"IKE! Hurry up!" Zelda shouted, as she, Samus, Pikachu, Marth, Toon Link, Lucas and Ness waited at the Mansion's front porch. Ike promptly came down the stairs, grumbling as he went.

"Why do I have to come?" The mercenary grumbled.

Samus winked at him. "We little ladies need a big, strong man to look after us."

Never one to refuse a woman, Ike puffed out his chest. "Your wish, my command, my lady."

With that, he marched out of the door, followed by the sniggering kids and the chuckling women. Marth sighed as he followed.

"Ike is one MAJOR suck-up."

Smashville was a friendly little town, perfect for a relaxing day-trip.

The group stopped in the middle of the street.

"Alright, we'll split up from here." Samus said, Pikachu perched on her shoulder. "Kids, who so you want go with?"

"The swordsmen, please." The trio chorused. Samus nodded.

"Alright, Marth, Ike, you look after the kids." Then she promptly grabbed both their throats. "And may every deity save you should you lose them." She hissed.

"Uh-huh." Marth and Ike choked, before Samus released them. Zelda promptly grabbed Samus' arm.

"C'mon, Sammy! I'm taking to you to the mall! You really need some new dresses!"

Samus paled. "Z, you know I hate the mall." She complained.

"Tough nuts." Zelda replied, giggling, before dragging the grumbling bounty hunter away, the ever-loyal Pikachu following his mistress.

Ike sighed, before turning to the kids. "OK, little people, what do you wanna-"

He froze when he realised the kids weren't there.

Marth also saw this, paling as he remembered Samus' earlier words.

Both swordsmen turned to each other.

"Oh f-"

"Are you sure it was a good idea to leave them?" Lucas asked nervously, as he followed the other two to the book-store.

"Don't worry." Ness soothed, as they entered the store. "I can track their mind wave-length, and teleport us to them. No sweat."

"Teleportation is good." Toon Link agreed. Lucas nodded, the the three went about looking at the books.

Lucas promptly found a familiar face. "Lyn?"

The female warrior, her aqua robes shining, her green hair tied neatly in a long ponytail, turned to face the little psychic.

"Oh! Lucas, I didn't expect to see you here." She said, smiling fondly at the boy. Before Lucas could enquire to her well-being, Falco walked out of a back room, which, Lucas noticed was signed as "Mature Readers only."

"And you too, Falco." Lyn said, her eyes narrowing at the small package under the birds arm. Falco promptly spun round, seizing a random book with one arm, the package hidden behind him with the other.

"Hello, Lyn!" Falco said cheerfully. "Just getting me my copy of Sic-fi Super Tech." The bird held up said magazine.

Lucky break, Lucas thought, as Lyn crossed her arms, one eyebrow raised.

Falco saw Lucas, as well as an opportunity to change the subject. "Hey, kid. What'cha doing?"

"Well, Samus, Zelda, Marth and Ike took me, Ness and Toon Link out for the day." The psychic replied, pointing at the other two children, who were reading a comic."

"Cool." Falco, before quickly retreating to the store counter. Lyn sighed.

"What's wrong with what he's got?" Lucas asked.

"That's something for older day, Lucas." Lyn sighed. "As well as desperate idiots."

Lucas shrugged, as Ness said. "Well, we better get back to the adults."

"You ditched them?" Falco asked.

"Marth and Ike, technically." Toon Link confirmed. "Sam and Zelda went cloth-shopping."

"So, Ike and Marth lost the kids." Falco sniggered. "I'll take you guys. I wouldn't wanna miss their punishment."

Chuckling to himself, Falco led the kids out of the store, followed by a disapproving Lyn. They did not have to go far.

"YOU LOST THEM?!?!?" Came a familiar scream. The runaway group promptly rushed over, to find Samus shouting down a cowering Ike and Marth, brandishing a massive bag of shopping, Zelda behind her fellow woman, about ready to tear the swordsmen apart, Pikachu cowering behind said Zelda.

"It was Ike's fault!" Marth shrieked. "He distracted me!"

"My fault?!" Ike yelled. "You weren't paying attention."

Before Samus and Zelda could perform murder, Ness ran over to them.

"Hi, guys! We're back!" He said boldly.

Samus turned, surprised to see him, whereas Zelda sighed in relief and hugged the psychic.

"You had us worried!" She said. Ness shrugged.

"We just went to the book-store with Lyn and Falco." He said, pointing at the swordswoman and the bird.

"Thank you, Lyn." Samus said, promptly pulling Toon Link and Lucas over to her.

Lyn smiled and nodded "I have to go now." She said "Try not to be irresponsible, you two." She added to Marth and Ike, before walking off, Marth staring after her, leading Ike to punch him.

"OW!"

Samus turned to Falco, as Pikachu leapt upon her shoulder, seeing as her rage was gone. "I didn't expect to see you here."

Falco shrugged. "Just in the neighbourhood. Anyway, let's get these trouble-makers home."

And so they did.

Author's Notes: Lyn gets screen-time here, as well as evidence the Smasher's are not confined to the Mansion :) Samus shows her maternal side, Pikachu learns his mistress isn't as friendly as he thought, Falco reads....... mature books and Ness points out why he never gets lost. Happy day indeed :D