Zelda entered a room that looked like a foot-ball stadium, but instead of a field, there was a jungle growing in the middle of the room. The seats were beginning to fill with people. She found an empty seat that was located near a door, most likely and exit. Above the stadium, a large screen displayed the names of the next fighters- Ness vs. Princess Peach. Feeling relieved that she wasn't late, Zelda relaxed in her seat.
"Hey!" Zelda turned her head to see who had said that. "Hey, you! Princess!"
Zelda turned her head and spotted who had been calling her. A man with a curled moustache and purple suit was sticking his head out of the door she had mistaken for an exit. "Me?" Zelda asked as she pointed to herself.
"You're Princess Zelda, right?"
"Well, yes. But-"
"Finally. Come with me. And hurry, the others are all waiting for you and Link."
The man pulled a confused Zelda through the door. Zelda blinked in disbelief. What she had thought led outside, was actually a door leading to a room that looked as though it had been in a magazine. The room was lighted by oddly shaped lights, and circular windows. Red carpet that was styled with white curves covered the floor. There were two doors that led into the male and female changing rooms/bathrooms. Surrounded by red leather chairs was a large, flat, screen. In front of the screen stood a man, whom on closer observation Zelda recognized as one of the Nintendo bros. Now that she thought about it, the man that had beckoned her resembled the other sibling.
"Now then," said the man in front of the TV, "I shall now explain how this competition will work."
"Excuse me, but Link is still missing," his brother interrupted. He turned to Zelda. "Do you know if he will be here soon?"
"Err, I don't know." Then Zelda remembered it was Link they were talking about. "Actually, I do know. When I left, he hadn't taken a shower yet, and after that he needs to pluck his eyebrows and dry his hair. Then he picks out an outfit, which takes like fifteen minutes even though they are all just slight variations of that green dress he wears. Oh yeah, he also has to choose an amulet that 'matches his mood'. Finally, he must go look in his full length mirror one last time to practice his smile and make sure his appearance is absolutely perfect. Usually, there is something wrong and he has to fix it. Plus I took his car so he will probably have to walk. So no, he won't be here for a while."
"Well, we will just have to start without him. Now, we have already decided who will fight on what day, and you will be notified a day before your battle. On the day you compete, we would like you to get here promptly at 8: 30 at the latest. Pass that on to Link, Zelda. We shall eventually start four person battles, but the final battle will be one on one."
The man standing in front of the TV took over. "You are probably wondering how each battle will work. You have ten minutes to knock out your opponent as many times as possible, without getting yourself knocked out. The times you fall will be subtracted from your knock outs, or KO's. The winner of the match is the contestant with the highest total."
"Excuse me," Princess Peach said. "You said that we try to knock out our opponent as many times as possible. But if we knock them out once, how are we supposed to do it again with them already unconscious?"
"With this." The man in front of the TV held up a white oval shaped pill that was about the size of a dime. "Some call it magic; I call it a scientific break-through. What it is is a pill that once swallowed, will re-energize you every KO. Once you faint, you will awake in a few seconds up and as well as if you had just been picking flowers in a meadow."
The looks of the contestants were both confused and amazed. "Now let's not keep our audience waiting any longer. Princess Peach, Ness, get ready to fight!"