Story: Love in Battle

Chapter: One

Game: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Pairing: Marth/Zelda

Rated: Teen

Author's Notes: Hi there! I know this is random, but I love the idea!! My brother, a friend, and I love this game, and we've been playing it all night. I've always loved Marth and Zelda together, so I began a story...


Zelda waited patiently alone on Final Destination. She was scheduled for another brawl today. This was the second one this week! When it came to her opponent, she didn't know who it was except that he was an amazingly skilled prince. The thought didn't scare her, but it kept her alert.

"Five minutes," The announcer voiced from the heavens.

"Where is he?" Zelda murmured to herself. She tapped her foot on the battlefield, and crossed her arms. She had talked to her best friend, Link, earlier asking if he knew any information on this prince. He, too, didn't know anything. He was a mystery.

"Zelda, where is your opponent?" The announcer asked. Zelda shook her head.

"How would I know? He is a stranger to me," She called back.

"You've got two minutes until the beginning of the battle," The voice said.

Zelda groaned, "How can there be a battle if there is only one fighter here?"

Suddenly, blue and gold magic began on the opposite side of the field. Slowly, a figure formed. The man sliced his sword through the unfamiliar air of Final Destination to test it.

"I apologize on behalf of my tardiness," The prince said smoothly. All words that Zelda wanted to say caught in her throat from the appearance of the one standing before her. The princess could only nod.

"Thank you for showing up, Marth. Ready?" The announcer asked. Zelda and Marth nodded.

"Game!" The announcer shouted.

Zelda didn't move for she was always taught not to make the first move. At the stillness of her opponent, it seemed he was taught the same thing. Zelda began to get antsy, and released her Din's Fire. That would spark him to move. She watched as he gracefully jumped out of the way. He came behind her, and grabbed a hold of her arm. Zelda tried to get out of the way, but Marth was too quick and threw her up into the air. Zelda watched from the heavens as he pulled out his long, silver sword planning on attacking her as she would fall onto him. Fortunately, the princess twisted her body and used Farore's Wind to teleport to the other end.

"Aren't you a smart little cookie," Marth commented as he ran towards her. Zelda only smiled as she swirled into her blue crystals that formed Nayru's Love. Marth impacted with her main crystal and was thrown back into the air. He landed with a thud. Zelda, thinking he was down, walked over to him, but Marth quickly gathered himself and surprised her with a swipe of his blade. Zelda gasped as she was once again thrown aside. She had trouble picking herself up from the hit, but finally, she got up.

A flash of light lit the battlefield as the Smash Ball appeared. Marth and Zelda paused for a moment, and then, suddenly, they both fought to get it. Marth used his Dolphin Smash to attack the ball, and succeeded in capture it. He shinned many different colors. Zelda froze not knowing where to go. Marth was quick to advance on her, and used the Critical Hit to send her flying off the edge.

"Zelda defeated!" The announcer's voice rang throughout the field. Marth only smirked in pride.

--

Back at Smash HQ, Zelda sat at one of the tables silently. She was still surprised that she lost that fight. Marth was a very skilled swordsman, that's for sure. That last attack blasted her away!

"Hey, Zel," Link smiled as he joined her.

"Hey," She greeted weakly. Link looked at her with concerned eyes.

"Don't worry, Zelda, it was only one fight. I watched it, too. That prince is pretty good," He tried to comfort her, but Zelda only sighed. Soon, her student, Lucas, entered the room.

"Zelda!" The young boy called happily. Zelda looked down at the small, blonde boy.

"What is it, Lucas?" She asked him with a small smile.

"I saw that you lost that fight to Prince Marth," Lucas said. Zelda looked away, "It's okay, though! I'm not disappointed! Besides, if you need me, I'll beat 'em up for you!"

Zelda laughed for the first time since the fight, "Okay, Lucas, I'll keep that in mind."

"Okay!" Lucas grinned and bounced off.

"He's such a sweet kid," Link commented, "How about we go get something to eat, Zel. It may help."

"I'm not going on a date with you, Link. I've told you that before," Zelda snapped unexpectedly. Link held his hands up in defense.

"I wasn't implying on a date. I was just saying-," Link tried to defend himself.

"Please, just go," Zelda said with a flick of her wrist. Link nodded, and left in silence.

Zelda didn't even understand her own feelings. She's lost fights before, so why was this one lingering on her nerves? She couldn't figure it out. Zelda rose from the chair, and headed to her dorm. Maybe a few moments of shut eye would help relax her.

--

Marth walked into the main room slowly. He felt bad about defeating that woman. He didn't even know who she was, except that her name was Zelda. She looked like a princess, though, with that elegant beauty and posture.

"Yo, Marth!" A male voice called. Marth looked over to see his old pal, Ike, walking over to him.

"Hey, Ike," Marth said as he shook his hand.

"I saw that fight. You totally beat that Zelda chick!" Ike laughed.

"Yes," Marth said, "Who is she? Can I speak to her somehow?"

Ike was surprised, "Uh, of course. She lives here with the rest of us. I'm pretty sure she her dorm is in the girls' dormitories."

"Oh, well, aren't you smart?" Marth shook his head at the obvious answers, "I think I'll find her on my own. Later."

Marth walked away from Ike, and went to tour the HQ. This place was definitely big. He had no clue where this 'Zelda' would be. Suddenly, he collided with a body and fell backwards from the force. It was a light weight, so it was probably a girl. He lifted his head, and saw blonde hair sprawled across his chest.

"I-I'm sorry," A soft voice said. Her voice was muffled from being pressed up against him. Finally, she lifted her head to divulge Marth's earlier opponent.

"It's you," Marth said with wide eyes. Zelda stood up, and dusted her dress off.

"I'm sorry," She repeated, "I wasn't watching where I was going."

"No, it's fine. I didn't mind," Marth said in a rush, "Look… about earlier. Sorry about how I defeated you. It looked like it hurt."

Zelda tried to crack a smile, "It stung, but it's okay. I'm used to it."

"Uhh… I know this may be a bit blunt, but who are you?" Marth asked. Zelda stepped back.

"Who am I? Why?" Zelda asked eyeing him.

"No reason, just pure curiosity," Marth said.

"I see. I'm Zelda, princess of Hyrule," Zelda said with a curtsy.

"Oh, princess! I see. I am Prince Marth of Altea, and this is my sword, Falchion," Marth said even introducing his sword. Zelda giggled.

"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, young prince," Zelda said. Marth lifted her delicate hand to his lips and placed a soft kiss on her fingers.

"The pleasure is all mine, young princess," Marth smiled at her. Zelda brightened up at an idea.

"You're new, right? How about I give you a tour," Zelda offered nicely. Marth nodded.

"Brilliant thought, mi'lady," Marth said, and offered her his arm.

"Thank you, and please, Zelda is just fine," She smiled, and accepted his arm.

Zelda showed Marth everywhere in the HQ. She took him around every nook and cranny. She even showed him the kitchen. All too soon, they had to depart, and went their separate ways. They couldn't wait to meet up again.

--

"Zelda!" The annoyingly cheerful Peach called in her high voice. Zelda groaned mentally.

"Hello, Peach," Zelda could never fathom what crazy-minded parents would name their daughter after a fruit. She sure was a fruit head, though. Zelda guessed they figured that would happen to her, so they made her name relate to her personality.

"Have you seen the new member? It's a prince! He is so cute!!" The blonde squealed with hearts in her eyes. Zelda sweat dropped.

"You can be so dense, you know. I had the first match with him about two hours ago," Zelda sighed. Peach could never leave her alone. Suddenly, Lucas came out of now where with his stick and whacked Peach in the knees.

"Ahh!" Peach cried. Zelda tried not to laugh as the bubbly princess fell to the ground.

Even though Zelda found it funny, she still had to scold him, "Lucas, you know you shouldn't do that." Lucas looked down in shame, but when he caught Zelda's eye again, she winked at him.

"I'm sorry, teacher," He apologized with a smile. Zelda walked over to the young child, and held her hand out.

"Come, let's go find Ness, and you can practice on him," She smiled. Lucas grinned, and grasped the princess' hand. They walked away while Peach sobbed on the ground.

--

About an hour later, the famous announcer's voice came over the PA. His voice made everyone pause in their current activity.

"Attention, Smashers. The next brawl will begin in 15 minutes. That's fifteen minutes, you morons!" The announcer laughed jokingly, "Anyway. It will take place at Lylat Cruise. The fight will be Fox vs. Marth. Be there or be square."

Zelda held Lucas and Ness apart from beating each other up again. It was happening too much lately.

"Boys!" The usually gentle princess snapped. The two young kids stopped their bickering, and looked up at her.

"Don't you two want to watch the fight?" Zelda knew these two were friends, but they loved fighting each other because they both had similar powers. They nodded quickly, grabbed hands, and bounced off to Lylat Cruise together. Zelda shook her head at their sudden attitude switches.

"Hello, Zelda," Fox said as he entered the room. Zelda turned to look at the fox fighter.

"Hello," She smiled at her friend.

"Are you coming to the fight? I'm going against the one who you fought with earlier," Fox said. Zelda nodded.

"I'll be there," She told him.

"I hope you're cheering for me!" Fox said, and ran back to get prepared for the brawl.

Zelda looked down at her purple dress that she wore during her fight with Marth, and decided to change. It was dirty anyway.

--

In her clean, blue dress, Zelda entered the room to watch the brawl. She sat down next to her student, Lucas, and his friend, Ness. Soon, Link sat on her other side.

"I'm excited to see if Fox will kick his ass or not," Link commented. Zelda laughed at the language.

"I think it will be interesting," She said as she crossed her legs properly. She didn't want Link to think she was sending out an invitation. She knew he wouldn't take it that way, though.

"Hey, Zelda, are you ready to watch this?" Falco asked as he leaned over her shoulder. Zelda pushed his bird head away in a friendly manner.

"It's just another fight," She said. Falco laughed as he went to sit with Captain Falcon. How ironic. In front of Zelda, Samus (without her suit on) turned around.

"Ignore everyone's comments, Zel. They don't realize that they are making such a big deal about your brawl earlier with that Prince Marth. Don't let it bother you, girl," Samus reassured her friend. Zelda and Samus had been close friends since the beginning. Zelda nodded with a smile.

"Five minutes," The announcer said. Finally, all the seats began to fill up even more as the rest of the Smashers entered the room to watch. Everyone was beginning to get anxious as the countdown began. Finally…

"Go!" The announcer shouted.

Everyone watched as Fox shot at Marth with his gun, but Marth dodged the hit by jumping flexibly into the air. He came back down onto Fox with his Dancing Blade attack. Zelda watched with great interest as the fight went on.

A tap on the shoulder made Zelda turn to look at who it was. It was Ganondorf. As always, he eyed her closely.

"How are you doin', sweetheart?" He asked trying to sound seductive. Zelda almost chocked from disgust.

"Just fine, thank you. Now, do you mind? I'm watching something," Zelda said as she turned back to the window. Ganondorf scowled in annoyance, grabbed the princess and lifted her out of her seat.

"Hey!" Zelda cried shocked. She tried to wiggle her way out of his strong grip, "Let me go!"

"I don't enjoy it when women talk back to me," Ganondorf said with anger as he threw the princess into the wall. He stomped over to her loudly. Everyone knew he was obsessed with Zelda and her title.

"That's enough!" Link yelled as he whisked his boomerang at the back of Ganondorf's head.

The fight continued on the other side of the window, but Marth sensed distress. He glanced over with his sharp, deep blue eyes and saw Ganondorf harrying Zelda. His eyes flashed in anger. Marth noticed from the corner of his eye that Fox was gaining on him, and jumped into the air. The prince quickly pulled out an unknown, sharp dagger and threw it into the window. It smashed through the glass, caught Ganondorf's cape, and pinned him to the wall. The others in the room cried from surprise, but clapped that Marth got Ganondorf. Lucas then jumped onto his seat and let out a PK Thunder to zap Ganondorf. Ganondorf felt humiliated, and ran away to his dorm.

"Fox defeated!" The announcer said once Marth launched Fox into the air with his Shield Breaker. Zelda smiled at Marth's new defeat. Samus walked over to her friend, and helped her off the ground. Suddenly, the door burst open as Marth rushed in.

"Zelda, are you all right?" He asked frantically. Zelda smiled at his concern for her.

"I'm fine. Thank you for your help," She said sincerely. Then, the princess noticed a small cut on his cheek, "You're bleeding!"

"Oh, it's okay. Little cuts are nothing," Marth told her. Zelda was still slightly worried, even though it was only a little cut.

"I'll take you to the infirmary," Zelda offered. Marth guessed that any time spent with her was worth it.

"All right," He said, and they walked to the infirmary together.

"That was an amazing fight, Marth," Zelda commented as they walked through the halls.

"Thank you," The prince smiled. They stopped in front of a large, white door that read 'Infirmary' on the side.

"This is it. I hope you'll be all right," Zelda said with concern in her sapphire eyes.

"I think I'll live, princess," Marth joked, "I'll see you around."

Zelda watched as he entered the room, and closed the door behind him. She sighed. As a princess, she was becoming too familiar with this foreign prince.

Sonic raced up to the Hylian princess with a piece of paper in his hands, "Princess Zelda!"

Zelda turned to see the hedgehog, "Sonic, so good to see you. Do you have something for me?"

"Yes, I do. It's a telegram from your homeland palace," The blue hedgehog breathed out as he handed over her telegram. Zelda skimmed over its contents and her eyes widened. She picked up her dress, and ran down the hall leaving a stunned hedgehog.

--

Marth woke up in his black sheeted bed. He groaned as he rolled over. The prince didn't want to wake up. He lifted his large hand to his cheek where it was cut slightly the day before. He ripped the bandage off, and felt smooth skin again. It healed. Turning over onto his stomach, Marth closed his eyes with the hope of falling back to sleep. Unfortunately, his dream was shattered when someone knocked loudly on his door. He has only been here one day, and he's already being woken up this early?

Marth reluctantly removed himself from his bed, and slipped a robe over his bare chest and trousers. He sauntered over to the large door and cracked it open slightly. He saw another blonde girl that wasn't Zelda standing there with a cheerful smile. Once she noticed him, her smiled grew even larger.

"Hi there, Marth! I don't think we've met; I'm Peach, Princess of Mushroom Kingdom!" Peach introduced herself far too cheerfully for this hour according to Marth.

"Good morning," Marth rasped, "Why are you knocking on my door at this hour in the morning?"

"Oh!" Peach seemed to remember the reason, "I wanted to invite you to breakfast with me!"

Marth groaned mentally. She was definitely going to be the ditzy one of the group. There always has to be one, doesn't there? Marth swore to himself that he had no luck. Unfortunately, as a prince, he couldn't deny an invitation from a princess.

"Sure," Marth answered, his mind screaming for him to deny, "Just let me get dressed."

Peach nodded enthusiastically, but Marth shut the door on her face. He went over to his bed, grabbed his pillow, and screamed into it. Why does she have to come this early?! Do the Gods hate him or something? Marth glanced at his sword that laid beside his armor in thought. Should he cut her tongue out before he joined her for breakfast? It would save him from an experience from the Ditzy Land of Hell. Marth shook his head. It would be a benefit for him, but not a good idea overall. Of course, he wrapped his sword around his waist.

Marth took his time in changing into a pair of black trousers, dark blue shirt, and his boots. Oh, how he was going to hate breakfast. Slowly, he made his way back to the door, and let himself out.

"Can we go?" Peach giggled for no reason. Marth blanched, but it went unnoticed by the bright princess.

"Yes," Marth sighed. It was going to be a long morning.

"Yay!" Peah jumped into the air, grabbed his arm, and led him to the dining hall while singing joyous tones.

Someone shoot her. Maybe he should run the idea by Fox later?

--

Marth and Peach sat at a table for two, which only made Marth more annoyed. He looked around the hall trying to spot Zelda. He didn't see her beautiful face anywhere.

"Good morning, Marth!" Ike called as he approached their table, "You were never the earlier bird before. Why now?"

"Because of me!" Peach did that same giggle again. Where was that umbrella of hers? Marth would love to shove it down her throat. Ever since they left his doorway, she hasn't shut up!

"Peach wanted to eat breakfast with me," Marth said with annoyance that went unnoticed again by Peach, but Ike caught it. He raised his eyebrows in sympathy.

"Don't worry, she did the same to me when I arrived," Ike said knowing how he felt, "I warn you not to mention anything personal or important to her. She loves to gossip and can't keep a secret."

"I'll keep that in mind," Marth said as he locked the thought in that little remembering box in the back of his mind.

"Well, I'm going to eat! See ya later, Marth!" Ike said his quick goodbyes and left. Marth certainly didn't want him to go.

Peach looked at him again, "So, do you like peaches?!"

Marth groaned. Not anymore.

--

Marth walked around the halls with his hands in his pockets. He never thought he would be able to get away from that princess. All she talked about was herself, and it drove him insane! Suicide had even entered his mind once or twice.

With the thought of Peach aside, Marth hadn't seen Zelda at breakfast at all. He figured she went every morning. Marth wondered why she wasn't there. Was she at a battle? Did she sleep in? Is she okay? The thoughts worried the blue-haired prince.

Marth then noticed a figure walking the opposite way. It looked to be another warrior. Marth didn't know who it was, though. I guess it wouldn't be bad to find out, right?

"Hello," Marth said politely. Marth noticed that the young man had blonde hair.

"Hello," He greeted back, "You're Marth, the new prince that everyone has been talking about."

"Yes. And you are…?" Marth asked.

"I'm Link, the Hero of Time," Link said. Marth raised one blue eyebrow.

"Wow, what a title," He commented. Link nodded.

"Or the Hero of Hyrule could work. Doesn't matter," Link chuckled lightly. Marth paused at the familiar city.

"Hyrule?" Marth repeated.

"Yes," Link nodded, confirming it.

"You rein from the same place as Princess Zelda?" Marth asked. Link nodded.

"Yes, I do. I've known her since I was seven. We're best friends," He said. Marth coughed.

"I see. Do you… know where she is?" The prince questioned the hero.

"Why is it of interest to you?" Link asked eyeing the prince, "What are you intentions towards my princess?"

Marth was stunned by the blunt questions, "Interests? Intentions? Don't get me wrong, she is beautiful, but only a friend to me. I was only asking for I didn't see her at breakfast this morning."

Link nodded, "I see. I'm sorry for questioning you so bluntly, prince."

"It is all right," Marth said.

"Zelda is out on leave. She got a telegram from her palace in Hyrule. Her father is ill, and she was asked to be by his side for a few days. I'm not sure when she'll be back exactly."

"Oh, I see. I hope it is nothing serious," Marth told the young warrior.

"Yes, as do I," Link agreed, "Well, I must be on my way. Nice to meet you, Prince Marth."

"Likewise," Marth said with a shake of the hero's hand, and Link continued his way down the hall. Marth decided to head back to his room to get some more sleep. His schedule looked clear for today, anyway. Hopefully, Zelda would return to Smash HQ soon.


Well, I hope you liked that! That was a lot of writing, but only took my one night to type! Yay! Please, tell me your thoughts!!

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