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"3 2 1 GO!"

That's what I heard from the announcer say before my match started. I was up against the dynamic duo, the Mario brothers: Mario and Luigi. Taking them on were me, and my partner for today: Samus Aran. Even though I don't know her on a personal level, I could tell that we wanted the same thing: to win and to continue on the 4th annual Smash Bros. Tourney.

I wasn't going to waste any time, or let anything stop me. After all, there's only a handful of people left playing. Minus well keep going for 1st.

"Hiyahh" I heard Mario say out loud before he shot a fireball at me. I used my super shield to deflect the attack and dodged before he could strike again. Meanwhile, Samus was having her hands full taking care of Luigi. He looked as if he was hurling her from wall to wall.

"Take this" I said as I shot an arrow at him. It got him right square in the arm, making him release Samus. "Thanks Link" she told me.

"Don't thank me yet" I told her as the guys came back for more. Having blood being shep and spilt on the cold, hard, rocky ground, they were about to get serious. Using every amount of strength they had, they ended up dealing a barrage of endless attacks, like a hurricane of fists. Luckily for us, our shields were still useful, so we ended up rolling out of the way.

"I've had enough of you" I said as I headed straight for Luigi. Holding nothing back, I used my grapple hook to latch onto him as I kept on kicking him in the face. Luigi was no match for me as I flung him straight into the air. "Herrraugh" I spun the Master Sword around, dealing major damage and sending him flying across the arena.

"Player 4 defeated" the announcer said.

One down, one more to go I thought to myself. Looking around, I couldn't find Mario anywhere, the same for Samus. I couldn't stay in one spot for too long, so I just kept going on.

"Hiyah"

POW!

Out of nowhere, Mario pelted me into the ground. My face bruised from the fall, I tried to get up, but he just kept kicking and punching me.

"I've got you now, punk! You'll pay for killing my brother" Prepared to kill me off, I covered my face with my hands. I couldn't bare to watch.

BOOM!

"Ahhhhhhhhhh" I heard Mario scream and fly into air and out of the game. I got up and looked to see what happened. As it turned out, it was Samus, who shot her paralyzer gun and upward kicked Mario away.

"Player 3 defeated. This game's winner is: Green Team"

The crowd cheered as I got up from the ground. My forehead was killing me, and my hands was slightly bleeding. Samus on the other hand, had merely a scratch on her stomach, but not too serious.

"Alright, yeah" I raised my sword into the air and sheathed it back into place. Samus just put her gun away and just waved to the crowd. After the fight, me and her were taken to the nursery to treat wounds and scratches after a SSB contestant fights.

"Congratulations you two" I heard the announcer man say to us. "Now, you guys are in the semi-finals, however, there are only 9 contestants left, so for now on, the fights will be a 3-on-3 match"

"No problem" I told him before walking out after my scars were fixed. I could hear Samus walking behind me. "Wait Link! I just want to say, uh…"

"What?"

"Thanks" she said before giving me a small hug. "You know, for helping me out" she whispered into my ear. It's as if she was trying to tell me more than that. Well, what whatever she wanted, it was making me uncomfortable.

"Sure" I told her quietly before turning my back on her.

Damn. If only I could just tell you Link. Maybe next time. Maybe next time!