Stepping back into the dining room, Peach greeted him with open arms, as if he had never turned her down.

            "Marth!" Peach said in her most seductive voice, completely ignoring the snorts and snarfing noising coming from behind her at the table.

            "I don't have time for this…I'm sorry. Thank you for dinner." Marth said, walking past Peach.

            "You haven't even eaten anything." Peach complained.

            "Neither has anyone else…" Marth said, ignoring Mario as well. "I believe I am not wanted here and I don't want to make this beautiful castle have a horrible mood looming above it. Enjoy the food." Marth said, nodding towards Peach, then walking out the door, not even sure where he was going.

            "Where is Marth going?" Said Toad (Marth didn't know if it was the same one who brought him here or just another one of the million zooming around the castle.)

            "I'm going back home. Thank you for your service, but could you please direct me to the front doors?" Marth asked kindly, looking down at the, now, overexcited Toad.

            Toad leapt up and down with a huge grin on his face, "Yes! Toad will show you where it is!"

            Marth quickly followed the sprinting Toad, eager to leave this place. When they finally reached the front doors, Marth held out his hand to Toad, but all Toad did was bow. Marth withdrew his hand after a moment, and then bowed as well. "Thank you, Toad."

            "Toad is happy to help Marth anytime!" Toad said, just as delighted as when Peach gave him her already chewed gum.

            "I'll see you later." Marth called, not really knowing if he'd ever come back to the castle (Whether he liked it or not). Marth hopped into the taxi, the cloud seat already regenerated fully from where he had made a large hole in it. "Back to the hotel where you picked me up, please." Marth told the thing driving the taxi.

            Marth had just a hard and wet time keeping himself stable on the taxi as before, but was even happier to get off the taxi then he was when he had arrived at Peach's castle. He nearly ran all the way to his hotel room, but tried to keep a steady walk in case anyone was turning corners. Once he opened his door, shut it, and locked it, he collapsed on his bed like he had done earlier. "A shower. Yes…a shower…that'll take my mind off things." But in fact, all it did was give him time to think about everything.

            After Marth had finished sorting things through his mind, the wrapped a towel around his lower half and stepped from the shower and headed back to the main room. He looked up to see a very angry Link with his arm around a very anxious looking Zelda, both sitting on the edge of Marth's bed. "What are you doing in here?!" Marth asked angrily, trying to recall himself locking the door.

            "I want to know just what you did to Zelda!" Link said, standing up and prodding his finger into Marth's chest, as though he thought Marth had gone to the max with her.

            "I told you, Link, he didn't do anything! Marth, please don't do anything rash, I tried to tell him but he just won't—"

            "You! Shut up!" Link said angrily, turning back to Zelda and pointing at her, making her fall silent immediately and look away.

            "I had no intention of seducing her." Marth said bluntly, taking a few steps back.

            "So you admit you seduced her! You made her fall in love with you!" Link said, stepping forward, his face fuming.

            "No! That's not what I meant! If you loved Zelda, you would believe what she is saying!" Marth said, trying to keep his composure.

            "So you manipulated her! You told her if she doesn't say what you want her to say, you'd hurt her, won't you?" Link asked, pushing Marth back into the wall.

            "No! I would never do that! Nothing happened between us! She was only trying to gain more comfort than I could give her! You should be flattered that she missed you so much!" Marth said, holding his arms in front of him, trying to get Link to stay where he was, but all Link did was throw a punch into Marth's cheek.

            Marth stood still, his eyes closed. Link's fist was still as well, still in contact with where he had punched Marth. Marth heard Zelda whimper and he opened his eyes. "Please don't make me have to hurt you, I am not in a good position to do so…" Marth said, keeping his tranquility. Marth would have gone all out and beaten Link to a bloody pulp for telling Zelda to shut up, but number one, he was wearing a towel and he didn't believe it would hold through a fight, and number two, he didn't want Zelda getting involved, no matter who she was trying to protect.

            "Link, let's go home…please, let's just go…" Zelda said quietly, reaching out to touch Link's shoulder.

            Link spun around and slapped Zelda's hand away, "I told you to shut up and stay out of this! We aren't leaving until I get the truth out of this filthy little—" Link flew across the room, slid across the floor, and hit his head into the wall with a crack.

            "I asked you not to make me…I warned you…" Marth said, his fist shaking, still in the air from the heavy blow. "I have a very high defense for women…don't make me lose my temper more than I already have."

            Zelda looked from Link's almost frightened eyes, to Marth's fiery gaze. She didn't know what to do…She would have liked to say that Link deserved it, but she didn't want to make anything worse, so she hurriedly went over to Link and helped him up. "Link…please…let's just…" She stopped as she caught Link's glare, but Link turned towards the door anyway.

            "This isn't over." Link threatened, then walked out the door with Zelda, she looking frightened as ever.

            The door shut with a click, and Marth sighed, looking around. He grabbed the comb he had used before, and combed his hair neatly. He regretted this whole day more than anything. Then he began wondering, "Why did I even start this job?"

            Marth felt like a slug the next morning, definitely not as excited about work today as he was yesterday. He lugged himself out of bed and put on a fresh outfit and cape, then combed his hair once more, which had dried in an odd position while he was sleeping. He shoved his "tiara" on, which luckily patted down the disarrayed hair, making it look completely normal. He glanced up at the clock above his mirror and jumped! It was time for work! He ran out the door and jumped the steps six at a time, rushed past a frazzled looking room keeper, and out the door. Looking both ways before he ran through the street of honking cars, floating spaceships, and hovercrafts, he zoomed between them when they had all stopped for a red light.

            "I'm sorry!!!" Marth called back as he bumped into a passing eggplant, which looked back at him confusedly.

            "Say hi to Nana and Popo for me!" The eggplant called to Marth, who was obviously heading towards the Super Smash Brothers Melee building.

            Marth leapt through the front doors as he had done yesterday, but this time he was looking rather harassed instead of hearty and excited.

            "Ah, there you are, Marth. We have drawn names, and you will be competing with Kirby, and Princess Zelda. Princess Peach will be your ally." The Master hand boomed to him.

            Marth straightened up his clothes, when it finally registered in his mind. He was fighting Zelda again…and Peach was his ally? Oh, fun…great…this would be convenient. He walked towards a pink fluff ball that stared up at him.

            "'Ayo Marf!" The pink fluff ball called up to him, which Marth guessed was Kirby. "I am fighting you today." It called up happily.

            Marth just couldn't picture himself fighting a pink painted cotton ball. Soon his stare at Kirby was drawn back, as someone hooked his arm with his or hers.

            "Marth babe! We're helping each other!" Marth knew who that was.

            "Hello, Peach. Did you enjoy dinner last night?" Marth asked Peach, who smiled angelically.

            Peach got a pouting look on her face and ran her finger up and down Marth's arm, and in a sullen tone said, "Well…it just wasn't the same without you. Not to mention Zelda and Link ran out right after you…I was stuck with Mario." Her voice soured up at the last statement.

            "I noticed." Marth muttered under his breath, remembering the night before. He didn't pull his arm from Peach's, just so she wouldn't fuss. When the time came, the three of them walked across the bridges, all the way to the Fountain of Dreams.

            "It's so beautiful!" Peach said, gazing at all the pretty lights and colors, especially the liquidy looking substance flowing around their feet. "How about you meet me here after work? Just stay a little longer, hmm?" Peach said.

            "I…"

            "Wonderful!!! It's a good thing it's towards the back, behind all the other grounds." Peach giggled, winking at Marth, her arm still stuck with his.

            "Where's Zelda?" Marth asked, noticing it was only the three of them.

            "She's probably still sulking around with Link in the corner. She's been doing that all morning…Did Link make a big fuss when he found you in Zelda's room?" Peach asked, having no idea that Zelda had actually kissed him.

            "Oh yes." Marth said, nodding, glad she didn't know about everything. "A very big deal…" Marth added under his breath.

            Zelda finally appeared down the bridge leading to where they were. Peach was right; she did look sulky.

            "This will be a timed match!! Ready? GO!" The Master Hand's voice boomed from speakers on the sides of the stage.