Chapter 6: A break, possibly
Link stepped out of the capsule with a satisfied grin on his face. He was glad that he had survived the majority of the tournament. He walked over and checked the tournament ladder to see who he was facing off in the next round. He was to go up against one of the oldest Nintendo characters, Mr. Game and Watch. He also saw that Zelda had advanced, and that her nest opponent was to be Mewtwo. Link had a feeling of who he would have to face in the final round.
There was an instruction for the competitors to head to the gathering area where they first met at the beginning of the final rounds of the tournament. Link immediately took off toward the area hoping not to run into Zelda on the way there. He could sense that she was ticked off at him for something he was unsure of. Link finally got to the area and saw the master hand and his left brother on stage.
"Good evening semifinalists," said the master hand in a some what of a satisfied voice. He knew that who ever the champion was that the throne would be left in good hands. "I congratulate you for making it this far, but the tournament is not over yet. The semifinals and the finals are the most challenging and most stressful rounds of the tournament. We will be having this tomorrow, so that you can rest. We have also invited friends of all the competitors to watch the last couple of rounds. With that final word I shall release you to your rooms," the master hand and his brother vanished in a poof of smoke. Link started to walk back to his room.
Link walked half way down the path when he was tackled by someone. He also heard a girlish giggle come from the person.
"Hello, long time no see," said the voice giggling again. Link looked up to see the sage of the forest, Sarah. Link smiled looking at his girl friend. Sarah got up off of Link and held out her hand for him to take. "You never call anymore," she said in an almost annoyed voice.
"Sarah, what are you doing her, doesn't Hyrule need help being guarded?" Link asked in a happy tone.
"With Gannondarf here in the tournament, there is no need for me to keep watch all the time, besides I thought it would be fun to see you and Princess Zelda fight in the tournament," she replied in a cheerful tone. "You never answered my question. Why don't you call me anymore? Do you remember the song?" she asked in a stern voice.
"No, I still remember I jus… uhh don't have the time anymore. I have been very busy. Especially since I got into this tournament," he said sweating hoping that she would buy that.
"Fine, I guess that is good enough for now," she said sullen for a little bit, but she then smiled again, "let's go out tonight," she said still smiling. At that very moment Zelda walked by and was going to apologize to Link about how she was acting until she saw Sarah. She grew angry and started to walk away. "Hello, Zelda, wanna come with us tonight, so you can relax?" Sarah asked her as she turned around.
"Sorry, Sarah, but I need to rest for the two rounds tomorrow," Zelda replied in the nicest way she could. She really wasn't mad at her, but she was really pissed off at Link. Since it was his old girls friend, or so she thought, that he was talking to. She didn't know why she felt this way, but she didn't really care either.
Link watched Zelda walk off to her room and shrugged in his mind. He didn't really care she didn't want to hang out with a couple of friends on the last night of them being there.
"Where were you having in mind Sarah?" Link asked in a polite and gentle tone.
"Well…," thought Sarah carefully. She knew that this would probably be the last night in a long time that the two would be able to spend for awhile. "The beach," she answered finally smiling.
"Alright," answered Link wondering why she chose that place. Once there he could see in the distance a pier of some kind. The sun was now setting and there was a cool beach breeze blowing. Sarah smiled as he leaned her head on his shoulder. Link also smiled and looked out into the horizon. It was a peaceful evening and a good break from the tournament.
"You know Link, if you win, you will need someone else to help rule the tournament with you," Sarah said gently and softly. She was extremely happy to see Link after all of these years. This came to a shock to Link. He wasn't told that the winner would be given power over the entire Super Smash Brothers tournament.
"Eh?" he said after a little bit hoping that Sarah would elaborate on what she said.
"Yeah, you get control over the throne if you win the tournament if you win. Didn't they tell you that when you entered?" she said now taking her head off of his shoulder.
"No," Link said a little worried hoping that he hadn't angered her.
"Oh, well anyway you know now, and you get to chose someone to help you rule the throne. You know like the Master Hand and his left and slightly more insane brother," she said beaming up at him. Link now understood what she was asking him. He did like her and all, but he just wasn't ready for commitment.
"Uhhh… I sort of need to get rest for tomorrow," he said blushing. He knew that he would have to give her an answer eventually, but for now he could get away with not telling her. He then rushed up the path back to his room and tried to go to sleep. It was hard with the internal fight going on inside of him between Zelda and Sarah.