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Chapter 11

Samus Aran

I was in the private seats of the Smashers with my eyes were wider than Kirby's mouth whenever he's at a buffet. Fox and Link were trapped in the Brinstar Depths with one of my worst enemies. I quickly stood up, being this close to blowing a fuse. Captain Falcon and Falco promptly stood in my way. I charged up my cannon and aimed it at them.

"Get out of my way," I said grimly.

"Calm down," Captain Falcon said in his 'speaking to a lunatic' voice. "You sure you want to overreact?" I shifted my cannon, just enough so Captain Falcon will take most of the blow and still be able to knock Falco out for a loop.

"O...over...r-react....?" I said, my eyebrows furrowed up. My head was continuously shifted slightly from the left to the right.. "Fox....and Link....is out there....halfway across the universe.....having to face a giant monster over four, five.....hell.....six feet tall........AND YOU'RE TELLING I'M OVERREACTING?!"

"Well, technically, he asked you...." Falco started to say before I shifted my cannon towards his direction.

"I don't think this is the right time to be a smart ass, little man." Falco's eyes flared with anger.

"First of all, not everyone could be your height you female Yao Ming," Falco shot back. "Second of all, this is Link and Fox. Link is pretty damn good and he took on enemies twice as larger and -" He signaled towards Ganondorf. "- twice as ugly." I held back my laughter. "And I know Fox well enough to know that he's not going be taken down by some dinosaur whose weight problem couldn't be helped by Doctor Phil and Doctor Mario, combined. No offense Doc."

"None taken-a," Doctor Mario replied from behind me. I lowered my cannon slowly.

"You better be right," I said, trying to say in a threatening tone, but it was more of a tone of sadness.

"Don't worry," I heard a voice said. I turned around to see Zelda smiling weakly. "They'll prevail." I looked at the other Smashers to see them nod in agreement. I nodded, and all of us turned our attention to the thirty-six by thirty-six inch plasma screen.

"Alright you two, show me your moves!" Captain Falcon yelled out. Everyone looked at him, and he sighed. "I'll stop."

Fox

I was shooting beam after beam at this creature. But he didn't seem to be letting off. All I could do was distract it. Unfortunately, Kraid was getting pissed. As soon as I fired my last shot, the reptile swung an arm at me. I barely dodged the attack, feeling the thing touching my fur. Link than fired four arrows at the beast, taking his attention off of me.

"Hey Link, I don't think this is working!" I yelled out.

"Tell me about it!" Link agreed. "But hey, don't focus on the negative. Don't you have some way of keeping your cool during battle?!" I unloaded a barrage of lasers.

"Well, sometimes, not all the time...I talk about everyday subjects!"

"Well, let's talk!" Link barely moved out of the way when Kraid pounded a 'fist' on the platform. I ran at Link, performing my Fox Illusion. While doing the move, I grabbed Link around his waist, pulling him out of danger. I than jumped platforms, using the creatures moment of confusion.

"What do you want to talk about?" I asked, releasing him.

"Well, remember when I told you Samus took me shopping and I got her to sing karaoke?" I nodded. "Well, she.....showed her face." I smiled slightly. "She...."

"Had long blond hair that went past her shoulders, have a face that was slightly pale from lack exposure to sunlight, but was drop dead gorgeous?" I asked. He nodded.

"How'd you know?"

"Way before the Melee era, Samus I were sparring when I accidentally kicked off her helmet."

"She wasn't angry?" he asked. I felt the fur on the back of my neck raise up. Link and I quickly jumped away, avoiding another attack.

"No, but I felt I owed her something, so I told her a secret," I answered. Link beckoned me to duck, and I did so as he threw a bomb over my head, landing on Kraid's arm. All it seemed to do was piss him off.

"What was the secret?" Link asked, unloading a hellfire of arrows at the creature's eyes. The creature was blinding, thrashing around, slamming a platform on the other side.

"Um.....I..." I than sighed. "I used to be a suicidal." Link laughed nervously a little bit.

"Well, I bet you're not the only one who used to be one," he answered. He than sighed. "Look, Fox, I don't think this is working. We need to hit this creature head on." I nodded.

"But I need weapon," I said. I than noticed a beam sword all the way on the other. I quickly made a ran for it. Kraid noticed me and made many swipes at me. I somersaulted over its attacks. I than took one lunge at the sword before I felt a huge force slam and pinned me to the ground. I screamed in pain, struggling to break free to no avail. I stretched my arm out, the sword just out of my reach. A weaker (and arguably, a smarter) man would of given up. But after everything I went through, after dealing with my parents death, after getting revenge, twice against my father's killer, after saving countless planets, I'll be damned if I was killed by a Godzilla wannabe.

I closed my eyes, literally setting myself on fire. That was enough to burn the flesh and release from the hold. As Kraid was screaming out in pain, I ran towards the beam sword and grabbed hold of it. I snarled out loud, sounding like a real rabid fox.

"Ready Link?!" I yelled out loud.

"Ready!"

Both of us waited until Kraid slammed its 'fists' on the platforms. I quickly performed my Fox Illusion, running up its arm. Before it could even react, I quickly slashed one of its three eyes. Link did the same, leaving the center eye for last. I quickly let loose a hellfire of laser beams at its last eyes. It roared out loud, completely blinded. Seeing this opportunity, I dived into the creature's mouth, heading in straight into its stomach.

Link

I seen, a lot of things. I seen Zelda transform from a seemingly helpless princess into the ninja-like Sheik. I seen Falco reading poetry once. Hell, last Christmas, Bowser actually gave Mario a present under the tree. But I doubt there will ever be anything to compare to what I just saw. Fox pretty much fed himself to the creature. And to think I thought he was kidding when he said he used to be a suicidal. I just stood on the platform, tears running from eyes like a severely leaking faucet.

"Fox...why?" I asked silently, even though I knew he couldn't hear me. I looked up at the creature, pulling out my bow and arrows.

"Kraid, you son of a -" Before I could finish the statement, I noticed Kraid was screaming out in pain. Steam was rising from his mouth. Slowly but surely, he was getting engulfed in flames until he flared up like a Fire Arrow, disintegrating him like a small rock falling through the Earth's atmosphere. After the flare up, I saw Fox lying on the platform. I quickly jumped from platform to platform until I reached him. I looked down on him, and he looked up at me, smiling.

"Hi Link," he said, almost slurring his speech. "Did you miss me?" I merely smiled. He sat up and I sat next to him. "How do we get out of here?"

"I don't know," I answered calmly. I than looked up. "I wish this cavern at least had an opening in the roof." Fox nodded. "I...just want to return back to the Smash Mansion....back to Samus..." Fox nodded some more, than raised an eyebrow.

"You're going out with Samus?" he asked. I nodded. He laughed out loud. I gave him a look that showed I was mystified and pissed off at the same time. "Sorry, it just....well, you two were going to rip each other's head off not so long ago. Talk about your 'Hatred to Love' story, huh?" I merely smiled. I than was startled when I noticed the roof blowing up. Fox and I both covered our eyes, shielding them from the dust. Fox was the first person to uncover his eyes. When I uncovered my eyes, he was laughing and smiling. I looked up to see a huge ship. The ship was Great Fox.

Zelda

I sat in the common of the mansion along with the other Smashers. They were waiting to see if they were okay. I was there for the same reason, but I had another reason.

I looked up to see Fox and Link limp in. Everyone stood up and crowded around them, asking if they were okay. Fox smiled and nodded while Link merely rolled his eyes. I stood and passed through the crowd. I smiled at the two of them.

"Zelda!" they both cheered happily. I nodded towards Link. He smiled as he walked up and kissed me on the cheek. I smiled back. Fox than walked towards me to the same. Unfortunately, for him, I slapped him so hard across the face he was knocked on his back.

"DAMN!!!" all the other Smashers yelled.

"What was that for?" he yelled out, rubbing his the side of face.

"What was that for?" I repeated, my violet eyes flaring up with anger. "What was that for?! You dived into that creatures, knowing you could of died!" Fox had a look of fear on his face, whimpering like a...fox. I didn't care at the moment. "Fox, I care about you. Which is why the next time you pull a fucking stunt like that again, my foot will be so far up your ass people will thinking I'm wearing fox-skinned boots!" I breathing in and out, trying to fix my breathing.

"Where she learn to speak like that?" Captain Falcon asked, speaking to no one in particular. As if on cue, Samus and Falco whistled innocently. I merely sighed as I walked off towards my room.

"Zelda wait!"

Fox McCloud

I never been so scared in my life. Zelda went from a sweet young lady to a Marine drill sergeant in mere seconds.

I sighed as I followed her all the way to her room. I shook my head as I knocked on the door. The door opened to see Zelda scowling at me. She than titled her head to the side.

"Are you okay?" she asked. I frowned a bit.

"My cheek feels like it was hit by a nova bomb," I admitted. Zelda placed a hand on my cheek. She than guided me inside. I looked around and whistled. The room looked like it was straight from a castle. The walls were made of marble and carpet was thick, almost ankle deep. The borders of the wall were made of pure gold and the frame of the windows was pure silver.

"Sit," she said. I promptly took a seat on the bed. Zelda sat next to me and sighed. "You know why I did what I did?" My ears drooped down as I shook my head. She sighed, than put an arm around my shoulder and pulled me close. "I did that because I cared about you. I was worried enough that we couldn't teleport you back and you had to face that monstrosity. But when you dived into Kraid's stomach, you literally gave me a panic attack." I couldn't help but whimpered.

"I'm sorry," I heard myself whispered out. "Are you okay?" She giggled.

"I'm okay, but remind me to cut back on hanging out with your friend Falco and Samus." I turned my head to look into her eyes, but my muzzle made contact with her cheek. We both blushed, but I smiled as I turned around wrapped my armed around her. Zelda smiled as she returned the favor. We looked into each other's eyes. Hey violet eyes seemed to glow. I than kissed her. After a few seconds I released the kiss and we both laughed at the awkwardness of it.

"I'm real sorry for slapping you like that," she finally said.

"Hey it's okay." I said, smiling a bit. "Though, I'm still mad Link didn't even get one tenth of what I received."

"Oh you won't be thinking that in a few seconds."

As if on cue, Link burst into the room. He was covered from head to toe in oatmeal. I held in my laughter.

"Zelda, that prank you pulled...not funny!" he said. I quickly burst into laughter.

"Oh yes it is!" Zelda and I was on the floor, laughing so hard we were tearing up. We finally got a hold of ourselves and looked up at an embarassed Link. He shook his head.

"Zelda, you really need to stop hanging around with Falco," he finally said.