Chapter 2:

"This is sooo cool" whispered William.

His brown hair were in his face and he pushed them out of the way as he peered in front of him. Cool might not have been the best word to describe what he was seeing, but he was excited, his dreams of being something more, coming true at last.

"Cool?" someone in a space battlesuit asked.

"Yeah, I mean, I've dreamed, always, of being something more, having powers to do good with, and here I am now, and you tell me I'm part of some prophecy to save the entire Videoland, why wouldn't that be cool?" he asked.

"No," the feminine voice answered. "I merely wonder as to the meaning of the word 'cool'."

He looked at Samus Aran with a sheepish grin. He forgot that although they spoke English, they might not understand him if he didn't watch what he said.

"It means awesome, just, to a lesser degree. . ." he realized that it could be taken the wrong way, and he quickly continued. "Not the whole part about the Age of Darkness brought by the All-Master, more so, the fact that I get a chance to help you know?"

"I know, and I had the feeling that you would not rejoice in other people's pain. . ." she started, but was interrupted by a beeping sound. She took a small gadget from her hip and press something on it.

"Sam? You're not going to believe this," a masculine and proud voice said.

"What is it Fox?" she answered, moving ever so slightly to block William from the view.

"Ganondorf is dead, I was patrolling in the Hyrulian sector, and, he was decomposing, decapitated," he answered.

"That's just not possible, only four of us could've done that, and well, you didn't do it, I didn't, I'm fairly certain Sheik wouldn't, so that leaves Link, and he wouldn't get in a fight with Ganondorf, hell , we don't even know if he's still alive. No one's seen or heard from him since he left two years ago," she answered.

"And I tell you, I saw him dead," Fox answered sullenly.

"Report it to Sebastian then, see what he thinks," she retorted.

"We'll do, Fox Out," was the final sound before the thing crackled with static.

William looked at Samus, looking puzzled. Samus sighed and motion for him to take a seat in the shelter, his back to the window. Taking off her helmet, she sat in front of him. She pulled a strand of blond hair away from her face, much as he had done earlier.

"There's one thing I must tell you," she started. "No one can know you're here yet."

"Wh. . .why?" William asked confused.

"See, the prophecy speaks of the four of you right? Well, a few years back, the first one of you arrived, and Mega Man was his Guardian. Everything was fine, and Sebastian helped us. But. . .Somebody tried to kill him, and Mega Man sacrificed himself to save him. Something weird happen, Sebastian seemed to absorb him, and changed," she said, her eyes clouding as she remember the night the alliance had been torn apart.

"But why can't anyone know I'm here?" he wondered aloud.

"Because, amongst the heroes, somebody is working for the All-Master," she said darkly.

"You're kidding right?" he said, not believing it.

"No, I'm not. It's probably not his or her fault. The All-Master infects people, making them his slave, but empowering them also. Link tried to warn us, when he found himself with the Triforce of Power with the one of Courage. It repudiated Ganondorf when he became infected. He was one of the first," she explained.

"Why didn't you listen?"

"Because, Mario was talking us against it, saying Link had a hero syndrome, seeing problems were there was none. We didn't know he'd been infected at the time, and had been from the very beginning. Bowser was always the good guy it turns out."

And with that, she turned away from him, not knowing how to continue. William put a hand on hers, telling her he understood, and she smiled at him, something rare from her. But she had been honored with the role of Guardian, and her charge was different than she'd expected. He was full of life and enthusiasm, and she knew she was in danger to care more for him than was proper.

Hopefully, it wouldn't come to that.

Here's the end of Chapter 2. Please, someone, Rate and Review?