Part 5 already XD told you I'm going fast because I'm focused on the epilogue =w= I already wrote all this and was a pain

Oh yeah, slight warning, from here it's going to be shonen-ai like.

Kind of obvious who is going to be pairing :3

Disc: Smash bros is n...ah you know it already =w=

Ike wanted to see where they were taking him but the bandage was his biggest obstacle; his arms too sore and numb to even try to take it off. He could only hear the doctors and nurses around preparing for opening his head. He didn't want that. What if he didn't wake up? He was not ready to die. And why were his eyes covered? He wanted someone to give him at least one answer.

"Ok buddy, I want you to count from ten to one" someone told him in the moment he placed a strange mask on his mouth. 'No' he thought 'Take this off me please', he knew, that once he had that thing on his mouth he would sum into deep sleep.

"Te...ten" Ike started "nine" his eyelids felt heavy again. No, he didn't want to sleep again "ei...eight" he stuttered, the sound around him getting less audible "seven..."no, he needed to hold on more he needed to "six...fiv..." how did it end? He didn't remember, because the numbness threw him away to a deep sleep.

"Woah you were really tired to fall that quickly" there it was his inner voice again. This was not the best moment for a joke but he didn't feel like answering to himself "Oh you can open your eyes now"

Ike doubted for a second but decided to listen to the voice and opened his eyes. He saw himself in the middle of a hospital hallway where he assumed he was. How did he get here? Wasn't he supposed to be inside? Worst of all...was he dead?

"Nice place" Ike's subconscious said, this time Ike saw right next to him a figure that looked just like him.

"Oh yeah" the figure said when he saw Ike's expression "I thought it would be nicer if you see me"

Ike stared blankly "But... you are just like me"

The other Ike laughed "Well it's not my fault that, but back to why I'm here" he panicked "am I?"

"You are not dead" Ike's clone laughed "Stop worrying about that, when you really die you won't see me at all"

Ike was confused, how did his own mind was so carefree about all this mess?

"How long?" Roy asked nervous, slightly exasperating Marth "Roy they just started 20 minutes ago, it takes like 2 or 3 hours if everything goes right"

"Well I'm sorry Marth I don't know anything about medicine" Roy huffed and looked again to the door.

Ike blinked "Why are you here? Why am I here?". The subconscious pointed with his transparent finger to the other side of the hallway.

Ike turned and found his 3 friends right there in the waiting room.

"Isn't that adorable?" Ike's double said "They are so worried about you"

Ike walked closer to them. Roy was pacing around the room, Marth was on one couch but he was tapping his fingers really quickly. Link was on the other couch, he was looking down and his hands holding his head.

"Will you stop that?" Marth told Roy "The echo of your shoes is driving me insane"

Roy didn't listen to him and kept pacing "Well your fingers drive me crazy too and I'm not complaining"

Marth glared "You are complaining right now" and Roy glared at him "I'm not!"

Link sighed and stood up "There's no point in arguing right now guys, please stop"

Both bluenette and red haired looked other way, Link just sighed again and sat down.

"This is my fault" Ike said, looking at his friend's quarreling "I should have left earlier or walked, why did I have to take that bus?!"

He felt someone hitting him on the head "Hey!" Ike rubbed the back of his head. He didn't feel the hit but he felt something like it.

Ike's subconscious glared at him "Would you stop sulking?" Ike gave him a confused look "Sulking? I'm not sulking!"

His double sighed "You tend to do that a lot, you think everything is your fault and you want to take the world's guilt on you shoulder! Seriously it's annoying for me! You took the bus, deal with it. Who would know that it was going to happen that?!"

Ike couldn't help but to look down "Sorry it's just that" he felt something like a hit again "You are doing it again!"

"Well that's what I do!" Ike yelled, rubbing the back of his head again.

The ghostly subconscious just walked to the other side.

"Hey! Wait!"

"I'm going for something to drink" Roy said "You guys want something?"

Link shook his head. "I'll go with you" Marth said as both walked to a vending machine nearby.

"Sometimes I wonder when did you get that self-conscious" Ike's clone said, watching how Marth and Roy walked away.

"I'm not self-conscious" Ike replied a little annoyed but his subconscious glared at him, "Yeah sure and I'm a stylish acrobat"

Ike sighed, at least he understood that lame sarcasm. He couldn't help to be like that. Always wanting to help the others and not wanting them to be in grief or pain.

"Sometimes" his ghostly partner started to say "It's better for them to experience sadness, so they can find a happy glimpse"

Ike looked at him and his subconscious smiled "Well is something I remember from one of the books you read"

Ike sat -or thought he did- next to his blond friend. "You do know he can't see you right?" Ike nodded. "I just want to..." but then he felt a throbbing headache.

"Oh no" Ike's ghost said

"What..." Ike managed to say "What's happening?" his head was swirling, as if a hammer was hitting over and over.

"A complication" was his reply. Ike's face went pale "Am I?!"

His subconscious shook his head "You are not dead Ike, but you need to calm down and hold on"

When he said that the headache hit him again. He looked up and his subconscious was now gone.

How was he supposed to hold on to that?! He hold the armchair but didn't feel like he was holding a thing. He looked up to his friend, his eyes were constantly looking from the floor to the door and to the floor again "Link" he spoke, knowing his words wouldn't reach his ears "Help me please" he whispered, trying to touch his shoulder but he felt so dizzy he felt over his lap. His hand subconsciously holding Link's right hand.

Link jumped of a strange feeling. He heard... he thought he heard Ike calling him. Looking around he knew there was no way that could happen. But he felt it so real; like if his friend was right next to him.

"Link?" Marth snapped him out of his thoughts "Link what's wrong? Did they come out?" Link woke up from his little trance "No, it's just that...I thought I heard" but he knew Marth wouldn't believe it and Roy would get scared "Never mind"

Marth looked at him but then he shrugged it off and took a sip of his coffee.

Roy wanted to start pacing again but he stood there.

The minutes were so long they couldn't believe just two hours had passed.

Roy was falling asleep over the couch but he didn't want to close his eyes. Marth was bitting his nail now, concerned that there weren't news. Link was still thinking of what he felt before; he knew Ike was going through a nightmare and he wanted to help him as long as he could.

In that moment someone rushed to were they where "Is it right? What happened?!" his voice was shaky and he was already fidgeting.

"Pit calm down we haven't heard news" Marth tried to calm him.

"You sure? We were worried at work because he didn't arrive, he's never late so the boss called and when he told us I had to come over here"

Roy stood up and let Pit to take his seat "Gee how much coffee did you drink to get here?" Roy muttered, trying to break the ice.

Pit fidgeted on his seat. Link felt bad for it, mostly because Pit always looked Ike as a role model or as a big brother.

"Everything is going to be all right" Link said "You'll see he'll come like if it was just an accident" he smiled, trying to calm down the younger boy.

Pit looked at him "You think that?" he asked, playing with his fingers "You really believe that?"

Link looked at the door and remembered what he felt.

"Yes" he said "I believe that. Ike is a strong guy and he'll hold on" he looked at his right hand, where he felt Ike's invisible touch "He'll hold on for us"