Chapter 10: Making up with Ashley
At Saturday Morning, all of the WarioWare Game Developers were there for the meeting and Wario explains which countries could work.
"Okay Red, your idea of putting WarioWare in Brazil is not a good. Why? The consoles are too expensive over there? Do you know how much a Wii U cost in Brazil?", questioned Wario.
"How much?", asked Red.
"About $830 U.S. Dollars!", exclaimed Wario.
Everyone was shocked to hear it and Red asks, "Why does the Wii U cost so expensive?".
"The import cost is too high in Brazil and it's the law. I say that we have to rule Brazil out!", exclaimed Wario. Everyone agrees, even Red agrees reluctantly.
Wario turns to Ashley and says, "Ashley, unless you want the DPRK government to control the video game industries, I don't think it's a good idea due to the government of North Korea spending money on nuclear weapons and destroying America. I say that this should be rule out. No questions asked.", said Wario. Everyone agrees again.
"I'll admit that it was a joke…", thought Ashley.
"So…Young Cricket and Master Mantis…you're saying that you want our company to be in the People's Republic of China...right?", confused Wario.
Master Mantis responded, "Yes. We are talking about Mainland China. We're not talking about Taiwan.".
"Hmm...while China economics is very big, they do sell a lot of bootleg stuff...including video games. Unless we want our copyrights to be infringed upon, I don't think we're going to make a lot of money legitimately. Besides, iQue has Nintendo properties, I honestly don't think we have a point if we do it over there.", explained Wario.
"Wario, I'll agree with you on this one. Unless we want to infringe Nintendo's copyright in China, we're not gonna make a lot of money as easily as it can be.", said Mona.
"I"ve heard that there are terrible and I mean TERRIBLE 8-bit games over there and I think that unless you wanted to make 8-bit games for the rest of your life (which is my dream), it's not going to sell well. Can we all agree about that?", questioned 9-Volt.
"Yeah, I can agree with you buddy. The music in the games in China is inconsistent.", agreed 18-Volt. Everyone agrees that China could not be sold well if WarioWare Inc is there. Young Cricket felt disappointed but understood the situation.
"Okay...where Orbulon?!", exclaimed Wario.
Then, Orbulon came crashing through the doors being late and he says, "I'm sorry everyone for being late!".
Orbulon sits down and Wario asks, "Why are you LATE to my meeting?!".
"There was an Unidentified Flying Object just whooshing me by. Some angry bird just came out and threatened me, 'Get out of my way next time or else!'. Then, he just gets back on the ship and flies away quickly. I don't know what's his problem, but that's why it made me late.", explained Orbulon.
Wario thought about it for a moment and says, "Hmm...at least you're not late for overtime. At least now I understand why you couldn't make it on time in mornings…". Orbulon was relieved and everyone in the room talks about it.
Wario silences them and said, "Okay. We should get back to the discussion of the real world.".
They got back to the discussion and Wario says, "Orbulon, your idea of expanding WarioWare Inc. into Africa is honestly a terrible one. It's not that we're racist, it's more like we're not gonna make a lot of money on to it due to its current political issues. If politics don't work, that meant war. I'm talking about central and northern Africa. The southern Africa may be working fine, but has a lot of poverty...I don't think we can make a profit out of poverty. Can we agree that we couldn't make a profit somewhere in Africa?". Everyone agreed about the situation.
"Okay...so this leaves us only 3 places to go...Japan, United States, and the continental Europe...we're gonna have a lot of debate of where are we going to go with…", trailed off Wario.
Japan: Kat, Ana, Young Cricket, Master Mantis agreed to do it in Japan because they think that Japanese fans will really soar and they think that they're humorous to Japanese people in many ways.
Wario, Penny, Dr. Crygor, and Ashley disagreed for different reasons. Penny and Dr. Crygor points out that if they set up where Nintendo Company Limited is located in the country, their recognition could be short-lived unless they wanted to develop games other than Nintendo Platforms. Wario doesn't want Nintendo to talk about "Mario this, Mario that.". He would definitely be annoyed if worked in Japan (although he agrees with Penny and Dr. Crygor). Ashley does appreciate the Japanese fans, but doesn't really like giving fan service to people in Japan.
Everyone does like the idea of expanding it to Japan, but they decided to stay neutral.
USA: 9-Volt, 18-Volt, Wario, Mona, Jimmy, Dr. Crygor, Penny, Dribble, and Spitz agreed to do it in the USA because they think that it's the best place to grow for economics, get fans to love them, and being recognized in the gaming world.
Kat, Ana, Young Cricket, Master Mantis, Orbulon, Ashley, and Red disagreed for different reasons. The first four did agreed that while people are generally nice, they're not alway polite on their manners. They're also worried about people who are unpredictable and they're not comfortable with that idea. Orbulon was worried about being racially profiled by the police due to it's issues with race relations between people in the U.S.
Ashley had made it worse with the reasons of not joining the U.S.: Gun Politics. She talks about what she sees on American news.
Long story short, some have switched sides. 9-Volt, 18-Volt, Mona, Dribble, and Spitz agreed about its current issues in the United States and they switched to the disagreement side about the U.S. due to its unpredictability and sustainability although 9-Volt had a different reason and that reason would be that he wonder if internet is sometimes a joke. People who often fish (trolls) around the internet can be unethical within business standards.
Wario, Jimmy, Dr. Crygor, and Penny still agreed within expanding WarioWare Inc to the U.S. due to their previously stated reason.
Europe: Ashley, Red, Dribble, Spitz, 9-Volt, Penny, and Mona agreed to do it in Europe while Wario, Kat, Ana, Jimmy, 18-Volt, Dr. Crygor, Young Cricket, Master Mantis, and Orbulon disagrees.
Long story short, everyone decided to do a voting ballot on which countries/continent should they expanded to because they couldn't reach universal agreement with each other.
When everyone is done doing the ballot, they all go home on a Saturday except for Orbulon due to his lawsuit from the last few days. When the afternoon shift is done at WarioWare Inc., Wario decided that he should go get some flowers. Wario then realizes that, "Oh no! I don't know what color does she likes!".
Wario then thought, "Maybe I should try red roses...I think she'll like it...I hope…". Wario then drove to the flower store and buys red roses for Ashley.
When Wario got the red roses, he sees Mona coming in and tries to escape through the back door. He got on a motorcycle and successfully driven away from the flower store.
Wario had arrived at Ashley's Mansion and got the roses ready for her. Wario knocks the door and Ashley says, "Greetings Wario. What have you got there?".
Ashley saw the rose and Wario extend his arm with the roses that he had and said, "Um...this is for you…".
"Um...that's very thoughtful of you Wario…", trailed off Ashley and she took the rose from him and put it on her vase.
"Wario...that's nice...but I would've prefer black roses...don't be confused with a dead one…", thought Ashley.
"Come on in Wario...I have dinner ready for you…", trailed off Ashley and Wario worries that her food may be horrible.
Ashley and Wario were walking to the dining room and Wario thought, "I don't know what she's cooking me, but I'll admit that I'm more worried if she isn't able to cook really good...she does make a flavor look good, but I don't even know if she can even cook…".
Wario then gets into the dining room, Wario was surprised to see the table laying out nicely with food on it. Wario sits down and Ashley sits down on the chair and they eat together.
Wario took out the chicken leg and chew it at first. "Wow! She can really make the chicken leg flavorful, but not so much on the seasoning!", thought Wario.
Wario then did munch out most of the food and Ashley saw him looking...weird out. Wario saw her and he chew his food more slowly. Ashley smiles a little.
Wario decided to try her mashed potatoes that is in a bowl by scooping onto his plate and when he eats it, he thought, "Oh my god! She's so good at cooking! Or did she seasoned it with a store bought mashed potato…? If she did...how did she managed to have a bowl of mashed potato ready to serve it?".
Wario did eat out of corn, but decidedly to eat a little bit of it, he tried eating it and thought, "Her corn...it's like a butter that was already melt in it…and some salt that was in it...mmm…".
Wario then tried Mac & Cheese, he ate it and thought, "Wow...she does cook! She knew how to mix stinky cheese and foreign cheese together into a macaroni pasta and make it realistically good...I love it!".
Wario then decided to try the garlic bread. Wario tried it and felt really happy. "This bread...I don't know how to describe it...maybe it had the most Garlic in it...mixed with a lot of stinky cheese that smells...I...I...I LOVE YOU ASHLEY!", thought Wario happily.
"Like my food Wario?", asked Ashley.
"I don't like your food.", responded Wario. Ashley was shocked, disgusted, heartbroken, and angry.
"What?! How could you not like my food?! I mean, I cook my best as I can! WHY!?", thought Ashley angrily.
"I LOVE your food Ashley!", exclaimed Wario happily. Ashley is relieved, felt strongly rejoiced, and feeling very happy.
"Wow Wario! You love my cooking style? Wario...it's time for me to get closer…", thought Ashley.
"Honestly, your food is much better than any fancy restaurant that I've went to!", exclaimed Wario.
While Ashley blushed, Red got suspicious and decided to ask, "What kind of fancy restaurant are you talking about?".
"Well, I've went to Princess Peach's Restaurant, Babar's Kuisine, Ramsay's Kitchen, The Fat Pig Restaurant, and Harkinian Diner.
"Wow...those names alone did get my attention…", said Red drooling.
"Wario...what you said to me...I...am...really happy...", trailed off Ashley feeling surprised. Ashley then look at Red munching away the food not knowing about the flavors in detail. Ashley looks back at him and asks, "Wario...would you like to receive a kiss from me?".
"Um...what exactly do you mean a kiss? Like giving me Hershey's Kisses? Sure, I would appreciate it…", trailed off Wario weirdly.
Ashley got closer to Wario and said, "No...I mean like this…". Ashley gave a kiss on Wario's cheeks.
Wario really blushed and thought, "Wow! Is this for me complementing your food Ashley? If it is...I really like you...so much…so that I want to…".
Wario trailed off, "Is this for me complementing your food? Cause if it is...I really like your cooking style…".
"Yes Wario, I cook dinner food within my ingredients inside my house. The reason why I cook is because I got a quote from a certain witch and she says, 'If you as a witch can make magic potions, you too can cook food with your moving motions!', and she was right. I was able to cook food with a recipe book and made it on my own with my ingredients.", explained Ashley.
"That's really nice! I do love exquisite dinner...let's continue to eat.", said Wario and they are finishing up dinner.
After dinner, Wario and Ashley decided to get to know each other a little bit more.
"So...Ashley...what's your favorite color?", asked Wario.
"Mine...Black...is your favorite color yellow Wario?", questioned Ashley.
"If I'm going to be honest, I'd say yes. I really like yellow.", responded Wario.
"Okay...so Wario? Even though you're invited for the Kart racing, Parties, Tennis Matches, Golf, etc. by Mario, do you still dislike Mario? If so...why and if not...tell me why.", asked Ashley.
Wario thought about it for a moment and explained, "I still don't like Mario. Even though I play fairly with Mario's Invitation, I'm still jealous of his success and how the Mario gain more fans than I do. I also hated on how he always rescues Princess Peach even though she've been kidnapped many times. He got money when Mario is with her! I honestly wished that he can go back to Brooklyn...and live his life there...like I did before having WarioWare Inc.".
"Wow…", trailed off Ashley.
"Yeah...so Ashley? What do you honestly think about the Mario Bros. overall?", asked Wario.
"I'm okay with Mario, but I don't think he has too much personality other than being friendly and heroic. Luigi on the other hand...I really don't like him too much...Luigi raided my house once because I was saving boos from him and I was pissed off when Luigi took my friends away inside my house. I've tried to honestly kill him, but Luigi managed to get away with the ghost that he has for Dr. E Gadd…", trailed off Ashley sadly.
"Wow...I guess we both have a dislike on either one of the Mario Bros…", trailed off Wario. Wario gave a pat on Ashley's back and Ashley felt better.
"Yeah, I agree with you Wario.", said Ashley and to make a long story short, they have asked questions about each other and now they know what their likes and dislikes could be.
After they're done, Wario says, "Goodbye Ashley! Have a good weekend!".
"Have a good weekend too Wario.", said Ashley and Wario gets on his motorcycle and gets on it to go home.
On Sunday, Wario is here for Orbulon working at the afternoon shift and Ashley is making evil potions. She almost got the hang of making a monster, but at the last minute, it dissolves.
On Monday, everyone in the morning shift wanted to know what is the result. Europe won the votes and the only one who are disappointed was Jimmy and Dr. Crygor. Jimmy accepted it while Dr. Crygor admits that he wanted to see how technology grows in the United States of America.
The Afternoon shift employees however have a different reaction. Young Cricket and Master Mantis are deeply disappointed about working out with Europe due to cultural differences while 9-Volt and 18-Volt were okay with it as long as Europe is "cool". Kat and Ana were similarly worried about their differences. Orbulon didn't vote due to possible "racism" on Earth so he decided to avoid voting altogether.
Other employees in the afternoon shift were very happy of the vote with Europe.
After the afternoon shift is over, someone had knocked the door.
"Come in.", said Wario not expecting much.
9-Volt came in and ask, "So...when are we going to Europe to make a deal with Nintendo of Europe?".
Wario decided to give it a thought...
Will they ever go to Europe? What will Wario do? How will the relationship with Ashley work with Wario? Find out next time on this fanfic!
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