A.N./ Sorry for the late update! And thanks to all my reviewers! Here's chapter 3.
Disclaimer: Duzn't own any character. Not Yoshi, not Marth, not any of them.
Chapter 3: Is the Circus in Town?
The two teens walked side-by-side, but avoided eye contact with each. Just thinking about what had happened made Monica blush slightly. How could she just blurt that out? She felt so stupid. I wonder what Max thinks of me right now…
Max was also lost in thought. …Monica…oh god, what should I do? He slowly turned his head to look at her, but he jerked it back swiftly.
They walked on, deeper into the mines; they had no idea where they were going.
"Watch out!" Yoshi yelled as he jumped at a skeleton that was about to bring his sword down on Max. Yoshi easily disposed of the monster and then grabbed Max. "What the heck were you doing! Are you really that dense!" The dino asked him while yelling. He shook the teen, breaking him from his thoughts. "I'm sorry, I was just thinking." The teen stated. Yoshi shook his head and then let him go. He continued on as they followed him.
Meanwhile…
Marth landed on his feet as the portal threw Luigi and him. It quickly closed. Luigi's face skidded against the ground, making an imprint in the dirt. He stood up and spat dirt out of his mouth as he brushed off. "The portal..." Marth started, "It was purple, not red. This can't be the same place Yoshi is." Marth finished. Luigi spat a few stones out of his mouth. "Yeah, maybe you're right, but it won't hurt to look." Luigi said as he finally finished brushing his pants off.
Now that they actually studied their surroundings, they noticed that they were in a village. They took advantage of this and decided to ask around to find out if Yoshi was here or not. The day seemed to fly by, and soon it was around 7 pm.
They had found their way to a small open area near a forest. "No luck yet." Marth said with a sigh. Luigi shrugged. "Hey, you never know, Yoshi could be anywhere." He said. Marth shook his head. "Yes, but searching the whole planet could take years. Yoshi would probably have hit the bucket by then. Let's go…" And with that Marth hit the big red button on the controller. They both closed their eyes and waited to be pulled in by the portal. A minute passed. "…" another minute "……" And another "………" And Marth finally opened his eyes. "……We're still here…" He hit the button again, but nothing happened. Luigi opened his eyes, to see Marth shaking the controller violently. "Dang thing's busted!" He yelled as he hit the button again. Still, it didn't work. "I bet this whole thing was Bowser's plan to get rid of us!" Luigi stated. Marth sat down. "I doubt it…but now we have bigger problems. We have no money." He started, "And with no money, we cannot buy food or water…and this leads to a chain that keeps adding on more problems." He said with a sigh as he closed his eyes.
"This place may not have a currency system." Luigi said with glee. Marth opened one eye to look at Luigi. "Yeah right…" He said.
Back to Yoshi….
Their luck ran out. It was monster after monster after monster after monster… they were all exhausted as they entered a big room. Yoshi let himself fall over. All he wanted was to sleep and eat…
They all had minor wounds. But how soon their delusions of rest were cut short. 'He' dropped from the ceiling. It was a cyborg, a circus leader, and pure evil all in one.
"Heeeeelloooo my friends! How nice of you two to come see me." 'It' said. Monica and Max couldn't believe their eyes. There, in the center of the room, stood the circus leader, Flotsam. "F-F-Flotsam!" was all Max could say. He was so stunned that he lived through; getting hit by bombs, being cut up by Monica's blade, blasted with fire magic, and being thrown off a train! Their mouths hung open as they stood there startled. Yoshi slowly brought himself to his feet.
"I'm going to make you two pay for what you did to me!" The circus leader said. "Friend of yours?" Yoshi asked Max. The teen shook his head. "No" he said. "I'll make you two suffer for doing this to me!" The two teens had so many questions, but Flotsam wasn't there to talk. He quickly attacked, aiming for Max.
The attack was so swift that Max had little time to parry. He was able to hop back to prevent any serious damage, but still he was slashed across the chest. Flotsam's drill arm, even with just a weak hit, the injury it left could be seen. Blood quickly soaked the torn area of his vest (The explorer's outfit vest, for those of you who have played DC2). He winced in pain. He could feel his blood trickling down his body. He gripped his wrench, and attacked the clown. It was no use though, Flotsam was to fast, and Max was so exhausted from previous fights with monsters. The situation did not look good.
It was Yoshi's turn to do something. He charged the clown at full speed, and hit him in the stomach. Yoshi cringed in pain as his head-butt successfully hit its target. Yoshi you idiot! He's practically solid metal! He thought to himself as a great pain pierced through his head.
Marth and Luigi…
-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeruuuuuuuuuuuuuu- Luigi could hear his stomach growling. He was so hungry. Marth was in worse condition. The last thing he had eaten was that apple. Why the heck didn't he eat on the plane? He placed a hand on his stomach, he could feel it rumbling.
Minutes passed as they sat there thinking of food. Pasta, burgers, cookies…anything that was food found its way into and out of their minds. Marth couldn't take it any more; he stood up and began walking away. Luigi stood and tried to follow, but Marth stopped him.
"Stay here. I'm going to try and find us some food." Marth said with much confidence, but really he felt very hopeless. Luigi hesitated, but listened to Marth and sat back down.
Marth strolled throughout the small village. Plain dirt roads covered the town. Small shacks and tents stood open. Inside were cheap rip-off artists trying their best to rip someone off. He sighed as his mind was filled with more visions of food. No way could he go on like this for much longer. There seemed to be no food anywhere.
And now, back to the fight scene…
It was hopeless. Flotsam easily had the advantage, even if he was outnumbered. Their only choice was to run.
Yoshi was hit with another slash from the drill arm. He was battered and bruised, and was slowly losing consciousness. He couldn't keep this up much longer. The teens weren't doing so great either. Max's wound along his chest was greatened from consecutive attacks from Flotsam. It felt like the flesh was completely deprived at that spot, and his bare rib bones were showing. Monica was in the best shape. Lucky her, she had the most energy. She was handling just fine, dodging Flotsam's attacks. However, she never actually landed a blow on him. It was a dodge-dodge fight. Neither hitting the other. Eventually, Monica would tire and be torn apart. This wasn't a battle they could win. They had to run.
"Monica! Yoshi! We have to get out of here!" Max shouted as he began to slowly run away. He couldn't move any faster, the wound on his chest was altering his ability to move. Monica rushed to his side and placed her arm around him to help him move faster. It helped, but only Yoshi was able to escape Flotsam's next attack. The circus leader pulled out a bomb.
"O hohoho! You're not getting away!" He said as he threw the bomb. Monica slowly turned her head. Her eye's widened. She pushed Max far enough out of the way to escape the explosion…but it was to late for her to move out of the way.
It seemed to happen in slow motion. She braced herself for impact. "Monicaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Max screamed her name, as the bomb closed in on her. He closed his eyes. He couldn't watch her be blown apart. Seconds passed, but there was no explosion. He opened his eyes to see a…tongue? Indeed a tongue it was, pulling in the bomb. His eyes traced the tongue back to its owner, Yoshi! The fuse was to short, however, and it exploded before it got to Yoshi's mouth. (Where Yoshi would eat it and turn it into an egg to stop the bomb). It exploded, causing part of the ceiling to cave in, trapping Max and Monica between the two walls of ruble.
Flotsam grinned. He knew the two were probably crushed to death, or if they weren't…lack of oxygen would be next in line to kill them. He slowly trotted away.
Yoshi scrambled to his feet. He began to dig away the ruble. At the rate he was going, it would take him 2 days to get them out, if not more. He stopped and sat down to think.
Max sluggishly got up. When did I lose consciousness? He thought. He couldn't remember. I remember the ceiling caving in…but…I must've got knocked out by a falling rock or something. He felt the back of his head. It hurt just to touch it. That's definitely it… He looked around. He was trapped…no…they were trapped. He looked around again. He saw Monica sitting on a rock, her arms wrapped around her knees, pulling her legs close to her. She seemed…cold? Max then realized it was a little chilly. He sighed and stood. He took off his vest and placed it around Monica. She was a little shocked at first, but then took it off and gave it back to him.
"I don't need it." She said in a stern voice. Max insisted, and placed it back on her. "Yes you do. You're cold, you don't need to be." He said calmly. Monica took it off again and threw it. "I don't need it! You think I'm weak, because I'm a girl…don't you? How I lost to that 'thing'." She asked, her voice a little shaky. Max closed his eyes. "So you remember? That's good. I didn't want to keep it secret from you. You aren't weak. Heck, you're stronger than me." He said laughingly. Monica turned her head away from him.
Why am I acting like this?
He's just trying to help.
Maybe it's because…I…
She stopped.
No no no!
It's not like that!
And it never can be!
We're from different time periods!
The boy sat down next to her, and spoke again, breaking her train of thought. "It's not that I think you're weak, it's because I care." He placed a hand on her shoulder. She jumped a little. "You're a good friend, and I don't like to see you hurting." He smiled. "Now come-on. We need to dig ourselves out of here."
…Marth…
"F-food?" He lifted his head into the air, smelling the aromas of food. "Smells good…" Running at high speeds, he kicked up clouds of dust and dirt. Soon he found the small shop selling the gourmet delights. It was a ramen shop! Yes ramen! That noodle type soup…thingy…type food…yeah…that's it. Anyway, he quickly ran up to the desk and plastered his hands on the counter.
"Gimmie food!" Marth demanded. The clerk, who was polishing a bowl with a towel, looked up at the food-demanding customer. "Sure. As you see, we have three choices; please take a moment to ch-" "Tenofeverything!" The swordsman said cutting the clerk off. The clerk raised an eyebrow. "You sure? That will be costly." He stated. Marth began to drool. "Yes! Now gimmie gimmie gimmie!" He began wavering his arms, grabbing each bowl the clerk set on the counter. One by one, the bowls were emptied into Marth's mouth. "-gulp- -gulp- mmm… -gulp- -swallow- -swallow- yuuuummmmm…. –Swallow- -paaah!-" Marth ate it all, and just noticed the mess he made. Food everywhere; noodles were plastered onto the clerk and all over the counter. He smiled as the clerk's left eye began to twitch. "Thanks." Marth said happily. Now that his tummy was full, he had to get some for Luigi. "Could I get another order?" He asked. The Clerk just nodded. After Marth got the extra order, he began to walk away.
"H-hey!" The clerk shouted. Marth froze. "You have'ta pay for all the food you ate!" Marth turned to face the angry noodle covered clerk. "Money? I've got none." He said laughingly. "When I get the money I'll pay. How much do I owe?" He asked. The clerk grinned. "One-hundred-forty-four big ones!"
Marth's jaw dropped to the ground. "What! That's not even reasonable!" He yelled. "Get the money or I'm turning you in!" The clerk yelled back. Marth mumbled to himself, but then sighed.
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"Here you go Luigi…" Marth said. He handed the two Styrofoam bowls to his friend. Within seconds they were devoured. Nothing remained but the bowl and utensils.
Luigi rubbed his stomach. "mmm…that hit the spot…." He stated. "So, how'd you pay for all this?" the curious plumber asked. "I didn't…yet. I owe one-hundred-forty-four bucks." The swordsman replied. "The clerk told me about some person called Gato. He said this man needs something done, and the reward is great. 'You can find him in the Village Hidden in the Mist' he told me. This reward will easily pay your bill, ten times over." Marth said. He pulled a map out of his pocket. "This is a map of the region. The marked spot is where we are, the 'X' is the Village Hidden in the Mist." Marth stated.
"Isn't it 'hidden?'" Luigi asked. Marth smacked his forehead. "Idiot…it's just the name of the freaking village! This village is called the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Are we in leaves?" He asked. "You never know…" Luigi said sarcastically. "Let's just go. If I don't have that money in two days, the clerk is gonna turn me in." And with that, they set out for the Village Hidden in the Mist.
Yoshi
Yoshi had got smart. Instead of digging the two out, he would EAT them out. How? Simple, he's Yoshi. He had already begun eating them out, swallowing big rocks. It wasn't a good meal option, but he needed to get the two out. He couldn't manage all the monsters on his own.
He had a whole army of green dotted eggs behind him. At least over forty. At last he had broken threw. He could see them on the other side, through a small hole.
"Hi guys." He cheerfully said. He poked his head through the hole to see them better. They smiled at him. "That was fast. I wasn't expecting to see you for a while." Max said surprised. Monica butted in, "How'd you get through the ruble so fast?" She asked. She was curious to know how he got through it, Yoshi did have puny arms. Or maybe they just seemed that way. "I ate my way through." He replied quickly.
They soon after got out, and continued on deeper.
A.N./ Another chapter. Yay! Again, sorry for the late update! Just school work and all. Oh well, what can one do? I'll update sooner. Please Review! Oh and in your review could you add the name of your favorite Super Smash Bros. Melee character? I'm just curious who's everyone's favorite character is.