Chapter 5: Guilt
Falco flipped through the channels, bored. Nothing good was on the television. Mario, Link, and the rest of the Smashers walked into the room Falco was in. Mario snatched the remote from Falco and turned to one of the local news stations.
"Hey! What did you do that for," demanded Falco.
"Falco, you know we always watch the local news so we know what's going on in the area," scolded Peach. Link looked at the screen and his eyes widened in horror.
"Guys, look," shouted Link as he pointed to the screen. There on the screen behind the reporter was a smashed up Ford Focus in a ditch. Two fire trucks, three police cars, and an ambulance were at the scene as well.
"A car got in an accident, so what," sighed Falco, annoyed.
"That's Michelle's car, you dolt!"
"Shh! Let's hear the report," scolded Peach again.
"The eighteen-year-old ODU student and her famous friend, Fox McCloud, were on their way to 7-11 when 57-year-old Nathaniel Branshaw rammed into the side of her car, causing it to go into a ditch. The city police are currently pursuing Branshaw. Fire and medical officials have just arrived on the scene and are currently working on getting the two out of the vehicle. I'll bring you more information as it comes." Mario turned off the television in shock. Everyone stared at the screen blankly. Link, unable to keep himself under control, ran as fast as he could out of the complex and towards the scene of the accident. Falco quickly got up and ran after him. His best friend was in that car!
The two made it to the scene about five minutes later (luckily the accident wasn't too far away). When they got there, they saw Michelle sitting at the ambulance, finishing getting checked on, a blanket wrapped around her. She luckily made it out of the accident with just a few cuts and bruises. She looked up at Link, got up, and quickly ran over to him. Link ran to her and embraced her tightly, closing his eyes and rocking her back and forth to calm her down as she began sobbing uncontrollably.
"Shh, everything's going to be all right," assured Link.
"Don't let him die ...! Don't let him die!!!" She couldn't stop saying that as she broke down. "I could never live with myself if he died. . ." Falco's eyes widened as he heard her and he quickly ran over to the stretcher Fox was just placed on. His eyes got watery as he saw the poor condition the vulpine was in. He then turned to Michelle's parents, who had just arrived at the scene and ran over to their daughter, hugging her along with Link to calm her down. Falco looked back at Fox and watched the ambulance door being shut. He ran after the ambulance for a few yards as it took off, then he stopped running. He dropped down to his knees, lowered his head, and started sobbing himself.
"Fox, don't go," he said to himself. "DON'T GO!!!"
Falco flipped through the channels, bored. Nothing good was on the television. Mario, Link, and the rest of the Smashers walked into the room Falco was in. Mario snatched the remote from Falco and turned to one of the local news stations.
"Hey! What did you do that for," demanded Falco.
"Falco, you know we always watch the local news so we know what's going on in the area," scolded Peach. Link looked at the screen and his eyes widened in horror.
"Guys, look," shouted Link as he pointed to the screen. There on the screen behind the reporter was a smashed up Ford Focus in a ditch. Two fire trucks, three police cars, and an ambulance were at the scene as well.
"A car got in an accident, so what," sighed Falco, annoyed.
"That's Michelle's car, you dolt!"
"Shh! Let's hear the report," scolded Peach again.
"The eighteen-year-old ODU student and her famous friend, Fox McCloud, were on their way to 7-11 when 57-year-old Nathaniel Branshaw rammed into the side of her car, causing it to go into a ditch. The city police are currently pursuing Branshaw. Fire and medical officials have just arrived on the scene and are currently working on getting the two out of the vehicle. I'll bring you more information as it comes." Mario turned off the television in shock. Everyone stared at the screen blankly. Link, unable to keep himself under control, ran as fast as he could out of the complex and towards the scene of the accident. Falco quickly got up and ran after him. His best friend was in that car!
The two made it to the scene about five minutes later (luckily the accident wasn't too far away). When they got there, they saw Michelle sitting at the ambulance, finishing getting checked on, a blanket wrapped around her. She luckily made it out of the accident with just a few cuts and bruises. She looked up at Link, got up, and quickly ran over to him. Link ran to her and embraced her tightly, closing his eyes and rocking her back and forth to calm her down as she began sobbing uncontrollably.
"Shh, everything's going to be all right," assured Link.
"Don't let him die ...! Don't let him die!!!" She couldn't stop saying that as she broke down. "I could never live with myself if he died. . ." Falco's eyes widened as he heard her and he quickly ran over to the stretcher Fox was just placed on. His eyes got watery as he saw the poor condition the vulpine was in. He then turned to Michelle's parents, who had just arrived at the scene and ran over to their daughter, hugging her along with Link to calm her down. Falco looked back at Fox and watched the ambulance door being shut. He ran after the ambulance for a few yards as it took off, then he stopped running. He dropped down to his knees, lowered his head, and started sobbing himself.
"Fox, don't go," he said to himself. "DON'T GO!!!"