Hi everyone! Here's the fourth chapter, the one in which Little Mac and Shulk start really being fed up...
I had a blast writing it, I hope you'll enjoy reading it!
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At last, dinner was ready. The teens and the kids sat around the big table in the middle of the kitchen, and Mac began to fill everyone's plates with creamy pasta.

"They look delicious!"
"Well duh, it took me five years to perfect my recipe, so of course they're gonna be good."

As soon as everyone was served, they began to eat, and compliments rained all over Mac. The Bronxite blushed a bit, happy to have satisfied their taste buds.

"I used to cook a lot with my mom." Lucas commented. "She was the best cook ever."
"That's neat. I'm not very good at cooking, and neither's my dad, so my sister cooks for him." said Rock as he finished his plate.
"She doesn't cook for you?"
"No, since we're robots we don't really need to eat. It's pure gluttony. We feed off E-tanks." he added while pointing to a can next to him.
"I have a sister too." piped Ness. "She's younger than me, but she's super smart."
"HYA!" suddenly yelled Toon Link.

Everyone turned towards him. His head was covered in pasta sauce, and his usually cheeky features were distorted into a horrible expression, somewhere between anger, sadness and laughter.

"Oh my god, what happened to you?!" gasped Shulk, before noticing Kirby's laugh.

Before anyone could hand him a napkin, Link grabbed the pink orb and shoved him face first into his plate.

"Seriously-"
"OH YEAH! FOODFIGHT!" cried Ness, before throwing some bread in Lucas' face.

Mac and Shulk desperately gazed at each other, and the blond narrowly avoided a tomato, who ended up crashing against a wall. Even if they were newcomers, Megaman and the Villager were quick to join their friends, grabbing everything they put their hands on and throwing it on the nearest target.

"STOP THIS RIGHT-"

The boxer didn't get to finish his sentence; Shulk dragged him behind the kitchen counter, sparing him from getting soda on his clothes. Future sight was really something that came handy when dealing with kids, apparently.

"What the hell is wrong with those midgets?!"
"My guess is that they're all very impatient to start the matches… plus, they did drink a lot of coke while we were cooking. That surely excited them."
"Shulk, buddy, I've probably been drinking more soda than water during my life, and I've never-"
"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE!"

Before the teens could react, they were soaked in orange juice and had pasta in their hair. And when they managed to wipe it from their eyes, their gaze met with the Villager's, and they suddenly felt extremely ill at ease. The grenadine splattered on the kid's face and clothes made it all the more unsettling

"Don't do it, bro." whispered Mac as he spotted the bowl full of hot soup the Villager was holding.

Two seconds later, the bowl's contents were all over him and his partner.

"Oh my god." the boxer whined, as he grabbed a bottle of water and spilled it on him and Shulk to try and cool down.
"ALRIGHT, THAT DOES IT!" yelled the blond as he got up. "YOU WANTED TO FIGHT, RIGHT? THEN I'LL GIVE YOU A-"

There was a loud "splotch" as several tomatoes connected with his face.

"CONGRATULATIONS, YOU REALLY PISSED ME OFF! NOW IT'S SHULK TIME!"
"Shulk time? What the hell, man." growled Mac as he tried to crawl even further under the kitchen counter. Fighting against half naked men twice his size, in a manly display of force and skill? Yes. Throwing food at some small demonic beings that, he knew it, would own his sorry ass? No, never, thank you very much. If Shulk was so eager on trying to stop them, then fine, let him be his guest.

Shulk ignored him, his eyes burning with anger and fury. Food was important and not to be messed with. And especially, it never, EVER had to meet his silky hair or fair skin.

The kids had all stopped fighting, and their amused looks turned into scared stares. Shulk had never yelled at them, and seemed like the kind to never snap. They truly knew how wrong they were when he grabbed Lucas and Ness and shoved them into a thick puddle on the floor that had blossomed out of whipped cream, milk and vegetables. The other four tried to run for their lives and dignity, but there was nothing they could do. Toon Link ended up with a cooking pot on his head, while Megaman was covered in oil, and the Villager was lying in the sink, defeated at last.

Only Kirby was left. Shulk started stomping towards him, a ferocious grin on his face, when the infant opened his mouth and started vacuuming.
Wait. Vacuuming?!

"What the-"

Within a few seconds, Shulk ended up being swallowed by Kirby, leaving a horrified Mac to jump from under the counter and scream:

"THAT'S IT! THIS IS THE FINAL STRAW! YOU EAT PEOPLE?! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!"
"Kirby does that a lot." Lucas said as he wiped his face. "He'll spit him… right now, I think."

Indeed, Kirby spat a very distraught Shulk on the floor. A replica of the Monado appeared on the pink being's back, and Shulk crawled to Mac while whispering:

"We're no match from them. They'll end us sooner or later."

The boxer gulped audibly, before standing up. Without a word, he picked up all of the kids under his supervision and lined them up in front of him. They were all covered in various foods, just like the walls of the kitchen and a good part of the furniture.

"OK. Now you're going to listen very, very carefully, you bunch of little monsters. You're going to clean up this room, and then you're going to have a shower. Five minutes each to scrub yourselves clean, no more, and trust me I'll be there with my chronometer. And then you'll all go to bed."
"… we don't get to eat the cake?"
"NO, ROCK, NAUGHTY CHILDREN DON'T GET TO EAT THE CAKE!" Mac yelled. "NOW LESS TALKING AND MORE CLEANING!"


"I think we really pissed them off." remarked Lucas as he grabbed the soap.
"Yeah, I dunno why though... we were just having fun. Last time, Pit didn't get mad at us."
"That's because he was too busy eating the ice cream on the floor."
"True."

Rock was the first one to have finished his shower, as metal was easier to clean than skin or hair, and was now helping Kirby.

"Maybe we should do something nice for them, as an apology..." he suggested.
"But how?" sighed Ness. "We're grounded, and I don't know about you, but I don't feel like not obeying them."
"THREE MINUTES LEFT!"
"Yeah, they're scary when they want..." shuddered Lucas.

The Villager gave him a small slap on the arm.

"Hey! I didn't insult Mac!"
"Heyah!" suddenly exclaimed Toon Link.

With quick gestures and loud grunts, the kid explained his idea to his friends. A collective smile grew on their faces, and they decided to accept the blonde's idea. Hurrying to finish their shower, they hastily dried themselves and dressed up, before turning all the showers' taps on to cover up the noise of Megaman's blaster.

Two minutes later, Mac opened the door of the shower room, Shulk behind him.


The party was going on smoothly. The ballroom had been entirely decorated by Peach and Rosalina; the two princesses had an excellent taste, and had managed to create an almost magical atmosphere in a short time - they had arrived two days before the official start of the tournament, just like Pit, Marth and Luigi, who were in charge of the food.

Everyone had put their most magnificent outfits on, and Smash veterans had taken it upon themselves to introduce newcomers to other people.

Palutena had been scared that Pit would spend the evening glued to her or Dark Pit. Not that she didn't like the angel, of course; but she wanted to meet new people, and most importantly she wanted him to be able to have fun without her. But Pit had quickly left her side to hang out with Link, Zelda and Peach, while Dark Pit seemed to enjoy himself with Robin and Lucina.

The goddess of light had been left alone for only a couple of minutes, though. Rosalina had been quick to catch up with her; the two ladies had spoken a bit around lunch time, and had gotten along pretty quick.

"So, are you having fun so far?"
"Yes, it's a nice change from my routine!" laughed Palutena. "But I was wondering something… where are the children I've seen earlier? This party is almost too calm…"
"They're being taken care of by two lovely newcomers. Little Mac and Shulk, I don't know if you got to meet them?"
"Not really, but I see who they are. Do you think they'll be alright?"
"The children, or their babysitters?"

Rosalina and Palutena laughed heartily. But as she bit into a petit four, Palutena could have sworn she heard two screams of despair in the distance.