Been awhile, huh? Don't worry, this fic is not dead. I've just been occupied with holidays and family matters. Those come first, after all.

Anyway, enjoy reading!


Bowser Jr. and Raven were sitting on one of the Smash Mansion's many balconies, enjoying the sunset. Now that they were officially a couple, they felt a lot more comfortable together. Bowser and the Koopalings noticed that Jr. was getting less and less bartty, and starting to mature a bit. Meanwhile, Raven has been a little more outgoing ever since she became Bowser Jr.'s girlfriend. She was keeping to herself a little less and participating in more activities with the other Smashers, such as watching movies. All the Smashers could agree that this relationship was for the better. And the best part - it wasn't forced either. It was of their own volition.

"So Rae," Jr. said as he shifted his glance from the sunset to his girlfriend. "Nice sunset, isn't it?"

"Yup," she said, in her infamous monotone voice. She continued her meditation as Bowser Jr. sat back in his Jr. Clown Car, taking in the view.

"Bet your friends were surprised when they found out we were now boyfriend and girlfriend, huh?" Jr. asked, trying to start a conversation.

"You could say that," Raven answered. "Beast Boy was pretty upset."

"Yeah, I heard," Jr. replied.


Elsewhere, Beast Boy was sobbing waterfalls while eating tofu, with Cyborg comforting him.

"It's alright, BB," Cyborg said. "There's PLENTY of other fish in the water for you."

"But she was the ONE, Cy!" Beast Boy cried between sobs. "She was my one true love and now she's GONE!"


"In fact, I think he's still crying and eating tofu," Raven added.

Another moment of silence fell on the lovers.

"So you have any plans for tonight?" Jr. asked.

"All I had today was a match against Pichu," Raven answered. "Pretty one-sided fight."

"You lost, didn't you?" Jr. asked.

"Yeah," Raven answered. Ever since Pichu won the fourth tournament, she has been trying to no end to keep that title. Hence why she was in the S Tier on the leaderboard alongside Dry Bowser, Link, and Fox.

"So... you're free for the rest of the night?" Jr. asked.

"Yes," Raven answered. "Why? You wanna go out?"

"Well, I... uh..." Jr. stammered. Aside from that lunch at Cici's Pizza, Jr. and Raven have never been on a date. Now, all of a sudden, Bowser Jr. was nervous about going to dinner with his lover.

"I guess you can answer hat when you're not so nervous," Raven said. "But anyway, I gotta go now." She then opened a portal back to the dorm room and went in.

"Stupid, stupid, STUPID!" Jr. scolded himself. "How could you chicken out at the most crucial moment!?" He had no idea why he was so nervous about dating his new girlfriend all of a sudden. He certainly wan't nervous about taking her to Cici's before they became a couple.

"Well now what am I going to do?" he thought aloud. "How am I supposed to get Rae on a date if I can't even say I wanna go out?"

Just then, he heard a distinct jumping sound. Jr. turned around and almost jumped out of his Jr. Clown Car when he saw Paper Mario behind him.

"How much of that did you hear!?" Jr. asked, still shocked about the encounter. Paper Mario started waving his hands around. Then, Jr. frowned.

"So you know, huh?" he said. "That I'm too chicken to ask Rae out?"

Paper Mario nodded.

"Great," he said. "Just great."

Paper Mario then waved his hands around some more.

"Huh?" Jr. asked. "You think you can help me?"

Paper Mario nodded.

"Cool!" he said. "So... what are we gonna do?"

The paper-flat plumber jumped in place.

"You're saying I should find a nice place to eat at, and you and a group of your friends will guide me through the date?" Jr. asked.

Paper Mario nodded again.

"Alright!" Jr. cheered. "Thanks, man! So who's gonna be with you?"

Paper Mario jumped in place three times.

"The family of french cats, Flo & Zo, Daffodil, Pooh, and Lady?" Jr. asked. "OK! I'll go find a place and you rally your gang up, alright?"

Paper Mario nodded and went around the Smash Mansion, looking for the Smashers that helped Kirby and Jigglypuff with their date. Meanwhile, Jr. went into the computer room, ignoring Lucario who was playing Overwatch, and hopped onto a computer to look for good places to eat. Being the food lover he was, he typed in "good buffets'' into the search bar and began looking through. Among the buffets he found were Golden Coral, Kung Fu Buffet, and Cannoli Joe's, although none of them seemed to catch his eye. He immediately scrolled past Pancho's, considering both he and Raven hated Mexican food, and put Cici's Pizza as a last resort, considering they went there before.

Jr. was beginning to think that there were no good buffets in the area, but then saw Jigglypuff walking in and hopping on the computer next to Jr. The Koopa prince leaned over out of curiosity to see what she was doing, when he saw she was checking her reservation with Kirby for KFC.

"Hey, I know," Jr. thought. "We could probably go to KFC!"

"Hey Jiggs," Jr. said. The Balloon Pokemon looked at him with a confused look.

"You mind if you make that a double date?" he asked. "Me and Raven are going here, too."

Jigglypuff smiled and changed the reservation. She loved being with others, and the more the merrier. She was sure Kirby wouldn't mind.

"You guys going to KFC?" Yoshi Jr. asked from behind, taking the two by surprise. He was accompanied by his girlfriend Apple Bloom. How exactly that worked was a mystery.

"Well so are we," Apple Bloom proudly said. Though ponies were herbivores and couldn't eat the fried chicken KFC was known for, they did enjoy their rolls.

"Make that a triple date," Jr. said. Jigglypuff then changed the reservation again.

Tonight was gonna be a big night.


Meanwhile, Charlie Brown was in his dorm room, doing nothing in particular. It was quite coincidental that he ended up sharing his dorm room with Linus, Sally, and Lucy. Some believed that the roster for who would share what dorm room was rigged. Mario, Sonic, PAC-MAN, and Mega Man ended us sharing a room, all of whom were collectively known as the "most important Smashers" and the leaders, aside from Master Hand. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie (along with Pinkamena and Surprise), had to share their room with Luigi, Mable, and Larry the Cucumber, all of which seemed to be made for each other. Not to mention the dorm room was sandwiched in between Bob the Tomato's dorm room and Archibald Asparagus' dorm room.

Either way, Linus was sitting on the sofa sucking his thumb while Lucy was playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch. The Smashers always received their consoles early, with all of its lineup included.

"Stupid Morton," Lucy complained under her breath.

"I told you not to use lightweight characters like Baby Mario," Linus commented. "They may speed up faster, but it's easier to get pushed around."

"Oh shut up," Lucy shot back. "Do I need to remind you about when Pichu beat you at Palutena's Temple?"

"How about I remind you when Sidetable Drawer beat you at Mute City?" Linus said.

"How was I supposed to know that Barrel was going to explode!?" Lucy retorted.

"Or when King Dedede swallowed you up and carried you off of the stage at Yoshi's Story?" Linus continued.

"That was a suicide kill," Lucy argued. "That doesn't count."

"Or how about when Falco beat you at Kongo Jungle?" Linus went on.

"One more comment and I'll slug you!" Lucy threatened.

Charlie Brown sighed. Would the two siblings ever cease their bickering? Regardless, he preferred to stay out - he certainly wasn't as brave as Linus was to step on Lucy's bad side.

But, just as their bickering was about to get physical, Sally ran in through the door.

"It came!" she cheered. "It finally came!"

"What came?" Linus asked.

"This!" she proudly showed her item to her roommates. It was apparently the newest installment of Super Mario Builder, a parody of Super Mario Maker, but with much, much more features. Since it was a PC exclusive, it was not provided to the Smashers, much to their chagrin.

"So what are you going to make with this... Super Mario Builder?" Linus asked.

"I don't know yet," Sally said. "I was hoping you and Big Brother could help!"

That managed to get Charlie Brown's attention. "Me?" he asked. "Sally, you KNOW I'm bad at level design. None of my Super Mario Maker levels get played."

"That's because you keep cramming the level with Thwomps and Bullet Bills," Lucy commented.

"Don't you make dead ends in your levels?" Linus asked.

"Shut up," she said as she continued her race.

"Pleeeeease?" Sally asked, giving him those infamous puppy eyes.

"Alright, fine," Charlie Brown said as he rolled his eyes.

"YAY!" Sally cheered. "I'll go put this in the computer!" She ran towards the dorm room's PC, but stopped. "Where does it go?"

"I'll help," Linus said as he followed Sally.

"What did I just get myself into?" Charlie Brown thought to himself.


That afternoon, Kirby and Jigglypuff were riding to KFC on a Warp Star, while Bowser Jr. was providing a ride for Raven, Yoshi Jr., and Apple Bloom on his Jr. Clown Car. Needless to say, Raven was a little skeptical about eating out at a place with no drive thru, but decided to come along anyway. She wasn't fond of the triple date idea either, but Jigglypuff's puppy eyes were enough to convince her. Not even a half-demon could say no to a face like that.

"Can we hurry up?" Apple Bloom asked. "Ah gotta go!"

"I thought I told you to go before we left," Yoshi Jr. said.

"Well Ah didn't need to pee THEN," Apple Bloom argued, crossing her back hooves together.

"Guys, we're here," Bowser Jr. called as the descended to the parking lot. Meanwhile, Kirby and Jigglypuff crash landed into a dumpster.

"FINALLY!" Apple Bloom cried. "Ah'm 'bout to burst!" She scurried inside, with Jigglypuff following suit. Yoshi Jr. and Kirby also went inside.

"I'll catch up," Bowser Jr. said. "I just need to... uh... fix some things up with the Jr. Clown Car."

"Whatever," Raven replied as she went inside.

Once she entered, Jr. fished for his walkie-talkie. "OK, you can come out now," he said. Almost immediately after, Paper Mario, with Pooh, Flo, Zo, the Aristocats, Lady, and Daffodil in toll, crash-landed into the parking lot in a Warp Star. Tails was kind enough to make a translator too add on Bowser Jr.'s walkie-talkie, so the un-anthropomorphized animals could communicate as well.

"That was even better than last time!" Zo cheered.

"Wouldn't you agree Daffodil?" Flo asked.

"Hold on," the Holland lop said. "My head is still dizzy."

"It's a good thing I brought some honey along," Pooh said as he started digging into the honey. "Since KFC doesn't make honey."

"I can't believe we're helping again!" Berlioz cheered.

"Yeah," Toulouse agreed. "We're like, the dating team!"

"Now calm down dears," Duchess calmed her kittens. "We're here to help Bowser Jr. with his romantic outing."

"Thanks everyone," Jr. said. "You guys helped Kirby before, so just do what you did last time. And DON'T screw this up for me!"

Paper Mario nodded. As the Koopa prince entered KFC, Paper Mario folded himself into an airplane and scaled the building. Meanwhile, the cats used their claws to climb up the walls, while Lady, Pooh, and Daffodil hopped from tree to tree. The team then entered the air duct, where they could see the entire scene below - Bowser Jr., Raven, Kirby, and Yoshi Jr. sitting at the table, with Jigglypuff and Apple Bloom in line for the ladies' room, at their breaking point.

Paper Mario then lifted his hands and moved them around, instructing the team.


Meanwhile, Linus and Charlie Brown were helping Sally with her Mario game. She apparently wanted it to be a 2D game, though have Power Stars like Super Mario 64. They were currently on the seventh area in the game, Frenzy Factory, and were setting up the stage to contain the first Power Star, called Cog Jog. Lucy, on the other hand, was racing her online opponents in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

"Are you sure you want to put a Spinia there?" Linus asked. "I think a Spania would be a better idea."

"Well what about a Spunia?" Charlie Brown suggested. "Considering it is around halfway into the game, maybe we should introduce some powerful enemies."

"No," Linus answered. "The Spunias are too powerful. Those enemies should be kept in the Pit of 100 Trials."

"Why only 100?" Sally asked. "Why not a kajillion-billion-trillion?"

"A) That's not a real number," Linus answered. "And B) even if it was a real number, it would be much too long."

"What's the problem with having a bit of difficulty?" Lucy asked from behind.

"Who are you to ask about difficulty?" Linus asked. "You can't clear Adventure Mode on Intensity 3.0."

"Quiet, blockhead!" Lucy threatened. "Don't think I won't slug you!"

"She has a point," Charlie Brown pointed out. "Maybe we could meet in the middle and make a Pit of 300 Trials."

"But shouldn't we stay faithful to the source material?" Linus asked.

"Maybe we should ask Mario for advice," Charlie Brown suggested. "After all, he knows Mario games better than the rest of us." The other two nodded in agreement. They then left the computer and went to the seventh floor to Mario's dorm room. Thankfully, he wasn't in a Smash match yet.

"What are you three here for?" Mario asked as he put down his book.

"Well, I'm making a game on Mario Builder, and I need advice from the plumber himself," Sally said.

"We need help with the difficulty curve," Linus specified. "She wants to put a Spinia in a level halfway through the game, I want a Spania, and Charlie Brown wants a Spunia."

"There are also some other parts we need help with," Charlie Brown said. "We're a little unsure of the level design and layout of the levels."

"Well let me see," Mario said as he took out his laptop, which had his "M" on it. He opened it up and put in the code to connect to their computer, and saw Frenzy Factory and what was done with it. After taking a look through the levels, such as the sky high Mushroom Heights and mysterious Eclipse Cliff, he was quite shocked. There was even a Pit of 100 Trials in development.

"This is looking REAL good so far," Mario commented. Just then, Sonic came speeding through.

"MAN G-Dorf was a piece of cake!" he said as he waltzed into the dorm room. "And what are these guys doing here?"

"Mario's helping me with my game!" Sally cheered.

"Take a look at this," Mario said as Sonic came over. He, too, was quite surprised at their work.

"They made this?" Sonic asked. "There's even a Pit of 100 Trials!"

"And look at this," Mario said as he browsed through the files, opening one titled "Green Hill Zone". Sure enough, the stage that opened was a homage to Sonic.

"A stage based on MY series!?" Sonic reacted. "No kidding!"

"And it was all made by these three," Mario said as he gestured to Charlie Brown, Linus, and Sally.

"We NEED to find a way to get this project heard," Sonic said. "Something like this is too good to keep to ourselves."

"Agreed," Mario said. "It's certainly better than Color Trash. You get Tails and tell him to scan these files and make them into a proper promotion poster."

"Gotcha," the blue hedgehog said. "I'll be back faster than you can say 'Sonic Speed'!" And with that, he dashed off.

"Congratulations, you three," Mario said. "This thing here is gonna be HUGE!"

"HOORAY!" Sally cried as she jumped for joy. Linus and Charlie Brown also donned smiles on their faces. In no less than a few minutes, Sonic and Tails had already assembles a group of developers and promoters, consisting of Glass Joe, Cheerilee, Fluttershy, Shrek, Goomba, Wizzerd, and the female Inkling to begin production and help the kids with their game. Tails, Wizzerd, and Fluttershy were in charge of promoting the game on a variety of websites while the rest focused on the game.

"We're already getting positive feedback," Fluttershy commented. "Everypony- uh... everyONE must really like this game."

"And look, Nintendo already gave us a Cease & Desist," Wizzerd added. "DENIED!"

"Uh, a C&D is a very serious case," Linus said.

"Relax, we're Smashers," Sonic replied. "What's Nintendo gonna do? Sue us?"

"Yes, actually," Linus said.

"Well even if they did, Master Hand would pay the fines," Sonic argued. "We could BUY Nintendo if we wanted."

"Heck, we could buy Nintendo, Sony, AND Microsoft," Mario added.

"We're working on the Pit of 100 Trials," Goomba said as he took the computer seat. "Putting that in was genius."

"Well what's going to be at the bottom?" Cheerilee asked. "A secret boss?"

"Of course," Shrek replied. "What's a Pit of 100 Trials with no boss at the end."

"We're going to regret ignoring that C&D claim, aren't we?" Charlie Brown asked.

"Yes we are," Linus answered.


Bowser Jr. was a nervous wreck. He was sweating buckets, only thinking about what would happen if he screwed his first date with Raven up. Why the heck was he so nervous? How could he possibly pull off the most important part in any romantic relationship aside from getting to second base? Anxiety and fear was filling his mind. His only hope was Paper Mario and co. They were stationed in the ceiling above the dining area, and were helping Bowser Jr. through their walkie-talkies. Well, to be specific, Paper Mario and the Aristocats were helping. Pooh was sitting in the corner eating honey, Lady and Daffodil were sleeping, and Flo & Zo were playing with a checkers game they bought. Meanwhile, Yoshi Jr. and Kirby were waiting for their respective dates to come out of the bathroom.

"WHEW!" Apple Bloom sighed in relief as she took her seat across from Yoshi Jr. "That was WAY too close."

"Jiggly," Jigglypuff nodded in agreement.

"And what can I get you tonight?" the waiter said.

"Order some fried chicken," Berlioz whispered into the walkie-talkie.

"OK," Jr. whispered back. "I'll take a five-piece chicken meal," he said to the waiter.

"Ah want some rolls!" Apple Bloom called.

"And the rest of us get a five-piece meal, too," Raven said.

"OK," the waiter said as he scribbled the order down. "Your food should be here shortly."

Once the waiter was out of sight, Raven turned to Jr. "You know I can hear you talking into that walkie-talkie, right?" she said.

"H-huh?" Jr. asked as if he was caught red-handed. "I-I don't know what you're talking about."

"And I know you have a group up there helping you out with this date," Raven continued. "I can see through walls, y'know."

Bowser Jr. sighed. "I'm sorry Rae," he said. "I was just so nervous about this date, and-"

"And it's alright," Raven said. "But next time, just try to make sure it's just US going."

"What's wrong with us?" Yoshi Jr. asked, his competitiveness kicking in. "This is the Great Gonzales Jr. you're talkin' to!"

"I wasn't," Raven replied. "I'm just saying he should avoid making triple dates."

"Well Kirby and Jigglypuff seem to enjoy it," Jr. said. Indeed, the two pink puffballs were enjoying their time with their friends. The couples chatted among themselves for some time until the food came. Kirby made sure not to eat the whole meal whole, as it would look uncouth in front of his love, and Yoshi Jr. gave Apple Bloom the roll that came with his meal.

"So... are we done?" Toulouse asked from the ceiling.

"I suppose we are," Duchess answered. "Bowser Jr. and Raven seem to be getting along rather nicely. And he does not seem to be sweating anymore."

"Aww, are we done already?" Flo complained. "I was winning this game."

"And I don't seem to be out of honey at all," Pooh added.

"Wait, we ARE done?" Daffodil asked with a yawn as she got up. "Alright, let's go back."

Paper Mario nodded to the notion. The group began to leave when Paper Mario heard sirens from outside.

"Not again," Marie complained.


Not more than a few minutes later, and the group at KFC were arrested. Apparently, they were guilty of property damage because they crashed the Warp Stars into the dumpsters, cracking it. Miraculously, they were put in the same cell as Mario, Sonic, the female Inkling, Fluttershy, Cheerilee, Wizzerd, Linus, and everyone else who made game Sally was working on.

"So, what are you guys in for?" Sonic asked.

"Property damage," Yoshi Jr. answered. "You?"

"Ignoring a cease & desist from Nintendo," Mario answered. "Nintendo is a lot richer than we though."

"I told you we should have shut the project down," Linus said. "That way, we could avoid being arrested altogether."

"Well excuse us for being inconsiderate," Wizzerd retorted.

"Ah just hope mah sis doesn't find out," Apple Bloom said in worry. "She's gonna be MAD."

"Alright, so who's bailing us out?" Mario asked. "Master Hand told me on the phone someone was coming."

"That would be me," someone said from behind. Everyone turned and saw that it was Lucy van Pelt of all people.

"Lucy?" Linus asked. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm bailing you guys out," she replied. "One word to ANY of the others and I'll slug you. Got it?"

"Thanks, Lucy," Linus said.

"Well hurry up and get us out of here!" the Inkling ordered.

"Yeah, my feet are starting to cramp up," Goomba added.

"Only when you all promise not to say I did this to anyone else," Lucy said. "That means you, Bloom."

"Huh?" Apple Bloom asked. "Why me in particular?"

"Hey, are you insulting my girl!?" Yoshi Jr. confronted.

"Wait, you're dating THAT?" Lucy asked. "Why would you date a HORSE?"

"Alright, that's it!" Yoshi Jr. shouted as he miraculously broke the cell bars. "NO ONE TALKS TO MY GIRL THAT WAY! GET READY TO FACE THE GREAT GONZALES JR.!"

In one second, Lucy and Yoshi Jr. were in a fist fight, and either were winning. One punch after another, they seemed to tank each others blows, their bodies getting mutilated in the process. Meanwhile, the others were bursting out laughing.

"Good grief," Charlie Brown thought.


So yeah, this was kinda like Sticker Star-level quality here compared to my other chapters. I deeply apologize for that, but I needed to get something done.

But there is some good news though. A couple of my friends off the site have stated that they were willing to help me write these episodes, so we're gonna get back to our original quality. I could have waited until they were setting up, but I think a WHOLE 'NOTHER MONTH would be too much for you guys to handle. We may also change the monthly schedule to a bi-monthly one if we need the extra time to write these. These take time, after all.

Another thing I'd like to address is that I will now be taking suggestions for what future episodes should be about. If you have a suggestion, leave a review (or another method I'm not aware of, such as some sort of email send option thing) And remember - EVERYONE is in the fifth tournament. I'm talking ponies, RWBY, Undertale, 12-Ounce Mouse, Bubble Guppies, LITERALLY EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE (except OCs)! So go crazy!

Also, if you guys have friends, then please tell them about this fic. It really helps. And like always, 'till next chapter, see ya!