Hello again, my faithful readers! Here we are, once again in the slightly twisted world of the Hero and the Moon. Last time, the group ended up in their first fight of the tournament, and Ilia is one of their opponents! Funny, I'm the writer and I'm hoping Ilia gets her ass beaten to Tartarus. But, funny thing is, I can make it happen!

Link: Great! Now, BladeOfThePoet does not own TLOZ, PJatO, their characters, or rights.

Camp Half-blood

Campers and Hunters stared in awe at the beings in the forest. Aside from the Quest Group, there were some strange beings, and the girl that had been chasing (*cough* stalking *cough*) Link. Speaking of the hero, the poor guy was in a state of panic, along with his quest-mates. Normally he'd be calm in the stage, but Link was worried of what things Master Hand had put in the forest to make it more challenging. He looked around warily, trying to find what traps were implanted, when all of his teammates and most of the opposing team got teleported out, except for him and Ganon.

"So, we meet again, Ganon." Link said venomously. "Why can't you just stay dead for once?"

"Aw, what would be the fun in that?" Their little chat was interrupted when the word 'FIGHT' resounded through the area. As soon as it was done, the sound of Link's sword sliding out of its sheath and the cackling of Ganon's magic were the only things heard. No one moved for a while, the two opponent's trying to analyze each other…

"~Just fight already!~" A tick mark appeared on Link's head when Ares yelled out. God or not, he so wished he could punch his face in. Still, he was right about something: The crowd was getting anxious. Link rushed forward towards Ganon, his sword glinting with the Moon's reflection. Ganondorf grinned as he drew the white sword that had been used to try and kill him (keyword, try). Link started it off with a horizontal strike, which Ganon blocked with his own blade, a strong clang coming from the clash. Gritting his teeth, Link released his blade and stroke again. Ganon used his magic to block the blow. He lifted Link by his neck, his arm full of black magic. Link was sent flying by the blow, going near the magical boundary. He knew for a fact that crossing it was rather painful, especially when the damage taken before the last blow was high. Quickly standing up, Link rushed over to meet Ganon's blade. With each blow, their damage counters rose, meaning that their exit wouldn't be pleasant. Just as Link was about to deal the finishing blow, Ganon jumped back, straight into the boundary. Instead of the telltale flare-like explosion, a blue circle glowed, and Ilia came out, knife in hand.

'Oh, right. Relay battle. I guess we can tag out when we want by willingly stepping into the boundary' Ilia rushed forward, hell bent on knocking Link out. Link had no doubt whatsoever that one of the Hands told her that if she won, Link would be forced to return to Hyrule. Why was he sure? Crazy Hand was holding a banner that said so. Link decided to give Ilia a nice opponent, so he quickly back flipped into the barrier. Pictures of each of his teammates appeared in front of him, and he picked the one he was absolutely sure would love fighting ilia.

"Let's go!" Zoe yelled as she jumped out of the barrier, her sword in hand and already swiping towards the crazy teen. Ilia was possibly the weakest champion in the tournament, but that didn't keep her from trying to knock out Zoe. AS for the ex-Hunter, she kept toying with the Ordonian. She let her get close, and the Zoe vaulted over Ilia. Eventually, though, Zoe got tired of her toying, and began to fire volleys of arrows at the girl. The squelching sound of metal digging into flesh resounded all over the arena, making several of the spectators wince. While Ilia was having the worst time in her short life, Zoe was having the time of her life torturing the woman that tried to take her man away several times. Once Ilia's damage meter had been raised enough, Zoe ran toward her and slashed her into oblivion, A.K.A the magical barrier. Ilia screamed as the flare-like blast hit her and knocked her out. "Well, that was easy…"

In the spectator vault

Zelda was seething at the end of this battle. She had arranged with The Hands that if Ilia won, Link would be forced back to Hyrule. And now, her champion was lying on her back in the infirmary, the drones trying to extract the arrows from her. The arrows had been charged a little with Twilight Energy, so they were stuck until the shooter extracted them herself, or a strong source of magical light was used to repel the twilight. Sadly, they were both inaccessible at the moment… She considered asking the Goddesses, but they didn't even give her the decency of recognition. They ignored her like a Skulltula ignoring a small spider. She even tried to yell at them… aaaand got a burst if leaves in the face.

Back to the battle!

Zoe was feeling rather good about herself. She had, after all, just decimated her love rival (Who, by the way, will gain Link's heart the day a Goron sprouts fins and swims among the Zora. In other words: Never in this universe.) She waited for her next foe to come out, which turned out to be the nefarious anthropomorphic canine, Wolf.

"Playtime's over, little girl." He growled, his hand reach for his gun.

"Little girl!? Please, I'm at least 2000 years older than you!" Zoe yelled as she fired three Twilit arrows at the wolf. The arrows zipped through the air, heading straight for his head… until a loud clank sound echoed through the arena, as a red energy barrier surrounded Wolf. The arrows struck the barrier and kept on their flight… straight towards their launcher. Zoe, who had not been expecting this move, was hit by the arrows and forced to the edge of the arena. Seeing no other choice, she stepped into the barrier so she could pull out the arrows. Replacing her came Thalia, her spear and Aegis out. The wolf captain whimpered loudly when he saw the horrid face of a gorgon on the shield.

"Let's do this, wolfy!" She called out. Apparently, Wolf didn't like being called wolfy, as he let out a growl… at the same time as Link.

"I hate that name…" They both said simultaneously, one of them slightly annoyed, the other one furious. I think you can guess which is which. Wolf pulled out his blaster and fired, a loud noise coming from the barrel. The shot sailed through the air, only to ricochet off Aegis. Thalia countered with her Spear, stabbing at the wolf. She knew that her Lightning would just bounce right back, so she wouldn't take that risk. Lately, Link had been teaching her a new way of fighting with her spear. Channeling her power, Thalia made a blade form at the blunt end, making a Scythe-Spear hybrid. Moving at incredibly fast speed, she began to spin the pole around, slicing with the scythe and stabbing with the Spear head, forcing Wolf to back away continuously. Knowing his disadvantage, he used his Fire Wolf move to knock Thalia away from him.

"Alright, girl, I've had enough of you!" Wolf shouted. He lunged at the Daughter of Zeus, his claws out and ready to slice her up. Out of pure instinct, she lashed out with some of her Thunder. Not only did she knock Wolf away, but she also hit something else strong enough to shatter it… a Smash Ball. Thalia felt power like nothing before flowing through her.

'W-what is this?' A flaming, iridescent Aura surrounded her, every inch of her body full of cackling power. Some words popped up in her mind, and she just felt the need to use them. "THUNDER OF ZEUS" All noise immediately stopped. The crowd stopped their cheering, the wind stopped blowing, even the animals had stopped making noise. The Deities on the spectator room felt something off. Arceus, creator of the Pokémon world, turn to his fellow Deities.

~ Do you feel it as well? ~ He asked them. Palutena looked oddly at the skies.

~ Something big… and very powerful… ~ Zeus, overhearing them, closed his eyes and focused, feeling the power of the skies and the clouds. At first everything seemed normal, but then, it felt as if every bit of power was being redirected to a single spot. The electrons on the clouds were moving like crazy. The energy felt like his Master Bolt at half strength… which was still enough to decimate a city. His eyes widened when the energy spiked.

~ Everybody, HIT THE DECK! ~ Hecate, who had been watching all along, gathered her power and strengthened the magical barrier that separated the field from the rest of the world. And just in time too. A god-like bolt of Lightning fell on the stage, so powerful that even Zeus was impressed. Everyone watched in shock (pun intended) as massive crater appeared right where the stage once was. The only part of it that remained was a small square of land where Thalia was standing. She stared in awe and fear at the destruction she had caused. Before anyone could react, Master Hand and Crazy hand appeared out of nowhere, the latter cackling like a madman… I mean, madhand.

"HAHAHA! THAT WAS AMAZING! LET'S DO THAT AGAIN!" The insane hand yelled out. He was smacked by his brother, though. The sane hand cleared it's throat… which he somehow has.

"Ahem… Because of unforeseen damages to the field, this fight will be suspended… until I manage to gather up the cash to pay for repairs… *sigh…*"

A few minutes later, Demigod Rest Room

Our favorite Demigods were all resting in what they affectionately called the DRR. It was a rather luxurious room, with a large Nectar fountain and some Ambrosia that replenished hourly. They were glad that Master Hand had allowed them to stay there rather than in the, also affectionately called, Crap room. It was the room were the losers were sent… and as the name implies, it was a dingy, drafty room with furniture that was falling apart. (A/N think of Classrooms A and F from Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts. Good show.) Anyway, while most of the Demigods were relaxing, Thalia still stared at her hands, eyes widened in fear.

'I-I did that… I destroyed so much… a-am I really that dangerous?' She was so absorbed in her thoughts, that she didn't notice Percy sitting beside her.

"Drachma for your thoughts, Thals?" Percy told her, a soft smile on his face. Thalia looked up at him, startled, and then began to do something Percy had never, ever, seen her do: She wept. "Whoa! Who are you and what did you do to Thalia!?" He asked in mock worry.

"Percy… you saw what I did… I cause so much destruction… and that Wolf guy… he was dragged off to the infirmary with parts of his body vaporized… What-what if I am the destruction of Olympus? What if I'm the reason everyone I care about dies!?" Percy's eyes earned a hint of sadness when she said that. It was a little known fact that all the children of the Big Three had a fear that surpassed any courage, any bravery in the world: Fear of the Prophecy. Despite how pathetic and weak she felt for doing it, Thalia kept crying, using her hands to cover her tears. What she didn't expect was for a pair of arms, built by constant sword training, embraced her and cradled her head against his shoulder. She looked up at Percy, her irritated and wet eyes blurring her vision, but she still saw the caring smile in his face.

"Now, this isn't right. The great Thalia Grace, Daughter of Zeus, Lieutenant of Artemis, crying? That just ain't right, Thals." He told her with a slight chuckle. "Listen Thals, that attack was just a result of that weird ball that you cracked open. I heard Link saying that yours isn't the most destructive one out there. Now, stop beating yourself up for that, 'k?" Thalia stared even more at Percy, wondering when he had gotten so good at comforting others. Neither of them had noticed that their faces were slowly inching together, their lips in perfect alignment. Their lips brushed against the other's… and then they heard a sneeze behind the couch, followed by a yelp.

"Damn it, Grover! You almost ruin it!"

"Sorry! I'm just allergic to all the dust down here, Zoe!"

"Quiet down! If they hear us, they'll break it off and we'll have to wait gods know how long for another moment like this!" The children of Zeus and Poseidon looked over the back rest of the couch… and found Annabeth, Link, Grover, Zoe, and Paige hiding there. The eavesdroppers looked up, and their eyes met those of the ones they were spying on. "Uh-oh…"

"Thalia?"

"Yeah, Perce?"

"I take Grover and Paige, you take Annabeth and Zoe, then we team up on Link."

"Gotcha!"

And so, the first day of battle in the SSB Tournament concluded with the sounds of Demigods running away from their teammates.

Somewhere in the Labyrinth

A lone figure was walking down the halls of the Labyrinth, his weapon being dragged behind him.

'Revenge… shall be MINE!'

AAAAAND CUT! Well, this one was hard to write. I'm sorry if the fights seem to end too abruptly, but battle scenes are most definitely NOT my strong point. So, we have a few battles here, some major destruction and, most importantly, some relationship development. In case you're wondering, I've always thought that if SSB was affected by the laws of Physics, then Smash Finals like the Iceberg from the Ice Climbers would completely decimate the arena and most likely kill their opponents. Oh, and sorry if Thalia was a little OOC here. This is BladeOfThePoet, logging out!