Sorry for the oh-so-lame chapter, but like I said, you gotta let the drama sink in. I'm going to make these chapters really brief so we can get down to the good stuff. So bear with me here. Remember, some folks are dead, only a few have been found, and they're still searching. I'll try to make these as interesting as I can, but it's hard. Sorry I'm such a sucky writer! Anyway, on with it!

Life Outside the Smasher's Mansion

Chapter 2 - Survivors Phase 1

They had been on the island for a few days now and things seem to be going smoothly. Maybe that's because they've all watched too many episodes of "Survivor" on ABC. Or maybe they're just lucky. It was a cold night on the island and people were starting to get hungry again. Both people and hands.

- Day 5 -

Link stood up from his spot next to the fire and stretched. "We've been here almost a week, when do you plan to make a raft and book it?" Ganondorf gave him a glance but returned to his stick-widdling.

"We're making a raft? Are you crazy?" Marth rose to his feet also. "We'll be eaten alive by those waves, have you seen them? And we don't even know where the hell we are or where we'd go!"

"Well then what do you plan to do, Marth? Stay here and get 'eaten alive' by native animals? I'd rather swim than sink myself, pretty boy." Link picked up a spear Ganondorf made and walked off into the dark, cursing under his breath.

Master Hand sighed. "You guys need to learn to get along. No one knows how long we're gonna be here..."

Roy picked up another spear of Ganon's and followed Link. He entered the forest with the clearing and caught sight of Link soon. "Where are you going?"

"I'm getting wood for our raft, duh." Link looked around at the trees and eyed them carefully. "I really don't want this to be a big deal, this whole 'getting stranded' thing, I just wanna get off as soon as we can. No one else seems to want to back me up. Do they really want to stay here?"

"I don't." Roy kicked a stone and looked at the sky. "This place is kinda creepy, and I think we should-"

Suddenly (no, it's not the C. Falcon this time), something rustled in the tree overhead. Link readied his spear. "There are animals on this island, so be prePARED!" A big green thing flopped in front of Link from the tree and gave them about 6 heart attacks each.

"Owww..." the green figure moaned, then jumped at the sight of the other green figure, Link.

"OMG, Link!" It sprang up and hugged Link until he couldn't breathe, then recieved a smack on the head by a wooden spear.

Link exhaled deeply. "Who are you?" The figure seemed insulted and said, "I'm Yoshi, remember?"

"Yoshi?" Roy stepped forward. "It really is! He survived! Praise Allah, and-" Link smacked him on the head and they all headed back to camp.

Samus stood at the sight of three figures coming out. "Who's there?"

Yoshi sprang into the firelight and grinned like mad. "It's me, Yoshi!" Mario jumped up and embraced Yoshi. "It is you! Amazing, you survived! Was anyone else with you?"

Yoshi shook his watermelon-sized head and took a seat by the fire. "I was unconsious and landed in that there tree and then I woke up and almost fell on Link and Roy. So I don't remember much at all."

Master Hand floated over to the fire and explained a lot of the situation to Yoshi. About how long they'd been there and what they were doing. Yoshi understood pretty well for a dinosaur.

- Day 6 -

The next morning, Marth was in the forest washing his face and crying over his bad luck. He'd found a spring deep in the jungle and hadn't told anyone else about it. In fact, it's a miracle he was able to find it again.

"Why? Why, god, WHY DO I HAVE TO BE THE ONE STRANDED ON THIS BLASTED ISLAND?" He slapped his reflection in the water but then realized that kinda hurt and decided not to do it again. He turned around and started back on his way when he heard something behind him.

"Oh my god, is someone there? This is my secret spring, you can't have it!" He turned to run but tripped on a root and fell right on his face.

"Ow..." The prince got up and dusted himself off, but when he turned around, SOMEONE WAS AT HIS SPRING!

"No, get away!" He dived on top of them and they both fell in, and after a while he noticed the person he'd tackled was...

"Peach?" The princess looked up at him.

"Marth, is that you?" They both got out and looked at each other's royally soaked selves for a while, then Peach said, "I thought I was the only one left."

Marth wrung out his shirt and replied, "Yeah, me too. Wait, no I didn't...anyway, there are a lot of other survivors back at camp, so let's go. They'll be glad to see you...even though you are...sopping wet...like me."

The princess straightened her crown, which was still on her head. "Alright, let's go." She waited for Marth to give her his arm and lead her, but figured it was useless since they were on an island anyway. They walked in silence to the campsite.

"Oh, you're all wet!" Link ran over to them and looked concerned.

Marth sighed. "No, it's quite alright, we just-"

"THAT MEANS THERE'S WATER!" Link stared coldly at Marth. "Tell me where it is and you're life will be spared."

Peach broke in their staring contest. "Guys, it's me, Peach!" Mario looked up.

"This just keeps getting better and better..." No one knew if he was being sarcastic or not.

Roy walked over to the other three. "Peach, are you ok? Where have you been?" Peach walked past him and sat next to Samus on a log bench near the fire.

"Well, I was on the other side of the island..." She continued her sob story and soon everyone was in tears. "That's why (sniff) I was looking for some fresh water... (sniff, sob)"

"Oh, the tragedy!" Fox blew his nose and left the scene.

"... ... ..." Peach stood and brushed some dirt off the remains of her pink dress. "So, what do you guys eat around here?"

Mario and Yoshi cringed. "Nothing you'd want to eat, that's for sure."

Peach gave them a puzzled look. "Well, whatever, I guess I'm not that hungry. Anyway, we need to get off this island! I don't care who survived and who died, we need to get help a.s.a.p!"

"AMEN!" Link gathered the wood he'd already chopped down and headed for the shore. "Today marks the first day of the raft construction project! Who's with me?"

Peach, Roy, and Mario all raised their hands while the others just stared at them. "No way, we'll die out there. At least here we have food and fire, shelter and a good chance of getting help. We have smoke for signals!"

Link scoffed. "Yeah, smoke, signals. Whatever. If you plan on getting help, you gotta help yourself." Him and his recruits all went to the shore and left the opposers by the fire. Then, rain suddenly started to pour down.

"... ... ... ...Tomorrow marks the first day of the raft construction project!" Link called out and headed back to the fire, which was now reduced to a steaming pile of nothingness. "And uh, what was that about smoke signals?"

- Day 7 -

The sun was high in the sky and the clouds from last night were gone. Link was tying wood together with some animal hide and hammering sharpened rocks into the logs. Roy was on the other side making a long pole for the mast and Peach was sewing leaves together for a sail. Mario was staring at them looking for a job.

They had done well with their time and resources and the sun was almost setting (time flies here) when Roy sat down in exhaustion.

Samus meandered over to the working crew. "Hey, that's not going to work you know."

Link gave her a cross glance. "And why not?"

The bounty hunter stood on their raft and lectured freely, "The logs aren't tightened well enough and are too far apart, so water will seep up and get all you guys wet. Your sail needs to be thicker, and the mast has nothing to attach to. And it's not large enough to hold all four of you guys, much less any food you bring. The whole thing is a flimsy mess."

Link wiped the sweat from his brow and glared at Samus. "I don't need a lecture from you to know that."

"Oh, really? Then why does your raft suck so much?" She jumped off and landed lightly on the sand. "If you need any help, just lemme know." She walked off cooly to a little shade canopy she'd contructed.

Peach looked at Link squarely and stated, "You know, she's right. We need a better raft. Should we ask her for help?"

Link gave Peach his third glare of the day. "We need no help, we are a team enough to outsmart Samus's...smarts. So we didn't get it perfect on the first try. I'm not giving up. We're going through with this."

Everyone got up and resumed their jobs while Link turned away and looked over the ocean. Zelda, I know you're alive...and I'm coming for you.

Well, that was a bit longer and I thought a little funnier. Tell me what you think please. Reviewing is your friend, and mine. So, who else survived? Did anyone else even survive? Will the raft be a success? Will Marth spill the secret about his spring? Is Zelda out there or is Link in denial? Are they ever going to get off the island? What's Samus got up her sleeve? Will there be enough food to last them? Find out next time in

chapter 3