Death if Apart

Chapter 10

(Nuri's P.O.V.)

After a few conflicted moments of shock, Link explained the fight was to show my style of battling. Plus he said it would show my strong and weak points in battling.

Link pushed a rug and then pulled open a trapdoor that was well camouflaged. He motioned Samus and me to go in and he closed the trapdoor after he went. I looked around and realized we were in some private tunnel. On the sides were armor and other things that I figured were Links.

I glanced around some more and I noticed a picture of someone. Samus noticed me staring at it and answered my question.

"That's a picture of Zelda. She's a princess who's loved by Link, and my friend."

I nodded and remained silent, thinking about what happened to her.

We finally reached the end where there are some stairs.

Link scaled them with Samus and I then lifted up another door.

Outside, we were in some sort of battlefield, but surrounding it were the tallest trees, which was pretty good concealment. Link unsheathed his sword and I did too.

Link took a deep breath. "Alright. Samus?"

"Yeah?" she asked.

"Mind being the…"

"Sure. I'll be the ref. Ready? GO!"

I didn't waste time in attacking Link. I charged at him with my sword. I striked at him going overhead, but Link deflected the attack with his own sword. Link kicked me as we were trying to push each other with our own force. I fell, but managed to hit Link with my sword. I got hit a few times with his sword, but I managed to deflect some of them. I rolled to my right as Link stabbed the ground, and stood up as he managed to free it from the ground's grasp. We clashed and slashed, everyone once in awhile I would hit Link, but it wasn't enough.

After some time, being tired, Link managed to hit my hand with the hilt of his sword, causing me to have the sword flying out of my hands and skid across the floor.

Link had the blade less than a centimeter away from my face.

"I think this is pretty self- explanatory, but since I didn't say anything else, I'll say it," Samus said. Then she added with much enthusiasm- not, "Link won, hurray for him."

Link removed his weapon and put it away. Then he offered his hand and I accepted as he helped me get up. I felt bad that I didn't survive longer, but Link seemed to be reading my mind.

"Don't worry. I'll help you. You have the idea of fighting right, just not the timing and ability to do the actions perfected. How long have you been learned to fight with a sword."

"Truthfully, I have no idea," I admitted. I seriously wished I knew time in two worlds. Unfortunately, they haven't discovered that.

"Anyways, I'd suggest you get some rest," Link advised. "I got a room I can lend you. Get a good night's sleep. We'll train early tomorrow."

"Plus, we'll work on your stamina, power, and strength," Samus added.

Even though I had a feeling that it'll be a long day tomorrow, I nodded my head. Luna's counting on me and I can't let her down. I hope she's okay.

(Luna's P.O.V.)

After the whole necklace/singing incident, Red and I were still searching. I felt like the necklace was the only thing we were going to find today.

"Pika pika!" Pikachu alarmed. He was gesturing toward some marks left on the ground.

"What's that?" I asked.

"Let me see," Red said. He blew softly on the dirt and slowly identified them. "They're footprints. Not fresh, but definitively not really old either. Let's see…" He slowly followed the path where they came from.

Then they disappeared. There were no more tracks.

"I don't get it. Where did they come from?" I asked.

"I'm not sure. This place feels familiar though as if…"

"As if what?" I asked as I stepped forward, trying to find anything useful.

Red opened his mouth, but never said a work because just then, the ground under my feet collapsed. I had nothing else to hold on as I fell, screaming.

"No!" Red yelled as he came forward, just in time to catch my hand.

"Than… Than… Than… Thanks." I coughed out with my voice trembling.

"Thank me later after I get you out of this hole. Now lend me your other hand," he instructed, "and try to have your feet relax on some stable ground."

"Alright," I grunted as I followed his advice, and slowly he pulled me out the ground with him doing much of the work. We were both breathing heavily. Me, out of sheer terror and Red out of the use of strength he used as he brought me up to the surface.

Then, the ground shook again and a huge crack appeared right before Red and me. It was too late to run before more cracks formed and the place I was sitting slowly crackled in to pieces.

I screamed again. Not again! Pikachu, Red, and I were all falling. Nobody can help me now!

Red, thinking quickly, grabbed another one of his Poke balls (he explained them while we were searching) and threw it in patch of area that was still standing. It opened, but I couldn't see what Pokémon came out, we were too deep.

Soon enough, some vines circled around my waist to Red's and stopped our falls. Pikachu landed on Red's head and was clinging so hard with a wild look in his eyes. I think it was pretty self- explanatory that he was just as freaked out as me and Red.

Red huffed a sigh of relief, "Thanks Bulbasaur. I own you big time. Can you get us out of here?"

He seemed so calm. I guess that means he really trust that Bulbasaur. Once I get out, I'll probably hug it with eternal gratitude, err at least once it unwraps the vines off of Red and I. After that thought, I noticed how close I was to Red and blushed. Thank god it was dark. I didn't want anyone to see it, especially Red.

Bulbasaur slowly got us out of that seemingly never-ending pit. Soon I began to see light again.

Thinking about light gave me a weird thought. The pit had no light, but yet I remember being able to identify Pikachu clearly on Red. I was also able to see Red, but it's impossible to see things in the pit. Then I slowly realized that I was able to vaguely see something in the deep or was I imaging it.

I thought it over and decided I was going delusional. I've fallen two times in a hole in less than half an hour. I was just going paranoid.

After some more time, we were out of the hole and I finally saw what a Bulbasaur looked like. As soon as Red and my feet touched the ground, the vines lessened their grip and let go of me.

"Umm…" Red spoke, clearly feeling weird about the position we were in, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." I turned my head to the side since I was starting to blush some more. Why am I anyway? There's nothing go on between me and Red. Nothing at all, but then, why am I feeling weird?

You fell in a hole, I told myself. You've gone crazy. Snap out of this paranormal fantasy and put it together. Red is just a helpful, kind friend, nothing else.

Do you know how sad it is to find out you can't convince yourself? Because the thing is, I wasn't completely sure I believed myself.

FINALY! I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE LAPTOP AND UPDATE!

Yeah… I hadn't updated my usual daily way. It wasn't my fault that someone had to use the computer where this was saved.

Love is in the air! Luna's getting some feelings for Red and of course Link's in love with Zelda. I'm noticed that in so many fanfics of Super Smash bros there was hardly anybody making a story with some love for Red. Even in the Pokémon fanfics there weren't much. *Sniff sniff* They're mostly about AshXMistry or even GoldXCrystal. There aren't even that much of Pokémon Ranger stories! Wait… I'm getting off topic. This is a Super Smash Bro's fanfic not a Pokémon one.