Hello and welcome to Daily Life at Smash Mansion. This is set in the same mansion with the same characters as Chronicles (also known as COSM) but is less plot based and more one-shot based. Also this is not going to alternate chapters by author, just we update when we feel like it. Hopefully you enjoy.
A Very Mudkip Christmas
Marth excitedly unwrapped his present from Sapphire. It turned out to be a scoreboard with his and Sapphire's names on it with Sapphire having 99 on her side and 1 on Marth's side: a record of their battles. Marth gave a weak smile; it wasn't a good score on his behalf.
"Gee thanks Saph, just what I needed a constant reminder of how many times you have beaten me." Marth's sarcastic comment was countered by the Pokémon trainer's bubbly reply
"Of course you needed it silly, you never seem happy to tell people just how many time you've lost to me. You're not embarrassed are you?"
"Not at all Saph." Marth then moved on to the next present in his pile. Opening this one revealed a plush Mudkip doll. "Saph there was no need to get me two presents, and a Mudkip doll no less."
Saph looked up from opening her present from Bowser: a pair of blue shell slippers to answer "But I only gave you the scoreboard, I know that Mudkip annoys you terribly so I didn't give you that." Marth was confused he put the Mudkip aside to finish opening his presents.
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Marth had placed all his presents in his room, with the Mudkip doll on his table and was walking to the cafeteria for some breakfast. He sat down in his usual seat only to find his new Mudkip doll sitting in front of him. Marth jumped backwards onto the floor as Fox and Captain Falcon roared with laughter. Looking up the Mudkip doll was gone; shaking his head Marth got back up to the table and was ready to eat when he saw the Mudkip doll on his plate. He fell to the floor again. Ike grabbed the doll and put on a squeaky voice waving it in Marth's very red face.
"Oh look at the brave Prince Marth, scared of an itty bitty Mudkip." Having had his fun Ike held out his hand to help his friend up, chuckling all the while. "Why did you jump ten feet in the air when you saw this little guy Marth?" Marth cast a glance around before leaning in to Ike. "I think Saph is tormenting me with that doll, having a whole heap of fun doing so, she knows that Mudkip of hers bothers me. Besides, who else would sneak into my room to put this on my plate?" Ike began thinking about it but before he could respond Marth was already off, going to go train some more or maybe watch his favourite, totally Mudkip free show: Point of a Sword.
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Sitting back on the lounge, totally immersed in his show Marth didn't notice two figures slip quietly in the door to the living room, then activating a stolen cloaking device, one of them snuck up beside Marth with the Mudkip doll, edging it along the back of the couch. Marth readjusted himself to a more comfortable position and caught sight of it out of the corner of his eye. Marth leapt off the couch with a very unmanly scream and once again the Mudkip doll was gone.
Sapphire came in and upon seeing who had screamed burst out laughing. "Oh Marth, who knew that you screamed like a girl?" Marth went red at being caught by his friend and rival. "So what terrified the great girly Marth?" Marth fumed to himself, it was just one of those days where everyone seemed to be able to find a way to have a go at him, the swordsman refused to let Sapphire know just what had made him scream.
"Oh just some scary bit in the show." He lied quickly.
"You mean the show that is playing right now?" During their conversation Point of a Sword had ended and was followed by Happy Ducklings: an incredibly cutesy show about a family of four different coloured ducks. Marth shook his head and left before he could dig himself a deeper hole of embarrassment.
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Marth whiled away the rest of the day, training and having a few practice matches. He then ate dinner and the Mudkip doll had not been seen again. Marth was practicing his swordsmanship in front of R.O.B, looking for potential ways to improve, not just to beat Sapphire, but to be a better fighter all around. Finishing his latest Dancing Blade Combo he looked over at the robot to see his comments. Right there upon his head Marth saw the Mudkip doll. Falchion clattered to the ground as Marth let go in pure shock, having had enough of the stalker toy he grabbed his sword and went to bed, leaving R.O.B with no one to talk to.
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Marth was having an incredibly strange dream. There was a cliff behind him and a grassy meadow in front, he started walking away from the cliff and ran into a Mudkip. The mud fish Pokémon sat there staring and then suddenly there were two then four then eight then sixteen and they were still multiplying. They all glared up at him evilly. Marth reach for his sword, but it wasn't at his hip, and then the Mudkip army attacked.
Marth dodged and ducked and fought back but the Mudkip just kept coming. He was forced further and further backwards, towards the cliff he had noticed earlier. Reaching the edge he looked down and saw a giant Mudkip staring up at him. While he was looking down a Mudkip hit him with tackle, knocking him off the edge. The giant Mudkip leapt up and opened his mouth wide to eat him, Marth thrashed wildly and fell, out of bed waking up when he hit the floor.
Opening his eyes Marth once more saw the Mudkip that had been stalking him one day and screamed, waking his roommate Ike.
"Huh, wazzat? Marth you bein' attacked?" Ike asked, awake but only just.
"No it's that stupid Mudkip doll. The one that's been stalking me. See look its right there" Marth yelled pointing at the for once stationary doll. Marth was so surprised at the fact that it was still there that he momentarily forgot his anger at Sapphire, she was the one after all who had a Mudkip and who was tormenting him with it. Marth didn't waste any time, he got up and marched off to Sapphire's room, he had finally had enough of the bloody doll.
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Marth's fist pounded on the door to the room Sapphire and Pearl shared. It may have been the middle of the night but Marth didn't care. After a minute of solid pounding the door opened to reveal Sapphire standing there barefoot in her blue and silver nightgown.
"Marth? Isn't it a bit late for a rematch?"Sapphire yawned as Pearl debated getting up and obviously deciding against it. Marth gasped in amazement.
"You think this is about a rematch? Saph, all day I've been stalked by a Mudkip doll. In the Cafeteria, while I was watching TV and now when I woke up from a nightmare. This bloody doll has been there." Marth angrily shook the doll in her face.
"That's not my doll; it appeared in the Cafeteria this morning right? I think I know who is behind this prank. Just go back to bed and I'll sort this one out. Marth sighed in relief, with Sapphire on the case whoever was making the Mudkip stalk him would be in big trouble. Marth crawled back into bed and slept the rest of the night away peacefully.
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The next morning Sapphire tracked down Captain Falcon and Fox, to make them bay for such a cruel trick on Marth. The two pranksters saw her coming and started to run for it but Mudkip used Ice Beam to freeze them to the floor, preventing their escape.
"That was a cruel trick to play. You do not need to make fun of someone and make them think it was someone else; don't try to ruin people's friendships. Sceptile, Combusken, I choose you." As Sapphire released her two stronger Pokémon. Fox and Captain Falcon had the same thought at the same time: Oh crap.
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Marth had not seen the doll since he had woken up last night so his stress levels were down a bit when he saw Sapphire skipping into his bedroom.
"Morning Marth, Fox and Captain Falcon were the ones who were messing with you. They had managed to get an old cloaking device and used that to move the doll around without being seen. Very tricky but I put them in their place. Nobody messes with Marth, that pleasure is all mine." She finished with an evil grin and left.
Later that day Marth went past the medical wing and saw Captain Falcon and Fox sitting in the beds, getting taken care of by Dr. Mario, Sapphire had really messed them up. Marth laughed at just how scary she could be.
Hopefully you all enjoyed the first chapter of Daily Life. Hopefully you all enjoyed my Christmas present to you guys. Enjoy your Christmas or whatever holiday it is you celebrate at this time of year.
Serenity Searcher