Young Link beamed around the lobby, and took a long swig of milk. He adjusted his tunic, and ruffled his hair as walked happily towards a group of contestants.
I can't wait to start the tournament! Too bad my match isn't for a while, oh well, I'll just explore until then. It's too bad we can't spar with each other before the matches; I could use a little warm up! Oh well, I'll just talk to these guys over here.
As Young Link approached the group of fighters, someone grabbed his tunic from behind. The slender had pulled him back and spun him around, then planted swift kiss on his cheek. Young Link found Princess Zelda staring him in the face, although she was much older than he remembered her.
"Link, Hehe I can't believe your tiny again! You're so cute! Oh! Let's go buy ice cream! You want some, huh?" she said in loud high pitch squeals, all while poking and hugging poor Young Link.
"Waaahh! Hyaaa! Whoa? Hut! Hyeeeaaaa!" screamed Young Link.
"Awww, you still can't talk? That's okay; it's not your fault. Come on, I'll buy you ice cream!" Zelda said as she grabbed his arm and dragged him to the nearest vendor.
Arrrggh! I still can't talk? Why? Why must my vocal cords be so underdeveloped! Now I have no choice but to follow this Zelda around and choke down ice cream. I hate ice cream. No! I won't have it! I'm getting out of here!
Young Link broke free of Zelda's grip and raced towards the opposite end of the lobby. Yet out of nowhere, Zelda appeared in front of him. Young Link fell back in surprise.
What? When did she learn that? Oh well, I get still get away!
As he sprang to his feet, Young Link grabbed a Bombchu from his pack and set it at Zelda. He ran towards a group of Wireframes as he yelled randomly. The Wireframes noticed Zelda chasing him and seized her immediately.
"You will not engage in unauthorized combat. You will be disarmed and detained until the time of your match has arrived. Please come with us." said the first of the Wireframes.
As the Wireframe grabbed Zelda, she yelled loudly and teleported thirty feet away. When she reappeared, she began running again, this time away from the Wireframe.
"Desist at once, you will be detained." It said without emotion, as it took off after her at an alarming speed.
Young Link breathed a sigh of relief as Zelda ran screaming away from the Wireframe. As he took a long swig of milk, Young Link smiled and turned to thank the two remaining Wireframes. Yet as he tried, the nearest one turned to face him and said. "Fear not little human, you are out of danger, please proceed to your waiting room."
As Young Link walked off to his waiting room, the Wireframe stopped him and added, "Would you like some ice cream, little human?"
"Waaahhh! Wha. Hya. Hyeeeaaaahhhh!" young Link yelled incoherently as he ran towards the waiting rooms.
Luigi inspected his newly cleaned clothes with a wide grin and adjusted his hat for good measure. As he cast a look over at Mario he said happily, "You see Mario, Its-a no problem about the pipe! We are all-a clean now!"
Mario casts him a dirty look and said wearily, "Luigi, you-a stooge! We have to go-a home through that-a pipe you know?"
As he thought about that carefully, he responded, "Maybe it-a will be clean by then, yes?"
Mario simply groaned and started walking, "I think I need-a some 'Shrooms…" he muttered.
As the two plumbers arrived in their assigned waiting room, Luigi looked brightly around the room to see who else was there. In various places around the room, he noticed a rather composed young man with blue hair, and an impressive sword, a large purple dragon-type creature, Donkey Kong, and a large male Wireframe that was standing near the door.
Hey Mario," said Luigi eagerly, "Its-a Donkey Kong! Look!"
Mario snapped attention and located DK's position. He then slowly walked over to the large ape. Luigi looked on eagerly expecting a fight. As Mario approached Donkey Kong, he said slowly, "DK, my-a brother, have-a you got any 'Shrooms?"
Luigi fell over from shock. Really, how many-a 'Shrooms do you need in-a one day? He thought irritably.
Donkey Kong slowly looked up and mumbled, "Oooohhh… Banana…"
"Ah, forget it! Why do I even-a bother with you?" shouted Mario angrily as he stalked back over to Luigi.
Just as Luigi was about to say something witty about how many 'Shrooms a day it took to keep sanity away, the grand voice spoke to announce the first fights. According to the voice, the first match was between Mario and Yoshi, and it would begin in 90 seconds.
This should-a be fun, thought Luigi happily as Mario picked himself up and walked out of the door that led to the arena.
Mario trudged into the arena with his hands in his pockets. The crowd was cheering wildly, as he and Yoshi arrived. As Mario approached the battlefield, he noticed that it was a green field of grass, with outcroppings strewn about. Mario jumped up onto one of the rocks and sat patiently waiting for the match to begin. He cast a glance over at Yoshi, who was busy waving to the crowd.
This-a will be cake. I raised that-a guy from an egg, I know all-a his moves.
As Mario began to grin smugly, a loud voice boomed over the stadium, "We will now commence the first match. Super Mario, from the Mushroom Kingdom, versus, Yoshi, from the Mushroom Kingdom! The match will take place on the Green Field stage. Fighters, COMMENCE!"
Mario immediately sprang to his feet jumped ten feet into the air, at the peak of his jump, he launched a series of five fireballs at a bewildered looking Yoshi. Mario landed his jump on another outcropping of rock and threw another series three of fireballs at Yoshi. Caught off guard, Yoshi got hit full force by the first five fireballs, and scarcely managed to dodge the last three. By time Yoshi had recovered from the flaming assault, Mario was already dashing towards him. Yoshi managed to duck to his left, just as Mario pulled a hammer from somewhere and smashed it into the large rock next to Yoshi's head. Mario cried his patented 'Wahoo!' as he jumped kicked Yoshi in the face. The crowd roared loudly as Yoshi was being completely overwhelmed, the poor dinosaur took hit after as Mario continued his assault. As Mario backed off to launch some more fireballs, Yoshi managed to regain his footing and prepare for the incoming fire attack.
Mario had launched four fire balls, followed by a look of satisfaction. The fireballs flew towards Yoshi's head, and at the last moment, Yoshi opened his mouth wide and grabbed the fireballs with his tongue, and swallowed them. Mario looked confused; he didn't recall Yoshi being able to do that. Yoshi smiled widely as he slowly began to change from green, to red. Mario stopped in his tracks, he remember this power. His transformation complete, Yoshi breathed a large column of fire into the air, then turned his gaze upon Mario. Mario ran.
Yoshi ran full speed after Mario. Mario was fast, Yoshi was faster. As Yoshi caught up to the fleeing plumber, he expelled an impressive column of fire that hit Mario in the behind. Mario's eyes went wide, as he realized what happened. Mario began to run screaming, while clutching his flaming behind. Yoshi laughed as Mario eventually resorted to dragging his behind along the ground to put out the fire. As Mario got to his feet, he threw Yoshi a look of rage. Mario grabbed his hammer again and gripped it tightly. With a look of vengeance in his eyes Mario rushed Yoshi, evading the constant streams of fire by using the large outcroppings of rock for cover. As soon as Yoshi stopped to inhale, Mario leaped out from behind a spire-like boulder and hurled his hammer at Yoshi's face. When he saw the hammer, Yoshi panicked and breathed a rather lackluster stream of fire at the hammer. He was out of breath. Mario took this opportunity to launch a machine-gun fast series of fireballs at Yoshi. While Yoshi worked to dodge them, Mario rushed him head-on and landed a full-power smash attack right in Yoshi's face. Yoshi rocketed several dozen feet backwards into a decently sized boulder. The force of the blow shattered the boulder into fragments of its former self. Mario watched without emotion as Yoshi tried in vain to climb to his feet. After a minute of struggling, Yoshi collapsed and returned to his natural green colour. As some Wireframes came to carry Yoshi off the field in a stretcher, the announcer's voice erupted over the stadium, "This game's winner is: Super Mario!"
Mario slowly walked out of the arena and back into the waiting room. With a confident grin on his face, he tossed a fireball up and down in one hand, as he said, "Whose-a next?"