CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

"… it was so much fun, but a little over the top, you know? It was just… odd." Daisy broke off in giggles, and Peach smiled at her.

All the girls were sitting in room one, laughing at each other's stories and ignoring the loud thumps that came from the room next door. It was around one in the morning, and they had stayed up late, talking, discussing and chatting about every day, random things that made girls closer.

Daisy was in her pj's; yellow and gold boxers with a tank top and sweatshirt over it. Her face was red; it had taken a lot of scrubbing and make-up remover to get rid of all the black eyeliner and mascara Medina had provided off. Her nails were still black, however. She wanted them as a mourning reminder. As soon as she had arrived, Daisy had written a letter to her mother and sealed it with powerful magic only her mother would be able to undo.

Peach, Samus, and Zelda were also in their night clothes. Samus, the brave and daring girl she is, snuck into the kitchens and stole soda, candy, and chips and dip. Zelda had silently frowned over this, but dug into the snacks just the same.

Peach had made sure that none of them had a match the next day, and when she had returned with the thumbs up, they kissed their loved ones goodnight a little earlier than normal, and retreated to their room.

They watched several movies, no more than one chick-flick for Samus's sanity's sake, and laughed over stories and cried over hilarious things.

Peach and Daisy were absolutely inseparable. From the moment they had arrived, neither had left each other's side. After Falco had been 'smart' enough to make several dry remarks about this, he had earned himself several bruises.

Samus set her Coke down, her eyes shining mischievously. "Let's play truth-or-dare."

"Samus, that is so childish."

"You sound like Fox now."

"Oh, my God!" Peach leapt up, and ran to the bathroom. "I have to get that out of my mouth!" She scrubbed her tongue fiercely, only stopping when Zelda said, "The only way to get that out… is to be the first Dare."

Peach stepped out of the bathroom, arms raised. "Bring it, Zelda. Bring it." She crossed her arms defiantly.

Zelda grinned evilly, and Samus and Daisy burst out laughing. Daisy said, "That doesn't bode well for you, honey."

Zelda looked over Peach, her eyes narrowed in concentration, lips pursed, and said finally, "Alright then. I got it." She whispered it to Samus and Daisy, and their delighted shrieks told Peach she probably shouldn't have acted so brashly.

"You have to run outside with just your underwear on, make Fox and them open their door and then pose like this," Zelda stood and demonstrated, laughing as Peach's large eyes went even larger, and finished, "and then run."

Peach stood there, thinking it over. At last, she said, "Crap."

Laughing, they led her to the door, opened it, and froze, their amusement caught in their throats. The attitude dropped almost immediately.

Lyssa stood there, hand raised as if to knock. Her mouth dropped open in surprise and she lowered her hand after a few seconds. It took only a few seconds for the Smashers to react; Samus grabbed her arms and held them behind her back, Zelda's magic was lighting the room, and Peach had grabbed her red heels off the ground, ready to strike.

Only Daisy noticed the look in the young girl's face. She said quietly, not breaking eyes contact with her, "Yes?"

Lyssa struggled against Samus; even without her suit she was still unbelievably strong. She said quietly, "I… I need to tell you something, misses."

Zelda said quietly, "Why should we trust you?"

"Because I was tricked. Look at my eyes, no black at all anymore. I was possessed by dark magic." Samus looked to Zelda for confirmation. The Hyrulian princess's magic stuttered out as she walked slowly forward. After a few seconds, she nodded and Samus released her, closing the door. Lyssa took a breath, closed her eyes, and began to explain.

Ten minutes later, their eyes slightly glazed over, the Smashers and queen stared at her, mouths open. Lyssa wrung her hands anxiously, watching them watch her.

Daisy spoke first. "I believe her."

"What?"

"Daisy, you can't be serious!"

"I am."

"Daisy! She was going to murder you!"

"No, she wasn't. Her possessor was. Not her. I believe her."

Lyssa exhaled and dropped to her knees. "Thank you, miss. Thank you."

"Alright then, Lyssa. What do you need us to do?"

She stood again, her eyes glinting, obviously thinking hard. "Help set a trap for my bro… him."

Samus sighed, and said, "Alright, fine. As long as we get to stop this annoying terrorist group, I'm in."

"Me, too."

"I shall help as well."

An awkward pause followed, and Lyssa dipped a slight curtsy, and left. Zelda sighed and turned to face Peach. "So does this mean you get out of the dare? Because that was a pretty good one, if I do say so myself."

Samus laughed as Peach chased Zelda around, dodging the snacks and trying to hit her with a pillow. Fox later stormed in, extremely pissed, and Peach got to do her dare after all. He left immediately, his face bright red.

They talked into the morning, ignoring the call of duty Lyssa had sent them, and were drop dead asleep by five. They didn't wake until noon.

MINDSPRING- Ok, I tried my very best to make this chapter like the first few ones. I think I did a fairly good job, too. Yay! Eh... anyway... Don't forget to review, si vous plait!