[Mari]

Blade Unlimited

A strikingly beautiful young woman lounges on a raised platform in the middle of the arena, daydreaming idly of a happier time in her kingdom. If Young Link hadn't been forced to go back and relive being a child after saving the world from Ganon, he'd be her age! What a thankless job this heroing business was. The princess was using thoughts of her people in a more pleasant time to keep her spirits high. As much as she didn't enjoy the arena, she had good reasons for being here. Namely, she was setting an example for several girls sitting in the stands. Heck, maybe Dawn, Black and White were up there watching to get a better idea of what sorts of magic Peach taught. Regardless, her meditative trance could be easily broken by someone speaking to her.

Y'know, that thing Link does all the time in dialogue options and is acknowledged as doing but for some reason can never do in any fan work. Thanks Red, you also-not-mute loser. I blame you for this meme. ...Of course, in all fairness yelling loudly at Peach would probably startle her into focusing just as well really. She was zen, but not that zen.

[Blade Unlimited]

While it was true that Link wasn't at his peak at the moment (7 years shaved off can do that to a person), that didn't mean that the kid wasn't in shape to make a good fight! Besides, seeing as how people weren't very willing to hand out jobs to 8-9 year olds and the tried and true method of cutting grass and smashing pots had failed to produce anything other than angry adults, the arena was the only other way he could really think of to earn some coinage! Even in his young state, Link was more than a match for any challenger in his path: be they giant monsters, annoying keese, dangerous machines, trained assassins, or evil wizards!

What he wasn't expecting was to fight a grown lady, a princess at that!

"And the plot thickens... Well, this should be an easy win huh, Link?" Tatl remarked nonchalantly, flitting about the hylian and emitting a haughty jingly noise. "...Link? Hellooo-"

". . ."
Link was completely conflicted on what to do! There was no way that he could bring himself to attack someone so nice looking and feminine!

"...You've got to be kidding me." If Tatl had hands, she probably would've facepalmed right now.
"You fight girls all the time! What's the hold up?!"

Snapping out of his stupor, Link shook his head profusely. All those other times had been WAY different! All the past times he had fought girls they had been old hags throwing magic at him or obscure looking and scary monsters or warrior assassin girls (sometimes in large and intimidating metal armor)! Princess Peach didn't even look like she was ready to fight him, let alone bearing ill will! "We are NOT going home just because you're too afraid to hit a girl." Rolling up her proverbial sleeves, Tatl whizzed off through the air towards their meditative opponent before bouncing her form off of the Princess' forehead rather roughly to get her attention. "Tch. 'Boys.'"

Emitting an annoying chiming noise, the determined fairy flitted about before resting in front of Peach. "Hey! You ready to fight or take a nap?" Maybe if Peach attacked first, at the very least it'd stir any inhibitions from the hesitant child, shuffling in his boots on the ground a meter or so away from the princess' platform.

[Mari]

Peach's attention was drawn from her thoughts by a voice. A little girl's voice, by the sound of it. Yet, she found herself listening in instead of moving to acknowledge them. They weren't talking to her! She couldn't hear whoever they were talking to, but that didn't matter. It wasn't actually her business, anyway. It was merely a coincidence that she happened to hear any of it at all. The idea that her opponent was afraid to hit a girl brought a smile to her delicately painted lips. Aw. What a little gentleman! She could not help but find amusement from his sassy friend too. . . . And then something bumped into her face.

Peach's eyes shot open in surprise and, for a brief moment, she seemed a bit annoyed. That was not an appropriate, especially for a princess. Was there a more annoying place to be touched than the face?? However, that moment quickly passed and she reached out to ever so gently pat Tatl's head. "An introduction is in order--but after we have acquainted ourselves yes. I will be ready." Peach calmly reassured the fairy, shifting her hand underneath the other and using her evening glove-clad hand as a platform to raise Tatl up to her face and whisper to her. "I hope you won't object to a little show of girl power~" she softly whispered with a little giggle of amusement, sharing a moment with Tatl before getting up and performing a leisurely pirouette to help her dress settle, simultaneously turning to face Link in the process.



Folding her hands elegantly before her, she addressed him with bright blue eyes. --...That was just a boy! Aw man. She didn't like fighting kids. It felt wrong, unbecoming of a princess such as herself. "Welcome to Sunshine Stadium. My name is Princess Peach Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom and this is my friend, Perry! He's your age." Peach introduced, tilting Perry forward to give Link a better view of Perry's face. She dwarfed Link by two entire feet, after all. "Hi! I'm Perry! The princess is even stronger than she looks." Perry chirped rather cheerily. Peach could not help but smirk a little. Perry knew her as a heroine that beat up Bowser. Her appearance defined strength to him, and that was a good feeling. " . . . That settles it." the princess began rather thoughtfully. "I do hope you're ready to put on an excellent show for the crowd~! While I do appreciate your gentleness, it is all in good sport after all! And after this, I'd like to take you both out for ice cream!" Peach remarked, her eyes glimmering with interest. She shifted to take a more combative position, balling a fist in demonstration. She had finished steeling herself for the battle.

"Let's go~"

Peach then dashed at Link, and boy was she pretty good at running in high heels. I mean, running in general in high heels was impressive--but she was a few paces short of being at a sprinting pace! Quickly closing the distance, she gracefully twisted her body to wave an arm through the air in an arc, a rainbow forming at the tips of her fingers to blast Link with radiant charm!

C4DXiFUfp_1d20+5 (Peach's Heart of Virtue! Does 19% Damage)

Peach then threw her weight into a pirouette, a pair of magical ribbons manifesting in a little shower of sparks and twirling around her as she spun. The ribbons would whip at link, wrapping around his legs and forcefully tripping him if he were hit!

p_1d20+5 (Peach's Ribbon Whip! Does 19% Damage)

A little giggle could be heard from nearby. Peach was having a bit of fun, and who wouldn't? Her powers were so happy and joyful! ...In a great many ways, even! "I do apologize if I am not what you expected~!" Peach remarked. With a throw of her hips, she shifted her weight off balance and allowed herself to get thrown at Link! She was trying to sit on Link while he was down, literally squishing him against the ground underneath her ...royal presence!

p_1d20+5 (Peach's Hips of Vehemence; Does 11% Damage and inflicts mini)

When Peach moved to stand back up she looked down at the ground to try and find Link. However, if she succesfully sat on him, he'd be nowhere to be found. Or rather, he would be stuck to the rear of her skirt rather comically--leaving Peach to look around in confusion.

p_1d20+5 (Appeal Roll; 1.0x Appeal Points)

Princess Peach HP: 150 / 150 Shield: 45 / 45 Appeal: 0 Status: Normal

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[Blade Unlimited]

"Hmph... Oh yeah!? Well, g-good...?" Tatl remarked semi-defiantly, as if not really expecting Peach to keep up the calm and collected demeanor.

Not really putting up much resistance, the fairy landed in the princess' gloved palms, a short smirk slowly creeping out Tatl's face as Peach whispered to her. Apparently this girl had some fight in her! "Heh. Don't hold back for the kid's sake. He should be scared of getting hit by girls." Tatl whispered back, her mischievous nature peaking through, despite the fact that she was apparently urging the enemy to kick her partner's butt.

Link of course was still staring hesitantly at the princess as her and Tatl re-approached him (with a pretty spin to boot). Nodding in introduction, Link cleared his throat a little before seeming to mumble something barely audible. "Link, your highness."

...

...

...WAIT SINCE WHEN CAN HE TALK!?

Tatl almost had to do a double-take, completely baffled at the situation. Sure she had known that Link was able to speak, the kid seemed pretty quiet and didn't like doing it very often (It was so bad that for the first few days they had known each other, Tatl was convinced the Hylian was a mute), but she had NEVER seen him talk to a random stranger right off of the bat, let alone a near-complete sentence! "...Oh, so you're fine spilling your guts to a "princess", but everyone else gets the silent treatment huh?" Tatl remarked, more than a bit irked by this seemingly random revelation (and maybe a bit jealous).

However, the soon silent again Link shook his head at his fairy companion before turning to smile and nod at the talking umbrella. Eh... not the weirdest thing he's seen. The thing that Link was more hung up on was Peach's proposition of "ice cream"... why would they want to go get frozen cream? Isn't that just iced milk? ...people in this kingdom sure were weird. Nevertheless, his senses seemed to automatically shift his body into a combative mode after noticing the change in Peach's stance. Well, looks like he was going to have to fight her no matter what... He'd just have to try his best not to hurt the nice lad-

3emSClBjp_1d20+3 (Heart of Virtue evasion - rekt)

Not even having enough time to draw his shield in defense, Link was blasted back by a sudden and abrupt wave of rainbow magic from the charging princess. Completely caught off-guard, the child was sent rolling into a sprawl onto the ground where he lay for a good 5 confused seconds. "Huah?!" He grunted in surprise before stumbling back into his feet; meanwhile Tatl merely scoffed, shaking her head. "She's obviously not going to be holding back, so you better put on your big-boy pants and retaliate."

Trying to ignore the annoying chimes of his comrade (He didn't even wear pants!), Link turned back to look at Peach in hopes of dodging her next attack... only for ribbons to suddenly shoot out from the pirouetting princess seemingly from thin-air!

p_1d20+3 (Please no. He's just a boy!)

Having his feet abruptly swept out from under himself, Link once more came crashing onto the ground, this time face-first! "Hiegh!?" Crying out in pain and irritation, the child hastily sliced at the immobilized ribbons, freeing himself from their grip before turning with his shield raised to face his attacker once more, a bit frustrated by her giggles... only for the poor kid's eyes to widen in complete terror as a mass of pink and white frills encompassed his entire field of vision.

"Uah...Ah....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Screaming in absolute terror, the cries of Link were very quickly muffled to silence as the child was flattened under Princess Peach's devastating derriere... or at least he almost was. Whipping up his mirror shield at the last moment, his knees shaking and nearly buckling under the grown woman's weight, Link was just barely able to deflect the damage; providing a nice make-shift chair for Peach to rest on before pushing her off with a strained grunt.

(Bubble Shield: 60->50%->39%)

"Wow... That was pitiful." Tatl teased, probably enjoying the show more than she should have. Glaring at her, his pride more than hurt at the moment, the Hylian prompted his companion to at least TRY and help. "Fine, fine; Lemme see.... the Princess may seem tough, but that's just the magic tossing you around. She doesn't look particularly strong or fast physically. You really should've known this by now though dummy, jeez."

Thankful for Tatl's analysis (though he could do without the mean comment), the child didn't waste another moment before charging forth at the princess. Though not really ready to go stabbing willy-nilly at a princess, that painful assault early seemed to be enough to allow some form of retaliation from the youth. Planting his boot firmly into the ground, the child swung the arm bearing his scary-faced shield in a wide arc at Princess Peach to shield bash her right in the hips!

p_1d20+2 (Mirror Shield: DMG 8%)

p_1d20+2 (Mirror Shield: DMG 8%)

p_1d20+3 (Mir-REALLY!?)

"This hurts to watch."

p_1d20+2 (Jeez, Hero of Time?! More like Hero of really bad rolls!!!)

Although his attack wasn't the best or most efficient, ESPECIALLY that last one being almost comically awkward (he was a swordsman, not a shieldsman; cut the kid some slack); the child took a step back from his slightly-rude bashing before taking a jump back. Sure, he wasn't willing to start slicing and dicing that pink dress just yet... but that didn't mean Link couldn't fight magic with magic! Drawing his gilded sword, Link took a low stance, concentrating hard as he started drawing on his own Magic reserves, trying to flood it into the blade. He may not have been as proficient at the arts as people like Zelda or Peach, but that didn't mean he couldn't still pack a mean punch with them!

p_1d20-2 (Appeal Roll; 0x Appeal Points)

Link HP: 132/170  Shield Durability: 39%  Appeal: 0 Status: "HERO OF LEGEND", EVERYBODY! THE FABLED HERO OF TIME! (Charging Magic Spin Attack: 1 turn)

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[Mari]

A bright smile. Peach certainly appreciated words. Awww... He likes her! Gosh, she hoped he didn't take the fight too personally. It wasn't like they had much of a choice. They'd both come here to fight, after all. It was simply the nature of the arena.

SPTHtdDMp_1d20+1p_1d20+1p_1d20+1p_1d20+1 (Mirror Shield Dodges--Wow!)

--And boy did Peach take advantage, lounging idly on that shield for a moment before being shoved off. "Oh!" Peach blurted out, deftly wiggling her way out of the way of Link's shield, sort of doing a little dance around his moves. She dodged with such grace! It befit her, really. And then? She reached right on over his shield to snatch him up. She might not be the strongest person on Li, far from it, but she could show some minor feats of strength when she wanted to. Slipping past Link's guard, Peach moved to bring him to her and smush his head into her bosom~! That's right. He was now getting the marshmallow hell. You'd almost mistake it for an innocent mistake though by the way she handled him. If it weren't for how she made no effort to remove his face from her chest, it would just be a random hug in the middle of battle!

p_1d20+5 (Peach's Bosom of Valor; This is a grapple that does no damage, but inflicts the infatuation status.)

As Peach attempted to smother Link in squishiness, she tilted her gaze back to Tatl. "I do find it charmingly cute~ Do you like ice cream too..? I am unsure if they serve fairy portions, but I would be happy to share with you." Peach admitted and offered, not wanting to leave her girl friend out of the celebrations. Sure, they shared almost nothing in common physiologically speaking--but damnit, the sisterhood was a weirdly inclusive place for a group that auto banned half the population! Peach was totally just going to let Link struggle in her arms for a moment while she spoke to Tatl. Once she was finished though and Tatl had answered, she would abruptly pull Link free and give him a chance to breathe air that didn't smell of peach scented perfume. However, she did not let him go quite yet. Instead she carelessly turned and hip checked him away from her complete with a comical little explosion of hearts!

p_1d20+3 (Peach's Peach Bomber; Deals 30% Damage--and frees Link from being grappled, assuming he was)

She then promptly chased Link with a magical pink heart! ...That would of course explode on contact like the other. How cute! How powerful.

p_1d20+5 (Peach's Heart of Virtue; Deals 19% Damage)

She was admittedly a very humiliating enemy to fight. There simply wasn't anything normal about her! She was a magical girl incarnate, pure of heart, full of love for everything and everyone, and able to channel that love in extremely hammy but effective ways for the purposes of fighting.

p_1d20+5 (Peach's Appeal; 1.5x!)

Princess Peach HP: 150 / 150 Shield: 45 / 45 Appeal: 49 Status: Normal

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[Blade Unlimited]

iYulc|z|p_1d20+3 (*straps in for marshmallow hell*)

"Huah...Wha-WHAAAAAAAAAAAA-mhmphmm" At first, Link struggled almost comedically as the princess plucked him from the ground near effortlessly. Curse this child body! Nobody womanhandled him like this when he had grown up! At first he was scared she was gonna slam him into the ground or smack him with her hips again... but the actual result of the maneuver was something Link couldn't tell was bad or good. His voice muffled completely, the poor boy hung limp in Peach's grip as he was suffocation smothered into the woman's enveloping bosom.

p_1d20+3 (Inflicted with Infatuation for 3 turns)

Oh boy... well, even though the princess' warm embrace wasn't "hurting" him per say, the attack was certainly ripping the poor child's heart asunder. His mind was turning to mush, completely smitten with his opponent. Peach was so nice and kind and soft and warm and comfy and friendly. Why did he have to fight her? It wasn't fai-

"Link, I swear that if you throw this match because of a hug; I will beat your face in." Tatl threatened, flitting around the duo more than a bit annoyed. Turning to look at Peach, she couldn't help but sweat-drop at the princess making such idle conversation during a fight... seriously! How did this kid beat Majora?! "Um... Don't know what that is but sure..?" Neither of them were ready for today.
p_1d20+3 (Halfhearted attempt at breaking the grapple)

Of course, knowing he couldn't let Peach down and accept defeat (Also he very much enjoyed not having Tatl bouncing off his face for the rest of the day), Link did his "best" to struggle out of the hug he didn't want to leave at all. Oooooohhhh nooooooo, looks like Peach was toooooo strong for him though! Oh well, he tried his best! Guess he had to just stay in her loving arms an-

p_1d20+3 (Peach Bomber Auto hit & Heart of Virtue dodge fail)

"HUaaaaaaaagh!?" Link cried out, heartbroken as he was forcibly released from Peach's Bosom of Valor with an abrupt and painful hip check... that for some reason also caused him to explode!? Shaking her head in humiliation for the both of them, Tatl quickly whizzed over to where Link was lying on the ground before smacking him in the forehead hard. "Will you stop messing around and just fight!"

Stumbling begrudgingly back to his feet, the child sighed. Tatl was right, he had to focus and fight the beautiful and nice Princess Peach because this was a fight! He had to get seri-wait, did she call him cute? "FOCUS!" Smacking him again, practically blaring her chimes in Link's ear, this was enough to at least mostly push the kid into a more battle-willing mode. Realizing that he had built enough magic into his blade, the emerald Hylian spun in a wide circle towards Peach with his Gilded sword thrust out; the maneuver forming a bright red and blue wave of energy blasting out from Link to strike his opponent!

p_1d20+2 (Charged Magic Spin Attack: DMG 30% - 10% = 20%, AoE)

Pushing off from the momentum in his spin, the child's more acrobatic nature began kicking in. Kicking off the ground and performing a surprisingly elegant flip through the air over Peach, Link drew a bow from seemingly nowhere; aiming the tip of a burning blue arrow right at the back of Peach's feet. This way it wouldn't hurt her AND he could continue the fight!

p_1d20+3 (Hero's Bow[Ice]: DMG 5% - 10% = 0%, 30% chance inflict Frozen)

Landing on the ground once more, already storing his arrow and taking a deep breathe to calm his rapidly beating heart. Somehow this battle was even more stressful than fighting the literal moon falling down... and he was not okay with that! Turning back around, Link couldn't help but run over to Peach and check if she was still okay. Opponent or not, the still very infatuated kid would feel REALLY bad if his aim had been off and he had accidentally shot her in the foot or something!

p_1d20-2 (Link's appeal roll; 1x Appeal Points)

Link HP: 83/170  Shield Durability: 47/60 Appeal: 0 Status: Infatuated [3 turns] (MSA cooldown: 2 posts; Ice Arrows cooldown: 3 posts)

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[Mari]

Peach could not help but resist the urge to chuckle. Poor Tatl was on the wrong team, it seemed! ...Boy, she was glad she didn't have a relationship like this with Mario. ...Did she? No. Nooo... They hadn't spoken very often recently. "Oh!" Peach blurted out, leveling Perry at Link and using his canopy to block Link's magic spin! The blast pushed her back as she hid behind it though. In turn, Perry would once again be used to shield her body from Link's ice arrow, which failed to pierce the magical canopy! A fluttering of said canopy freed it of any clinging ice. When she stood back up straight, it was revealed that her beauty remained unscathed! ...Perry though, he had a large bruise on him. Settling the parasol back on her shoulder, she struck a dignified pose. "That was a very strong attack, Link~ I felt it even through Perry." Peach complimented. She seemed ... proud of him? In spite of how humiliating it probably was to be the recipient of Peach's attacks, she just kind of seemed like a ... really nice person underneath it all. As Peach spoke though, an item was thrown from the roaring crowd. Landing at Peach's feet, she quickly picked it up. Oh! This was a very cute looking bottle of perfume! Well, don't mind if she did! It was hard to keep up with the sweat you worked up in combat, not that Peach didn't do a good job of that. But nothing quite beat a small refreshment of perfume to help offset any damage done. "Oh~! How nice." Peach casually remarked, daintily lifting her head and giving it a lite spray underneath her jaw.

((Peach uses the audience's donated Lovely Perfume; She gains +1 Cha Mod for 5 turns!))

And then, she began to glow with a bright white light. Get ready, because that's the cue for a magical girl transformation sequence!

Make up!

In general, Peach's outfit just kinda became a lot frillier. Her already poofy skirt ballooned out with a bunch of floof. A golden floral print became more visible wrapping around the hem. Lace. All the lace--and some ribbons! Who could make sense of such an outfit?? It was certainly cute, and it fit her just fine--but wow. Just wow. It was over the top even by Peach's standards.

((Peach's Frills of Justice; She gains a +2 to all mods except charisma, which gains a +4 instead))

"I do hope you're enjoying your time in the arena. It is quite the ferocious place for those of fairer spirits--...Ah--?" Peach began, referring to ... women and children of course! Or more specifically pretty princesses and children? Really it was meant to be specific to them both. However, as she finished her nose started bothering her. And ... And... It just wouldn't stop! "Hah-cha!!" Peach sneezed, turning about to sneeze into her elbow. However, the force of her sneeze inadvertantly sent her flying backward into Link butt-first! Ooph! An explosion of hearts was sure to follow impact, with the princess bouncing off and landing nearby.

DJ|V6MNJp_1d20+5 (Peach's Peach Bomber; Does 35% Damage)

She glanced over her shoulder at Link without quite turning around to address him. "--...Excuse me." she bashfully remarked.

p_1d20+10 (Mega Appeal Roll; 2.0x Appeal!)

Princess Peach HP: 150 / 150 Shield: 25 / 55 Appeal: 108 Status: Lovely Perfume (4 Turns Left) Frills of JUSTICE (2 Turns Left)

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[Blade Unlimited]

Did someone just throw perfume at her...? In the middle of a fight?! Link thought that was completely ridiculous and unfair! 

"I know right? Every guy's just going Ga-Ga for her... it's stupi-" 

Link didn't have any gifts to give her! Now some other guy was giving Peach a gift! Maybe she'd like his sword? OH! Maybe his fierce deity's mask would work; that was cool ri-"I've lost all respect for you."

Of course, the infatuated boy and fairy didn't have any more moments left to themselves for arguing as seemingly without warning the princess began undergoing some sort of transformation! It was cheesy, it was frilly and over the top, Tatl didn't even know the last time she has seen something so objectively girly... and yet the fairy still found herself admiring the elegant princess' evolution; and she probably had the least to do with girly things... whether she liked it or not.

And of course Link had been completely starstruck during the entire magical girl transformation sequence, in no small part due to the amorous spell he had been put under. It's amazing how far a hero can fall at the hands of a nice lady with a literal explosive booty.

Speaking of explosive booties, here comes one right no-"Heiiagh!?" Finally snapping out of his stupor just in the nick of time though, the youth brought up his scary-faced shield in preparation for the accidental assault. And although he was driven back immensely, nearly buckling under the might of Peach's hips, the little warrior just barely managed to hang in there before retreating back a few steps. Another blow like that and even his shield wouldn't help!

(Bubble Shield: 47%->12%->2%)

Starting to feel more and more irritated by how poorly Link was doing, Tatl once more chimed loudly in the kid's ear; this time with more clearer advice. "Are you even listening to me? She's physically vulnerable, so why don't you start making use of your physically stronger moves?" Although her delivery could've been a bit nicer, her words proved enough to spark the right idea in Link's head. Maybe it was time he did a transformation of his own!

"...do you always have to make that look so painful?" Tatl remarked quietly, breaking the prolonged silence after Link's extremely less elegant and visually pleasing transformation. Link was, admittedly, a bit embarrassed about his screams while using those masks, but he couldn't help it! It just hurt that much to use... and yet he still persisted each and every time. If that isn't courage, then I don't know what is.

Still, now packing more of a wallop than he ever did as a tiny child, Link began lumbering towards the princess, keen on showing her just how good he could fight! His fists practically cloaked in flames from the force they were containing, Goron Link sent them flying dangerously straight into the Princess' form.

d4jSJJz4p_1d20+5 (Goron Punch: DMG 19%)

Suddenly after one punch though, the goron seemed to withdraw for some reason, his form bending over and compacting in an oddly lithe fashion for someone so large and solid. Soon completely compacted into a green and brown ball, resembling that of a small boulder, the transformed child hopped into the air before crashing down into the same spot. Instantly a shock-wave was sent rippling through the ground, rupturing it around them and making Tatl extremely thankful she was flying as for meters around an immobilizing quake blossomed outward!

p_1d20+5 (Goron Pound: DMG 25%, 60% Inflicts Paralysis, Cooldown: 3 Posts)

After the fact, it took only a moment or two for Link to unfurl from his ball form (he wasn't Sonic after all). Looking around to see if it had been effective, the kid bore an innocent and hopeful grin, looking foreward to any praise coming his way from Tatl or Peach. "Jeez, overkill much?"

Okay scratch that. Just the princess then.

p_1d20-3 (Link's appeal roll; 0x Appeal Points)

Link HP: 113/200  Shield Durability: 2/75 Appeal: 20 Status: Infatuated [2 turns] (MSA cooldown: 1 turn; Ice Arrows cooldown: 2 turns; Goron Pound cooldown: 3 turns)

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[Mari]

niV9lvQLp_1d20+3 (Peach's Punch Dodge)

With a graceful twirl, Peach danced her way past that punch, Link's giant fist just barely glancing past the curvature of her spine. She was such a showy fighter! ...Could you blame her, though? Showiness was basically how she fought, and it worked!

p_1d20+3 (Peach's Ground Pound Dodge)

But then, Link did something unusual. He forced Peach to get creative with her dodges. While she was dancing around, he was creating a shockwave. Oh! ...When the shockwave cleared, the princess was nowhere to be found. Aw man, had she disappeared? Where'd she go? Did she get thrown away by the blast..? "I do believe that it is quite exciting for them to see a princess able to protect herself. It is quite the turn of unexpected events~!" Peach cheerily explained. In a world literally defined by video game cliches, it was pretty hard not to see what Peach meant. Literally being a girl at all was unusual when you had entire worlds with a gender ratio so bizarrely skewed it ... raised serious questions about how they sustained a population, actually. Even Peach's own world suffered from this, which was somehow even more bizarre when you thought about it. If Toads could choose their own genders, why were most of them boys? A roar from the crowd encouraged Peach to let loose and show exactly what she could do.

((Peach's Girl Power activated! She gains +3 Wis, -10% damage taken and +5% damage done for 1 turn))

A critical analysis of mushroom kingdom society aside, though, there was an important question to be answered. ...Where exactly was Peach again? Link need only follow her voice up into the air to discover her floating above him. You'd think doing that in a skirt would be dangerous but, honestly, it was just a sea of lace and floof down there. Link couldn't even see her knees. "Hi~!" Peach softly greeted with a wave. Landing nearby, she lowered Perry to her side and held him at the ready--like a weapon. "You are full of surprises, Link. I have not seen a transformation so radical since I last fought by Ashe's side." Peach mused aloud. "I must warn you, though--I do have quite a bit of experience with larger opponents~!" Peach casually added before shifting to approach Link. She was going to give him the what for!

...By smacking him with Perry. Each hit came with an almost explosive force behind it, more than likely sending Link flying into the wall of the stadium with their extreme knockback! Wow--Those swings were probably the manliest attacks Peach had performed all match. --Not that that was saying anything, really.

p_1d20+10 (Peach's Arms of Compassion; Does 43% Damage and 6% recoil)
p_1d20+10 (Peach's Arms of Compassion; Does 43% Damage and 6% recoil)

p_1d20+10 (Appeal Roll; Mega Appeal! 2.0x Appeal Points)

Princess Peach HP: 138 / 150 Shield: 30 / 55 Appeal: 178 Status: Lovely Perfume (3 Turns Left) Frills of JUSTICE (1 Turns Left) -2 Dex (1 Turn Left)

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[Blade Unlimited]

"Can you maybe try actually hitting her? That might be a good idea." As always, Tatl's insight was invaluable to irritating Link; at this point getting more and more frustrated how none of his attacks were landing. On one hand, he didn't want to hit Peach at all; but on the other, he would be letting the princess down and all of the audience if he didn't put up a good fight! Whipping his meaty head back and forth in search of their foe, the verily conflicted goron got very confused not being able to see Peach in the aftermath of his last move. Did he blow her away? Did she get tired and leave? "Look up." the fairy said in almost a monotone voice, prompting the transformed Hylian to struggle a bit tilting his rock-head upwards... only to be met with the sight of a lazily floating princess and a large mass of pink cloth and white frills.

Waving back with an embarrassed smile in response to her polite greeting, Link took a step back, making room for Peach to land. Jeez, if Zelda could be half as amazing as this lady, there would've been no need for him to fight Ganondorf! (The future Princess Zelda needs to ninja less and magic more) Zoning out for a good minute or two in deep thought, Link was jolted back to the present as a long and dangerously explosive parasol was sent careening towards his unsuspecting form.

cHn|tCenp_1d20-1 (Arms of Compassion dodge - success)

p_1d20-1 (Arms of Compassion dodge - SUPER FAIL)

Barely able to dodge the first attack by curling back into a ball, the sudden immobilization meant he was left completely vulnerable to Peach's second swing. "Oof, that's got to smart." Tatl remarked, her chimes barely audible over the low and muffled screams of Goron Link as he was sent barreling through the air like a canon ball before being painfully embedded into the Stadium Wall. "Uaaaahghooooh..." He dizzily moaned, breaking off more chunks of the cracked wall around him as Link managed to roll himself out of the newly formed indentation.

Groaning, Link unfurled from his ball form. Everything was still spinning in his head while the poor Hylian reeled from that last attack. This wasn't good though... at this rate he was going to be annihilated in the next minute or so if something didn't change about this fight. Well... there was one thing he had left up his sleeve in this form... but did he really want to risk i-"She's kicking your butt."

Hopping back up to his feet, Link raised a massive gloved hand to point at the princess, motioning towards Peach. Instantly recognizing the signal, Tatl sighed before whizzing over towards their opponent. "Z-Targeting? Isn't that kinda cheating?" Mumbling more so to herself than Link, it took less than an instant before the yellow fairy was softly floating maybe a few inches or so above Peach's crown. Clearing her throat, the fairy couldn't help but give her new princess pal a head's up.

"You might wanna brace yourself, Peachy." At first it wouldn't look like Link was doing anything special. After all, if all of his past attacks had done practically nothing to the fair maiden; what were the chances that his next one would be any dif-

p_1d20+5 (Link's CRITICAL Powder Keg[2 Actions]: DMG 30% -> 45%, 50% Inflict Burn, Cooldown: 2 Posts) 

Aided in no small part due to Tatl's help targeting the princess, Link sent the giant and destructive Goron-made explosive sailing through the air on a direct course with Princess Peach. The arc was perfect, and Z-Targeting allowed Link to be able to shift his attention away from the explosive in full knowledge that it would hit it's mark! Lifting up his wide hand to grip the front of his head, it would almost look like Link was tearing off his face for a good few moments before a flash of light revealed Link back in his child form, clutched in his palm a mask resembling a Goron's face.

Rushing foreward to engage in the battle, Link suddenly had to stamp his boot into the ground to keep himself from falling over, his vision clearly suddenly blurring and his entire body flaring in pain. Apparently all that had been keeping Link from feeling the brunt of the damage earlier had been his harder Goron shell... now though it felt almost like every bone in his body was screaming in near collapse. "Guhguh...aegh!" The clearly pained child bit his tongue in hopes of stifling his cries. He couldn't fall apart now, not when he was finally gaining an edge!

p_1d20+5 (Link's appeal roll; 0x Appeal Points)

Link HP: 40/170 Shield Durability: 10/60 Appeal: 20 Status: Infatuated [1 turn] (Ice Arrows cooldown: 1 turn; Powder Keg: 2 turns; Goron Pound cooldown: 2 turns)

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[Mari]

1LMmmhrFp_1d20+1 (Peach's Keg Dodge)

Peach just sort of gave Tatl a bewildered look. Brace for ... what now? The startled princess could not help but yelp rather loudly as a keg crashed into her and violently exploded, sending her flying across the ground in a steaming heap of singed dress and hair. Damn. That looked like it hurt--a lot. The poor thing laid where she crumpled, a soft groan escaping her. "Oh... Bummer." she whined with some mild difficulty speaking, pushing herself up with slightly trembling arms. It looked like she was still recovering from the shock somewhat. She then moved to pick up her crown from nearby and placing it back upon her head. A soft sigh escaped her as she finally picked herself up. "Bracing didn't help at all..." Peach softly lamented as she fixed her dress as quickly and subtly as she could manage. She had a very dignified way of handling herself, fit for a princess, perhaps. After she was done though, she struck a combative pose to indicate that she was ready to continue fighting.

"That was quite powerful, Link! If I may, though--I believe you would get much more from bracing yourself than I did~!" Peach remarked, winking at Link in a playfully sassy manner. She then once again brandished Perry and ran at Link! Oh how much fear could that parasol inspire. Was Link about to get beaten into the ground again in a brutal show of force?

Nope.

Peach did swing at Link, but this was but a feint! A trick if you will. He could try and dodge the hit, but it had no force behind it anyway. Rather, she was trying to catch him mid-dodge and punish him with ... Oh. Oh dear. She would attempt to hook Perry behind Link and scoop him up, the canopy opening up to swallow him whole!

p_1d20+10 (Peach's Devour; Does no damage--not of the physical variety anyway, RIP your dignity--but Link will be considered grappled and unable to dodge her followup attacks. Peach is also healed for p_1d3+10)

This would immediately transport him into Peach's tummy, which would subtly balloon outward slightly to accommodate Link. He had been shrunken just enough to prevent any unfortunate size related injuries, but one didn't need to experience it to tell it was still pretty cramped in there. There was little room to move around thanks to the soft yet slimy embrace of Peach's regal belly, with her tight corset doing little favors for Link's escape. But hey! There was cake! . . . Oh. Hey! At least Tatl didn't have to follow him! Peach would then turn to model slightly for the crowd, stylish as ever in spite of the weight she'd put on! She then promptly attempted to finish Link off with a surge of love magic, her easiest attack to hit with when the victim was inside her.

p_1d20+7 (Peach's Heart of Virtue; Does 24% Damage)
p_1d20+7 (Peach's Heart of Virtue; Does 24% Damage)

Assuming Link had actually been eaten, she'd then cover her mouth to stifle a burp. A flurry of magical hearts would escape her lips, however, leaving her to bashfully excuse herself.

p_1d20+10 (Peach's Great Appeal; 1.5x Points)

Princess Peach HP: 102 / 150 Shield: 35 / 55 Appeal: 264 Status: Lovely Perfume (2 Turns Left) Burned (6 Turns Remaining)

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[Blade Unlimited]

Huh... this Princess was made of some tougher stuff! A blast like that and she was ready to fight within a few seconds!? How on earth could she be so strong and elegant at the same time?! "Huh... You could learn a thing or two from this lady, Link." Possessing neither the strength nor time to respond to Tatl, Link instead focused his efforts on the princess rushing him once more. Injured or not he had to continue! He could still win this!

Bpl_DZZ1p_1d20+3 (Link's Devour dodge - failed)

His bones groaning in protest all the while, Link ignoring them, instead rushing foreward to try and dodge past Peach's parasol. This was it! His chance! "Haaaaagh!" Yelling out in triumph, the Hylian began drawing his blade to slash at Peach while she was open... only for the Parasol he previously thought was dodged to suddenly start closing in from behind him! Link waited a moment or two for the back of the canopy to catch him... but it never came. Instead, it was as if Link was as if the back of the sentient umbrella was sucking him into some unknown portal! Screaming in absolute terror, the child could do nothing but helplessly flail as he was ripped from reality... and deposited somewhere else.

When he had finally stopped moving, Link couldn't help but shiver in fright of his unknown location. Wherever it was, the place he was in was pitch black, damp, dark, cramped and slimy. A sudden chill ran down the boy's spine, recognizing the feeling and atmosphere all too well despite the smaller setting. He was in a stomach! "Huah...Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-" A muffled scream could be heard emitting from Peach's bloated stomach while a distressed person trapped in her body wriggled about in vain.

Meanwhile, Tatl was flitting back and forth in complete confusion. Where did Link go? One second he was running at Peach, the next the kid was nowhere in sight and the princess had put on a little...weight... "No way." The fairy chimed in near disbelief, still unable to comprehend the situation... until hearing a familiar faint scream coming from Peach's extra poundage. This was... this was...

"Hahahahaha! Oh, OH- I think I'm going to die of laughter!" Tatl couldn't help but break out into gut-busting laughter, her chimes ringing to a deafening degree as the overwhelmed fairy snorted. "Y-Y-You ATE him!? O-Oh boy! Where's a pictograph when you need one?!"

Flitting about Peach's stomach, the gay ball of yellow light tried her best to stifle her laughter before calling out to her trapped ally. "H-Hey Link... Try giving her indigestion! Maybe that might wor-Hahahahahahaha!" Trying and failing. Lifting her gaze up to the bashful princess, the mischievous fairy couldn't help but poke more fun at the other party involved. "S-S-So Peachy? Wh-*Snerk*When are you expecting?! Hahahahaha!" She couldn't even remember the last time she had laughed this hard!

Meanwhile, Link's fatigue and injuries were finally catching up to the poor kid. Unable to do anything in response to Princess Peach's internal assault, the green-garbed gobbled Hylian could only lie there and take it as her magic provided the finishing touches on his Stamina. Succumbing to his injuries, Link emitted a soft whine before slowly losing consciousness... at least the place around him was warm and soft... maybe a nap would do him good anyway...

Hearing her partner finally go silent, a tinge of worry shot through Tatl after the laughter had ceased. "Wait...you... you didn't kill him, did you?" She was almost hesitant to ask, already more than weirded out by the fact that Peach had basically devoured Link. The princess didn't look like the kind of person to legitimately eat someone alive... If the crowd was any indication, nothing was out of the ordinary. Then again, they would probably cheer for her if she was was dissecting a bunny rabbit.

Link HP: 0/170 Shield Durability: 18/60 Appeal: 20 Status: DeadK.O'd (and if not, traumatized)

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[Mari]

Damage Done: 170 Appeal Points: 336 KO Bonus: 60 Total Points: 566	Winner Peach!	Damage Done: 37 Appeal Points: 20 KO Bonus: 0 Total Points: 57

--...A camera? It sounded like Tatl was asking for a camera. Peach couldn't help but giggle a bit with her--either that or Link's squirming tickled her. One of the two. When she stopped to think about it, it was pretty funny though! Eating your enemies was simply a reality of living in a world of anthropomorphic vegetables, but the implications of gobbling up a person were not lost on her. Producing a camera, she promptly wiggled her hips in a rhythmic manner for a brief moment to settle her dress over her newfound weight before moving tp take a selfie with Tatl. She could be observed placing her free hand on her hip in a sassy fashion. There was a moment of regret as she did this. She wasn't quite sure she was looking her best for photos, but who was she to shame an expecting mother for sporting some extra weight~? That particular comment got the sweetest, most natural laughter from Peach. She was usually a bit more ladylike about it, but not even a stifling hand over her mouth could hide her intense amusement.

"Later~" she politely yet light-heartedly replied to Tatl's question--the one about when she was expecting--restraining any urge to make any jokes at Link's expense. With another wiggle of her hips, this time to better keep her balance, she found Link beginning to settle down. Phew! That was good. She'd known that the heat in there tended to put people to sleep, which was all fine with her. A deep breath and a relaxed, closed-mouthed sigh. --And then Tatle asked her an all-important question.

"Oh, goodness no..!" Peach was quicky to deny. Now killing people--That was horrific to her. Gosh Tatl! Give her some credit! She had standards! ...She was a man-eater, not a manslaughterer! "Though, I do believe I have won~" the princess went on, modeling a bit to show off that no movement was coming from within her now. Nothing strong enough to be seen, anyway. "I will simply be ...babysitting Link this evening. He will be safe and taken care of." Peach went on to reassure, a smirk appearing on her face at her choice of the word babysit. That was a deliberate pun right there, even if she tried to pretend it was an accident. To demonstrate this, she hovered a hand over her stomach and it began to softly radiate with love magic! She was beginning to heal Link's wounds, ironically using the strength she'd gained from eating him to help heal him. It turned out she was a really good healer! But with any luck, his nap would remain undisturbed.

"Would you like to join me for that ice cream, Miss?" Peach asked. ...Weird. She treated Tatl like a person instead of something to be bottled for later. Her bizarre taste aside, she seemed pretty nice!

Princess Peach HP: 113 / 150 Shield: 40 / 55 Appeal: 336 Status: Lovely Perfume (1 Turns Left) Burned (5 Turns Remaining) Nom

[Blade Unlimited]

Oh good, so the princess wasn't going cannibal on them. That was a relief. Although Tatl was hard on the kid, often making jokes and comments at Link's expense, it didn't change the fact that he was still a close friend that she deeply cared about. All jokes aside though, it was a no-brainer that Tatl was going to stick around with the Princess for a while... least until Link pops out. As for where he'll pops out... she had no idea.

Whizzing around Peach's fair head with exuberant chimes ringing, the yellow fairy finally came to a stop on the princess herself; somehow disappearing into the area between her crown and golden locks. "Yeah, looks like you won, princess. You're tougher than you look, you know!" Tatl exclaimed, finding a comfortable position to settle into while she reclined back upon her new companion. "I know you humiliated him pretty bad... but trust me, Link would've done a lot better if you weren't such a pretty face... probably."

"But sure; let's hit the town... Still don't know what 'Ice Cream' is though."

(Link & Tatl End Presence I guess? ...let's maybe not put this in the Hyrule Historia... for the sake of Link's dignity.)