Chapter Two:Fun With Insomnia
Daisy was up on stage, once again. "Okay, I've put your names up on the screen. Every room has two occupants, so find your roommate and report to my office to get your room keys." She said.
"You have an office?" Samus asked.
Daisy didn't reply. The names appeared on the screen.
Marth/Link
Ness/Young Link
Peach/Zelda
Samus/Nana
Popo/Mr. Game & Watch
Mario/Dr. Mario
Bowser/Donkey Kong
Ganondorf/Captain Falcon
Roy/Luigi
Kirby/Pikachu
Mewtwo/Yoshi
Jigglypuff/Pichu
Fox/Falco
"I think they put us together because we're both princesses." Peach said to Zelda.
"Why am I stuck with this pipsqueak?" Samus muttered, glancing at Nana. "We have nothing in I possibly change my roommate?" Marth asked Daisy.
"No, your roommate is Link and it'll stay Link unless someone else has a complaint." Daisy said.
"I have a complaint!" Samus said.
"They have to have a male roommate." Daisy informed her.
"Damn." Samus cursed.
"I have a complaint!" Roy said. "I SO do not want to have Luigi for a roommate"
"Okay, Luigi, looks like you're stuck with Link, now." Daisy said. "Marth, you should stick close to Roy. Now, everyone report to my office to get your room keys"
"Can't you just hand them out here and now?" Zelda asked.
"...No. In fact, I'm not handing them out at all. Birdo is." Daisy admitted.
After everyone got their room keys, Zelda was headed to her room with Peach when she was stopped by Marth.
"Um, M'lady Zelda, may I talk to you for a moment?" He asked.
"Um, yeah..." Zelda said.
Peach grinned. "I'll be in our room, 'kay, Zelda?" She entered her room and shut the door.
"Um, Zelda, I was wondering if....um..." Marth couldn't seem to finish his sentance.
"He wants to ask you out!" A voice finished for him.
"ROY! Are you listening?!" Marth demanded. He opened the door to his room and Roy fell out. He had clearly been leaning on the door. "Scat!" Marth commanded, poking Roy in the back with his sword. Once Roy left, Marth turned back to Zelda. "So...will you...?" He asked.
"Say yes, Zel!" A voice said.
"PEACH!" Zelda charged electricity through the door to her room and they heard Peach shriek and jump back. "Yes." Zelda said after a moment or two. "Is tomorrow night a good day for you"
"Of course it is!" Roy said from around the corner. Zelda shot Din's Fire at him, which sent him running.
"Yes, tomorrow night's fine." Marth agreed.
"Okay, I'll see you there." Zelda said. They heard Peach giggle from behind the door. They swung open the door to Peach and Zelda's suite and Peach fell flat on her face. Marth and Zelda glared down at her.
"I'm going! I'm going!" Peach scrambled back to her feet and ran back into her room, closing the door behind her.
Zelda and Marth smiled at eachother, then went into their rooms. Once in there, they lost ever bit of calmness they had while talking to eachother.
"PEACH! I'm so bloody doomed!!" Zelda nearly screamed. "I don't know anything about going on a date! What if I do something totally stupid"
"Calm down, Zel!" Peach said. "I'll follow you on your date and give you tips"
Zelda looked a little creeped out, but she nodded.
Meanwhile.
"ROY! I'm so dead!" Marth nearly screamed. "I barely know anything about going on a date! I shouldn't have asked her! What if I make an idiot outta myself"
"Calm down, Marth." Roy said. "I'll tag along in secret and help you out, 'kay"
Marth looked a little creeped out, but he nodded.
Samus walked by the bulletein board when she noticed something tacked on it.
SMASH FORMAL
FRIDAY, APRIL 29th
THE FOLLOWING SMASHERS ARE TO ATTEND:
Bowser
Cpt. Falcon
Donkey Kong
Dr. Mario
Falco
Fox
Ganondorf
Jigglypuff
Kirby
Link
Luigi
Mario
Marth
Mewtwo
Mr. Game & Watch
Nana
Peach
Pichu
Pikachu
Popo
Roy
Samus
Yoshi
Zelda
FORMAL TAKES PLACE AT 10:00 P.M.
--Princess Daisy
"Bossy, isn't she?" Samus muttered to herself, then did a double-take. "She expects ME to go to the formal?! I'll have to wear one of those huge, frilly dresses! Blech! I'm NOT going"
Peach was in her room preparing for the next night. She layed out a pink skirt and tank top and pink, lace-up boots. She planned not to wear her crown because it would make things too complicated. Not that they weren't already, but still.
"Peach, how do I look?" Zelda asked. She stepped into Peach's room. She was wearing a pastel purple halter top, a knee-length purple skirt, golden stud earrings and her hair was tied back in a pony tail. "I thought I'd try on the outfit today to make sure it looked good on me"
"You look fine, Zel." Peach told her. She glanced at Zelda's feet. "What about shoes"
Zelda thought for a moment. "I was torn between high-heels and boots." She informed Peach.
"I'd say high-heels with a long skirt. Boots go better with short skirts." Peach advised. "Great. After two days, you've already found a boyfriend and get to go on a date and I haven't gotten one guy asking me out!" She pouted.
"Cheer up, Peach. What about Roy? He seems nice." Zelda reminded her.
"Yeah, but he hasn't asked me out!" Peach complained.
"Don't turn this into a teenage angst movie." Zelda advised.
"TEENAGE ANGST MOVIE?!" Peach demanded, clearly insulted. "Why you"
"Temper, temper!" Zelda said, shaking her finger at Peach. "Don't wrinkle my clothes, Peach"
Peach went back to pouting.
Daisy was lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. "I should've joined the tournaments. It would've been more exciting than this." She muttered. "Maybe I'll go see what Samus is doing." Daisy got to her feet and headed down the hallway to Samus and Nana's suite.
"Hey, Sam? Are you there?" Daisy called, knocking on the door. Nana opened the door.
"Samus went to see Peach and Zelda. I think she's at their suite." The little shirpa explained.
Daisy nodded and headed over to the suite that her sister shared with the Princess of Hyrule.
Meanwhile.
"Samus? What're you doing here?" Zelda asked.
"Did you know that there's going to be a formal in two days?" Samus asked.
"There is?! Oh, that's going to be so much fun!" Peach squealed with excitement.
"Not for me." Samus muttered. "Am I the only one who doesn't want to get a boyfriend, go dancing and wear frilly dresses"
Zelda and Peach exchange glances.
"Did I interrupt something?" Samus inquired.
"I was just trying on clothes for my date tomorrow." Zelda explained.
"Teenagers." Samus muttered.
"How old are you, Sam?" Peach asked.
"25." Samus informed them.
"I thought that you were a teen, too, Samus." Zelda confessed.
"Nope. I started training for battles with the Chozo when I was 5. I finally set out on my own when I was 20. I've been a Bounty Hunter for five years now." Samus told them.
"Is the pay good?" Peach asked jokingly.
"You think I get paid for this?" Samus asked. "No, Princess Toadstool, I'm there....voluntarily, you might say. You don't get paid for being a volunteer"
"That sure stinks." Zelda said. Samus and Peach nodded in agreement. Then, Daisy came in.
"Hey, gals." She greeted. "Anythin' goin' on"
"Daisy....you're creepin' us out." Peach said.
"Why?" Daisy asked, getting suspicious.
"Well....the way you're smiling...what do you want?" Her sister replied.
"Just wanted to see what you were all doing." Daisy said. "I...got bored"
"While you're here, when do the Tournaments begin?" Zelda inquired.
"Monday." Daisy replied. "In three days"
"Peach! Peach! WAKE UP!" Zelda's voice commanded.
Peach blinked her eyes for a moment and she checked the clock.
"Zel...?" Peach asked. "It's 7:03 A.M.. What's up"
"I have a horrible feeling of dread building inside me." Zelda told her.
"Is THAT all?" Peach demanded. "It's just your nerves, hon. Your first date in a while. You'll need rest, so go back to"
"No! Peach, that's NOT all!" Zelda shook her head. "Did I ever tell you I was psychic"
"Really?" Peach asked.
"Something is gonna go totally wrong, I can tell!" Zelda whined.
"Zel, just get some REST! PLEASE!" Peach pleaded. "I'm tired, I feel like a train wreck, and you look like you haven't slept ONCE tonight! Let's just get some rest"
Zelda sat on the edge of Peach's bed. "I can't sleep. Would you sit up with me?" She asked.
"WHAT?! No!" Peach replied. Zelda gave her puppy-dog eyes and Peach rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Oh, ALRIGHT!" Peach agreed. She got out of bed and pulled a pink bathrobe over her pink tank-top and red pajama pants. Zelda was wearing a light purple night gown with golden embroidery on the chest. They went into the main room of the suite and turned on the TV. Peach went into the kitchen. "You want some tea? Coffee? Soda?" She asked.
"Coffee. No sugar or cream." Zelda said.
A while later, Peach came into the room with two cups of coffee. She flipped through some channels on the TV.
"Is there anything but NEWS on?" Peach grumbled.
"This is SSBTV News, and"
"This is CBN News cha"
"This is the Weather ch"
"We're here live at the"
"Next week on NYPD Blu"
"Next week, on ER"
"Morning TV is lame." Peach muttered. She changed the channel to an infomercial for a computer.
"This computer can actually brush your teeth if you want it to! It's guarunteed!" Across the bottom of the screen, "Not a guaruntee" could be seen. Peach switched off the TV.
"Got any DVD's?" She asked Zelda.
"Just Anime." Zelda replied.
"Got any comics?" Peach asked.
"Some Manga and a few DC comics." Zelda replied.
"Bring 'em out here." Peach said.
By 8:00 A.M., the girls were acting out Birds of Prey comics and reading Team Titans comics aloud. There was a knock on their door, and Zelda went to answer. She tried her best to act like she had been sleeping.
"Yeah...?" Zelda asked groggily, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"Shouldn't you girls be sleeping?" Samus asked, her arms crossed.
Zelda looked embarassed, and then she nodded.
"Did we wake you up?" She asked. Samus shook her head.
"I always wake up at 7:30 for meditation." She explained.
"Sam! You've gotta join our RPG!" Peach exclaimed, grabbing Samus by the arm.
"Oh, dear god...!" Samus cried out as Peach pulled her into the suite.
"We're role-playing a Sailor Moon Manga!" Peach told her.
"You can be Sailor Galaxia! Peach is Sailor Moon and I'm Sailor Mars!" Zelda said.
Samus slowly backed towards the door, then ran off. The two girls burst into laughter. See, kids? This is what insomnia does to you. Get all the sleep you can.
