Yeah, yeah, don't flame me for never updating. Check my profile for my list of excuses. --hint hint- it has to do with my laptop
Anyway, Young Link is currently sick today and will not be tortured by me today.
Y. Link: -from background- I heard that!
And thanks for everybody who reviewed. You guys totally rock! 58 reviews in nine chapters T-T. you guys are the best. This is the more than Clearing the Truth. So Muchas Gracias (My Spanish sucks, so don't bother correcting me)
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Zelda blinked. Once. Twice. But it was true. Marth, Roy and... Link. A swelling rose into her chest that resembled a balloon.
Medusia ripped her clothes from the arrows. She snarled and lunged forward, knocking the girls to the floor. She procured a dagger from the folds of her sleeve and positioned it right to Samus's neck. Then she kicked Zelda and Peach powerfully behind her (The chairs had magically disappeared, but they were still bound. They slammed into the alley wall Medusia had been pinned against earlier. They slumped to the floor, completely unconscious.
"If you come any closer, I will slash this across her neck." Medusia snarled, in an inhuman voice that scared Marth and Roy. They flinched, and halted in their tracks, a mere 5 feet away from Samus.
Marth threw back his hood. He shook his bluish black hair out of his face and stared at Samus. His eyes held no emotion. They did not flicker with worry. He took a step forward.
Medusia's dagger lowered an inch closer...
"Are you insane!" Roy called out to Marth. He worriedly looked at Samus.
"No. She isn't worth saving. But Medusia is worth killing." Marth's emotionless voice eerily penetrated the air.
Medusia smiled a feral smile, "I'm glad somebody thinks the same about Samus." Her body shifted to a more comfortable position, but she did not stop pinning down Samus. Samus eyed the dagger warily. Marth took another step closer to Medusia. She brought the dagger closer to Samus's face. Even from Link's point of view, he could see her face paling. He didn't blame her. He silently leaped down from the building. He was lucky Medusia didn't see him.
Medusia pressed the flat of the blade to Samus's neck. Samus gasped upon feeling the cold, smooth surface of the dagger pressed unmercifully against her neck. Bounty Hunters don't gasp in fear, She thought. She had to pull herself together. C'mon Samus you can do this. Don't die like a coward. And if you died at least in hell or heaven you can boast about fighting to death.
Samus eyed Marth. He looked her in the eye too. It felt like fifty daggers had pierced her. The look he gave her was so... cold. Emotionless. Then again… he has a right to reject me… I did it to him too… She thought.
Suddenly she felt a stinging sensation across her neck. She drew her breath sharply. She saw Medusia lifting the dagger. The dagger was bloodstained at the tip.
"How does it feel powerless, and unable to move, Samus? How does it feel to know when your going to die?" Medusia asked.
Die? I can't die! Not while this piece of crap is still alive. And anyway… I promised mother… Samus forced herself to not think of that. She knew she would get teary thinking of her mother's death and her promise not to die. To live as the only survivor of her planet. And to pass on her race's blood.
Medusia smiled cruelly. She looked at Samus struggling not to cry. She brought the dagger down…
"NO!" Roy and Link screamed.
Samus's hands flew up. I will not die… I will not die… I WILL NOT DIE! Samus gripped the dagger. Medusia's eyes widened. "Thought I would die, did you?" Samus growled. She gritted her teeth and pushed the dagger off her. It flew off and pierced the ground, inches away from Marth.
Samus pulled her fist back. She was angry. She was angry at herself, at Marth, and most of all at the person who was sitting on her. She launched it and it hit Medusia on the jaw. Medusia was knocked off of her and landed on the floor. Samus pressed the button on her watch (A/N: I don't know how Samus puts on her armor so I'm going to make it come from her watch!) and suddenly metal snaked around her body. Her helmet appeared on her head and she stood up. She warily watched Medusia who was gingerly feeling the purpled bruise on her cheek. She glared at Samus.
"Thought that was funny did you?" Her glare was full of hate.
"Actually no. But, you mess with my friends, you'll mess with me." Samus looked at Medusia. Something odd was happening here…
Medusia was transforming into something. A snake? A gigantic one, its body as huge as a tree trunk and stretching as high as the alley walls.
Oh no! You really overdid it this time Samus. Pull yourself together and fight. Remember how you fought Kraid. This is just like it. Except I'm not fighting just for me this time, I'm fighting for Link, Roy, Peach, Zelda and… Marth. God knows how bad I've hurt him. I need to make it up. I just wish I wasn't such a jerk. Samus's thoughts were cut off, when the long black serpent lunged at her. Marth stood a little way off. Was it her imagination or did his hands twitch when he saw her getting attacked? Whatever it was, Samus could not dwell on it any longer.
Its eyes were yellowish green. Samus in particular hated snakes. Her mother, a superstitious human, often told her snakes always boded ill. She fired a missile at Medusia, but as a snake it was easy to dodge projectiles. And that's bad because my projectiles are always handy! I can't get close to her, without the danger of her sinking those fangs at me or winding around me. What am I going to do! Samus launched her energy ball at Medusia, but she kept dodging.
"Tired yet?" The serpent-girl hissed at Samus. Samus was sweating, and the heat of being inside a helmet didn't make things any better. Samus knew she was tiring fast. I have to hit her using something other than a projectile. I have to get close to her even if I die.
The heat inside Samus's helmet was unbearable now. She wondered why the oxygen wasn't flowing into her mask, but then concluded that the helmet must've malfunctioned when Medusia had hit her when she sneaked here at first (In the previous chapter). She took off her helmet and dropped it to the floor.
You'll pay for this. She thought. Summoning up all her energy, she sprinted on Medusia's scaly back, and whacked her on the head with her hand that had a canon on it. Medusia roared. She transformed back into a human.
Samus gave a cocky grin. Medusia clutched her head. Blood was oozing out.
Behind, Peach gave a groan. "My head. What just… happened?"
Zelda was stirring as well. She sighed. "Oh Din, I must've gotten a concussion."
"Hey guys." Samus said. Exhaustion took over her. She managed a wan smile before she collapsed on the floor. She sat up weakly.
"Samus… you look like you've defeated some super villain." Peach exclaimed. She tried to get up, but she fell back and leaned against the wall.
Well aren't you a rocket scientist. Samus thought sarcastically.
"Are you guys okay?" Samus asked. She pressed the little button on her watch and the armor compacted back into her watch.
"Except for my head, I'm doing fine." Zelda smiled. This is weird. I can't seem to spot Medusia anywhere. If Samus did defeat her, which it seems she has, why can't I see a corpse? Zelda asked herself. Her eyes roamed around the dark alleyway. She could be hiding in the shadows. Zelda quickly used Din's fire. She got up and began to walk around. I don't like the look of this. This is weird. She completely disappeared.
Peach in the meantime had crawled over to Samus. "He's waiting for you." She whispered in Samus's ear.
"Huh?" Samus asked stupidly. She couldn't comprehend with what was going on.
Sheesh, and I thought I was the stupid one. Peach rolled her eyes. "Marth, I think he's waiting for you." Peach said.
Samus looked. Her heartbeat quickened, despite her exhaustion. Marth was staring at her. But a pang shot through her when she realized he wasn't smiling. Not even a trace of worry, or happiness remained on his face. He was still giving her the same empty, cold look. I have to talk to him.
With a lot of effort, she got up. And then she walked up to Marth. "Can we talk?" she asked.
"What is there to talk about?" Marth asked. Samus was shocked to find out that even his voice held venom in it.
"I just want to talk." Samus asked. Her heart was still pounding, and her hands had turned cold.
"Fine." He crossed his arms. Samus hated the way he looked down at her.
They walked some distance away from everyone. That's when Marth faced her. "Marth…" She asked in a tiny voice. "I just wanted to say that… I'm sorry."
"For what?" His gaze was hard.
"I kind of found out the truth. About you. And I realized that even when I rejected you, I still found out that…" Samus swallowed. Oftentimes she hated sappy moments like this. But now she realized how hard it was to say it. Just get through this now. You've gone so far. "I kinda… like you."
"As friends?" Marth's eyebrows rose.
Don't make this so difficult, you idiot! She wanted to yell. But she didn't say that. She swallowed again. Between defeating Medusia and confessing her love to Marth, she'd pick defeating Medusia. How were these things so hard? "N-no." She stammered. "I—not as a friend. I l-l-" She couldn't say it. What would he think about her? Just do it. "Marth, I love you." There. She'd said it. Now all she'd have to do is wait for a response.
She didn't have to wait that long.
Marth turned around facing his back toward her. "Samus, I have to tell you that I don't love you. I can't leave you under false hopes. This relationship just won't work out."
Samus looked down. She was disappointed. No, far worse than that. She wished the earth would swallow her and leave her falling.
"I hope we can still be friends though." He said.
Samus felt a surge of anger at that. She didn't know why. She didn't respond.
In The Alleyway
"Don't move." A voice hissed. Suddenly an arm wound around Zelda. And then something was forced down her throat. She coughed and sputtered. But some of it had slipped down her throat. All she felt was a floating sensation. Then she dropped to the floor, completely unconcious.
"Zelda?" Peach asked tentatively.
"What's up?" a voice said behind her. Peach turned around. Her hand hit the person behind her.
"Ouch!" Peach saw Roy behind her. She flushed. Oops.
"Ah… sorry." She couldn't help laughing a little at the sight of him rubbing his nose. She liked the shape of his nose. It was so straight and nicely shaped, with no bumps. It was perfect. Then she remembered Zelda.
She got up, feeling slightly better. Her cheeks were slightly red from how close to Roy she was ever since she'd discovered whom her rescuer really was, even though he was about three feet away from her.
"D'you need any help?" He asked. His nose, she noticed feeling slightly guilty, was red.
Aw… he's offering me help. Just like a gentleman. Get a hold of yourself Peach. "Er… I'm fine. Really." She added, when he held out his arm for her.
She took a few steps to where she heard Zelda. It was in a particularly shady spot. Wait a second. Something isn't right. Oh gosh. If Samus did defeat Medusia… where's her body? Peach thought. Her eyes scanned the area. There was no trace of the villainess. What if she's taken Zelda as hostage? Oh no! With that thought, she hurried to the spot. Just as she was about to go to the spot, a white arm reached out and snatched her in the shadows. Peach opened her mouth to scream, but the arm was stuffed in her mouth.
"So princess. I know your talent lies in your screaming, but not this time." A hiss sounded in her ear. Peach struggled against her attacker. Suddenly the arm came out of her mouth and she opened her mouth again to scream. Liquid suddenly came from nowhere and was stuffed down her throat. Medusia grabbed Peach's neck and pushed it up, so she found herself staring at the starry sky. Peach tried to spit out whatever was in her mouth. It tasted bittersweet like blood. A hand clamped on her mouth so she couldn't spit it out. Eventually she was forced to swallow it.
It felt like she was leaving her body. She felt… light… like she was about to fly. And then she saw Roy running. She tried to warn him, but no sound came out of her voice. Then the ground came down to meet her and she blacked out.
"Peach? Zelda?" Link called out. There was no reply. He exchanged a look with Roy. They crept toward the shadowy area. They drew out their swords and entered.
"They're unconscious?" Roy asked. He knelt down next to Peach, examining her face up close. Her face, through all the dirt and grime, was very pretty. Roy blushed lightly. She looked like an angel, with her hair spread out around her, like a bed of gold. Her face, though unclean looked peaceful. Relaxed. Peach… He reached a hand and stroked her smooth cheek and wiped off the dirt from her skin.
"Do you think they were so tired that they just… fainted?" Link asked. Like Roy, he was examining Zelda. She'd fallen on her face, so he had to turn her over. He removed the hair from her face, noticing her kind and wise face. Although Link had always thought Zelda as this sort of person, looking at her like this, always made him think that it was the first time he'd seen her. With a surge of anguish, he wished none of this would ever had happened. They were so happy together. And this little dilemma had to happen. It was just like Fate had gotten bored of them, and decided to put a little test to their relationship.
"As soon as they reached the same place? Nah. Someone… I think, has done this to them. But…" Roy examined Peach's body. "I don't see a cut, or bruise. She looks the same as before."
"Same here." Link also examined Zelda. Her dress was torn and dirty in some places but no blood dripped. Link's keen eyes did notice the small lump on her head, that she'd received when she was slammed against the wall. Anger churned in his chest. He suddenly wished he had healing powers.
"What d'you think we should do?" Roy asked. He bit his lower lip and finally took his eyes off Peach and onto Link.
"Well… we can't just leave them here. Should we just drop them off in their hotel room?" Link asked.
"Yeah and how are we supposed to do that?" Roy asked. He knew the answer Link was going to give, but he decided to play dumb for now. "In case if you haven't noticed, they can't walk while they're unconscious. And I don't think they're going to wake up any time soon."
"Well, we could carry them." Link suggested. He knew he sounded like an eager pervert, but he could not see any other way. Besides, deep inside he wanted to be close to Zelda.
"Are you mad! I'm not carrying Peach!" Roy, unlike Link, did not like the feeling that was deep inside. He found it distracting. And he was a little scared. This feeling has never happened to me before. Not with any of the other girls I've dated. Maybe its because I love…? Oh please, that's impossible! I'm still too young and immature for love. But the possibility nagged him.
"Well I don't see any other way. And anyway, you never seemed to have a problem when you carried Peach out of the flood." Link pointed out.
"That was… I mean to say…" Roy spluttered, "The point is Link, is that I was pressured there. I had no idea what to do. And I had to do something fast. And anyway…" What more was there to say?
"That isn't a good enough defense Roy." Link said. He slid his arms underneath Zelda and picked up her near lifeless form. She was lighter than he'd expected. She wasn't completely weightless, but since he was tired, she didn't seem as heavy as he aspired her to be. "If you really do care about Peach…" He didn't complete his sentence. He didn't have to. Roy knew what he was going to say.
Did he care about her? Well obviously as a friend… or less. He thought. He just couldn't see how Link always knew what to do. Link seemed so sure of himself sometimes that it drew Roy completely mad.
Tentatively, he slid an arm around her back and her legs, and stood up. This was the second time, picking her up like this. He hugged her face to his chest. She was warm. He realized he actually liked it.
"Well, well, well… if it isn't the redhead." A voice from behind him said.
Roy turned around and swore. It was Medusia in her complete human form. She stood about ten feet away from him, her arms crossed, with a smug smirk, despite the dried blood caking her hair.
"Well, well, well… if it isn't the loser." He said mocking her. He knew he wasn't in any position to provoke her, seeing as his arms were currently occupied with Peach. But he couldn't help it.
Medusia's smile froze. She walked up to him. He backed away. "Are you scared of me?" She purred.
"Yeah. But then again, everybody would with that face." He shot back. What was wrong with him?
"Roy, puh-leeze don't get me started on that."
Roy felt himself hit the brick wall. Crap. Medusia was very close to him. The only thing that separated them was Peach.
"Get away from me." He snarled.
"Aw… isn't that sweet." She grabbed his face, with her unblemished hand. She pulled him close. He could feel her breath on him now. A jumpy feeling was settling somewhere around his stomach. "You'll regret you ever said those words, my sweet." She whispered dangerously. Then she kissed him.
Pull back! Roy thought. But he could not. Her hands had his head completely under his mercy. And suddenly a liquid issued into his mouth. He wrenched his face away from her. He coughed wetly. Some of the liquid came out. It tasted sweet. Horrifyingly sweet. He felt something go down his throat. It burned. What is this? Poison? No that can't be. If I knew Medusia, this would be something else. His vision started to blur. Then it focused again.
"Roy, my sweet. How does it feel to be madly in love?" She asked.
He was confused. Madly… in… love? What is she talking about? What the heck did I just swallow?
"Get away from me!" Roy snarled again. He slipped his hand off from under Peach's legs. He stood her up, and supported her against his other arm. Then he pushed Medusia roughly away.
She gave him a hurt look. Roy ignored her, as he swung Peach back into the lie down position. "What ever happened to being a gentleman?" She asked, pouting.
"What ever happened to being a lady?" I replied. I pushed past her and strode out, not waiting for a reply.
Outside the Alleyway
So that was it. Samus bitterly turned away. Everything is ruined! And it's mostly my fault. I was too late. And now I have to pay for it. Her back was toward Marth now. Samus forgot about being polite.
"I don't want to be a friend." She stated. She didn't know why, but she was angry as well as broken. What a stupid emotion. Why is love even in this world? It only causes sorrow for the people that aren't pretty enough, rich enough, or nice enough for guys they like. It wasn't fair.
"Samus?" It was Marth's voice.
"What?" She responded, annoyed.
"I-I'm sorry." Pain exploded from the back of Samus's head.
"Marth!" She screamed. She was unconscious before she hit the ground.
The Next Day
Zelda's POV
"Wake up!" a hiss awakened me up by my ear.
"Uh…" I rolled over. "Leave me alone."
"Oh please, this is important!" Peach's whiny voice sounded by my ear.
"Go away! Let me guess, you lost your Super Ultra Mega Hairbrush?" I snapped. I pulled the blanket over my head.
"Zelda!" Samus wrenched the blanket from me. I scrunched my feet up. I didn't know why, but I felt so tired.
I sat up and sleepily surveyed myself in the mirror. "What!" I screamed. I jolted out of bed.
The girl staring back at me was a complete mess. Her dress was torn. There was a throbbing lump on her forehead. And to top it off, she was covered in dirt. "How did this happen?" I asked, looking at my identical twin in Mirror World.
"I'm not sure. I woke up like this too. Its like I did something at night." Peach frowned.
I tried to think of what happened yesterday. But everything was blurry. All I remembered was Peach telling me something about a meeting in the afternoon. But after that I couldn't tell.
"You seriously need a hairbrush." Peach said. She attacked my hair with a brush.
15 minutes later full of "ow"s and twitching, my hair looked normal. I took a hot shower and made my bed hastily.
"So, what's so urgent?" I asked. I wasn't in the mood to take any more news. I hated this place.
"Well, Young Link invited us to their room." Peach explained. "They said it was pretty important. So I figured… we'd go. Its at 2."
I glanced at the clock. It read 10:07. "And I had four more hours of sleep!" I grumbled, as Peach and Samus frog-marched me down the hallway. We reached the elevator.
"Uh… I'll take the stairs." Peach outwardly said.
"Peach, what's the point? It's not like the elevator's gonna attack you again." Samus impatiently said.
"Yeah… well, I still want to take them." Peach said quietly.
"Suit yourself." I said. Peach rushed off to take the stairs.
The elevator doors opened. A man in a dark suit, with a hulking figure was inside. He looked like he was in his fifties. A large white, panther-like cat was sitting right next to him. It looked magnificent and sleek, but it also held a cold look to it. The man looked up and stared at Samus. His lip curled and he rushed out of the elevator hurriedly, with the panther-like cat, striding along effortlessly, gracefully.
When we were in the elevator I commented, "Well, that was weird."
"What?" Samus apparently wasn't paying attention to whatever was going on.
"That guy was giving you this look. And that cat didn't look normal."
"So what?" Samus yawned, "In Nintendo city you meet weird people and weird creatures. For example, you're an elf from the past. I'm a bounty huntress from the future, and Peach is a princess someone from the present. Yet, we all live in the same era. Anyway, that cat looked like a Pokemon if you ask me. I just don't know which."
I had to admit that was true. It was pretty weird. I never talked to Samus or Peach before this "Test". I wasn't as popular as Peach. In fact, I didn't like her. I thought she was one of those girly-girls who were so shallow and dated guys for fame and money. It turns out that she is girly girl, but she was… a nice type.
As for Samus; I didn't even know she existed. Well, I knew she was in my PE class and was a tomboy. I thought she was this toughie who had no feelings for anything. I guess was wrong about that too.
As for me, I was popular… but not as popular as Peach. I hung out with my own clique, and Peach hung out with her own, and Samus did too.
I wondered how we could all be friends now. In fact, it had only been a little over a week, and I considered them as my best friends. Was that even possible?
I stepped out of the elevator. Peach was waiting outside for us.
"Well, you took like, forever." She rolled her eyes at us.
"Well, we can't control how fast this thing goes anyway." Samus grouched at her.
"Well, use the stairs next time." Peach said, in her annoying "matter-of-fact" voice.
Samus rolled her eyes and ignored her. I wondered how far apart they really were. They were so different… yet so alike. I smiled to myself.
"What?" Samus asked suspiciously, noting my smile.
"Nothin'." I responded lightly.
"It looked like somethin' to me." Peach butted in.
"Nothing. Really." I said.
"Tell me!" Samus and Peach said at the same time (Samus demanding it and Peach whining)
"Nothing!" I said, missing Samus's punch narrowly. "Why are you so interested anyway?" I asked.
"Because you're my best friend." Peach said, clinging to my arm and groveling for effect. I raised my eyebrows. They seemed pretty curious today.
I just smiled and hugged them both. "What would I do without you guys?"
They really didn't know what was going through my head, because they gave me weird looks (Samus trying to break free).
We reached the breakfast lounge and sat near the window. I could see Link, Roy, and Marth clearly from this table without them knowing I was gawking at Link.
They were laughing at something stupid Marth just said. I watched Roy fling his bit of sausage at Marth, growling. It landed on his forehead and stuck there. Samus was watching too. A look of pure spite was on her face. She watched the scene dispassionately but didn't say anything. Peach was gawking, just like me. But she was looking at Roy instead. She unconsciously sighed.
"What's up with you?" Samus asked. She seemed pretty off mood after looking at Marth. I wondered why.
"What does it matter?" Snapped Peach. She seemed annoyed, being disrupted from her staring. "I notice I'm not the only one who's looking." She pointedly looked at Samus.
"Well, that's because I resolve never to talk to that blue-headed jerk again." A stream of curses followed, referring to the handsome prince. I wondered what he'd done to her to make her hate him.
While Peach and Samus bickered, I looked at Link. He was… so incredibly handsome. No Zelda. You don't fall for people like him! One side of my conscience said.
I don't? My other side argued weakly.
No! Remember, he broke up with you, without telling you. And it was with Saria too!
Well… he probably did it for a reason. Remember what he said about Saria blackmailing him? I mean, why else does Link save me? Why else has he loved me for so long? I heard the side defending Link ask.
He just wants you back because he doesn't like upsetting people. Anyway, what you're a princess. He's just the Hero of Time, whereas you are of royalty. For goodness sake, you rule Hyrule!
But… he's my Hero. The side dreamily said. I was constantly reminded of the countless times he saved Hyrule and me. He's a good person at heart. He means no harm. I can't imagine Link two-timing me for no reason. He's always been there for me. I wish I'd never rejected him. But there's nothing I can do now. Is there?
No.
Yes! Swallow your pride Zelda, and ask him. You love each other. You guys were meant for each other. Buck up.
But I knew I couldn't. I was a princess. And princesses do not swallow their pride easily. It was included with being a princess.
I watched him, unaware he was staring back at me. His eyes… so blue. They're… staring at me! Oh no! He must think I'm some stalker or pervert! I quickly averted my eyes. He disappointedly looked the other way.
"Oh please. Just lay off each other for once." I sighed at Samus and Peach. They were still arguing and it seemed that they would never stop. They weren't even arguing about staring anymore. They were arguing about how heartless Samus was and how stupid Peach was.
Ice Climbers, Young Link, and Ness's Preparation
"Everything ready?" Ness called out.
Popo, Nana and Young Link looked up. Nana and Popo were done with the cleaning and Ness was done with the refreshments, but Young Link was unsuccessful with the moving the bed. Nana giggled at the sight of him, grunting with effort to push the bed, his back leaning on the bed, and his little face turning red.
He turned redder hearing her voice. "Got a problem?" He roughly asked.
"Well, anybody would laugh seeing how red your face is!" she taunted.
He growled at her. He seemed to be pretty moody these days. "Shut up!" He fiercely said.
Nana raised an eyebrow and looked him up and down. It was a trick, taught by one of her Eskimo buddies named Lola. Lola was way different from Nana.
Young Link looked more irritated at her. "Didn't I tell you-"
"No!" Ness yelled as Young Link lost his temper and lunged at Nana. He collided headfirst into her waist, and they toppled to the floor wrestling.
"Nana!" Popo said warningly. Nana looked up. Her teeth were clamped on his arm and he was wincing in pain. His hand had grabbed a fistful of Nana's hair and was tugging it so hard she was beginning to tear.
Ding dong!
"Oh no! They're here!" Ness cried. He furiously faced Young Link and Nana, "You two better get that bed out of the way, or I'll be making chop suey from your flesh. Now!" He hissed.
They immediately began to push the bed. Seeing Ness mad, made them scared. His eyes were actually glowing a bluish color. But despite them being afraid, they still hated each other, and tried to trip each other.
What a prat. Stupid yellow head of his must be full of dustbunnies! She thought annoyed and she attempted to shove the bed toward the wall.
Dumb, girl! She's worse than Saria. Sheesh, she just doesn't know how to accept the fact that other people are better than her. Young Link thought.
Out of frustration, and their power combined, they managed to get the bed to the side.
Meanwhile, Adrenaline and Kirby had burst through the door, or rather Adrenaline, with Kirby swallowing a hamburger and fries in one huge gulp.
Adrenaline had not seen Ness opening the door so when she'd come in, she ran into Ness and they became a heap on the floor.
"Ah… sorry Adrenaline." Ness said, blushing furiously. God, she seems to be looking good today. I mean, even under those paint smears.
"S'okay." Adrenaline said cheerfully. She barely acknowledged that fact and disentangled herself from him. She faced Popo brightly and said, "So are we the first to come?"
"Uh… yeah." Popo stammered. Popo did not like Adrenaline. She was way too hyper for his own good.
"Coolness!" she squealed. She jumped on the bed, completely ruining the neat look to it and asked Popo, "So when does the party start?" She asked.
"When everybody arrives." Ness started to say, but Adrenaline ignored him.
"This place is so neat. There's not a piece of dirt here! Now this is a room my mom would love!" She said, bouncing on the bed.
Ness smiled. Popo grimaced. And Young Link and Nana were too busy trying to stomp on each other's feet to notice the goofy grin Ness was portraying and the look Popo was giving could kill. Quite literally.
Meanwhile, Kirby had swallowed half of the refreshments and was burping richly. Adrenaline twitched. She did not like burping. Or rather she did not like burping if it didn't come from her. "Ew… stop burping-"
Whatever she was to say next was drowned out by a loud doorbell noise.
"I'll get that!" Ness soared for the door, but in his eagerness, he collided into Adrenaline again and the lot of them toppled to the floor. Oh no, she must now really think me a klutz! Ness why do you do this to yourself? Using his telekinesis he picked himself off her and brushed himself off, blushing even more furiously.
Popo smoothly opened the door and his smile froze when he saw whom it was.
"Can I help you?" he nervously asked the green-haired girl. She looked young, perhaps a little older than him, but her face looked teen enough.
"Yeah whatever." The girl snapped. "I'm here for the meeting, savvy? Is this the correct time, date and room?"
"Uh… sure. But who are you?" Popo raised an eyebrow. He fingered his hammer tentatively.
"Saria. I'm… a-a friend of Link's." She stammered, and the light in her eyes showed something like a sad sort of reminisce. Link… I'm sorry I hurt the friendship we had between us and I hope that after this is all over you will be my friend still. And I also hope you find out that I helped out that redheaded friend of yours. I need to tell you these things. If I don't… I'll die seeing that hurt look on your face…
"Sure come on in."
Seconds later the doorbell rang. A number of people ran in. And within minutes, the whole room was full of people.
Ness cleared his throat nervously. "So is anybody else coming in? He referred to his checklist and saw that all the main guests had been checked off. At any rate, only three extra people uninvited had come: Saria, Krystal, and Adrenaline.
Nana, Popo and Young Link joined the young psychic at the front of the room. "Well… er… ah..." Ness stammered. He cleared his throat again.
"What he wants to say is, anybody who has a map piece come forward." Nana impatiently said, "Please." She added.
Automatically a whole group of people stood up. Young Link scrutinized them. Luigi, Mario, Yoshi, DK, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Captain Falcon, Fox, Link, Samus, and Kirby all stood up. It looked really weird that a group of people (that mostly were all older than Nana) were listening to the young Eskimo.
"Hold out your map piece and form a circle." Popo politely added next.
The group formed a circle, Fox being the first and Ness being the last.
The map pieces began to glow faintly…
END OF CHAPTER 10
Wow. This is weird. I finally updated. Hahaha… okay guys, review! I need to see at least a grand total of 65 reviews by chapter ten.