Chapter 5: United in Arms
"Red team: Fox and Donkey Kong. Green team: Link and Zelda. Three... Two... One... GO!!" the narrator yelled. The four friends had decided at breakfast that with the four of them, a team battle should be fought. It was a few days after Link had met Donkey. He hadn't gotten a step closer to Zelda. During breakfast that morning, the teams were made. Zelda had chosen Link as her team-mate. That was a step in the right direction. Now he stood opposite of his friends with Zelda by his side. Like always in a fight, she wore her blue suit. "Be carefull for Donkey. He's slow, but incredibly strong." Link warned her as he unsheathed his sword and readied his shield. Both the teams weren't eager to start the offensive. "I'm going. If one of them flanks me, attack." Link whispered at Zelda. A lot of people came watching. Team battles were very popular. A lot of people quickly chose their favorites and even bets were made, though this still was a training. Link slowly moved towards Donkey and Fox, his shield forward. Fox knew his blaster was no good. He waited patiently for Link to come. Donkey moved around Link as he kept an eye on Zelda. He was not planning on underestimating the young lady. Zelda wanted to attack, but she knew what Link had said. Link suddenly accelerated and jumped towards Fox. Fox saw it coming and made a steady, low flip at his position. At the same time, he aimed for Link. Just when Link noticed his carelessness, he felt Fox' boot in his stomach. He flew through the air in the opposite direction of Fox. "Grab him, Donkey!" the young pilot yelled. Donkey made a slight jump and turned his body to Link, who was still flying through the air. Donkey moved his arm back and swung it at Link with a strength worthy of the big ape. It hit Link full on his back. Link let a yell as he flew over Fox's head and landed behind the squadron leader. He hit the ground with his chest and stood up as soon as his body allowed him to. Zelda was startled from the scene, but remembered the strange aura that hung over the tournament. As soon as Donkey landed, his back turned to the princess, she ran towards him. As soon as she thought she was close enough, she made a slight jump and gave him a knee on his back. Donkey stumbled forward, but Zelda wasn't finished with him yet. She kicked him on his left and right leg using her own left and right leg. She punched him on his back a couple of times with both her arms. She positioned herself with her left side towards Donkey and gave him a high side kick with her left leg. It hit the ape on his head and he made a somersault as he fell forward on the ground. The crowd gave Zelda a big applause for her action. In the meantime, Fox quickly walked towards Link. He stood on one leg and used his other one to deliver a barrage of kicks at Link. Link however, was on his feet fast enough to block the attack and ducked under his shield. He hacked Fox horizontally on the leg the pilot used to stand. Fox flew up a bit and landed on his side. Link waited for Fox to stand up. Fox slowly stood up, but in the mean time, pulled out his blaster. He immediatly started to fire at Link. The Hylian didn't expect that and he felt the shots hitting his chest as he stumbled backwards. Still holding the blaster, Fox ran towards Link, let himself fall down and slided towards him. He used both feet to tackle Link. Link fell on the ground, but used his hands to recover from the attack. While still standing on his hands, still holding his shield and sword, Link flexed the muscles in his arms. Fox had stood up again. Link stretched his arms and flew in the direction of Fox. He hit him with both feet on his head. The attack came as a surprise and Fox flew backwards and fell on his back. In the meantime, Zelda wasn't in such good shape as Donkey anymore. She stumbled backwards as she felt Donkey's strong punches against her chest. She knew the edge of the platform was getting dangerously close. Donkey saw Zelda was about to give up. He grabbed her with both hands and lifted her above his head. Zelda tried to break free, but her attempts weren't succesfull. Donkey was about to throw her of the stage as he was hit by Link's sword from the back. He stumbled forward and was forced to let Zelda go. She landed nicely on her feet while Donkey tried to remain his balance on the edge of the platform. Link jumped at him and, while in the air, made his body spin. He pointed out his blade and flew through the air as a deadly whirlwind. He struck Donkey and the ape flew through the air and landed next to the platform. Fox charged his jetpack. "Hey, Link! You forgot about me!" he yelled as his jetpack discharged. He shot in the direction of Link with a deadly speed in a ball of flame. Link quickly turned around, but he was too late. Fox collided with Link and the Hylian felt a burning pain shooting through his body. Zelda startled as she saw Link changing in a living torch. He fell off the platform, but grabbed Fox in his descent with his shield arm. Fox didn't expect it and the two fell next to the platform. "Green team wins!!" the narrator yelled. The crowd started to cheer and applause. Zelda saw, much to her relief, that Link's tunic was extinguished. The aura around the tournament was indeed weird. Link and Fox slowly stood up. Link helped Zelda down the stage. "Good fight, guys!" Fox said, dusting off his jacket. Zelda looked down. She hadn't done much. Link had done all the work. She slowly took off her mask and shook her head to release her blonde hair. Perhaps she underestimated the tournament. She could never stand a chance against all those veterans from the year before. She had only won one match, because Link didn't dare to hit her. She thought it was best to quit while it was still possible.
"Red team: Fox and Donkey Kong. Green team: Link and Zelda. Three... Two... One... GO!!" the narrator yelled. The four friends had decided at breakfast that with the four of them, a team battle should be fought. It was a few days after Link had met Donkey. He hadn't gotten a step closer to Zelda. During breakfast that morning, the teams were made. Zelda had chosen Link as her team-mate. That was a step in the right direction. Now he stood opposite of his friends with Zelda by his side. Like always in a fight, she wore her blue suit. "Be carefull for Donkey. He's slow, but incredibly strong." Link warned her as he unsheathed his sword and readied his shield. Both the teams weren't eager to start the offensive. "I'm going. If one of them flanks me, attack." Link whispered at Zelda. A lot of people came watching. Team battles were very popular. A lot of people quickly chose their favorites and even bets were made, though this still was a training. Link slowly moved towards Donkey and Fox, his shield forward. Fox knew his blaster was no good. He waited patiently for Link to come. Donkey moved around Link as he kept an eye on Zelda. He was not planning on underestimating the young lady. Zelda wanted to attack, but she knew what Link had said. Link suddenly accelerated and jumped towards Fox. Fox saw it coming and made a steady, low flip at his position. At the same time, he aimed for Link. Just when Link noticed his carelessness, he felt Fox' boot in his stomach. He flew through the air in the opposite direction of Fox. "Grab him, Donkey!" the young pilot yelled. Donkey made a slight jump and turned his body to Link, who was still flying through the air. Donkey moved his arm back and swung it at Link with a strength worthy of the big ape. It hit Link full on his back. Link let a yell as he flew over Fox's head and landed behind the squadron leader. He hit the ground with his chest and stood up as soon as his body allowed him to. Zelda was startled from the scene, but remembered the strange aura that hung over the tournament. As soon as Donkey landed, his back turned to the princess, she ran towards him. As soon as she thought she was close enough, she made a slight jump and gave him a knee on his back. Donkey stumbled forward, but Zelda wasn't finished with him yet. She kicked him on his left and right leg using her own left and right leg. She punched him on his back a couple of times with both her arms. She positioned herself with her left side towards Donkey and gave him a high side kick with her left leg. It hit the ape on his head and he made a somersault as he fell forward on the ground. The crowd gave Zelda a big applause for her action. In the meantime, Fox quickly walked towards Link. He stood on one leg and used his other one to deliver a barrage of kicks at Link. Link however, was on his feet fast enough to block the attack and ducked under his shield. He hacked Fox horizontally on the leg the pilot used to stand. Fox flew up a bit and landed on his side. Link waited for Fox to stand up. Fox slowly stood up, but in the mean time, pulled out his blaster. He immediatly started to fire at Link. The Hylian didn't expect that and he felt the shots hitting his chest as he stumbled backwards. Still holding the blaster, Fox ran towards Link, let himself fall down and slided towards him. He used both feet to tackle Link. Link fell on the ground, but used his hands to recover from the attack. While still standing on his hands, still holding his shield and sword, Link flexed the muscles in his arms. Fox had stood up again. Link stretched his arms and flew in the direction of Fox. He hit him with both feet on his head. The attack came as a surprise and Fox flew backwards and fell on his back. In the meantime, Zelda wasn't in such good shape as Donkey anymore. She stumbled backwards as she felt Donkey's strong punches against her chest. She knew the edge of the platform was getting dangerously close. Donkey saw Zelda was about to give up. He grabbed her with both hands and lifted her above his head. Zelda tried to break free, but her attempts weren't succesfull. Donkey was about to throw her of the stage as he was hit by Link's sword from the back. He stumbled forward and was forced to let Zelda go. She landed nicely on her feet while Donkey tried to remain his balance on the edge of the platform. Link jumped at him and, while in the air, made his body spin. He pointed out his blade and flew through the air as a deadly whirlwind. He struck Donkey and the ape flew through the air and landed next to the platform. Fox charged his jetpack. "Hey, Link! You forgot about me!" he yelled as his jetpack discharged. He shot in the direction of Link with a deadly speed in a ball of flame. Link quickly turned around, but he was too late. Fox collided with Link and the Hylian felt a burning pain shooting through his body. Zelda startled as she saw Link changing in a living torch. He fell off the platform, but grabbed Fox in his descent with his shield arm. Fox didn't expect it and the two fell next to the platform. "Green team wins!!" the narrator yelled. The crowd started to cheer and applause. Zelda saw, much to her relief, that Link's tunic was extinguished. The aura around the tournament was indeed weird. Link and Fox slowly stood up. Link helped Zelda down the stage. "Good fight, guys!" Fox said, dusting off his jacket. Zelda looked down. She hadn't done much. Link had done all the work. She slowly took off her mask and shook her head to release her blonde hair. Perhaps she underestimated the tournament. She could never stand a chance against all those veterans from the year before. She had only won one match, because Link didn't dare to hit her. She thought it was best to quit while it was still possible.