KT – DA: Well, I regret to inform you, that we are nearing the end of this story.
Marth: We are? Oh, Milady, does it end well?
KT – DA: Read it yourself and find out.
Roy: Ooh, so you'll move on to another story?
KT – DA: maaaaaybeeee….
Karanos: Ha! Yes, of course! Another of my brilliant literary ideas.
Roy: Oh, yay! You have such good ideas, Karanos!
Karanos: /beams/
KT – DA: Um… you didn't by chance… brainwash him, did you?
Karanos: Bo-ha-ha-ha! He loves me now!
Roy: /hugs her arm/
Karanos: Life is good.
KT – DA: Well, Roy, do the stuff.
Roy: Yeah, sure. Kuroi Tenshi – Dark Angel, does not own SSBM or any of its characters. She does own Sarah Holly, as always.
Link: Again, thank you to everyone for your reviews.
Marth: Here's the chapter!
Getting Over Our Troubles – Accusation
Sarah Holly struggled through the stands in the Stadium, trying to reach her friends. After a few minutes of searching, she found the boys sitting near the back. They were surprised to see her.
"Sarah, what are you doing here?" Roy asked.
Sarah was out of breath from her run, and from fear. "I've found something," she said. "We need to talk. Right now."
The others looked at each other. Marth stood. "Something's wrong, isn't it?"
Sarah nodded in response.
"Alright, let's go. I've been away from Zelda for too long now, anyway," Link said, following as Sarah led them from the Stadium. Sarah took them to the common room and laid her bundle of evidence on the table before turning to the boys.
"Yesterday, Marth helped me find my cell phone. I'd lost it earlier, sometime before the search for Zelda. Anyway, I heard it ringing from inside Samus' room." Sarah stopped as Master Hand entered the room, followed by a few Smashers. Among them was Samus, out of her armor to cool down after her battle.
Master Hand waved Sarah on. "Please continue. Mario told me that you had something to say. He said Roy had sent him."
Sarah swallowed nervously, glanced at Samus, and then took a deep breath. She told how she'd waited until the battles had started to go fetch the key from Master Hand's office. She told how she'd found the calendar and the notes on it. She showed them the mushroom she had found. She described receiving the password mysteriously, and then guessing what it was. She told about the computer journal, and handed what she had printed off to Master Hand.
Master Hand flipped through the pages, his face a mask of disappointment. He stopped at one and read aloud.
"'They found Zelda, far too soon for her to die. If Roy hadn't broken down his door… but I get away from the real problem. Link woke up and knows the princess is alive. Peach was out of the way, of course, but Sarah was there to comfort him, and I could not get close to him. I will have to kill her, too.'"
Sarah caught a glimpse of Link's face. It was white, and he looked terrified.
Master Hand sent someone to look outside the kitchen window, and someone else to call the police. When they returned, the one from the kitchen carrying one of Ganondorf's knives, Master Hand turned on Samus.
"Samus, why would you do something like this?"
The bounty huntress's face was contorted with rage and shock. "I… nobody ever pays attention to me! If Link had taken the time to notice me, I wouldn't have needed to do this!" she shouted, eyes wild.
Link clenched his fists, shaking with anger. "You tried to kill her. You tried to kill Peach, too, and you were going to kill Sarah! I can't believe you want me to have any sort of feelings for you!"
Sirens were sounding outside. Samus scowled. "You would have if you'd never found out about it. If this little rat hadn't ruined it! Who gave her my password? Who knew my password?"
Mewtwo's voice sounded in everyone's head as he floated over. "I did. You needed to be stopped. I read your mind for the password, and simply gave Sarah the one thing she was missing."
"Well," Samus started. "How touching. Unfortunate that she will be unable to reap the rewards of her discovery!"
The bounty huntress wheeled on Sarah and pulled a gun out from somewhere. The trigger pulled lightning-quick, and Sarah felt herself freeze with fear. A blue blur pushed her too the side too late, and she heard someone scream with pain. It took her a moment to realize she was hearing herself.
The bullet had entered her shoulder. She reached up and held the spot, feeling her hand fill with blood.
"My lady!" Marth screamed, eyes filling with tears as he reached for her. "Oh, Sarah, I was too slow…"
Sarah was aware of Marth pulling her close, was aware of him trying to take her hand away from her wound, but she was too busy watching the police take Samus away to do anything about it.
"Samus!" she yelled. "I hope you burn in hell for what you have done to my friends!"
Samus glared coldly over her shoulder as the police led her from the room.
Dr. Mario had appeared sometime during all the chaos, and was now fussing over her wound. He was having a difficult time of it, as Marth refused to be moved from her side.
"Confound you protective men! I can't do anything for her if you keep pushing me away!" he cried eventually. He bustled Sarah off to the hospital wing, giving her a pill to make her sleep on the way. Link, Roy, and Marth followed.
In the hospital wing, Sarah was still awake enough to notice that Zelda was awake, and that Peach occupied the bed next to her, asleep and being treated for her sickness. Sarah was put on Zelda's other side.
The last thing she saw before she let the drugs take her away to sleep was Marth bending over her, holding her hand tightly. She sighed.
"Marth, I love…"
The prince didn't let go of her hand during the whole time Dr. Mario worked to take the bullet out of her shoulder.
He was still there when she woke up.
It made her feel as if everyone was going to start the healing process together.
She was right.
Link: Is that the end?
Roy: Man, that's a lame ending.
Marth: Be polite to Milady! Pay them no mind, Lady Kuroi.
KT – DA: Oh, no, it's okay. That's not the end, anyway.
Link: It's not?
Karanos: No, you fools. There's an epilogue.
Roy: Oh.
KT – DA: Naturally.
Marth: Well, I thought it was a nice ending, anyway.
Link: Marth, you're such a pansy.
Marth: What?!
Roy: /snickers/ yeah, you are.
Marth: /scowles/ Oh yeah? I'll show you! Come forth and do battle!
Karanos: Shall we go watch?
KT – DA: Yeah. This should be interesting.
Link: Alright, well, before we go, please review!