Cold Spirit (Closed 2-11-18 until further notice)

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 40

Pikachu ran out of the cabin. He had sensed something, she he wanted to check it out. He stopped on top of a hill and looked around. There was nothing but a forest of pine trees on the other side.

Pikachu sighed. But just when he was about to go back into the cabin, he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

Streams of light appeared in the sky. They looked just like the northern lights; flashes of blue and green. But why would the northern lights be out in Canada?

Pikachu looked at them with amazement. The lights lasted for a few more minutes before they disappeared.

Pikachu scratched his left ear and then ran off.

********

Link was asleep in his own cabin. A lunar eclipse moon was shining in the night sky. Its light lit up Link’s cabin.

He woke up for some reason. He yawned and sat up.

“I can’t get back to sleep.” he thought.

Just then, he heard a knock. Link got up from the bed and opened the door.

“Hello.”

Link groaned, “Samus, what do you want?”

Samus walked inside the cabin. Link shut the door.

“It’s not late enough for you to go to sleep!” Samus said.

“It is to me.”

“But it’s only 8:15!” Samus said, “You usually don’t go to bed until at least 10:00!”

“I can’t help it!” Link said, “With all the excitement going around, wouldn’t you be tired?”

Samus sighed, “Yeah, I guess. Sorry I bothered you then.”

Samus got up and was about to leave, but Link stopped him.

“Wait!” he said.

Samus turned around. Link’s vision was a bit blurry, but he knew that Samus had his helmet on.

“Are you still……?”

Samus sighed, “I’ll get over him….eventually.”

Link lowered his head, and Samus walked out the door.

********

Fox let out a forceful sigh. He was sitting on a large rock with his tail moving up and down. He was bored, real bored.

Terra was standing several feet away from Fox. She walked over to him and looked at Fox. Fox didn’t bother looking at Terra. She smiled.

“Look at you.” she said, “…..Are you ok?”

Fox didn’t answer.

“He must be bored.” she thought.

Terra always hated to see people bored and lonely. But then she got an idea. Her eyes started to glow bright blue. A snowball formed and floated in midair.

She threw the snowball at Fox with her mind, but it went right through him. Terra placed her hand on her forehead.

“Oh that’s right.” Terra said.

She sighed and took her hand off of her forehead.

“Sister!” a voice called out.

Terra and Fox turned to the direction that the voice was coming from. Crystal ran towards the two and stopped in front of them.

“Hello.” Terra said.

Fox blinked, “So that’s your sister?” he asked.

Terra nodded. Crystal walked towards Fox.

“I’ve seen you somewhere before.” she said, “Weren’t you with that blue bird awhile ago?”

“You mean Falco?” Fox asked, “Not really. I haven’t seen him in awhile. I hope he’s all right.”

“I don’t know if he is or not.” Terra said.

“I have to go find him!” Fox said.

“Then we’ll come with you!” Terra said.

Crystal smiled.

"Are you coming?" Fox asked her.

"No thanks." Crystal said.

Then she vanished.

Fox dashed into the forest and Terra followed.

********

Falco couldn’t take it anymore. He was so cold, he could barley move. He felt his chest tightening up, making it harder for him to breath.

Marth wasn’t as bad as Falco. Of course, he was cold, but he still has lots of energy left. He was more worried about Falco than himself anyway. Marth turned to Falco.

“You ok?” he asked.

Falco couldn’t speak. Instead, he nodded.

Marth wanted to wrap his cape around himself, but it had gotten stiff because the wet mud that was on it had froze.

Marth shut his eyes tightly.

***********

Fox was far out in the forest. He stopped and sniffed the air, trying to catch Falco’s scent.

Terra walked beside him.

“There’s no telling where he might be.” she said.

“We have to keep looking!” Fox said.

Fox continued sniffing, but couldn’t get anything. Terra just stood there, not bothering to do or say anything. She knew very well that Falco wasn’t in this area anyway.

Fox sighed, “Where could he be?”

“Even if you are to find him, how will you be able to help him?” Terra asked.

“I’ll find out a way!”

“But Falco cannot hear you or see you.”

“I said I’ll find out a way!” Fox said, “Even if I’m dead, there’s no way I’m letting Falco die! I have to do something!”

“You cannot do anything for a few more weeks.” Terra said.

“It’ll be too late!” Fox yelled, “By then, he’ll be---”

Fox stopped. He didn’t want to argue with Terra, so he decided to keep his mouth shut. Instead, he closed his eyes tightly and let out a quivering sigh.

“Ok, you win.” Terra said, “I’ll let him live for awhile longer.”

Fox opened his eyes and looked at Terra.

“How are you going to make sure?” Fox asked.

“I cannot tell you just yet.”

Fox sighed.

********

Falco was now struggling to breathe. His lungs grew tighter every time he breathed out, making it harder for him to breathe in. Now he knew that he was on the brink of death.

Marth’s skin had grown pale, but other than that, he was still alive, but he was really freezing.

“F….Falco?” Marth asked.

Falco had gotten to the point where he couldn’t talk at all now. His body was really shaking, and he was also growing really weak.

“Are….are you ok?” Marth asked him again.

Falco still couldn’t speak. Instead, he tried to shake his head, but he couldn’t. It felt as though he had no control over his body anymore.

Falco couldn’t take it anymore. If no one could help him, he just wanted to die right now.

“I can’t take it anymore!” he thought, "I...I have to get out of here."

He took one more look at Marth, who still appeared to be fine…..but not for long.

Falco’s vision started to get dark, and his breathing was becoming slower. He took one more look at Marth, and then he suddenly blacked out due to exhaustion.

[ganondorf2]

You better hurry up Fox.

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 41

The Temperature outside was slowly rising. The sun was now showing and the snow was melting a bit, but very slowly.

Young Link was outside looking around for something. He checked almost everywhere around his cabin, but he couldn’t find what he was looking for.

Samus walked out of the cabin and saw Young Link. He walked towards them.

“What are you doing?” he asked Young Link.

“Do you know where Fox and Falco are?” Young Link asked.

“Why do you need to- - -.”

Then Samus gasped.

“Wait a minute, you mean Falco isn’t in his cabin?” Samus asked.

Young Link shook his head.

“I thought for sure he was fixing his Arwing up.” he said, “He has to be in town somewhere!”

“Is Fox with him?” Young Link asked.

“I’ll tell you when I find Falco.” he said.

Samus got on a snow mobile.

“Can I come with you?” Young Link asked.

“No!” Samus said, “It might be too dangerous. Go back inside!”

Then he drove off. Young Link sighed out of annoyance.

"It might be too dangerous." he said in a mocking voice, "Helloooo! I can fight! I can travel! I HAVE A PACK FULL OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!"

Young Link's scream echoed for several miles, but Samus didn't seem to hear him. He was far out in the open, but he continued going as fast as he could. Of course, he had no idea on where he was really going, but he was determined to find Falco.

“I told that darn bird to stay in the cabin!” he thought, “Man, he’s more stubborn than I thought.”

Samus slowed down and scanned the area, but there were no signs of life. The wind started blowing a little. Samus sighed.

“Where could he be?” he thought.

Samus continued searching.

****

Falco woke up with a pounding headache. He placed his hand on his forehead and groaned. The sun that was shining was warming him up. Marth saw Falco and smiled.

“Are you ok?” he asked.

Falco nodded, “Yeah.”

Marth could also feel the warm sun rays hit him. He closed his eyes and smiled. The warm sun felt absolutely wonderful. Then he opened his eyes and got serious. He turned to Falco.

“Once we get warmed up, we can try to get out of here again, ok?”

“Are you sure it’ll work?”

“If we’re healed in time, we shouldn’t have a problem with getting out of here.” Marth said.

Falco smiled and nodded, “Good.”

An hour later, they were healed and warmed up. Falco got up and so did Marth. Marth felt the walls of the ditch they were in. It was now dry. Marth sighed, and then turned to Falco.

“Are you ready?” he asked him.

Falco nodded, “Yeah.”

Marth cupped his hands and Falco placed one foot in them. Then he was able to climb on Marth’s shoulders. Falco got out a rope that was in his pocket and tried to throw it out of the ditch. He pulled on it a bit, and it was stuck to something.

“I got it!” Falco said.

Falco began climbing up the rope. Bits of the snow that was on the ground fell on him, but it didn’t bother him. Falco got to the edge of the hole and climbed out.

He was finally free.

“Ok, it’s your turn!” Falco yelled down to Marth.

Falco got the rope and threw it down to Marth. Marth grabbed it and began climbing up. Falco held to the rope as tightly as he could.

When Marth finally got to the top, Falco held out his hand. Marth grabbed it and Falco helped him out.

Falco sighed heavily.

“Glad that’s over!” he said.

Marth dusted himself off and sighed. And then he remembered.

“Um…..Falco?” he asked.

“Yes?”

“How come you didn’t tell me you had a ROPE WITH YOU THE ENTIRE TIME?!” Marth screamed.

Falco backed away a bit.

“I'm sorry, I forgot I had it!!”

Marth sighed in annoyance and shook his head.

“How are we going to get back to the cabins?” Falco asked.

“I don’t know.” Marth answered.

It became real quiet and still for awhile. Falco looked around, but he still had no idea where they were.

But in a flash, the warm didn’t last long. The sun quickly hid behind the grey clouds and the cold wind started to blow once more.

“Well, so much for the warmth!” Falco said in annoyance and rolling his eyes.

Marth was also surprised by the sudden weather change. He was starting to get cold as well.

“We might need to find a place to stay for awhile in case the weather gets worse.” Marth said, “We’re quite far from the cabins, so walking far in this condition will get us in trouble.”

A gust of wind started to blow. Falco wrapped his arms around himself tightly and shivered a bit. He was still a bit wet, so his thin jacket didn’t warm him enough.

“I’m already weak from that stupid fall I took back there!” he said, “I can’t stand another minute out here!”

“Neither can I!”

“But where can we find shelter?”

Marth looked around a bit. He didn’t see any caves or anything. Then he sighed.

“We just have to keep walking until we find something.” he said.

“Or keep walking until we freeze!” Falco said rudely.

“C’mon!” Marth said, rolling his eyes.

Marth walked off and Falco trailed behind him. Marth placed his arm near his face to block out the snow that was stinging it, but he made sure that he could see as well.

*****

After several minutes, the weather died down a little, but they were still real cold.

"I'm getting a sudden case of De Ja Vu." Falco said, "How long will it be until we reach the cabins?"

"How should I know?!" Marth barked at him, "I forgot which direction I took when I saw you!"

Then he sighed.

"This is what I get for listening and trusting my instincts." he thought angirly to himself, "And they say to always listen to your instincts, no matter how horrible things get. I really need to stop reading and listening to people that try to tell me that!" he continued, "All it ever does is get me into trouble and that's it! There's no point on listening to them anymore."

Although the wind was drowning every sound that was made, Falco had sworn he heard Marth cussing to himself. Falco sighed and shook his head. He figured that it was best not to say anything.

Falco and Marth continued walking, hoping to find the cabins again.

[ganondorf2]

Just not their days. I hope they don't bump into Ganondorf and Bowser or they're in deep trouble. I don't think they can fight much in their condition.

[chaostro101]

Good story!

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 42

Marth and Falco were still walking. It has become real quiet and still. A chill suddenly ran down Falco’s spine.

“I don’t like this.” Falco said in concern, “I’m starting to get the feeling that someone is watching us.”

“Who could be all the way out here?” Marth asked.

Then Marth saw something out of the corner of his eye. A white wolf was standing behind a dead and dark forest, looking at them. Marth crossed his arms.

“I would like to know why I keep seeing that wolf.” he said.

“How do you know if it's the same wolf that you've been seeing?” Falco asked.

“I just have a strange feeling.” Marth answered, “I think it might be following me or something.”

Just then, two grey wolves came beside the white one; on each side. Marth stepped back a little.

“Um….how 'bout we keep moving?” he said nervously.

Falco nodded, “I think that’s a good idea.”

Marth turned around, but just when he was about to leave, one of the grey wolves let out a howl.

Marth stopped and turned to the wolves again. He sighed.

“I had a bad experience with wolves’ before.” he said, “Several times in fact; I don’t want that to happen again.”

“At least you don’t have to put up with a wolf that is half human!” Falco said, “Fox and I have a rival that is a wolf.”

“What?”

“He always fought us a lot, but since we joined this group, he doesn’t bother us anymore. Well, sometimes.”

“Is he the one that flies the red and white ship on Corneria and Venom?” Marth asked, uncertain.

“Yes. Sometimes, his team members fly those things and try to shoot at us as well.”

“Team members?" Marth asked, "Who are they?”

“The team is called Star Wolf." said Falco, "I think two Star Wolf members left the team for some reason.”

“Who’s on the team?” Marth asked.

“Pigma use to be, but I heard that he got kicked off the team. I also heard that Andrew Oikonny left the team for an unknown reason. Leon Powalski is also a member, and my rival.” Falco growled, “And Wolf O Donnell is the leader of team Star Wolf, and is Fox’s rival. I even heard a rumor that they have a new team member named Panther Caroso.”

“They sound pretty tough.”

“Yeah, but we beat the old Star Wolf team several times before.”

“Are they still alive?”

“If they weren't, then how could they be at Corneria and Venom?” Falco asked a bit rudley.

"Oh yeah." Marth said.

Marth and Falco looked at the wolves again; they looked like they were getting ready to attack them. But to their surprise, they didn’t. Instead, they just ran off.

“Ok….” Falco said in confusion.

Marth shuddered, “Can we get out of here now?”

Falco nodded, “Gladly!”

Marth ran off, and Falco followed.

******

Link walked towards a cabin. When he got to it, he stopped in front of it. Link exhaled.

“Ok, I only have one shot at this….” he though.

But before he decided to go in, he walked to the side and looked in the window. It was pitch dark inside, and he couldn’t see a thing.

Link knocked on the door, but no one answered.

“Hello?” he asked.

Link still didn’t get an answer. He shrugged and decided to go in anyway. He knew it was rude, but no one was answering, so what the heck?

When Link walked inside the cabin, it was real quiet. It was also a little dark, but a place in the corner of the cabin was lit.

Then he saw Zelda. She was sitting in a wooden chair at a wooden table. Next to her was the window that Link tried to look into. It was covered with a black curtan, so nobody would look inside.

“Why would Zelda do this?” he thought, “Is she trying to hide something? What is she doing?”

Link walked over to Zelda, but quietly. When he tried to look over her shoulder, Zelda could sense Link here. She covered her paper with her arms and looked at Link.

“What are you doing?” Link asked, “And……why is your cabin so….dark?”

Zelda sighed, “I didn’t want anyone to know that I was here. I’m doing something…..personal.”

Link let out a small smile, “Like what?”

“You’ll see.”

A few minutes later, Zelda finished up her letter. She folded it until it could fit in a pocket. She grabbed a tape dispenser from the table and tore a small piece of tape off. She taped the letter shut and then got up.

She handed the letter to Link. Link looked confused.

“Could you give this to Sheik for me, please?” she said.

Link bit his lower lip. He hoped that this wasn’t a bad letter she wrote. It might be a letter of hatred, or a letter of apology.

Either way, Link could not say no to Zelda. He put the letter in the pouch that he had on his waist, and closed it back up.

“Ok, I’ll make sure he gets the letter.” he said, smiling.

But behind that smile was a bit of concern. Luckly, Zelda didn't seem to notaice.

Zelda also smiled. Link could tell by the look on her face that it was an apology letter. Or she might be attempting to trick Link with that look, like she does every once in awhile.

“Thank you.” she said softly. It sounded as though she was a bit nervous.

Link nodded and then left Zelda’s cabin.

*******

Link quickened his pace towards a cabin. He was willing to find out what she had written to Sheik. He wanted to open the letter right now, but he had to keep his word to Zelda.

When he finally reached the cabin, he knocked on the door. Sheik answered the door, but before he could say anything, Link ran inside.

“Do you do that EVERYTIME someone opens the door for you?” Sheik asked a bit rudely and annoyed at the same time, "It's rude, you know!"

“No time!” Link said, “Zelda wanted me to give this to you!”

Link reached into his bag and took out the letter. Sheik walked towards Link. He hesitated on taking the letter from Link’s hand, but after awhile, he took it.

Sheik swallowed hard, and then let out a deep sigh. He ripped open the top of the envelope with his finger and took out the letter.

Link walked up behind Sheik and read the letter over his shoulder.

Sheik,

I’m very sorry about the fight we had several weeks ago. I was just in a bad mood that day. The weather here has gotten me kinda crazy lately, and I just had to take it out on something. I didn’t mean to upset you. If you could find it in your heart to forgive me for all the harsh things I did and said to you, then I hope to see and speak to you again.

Love Zelda.

Sheik let out a cry of joy and relief. Link smiled.

“So she still likes you.” he said, “I wonder what came over her.”

Sheik was real excited.

“I don’t know!” he said, folding the note and placing it on a desk, “But I have to go see her now!”

“You go on ahead; I have something else to do!”

Sheik nodded and ran out the door. Link just stayed in the cabin. He sat down on the edge of the bed and smiled.

“I’m glad you guys are together again, but you’re not the only one who's going to have it good.” he thought.

He took out another letter from his small bag and looked at it for awhile.

"Someone in the town wanted me to give this to- - -"

Link then decided to keep his mouth shut about it. He shook his head and sighed.

“One down……and one to go.” he said, still smiling.

Link put the letter in his bag and walked out of the cabin.

[ganondorf2]

Link's hiding something...

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 43

Samus had decided to head back to the cabin several minutes later. He could not find Falco anywhere, so he just gave up. After he reached the cabin, he got off the snow mobile and walked inside.

“Well, I can’t find him.” he thought to himself, “Now what do I do?”

He was about to sit down on a bed, until someone knocked on his door. Samus sighed out of annoyance and walked toward it. He opened the door.

“Hello.” a voice said.

Samus let whoever was outside inside. It turned out to be Link.

“I can’t find Falco anywhere!” Samus said to Link.

“Oh great!” he said, “I hope he isn’t in trouble.”

Then Link suddenly remembered.

“I heard someone was looking for you.” he said.

“Who is it?” Samus asked.

“I don’t know.” Link said, “But there was a rumor going around that a girl was looking for you for some reason.”

“Well, if it was a rumor, it must be a lie.” Samus said, “But just in case, I wonder who she is.”

“I don’t know.” Link said.

“I haven’t seen any of my friends since high school……before I became a bounty hunter.”

“Then do you think you’ll recognize her?”

Samus shrugged, “I don’t know. It’s been quite awhile.”

“Well, I was told to give this to you.” Link said, handing Samus a small letter.

Samus took the letter and opened it up. Then be began reading it.

'I heard from several people that they know where you are. I have been thinking about you since the end of High School, and I would love to see you once again.'

Signed Luna

Samus smiled. He set the letter down on the bed and sighed.

“Do you know who wrote it?” Link asked.

Samus nodded, “Her name’s Luna.”

“Who’s Luna?”

“She was a good friend of mine during the 11th grade in high school. And….” Samus paused for a while, and then he spoke up, “I have a bit of a secret crush on her.”

“I thought you said you never liked anyone.” Link said.

“I lied.” Samus responded.

“Did she return her feelings?”

“She doesn't know.”

Link thought for awhile before he spoke up, “Did you ever finish high school?”

Samus shook his head nervously.

“Why?”

“Because……” then he sighed, “I….”

“Yes?”

Then Samus murmured something softly.

“What?” Link asked.

He murmured something again.

“Talk louder.”

“I GOT KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL!!” Samus yelled.

Link almost fell off the bed because of Samus’s scream. Luckily, he was able to keep his balance. He panted.

“What?!” Link asked, a bit shocked, "Why?

“Many things!” Samus said, “Destroying school property, ditching several classes, skipping school for so many days, and starting a fight with several other students!”

“But why did you do that?”

“Because!” Samus said, “School was pushing me towards my limits, I couldn't take it anymore!”

“Samus, calm down!” Link said, “What did Luna think when you did that?”

“I don't know!”

Link grew silent. Samus’s anger had now turned to fright. He placed his hand on his forehead and sighed.

“I’m not ready to face her yet Link.” he said.

“If she didn’t like you, she would’ve never given you that letter, am I right?”

Samus lifted his head, “I guess.”

“There you go!”

“What are you talking about, Link?”

“Tell me, how many of the girls that liked you, ever sent you a letter saying that they would love to see you again?” Link asked.

“Just one of them and that is now.” Samus said.

“By the way, the note said that she’ll be coming to visit in two hours.”

"Two hours?" he asked, jumping off the bed.

“Yes.” Link answered, “So you might want to look decent.”

“But how do I do that?”

“Take off that suit for one.” Link asked, “You don't need to fight when your visiting a friend, right?"

Samus sighed, “Whatever.”

Samus began taking his armor off one by one and setting them down beside him. Link took the pieces and put them in a large drawer.

After that was out of the way, he took off his helmet. His face was beaded and sticky with sweat, which made his hair stick up.

Samus walked towards a drawer and opened it. He took out a plain black T-shirt and shut the drawer.

He took his other shirt off and set it on the bed. Then he grabbed his new shirt and put it on. He grabbed his old shirt and threw it in the corner of the cabin.

“I’ll take care of that in a little bit.” he said.

Link did not say anything. Samus looked down. His blue jeans were a bit dirty because he had been outside.

Samus grabbed a clean pair of blue jeans and threw the other ones off. He put his new ones on and then walked around, as if he was looking for something. Then he found what he was looking for.

His white tennis shoes were beside his bed. He grabbed his tennis shoes and put them on.

Then Samus walked towards the sink and turned it on. He cupped his hands and filled them with water. He splashed the water on his face and then wet his hair down. Then he shook the water out from his hair and then dried his face with a washcloth.

Samus grabbed his comb that was just sitting on the sink and began fixing his hair. He set the comb down, grabbed his bottle of hair gel, and squirted some in his hand. He rubbed it together with both hands and put some on his hair.

Then he grabbed his black comb again and combed his hair down towards the mirror. After he was done, he washed his comb out with running water, washed his hands off, and then turned the facet off.

Then he turned to Link again.

“Well, how do I look?” Samus asked Link.

“Great!” Link stated, smiling.

“Just one more thing left to do.”

Samus took out a bottle of colon and sprayed a bit on himself. Link smelt it, but it made his nose itch. He sneezed, and Samus laughed a little.

“I know; this stuff is pretty strong.” Samus said, “But it’s the only thing I have.”

Link sighed. Samus sat back down on the edge of the bed.

“So what do we do now?” Link asked.

“Well, she’s not going to be here for awhile, so I guess I’ll just read for awhile.” Samus said.

Link nodded. Samus grabbed a book called Phantom of Whisper, and began reading it for a while. Link tapped his fingers on his leg. Samus looked at Link.

“Oh, you don’t have to stay here, Link.” he said, “You can leave if you want.”

“I wan to stay.” Link said, “I would like to meet Luna, is that ok?”

“Sure, I guess.”

*****

It has been an hour now, and Luna still did not show up. Samus was about to go to sleep, but he wanted to stay awake.

Link was sitting in a wooden chair and he was already half asleep. He was just about to say something to Samus, until both of them heard a knock.

“That must be her.” Link thought, smiling.

Samus sighed. He got up from the bed and tried to relax a bit. Link got up, walked towards the door, and opened it.

“Hello.” he said.

In the cabin, Samus could not hear the conversation Link and the other person were having.

Link let the visitor inside and then shut the door. Samus felt a lump in his throat; he could barely speak. However, he managed to get just one word out.

“...Luna...?”

[ganondorf2]

Continue.

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 44

Link sat down and smiled. Samus was now too shocked to speak again.

Luna was very tall, thin, and had long, dark brown hair that reached to the end of her back. Her skin was pale, much paler than Samus’s. She had a white, blue, and purple tie-dye T-shirt and tight blue jeans. She had small glasses around her eyes as well. Briefly, she looked almost like a super model and a scientist mixed. Samus figured that the glasses were new, because she did not have glasses the last time he had seen Luna.

Link looked at Luna, and then at Samus. Link guessed that Luna was seventeen years old, like Samus is. Luna looked around the cabin, and when she saw Samus, she smiled very big.

“Samus?” Luna asked, “Is that you?”

Samus smiled and nodded. Luna ran and collided with Samus, wrapping her arms around him, which caused the Bounty Hunter teenager crashing onto his back on the wooden floor.

“It’s so nice to see you again!” Luna said.

Samus closed his eyes tightly and clinched his teeth. He felt like he was being crushed by Luna’s hug. Luna got off Samus; Samus got up and caught his breath.

“It’s nice to…..see you again as well.” Samus panted.

“You haven’t changed a bit, have you?” chuckled Luna.

“Well I have…..somewhat.” Samus said, rubbing the back of his neck.

Link cleared his throat loudly, and Samus got the idea. He smiled at Link and then turned to Luna.

“This is Link.” he said, “He’s one of my good friends.”

Luna looked at Link and smiled.

“We were talking to each other not too long ago.” she said.

Then, Luna decided to take a closer look at Link; her face filled with thought.

“Link….” she thought, and then she spoke aloud, “Is that really your name?”

"Huh?" Link asked.

"Your name Link." Luna said, "Is it your real name?"

Link nodded, “Yes it is.”

“That’s a weird name.” Luna said.

Link didn’t bother saying anything.

"You look sorta like an elf." she chuckled.

"I'm a Hylian..." Link said, his face turning red from embarrassment.

“Anyway, it’s nice to meet you.” Luna said.

Now Link couldn’t help but smile, “Nice to meet you too.”

Samus sat down on the edge of the bed. Luna walked over to him and sat down with him.

“So, I see your with some other people.” she said, "Who are they?"

"Friends of ours." Link said.

"I see." Luna said, "Are you guys in a clan or something?"

“I...geuss you can say that." Samus said.

"How come you didn't want to go to college?"

“Well…..” Samus rubbed the back of his neck, "I...I really wasn’t planning on going.”

“Well, I was, but then I decided not to.”

“What made you give it up?” Link asked Luna.

“I don’t know. Places to go; people to see.”

Samus let out a small smile.

“How come you weren't planning on going?” Luna asked Samus.

Samus sighed, “I don’t know. I didn’t feel the need to.”

“But you did so well in school.” Luna said.

"I know. And besides, I couldn't go to college because I got kicked out of high school, remember?"

Luna sighed, "I was able to finish high school, but the last grade is always the hardest." She was silent for a moment, and then she turned to Link, "Did you ever finish high school?"

"There is no school where I come from." Link said.

"No school?" Luna asked, "That doesn't sound right. Where are you from?"

"Hyrule."

"Where's that?"

"Uhh..." Link was unable to finish.

"Oh well, you don't have to tell me." Luna said, "So I heard that other people are here with you two. I really want to meet them."

"I think you will." Samus said, "But they're a bit busy. Why not wait awhile before we introduce you to them?"

"Oh...ok." she said, "By the way, why are you guys all the way out here, anyway?"

"Well, we decided to take a vacation." Link said, "How did you get here?"

"I came by a plane." Luna said, "Then another plane, and then a taxi. I asked someone here if he knows you and knew where you were at. Pretty interesting fellow, too."

"Who was it?" Link asked, smiling.

"I think he was in a costume." she continued, "He looked like a blue bird."

"Oh, that was Falco." Samus said.

"Falco?" Luna asked, "Was he in a costume?"

"Uhh...no." Link said, "He's part bird and part human."

Luna's eyes widened, "Wow. That's interesting."

"Yeah..." Samus said, then sighed, "Our so called 'vacation' hasn't been doing so well, either."

"Why's that?" Luna asked.

"Too many accidents." Link said.

"How many people are here?"

"Twenty seven of us."

"Which has been reduced to twenty six awhile ago." Samus said sadly.

"Huh?" Luna asked, then she saw the look on Samus's face, "Um...maybe it's best if I don't ask."

Samus sighed, "Don't worry. I'll tell you what happened later."

Link decided to keep his mouth shut.

****

It has gotten dark very fast. Fox was now growing frustrated, but he tried to keep cool.

“How long has it been already?” he asked a bit rudely.

“You can go back to your own body tonight.” Terra said, “But at a certain time.”

“And when is that?”

“You have to be back before morning.” she said, “So the best time for you, is to get there while the full moon is out.”

“But what about all that stuff you said?”

“We are still capable of bringing you back.”

Fox scratched his head in confusion.

“We have to be there when the full moon comes out." Terra said, "Follow me."

Terra walked off and Fox followed her.

****

Several minutes later, they reached the gravesite again. Fox saw that Terra did not cover up his body. It was still glowing with the bright blue light. He was also worried if anyone saw it.

“Now, you’re body is real stiff because of the cold.” Terra said, “But I have something for you that will relax it. Close your eyes and relax a bit, Fox.”

Fox raised his ears in surprise. He had never mentioned his name to her, so how did she know it?

“Um….how do you know my name?” Fox asked Terra.

Terra chuckled, “I’ve been watching you guys for awhile, so I know most of your friends names, including yours.”

Fox sighed.

“Now...just relax.”

Fox closed his eyes and tried to loosen his spirit body up a bit. Terra closed her eyes and began chanting something softly in Japanese.

Fox could feel something go through his ghostly body. Then a few moments later, Fox’s spirit faded away.

[ganondorf2]

Welcome back Fox. If I'm right.

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 45

Fox opened his eyes slowly. His vision was blurry, but then it cleared up. He got up, but he felt as stiff as a rock. He was also starting to get cold because he was outside. He was not like that when he was dead.

Then he smiled. What Terra had planned to do, had worked. Then he gasped softly. He thought that Terra would erase his memory about her, but it turns out that she did not.

Fox looked at his chest. The gunshot wound had closed up, as if it was never there to begin with. He could tell that the bullet was out as well.

Then he felt a sudden jolt, which paralyzed Fox. He tried to move, but was unable to.

“Just relax.” A voice said.

Fox figured that was Terra. He closed his eyes and tried to loosen his body up a bit. Then a bright blue light surrounded him.

The light lifted Fox several inches from the ground. Then he felt energy go right through his body. It felt wonderful. It felt like he was weightless, like he is not even here right now.

Fox closed his eyes, sighed, and smiled. He had never felt anything this amazing in his entire life. It was as though all of his physical pain was lifting from his body, and that is exactly what is happening to him.

Terra was healing his body.

It felt so good, that Fox rather wished that he could stay like this forever. However, several minutes later, his feet touched the solid ground again.

Then he felt a gust of cold wind blow behind him. Fox turned around and saw Terra. He gasped.

“Hey, I can see you!” he said.

“Only those who remember me can still see me.” Terra said.

“What did you do?”

“I have healed you.” she said, “You’re body was really stiff from the cold. I think you should go back with the others now.”

Fox was just about to run off, but then he stopped.

“Wait!” he said, “Will I ever see you again?”

“That really depends.” Terra said, “If you die again, you will. But there are also times that I might just show up anyway.”

Fox was about to say something else, but Terra interrupted him.

“But let me warn you, if one of your friends die, or you happen to die again, we cannot revive you or your friends for a long time.” she said, “It’ll take a month for us to revive another living being. By then, it will be too late. So be careful.”

“I will, and hopefully, so will the others.” Fox said, “Thank you…..for everything.”

Terra nodded in response, then turned away. Then she vanished in thin air. Fox sighed and then smiled. Then he walked off to try to locate the cabins.

*****

Link walked near a tree and rested his back against it. Then he slid down and sat down. Despite it being very cold, it did not seem to bother him much. He sighed.

Link closed his eyes for a while, and then reopened them. Then they grew heavy again. After a few minutes of trying to keep awake, he finally gave up and fell asleep.

*****

Fox was still walking outside. He looked around, but did not see the cabins. He sighed.

“I’ve been away longer than I thought.” he thought to himself.

Fox sniffed the air, but the only thing that he could smell is the fresh scent of the trees. The wind started to blow. Fox sighed.

“Darn it!” he thought, “Where are they?”

Fox ran off.

****

Marth and Falco were still searching for a cabin. The weather was starting to pick up a bit. Falco stopped walking and turned to Marth.

“I think I’ll go at this alone.” he said.

Marth stopped walking and turned to Falco as well.

“What?” he asked, “Why?”

“Because….”

“Because why?”

“Because I want to.”

“But Falco---”

“Trust me!” Falco said.

Marth sighed; he did not want to argue with Falco.

“Fine, but just be careful!”

Falco dashed off. Marth just stood there for a while.

“What in the world is he thinking?” he thought.

Marth ran off.

****

Several minutes later, Marth was still running, trying to find the cabins. He stopped and saw something out of the corner of his eye. It was a snow mobile parked under a tree.

“Now why in the world would that thing be all the way out here?” he thought to himself.

Marth walked over to the snow mobile and looked at it. It seemed like it was in good condition. He sighed.

“What the heck?” he said, shrugging.

Marth got on the snow mobile and turned the knob that was located at the end of the right handle. The mobile vibrated as it made a roaring sound.

Marth smiled.

“This thing works pretty well.” he thought.

Marth turned the mobile around and sped off, hoping to locate Falco again.

****

Fox was still trying to locate the cabins. Snow began to stick to his fur. He brushed the snow off his face and looked around.

Just then, it started to get very foggy. Fox sniffed around, but could not detect anything. He also raised his ears to try to hear something, but he could not do that either.

Fox sighed. However, just when he was about to give up, he saw something. However, it was pretty much at a distance, so he could not get a good vision of it.

Fox narrowed his eyes, trying to see what was there. He walked closer to the object, and then he found who it was.

“Falco!” Fox shouted happily.

Falco heard Fox’s voice and smiled big.

“Fox?” he shouted back, “Is that you?”

“Yes, it’s really me!”

Falco was very excited to hear that Fox was alive. He looked around and saw him.

“Yes!” he said.

Falco ran towards Fox, but then a blinding light stopped him from going anywhere. Fox saw what it was: a snow mobile.

“FALCO!!!” he shouted, “WATCH OUT!!!!!”

But it was too late; Falco had already been struck. The sharp tip of the mobile had struck him on the side, causing blood to spray out everywhere. His scream seemed to have echoed through out the valley. The mobile had sent him flying to the side and then he crashed onto a snowy hill. As he rolled down from it, blood trailing behind him, a vine wrapped itself tightly around his neck, preventing him from breathing. Then he landed in an icy lake; the surface broke right after he fell into it, and he began to sink.

Fox almost froze, but he snapped out of it.

“Nooo!!!!” he shouted, “Falco!!!!”

The snow mobile stopped. The person that was driving it turned out to be Marth. He looked around, but could hardly see anything.

“What did I just run into?” he thought.

Then he saw a blur run past him, who turned out to be Fox. Marth got off his mobile and decided to follow him.

When the two got to where they wanted to be, they stopped and looked down at the nearly frozen lake.

“FALCO!!” Fox shouted, hoping to get a response.

Marth gasped. Falco was the one that he had accidentally hit. His felt his legs become weak, but he was able to fight it.

He ran down the hill and dove into the lake. He looked around, but his vision was blurry because of the water. However, Marth had to get Falco out fast. He could already feel his body become numb.

Then he saw a trail of blood in the water. Marth swam down to it and grabbed whatever was in it, hoping to be Falco.

He could already feel that his lungs were about to burst and his body about to be frozen. Marth tried to kick to the surface.

Marth finally busted out of the water, grabbed Falco, and got on the edge of the lake. He was on his hands and knees coughing.

Fox ran towards him, and then stopped. His heart sank of what he saw.

Marth grabbed Falco and pulled him to the surface. His body was real limp and his side was pouring out blood. Marth noticed something wrapped tightly around Falco’s neck. He grabbed the vine and tried to pull it off him franticly, but it didn’t work.

Several minutes later, he finally broke the vine and got it off Falco’s neck. Marth pushed Falco’s chest, trying to get him to breathe. After about five minutes, he stopped.

Fox ran where Falco was and then stopped. Falco was lying on his back, blood was still pouring out from his side.

Fox kneeled down to Falco and lifted his head up.

“Falco…?” he asked.

Then Fox sensed that something was wrong. He pressed on Falco’s chest, trying to get him to breathe, but it still did not work. He put two of his fingers on his neck. There was no sign of him breathing, but he still had a pulse and heartbeat…..barely. Fox was starting to panic. Then he turned to Marth.

“We have to get Falco back to the others….NOW!” Fox shouted.

Fox got up and lifted Falco on his shoulders. Marth slowly got up. He got on the snow mobile and Fox got on with him, holding Falco tightly.

Marth started the engine and it started the mobile up without any trouble, and then he sped off as fast as he could.

[ganondorf2]

Can't win, huh?

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 46

When Marth had finally reached a cabin, he quickly got off of the mobile, but then he fell back down because his legs were weak. Fox quickly got off with Falco on his shoulders, ran to the cabin door, and knocked on it loudly.

There was no answer. Marth got up shakily, but slowly.

Fox sighed. He just busted in, and he saw that the cabin was empty. He ran inside the cabin and laid Falco on one of the beds.

Marth walked in the cabin slowly. He was still freezing from the lake water. His cloths were still damp, but not as bad.

Falco’s wound was still bleeding and his body was still wet and cold. Fox ripped off a piece of the bed sheet and placed it on Falco’s wound, trying to stop the bleeding. He didn't know if the sheet was real clean or not, but he didn't care...kinda.

Marth looked around for a chimney, but there was none. There wasn't anything to heat the cabin up with. Then he turned to Fox.

“I’m sorry,” Marth said, is very scared, “I-I-I didn’t see him!”

Fox did not answer. Then Marth looked at Falco. He was in real poor shape. The wound that he has was very bad. Marth knew that no one could survive an accident like that, but he did not give up that easily.

“I have to go get help!” Marth said, “Keep an eye on Falco!”

Fox nodded and Marth ran out the door.

****

Marth looked around frantically and found out that he had made it to the other cabins. He ran towards Mario’s cabin and knocked on the door. There was no answer.

He tried again, and there was still no answer.

Marth groaned, but then he saw a note on the door.

Went out to get supplies,

signed, Mario.

Marth tightened his fists angrily and growled. He kicked the door and then ran to get someone else. He ran to a random cabin and knocked on the door. the person that was inside the cabin answered the door, who turned out to be Roy.

“What is it?” he asked.

“We need help!” Marth said, “Falco’s hurt!”

“Where’s Mario?”

“I don’t know!”

Roy walked out the door and shut it. Marth ran off and Roy followed him.
Several minutes later, Marth opened the door to the cabin. He ran inside and so did Roy.

“So….where is---”

Roy stopped when he saw Falco and Fox.

“What happened to him?”

“I accidentally hit him with my snow mobile, and then he crashed into a frozen lake!”

Roy ran towards them and took a good look at Falco. Then he ran towards a sink and grabbed a washcloth. He wet it down a bit and then rang it out. Then he turned to Fox

“Get that cloth off of him now!” he told Fox.

Fox nodded and took it off. Roy ran towards Falco once again, placed the wet cloth on his wound, and wiped it. However, the bleeding did not stop.

“How much blood has he lost?” Roy asked Marth.

“A lot!” he shouted.

"Could you be more specific?"

"How the heck am I suppose to know?" Marth asked, on the edge of screaming.

“What are we going to do?” Fox asked.

“He just needs some rest.” Roy said, “We’ll see how he does in the morning.”

Marth sighed, “All right.”

Fox sighed, “I have to stay; I need to see what’s wrong with him. When I do, I’ll tell you in the morning.”

Roy nodded. He got up and left and Marth followed him out.

After they got to another abandoned cabin, they sat down on two separate beds. Marth knew that Falco would not make it, especially after a machine stuck him down. He might even be sick because of the freezing water. Nevertheless, he did not want to think about that.

“I’m sure he’ll be fine.” Roy said, “Trust me.”

Marth sighed.

“Then why do I think that he won’t be?” he thought to himself.

****

The night sky was dark and cloudy, but the soft breeze was strong enough to move the clouds a bit. A full moon peeked out from behind the clouds.

A white wolf was standing on a ledge. This one was different from the wolf that Marth and Samus had seen. This one was much larger and it had fire red eyes. Its eyes gazed at the moon for a while before it let out a howl.

Terra was standing out in the open field, staring at the beautiful white wolf. She did not say anything.

*****

Sheik was trying to find his way to Zelda’s cabin. It was very clear, but it was also very cold.

Several minutes later, he found it, but Sheik hesitated to go inside the cabin. He was afraid of what Zelda would say to him, even though he got the letter.

He walked to the door slowly and lowered his collar down. Then he knocked on the door.

There was no answer.

Sheik knocked on it again, and still, no one answered. Sheik then decided to open the door, but he did it slowly and quietly. The black curtains were gone, making the inside bright. He peeked inside before actually going in.

Then he saw Zelda, sitting on one of the beds. She did not seem to notice Sheik. Sheik felt his heart pound. He bit his lower lip as he slowly approached Zelda.

“You don’t have to be afraid.” Zelda said calmly without looking at Sheik, “I won’t hurt you.”

Sheik walked over to the bed that Zelda was sitting on and sat down with her. Then he lowered his head.

Zelda turned to Sheik. He looked as though he was scared of her. Zelda knew right away what was wrong with Sheik, but this time, it wasn’t her instincts that were letting her know, it was the look on Sheik’s face that gave it all away. Sheik looked up, but did not look at Zelda.

“I just thought that….you’d still be angry with me.” he said calmly.

Zelda sighed, “I’m not mad….not anymore.”

“Forgive me if….anything I said or done upset you.”

“No. I should be the one to apologize.” Zelda said, “I….I wasn’t thinking when I said all those things.”

Sheik didn't say anything.

“Link told me about how you felt after the argument. I’m sorry, and I’m really sorry about what I said about Crystal. I didn’t know she meant that much to you.”

Sheik smiled a bit, “Yeah…..but now you mean just a much to me.”

Zelda smiled at that statement, but she felt herself blushing. Sheik saw her face turn pink. He chuckled.

“You know I’m blushing,” Zelda said nervously, “Huh?”

“Yep.” Sheik said, smiling.

Zelda smiled a bit, but then her embarrassment has turn to sadness. She placed her hand on her face as tears emerged from her eyes. Sheik looked a bit puzzled.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Sheik asked, placing his hand on Zelda’s back.

“I’m sorry.” she said sadly, “I….I really am.”

“Hey, it’s ok.” Sheik said, trying to cheer her up, “Let’s just put this behind us, all right?”

Zelda didn’t answer.

“Zelda?”

Zelda began to sob a little. Sheik thought for a little while, but then he knew what to do. He tore his collar off from his shirt and handed it to Zelda. Zelda looked at it.

“It’s….the best I could do.” he said, chuckling a bit.

Zelda took it and dried her face with it a bit. Then she sighed.

“I wish it was easy to forget.” she said.

“Hey, it’s ok.”

“You’re…..you’re not mad?”

“No.”

Zelda let out a small smile. Then she sighed.

“Well, I’m glad that’s over with.” she said.

Sheik smiled.

“Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?” Zelda asked.

“I don’t know.” Sheik answered.

“Well there must be something I can do.”

“No really, it’s ok!”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

Zelda sighed, “Ok then.”

********

This is a chapter that was already posted on Fanfiction.net. I really haven't started another chapter since August because I'm having serious writers block!

[ganondorf2]

(That's fine. It's hard to think of things like this.)

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 47

The next day has arrived. Marth and Roy walked out of the cabin to go check on Fox and Falco. Marth was afraid of what Fox might tell them, but he went anyway.

Fox was standing outside, and when he saw the two, he ran towards them.

“Well, how is he?” Roy asked.

Fox sighed, “Follow me.”

They walked towards the cabin. Fox slowly opened the door. Falco was laying in one of the beds. He was hooked up to a respirator that was also hooked up to a life support machine, which Fox installed last night. Both swordsmen walked over to him slowly.

The wound that Falco still has was still very bad. The patch that Fox put on Falco was real bloody from the inside; the bleeding wasn’t stopping. Marth bit his lower lip.

Fox sighed, "I suppose you both want to know his condition…."

Roy and Marth turned their attention to Fox. Fox let out a sigh.

“All right then, let me show you the X-ray I took.”

Fox got the X-ray paper and put it on the cabin window. Marth and Roy gasped.

“As you can see, his leg is seriously broken, and his ribs are a complete mess.”

“Oh….my….” Roy said, unable to finish.

"But don’t worry, these are the X-rays I took two hours ago.”

The two sighed in relief, but were still on edge.

“I was able to place the bone in his leg back into position, so it's setting right now. His ribs are getting back into place as well.”

“Wait a sec!” Roy said, “You mean you use to be a..."

Fox smiled and nodded, “That’s right. I use to be a doctor before I became a pilot…and a fighter.”

“But I don't understand!" Marth stepped up, close to panicking, "Why hasn't he awakened yet?”

Fox froze in place. He looked up at the two, who eyed him, patiently waiting for an answer. It definitely wasn't good news, but he had to tell them. Fox lowered his ears.

“Well...the hard blow to his side might of made him hit his head on a sharp rock…..and I found out that something was wrapped around his neck, which was choking him for quite awhile. And he’s soaked from head to toe.”

“Meaning…?” Roy asked, his voice trembling. He feared the worst.

“He might be in a coma, and due to the injuries he received and how hard he hit his head, I’d say it’s a real big possibility.” Fox said, “But what I’m more worried about him….is that he’s very, very, VERY sick because of the freezing temperature of the water he was in. He has also lost a ton of blood. His heart is slowing down dramatically because his body temperature is very low, and I’m doing everything I can to warm him up, but if the coma or blood loss doesn’t kill him, the hypothermia will.”

This definitely hit them hard, VERY hard. Marth’s body started shaking as he lowered his head, while Roy bit his lip and lowered his head as well.

Fox sighed, “There’s a fifty-fifty chance that he won’t make it. I’m sorry, but there’s nothing more I can do.”

Fox was trying to sound like he wasn’t worried, but deep down; he was actually worried about his comrade. He sighed and then left the cabin. Roy sighed as he raised his head.

“I think we should go, too.”

Marth shook his head, “I’m not leaving.”

“But you heard what Fox said!”

“I…..don’t….care.” Marth said a bit angrily.

******

Falco has not woken up ever since he had been hit, which has been well over twenty-seven hours. Marth was staring into space, thinking about what he has done. Even if it was just an accident, it still haunted him.

He looked at Falco’s life support machine, which was still beeping steadily. He was glad, but he was still trying to keep his hopes from going down.

Roy, on the other hand, was trying to read a book. He wanted to keep his hopes up and not worry about Falco like Marth is, but it wasn’t working.

After awhile, he set the book down and looked at Marth. Marth looked at Roy, and then lowered his head.

“Are you ok?” Roy asked.

Marth shook his head.

“Look, it was just an accident.” Roy said, “I think you need to leave for awhile to clear your head.”

Marth shook his head in response.

“But you need to get your mind off of it!”

“How can I do something else knowing that Falco is in a coma is also possibly dying?” Marth asked, “It’s my fault he’s like this.”

Roy sighed, “Yeah…..but….”

He stopped himself from going any further. Roy sighed and shook his head.

“Fine.” he said.

“You were with me….when I got hurt.” Marth said, “You…you stayed with me and wanted to make sure that I was going to be ok. Now, I want to do the same for Falco.”

Roy nodded, “I understand.”

Marth placed his hand over his face and let out a quivering sigh.

“But…..I don’t think he’ll survive…..because….people now days hardly survive coma’s.” Roy said, “And the wound he has is probably very bad. I can tell that he has lost a lot of blood….so….I…I really don’t think he’ll make it through the night. You heard what Fox said, he might---”

“Shut up.” Marth said, “Just….shut up.”

“I'm just saying!” Roy said angrily.

“I….I know what you were going to say, but I don’t even want to think about that ever happening!” Marth said.

Roy still had a mad look on his face, but he just kept quiet.

“And besides, if Falco dies, everyone is going to blame me for it!”

Roy sighed as he finally relaxed. He turned away from Marth.

“It was just an accident.” he said, “If you tell the others that, I’m sure they’ll understand.”

“They won’t believe me.” Marth said, "I just know they won’t!”

“You won’t know unless you try.”

Then Roy turned to Marth, who looked as thought he was about to cry. He had his eyes shut tightly as his body was shaking. Roy realized that Marth was trying to fight back tears. Roy looked at him worriedly.

“Hey man, you ok?”

Marth felt as though he had no reason to stay anymore. He got up, ran out the door, and shut it.

“Hey wait!” Roy shouted. He got up and ran out the cabin, hoping to catch up with Marth.

******

Marth found another abandon cabin and decided to stay there for a while. He looked around; it was quite empty.

Roy saw the cabin, hoping that Marth would be in there. He walked into the cabin and looked around. In addition, when he saw Marth, he sat down with him. Marth turned and looked at Roy.

“I ask again...are you ok?” Roy said.

"Yeah. I…..I just want to be alone for awhile.” he said softly.
“Are you sure?” Roy asked.

Marth nodded in response. Roy sighed.

“All right.”

Roy turned around and was about to walk out of the cabin.

******

Zelda decided to be outside for a while, despite it being cold. Everything was completely still; the wind wasn’t blowing and it was dead quiet. In fact, it was so quiet it was almost scary.

She looked around, and then saw something white approach her. Zelda kept her guard up, just in case she had to attack. She thought it was a ghost; possibly the same one that she saw earlier.

“Who’s there?” she asked.

The thing did not reply. It looked at Zelda and then started walking towards her. Zelda backed away.

“Get back!” she yelled.

Zelda then backed into a tree. She shut her eyes tightly as the thing got closer to her. However, it stopped several feet from her.

She opened her eyes and saw what was following her, it turned out to be a white wolf. Zelda wanted to scream, but she was too scared to.

The wolf didn’t attack her. Instead, it ran off.

Zelda was relieved, but was also confused.

“What was that about?” she asked.

Then she heard something land on a tree branch. Zelda looked up and spotted a large raven. It was solid black and its blood red eyes seemed to strike fear at those who look into them.

The raven flew off the branch and swooped down at Zelda. Zelda shirked and tried to shoo the bird away.

The raven landed on the tree branch again, but as it did, more ravens flew in. A chill ran down Zelda’s spine.

“What’s going on?” she thought.

The ravens did not attack her. However, she kept her guard up just in case. Then, someone slowly approached Zelda, but she wasn’t able to sense anything, but she heard the footsteps in the snow.

Who’s there?” she asked, scared.

She also heard some loud, but scary breathing. Then it ceased and the footsteps suddenly stopped. However, Zelda was still keeping up her guard. She waited for about five minutes for the sound, but it didn’t come.

Zelda let out a sigh of relief. She backed away, but then, something had struck her back very hard. Zelda blacked out and then collapsed to the ground.

The thing approached Zelda’s body, but it was in shadow. Whatever that thing was that hit Zelda; it picked her up and carried her away.

********

The weather has gotten much worse. Snow was now falling, the wind was blowing violently, and the skies looked very dirty. As the snow fell harder, it began to get colder, much colder. If you went out in that dangerous weather, you would freeze in about thirty seconds.

Back at the cabins, the insides were cold as well. However, because of the chimney fire, it was a bit warm, but it wasn’t enough.

Sheik had decided to stay with Samus and Luna for awhile.

“Man, I can’t believe how fast the weather had changed!” Samus said.

“I know.” Sheik replied, “This is becoming annoying!”

Luna was sitting on one of the beds. For some reason, she didn’t appear to be affected by the cold.

“Why did you guys take a trip here if you knew it was going to be cold?” she asked.

“The others wanted to take a vacation here.” Samus said, “I did too, but that was before I found out that it snows a lot here!”

Sheik let out a sigh, “Most parts of Canada have a lot of snow, mostly snowstorms.”

“Aw great!” Samus said, lying down on his back.

"It's not that bad." Luna said, "I've always wanted to visit this place. It's wonderful."

Samus smiled.

*******

An hour has passed and the weather still didn’t die down. Now, the wind was whistling louder and the snow fell even harder. Sheik was growing impatient.

“That’s it!” he yelled, “I’m going to go get help!”

“But Sheik,” Samus said, “You can’t go out there. It’s too dangerous!”

“I don’t care!”

Luna decided not to say anything. Sheik got up and walked over to the door. When he tried to open it, it wouldn’t open.

“What the….?”

Sheik tried again; it still would not open.

“The door seems to be stuck.” he said.

“What?” Samus asked, “Here, let me try to open it.”

Samus got up and walked over to the door. He grabbed the doorknob and tried to push it open; it didn’t budge.

“What in the world?”

He tried again, but it still did not move. Frustrated, Samus backed away and then rammed the door. Sheik backed away and did the same thing.

With the door not moving an inch, they tried again, and again, and again; but failed every time.

“Maybe if we try ramming it together, then we can probably open it up!” Samus said.

Sheik nodded in response. The two backed away a bit, and then rammed the door at the same time. They rammed it again, but it still had no affect.

Luna was watching the two boys trying to break the door down with no success. She sighed.

Samus and Sheik finally stopped. They panted.

“What’s going on here?” Samus asked.

Sheik walked towards the window. He wiped the humid off it, and then he gasped.

“Um…..guys?”

Luna and Samus turned to Sheik and walked towards him. They gasped as well.

“You have got to be kidding!” Samus said in shock.

Half of the cabin was in several feet of snow. In addition, the snow continued to fall.

“What’s happening?” Sheik asked.

“It’s called snow bound, idiot!” Samus said, now annoyed.

“I know that!”

“Then why did you ask?”

Sheik tightened his fists and growled at Samus.

“Guys, calm down!” Luna stepped in, “We’re going to be here for awhile, so we might as well make the best of it.”

“Oh yeah?” Sheik said, crossing his arms, “How?”

Luna couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“Ok, time to get serious!” said Samus.

Samus put his suit on, everything except his helmet. He aimed his arm canon at the door.

“Everyone stand back!”

Sheik and Luna backed away. Samus charged up his arm canon and blasted the door. Because they were inside a cabin, the force of the blast sent Sheik, Samus, and Luna to the ground.

There was smoke everywhere, and pieces of the wooden door were flying everywhere, hitting the three.

When the smoke cleared, Sheik got up and looked at the door. When he saw it, the door had been blasted open, but the snow remained.

“Yes!” Samus shouted.

Samus and Sheik raced over to the packed snow and tried to dig their way out. Even Luna pitched in to help.

After an hour, they were finally free.

“Guys.” Samus said, “I have to meet with Captain Falcon. I promised him that I would train with him.”

“Ok, see ya later.” Sheik said.

Samus ran out the door and shut it. Luna sat down in a wooden chair and sighed.

“Well, now what do we do?” Luna asked.

Sheik shrugged, “I don’t know.”

Just then, they heard a growl. A bear with two cubs were circling the cabin. Luna ran over and shut the door slowly. Then she peeked out the window. Sheik did the same.

“What’s the deal with the bear?” Sheik whispered.

“They must’ve got our scent.” Luna whispered back.

Sheik bit his lip.

“But we might be safe for now.”

"How can we be safe of the cabin door is blasted off?" Sheik asked.

Luna was speechless for awhile. The bear stood on its hind legs and sniffed the air. The three tried to remain as quiet as possible, but Luna spoke up.

“They also have a good sense of hearing.” Luna whispered, “Don’t make a sound.”

Sheik agreed to keep quiet. They continued spying on the three bears. The two cubs were now wrestling with each other, while the mother was still trying to look for some food.

Suddenly, the bear turned to the cabin and started walking towards it. Sheik and Luna and ducked down so the bear could not see them. The bear started rubbing its nose against the glass window while growling. Then it left.

The two looked at each other in confusion.

“What was that all about?” Sheik asked.

“The bear was looking for something to eat, I suppose.” Luna said.

“I’m just glad it’s over.” Sheik said in relief.

****

Zelda woke up from the pain in her back. She tired moving, but her body was a bit stiff. After she gained full conciseness, she found out that she was attached to a cold, stone wall. She had metal shackles on her ankles and wrists, which attached her to the wall.

Zelda tried to break free, but the shackles that were holding her against the wall wouldn’t budge. They were very tight, which held her, and held her good.

She even tried to use one of her attacks, but it was no good. Zelda looked around, and saw herself in some sort of a jail cell. However, it wasn’t an official prison, it was something that seemed like evil kings use or something.

It was very dark, but Zelda could still see, barely. It was very cold, damp, and the ‘dungeon’ smelt real stale and rusty.

“Help!” she cried.

There was no answer except an echo. Zelda tried to figure out who did this to her. She kept thinking it was Ganondorf, Bowser, or perhaps both of them.

Then she heard footsteps approaching. Zelda’s eyes widened as the sound grew louder. The person appeared in front of the cell, but he was in shadow, so Zelda couldn’t see him.

“Who…..who are you?” she asked.

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[The Melee Master]

Chapter 48

The shadowed person didn’t answer Zelda. He took a key and unlocked her cell. Then he walked inside it, grabbed the chain that was attached to the wall, and yanked it straight out.

Then he grabbed the chain again and pulled Zelda with a strong force. Because it hurt her wrists, she let out a yelp.

The man yanked Zelda and pulled her around the prison, but eventually, she lost her footing and tripped. The man didn’t stop, however. He just kept going, literally dragging Zelda along.

“What are you going to do to me?” she asked.

The man still didn’t answer and just kept going.

“Where are you taking me?!” she asked again.

Zelda still didn’t get a reply. She was growing more scared than she was several minutes ago. She was wondering who the person was and what the he was planning to do to her.

When the man finally stopped, he grabbed the thick chain and threw it, which caused Zelda to slide across the floor. She was stunned as she hit the cold, stoned floor. She looked up at the man, but still couldn’t see who he was.

“I ask you again!” she said, this time, being very serious, “WHO….ARE….YOU?!!”

The man stepped out of the darkness and took off his hood, revealing who he really was. He had on a long, black robe and blood red eyes. He had short dirty blonde hair as well.

Zelda was now very scared. Just when she was about to say something else, a black raven swooped down and landed on the man’s shoulder, which was the same raven that Zelda had seen earlier.

“Allow me to introduce myself.” he said in a creepy, yet evil tone, “My name is Volker, and I…”

“Why did you kidnap me?!” Zelda asked.

“I believe you have possession of the legendary Triforce, am I correct?” he asked.

Zelda’s eyes widened, “How did you know about the Triforce?”

“Everyone knows about it!” he said, “I’ve been trying to get my hands on it for quite some time, but I kept getting stopped from possessing it!”

“Why do you want it?”

“That’s none of your business!” Volker said, “Now, hand me the Triforce, and I shall set you free.”

“I don’t have it anymore!” Zelda said.

“Liar!”

“I really don’t!”

“Well.” Volker said, crossing his arms, “Then where is it?”

“I’ll never tell you!”

“Ah ah ahh.” he replied, “Never say ‘never’.”

Zelda clinched her teeth and growled softly at Volker.

“Listen girl, you have two choices!” he said, “Either lead me to the Triforce, or you will die!”

“I’ve heard that before.” Zelda said, rolling her eyes.

“You’re a stubborn one, aren’t you?”

“What if I am?”

“I said lead me to it!”

“No!”

“YES!”

“Make me!”

Volker was now becoming angry. He grabbed Zelda tightly and wrapped the thick chain around her neck, threatening to choke her. The raven that was on Volker’s shoulder flew away.

“Now, will you listen to me, or do I have to kill you and find the Triforce myself?” Volker asked.

Zelda didn’t answer. Volker threw Zelda down to the ground, very hard. Zelda grabbed the chain and unwrapped her neck.

“You’re more stubborn than I thought, girl!” he said.

“So what?” Zelda panted.

“If you won’t lead me to the Triforce, then I have no choice than to keep you here until you fess up!”

“I’ll NEVER fess up!”

“Keep that up, and you’ll be here forever!”

Volker then left. Zelda got up, but then the chains reattached themselves to the wall. Zelda was confused, but then thought that Volker had the same spells that Zelda has. She didn’t want to think about that, however.

Zelda just wanted to escape, but how will she?

“Why is he after the Triforce?” she thought to herself.

***

Link was sitting on the edge of a bed in his cabin. He was waiting for Samus and Luna to get back, but he had some sort of a bad feeling.

“What’s taking them so long?” he growled.

Link could not stand waiting, but he had no other choice. He wanted to find something to do until the other three got back, but there was nothing to do.

He started to get a bit worried, but he didn’t want to think about that.

“I hope they're all right.” he thought.

This went on for about fifteen minutes. Link’s patents finally disappeared. He walked over to the door and tried to open it, but it was no good.

“Huh?”

Link ran back, and then rammed the door. It finally busted open, and Link fell in the snow, several feet of it, to be exact.

It was so cold that he could not stand it. The wind was still blowing as well.

However, he didn’t care how cold he was. He got up and dusted himself off. Then he looked around. The snow was up to his waist. Then a thought struck Link.

“No wonder they’re so late!” he thought

Link ran off, hoping to locate Samus and Luna.

****

Marth decided to check back on Falco. He walked towards the cabin, but didn’t open it for a while, despite it being so darn cold.

It took him several minutes before he decided to open the cabin. He could not stay out for long. He opened the door, but rather very slowly.

As he looked inside, he saw Fox on his knees next to the bed Falco was laying in. Roy was sitting in a chair. Marth walked towards them and stopped.

“How is he?” he asked Roy in a hushed tone.

"He didn't tell me yet." Roy whispered.

Fox sighed, “He still hasn’t woken up; I think Falco really is in a coma. In addition, I took a blood test just now, and according to it, he has a fatal disease called Diphtheria. I think it’s what he has, but I’m not sure.”

“What’s Diphtheria?” Marth asked, afraid of the answer.

“It’s a real bad illness.” Fox answered, “But like I said, he might have something else, but whatever it is, I’m sure it might be deadly.”

Marth was about to say something else, but Fox was faster.

“To make things worse, the wound on his side is badly infected because of the cold water.” he continued, “Something bad was probably in the lake and must’ve gotten into his bloodstream that I might not be able to cure. I think that’s how he got sick as well.”

“How bad is the wound?” Roy asked.

“The mobile tore a pretty large chunk out of Falco.” Fox said, “I didn’t want to believe it at first, but he has a large hole in his side. I’m surprised he survived it instantly.”

Fox lifted Falco’s jacket up so the Roy and Marth could see. Then, he carefully took the tape off, revealing the wound. Blood was gushing out from it as soon as it was revealed. Both of the swordsmen could not believe it; it almost made them sick to their stomachs.

Falco’s side really DID have a large hole. Fox was right; Falco’s side was literally ripped open. His side had been cut open so wide, that Falco might need many stitches to close it back together.

Fox grabbed some tape and re-patched Falco’s bad wound. He grabbed a cloth and tried to soak the blood up from his side and the bed as well.

“And I’m the one that caused this to happen to him.” Marth said sadly.

“I know you only did this by accident.” Fox said, “But what I’m worried about the most is the sickness that he has. However, I can tell that Falco was already a bit sick before this happened. I think he was out in the cold for too long.”

Marth suddenly remembered. When he and Falco were trapped in the large ditch, Falco was getting weak. He was sick because they stayed out in the ditch for too long, and unbelievably, Falco didn’t know that.

Still, it is a wonder that Marth wasn’t sick because of it. However, because of the lake that Falco was in, his health has gotten worse.

“I’ll tell you if I see any change in Falco’s condition.” Fox said.

Marth sighed softly, “Ok.”

Then Marth left the cabin. Roy just sat silently. Fox started moving his tail a little.

“I can’t believe that Falco’s condition has gotten much worse.” Fox thought, “If Falco dies, Terra won’t be able to revive him for a long time. By then, he’ll be…..”

Fox felt tears in his eyes, but he held them back. He lowered his head and ears, closed his eyes, and sighed.

****

Link was still trying to find the others. The snow was slowing down a bit, but he struggled to get through it anyway.

“It’s too bad I don’t have my fire wand with me.” Link thought to himself, “It would be a whole lot easier if I did!”

In fact, Link did not have anything that contained fire. He had left most of his stuff at the Smash home, which is still being repaired.

“Man! I knew it would take those people a long time to fix our house,” he thought, “But who knew it would take THIS freaking long?”

Now aggravated, Link took his sword out and tried to slash the snow, but it didn’t work.

He kicked the snow and tried to make an easier path, but it still didn’t work as well as he wanted it to.

The snow was already sticking to his body. Link tried dusting himself off for a while. It worked, but not by much.

Link then tried to push the snow out of the way by using his hands. He did this for about ten minutes before his hands finally became numb.

“Well, that was a great idea!” he thought sarcastically.

It was already starting to get colder. Link sighed, and he could see his own breath. He looked around for a place to stay for a while, but nothing was there.

The cold breeze started to blow. Link wrapped his arms around himself, trying to get warm, but it didn’t seem to help much.

His hands were now so cold from digging in the snow, that he couldn’t stand it any longer. He took off his hat and wrapped it around both his hands. It worked for a little bit, but then they were cold again.

The cold wind started to blow once more, making snow from the ground blow in the air. Link could feel the snow hit the back of his head. He put his hat back on and sighed out of frustration.

“Man, I can’t find the cabins anywhere!” he thought.

Just then, Link saw something out of the corner of his eye. He turned around and saw an animal.

It was an arctic fox. It was sitting up with its tail moving a little. Link smiled, but stood still.

The fox approached him slowly, as if it didn’t recognize him. Then it sat down with its tail moving slowly.

“Well, who do we have here?” Link asked.

Link bent down and took a closer look at the fox.

“So, you’re the same fox that I’ve seen several weeks ago, aren’t ya?”

The fox stopped and looked up at Link.

“Well, nice to see you again, little girl.” Link said.

Then something puzzled Link. He took an even closer look at the fox. The fox had a silver line trailing from its back. It had black tips on its ears, as well as a black tip on its tail. It also had black on the tip of its paws. Its eyes were green instead of blue.

This was a different Arctic fox, and it was much bigger than the last one Link had seen. Because it was big, Link guessed that it was a male.

“Sorry.” Link said, “I thought you were another fox.”

The fox yawned and shook its body. Link smiled. He kneeled down to pet the fox, but it just backed away a little; its ears were leaned back and its tail tucked between its legs.

“I won’t hurt ya.” Link said softly.

The fox just stood still. Link thought for a moment, but then he got an idea. He reached into his brown pouch and took out a blue berry.

“It’s a good thing I picked these the other day.” he said.

Link tossed the berry to the fox. The fox walked over to it slowly, its ears were still leaned back. It sniffed the berry for a while, and then its ears perked up. Link smiled.

The fox grabbed the berry and ate it very quickly. Then it started licking its muzzle.

Link took out three more blue berries and tossed them to the fox. It ate them one by one and licked its muzzle again.

Then it sat down and started scratching its left ear. Link chuckled. After the fox was done, it shook its head once more.

“Well, I have to leave now.” Link said.

He got up, latched his pouch together, and left. The fox, on the other hand, just sat there. Then it took off in another direction.

****

A/N: I know that Cold Spirit might be a bit dull for awhile as the story goes on, but hey, most stories have dull moments, don't they? And don't worry, it won't last very long. I've had serious writers block, and because of that, I haven't started a new chapter since July, believe it or not.

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That's fine, I'm having trouble with my story too.

[The Melee Master]

Two chapters and a part of this chapter are being skipped because they were just junk I threw in. If you want to read it, then go to Fanfiction.net and find it.

Chapter 51

Roy and Fox were waiting patiently for Falco to recover. This went on for at least twenty more minutes until they suddenly heard a flat-line. Roy gasped and Fox looked at the monitor as well.

“Uh-oh!” he said.

Fox dashed towards a cabinet and took out some pads that were used to possibly shock a person alive. He ran over to the bed and hooked the pads up to an outlet. He rubbed the pads together and then placed them on Falco.

“Clear!”

Falco’s body lurched as the high voltage shock arced through him. As he dropped down limply, the heart machine flickered once, and then died again. Fox gritted his teeth as he rubbed the pads together again, striking up the charge until the machine was ready.

“Clear!” he cried, clamping the pads down onto Falco. Again, his frail form jerked. Again, the machine flickered.

As Fox prepared for a third charge, Roy leaned over and performed the heart massage on Falco once more, pumping as hard as he dared. Then he backed away.

“Clear!”

Fox hurriedly jumped back as Falco was jolted once more. Roy glanced anxiously at the monitor. Again, there was nothing.

“Crud!” he thought.

“Oh! C’mon!” Fox shouted.

He rubbed the two pads together quickly and placed them on Falco. He jolted, but didn’t wake up.

“C’mon!” Fox thought, “I know you’re stronger than this. Please don’t give up!”

Fox closed his eyes tightly and sighed heavily. Roy clinched his fists together. Fox closed his eyes tightly, placed the two pads on Falco, and prepared for one…last…shock.

“Clear!” Fox said.

Falco’s body jolted for the last time. The monitor was now beeping and Falco opened his eyes. Roy and Fox looked at each other and gasped.

“You’re awake!” Fox said happily, dropping the dead pads.

When Falco’s blurred vision cleared, he saw Fox looking at him.

“Fox…?” Falco said weakly under the respirator, “You’re alive?”

Fox nodded, “Of course I’m alive.”

“How?”

“It’s a long story.”

“What happened to me?”

“You got hit by a snow mobile.” Fox explained, “I took you in to heal you.”

“But why am I so damp?”

“You were thrown into a lake after that.” he said, “You weren’t breathing when we brought you here.”

Falco smiled, “I guess I’m lucky.”

Fox also smiled, but Roy had a worried look on his face. He looked at the bed, and he saw a red spot on it. Roy clinched his teeth. He knew what was going to happen.

“I thought you were in a coma.” Fox said.

Falco sighed, “Maybe I was….I don’t know.”

Roy took the pads and stored them somewhere. Then he walked back over to the other two and sat down.

“I feel light headed.” Falco said.

"Do you need anything?" Fox asked.

Fox then realized that Falco was still very weak. He picked up Falco’s wrist and detected a very weak pulse. Falco’s breathing was also becoming shallow. Now Fox knew that Falco was actually dying, but Roy had found out a long time ago. He just didn't want to say anything. Moreover, unbelievably, Falco doesn’t know. Fox saw Falco’s beak move, he was trying to say something.

“What is it?” Fox asked.

“I…..” Falco started, but didn’t finish.

Fox didn’t answer. Falco put his hand into his jacket pocket and pulled out a gold chain necklace that had an Arwing pendent. He shoved it over to Fox.

“……Falco…..”

“I’ve been….wanting to give it to you…..for quite awhile.”

Fox tried to smile, “Thanks, but….why?”

“Kat gave it to me……..but since I broke up with her…” Falco said, his voice fading,” …and she’s not on the team……anymore, I want you to have it…..for being a good leader.” Falco replied, trying to smile.

Fox picked up the necklace, and then he turned to Falco again.

“How am I going to explain to the team that you’re still sick?” Fox asked.

“It’s easy to explain, Fox.” Falco said.

Fox bit his lip, “I’ve told Peppy what happened, and he told the rest of the team.”

Falco sighed, “Is there something I can take to make me feel better?”

“I don’t know.” Fox said, “I don’t have anything!”

Falco was suddenly feeling very weak. He wanted to think that he was just tired, but something told him otherwise, no matter how badly he wanted to deny it.

“Something else is wrong with me, isn’t there?”

“What are you talking about?”

Falco paused for a while before speaking up again.

“Never mind….” he said.

Fox suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Falco could barley keep his eyes open. He felt so weak and lightheaded that he just wanted to sleep.

“Just let me sleep…..” he whispered, “But before I do…….who hit me?”

Roy and Fox were silent.

“Who…..hit…..me?”

Fox swallowed, “Marth did, but it was an---”

“Accident, I know!” Falco said, “I deserved it for getting him into trouble in that pit I was in!”

“Huh?”

“I fell into a muddy pit and…..I guess I bruised my rib.” he said, “He went down to get me out, but he was stuck as well.”

“But he was only trying to save you.”

“I know that." Falco clinched his fists and then relaxed them, “My side is now in a great deal of pain and I can’t stand it.” he said.

“Hold on!” Fox said, “I’ll go get some pain reliever for you.”

“Fox, no!”

Fox turned to Falco in shock. Falco look very weak and his eyes were starting to close. He tried his best to say what he wanted to say.

"Don't bother..." he said, "I know what's going to happen to me."

"Falco?" Fox asked.

"My breathing is becoming lighter, I'm getting weaker every minute, I feel sick, I can hardly see, and it goes on..."

Fox and Roy got the feeling that Falco was right; he really IS dying.

“If the others ask…..it was an accident.” Falco said, “Don’t let anything bad happen to Marth.”

“Falco, listen!” Fox pleaded.

“And Fox?” Falco whispered, “I beg you…..don’t go dying off again.”

Falco’s eyes closed as his head fell slowly to the side, and the monitor that kept track of his life wasn’t beeping. It was just a long sound that didn’t end. Fox’s eyes widened.

“Falco!” Fox shouted.

There was no answer. Fox shook Falco a little, but he still didn’t get a response. Roy bit his lip.

“Falco!” Fox shouted once more, but still didn’t get an answer.

Fox grabbed the two pads, but then looked at the monitor that was connected to them. The lights were not on, even though the machine itself was on.

Roy looked under the sheets that covered Falco. Blood was bleeding through the patch, staining the bed. It looked too bad; it was hard to look at.

“Blood loss!” Roy whispered sadly.

Fox looked at Roy.

“Falco’s lost a lot of blood.” he continued, “He must’ve died from blood loss.”

After hearing that, Fox slammed the pads down out of anger, knowing that it was useless to bring him back. He drove his hands over his head. He fell to his knees, trying to drive his fingers into his head, but he had his gloves on, and it prevented it from happening. He was also growling angrily as well.

Roy could tell that Fox was going mad with frustration. He had to do something to calm him down.

“Fox, stop it!” he shouted, “That’s not going to help!”

“What am I suppose to do now?” Fox shouted back, “He’s not coming back! She can’t bring him back!”

“Excuse me?” Roy asked, raising an eyebrow, “What did you just say?”

“She can’t bring him back!”

“Who can’t bring him back?” he asked, then he figured that Fox was going crazy, “Fox, snap out of it!”

Fox suddenly realized what he was just saying. He didn’t want to tell the others about how he was revived, or the person who revived him yet.

“Fox!” Roy said, “Who or what are you talking about?”

Fox finally calmed down. He loosened his grip on his head and looked up at Roy. Fox’s eyes were a bit puffy.

“Are you feeling ok?” Roy asked again.

Fox shook his head. He covered his eyes with his hands and began crying, his body shaking. Roy, on the other hand, just sat there looking at both Fox and Falco in pity. He turned away and let out a sad sigh.

*******

Marth woke up in a cold sweat. He sat up, placed his hand on his heart, and panted as he looked around. Then he sighed.

“What the heck was that all about?” he thought to himself.

He laid back down on the bed he was sleeping in, but he couldn’t go back to sleep. He sensed that something was wrong. He looked around the cabin, but everything seemed fine.

He got up and stretched for a bit, and then relaxed and sighed. However, he could still feel that something was wrong. Perhaps the problem was not coming from his cabin.

Then Marth’s eyes widened. Now he knew exactly what was wrong.

“Please tell me it’s not what I’m thinking.” he thought to himself.

Marth then dashed out of the cabin and ran as fast as he could.

******

It was still dark outside. Marth finally reached a cabin. He reached for the doorknob, but didn’t open it. He shut his eyes tightly and clinched his teeth.

“Please….” he thought, "Let him be all right!"

Marth tried to relax, and then he opened the door very slowly and peeked inside. He saw Roy and Fox sitting on a bed.

Marth walked inside and shut the door. Fox turned his left ear towards the sound of the shutting door. He turned his head and saw Marth. Marth saw that Fox’s eyes were a bit red. Marth was afraid to ask why.

“Um…..I’m afraid we have some bad news.” Fox said, “Falco is---”

Roy placed his hand on Fox’s shoulder.

“No.” he said, “I…..I should tell him.”

Marth opened his mouth a little. Roy sighed.

“Ok.” he started, “While you were gone, Fox and I came here to take care of Falco for awhile. We took another blood test, and it turned out that his health had gotten worse.”

Marth didn’t say anything.

“We tried everything we could to keep Falco alive…but….his heart just gave out, a-a-and we couldn’t do anything about it.”

“He’s lost a lot of blood, and we think that’s how he died.” Fox said.

Marth was almost speechless, but he spoke anyway.

“It can’t be true!” he said, his voice shaking, “P...please tell me it’s not true!”

“I’m afraid it’s true.” Fox said, some hurt in his voice.

Marth ran towards Falco and took a closer look. It looked like he was just sleeping. Marth walked over to Falco’s still body and bent down, placing his ear on Falco’s chest. He could not detect a heartbeat, and his body was very cold and a bit stiff. Fearing the worst, Marth shook Falco, but he didn't respond.

He got off Falco and backed away a bit.

“Are….are you sure he’s…..?” Marth started.

“Yes, we’ve already explained what happened.” Fox answered.

“What do we do now?” Roy asked Fox.

Fox sighed, “I’m going to have to tell my team what happened to him later.”

“But what are we going to do with Falco’s body?”

“…….I’ll think of something.”

Anguish filled Marth’s heart. He stood shaking, and then ran out the door and slammed it shut. Roy gasped and turned towards the door. He sighed.

“I’m going to have to talk to him about all this.” he said.

“You do that.” Fox said.

Roy got up and walked out the door.

*****

Marth slammed the door shut as soon as he walked inside the cabin. He leaned his back up against the cabin wall and panted.

“Maybe he isn’t really dead.” he thought, trying to cheer himself up, “It might be a misunderstanding, like everyone else that was thought to be dead.”

When Roy got to the cabin, he opened the door and walked inside it. He shut the door, looked around, and then saw Marth.

“You ok?” he asked.

Marth turned to Roy, “Maybe Falco’s really isn’t dead.”

“What do you mean?”

“M…maybe it’s just a misunderstanding.” Marth said, getting off the cabin wall, “The machine isn’t working too well and Falco’s still in that coma. It happened to everyone else, so why not him?”

“Don’t forget.” Roy said, “Fox’s death was real…..yet I have no idea how he’s even alive right now.”

“That’s what I’m trying to say!” Marth said as his voice began cracking, “Maybe he’s alive, but we just don’t know it.”

“I know he’s gone because Life Supports never lie! Besides, his wound was infected and he lost a lot of blood! No one can survive that.”

“It’s not true!” he yelled, “It can’t be!”

“It’s true! I was there, Fox was there, Falco is gone, and there’s nothing we can do about it!” Roy yelled. He was a bit angry as well, “We can’t bring him back, Marth! Fox isn’t a very good doctor as he was years ago!”

“Liar!”

“Why would I lie about this?”

“I know he’s still in a coma, he has to be!”

“I witness what happened to him!” Roy shouted, “And so did Fox!”

“He’s lying, too!”

“Why would he lie about his own friend?”

“Why would you lie to your own friend?”

Roy was now angry. He grabbed Marth and threw him to the ground. Marth hit his head on the bed, but it didn’t cause any bleeding, just a bruise on his forehead. Marth got up, groaning and holding his head.

Roy was panting. He then tried to control his temper, remembering what happened the last time he and Marth fought like that. He sat down on the edge of the bed. Marth didn’t say anything, but he could tell by the look in Roy’s eyes that he was telling the truth.

Roy suddenly felt tears in his eyes.

“Besides, Falco awoke from his coma after we healed him from shock...”

Roy suddenly turned away from Marth. He shut his eyes tightly and clinched his teeth tightly as well. He was trying to prevent the tears from escaping his eyes. He always hated crying in front of people, but sometimes, he can’t stop himself from doing so.

“Chikushou itto!” he cursed.

Roy turned away. He placed his hands over his eyes, and lowered his head. He clinched his teeth and shut his eyes tightly so that he wouldn’t make a sound.

Emotional pain shot through Marth’s heart.

“You’re…..serious, aren’t you?”

“Yes! But at least you didn’t have to watch him die like Fox and I did.” Roy said softly, “It was real painful.”

“I’m sorry about that!” Marth said, “But you have to understand that what I did was an accident!” His voice cracked at the end of his sentence.

“I DO understand, and so does Fox, but…..will the others?”

Marth suddenly grew quiet. Roy sighed and dried his eyes. He looked at Marth, who had his head lowered with guilt.

“We’ll figure out what we’re going to do later.” Roy said, “In the meantime, just get some rest and clear your head.”

Roy took a closer look at Marth’s forehead, which still had the bruise. Roy let out a disgusted sigh.

"D*mn it..." he murmured, "I’m sorry about that, and I’m sorry for yelling at you.”

Marth nodded as his face began to screw up of sadness. Roy got up and left the cabin, but Marth stayed.

His body started shaking a bit, but he was able to stop it. His breathing started to quiver as well.

“I can’t believe this!” he thought, “I can't believe I killed Falco, but even if it was an accident, I still blame myself for what happened!”

He walked over to a bed and sat down. He looked over to the table, and saw the book that Falco had given him.

Marth bit his lower lip as he shakily reached for the book. He grabbed it and opened it up. The books called Requiem of Spirit. It told about a young lost boy who is guided and protected by a spirit dog.

After reading a page, Marth’s eyes started to fill with tears, which blurred his vision and prevented him from reading any further. He shut his eyes tightly as he shut the book and set it down on the table.

He was still trying to deny that Falco is dead. Still, something in his heart told him that he was gone and was not coming back.

He placed his left hand over his eyes and tears streamed down his face. He tried to suppress the urge to cry, even though he was already choking up. He drove his fingers in his hair angrily and clinched his teeth. He was angry with himself for Falco’s death, despite it being an accident.

After several minutes of doing that, Marth couldn’t contain himself anymore. He fell to his knees on a bed and screamed very loudly. He didn’t quite care if anyone heard him, either. He was both angry and sad at the same time, but then, sorrow had taken over his anger. As the tears streamed down his face, Marth wrapped both his arms over his head and finally broke down, sobbing.

[ganondorf2]

Pretty sad.

[The Melee Master]

It's kind of an angst story, so it's suppose to be sad, to be honest. Sorry for the late response.

Chapter 52

“Hey, wake up!” a voice said.

“Huh? Who’s talking to me?” a thought rang in someone’s head.

“Hello….? Sir, could you please wake up? I know you can hear me!”

Falco opened his eyes slowly. His vision cleared and he could see. He smiled.

“I’m alive?” he said.

“Uh...not quite.” a female voice said.

Falco stood up and tried to dust himself off, but he saw that his hands went right through his body. He gasped, but then he thought he had imagined it. He slowly took his right hand and placed it on his leg; it went though.

“What the….?” Falco said, “What happened to me?”

“That’s what I’d like to know.” the girl said.

Falco turned to the source of the voice. A young female, possibly nineteen years old, was standing beside him.

“Who are you?” Falco asked, “And what am I doing here?”

“This is the tower of forgotten souls.” the young girl explained.

“What?”

“You are not ready to die yet, so you were teleported here instead of the afterlife.”

Falco stepped back. He looked at his body again, and shuddered. The girl, who turned out to be Crystal, backed away a bit from Falco.

“I knew I was dying because I felt weak.” Falco said, “But I don’t want to leave this world now! I’m still young! And...hey wait a sec, if I'm dead, then you must be..."

"Yes." Crystal nodded, "I am also a spirit."

"How?"

"Arrow."

"Is there a way to bring me back?"

“My sister used up her energy to revive someone else, and I don’t have enough power to revive you.”

”Meaning….?”

“We can’t bring you back.” Crystal said, “Maybe we can, but we have to think of another way.”

“You have got to be kidding…” Falco said.

“I’m afraid it’s no joke.”

“Oh great!” Falco said, rolling his eyes. Crystal sighed.

“Is there a way that I can talk to Fox?” Falco asked.

Crystal shook her head, “Only my sister and I can interact with the people that died before, and are revived.”

Falco figured it out, “So you can’t talk to other people other than Fox because he died once before.”

“Yes.”

Falco sighed, “This is going to be a long day.”

***

Fox ran out of his cabin and towards his parked Arwing. He jumped on the wind and pressed a button on his wrist communicator. The door opened with a loud, hissing sound.

Fox jumped inside it, shut the door, and then he pressed a red button. The Arwing vibrated as it made a humming sound. Colorful lights flashed in his eyes.

Then he pressed a blue button, which made a TV monitor come on. Fox began typing something that looked like a key board attached to the monitor, and then it showed part of the inside of the Great Fox.

“Guys!” Fox said over his head antenna, “This is Fox McCloud. Do you copy?”

There was no answer. Fox tried again.

“Anyone there?”

There was still no answer. Fox sighed. Just when he was about to shut his Arwing down, he hears a voice.

“Hello? Fox?”

Fox smiled, “Peppy!”

Fox saw Peppy sit down in a chair in front of a monitor.

“You’re out of your coma!” he said, “That’s good! So how are ya?”

“I’m doing fine.” Fox answered, “How about you?”

“I’m still going well.”

“Where are the others?”

“They went out to fly their Arwings for awhile.” Peppy replied, “So….where’s Falco? How’s he doing?”

“Uhh….that’s what I was going to talk to you about.”

“I’m guessing it must be bad news, huh?”

Fox nodded sadly, “He got into an accident the other day.”

“Is he all right?”

Then when Peppy saw the look on Fox’s face, he took the hint.

“Oh….”

“Yeah.” Fox said, “He lost a lot of blood.”

“Goodness.” Peppy said, placing his hand over his face.

“I’m going to wait awhile before I do anything to his body.”

“What exactly happened?”

“A smash member accidentally hit him with one of those snowmobiles you guys transported to us.” Fox said, “Then he fell into a freezing lake after he got hit.”

“I told you to be careful with those things!” Peppy said half-angry, “They can sometimes be dangerous.”

“Sorry I didn’t listen to you.”

Peppy sighed, “That’s ok. I wish the team and I can be there for the funeral.”

“I don't think we'll be having one.”

"Can I speak to your friend?"

“Who?”

“The one that hit Falco.”

“I don’t think he wants to be bothered right now.” Fox said.

“How’s he taking it?”

“I don’t know.” he said, “I haven’t seen him since last night.”

“Ok, I’ll let you go now. Thanks for calling. Um….do you want me to tell the others about Falco?”

“Sure, why not.”

The screen suddenly went black. Fox sighed.

“Glad that’s over with….” he said softly.

Fox jumped out of the Arwing, pressed a button on the wrist communicator, and the Arwing door shut with a hissing sound. Then it shut down.

Fox turned around and lowered his ears. Then he looked up in the starlit sky.

“I wonder if Falco has made it to Terra yet.” he thought, “I got to get her to bring him back!”

A silent tear rolled down Fox’s cheek. He lowered his head and then walked towards his cabin.

***

A full moon was showing in the night sky. Stars were shining in the sky as well.

Samus was panting. He took his helmet off and wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his left hand.

“Man, you’ve gotten strong!” he said.

Captain Falcon, the person that he was training with, laughed.

“You should’ve thought of that when you saw how many fights I’ve won!”

“Yeah I know.” Samus said, “But you’re not the only one who’s been fighting for a long time!”

“Then it looks like I got competition.” Captain Falcon said, giving a scary smile.

Samus raised an eyebrow as he put his helmet back on. Captain Falcon backed away, and then charged after Samus, holding out his fist. However, Samus grabbed his fist and kicked him in the chest, which caused Captain Falcon to crash to the ground.

Captain Falcon didn’t give up that easily. He grabbed Samus’s ankle and pulled, which made Samus crash to the ground. Captain Falcon quickly got up and backed away quickly, thinking that Samus would pull the same thing. Samus got up and dusted the snow off his armor.

“You need to focus!” Captain Falcon said.

“I AM focusing; it’s YOU that’s ruining this training.” Samus responded, laughing.

Captain Falcon sighed and rolled his eyes.

“All right.” he said, “Let’s go!”

Samus backed away a bit while in a defensive position, but when he turned his head, Captain Falcon charged and punched him in the chest. The strong blow dented his armor, and Captain Falcon didn't seem to feel a thing.

However, before Samus had a chance to react, Captain Falcon grabbed him by the leg, swung him around, and released him. Samus crashed to the ground headfirst. He rolled on his back and groaned.

Captain Falcon grabbed Samus’s hand and helped him up. Samus struggled a bit while trying to get on his feet. Both of them were panting, and they could see their own breaths, as well as each other’s.

“You want to take a break?” Captain Falcon asked.

“Do you?” Samus said, still panting.

“I asked you first.”

“Sure.”

Captain Falcon sat down on a log, and Samus sat down on another log on the opposite side. Captain Falcon took his helmet off and brushed his blonde hair back.

Samus also took his helmet off and ran his fingers through his hair as well.

"Crap, now I have a headache!" he said, "Thanks a lot!"

"You recive headaches at the smash tournaments, too." Captain Falcon said, "Everyone does!"

Samus growled. Captain Falcon decided to change the subject.

“You’re getting better at this.” he said to Samus.

“Ah! So you just now noticed!” Samus said, laughing a bit.

Captain Falcon also laughed, "No, I realized it a long time ago when we first met before Melee, remember?"

"Yeah, I remember."

“I never knew you were that strong.” he replied, shaking his head.

“Well, I’ve learned from the best.” Samus said.

Captain Falcon laughed, “It took me years to perfect my fighting; it might do the same to you.”

“I can fight just as good. I’m not a Bounty Hunter for nothing, ya know!”

“So am I.”

Samus looked around, and then turned to Captain Falcon.

“Look, why don’t we just give up for the day?” he asked.

Captain Falcon shrugged, “All right.”

Captain Falcon put his helmet back on and dashed off. Samus sighed.

“I wonder if there’s a hot spring around here.” he thought, “My body’s aching like crazy!”

Samus ran off.
A few moments later, he finally reached his cabin. Samus opened the door and shut it. He placed his helmet on a bed, and just when he was about to sit down on the bed, there was a knock on the door.

Samus sighed and got up. He opened the door, and when he saw who it was, he shut the door right away. Then he heard a sudden familiar cry. Samus gasped.

“It can’t be…..” Samus thought, “Can it?”

Samus creaked the door open a bit, and he couldn’t believe who he had seen. He opened it again, and this time, the person dashed inside without warning, causing Samus to jump.

Samus shut the door and turned to the person, who was rubbing his nose.

“Could you give a warning next time you slam the door in someone’s face?” he shouted.

“Fox?” Samus asked, almost breathless, “Is…..that really you?”

“Of course it’s me!” Fox answered, “Who were you expecting?”

“But….but how did you…..I thought you were dead!”

“It’s a long story!” he said, “And almost impossible to explain.”

Samus crossed his arms.

“But I have another problem.” Fox said.

Samus took a closer look at Fox. His eyes were a little red. You can tell that he had been crying a bit.

“Why?” Samus asked, afraid of the answer, “What happened this time?”

It took Fox awhile to answer.

“Falco died.”

“What?” Samus asked, real shocked, “How and when?”

“He died earlier today.” Fox answered, “Marth accidentally hit him with a snow mobile, which caused him to be thrown into a cold lake. After Marth and I got him out and into a cabin, he set everything up to make sure that he’ll be all right.” he continued, “Roy decided to watch him with us, and then when I was going to make preparations…..Falco passed away.”

“Not again!” Samus said, on the verge of screaming.

Fox sighed, “I told Peppy what happened, and he went to tell the rest of the Star Fox team.”

“Well, how are they taking it?”

“I don’t know.” Fox answered, “I hung up right after he left.”

“Well…..I think it’s best to let them recuperate for several days before talking to them again.”

“Yeah…..”

Fox went outside for a while. He looked around, but didn’t see anything but snow on the landscape. He sighed.

“What do I do now?” he thought to himself.

He walked over to a log and sat down. Then he felt a gust of cold wind. Fox wrapped his arms around himself, and then he saw someone standing in front of him. Fox stood up.

“You?” he said.

The person, who turned out to be Terra, smiled.

“Glad to see you again.” she said in a calm voice.

“Have…..have you seen Falco?”

“No.” Terra said, shaking her head, “Why do you ask?”

“Because…..” Fox grew silent for a while before he spoke up, “He died…..earlier today…..from a mobile accident.”

“If he is dead, then he must be at the tower with my sister.”

“Is there a way that I could talk to him?”

“Only my sister and I can communicate with other spirits.”

“But is there a way to bring him back?” Fox asked, afraid of the answer.

Terra shook her head, “I’m afraid that’s not possible. Remember, I used some of my energy reviving you.”

“Can’t you just use the rest of your energy?”

“I must save it.”

“But can your sister revive Falco?”

“Crystal cannot revive people. That is my job.”

Fox’s breathing began to quiver.

“I’m afraid that I cannot help you at the moment.”

Terra started to walk away, but Fox spoke up.

“Wait!”

Terra stopped and turned her head to Fox.

“I beg of you! Falco is my best friend, and I cannot go on without him!” Fox said, close to crying, “If you can’t revive him, then kill me! Please?”

Terra shook her head, “I cannot do that.”

“What? Why not?”

“Because killing is a sin, and I do not like sinning.” she said, “Besides, I’ve revived you once, and if you were to die again, what will you’re other friends think?”

Fox didn’t answer. Terra closed her eyes and vanished. All that was left is a cold breeze.

Fox lowered his head and began to cry softly. After awhile, he dried his eyes and raised his head. In addition, just when he was about to walk off, he heard a sound.

Fox turned his right ear to the source, but before he could react, a blast came huddling toward him. He rolled out of the way just in time, and the blast shot the ground, causing it to shake a bit. He took a closer look, and he couldn’t believe what he saw. Fox's eyes widened.

“Oh….my….word.”

[ganondorf2]

Nice going!

[The Melee Master]

I've stated in the authors note of this chapter in Fanfiction.net that the Star Wolf thing was a spoiler for Star Fox Assault. You'll see when you read this.

Chapter 53

The thing that shot at Fox turned out to be a Wolfen. It charged up the laser and shot it at Fox. Luckily, he was able to dodge it, but barley.

“So we meet again!” Wolf said, “It’s been awhile, Fox!”

“Wolf!” Fox shouted, “What are you doing here?”

Just then, another Wolfen came cruising along and fired at Fox. Again, he dodged it.

“We weren’t expecting to see you here.” someone else said, who turned out to be Leon.

Fox growled, but then, another Wolfen sped in and also shot at him. It almost hit him, too. Fox screamed as he was thrown to the ground.

He quickly got up and ran towards his Arwing. He jumped on the wing and quickly pressed his wrist communicator. The door opened and Fox jumped inside. Then took off into the sky.

“So you’re the only one here?” Wolf asked, “What happened to the rest of your pitiful team?”

“That’s none of your business!” Fox snarled over his head communicator.

Wolf shot at Fox, but he did a barrel roll, reflecting the blast away. Fox did a U-Turn, and shot at Wolf, but missed. Leon charged in and shot at Fox, and he, too, missed.

“What’s wrong?” Fox asked, “Losing your touch?”

Just when he was about to say something else, the other Wolfen containing the unknown pilot, sped in and slammed into Fox’s Arwing. Fox was thrown around in his Arwing, but maintained control.

"Who is that?” he thought to himself, "It can't be Andrew or Pigma because they left the team years ago!"

Fox gritted his teeth. Then the three Wolfen had surrounded Fox’s Arwing.

“This is it, Fox!” Wolf said.

Wolf charged at Fox while charging up the shot and Fox had no way of dodging. He closed his eyes, preparing for the worst. It didn’t come. Another ship came hurdling in and slammed into Wolf. Both of them were sent crashing to the ground.

Fox’s eyes widened as he gasped. He set his Arwing into Hyper-Drive and sped down onto the ground. When he landed, he opened the door to his Arwing and jumped out. Then he took a good look at the two ships.

With the Wolfen destroyed, the other ship was still in fine shape, although it, too, suffered some minor damage.

Fox found out that the ship that crashed into Wolf was Samus’s starship. Fox bit his lip. He ran toward it and jumped onto it. Then he saw something that made Fox smile.

Samus was looking at Fox while giving a peace sign. Fox could tell that Samus was smiling sheepishly underneath his helmet.

“Why did you do that?" Fox asked, laughing a little.

“I saw that you were in danger, so I wanted to help!” Samus replied, which transferred to Fox’s head antenna.

Samus pressed a button, and the door to his starship opened up. He got up and jumped down from it.

“You are the craziest boy I have ever met!” Fox replied.

Samus laughed. Fox suddenly remembered. He climbed onto Wolf’s Wolfen and peered inside.

Wolf was unconscious from Samus’s sudden attack. Fox grabbed his blaster and broke the glass. He took a closer look at Wolf, but then a hand lashed out, grabbed Fox by the neck, and squeezed. Wolf opened his eye.

“You’re not going to make this one out alive.” Wolf said.

“Oh wolf man!” Samus said singly.

Wolf turned around, but before he could even blink, Samus released a charge shot from his arm canon. It hit Wolf, making him slam inside his ship. Fox was released from Wolf’s grip. He got out of the ship and jumped down.

“Thanks.” Fox panted.

Wolf got up and growled.

“Who are you?” Wolf asked.

“That’s none of your business.” Samus replied, pointing his arm canon at Wolf.

Wolf smirked, “You think you can scare me?”

Wolf jumped down from his ship and slowly took out his knife without Samus and Fox realizing.

“How did you find us, anyway?” Fox asked.

“By radar, you stupid pup!”

Wolf got up with the knife behind his back. Fox wrinkled his nose, obviously sensing something wrong. Just then, Wolf lashed out the knife and stabbed Fox’s hand, but the knife was meant for his neck. Fox let out a cry, and Wolf kicked him to the ground.

Samus tackled Wolf to the ground, but Wolf threw him off. He stabbed Samus with the knife, but luckily, it didn’t penetrate through his power suit. Samus punched Wolf in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. Just then, the two other Wolfen’s came towards the three and shot at them, but they dodged it.

“Not me, you idiots!” Wolf shouted.

“Don’t get your tail in a knot!” the unknown pilot said with an accent, “We weren’t trying to shoot you!”

The other Wolfen landed. Its door opened up and the pilot jumped out.

“Nice to see you again, Fox.” he said evilly, who turned out to be Leon.

Wolf turned to the other Wolfen, “Why don’t you come and join us?”

“No thanks, maybe some other time.” he said over Wolf’s head antenna, which was also transferred to Fox’s antenna.

Fox was a bit nervous of the new teammate, but he tried to keep his cool, as well as raise his defense just in case that new member attacked without warning.

“You’re loss.” Wolf said, shrugging.

Leon took out his blaster, and so did Wolf. Fox took out his blaster, and Samus pointed his arm cannon at the two. They stood back to back. Wolf got on Fox’s side, and Leon got on Samus’s side, still pointing the blasters.

“What do we do now?” Samus whispered while clinching his teeth.

“I’ll think of something.” Fox whispered to Samus.

Fox saw Wolf nod, which wasn’t a good sign. However, just when Fox was about to turn around, something struck him hard in the head, which caused him to black out and collapse to the ground.

“Fox!” Samus shouted.

Samus kneeled down to him, but then something hit his back, which caused him to black out as well.

“Good work.” Wolf said.

“What should we do with them now?” the new pilot asked.

“Take them to my Wolfen, but I want them alive.”

“Yes sir!” Leon and the other pilot said.

Leon lifted Fox’s body and dragged him to Wolf’s Wolfen, and the other pilot did the same thing with Samus. Fox opened his eyes and punched Leon in the face, which caused him to release Fox. Samus also woke up and did the same with the other member and he too, let Samus go.

“No!” Wolf shouted.

Fox grabbed his blaster, but Leon kicked it out of his hand.

“That does it!” Wolf shouted angrily.

Wolf grabbed Fox by the back of the neck and pulled him away from Leon. He punched Fox in the face and then threw him down. Samus kicked Wolf in the back. Before Wolf had a chance to react, Samus punched him, which caused Wolf’s eye patch to lift off from his head, revealing a bony eye socket. From the way the skin from the eye is torn, Samus figured that Wolf had lost it in a literal dogfight with Fox. Wolf was about to get up, but Samus pointed his arm cannon at him.

“Make one move, and I swear I’ll blast you!” he snarled.

Wolf blinked. He pulled his eye patch over his eye socket and got up.

“Retreat!” Wolf shouted.

Leon jumped in his Wolfen and Wolf jumped in with him.

“We’ll meet again, Star Fox!” Wolf said.

The two Wolfen lifted from the ground and then sped off into the sky. A star was left after they had vanished.

“Man, those guys are a real pain!” Samus said.

“You have no idea!” Fox said, rolling his eyes and picking his blaster up.

“Well, that was enough excitement for one day.” he said, “My body’s quite sore, so I think I’ll take it easy tomorrow.”

“You do that.”

“What are you going to be doing tomorrow?”

“I’ll be busy, and I probably won’t socialize for several days.” Fox replied, storing the blaster away.

“Oh…..” Samus said, lowering his head a little.

“And Samus?”

“Yeah?”

“Promise me you won’t tell anyone else…..” Fox said, “I want to keep this a secret until after….”

“I promise.” Samus replied, knowing what he was going to say.

Fox nodded.

“Ugh! I feel dirty.” Samus said, “Do you know where the town is?”

Fox shook his head, “No I don’t. But I know that there’s hot springs somewhere around here.”

“Thanks, I’ll go look for one.” Samus said, and then he ran off. Fox sighed and walked off as well.

Fox walked toward his cabin, but didn’t bother to go inside. He placed his back against it and looked up in the star-lit sky. The wind was blowing the snow on the ground, making it look like mist.

Fox sighed and then sat down. He closed his eyes and stayed like that for an hour before going back inside the cabin.

***

Marth woke up with a painful and throbbing headache. His face was burning and so were his eyes. His throat was a bit dry as well, and he felt sick to his stomach. He had no idea how long he had cried, but he guessed well over five hours, which was almost hard to believe.

He sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. He was still upset about what happened, no matter how hard he tried to ignore it. He felt tears in his eyes, but he was able to hold them back.

He heard a knock on the door, but he didn’t bother answering it. Roy peeked inside for a while, and then walked in the cabin. He walked over to Marth and sat down.

“How are you feeling?” Roy asked.

Marth didn’t answer.

“I’m guessing you’re still upset.”

Roy wanted to look at Marth’s face, but Marth turned his back towards him before he could even see. He used his hands to dry his eyes.

“Do you want to be alone for awhile longer?”

“If the others find out what I did, what are they going to do to me?” Marth asked.

“I doubt they’ll do anything.” Roy answered.

Marth turned back around, and Roy was able to look at his face. Marth’s face was a bit red and so were his eyes. Roy bit his lip.

Marth placed his hand over his eyes, “Just…..just give me some time to….”

Roy sighed, “As you wish.”

Roy walked out of the cabin, and Marth placed his hands over his face and sighed.

***

Sheik let out a forceful sigh. He was standing outside looking around with his arms crossed.

“Where are you?” he thought.

Just then, he heard the cabin door open. Link stepped outside.

“What are you doing out here?” he asked.

“Have you seen Zelda anywhere?” Sheik asked.

Link shook his head, “No I haven’t. I haven’t seen her for three days.”

“Three days?!” he asked, “Aw man, I hope she’s all right!”

“Link!” a voice yelled.

Link turned around to the source of the voice. Young Link ran towards him and stopped.

“Long time no see.” Sheik said, smiling under his collar.

“What’s up?” Link asked Young Link.

“I saw something suspicious several days ago!” he said.

“Like what?”

“I saw a man in the forest. He looked like he was carrying someone.”

“What did this person look like?” Link asked.

“I didn’t get a good look at him, but the person he was carrying looked familiar.”

“Who was he carrying?” Link was starting to tense up.

Young Link was silent, trying to think who it was.

“Kiro!” Link said, “What did this person look like and where did he go?”

Young Link was still silent. Sheik was also growing tense.

“Darn it boy!” Sheik said, “Answer the question!”

“I can’t remember!” Young Link said, “It was blurry!”

“Try the best you can.” Link said, “Please?”

“I think it might have been either Zelda or Peach.”

Link and Sheik looked at each other in shock.

“That answers your question about her going missing!” Link said to Sheik.

“Oh no….” Sheik said.

“Which way was this person headed to?” Link asked Young Link.

“I think he was heading north somewhere.” Young Link answered.

“Sheik and I will take it from here.” he said, “You go back to the cabin!”

“But Link, I---”

“I said go back to the cabin!”

“Stop treating me like a little kid!”

“You ARE a little kid, Kiro!”

“Would you stop calling me Kiro?”

Sheik lowered his collar; he looked angry.

“I- - -” Link was inturrupted.

“SHUT UUUUP…..!” Sheik yelled. His scream was so loud that several birds flew away from the trees.

Link and Young Link turned to him in fright.

“We’re not going to get anywhere if you guys keep arguing like this!” Sheik said, “I’m going to do whatever it takes to find that jerk who kidnapped Zelda, even if I have to go on my own!”

Sheik put his collar back over his mouth and then he stormed off. Link and Young Link looked at each other. Link let out a sigh.

“Ok, you can come with us as long as you can keep up.”

“Thanks.” Young Link said.

“Oh and Ki…..Young Link,” Link corrected, “This argument never happened, got it?”

“Uh-huh.” Young Link replied, feeling embarrassed.

Link and Young Link ran off to catch up with Sheik.

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Nice.