"We're all going to lose." Meta Knight said grimly staring into nowhere.
"Oh come on it's not all bad." Snake reassured his friend. He even patted the spherical knight on the back but this did not ease Meta Knight easily.
"So make your move. Come on, or are you afraid?" Samus toyed coyly. Snake growled as Lucario raised a paw.
"Hold on Samus. It's his call to make."
"But if he does then we all lose." Meta Knight repeated.
Snake's eyes scanned the three other Smashers waiting. He rubbed his scruffy bearded chin and wiped his forehead head of sweat before leaning back.
"All right... I'll take Siberia."
Snake rolled the dice on the game board causing Meta Knight to grab his head comically. Samus merely sat back observing her cards while Lucario watched Snake move over the board.
"Good job Snake. You're closer to taking over the globe." said Samus.
"Wrong! Everyone knows Australia is the key to winning the entire game." Meta Knight argued. His tiny hands hit the table but weren't strong enough to thump it. Lucario tried his best to hold back laughter.
"Pfft. You're just mad cause you're losing." Samus said grabbed the dice to make her turn.
"I am one of the greatest military commanders in all of Dream Land. I will not lose!" Meta Knight said with a great mighty emphasis.
"Sure... but I've got Siberia and you my round flying friend don't." Snake reminded to Meta Knight to no end.
"Alright then, now it's my turn." Samus rolled the die continuing on with the rest of the game.
It was then that the phone began to ring next to the players. Each person looked towards it as it rang again. It was distracting to say the least but something else about it was on their mind.
"Why is there a rotary dial in here again? They're out of fashion aren't they?" Snake asked.
Lucario shrugged. "I don't know either. I mean, half of the roster doesn't even have fingers so we can't use it if we wanted to."
"Remind me to ask how you even use a smartphone if you don't have fingers after I answer this call." Samus said as she stood up and approached the rotary dial. She lifted it and held it to her head almost feeling like a secretary in an old television show.
"This is the Nintendo residence. Who's this?"
"... is this Samus Aran I'm speaking to?"
"Yeah this is Samus."
"Well then, Samus, CONGRATULATIONS! You've just one a paid vacation with Jerriot Hotels for going to one of our hotels! Please send us your social se-" the call was hung up with a slam of the phone back down. Samus sighed turning back and taking her seat again with the others.
"Was it a telemarketer?" Meta Knight asked. Samus nodded.
"Yeah. Those are the worst."
"This is why I don't have a phone. You never know if you're being tracked or monitored by companies that want all of your possessions!" said Snake.
"Really? I thought that was because you're practically a hobo with no income." Lucario retorted with a chuckle. Snake growled but Samus and Meta Knight were already laughing with the Pokemon.
"Laugh it up, fuzzball. Now watch as I take Australia and get one step closer to conquering THE WORLD!" Snake held his arms up high in praise of himself.
"Hey world conquerer, your cards are showing." Samus laughed. Snake gasped and quickly grabbed his cards but it was too late.
He never got to conquer Australia.
Meanwhile in an upper room of the Mansion...
"What? I won a free stay at a Jerriot hotel? All I have to do is send you a social security card? Hell yeah!" Bowser cheered in triumph before spilling out all of his personal information over the phone. In the next room over Princess Peach shook her head as she poured tea for her guest.
"Honestly, I can't believe he has to learn the hard way."
"Is something wrong M'lady? It sounded like good news to me." Lucina said as she tried Princess Peach's peach tea. She hummed as the sweet warmth cleared her sinuses.
"No my dear. He's been swindled you see. Don't ever fall for fraud calls or you'll end up like that dunderhead over there.
"Woo hoo! I can't wait to go on my vacation! Mario is gonna be so jealous!" Bowser cheered. Peach sighed dropping a cube of sugar in her tea.
"Oh no you won't honey."
"Shouldn't you tell him he fell for a scam M'lady?" asked Lucina. Peach waved her off.
"Why no you see..." Peach then sipped her tea. "It's none of my business."
