Gamer4 in. Alright, trying yet another new thing today- partly because I'm strapped for time, and partly because I am, bluntly, putting off the next chapter as long as possible, I thought today's chapter could be a random quicky. Like I said a couple chapters back, for my Halloween Horror-thon, one of my chosen horror series was Marble Hornets, which, in addition to many scares, also put me in the mood to watch some of that group's other work- namely, their other Youtube channel, Troy Has a Camera, filled with a large number of comedic videos to counterbalance the fact that these guys basically created the Slender Man as he exists today. Some of those shorts, I couldn't help but feel, would translate fantastically into random quickies, so I thought I'd translate the first of them and see how you guys feel about it- based on your reactions, I may or may not turn a few more into random quickies. This ought to be a pretty brief chapter- just some quick comic relief, since things have been getting so serious lately- but let's dive on in nonetheless!

Disclaimer: Meanwhile, Lenin read the book of Marx, the quartet practiced in the park, and we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died!

Random Quicky

Zelda Writes an Essay

Zelda sighed in contentment, leaning back in her bed, using the wall to prop herself up as she opened up her laptop on her... lap. On the top of her lap. Because, you know, it was a laptop. With all the other girls out and about outside the dorm, all her homework done, and the next meeting of the SOM Brigade on everyone's schedule, she was seizing the opportunity to do some real work, typing out the title of what was sure to be her masterpiece- Thoughts on Liberating the Yoshis of the World from the Yoke of Tyrrany- A paper by Zelda Hyrule, head of Saving Our Yoshis By Lending 'Em Net Tweezers.

Wow, that was good- yeah, she was genius, she knew it. But now... where to begin? Looking furtively around, she brought up the internet browser and began examining pictures of yoshis on Google Images, hoping that inspiration might strike- or at least, that was what she was doing until she got distracted by the newest update to Bloon Tower Defense.

As she popped her thirteenth wave of bloons, she heard a voice calling up from the hub. That was odd, she should be mostly alone. "Zelda..." it spoke faintly. "Zelda... Zelda!"

Recognizing the voice, she closed her eyes for a second before peering out the door and seeing a young man standing at the bottom of the stairs. "Zelda- Zelda!"

She shook her head and returned her attention to the game. Losing interest, she switched over to Cookie Clicker.

...

"Zelda... Zelda!"

There he was again, leaning against the railing on the middle of the stairs. Zelda sighed- while she had no objections to the fact that the Master Hand had finally gotten around to fixing the stairs per se, it did leave a lot of open room for her fellow Nintendoes to pester her. No, cookie clicker wasn't holding her interest either... a few clicks later, the Fairy Tail manga was up on her laptop's screen, and she was clicking through the pages.

"Zelda... Zelda!"

She didn't bother looking this time- though if she had, she'd have seen the young man peering down at her from the ceiling above the stairs, his feet locked in place by some strange twist of gravity. Instead, she clicked over to the next chapter, chuckling at Natsu's latest antics.

"Zelda," the voice said, closer than ever, finally prompting her to glance out of the corner of her eye, spying Link Faron standing just outside the door to the dorm, staring at her, speaking in a monotone Mario would be proud of. "Hey, hey, Zelda. I'm bored. Want to go to Kurain? Want to go to Kurain with Mario? Or maybe Luigi? We could go to Kurain with Luigi. We could get detention. Grab some blankets from that one store. We could go to Crazy's- get some soda." Link remained oblivious to Zelda's frustration even as she gently reached over and began to close the door. "Want to get some soda, Zelda? We could go to Crazy's- he'd probably make us some sod-" *Click.*

Zelda sighed, rubbing her eyes furiously with her wrists. What was she doing? Oh, yeah, she was supposed to be writing her world-changing essay on freeing yoshis. Where was she conducting her research again? Oh, yeah, Chuggaaconroy's Youtube channel- that made perfect sense. She started up the Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon playlist, and watched contentedly as she watched her friend trek through the darkened halls of several mansions...

*Tap, tap. Tap, tap.*

Zelda closed her eyes, slowly turning to the direction of the tapping before opening them. Sure enough, Link was clinging onto the window from the outside- she didn't even want to know how he'd gotten out there. "Zelda, hey! Hey, Zelda! I'm out here, now!"

He seemed to get excited when she stood up, only for his face to fall as she reached out and closed the curtains, blocking him from sight. Shaking her head, she turned to her laptop. Didn't he realize how important this paper was? It was quite possibly the most important thing she'd ever do in her life- even more than the Brigade!

...Which was why, when she got her laptop woken up again, her first instinct was to look up Chuggaaconroy on TVTropes and begin flicking through various people's guesses about what his next LP would be.

"He's giving you quite a bit of trouble, isn't he?"

Zelda jumped at the unfamiliar voice, looking wildly around for the source. "He won't let you get any work done, hm?" Sensing her alarm, the voice chuckled lightly. "Please don't be afraid, Zelda- I know I don't talk a lot- which is strange, considering how much I have to say."

Zelda looked wildly around the room, causing the voice to sigh. "No, Zelda, down here." She cast her eyes down to the ground, where she saw... Simba. Her meowth. "Yes, Zelda, it's me," he nodded, which was strange, considering his mouth didn't seem to be moving. "So, I repeat myself- is he bothering you? Keeping you from getting your work done?" Zelda stared, feeling truly speechless for once. "Well, I may have a solution," Simba seemed to grin conspiratorially. "A simple thing, really- I have the tools to do it right here."

Zelda's eyes widened as Simba pawed at the gun lying on the floor in front of him. "It will be so easy," Simba assured her. "Just wait for him to come back to the door... and shoot him. That should... send him the message." A light chuckle. Zelda stared, still finding it difficult to believe even as she reached out, picked up the gun, and checked the ammunition. Simba was right... this was the best way...

"Once he's gone, you can finish your project," Simba smiled. "And then, we- just you and I- can go to Kurain."

Zelda's eyes widened as a knocking sounded off on the door behind her. "Zelda... hey, hey, Zelda!"

She turned, and, in two quick motions of her hands, opened the door, raised the gun, and pulled the trigger.

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... Huh. I just realized Zelda doesn't actually say anything this time around. And this is a real quick random quicky- less than three full pages on my writing program. I half-feel like I jipped you guys, so I'll do my best to get the next full chapter up later this week, maybe next week if I'm being really lazy. If you're strapped for things to do in the meantime, feel free to check out Troy Has A Camera- it's a hilarious channel on Youtube, just about every video makes me bust out laughing, definitely worth a visit.

Oh, and before I forget, a quick answer to Sammael29- yes, the Dry Bones is venomous in this story- much like in certain installments of the RPGs. I'm pretty sure it's Paper Mario that introduced that idea, but I don't know for certain off the top of my head... anyways, until next time, please R&R, constructive criticism and questions embraced, flames, not so much, Gamer4 out!