yes, another update. how's that for super fast? this chapter was sort of a spur of the moment thing, i might not keep it. even if i dont, its still worth reading!

XXX. The Secret's Out! …Almost.

"Smash Bros. Estate please." Marth said to the cabbie, and they sped off. It was a long drive back to the hotel, and Marth only hoped he had enough money.

"Heard somethin' big happened back there," Said the driver, "What happened? The place is a mess."

"Had a visit from the King of Darkness." Marth murmured.

"Ya don't say."

"Yeah…"

"You're looking kinda blue, fella. What's eatin' you?"

"That's none of your concern."

"Alright, that's fine." For the rest of the trip both were silent.

Marth's head was swimming. How could Samus be out of the tournament? After all she's done. She wanted to win more than anyone. I wont believe it, the Ganondorf is up to something, and I intend to find out what. Marth's thoughts were interrupted by some annoying ringing. On the dashboard was another one of those "sell phones", like the one Peach had, flashing and ringing.

The cabbie picked it up and held it to his ear. "Hello, Nintendo City Taxi. Anywhere for a low fare. Okay, that'll be ten minutes. Yep. Okay, bye."

Marth was staring at the phone. "…This might sound a little stupid," he said, "but how do those work?"

"What? This cell phone?"

"Yeah."

"Well, ya see… people use these to talk to each other when they're really far away. They dial up the person's phone number, and the person's phone rings. Then they answer it and talk."

"Where can I get one?"

"A phone store. But they don't come cheap, I'll tell ya that."

"How much?"

"A couple hundred bucks here."

"Wow! Really?"

"Yeah. Say, if you really want one, you can take mine, I have a few more at home."

The cab driver handed Marth the small, silver cell phone.

"Wow." Marth was staring in awe as he cradled it in his hands.

"Well, we're here, Smash Bros. Estate. That's gonna be twenty bucks."

"I'll give you an extra ten for the phone." Marth said. He handed the money to the taxi driver and got out of the vehicle.

"You can use that phone to call me anytime you need a ride! Here's my card. Dial that number on the bottom." He handed Marth a business card.

"Thanks a lot mister."

"Joe, name's Joe. See ya around." And the cabbie sped off again.

"What a friendly person." Marth said, feeling somewhat better. He was feeling a little hungry, not having much to eat all day. He decided to have a bite to eat.

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Young Link was sitting all alone in the dining room, pushing his peas around with his fork. He was feeling really miserable right now. He had lost the second round to Marth, just as in his dream. Maybe he was psychic like Zelda. Zelda saw things in her sleep too. She foresaw Ganon taking over Hyrule and other stuff like that.

"Maan, if I were old enough to drink…"

"And why would you want to do that?"

Link jumped. He turned around to see Marth.

"Oh, hullo Marth." Link said, sinking back into his chair.

Marth took a seat beside Link. "Sorry about the tournament."

"That's okay. I wouldn'tve been able to take on that dumb old Master Hand anyways."

Marth sighed.

"What wrong with you?" Link asked.

"Samus was disqualified."

"Oh yeah, I heard about that. She's your girlfriend isn't she?"

"…Well, I never really thought about it that way. Yeah, I guess she is."

"I'll bet she didn't take it so good."

"Yeah…"

There was a long silence

A waiter came by. "May I take your order?"

"What's the soup of the day?" Marth asked.

"Wild Rice and Chicken."

"Ew. I'll just have a Caesar salad with grilled chicken."

"Croutons or bacon bits?"

"Croutons."

"Thank you." The waiter walked away.

"…Bleah, I hate peas." Link said.

"Then why did you order them?"

"I didn't. The steak came with 'seasonal vegetables'."

"Peas are in season?"

"I guess so…" Link's thoughts were really muddled up right now. So much had happened to him in the past few days. He still had to find out how he was going to tell Zelda about what Ganondorf was going to do to Adult Link. He wanted to tell Marth, but he saw Ronald sitting at the other end of the table, pretending to read a book. Damn it. They follow me everywhere! I have to think of something…

Link leaned in to whisper in Marth's ear. "I need to tell you something. Follow my lead."

Ronald looked up at once.

"Oh yes Marth! I'd LOVE to go for ICE CREAM!" Link was practically yelling. He wanted to make sure Ronald heard.

"What?"

"Come on! I want to try that new flavour!" Link grabbed Marth's hand and ran. "Oh boy, I just can not wait. Let's go."

Ronald sprang up from his chair to follow them.

"Of course I won't mind taking a taxi!" Said Young Link. They ran through the lobby and outside. Link pulled Marth around a corner to hide. Then he whispered to Marth: "Call a cab."

Marth fumbled around for his new cell phone. He pulled out Joe's card and dialled the number. "Nothing's happening!"

"Have you ever used one of those before?" Link asked anxiously.

"No!"

"Try pressing that red button!"

"Damn, the numbers went away!"

"Then do it again! And then try the green button!"

Marth hurriedly punched in the numbers.

"It worked, it's ringing."

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this Joe?"

"No sonny, you've got the wrong number." And the old lady hung up.

"Blast! I dialled the number wrong!"

"Never mind! There's a cab!" Link ran to the taxi. He pulled the door open. "GET US OUTTA HERE!"

Marth jumped into the cab.

"Hey there, pal!" The cabbie said.

"JOE! Marth exclaimed, "GET US AWAY FROM HERE, AS FAST AS YOU CAN!"

"Sure thing, buddy." Joe started up the car and floored the accelerator. He made a u-turn and blasted out of the parking lot. "Whereabouts are you headed?"

"ANYWHERE BUT AN ICE CREAM PLACE!" Link shrieked.

"I know, I'll take you to the mall! If you're runnin' away from someone, they'll never find you there!"

"Link! What's this all about!" Marth said, as they raced down the busy downtown streets, "Why are we running away from Ronald?"

"HE'S A BAD GUY! HE'S GONNA KILL LINK!"

"WHAT?"

"OH MY GOD! IT'S RONALD'S LIMO! HE'S GAINING ON US!"

"JOE SHAKE HIM OFF!"

"Heh heh heh, that limo aint never gonna fit through this alley." Joe turned the steering wheel and the car made a hard right turn into a skinny alleyway.

"DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS LEADS TO?" Marth asked.

"Pally, I know where ALL the roads in this town lead to!"

"Look! Is that the mall?"

"Yep, sure is."

"K, how much do I owe you."

"Buddy, this don' look like a good time for you. It's on me."

"THANKS!" The car came to a screeching halt and Link and Marth scrambled out and into the mall. They ran up and escalator, passing at least three ice cream shops.

"SWEET NAYRU! THIS PLACE IS FULL OF ICE CREAM PLACES!"

"JUST KEEP RUNNING THEN! LOOK! BATHROOMS!"

"OH NO! I'M NOT GOING TO--"

"WE HAVE TO!"

Link and Marth raced into the ladies restroom. Thankfully, it was empty.

"Lock the door." Marth said. Link ran to the door and flipped the deadbolt.

The two had a second to catch their breath.

"So, what's this about Ronald killing Link."

"Okay, this is the scoop…"

Well? WELL? im not sure if letting marth know about this so early is such a good idea, but poor link cant suffer forever! im pretty sure im keeping this chapter. i hope you liked it!