That's Just Peachy

Authors notes

I couldn't help this pun and I had no better name for this chapter ^_^ anyway…

So so sorry for the delay on this one, I've been very busy, what with my sister getting married and me doing the cake for it (having never done it before mind). All that and school everything's been hectic, now things are calming down a bit.(but of course now my brother is engaged)

So I haven't had anyone read over this for me yet so I know there's going to be allot of errors but bare with me I will get it checked and when I do I will update this.

Hope you enjoy this anyway

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Marth struggled for a moment to throw the dirt off of him immediately after words coughing as the dirt swirled in the air bit's of it clinging to him, he brushed it away looking all around him. The tracks he had left were covered any tracks Link would have made were no doubt gone as well. Marth cupped his hands around his mouth

"Link!" he called breaking off into coughing again grey dust still hung in the air almost like a potent gas. Marth had to pull up his cloak so it wrapped over his mouth and nose.

Marth trudged through the newly fallen blanket but could find no sign of his friend.

"Link!" Marth called again but to no avail

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Ike shook the blanket off himself and Pit coughing some as the dust in the air stuck in his lungs. Pit looked around them if it were possible everything looked even more alike then before.

"We need to find Link and Marth, to make sure their ok" Pit said worried for the other two.

"Fly up and see if you can see them, I'll head back in that direction" Ike instructed as he started moving worried for his comrades safety. Pit nodded spreading his white wings he took flight. Ike took off at a run Pit flying above him searching for Marth and Link.

As they neared the other side of town Pit swooped low and landed lightly but immediately broke into a run to keep up with Ike

"This way, I saw Marth, Link wasn't with him" Pit informed leading Ike in the right direction.

"I prey that he lives" Ike said to himself, hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. The two of them slowed as they neared Marth.

"Where's Link?" Pit asked first, Marth shook his head

"We split up right before it fell, now I can't find him" Marth said gravely. All of them stood in silence not sure what to do now, they did not want to leave Link for dead but at the same time they needed to find out where 'they' where coming from.

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It was late afternoon before the three returned empty handed and down hearted. They had no luck finding Link nor the creatures lair. 'They' had not yet shown their ugly faces they had decided they weren't coming after all, at least, not right then. Ike, Marth and Pit slumped into chairs around a table Alara and Gorleth filled two of the others, but one remained empty and everyone noticed and everyone feared the worst. For a long time nobody spoke, nobody knowing just what to do.

"We need to stick to the plan, if Links alive he knows where we are but we can't sit around and wait" Ike finely said what they all were thinking at this point.

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Link coughed violently as he woke, the first think he herd was Minda's all to familiar laugh

"Oh shut up" Link scowled as he sat up rubbing the dirt from his face and eyes.

"Well that's not a very nice thing to say to someone who just saved your skin" Link jumped at the sound of the very feminine voice, turning he saw a young woman with long blonde hair wearing the puffiest pink dress he had ever seen to top it all off she held a pink umbrella with white lace around the edges. Link could not help but stare at the totally ridicules outfit.

"Sorry ma'am I…" Link was cut short

"Princess, Princess Peach" the woman interrupted with a smile

"Sorry princess, I was talking to myself" Link said getting to his feet, muffling a cough with his arm.

"And where do you think you're going?" the overdressed princess said getting to her feet and folding her arms.

"I'm going to find my friends" Link stated and was about to leave

"Wait… where are we?" he asked looking around him, for the first time noticing they were in some sort of cave.

"Well I couldn't very well leave you out there with that strange man looking for you, so I dragged you here" Peach explained mater o fact. Link turned to look at her.

"Strange man?" he questioned

"A big guy with a golden sword" Peach said confused why he needed to know. Link sighed shaking his head

"That would be Ike, one of my friends" Link said exasperated

"Well how was I supo…." Link put a hand up to silence her, he was listening intently

"Hide!" he said urgently turning he grabbed the woman's arm and pulled her behind a large boulder.

"Owe th.." Link shoved a hand over her mouth

"Shh" he hushed the woman reaching back for his sword he found it missing, but he said nothing of it not wanting to attract attention. From the depths of the cave came the sound of heavy footfalls, the ground shook within moment Link and Peach could see the elongated black shadows of 'Them'. Only a boulder separated the two humans from the scaly seven foot monsters. Link could almost smell the green slime that he knew coated their teeth, he shivered at the thought of it.

Link looked at Peach to see how she was holding up, to his surprise she did not look afraid if anything she looked as though she might stand up and say hello. Linked prayed she wouldn't. The two of them watched as four sets of four monsters left the cave, if any of them turned around they would no doubt see the two hiding, the bright pink dress didn't help either.

Link waited a good twenty minutes before moving from their hiding place.

"What did you do with my weapons?" was the first thing he asked. Peach stood brushing off the dirt.

"I left them in the forest, they were making you to heavy" Peach said simply. Link rubbed his temple

"Show me where you left them then we can go back to the inn" Link said feeling a headache coming on.

"I'm the princess, and I say we leave this creepy place, your friends think your dad anyway I'm sure" Peach put her hands on her hips. Link sighed.

"I don't care what you do but you are going to show me where my weapons are" Link stated not about to take orders from her.

"You can't tell me what to do" the woman folded her arms and pouted

"I just did" Link pointed out as he walked out of the cave, Peach stood for a moment then chased after him.

"You can't leave me, I need you to protect me" Peach said coming up next to him.

"Well I can't protect you very well without my weapons" Link stated walking in the direction he guessed they came from.

"Fine I'll show you" Peach pouted and lead the way, Link smirked and fallowed.

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Alara and Gorleth looked up as they felt the ground shake beneath them, everyone jumped into action running to bar the doors and windows.

"Put out the lanterns" Gorleth told the others as he started putting them out.

Whence it was done they sat back around the table, nobody spoke but everyone still feared for Link's safety out there by himself.

"We wait till they are leaving then fallow them back" Ike said quietly, all agreed with a nod.

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Link sighed in relief as he picked up his sword and shield, putting them back where they belonged.

"Now we find my crown" Peach said gingerly touching the top of her head.

"Correction, you find it. I have better things to do then help a snotty know it all princess find her precious crown" Link said turning away from Peach. In a matter of seconds Link stumbled and nearly fell as an overly large vegetable hit him in the back of the head. Link turned rubbing his head

"Where the heck did you get that?" Link asked, Peach was frowning her arms folded.

"Help me find it" Peach insisted pouting

"Um no" Link said only to get whacked by another vegetable, then another and another. Link pulled off his shield and put it in front of him to block the vegetables.

"Alright alright, quit with the vegetables I'll find your stupid crown" Link finely agreed.

"That's better, now find it" Peach said folding her arms again, Link sighed

"What kind of Princess are you?" he grumbled "No don't!" Link through his arms up but to late another vegetable knocked him back.

"Those hurt you know"

"That's the point, now let's find it, it's worth allot you know"

"Alright fine, where were you when you lost it?" Link asked.

"This way" Peach smiled and skipped off

"Be careful will you, those monsters are out here somewhere" Link went quickly after her.

"Yes I know, that's why you're here" she smiled swinging her umbrella as she skipped along.

"I can't fight those things" Link groaned still fallowing her.

"Let's see now, I woke up right over here" she said skipping over to the place. Link sighed

"It's right there" he pointed, Peach fallowed his finger

"Where?" she asked not seeing it. Link sighed again, walking over to the place he picked it up and dusted off the gold crown.

"There" he handed it to her

"Now, I am going back to the Inn" Link said turning away again he started walking back to town.

"Wait you can't just leave me" Peach fallowed him.

"Then fallow me, I won't stop you" Link said exasperated.

"But there's nothing good there…" Link cut her short as he turned to look at her again

"Maybe not, but my friends are there and they need me, so if you're going to tag along stop complaining" Link stated

"I'm in no mood for listening to any more orders from any more princesses I've done my fair share of that" Link turned away again and continued walking.

"Ok fine, who are your friends?" Peach asked walking along beside Link just trying to make conversation now.

"Well, there's Ike, Marth, Pit, Gorleth and Alara" Link said simply

"Tell me about them" Peach said starting to skip again

"Well Pit's an angel, Ike is well Ike, Marth is human….and a Prince" he added

"Ooo a prince" Peach said excitedly "Forgive me Marth, but I don't want her hanging on me all the time" Link thought

"Tell me more about this Marth, is he handsome, is he shilverouse, is he brave, how old is he?" Peach let all her questions run into one

"Yes , yes, yes and about sixteen I think, though I haven't asked" Peach nodded enthusiastically.

"What's he look like?" she went on with her questioning

"About my height, bluish black hair…..You will just have to see him" Link said with a sigh.

"Oh I can't wait" Peach said happily

"A real prince all for me" she grinned at the idea, skipping along quietly after that.

As they got closer to town Link moved more quietly, he could sense the presence of 'Them'. He didn't have to tell Peach to be quiet this time, she got the idea on her own.

Eventually the two reached the weary warrior inn, Link knocked ever so lightly on the door.

"Did you hear that?" Pit asked, everyone nodded and looked at the door.

"Maybe it's Links" he suggested and stood. Ike stopped him with one large hand as he got up, picking up he sword he moved quietly to the door. Sliding off the wood he opened the door just enough to see two shapes waiting just outside.

"It's me, Link" Link said glancing behind him as he felt the earth shake again. Ike quickly let him and Peach inside. Whence they were safely inside again Ike patted Link on the back sending Link stumbling a few steps forward.

"You had us worried their boy" Ike said with a grin and giving him a good pat on the back that caused him to stumble and break off in a fit of coughing, it soon quit.

"I'll get you something to drink" Alara said going off into the kitchen she soon brought back a tall glass of water.

"Thank you" Link said taking the water and taking a long drink of it to clear his throat better.

"We thought you must be dead, thank Palutena you're not" Pit said with a soft almost child like smile.

"Well Pit I would have been if not for Princess Peach here" Link said giving the woman beside him a side long glance.

"Princess eh, seam's we're racking up the royalty" Ike said heartily giving Marth a good pat on the back as well, the results much the same as Links.

"It's indeed a pleasure to make your acquaintance, I am Marth" Marth said with a slight bow of his head. Peach smiled brightly.

"Pit, at your service" Pit introduced himself.

"Their leaving" Gorleth informed from the window before any more introductions could be made.

"Lets go then" Ike said taking one long stride to reach the door.

"Where to?" Link questioned, a puzzled expression crossing his face

"We are fallowing them back, we still don't know where they came from or how many there are" Pit answered

"No need, Peach and I discovered that already" Link said this just as Ike was about to pull the door open.

To be continued……..