Zelda giggled happily as she sat in the waiting room. So many fine men and cute things just waiting to be stalked, surely this was heaven. Zelda cast a look at the child Link, as he took a long drink of milk. She toyed with the idea of going over to him and cuddling him. Unfortunately, the restraining order set down by the wireframes was still in effect.
Stupid wireframes, she thought angrily, I should be allowed to hug anything I want. I am a princess after all. Oh well, I still have the rest of these fine specimens to ogle.
She cast a glance at the other people in the room. There was a simply magnificent man dressed like a prince, he was stroking his blue hair and looking into a mirror. Also there was a gorgeous hunk of a man, also with blue hair. He was clad in heavy armor and rested a massive axe on his shoulder. This man was talking to a rather lordly looking man with red hair. Finally, there was a yellow rat thing sitting on a table, it had an adorable tail shaped like a lightning bolt. Zelda grinned and strolled over to the yellow mouse-like creature. She grabbed its tail and began stroking it against her cheek.
So soft… Hehe… I wonder how much longer I can do this...
The yellow creature got an annoyed look on its face then screamed. Zelda suddenly found herself surrounded by ten thousand volts. As the electricity dissipated, Zelda twitched spasmodically on the floor. The yellow creature jumped on her face for good measure, as if to say 'owned'.
As Zelda managed to pull herself to her feet, the great voice boomed itself across the stadium. Apparently the next match would feature herself and something called a 'Pikachu'.
What the hell's a Pikachu? It sounds ridiculous; I bet it is some demented looking clunker. Hehe… Yeah, this is going to be easy man!
Zelda's upbeat attitude quickly fell away as she noticed the electrically inclined mouse heading into the arena. Coincidence? No way, surely someone, somewhere, hates her. Zelda trudged out into the arena, that Pikachu thing has got the volts to conquer, and she couldn't help thinking that she had already pissed it off.
As she arrived onto the arena, she noticed the crowd going crazy for Pikachu. Nobody seemed to be even paying attention to her.
Stupid freaking cute mouse… It's so cute! I want it! Still, people should be paying attention to me!
As she wallowed in misery, the voice spoke yet again "We will now commence the third match. Princess Zelda of Hyrule, versus, Pikachu! The match will take place on the Blue Forest stage. Fighters, COMMENCE!"
As it finished speaking, the stage suddenly erupted with blue trees of several varieties. Zelda stood gaping at the trees. There were blue, you simply don't have blue trees! The trees in Hyrule were green, man, that is a normal colour for trees! As she began to convince herself that the trees were actually pink, a far cuter colour according to her, a massive bolt of lightning ripped through the air and hit her in the face.
Ahhhh! My face! It could be ruined! What man would want me now?
As if on cue, Zelda caught a glimpse of some obese Goron winking at her. The very thought of it made her insides quiver. She vowed that the Pikachu would pay. Sealing her vow with a nod of her head, she dashed into the field of blue trees. Zelda ran towards Pikachu and threw a small orb of fire at it. Pikachu jumped out of the way, but as it landed Zelda was standing behind it. Zelda smiled innocently as she raised a blue crystal barrier around her, and launched a series of crystal shards at Pikachu. Pikachu screamed in pain and horror as the shards ripped into it. Zelda broke off her attack, and wondered if she overdid it a bit. She soon found out as Pikachu glared at her as it charged electrical energy within its body. Zelda began to slowly back, but her retreat was broken as Pikachu generated a small cloud of thunder around the two of them. When the lightning discharged from within the cloud, Zelda felt her heart stop. As the lightning raged around the two of them, Pikachu regained energy, and Zelda's lifeless body fell to the ground. Pikachu, seeing victory, dissipated the thundercloud, and looked at the Zelda's body lying still and the ground. The crowd fell silent as they began to comprehend what had happened. The onlookers began to murmur softly, but those murmurs turned into cries of excitement as Zelda's eyes flew open and her body began to twitch. She jumped to her feet and began screaming. Pikachu stared in confusion at the scene that lay before it. The crowd also, shared that confusion. Zelda's screams turned into coherent phrases as the seconds ticked by.
"No! Back off, I don't need your help!" she screamed as she clutched her head tightly, "Aaaaugh! No, not now! Stay out of this Shiek!"
Zelda's screams abruptly ended as a cloud of smoke encircled her. As the smoke slowly dissipated, a dark figure clad in bandages and ninja garb could be seen standing where Zelda had once been. The kunoichi surveyed the surroundings, and then Pikachu in front of her. She grimaced, and in a voice thick with secrecy, she spoke "This rodent is what has defeated you Zelda? How pathetic. I abhor your weakness girl; you are a blemish upon my skill. You, creature, weep now, as your death will shortly follow."
Shiek blew past Pikachu in the blink of an eye, and before it knew what had hit it, Pikachu was riddled with knives. As Pikachu attempted to counter with a bolt of electricity, Shiek vanished in a puff of smoke. Pikachu shook off the knives and sprinted through the trees trying to find the stealthy ninja, yet its search was in vain, as it Shiek who made the next move. Sailing through the air from branch to branch and tree to tree, she assaulted the small creature with an unending hail of knives. As Pikachu attempted to flee, two more knives appeared from the leafy canopy and nailed its forelegs to the ground. Pikachu screeched in agony as the knives pierced its legs. Shiek however, could be heard laughing darkly from the leaves above. Unable to move, Pikachu discharged bolt after bolt into the trees above, hoping to hit its brutal opponent. In a rush of smoke, Shiek appeared behind Pikachu and gave it a savage kick to the head. Pikachu was hit with such force, that it was torn from the ground and thrown through four trees before it came to a stop. Shiek strolled over to Pikachu and looked down on it. It was bleeding profusely, the red substance gushed from numerous major wounds and pooled on the ground around it. Shiek grinned with a murderous look in her eyes, she was not going to let this creature live. Pikachu though, was not done with yet. It managed to pull a small candy from inside its blood soaked fur, and stuck it in its mouth. Pikachu began to glow with a white light, and its form began to change. Shiek jumped back and into a defensive position, in case of danger. Pikachu's form ceased shifting, and the light began to fade. Pikachu was no more, in its place stood a slightly larger creature, still similarly shaped, but with a whip-like tail. It had evolved into Raichu. The wounds it had received were slightly healed, but Raichu was still severely wounded. Shiek looked with caution as electricity began to course through her opponent's body with alarming concentration. Raichu staggered forward a few steps, and then began to create a massive thundercloud. The cloud had filled almost the entire arena. The crowd could be heard admiring the cloud. Their admiration was short lived. Once the massive cumulonimbus had reached its full size, it began discharge a huge amount of gargantuan lightning bolts. The bolts ripped the arena apart. The audience yelled in fear as they scrambled to evacuate. The thunder was deafening, and chaos was maddening. Shiek leaped from branch to branch, as the trees were obliterated. Scarcely dodging the torrents of lightning, she dashed back towards the out of control creature. Raichu stood at the epicenter of the thunderhead as if in a trance. Its eyes were blank, and its body shook with power. Shiek grimaced as a stray bolt tore through her left arm, but she did not reduce her pace. As she neared Raichu, she threw a quick barrage of knives into Raichu. Then, Shiek fled. The knives drew the every bolt of lighting in the arena towards Raichu. When the bolts hit, Raichu got a look of pure ecstasy in his eyes, but the look quickly turned foul. It was too much; its body could not handle that much power. Shiek watched from the edge of the field as the thundercloud compressed into Raichu and exploded. The explosion was immeasurably fierce, Shiek barely managed to take cover from the onslaught. As the explosion faded, and the arena grew quiet, and the mighty voice spoke again "This game's winner is: Shiek!"
The dust cleared, and Shiek could see a massive black crater where Raichu had once stood. Did the rat still live? Shiek doubted it, yet some wireframes appeared nonetheless and headed into the blackened scar. She never bothered to see if they emerged with a body or not, she simply headed back to the waiting room, dreading when Zelda's mind would once again take her over.
Samus surveyed her surroundings with awe. The arena was a derelict; there were black scars and gorges everywhere. The crowd's bleachers were, for the most part, in ruins. There was rubble strewn about like dust, and to top it all off, a massive chunk of the southeastern section of the wall was gone. Administration had announced that all matches were to be put on hiatus, as the arena is being rebuilt. To compensate for this though, contestants were allowed to spar with each other in the fields outside to stadium, in order to kill time. Samus had opted to survey the arena before heading out to observe the sparring.
Damage is extensive, but reparable. Time necessary to rebuild by hand: 0.437 cycles. Time necessary to rebuild with local technology: 0.266 cycles. Structural integrity questionable; reconstruction reasonably dangerous.
Samus finished her analysis and headed out the Sparring Fields, as the contestants came to call the area given for sparring.
Marth strolled merrily around the fields, searching for his beloved Link. Surely he was around somewhere.
Oh, my sweet and courageous hero, where for art thou? Hehe, he'll be happy to see me, I know he will. No one can resist my magnificent princely charms! Oh yes, the man will weep from joy at the mere sight of me!
When Marth located him, Link did indeed weep, though not from joy. Navi however, was pleased to see Marth. She talked to him for ages about how she demanded at least four rooms in his palace, after Link and he got married. At this, Link seemed to try and murder the fairy, but surely he was so overcome with joy, that he accidentally hurt her. Or so Marth convinced himself anyway. As Marth fawned over Link, he grinned widely. Link however, drew his sword and challenged Marth to a sparring match.
"Oh but I could never fight you, my beloved hero!" Marth said lavishly.
"Look man, I told you, it is great you think I'm hot, but I don't rock that way." Link retorted sharply.
"Well… If I beat in a duel, will you at least give me a chance?" pleaded Marth softly as he batted his eyes at Link.
"Heh, yeah, okay." Link acknowledged with complete confidence, "But if I win, you have to settle for a signed autograph of yours truly!"
Navi gaped at Link in disbelief, "Link, you know he wins either way with this right?"
Link just ignored Navi and shook Marth's hand to seal the deal. Marth reluctantly released Link's hand and took a few steps back. He drew is sword, admired his reflection on the blade and motioned for Link to come at him. Link needed no encouragement, he dashed at Marth sword in hand, and ready to lay the smack-down on the effeminate noble. As Link approached though, Marth simply tripped him to the ground the dove on top of him. Link screamed in horror as Marth smothered him with hugs, kisses, and other types of affection. Those watching the display however, were highly amused. Some rooted for Marth, others rooted for Link. Some encouraged the fairy to destroy them both. All however, laughed heartily as they enjoyed the scene. All perhaps, except for Link, whose loud high-pitched screams echoed across the grounds. Yet there was one who watched from the deep within the stadium, who grinned maliciously as his arena was rebuilt…