Chapter 4: Donkey Kong
Link opened his eyes. It was the morning after his spars against Fox and Zelda. He was still a bit sleepy and remained in bed for a while. He thought about Zelda. About her agile body... He smiled. He made up for the fiasco he had made two days before. Perhaps he had a chance at her. But then you had his economic crisis. He was a tramp and she was a very decent girl. No way that was going to work. He got out of bed, washed himself and put on his clothes. He was curious if Fox and Zelda were up. He exited his room and went downstairs. Fox wasn't up yet, but Zelda was. Toad wasn't there either. Probably getting some goods. As soon as Zelda saw Link, her face turned to a smile. "Good morning, Link." Link walked to her table and took a seat. "Good morning, Zelda. You're up early." Zelda shook her head. Her long, blonde hair gently followed her movements. "No. You're just late." "Oh, I am? And what about Fox? He's still asleep?" "No, he went outside for a walk." Link chuckled. "I bet he's checking the local chicks right as we speak." Zelda laughed. "All mushrooms, eh?" Link grinned and shook his head. "Many people from many places travel to Mushroom Kingdom to see the tournament. I think Fox can pick something out of that." "And what about you?" Zelda asked curiously, but with an innocent voice. Her question took Link by surprise. "What do you mean?" "I was just curious about your love life." Link let himself sink in his chair. "It wouldn't interrest you." "Why not?" Link sighed. "Because there's nothing to talk about." Zelda looked down at the table. "I see. I'm sorry." Link sat up straight again. "And why's that?" "For starting the subject." "It's not YOUR fault. I'm just stupid." Zelda put a hand on his arm. A gesture which surprised Link. He liked it. "You shouldn't talk like that, Link. I think you're a really sweet guy." "You do?" Link asked astonished. "Yes, I do," Zelda said softly. Suddenly, Fox, followed by a big ape with a red tie, came rushing in the inn. Link immediatly stood up. "Look who's here!" Fox said. "Donkey! Did you came for the tournament as well?" Link asked as he walked to the big ape. The ape nodded. "Of course, Link. Long time, no see. Let's shake hands, bro'!" Link smiled. He and Donkey shook hands. It was a painfull experience for the young man. As soon as Donkey Kong saw Zelda he walked towards her. He always walked on both his arms and his legs. Zelda startled as Donkey grabbed her at the collar of her dress and lifted her up without any trouble. "OE, pretty girl." He turned his head to Link. "Your girlfriend?" Link smiled at Zelda and then looked at Donkey. "No, she's a friend of us." "Ehm, Donkey... Would you put me down, please?" Zelda asked. Donkey Kong put her back on the ground again. "Sorry. What's your name, pretty girl?" Zelda chuckled. It sounded funny. She straightened her dress. "I'm Zelda. And you're Donkey, I presume?" Donkey nodded. "Donkey Kong. You're of the same race as Link, and Link is a really cool guy. Are you sure you don't love him?" Zelda laughed a bit nervously. "No, Donkey, I just met him a few days ago." Link sighed a little. "We're friends and nothing more than that." he murmered. Fox patted him on his shoulder. "Can I speak to you for a minute?" Link nodded. "Sure." The two went outside. "Don't let your love-sickness get in the way of the tournament, Link. If you win, you can pay off your depts, remember that." "Yeah, yeah, I know. I just really like her. She's so perfect..." "Fine for her. If you fight her, switch off your love for her and finish her as fast as possible." "No! I'm not going to fight her. And I'm certainly not going to embarrass her by fighting at my best." Suddenly the inn's door was opened. Donkey Kong and Zelda walked out of the inn. At least, one of them was walking. Donkey held Zelda at her feet with one hand as she hung upside down on his back. "Donkey! What are you doing?" Link asked, astonished. "She started tickling. And I can't take tickling," the ape said in his defence. "I didn't tickle! I wanted to fix you're tie!" Donkey removed Zelda from his back and held her, still upside down, in front of his face high enough that they could see each other in the face. "There's nothing wrong with my tie!" "Well, how could I know?" Zelda said angry. She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "The pretty girl has a pretty temper too," Donkey said softly. "YES!! I've got a temper when I'm hanging upside down! Would you PLEASE let go of me?" "Okay," Donkey said as he let go of Zelda's feet. A painfull groan escaped Zelda's throat as she fell on the ground. She was able to take the fall with her hands. Link and Fox roared with laughter. Zelda gave Donkey an angry look, but saw the humour of the situation and started to laugh as well. "Are you not mad at me?" Donkey asked cautious. Zelda looked at the big ape and smiled. "No, Donkey. I'm sorry for reacting that way." "I'm sorry for picking you up."
Link opened his eyes. It was the morning after his spars against Fox and Zelda. He was still a bit sleepy and remained in bed for a while. He thought about Zelda. About her agile body... He smiled. He made up for the fiasco he had made two days before. Perhaps he had a chance at her. But then you had his economic crisis. He was a tramp and she was a very decent girl. No way that was going to work. He got out of bed, washed himself and put on his clothes. He was curious if Fox and Zelda were up. He exited his room and went downstairs. Fox wasn't up yet, but Zelda was. Toad wasn't there either. Probably getting some goods. As soon as Zelda saw Link, her face turned to a smile. "Good morning, Link." Link walked to her table and took a seat. "Good morning, Zelda. You're up early." Zelda shook her head. Her long, blonde hair gently followed her movements. "No. You're just late." "Oh, I am? And what about Fox? He's still asleep?" "No, he went outside for a walk." Link chuckled. "I bet he's checking the local chicks right as we speak." Zelda laughed. "All mushrooms, eh?" Link grinned and shook his head. "Many people from many places travel to Mushroom Kingdom to see the tournament. I think Fox can pick something out of that." "And what about you?" Zelda asked curiously, but with an innocent voice. Her question took Link by surprise. "What do you mean?" "I was just curious about your love life." Link let himself sink in his chair. "It wouldn't interrest you." "Why not?" Link sighed. "Because there's nothing to talk about." Zelda looked down at the table. "I see. I'm sorry." Link sat up straight again. "And why's that?" "For starting the subject." "It's not YOUR fault. I'm just stupid." Zelda put a hand on his arm. A gesture which surprised Link. He liked it. "You shouldn't talk like that, Link. I think you're a really sweet guy." "You do?" Link asked astonished. "Yes, I do," Zelda said softly. Suddenly, Fox, followed by a big ape with a red tie, came rushing in the inn. Link immediatly stood up. "Look who's here!" Fox said. "Donkey! Did you came for the tournament as well?" Link asked as he walked to the big ape. The ape nodded. "Of course, Link. Long time, no see. Let's shake hands, bro'!" Link smiled. He and Donkey shook hands. It was a painfull experience for the young man. As soon as Donkey Kong saw Zelda he walked towards her. He always walked on both his arms and his legs. Zelda startled as Donkey grabbed her at the collar of her dress and lifted her up without any trouble. "OE, pretty girl." He turned his head to Link. "Your girlfriend?" Link smiled at Zelda and then looked at Donkey. "No, she's a friend of us." "Ehm, Donkey... Would you put me down, please?" Zelda asked. Donkey Kong put her back on the ground again. "Sorry. What's your name, pretty girl?" Zelda chuckled. It sounded funny. She straightened her dress. "I'm Zelda. And you're Donkey, I presume?" Donkey nodded. "Donkey Kong. You're of the same race as Link, and Link is a really cool guy. Are you sure you don't love him?" Zelda laughed a bit nervously. "No, Donkey, I just met him a few days ago." Link sighed a little. "We're friends and nothing more than that." he murmered. Fox patted him on his shoulder. "Can I speak to you for a minute?" Link nodded. "Sure." The two went outside. "Don't let your love-sickness get in the way of the tournament, Link. If you win, you can pay off your depts, remember that." "Yeah, yeah, I know. I just really like her. She's so perfect..." "Fine for her. If you fight her, switch off your love for her and finish her as fast as possible." "No! I'm not going to fight her. And I'm certainly not going to embarrass her by fighting at my best." Suddenly the inn's door was opened. Donkey Kong and Zelda walked out of the inn. At least, one of them was walking. Donkey held Zelda at her feet with one hand as she hung upside down on his back. "Donkey! What are you doing?" Link asked, astonished. "She started tickling. And I can't take tickling," the ape said in his defence. "I didn't tickle! I wanted to fix you're tie!" Donkey removed Zelda from his back and held her, still upside down, in front of his face high enough that they could see each other in the face. "There's nothing wrong with my tie!" "Well, how could I know?" Zelda said angry. She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "The pretty girl has a pretty temper too," Donkey said softly. "YES!! I've got a temper when I'm hanging upside down! Would you PLEASE let go of me?" "Okay," Donkey said as he let go of Zelda's feet. A painfull groan escaped Zelda's throat as she fell on the ground. She was able to take the fall with her hands. Link and Fox roared with laughter. Zelda gave Donkey an angry look, but saw the humour of the situation and started to laugh as well. "Are you not mad at me?" Donkey asked cautious. Zelda looked at the big ape and smiled. "No, Donkey. I'm sorry for reacting that way." "I'm sorry for picking you up."