Hey, hey, hey! I am back! This would've been out yesterday, but our internet wasn't working! It's stupid like that. By the way, I forgot to mention this, but all of this is sort of a major time-skip. Torren's pranks started in the winter season. So I'll edit and say it's a time-skip. I think OMG CATS will know where I'm going!

WrittenWithPencils: Oh yeah! I totally forgot about prank calls!

Duskzilla: Why must people watch me constantly? Oh well, I guess I'll have to get used to it...

Disclaimer: I don't own the SSB series.

Chapter 28(Ike)

Yet another scheme.

Me, Torren, and Nylon are heading to Poppy and aryn's room. I'm still not sure why he thinks Poppy is annoying, she's just tempermental. I sigh as we near their door. Torren puts his ear up to the door, listening for the two females.

"Clear." He whispers, then turns the knob. It's locked.

"Dangit." He whispers.

"Well I guess we'll have to do this some other time, so let's just go back..."

"Perhaps."


(Josh)

The next day, in the front room.

"Why are we here?" Someone asks. MH stands in front of the crowd.

"I'd like to make an announcement!" He bellows, silencing each and every student.

"Thank you. Tomorrow night, starting at seven o'clock, the christmas festivities will begin!" This starts up lots of chattering.

"SILENCE!" He bellow again, this time even louder. The silence after that is eerie.

"There is one more thing. It will be a cross-dressing event! Meaning that you must dress as the opposite gender! Meaning, females dress like males, and males dress as females!"

"Meaning," Lyric calls out, mocking MH.

"That this will be the funnest party of my life!" She finishes, MH glaring icily at her.

"That is all!" MH then leaves the room, leaving the chortling teens behind.

"So, I have to wear a dress?" I ask no one.

"Yup!" The nearby April says.

"And I have to wear a suit." She says, a lot less enthusiastic.

"Oh it won't be too bad! at least the skirt can't tangle up in your legs making you trip over. At least, that's what they do to me." Jay cuts in.

"Hah!" Mystique laughs, earning a glare from Jay.

"Mystique, you're so rude!" Lyric cries out.

"Says the girl who just put a cockroach on April's head!" Mystique replies.

"Eep!" April scours her hair for the supposed cockroach. Mystique, Lyric, and Jay burst out laughing.

"Oh, haha! very funny guys!"


(Jasmine)

Later, at the mall.

"Hm, which one should I get?" I ask Kit, who's browsing the dresses.

"Um, I dunno. Which should I get?" He holds up a navy blue, sleeveless dress, and a red cocktail dress with a red bow tied around the waist.

"Definitely the navy blue." I comment. He looks at the blue dress.

"Eh, I guess. But it would look way better on you!" He says.

"Thank you, thank you! Now which should I get?" I hold up a normal black suit, and a similarly navy blue suit.

"Hmm, I dunno!" He shrugs.

"I'll go with the black." I say after glancing at each.

"Ooh! And I can wear a navy blue hair bow so we can still match!" I say exitedly.

"C'mon! Let's go!" I drag him to the cashier. I really want to get to the accesories store so I can get something that makes me look better.


(Tex)

Meanwhile...

My new friend April and her friends have gone shopping. Shopping with four other girls. NOT FUN! Here's a little of what it's like.

"Hey do you think this color looks good on me?"

"Oh yeah! What about this? Does it compliment my curves?"

"Totally! Hey Myst! Whattaya think of this?"

"Hah! Nice! But I'm not sure about this style on me."

"It looks fine! What do you think Tex?" I'm snapped from my reverie by April's voice, calling my name.

"Huh?" I ask.

"Do you think that style looks on Mystique?" She re-asks. Four teen girls look at me with wide questioning eyes.

"Uh, yeah it looks fine." I say, but not sure.

"Ok I've decided on mine!" Mystique confirms.

"Me too!" Jay also says.

"Yeah, I think I've too." April says.

"Ok, quick question and then I'll know." Lyric says. The other three girls nod.

"White, or Black?" She holds up a white suit, then a black.

"I like white, but I have unusual taste to some." Jay replies.

"I think black!" Mystique says.

"It's up to you April." We all look at her, including me. She's actually kind of pretty.

"Er, black." Lyric nods, then puts the white suit on the rack.

"Now we get to help Tex pick out a dress!" April says excitedly. The other three females squeal in excitement. My shoulders slump. This will take forever.


(Torren)

Another meanwhile...

"I hate this." I groan.

"Me too." Nylon groans back.

"Shut up, and pick out a freaking dress." Ike hisses, dangerously close to a temper blow.

"Let's just get this over with." Nylon groans. Just picture a montage of us trying on three or four dresses each. I tried on a blue, green, and black dress. I finally decided on the black. Ike got a blue, and has decided to wear his red cloak to cover it up(remind you of anything, or anyone...?). Nylon got a black dress too.

"So, getting gifts for your girlfriends?" The female cashier asks when we go to the register.

"Uh, yeah..." I say, instantly using that as an excuse.

"Ok! Your total is three fifty, plus tax." She says sweetly.

"As in three smash dollars and fifty smash cents?" Ike asks nervously.

"No, I mean three-hundred smash dollars, and fifty more smash dollars. Plus tax." Ike's, and Nylon's jaws drop.

"Here." I hand the money over. My mom and dad are king and queen of Hyrule, not to mention that they both participated in the third tournament.

"Thank you, have a nice day!" We rush out of the store gratefully.


(Poppy)

And another meanwhile...

I browse the suits. This is boring. I want to go back to the mansion, and curl up on my bed. I want to stay there the entire christmas party.

"Hey Poppy!" Aryn's sweet voice calls from the fitting room.

"What?" I call back.

"Can you get me a size smaller?"

"Sure!" I look for the suit she was trying on, and soon find it, along with another suit. It looks very nice, and might just fit me well. It's black, with white stitching. It looks rather form-fitting, so I could still look feminine. It doesn't look like it belongs here in the mens section, but it's a suit so it counts. I grab it from the rack, along with the suit Aryn wanted.

"Hear." I hand her the suit under the door.

"Thanks, hey have you picked anything out yet?" She asks as I enter the small room next to hers.

"Yeah," I reply, while stepping out of my jeans.

"I wanna see!"

"Are you done?"

"Yup, now hurry up and show me!" I put the jacket on, and go to the door. I open, and Aryn's jaw drops.

"That- wow- bu- ho-?"

"Is it that bad?" I whine.

"No! It looks amazing! I mean, amazing for a men's suit!" She exclaims.

"Really? Hah! I guess I got lucky!"


(April)

We drag a protesting Tex to the section containing row-upon-row of dresses.

"Ok, so which do you like best?" I ask enthusiastically.

"None of them." He bluntly says.

Aw, c'mon! Get into the spirit!" Lyric says, trying to contain her giggles.

"No thanks." He groans.

"How 'bout we pick his dress out for him!" Jay offers, though I note the myschevous gleam in her eye.

"Yeah," Mystique agrees, raising and lowering her voice suspiciously.

"Ok," Tex agrees hesitantly.

"Great!" The three others start to scour the racks. They soon come back, each with a dress. I notice that each dress is something they would have bought if this was a normal party.

"How about this one?" Jay holds up a lilac purple, sleeveless dress. It has layer upon layer of film like skirts, and is knee length. I recognize it as fairy style. The skirt starts early, but the little bodice there is looks very silky, and shiny. A large dark purple sash wraps around below the bodice, almost connecting the bodice to skirt. It's very poofy.

"Nah," Tex says Jay looks upset before brightening up.

"I'll buy it anyway!" She says. I roll my eyes.

"What about this one?" Mystique holds up her dress. Also knee length, the dress is black. The bodice flows down the entire length, seperating in the middle to reveal a satin red skirt, matching the tips of her hair.. It has long sleeves, splitting off in the middle, same as the bodice. The sleeves are also red, but see-through, the same filmy material as Jay's skirts. The bodice is decorated with red lace. It's very color-coordinated

"Er, no." He rejects. Mystique also seems down, but agrees to buy it with, same as Jay.

"Ok, whattabout this on?" Lyric holds up a light bluish-gray dress, matching her eyes almost perfectly. Also knee length, it also has a poofy skirt. It's short sleeved. The bodice ends pointing down. A ribbon lines the bottom of the bodice, pieces falling down into the skirt, getting lost into it's folds. The bodice is normal, but has gray embroidery all over. It must remind her of her home.

"No." Tex, once again, flat-out rejects.

"I'll get it then!" The other three girls jump up and down excitedly.

"Come on Tex, let's go find you a dress. And maybe one for me too." I lead him away from the giddy girls. I pull out a simple blue dress.

"There you go!" I say. He looks at it, sighs, but seems to accept it.

"Now it's my turn!" I go through the racks, searching till I find the perfect dress. It a light pink, and styled more like a sundress then the other's. It's normal, except the pink lace decorating the bodice. The skirt flares out slightly, reminding me of the dresses back at home, but more modern. The dress has three skirts, one the normal underskirt, and the other two decorative.

"There, now lets go!" We pay, and leave. The money was nothing, being the princess I am. I payed for everything, earning countless thank-yous. I shrugged them off, just glad to leave and return to the mansion. I usually love shopping, but this time it was just annoying. I hate having to cross-dress, but it must be done. I'll just have to bear it.

All done. Hope you all liked!

Until next time,

~Not-Alone-Anymore