Roy found himself standing outside the coliseum, ready for battle with whoever was on the other side. He stepped onto the platform that sent him into the battlefield known as, well, battlefield, in a flash of gold. He looked out and saw his first opponent.
"You defeated me in the last tournament," Roy shouted to his opponent, Link.
Link did not say a word.
"You're not going to talk or anything?"
Link remained silent.
Roy rolled his eyes, "Fine, our swords can speak for us!"
Link smirked and drew his sword and shield while Roy readied his blade. This was a two-minute, single stock match, rumor was that Link had gotten the matchup early and wanted the battle to be in the format of the final round in the Mêlée tourney. True or not, it was and Roy was ready to avenge himself.
The announcer, known only as the "Master Hand" due to the screens only showing a silhouette and a white glove, announced the start of the match. Roy and Link needed no other reason as they charged each other. Roy leapt off of his platform and attacked Link, who managed to block with his shield before descending from his platform and struck Roy once before grabbing him and body-slamming him into the ground. Roy and Link stood up, confused as to why neither of them had gone far when hit. Master Hand laughed from the intercom.
"Surprised? I should hope so! I took the liberty of affecting the gravity in this place so that it's much harder for either of you to fly. Instead of being half of the gravitational force you're used to in this arena, it is now the regular amount for my world! Have fun!"
Roy chuckled before Link grabbed him with his hookshot and pulled Roy into range for a few slashes and an uppercut. As Roy descended, Link slashed upward but Roy saw the attack and countered it. Link staggered back and quickly patted out the fire on his tunic. Roy took the moment and unleashed his double-edged dance, finishing with a flurry of strikes at Link's feet. Link pulled back and attempted to fire an arrow but Roy blocked just in time.
Link slid back and threw his boomerang at Roy, which hit its mark, staggering Roy. Link saw the stagger and attacked with a large, overhead swing. Roy regained composure and countered once more. Link fell to the ground and rolled back towards the edge of the stadium. Roy dashed forward and slashed at Link, forcing the hero of time to jump off the stage. With a quick shot of his hook, Link managed to grab the edge of the stage and made it back on top, but he was too slow. Roy attacked with his own overhead swing, sending Link backwards and opening him up to a combo. Roy attacked again with a dash but missed the mark slightly, giving Link room to jump for an aerial attack. Roy thrusted his sword upward and a gout of flame engulfed it, catching Link off-guard and pushing him up for Roy's blazer attack. Link felt weakened when it came, the smash ball.
Link and Roy both knew that this was the end, no matter how much stronger gravity was, they were both tired and whoever got this final smash, if they could land it, would be the winner. They both jumped for it, Link got a good hit on it but didn't break it. Roy hit the ball with a blazer but it flew in Link's direction. Link readied an aerial attack but Roy came in behind and slashed forward, knocking Link back and breaking the smash ball. Roy dropped down to the bottom platform and Link attempted to knock the final smash out of Roy with a downward stab. Roy's eyes glowed as he traced his blade in a circle and unleashed a furious cry. An explosion engulfed the field as the onlookers saw Link fly into the distance.
"Game!" Shouted Master Hand.
When both fighters returned to the coliseum, Roy offered his hand to Link.
"It was a difficult fight," Roy stated.
Link hesitantly shook Roy's hand and quietly sunk away.
THE END.