Yay! Chapter Four!
Ardath: So far, this is the best story you've kept up with.
Roy: So, we're going to throw a little party for you, Aru! With a bonfire and everything
Aww, you shouldn't have
Marth: She's right, we shouldn't have
Link: Hey stop being mean to her.
Marth: Who said I was being mean?
Roy: Hey, we can't give Kudos to anyone, since there hasn't been any reviews!
Hey ya'll, I'm warning you. No reviews No updates. I'm serious too.
Amina: Aru doesn't own nuthing. All credit goes to Nintendo
Roy: Onward to Chapter 4!
Chapter 4: Discovery and Death
Dinner that night was spectacular. Link's mouth watered as he looked at what was on the table. There were little pies, pastries, fruits, steamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, roasted turkey, cold and hot apple cider, this and that, etcetera etcetera…
"Wow, who made dinner tonight?" Link asked Kirby, who was standing on a chair next to him, admiring the food.
"I heard that Master Hand made it for a celebration, seeing as we now have enough Smashers for the tournament."
"Wow, something smells good!" came Young Link's high pitched voice. He entered the room with his little buddies, the Ice Climbers Nana and Popo, Pichu, and Pikachu. They saw what was on the table, and their mouths dropped at least a foot.
"Wow, that looks delicious!" Pichu squeaked as he saw the fruits and pastries.
"Look, Popo, Hot Cider!" Nana called to her twin.
"Hey now, don't start! Everyone has to be here, you got it?" Peach yelled to the youngest Smashers. They all made a face at her as she turned back to whatever she had been doing.
Of the twenty-seven smashers, two hands, and a little dragon, only several were still out. Those several included Samus, Roy, Marth, Katan, Luan, Master and Crazy Hand, Mewtwo, Captain Falcon, Fox, and Falco. The rest of the smashers sat down and began to wait as patiently as possible. Soon, Fox and Falco appeared in the door way. They made their way to their usual table and sat down to wait. Falcon and Mewtwo followed soon after, though not together. After several more minutes, Samus, Roy, Marth, Luan, and Katan came in and made for Link's table. Now they just had to wait for the Hands.
"So, how was your little tour?" Link asked.
"It was fun! Marth fell down the stairs to the basement so we had to go and rescue him. And Mewtwo threw a book at us when we were being too noisy near the Library." Roy told the group. They laughed at the fun that they had had when suddenly the Hall went quiet. Master Hand and Crazy Hand stood in the doorway. They looked around, Crazy doing his normal twitching. Finally, if pleased, they started up to the front of the room where a specially made table sat, waiting for its occupants to arrive.
Finally, Crazy sat down, but Master Hand remained standing, preparing to give a speech. "Smashers, I would like to congratulate Marth on his first win as a smasher." Cheers went up around the hall. Link slapped Marth on the back, giving him more congratulations. "And I would again like to welcome Roy, Katan, and Luan." More cheers went up. Katan closed her eyes and smiled while Roy waved. Luan fanned his wings.
"And I would like to make an announcement." Master Hand called over the din. Everyone went silent, wondering what he was going to announce. "We are going to have a tournament next Spring."
The hall erupted into cheers of excitement. Even Roy, Katan, and Luan joined in. "Now, eat up!" Master Hand called, and everyone began their meal, laughter and joy going around the hall as they dug in.
"I can't wait! I've been practicing a new move just for this tournament!" Fox told Captain Falcon and Falco, his table buddies.
"So have I! This tournament is going to be one of the greatest!" Captain Falcon replied.
"Hey Jigglypuff, do you want to hang out at my room after dinner?" Kirby asked. Everyone who heard his question listened in.
"Why I'd love to, Kirby!" Jigglypuff answered.
"Well, it seems Kirby finally got the guts to ask Jigglypuff on a date, if not a very exciting one at least." Zelda laughed.
"Hey, you shouldn't make fun of them, Zel." Link told her with a grin. He wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Yes, your right, dearest." Zelda giggled.
"Hey Katan, you're from the Dread Isles?" Roy asked the girl.
"Yes, I am." Katan answered, chewing on a pastry.
"That's so cool. How is it there? My father went there a long time ago and fought a dragon." Roy told her. Katan's face grew grave as Luan glared at him.
"Did he kill it?" he asked angrily.
"Almost. But my mother sent it back before it would die. Then my uncle followed it. I've never met my uncle." Roy answered.
"Do you mean… your uncle was a dragon?" Katan asked.
"I don't know. I asked my father, but he didn't tell me. He only said 'maybe he was. He sure was a nice kid though.'" Roy tore into a piece of turkey.
Luan and Katan remained silent after that, both brooding their thoughts. Roy turned to Marth. "Hey Marth, it's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Yeah! What have you been up to since father and I left you all those years ago?" Marth asked.
"Well, Bern has been a pain in the butt. Some of the villagers think that Bern's going to rise up against the rest of Elibe, including Lycia. Lady Lyndis hasn't been heard from for several weeks, so my father and Lord Hector and Lady Florina have gone to find her and her family, besides Sue, who is currently in Ilia or Northern Sacae."
"Do you think maybe Bern attacked her and her tribe?" Marth asked, eyes wide.
"That's possible. Lilina tried to scry them, but she only found Lord Pent and Lady Louise. So who knows."
"Hmm… that's interesting…" Marth thought aloud.
Dinner soon was over, and the smashers all began to disperse to their rooms or the Common Rooms for the party that Captain Falcon was holding. The little group that included Zelda, Link, Marth, Katan, Luan, and Roy headed to Roy's room to check his room out. Peach and Mario soon joined them.
Roy's room was almost like Katan and Luan's room in the way of flames. The wall was covered with flames, and there was a fire place in one corner. The shelves were rose red and bare. The bathroom was deep hues of blue. The desk in another corner of the room was cottonwood with quills and paper scattered on the top. Roy's little bag sat beneath a shelf along with his broad sword. Roy flopped down on his bed, then slid to the ground.
"Wow, look at all the fire…!" Roy gasped in delight. Katan sat down on the other bed.
"Heehee, you must be a pyro, Roy." She giggled.
"Yeah, I am!" Roy rolled around on the orange and red carpet. Link and Zelda laughed while Mario and Peach just smiled and disappeared back into Mario's room. (A/N Don't you get any ideas!) Luan just looked on, still amazed at all the fire in the room.
Finally the rest of the little group settled down. They could hear noises coming from the Ice Climber's room across the way. (A/N I said don't get any ideas!)
"Nana and Popo must be having a sleep over." Link observed from the shouts and laughter coming from the room in several different tones of voices.
"Yeah, they are. Young Link told me they were going to have a sleep over tonight." Link replied.
"So, Roy, Katan, Luan, tell us some more about yourselves." Zelda asked.
Roy started. "I'm the son of a noble, Lord Eliwood of Pherae." Nods came from everyone else. "My mother died when I was seven."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Zelda told Roy. She sat next to him. Link didn't feel jealous. He knew this was Zelda's way of being nice.
"Naw, I'm over it. Anyways, I have a lot of friends back at home. A lot of them 'serve' me in the army, seeing as I'm a general."
"Wow, you're pretty young for being a general." Luan observed.
"That's what everyone says. Except my father, my friends, and the Lord of Lycia, Lord Hector. He's been a good friend with my father since they were born practically, though Lord Hector is older than my father. (A/N I don't know their ages. I'm just guessing. For all I know, they might be the same age.) Recently, they've all left to find another of their friends, Lady Lyndis of ex-Caelin."
"Really?" Link asked.
"Yeah, really. They think she's in Southern Sacae. I think she might have gone to Eturia to speak with the Sages there, or maybe even gone to visit Lord Pent and Lady Louise in the Burning Desert."
"That's interesting." Came Marth's signature response.
"Well… I don't have a very exciting past. I'm sure Katan and Luan do, living on the Dread Isles and all." Roy said. The group turned to the duo to find Luan staring at them, and Katan asleep on Roy's other bed.
"Hey, she fell asleep!" Marth got up to wake her, but Luan shook his head.
"Just leave her be." He told Marth. Marth looked to Roy.
"I'm not going to do anything to her!" he said. He had the wrong idea.
"Now I'm wondering if its safe to leave her here… I was only going to ask if she could stay here until she awakens." Marth gave Roy a dirty look.
"Oh, yeah, she can stay. She seemed pretty tired anyways." Roy replied.
"Yeah, we've had it hard, just journeying here was tough." Luan sighed. "Bandits everywhere. Katan wanted to get rid of them all to protect the townspeople, so she hunted down the bandits along the way. We didn't get much rest."
"All the better to let her sleep. Let's go to another room and let her sleep in peace." Zelda started for the door.
"Why don't we just go to bed? It's been a long day, and that fight earlier is catching up to me." Marth said, stretching then yawning. "Yeah, I'm going to hit the hay. Night everyone. If Katan wakes up, tell her I'll meet her after I wake Linky up."
"Okay, we will." Link called back, wondering if he could somehow make his room sound proof to save him from Marth's waking him up. Marth waved and disappeared through the door.
"You know? I think Marth's right. I'm going to go to bed too." Zelda announced. "You probably should too, boys." She lectured. Link shrugged.
"Yes Ma'am, I'll go to bed." Link stood and saluted before marching to the door. "Night Roy, Night Luan!" he called softly.
"Good night Link!" Roy called back. Luan rose into the air.
"I'll just be going. Take care of Katan." He said before disappearing through the door. Zelda smiled, and turned.
"Now lets make sure Katan stays warm. She needs warmth, not cool air." Zelda said.
"What do you mean?" Roy asked.
"This girl, she has Fire inside. We can't let that fire go out, can we? She'll get sick if it does." Zelda said, gently pulling at the flame colored blankets.
Roy was silent for a moment. "But… how does she have Fire inside her?"
Zelda smiled at him. "You have Fire inside you too. The rest I'll let you figure out." Zelda then headed for the door, leaving the blankets covering only Katan's feet. "Good night! I'll let you finish up." She said, closing the door without another sound.
Roy looked at the girl. She still had her armor on and her boots. His mind froze up. Zelda wanted him to remover her armor? Was she nuts?
Roy approached, not knowing that he was being watched from his little balcony. Sheik and Link were in their black clothes, blending in with the night to observe Roy. Marth stood at the end of his balcony, not trusting himself to try and reach the young Pheraen's balcony.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Ssh!" came Sheik's hiss. Marth made a pouting face before turning back into his room, which was next to Roy's.
Roy unlatched Katan's armor carefully. He wasn't quite sure how he would get the armor she was laying on out, but he managed to slip off her breast plate, revealing a beautiful necklace that had been hidden. Roy almost gasped at its beauty. It looked like a ruby, but the color was swirling inside. He wondered where he had seen one like it before…
Flashback…"Momma! Momma!" Roy called. "Where be you!"
There was no answer. Roy looked some more until he saw a bit of clothing sticking out of the pantry. It was his mother's dress. Roy grinned evilly, then snuck up to the pantry. He flung the door open, only for his mother to grab him and tickle him.
"Aww, you found me." She smiled sweetly at him. Roy smiled at her. Then he saw his mother was wearing a necklace. It was an icy blue, and it seemed to swirl.
"Wow, momma, you have a pwetty neckwace." Roy said in his little kiddy speech.
"Yes, it is pretty, isn't it Roy? Your father got it for me in a far away land… He went and got it along with your uncle Nils."
"Wen wiwl I get meet Unca Nils?" Roy asked.
Roy's mother smiled sadly at him. She was about to answer, when his father appeared.
"Maybe someday, kid." Eliwood took his son from his wife and flung him in the air. "You remind me of him sometimes, always looking to the bright side."
"I can ib you and momma stay wid me forwever, daddy." Little Roy smiled.
"I only hope so, Son. We all hope so." Eliwood smiled sadly. He knew Ninian wouldn't be able to hold that promise.
End Flashback"I wonder… Did my uncle give these necklaces to people? It looks just like Mother's did…" Roy mused to himself. He wondered what had happened to his mother's when she died. It had disappeared soon after her death.
Roy removed the rest of Katan's armor and boots quickly before pulling the blankets over the girl. He then removed his armor and slid into his new bed and drifted off to dreamland.
Link and Sheik quietly jumped the distance from Roy's balcony to Marth's balcony. "So what happened?" Marth asked as Sheik turned back to Zelda.
"Nothing exciting." Link replied. "Well, I'm off to bed." He said, stretching his arms. Zelda bade Marth a good night and the three split ways for the night.
Roy woke to the sound of his door opening. He remained still, fingering a little dagger he kept hidden under his pillow. Soon, out of the corner of his eye, Roy saw the shape of a boy approach Katan's sleeping form. The shape shook the girl.
"Katana… Katana… Wake up, Katana…" the shape called. Roy's eyes widened. The shape's voice was a lot like Luan's voice.
"Hmm?" Katan sat up with a yawn. "What… Where are we, Lu?"
"In Roy's room. Come on, its nice outside right now. Lets go and look at the stars."
Roy then grabbed the lamp and turned it on revealing a boy, about Young Link's age. The two turned and looked at Roy.
"Roy?" Katan looked at him confused.
"Luan? Is that you?" Roy asked the boy.
"Yep. This is my human form." Luan shrugged. Roy looked closely at his azure eyes. They reminded Roy of snake eyes.
"Wow… You look… Different…" Roy said stupidly.
"Well, we're dragons, or in Katan's case, half dragon." Luan said with another shrug.
Roy's eyes flew to Katan, who looked down. "You're half dragon?"
"Yeah. That's why I am sort of pyro-ish." Katan smiled softly. "You know, Roy, I think you are half dragon too."
"What?" Roy looked at both of them stupidly.
"Tell us about your mother. She died for no apparent reason, right?" Luan sat down on Katan's bed.
"Yeah… Father said she was sick and was getting weaker by the day. It's been like that since I was born." Roy thought for a moment.
"And did she have a necklace like this?" Luan reached into his shirt and pulled out a necklace similar to the one Katan and his mother had.
"Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?" Roy replied.
"This, my friend, is a dragon stone. All dragons and half dragons have one. But you have to find yours, if you're a half dragon. Katan found hers at the Dragons Gate." Luan explained. He slipped the precious stone back into his shirt.
"Then… How do you find your dragon stone?" Roy asked. He was beginning to feel more powerful than ever.
"Simple. You feel for it." Katan answered shyly.
Roy remained silent, his mind drifting off to 'feel' for his dragon stone. While he was doing this, the other two disappeared through the door. This was going to be a long night.
Elsewhere…"Sir, I'm ready. Who will be first?" came a voice from the darkness.
"He will be first. Make it gruesome, awful, bloody, and grand. Do it anyway you want. Just make it seem like one of them did it."
"Yes, master…"
Mr. Game and Watch stood in his room. It was a 2D room, so no one could get in. He liked it that way, except when he wanted a friend to come over. But now, he was wondering if he should go join the party down stairs. Finally, he made up his mind to go to the party. He stepped out into the hallway, and started for the stairs. Suddenly, the lights began to flicker. Mr. Game and Watch looked around. With a shrug, he continued to the stairs, making a note to get the lights fixed. Suddenly, a shadow dropped from the ceiling in front of the 2D figure.
"Hello, Mr. Game and Watch. Do you know what time it is?" the figure asked in a raspy voice.
"T-time? I-I be-be-believe I-it it's t-time f-for m-m-me t-t-o leave!" Mr. Game and Watch ran for his bedroom. But the shadow was behind him too!
"No," the shadow let out a rusty laugh, like rusty nails being pulled from an old board. "It's time for you to die.
The shadow jumped on the 2D figure, knocking him to the ground. Mr. G&W let loose a shrill wail.
"Hey, did you hear that? Let's go see what's going on." Came Peach's voice from Mario's room.
"Yes, let's-a go!" Mario opened the door to a horrific sight. On the ground was a bloody Mr. Game and Watch. His 2D body was covered in scratches and bite marks, his little throat gushing forth blood. It looked as though he had been attacked by an animal.
"Oh dear Mushrooms!" Peach screamed. The scream woke the rest of the mansion. Sleepy figures poked their heads out of the doors. Zelda saw what happened, and immediately rushed off to keep the children in their room. Marth nearly puked at the bloody sight. Mario rushed off to get Master Hand, while Link went to get Dr. Mario. But it was too late. Mr. Game and Watch was dead.
I'm finally going to start killing off characters! Oh no! I'm going to start a little contest. Reviewers, you can guess who the killer is! The winner gets a big cake, from yours truely!
Ardath: Here's the hints:
Marth: 1: The "Master" is a smasher. But they don't know it
Link: 2: The Smasher is possessed by the "Master"
Those are the hints I can think up right now. For now, the contest is guessing which is the possessed Smasher. Good luck!
Roy: That is Pyromaniac Aru, signing off!
Everyone: Read and Review, or say good bye to the next chapter! Bye bye now!
PS: I might not get to update until sometime next week. I'm going on a road trip for Christmas!