SBS Time!
Guest: Which character from One Piece are you going to base Leviathan off of?
Game2002: Odin being based on Akainu doesn't necessarily mean all the Espers of Justice are based on One Piece characters.
Guest: Alexander isn't hiring, is he?
Game2002: It is the government's decision to add more members to the Espers of Justice in response to the world's growing crime rate.
M.G: In Tournament of Wonderful and Great Inventions, why does Dr. Wily need 8 robots?
Game2002: Because he wants to use them to take over the world.
Chapter 10
Innocent Until Prove Guilty
Popo and Nana were standing outside Wario's house, looking at his car, which was parked outside the garage at the yard. Looking at his car using his smartphone, Popo said, "You think we should ask him for permission to enter his house so we can face the Pokemon Gym?"
"I think I'll pass... He's not the nicest guy around here, you know..." said Nana.
Roy and Lilina were seated in their limousine as it drove down a street. Due to being royalties, the people on the streets were obviously told to make way and keep their distances from the vehicle as it got led down the place by several motorcycles and black cars that were the king and queen's bodyguards.
Suddenly, a grenade rolled in front of the limousine. Its explosion caused the vehicle to be propelled into the air by the front, and it performed a flip in the air before crashing onto the pavement on its back. The sight of this shocked everyone.
Fortunately for Roy and Lilina, they were both unharmed. Roy kicked the door out of the way before crawling out, and then he helped Lilina come out. "Are you all right?" the former asked his wife.
"I'm fine..." she said. "What happened...?"
Their bodyguards immediately ran up to them to see if they were all right, and some looked around for the culprit. A canister rolled in from the side and towards them, and it released a large amount of smoke that made them choke and also block out their sights.
When the smoke cleared, Roy noticed that Lilina was no longer standing next to him. He looked around in panic and saw her being held by the neck by a bald man who had red paint on his face, spikes on his head, and black eyes with yellow pupils. "Who are you?!" Roy angrily asked the man.
"I am the King of Practical FX! The same person you threw into prison for trying to make movies great again!" the man angrily replied.
"I thought you were in prison?!" said Roy in surprise.
"Your majesty! I forgot to tell you that he escaped from prison some time ago!" Merlinus told him. He was in one of the cars that were leading Roy's limousine, so he was unharmed.
"We can talk things over peacefully!" Roy said to the King of Practical FX. "Please don't hurt my wife!"
"I want you to ban all usage of CGI!" the King of Practical FX told him. "Make it so that the whole planet must never use CGI again! Movies have fallen since the rise of CGI! It should never have existed in the first place! Do you see my face? This is the result of dedicated makeup! I am living proof that you can make anything look realistic using nothing but makeups and practical effects! CGI can never hope to achieve such a level of realism and greatness! They are a pile of garbage that must be eradicated from the world!"
"How dare you make such an absurd demand?!" Merlinus angrily said to the King of Practical FX. "Our king is only the king of his own country! He does not have the right to make the whole planet do everything he says! How can he do something like banning the usage of all CGIs? He can only at most ban the ones in this country!"
"I don't care! CGI is an abomination that must be destroyed! Movies can only become great if they are gone!" the King of Practical FX angrily shouted. "Do so now, or else I will break this woman's neck!"
"Don't!" Roy angrily said to him.
Despite being in danger, Lilina didn't look scared at all. In fact, she had an unimpressed expression. She said something silently under her breath, and all of a sudden, a large amount of wind gathered around her and the King of Practical FX. The wind formed a tornado that carried only the King of Practical FX into the air, who screamed as he got thrown around within it. When the wind disappeared, he fell back down onto the pavement with cuts all over his body. Lilina walked up to Roy, who asked if she was all right, to which she replied, "You should know me better."
"Arrest this man at once!" Merlinus angrily told the bodyguards while pointing at the King of Practical FX.
As the bodyguards closed in on the King of Practical FX, he angrily got back up and charged in between them and towards Roy. He was so fast that Roy barely had time to react. He caught the hilt of the king's sword and pulled it out of the sheath before backing away from him. "The Binding Blade!" Roy gasped.
The man backed away from Roy a bit of a distance and held the sword over his head while shouting, "DOWN WITH CGI!" He then swung down the sword to shoot out fire towards Roy, who jumped out of the way.
"Hey you! That weapon is not for you to play around with! You'll kill people with it!" Roy angrily shouted at him.
"GLORY TO PRACTICAL EFFECTS!" shouted the King of Practical FX, ignoring the king. He then swung the sword around like crazy, causing fire to shoot in various directions. The onlookers screamed while running for their lives from the incoming fiery projectiles, and buildings caught on fire when they were hit.
The bodyguards took out their guns and fired at the man. He was able to block some of the bullets, but for the most part, he was shot all over the body. As he was getting shot, he screamed at the top of his voice, "GLORY TO MAKEUPS AND PRACTICAL EFFECTS! DOWN WITH CGI! DEATH TO CGI! GLORY! GLORY! GLORY TO MAKEUPS AND PRACTICAL EFFECTS! GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
He kept on screaming nonstop, despite his body being riddled with bullet holes. The bodyguards kept on shooting until they were out of the bullets, but the King of Practical FX was still standing. He kept on screaming for several seconds, and to the surprise of everyone, his voice changed from sounding normal to suddenly being "monstrous" and inhuman-sounding. His eyes became white as he started shaking his head around while dropping the Binding Blade to pull his hair, all the while screaming in a monstrous voice.
"What... What's happening to him?!" asked Lilina in shock.
The King of Practical FX then fell onto the pavement while continuing to scream, and he also coughed out a large amount of blood. He thrashed around on the pavement as if he was feeling great pain, and after several seconds of doing so, he slowed down until he finally stopped moving and became silent. His eyes remained open and white, while his mouth was wide open. He had a look of pure rage on his face. One of the bodyguards went to the body to check it, and then he told Roy that he was dead.
Roy then gave orders for the fire around the place to be put out before it spread too far, so firefighters were immediately contacted. He then looked at the King of Practical FX's dead body and said in his head, "What kind of voice was that...? It's... so unnatural..."
It went without saying that something like this made its way to the news, and the Smashers saw it. "What's da deal with whetha eetz CGI or practical effex...?" asked Mario. "Eetz not-a like da latta eez without-a flaws..."
"You can blame it on nostalgia for the most part," replied G&W.
"Some people can't let go of the past..." said Luigi.
"I don't miss my old body," said Brawler, referring to when he was an alloy.
The next news report was about a businessman named Gon Blurr going missing for four days. Gon Blur was the chairman of a television studio that once had great TV shows, but ever since he started leading the company, he interfered with the production of several of its shows, which caused a huge drop in quality. Needless to say, this made many people hate him.
Luigi let out a sigh and then said, "Welcome to the new normal..."
"Tell me about it..." said G&W.
"Nerdro must be behind this," said Leon. Because he wasn't in the living room a few minutes ago, his sudden appearance made most of those there jump in surprise. "Knowing what his intentions are, I have every reason to believe that he had Gon Blurr kidnapped in order to threaten him to either step down as chairman or change his way of doing things!"
"Sounds plausible if you ask-a me," said Mario, rubbing his chin.
"If that's the case, we should find Gon Blurr and rescue him," suggested Brawler. "That way, he can expose the truth about Nerdro to the public."
Looking at the Mii Fighter, Leon said, "You're up to something there! We should definitely do that!"
"But how do we know where he's keeping Gon Blurr?" asked Luigi.
"I'm sure you people can do something about this," said Leon.
"Hey, you don't suggest ideas and then let other people figure out the rest themselves!" the plumber said to him.
"I will do the best I can to find out the whereabouts of Gon Blurr," said R.O.B., whose sudden appearance made them all jump.
"When did you get here?!" G&W asked him.
By tracking Gon Blurr's last known mobile phone signal and hacking into security cameras throughout the traffic, R.O.B. was able to find out about a seemingly abandoned building that might or might not house Gon Blurr currently.
Call it bad storytelling if you want to, I'm not an expert in hacking and such and don't want to bother with how it's possible R.O.B. was able to pull this off in a short amount of time.
Samus, Snake, and Swordfighter arrived at the abandoned building, and with the help of the latter opening the locked door, they were able to go inside. The inside was spacious and pretty much empty. However, the presence of light in the distance told them that there was somebody here. The trio quietly sneaked towards the light coming out of a certain room. When they got there, they peeked inside to see some people dressed like thugs seated around a table, playing cards, and at the back of the room was Gon Blur, bounded and placed behind bars.
"That's him all right," said Snake.
"What's the plan?" asked Samus.
"Men of honor show themselves before their enemies! There is none here stopping us from doing what must be done!" said Swordfighter before stepping into the room with his sword raised into the air. "Tremble, thy villains! I order that thee let go of the poor man at once, or you shall face the wrath of the Smashers!"
Needless to say, the thugs were surprised at his appearance. They got up from the their chairs and pointed their guns at him.
Meanwhile, Snake and Samus stared at each other, and the former asked, "Why did Master Hand give him that kind of personality?"
"You ask him..." replied Samus.
The thugs open fired at Swordfighter without saying anything, but to their surprise, he was able to deflect all the bullets by swinging his sword around fast. When they stopped firing, he swung his sword to send forth a tornado that picked up everything in the room not behind the bars. The thugs and the pieces of furniture were tossed around the place in circles for several seconds before settling back down on the floor in a mess.
"He's good, though," said Samus.
"Yeah, gotta give him that..." agreed Snake.
The two entered the room, while Swordfighter pointed his sword at the thugs and asked them who their master was. Snake and Samus went to the jail, and the former unlocked the door before going inside to untie the ropes binding Gon. "Don't panic," he told the businessman. "We're here to rescue you."
After undoing the gag around his mouth, Samus asked him, "Who kidnapped you?"
"Who do you think?!" replied the businessman loudly and angrily.
Puncho stormed into Nerdro's penthouse while breathing furiously and heavily. Nerdro turned his head away from the television to see him and was going to ask what happened when he noticed that his hands were covered in blood. "I assume that you got into a fight with someone again?" Nerdro asked him.
"He was asking for it!" replied Puncho angrily. "I can't believe I wasted my money on a terrible movie like Kill-Yourself Squad! I had high hopes for that movie, but it's an abomination! A piece of trash! Yet someone had the guts to say that he thinks the movie is great! I showed him that he made a grave mistake of praising a bad movie!"
"I haven't watched it yet, so I can't be the judge to things, but as long as this makes you happy, I'm happy for you too!" Nerdro said to him.
"I don't understand! Why do people who enjoy s***ty things exist?! What's the matter with them?! How can they enjoy s***** and terrible things?!" said Puncho angrily. "I can't stand people like that! S***ty movies, games, and such deserve all the hate they get, not praise! What in the world is it with people who think they are enjoyable?!"
"All right, all right... That's quite enough ranting," Nerdro told him. "Hurry up and go wash your hands. You don't want people coming in and seeing your hands like that, do you?"
Puncho went to the bathroom to wash his hands. After he came back out, the door slammed open all of a sudden, and Snake, Samus, and Swordfighter came inside, accompanied by a bunch of policemen. Confused and surprised, Nerdro asked, "What is the meaning of this?"
"The game's up, pig!" Samus said to him while pointing at him. "Mister Gon Blurr is rescued by us, and according to him, you kidnapped him and threatened him to do business the way you want!"
"Whatever are you talking about?" asked Nerdro, feigning innocence.
"You have the right to remain silent!" one of the policemen said to him as he went over to Nerdro to arrest him and lead him out of the room.
"Uncle! No! You can't take him away just like this!" Puncho angrily said while trying to pull the police away from Nerdro. "There's got to be a mistake!"
"Don't worry, Nerdro," his uncle said to him. "I'll get my lawyer. I'm sure there is a misunderstanding!"
"Yeah, just try to make your way out of this," Snake said as he watched the warthog get taken out of the room.
By now, you should know that this story has lots of instances where the Smashers watch the news report on television, so you should probably be expecting that what happened earlier made its way onto the news as well. Needless to say, Leon and Panther were glad at what happened.
"I hope you guys are happy now," Ganondorf said to them.
"Justice has been served!" said Panther with a smile.
"I wouldn't be that content until I get my hands on him myself," said Leon. "This is still something, though."
The news report went on to say that a trial would be held for Nerdro regarding this matter to see if he truly was guilty of all the crimes the three Smashers, Snake, Samus, and Swordfighter, claimed he had committed. Gon Blurr would be present as well to testify to things. "I can't wait for tomorrow!" said Leon with enthusiasm. "Let's see what kind of face he has after being declared guilty!"
"Our names will be cleared as well," said Panther. "If only we can go there ourselves to testify to things..."
"Even if Nerdro framed you people, it's not like he was wrong about you having a history of criminal activities," Fox reminded them. "You are still wanted people."
Dr. Mario then came into the living room and said, "Wolf is awake." Hearing this, Leon and Panther immediately rushed out of the room and towards the infirmary to see their leader. The doctor was shoved onto the floor by accident as they rushed past him.
"How is he?" Fox asked Dr. Mario.
"He's doing fine," the doctor told him. "He's got a strong body. I gave him a brief update on what happened too. He should be glad to know what happened."
Fox later went to the infirmary. There, he saw Leon and Panther happily talking to their leader, who had a grumpy look on his face which seemed to became grumpier from seeing him. "How are you feeling?" Fox asked him.
"Terrible..." replied Wolf. "I can't believe I had to be saved by you..."
"You don't really have a choice in this matter," Fox told him. "We're pretty much the only people you can rely on now."
"Right, they are the only ones we can rely on and would not necessarily see us as enemies," Panther told Wolf. "There was nobody else we could think of to call for help. It was thanks to them that your life is saved. We should be thankful for them!"
Wolf responded by turning his head to the side and giving a "hmph." Fox smiled and said in his head, "That's just like him!"
The next day, a trial was held for Nerdro to determine whether or not he was guilty of all the charges brought up against him. As the news report said, Snake, Samus, and Swordfighter were present to act as witnesses. Nerdro was seen sitting behind one of the tables towards the front, next to his lawyer, and Gon Blurr was seated at a small podium next to the judge's larger podium.
The judge eventually told everyone to be quiet, and then she said, "The reason we are here today is because witnesses have claimed that Nerdro Phacoreus has been in fact secretly doing criminal activities. Supposedly, the prison outbreak that eventually led to the members of True Fans attacking E3 was instigated by him. It is believed that he kidnapped Gon Blurr and kept him prisoner for four days before the latter got rescued by the Smashers. Mister Blurr, do you have anything to say? Is it true that Nerdro kidnapped you?"
All eyes turned to Gun Blurr, who was trembling slightly with a nervous look on his face. After several seconds of silence, he started to speak, but he stuttered somewhat before making his words clear. "Actually... It's... It's... not Nerdro who kidnapped me... It's... Star Wolf... They are the ones who did that..."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, especially the Smashers. The court session was shown live, so the remaining Smashers and Star Wolf back at Smash Mansion saw this. They were equally shocked.
"Can you please explain things clearly, Mister Blurr," the judge told him.
"Star Wolf kidnapped me... and forced me to say that Nerdro is the one who did it... They hate him... They want him to be framed for something... he didn't do..." replied Gon Blurr nervously and in fear.
"Lies!" Samus angrily shouted as she stood up from her seat and slammed her hands onto the table. "Star Wolf would never do anything like that! They're..." Before she could continue, Snake pulled her back down by her clothes and then whispered something into her ears.
"Don't say Star Wolf is at our mansion yet! You may make things worse!" he told her.
"You are currently speaking in front of several witnesses, so please be honest, Mister Blurr," the judge said to the businessman. "Do you swear that it is indeed Star Wolf that kidnapped you?"
"I swear," said Gon Blurr. "They are the ones who kidnapped me and forced me to frame Nerdro for this!"
"Since Mister Blurr has said this, there is no need for Nerdro to be accused of a crime he did not commit anymore," said Nerdro's lawyer, standing up.
Nerdro also stood up with a smug-look on his face. Adjusting his suit, he said, "As you can see, this is a case of simple misunderstanding. I feel sorry for what Mister Blurr has been put through. It saddens me to see that there are villains out there who are willing to torture good people into saying lies that may harm others. I am not surprised that there are people out there who don't like me. As they say, you make enemies if you are too famous!"
Reporters immediately flocked around Nerdro and also Gon Blurr to ask them questions. The Smashers were also surrounded and asked questions regarding what they knew. However, no matter what those three tried to say, they only made the reporters ask more questions.
Back at Smash Mansion, Wolf got up from the sofa in rage and flipped the table in front of him high into the air, so high that it hit the ceiling and shattered the lighting. The table fell back down and broke in two.
"Hey! What's the big idea?!" Falco asked him angrily. "You don't go around destroying people's furniture just because you're angry!"
"THAT A******! I'M GOING TO MURDER HIM! I'M GOING TO SEND HIM TO HELL!" shouted Wolf at the top of his voice.
"How did it turn out like this...?" asked Peach. "Why did Gon Blurr lie...?"
"Nerdro must've saw something like this coming and threatened Blurr to say something like this in order to keep himself out of trouble," said Ganondorf.
"But he's already rescued," said Kirby. "What sort of trouble can he be in?"
"Maybe he's holding someone dear to him hostage," said Marth. "That's the only plausible explanation I can think of."
"Oh boy... Things got even more complicated..." said Diddy.
As Nerdro was leaving the place, Samus got close to him and said to him in an intimidating voice, "It's not over! We'll definitely expose the truth about you! You won't get away with this! Star Wolf is currently with us, so we know you're lying!"
"Pretty bold words you've got there!" Nerdro told her with a smug look. "I look forward to you and your friends succeeding!" He then walked ahead of her and disappeared into the crowd around him.
"What course of action do we take here on forth?" Swordfighter asked Samus.
"Let's just go back to the others first," suggested Snake.
TO BE CONTINUED
Gon Blurr is an OC.
Kill-Yourself Squad is a parody of Suicide Squad.