Kirby woke up to Villager slamming his door shut. She heard him taking a shower after. Villager had been gone for a while. She hoped that Little Mac and Link were ok. Oh Little Mac… She missed him so much. She thought about his cute face and the times that they've hung out. She wanted to cuddle into his arms again. She didn't think about what Link had said about him. She didn't want to think about all the bad. She wanted him back.

She wondered if he was still looking for her or if he gave up. She figured that Villager sent him a message saying that she wanted to break up with him. It broke her heart thinking that Little Mac wasn't looking for her anymore because of the false letter. She began losing hope. Everyone hates her now because Mario and Villager is spouting lies.

Villager walked in the room. He gave her an innocent smile. She didn't like that look. It means he's going to do something bad. What scared her the most is she had no idea what he had been doing when he left hours ago. He seems happier than usual. Oh no, he didn't hurt Little Mac and Link, did he?

"What did you do to them?" Kirby asked.

"Nothing to the boxer and hero of time yet."

"Phew."

"However, I was able to get rid of another rival."

"Huh? Who?"

"It doesn't matter. What matters is he's not going to chase after you anymore."
"Chase after?"

"Yes, you cheated on me with not just two, but three men."

Three? Who else had a crush on her? She couldn't think of anyone else. She knew Link had a thing for her. Little Mac and her are already dating. Who could possibly be the third person that Villager deemed a threat? Wait, could it be Luigi? He kissed her out of the blue a long time ago. She hasn't heard from him in a while.

"I never cheated on you! We're not together," Kirby whined.

"Don't you dare say that to me again. You know the consequences for saying that."

"But you know it's true."

Villager entered her cage. She huddled in the corner and closed her eyes. She knows every time she says that, he gets angry. She can't help it! It's not true. They're not together. He knows this. He's in denial. She needs to get him to snap out of his crazy state. She needs to remind him what reality is. However, right now she needs to prepare for the usual beating. She curled up into a ball and prepared for the worst.

Villager grabbed her by the shirt and pulled her closer. He sat her on his lap and hugged her. She looked confused, but she didn't fight what was happening. It's better than getting hit. Unfortunately he grabbed her ass and squeezed it. She squeaked, but stayed still. It's not the worst, she can take it.

"I'm feeling romantic," Villager whispered in Kirby's ear.

Kirby jerked her head back. "Stop."

"Don't fight me!" Villager grabbed Kirby's face again and smashed his lips against hers.

Kirby fought back as usual. She moved her head a lot and closed her teeth so his tongue couldn't explore inside. He attacked her over and over until she finally submitted. He was finally able to make out with her. She didn't jerk her head around anymore because her whole head was pounding. She had no choice but to let him have his way this time. She was slowly getting weaker. Each attack started to hurt more. Maybe it's because she hasn't been getting quality sleep. Maybe it's because he's been force feeding her and she's been throwing it all up right after. Maybe it's the shackles. All she knew was tonight she didn't have enough strength as usual.

After Villager was done making out with her, he got up and left. She was confused because she thought he was going to touch her more. It was strange, but she was glad that he decided to stop right there.

After a couple hours, Villager came back with food. He's going to force feed her again. He went over to her and did his usual. He grabbed her mouth and pinched her nose so she couldn't breath, and then he shoved the food down her throat. Usually the food tasted good because she's not picky, but this time it tasted weird. After he was done forcing her to eat his food, she began to feel dizzy. What did he put on the food? She began feeling groggy.

Villager smiled waiting for the effects to take in, but unfortunately for him she threw it all up like usual. Dammit! He added drugs in there so he could do things to her while she slept, but she vomited. He could still while she's awake, but he felt exhausted. All this fighting and all that energy spent on Simon earlier took a toll on him. He wanted it to be easy tonight, but she foiled his plan yet again.

He could always wait for her to fall asleep naturally, but she was strong. She always stayed up when he fell asleep. She trained herself to be on guard, this meant that she forced herself to become a light sleeper. She took lots of naps. She's clever, but she'll eventually break and fall in love with him. Then making love will be passionate on both ends. That's right, he's better than this. He shouldn't be using these cheap tactics to use her body. He needed to be patient. She'll come around.

…

Today was the day that Clone Ness was going to ask Leaf out officially. He was excited, but nervous. He's kind of having a thing with Lucas and if she ever found out about him, then things might get out of hand. He needs to tell Lucas that what they did was a one off thing. He has a girlfriend. He hoped that Lucas would understand but also a part of him wanted to keep doing stuff with him. Aaaaahh! Why is he like this? Is the original this horny too? That's gotta be why he's always like this. Yeah, it's his original's fault. Wait, but is he always horny? He's still a virgin, so maybe he's not. He needs advice from him. How does he do it? How does he control these urges?

Now he didn't know what to think. He wanted freedom. He didn't want to be in a relationship, but he also did. He definitely likes Leaf. She's amazing and they get along so well. However, he's scared. What if he gives in to temptation and cheats on her. Then she'll tell everyone that he's an awful person. Oh god, then the rumor will reach Mario. Wait, he's not even supposed to be in a relationship. Mario is going to kill him! He could tell Leaf that it has to be a secret, but she might not like that.

He needs to tell her that they can't be a thing. Ugh, but he promised her that he was going to ask her out officially. She might get mad and not understand as to why he suddenly changed his mind. Oh no, and if Mario meets her again, she might tell the plumber what really happened to spite him. Not to mention Lucas is in the equation now. He's in deep trouble right now. Karma is definitely here to get him. He needs to talk to his original. He'll die if he doesn't fix this problem right now.

He began making his way to Melee Mountain. When arrived at the arrival point, he spotted two people. He's never seen them before. Oh god, are they looking for the clones? There's no way! That cave is difficult to find, so there's nothing to worry about. He walked up and greeted them. He wanted to figure out what they were doing here in the first place. If it's something bad, he'll text Mario about it.

Ness: "Hey guys. Whatcha doing?"

Person 1: "Ness! I'm so glad to see you."

Ness: "Y-yeah, uh remind me what your names were again."

Popo: "I'm Popo and she's Nana."

Nana: "How did you forget our names? We've been friends for a while now."

Ness: "The trauma gave me a bit of amnesia."

Popo: "Makes sense."

Ness: "Anyway whatcha guys up to?"

Nana: "We're about to climb Melee Mountain."
Ness: "Why?"

Popo: "We love climbing! That's what we do. We're the Ice climbers."
Ness: "I see, well I'll leave you two to that then."

Popo: "Wait!" He grabbed Ness's backpack.

Ness: "Y-yes?"

Nana: "Where are you going?"

Ness: "I'm on a hike."

Nana: "Can we come with you?"

Ness: "Ah, well uh…"
Popo: "Please!"

Ness: "I wanted to clear my thoughts alone, sorry."
Nana: "No! You're always doing things alone."

Popo: "Or you're with Lucas."

Nana: "Yeah, we want to hang out with you!"

Ness: "I'm sorry but-

Popo: "We're coming no matter what."

Ness: "But-

Nana: "It's going to be fun!"

This isn't good. He wanted to go to the cave, but he can't now. The Ice climbers are going to follow him. He has no choice but to pretend he's going on a regular hike.

Ness began walking. He didn't know where he was going, but he continued to walk anyway. The Ice Climbers happily trotted along.

Popo: "How have you been?"

Ness: "I'm ok."

Nana: "Say, what was it like?"

Ness: "Being captured?"

Nana: "Yeah!"

Ness: "Uh, awful."
Popo: "Nana! That's rude."

Nana: "Oh sorry, Ness."

Ness: "It's ok."

Popo: "Anyway, have you seen Villager lately? He's not sick anymore."
Ness: "Ah, Villager, yeah I've seen him around. He's… he's pretty cool."

Popo: "He ditched us. We were supposed to hang out one night, but he never came."

Ness: "Jeez sounds like a buzzkill."

Nana: "We're glad that you're here to keep us company."
Ness: "Yeah no problem. You guys are my friends after all."
Nana: "We are! Hey, actually after this hike did you want to come over?"

Ness: "I thought you guys were going to climb."

Popo: "We'd rather hang out with you. You barely go out. We never see you anymore."

Ness: "See I would but I actually have a date later."

Popo: "What! Is it Lucas?"
Ness: "No actually."
Nana: "Who?"

Ness: "Uh… I mean, it's not important."

Nana: "It is! You never go on dates."

Ness: "I don't?"
Nana: "No, I've never seen you interested."
Ness: "Weird. I guess I was a loser before."

Popo: "You were never a loser in our eyes."

Ness: "Aww gee, thanks guys."

Nana: "Yeah a cute guy like you could definitely get someone, you just never wanted to before."

Ness: "Haha! Cute?"

Nana: "I think so."
Popo: "Me too!"

Ness: Haha… Thanks."

The Ice climbers were cute. They wore parkas so he couldn't see anything except their faces. He imagined they were in tip top shape because they climb and shit. They were mysterious. He was curious about their relationship. Were they twins or dating?

Ness: "So weird question here."

Popo: "Ask away!"

Ness: "Are you guys a thing?"

Nana: "Wow! No one has ever asked us that before. Everyone assumes we're siblings."
Ness: "Are you?"

Popo: "Nope. We're childhood friends."

Ness: "Just friends, I see."

Nana: "With benefits!"

Ness: "Whoa! I-I see." That caught him off guard.

Popo: "Nana!"

Nana: "Oops sorry, you probably didn't want to hear that."
Ness: "It's ok. I don't mind."

Popo: "So who is your date?"

Ness: "Ah…"
Nana: "Oh don't be shy. We told you a secret of ours."

Ness: "Leaf."

Popo: "The Pokemon trainer girl?"
Ness: "Yeah."

Nana: "Wow! I can totally see it. You're both nerds."
Ness: "Thanks I think."

They continued to walk a bit. They ended up in a small lake area. The Ice climber's eyes lit up and they started stripping right in front of Ness. Wait, seriously! What're they doing? Ness is right there! Luckily they still had some clothes on. They stripped to their undergarments. He had a good look at their bodies. Nana had a nice fit body and so did Popo. They definitely got their work out bods from climbing. Ness had to admit. They were attractive, but he bit his tongue. He didn't want to come off as creepy, so he kept it in his thoughts. Besides, he's going to have an official girlfriend tonight. He can't be thinking about others like that.

The Ice climbers jumped in the lake and began splashing each other. It looked fun. Ness wanted to join, but he also didn't want to get wet. He decided to sit on a large rock and wait for them.

Popo: "Ness! Join in the fun!"

Ness: "Nah, I'm good."

Nana: "You're missing out!"

Ness: "I'm sure."

Popo and Nana got out of the lake and approached him. They put their hands on their hips and gave him an annoyed look.

Popo: "Come on, you should join us."

Nana: "The water isn't cold."

Ness: "I… Ok fine."

Ness took off his shirt and his pants. He kept his boxers on of course. He dipped his feet in and it was freezing. He immediately took his feet off the water. The Ice Climbers laughed at each other and pushed Ness into the water. He struggled to get back up and he gave them an irritated look.

Ness: "What the hell, guys?!"
Popo: "Teehee!"

The Ice climbers jumped in the water and made a huge splash. It went all over Ness. Then they began brutally splashing water in his face. He tried to splash them back, but it was nothing compared to those two. It was two against one after all. He hated admitting it, but it was fun. They ended up swimming around for a bit. However, Ness stopped when the sun started to set.

Uh oh, he needed to go see Leaf soon. Well not too soon. He promised to meet her up at midnight. He still had plenty of time, but he shouldn't risk it. He got up and went back to his rock to dry off. Popo was still swimming, but Nana decided to dry off as well. As she was walking toward Ness, she tripped and fell on the floor. Ness immediately went to Nana for her aid. He knelt down beside her and helped her back up. She looked up at him. His hair was mostly dried, but still a bit wet. The sunlight hit his eyes where she saw his dark brown eyes shine. It looked beautiful. He looked so handsome. She couldn't help but blush as she grabbed his hand and stared into his eyes.

Ness: "Hey are you ok? Did you scrape your legs?"

Nana: She snapped back to reality and checked her kneecap where it hurt the most. Both her kneecaps had open cuts. Not a lot, but blood was oozing out as they spoke. "I guess a little. It's ok, this happens a lot. I'll be fine."

He shook his head and walked her over to the large rock he was sitting at. He took out his backpack in front of him. He was searching for a bit, but it didn't take long for him to find two bandaids. Wow, his original came prepared. There were a lot of band-aids in there. Not only that, but also a pocket knife, a mini water filter, pepper spray, sanitizer, scissors, gauze, athletic tape, cotton swabs, and holy shit there's so much! Talk about paranoia. He just has a survival kit in his backpack. There's also so many pockets in here. What else does he keep? He wanted to go through it all, but Nana needed his attention.

Ness applied the band-aid on Nana's open wounds. He gave her a sweet smile and patted her head. "There, all better," he said. Her heart started to race. He's so sweet and attractive. She always thought he was cute, but he's so caring. Usually Ness wouldn't even be around. He liked being alone, which made her feel like sometimes he didn't want

her around, but seeing this side of him made her feel differently.

Ness: "Hey Popo, I'm gonna head out now. I need to go meet my date."

Popo: "Oh ok! Have fun."

Popo continued to swim. He didn't even notice that Nana fell. He was in his own little world. Honestly good for him. Ness turned around to walk away, but Nana grabbed his arm. He turned around and stared at her confused at first, but he noticed that her face was flustered.

Ness: "Nana?"

Nana: "I uh, I wanted to thank you."
Ness: "Yeah of course."
Nana: "Um.. I…"
Ness: "You ok?"
Nana: "Yeah, I'm sorry. I lost my train of thought. Anyway thank you for today! You should go on your date now."
Ness: "Right! Thank you guys for your company."

Nana watched Ness run off. She couldn't believe she stuttered around him. That never happens. She used to do that with Popo when they first met. Does this mean that Ness is special to her like Popo? She waited for Popo to leave the lake. As they were on their way back home she talked to him about what happened.

"Wait, so you fell and he took care of you?" Popo asked.

"Yeah. He looked so handsome!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice you fell."

"Don't worry about it."

"So wait, you have a thing for Ness?"

"I think so."

"Fair enough. He is cute."
"Do you think we could add him to our relationship?"
"I thought we were best friends," Popo teased.

"Hahaha! No silly, I only said that because Poly is frowned upon."
"I know, I know. So are you going to ask him to join our relationship?"

"I'm not sure. He's going on a date right now. I don't think he's interested in us. He probably thinks being in a polyamorous relationship is terrible."

"That's true, but it doesn't hurt to ask right?"

"He's already interested in someone else. It would be rude."

"That's fair. It's ok though, we still have each other."

"We do! I just wanted to experience ya know…"

"Hey! Maybe something might happen and they're not a perfect match. We can always wait or find someone else."
"I think I'm going to tell him how I feel anyway."

"That's the spirit. We're Ice Climbers, we never give up!"

…

The four prisoners were sitting there in silence for once. No bickering as usual. Gordon has been starting meditation sessions. Everyone including Kawasaki was on board. It helped them think and calm down despite all the bad that's happened to them. Gordon did a good job. His voice was atmospheric and his breathing technique was soothing. Right now three listened to Gordon's voice and followed his breathing instructions.

Ness hasn't felt this relaxed in a long time. For once he was glad that the others were here. They weren't bullying him like usual. This was the one thing they all needed. Time to relax and meditate. Everything was going smoothly until he heard someone running inside the cave. Great. Is Luigi back? Is it Mario? Either way, it was going to be hell.

Everyone stopped their meditation session and braced themselves for the worst. However, someone else decided to show their face today. They all stared at their new visitor shocked.

Clone Ness: "Hey, uh so I think I may have gone carried away."