My Secret Comes Out

That night I had the same nightmare I always do. This time was less horrific than the other times though, it was quicker. Usually I'm forced to watch but this time it was over as soon as it begun. I'm glad but I'll never get the image of the drago piercing my mother with its fang, while nearly drowning in a river.

And as usually I woke up screaming and sweating. "Hey Lucas," a voice growled, "are you okay? You were screaming in your sleep," the voice whispered in his raspy growl. I knew it was Bowser right away, but wasn't it a little out of his character to worry about someone?

"Yeah, I'm fine just need to calm down," at this point I knew how to calm myself after a nightmare. It wasn't long before I could sleep again.

Of course as soon as I did I was nudged awake by Bowser, "You should probably get breakfast before it gets cold Lucas." Again out of character I was going to say something but he walked out of the room before I could. I did what I did every morning get dressed and fix my hair before eating breakfast. Our room was Room 4 so we got lucky enough to have a first floor room. Why? Less people to fight over the bathrooms.

As I sat in the dining room eating I look around to see who else is here, other than Bowser there Snake who was smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper, Wario who was scarfing down piles of food, and Ike who was looking at his food with a puzzled look. Apparently he had never seen pancakes before, he was in for a treat. Then enter Red, the upcoming pokemon trainer who already had six pokemon: Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and even Lucario.

"Hey Lucas! Good Morning!" he hollered this early in the morning with that energy was almost criminal. "You feeling up to another fight today?" I shook my head I was still covered in bruises and had a few cuts. He looked disappointed again but he looked up, "Well we better fight soon!" he added cheerfully before him and his pokemon some breakfast.

The time passed and matches were called all day either to end an argument, for fun, or to simple surprise their opponent I had fun watching them all and had even more fun when I found that you place bets on who you thought would win. Since I had PSI I had an upper hand in the bets and won every time. Of course I didn't bet every match or they'd kick me out.

It was around 2:00 pm when the next match was announced and was shocked when I was in it. Going up against someone named "Toon Link". When I got to the battle room I saw the boy from yesterday only now I could see his face and it reminded me of child version of Link probably a connection but I didn't care. I was mad that I had a fight today even though I was still hurt from yesterday.

I felt that he wanted to prove himself by beating me. That would prove nothing for I was already weakened but he was to block-headed to understand. He drew his sword and yelled, "Great Sea!" The room whirred and morphed again but now we were surrounded by water on top of a pirate ship.

He charged me bellowing out a war-cry. I sidestepped and tripped him over, he fell flat on his face. He got up undeterred and swung cutting through my shirt as I jump back. He went through with the swing bringing his foot to kick across the face. I turned going with the flow of the hit to minimize damage and quickly propel myself with 'PK Fire' pushing him back. I flip and land on my feet and turn with my stick out.

He is standing, panting, with a bow out the string drawn back as he lets go. I dodge in time but he hurriedly swings down cutting my shirt again this time along with skin. I don't out much but my head started to fill with bad memories. I lost my edge and fell unconscious when he bashed me with his shield.

I started dreaming again this time the nightmare was worse than usual. I saw the drago attack my mother but in this reality it tore through her even more ripping out muscle tissue, organs, and some bones. Her blood splattering all over tainting the water a deep red color. I began to drown in my mother's blood and turn to see my brother suffering the same fate. Slowly however his face wasn't full of fear but of pleasure. A twisted smile appeared on his face as he began to laugh. His laugh was distorted and sounded like the mix of an innocent child and a murderous demon. The nightmare ended as it usually did, with me going under kicking and screaming as I drown in the blood.

When I woke I was greeted with a crowd of concerned faces, of course they heard me screaming. I looked at the Link look-a-like and he turned and scoffed "Should have known you would lose, weakling."

"Look whose talking!" I shout ferociously. I stand a point a finger at him, "How could you not see that I was weak from a previous fight! You don't true strength until you live through my HELL!" I was so angry I didn't that was leaking some of my secrets, it felt good to vent.

Everyone looked at me wondering what my hell was. "Hell? What hell? You're just some weak kid with a big head!" He snapped. He looked cocky, arrogant, and angry. It pissed me off! How could just say that? I tried to calm myself down but couldn't I just vented some more.

"YOU TRY WATCHING YOUR FAMILY DIE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE END OF THE WORLD AS YOU KNOW IT!" I was furious, so much so that I didn't even know I just spilled my dreaded secret, one I've been keeping from everyone. I fall to the floor and start to tear up, it's been so long since I've cried. People crowded me I could tell that one of the girls had held me close to comfort me. She smelled... nice.

"Can't you see he's doing this for pity?" Toon Link cried, I was starting to hate him. I stood walked over to him, still crying, put my hand on his head and him my entire life. It was his to tear up he fell on all fours sobbing. "How did you..." I showed off some PSI and he knew, "Oh." His face was no longer arrogant but pitiful. He was sorry for me.

"Just be glad I had the decency to not show my nightmares," I choked out still crying. Everyone was full of sorrow so when I noticed only eight other Smashers were here I swore them to secrecy, "It's a secret to everyone!"