Author's Notes- Thanks to Aurawarrior13 for giving a suggestion. The suggestion gave me an idea.
Now it is On
Jigglypuff had already had a confusing day. Now, it was just getting more confusing. First, she found King Dedede tied up in the laundry room. Now, Peach is giving her a survey. Peach usually loves surveys, but today, she seems super serious with it.
"Ok, Jigglypuff, I just want you to give me your honest opinion." Peach explains. Jigglypuff nods.
Peach taps the back of her pen on her pink, sparkly clipboard. She says, "First question- which of these is the most romantic dinner option: Subway sandwiches, Italian pasta, or something French?"
Jigglypuff smiles. "Easy! Italian pasta! I love food." That really was her most honest opinion, although she believes that the man in the relationship should know what the lady likes before taking her to dinner.
"Ok, next question," Peach checks something on her clipboard. "What is your idea of a good man?"
Jigglypuff starts describing. Peach is only half listening. As Jigglypuff talks, she draws Marth. After she draws a mustache, she realizes she was drawing instead of writing what Jigglypuff said.
Silence. "Um… ok. I think I got all that." Peach is a terrible liar.
"Want me to explain that again?"
Peach shakes her head. "Let's just move on. Last question- is there anybody you like here?"
Jigglypuff scowls. "That's my business, girl. When I feel like you should know, then I'll tell you." Jigglypuff wasn't just blissfully listening to the questions. She thought Peach was innocent, until that last question. (Who doesn't think Peach is innocent at first?)
Samus walks in. "So you admit you like someone here."
"Is that a question or a statement?" Three months ago, Jigglypuff would have yelled 'no' in denial, but Meta Knight had taught her a few tricks.
Then, strawberry shortcake hits the floor right in front of Samus. Everybody looks at the ceiling. Kirby hangs from the lights.
Outside the room, Olimar chases his blue pikmin. It stole his keys! The door bursts open, smacking poor Olimar. Inside, Peach lies on top of Samus. Kirby and Jigglypuff run out. It takes a few minutes, but Olimar finally gets up.
In the garden, Jigglypuff and Kirby take refuge. They laugh.
"Wow! Thanks Kirby! That was getting weird." Jigglypuff explains. Kirby nods. He silently gasps with a smile, remembering something.
I'll pay for Mario to make you some lasagna for lunch today. That's what Kirby's three and a half "poyo"s translated to. Jigglypuff is one of the few that understands Kirby. Not even Meta Knight understands Kirby's language.
Jigglypuff politely shakes her head with a smile. "No thank you, Kirby." She remembers the survey. "I just told Peach that because I liked Italian pasta best out of those three options. I'd much prefer some of Sonic's special chili dogs. And as thanks for taking out Peach and Samus for me, I'll get you some chips from the vending machine. How's that sound?"
Kirby jumps around in happiness. It's not a date, but it is close enough. They go back inside, hoping Samus hasn't recovered yet. She's going to be fuming.
Meanwhile
A little being in a black cloak runs like a ninja down the street towards the Smash Mansion. It has been very entertaining for a certain Star Warrior. Meta Knight has chased it through the local Subway, onto the bus, through Fawful's Bean n' Badge, and now back to the Smash Mansion. Oh yes, this has been very entertaining for Meta Knight. And Meta Knight thought Sonic was hard to catch (him being the only Smasher able to catch Sonic.)
The cloaked being uses a grappling hook to fly up to an open window on the second floor. Meta Knight just uses his dimensional cape to fly up. The cloaked being disappears into an open room to avoid being run over by Wario's motorcycle. Meta Knight simply hops on Wario's head. Wario hits the wall and flies out the window. The cloaked being continues to run.
To Meta Knight's surprise, a blue blast of some kind knocks the cloaked being into the elevator when it passes an open door. Meta Knight stops. Peach walks out of the room holding Toad. Samus jumps over Peach and asks, "What was that?"
"No idea, but it is up to no good."
That was all Meta Knight needed to say. Samus was on his side for this round. They go down the staircase to catch the cloaked figure.
The elevator hits the roof. Meta Knight and Samus went downstairs. The cloaked figure was smart enough to rearrange the wires in the elevator so the numbers outside the elevator were reversed.
Meta Knight and Samus bump into Snake in front of the cafeteria.
"Solid Snake, where did the cloaked thing go!?" Samus demands to know.
Snake is in confusion. "The what?"
Samus gets angry. Meta Knight interrupts before Samus explodes with rage. "Snake, there was a being in a black cloak that we were chasing. Did you see it?"
Snake shakes his head. He looks at his watch, which earlier that day he 'awesomely' used to hack into the security system. It shows the elevator footage.
Samus yells in frustration. "GAH! It tricked us into going downstairs! Let's go!" She runs with Snake and Meta Knight following close behind. They attract Falco and Ike into their party.
They make it to the roof. To their surprise, Lucario fights the cloaked being. A helicopter comes down slowly. A ladder comes down from it. Before Meta Knight slices the rope ladder, the cloaked figure jumps on it, swings around, and kicks the knight. The rope ladder goes back up faster than Snake knew a rope ladder could go. The helicopter is gone before anybody can go after it.
"Meta Knight, go after it!" Samus yells.
"It is useless now, Samus! Even if I did catch it, what would I do? Not even this team can outsmart it." He has a point, which turns Samus silent.
Master Hand comes. "What happened? I heard something very loud up here!"
Meta Knight turns towards Master Hand. "I saw a cloaked figure toss King Dedede into the laundry room. Dedede was tied up. I chased it all through town and finally back here."
Lucario ponders to himself. How did they get Dedede in the first place?
Master Hand nods. "Next time this cloaked figure comes, I want the entire roster of smashers on it." Falco nods. Master Hand floats off.
"Great. Something iffy is already happening with Jigglypuff, and now this thing." Samus talks to herself aloud.
Meta Knight's attention is caught. "Wha-what's going on with Jigglypuff?" Luckily for him, he sounds curious instead of concerned.
Samus doesn't respond. Everyone except for Meta Knight and Lucario go back inside.
Shortly after, Meta Knight walks past the cafeteria. Jigglypuff and Kirby are the only two in the room.
Kirby eats the chips Jigglypuff bought for him. Jigglypuff drinks a soda right beside him. Jigglypuff has been talking about her worries and concerns, minus her relationship status with the knight. "I just don't feel right, Kirby. Something is terribly wrong."
Kirby has a sudden impulse to make Jigglypuff feel safe, so he lightly kisses her on the cheek. Jigglypuff, stunned, blushes.
It would have been fine, except that Meta Knight was watching through the window. This time, Meta Knight can feel his eyes turning bright red. He overlooked that last little incident with Kirby, but this was too far. Now it is on.
