me..." Y.Link replied in a slightly dazed tone of voice as he tried to focus on Pichu.
"Why was he doing that?" Pichu asked, looking at Zelda and Link, who seemed to finally have gotten Zelda to let him talk.
"...'Cause I told him to 'make me' turn off my alarm clock after he told me to..." Y.Link grinned sheepishly "I guess I pushed it by sticking my tongue out at him when he was getting mad..."
Pichu laughed a bit "Yah, nobody has too much patience in the morning... Listen, I need to talk to you about something, can you meet me outside in about 15 minutes by the pool?"
Y.Link blinked a few times, a little confused why they couldn't talk now in here. "Uh... Sure, 15 minutes from now... Got it..." Y.Link then stood up a little shakily and made his way towards his and Links' room, wanting to be gone before his big bro managed to get away from Zelda.
Pichu watched his friend disappear down the hallway before heading towards his and Pikachus' room, he needed to use the internet before meeting Y.Link.
As the crowd slowly left, only one smasher remained rooted to the spot... Slowly allowing herself a fanged grin before disappearing as swiftly and silently as a summer breeze...
15 Minutes later
Pichu sat on a bench by the pool, letting the sun warm his fur. But despite his urge to relax, he was tense and alert, he had found out why Pyrias' name was so familiar.
10 years ago there where many slaughtered by someone considered to be a professional assassin, and although many were suspected, a young creature of a dying race called the Suralpyro, which was vaguely translated through ancient languages to mean 'darkflame', was to blame. The Suralpyro was a female named Pyriasural, only thought to be 10 years of age. Pyriasural was a prime suspect for two main reasons: one was she has been witnessed disturbingly near the areas where bodies of those killed had been found, and also the Suralpyro were a warlike species, killing in order to expand their own territory. Pyria was never convicted, so no search was ever conducted to find the creature. Half a year later when the killings stopped, the assassin was presumed dead for no suspects were in custody. All in all 50 died without the killer caught. As the Suralpyro race became extinct due to bounty hunters, nobody ever found a Suralpyro positively identified as Pyriasural... It was all over the news at least a year, so older siblings often told the stories to their younger siblings to scare them, Pikachu had told Pichu the stories often when he was younger...
Pichu shuddered as he thought of the article he had printed to show his friend, there was a old photograph of the young Pyriasural, though she had no chokers, gloves, bracelets, anklets or a belt, she looked disturbingly like the new smasher Pyria...
Pichu was thrown from his thoughts when Y.Link came running up with his sword and shield on his back. "Hey Pichu! Sorry it took so long, Link was telling me off..."
Pichu grinned best he could as his friend sat next to him and stretched before turning to talk to him "So Pichu, what's up? Whatcha need to talk 'bout?"
Pichu sighed and took out the printed story, handing it to Y.Link "You better read this, I think you'll make the same connection I did..."
Pyria crouched in a tree near Pichu and Y.Link, she had a perfect chance to attack her prey, but experience taught her that you never kill in broad daylight, you were easy to spot and if you were in a hurry to get away you could leave behind clues... No... She had to be patient... Her targets had been clearly specified... Should she have to kill anyone else her fee went up for the hassle.
As she thought about her targets, she thought briefly of how stupid her employer was for not providing any information on her prey except for names, forcing to ask a creature who was not a target which could raise suspicion later on... She growled unhappily, her employer must have been new at hiring assassins, but she couldn't complain too much, if she was paid well for her services she would work for anyone.
She settled her position in the tree, continuing to watch the two young ones talk, though unable to hear them from the tree she cursed mentally.
"Well... it could just be a... um... co-ince-dense... Pyrias' probably been around long enough to hear the stories and changed her name just to freak people out... Yah, I mean, what are the chances of her being an assassin?" Y.Link said nervously to his friend, trying to convince him (not to mention himself) it wasn't possible Pyria was an assassin. "Look at the picture Y.Link! It looks exactly like her! And you read that her race was killed, how could a creature that looks exactly like a Suralpyro with almost the same exact name as the one never caught just show up and not be her?!" Pichu argued back angrily.
Y.Link bit his lower lip, he didn't want to accept the fact the assassin Link had used in stories to scare him DID exist, and worse, was here! Y.Link shook his head and said with almost a plea in his voice "Pichu it cant be... It just can't!"
"It is Y.Link! Pyrias' full name is Pyriasural, and she is the assassin, the last Suralpyro!" Pichu said in such seriousness it surprised himself.
Y.Link sighed, getting over denial and going straight into fear. "But Pichu, why is she here? I mean what if... She was paid to kill someone here?"
"She probably was, why else would she be here?" Pichu replied in a distracted sort of way.
"Well what are we gunna do Pichu? And what about the older smashers, don't they get it!?" Y.Link said frantically, trying to keep himself from yelling.
"They probably didn't want to believe it, so they wont, they probably think she just looks like a Suralpyro and changed her name to scare people like you did... And to stop Pyria, we need to find her targets, when she is planning to go for who, then we'll figure out how to stop her." Pichu replied as if this was obvious.
"How we gunna do that?" Y.Link answered, calming down a bit knowing there was at least a possible way to stop Pyria, and he was willing to do anything.
"We hafta sneak into her room, big bro told me that assassins keep info. On all their current targets to use against 'em later... I figure I can sneak in while you watch for her and keep her busy if she comes. Ya up to it?" Pichu finished in a tone that practically dared Y.Link to accept the job.
"Of course I am Pichu, what do ya take me for, a chicken?" Y.Link said boldly, puffing out his small chest. "Lets do it!"
With that both friend shook hands and ran off toward the SSB building to put their plan into action, unaware their conversation had been watched (though unheard) by Pyria who was planning to take out her first target tonight... a few minutes after the friends left, Pyria took her leave, taking to the air for a brief fly to plan the deed she was to carry out tonight...
(Y.Links POV)
I leaned against the wall next to Pyrias' door, I wanted to have my sword and shield in my hands so I would be ready just in case Pyria came and tried to give me trouble. But Pichu said I couldn't, if any other smashers came it would look... what was the word? Oh, suspicious, that's right... So I had to settle for having my sword and shield on my back.
I looked up and down the small deserted hallway, Pyrias' room was the only one occupied on this side of the building, rumor was that these rooms were all haunted so nobody wanted to stay in 'em of course... Pyria was the first, the other smashers said that she asked for it special.
I shuddered as I looked around, I kept getting the feeling I was being watched... Wait, I had to keep it together, couldn't back out now! But we had only been here like, what, 3 minutes and I was already getting freaked...
I jumped as I heard a creak nearby and looked down the short hallway and listened... Someone was coming up the stairs!
(Pichus POV)
I had to admit, when I stepped into Pyrias' room I was a bit shocked... She had posters of people I didn't know (probably the ones that finished off her race) with targets and darts or daggers in various places on their heads. On her desk were also plans for revenge in disturbing detail...
I gulped and had a quick thought, would she be doing this assassin job if her race hadn't been hunted to extinction?
I shook it off, I couldn't think about 'what if' kinda questions, I had a job to do.
I continued to scavenge around the room, a small tablet and pen in my hand to copy the info. If I took it, she might know someone was onto her and change plans, which would screw up everything...
I opened a drawer and pulled out the only paper in there... It was the list we had been looking for! I started copying quickly "Link... Night after tomorrow... Zelda... Tomorrow night... and-"I froze at the last name on the list set for tonight...
Then I became aware of Y.Link talking outside to... Pyria! I copied the last of the info. And put my ear to the door, Y.Link had to get her away so I could get out...
(Normal POV)
"I say again young one, stand aside or I will have to hurt you." Pyria said in a dead serious tone to Y.Link who stood between her and the door to her bedroom.
"Uh why Pyria!? I mean, why don't we go down to the cafeteria and get...some...food...?" Y.Link replied, getting slightly intimidated by Pyrias' icy glare.
"Hmmm... Let me think...NO." Pyria replied, pushing Y.Link aside and reaching for the doorknob.
"No! Pyria stop!!" Y.Link yelled, grabbing her tail with both hands and pulling on it roughly. Pyria stiffened as soon as Y.Link grabbed her tail and turned on him, giving him a look of such ferocity it would send Bowser running as fast as he could in the opposite direction.
"Never...touch...MY...TAIL!!!!" Pyria roared, launching herself at the completely shocked Y.Link, knocking him clear off his feet, and sending them both flying down the stairs, landing roughly at the bottom.
Y.Link gasped for air after having the wind knocked out of him so forcefully. Pyria was sitting on top of his aching chest, not making breathing any easier. He watched her, half stunned, raise her fist and say in a snarling voice "You never touch my tail! NOBODY TOUCHES MY TAIL!!!" Y.Link gulped and tried to reply, but was still out of breath, so he just nodded.
Pyria gave him one last warning growl before getting off his chest and starting back up the stairs. Y.Link blinked a few times hearing the door slam... Did Pichu get out?
As if answering his silent question, a minute after Pyria slammed her door, he heard another door click shut and Pichu came down the stairs at a run.
"Y.Link, are you allright? I heard Pyria yell at you and when I came out I saw Pyria on top of you at the bottom of the stairs so I went to another room to be sure to leave when she was already in her room... Are you okay? You aren't saying much." Pichu asked as Y.Link stood up rubbing his chest and taking a few gasps of air before replying. "J-Just fine...Pichu. Gotta c-catch my b-breath..." Y.Link answered between gasps "w-what did you... f-find?"
Pichu blinked a few times in slight confusion, then replied hastily "Oh! I found out everything we need to know, who and when. C'mon, Pikachu has a stock battle with Bowser, Roy and your big bro, we can talk in my room without being interrupted."
"W-why your room?" Y.Link replied "M-mine not good e-enough?"
"No its not that." Pichu said carelessly "our room just has places to sit without being smashed by all the crud in the room." Pichu finished with a smirk and headed off toward his and Pikachus' room.
"...W-Well...he has a point..." Y.Link muttered before following Pichu.
(Pyrias POV)
After I entered my room, still furious about the tail incident, I sat down moodily at my desk with a low growl.
"Where does he get the nerve to pull my tail?!" I muttered angrily "I swear, if he was a target I would make him suffer..." With that said I got a sudden idea, my employer would pay me extra for any I was forced to kill that weren't targets... I could say he got in the way and that I had to kill him, my boss would be none the wiser...
"Hehe, I get to have my revenge AND get paid for it..." I snickered to myself and went to my bed to sleep away the extra few hours until nightfall...
(Normal POV)
Pichu watched Y.Link read over the list several times with his classic shocked expression before looking at him. "Why would anyone wanna go after my big bro, Zelda and..."
"Me." Pichu replied, finishing where his friend hesitated "I don't know, but we have to think of something fast."
"Don't you think I know that?! The freak is targeting you tonight!" Y.Link practically yelled at his friend hysterically.
"Calm down Y.Link! Pyria cant hurt me." Pichu said calmly, deciding to explain further, noting his friends' confused look, "Pikachu told me not to tell anyone, but after his last melee fight of the day we are leaving for a little vacation in our world, sorry I couldn't tell ya..." Pichu added as an afterthought.
"You and Pikachu are taking a trip? Well that's... good..." Y.Link sounded relieved a bit knowing his friend was out of immediate danger.
"Not just me and big bro, all the pokemon, we arrange 'em all the time with the master hand. If anyone notices he just says it's a convention." Pichu said with a grin "But the vacation is short, we'll be back tomorrow afternoon, so we can plan what to do then... Don't do anything stupid while I'm gone allright?" Pichu looked closely at his friend as he finished his sentence.
"Me? Do anything stupid? Of course not!" Y.Link said, doing his best innocent look.
Just then someone knocked and Pikachus' voice yelled through the door "Hey Pichu! It's time to go, c'mon!"
"Coming big bro!" Pichu yelled back and jumped off the bed, walking to the door, but before he left, he turned to Y.Link again "Remember, NOTHING STUPID!" He then turned and left, Y.Link sat on the floor in the room and his 'troublemaking grin' spread across his face.
"...Fighting Pyria to stop her for good isn't stupid..." Y.Link muttered and stood up to take his leave and plan what he needed to do.
9:55 PM
Y.Link headed up the stairs toward Pyrias' room, he planned to confront her there so nobody would interfere. He was also confident that Link would never find out, he had waited until his big bro was asleep to leave, and he planned to be back before morning, it was perfect.
He walked the short hallway and opened the last door, Pyrias' room. Pyria turned around from something she had been doing at her desk, looking deeply annoyed at being disturbed.
"Hey kid, you ever heard of knocking? What do ya want, I'm busy."
Y.Link narrowed his eyes "I have business with you Pyria."
"Isn't it past your bedtime? Pyria replied tauntingly, "Listen, I have plans, so why don't you just take a long walk off a short-"
"You wont be attacking Pichu tonight." Y.Link interrupted "He's gone, but I'm here and that's trouble for you... Pyriasural."
Pyria blinked a few times to hide her surprise at being found out, but became serious again in a heartbeat. "How did you find out?" her voice was a growl.
"You can find just about anything on the internet" Y.Link said smugly "And today when I pulled your tail, I was distracting you, while Pichu copied your information on your targets, it was easy." He finished with a smirk.
Pyrias' pupils narrowed to slits as she replied in a tone as sweet as honey yet as deadly as a cobra bite "Well, very good, I never thought two young ones like yourselves would be the ones to figure it out... I was planning to kill you anyway for pulling my tail after I finished off your brother, but I guess you are impatient, so I'll do it now." With that she stood up and faced Y.Link "We take it outside, I don't want my room made a mess..."
"You wont have long to worry about it!" Y.Link spat. Pyria simply grinned and left the room followed by Y.Link, into the quiet SSB hallways, out into the night where the peace was to be shattered...
Y.Link and Pyria stood tense, facing each other with a look of determination, both waiting for their opponent to make a move.
'Well it's now or never...' Y.Link thought grimly, then gripped his sword tightly and ran at Pyria "You're going down you freak!" He yelled as he swung at her several times.
Pyria dodged nimbly, not wanting to use her secret weapon this early in the fight, so she made two black fireballs in her hands, "You cant win, you're gunna fry kid!! Shadowpyro barrage!!" she shouted after jumping above a low sword sweep, aiming for Y.Links' head. His eyes widened briefly, but he jumped backwards just in time, narrowly avoiding the black fireballs, jumping nearer to the outdoor pool.
Pyria then saw her chance to gain a bit of an advantage and continues to throw fireballs, forcing Y.Link backwards until he was at the edge of the pool. Y.Link looked over his shoulder at the water, sure, he knew how to swim, but if he fell in he would have to go underwater to avoid the fireballs and Pyria would throw the fireballs when he came up for air, he couldn't fall in...wait... there was a way to dodge her attack by sidestepping... it was risky, but he would do anything to avoid falling in the pool.
Pyria suddenly saw the flaw in her plan of forcing him into the water, but her clever mind quickly thought of a solution and threw one of the fireballs at Y.Link.
He waited until the fireball got near and jumped sideways to avoid it, Pyria grinned and threw the other fireball swiftly with a triumphant "Hah!"
Y.Links' feet had no sooner touched the ground when the fireball hit his right leg just below his knee. Y.Link winced and had to grit his teeth to keep from yelling out as he fell to one knee. He looked down at his leg where the attack hit and saw it was completely black and burned with pain... what kind of fire was this? "Darn it..." he muttered through gritted teeth and had to bite his lip as another sharp pain ran through his injured leg.
Pyria took advantage to try and hit her opponent while he was down and put her hands together, focusing energy for a stronger attack. "You wont get away this time, Black Comet!" she yelled at Y.Link as she threw her hands forward, sending a larger black fireball hurtling at him.
Y.Link looked up and his eyes got really wide as he used all the words Zelda and Link told him he wasn't supposed to under his breath. "Maybe I should've listened to Pichu..." he muttered and forced himself up, running out of the way not a second too soon, wincing because of his leg.
Pyria cursed loudly in her own language, "Enough games, accept your fate!" With that she spread her wings and took to the air, flying at Y.Links' back, thinking him vulnerable.
As Pyria neared Y.Link he stopped and turned on her suddenly, swinging his sword at her fiercely. Pyria let out a sound of surprise and tried to change direction, but Y.Links blade found its mark, cutting deep into her side and making a long slash downward.
Pyria yelped, but lashed out at him with her legs as she changed direction in midair. Y.Link was hit in the chest for the second time today and skidded backwards a few feet, holding his injured chest and coughing with a look of pain on his face. "I...t-think she b-broke something..." Y.Link gasped, letting a low moan escape from him.
Pyria landed a few feet away, wincing slightly and examining her side "...Ow... That kid... is gunna pay!" She went from standing to flight in a second, teeth bared as she flew at her opponent.
Y.Link looked up at the incoming Pyria and fitted an arrow to his bow, launching it at her, which she dodged nimbly. Y.Link continued firing arrows at her desperately, wincing because of his injuries. Pyria continued to dodge the flurry of arrows easily until she got near enough to land a fierce punch to his chest.
Y.Link yelled out in pain and staggered backwards from the force of the blow and fell down hard. Pyria moved in and punched viciously at him again. But Y.Link was ready this time and held up his shield to block the blow, Pyria growled and hit his arm holding the shield with her whip like tail.
Y.Link dropped his shield and before he could grab it, Pyria kicked it away and turned on him with a vicious smile. "It ends now little one." She said nastily as she brought her leg back to kick him with enough force to shatter his ribcage completely, then if that didn't finish him, she could do it nice and slow...
Y.Link reacted fast with speed born of desperation and slashed forcefully at Pyrias' other leg, cutting her deep again.
Pyria yowled and jumped back snarling. "...That's it..." Pyrias' body tensed as she powered up with a scowl on her face. Y.Link blinked in confusion, what the heck was she doing?
Pyria grinned as her body started to glow visibly with power. "This is my finishing move, the Black Phoenix. Count yourself lucky that you get to see it, I haven't used it in 10 years." With that Pyria thrust both hands forward, unleashing a huge black fireball that took the form of a phoenix as it flew at Y.Link.
He sat there, eyes wide in panic as he stared at the merciless red 'eyes' of the black phoenix. His brain told him to move, but he couldn't, he was to afraid, he felt like a deer caught in the headlights of a semi...
The next thing he knew he was in extreme pain and was flying backwards in the black fireball. He yelled out as he was struck in the back by a tree and lay slumped at the base of it as the phoenix disappeared in a cloud of black smoke. Y.Link was aware of Pyria limping towards him casually... and had something in her hand... he tried desperately to move but stopped with a sound of pain, his whole body felt like it was on fire, and he thought every bone in his body was broken.
Y.Link looked up shakily at Pyria, who had a bow with an arrow pointed at his chest. "You were a most worthy opponent Young Link, I congratulate you... Now, goodbye." With that she loosed the arrow...
Chapter 2 Completed
Hows that for a cliff hanger? Well, we'll post chapter 3 if we get some good reviews, hope ya like the fic so far! Y.Link: now we must get goin' to starbucks...NEED....CAFFEINE...