#GoodPupGang for life, folks

ANYWAY, we are back up and running for Ultimate Daydream! I swear, I gotta start writing more chapters for this thing, but I've just gotten back into my Daydreamer groove, so I got over 3 chapters of THAT done. Sorry! But we're still back, and here's another chapter of Ultimate Daydream!

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Chapter 8
The Good Pup Gang

Naomi's hand cramped up as she set her pencil down. No wonder she hated drawing, even if she was mildly good at it. She hadn't picked up a pencil to draw with in… what was it? Two years now? Ah, it didn't matter. Naomi rolled over from her stomach to her back, picking up her drawing and squinting at it like it contained the world's greatest secrets.

"Are you gonna go out or what?" Camilla looked up from Fluff and Cheddar. The two dogs were snoozing on her lap, which admittedly did look very comfortable if you were a dog. Lately Camilla had been bugging her to go out 'and meet the rest of the Smash crew," despite the fact it had maybe only been about six days since their arrival to Smash mansion. It felt like a lot longer than six days, Naomi could say that.

"Yeah, yeah. How's this look, by the way?" Naomi held the drawing, which was attached to a sign. It was basically a quick doodle of Fluff, Butter, Biscuits, Cheddar, Isabelle and the Duck Hunt Dog with his duck buddy all together, with "THE GOOD PUP GANG" written above them in big bubble letters.

Camilla sighed. She told the girl to go out of their dorm more, meet the new Smashians with her. In response, Naomi said something along the lines of 'well if I'm gonna be introducing myself, I might as well make myself memorable' and started drawing. "Whatever it takes to get yourself out there, I guess."

"Cool." Naomi swung her legs over to the side of her bed and stood up. The Good Pup Gang started off as some mildly amusing idea that popped into her head when Camilla said to go introduce herself. Naomi had started by drawing the sign as a way to put off introductions, but then it spiraled off into actually becoming a legit idea.

She could jokingly recruit everyone into the so-called 'Good Pup Gang,' and give everyone a good first impression of her. Yup, there goes Naomi Liu: the girl who loves dogs so much she made a gang of them and is going around recruiting people to protect these heckin' good doggos, they would say. Not the worst thing to be known for.

Naomi mimicked knocking on someone's door at this point, holding the sign in one hand. "Hi, I'm Naomi Liu and this is our dog Cheddar, we're Brawl veterans. What's your name? Cool, nice to meet ya. Would you like to take a moment to learn about the Good Pup Gang and what you can do to give these good boys and good girls love?"

"You're gonna do great, Naomi." Camilla nodded at her as Butter tried to jump up onto her lap. Camilla had unofficially adopted all three dogs as her own, so now Naomi and Camilla's dorm was a mess of fluff and wet noses. Naomi wasn't complaining, though. Dogs were great. "Aww, I'm sorry, Butter, but we don't have enough space up here!"

"Thanks." Naomi had a pad of paper and a pen in one pocket; to keep note of everyone she had recruited, otherwise known as had been forced to meet.

Cheddar yawned and woke up, stretching his back before hopping off Camilla's lap.

"Yo, Cheddar!" Naomi called. "Wanna come recruit people into the Good Pup Gang?"

Cheddar yipped and trotted up to Naomi's side. He was such a well-behaved dog, Naomi loved him. Her sign in hand and Cheddar by her side, Naomi ventured forth into the depths of Smash Mansion and out of the comfort of her own dorm. The hallway laid in front of her, all long and daunting. Naomi wouldn't exactly say that she had a fear of interacting with people, per se, but it made her feel super uncomfortable. Her encounter with the Belmonts didn't help with that, either.

Thankfully, for her first person, she didn't have to go to them - rather, they came to her. Naomi barely even got a step in when the Wii Fit Trainer bumped into her.

"Oh! My apologies." The Trainer hummed. She had on a blue tank top and her dark hair was tied up into a tight ponytail. She looked like she had just come back from sort of exercise routine.

"Hey, no problem." Naomi looked her over. Oh, this was a new one. "...Haven't seen you around before, by the way. I'm Naomi and this is Cheddar, we're Brawl veterans."

She stuck her free hand out. Trainer took it.

"It's nice to meet you, Naomi." Trainer smiled softly at the teenager. "I have a yoga class every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. You're welcome to drop by anytime. I always love to help bring someone to the peak of fitness. Did you know that going for a 30-minute run every day can help prolong your lifespan and greatly reduce stress?"

Looked like Trainer really was living up to her title. Naomi had known a few health nuts in her life, but she had a feeling they had nothing on Wii Fit Trainer. "...Huh. No, actually, no I didn't. Thanks for the offer. Would you like to take a moment to learn about the Good Pup Gang and what you can do to give these good boys and good girls love?"

"Oh, I would love to!" Trainer perked up. "I love dogs. They're so energetic and playful. With the right trainer, they can be just as, if not more fit than humans."

Naomi made a mental note that she would get along wonderfully with Camilla. "Great! For the low, low, one-time price of one head pat for this good boy right here - " Naomi gestured towards Cheddar at this point, "- you too can become part of the Good Pup Protection Squad. You'll unlock multiple benefits, such as the love of Cheddar, all three Nintendogs, Isabelle and the Duck Hunt Dog and his bird buddy! The best part is that their love will always be on-call, whether you need a quick pick-me-up at 8 P.M. or 3 A.M. doesn't matter to these pups. Any time they are needed, they shall deliver with all the love a dog can hold. It only takes one minute to unlock your lifetime membership to the Good Pup Protection Squad. Whaddya say?"

Trainer smiled wider. "Consider me a member of your little club, then!"

She kneeled down and started to pet Cheddar. Cheddar smiled and leaned into Trainer's pets; instantly deciding that she was his newest best friend in the world.

"Well, guess we gotta get going," Naomi chuckled as Trainer stood up. "Thanks for joining the gang. Spread the word of us!"

"Good luck!" Trainer waved to Naomi and Cheddar as the two walked off to go 'recruit' more people. So that was one newcomer down. Camilla said that there had been about 32 newcomers since Brawl, not counting a few who had skipped Brawl. One down, thirty something more to go. This was gonna be...something.

Hey Mom, you'll never believe what I have to tell you about the Good Pup Gang.

The Good Pup Gang started as a little joke to make Naomi comfortable with social interaction. It really did, and Naomi didn't expect everyone to take it seriously. To her, it was just a way to make an impression and let Cheddar get some pets. Within the hour, though, it blew up. People ate it up and gave Cheddar so many pets and Naomi so many agreements to always protect the puppers. She wasn't sure if anyone even said no to being part of the Good Pup Gang.

"We should start a Good Pup Gang merch line, Cheddar." Naomi laughed as Cheddar walked away from the petting of his lifetime, given to him by that nice Lucina girl. "T-Shirts, buttons, signs. Heck, we could even have our own slogan. 'The Good Pup Gang: Where Every Dog is a Good Dog.'"

Cheddar barked in enthusiastic agreement. She thought he just wanted more pets, and boy oh boy did he get them. A few newcomers even gave him some dog biscuits. (Those guys got an extra entire dog's worth of love from Cheddar.) Obviously Cheddar was having the time of his life. Naomi wished she could be as carefree as a dog sometimes.

Time to knock on another door. Naomi went right up to the door and politely knocked twice before waiting, just as her mother taught her to do. There was a bit of shuffling on the other side, but once the door opened up, she went right into her spiel without even realizing who it was at first.

"Hi, I'm Naomi Liu and this is our dog Cheddar, we're Brawl veterans. What's your name?"

"I'm Mega Man! Friends call me Rock, though. Nice to meet you, Naomi!"

Naomi took a double take. Yep, it was the Mega Man, right in front of her. His helmet was off, exposing his messy dark hair that needed a trim, or the very least a comb-over.

"You got into Smash?!" Naomi gasped. "Dude! You're - you're like my hero! Like, I played as many of your games as I could - you were just a video game character in my universe but - wow! Wow! I loved them!"

"Really?" A blush was starting to spread across Rock's face. Robots could blush? That was new to her. "I mean - am I really that popular in your world?"

"Yeah! Everyone loved your games!" Naomi tried to calm down. It didn't work too well, but it was enough. "A-anyway, I came to ask if you have a moment to learn more about the Good Pup Gang and what you can do to give these good boys and good girls love. I mean, I'm assuming you like dogs too, because... well, Rush."

"Oh! Yeah, I'd like to learn more!"

Naomi started into her spiel about how for just one head-pat Rock can also become part of the Good Pup Protection Squad. Of course Rock accepted, and of course Cheddar loved him. It was around that point that the good boy Rush came bounding out of the dorm, nearly knocking both of them over. Not that Naomi minded, and frankly, neither did Cheddar. The two dogs instantly became friends, yapping and chasing each other. Rush had a red and tan exterior made out of metal and parts, but inside he was just as much of a dog as Cheddar.

Obviously, the four had been running around a little too loudly according to the guy next door, because he slammed his own door open, startling the ever-loving stardust out of Naomi. "Would you two neanderthals keep it down?!"

Naomi looked over. Some weird, anthropomorphic crocodile thingy was glaring at them. He had a big gold crown on, and one eye bulged out. She could even see the red veins near the edges of them. Yyyyyeah, this was a newcomer for her. She was pretty sure that she'd be able to remember someone like him. "Oh hey! I'm Naomi Liu, this is Cheddar. We're Brawl veterans. Wanna take a moment to learn about the Good Pup Gang and what you can do to give these good boys and good girls love?"

She held up her sign, which had been knocked out of her hand in Rush's excitement.

Crocodile king dude scoffed at her. "Why would anyone want to hear your stupid spiel about dogs?!"

"Hey, don't be mean, K. Rool!" Rock whined.

Even though she didn't show it, on the inside, Naomi was hurt. She thought it was a good idea, and that it'd be funny. Who was this K. Rool guy to say that her idea sucked? "Y'know what, buddy, I think you're just jealous that you'll never have a gang as cool as mine."

K. Rool huffed and returned to his dorm, slamming the door shut again.

"Rude, much?" Naomi sighed, shaking her head.

Rock looked sad. "Don't mind King K. Rool. He's one of the newcomers, but apart from his matches he spends all his time plotting how to kill DK and Diddy..."

"Didn't plan on it. And besides, I got the Good Pup Gang." She shrugged, lifting her sign into the air. "With the love of the Good Pup Gang, all negative thoughts are neutralized and eliminated!"

This got a laugh out of Rock. "...Hey, do you have any more of those signs?"

"Oh, these?" Naomi held up hers again. "Nah. I drew it on a whim. I'll see what I can do about getting more copies. In the meantime, spread the word!"

"Will do!"

Naomi headed out again (with a bit of telling Cheddar they had to go, of course; the good boy wanted to stay and play with his new friend), leaning the Good Pup Gang's sign on her shoulder. These introductions were going by surprisingly quick. Who knew so many Smashians liked dogs? Going for a gang of good pups was the perfect icebreaker! Cheddar trotted proudly behind her, his tail wagging lazily and his head cocked up high.

K. Rool's attitude was still in mind, but not in the forefront, so it wasn't too unexpected for Naomi to be in a pretty good mood. She was already almost done with introductions now. Just another six or seven people and she could go sleep for a few hours. She started twirling her sign around like a baton in the seemingly empty hallway without a care in the world. This carefree nature was probably what ended up with her hitting some girl in the face with it.

"- Gah!" The girl yelped, clutching her cheek with one hand.

Naomi jumped as the tips of her ears started burning. "Wh- sorry, sorry, my bad! You alright?"

"Yeah, I think so..." She took her hand off her face and inspected her fingertips for any blood.

"You sure? That looked like it hurt." Her whole face was warming up now. "Sorry again, really."

"Hey, I wasn't looking where I was going!" The girl shrugged.

Naomi would have said that it was also her fault for not looking either, but decided to drop the issue. "...By the way, are you new here?"

"Oh, yeah!" She smiled. "I'm Leaf!"

"Naomi Liu." Naomi grinned as she took in Leaf's features. She looked simple enough - a brunette with big eyes and a white hat, a satchel slung over her shoulder while holding a Pokeball in her hand. "Pokemon Trainer, huh?"

"Yep!" Leaf nodded. "Ivysaur, Squirtle and Charizard! What's with the sign, by the way?"

"Oh yeah, this!" Naomi held up her Good Pup Gang sign again. She'd actually completely forgotten about it until now. "Wanna take a moment to learn more about the Good Pup Gang, and what you can do to give these good boys and good girls love?"

"Sure!"

Naomi went through her speech and ended up recruiting Leaf. That was cool.

Finally, after another half an hour of people cooing over Cheddar and introducing themselves to her, Naomi was done. She filled up three pages of names in her notepad, but she didn't care. She'd look over them later. Right now, after she finished her caramels, she was going to sleep for so long. Her phone buzzed in her pocket. Oh, it was a tweet from the last person she met, Daisy. She said something about the Good Pup Gang and how Smashians needed more innocent gangs like that. That got a smile out of Naomi, but she didn't expect it to go anywhere.

When Naomi woke up that morning, the last thing she expected was to have her phone being blown up with notifications and messages. She groaned and rolled over in bed the best she could. Butter was napping on her stomach, and Camilla got really mad if Naomi ever tried to move one of the puppies if they were sleeping. It took a bit of half-awake fumbling and bleary-eyed attempts to input her PIN code, but soon enough she was in Smashverse. It wasn't exactly called that (no one really knew the official name), but the social media exclusive to Smashians was considered the spiritual successor to the previous platform, Miiverse.

Naomi snapped out of her drowsiness real quick when she realized that "#GoodPupGang" was the top trending hashtag. She started scrolling through tweets containing said hashtag, eyes getting wider with each one.

"Lisa (&MiitMySword): What's with all this #GoodPupGang stuff?"

"Pikachu (&pikachu): pikachu #GoodPupGang"

"Cloud (&TheStrife): Tag yourself with Im Butter #GoodPupGang [Translated from Japanese]"

"Rosalina (&LumaLove): [Replying to &MiitMySword] Naomi went around and recruited people into the #GoodPupGang yesterday! She said it was a gang consisting only of very good dogs who wanted to spread love to the world. I think it's a very sweet thing for her to do."

"Wii Fit Trainer - Female (&WiiRFitF): Stretching my legs with Biscuits before we go for a morning jog! #GoodPupGang" (Attached to this one was a photo of Trainer with Biscuits.)

"Sonic (&gottagofast): would wolf be considered part of the #GoodPupGang or the #VillainGang, this is a very important question

- Wait, a Villain Gang? This was new to Naomi. She clicked on Sonic's thread and started scrolling through the comments.

"Lucas (&KidFromNowhere): [Replying to &gottagofast] &StarWolfLeader please respond"
"Wolf (&StarWolfLeader): [Replying to &KidFromNowhere and &gottagofast] No."
"Archy (&OrangeInklingGirl): [Replying to &gottagofast, &KidFromNowhere and &StarWolfLeader] 100% stand by my headcanon wolf is #GoodPupGang [Translated from Inkling]"

When was there a Villain Gang? The only other gang Naomi knew of besides the Good Pup Gang was Pichu Gang, but... wait a minute. Naomi backed out of Sonic's thread and the #GoodPupGang tweet. Surely enough, #VillainGang the second top trending tweet, beaten by an inch by #GoodPupGang. Naomi started scrolling through Villain Gang tweets, her mouth drawing into a tighter and tighter line with each tweet.

"Bowser (&worldsbestdad): WE WILL NOT BE BEATEN BY A GANG ABOUT DOGS #VILLAINGANG"

"Bowser Jr. (&worldsbestson): WHY CAN'T I HAVE MY OWN DOG DAD #VILLAINGANG"

"Mr. Game and Watch (&2DbestD): ...- .. .-.. .-.. .- .. -. / -. .- -. -."

"Ganondorf (&GerudoKing): #GoodPupGang? Good disgusts me... If I HAD to participate in this nonsense, it would be with the #VillainGang."

"Dark Samus (&DESTROYALL): KILL THE GOOD PUP GANG #VILLAINGANG"

"Sonic (&gottagofast): there appears to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere in the #VillainGang"

Who even started this nonsense with the Villain Gang? Naomi started scrolling, looking for any trace of the founder; even though she had an idea who it was.

"King K. Rool (&KremlingKing): We only need 1,000 more #VillainGang tweets until my gang surpasses the popularity of the dogs now!"

Of course it was K. Rool. Who did he think he was, challenging the great Naomi Liu like this? Naomi wasn't gonna stand for it. An idea popped into her head. She took a photo of herself lying in bed, Butter curled up on her belly and made her tweet.

"Naomi (&StardustTears): Just woke up with Butter by my side! Glad to see how popular the #GoodPupGang has become! Every head pat these good boys and good girls receive is another pledge to the pure doggos and not the bloodthirsty villains! Remember: Every Dog is a Good Dog!"

Before she could stop herself, she attached her photo and sent the tweet. K. Rool was gonna regret the day he tried to make a rival gang to upstage Naomi, that was for sure.