Well, here it is. You may like this chapter, and then again you may not like it. But I'll tell you it's hecka long. If you can do me a favor, tell me your favorite chapter please or character if it's not too much trouble. Thanks in advance! In the words of Mario "HERE WE GOOOO!"

Chapter 14

The Bond Between Best Friends Broken

Zelda stared at Roy long and hard. "W-What did you just say?"

"I'm sorry, Zelda. This is what I heard from Marth and he's dead serious about the whole thing. Link and Samus ki-"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence!" Zelda yelled at the swordsman. "I don't want to hear it again!"

"Zelda, you need to know this," Roy said calmly.

"I don't because it's a lie. That would never ever happen. Samus knows more than anything how much Link matters to me! She even told me the first time I met her that she didn't like Link that way. Just as a friend."

"But even so. It could be a lie." Roy pointed out.

Zelda stopped Roy by holding her hand up. He instantly stopped talking. She then held one finger up. "Just answer me this one question. Did you even see this happen?"

"Look, I'm just telling you-

Zelda cut him off sharply. "I did not ask for an explanation. It's a "yes" or "no" question, so answer it." Zelda didn't usually find any reason to get mad at Roy. But she knew Samus better better than anyone, and she wasn't going to let him accuse her of such a thing.

"No, I didn't see it actually happen but Marth said-"

"-then, I've heard enough." Zelda turned from Roy and adjusted her purse on her shoulder. "You know, you two need to get facts straight before you gossip about her. That's something I would expect children to do." Zelda proceeded to leave.

Roy placed his hand on her shoulder. He spoke when Zelda finally turned to face him. "Okay. I may not have seen it, but Marth did. He said he saw it happen when they were on Serine Isle." Zelda stared at him with an annoyed look on her face, telling Roy to shut-up with his nonsense. "You may not believe it now, and I don't want to believe it either, but she did. He wouldn't lie about such a thing. Don't you think so?"

Zelda removed his hand from her shoulder and glared at him. "Goodbye, Roy." She flipped back around and stomped away in anger.

He didn't try to go after her. She'll find out sooner or later.

Zelda tried to shake what she just heard out of her head. But it just continued to remain there. Her thoughts were very jumbled. What am I all bent out of shape for? It's a lie. They would never… aah I can't even say it or think it. Sure they both have a close relationship with each other but that's only because they're like brother and sister. But it always seemed sort of strange to me how close they were. It was why I was so suspicious when I first met Samus. But why would Samus try and help me get together with Link and try to be with him too? Yes, that's the reason why it must be a lie. No way she would lie to me. Samus looks out for me all the time and she would never try to hurt me. But then again… what am I saying? They didn't kiss, and that's final.

After a bit of wandering, Zelda looked at the watch on her wrist. "There's not that much time left. Maybe I should go back and see-"

Zelda stopped short as she looked further ahead. She could see Peach looking through a store window not too far away. Peach looked Zelda's way before Zelda could call her name. She walked up the street and the two met towards the side of an intersection. Peach had two small bags in her hands and was looking quite pleased. "Zellie, I got in a little bit of shopping."

"Oh, I see." Zelda meekly said.

Peach found a bench and sat down on it. "You okay? You look sort of down."

"Me? Down?" Zelda sat down next to her. "No. I'm just thinking about stuff."

"What kind of stuff?"

"Just smasher stuff."

"Smasher stuff like what?"

"Like some people in our smasher company."

"Zellie, let's stop with the word tennis and just tell me what's wrong."

Zelda felt Peach was the only one to confide in. "Roy, told me something very disturbing. He told me that Samus and Link shared a kiss while we were on Serine Isle."

Peach gasped. "Really? Is Link the same guy Marth accused Sam about?" Zelda nodded. Peach punched her fist in the air. "Aha! I knew there was something going on with that boy!"

"What do you mean?"

"Link was being very defensive this morning, remember? And when we brought up Marth's name he got very snappy. It must have to do with the kiss. Link and Marth have not talked at all to each other since we came back from what I've heard."

Zelda picked at her finger nervously. "Then, are you saying that you think they really… did kiss?"

Peach looked at her questionably. "Link and Sam? No, I actually don't. Marth must have saw two other people. I mean when it comes to them, he can..." Peach paused and looked around. "You know what I think?

Zelda leaned in close as Peach leaned into her. "What do you think?"

"Well, between you and me, I've noticed that Marth gets really edgy around Link. Sometimes, I think he's really jealous that Link and Samus are such good friends."

Zelda's eyes widened. "Do you think he's possessive of Samus?"

"Oh no, of course not. I think he's just wishes he was as close to Samus as Link is. Like they may be dating, but I bet Marth thinks Link knows more about her than he does," Peach giggled. "But what can you expect? They've been together at the Smash Mansion for so long."

Zelda's heart sunk a bit. "Yeah." I have to admit, I'm jealous of how close Sam and Link are too. But I still don't believe that those two would do something behind our backs like that.

Peach punched Zelda lightly in the shoulder. "They didn't kiss. Promise you. Stop thinking about it."

"Alright," Zelda sighed. "Do you know where Sam is, by the way?"

"Well, we headed out of the resort at the same time. I asked her to come with me to get her mind off of Marth. But she decided to take a walk by herself. She said she'll meet us back at the resort later. So, I just let her go."

"I need to talk to her and Marth. Want to come with me?"

"Um... I wish I could, but I have more shopping to do." Peach got up quickly. "But hey, I'll tell you this. I saw Marth up in that direction." She pointed up north. "He's shouldn't be too far ahead."

"I hope not." Zelda got up too and stretched. "I'll see you later, okay?"

"Alright." Peach watched Zelda start to walk up north. When she was far enough down the street Peach broke into a sprint. She still had planning to do for a certain girl's birthday.

Out By Docks

Marth had wandered off, wondering where it would lead him. His journey stopped when he reached the ocean. It was fine by him. He leaned against a pole on the dock and crossed his arms. He thought about what had happened last night when Samus ran away. Samus couldn't even look at me. Is this how it is now? She can't talk to me about why she kissed that so-called friend of mine?

Marth heard something drop to the ground and tumble away from him. He felt lighter all of a sudden. He looked down at his waist to see his sword was no longer strapped to him. He heard a tiny splash. He sighed and ran over to the edge of the dock. His sword already plunged into the sea.

His jaw dropped in disbelief and then he groaned. Great… just great. He grumbled at the thought of how he could possibly retrieve his sword. But to his surprise, his sword suddenly reemerged from the water, floating above the sea. More amazing, the sword rose even higher and kept floating till it was right in front of him and in reach.

"What the…" Marth reached out and grabbed for the sword.

I think you will need you sword in your matches.

Mewtwo appeared right next to Marth. It made Marth jump, but he held his fright by just acting like he was trying to flick his hair. He sighed and nodded. Thanks, Mewtwo. You're a lifesaver.

It was no problem, young swordsman. So, did you handle your problem?

I haven't said anything to her yet. Even worse, she hasn't said anything to me. Maybe I should be pleased.

So, what holds you back? The cat-like Pokemon asked. Do you still have feelings for the young bounty hunter?

I…I don't know. I want to be mad at her, but I can't. I guess I still do have feelings for her. I don't know why. Usually when people make me mad, I'm through with them. But Samus, she's different.

I'm not one who's all for emotions but you know it's love, young swordsman. She means the world to you. Now, I don't know what could have possibly urged her to do such a thing, but she never struck me as someone without a heart. Is there any reason for her doing this behind your back with your friend, Link? Did you leave her or anything?

I did go away to Altea. But it was only for a while. She didn't seem upset about me leaving. Seems like that to me. Samus still had Zelda, and of course Link was there, being her supportive companion. Maybe that's why it happened.

It's a possibility worth considering, but not confirmed. Hmm… we have company.

"Hello, Mewtwo and Marth."

Marth found Princess Zelda walking over onto to the dock to him. She had a light smile on her face before she formally addressed the Pokemon. "Mewtwo, if you don't mind, I would like to talk to Marth. "

"Of course, Princess. I will see you all shortly." Mewtwo closed his eyes and was gone in a blink of an eye. Marth looked at the spot were Mewtwo once stood and then to Zelda, who waited patiently for his attention."Yes, Princess?"

Zelda decided not to correct Marth's actions by calling her Princess. "I heard from Roy about Link and Samus well...doing what you think they were doing."

Marth faced the princess. "I'm not lying about this, Zelda. She may be your best friend, but she can lie to you."

"Marth, how do you know that you're sure? It could have been someone else. Listen to yourself. You're accusing someone you really care about."

"I know I am, Zelda. But I am more sure than ever that it was her. No other girl has green eyes as pretty she does. No one has a smile like she had and no one... absolutely no one has the same bracelet on their wrist." Even now, Marth couldn't find the heart to say anything bad about Samus, even if he was hurting. "It was her, no doubt about it."

"I'm not so sure I believe that."

Marth raised an eyebrow and tapped his sword. "Not to be rude or anything, Zelda. But your choice to believe me or not, matters little to me."

Zelda glared at him. Goddesses, what an attitude. This must be hurting him. She remained silent as Marth took a deep sigh. He gave her an apologetic look. "Sorry, I spoke out of turn. This whole situation is just frustrating. I walk up to find her kissing Link, and I have no idea what I did to her. "

Flashbacks about what happened earlier started coming back in Zelda's head. The injuries on Samus and the sad story she told her. She had to know. Zelda sniffed the sea air as she looked at the view. "Marth, can you tell me about what happened between you and Sam after the whole kiss thing?"

"Sure. I will. What really…" Marth looked past the Princess in the direction of the town. He stopped mid-sentence and eyed the place. Zelda turned around to look in the direction. "What is it?"

"It's nothing. Thought I saw someone. How about we go talk about this at a restaurant? We'll have a little privacy, and I'm very hungry."

"Well, okay. I'm kind of hungry myself."

"Alright, I have a place in mind." Marth and Zelda walked off the dock to their destination.

Another Part of Town Some Time later….

Samus walked glumly through the streets of Nintendo. It was as busy as ever. The traffic was slow today with the festival coming up in a few hours. So, walking on the street was the way to go at this time. Except she didn't know exactly where she was going. She was going to find some type of store to get some parts for her ship, but changed her mind. She was not in the mood. Her boots left an echo on the concrete as she took every step. She had changed into khaki pants and a navy blue button shirt with no sleeves but a collar. The collar was a V-neck style and there was a white tank top under it. Her hair was up in a bun with many strands of her hair hanging out of the bun and she had few strands of blonde hair hanging on her face as bangs.

She looked in her pocket. Inside was the gold bracelet given to her by Marth. She had just gone into a jewelry shop and had gotten the chain fixed. But now she was wondering if she even wanted to put it back on her wrist or throw it out in the street and let it get smashed. Until that decision was made, it remained secure in her pocket.

Samus' face was less pale and her eyes didn't looked dead anymore. She was no longer scared and confused by Marth's actions. Her fear had changed to sadness. Her emotions were slowly changing every time she would think about him. She was getting ready to turn the corner when she stopped shortly. She was looking over at a restaurant and she saw Zelda, and not only Zelda but also Marth. They were sitting at one of the tables outside the restaurant. It looked like they had just finished eating, and they were talking about something very serious.

What are they talking about? Samus quickly crept over to the restaurant and crouched behind a bush that was right next to their table. She couldn't see them but she could recognize their voices from all the other ones.

"So, that's basically all that happened," Samus recognized that voice as Marth's. She remained as quiet as she could.

Over on the other side of the bush, Marth was crossing his hands. "I didn't talk to her, or even touch her."

Zelda said quietly. "But… what about all those cuts?"

"Zel, I swear I did not do that to her. I would never try to hurt anyone like that."

Zelda was silent. She had nothing to say. At least that's what it seemed like anyway to Samus. But then she heard Zelda speak. "I didn't really think you would do anything like that to her. Maybe she was wrong after all. I told her it might have been someone else, but she was certain it was you. I still can't believe they kissed."

"Neither can I. Link and Samus. I just can't imagine they'd do something like this, and they're our friends. We're supposed to be able to trust them."

Samus felt her heart tighten. Oh my god. They know about that? How did they find out? Link and I swore we wouldn't say anything about it, but they know. What's going on?

"I don't think that really happened, Marth. It couldn't have been them. But now there's Samus's injuries to talk about. Is she really telling us everything that's happening or is she leaving something out?"

"Look, I can honestly say that I had nothing to do with her getting injured. All I know about is the kiss. And with these two things together, I am even more suspiscious about what Samus and Link aren't telling us."

"I want to believe, Samus. I do. Maybe we can talk to her together and find out if she's actually telling the whole truth or not." Zelda couldn't think of anything else to say. It was already hard enough to hear both of their stories.

Samus on the other hand was getting ready to lose balance from crouching. The words from Marth, and her friend that she thought believed her, stung. She trembled, and she felt her vision blurred. She knew what these feelings meant. She resumed her crouching position and moved away from the bush and from her friends in stealth. She had heard enough. As soon as she was away from them, she got up and walked the opposite way. She broke into a run when she could still hear their voices. They were poisoning her mind.

She kept running bumping into almost every other person on the way. She didn't want it to happen, but tears started leaking from her eyes. Of course now, I remember how to cry when the boy who matters most to me lies and the friend who means everything to me takes his side. Look at me: pathetic!

She found a park. The park was completely empty which was something positive for her to look at. No one had to see her cry. She tried her best to stop the tears but they just kept falling.

At times like these, daughters would call their mothers up and talk to them. But her mother being dead along with the rest of her family made it impossible for that to happen. She put her hand on her golden chain of her S necklace. It was still as shiny as ever and still could not be opened. She had no one else to talk to. She gripped it hard. Anger seemed to rush over her. It was almost a fury that couldn't be controlled. She was furious with Zelda. She told her not to talk to Marth and she did anyway. And to top it off she no longer believed Samus's story. It was the truth. And her best friend was not even defending her.

I knew I should have stayed quiet about the whole thing. Who else doesn't believe me? She scowled. That's it! If this is the way they're going to be, I'll play their little game but I'll play much harder!

The Streets

Zelda followed Marth out of the restaurant after eating. He had remained silent right after he was done eating but later decided to bring up the subject of her birthday to forget about the whole ordeal. It may have been a good idea to talk about it, but they were not enjoying the conversation with the whole drama going on. By the time they were done discussing it, they decided to return back to the resort and wait till time to leave for the big festival. These five hours had been emotional for the two.

Zelda watched Marth walk faster and faster away from her. Or maybe it was her walking slower and slower.

Her mind was on what was going to happen with her friendship with Link, Samus, and Marth. All four of them were barely speaking to each other truthfully. Marth seemed more distant and he never seemed to have a book with him like he used to. Samus was becoming secretive again. Her story did seem impossible to Zelda and she didn't know if she could even talk to her friend with this "kiss".

And Link. What was there to say about him? They were having an on and off friendship. One day they're angry at each other and the next moment they are playing around like the good ole days. And what if Link and Veronica did get together? What would happen to them?

Next thing she knew she was bumping into Marth. Her face made contact with his back. Marth didn't respond to it though. Zelda looked from behind his back and there was Veronica again. She thought seeing Veronica once a day was already bad enough. Twice was pushing it.

"So you told her huh, Marth?" Veronica said. "Your girlfriend and Link together and kissing?"

Marth glared at her. He didn't feel like talking to her. Zelda moved from behind him to his left side. "Veronica, do you have to put your nose in everyone's business?"

"Sorry, but I'm not talking to you. Take a number." She turned to Marth. "I want you to stop telling lies when it's obvious that Link loves me and no one else. You've got to be lying if you think Link would even kiss someone like her." Veronica pointed a finger at Marth and returning the same icy glare.

"I know what I saw okay? It was no one else." Marth thought back to that day when he saw Samus' green eyes as they opened right after she kissed Link. She was smiling the way she usually did around him. But now it was meant for someone else. He couldn't take it anymore. He moved past Veronica. "Excuse me," he said roughly. He walked past them, not waiting for Zelda.

Zelda followed after him. "Marth, wait!" She hurried her pace so she could keep up with him.

Veronica, being left in the dust, got angry and powerwalked after them. "Hey! I'm not finished yet!"

A little further up in the direction Marth was going, Link was walking back home. But Link was unaware of how close Marth was. He was just humming the song Saria had taught him. He could really use her help at the moment with all that's going on, but he didn't want to bother her with such petty problems. Life was difficult for the young Hylian and he was only seventeen.

Troubles were rushing in his head. He had avoided almost all his friends but mainly Marth and Samus. He had just recently decided to avoid Zelda since he was starting to find it more difficult to keep a straight face in front of her. He felt a tug at his hat and moved his eyes to look up. Pichu was trying her best to keep a balance on his head. But her tiny legs kept slipping off his head. She would whine every time she slipped and Link laughed. At least Pichu was someone to talk to. Unlike the other Pokemon, Pichu couldn't say anything to anybody since she didn't know English yet. But then again she could blab to Pikachu, Jigglypuff, or Mewtwo and they could tell other people since they can speak English and then gossip will spread. But what were the chances of that happening?

Pretty slim. He concluded. Pichu's only five, she won't remember a thing I say. Oh Farore, why was I born so gosh darn good-looking? He brushed his blonde hair out of his face. Just as he thought everything would be fine, he saw Samus heading towards the resort. She was in front of him, but far ahead.

Link stopped short and took a few steps back. Maybe if I wait a little longer she won't turn back and I'll be free from talking to her. Yes. Oh no! Link had turned around and saw three other familiar people. Zelda, Marth, and Veronica are behind me. He looked up at the skies. How could this day get any worse?

Pichu seeing Samus ahead chirped in glee. She jumped off Link's head and onto the ground. She looked at Link. He was waving his hands and shaking his head. "Pichu, don't you dar-"

Pichu didn't understand and let out a large. "PICHU!"

The yell echoed through Link's ears. It wasn't really loud at all, but it seemed like it to Link. He knew now that his fate was sealed. But Samus didn't turn around. Maybe Samus didn't hear her.

"Pichu pi!" Pichu shouted. Samus turned around that time. She instantly stopped walking.

"Pichu?" she said as she looked his way. Link groaned. If she didn't hear the first time she heard it now. He closed his eyes in frustration. What am I going to do? Hold on a second. I can't keep dodging them like this. I have to say something to them. I have the Triforce of Courage. I can do this. He looked to see Zelda coming closer. But wisdom beats courage by a long shot, so I'll talk to Sam first.

He picked up Pichu quickly and ran over to Samus. Before she could get a word in Link interrupted her. "Hey Sam. What's going on?"

Samus lightly smiled. "Nothing much." Pichu saw a candy shop through the corner of her eye. She got free from Link's grasp and scampered off.

No, don't leave. I need moral support. Heh…how am I going to get that from a Pokemon? He sighed. Link noticed Samus's eyes were a little puffy and they were a pinkish color. "Hey, are you okay? You look live you have been crying."

"Oh, you can tell? I'm trying to hide it." She covered her face in embarrassment. "How will this look to other people? I'm a bounty hunter. I shouldn't cry."

Link place a hand on her shoulder. "Some of the strongest people cry, Sam. It's natural." Samus removed her hands and looked at Link. Link wish she hadn't because her green eyes were looking stunning even when she was upset. Link couldn't keep her eyes of her. Man, she's beautiful… no stop! NOT AGAIN! It will not happen. He removed his hand from her shoulder thinking that was only thing he could do and then he took a tiny step back but Samus took a much bigger step closer to him.

She placed her hands behind her back. "What's wrong?"

Link placed his arms behind the back of his head and turned his head the other way. "Nothing, Sammie… I mean Sam."

"Sammie?" She smiled and tried to look at his face even though he was facing the other way. "That's what the girls call me. You usually just call me Sam. Only one other boy calls me that, and that's Marth."

"Oh, no kidding?" Link said with a nervous laugh. Courage wasn't helping him right now.

Samus finally got a chance to look at his face. "Hey, you're turning as red as a tomato. You sure you're okay?"

"Positive, Samus." He said. Why can't I call her Sam? He thought in a panic.

Samus smiled a very different smile from all her other ones. It was an addicting one that made Link look at her. Specifically right at the lips. "Link, are you trying to tell me something? You used to talk to me with no problem before. What's the sudden change? Is there something on my face?"

"N-No Samus. You look absolutely beautiful!" He blurted out. He couldn't believe what he had just said. Beautiful? What's wrong with me?

"Thank you. But I usually get that remark from Marth. Link? Are you starting to…"

"Like you as more than just a friend? No, of course not! Whatever gave you that idea?" He sputtered out quickly.

Samus's face scrunched up. "I didn't say that." She got even closer. His eyes kept following her. "Are you insinuating it?"

Link took a good look at the bounty hunter. He had to admit she was beautiful but this was his good friend's girlfriend, and he was breaking the boundaries of being this close to Samus. He was even surprised how Marth even let him hang out with her alone. Marth really trusted Link to never try to take Samus away from him. And no matter what, his thoughts about Samus could never compete with how he felt about two other girls: Zelda and Veronica. He had to stop her. "No, Sam. I actually need to talk to you about what happened. That kiss…"

"Oh, the kiss? " She got up into Link's face. "Was it a little forceful? I can ease up next time and make it nice and slow."

"Samus, don't." Link stepped back. But she kept getting closer. He placed both of his hands on Samus's shoulders. "You can't do this."

Samus stopped and frowned. "Why not? Marth goes and leaves me for a long time and expects me to be waiting for him. I felt lonely without him. But you… just like before… Link you comforted me." Her voice grows softer. "So I thought… maybe you and me were meant to be."

Link could not believe what Samus was saying to him. This girl had changed ever since Marth came into her life. So much emotion. He was starting to miss the Samus that was cocky. "It's not supposed to be, Sam."

Samus removed his hands from her shoulders and just held them in her hands. "It should be. Why should I have to be with someone who doesn't even spend enough time with me."

"You should talk to him about it. Not me."

"Link, he and Zelda were just at a restaurant talking about you and me. About the whole kiss and everything and now they both probably are going to lash out at me. And you don't care?" she asked hoping he would give the right answer.

Link really wished he could be anywhere else, not having this conversation. "Sam, I do care a lot about you! It's just that-"

"LINK!"

Link turned around. He knew who it was. Veronica was walking down to him in anger. She was furious. "Is what Marth said true? You really did kiss this girl?" Veronica's eyes stared at Samus so coldly.

"Wait, it's not what you…" He stopped. Further behind her was Zelda and Marth and they were both staring at him with a mixture of hurt and shock. But Zelda's face was the worst. She looked like she was going to crack at any moment. Link forgot about Veronica and Samus instantly. He looked at Marth next. He was looking at him in disgust. Before he could say anything Marth flipped back around and went down another street. That left Zelda. Zelda just couldn't keep her eyes off Link or Samus. They were both guilty of it. She had heard the whole thing. Link was staring back at her. He was trying to communicate to her, but she was not trying to get what he was saying. She looked at Samus. Unlike Link, she didn't seem to care. This made Zelda feel even more angered.

Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.

Link wasn't even listening to Veronica who was still barking demands at him.

Zelda couldn't find a single word to say. It wasn't even Veronica. It was just my friends. No tricks at all. No actors… nothing. Just those two. They really did kiss. And Samus really likes him. She lied to me. Both of them did.

"Samus, I can't believe you. And Link… I just," Zelda said as her voice was cracking. She could feel tears coming on and she wished she could poof them away, but she knew it was impossible. She let them fall as she started to run away.

"Zelda, hold on!" Link watched her leave quickly with her heels clicking. He knew that was going to happen. It was predictable. This was about the second time she had stormed off angry with him. Link looked at Samus. She hadn't said a word yet. She was just staring at the place where Zelda and Marth once stood.

"I'm going to try and talk to her."

"Talk to her? What about me?" Veronica said in disbelief. "I'm the one hurt here! Can't you forget her about her for one second?"

"No, I can't, Veronica. She's my friend, and I need to check on her. I'll see you when I see ya!" Link took off in a run after Zelda.

Veronica stared off at his tracks. She scowled. "Ooh, she's such a drama queen. Just to get some attention." She turned her head to Samus who was still looking away. "You, this is your fault, you know? You had to lie to your friend and fall in love with Link. Looks like I'm going to keep an eye on you!"

Samus looked at her for one second before she just flipped back around and headed for the Hotel, leaving Veronica alone. She growled in anger. I HATE THEM ALL! THOSE LITTLE…UGH! I HATE THEM! HATE! HATE! HATE! I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM ALL AND THEN Link will be left for me, and, and. AND-

Veronica suddenly smiled to herself as soon as they were gone. -and this is too rich. Looks like my plan will finally break these chummy buddies apart. I'm such a great actress!

At the Hotel

Zelda opened her eyes. When she looked up she saw she was at the Resort. She knew ahead of time Link was going to come after her so she chose to get him off her trail by using Farore's Wind to get away from him after running for a bit. It would take him a while to catch on.

She didn't know why she was back here. Where was she going to go? She couldn't go to her room. She shared it with an untrustworthy friend. She could go to Peach's room but that was the lair of the evil Veronica. Where was she to go? The question kept echoing in her mind. She looked at her watch: it would be soon be time to leave for the festival.

This will be an interesting festival. With friendships ruined I don't know what will happen. Is it over for all of us? Zelda wondered. She walked up the steps slowly still deciding where she would go. As she opened the door to the Resort, loud voices boomed through her Hylian ears. More Nintendo characters had arrived and were checking in. It was one of the rowdiest groups ever and some of the character looked weird. She saw some of her fellow smashers talking to the new arrivals.

They all looked like they were having a fun time talking. How she longed for that fun she first had at the beginning of this trip. She found herself in front of an elevator. The elevator was over towering Zelda. She felt her knees knocking. Do I even dare? Oh, what's to lose? She pressed the button and the elevator opened slowly. There wasn't a single person in there, just like last time. She inspected it. It didn't look shaky in the least bit, so she judged it to be safe. She walked in and pressed the button for the 7th floor, and the doors closed. The gravity started to shift under her feet as the elevator ascended.

1…2…3…4…

"So far, so good," Zelda said to herself in order to stay calm.

…5…6…7

The elevator came to a stop. It was quiet for a moment. And then there was a "DING!", and the elevators doors opened. She had made it to the seventh floor safely. She smiled, realizing the fear of elevators was now a thing of the past. Now she could go and…

"Would you just listen to me?" a voice said.

"I don't want to hear another word from you. You've said enough!" another voice said.

These voices were very familiar to the Princess. Too familiar. She peered out of the elevator to see Marth and Samus standing right out by the railing. Samus was standing across from Marth with her fists balled up. Marth was standing in a casual way, but he still looked angry.

"Samus, you lied about getting hurt. I didn't attack you," he snapped.

"Don't lie to me! It was you and no one else. I know who I saw!"

"And I know that you couldn't possibly have seen me. I couldn't have hurt you."

"How can you feel this comfortable lying to me, Marth? How could you do this to me?" Samus said.

"I can ask you the same question, Samus. How could you do what you did to me? Why would you go and kiss another guy? And then, what you said to him-"

"-Are you kidding me? Now, I can't even talk to Link? How possessive are you?"

"It's not possessive to get mad at someone you thought you could trust, Samus. All I'm trying to be is protective over you, Sam. You used to always be alone, and then I came along and tried my best to be there for you."

Samus narrowed her eyes. "Whatever! Save it, Marth! Your talk is meaningless to me after what happened in the forest."

"For the last time, I did not cut you. Why would I do something like that?"

"Because you're jealous."

"Jealous? Of who dare I ask?"

"You really can't hide it, Marth. You get really jealous of Link."

"Me? Get jealous of someone like him?"

"Don't try to deny it! You know why you get jealous of him, and you don't even want to take a moment to think about why you do."

"And I won't ever because it's not true. If you think it's because you two are so close as friends, then you're wrong. Is that your reason for me trying to "slice" you?" He put emphasis on the slice word.

"Obviously."

"That's trash, Samus. Just trash. I didn't do anything to you." He grabbed her hand, and looked directly at her. "I would never strike you with my sword."

Samus jerked her hand away from him and it froze in place. She looked down at his sword. "Take it out."

"Take what out?"

"Take out your stupid sword! What else?" she said quickly. She was very annoyed with him and the feeling was mutual to him.

Marth reached for his sword without taking his eyes off her. He didn't know why he spoke to her when he saw her coming down the hallway. He was going to walk by, but he could not ignore her when his eyes met with hers. He pulled his sword out quickly and held it in his hand. "You won't find anything."

"I'll be the judge of that." She looked along the blade. She placed her finger on it and went across the blade. She stopped when she was towards the tip of her sword. Without removing her finger she held the sword up close and squinted. She pricked something off it. She held it up to Marth. "You see?"

"I don't see anything."

"This is from the fabric of my jeans. And to top it off , there is dry blood on it." She dropped it in his hand.

Marth inspected this for himself he could see it was a fabric and there were tiny tidbits of dry blood. "What? What are these things doing here? It has to be from something else"

"Really? When was the last time you covered your sword in blood? You clean it every time. But you can never completely clean the horrible thing you did," she said.

Marth still did not give in. "I did not attack you" he explained once again.

She sighed to brush off the sadness. "I trusted you, Marth," she said quietly.

"And I trusted you, Samus. You went behind my back with Link. And you tried to hide it, thinking I would never find out. I was there when you crushed me, Samus. I was there when you stabbed me in the back just like Link."

"Here you go again with this nonsense." Samus rolled her eyes. "You're like a broken record."

"You can insult me all you want. But do realize you're not even answering my question. You keep brushing it away."

Samus raised an eyebrow. "And that question would be…"

Zelda couldn't stand back any more. She stepped out towards them. "That question would be if you really did kiss him."

Samus watched her come towards them. She didn't want to have to start with Zelda. She had enough to be mad at her about. "I'm surprised you even came here after you just blew off what I told you not do. I told you not to talk to him."

Zelda mustered up a mean look. " And I'm surprised you're even showing your face after what you did."

Samus didn't show any concern. "Unbelievably horrible friends."

Zelda's jaw dropped. "Horrible friends? You're one to talk. You lied to me when you said you didn't like Link. I believed you but you were just playing me for a fool. I'm interested in knowing what else you've been lying about!" she said angrily.

The elevator door opened again and to further the argument even more, Link came out of the double doors. First person he saw was Zelda. "Zelda, listen I can explain."

"You don't have to put a show on for us, Link. You want to talk to Samus, go right ahead. You don't care about Zelda in the least bit." Marth's face was full of hatred for Link.

Link stood shocked. "I didn't kiss Samus on purpose! Samus came on to me."

Samus's eyes were as wide as dinner plates. "EXCUSE ME? You were the one who told me how much you liked me!"

Marth rolled his eyes. "I knew it from the start. You always did like her."

"Marth, don't be an idiot! And besides, I especially do not like him right now!" Samus was now getting angry with all three of them. They were in this together.

"Don't call him names, Samus! He's done nothing to you." Zelda defended Marth.

"Now look who's being protective, and over my guy too. But that's fine with me. I no longer know what he is to me. You can have him if you want, and I'll fly solo. In fact, why don't all three of you get together? You have so much in common after all, being rotten, lying, backstabbing friends."

"Really, Sam?" Link spoke. "You're the reason Zelda's mad at me!"

Samus didn't lighten up on any of them. "Of course, when is it not my fault?" She turned back to Zelda. "And you. I thought I could trust you not to tell Marth about what happened. But I guess you got a mouth as wide as Peach's. And to top it off, you believe him instead of me."

"And it's a good thing I did talk to him. Or else I wouldn't have questioned your story, or found out the truth about you and Link." Zelda placed her hands on her hips.

"You would say that!" Samus snapped.

Zelda returned the snap. "Samus, we wouldn't be in this argument if you would just for once tell the truth. Did you do it? Did you two really kiss?"

For once Samus was quiet, and this puzzled the other three. It was like she was fishing for something to say. After what seemed like forever she lowered her head and sighed. "I can't deny that it did not happen. We did."

Zelda looked at Link. She was as miserable as ever.

"Guys, this is ridiculous. We need to stop this." Link was already looking at Zelda, pleading with her with his eyes. "Zelda, please. It was a total mistake. It'll never happen again. Marth, you can believe me one more time, can't you? It was forced on me. It was just a mood swing. It hasn't happened since then. And out in the streets just now, she backed off and I did too."

Samus wasn't really listening. She was still looking down at her shoes. Zelda couldn't see her face because her bangs were blocking it. Link grabbed for Zelda's hands. "Zelda just don't be mad at me or her. I hate it when we fight."

"I…" Zelda didn't know what to say. She looked into Link's aquamarine eyes. They showed signs of trust in them. Try as she might to resist, the eyes of the Hero of Time won her over. "I don't know. This is bigger than any other fight we've had. If we do make-up, there has got to be some changes."

Marth looked at Link and nodded. "For the better."

"There will be. I promise you. It was just because of some loneliness Samus was working through. But that's all over. Let's just all make up."

Zelda decided to go along with it. "Fine. But I'm telling you, Link. Our friendship is really going to change. But I'll forgive you."

Link felt a smile forming on his face. "That's great!" He looked over at Marth.

Marth dropped his arms and pushed some hair out of his face. "I'm really going to have think about this too. But I'll call a truce for now"

Link smiled. "This is great. So, we're still friends."

"Correction. You guys are."

Marth, Zelda, and Link looked at Samus. Her head was finally up, and she was looking angrier than ever. She turned to Link, lessening her angered face."Hate to break it you, Link. But it's not that simple. Not for me anyway. You all really hurt me, and you just want me to forget that?"

Link's expression dropped in milliseconds. "But…"

"That's fine with me," Zelda said. "I'm not quite forgiving of you just yet anyway."

Hearing Zelda's words, sealed Samus's anger. "Good. Because I'm never going to forget anything you guys said to me. In fact, I don't want anything to do with you three ever again," she said with no regret.

Samus's words hit them all pretty hard. She showed no signs saying she was joking either. She was being for real. Samus turned from them. "Take a picture, because this is the last time the four of us will talk together."

Marth looked at the bounty hunter. She was taking it to a whole new level that he was hoping would never come. He was angry with her, but he did not want it to end like this. He was about to speak but another presence entered the area. All four of them looked to see Master Hand hovering over them. "What is going on here? I can hear you four yelling from my office!"

Samus answered since no one else responded. "It's nothing MH. Nothing but one last talk."

Master Hand did not catch onto what she meant. He nodded it off. "Well, I'm here to inform you that we're heading out to the bus right now. So, let's go right…"

Samus changed her expression. "I'm not going."

"Not going?" Master Hand echoed. "How can you not-"

"I SAID I'M NOT GOING! GET IT THROUGH THAT THICK-GLOVED SKULL OF YOURS!" she shouted at him.

Zelda lightly gasped at Samus's behavior. Marth was new to this furious Samus too. But Link wasn't. This is how she was when he first met her. She had reverted back to her old habits. Samus closed her eyes for a moment and then reopened them. "I'm sorry, but I'm not in the mood. Not when I feel like I can't trust anyone here. Later!" she started to speed off. She ran down the stairs instead of taking the elevator.

Link tried to call to her. "Sam, come back!"

"Let her go, Link," Master Hand said calmly.

Link looked at the hand. "But…"

"She's obviously dealing with something right now, and I don't think words will make her come back until she cools off." Master Hand looked at Marth. "Do you know what's wrong?"

Marth just shrugged. He looked like he didn't care, but in his heart he was wishing that she stayed or he went after her. He was secretly hoping she would be alright, wherever she was heading. Master Hand looked at Zelda. "Do you know?

"Only the goddesses can tell," Zelda answered. Part of her was glad that Samus left and they weren't friends anymore and the other half was already feeling like something was missing.

Link didn't say anything either. He just looked at the ground, wondering why all of this happened.

Receiving no good responses, Master Hand gave up. "Well, okay then. Be downstairs in 5 minutes." Master Hand teleported away, which left the three alone again.

Link was worried for Samus, but he was wondering if Zelda and Marth were too. Marth's eyes had not left the staircase that Samus had escaped down.

Zelda sighed heavily and repeated it in her mind again. The friendship between her and Samus Aran was over. It was no more. And she didn't know what to feel. Confused? Happy? Mad? Sad? All that was on her mind was Samus was done with her and Zelda was done with Samus. But what the four of them didn't know was their friendship being over was going to be their weakness.

And that is it. Gee… I don't know if you guys can handle the next chapter. I don't think I should write it. It may be too rough. Maybe I should stop here and leave you with this. Nah, you have got to read the next one. All I want to say is when you read, it I hope you don't plan to murder me. Anyway, please review and I'll get this next chapter rolling. I think there are about four chapters left. Don't miss 'em!