And now for chapter 4. It is 11 pages (in MS word) and 4,234 words long and I wrote it in 3 hours. I'm proud!
At the Mayor’s House
“I’ve never been so insulted in my life!” shouted Roy, his face as red as his hair, as he entered the Mayor’s home, making his way the room he was sharing with his brother. “Can you believe the rude people in this town?”
“Well, you were rather rude, Roy.” said Marth, leaning against the bedpost. “I mean, I didn’t really want to get into the conversation and all, but you could’ve treated them with some common courtesy at least.”
Roy paused and thought about what his brother has said. As usual, his attitude got the best of him. “You need to mind your own business, Marth.” said Roy in a rather annoyed tone.
“You asked me if I could believe the rudeness of the people in this town.” Marth mumbled as he sat down on the couch that was next to the door. “I didn’t mean to offend you.”
Before Roy could reply to his brother’s statement, the two ex-princes heard a knock at the door.
“Who is it?” shouted Roy as he walked over to the door.
“It’s Samus!” said the voice behind the shut door. “May I please come in?”
Marth looked around with a cautious look on his face and whispered “Should we let her in? I mean, you said she might be a threat a-.” Roy had already opened the door for the Misses.
“How are you two settling in?” asked Samus. “I do hope that it is comfortable. You see, we haven’t dusted in here in ages because we don’t have many guest. The cotton sheets might feel a bit gritty. Should I send a maid in here to clean them?”
“We really haven’t checked the sheets yet, Mrs. Samus.” said Marth, truthfully. “We know not if they feel ‘gritty’, ma’m.” Marth obviously had the better manners of the two boys, so Roy did not interrupt his speech.
“I shall check them for you then.” Samus made her way over to the sheets. Samus was tall, the boys had recognized. She was attractive yet a bit muscular.
“Hmmm, these sheets do need cleaning.” said Samus, rubbing her fingers together to rid them of the dirt. “I’ll send a maid in here to get them. Meanwhile, I have a very important matter to attend to with the police and my husband.”
“Misses,” said Roy, stopping Samus before she exited the guest room. “There was this commoner on the street today. I think she said her name was Peach.”
“Yes, that was her name.” put in Marth.
“Well, she slapped me!” exclaimed Roy, his eyes regaining the flame they had when the event had occurred.
“Oh my…” said Samus, her eyes going a bit teary. “Peach’s father died today! I must go attend to that very business. Farewell, boys.” Samus made her way down the hallway very quickly.
Roy was suddenly overcome with guilt, sadness, and revenge. Guilt was a feeling that rarely affected the hotheaded Prince. Usually, he just thought nothing of things like this. There was a reason he felt like this though: He knew how it felt to have dead parents. To see your father and mother killed.
He saw his parents being killed. The thought came back to him like a stab in the back. The soldiers coming up to his parents. His mother and father were sitting in their thrones. His father would not surrender to the commands of the rulers of Brinstar. Marth was in his room, reading. Roy was coming into the lavishly furnished throne room. The King of Altea stood up for his kingdom. He would not surrender. Roy could remember the footsteps of the tyrant of Brinstar coming. He could hear them like it was just yesterday. The king of another kingdom stepped walked up to his father, his hand on his sword. Roy’s father stood up, ready to defend himself, his kingdom, and his family. The kings faced each other. Suddenly, very unexpectedly, the King of Brinstar beheaded Roy’s father and when the Queen stood up, he threw a dagger into her heart. Roy had seen the entire thing. The tears that streamed down his face felt like fire. His heart felt as if it were on fire. He ran to his room. The king sent his men after Roy but he had too much of a head start. He grabbed Marth and pulled him down through the secret passageway in the floor and fled the kingdom of Altea.
He sat down on his bed, staring at the blue and white patterned walls with glistening eyes. The hot tears ran down his pale cheeks. There was a certain sorrow and pain in his heart. He never showed it, however. His attitude was bitter because of this event. He trusted no one and never expressed feelings for anyone else, besides his brother. On the day of his parent’s murder, Roy had sworn to protect his brother by all means necessary.
The sudden, sullen, sulky silence in the room made Marth feel terribly uncomfortable. He remembered the event as well. Even though only months had passed, he didn’t quite remember it as well as his brother. Marth had a tendency to forget things that caused him pain. Thinking of Altea caused him pain. Thinking of the life when he was a prince caused him great pain. Thinking of his beloved mother and father caused him extreme pain. He always tried to shake the memories, but they were there, no matter how horrible, no matter now long ago, no matter how unclear, they stayed there.
Roy ran out of the room and rode with the Mayor and his wife to the Mario’s.
At the Mario’s
“I hear someone coming down the road!” said Peach, detaching herself from her brother’s warm embracement.
Peach went to the window and saw the carriage of the Mayor and police racers coming down the road.
“Mario, they’re here.” said Peach sadly. She could see tear marks on her brother’s tear stained face. “Luigi, they’re here.”
Mario picked up his father’s body and went outside along with Luigi and Mario to put the body in the ambulance.
Roy looked at the view from the carriage and gasped. He saw the three siblings with the body of a man that resembled the young man that carried him.
The mayor and his wife got out of the carriage but Roy stayed in. He didn’t want to go out in front of everyone and apologize. His pride wouldn’t let him. From the carriage, Roy could see the policemen help the body of the dead doctor into the ambulance. Samus was comforting Peach and they were both hugging each other out on the dirt road. Tears were coming from both of their eyes. This was a hard scene for Roy to witness.
The police questioned the teenagers and noted everything down. When Peach’s brothers had gone in the house, Peach was still standing in the same place. The mayor and his wife were getting into the carriage. The police and the ambulance were gone already.
“Let’s go.” sighed the Mayor. Dr. Mario was one of his dearest friends. It would be hard for him to cope with the death.
“Wait!” said Roy, suddenly, much to the Mayor’s surprise. “Could you please wait a moment?”
“Yes, but only 3 minutes.” said Mayor Falcon.
“You have my most sincere thanks, Sir.” said Roy, immensely grateful for the opportunity. “You can start home if you want. I’ll walk.”
“Okay. Suit yourself.” said the Mayor, both he and his wife surprised at the change of attitude. The horses started to walk and Roy jumped out.
Just as he jumped out onto the cobblestone road, Peach was about to walk into the house.
“Peach wait!” yelled Roy as he ran after her. “Peach!”
When Peach turned and saw Roy, her anger instantly changed from sadness and grief to anger and fury.
“What do you want!?” Peach asked angrily. “My father just died and I’m not in the mood for any of your nonsense!”
“I just wanted to say that I am, um,” started Roy. He swallowed. Peach, seeing how nervous he was, calmed down a bit.
“I’m sorry, Peach. I’m sorry for my actions. It’s just that I saw my parents killed!” exclaimed Roy. “I’m bitter because of it! It’s not my intention to act this way! I can’t help it! I can’t trust anyone! I want revenge!”
Roy had gone into a frenzy, and he himself could not tell why he was spilling out his heart to Peach when he couldn’t even tell his own brother this. He had begun to pull his hair and move nervously, pacing the road back and forth.
“Roy!” said Peach, putting her hands onto his shoulders to hold him in place. “Calm down. I accept your apology. You seem very sincere.” Peach pointed to the bench in front of the house and suggested that he calm down before he went back to the Mayor’s house.
“I am not feeling to well right now.” said Peach. “I’m nervous for some reason. I’ve cried all of my tears. My sadness is still here. There is a hole in my heart for my father. And for my mother. I don’t really remember my mother. But you’ve got to pull yourself together, Roy.”
“It’s hard.” said Roy, fiddling with his fingers. “I want revenge against that [darn]ed tyrant! He killed a part of me! And with him not being dead, I feel like he’s dangling my dead mother and father in front of me. My headless father and my bloody mother. I feel like he’s teasing me with them!”
“How about you meet me and a few of my friends at the park tonight in the town square. We are having a little meeting. It concerns situations like yours.” said Peach. “You can bring your brother if he wants to come.”
“This seems reasonable.” said Roy. “I shall be there. G’day Peach.”
Peach bade Roy goodbye and watched him leave. He could be so frantic at times, so mean at others, yet so polite!
Peach went into the house and found her brothers sitting around.
“Peach, we have to find jobs.” said Mario. “All three of us. We have to find jobs.”
Peach’s fear of having no money at all was now a reality. “We’re flat broke, aren’t we?” Peach asked with wide sapphire eyes.
“Penniless, dear.” said Luigi, kicked the side of the rug.
“We could sell the luxuries that we have in this house and keep the essentials!” said Mario, smiling for the first time that day. “That could hold us until we find jobs!”
“Brilliant, brother.” said Luigi, a faint smile on his face. We should start moving out the things now.”
“How thankful I am that we have a garden with herbs! Father taught me how to use some of them to heal different things!” exclaimed Peach, smiling.
The three Mario siblings got to work putting everything out of their house that they didn’t need.
At the Hyrules
Link had just snuck into the house, avoiding any noise in case his father had come home. He went to his room.
“Good time walking Peach home, eh?” said Y. Link, smirking.
”Shut up, man.” said Link, playfully punching Y. Link.
“Link!” said Zelda, happy that her brother was back home. She embraced him in a tight hug. “Isn’t Peach one of the nicest girls you’ve ever met?”
“Yea, she’s nice…and cute.” Link smiled at his younger siblings.
“So Link, what is the plan for tonight? Can we make it?” asked Zelda in a serious tone.
Link didn’t have a chance to answer because Ganondarf came into the house in a drunken stagger in the afternoon.
“LIIINNKKK!!!!” yelled Ganondarf very loudly. “GET OVER HERE AND TAKE OFF MA BOOTS!!!”
“Yes sir!” yelled Link back to his dreadful father.
Link ran to the living room to see his father collapsed on the couch. Link started to unlace his boots. Suddenly, Ganondarf kicked Link in the chin. Link yelped as he hit his back against the wall. He felt his lip. Sure enough, it was bleeding. It was bleeding very badly also because Link had bit his the inside of his lip, so both the inside and outside of his lip was cut.
