"So, where are we going?" Dry Bowser asked, with him and Arceus were standing in front of the colorful van they were going to take, being present in a parking lot near the Smash Mansion as it was next to some very grassy plains.

"I don't know, I just want a chance to go out on the open road because its fun!" Arceus chimed as he chuckled, while Dry Bowser rolled his eyes.

"Did someone say road trip?" Toadette and Aria Meloetta exclaimed cheerfully as they popped up out of nowhere, with the two girls being in sync with each other.

Arceus was a bit startled as he backed away a bit. "Well, yes, but-"

"You can't have a road trip without bringing some peeps along!" Toadette squealed as she twirled around, holding her hands together.

"Yeah! If you wanna have fun, you're gonna need to be on the run!" Meloetta sung as she brushed back her long green hair.

Dry Bowser folded his bony arms together as he shook his head. "I knew this was going to happen. It always does..."

Arceus seemed to be more positive in his reaction to this sudden development. "I appreciate the enthusiasm girls, but don't you think that?"

"No way! Now let's have fun!"

"Yeah! It's been years since I've went on one!"

Arceus and Dry Bowser looked at each other, with the Pokemon God simply chuckling in a mighty fashion as the skeletal reptile sighed, realizing quickly where this was likely to go. Before they could take off, a very busy Master Hand flew by, and it was clear that he wasn't in the mood for what the gang was about to do.

"Before you go, I have to let you know on your status for the following matches," Master Hand said as he moved his fingertips in a fast manner, proving how busy he was.

"I'm sorry MH, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to attend." Arceus explained as he raised his front llama like legs. "Neither will Meloetta for that matter."

"What!? And why not!?" Master Hand barked as he clenched himself into a fist, being provoked as he was not pleased with this news.

"Because we're going on an adventure!" Meloetta said as she pulled out a carton of vanilla icing from her hair, waving one of her paddle shaped hands at the gloved deity. "And there's nothing you can do about it, haha!"

"I... how?" Mastering Handed stumbled as he curled himself into a ball, sighing as he waved himself at the four. "Fine, whatever. But you better not do anything that will cost us-"

The floating glove didn't get the chance to finish as the 4 took off in the van, with Dry Bowser getting behind the wheel as they left the mansion behind. Lucina noticed that the master of hands looked disappointed, deciding to approach him.

"Hey is everything all right?" Lucina asked as she placed her sword away.

"I guess... it's just that I'm worried about them." Mastered Hands sighed as he moved his various fingertips. "Well certainly almost all of them."

"So where do we go?" Dry Bowser spoke up after observing the interior of the van.

Arceus got into the passenger seat as he moved his front limbs about. "I haven't thought of it. Just out in the open road,"

"Ooh I love the sound of that, just going where nature takes us!" Meloetta sun as she twirled around in the air in a harmonic fashion.

"Don't you think we should have a concrete destination-"

Toadette interrupted Dry Bowser by her throwing confetti into the air in celebration. "It's not about that, silly! It's the journey!"

"Yeah come on, just enjoy the adventure for what it is." Arceus added as he used his deity powers to adjust the seat to be more comfortable for himself.

"Road trips, funny fun! Yay!" Meloetta sung loudly as she was enchanting some of the generic enemies nearby, who were enjoying the melody they were hearing.

Dry Bowser sighed in defeat as he shook his skull. "I don't know how I put up with you..."

"Through love!" Toadette and Meloetta chimed simultaneously as they gave each other a hug while laughing.

Arceus joined in the girls' laughter. "Well you can't argue against that."

And thus the trip on the road started, with the van driving through the dirt paved road in the grassy meadows of Melee's All Star area, where Shrek was watching from the fountain eating onions.

"Love is life... just like me." Shrek said as he had a smile of confidence on his face, continuing to eat through his onions, which lad layers like himself and this very fanfiction.

The van went through the bustling streets of Earthbound's Onett, where Ness was practicing his baseball skills on the diamond field across the stage used for smash battles, frowning as he noticed there was a story going on.

"Shucks, they get to go on a trip and they didn't invite me?" Ness pouted as he let out a wet fart in disappointment. "Well I guess I better go fill myself up with tackos to feel better..."

"Did you guys hear something?" Arceus responded as he was taking a good look of the entire town.

Meloetta's stomach growling made her blush in embarrassment as she rested her paddle hands over her loud belly. "I'm kinda hungry!"

"Don't worry I got snacks on me!" Toadette chimed as she pulled out several candy bars stacked within her pink and white mushroom cap, sharing it with her fellow rider.

Dry Bowser was a bit surprised by this. "You know, I don't recall you using that cap of yours to store things."

"Well that's because you never ask silly!" Toadette giggled as she ate through her chocolate candy, burping as she proceeded to eat another.

Meloetta still felt her growling gut wanting more after eating the sugary snacks. "Ooh this is super yummy, but I can still hear singing from my tummy!"

"Well just stay happy and things will go smoothly!" Arceus instructed as he took a moment to reflect on something. "You know, I forget that I don't have a mouth."

"Why do you ask questions that don't need answers?" Dry Bowser grumbled as he was adjusting some of his bones while driving.

"Why do you have to be so mean about it?" Arceus responded as he began looking through the cabinets of the van for anything interesting.