Chapter 4: Old Memories and New Challenges
I was dreaming. About a memory from a long time ago. I was 5 years old again. My blonde, layered hair tied back in a ponytail with the bangs brushed back. I was wearing
my short, skin tight, black shorts under my white, lacey dress. With that, I wore my black flats on my tiny feet. Poking out from a strategically cut hole in my skirt was my black tail,
wagging slowly back and forth. And above my head, shining brightly in the night, was my baby blue halo.
There were three other people that night. I only recognized two. There was a small boy, only a month older than I was. Dressed in a white, loose scarf, a loose T-Shirt,
black skin tight shorts, and sandals. He had sapphire blue eyes and short, spiky, brown hair and a pair of little white wings. There was also a beautiful woman that was tall, green haired,
and glowing. She was my goddess, Lady Palutena. The other was an old friend, and my guardian. A warrior and the leader of the group known as The Freedom Fighters. It is also known
as The Resistance. His name was Firestar.
At that moment, I recognized this past memory. It was when I went on my journey; to train and learn how to control my powers. I was training for ten years at the
Freedom Fighters' Headquarters down on the SurfaceWorld/ Earth, and then came back to SkyWorld, my true I returned, I looked everywhere for that angel boy with the
other half of my necklace, but I couldn't find him. After a year or so, I was invited to Smash Brawl.
I remember that that boy was someone who was close to me. He was my best friend, and my companion. We would always explore the Temple together and go on little
adventures. I also remember that whenever someone picked on me, either for being a half breed, or a wingless creature, he would stand up for me. That's a true friend right there. And I
did the same for him. He stood up for me, and I stood up for him. But when I left for training, I left behind my one and only friend. My best friend. But I couldn't remember his name.
When I was little, I had a black and white yin-yang necklace. It was like one of those friendship necklaces that you can give one half to a friend, and you would keep
the other half. Well, before I left, I gave him the black half of the yin-yang necklace. And we both promised to each other that whenever we looked at our halves, we would remember
each other, and all of the great, fun memories we had. After that, all I remember from that night was riding in the chariot that would take me to the Freedom Fighters' Training Camp.
After the end of the memory dream, I woke up. The sunlight was shining bright through the window and onto my face. It hurt me eyes but the warmth was wonderful.
But soon that light was blocked by something. when my blurry morning vision cleared, I saw a yellow creature sitting on my chest, staring at me with it's shiny, black eyes.
"Pika-Pi."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed. The creature jumped off as I rolled over off the bed and on to the floor. What was even better was that I fell off from the top bunk and landed with a sickening THUD. (Great...Just Peachy! l:Z Now I'll have a big ass bruise on my back.) And Speaking of peaches, Princess Peach sat up and screamed too, along with Zelda and Samus. They all leaped out of bed and got into a fighting stance, looking around furiously.
"WHAT'S GOING ON!"
"ARE WE UNDER ATTACK?!"
"Calpurnia! ARE YOU OK?!" They all said to me. At that point, I was still on the floor sprawled on my back from the fall. I sat up slowly, saying ow over and over and trying to get my head straight. All eyes landed on me. They wanted an explanation. I took a deep breath, recalling what happened and tried to put it into words.
"Well..." I started, wincing from the pain in my back, " when I opened my eyes, I saw a yellow creature with black eyes sitting on my chest and staring at me. It startled me so I screamed. Afterwards, I fell off the top bunk and landed on my back on the floor. And besides from the back pain, I'm fine. and we are not under attack. Unless that yellow thing is dangerous." The girls looked at me. Trying to hold back the laughter. But they couldn't hold it. They all burst out laughing. Peach had tears in her eyes while Zelda was
laughing with her face in her pillow and pounding the bed with her fists. Samus finished laughing first. She was looking around for something. She suddenly directed her attention to a
shivering lump in her bed. She picked up whatever was inside and and held it in her arms. When she turned around, I saw that it was the creature that woke me up this morning.
"Is this the 'creature' that woke you up?" She smiled sarcastically at me. I nodded my head. " This is just Pikachu, silly. He won't hurt you." Samus giggled. She
walked closer to me, holding Pikachu in her arms. She then held him out to me. I heard about Pikachu before. He was from the Pokemon series. I felt bad for scaring him. When he got
close enough. He leaned forward and he started to sniff me, like most animals would do. I slowly reached out and scratched it behind the ear. It let out a happy 'pika' and smiled at me.
When I was done scratching him, he jumped down from Samus' arms and into my lap. he curlded and cuddled againist me. I scratched behind his ear again. I could tell that he just loved
the feeling.
"Pikachu loves you now." Zelda said, lifting her head from the pillow. Smiling at me. "How did he get in here anyways?" We all looked around, scoping for any possible
clues. When I turned towards the door, I saw that it was cracked open. And The was a little bag with the Smash Ball Symbol, hanging from the door knob. On the side there was a little
tag on it. I hopped out of bed to investigate. When I got closer, I saw that it was for me. My name was on the tag.
"It's for me." I told them. I sat down on the bed and peered inside. The first thing that I pulled out was a badge. It was the image of a golden Smash Ball. The next
was an extra copy of the map of the mansion grounds, so I wouldn't get lost. The next was an ID card. All the Smashers had one. It was basically a piece of plastic with my picture, my
status, and my info on it. Lastly, I pulled out what looked like a schedule. It was my monthly brawl assignments. there was at least one or two matches per week.
"That's the Smash Mansion Gift Bag, for the newcomers." Peach explained to me. "Master Hand gives one to all of the brawlers when they first come here. So now you
are one of us." Peach squealed and ran over and gave me a tackle hug. "I'm so glad you made it in." Zelda said. "GIRL PILE!" Samus screamed. Then, she and Zelda tackled the both
us us and we all landed on our backs hugging each other. "Congrats, you are one of us." Samus said. Everyone, including me cheered out. We then all broke out from the hug.
"Who's your first opponent?" Peach asked. I wondered the same thing. I picked up my schedule and skimmed through to my first brawl assignment. I finally looked it over.
" My first brawl is with Marth,... on the Norfair battlefield." The girls gasped, with there eyes widened. "By the looks on your faces, I need some knowledge dropped on me right now. What's the scoop?" I asked. Zelda got up and explained to me about Marth. He was one of the best. He was in the Middle Weight class, but his sword skills were one of
the best. He was a popular favorite for when it comes to being picked. He also had a strong counter attack and a devastating Final Smash. Samus then explained to me about the
Norfair battlefield since it came from her video game universe. It was a very hot, lava area. It was easy to get knocked off and hard to grab an edge to safe yourself, if you weren't
careful. Also, sometimes, the lava would erupt onto the field and hurt you.
"So overall, be wary, and vigilant." They both told me. "Right" I said. "I plan on winning my first match!" I exclaimed. I took another look at my schedule. The brawl
was today! At noon! And right now, it was 9:30 a.m. I quickly got on my battle gear and got out my map. I wanted to get practice in before my match. But before I went down,
there was something that I needed to get. I went to my room and looked in my mini treasure box on my bureau. After a moment or so of searching, I finally found what I was looking for.
It was the half of the yin-yang necklace that I had. I have always used it for good luck, along with the crystal cross on the black choker that I always wear. When placing the friendship
necklace around my neck, I remembered all the good times that we had together. I clutched it in my hand for a few seconds, and then ran off to the Training Dojo.
As I ran down the hall I looked at the map. As I ran around the corner, I ran into someone and we both fell to the floor. When I opened my eyes. I saw that it was
Marth. I quickly got up and helped him I the process. As he drew his attention to me, I felt really embarrassed for what I did.
"I'm sooooooooooooo sorry, Marth!" I said really quickly. "I'm just in a big hurry! I want to get some practice in before our match! Even though you are my opponent, I wish you the best of luck! Bye!" I finished up. Then I ran down the rest of the hall and into the Training Dojo.
The Dojo consisted of many useful things. There was a miniature maze, a pool, an obstacle course for the land, air and water, balance beams by the dozen
intertwining with each other, treadmills, dung-bells, and punching bags. The was also a small fighting ring where people could spar with each other. I decided to be
strategical with the time I had left. So, I would build up my endurance, so I could withstand the lavas' heat, and spar with someone who was similar to Marth.
I ran a mile around the track and practiced my agility in the fire field. Now, all I had to do was battle someone in the Mid-Weight Class with a sword. As I was
pondering over m options. I heard clashing swords in the background. I turned to see to men fighting in the sparring ring. It was Snake and Link. Each were having a tough time trying to
beat the other, but Link emerged victorious. I then realized something. He is in the Mid Weights, he has somewhat similar moves, and he has a sword. So, I ran up to Link and tapped him
on the shoulder to get his attention. Once he turned and saw my, we greeted each other.
"Do you think you could spar with with me. I have a match with Marth later. I need to practice. Please!"
"Sure. And to be honest, I want to see what you can do."
"Me too". We both went into the sparring ring. Battling each other. Master Sword versus Nevaeh. He was pretty good. It gave me a challenge. Hopefully, I could learn enough to help me in my next brawl.
By the end of our sparring session, we were both exhausted. The fight ended in a tie and I had 1 hour before the match. Link and I shook hand and congratulated
each other on the good fight. When I left the Dojo, I went back to my room and took a shower. I decided to take a quick power nap before my match. A little extra energy never hurt
you know. I crawled under the covers and set my alarm, just in case. Before I closed my eyes, a looked at my yin-yang half necklace again. For good luck, I kissed it, and filled it with
positive energy... or however those silly rituals do it. I just do them for good luck. But staring at the necklace reminded me of my old friend. I wonder where he is now?
"Wish me luck, old friend. Where-ever you are." I then closed my eyes and fell asleep.
"Come on Pit! We're gonna be late! I wanna see if the new girl can actually fight!" Roy called out to me. I frantically looked through my stuff, looking to see if I could find it. But so far, no luck. "C'mon Pit! Hurry hurry hurry!"
"Shut up Roy! You're not helping!" After that, Roy stopped bothering me. He just stood there, shifting this weight nervously. "Why is that stupid necklace is important to you anyways, Pit? You can win any brawl easily without it."
"It's not a stupid necklace Roy! It's my good luck charm, and it's super precious to me. I've never won a brawl without it." I scolded him. Just then, Marth, Ike, and Link poked there heads into the door way. "Coming Pit?" Ike said. "Better watch out Marth, Calpurnia is really good. She and I sparred today, and she gave me a run for my money. Link mentioned. "And Pit, good luck against Yoshi." Battling Yoshi was my assignment today, but I wouldn't have any luck unless I found my charm. An old friend gave it to me. And I've won every battle that I wore it.
"Finally! I found it" I said as I pulled it up out of my bureau drawer. "C'mon Pit. Put it on as we run to the arena." Roy yelled at me. As we ran down the hall, I placed it around my neck. We all filed into the bleachers in the arena. Marth had split off from us and went to the entrance of the arena. All of the other Smashers have gathered here to watch the match. But just before the match between Marth and the new girl, I couldn't help but be nervous about my own match. But when I looked down at the necklace, it gave me confidence. The necklace was the black half of a yin-yang symbol.
"Wish me luck, old friend. where-ever you are."