More characters, I wonder who we will meet? = O
Chapter 3: More Guests, More Hell-Raising
Mario, Luigi, and the females from the mushroom kingdom went to quick work and managed to finish setting up the furniture along the beachside; there was enough set up to house a small concert.
Mario and Luigi took the liberty of sitting in the tent, but soon he heard the voice of a familiar adversary.
"Mario! Mario Mario! Come on out, I've come for you Mario!" This figure said, knowing Mario's last name, Mario, which few people did.
Mario slowly emerged from his seat, and stepped out of the tent, and looked to his right, to the bridges that lead to the Light Spirits cave.
There stood a figure blazed in a green workers shirt that draped down to his mid thighs, with a belt holding it firm at his waist. At his legs were a pair of white tight fitting leggings, that fit into a strong pair of boots. On his back was a large sword, requiring one hand to lift, but both to use it to its maximum potential. On his head was a head of pure blond hair, that shined like the sun, and a pair of strong blue eyes.
"Link!" Mario called out, darting over to the older Hero of Time, who had since been in and out of service to the Hylian Knights of his time, saving Hyrule, and spending time with his family.
"Mario, you old pipemonger! You look great, it's hard to believe it's been a year since we last met." The Hero of Time said, wrapping Mario in a tight hug. "Sorry I couldn't bring my family, they're over the in-laws."
"You don't-a say? That'sa too bad." Mario said, looking around. "Bring any more guests?"
"Oh yes, how could I not." Link said, extending his arms.
As he did, a series of colorful circles formed around him, and figures rose from them.
One, a young forest girl, clothed in all green as Link was himself. The next, a strong Goron, made of strong rock, and even stronger resolve. The one after that was a female Zora, proud and strong, in mind and spirit. The one after was an old, but still lethal warrior, a female battlemaster of the warrior group called the Sheikah. The next was a well trained Gerudo warrior, as skilled with a blade as she was gifted with her looks. The last was an aging man, with a kind expression and an aura of wisdom and altruism.
"Mario, meet Saria, Darunia, Ruto, Impa, Nabooru, and Rauru." Link said, and as he did, each of the sages bowed.
"Nice to meet you." Saria stated with a slight giggle.
"Well met, brother!" The Goron said, pounding on his chest.
"A Pleasure, I'm sure." The Zora said, bowing her head.
"Good to make your acquaintance." Impa said, nodding.
"Hello." Was all the Gerudo said, smiling, looking about the area.
"Salutations" the elder sage said, bowing his head
"Nice to meet-a you all, I'm-a Mario, make-a yourselves at home." Mario said, bowing his head to his guests.
With that, they all said their thank yous, and began to pace towards the chairs, tables and the tent; Mario and Link staying behind to chat in a nice open spot.
"So Mario, what other guests have arrived as of yet?" Link asked, sitting back on the ground.
"Just-a me, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, another maiden from the Mushroom kingdom named Rosalina… oh!" Mario said, remembering Link and Ilia's presence here as well. "One of your descendants is here, this is his realm."
"You didn't have to tell me that this was, or will be, Hyrule. I can smell the sediment of the lake and its shores, and recognize it off by heart… tell me, where is he?"
"He's right over there." Mario said, pointing down a ways at where Link and Ilia sat at the shore, having finished what they decided to do for the moment.
"Huh… who's the girl? That's not a Zelda I've ever seen before." Link asked, seeing if he recognized her, but obviously didn't. "And is she Hylian? I can't tell from this distance."
"That'sa Ilia, his significant other." Mario said, chuckling. "And she's human, in this time of Hyrule, Humans are accepted as equals among the Hylians. Also, they can use magic, the Hylian beliefs of your time were fairly biased."
"You don't say? Interesting, I'll have to make sure to introduce myself." Link said, looking up at the sky.
Just then, a portal, similar to the ones generated by brawl competitors when they entered a battle stage, formed in front of Mario and Link, soon after the portal formed, a blue skinned woman with fiery red hair stepped out in little more than an elegant black dress that showed off her features.
"Ah, it's nice to be back in the world of light again… oh, you must be the host of the party… Mario, right? Princess Zelda told me about you." The woman said, stepping forward, crouching down, and shaking Mario's hand as he laid on the ground. "Tee Hee, I'm Midna, The Twilight Princess."
"Nice-a to meet you, Midna. Make yourself at home." Mario said, smiling.
"Will do, I gotta' find Link anyways." Midna said, slowly pacing off towards the tent, seeing a good few of others in there.
After she was out of earshot, Link began, "Daaaaaaaaaaayum, that Ilia girl must be some kind of amazing to turn down a woman like that. I mean, I had a good few to choose from but I mean… Damn!"
"Princess Peach isn't anything to-a scoff at either." Mario said, grinning, laying back on the ground.
"No, she's not." A female voice said, slowly approaching.
When Mario and Link looked over, they saw the Princess Zelda of this world slowly approaching, calmly and fluidly as ever. "Ah, Princess Zelda, nice-a to have you here." Mario said, he was going to get up and formally greet Zelda, but she just motioned him to stay where he was.
"The pleasure is all mine Mario, glad to be here." Zelda said, smiling. Never being one to enjoy formalities, rather just put up with them. "I also brought what guests I could."
"Oh, who did you manage bring?" Link asked, slowly standing up. "Oh, I apologize, let me introduce myself, I'm Link… err, the Hero of Time."
"Oh, I'm honored." Zelda said, bowing her head, kneeling down, before rising again. She obviously held this hero in the highest of esteems, as would almost all of legend savvy Hyrule. "Just a modest few, but if you will excuse me, they can find their way here. I want to go mingle before any of the real party starts." She said, with a smile, before walking off to a group of others inspecting chairs, making sure they weren't going to be getting any defected ones.
With that, a Zora child stepped forward from the end of the bridge, stepping slowly towards the plumber. He was calm, and cool, with an inner sense of pride shrouded by a kind modesty."Princes Ralis, honored to be here." Ralis gently shook Mario's hand before bowing his head and walking off towards the crowd.
After Ralis, a large green goblin like figure slowly paced towards the group, he let out a grunt, as he cracked his back before the others, obviously not one for manners. "…King Bulbin."
After them, a rather noisy gang of four quickly made their way across the bridge. The first a man with brown-red hair, in a Samurai like ponytail; he wore the garb of a vagrant warrior, a haori with nothing to prevent his chest from being exposed. His leggings were basic, but around them was draped a large bolt of cloth that went from thin in the front, to draping down to his ankles in the back. On it was scrawled designs and letters in a foreign language. On his feat he wore boots similar to that of a Japanesse warrior, sandles over a pair of tabi, and metal sheets going up the front of his shin. On his back, he bore a large claymore sword of tremendous size, easily bigger than the two handed sword Link bore. "Sup, my name's Talo."
"Talo, would it kill you to be polite for once!" The next one to cross the bridge stated. She wore a simple shirt and skirt, neck length wavy brown hair flowing in the breeze. She let out a calming smile, and, literally, kicked Talo's ass with a sandled foot. "Sorry about him, my name's Beth."
The next one to cross was a slightly younger man, with blond hair that kept at neck length, except a rather large bang that crept in front of his face, hiding one of his eyes if you stood directly in front of him. His Jacket was a brown leather, and under it was a beige shirt. He wore beige pants, and a pair of leather boots that matched his jacket. At his side was a longsword, with a shape similar to that of a Japanesse Katana. "Hello, my name's Collins."
The last one to cross was the most silent of the bunch. He wore an ornate jacket with intricate designs, and an equally ornate shirt under it. His pants were posh and draped just above his ankles, where a pair of high socks climbed, and aristocrat shoes stomped the earth. His hair was buzzed short, and he wore an elegant fez-shaped hat, and a snobby monocle. "Greetings, I'm Malo."
The one who addressed himself as Talo seemed to sigh in disgust.
"Hey, weren't-a these kids in this-a realm?" Mario asked, looking at them, then looking at the Link in the distance, not getting the age difference.
"We're not from the dimension, gramps." Talo said, revealing he was holding some goods, stating he wasn't from the dimension of the other Links.
"Talo! Uggh, sorry again, we're from an alternate dimension." Beth said, wishing Talo'd mind his manners.
"Yes, I wish I could've brought more." Collins said, holding out a basket of what seemed to be freshly prepaired food he had made.
Link, the hero of time, let out a chuckle, all he'd brought was the stage for the band. It was the one he played on in Termina after saving the land from Majora. That counted as his dimension's party offering.
"Ah, I see I see, well then, have fun!." Mario said, nodding to the colorful group.
With that, they seemed to pace their way to the tent, eager to see who'd arrived.
"Sweet-a mother of-a mercy this is going to be one wild-a party!" Mario said, cheering, pumping his fist into the air.
"Don't get too excited Mario, Falcon isn't here yet." Link said, sitting himself back down. "We'd better drink ourselves merry soon, before his dumb ass drinks all the alcohol."
"That'sa true." Mario said, still grinning, excited for what was in store for his party.