Chapter 17: A new chance
The weeks passed by rapidly and Link restored fast. His body was used to 'extensive damage' and hardships. Zelda spent most of her time with him in his room, calling him her hero all the time. And though the tournament was over for them, they decided to stay untill it was officially over. Link's best friend, Fox McCLoud and their monkey pal Donkey Kong stayed at the tournament as well as Samus Aran and Yoshi. Ness and Kirby quickly got bored and decided to head back home. To Ness, it was a little town and to Kirby it was a distant star. Mario and Peach returned to Peach's Castle. The Princess had insisted that Mario would help her bake a cake, since she missed certain ingredients. Link always thought Humans were a bit nuts. Pikachu went with a few kids to fight more tournaments with other Pokèmon. It was a new racing season for Captain Falcon and he wanted to tinker a bit with his car, so he left as well, back to a planet of which Link had never heard. A few days before the tournament would end, Link was completely healed. Yoshi had shown his surprise at Link's apatite during those weeks of restoration, but Fox had been far from surprised. After all, Link hadn't eaten for weeks. Fox hadn't told him about Donkey's problems with the killing the Lizalfos, but it didn't matter. Donkey got over it. Fox knew from his own experiences that the first kill was always the hardest. "What are you going to do when you're home again?" Fox asked Link as the two friends sat on the grass, both holding a bottle of beer in their hands. "I don't know. I guess it will be back to the usual. Killing and running. What about you?" "Shooting and evading." Fox took a sip from his beer. "You're now supposed to let her go, right?" he said. Link moved his bottle to his lips as he stared off into infinity. "Yeah, it will be hard..." "I'm really sorry for you, man. You deserve someone like Zelda." "Well, I just have to say goodbye and leave..." Link paused for a moment, breaking out of his stare. "What am I talking? I don't want to lose her. She means the world to me. Even if I would find someone else, I wouldn't want that girl." he said, his voice sad and soft. Fox tried to cheer him up and said: "Ever tried a 'he'?" Link softly chuckled. "No. You?" Fox shook his head. "Think like this: If you're still straight, then you still have a chance." Suddenly, Link saw a man walking towards them. It was the president of the tournament in his suit. Link gave Fox a pat against the back of his head. "Look who's here." "Goodafternoon, lads." the president started as soon as he reached Link and Fox. "Do you have time for some good news?" Link and Fox looked at each other for a second and then looked at the Human again. "Give your best shot." they both said at the same time. "Okay... I was impressed by the signs of friendship that we saw when a stunning ten fighters decided to step out of the tournament when we disqualified two. So the council has decided to give you another chance. Next year, we're holding a tournament between fourteen fighters. The twelve who didn't completed it this year, that would be you guys, and the two best fighters from this year. I don't know wether you know them, they're Bowser and a fighting duo called Ice Climbers. So... do you accept?" It didn't took Link or Fox long to say yes. The president smiled. "Good. As we speak, the other fighters are asked the same question. I hope they'll agree as well." Link and Fox toasted by hitting their bottles against each other. "I'm sure they'll agree." Fox said as he turned to the man. "Yeah, they will." Link agreed.
The weeks passed by rapidly and Link restored fast. His body was used to 'extensive damage' and hardships. Zelda spent most of her time with him in his room, calling him her hero all the time. And though the tournament was over for them, they decided to stay untill it was officially over. Link's best friend, Fox McCLoud and their monkey pal Donkey Kong stayed at the tournament as well as Samus Aran and Yoshi. Ness and Kirby quickly got bored and decided to head back home. To Ness, it was a little town and to Kirby it was a distant star. Mario and Peach returned to Peach's Castle. The Princess had insisted that Mario would help her bake a cake, since she missed certain ingredients. Link always thought Humans were a bit nuts. Pikachu went with a few kids to fight more tournaments with other Pokèmon. It was a new racing season for Captain Falcon and he wanted to tinker a bit with his car, so he left as well, back to a planet of which Link had never heard. A few days before the tournament would end, Link was completely healed. Yoshi had shown his surprise at Link's apatite during those weeks of restoration, but Fox had been far from surprised. After all, Link hadn't eaten for weeks. Fox hadn't told him about Donkey's problems with the killing the Lizalfos, but it didn't matter. Donkey got over it. Fox knew from his own experiences that the first kill was always the hardest. "What are you going to do when you're home again?" Fox asked Link as the two friends sat on the grass, both holding a bottle of beer in their hands. "I don't know. I guess it will be back to the usual. Killing and running. What about you?" "Shooting and evading." Fox took a sip from his beer. "You're now supposed to let her go, right?" he said. Link moved his bottle to his lips as he stared off into infinity. "Yeah, it will be hard..." "I'm really sorry for you, man. You deserve someone like Zelda." "Well, I just have to say goodbye and leave..." Link paused for a moment, breaking out of his stare. "What am I talking? I don't want to lose her. She means the world to me. Even if I would find someone else, I wouldn't want that girl." he said, his voice sad and soft. Fox tried to cheer him up and said: "Ever tried a 'he'?" Link softly chuckled. "No. You?" Fox shook his head. "Think like this: If you're still straight, then you still have a chance." Suddenly, Link saw a man walking towards them. It was the president of the tournament in his suit. Link gave Fox a pat against the back of his head. "Look who's here." "Goodafternoon, lads." the president started as soon as he reached Link and Fox. "Do you have time for some good news?" Link and Fox looked at each other for a second and then looked at the Human again. "Give your best shot." they both said at the same time. "Okay... I was impressed by the signs of friendship that we saw when a stunning ten fighters decided to step out of the tournament when we disqualified two. So the council has decided to give you another chance. Next year, we're holding a tournament between fourteen fighters. The twelve who didn't completed it this year, that would be you guys, and the two best fighters from this year. I don't know wether you know them, they're Bowser and a fighting duo called Ice Climbers. So... do you accept?" It didn't took Link or Fox long to say yes. The president smiled. "Good. As we speak, the other fighters are asked the same question. I hope they'll agree as well." Link and Fox toasted by hitting their bottles against each other. "I'm sure they'll agree." Fox said as he turned to the man. "Yeah, they will." Link agreed.