I'M BACK!

It's been a crazy long time since I've been on this website. Lot's of stuff happened so I didn't even have time to think about this account. Graduated from High School. Parents moved away from home. Started and finished my first college semester at A&M (go aggies!). It was a living nightmare, but I pulled through none the less!

With the new and AMAZING Twilight Princess books coming out, my interest in the Link/Midna romance dynamic that dominates so many fan fiction stories was revamped, so I sat down and wrote my first crossover fanfiction with them over the break. Fox and Krystal are two characters I've been writing with for quite some time now, so it only made sense to throw them in with two characters I've NEVER written before just to even things out.

Please note, this is technically a Super Smash Bros fanfiction (it was the most logical environment to place Star Fox and Zelda characters in), but I didn't want to mislead anyone with that. I will most likely do some SSB fanfiction in the future, but this is primarily romance.

Also note, for all my old readers, this is NOT connected with Sons of Legends or any of my previous works. This is a standalone, one-shot short story and nothing more. While I will definitely have more like it in the future, don't take anything here as canon to my AU.

Anyway, that should be everything. If you guys have any questions or suggestions, just shoot me a PM or leave a review. God Bless, Happy New Year, and enjoy the story!

Chapter 1

It had been over a month since the smash tournament started. After a long series of hard-fought battles, the finale was approaching, and the championship round was about to begin. Link was readying himself in one of the prep rooms. He starred at his gear spread out over a metal table, making sure he wasn't forgetting anything before the tournament. Midna sat on his shoulder in her imp form, crossing her arms as she checked with him.

"Ah ha! You only got one hook shot," she said, pointing at the device with a triumphant smile, "See? I told you something was missing."

"Alright, but that doesn't count because I wasn't planning on bringing the other one," Link said as he started packing up his gear, "So you still lose the bet."

Midna's smile evaporated.

"What?" she pouted, floating off his shoulder and facing him directly, "That's so unfair! I didn't lose!"

"Oh yes you did," Link replied, striking a small smile at her, "Looks like you owe me fifty rupees."

"Well, you didn't tell me you were only bringing one hook shot, so that doesn't count." She replied, closing her eyes and looking away, "I don't owe you a thing.

"Right, whatever you say…loser."

Midna's eyes widened and she growled at him. Link turned around, looking like he was about to break out laughing. He eventually did once Midna started yanking his hair from behind, calling him names and demanding him to apologize.

"Alright, I'm sorry!" Link said, grinning as he reached back and grabbed her, pulling her in front of him. She glared at him, crossing her arms. "Please forgive me?"

She continued to glare for a couple seconds before sighing and closing her eyes.

"Alright, I'll forgive you this one time," she said, throwing her arms up. She smiled and winked at him, "I guess it's just too hard to stay mad at you."

"Well, when you're the charming white knight of Hyrule, that's to be expected," Link replied, acting smug.

"Oh, sure you are, boy scout," Midna replied, poking his nose, "You can't pretend to be arrogant even when you try."

"What does that make me then?"

"A corny but humble warrior," She answered, darting behind his back and resting her arms on his shoulder, "and that's why I love you."

"Not for my dashing good looks?" he said, leaning his head against her helmet.

"Well that too obviously," she answered, flicking his cheek.

Link chuckled. He starred at her fondly, looking deep into her yellow eye with it's red iris. Midna's smile abruptly disappeared as she titled her head.

"What's with that look?" she asked.

"Nothing. You just look gorgeous today."

"Oh please," she huffed, floating above his shoulder, "My real beauty comes from my normal form, Link."

"I think you look beautiful no matter what. Besides, you seem to have no problem being like this."

"Well, it's more convenient," she replied, rubbing her helmet, "I should thank this thing for that. But I don't do it for the looks."

Link's smile dropped.

"I really meant what I said. Honestly Midna. You're beautiful this way."

"That's sweet of you, but I don't agree," she said, floating behind him again with a smile, "My real form is what's beautiful, ok? You don't have to lie to make me feel secure. I feel perfectly fine like this."

"I wasn't lying." Link thought to himself.

Before their conversation could continue, someone burst through the door. They both turned to see who had entered.

It was Fox, Link's teammate for the tournament. His face was flustered, and his eyes were filled with a strong mixture of stress and anger.

"There you are!" he said, breathing hard, "What are you doing back here? The match starts in five minutes man!"

"Sorry, I'm coming right now," Link said.

Midna turned into her humanoid form and grabbed his arm before he could run out. She pulled him in for a long kiss, placing a hand behind his head. Link's eyes widened with surprise for a moment, but he quickly returned the gesture, closing his eyes.

"Oh, c'mon guys!" fox groaned, "Can't you do this after we win?"

They parted lips, and Midna placed a hand on his cheek.

"Fight like a champ, wolf boy." She whispered.

Link blushed, turning around to join up with Fox. Both fighters disappeared out the door.

…

The fighters ran through several halls underneath the large stadium, heading for the arena entrance. Link was smiling like a schoolboy on his way to an amusement park.

"Well you certainly look pleased with yourself," Fox said, glaring at Link from the corner of his eye, "I hope it was worth cutting the deadline this close."

"Sorry," Link said, not breaking his smile, "We were checking over my gear and kept getting…distracted."

"You mean you kept flirting with each other," Fox sighed as he shook his head, "See, that's why me and Krystal agreed not to see each other between matches. You got to keep your head in the game right now."

Link shook his head and let his smile fade.

"You're right. Sorry, it's just-

"Hey, when me and Krystal first starting dating, we couldn't leave each other alone," Fox interrupted with a small grin, "I understand the feeling."

"Thanks," Link replied, looking at Fox, "By the way, how are you and Krystal?"

"Wonderful, we can talk more about it later," Fox said as they turned the last corner, "Because the match is dead ahead."

Link looked ahead and saw the light from the entrance.

"You ready?"

"Yeah." Fox smiled confidently at his partner, "Let's not keep our girls waiting long."

Link grinned back and nodded. They both looked forward and ran through the entrance.

When they entered the arena, they were welcomed by a roaring crowd and an announcer. Neither one of them listened to his booming voice or the cheers of the thousands of onlookers. Instead, they both starred at their opponents, the infamous bounty hunter duo Captain Falcon and Samus Aran. The captain struck a smug smile while Samus cocked her weapon. Fox got into his fighting position with one leg in front of the other while Link pulled out his sword and shield.

"You take the Falcon. I'll deal with Mrs. Arm Cannon." Fox ordered.

"Good idea," Link agreed, eying his target.

Up in one of the VIP Boxes, Zelda and Peach watched the battle with eager anticipation. Zelda had her hands clasped, making a silent prayer throughout the match. Midna emerged from the shadows in her imp form, causing the guards to jump with surprise.

"Relax boys, it's me." Midna said, floating right between the princesses.

Zelda turned and smiled when she saw her old friend.

"It's good to see you again." She said politely, shaking Midna's hands.

"I'm glad to be here," Midna answered, turning and looking at the arena, "Though I wish I could be down there helping him."

"It's a shame they wouldn't let you assist," Zelda nodded in agreement, looking somewhat embarrassed, "I tried my best to convince the minister, but-

Midna laughed, cutting her off.

"Don't sweat it princess. Besides, he'll do fine on his own. And he's got a really good fighter already backing him up."

"Indeed!" Princess Peach nodded, "Fox has been quite impressive during this tournament, hasn't he?"

"They both have," Midna leaned her arm on the railing and rested her chin on her palm.

Down in the arena, Fox and Link had traded targets. Samus unleashed a barrage of shots at Link while he charged at her, taking every single ball with his shield. When he got close enough he began swinging, but Samus dodged each attack, reverting between her morph ball and her normal form. Finally, Samus used her flamethrower on him and Link took the advantage to swipe at her cannon, rendering it useless. Samus shouted in pain and jumped back, holding her now gashed weapon that was sparking electricity. Without hesitation, she pressed a few buttons on the device, and the rest of her suit fell right off her body, revealing her skin-tight jump suit and head. She pulled out her paralyzer and whipped the yellow rope with a large crack, preparing to counterattack. Link turned his sword over in his hand and pressed the offensive.

Meanwhile, Fox was locked in deadly hand-to-hand combat with Captain Falcon. The two were exchanging quick, powerful blows, but it was obvious the captain was slightly stronger. Fox had a speed advantage however, and he used it to dodge the captain's more powerful blows. The fight hit its climax when the captain finally got impatient with his evasive target and threw a devastating Falcon Punch. Rather than jumping back, Fox stood his ground and at the very last second before the punch was thrown, tilted his body backwards while simultaneously delivering a kick to the captain's jaw. The counterattack dazed the captain just long enough for Fox to hit him with a spinning jump kick right to the face, knocking him clear out of bounds. The crowd cheered.

Samus was taken aback by her partners defeat, and Link used the distraction to tackle her with his shield, pinning her to ground while holding his Master Sword right to her neck. She grimaced, closing her eyes tightly.

"Give up," he said, breathing hard.

After a couple seconds, she let out a frustrated sigh.

"I yield…" she said disappointingly.

Link stood up, and the crowd went wild. He sheathed his sword and shield before helping Samus to her feet. She immediately went to check on the captain, who was struggling to stand on his own. Fox walked up to his partner and they fist bumped, gasping for air with gaping grins.

"Looks like your plan worked," Fox said, putting his hands on his hips as he looked up into the sky, "Good thing you paid better attention during the fight than I did."

"Oh yeah right," Link let out a weak laugh, leaning on his knees, "I only defeated her because you gave me an opening right there."

Midna emerged from Links shadow and hugged him, almost tackling him to the ground.

"You fought viciously," she said with a wicked little smile and voice.

Link's face turned red with that. He desperately wanted to hug and kiss her right there, but thought better on it with the surrounding crowds. The minister came down on a floating platform with a mic in his hand. He hurried up his congratulations and gave the winners their medals, knowing they were eager to leave and get some rest. They thanked the minster, shook hands with their disgruntled but good sported opponents, and headed for the exit.

Link, Fox, and Midna walked through the hallway, the former two absolutely exhausted from the battle. Midna floated between them, deciding not to sit on Links bruised shoulder.

"That last attack was way too freaking close," Fox said, sounding disappointed with himself, "I'll be honest, I didn't even know if I could dodge it or not. He could've launched me towards the wall of the stadium."

"Seems like you knew what you were doing," Midna commented.

"He did," Link noted, nudging his partners shoulder, "He's just being critical of his own performance, as usual."

"No, I'm being dead serious. I almost pissed my pants back there," Fox said, looking at Link, "The captain's one terrifying guy."

"Well, you pulled off a great counterattack," Midna said, winking at Fox, "You did good, fur ball. I'm glad my wolf boy got paired with you."

"Wolf boy?" Fox asked with amused surprise.

Link blushed slightly.

"Uh, Midna? Can you not call me that when we're around others?"

"Aw, what's wong wittle fluffy woofy?" Midna said with an exaggerated voice, crushing Link's cheeks, "Am I ambawasing you in fwont of your fwiend?"

Fox started laughing hysterically, and Link begged Midna to stop. Before she could humiliate Link any further, a voice from down the hallway caught everyone's attention.

"Foxy!" it cried.

Everyone looked and saw a blue furred vixen running towards them. Fox's muzzle immediately widened into a large, beaming grin as he started running towards her. They met, and Fox lifted her up, spinning her around laughing.

"Oh, you did so wonderfully!" Krystal closed her eyes while pressing her forehead against his, "I'm so proud of you Foxy!"

Fox chuckled nervously, nuzzling her as he lowered her to the ground. Midna and Link looked on, smiling.

Suddenly, without warning, Fox grimaced in pain, gripping his left side as he dropped to his knees. Krystal shouted his name as she knelt with him. Fox and Midna's smiles vanished as they both approached him.

"What's wrong?" Krystal asked with concern, placing a hand on Fox's cheek.

"Nothing," Fox smiled in pain as he slowly stood with her, still gripping his side, "Just a bruise from one of the caps kicks. I'm fine, but just in case, I'll pay Dr. Mario a visit."

"Here, I'll walk with you," Krystal said, grabbing one of his hands as she wrapped her other arm around his back, "Do you need a stretcher?"

"No, no it's okay. Let's not cause a scene."

Krystal nodded and looked over her shoulder at the others.

"I'll take him from here. Do you guys wanna meet up later?"

"Sure, just give us a call," Link nodded.

Krystal looked forward and started walking with Fox. Link thought about going with them just to make sure he was okay.

"He'll be fine," Midna said with a smile, snapping her finger hand against Link's head, "That old fox's taken worse hits. Don't worry about him."

"Yeah…yeah, you're right," Link said, feeling better as he smiled back at her, "I'm going to head to the shower."

"Go wash up, wolf boy," she said, chuckling as she nudged him, "You're a sweaty mess.

Link started walking down the hall, and Midna watched him leave with a small smile.

"And don't keep me waiting long," she said to herself.