Super Smash Bros.: MELEE
Roy's story…
Chapter Four: Teammates suck
The next few days after the battle royale Roy, Samus, Kirby and Fox had been in were filled with exhibition matches with little rest in between. Roy faced off against Pikachu and Pichu and defeated Pichu but tied Pikachu at the last second. His battle with Mr. Game and Watch was a disaster, but only because he kept losing focus. The…thing…kept disappearing! Only too far in to recover did the red head discover how to keep him in sight and score a few points before being defeated. His last fight of the week, however, was the most…interesting.
"Team matches," their host announced, "are a vital part to this whole operation. If you can't learn teamwork, you will more than likely not go far in the tournament." Heads swiveled throughout the room, everyone exchanging slightly worried glances with everyone else. "Remember that even if you aren't put on a team, you can still pair up with someone on the battlefield to help achieve a goal."
"Now, the reason I brought this up is because that's what we're doing next. I already have the first pairs picked out, and I chose them by who would go best with whom. On the Blue team will be Marth and Roy-" Roy clenched his teeth and tried not to groan. Marth had proved to be arrogant and overly competitive over the past week or so, it was almost unbearable! "-and on the Green team will be Link and Zelda." That really made Roy want to groan. One of the last things he wanted to do was attack Zelda!
"So good luck to both teams, and may the more cooperative win!"
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Roy and Marth stepped through the teleporters, now glowing blue, and warped on top of a giant balloon.
"What…the hell…is this?" Marth asked, jumping up and down on the springy object.
"Apparently, it's a big, blue turtle."
"…Right."
Roy and Marth's clothing had lost any color that wasn't blue. Everything except Roy's hair and their skin was some shade of blue. Roy's hair was more brown than red and Marth's armor was very, very dark.
When Link and Zelda warped up, Link looked essentially the same and Zelda had a green dress with darker green embroidery on it. All Roy could think was that it set off her eyes nicely.
The two teams took their respective places, Zelda and Marth on either arm of the giant turtle and Link and Roy on the head. As soon as they heard the crowd cheer and the announcer yell "MELEE," they lunged at each other.
Roy and Link's swords clashed and they drew up, faces a mere inch apart, teeth bared and both of them pushing for the advantage. Link swung his shield up in attempt to knock Roy away, but he ducked and rolled away. And just in the nick of time, too, he noticed as a red orb came flying from behind Link, exploding in flames where Roy had just been. Zelda's 'Din's Fire' could be a painful experience, as Roy had seen before.
The massive balloon started to quake then, and a long, snake shaped balloon seemingly made out of rocks floated toward them from above. Roy jumped up onto it just as the previous perch started to sink. Marth and Link – who had locked in combat as the other swordsman had dodged away – jumped up immediately after and beyond them, Roy saw Zelda vanish and reappear on the serpentine balloon as well.
Link suddenly gave a loud "Hyah!" and whipped around in circles almost too fast for the eye to follow, sword outstretched. Marth was sent flying to the edge of the temporary platform, skidding slightly as he landed. The space he was given gave Link time to pull out one of his specialty bombs and hurl it at Roy.
Double jumping, Roy somersaulted over the green clad man and found himself directly in front of a startled Zelda.
Confusion and panic overwhelmed him. Oh no…do I strike? I can't do that! What's wrong with me?
Roy's stalling gave Zelda the second she needed to recover and she punched him in the ribs. And surprisingly, it hurt more than the blue-clothed man expected. Not as much, of course, as the blast of flame that followed it.
Needless to say, after that, Roy had very little problem with attacking Zelda. Not attacking Marth took some effort.
The other man took needless risks because he thought he was an army alone, or perhaps maybe a demigod. Whenever Link shot arrows, he tried Countering them, not dodging. Those arrows usually glanced off his sword blade and into Roy. He would try Dancing Blade on Zelda incessantly, only to be blocked and blasted away by Nayru's Love, a diamond shaped shield of blue energy that she would conjure up when in danger. If Link threw bombs, the fool would try catching them and throwing them back. Only one time out of ten would he succeed, and when he did, he took the time to taunt them, giving them time to recover and retaliate. Overall it was a disaster.
Roy, being slightly more sensible, chose to attack when the opportunity presented itself, Countering when possible and dodging behind his opponents to Smash Attack them from behind. The swordsman lost an advantage because he had never fought the two, not to mention being friends with them, and they worked as a team, whereas his partner was a loose cannon.
It was mostly improvisational fighting anyways. With the balloons always moving, you had to adapt to each different situation. After the big rock-snake came a tree and a round, purple ball, which then lifted up to reveal a pink…creature. Which then slid over to reveal a greenish-blue dinosaur with a plant on its back, followed by a blue creature with spikes coming out of its head, an oval, pink and very large thing that popped up three different times in three different areas and finally, a large number of relatively small and seemingly random black shapes with one eye each.
It was at the stage with the tree and purple blob that Roy got the advantage. Marth was hurtling through the air from a combo Spin Attack and Smash attack from Link and Zelda. Jumping up from the purple thing, Roy landed on one of the tree's branches and immediately began charging his Flare Blade. As predicted, the two followed, and because of the branch being above them, they couldn't see what he was doing. Once their heads cleared the round, bulbous leaves, they saw, and their eyes widened with shock. The explosion sent them flying farther than Marth, who had just returned to the arena, and their cries could be heard for a full 5 seconds before the crash that announced they had been Knocked Out.
Roy spun his sword and struck a pose. A hit like that deserved a little show. Cries of "Roy's our boy!" floated from the unseen audience, and Marth arched an eyebrow at him.
"Partners?" Roy asked quickly.
"For now." was the reply.
Better than nothing, he thought dryly. A moment later, Link and Zelda had returned to fight and the life count was Roy: six, Marth: three, Link: seven and Zelda: six. As the four dropped down, the blue dressed swordsmen immediately went into their Dancing Blade poses. They flowed from form to form with ease, ducking under a slash from Link to send him head over heels behind them, spinning past a Din's Fire attack from Zelda to land their final blows, and therefore most powerful, on her. She flew out of the arena again, and they turned their attention on Link.
The Hylian had drawn an arrow already and as they turned, he released. This time, Marth dodged and rolled toward him while Roy Countered it, sending the arrow off into the air. Marth slashed at Link's legs and the blond went flying towards Roy. The now brunet focused quickly and as Link went flying overhead, Smashed upward. Flames shot up the blade, adding to the impact. While not enough to K.O. the other swordsman, the damage was high enough so one last Shield Breaker from Marth sent him off the edge.
The Green team regrouped though, and because of their advantage of having long and close range, defeated the Fire Emblem natives.
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After the battle, the competitors took a much-needed rest. Other teams went and fought. Bowser and Ganondorf faced off against Ness and Samus; an odd combination, that last one, but it was abstract enough to come out on top. Finally, after everyone had competed and recovered, they were all lounging around in the den, waiting for an important announcement.
Their host strolled in, beaming. "Well done everyone!" he boomed. "I'd like to offer my congratulations to the victors and my condolences to the defeated. And now," he grinned, "I'd like to show you your standings."
Flourishing his arm, he produced a piece of paper seemingly from nowhere and hung it up on apparently nothing. Everyone crowded around, looking for his or her name. Jostling one another and exclaiming loudly when they were jostled in return or found their names.
Mewtwo suddenly drew back, face aghast.
What is this? he cried, telepathically. Last? This is impossible!
Ness and Young Link laughed. "Face it, you've only won two matches the entire time," Young Link told him.
"Even my psychic powers beat yours and I'm a kid!" Ness laughed.
Mewtwo glared at his hands. His fingers slowly curled into tight fists and he glided out of the room angrily.
"Fifteenth? Oh, come on! How could the bird beat me?" Captain Falcon demanded loudly. Falco just smiled smugly at him. He sat two places higher in the roster; the thirteenth spot.
Roy scanned the list eagerly for his name, starting at the bottom. Going past Bowser in seventeenth and Donkey Kong in tenth, his eyebrows rose in surprise as his eyes rose up the list. There. At number 4, just behind Link, Marth and…Jigglypuff?
Everyone slowly turned to face the pink fluff ball. It looked around, closed its eyes, smiled, and with a quick "Jiggly!" it bounced off, up the stairs. Everyone stared after it in slack-jawed amazement.
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Trudging up the stairs and down the hallway, Roy stopped as he heard voices. Most of the time the people stayed in their rooms if they were in this hallway. Pikachu and Pichu raced down the hallway, and the flame-haired man had to flatten himself against the wall to avoid being knocked over. Well, almost everyone stayed in his or her rooms. But noise was kept to a bare minimum. And that was the very least. Sneaking up to the corner, he listened.
"…To thank you for being such a wonderful teammate. And congratulate you for doing so well." That was Zelda's voice. And it sounded…throaty.
"I'm…not sure what you mean." That was Link.
"Let me show you." A muffled moaning and wet, smacking sounds came from around the corner. Roy peeked over, already knowing what he was going to see, but by the time his head rounded the bend, Link's door was just shutting, muffling all sound. Roy snuck quietly to his own room, mind racing.
Throwing himself down on his bed, he glared at the ceiling. How could she lead him on like that? All those mischievous smiles, those glances with fiery eyes. But in the back of his head, another voice popped up.
Were they really as meaningful as you say? Couldn't that just be your imagination, your wishes, making you see those? And besides, when this is over we'll all end up in our separate worlds and it's only fair she has someone who can take care of her there.
The realization of it all dawned on him, that and the embarrassment. He had acted like a complete fool for weeks now, and all because of a pointless, childish crush! Chuckling to himself wryly, he undressed for bed and rolled onto his side. From now on, nothing could cloud his mind. Focus on the goal and nothing could stop him. Not even that bouncy, pink ball. Ha…pink ball….
Sleep overcame him and he dreamed deeply of bouncing, pink balls.
Thusly, I end Chapter Four of Roy's Story… R&R, even if it's to criticize. Maybe even especially if it's to criticize so I'll know how to make this more enjoyable. Thanks to all who support this fic.
S&C44
