This, actually, wasn't edited too much. I kind of like my battle scenes, they're not bad. I edited a little, just to improve the overall look of the thing, but the basics are the same. Here we go!

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Roy stood still in the darkness, hands on the hilt of his sword. He couldn't see a thing, and he didn't dare to move in case that guided whatever was around straight to him.

He stood there for what seemed like forever, wondering what he was going to do. Then, he heard a scratching. A small light sprung up in the corner of the room. A match. The light grew until it lit the entire hall. But this was not the pure white light produced by Marth's sword. This light was red, flickering. It was fire.

Roy looked over to see a dark figure crouched before the fireplace. The figure had some sort of machine strapped to its back. The machine caught the light of the fire. Rods from the centre expanded out along the figure's arms and legs.

Its fire lit, whoever it was stood up and turned around.

"Marth!" gasped Roy.

"What am I going to do?" cried Zelda. "What is this?"

"The Sacred Water got rid of the darkness while it was on you," Link said. "Try washing your eye in it."

Zelda walked over to the basin. She looked down at herself in it. She lifted some of the water in her palms and, being sure to keep her eyes open, splashed her face with it.

She doubled over, air hissing through her teeth. "It feels like acid on my eye," she groaned.

Link raced to her side, supporting her. "It's OK Zel," he said. "Let me have a look."

Zelda looked up at him, a slightly desperate expression on her face. "Please tell me it's back to normal."

Link sighed. "It's not."

"Damn," Zelda muttered. Suddenly, she began to shake. "Ohh..." she groaned. "I feel terrible..." She jerked and shuddered, nearly falling to the ground. Link lay her down so as not to drop her and knelt next to her.

She closed her eyes, opened them again.

This time, both were purple, with red pupils. The whites of her eyes had turned black.

"Zel!" Link shouted.

Marth's eyes were unfocussed, his face expressionless. He held his sword in his hands.

"H-hey... Marth... what's the matter?" Roy said.

Suddenly, Marth raced across the room, striking like a hawk. Roy just managed to get his sword up in time to block the attack. He stared into Marth's blank face. Not a hint of recognition registered.

Roy stepped back, blocking another swing. Then another. Marth let loose a devastating combination of blows, sending Roy flying across the room.

Roy caught himself just before he slammed into the wall.

As Zelda shook, the purple colour spread across her face, down her arms, and appeared on her legs. She levitated into the air, landing on her feet, and looked around dispassionately.

"Zel!" Link shouted. "Zel! What's wrong?"

Suddenly, she flung out an arm, and a blast of magic went flying at Link.

Link leaped back, staggering with shock. What was this? What was she doing? He whipped his shield up, but her magic burned through the metal, leaving it in two, slightly melted pieces on the ground.

Link rolled out of the way of her next attack, darting behind a column. He dodged behind another, and a second later the first was annihilated by Zelda's power.

Marth had always been faster than Roy. That, combined with his cunning, meant that he had almost always beaten Roy in a fight.

The knowledge disturbed Roy as Marth flew at him again. He managed to roll out of the way, but the hilt of Marth's sword banged into the back of his head. He felt blood drip down.

"Uhhhh... damn..." Roy muttered, feeling dizzy. Marth stood over him, raising his sword, as the world went black.

What am I going to do? Link thought desperately, dodging another blow. His sword hung in its sheath at his waist. I will not harm Zelda. I promised never to hurt her.

Navi tinkled at him from her place, hovering again over the basin of Sacred Water. Link! She called. Try to get her to drink some!

"Alright," said Link. He began to form a pattern to his dodging: every time, he ducked closer to the basin. Finally, he rolled behind it.

He heard her methodical footsteps as she drew closer.

"Navi," Link whispered. "Distract her."

I'll do my best, Navi replied. She tinkled loudly, flying just over the basin.

Listen! Look! Over here! She called in her highest, most irritating voice. Zelda continued forward, not bothering to destroy the columns behind her. Link thanked the gods for that as he ducked behind one, creeping up behind her.

As she walked up to Navi and fired up a spell, Link put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her head into the gilded basin. She struggled for a moment, then fell limp. She slid to the floor, already turning back to her original colouring.

The basin was cracked. The Sacred Water was flowing out through a hole in the side, caused by Zelda's struggling.

Link pulled out his five bottles and filled them from the stream of Sacred Water. He hoped it was enough.

He then turned to the unconscious and shaking Zelda.