hey hey hey! chapter 22 is upp! it's day before the second round of the tournament, so how do the smahers prepare? ... PARTY!
XXII. A Day off for the Smashers!
Link had awakened before Zelda that morning. He looked to the clock on the nightstand. It read 11:34AM. Mmmm, slept in a bit. Zelda was fast asleep beside him, still in her green dress. It was only then that Link realized, he was still in his suit. Link got up to change. He slipped out of his coat and unzipped his pants. They slid down his legs and down to Link's ankles. As this was happening, Zelda's eyes slowly opened. Her eyes widened when she saw what was in front of her. She decided to take advantage of this opportunity. Not making a sound, she gawked at Link's masculine figure. Not noticing is ogling girlfriend, Link proceeded to undress until he was fully naked. He strode over to the dresser to pick out a shirt. He heard a giggle behind him, and he turned around. Zelda was awake and staring at Link.
"Enjoying yourself?" Link asked, as he found a shirt.
"Very much indeed." Zelda said, not taking her eyes of her boyfriend.
"You've got make-up smeared all over your face." He said as he dressed. Zelda reluctantly rolled out of bed. She crawled into the bathroom and took a long shower. As she was washing her hair, Link entered the bathroom.
"What are you doing, Link?" Zelda asked.
"Oh nothing." Zelda then heard the toilet flush.
"AAAHH!" she screamed as the water turned boiling hot. She jumped out of the shower. There, Link stood.
"My turn." He said, grinning. Zelda slapped him and re-entered the shower. Link gave a little chuckle. "That's not fair!"
"Link my dear, who said life was fair?" Zelda said from inside the shower.
"Hmph." Link said. Link went to the sink and washed his face. "Hmmm, Zelda where's my comb?"
"On the counter."
"Where?"
"By the sink."
"I don't see it."
"Link, I'm not getting out of the shower again."
"Oh, you're no fun." Zelda didn't say anything. Link picked up his comb, which was in fact by the sink, and proceeded to run it through his blonde hair. The shower stopped running. Zelda reached out to get a towel. She wrapped it around her body and stepped out of the shower. As Link was brushing his teeth, Zelda wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him.
"I love you, Link."
"I Lub yuh too." Link said through his Colgate Total. Zelda smiled.
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There was a light knock on the door. Zelda answered it and found Roy, Marth, Samus and Peach donning swimming trunks and bikinis.
"What's going on?" Zelda asked.
"We're heading to the lake!" Roy said.
"Lake? What lake?" Link asked, walking over to the door.
"Smash Bros. Lake.
"Oh, right."
"Come on guys!" Peach said, "Let's all go!"
"Okay, we'll meet you at the lake, we need to change."
"Roger dodger!" Marth said. And the four left. Zelda closed the door.
"Mmmm, a day at the lake will be a nice way to relax."
"Yeah, it will." The two Hylians slipped into their swimming attire and left their room.
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Young Link awoke in his room. Whoa, last night was weird. Was it even real? Did I just dream it up? Gosh, it's so hard to remember… I never did get my milk, did I? Link looked at his nightstand and his empty bottle still sat beside his lamp. Gee, I'm hungry. Link got dressed and headed downstairs to the dining hall. He met Ness there, who was slicing up his stack of waffles.
"Hey Link!" He called.
"Mornin' Ness." Link yawned. "Mmmm, chocolate chip pancakes!" As he dished up his breakfast, Ness spoke up.
"Say, Roy, Marth and all the other guys are going to the lake today. Why don't we all go there too?"
"Yeah, sure! Let's invite Kirby too!"
"Did someone say my name?" Said Kirby, waddling over to Link and Ness.
"Yeah, we're going to the lake, wanna come?"
"Yeah!" Kirby cheered.
"Eat up then. We don't wanna miss out!"
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Link and Zelda walked out of the hotel. They strode across the parking lot and over a long grassy field. Smash Bros. Estate was huge! They walked past the stadium and soon neared the lake. They say Roy. He waved them over.
"So you two finally made it!" He said. Peach, Samus and Marth were sitting at a picnic table.
"Haven't ventured into the water yet?" Link asked.
"Waiting for you guys." Roy replied, "But now that you're here, let's hit the water!" They started to run to the water.
"WAIT ONE MOMENT!" Peach yelled, "WE NEED SUNSCREEN!" Roy rolled his eyes. "If you go out in the sun without proper protection, you'll get burned!" Peach picked up a bottle of sunscreen and squirted a great blob in her hand. "Come here Roy." She grabbed Roy with one hand, and with some sunscreen in her other hand, she smeared it all over Roy's back.
"AAAHH!" THAT'S COLD! What did you do to that stuff? Freeze it!"
"Oh stop whining. It's for your own good. Here Zelda." She passed the bottle to Zelda.
"Here Link, let's put some on your face." She said. Zelda squirted some sunscreen her fingertips and rubbed it on Link's face. She giggled as she got some on Link's nose. It was quite cute. Zelda covered herself in sunscreen before giving the bottle to Link. When everyone had sunscreen on, they sprinted to the water.
"Mmmm, it's such a lovely day." Zelda said, floating in the water.
"Yes it is," Said Samus, who was floating beside her. Peach and Roy were having fun splashing each other.
"Aw, isn't that so cute, Samus?
"Yeah."
"Say, where's Link?" Just then Zelda received a cold shock from a splash of water to the face. "AUGH! LINK!" Zelda got up and saw Link treading water not far away. He gave a mischievous grin. Zelda swam after Link. "I'm going to get even with you!" She took Link's head and dunked it into the water. Link emerged, but with Zelda on his shoulders, he fell backwards and both of them fell in the water. As the surfaced, they laughed hysterically. They too had fun splashing each other with water. Samus was left alone, floating in the middle of the lake. Hmmm, I wonder where Marth is… She thought. She looked towards the shore. Marth was skipping rocks. That's no way to spend a day like this. She swam over to Marth.
"Hey Marth! Whatchya doing?"
"Nothin'" he said.
"Come on! Let's go for a swim!"
"Really? Okay then."
"Race you to that buoy!"
"You're on!" The two swam off. Samus was in the lead. She was obviously more fit than Marth, thanks to her constant training. But Marth was surprisingly fast. His sleek, smooth body glided through the crystal-clear water. Samus reached the red and white buoy before Marth.
"Beat you!" She said triumphantly. Marth quickly swam up to Samus.
"I'll get you next time, mark my words." He said. Samus giggled.
"Hey guys!" Called Roy from the shore, "Hot dogs or hamburgers?"
"I'll have two hotdogs!" Marth yelled back
"I'll have two hotdogs too!" Samus called.
"Okay!" Roy lit the coals in the barbecue. Roy loved fire. "Mmmm, smell the coals burning, Peach."
"Yech!" She exclaimed. "Smells disgusting."
"What do you want?" Roy said, getting the food out of a cooler.
"A well done hamburger, please." The princess replied. Link and Zelda came running out of the water.
"I'll take two burgers!" Link said.
"Mmmm, a chicken burger for me," Zelda said, "I need to start watching what I eat."
"Okay, so that's four hotdogs, three burgers, and one chicken burger."
"What are you having, Roy?" Peach asked.
"Oh right, me. Hmm, I'll have two hotdogs and a burger." He took six hotdogs and placed them on the grill. "Mmmm, nothing like food cooked over a hot grill." Just then, Young Link, Ness and Kirby emerged from a trail in the woods nearby.
"I TOLD you we went the wrong way!" Said Young Link, who was wearing green swimming shorts, "We were supposed to walk around the stadium! Not wander into the forest."
"Hey, look," Ness said. He was wearing blue shorts and carrying a noodle "I just did what Falco told me to do."
"Well then Falco's an idiot." Young Link said huffily.
"Hey guys, look!" Kirby said, "It's Link! And Roy! And Marth, and Peach, and Zelda, and and and…"
"And Metroid?" Young Link said
"SAMUS YOU IDIOT!" Ness said.
"And they've got FOOD!" Kirby exclaimed. He raced over to the picnic table faster than Captain Falcon's Blue Falcon.
"Hello Kirby." Zelda said.
"Hi guys!"
"What can I get you?" Roy asked.
"Umm, could I get three hotdogs and two burgers?"
"Whoa. Yeah, sure. Hey! Young Link, Ness, what do you guys want?"
"Just a hotdog!" Link said.
"Nothing for me." Said Ness. The three kids joined the others at the picnic table as Roy grilled up the burgers and hotdogs. "Wait, you haven't got any milk do you?" Ness asked. Young Link's eyes lit up
MILK! He thought. IT WASN'T A DREAM. GERALD PUT SOMETHING IN MY MILK! Link had to tell someone. "Say Zelda, can I talk to you?"
"Sure." Zelda got up from the table and followed Link to a nearby tree. "What's up?"
"Okay, I want to tell you something, but you CAN'T tell anyone I told you this. It's a BIG secret!"
"Okay…"
"'kay, so, last night, I had bad dream, and I woke up, and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I had to go downstairs to get milk. So I took the elevator down and I—" Link stopped short. His blood ran icy cold as he felt a pair of eyes fall on him. He felt a dark presence. Link turned around and saw Ganondorf hidden in the trees. He mouthed the words "Don't tell." Zelda hadn't noticed Ganondorf.
"What is it Link?"
"I-uhh, um. Nothing. Just a bird…"
"Oh. So you were saying."
"Well I—" His blood became cold again. "I… I-I… I'm hungry, let's go eat."
"What? But what about—"
"It's nothing, let's eat.
"But Roy's not even—"
"Zelda!" Adult Link called.
"Oh, I'm coming. Are you sure you're okay?" She asked Young Link.
"Y-yes…"
"If you want, we can talk later." And she walked back to the picnic table to join the others.
"Don't count on it." Said an ominous voice behind Link. He turned around and found Ganon had walked up behind him. Link started to shriek but Ganondorf clapped his hand over Link's mouth. He pulled Link deeper in the woods. "You shut up about this, got it squirt? This is serious stuff, and if you go telling Zelda, that's IT!"
"B-but, you're going to kill Link."
"Fair's fair."
"HE DIDN'T KILL YOU!" Ganondorf took his hand and smacked Link up the face.
"SHUT UP!" He growled. Ganon lowered his voice "No, Link didn't kill me," Ganon was whispering, "He did something far worse. In my finest hour, he defeated me, and robbed me of all I had."
"He didn't rob it. He was claiming what was rightfully his."
"You're braver than I thought."
"Figures, I have the Triforce of Courage. As does Link. And we defeated you. You haven't really lived up to you title as bearer of the Triforce of Power now have you?"
"You think you're all that cuz you defeated me and you're the Hero of Time, and you saved Hyrule and it prospered once again in its newfound peace. Well guess what. As the Triforce of Courage gives you bravery, the Triforce of Power gives me strength, and now I'm strong enough to defeat the one who defeated me."
"Then why Link? Why not me?"
"You mean nothing. You do not hold the Master Sword. You didn't kill me."
"But I made Link what he is today. I am him, and he is me."
"True. But my plan is already set in motion, and a little runt like you will NOT RUIN THIS FOR ME."
"Link!" Ness called, "What are you doing?"
"Uh, just answering a call of nature."
"Oh."
"Eww!" Peach said, "In the bush? How unsanitary." Ganondorf snarled.
"Now listen. You don't tell ANYONE about this, okay? Because if you do, your wish will come true and I will kill you along with Link. I'll be watching you. Every move you make, every word you speak. Got it?" Young Link nodded. "Now you have fun with your little picnic." Ganondorf strode off. Link was in no mood to swim now. He told the others he was feeling sick and headed back to the hotel.
Well, at least he gave it a shot. poor young link... he's missing out on a fun time! lol. but i feel bad burdening him with so much. oh well, im sure he'll manage.Will Young Link ever tell Zelda? Are Marth and Samus getting together? What's Ganondorf scheming? The questions and more answered... um, later. lol. well, thats a wrap, keep reviewing! oh, and b4 i leave, i'd just like to point some things out. 1) i changed the chapter titles for The Tournament Part 1 and Part 2, to ROUND ONE part 1 and 2. 2) i changed the summary 3)made up my profiile. its not much, but im adding on. so, that's that, ciao!