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Spelarminlind In reply to SquirtSapphire [2011-05-01 16:33:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh my SquirtSapphire, I am so happy (and flattered) to hear that I've been thinking a lot about it and it means a lot to hear that there are people who might consider reading it. Thank you very, very much.

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SquirtSapphire In reply to Spelarminlind [2011-06-03 16:54:52 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome!

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Spelarminlind In reply to LaysL [2010-12-03 22:48:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

Hands really are a pain to draw. That is why I tend to leave them as rough lines like Peach's hands Poses and expressions are quite difficult too. It feels as if one can work on them forever and ever and in the end they still come out looking... lifeless.

Haha, you guessed the soldiers right Link was an orphan who grew up working in the stables. Because of this the soldiers saw him as being below them and they would not permit him to join. Mario traveled all the way to Hyrule to serve the queen (who hails from the Mushroom Kingdom), but he is told that his height means that he would be of little use and so he is not allowed to join. Captain Falcon was in the army and was ranked as high as captain (“Prince” Samus would every now and then show up to scold him for being too easygoing). He was thrown out because he was betting on horses and pushing the army horses too hard (although to his defense he cared about the animals and people exaggerated).

Despite wanting to marry Peach off, the queen would never send her to a continent torn by war. It's the “spare child” Zelda who has to go. She is sent to Altea to marry Prince Marth and Samus is anything but thrilled (not only because she is like a protective older brother). She has grown up fighting the people from the continent of Akaneia and too many wrongs have been committed by both sides for her to feel fine about it.
When Zelda is “kidnapped” Samus makes it clear to Marth that she will be the first one to find her sister. When that happens she will turn herself into a witness and testify that Altea was to blame for the kidnap. She will use that to put an end to the engagement and bring Zelda back home.
Marth's intention is to keep it hidden that Zelda is gone (for peace's sake. He is always so noble ) until she can be brought back. When he first met her he would have been overjoyed to be rid of her. He used to look at Zelda as an enemy (especially her Hylian ears make her stand out in the wrong way) but when he saw how she was treated in his castle he felt pity for her. At first he hires the Star Fox team to search for her but then he decides to bring Zelda back himself (however, he lets his old flame Shiida join his rescue team which might turn out to be a problem).
Marth leaves Roy to take care of things in his absence. Likewise Samus tells Peach to cover for her and Zelda being gone. Peach and Roy run into each other quite a lot and the queen soon thinks that Roy seems to be the perfect son-in-law (despite being from the enemy lands). His charm and the fact that he is from a part of the continent that is not as “bad” as Marth's Altea convinces her. The thing is that the queen has a sister who is her greatest rival in life and Peach has grown up always competing with her cousin Daisy (or rather their mothers used their daughters to compete with each other). The mere fact that Roy might be a potential spouse for Peach attracts Daisy's (and her mother's) attention. Even though Peach is drawn into the fight for the young marquess she cannot get a strange short mustached man she keeps running into out of her head. But he is the very opposite to what her mother wants for her...

Well, hmm, I am getting carried away. It feels as if I will have the whole story written if I let this continue. I still want to write it but currently I cannot give it the time, effort and focus it demands. I always end up writing one chapter of a story and then leave it for another. Always the same inner dialogue:

“How about you focus on the stories you have already posted?”
“But I have it all planned out this time!”
“You always have it all planned out.”
“I do not!”
“Well, you always use it as an excuse.”
etc. etc. etc.

I think that it is rather hard to guess the ages of Peach and Samus Even more difficult when the timelines of their series are hard to figure out. Regardless, I would have to make a lot of changes for it to work that Peach would be the oldest one in this story (and there are already so many things wrong: like them being sisters). They are only one year apart too. Oh, now it sounds as if I am making up excuses. I think I read in an A/N somewhere that you liked to think of Peach as a few years older than Samus. It does make sense and I can definitely see it.

Thank you so much for the comment once again such long ones are quite rare and it is always such a great compliment (and pleasure) to receive one. Thank you so much

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LaysL In reply to Spelarminlind [2010-12-04 13:58:55 +0000 UTC]

Yup, I'm a psychic! Uhrm not really. The stories you've given for the outcast soldiers all make sense. I can already imagine a horse called 'Blue Falcon'.
Awesome for mentioning the StarFox crew, because most authors emit them as they don't always fit in the setting.

I've got the same problem as you during my writing process. I can give elaborate summaries on stories I haven't written down. When I'm in the right mood I put down a few sentences. Later on I add more sentences for a future chapter, however they're never related to what I already have, so you can't combine them and call it a story. Sometimes people get interested and want to read the actual thing but I always leave them empty-handed.

You're welcome, my previous comment is nothing compared to your reply! Thanks!

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Spelarminlind In reply to awildchelseaappeared [2010-11-26 22:40:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you It is quite a silly twist so I cannot help but to be a bit embarrassed about it.

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awildchelseaappeared In reply to Spelarminlind [2010-11-27 05:50:25 +0000 UTC]

but it's such a cute idea!!

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Spelarminlind In reply to awildchelseaappeared [2010-11-27 08:12:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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awildchelseaappeared In reply to Spelarminlind [2010-11-27 20:18:06 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome

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