Everyone let out some sort of muffled gasp at different times. Zelda twitched, getting paler by the second. Marth shifted. He didn't really mean to hurt him…he just sort of got into the battle. Marth glanced over towards the once-excited crowd. Everyone was exchanging nervous glances, not sure whether to jeer or cheer. Even the large glove looked astounded (Even though it didn't have a face).

"Well…'erm…" The glove muttered after a while. Marth didn't know what to say or do…was it good or bad he'd beaten Link?

"He…beat Link." muttered a short boy with black hair and a yoyo, half repeating Marth's thoughts.

Everyone jumped as a voice from below came to his or her ears. "I said I'm not finished!!!" It said. Everyone looked at the bloody lump that was hardly moving. Suddenly Link's face appeared as he wiped most of the blood from it. He stood up slowly, though no one was sure how. "Want to try that again?" Link asked, straining his neck to look up at Marth.

"I don't want to damage you any further then you already are. I may actually kill you…which was what I had thought I really had done." Marth said in a worried, compassionate sort of way.

Link spat on the cushion in front of him and replied angrily, "I don't need your sympathy! I'm coming up!" He leapt at one of the ladders leading up to Yoshi's Island, but barely took hold of it as his eyes rolled back into the back of his head and he passed out.

Marth sighed and looked up, shaking his head and turning in half humiliation at seeing Zelda sobbing, high tide, into Peach's shoulder.

Donkey Kong jumped down into the pit and picked Link up with ease, then piled his shield onto his unconscious body, and began to climb the nearest ladder.

"Let's take a lunch break shall we?" suggested the Master Hand, even though it was only eight in the morning. Everyone nodded edgily.

Marth turned back towards the main room and began walking across the bridges that separated each level. He finally reached Peach's Castle and walked across the last plank, and down the steps to the red-walled room. No one had moved since the suggestion from the white glove. No one but Donkey Kong, who was heading to the healing wing.

"Who is he again?" whispered the female pink fluff to a yellow rat looking thing.

"Can you believe it? He beat Link." Marth heard someone else in the large crowd mutter.

The only person who was smiling was Ganondorf, leaning against the wall in the shadows as Samus had done. He had an evil smirk about his lips, malevolent eyes darkened with every second. Marth stood at the foot of the stairs, trying not to make eye contact with anyone, but caught eyes with Ganondorf anyway. Ganondorf marched towards him and folded his arms, his overly large nose lifting ever so slightly as he showed a toothy grin.

"I like you, kid. Your style. Good attitude. You handled the battle well." Ganondorf said shortly, pausing between each sentence to chuckle evilly.

"Thank you, sir. You seem to be the only one." Marth remarked, glancing at a group of creatures that were staring at him.

"They're just jealous." Ganondorf said darkly, catching Marth's glance. "After all, you did beat the unbeatable…"

"So he really was unbeaten, huh?" Marth asked as Ganondorf led him away and into the dark corner where he had been dwelling.

"Until this day, yes." Replied Ganondorf, smirking. "Of course, none of the other new employees," He lowered his voice. "Such as myself…" He raised his voice to normal tone. "Got to challenge the 'Champion'. You were just the lucky creep who got to take a hack at him first." Ganondorf finished loathingly.

"Excuse me?" Asked Marth, referring to being called a 'creep'.

"Forget it. What's your name again?" Ganondorf asked, shifting his position.

"Marth. Prince Marth! Prince Marth of—"

"Ya, Ya, whatever." Ganondorf said, waving it away as if he'd never asked and Marth was gloating. "So anyway, you wanna…you know…join sides?"

"Join…sides?" Marth asked, a little puzzled.

"Ya. Join sides. Occasionally they have team battles. You want to go on sides?" Ganondorf asked slyly, a bigger smirk coming to his lips.

"Uh…sure. Why not? I guess it couldn't hurt." Marth shrugged, seeing no harm.

"Alright, then. I'll see you in later battles." Ganondorf said, leaving Marth in the shadows as he marched off. "Fool…"