Meeting Zelda, Midna, Link, and Aryll/Meeting Popple and the Fearsome Four

*(The source of the footsteps then revealed itself to be Peach’s group, much to Zelda, Link, Aryll, and Midna’s surprise and confusion. The two groups suddenly notice each other)*

Two groups: Huh? Who are you?

*(Rockruff walked towards them cautiously, then after smelling the group, his tail wagged)*

Rockruff: Nice to meet you guys.

*(Rockruff then coddled up on Zelda in excitement while giggling happily a bit, much to Zelda’s surprise, and then hid behind Link and Aryll for defense while Midna just watched in confusion)*

Link: (Smiling reassuringly) Relax! It’s just a cute rock-type dog Pokemon.

Aryll: (Smiling reassuringly) Nothing to be afraid of.

*(Peach ran up to them to get Rockruff)*

Peach: (Giggling a bit) Rockruff, don’t scare them.

Rockruff: I didn't mean to scare them.

*(She picks him up and turned to them apologetically)*

Peach: Sorry about that, he’s mostly a social lover. For a rock-type dog Pokemon.

*(Understanding with nods, Zelda slowly came out from behind Link and Aryll from their and Midna's encouragement and spoke up)*

Zelda: Thank you for telling us. We just didn’t know up until now.

*(Peach puts Rockruff down in front of Midna and after he smelled her, he got happy and licked him, much to her surprise-turned happiness)*

Rockruff: I like you, too, uh....

Midna: Midna.

*(After the introductions ended, Rockruff let Peach pick him up again)*

Peach: So, what are you four doing out here?

Zelda: And what are you doing out here?

*(Later, after introducing each other and explaining what they’re doing while seated and Peach having put Rockruff down, both groups realized happily)*

Peach: So, you’re going to Emerald City, too? And that’s Zelda’s backstory?

Zelda, Link, Aryll, and Midna: (Nods) That’s right.

Midna: And you, ironically, are going to Emerald City too, right? And you have dreams as well?

Peach’s group: (Nods) Yep.

Link: (To Zelda, Aryll, and Midna) Wow, this is so cool!

*(Zelda, Aryll, and Midna nodded in agreement)*

Aryll: Is it okay if we go with you guys?

*(Surprised, Peach’s group thought it over and nodded)*

Peach: We’ll let you tag along. We have the same goals.

Zelda, Link, Aryll, and Midna: Thanks!

*(They get up and Zelda got nervous at first. The others noticed)*

Rockruff: You okay?

Yoshi: What's the matter?

*(Her attention caught, Zelda spoke up)*

Zelda: Sorry, I'm just nervous. I know Link and Aryll promised to protect me from the dangers and my mother told me about those dangers, but I can’t help having a terrible feeling something bad would happen.

*(Feeling sorry, Peach’s group went up to her)*

Cait Sith: Dinnae worry.

Fievel: We’ll make sure you don’t get hurt or attacked.

Tiger: And we’ll show them!

Sonic: (To Zelda) You can count on all of us like you do with Link and Aryll! *(To his group)* Right?

Sonic's group: Exactly.

Cosmo: Anyone with a conscience can be brave and intelligent.

*(Smiling gently at their kind promise, Zelda nods)*

Zelda: Thank you.

Daisy: Just think happy thoughts such as finding your true past.

Zelda: Okay.

*(They resume their walk as Zelda starts singing)*

Zelda: **Heart don’t fail me now**

**Courage don’t desert me**

**Don’t turn back**

**Now that we’re here**

**People always say**

**Life is full of choices**

**No one ever**

**Mentions fear**

**Or how the world**

**Can seem so vast**

**On a journey to the past**

*(She picks an orange poppy and throws it into the air and Midna slapped it away playfully with his hand upon its fall, and then Rockruff kicked it aside happily. Then they resume their walk)*

Zelda: **Somewhere down this road**

**I know someone’s waiting**

**Years of dreams**

**Just can’t be wrong**

**Arms will open wide**

**I’ll be safe and wanted**

**Finally home**

**Where I might belong**

**Well, starting now**

**I’m learning fast**

**On this journey to the past**

*(They see a family of wolves trying to free a pup from a hollow tree trunk when they came up and Zelda helped gently pull the pup free, much to the wolves’ amazement and then happiness. Later, the group waved goodbye to the wolves who happily howled a goodbye back)*

Zelda: **Home, love, family**

**Maybe once a time**

**I must’ve had it too**

*(Suddenly, they came across three squirrels trying to pull an acorn free, but Zelda, Peach, and Daisy picked some for them and out of gratitude, the squirrels happily accepted the acorns and ran up a tree)*

Zelda: **Home, love, family**

**I will never be complete**

**Until I find you**

*(They resume their trek)*

Zelda: **One step at a time**

**One hope than another**

**Who knows where**

**This road may go?**

**Back to who I maybe was**

**On to find my future**

**Things my heart**

**Still needs to know**

**Yes, let this be a sign**

**Let this road be mine**

**Let it lead me to my past**

**And bring me home**

**At last**

*(After the song ended, Peach and Daisy went up to her proudly)*

Peach and Daisy: See?

Peach: That wasn’t bad thinking happy thoughts like that.

Daisy: Wasn't it?

Zelda: Yeah. It felt good.

Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff: Well, to Oz?

Peach’s group: To Oz!

*(They then sang as they march along the Yellow Brick Road)*

Peach’s group: **We’re off to see the Wizard**

**The Wonderful Wizard of Oz**

**We’ll find he is a whiz of a wiz**

**If ever a wiz there was**

**If ever, oh ever, a wiz there was**

**The Wizard of Oz is one**

**Because, because, because, because**

**Because, because**

**Because of the wonderful things**

**He does**

**We’re off to see the Wizard**

**The Wonderful Wizard of Oz**

*(Later, as they continued their trek laughing, they stopped when Rockruff noticed a strange looking banana and ran up to it happily)*

Rockruff: Yum! A banana!

Peach: Rockruff! We don’t need some bananas!

Midna: Don't you have a feeling it might be a trap?

*(Yoshi stared at the bananas and got a hungry look)*

Yoshi: How can I refuse such delicious bananas.

*(He went up to Rockruff to grab the bananas. The group ran up to them to get them when suddenly, they, except Rockruff, Fievel, Midna, Cheese, and Froggy, flung up into the air, hanging upside-down with ropes tied around their feet and both Max, Mario, and Luigi’s hats and the crown fell off Max, Mario, Luigi, and Cait Sith’s heads, and causing the Sapphire Bandana to slip off of Luigi's neck)*

Midna: (Flatly) Yep, I knew it. It's a trap.

Yoshi: Food, how could you betray me like that?

Vector: Yoshi, who cares about that?!

Zelda: What’s going on?

Mario: Obviously, we got caught in a trap!

Aryll: But who would do that to us?

*(Suddenly, five voices spoke up to them from within the bushes, getting their attention)*

Male nasal James Cagney-esque voice: (Voice-over) A hunter, that’s what.

Male nasal voice: (Voice-over) We saw the whole thing, guys.

Male monotone voice: (Voice-over) We *were* gonna come out and warn ya.

Normal male voice: (Voice-over) But we were too late.

Echoey male voice: (Voice-over) And if you need help, turn to us pros.

*(The group got confused and then the sources of the five voices came out, revealing themselves to be a strange male creature and four male anthro animal mutants, much to the group’s confusion)*

***Coming up: Peach's group were robbed by the Beanbean creature and four mutant con artist thieves and after discovering this, they soon discover while getting their stolen stuff back that Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Zelda have special magical powers and as they contemplate on learning these things, they are soon picked on by the thieves, but will it be enough for Peach, who snaps from the bullying, to make the bullying thieves see reason from her berating lecture?***