Arrival at the Manor

[Master Hand]

With a large travel bag slung over his shoulder, the Hero of Time, Link, stepped into the foyer of the giant mansion he had been directed too. His sudden arrival in the place called Nexus City had been unsettling enough. The sight of the interior of the manor only served to further that unsettling feeling. The décor seemed pleasant enough, but the sheer size and magnitude of the place almost frightened the green-clad hero. For a long while, all he did was stand in awe at the sheer magnificence of where he would now be living. Finally, a tall, elderly gentleman approached Link and greeted him with a stern, yet pleasant looking face.

“Hello, sir, and welcome to the Smash Manor. I am the butler of the house. You may call me Jeeves,” said the butler as he bowed politely to Link.

“What kind of a name is Jeeves?” asked Link earning a not-so-pleasant look from Jeeves. Link slapped his forehead then and realized that he had been rude. Why did Zelda have to bother to teach him manners and proper etiquette? “I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude.”

“It's quite all right, sir. May I take your bag and show you to your room, sir?” asked Jeeves as he moved to take Link's bag, even though Link hadn't indicated that he wanted him to.

“Sure, I guess. This place is pretty huge and I think I would get lost if you didn't show me,” said Link as he gave his bag to Jeeves.

“Right this way, sir. Please do be careful to play close attention to everything in the manor. It will help you find your way should you become lost,” said Jeeves as he turned and began heading up a huge staircase, Link following close behind him.

Link did as Jeeves told him and paid close attention to what was inside the manor. There was artwork the likes of which Link had never seen, though in truth, the only artwork he had seen was the artwork inside of Hyrule Castle. There were too many rooms to count, some of them with doors, some without, but he got the feeling that every single one of them was very large.

As Jeeves and Link made their way towards the West Wing of the manor, they walked into a hallway, and at the hallway's entrance, Link noticed a strange looking symbol hanging from the ceiling and dangling near the entrance.

“What does that symbol mean?” asked Link as he pointed to it.

“For simplicity's sake, that symbol means 'male.' All the male fighters will be staying in this wing of the manor and all the female fighters will be staying on the other side, in the East Wing,” replied Jeeves as they continued on down the hall. Soon after, he arrived at a door, and on the front of it, was Link's name and the 001. “This is your room, sir.”

“Thank you...Jeeves, right?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Thank you, Jeeves. I'll get settled in myself,” said Link as he took his bag back from the butler.

“Very well, sir. If you require I disagreeistance or guidance, just ring the bell in your room. It is sitting on your nightstand. Farewell for now, sir,” said Jeeves as he politely bowed and then turned to leave. Once he was gone, Link turned towards his room, opened the door, and went inside.

To his surprise, his room in the manor looked exactly like his house in the Kokiri Forest. He didn't know how, but it did. The only difference was that it was larger to accommodate his adult size. He stepped back out of his room, closed the door, reopened the door, and stepped back inside to make sure his eyes weren't deceiving him. What was up with this place? Deciding not to question it too much, Link finally ventured all the way into his room and shut the door behind him.

“I get the feeling a lot of weird stuff is going to happen here,” said Link to himself as he set his bag down on his bed and began to unpack.

[ladyfuu]

Zelda stepped into the well-lit foyer of Smash Manor. Her eyes scanned everything, almost suspiciously. It was eerily quiet to her. Her gloved hands gripped onto her lavish, royal purple bag. On it was the normal embroidery and decoration of a young, Hylian noble woman, golden Triforces adorning every stitch of the bag that held her things. She stepped further into the building, tilting her head to the side, long, blonde hair tumbled over her cloaked shoulders. She wore a dull red traveling cloak with the Sheikah eye on the back (for protection during her travels.) Impa, her 'nanny,' and the only figure she could have called her 'mother' in her whole life, insisted on it.

"Hello?" Zelda prompted quietly. She stood up straight, closed her eyes for a moment, and cleared her throat, putting her fingers on her chest. "Hello!" She called out, hearing it echo into the manor.

A quiet 'hm' escaped her lips. She gripped the strings of her bag with both hands, walking toward the extravagant staircase. She heard the heels of her shoes tapping on the tile floor. The sound echoed, bouncing off of everything in the ridiculously large manor. Soon, she heard quicker foot steps and the sound of someone thudding down the stairs.


"Ah, " It was Jeeves, finished with Link.
"Hello, I am Princess Zelda Hylia of Hyrule, I was summoned here..." She began, pulling a piece of parchment out from her cloak.

"Why yes of course, Your Majesty." He said, taking the paper from her. "Welcome to the Smash Manor. I am the butler of the house. You may call me Jeeves." He said, bowing politely to Zelda.

"It's a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Jeeves." Zelda said with an elegant nod of her head and a gesture of her hand.
"The pleasure is all mine." The butler replied, well groomed and well rehearsed.
"May I take your bags for you, madame?" He said, moving to take Zelda's bags. Zelda looked Jeeves over quickly and quietly offered her bag. She didn't want anyone else handling her things, but this "butler" must have been like one of her servants in the castle.
"This way please." Jeeves said, leading Zelda further up the grand staircase. Zelda continued to politely look around, one hand on the stairwell, and the other held close to her chest.
"Please pay close attention to everything in the manor." He repeated, not even glancing back as he spoke. Zelda gently turned her head here and there to look at the odd paintings of different lands and places. She stopped and looked at one painting, a map of Hyrule. It was one that had been hanging in the castle for years.

"Ah, yes. Exquisite isn't it?" Jeeves asked, noticing she had stopped. Zelda jumped to herself and glanced at the butler.
"Yes, of course." She said, her voice quiet and polite as she began to walk again.

Jeeves stopped when they met the split between male and female dormitories.
"Our last guest was confused about the meaning of these symbols," the butler began, gesturing to them with his hand. "If I may explain them to you too, your Majesty?" Zelda looked at him, her sharp eyes and face studying them.
"Do, please." Zelda said.
"This one means male, and this, female. All female fighters will be staring in the East wing of the manner, all males in the West Wing." Zelda nodded in understanding and was finally lead to her room. She was given the key, and her things. "Thank you Jeeves." She said, merely a formality.
"Yes of course." The butler replied.
"That will be all, thank you." She said, putting the key in her door.
“Very well, your Majesty. If you require guidance or assistance, just ring the bell in your room. It is sitting on your nightstand. Farewell for now." He bowed, and was off.

Zelda had barely noticed. Female fighters? The wings, the artwork...
This was going to be a very unique experience. It already was quite strange indeed.
She turned the door knob and stepped into her room in the castle. She gasped, her eyes looking at the marble decoration toward the roof, her desk, as always filled with papers and documents, her wardrobe. She walked into the room, opening it. All of her clothing was there. All of it! She dropped her bag and dug through her drawer, all of it. Everything! Her quills, makeup, jewelry. She went back to her wardrobe and opened a side compartment. All of her objects for when she would revert to Sheik. Everything.
She stood up, almost hitting her head on the wardrobe as she looked around. She walked over to her nightstand and gently tapped the bell, there was no sound, but sure enough Jeeves stood by the door.
"Yes, your Majesty? You rang?" She glanced over at him and blushed slightly in embarrassment. "Oh I just..this is..I wanted to see if it worked."
"Yes they are all in working order your Majesty."
"Very good then, thank you Jeeves."
The butler walked off, leaving Zelda alone. Zelda backed up and sat on her huge, canopy, four post bed. She glanced around one more time. She looked at her busy desk, the painting of her late father, and the fabric hanging from the canopy. Any moment she expected Impa to storm in with her daily agenda. She got up and picked up her bag, crouching down and digging in it, pulling out one of Hyrule's greatest treasures. The Ocarina of time. She put it to her lips and played out a single note before pulling it away. She smiled at it and heaved a sigh. It made her think of Link, and suddenly, even though everything was the same...

She felt a little homesick.

[ahhhterroristsahhh]

Heavy eyelids slowly opened as the arrival of two newcomers was heard. Bowser had wanted the room soundproofed and someone would have to pay for that later. Unlike the newcomers, Bowser was used to Nexus City. He’d lived there for the past few years for what he would call “health concerns.” After all, it’s a concern to your health when someone comes and blows up your castle just after you get settled in. The giant mass of a creature got up out of the extraordinarily large bed, red fur covers falling off his scaled arms and shell. Bowser, no one cared to add the King anymore but himself, shook slightly to get one of the blankets off the spike it snagged onto. Great in battle, a real pain otherwise.

Bowser rose slowly, conserving energy for necessary situations, and stretched out his immense arms, his claws shining slightly from the candles in the cast-iron chandelier above. His room look as though it had been ripped from a medieval castle. Dark stone walls and floor, red tapestries, candles all around the walls, the bed in the center of the room, and three enormous stained glass windows. The two outer windows were depictions of roaring flames, the center and largest window a full portrait of Bowser, adorned with a crown. He ran his claws through his thick red mane once, heading towards the massive wooden doors to the male area.

The ground shook slightly as the hulking Koopa strode out of his room. Bowser glanced around for signs of the new arrival. He wasn’t one for warm welcomes, not at all. He was more looking to size up his newest opponents. No sign of anyone. Bowser grunted a bit before roaring out.

“JEEVES!” Paintings shook and doors and windows rattled as the call rang out for a few agonizing seconds. Bell? Who needed a bell when you had lungs. As Bowser’s roar died down Jeeves rounded the corner, a bit pale, but not noticeably skittish.

“Yes Master Bowser,” Jeeves almost ended there but was quick to add, “your Highness. How may I-”

“Newcomers?” Bowser looked around, quite irritated as usual.

“Yes, your Highness, a-”

“Fine, go about your business.” Bowser barked at him in interruption, Jeeves not slow to turn on his heel and leave. Before heading out of the hallway, the butler picked up pieces of a vase that was knocked over during the summoning.

[aaronsgirly]

Princess Peach approached the door to the manor, noticing right off the bat that this manor was way bigger than the castle she lived in. She struggled to push the door open all the way, but when she did, a smile played across her lips as she stepped into the foyer and looked around in awe. She had her back turned to the large staircase, looking again at the giant doors when a man came down and surprised her. "Can I help you, Miss?" he asked kindly.
She jumped and turned around, a hand held over her heart, "Oh my, you scared me." she said, laughing a bit.
"I'm sorry, I did not mean to give you a scare." the man replied.
She smiled and stepped forward, holding a big pink bag in her hands, "I got a letter requesting my presence at this manor. I'm Princess Peach."
"Welcome Princess, I am Jeeves....the butler here. Follow me, and may I take your bag?" he asked politely.
She willingly handed it over to him and began following him as he lead her to her room, "Now, I shall inform you as to what these symbols here above us mean." Jeeves said, looking back at her. Peach nodded and Jeeves went on, "This one is for the males wing, and this is for the females wing. Ok?"
She nodded in understanding and he began leading her to her room again. Once they got there, he let her in and set her bag on her bed. "There is a bell there on your nightstand, ring it if you need guidance or assistance." he told her before leaving and shutting the door behind him.
Peach smiled as she looked around, seeing that the room was decorated just like her room back at the castle. "I think I'm going to like it here." she said, smiling and laying on her bed.