A/N: Thank you all so much (bows to the awesomeness of the reviewers). It's really inspiring to complimented like that. Thank you again! Now let's see… (pulls out handy dandy notebook) Uh huh… yeah… okay! We've got a weird chapter here… XD
The Silver Kitty- Thanks so much! It's okay, you'll have less time to review during school and I'll have less time to write O.o
PirateGoddess27: Thank you so much! I normally don't like when people write like that either but what could be more insane than a bad impression of l337 right?
Eternal Smasher: Yes I do lol, thank you! I hardly ever do romance, but I'll have to learn eventually right?
Wanchoo: XD I like that take lol. Nah, I never played FE7 but I'm sure I could follow your story anyway, I'll read it.
Zekoi: I love the Zelink pairing too XD Thanks!
RoyalFanatic: Heh, don't worry, most chapter are humor based, if it was romance based I'd set Marth up with someone XD Here's the update (grins cheerily)
Blazing Fool: Yes! He should kill Merlinus, he is so damn annoying! XD Thank you!
Shiru23454: Yes, it was! (grins) lol thanks!
BabyGurl278: Heh, yes. No romance for Marth in this story!
Marth- T-T
Ri2: I'm not sure… since Marth doesn't know many Pokemon, besides the SSBM ones, he probably couldn't tell which was which. Heh, will Ash be okay? Depends how deep that abyss is… XD. Thank you! The poem wasn't mine as I said in the disclaimer, it's a famous poem, I wish it was my poem lol.
Libster: Heh, they were Deku Nuts, but every time I see them in Link's inventory I always think they look like acorns lol. Heh, I'm not sure who the poem was by… it's a well known writer though… so well known… that I can't remember their name right now…
doubledude: Thank you! (bows)
Disclaimer: I don't own… (takes a deep breath) SSBMFireEmblemorNintendoingeneral… oh I also don't own Mikau or Majora's Mask… which are both Nintendo's property… so forget it.
Life after Exile
Chapter Five- The Glass of Punch
"Hey Marth… guess what?" I sighed in annoyance.
"What Roy?" The red haired pyro simply grinned and answered,
"Take a guess!"
"You're going to leave me alone and let me finish my book in peace?"
"Why would I do that? Anyway, I'll tell you…. we're invited to a party!"
"I don't think I was invited…" I murmured, since I had heard no news of a party. Roy sat beside me and softly muttered,
"Maybe because you're obnoxious and disliked…"
"I'm what?"
"Nothing! Anyway you're a Smasher, so you have to be invited…" Slightly fuming with anger I resumed my book as Roy went onto poking me in the head whenever I calmed down. A week had passed in this hell house called the Smasher Mansion, a week of complete horror… but it's nothing new really… "Do you know what the party's for?" Roy finally asked, eager to keep the subject going and cutting off my recollections.
"No… and frankly I don't care." Ignoring that last comment he continued,
"It's a pool party! You know, there'll snacks, alcohol, and swimming." I cringed a little at the mention of swimming… I was never that great of a swimmer. For whatever reason I would always be afraid of the deep water…
"I don't like to swim."
"Killjoy. You can still come and eat cheesedoodles or something..."
"Cheesedoodles!"
"Yeah, they're these little orange snack foods, they're quite good really." I heaved a sigh and glared at him.
"Look Roy, I'm not interested in either cheesedoodles or swimming… I just want to finish my book."
"Yeah, but that's your needs… I could care less about those… c'mon Marth. Please come? I don't like being alone…" I snorted and turned away from him.
"Link will be there."
"Yeah but, he'll be hanging out with Zelda… besides I can't exactly have an enthralling conversation with him."
"Like you could have an enthralling conversation, even with someone who could talk!" Roy blinked stupidly, apparently wondering if I had insulted him or not.
"What book is that anyway?"
"It's a play."
"You said it was a book before…"
"Did I?"
"Yes…"
"Well it's not."
"So then what is it?"
"A play."
"It looks like a book…"
"It's not a book!"
"Then if it's not a book what is it?"
"You know what Roy?" I asked with an exasperated sigh, "It's a book, alright?"
"Actually… it sort of does look like a play…" He murmured as leaned over my shoulder to see it more clearly. "What's it called?"
"Romeo and Juliet." Roy let out an unimpressed snort and said,
"Only girls read that book."
"No! It's a classic love story about-" I paused and looked at Roy who already seemed bored by my explanation for he was staring at his sword with a glazed expression. "Forget it… why don't you go get ready for that party of yours?"
"Not until you say you'll come."
"Then you'll be late for your party…"
"So? I can stay with you the whole time!" I froze and took a moment to think about that possibility…
"Fine… I'll go, but I'm not going in the pool." Roy grinned profoundly,
"Excellent, the party starts in half and hour… be ready." As he left I couldn't but to think… Did Roy just trick me into accepting that invite!
…
Though I am a prince, I had to admit I never really enjoyed parties all that much. All these people around me, speaking of matters I knew nothing of, and walking around me, ecstatic to pull me onto the dance floor. I had a similar problem here, except it was the dance floor I was being forced into…
"Where's your bathing suit?" Roy asked me quizzically cocking his head after I had arrived to the party in my usual armor and cape.
"I already told you I am not swimming today." The half dragon was wearing red swimming trunks and a scowl.
"I didn't actually think you weren't going to swim!"
"It's not that unbelievable, besides, if I go in this I'll drown." He looked over the shoulder armor with a raised eyebrow.
"How heavy is it? Maybe-"
"I'm not going in with armor Roy, don't suggest it." Huffily I took a seat next to the punch bowl and frowned at my clone. He simply shrugged in response to my movement backed up onto the diving board (which wasn't too far from my chair).
"Suit yourself." he murmured and jumped up into the air. My eyes widened in shock as he came back down onto the diving board, gracefully did a midair flip and landed into the pool with a splash. I snorted after my initial surprise. It wasn't that impressive… I constantly told myself though I currently wished I knew how to do a midair flip. With Roy gone I finally turned my attention to red punch which flickered ominously in the bowl. Gently I picked up one of the glass cups and swished in the bowl give me a glass full of the liquid which I examined interestedly.
"Try it." said a voice next to me. I turned to face Peach who had made the request.
"What is it exactly?"
"An alcoholic punch; and it tastes like ginger!" She giggled as if she had made an amusing joke. I laughed a bit thinking it was proper for the situation though I wasn't sure why she had laughed. "I made it myself, from real fruit!"
"Really?"
"Yes! I guess you can call me the bartender!" She giggled again making me wonder how much of her own punch she had drunk. Carefully I sipped some of the punch which turned out to be surprisingly delicious.
"This is great!" I exclaimed after finishing the rest of the glass and brought it back into the punch bowl for more.
"I know!"
"Really it is!" I had already finished that glass and was reaching for more.
"Exactly!" Dizzily she approached the bowl and grabbed herself a glass.
"Hey Zelda!" I called out after finishing my third beaker. The princess approached me with a raised eyebrow.
"Marth? What-?"
"Try this!" I thrust a cup at her which she awkwardly took a sip of.
"Wow, that's really good!"
"I know!" Peach laughed, her face turning red, as Zelda seized another glass and I filled up my fourth one. "I made it with seventy percent alcohol!"
…
"Okay! Okay!" I laughed, "This guy walked into a bar… and said… and said… heh heh I forgot what he said!" The two girls broke out into laughter as if this was best joke they had ever heard.
"That was good!" Zelda managed between fits of laughter, "I just wish you could remember it!"
"Me too!" Peach exclaimed laughing even more than Zelda had, I grinned with satisfaction.
"Yeah…" Zelda stood up, still grinning, and pulled of her dress to reveal a pink bathing suit. I blinked at her in surprise,
"Are you coming into the pool Marth?" she asked with a drunken giggle. As I thought of an answer I cast a glance at the pool.
"I dunno…" I finally said. "I- thunked… thought… there was somethin' about the pool I was supposed to remember… ah screw it." I got to my feet and stumbled over to the diving board which bobbed dangerously as I placed my weight on it. Before I could even get a chance to jump I felt my foot slip slightly on a puddle of water. "What the hell!" Was all I had a chance to yell before I landed head over heels into the pool…
…
The water was cold when it enveloped me, I could feel the icy waves splash up around me and several muffled cries and laughs were heard from the surface. My eyes were wide open, perhaps from shock, as I could see people watching my form slowly sink below the water, and I held my breath as tightly as I could for I had the illusion if I let it go it would mean instant death. I gotta think… I need air soon… Uselessly I failed my arms in a circular motion and kicked my feet to pull myself onto the surface, but my shoulder armor kept pulling my under, closer and closer to the bottom, if I got down to far no one could reach me. The sounds from above turned from amusement to fear…
"Why hasn't he come up yet?" Someone asked, it sounded like Fox. Roy's blurred form plunged it's face into the water and looked at me.
"He's waving his arms around," he commented as he returned to the surface, "That must mean 'Hi'… Hey Link! Where're you going?" There was no reply, and if there was I couldn't hear one for I had floated down further and further until I reached the bottom. My mind screamed for air, and my lungs did the same and before I could let it go a solitary figure floated down towards me and neatly landed on the bottom, standing, as if it was on the surface. Through my blurred vision I could barely see the figure but I could hear it's voice,
"Hiya Marth!" it said cheerfully. "You weren't coming up so I though I'd check up on you… I- hey what's wrong?" It tilted it's head in concern as my lungs burst and I inhaled water. "Hey! You can't breath underwater! Man that sucks… luckily I got this Zora tunic… oh look! Here comes Mikau!" Whoever Mikau was, I didn't find out at the time, because everything went dark…
…
"Damn it, he's not breathing…" came an unfamiliar voice, the strangest one too, for it sounded muffled as if it was underwater… was I still in the pool? "No wait, he's breathing now… why didn't you do something, Young Link, instead of just waving at him?"
"I'm sorry," came the child's sorrowful reply, "I thought he was just having fun…"
"Poor deluded child…" My eyes fluttered open as I heard this statement. Looking over me was a fish looking creature with giant black eyes and tight blue skin, like a whale or a dolphin would have. He had two sharp fins protruding from his arms, and a long, green tail fin hanging from his head which was gently flowing behind him as he watched my movement.
"Who're… you?" I managed to ask between short breaths as I pulled myself into a sitting position and between to cough up water. Once I had finished he answered,
"I'm Mikau, the guitarist of the famous Zoran band, The Indigos!" When he noticed my confused look he added, "Well, maybe we're not so famous…"
"Why are you here?"
"I'm technically not here… you see I'm dead, and my spirit is sealed within a magical mask which Link is in possession of… when he wears it he turns into me and I can take over his mind, though I have very limited control. It's quite confusing really… hell, even I don't understand it!"
"When he saw me drowning he put the mask on?"
"Exactly." I heaved a sigh which caused a throbbing pain in my head, either from my little mishaps... or maybe the drinking. My cheeks were bright red as I thanked the strange fish man and struggled back into the chair from before where Peach was still standing,
"You… you want more punch Marth? I- I had like… eleventy and two glasses…" She hiccupped and thrust the cup at me which I frowned at.
"Will it make me forget everything that just happened?"
"Yesh!"
"Then give it here." I drained the cup as fast as I could. "More." However, before I could even get more a hand swiped the cup away from me.
"Marth, drinking is bad!" I glanced up at Roy who was standing before me, sopping wet (as was I) with his arms crossed in a defiant stare. In one hand he held the cup, and in the other he had his sword which flashed menacingly. With a glare I tartly responded,
"So?" and snatched the cup in one fluid motion. Roy scowled in response.
"Well I hope you don't do anything you'll regret when you're sober!" I filled the cup and frowned,
"Don't worry about it… what are the chances I do something like that?"
…
FLASH!
"Ugh… damn it." I groaned as my eyes flickered open, my two eyelids felt heavy as if they were each three pound weights. I attempted to get to my feet but I was overcome with a wave of nausea so I stayed simply held myself down on my hands and knees, as a dog would. "Where the hell am I?" I half-shouted, when no response was uttered I viewed my surroundings.
Lying on the floor next to me were Peach and Zelda who each slept soundly, unlike myself, whose heart gave a thump of terror. Did… did I? I glanced around my surroundings; I seemed to be in a small space, hidden from the world outside… yes… I think I did… and standing at the door to this strange room was Roy who had a Polaroid camera in hand. "Roy!" The pyromaniac grinned happily,
"Hey Marth look at this picture I took of you three!" I forced myself to my feet and lumbered over. The picture slowly came into focus; it was simply the scene I had awakened to. "I have another picture too, but it's more… embarrassing." I glanced up at him, eyes wide.
"Roy. Give it to me!" He shook his head as a mischievous grin took place on his face.
"Do you remember what happened?"
"No!"
"Maybe the others will like to see the picture…"
"Please don't show it to them! Link and Mario would-" I paused and frowned when guilt etched itself into my mind. Link had saved my life several times now and I had repaid him by sleeping with his girlfriend?
"I won't show it to them… for a price."
"Name it."
"When the time comes." He patted me on the head and whispered, "Anyway you'd better get out of this shed and back up to your room before Link notices you're gone." With those parting words, he left. I was shaking slightly as I grabbed my cape which was lying on the ground nearby. Damn it… now he has blackmail… next time, I just take swimming lessons…
A/N Yes lol, before you ask the picture will come up later. I've already decided on its purpose too… This chapter was rather short, but I'm proud of it! R&R please! Also on other note, Mikau or Link's other forms may show up, I'm not exactly sure if I should do it or not, but I'll see about it.