One of Jordan James' favorite games was Super Mario Party. While he did not mind 9 and 10's car mechanic, he always preferred individual movement, especially since he played a lot of 8. Now here he was, invited by Princess Peach to a special New Year's Eve party at the Party Plaza. According to the invitation, the party was non-casual and starting at 8. It even included directions to the plaza. Jordan was grateful to have to avoid asking a Toad or someone for directions again. The time was about 7:30 though, so he decided to head on to the Plaza. Though he kept his Item Pendant. Just in case.

When he arrived, he took notice of the many people were there. Of course, there were the Mushroom Kingdom inhabitants and outsiders, but there was also the ones from Bowser's Kingdom. He remembered that the recent Mario Party allowed him to join. Though he did get a little bit nervous about how the Koopa King felt about him considering their first encounter. Strangely enough, Bowser took notice of Jordan and greeted him.

"Ah," said Bowser. "I remember you! You were the one who kept using items!"

"Yup," said Jordan, chuckling a bit. "That was me!"

"So Peach tells me that the dimension I was in sees me as an icon!"
"In a way. My dimension sees everyone here as an icon."

"Hmmm… well, either way, you seem clever. That idea of a pendant that grants its user items is pretty clever!"

"Oh," said Jordan, caught off-guard by his compliment. "Well, thank you!"

"Don't mention it. Anyway, I'm gonna head off and find my squad."

"Same for me. Talk to ya later!"

Jordan was shocked at how well that conversation went as he walked off. In fact, he got so lost in thought that he accidentally bumped into Daisy.

"Oh, my bad!" He quickly apologized for his mistake.

"Eh, don't worry about it! It's great to see you again!"

"Same to you! So you enjoy being here?"

"Yeah! It's cool here! Wait, so this is a game in your dimension?"

"Yup! I actually know a lot about this place!"

"Oh, well, good luck to you."

"You too! Have fun!"

Daisy may be a rowdy one, but she really is a friendly gal. That's when he decided to do something that he figured he would end up doing anyway: find Rosalina. Admittedly, he would always pick her when playing Super Mario Party for reasons that should be obvious to those who read about his first adventure. He did eventually spot her, standing by the Partner Party screen. He dashed over to her and see if she needed a partner.

"Hi, Rose!"

"Rose?"

"Yeah, it's my nickname for you! Would it be okay if I called you Rose?"

"Oh, sure! I don't mind!"

"So you about to do Partner Party?"

"Yeah, I just need three more people…"

"You know, if you're looking for a partner, I can help with that."

Jordan still harbored a crush on her so he felt a little awkward when asking that. Especially after remembering what happened after his last adventure.

"Oh, sure! I would love to have you as a partner!"

Rosalina has always thought of Jordan as a fun person after becoming his roommate. Through the months, she became more interested in Jordan's life, often questioning him about his feelings in his dimension compared to hers. In short, she was happy that he wanted to be her partner. That's when she noticed Mario and Peach coming to their spot.
"Hi, Rosalina! Hi, Jordan!" Mario was happy to see his friends again. "You're about to do Partner Party?"

"Yeah, we are just waiting on another group to come! ...unless you are about to play."

"Oh, yes! We were just going to look for partners. But it looks like we already got a pair!" Peach was glad to see her friends getting along.

"So, you ready to begin?"

"Well, lets-a-go!" Mario went ahead and picked a course. He knew what Jordan wanted to pick. Once he was done, everyone used the stand's Warp Pipe to go to the board.

AU: Happy New Year, everyone! So what better way to celebrate our entry to the next year than with a Mario Party? I decided to make the setting on this day, currently after my current Jordan-centered stories. Basically, he gets some banter with Bowser, their first time truly interacting since Jordan's first adventure, and Daisy, since I felt that he and she never had a proper conversation. And, of course, there's the fact that he's doing Partner Party with Rosalina against Mario and Peach…

And speaking of Jordan-centered stories, I have a new Smash Bros story out now! As for this writing, only the Pilot is out now, so give it a look. Look for Jordan's Smashing Adventures on my page or on Smash Bros' page depending on which is easier.

As always, leave me a review so I can improve!

(P.S. Into The Spider-Verse was awesome!)