The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z
Don't Get Your Mawashi In A Twist
"Ugh!" cried Green as he flopped unceremoniously out of the sumo ring and onto his back. He sat up and scowled. "Dammit! That's the fifth time you've won, Twilight!"
Twilight cracked his knuckles with a victorious grin. "Hey, you're the one who told me not to go easy on you, Green."
"But you just tossed me out of the ring like I was nothing!" Green hopped to his feet, adjusting the cotton belt that just barely fit his relatively scrawny form.
"I've tossed around goats and gorons that were a lot heavier than you," replied Twilight, "so, yeah, you kind of do weigh nothing to me." He turned to his left and called out. "Duo! Get up here!"
"O-Okay!" said Duo as he stood from his seat. He was positive wouldn't stand a chance against his older companion, who hadn't lost a sumo match for as long as he could remember, but he had agreed to come to the ring with him and Green as a learning experience. He stepped onto the platform, got into position, and grinned nervously.
"You don't look very confident, Duo," said Twilight, also getting into his starting position.
Duo laughed a little. "I'm not," he said, "after seeing what you did to Green."
"Don't worry about it - this isn't about winning or losing or anything like that." He smiled brightly. "I'll even go easy on you if you want me to."
"That's probably a good idea, yeah."
"Right. Green, can you count down for us?"
"You got it!" Green walked over to the edge of the ring and called out, "Three! Two! One! Go!"
The two wrestlers hovered around each other for a moment before Twilight took the initiative. He lunged forward in an attempt to grab the younger Hero, but something automatic, instinctual, and decidedly un-sumolike took over Duo. With swiftness and grace, he sidestepped his opponent, made a fist, and decked him in the jaw, causing Twilight to cry out and stumble backwards. After realizing what he did, Duo gasped and began to apologize profusely.
"Oh my gosh, Twilight! I'm sorry!" he said, covering his mouth with his hands.
Twilight rubbed his jaw and gave the other Link an incredulous look. "What the hell was that for? This is sumo, not boxing!"
"I know! I know!" Duo blushed profusely and hung his head in shame. "I'm just so used to boxing with Ricky... I don't know what came over me!"
Green snickered. "Heheh! That muscle memory's really something, huh?"
"I'll say," muttered Twilight. He got back into his starting position. "All right, let's try this again - and try not to hit me in the face this time, okay?"
"Okay..." Duo readied himself, and after Green counted down a second time, they began their match again, and again Twilight made the first move. This time, however, Duo dodged his lunge… and landed a right hook on his stomach, causing Twilight to sputter, cough, and keel over.
"Oh no, not again!" cried Duo, kneeling down to check on his friend. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry...!"
Twilight looked up and gave Duo a glare. "You really should stick to boxing, Duo," he choked, "I don't think sumo wrestling is your thing."
Duo sighed sadly. "Yeah... I think you're right..."
Green, however, simply stood at the sidelines and laughed.