Well, I could say that I have been terribly busy anda bit depressed, but I won't continue. My first oneshot was deleted because I put song lyrics in it.(cries over lost oneshot)

Ardath: You know you could just repost it without the lyrics, right?

Roy: Can you do that?

Link: Hey, we should probably stick with this story. Since Ardath destroyed the phone, we couldn't get anyone to come over and be our "special guest" for today, so we just got this cute little kitty to be our special guest! Give it up for 'Zumi the cat!

Zumi: Mrrow!

Fox: I think she want's you to let her go.

Marth: Link, be nice to the cat. I swear...

Ardath: Marth, don't swear. There's a KITTY in the room!

Marth: ...

Roy: Will someone just disclaim already?

Zumi: Meow, rrow, mrrow rrrrow. meow?

Fox: Aru doesn't own squat.Chicken?

All: Onward to Chapter 6!

Chapter 6: Recall: Found and Lost

Roy blinked, tears forming in his eyes. There she was. But something was wrong. Very wrong. Like Ness, Katan's hair had turned snow white, her eyes silver. There was something missing as well from her eyes, something important.

"Ah, my White Riders. Well done today, you sure gave those bandits a surprise. Go tell Cookie you all deserve a treat from me." The man, who seemed to be the leader, told Katan, Ness, and Pichu. "As for the rest of you… I suppose you'll need some explaining. Follow me. Oh, and my name is Phoenix, but everyone calls me Nix." The man turned and walked into the tents that had seemingly sprung up from the ground.

Roy looked to Samus, confusion written across his face. She frowned. "I'll explain. Just follow along."

They followed Nix, Samus and Marth with interlaced hands, Roy hurt and confused, and Fox, Falco, Link, Zelda, and Young Link just amazed. They came to a tent. Inside, someone had set up a fold out desk and some chairs. A man stood outside the entrance like a guard. Nix motioned for them to enter before speaking to the man in a hushed tone. The man nodded and disappeared into the maze of tents.

Once they were all seated, Nix started. "Well, first off, you're now on Desert. It's a magical place, actually. You see, I died about fifteen years ago in battle. I was a general, fighting with a dangerous enemy. A stray arrow found its way into my armor, and I died immediately. Sometimes, when one is murdered, whether in battle or in cold blood, they reappear here on Desert. Then, there are those who find the most intriguing ways to get here on desert without dying. The side effect is memory loss."

Roy's eyes widened. "You mean…"

Samus intervened. "Yes. Katan, Ness, and Pichu lost their memory. Not only that, but something in the way they were sent here messed with their hair and eye color, causing them to look the way they do now. Those who arrive here who loose their memory are cast out by the Empire, where we pick them up, and put them in teams called "Rider Squads." Our three are the White Riders, the best there are."

Nix nodded, watching Roy sit back in his chair, looking like he had been punched in the stomach. Before he could talk, there was a polite cough at the door flap. A small wolf poked its head in.

"Ah, come in Captain." Nix called. A man entered, along with the wolf. He had mahogany brown hair and amethyst purple eyes. He wore a simple beige cloak and a light green robe with a cloth belt and sandals. The wolf was russet colored with azure eyes that showed the look of battles won and lost from long ago. A long thin scar ran along its hip, barely visible through the russet fur.

"Sir Nix. Come in, you rascals." The man called back through the tent flap. Katan, Ness, and Pichu entered. Pichu was licking his fingers; content with what ever he had just eaten. They took a seat on the sandy floor, the man remaining on his feet.

"My friends, this is my friend and Captain, Izu, and his wolf friend Amina. They were killed in battle as well."

"Not really." Izu replied. "Amina was; but I was killed with poison. Remember? The poisoned sword my father stabbed me with."

"Ah, that's right." Nix sat back as the others gasped, except Roy, who was staring at Katan.

"Now, White Riders, come to attention." Nix ordered. They scrambled to their feet and saluted. "Tell me, do you remember any of these people?"

"No…" Ness started. "I already told you; all I remember is I have psychic powers and my name is Ness."

"They kind of look familiar." Pichu squeaked. "But like Ness said; all I really remember is I can control lightning and I'm Pichu."

Katan shook her head, her hair glimmering. "Nothing. Except a promise."

Something went off inside Roy's head. Why did that remind him of something important… A promise? Nothing came to his head. He was still overcome with grief at Katan's loss of memory.

"Alright. You're dismissed." Nix sighed. They saluted again and bounced out of the tent like kids. (A/N Then again, Ness and Pichu are kids…)

There was an uneasy silence in the tent. Nix sat forward in his chair, knitting his hands together. "I suppose you'll need some shelter. Those transporters of yours aren't going to be getting you out with the gravitational pull of this planet. We have our own city, named Home. It's about a day's march from here, but it will leave everyone exhausted. I'm going to send out patrols to find the remaining bandits, and then we'll leave. You'd best come with us, as we have a well. You won't survive long on Desert without water."

Link nodded. "Hard to think we just left Hyrule, where we got soaking wet." He mumbled. Most everyone could hear the pity in his voice.

"Sir, they can share a tent with me." Samus offered. "I think I can explain everything else to them the best."

"Yes, go ahead Samus. Remember, we're leaving first light tomorrow." Nix waved them off. Without another word, Samus led the way out of the tent.

Zelda and Link led Roy out by the arm, as he didn't make a move at all. "Roy, it's alright. It can't be permanent." Zelda told him worriedly. "I've seen soldiers suffer the worst head injuries, forget everything, then gain it back. She's bound to remember you."

"Zelly's right." Samus turned her head. "For most, the amnesia usually lasts about seven years before they remember."

Marth frowned. "It's only been-" Fox cuffed Marth.

"Don't say that." Fox hissed.

"Yeah, but still…" Roy finally spoke. "It's only been three years. And you said most."

Silence fell over the group. Samus led them to the far reaches of the camp, to a solitary tent. Inside were several cots, a table, and several packs. A motorbike sat outside, covered with dust and sand.

"Welcome to the White Tent." Samus pulled the entrance flap up to let fresh air in. Young Link, Zelda, and Roy sat down on the cots, the others taking a seat on the floor. Fox remained standing, and leaned against the sturdy tent pole, crossing his arms.

"So what's going on in the outside?" Samus asked as she took a seat next to Marth. She passed a water canteen around.

"Trouble. A new threat has come up. I think it has something to do with Luan and Eula's Master." Marth started as he took a swig of the water. It was cool and refreshing, which was a surprise for being in the middle of a giant desert.

"Eula's master?" Samus blinked.

"Oh, well… Remember how Luan shot you?" Link asked. Samus looked a bit hurt, but nodded. "Well, apparently, he was being controlled by Eula, the weapon store owner."

"Eula? He was so nice too… What happened after I died?" Samus asked.

"Marth stabbed Luan in the head." Link replied. Samus gave Marth a look of surprise.

"Yeah, I know who's not going to like that…" Marth replied.

"Oh, then Katan blew up Nintendo with this bright light thing. The countries became their own planets, and we were parted for three years." Fox finally spoke. "That was when Master Hand contacted us and Kirby so we could gather the remaining smashers to confront Eula's 'master.'"

Falco then jumped in. "Fox and I found Roy and Marth first. We were a bit confused when we heard that Katan wasn't there. But Roy told us what had transpired, then we headed off to Hyrule."

"Then Zelda tried to get us all killed trying to take Hyrule from the Wireframes. I think we barely managed to escape them. I just hope the others are all right…" Young Link added. Zelda flushed and cuffed Young Link over the head.

"You guys were the ones who agreed with me in the first place!" Zelda retorted, a fake hurt look on her face.

Young Link ignored her and looked to Roy. He was asleep on the cot, a frown on his face. "Hey, Roy's asleep."

"Let him be." Zelda told the young smasher. "He's having a hard day."

"Poor Roy." Marth frowned at his friend. "At least you have your memory, Sammy."

"Yeah, you should have seen Marth moping around like he was waiting for death to take him. He didn't smile once before we got here." Fox grinned. "And what Roy told me was he didn't smile at all for those three years."

"Heh… I was sad!" Marth tried to stand up for himself. Samus wrapped her arm around him.

"Well, I'm here now, and you're smiling again. That's all that counts. It would be a perfect day if only Katan had her memory."

The group went quiet, each thinking of the old days, when they were all happy. Zelda's eyes began to get teary, and she began to cry into Link's tunic. Even if they were partly together, this was a living nightmare.

Suddenly, a gust of wind picked up, throwing the tent flap from its position. A figure stood in its place, staring in.

"Oh, come in dear." Samus called. The figure entered, revealing the wide eyed Katan. She blinked, looking a bit ashamed of herself.

"Why… why are you crying?" she asked Zelda. "I… I didn't do anything bad, did I?"

Zelda wiped her tears away. "No, no, dear Katan, you didn't. I was just… reminiscing."

"Oh." Katan looked lost.

"Come and sit down, Katan." Samus patted the empty spot next to her. Marth nodded to her, looking a bit ashamed himself.

Katan did as she was told and sat down. Roy moaned on the cot and turned onto his side facing the tent canvas. She looked at the faces around her.

"I'm sorry, I don't remember…" she started. Fox held his hand to his mouth.

"Don't worry, Kat. I'm your old friend Fox." He grinned at her.

"Falco, at your service, Milady." Falco bowed his head.

"I'm your old buddy Link." Link nodded.

"And I'm his younger form, Young Link! I was one of the first people to see you sword fight!" Young Link grinned with a child's vigor.

"I'm Zelda. I hung out with you a lot and gave you some advice." Zelda winked.

"Heh, Marth." Marth averted his eyes nervously as she looked at him.

"And who is he?" Katan pointed to Roy. Silence met her. Finally, Samus spoke up.

"Katan, I'm going to tell you right now. You must remember his name the most out of all of us. He is Roy. In the past, when we were all together and you still had your memory… He was… well… the closest person to you." Samus told her.

Katan looked in shock at him. "The closest person to me? But…"

"I'm sorry, Katan, but you're the kind of person that can't be worried. I shouldn't have said anything." Samus wrapped her arm around the young girl.

"I thought…" Katan began to cry. Zelda scooted over to her side and wrapped her arms around the girl as well. Roy again turned in his sleep, fidgeting every so often.

They sat in silence until Katan stopped crying. Fox looked outside and saw that the sky was dark already. "Why is it dark so early?" he asked.

"Night takes up about three fourths of the day during this season. But the days can be cruel. Today was actually the record low."

"Oh boy." Falco shook his head.

"I'm hungry." Young Link complained to his older self and Marth. Link shushed him.

"It's probably close to meal time anyways. Come on, Katan, let's go ahead. You guys can get Roy up, if its possible." Samus helped her charge up. "Katan, where are Ness and Pichu?"

"With Captain." Katan told her.

"Right. I'll send the Captain over to escort you guys to the meal area." Samus told them. Marth stood up.

"Wait, I'll come with you." Marth offered.

"No. Roy will need you now, Marth." Samus told him sternly. Then her face softened. "We'll only be on the other side of the camp."

Marth twitched, before sighing in defeat. "If you say so… Just… Don't disappear on me."

Samus chuckled, then disappeared through the tent door. Katan looked back, a worried expression on her face, the she too disappeared through. The group looked at each other. But there wasn't much they could do to mend a broken heart.

Roy: You're so mean. Making everyone cry.

Well soooorry.

Link: That was vaguely... interesting.

Marth: I agree. I get to be happy now! (dances)

Fox: Whoa! (Get's tripped over by Marth)

Ardath: Dimwits.

Pichu: Review! It makes us happy!