Once when the three returned to the Smash Mansion, they immediately split up and ventured around the mansion for any errands to do. Ness, who loved to spend time outdoors, was in the backyard. The sun was happily beaming in the cloudless blue sky. The heat was mild, not boiling hot like Death Mountain. The freshly-cut lawn was just watered by the sprinklers. Ness adjusted his hat, shook his head sadly, and continued to look. He loved to use the lawn mower; it made him feel powerful.
Just when Ness was about to look somewhere else, he heard a certain redhead mischievously exclaim, "Ahaha! This is going to be the best prank ever!" Ness slightly jumped at the naughty voice and smiled in hilarity. Wondering what were Roy and Pit up to, he hurried towards the source of the voice. He saw the two teens impatiently pouring glue into two large buckets.
"Hey Pit and Roy, what are you guys up to?" Ness asked, heading towards them. "Is it another prank?"
Roy looked up and wiped his sweaty brow with the palm of his hand. "Yeah!" he answered cheerfully.
Ever since Roy was allowed in the Brawl Tournament, he and Pit had been pulling pranks on the other brawlers, either for revenge or for their spiteful amusement. Most of their pranks were harmless yet humiliating, such as pulling a pail of freezing water on top of a door.
"Who are the unlucky victims?" Ness questioned, a bit interested.
"Fox and Falco." Roy replied.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Pit suddenly asked carefully. "Other brawlers can trigger our prank."
"Don't worry! We'll be hiding somewhere and make sure no other than Fox and Falco one activates it!"
"Do you need help? I can help if you promise to pay me." Ness bided.
Roy's navy-blue eyes twinkled with joy. "Yeah! We'll pay you five dollars!" Ness smiled, pleased that he is being paid for doing a task. Roy and Pit shoved two glue bottles into the twelve-year-old's hands. "C'mon, what are you waiting for?!" Roy exclaimed excitedly. "Let's get working!"
After pouring glue into buckets for about twenty minutes, the pails were completely filled with sticky glue. Dumping the empty bottles onto the grassy ground Ness said, "Is there anything else I can do?"
"No!" Roy answered, a bit overjoyed. "This is perfect!" Ness was about to ask for his payment when the redhead rudely cut him off. He picked up a bucket of glue. "C'mon Pit, let's go! Let's set up our prank!"
"Alright!" Pit responded with a beaming smile. He took the other pail and hurried away with his best friend.
"Wait!" Ness exclaimed, but it was too late. In a few seconds, the two pranksters were gone in a flash. He sighed unhappily. When the two get too excited, they often forget promises.
At that moment, Lucas was in the front hallway, trying to ask the brawlers if they needed help on their chores. However, whenever he approached a brawler, he would awkwardly shy away; he didn't want "no" for an answer. After ten minutes, he was about to leave when the front door suddenly slammed open. Marth, who was carrying six bags of groceries and his "purse", clumsily walked in, like if he was limping. He clutched three heavy paper bags in each hand. His "purse" was about to slip off his shoulder.
"Marth, let me help." Lucas said. The blond went towards the prince and took one bag from each hand.
"Ah, arigatou." Marth thanked with a gentle smile.
"Where are you taking them?" Lucas asked.
"I'm taking them to the kitchen." Marth answered. "Are you going to bring them in?"
"Sure."
Marth and Lucas carried the groceries into the kitchen. Compared to the crowded cafeteria, it was deserted. The two began to unpack the bags and put its contents in the refrigerator. After five minutes, they were finished with their job.
"Hey, Marth." Lucas shyly spoke up. Marth turned to the timid blond with a "Hmmm?". "Well... You see... I..."
Marth got what Lucas was trying to say. "Oh, wait..." he quickly said as he rummaged through his purse.
With a small grin, he took out a large chocolate bar and gave it to Luca, who took it and nervously eyed the sweet treat. Well... He was expecting to get paid with money, not with a candy bar! Should he tell Marth that he wants to be paid with actual cash? Lucas uneasily looked up at Marth and saw the gratitude in his thankful eyes.
"Well… Thank you, Marth!" Lucas quickly thanked before racing away.
Meanwhile, Toon was looking for his "older brother", Link, knowing that he had something for him to do. He found him sitting in the cafeteria with their cousin "Time", the Link known as the Hero of Time. Although the three Hylians shared traits such as blond hair, there were a few differences. Toon had blue-green cat-like eyes, fluffy yellow hair, and was the shortest of the three. Link had straw-colored hair that was parted to the left and azure eyes. Time had golden hair parted in the middle, a pointy nose, cobalt-blue eyes, and was the tallest of the three.
"Hey, Toon!" Link called to the little Hylian as he scurried towards their table like a mouse. Newspapers were piled messily on their table.
"Hi, Link and Time!" Toon greeted the two Hylians. Time smiled and his pointy ears slowly perked up. "Link, can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"Do you have any tasks for me to do?"
"No, Time and I already took care of them."
"You usually don't like doing chores." Time spoke up. "What's going on?"
Toon quickly explained to Link and Time about his motivates to do chores. "We really want the Wii U!"
Time's thinking blue eyes wandered onto the newspaper. "Hey!" He pointed to an advertisement on it.
With a bored gleam in his eyes, Toon took a quick look at the article and said, "It's an advertisement. Ok…" He was never interested in reading.
Time held up the newspaper so Toon could read it clearly. "It's an advertisement for the Smash Mansion Newspaper. King Dedede, the main editor of the paper, is hiring some volunteering journalists! I think you, Ness, and Lucas will make great journalists!"
"Are you sure?" Toon asked carefully. "I don't think I'm good at writing."
"Give it a try!" Link encouraged with a cheering smile.
Toon looked at Link and Time's positive smile. "Ok… I'll give it a try."
"That's the spirit!" Time exclaimed loudly, causing some of the brawlers to look up with an awkward look. He gave Toon a gentle pat on the head.
The three children gathered outside of the Smash Mansion to state their results.
"Any luck?" Ness asked. "I helped Pit and Roy, but they didn't pay me."
"Well…" Lucas quietly spoke. "I helped Marth bring in the groceries." He took his well-earned candy bar out of his pant pocket. "But he didn't pay back with money."
Ness sighed in frustration. "Did you get anything, Toon?"
"Link and my cousin suggested working for the Smash Mansion paper." Toon answered, holding up the newspaper article. "Dedede is looking for volunteers! What do you think? Is that a good idea?"
"Err, I'm not sure." Lucas replied uneasily. "I once saw Dedede boss his Waddle Dees around. He was so rude!"
"Nah, I think we can handle King Dedede for a few weeks." Ness replied confidently. "I'm up for it!"
"Alright…" Lucas said, forcing a small smile. "If you guys think it'll work, I'll help too.
Author's Notes: Shocked by the fast update? Haha, I've working on this fanfic when Lone Flame was almost finished! I only got chapter 3 and 4 finished so far. As for the character requests, I'm trying to mention them in the story.
Also, I've started a poll. The question is: Which fanfic should I start after "The Brawling Times"?
The choices are:
The Black Knight, Ike's archenemy, is invited to the Smash Mansion and treats all of the brawlers badly. Ike is determined to put a stop to it.
Sick of Sonic bragging that he is the fastest, all of the brawlers compete in a marathon .
Tired of his boring abilities, Link attempts to become stronger by copying his friends' skills.
Roy is responsible for taking care of Eliwood, who mysteriously transformed into his three-year-old self.
Lucina visits the Smash Mansion. Feeling replaced, Marth runs away from home and tries to start a new life.
You're allowed to vote for 3 choices!
Story Question:
Had you ever done a favor for someone and s/he either did not pay you back or rewarded you with something you did not want?
In some fanfics, why do some people make some characters OOC?
(You don't need to answer this.) Let's pretend you finished a fanfic and you hadn't uploaded its chapters to this website. How often would you update the story?