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A/N: If I say anything, I'll give it all away!! Just read!
Tournament: Day Three: Still Not Dreaming
by mrtysh
Peach blinked as the bright, eight-A.M. light streamed in through her window. She slowly sat up, stretching her limbs. A smile found its way onto her features, and she stood, ready for what was to come in this day.
She waltzed cheerily to her large closet, taking a peek at the numerous dresses. Keeping it classic, she laid the pink dress on her bed and went to brush her teeth.
She sighed as she watered the brush and squirted the toothpaste onto it; running its bristles over her pearly whites.
This battle shouldn't be a problem. Especially if Roy wishes me good luck, I'll surely win then.
Perhaps I should just tell him... But, what of our friendship? This is so FRUSTRATING! Peach thought, nearly jamming the toothbrush into the back of her mouth. She rinsed it off and tended to combing her naturally beautiful, wavy blond hair.
She sighed as the locks of hair fell onto her shoulders; sleek as it glinted in the light. She was lucky enough to have a window room, there weren't many in the mansion. Peach thought it necessary to be able to see what was going on in the courtyard, and who really preferred the eldritch light of the rooms?
Giving her hair one last glimpse, she returned to the dress and slipped off her nightclothes; the chill of the air reaching her. Hastily, she pulled the silky fabric over her head and it conformed to her slim frame instantly following, slightly warming her. Peach glanced around the room for her small tiara, gently lifted it from her dresser, and placed it atop her head.
Smiling proudly, a thought ran through her mind Maybe I'll just go visit Zellie and Samus... The battles aren't until after lunch!
And so she eagerly left the room to visit them.
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Marth yawned as he pulled the tunic over his toned, lightly tanned chest. Sleep had been a difficulty the previous evening, although he had fallen asleep quickly. He couldn't shake the thoughts of her...
He couldn't help but be indignant about it. She was all he could think about! Sure, it was because he was in love with her but... seriously! He hadn't even realized it until a short few days ago. Love wasn't supposed to be that way; you're supposed to get to know someone by heart, then find out you love them. That's one of life's many complications, surely!
Marth shook his head, adjusting the tiara. Link and Roy had known that they loved Zelda and Peach forever; they had a history together. But Marth and Samus had nothing to look back on except being together at the mansion.
Marth rubbed his forehead, exhaling deeply. No one's battle begins until after lunch; I'll go see Roy and Link about all this.
At this moment in time, he felt as if he could collapse down onto the bed face first and sleep for the duration of the winter, but he left nevertheless.
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"You ready for your battle today?" Link asked Roy expectantly, pulling on a battered boot.
"Yeah, I guess. As ready as I'm gonna be," Roy smirked as he, too, pulled on a boot.
"I think you'll do fine. Just... focus on the technique," Link advised.
"All right... You know, I still can't help but think about Peach, though," Roy added disdainfully.
"Don't you really think you should tell her that? It may allow me to know your true emotions, but it does you no good telling me this, Roy," Link chuckled slightly.
"...What are you implying?" Roy glared at his companion.
As Link was about to reply, there was a firm tap on the door. He stood abruptly and swung the door open, revealing Marth.
Saved by Marth, Link thought.
Marth walked in and greeted them accordingly. "Hey, guys. I'm not... imposing am I?"
"Oh, no, why in the world would you think that?" Link spoke a little too quickly, earning a suspicious glower from Roy. "S-sit down..." Link pulled up the desk chair for Marth.
"Thanks?" Marth stared oddly at Link, missing the point. "Anyway, I just figured I'd visit, since your battle isn't going to occur until after lunch. Would that be all right?"
"Yeah, sure... I honestly don't know what to do for the whole day anyway. So, what's on your mind, Marth?" Roy changed his sitting position slightly to be more comfortable.
"Wait, before we have a conversation, I'll just leave, I need to head down to Master Hand's office," Link stood and paced hastily toward the door. "for our clearance to leave to Hyrule tomorrow! Zelda and me. I'll catch up with you two later!"
Before they could utter a word, he was gone.
"I guess Link and Zelda are leaving tomorrow, huh?" Marth turned back to Roy.
"Yeah... It's gonna be weird without them here for the next few days! But, you should probably have something to occupy your time by then..." Roy stopped there; if Marth had had Falchion with him, it would have been bad news.
"Well, if I have something to occupy my time, or rather someone, then so shall you," Marth replied nonchalantly, waiting to see how long it would take the dim-witted man opposite him to catch the hints.
"...Well, but—" Roy contemplated this slightly, a coy smirk crawling up his jaw. "Oh, I see where you're going with this. You want me to confess to Peach, and then you'll confess to Samus... How sweet."
"Wow, I'm surprised you caught on so fast. Yes, this is the truth. I've been thinking about this little issue too much lately, so I must rid my conscience of this burden," Marth's thoughts slowly drifted off as Roy processed the information. It was still morning, after all.
"Hmm. Well, I'm glad you have some courage. I don't know about Link. I think he should tell her when they're all alone in Hyrule, at night or something..." Roy chortled as he envisioned Link and Zelda together, by themselves...
Marth chuckled too. "I think we've all got our work cut out for us with these women..."
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"Do you think I look good in this, Samus?" Zelda asked, carefully scrutinizing herself in a deep violet dress with a silvery outlining and lacing and classy, puffed sleeves, even with some matching silk gloves.
"Zelda, you look great in anything. Honestly, if you ask me, I think Link has fallen completely, head-over-heels in love with you. Why else would he take you to Hyrule with him? Alone?!" Samus insisted, a hearty laugh in her tone.
"Really? Well, I suppose..." Zelda stepped away from the mirror and sat on the plain bed, sighing.
"I am positive, Zelda. Be sure of yourself, really!" Samus smiled encouragingly, adjusting her shirt. She had decided to dress normally; a light blue tee shirt and an old, battered pair of jeans. Surely she couldn't be expected to wear her suit all day when she had no battles.
"Okay. I'll do my best, Samus. Well, only Peach and Roy have their battles today, so we can just relax—" Zelda began, but was interrupted by a tap on the door. She stood to open it.
"Morning, Zellie; Sammie!" Peach greeted cheerily as Samus winced at the nickname.
"Morning, Peach!" Zelda tried to be as cheerful, but somehow couldn't bring forth the effervescence. Peach walked in and sat beside Samus on Samus's bed.
"I really like your dress, Zelda!" Peach looked Zelda over, an almost jealous twinkle in her eyes.
"I-I... Thank you," Zelda stuttered she couldn't help her mind straying to Hyrule, and Link...
Where will we go to first? There are so many people for us to catch up with, it's difficult to choose one. I wonder how Saria will react when she sees Link, I know what great childhood friends they were. And not to even mention Ruto! I remember when Link and I were younger and he came to visit me at the castle, telling me Ruto had wanted to marry him! How absurd! Perhaps she will have forgotten all about that by now...
"... I know! Right, Zelda?" Samus glanced at Zelda, who immediately snapped out of her horrible daydream of Link and Ruto in an embrace.
"Y-yes, of course; right," she replied shakily. They were going to catch onto her thoughts.
"Zellie, what's wrong?" Of course, the all-seeing Peach had to ask.
"Well, I—" Zelda sighed and admitted defeat. "Link."
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"Well, if it isn't Link. What brings you here, son?" Master Hand trilled, eerily floating toward the anxiously wavering swordsman.
"Good morning, sir. As I'm sure you already know, Zelda and I plan to take a visit back to Hyrule over the long weekend... Are we free to do so?" Link asked as calmly as possible.
"Oh, yes, I did hear of this... I don't see why it would be any problem. But what of your transportation?" Master Hand turned his 'back' to Link, sifting through some content or other on his desk.
"Oh, it's all taken care of, sir. Thank you for the clearance of the operation; I'll be going now..." Link hesitated for a second to see if the hand would reply, but it merely continued its searching, so Link gladly slipped out the door to the bizarre office.
After hastily making his way to the end of this hall, Link slumped against a wall, huffing, thoughts drifting. Well, it's good news for Zelda and I. I wonder how this trip will go... I guess there's only one way to find out. I just hope that old girl answers my call after all these years.
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I can't believe it's already time to fight! Roy clenched his jaw tightly, the arrogant nerves getting to him. It's just another battle, that's all. Win this! Win this for... Peach...
Roy shook his head again. Surely everyone would get here soon enough—
"Go get 'em, Roy!" Link seemed to materialize in front of Roy, along with everyone else. Roy chuckled, smiling.
"Thanks, Link. Well, I'll catch you later!" Roy waved to the group and stepped into the portal to the Pirate Ship stage.
Okay, not the simplest stage ever, but not the hardest either. Just a big boat with a small boat sailing behind... And occasional bombs, rocks, and sea storms! Yeah, nothing to worry about.
Wolf was standing there, waiting as Roy assumed his position, only to hear a few seconds later, " ASSUME THE POSITION... 3, 2, 1, GO!!" the blaring, bull-horn voice of Master Hand.
Roy was in some sort of daze and had to leap out of the way; Wolf was charging quickly toward him. He flew upwards to the foremast, actually drawing his sword...
Naturally, Wolf followed him, a fierce determination in his evil violet eyes. His claws looked as sharp as razor blades, and they were slashing for Roy, who blocked with his sword; now trembling from anxiety.
Gripping onto the reality of the situation, Roy leapt forward, sword-first, managing to knock Wolf off the mast. Following him down, Roy was harshly greeted by a booted foot to the face; flying backward again.
Grunting inaudibly, he swung himself upward. Luckily, he had caught Wolf off guard and grasped him firmly by the collar, tossing him all the way into the rushing waters like an old straw doll. The now enraged opponent had hopped onto the small boat, only to be pelted by an enemy bomb. Thus, the impact sent him flying back to the main boat again!
This was all quite entertaining for Roy to watch; the way things were going. Unfortunately, though, it was now his turn to be caught off guard. Wolf rushed up to him with incredulous speed; giving him a hard kick to the shin.
Roy clenched his fist and locked his jaw. That one hurt. But, nevertheless, he blocked the threatening claws with the sword; dodging a few bombs that had been hurled towards him.
Mid-slash, the boat started rocking, which could only mean...
Suddenly, the boat was sucked up into the air, and far at that. Roy had to grip the mast to sustain his balance. The storm and gray clouds were gone as quickly as they had arrived, and they were slowly falling back to sea. Wolf nor Roy decided to move, for fear of falling or getting harmed worse than intended.
With a defiant 'CRASH,' they landed back on the water. The pain in Roy's shin numbed as he chased after his taunting opponent. Ducking from the claws, he swung the sword with all his might...
BAM! Wolf was sent flying into nothingness like a baseball that was hit out of the park. Roy was so exhausted all he could do was weakly raise a fist in triumph as he was zapped back to the mansion.
"Amazing, dude!" Link was the first to greet him, pat on the back included. Despite the heaps of dripping, rancid sweat...
"That was great, Roy," Zelda walked up to him, a bright smile adorning her features.
Marth and Samus remained silent, seemingly in a daze, looking past each other.
Roy leaned back against the wall, breathing deeply and rubbing the sore bruises on his legs. "Where's Peach?"
"Oh...? She was just here a minute ago. I guess she went up to her room to prepare for the battle," Zelda replied, shrugging her shoulders.
Roy was too exhausted to add on to that. But it was extremely necessary that he be there after Peach's battle; he had to tell her...
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Peach twiddled her thumbs nervously, sighing. The battle was approaching, and there was no denying it. It was merely young DK, but still; with all the other thoughts running through her mind, it might be difficult.
I can't believe I didn't even congratulate Roy... That's no way to show my feelings for him.
Maybe telling him isn't such a good idea, I'm messing it up by the minute!
How could he love someone like me? I'm just... plain and shy. Roy is so cheerful and full of spontaneity.
Her thoughts ended there as a voice spoke softly, "Good luck, Peach." Of course it was Roy, so when Peach looked up, her face turned bright scarlet. Must I always do this?!
"Thank you, Roy..." she couldn't seem to meet his eyes, it would've made her blush more, if possible.
Without another word, he slipped into the portal. Shortly after; Link, Zelda, Samus, and Marth followed Roy, no one uttering a sound, strangely. It was as if they could sense her meddling yet temporary distress.
Peach felt as if she was getting a tremendous headache. Someday, he'll know...
Reluctantly, she stepped into her own portal to the Hanenbow stage.
There was something quite peculiar about this stage, it made one who stood upon the 'leaves' feel flattened and diminutive. The way the leaves changed color was rather unnatural, and one couldn't help but feel frightened at the large blobs of purple hue, presumably fish, leaping out of the water.
At least she knew the stage well, for the battle was going to start. That downright annoying voice of Master Hand shrieked, "ASSUME THE POSITION... 3, 2, 1, GO!!" And she did.
She hadn't noticed him until now, but Diddy Kong was there, waiting for something to happen. Floating over to the tree that he was on, she pulled out her trusty frying pan and whacked him in the head.
After this, he seemed to know what was going on. DK leapt at Peach in a kicking fit, easily dodged and thrashed by the back of her palm. The monkey pulled out his peanut shotgun, firing out some small obstacles. Peach managed to jump to the above leaf, only to be abruptly followed and tripped by the undeterred.
Peach stood, flicking a stray strand of hair away from her face. She dodged some incoming ammunition, waiting for a chance to catch him off his guard. Just as he prepared to leap up to the next level, Peach grasped him in her clutches and tossed him over to the adjacent leaf, followed by a hard thud.
She was on a roll now. DK seemed shaken, naturally, so she took the opportunity to effortlessly sweep him off the leaf and down into the water; he didn't seem to have any strength to save himself, so a particularly large fish sprung out of the water and gulped up the monkey in one swift maneuver. Peach twirled in utter satisfaction and was taken back to the mansion.
"Peach, you were great!" Zelda cooed, hugging the jaded female.
"That was pretty quick, Peach; I'm proud of you!" Samus added, joining in with the friendly embrace.
Marth stayed silent, seemingly lost for words. Someone was wearing a rather thin layer of top-clothing that distracted him slightly.
Link walked up and patted Peach on the back, smiling, eyes brighter than ever. He knew what his dear friend was about to attempt, and felt that if he were to say anything, it would give something away.
"Thank you, guys! I'm glad I could advance into the next round with all of you," Peach replied.
"Well, I guess we better get going, guys," Link prodded subtly, edging towards the door. He figured Roy would just pull Peach back from the group to talk to her.
Everyone followed, with Roy lagging behind. As everyone but himself and Peach had left the room, he whispered, "Hey, Peach, let's talk for a second..."
Peach silently obliged, trying to remain calm. What's he going to tell me?
"Peach, I've been meaning to tell you this for the longest of times, but never before had—Link, get out of here!" Roy had caught a glimpse of that unforgettable blond hair and green hat from around the corner. It disappeared quickly and without a word.
Roy sighed exasperatedly. "Okay. I'm just going to..." Roy hesitated as her concerned eyes of cerulean met his of navy. "to... say this..."
He inhaled deeply, going for the plunge. "Peach, I've been in love with you ever since I met you."
All was silent. It seemed as if the air itself had stopped moving, and only the faint sounds of their breathing could be heard.
"P-Pardon?" Peach stuttered; surely she had only been dreaming that he had indeed spoke of the notable three word phrase.
Roy felt like hitting himself. He hadn't said it very loudly, so now he would have to, shamefully, repeat himself, reddened face and all. "I love you."
Peach couldn't believe her ears. Stop torturing me! This can't be real, any minute I'll wake up and be clutching the covers. She felt like crying over this.
Roy couldn't help what happened next. He didn't hesitate, just went with the loving feeling. Their lips touched ever so softly; warmth spreading throughout them.
Okay, you can't feel things like this in dreams, so... He's REALLY kissing me! He really loves me back! Peach smiled against his un-stirring lips, melting into him and bringing a hand up to his tousled hair.
Roy was loving every moment of it. He was finally in the embrace of his beloved, even in a lip-lock at that. And, the best part, it wasn't even a dream.
After awhile, though, Peach wanted to tell him something, so she reluctantly broke their hold. "I just so happen to love you too, Roy..." she grinned from ear to ear, brilliant radiance shining off her like the vital rays of light from the sun.
I'm still not dreaming... the newly united pair thought in unison as their hands intertwined as one.
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"So, let me get this straight. You, Roy, confessed to her, PEACH?!" Marth whispered loudly so surely the whole dining room could hear.
"Yep, he did, and I witnessed the whole thing," Link gloated, smirking. "You don't know how hard it was for me not to say anything!" Link guffawed at his own joke.
"Damn eavesdropping bas—hi, Zel!" Roy was on the verge of unloading one on Link, but Zelda had walked up to the three conversing men.
"Hello, Roy. So, I hear you and Peach are an item, now! That's fantastic," Zelda smiled, stopping to look puzzled at the still hysterical Link.
Roy felt like slapping himself in the head. Soon the entire mansion would know... Well, not that that was a bad thing, necessarily. "Yeah, it—"
"Link, what on Earth is so funny?" Zelda asked, a slightly amused yet annoyed gaze overcoming her serene being.
"Oh, I was just telling Roy how—OW!" Link had gotten bopped upside the head by Roy, rather firmly at that. He instantly starting rubbing the inflicted area. "What in the Goddesses' names was that for?!"
Roy ignored the semi-rhetorical question from his irate companion. "Oh, there's Samus and Peach."
Sure enough, as the remaining fighters filed into the dining hall, Samus and Peach were amongst the flurry.
Peach and Samus took their usual places, looking upon the scene of mischief with observant eyes. Zelda was now chuckling at Link's distress, and Roy was trying to juggle his eating utensils. Marth, meanwhile, merely sat with chin in a palm, looking rather bored.
A few minutes later, and after Roy's silverware had loudly clanged onto the table numerous times, everyone was served an evening meal of primely grilled chicken with mushrooms, and frigid water at its best to drink.
The group ate in silence. It seemed not the right time to talk, it just didn't. Well, what with Master hand eerily floating to the front of the room to make a presumably long, unbearably droning.
Master Hand coughed, supposedly the clearing of his 'throat.' "Good evening, fighters I would thus like to congratulate all of you who have advanced into the second round: Kirby, Marth, Ganondorf, Zelda, Sonic, Meta Knight, Fox, Captain Falcon, Link, Falco, Samus, Snake, Mario, R. O. B., Roy, Lucario, and Peach."
"Congratulations to all! I am overjoyed with the outcome, and everyone had trained splendidly. For round two, the battles will be set up the same and they will begin on Monday morning with three battles, then two battles each day thereafter. You are being given a long weekend so as to rest up; prepare for your tough battles. I will see you all on Sunday evening to announce the battles. Good luck to you!" The hand floated off.
Everyone was quite surprised at the short length of the speech, but nevertheless joyful for those who had succeeded. Whisperings of "Congratulations!", "I'm so proud of you," and from Link's own lips, "We did it!"
Shortly after, everyone finished their meals and began migrating away to their rooms. The group had all stood; Roy whispering something in Peach's ear before kissing her softly on the cheek and retreating to his own room. Marth caught up to him and the two left the room laughing.
Link watched contently as the large yellow mouse Pikachu ran up to the caring Zelda; nuzzling against her side. Zelda scooped it up in her arms, whispering sweet nothings to it. It giggled and squealed happily, Link envied it personally. But, nevertheless, he smiled and walked up behind her quietly.
"Hey, Zel," he whispered, the Pokemon reaching up to him like a baby reaching for its father. Zelda silently offered him to hold Pikachu, to which he took it gently from her arms, cradling it so.
"Yes, Link?" Zelda asked.
"Well, you know we'll be leaving tomorrow, correct?" Zelda nodded, and he continued. "Yes... I was hoping we could leave late morning or so? I've received clearance for the trip and everything is all worked out."
Zelda listened intently. "I'm glad everything is working out. I think leaving in the morning would be best."
"Great, so I'll stop by your room, then, in the morning..." Link looked up from the dazed Pokemon into Zelda's eyes, becoming immobilized.
"Pi!" The yellow Pokemon huffed from the struggle of the effort of escaping Link's tight hold. It scurried off in route of its room.
"Y-yes, all right. Well, good night, Link," Zelda smiled once more and turned to follow Samus to their room for the evening.
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"I can't believe you'll be all alone with him for two plus days, Zelda! That'll be the perfect time to say something to him!" Samus hinted, winking.
"Well, yes, I suppose I could say something; we will be alone..." Zelda started to imagine the great range of possibilities as she laid out her dress for the next day. There was little to be done to prepare for her trip, except for a good night's rest in case she would have any need of her profound aptitude. The exception of carrying such a prowess required much energy from one such as herself.
"Zelda, he is so madly in love with you he has to struggle to prevent from becoming a lascivious zealot. I can see it in his eyes, whether you do or not, so you'd better tell him something when you're gone," Samus caught Zelda's eyes with a most serious stare.
"Fine. But only if you plan on throwing Marth a hint or two!" Zelda smirked.
Samus was silent at this ploy. That was entirely different, she and Marth wouldn't be alone! Well, completely, anyway. But there didn't seem to be any way to dodge this one.
"All right. But you have to promise to tell Link," Samus called the truce.
"Okay, deal then. I'll tell Link, and you'll tell Marth," Zelda smiled, climbing into bed. "Sammie, I need some rest for tomorrow, so I'm going to sleep. Good night!"
"'Night, Zel," Samus switched off the light and crawled into her own bed, the nerves already getting to her.
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Marth had long since gotten in bed. It was one of those evenings where one was so tired they could barely keep their eyes open, yet were unable to sleep. It was all because of the thoughts that swarmed his brain, though most of them were quite pleasant.
I haven't really realized it, but Samus reminds me of Elice... How caring she is, the firm softness in her voice, even her dazzling eyes. But she means something else to me. I love her...
Marth smiled. He loved these times, he could really resolve some issues. He had said to Roy earlier that as soon as he could, he would confess to Samus. The only thing he wondered about was how he could approach her about the entire mess of a situation...
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Anyone who hadn't heard the big news would be quite puzzled, or rather, shocked, at the exchange on the balcony. The full moon's light radiated off the beings, emphasizing their bodies even more. Intertwined, they looked to be one large... thing in an embrace in the cool night air.
Roy engulfed a lungful of air, it had been a long dive that time. He remained lovingly close to her, though. For a couple that had just gotten together, they sure knew how to say good night. Peach and Roy's lips met once again, but this time it was more heartfelt and drawn out.
As to why the pair had traveled out to the balcony near Peach's room, was unknown. Perhaps the nighttime atmosphere made one feel more... appreciative.
They separated finally, gasping to fill their empty lungs. "Goodnight, Roy," Peach smiled, reluctantly leaving the premises. Supposedly, one would like the feeling of desire when it came to love such as this, but it became increasingly difficult to deal with as the time passed.
Roy sighed as the warmth of her presence slowly dissipated. He couldn't refrain from bringing a hand to touch his moist lips; they felt as if they were still on fire.
Having no other duty to fulfill, he ambled back up to his and Link's room. As he approached the door, he could hear the blaring snores of Link; who was more than likely dead tired.
Roy entered quietly, slipping off his boots, then his tunic and trousers before hopping into the familiar bed.
He tried to close his eyes, but Link was snoring especially loud tonight. This is going to be one long night...
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Peach sighed upon hearing the door click shut behind her. After such intimate contact with her new-found love, she was seemingly exhausted. It was a long day, after all...
Her mind strayed to their delightful kisses. The instant Roy's lips touched hers, a fire kindled inside her, and every time he touched her, the feeling was intensified greatly. Never before had she felt such an amazing feeling. She couldn't quite believe that she felt this after only being with him for such a short time. What love can hold for a pair...
By now, Peach had donned her nightclothes. A yawn escaped her lips as she sunk into the covers and clutched them around her protectively.
Before long, her dreams were filled with that of a handsome, adorable red-haired swordsman.
A/N: Woohoo, it is finished!!! I'm so happy... This one seems to satisfy me, so I hope it did the same for all of you.
I hope I achieved a few things: Elaboration (somewhat, anyway, I still don't think it was enough) of the fight scenes, good starter romance, and somewhat of a few cliffhangers?
So, the next chapter holds... other than Hyrule, Roy and Peach, and maybe Samus and Marth spending some time together, ain't tellin' ya!
R&R!!!!!
Until next chapter,
love mrtysh