Chapter 1

Tygh, Melee Master

As I tirelessly fought against Link, the Elf Swordsman, I landed another kick right in his face. We were currently fighting in Hyrule Castle. Link was hitting me pretty hard. His arrows and bombs were a real pain. I wasn't too worried about his boomerang, but his sword was something to worry about. Right now Link was winning, but I won't lose this time.

"Give up Ganondorf. Evil never wins." Link pronounced.

"Hehe, evil may not win the battle, but they win the war!" I said as I threw a bomb in his face.

"Aahh!" Link yelled in despair as he flew off the field.

SET. The match was over. Ganondorf won the battle, and Link trudged off with a black mark on his face…but back in reality.

"Aw man, how do you always win?" Adrial said.

"Ganondorf is strong and defensive, and with my cat-like reflexes on the pad, I'm invincible." I said prideful.

The name's Tygh, I'm sixteen years old. To me and my friends, I'm the Melee Master. No one can beat me when it comes to VR (virtual reality), especially in Super Smash Brothers Melee. My character of choice is, as you all know, Ganondorf. I know his speed can be a problem, but I can make up for it. Adrial is a good friend of mine, he's fifteen. He loves Melee as much as I do, but his character of choice is Link Elf Swordsman.

Today was a great day. Today was the day I would enter the Melee Tournament in the Deptford Mall. For some reason they were sponsoring it there. It took my parents an hour but we made it. It was 1 o'clock and the competition was at 2, but the invitation said to be early. When I arrived at the stage, I saw some other people there also. I didn't know if they were contestants, or eager fans.

"Hey mom, I'll catch you later. Me and Adrial will be at the competition." I said.

"Okay T, have a good time. I'll pick you up around 7." My mom said.

"Okay, love ya mom."

"Love you too." And we departed.

Adrial and I arrived at the stage with plenty of time to spare. So after we signed up, we decided to mingle with the other participants (whatever mingle means). There must've been over fifty people here, and we only have an hour for fun. As Adrial and I walked around a bit, we found a group talking about the Zelda series.

"This is my group. I'll catch you later in the tournament Tygh." Adrial said.

"All right, catch you later." I said, and he ran off.

I was just walking along, eavesdropping on everyone's conversation, till I saw someone. It was a girl. She seemed a little lonely so I decided to give her some company.

Now don't get any ideas. I already have a girlfriend, her name is Roxanne. We've been going out for at least three months now. I just have this need to be with lonely people, just for the sake of being friendly.

"Hey, how ya doin. The name's Tygh, what's yours?" I asked her.

"Hi, my name's Amanda. Are you here for the tournament?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm playing as Ganondorf. Who do you play as?"

"Who said I'm in the tournament."

"Oh, are you?"

"Mmm" Was her only reply, and a cute little smile. Gee, she did seem a little cute, but I'm not here for girls. I'm here to win.

"You won't tell me will you?" I asked.

"See you later Tygh!" And she ran off. I'll never understand girls.

After another hour passed, all the contestants began to show up. The whole lot of us waited behind the stage. At least double the amount of people showed up from when we arrived. The host asked us to pick a number out of a box so they can place us in the tournament.

After another half hour of boring waiting, I found Adrial.

"Hey Adrial, what's up? Haven't seen you all day."

"I was just talking to some other guys there. They were being creeps so I left. How bout you, I saw you talking to some girl lately. Isn't Roxanne enough for you?"

"Shut up genius. You know I wouldn't do that." I said.

"Yeah, I know."

It was finally time. The tournament finally began. We didn't go onstage so everyone would see us, they would just call us by name and we would duke it out. Battle after battle, Adrial and I have been winning our battles. I don't know if they just took these guys out of the crowd or what, but they were pathetic. I could have a harder time on Easy Adventure Mode.

Now it was time for Adrial and I and the Semi-Finals. Which ever one of us would win would have a chance on becoming the winner.

"Hey Adrial, give it your all, okay?" I asked.

"Nothin less T, nothin less." Was his reply.

We appeared at Kongo Jungle, the original DK arena. As soon as the buzzer went off, Link charged up for his arrow. I ran toward him with all my might, before I could get close to him he shot his arrow. Nimbly I dodged, but I was left vulnerable. He came in and swung his sword at me. I got up, and retaliated with Gerudo Dragon. He dodged. Now I'm getting mad. Link started throwing bombs at me. I caught them and threw them back. Boy was he pissed. Now the real fight was starting. Blow after blow, we kept hitting each other until our percentage rate was over 100. He didn't have a chance, but neither did I. The next attack we make better count, or I might not make it out alive.

Link charged his arrow one last time. I wasn't going to be stupid now. I just stood in place waiting for the arrow to strike, but Link isn't stupid either. He knows I'll dodge it easily. So I started walking. At least I'll get close to him, and dodge easier. As I was getting closer he shot his arrow, and like I said I dodged, and I was too far away to get slammed by his sword. Though Link wasn't going to give in, he swung anyway, but I jumped and gave him a taste of my Wizard foot. He was hit so far he had no chance.

SET! I won. Now to the finals, I wonder who I'm up against. Hopefully no one easy. Link was tough, but I need a challenge, someone I can't predict.

"Now for our last contestants!" The announcer began. "On my left is the brutal and intelligent Tygh! And on my right, is the beautiful but dangerous Amanda!"

Wow, it was Amanda I'm up against, so she was in the tournament after all. I'm must be going blind, because she was getting more good looking by the second.

"Hey Amanda, good luck."

"Thanks, but you're the one who'll need the luck."

"A little confident are we. I guess I'll see you when you're on the ground."

"Not unless you're blown off the field first."

Now we were getting cocky. The battle began. Her choice was Samus Aran, and I went with my choice, Ganondorf.

The field was pretty obvious, Final Destination. On this plain field we can duke it out all we want without distractions. Thankfully there were no items, so I don't have to worry about bomb-ombs. No one made any moves. The both of us just stood there, hoping the other would make a move. Then Samus charged her cannon, still I didn't move. Already I knew what her plan was, once she was finished charging, she would send either one or a barrage of missiles, and then she would fire her charged energy cannon, and if I dodged all that I would be vulnerable to another attack.

I was in trouble, I don't want to be the first one to be hit, so I'll do a little stunt. I started walking toward Samus, and as predicted she fired a missile, but unpredictably I let it hit me. I expected her to fire another missile or her cannon, but she didn't, she came in and charged me like a football player. That took a toll on me, but I retaliated with a Gerudo Dragon, she got hit pretty hard, but then struck me with a Ball Bomb. After awhile the fight was getting pretty interesting. Not only did we keep our distance, but every time we went head to head, we either kept hitting air, or just kept plowing each other down.

Another fifteen minutes later the both of us we at nearly 200 damage. Never have I battled like this before. The only time I was close to this was when I faced Bowser Mewtwo and Ganondorf on level nine at the same time. Time was of the essence now, the next blow that lands will determine the winner. I looked over to Amanda, she seemed really frustrated. If I was mistaken, then I would believe she was thinking this was a life or death situation. It was a mistake to look over to her, it caught me off guard and I almost was blasted with a missile, luckily I knocked it away. Unfortunately she had her cannon charged and that really hit me. I almost fell off the field, but I regained my posture and returned.

"You don't wanna go down do you Tygh?" Amanda asked.

"Sorry, I'm a very stubborn kid, blame my dad." I replied.

"Well prepare yourself, because you won't get back on this one."

"Just try me."

Samus started charging again. This wasn't good, even a shot from her missile will send me. So I backed up to the edge of the field. Samus fired her missile, and hit blocked it. Then she fired her cannon, this time I took a different approach. I drop off the field. Off course she didn't expect this, but neither did I. I planned to grab the edge of field while falling, but my timing was off, at the last second, her cannon hit me, and I was sent flying.

SET! The winner was Amanda with Samus Aran.

"The Winner is Amanda! Amanda, for winning this competition you will receive a 100 dollar gift card to any mall." The Announcer said.

"Congrats Amanda, I had a fun time battling you." I said.

"Me too, maybe we should meet sometime." She suggested.

"Uh sure, I have about an hour and a half before my ride gets here. You wanna hang out for awhile?" I asked.

"Sure, meet me at the Disney Store. I have to make sure with my parents."

"Okay I'll see you there."

She disappeared into the crowd, and I was left to venture for Adrial. Today was pretty amazing. I made second place, new friend met, and…well I guess nothing else happened, but I think it was enjoyable. Who knows what will happen tomorrow