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Post by Stoney on May 19, 2009 19:16:21 GMT -5
 "...So after the ceremony ended, the Master Sword was cooled in the waters of Zora's Fountain and presented to the Hyrulean Royal Family as a gift from the races of the kingdom. This symbolic cooperation marked the end of the Great War and unified the kingdom at last, beginning an era of peace that lasted hundreds of years." Link took a small side glance over at Zero's facial expression. Noticing the glazed eyes, he decided to give an abridged version of what happened next. "Then some jerk named Ganondorf tried to take over the world. I found the sword and kicked his ass with it. The end." He paused suddenly when he spotted a large pair of double doors up ahead. "Uh...hey, Zero. We're nearing the end of the mall." Weird...there hadn't been nearly as many injured as he'd expected. He even still had some potion left for himself. He stopped walking and turned around. "Well, guess we'd better head back to meet up with X and--GAAAH!" He did a full faceplant into the floor, having tripped over something behind him. Link righted his cap as he leveraged himself up on his elbows to look behind him. "What in the...?"
 "Hiiiii~!"
"...Oh...right. You're still here." The little puffball must've been walking behind him this whole time. Link wondered how he hadn't noticed until now. Climbing to his feet, Link dusted himself off as he took a longer look around them. The double doors ahead of them were the mall's northern exit; they were currently open, letting in sunlight that was all but blinding after the sterile fluorescent lights of the mall's interior. He could hear sirens in the distance, faint but growing louder. "That sounds like the backup X called for," he commented. "You wanna wait for them, or...? HEY, Kirby, don't eat that!"
"Mmmg?" The Dreamlander blinked at him, a flickering neon sign from a storefront midway inside his mouth.
"OUT." Link held out his hand, palm up, while stabbing the index finger of his other hand downwards towards it in a point. "I won't have you giving the kids seizures again."
Kirby gave him a look of mixed confusion and sheepishness as he spat the sign out...as a bright yellow star, which flew through the air before bouncing off the floor and turning into a sign again. He didn't really understand why Pear was upset...he'd eaten dozens of those things while they were walking over here and nobody had said anything. Maybe that had been a very special sign he wasn't allowed to eat. He sat down, a petulant look on his round face. "Uuuuu..." |
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Post by Vize Viper on May 20, 2009 0:22:33 GMT -5
 The red reploid blinked as the explanation came to a close, and watched the exchange between Kirby and Link. Seriously, what the hell WAS that pink thing? After a moment, he registered Link's question, and was about to answer when- "Zero, I'm going to be remaining with these two after this situation is resolved."When X's voice came through his helmet. Holding a hand up towards Link in a "One moment" motion, the red swordsman pressed a hidden button in the side of his helmet. "I think we're pretty much set here. Keep in contact, and I'll stay with Link to do some recon." That call made, he turned to Link. "The authorities should be able to handle this themselves. Let's get moving." |
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Post by Stoney on May 22, 2009 18:31:26 GMT -5
Link blinked at Zero, tilting his head in confusion as the reploid seemed to speak to thin air. Then his eyes widened as realization struck. He smirked a bit. "You know, you can just think what you want to say when using telepathy, you don't have to speak out loud. I made that mistake the first few times I tried it, too." He turned to the exit. "Anyway...I need to find my partner. I was traveling with her, but we got separated before I entered the city, and then, well...stuff happened." He gestured behind them, at the wrecked mall. "She's probably in the city somewhere, searching for me. Once the Smash Inn folks secure this place, I'd like to go look for her." He paused, then bent down to pick up Kirby with one hand. "And I might as well bring this guy along. Don't want him eating anyone else." He held out his palm in front of the puffball's mouth. "OUT."
Kirby pouted, but spat out the...large-screen plasma TV...into Link's palm. "Hidoi," He muttered afterwards, as his stomach gave a protestful growl.
"WHOAAA!" Link wasn't prepared for such a massive object to be ejected from the comparatively smaller puffball. It was too heavy to be held with one hand, and didn't so much catch it as slow its descent for a couple seconds before gravity won and it smashed to bits on the floor. "...Well, I guess now you can eat it," He groaned, dropping Kirby back onto the floor. " Farore, he's got an appetite..."
Kirby was all too happy to comply. The TV was quickly put back where it had been, inside his black hole of a stomach. He sighed happily, patting his stomach in contentment. FINALLY he got something to eat. Even if it wasn't very appetizing or tasty, it quelled the hunger pains for now. "For now" being the key words, of course. He still wanted to find Heaven again. Maybe Pear could help.
Link sighed, walking up to stand next to Zero while gazing at the mall's exit. "Do you want to come along, Zero? I'll understand if you want to stay here with X, you'll probably want to stick together if you're both new to this place." |
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Post by Vize Viper on Jun 11, 2009 0:04:17 GMT -5
The reploid glanced at Link curiously at the comment about telepathy... and decided not to try to explain it at the moment. There was plenty of time... for... Did that pink thing just spit out a TV!? Shaking his head, he just... decided to take it in stride. "No, X can handle himself. I figure if I go with you, I'll get more information about this world. I was always a more hands-on type." |
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Post by Stoney on Jul 8, 2009 20:07:59 GMT -5
A smirk crossed Link's face. "Hands-on, eh? I can appreciate that." He strode over to the doors and flung them open. Sunlight filled the doorframe, blinding after the comparative dimness of the mall interior. Turning back to face Zero, Link nodded towards the rectangle of light. "C'mon, let's go meet our guests." He walked outside then, but was forced to pause a couple feet later as his eyes adjusted to the light. Blinking rapidly, he squinted at the group of approaching figures. |
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Jul 12, 2009 18:53:44 GMT -5
 TARGET SPOTTED. Commense yelling gibberish and charging up to the figure in green. "Pika! Pikapika pikachu pika pikachu!" Pikachu yelled, zooming up to and sitting in front of Link. He looked worn out, but it seemed that youthful energy was keeping him going. |
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Post by Vize Viper on Jul 12, 2009 19:50:19 GMT -5
Zero's eyes had adjusted immediately to the change in light, but that didn't help his sense of surprise as the small yellow... mouse?... ran up to Link. "... Friend of yours?" |
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Post by Stoney on Jul 26, 2009 15:18:31 GMT -5
Link blinked in a bit of surprise as what seemed like a lightning bolt darted out of nowhere and materialized into a tiny yellow rodent. A slow smile crept over his face. "Yeah, kinda." Kneeling down, he reached out to pet the Pok?mon between the ears with a goofy grin on his face. "Hiya, Pikachu! Man, I haven't seen you in a while. Last time we got together was right after the War, wasn't it?" Before he could get any sort of reply, Link was hauled off his feet and into the air by a glowing reddish hand the size of a car door. "Urk--!"
 " Hello, Link! Nice to see you again, it's been such a long time! Please, come over here, we have a lot to catch up on," Midna interposed herself between the elf and the mouse as she literally carried the former off to the side with her magical hair. Suddenly pulling him close enough that their foreheads nearly collided, she whispered: " I'm Zelda right now. Play along."
And Link, feeling a combination of surprise, relief, and hopeless confusion, could only gape at his partner and sputter. "I...huh...wha?"
 Midna quickly set Link back on his feet again, causing him to stagger a bit as she continued loudly, "Yes, the last time you saw me I was in a different shape! Sorry to inform you that I look like this now. Ganondorf's doing and all that. I'll need your help to break the curse, of course."
Link straightened his cap which had gone askew from the manhandling as he stared at Midna. "You're Zelda?!" He echoed, an incredulous look taking over his face. "When did this happen?"
"Oh, about a month ago," Midna dismissed the question with a wave of her hand, spinning it as a referral to her shape changing, rather than asking about when she decided to change identities. "More importantly, I'm glad you're safe! I heard you were in a terrible accident with a pink ball."
"...What, you mean him?" Link gestured behind him at Kirby, who was peeking out of the doorway to Smash City Mall with a curious look on his face.
Kirby suddenly spotted a familiar face outside. With an elated gasp, he burst out the door and began running towards Pikachu with a great big open smile on his face. "LEMON!" He leaped into the air when he'd gotten close enough, tackling the Pok?mon in a glomp. "HIIIIIII!"
Link sweatdropped. "Uh...yeah. Kirby already apologized, Mi--er, Zelda. Don't worry about it."
 Midna nodded. "Good." And she smacked him upside the head with her hair-hand.
" OW! Hey! Geez!" Link rubbed the side of his head, giving Midna a look that asked, "What gives?!"
 Midna had floated close to him again. "Please don't ever worry me like that again," she whispered, a frighteningly serious look on her face. "If you die, Link, I swear...I'll, I'll kill you!"
"I..." Link stared at her, more than a little unnerved by her abrupt changes in behavior. He wondered for a second if he should point out the futility of killing a dead person, then decided he'd be better off not making her angrier. Link took a deep breath and let it out as a sigh. "Yeah. Okay. Sorry." |
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Post by Mage on Aug 6, 2009 1:06:35 GMT -5
 "So this is the guy? Tch, yeah. All that green stands out." Said the little demon overlord, as he slowly walked up with his hands behind his head. The antennae on his head slightly twitching at the annoyance in his mind. Being dragged around town, through a battlefield, meeting a crazed chick with a power ray, and an obnoxious little imp claiming to be a princess. He looked around at the scene, curious. "So, what is this anyway. A private party? And I wasn't invited?" Said Laharl, in a sarcastic tone. |
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Aug 6, 2009 1:09:34 GMT -5
NOT. BUYING IT. And with a big unsmiley face, it would be pristinely clear to them all that the Pok?mon was not foo- ASDFSGHJDK KIRBY! Air was blasted from the electric mouse's lungs as the eccentric pink warrior knocked him on his back trying to hug him to trophitization. Not that he didn't -mind- the attention, but he had been in the middle of being angry at someone. ".... Piiiii-kachuuuu...." And, like a ballon with a hole in it, the Pok?mon's volatile emotions deflated. Well, excepting one last glare at Not-Zelda, who was probably enjoying this very much. |
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Post by Vize Viper on Aug 6, 2009 1:22:22 GMT -5
The reploid chuckled as he saw Pikachu get tackled. He'd half-expected the little pink thing to eat... Pikachu, was it? But this was kind of funny too. Otherwise, he was quiet, his eyes drifting to Laharl. Cocky little shrimp, isn't he? And check out that hair! Wonder if her picks up radio signals. With a small snort at his personal joke, he just crossed his arms. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, well behind the group, a trio of prinnies was now running towards them... well, waddling VERY quickly.  "PRINCE LAHARL. WE FOUND YOU, DOOD!!" |
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Post by Mage on Aug 6, 2009 3:24:47 GMT -5
Well Zero was mostly right, about the signals anyway. As Laharl's "bunny ears" suddenly flipped upward and stiffened into straight spikes, as he turned around at the Prinny Squad with yellow eyes; roaring with rage. "I TOLD YOU, IT'S OVERLORD LAHARL! AND WHERE'S MY SNACK?!" A while back, Laharl sent a Prinny into the mall to find some food, he hasn't eaten since he left the Netherworld. |
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Post by Vize Viper on Aug 6, 2009 3:31:58 GMT -5
The prinnies, as one, stopped cold, eyes wide, and all looked at each other. "What's he talking about, dood?" "I dunno, dood... maybe he's delirious." The third Prinny, of course, latched onto this idea. "Master Laharl, what's the last thing you remember, dood!?" |
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Post by Mage on Aug 17, 2009 18:22:11 GMT -5
"What?!" Said the clueless shrimpy Overlord, as he growled out in frustration. "Dammit, what's with the riddles? I don't pay you to confuse me...hell, I don't pay you at all!" Then he took out a large sword from his dimensional scarf and planted it in front of the Prinnies. "Now, bring me something to eat! I'M STARV..." "I'm back, dood!" Said a Prinny, walking up with an arm full of bread he stole from a destroyed bakery. "Prince, I got plenty of...?" He looked at the other Prinnies, and dropped the baked goods as his eyes went wide. "Huh?!" When he suddenly came up, Laharl looked at the Prinny Trio....wait a minute, he only sent ONE Prinny out, did they multiply. And why was the other Prinny shocked to see the new pack? Needless to say, Laharl was even more confused. "...WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN ON AROUND HERE?!" To the point of exploding. |
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Sept 8, 2009 13:04:16 GMT -5
Managing to free himself enough from the grip of the bottomless-pit-wonder, Pikachu looked onwards at the rather explosive Overlord. Ears drifting backward, Pikachu sighed, not understanding what the fuss was all about. In fact, pretty much everything had started to become confusing and hectic once he met this guy. Maybe that was some kind of special power he had? |
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