CHAPTER 9: Link's Rough Day

A/N: Hey! Link's back, by popular demand, although his day isn't all that great. Don't forget, there's tons of stories waiting to be made, so you'll see all your fave characters eventually. ^_~

The morning sun gently broke through Link's cabin window, waking him from his deep slumbers. He yawned and opened his elfin blue eyes. Today was going to be a good day! He could feel it! He was going to win all his battles, and he was going to see if he could ask Zelda to have dinner with him tonight. It would be their first serious date, since they never really went out before.

"Aaah," he said, stretching, "I should go take a shower… gotta start the day off on the right foot!" As he said this, he got out of bed, stepped down with his right foot…right on his sword!!!

"AAAAAAH!!!" He cried, grabbing his foot and jumping up and down in pain, looking at the gash on his sole. "DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!!" He hopped over to the wall and steadied himself, blood pouring from the wound. "Umm, umm, first aid! Let me see…" He found the small first aid box on the overhead shelf and opened it. It contained bandaids, peroxide, Q-tips, cotton swabs, and some other kinds of ointment.

"I have no idea what to do with any of this," he growled. He decided to clean the cut with peroxide, (Which hurt like HELL, btw) and he put two bandaids over it.

"There," he huffed, putting pressure on it. "At least I can walk." He brushed his hair back. "Huh, hell of a way to start the day! Well on to that shower!"

Link walked into the bathroom of the cabin, laid his hat on the toilet seat, and disrobed. He started the shower, and, eager to cleanse himself of the grime of the previous day, leapt in.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" He screamed, leaping out again. "COLD!! COLD!! COLD!!!"

At the worst possible time, there was a knock on the door. "Hello? Link, are you in?"

"It's Mario!" Link growled. He threw a towel around himself and threw the door open. "What??"

Mario was startled. "Oh… well, uhh, I just wanted to let you know that I've been working on the piping all morning," he said, holding up the toolbox he had in his right hand, "But you're not going to have any hot water for at least the rest of the day." He chuckled. "I guess you kinda already found out, huh?"

Link shot daggers at Mario with his eyes. "You think that's funny, little man?"

Mario got nervous. "No! No, not at all! It's never funny when you have no hot water! In fact, one time when I was living in Brooklyn, my apartment lost hot water for five days! Luigi and I had to…"

"GET OUT OF HERE!!!" Link roared. Mario scampered down the path out of sight. "Let's hope it only gets better from here," he grumbled to himself.

Most of the group was already in the dining hall when Link arrived. When Mario noticed him, he suddenly became very interested in the morning newspaper. Link ignored him and took his tray into the kitchen.

"Our morning special," hissed a cloak and hood person, "Is bacon and eggs, sausage, hash browns, and lemonade."

"Whatever," Link said, rolling his eyes. With a hiss, the man dropped the food on Link's tray.

Link walked over to Captain Falcon's table. "Can I sit here?" he asked.

"Not a problem, kid. Have a seat!" Said the good captain around his eggs. Link plopped down, only to roll his eyes and groan, "Dammit, I forgot to get some ketchup!" He left his tray at the table and went back to the kitchen.

During that time, Ness came dashing into the hall excitedly. "Captain, Captain, look, look!" He sat down at the table and presented to his mentor a glass of clear, yellow liquid with some odd, small square cubes floating in it.

"What've you got there, sonny?" Falcon asked, peering into the glass. But before Ness could answer, Link came storming back to the table. Mistaking Ness's glass for his, he seized it and chugged it in one gulp, ice and all.

"Ahh, that's good lemonade!"

Ness began to cry.

"Hey, what's wrong, kid?" Falcon asked, patting him on the back.

"He…he… HE DRANK MY MR. SATURN EGGS!!!"

"Mr. Saturn eggs?" Link thought, and then vomited.

Link huffed his way down the courtyard towards his cabin. He had a battle in ten minutes, but he was so pissed off that he wasn't going to show. And he didn't eat breakfast due to that….incident… so he was starving. "Gosh, I'm hungry," he moaned.

As if on cue, Pikachu came dashing up holding a banana. He gave Link the most adorable "Pi-KA-chu!" and tossed him the banana.

"Hey, you're all right, Pikachu!" Link said, petting the electric mouse, who dashed off again.

Link closed his eyes as he began to eat the banana, and then he walked into something quite solid. He opened his eyes and saw brown fur. He stepped back, and gulped. A very angry Donkey Kong was glaring at him, arms crossed, tapping his foot.

Link began to feel some concern. "Uhh, here! I didn't eat much of it! Here!" He tossed the banana at DK, and it hit the ape in the face and fell slowly down his chest. DK glanced down at the banana, then locked eyes with Link again. "Uh oh…" Link whispered.

After a few hours, Link was able to move his limbs again. Zelda had found him and carried him back to the cabin. He had been laying in bed, paralyzed. Apparently, DK didn't take kindly to banana thieves.

"Uggggh, what time is it?" He moaned. He looked at his watch. "Hmm, 5:30. If I want to ask Zelda to dinner, I'd better get washed up."

He went into the bathroom, disrobed, and hopped in the shower.

"AIEEEEEEE!!!"

He tumbled out of the shower flat on his face, where he lay, crying and pounding the floor. "Why??? Why??"

After he collected himself, he decided to go get Zelda some nice flowers to present to her along with the invitation to dinner. So, he went out of the cabin and headed towards the little garden by the fountain. Then he gasped. Donkey Kong was waiting for him outside his cabin! He turned to run, but DK grabbed him by the collar.

"Wh-what do you want? Haven't you hurt me enough???"

Surprisingly, DK smiled and grunted, "Friend."

Link breathed a sigh of relief.

"Garden?" DK asked.

Link nodded.

DK chuckled. "Lady!"

Link nodded again, grinning.

DK passed Link a capsule. "Flower."

"Inside, you mean?"

DK grunted.

Link smiled. "Ok, thanks, big guy!" They parted ways, then Link turned and said, "Hey, DK, when did you learn how to talk?"

DK gave a huge shrug.

That evening, Link had managed to get himself looking semi-respectable, and just in time too, for Zelda had just gotten back to the cabin.

"Oh, Zelda," Link called. She turned, her golden blonde hair spinning behind her.

"Yes, Link?" she said with a sweet smile.

"I was wondering, if, maybe tonight, ohh, I dunno… if you'd go to dinner with me?"

Zelda put her hand to her mouth. "Why Link, of course I would!"

"And, and and!!" Link brought out the capsule, "Look what I have for you!" He popped it open proudly.

Zelda shrieked.

"Huh?" Link said, and he screamed as well. The capsule had contained a Bob-Omb!! "Run!! Run!!" he wailed. But it was too late.

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Popo and Nana sat on the roof of their cabin when the sky lit up.

"Ohh, big bang…" Popo mused.

"Mmm…" Agreed Nana.

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Among the ashes, Link coughed out dust and sat up, and noticed Zelda glaring at him, covered in soot.

"So… we're still going out, right?" He ventured. She kicked him into the ash and turned on her heel.

"Hey, well excuuuuuse me, Princess!" And, since the beds had been destroyed, he fell asleep right there on top of the rubble. "Tomorrow," he vowed, "I'm starting the day off on the LEFT foot!!!"