Gah! Don't kill me! I'll do anything! My summer turned out more packed than my school year! I could only find time to read and review things...after all, these chapters are getting long! Sorry for the wait guys...
Pit: -covered in dust and sobbing- Do you know how long we've been waiting? -sniffle-
Uh...a while?
Pit: Five weeks!
That's a bad thing?
Pit: Well, considering you updated almost every other day, that's SICKENING!
Can we shut the yap and continue with the story, then?
Pit: -ruffles hair- Yes, we may.
WILL I EVER STOP THE SELF PROMOTION? Probably not...
I tried my first Horror/Thriller-ish! I call it Haunted! Roy thinks that there's other beings in the Smash Mansion...but who? Dun dun dun! Read it! 8D
Anywho, thanks to reviewers! I love reviews!
Oh yes, for those who didn't know...the last chapter was in the past. That's why it said ONE YEAR AGO at the top. :)
Chapter Twenty-Three
"This is not fair," Marth groaned that night at dinner, pictures of his destroyed room drifting through his mind. "That's the second time! Little twerps...they never go for Roy's room!"
"Hey, I've got valuable stuff in there!"
"Like what?"
"Uh...stuff that's worth a fortune and more valuable than all your things combined! So there!" Roy crossed his arms.
Pit smiled at Roy. He was glad everything was back to normal. As normal as things could get, anyway. He was definitely excited about who would win tomorrow. He was practically bouncing in his seat, and almost fell on top of Fox.
"Too much sugar today, Pit?" Fox said as he twitched his ear.
"I suppose," Pit grinned at the vulpine. He felt bad for knocking Fox out in the first round; the vulpine was one of the best fighters he had ever gone against. While he watched the humanoid in training, he saw he was probably one of the best Smashers. But I beat him...that puts me somewhere...Pit couldn't help thinking proudly.
"The big fight is at eleven," Fox said excitedly. He wolfed down a bagel slathered in cream cheese, then some cranberry juice. "Yum..."
"Better get your mind off of your room and focus on obliterating Link!" Roy said cheerily to Marth.
"Let him worry about his room. It's good when he's distracted. Good for me, anyway," Link joked.
Marth pointed a finger at Link, "You told the gang to sabotage my room, didn't you!" Everyone knew Marth was joking and just tuning up on his drama and acting skills. "You planned this, hoping it would distract me and you could take advantage of me! Ho, ho, Mr. Pointy Ears, I've got you now! You think you're so clever, but the Triforce of Wisdom went to Zelda!"
"Hey! I resent that!" Link cried, joining in with the drama.
"Yeah, yeah," Marth waved his hand. "We'll see in the battle we have today that I'm focusing very hard on!"
"Marth, you have something on your face," Link said.
Marth's hand flew to his face to find the substance Link spoke of. He turned red when Link broke out laughing. "That won't get me in our battle!"
"You never know," Link grinned. "I may have to do that if you have me hanging by a thread."
"GO!"
The computerized voice started the battle between the two swordsmen. Everyone else sat eagerly in the observation room, watching on the screens. Link started with a launch of two arrows, followed by his boomerang. Marth shielded the arrows and countered the boomerang. The Altean cursed because he had no long-range weapons, as Link had plenty. A flying bomb brought the cobalt to his senses as he dodged it and ran in quickly, using a swift slash to send Link's damage percentage to 8. It wasn't much, but good enough for a start. Link quickly landed with a roll and brought his shield up to block Marth's downward slash. Using the hookshot, Link pulled Marth in and bopped him on the head with the butt of his sword.
"Ow!" Marth cried. "Watch the hair!" Link laughed as he kicked Marth forward. Marth recovered from the throw with two quick slashes on each side, one hitting Link. The Hylian was off his feet for a few seconds, but that was all Marth needed to grab the Hero of Time and knee him in the stomach. "Just some friendly revenge!" He threw Link down and did the Dancing Blade move, hitting Link each time. The final cut threw Link in the air, but Link positioned his sword in a downward stab, his famous move. Marth immediately brought his sword to his shoulder; as soon as Link touched him, Marth swiped Link with a cry in Japanese. Marth's famous counter attack had saved him.
Link landed with another roll, and pulled out a bomb. He tossed it to Marth, who unwarily got smacked by it, having it explode in his face. A pillar of smoke rose from the cobalt, who now rushed in at the Hylian. They both let their swords meet, metal clashing against metal. Link was obviously faster when doing multiple stabs, whereas Marth followed with strong, slow slashes. Both's percentage wasn't rising any higher at the moment.
"C'mon!" Roy said, practically jumping up and down. "Let's get some action going!"
"You can't expect them to just go full-out on each other," Samus told him. "They're good friends."
"How come it was easier for me when I fought Link, then?" Roy wondered aloud.
Link was about to stab Marth, but the Altean raised his blade with an expert counter. Link landed on the ground, and Marth rushed in. However, Link jumped up with a quick swipe at Marth, then launched his hookshot out. It caught Marth, and Link pulled him in, hitting him again with his sword and this time, lifted him up and gave a quick slash, sending Marth straight up. As the Altean struggled to land, Link jumped up, stuck his sword straight above him, and met Marth's back. The Altean went back into the air. Link pulled out a bomb, tossing it up. Marth met the bomb with the counter, sending it exploding in the air as he came down. A quick downward slash caught Link before the Altean safely landed and rolled in the other direction, away from Link.
The two were fighting at the Dream Land stage, which didn't make it easy as the tree began to blow in Marth's direction. The wind pushed the prince off his feet and he grabbed the edge.
"Stupid tree!" Marth yelled, though he knew he could do nothing about it. Link came up, trying to knock Marth off. The Prince flung himself up, rolled past the Hylian, then turned and attacked. The blow knocked Link off the stage, and he jumped back. As soon as he came near, Marth grabbed him, kicked him, and tossed him back off.
"I remember when he did that to me," Pit mused.
Link finally let himself drop a little lower than the stage edge and did his Spin Attack, catching Marth with each turn and finally hitting him across the stage. Cheers broke out from the computerized crowd, going, "Link! Link! Link!" Marth shook his fist at the sky, as if that's where the audience was sitting. If only he had time to charge, which wasn't easy, because Link had arrow, a boomerang, and bombs backing him up so he could attack from afar. Marth ran at Link, dove and rolled around him, then started his series of moves from the Dancing Blade again. Link shielded a few moves, and while the bubbly figure was up, Marth was able to grab him and toss him in the air. Then he stabbed straight up, sending Link higher, then practically danced out of the way as Link came back down, sword positioned and ready to stab Marth.
Link's sword thudded into the ground and he landed that way, one leg resting under him and the other positioned next to his sword. As he pulled his sword out, Marth took the opportunity to come in and charge his shield breaker for a few seconds. It was good enough to send Link flying to a little wooden platform and land on his back.
Marth leapt up with an unusual grace and made a quick swipe. With his damage now at 127, the Hero of Time knew he had a good chance of dying. Link rolled quickly out of the way and onto his feet. He brought his sword up and swung it down on Marth in one small, weak slice. Then he cut back up and sent Marth flying. The Altean flipped himself up with a roll-recover and ran back towards Link. The Hylian threw his boomerang in Marth's direction, but the Altean dodged it, and jumped up to slash at Link.
Something thudded the cobalt in the back, and Marth saw it to be the boomerang. Link took the opportunity to do his Spin Attack, sending Marth soaring over the stage.
Crap! No, no , no! Marth thought as he tried to make his way back to the stage. He put his trust into his last move as he got nearer. Suddenly, Link tossed a bomb at the Altean. It exploded right on him and he tumbled a little before he realized he needed to get back to the stage. With a cry, he did his Dolphin Slash, only to realize he was too far. Cursing, he fell towards what looked like some star-shaped islands.
"At least you manage to keep your hair neat!" Link called before Marth was engulfed in a white light.
You weren't expecting that, were you? Yeah…I'm on a Link binge right now, so naturally, you knew what I'd do.
Yoshizilla
The review count gets higher and higher as I go on and on…but that naturally happens, right? And Pit, you have to stop eating beans and cheese.
Pit: But it's good! –farts-
tikitikirevenge
-laughs at you- You're such a loser! You're so clichéd! –is shot by Tiki's uber cool ninjas-
Hylian dragoness
I like ZeLink too, but lately I've been fallinginto the depths of the said dreaded MaLink. It isn't too bad, I guess.
LoneWolf92
You'd actually consider killing my Pit doll? Nooo! I love my Pit doll! I don't even have one…but I have one in my imagination! After all, imagination is the key to knowledge and Einstein is rubbing off on me!
qwertumz
Would you like a cupcake?
Calderious
Yes, Italy won the world cup. Which is funny for me to say now because it's long over. Zidane needs to control his temper. But then again, the Italian dude did call Zidane something. Not sure what, though.
Shadow Minamoto
Mewtwo does rock. He's got those sexy psychic powers, for crying out loud. He's just…not very sexy…his powers are…Mewtwo's not sexy…I DID NOT SAY MEWTWO WAS SEXY.
ptpeach
I know, wasn't it? Just goes to show how awful I am at writing romance.
sasukeuchiha180
This was not soon and I apologize.
Nintendo Nut 1
Ha, after all your updates, I finally update! xD Took me forever…
Slordrevan
It wasn't. Don't worry. Or else, this chapter wouldn't exist!
Link: This chapter doesn't exist?
SnowCrystal
Marth: Ow! You poke hard!
R'N'Rer
You, sir, are not frightening me in the least. I sort of forgot about you and your threats since I hadn't updated in forever. :3
Dannyboy
Hehe…uber long review! Yeah…sorry for the lack of updation. I noticed you didn't have an account so you couldn't alert my story. SORRY! I bet you went on everyday looking for this, didn't you? Hehe…get an account!
nightmare car
That was completely and utterly random…and I LOVED IT!
Nienna Calmcacil
Of course I have a link to Dark Waltz! It's the sexiest PotO FanVid there is!
foxdude33
Well, if you wanna join the CIA, you gotta be informed of the world's events…a skill I lack…
sam
Go suck an egg, ADD boy. And thanks for the review.
Yoshiguru
It has now just occurred to me that May in Brawl is going to be a very strange experience. I know you all want May…I have a friend called May…bah! Stay on topic! But yes, I just need to get the game and find out! I need the Wii!
Yoichiro
Thanks for the review. Yeah, I made Purin and Yoshi talk because I'm retarded that way. :3
?k.k
Yay! Melee! That rhymes! I always say that. I do! It's true! Hey, that rhymes!
Luthien-Dragon Lady
Wow, thanks for all your reviews! They mean a lot! They do! It's true! Hey, that rhymes! And now I feel de ja vu…
Mazoku85
Thanks for your reviews! I've been busy lately…but I see you at LP!