POV Gemma. Again.

So anyway, before Gemma starts blabbering again, I'm gonna give two quick shoutouts. The first one is to my friends for helping me edit and allowing me to make great OCs. The one person who did the most editing was my pen pal Kendrew. I gave him a link to the Google Doc and he got some great ideas going. If you like the characters, thank my friends, not me. Also, my friend Alex has a "parody" off of this fic called "Nintendo Fighter High". Feel free to check it out. The next shoutout is to… GOOGLE TRANSLATE. That's right. Google Translate brought me the Japanese translations in the previous chapter. I honestly am not sure if they mean the same thing as what I put in at first, judging from my second most popular fic, which is literally about Google Translate ruining everything. One more additional thing: Has anyone heard of the YouTuber MVPerry? I've been asking him for a while to read this story on his channel, and so far he hasn't. If you're a fan of this story, check out his channel, and make sure to write #SnailGang in the comments and ask him to read this. I will be very honored if you do so. And to MVPerry, if you ever read this on your channel like I've been asking, I will be greatly thankful. Anyway, ENJOY. (gemma didn't let me write any more in an author's note; that little-)

I wake up on Wednesday with a weird feeling inside me. Maybe it's memories of my really sad origin story. IN CASE YOU FORGOT, I'll say it again.

I was born in this crazy place called Seattle and my mom was really weird and she supported PETA but she didn't like vaccines so I caught tetanus and when I got better I ran from home by taking an Uber and ended up in Colorado where I stole a dog and sold it so I could pay for McDonald's Happy Meals because I was seven but I ran out of money so I tried shoplifting from a KFC and was taken to foster care and the guys were furries but they had a kid who was a gamer and his name was Wolf he was my age and we ran away together and snuck on a train and it ended up going to California were I discovered Nintendo America and started protesting Mother 3 localization and Wolf got hit by a car and it was a but he survived and was taken home and while I was standing there I heard a call from the heavens but it wasn't God it was Master Hand and he wanted me to work here because he was watching from Nintendo America and he liked my personality. The end.

I just love that story. Filled with so much emotion. Anyway, about me waking up.

I feel something weird inside me. It's kinda like a call. I don't exactly. In a way, it seems like a warning, like, I don't know, a warning that something bad could happen today. You never know. I mean, the fighters have all been in a stupid prank war for like a weeks or something. Wow. Time has been passing REALLY slowly. The warning could be about that, but you never know. I ask the voice in my head what the warning was about, but it only says one thing: L.

"L". Why L? There are twenty-five other letters in the alphabet, but L? What begins with L… Hmmm… Link… Luigi… Lucina… Lucas… Lucario… Luma… Little Mac… Lifelight… Latios and Latias… Living Room… Luigi's Mansion… Lylat Cruise… Man, there's a lot of things that begin with L. I go through the list again. Hmm. Maybe Lucas or Lucario since they're both… Nevermind. I get out of bed, yell a really loud good morning to everyone, wait in line for the bathroom, enter the bathroom, get changed, brush my teeth, brush my hair and put it up in pigtails, exit the bathroom, head to the cafeteria early, eat breakfast, and get ready to start serving a LOT of food. There's a lot of us on the cafeteria team, so we get it done fast-ish. One of the guys that I have to serve is Lucas. I get that weird feeling again when he starts talking to me and asks what he wants. Odd… Maybe he was "L".

"I'll take a vegan omelette please," he said. "For a beverage, can I get a chocolate milk milk? Oh, and I'll have a side of you acting less creepy when DP's around." He snickers. I want to punch him right in the mouth, but I don't.

I sigh. "Yes, sir." I give him the physical items he asked for and yell at him to go away. It's effective. I watch him carefully as he sits down with Meta Knight, who always gets to the cafeteria early. The other members of the "Seven Edgelord Army" (the name us Campus Helpers call them) then join them until they're all there. All seven of them acting like complete idiots.

After breakfast ends, we all go back to the dormitory. We sit and chill, play a few rounds of One Night Ultimate Chimera, and just act like the kids we are. When I'm just sitting around after losing yet another round of One Night, Miguel walks up to me smirking. Boys…

"Hey Gemma. Guess what?"

"What is it," I answer with no emotion.

"You're not the only one who likes Dark Pit. Like, you know, like LIKE-likes."

I gasp. "WHO IS IT?!"

"L-"

"Lucas?!"

He pauses. "Well… Yes."

"WHAT?!"

"Heh heh."

I can't take this crap news! "WHAT?!", I shout.

Miguel just keeps laughing. "Yup."

"No…"

"Yes."

I just can't stand it anymore. My heart is more broke than a college student. Meta Knight and his stupid friend group… Just a lousy matchmaker. So Lucas was "L". He will really get it! Meta Knight… Whose idea was it to bring that sad gay thirteen-year-old and the hottest angel in any universe or fandom together. They all will pay! ALL SEVEN OF THEM. IT IS TIME I TAKE VENGEANCE!

Miguel chuckles and walks away. I stare at him. He finds this FUNNY?! How dare he.

"Miguel!", I shout. "Come here RIGHT now."

He doesn't listen, but I can tell he's weirded out by me yelling at him.

"Gemma are you okay? I mean, mentally that is."

"SHUT UP!"

He stops talking. He looks serious. "Oh okay."

I've won dominance over him. Now it's time to win over everyone, whether they like it or not. Losing my milk privileges when I was little really paid off. NOW I'M UNSTOPPABLE. I rove through the dorm. I can't see it, but I can tell by the way I feel that my eyes are probably glowing purple. They do that when I'm angry. It's a sign that my psychic powers are at their strongest. Some of the other kids stare at me. I try to ignore them. When I get to the center of the common room, I notice that some older kids are currently doing a Luigi Board. I knock it off the table, and then jump on top of that same table.

"ATTENTION!"

The older kids in front of me stop cleaning up their game. Kids put down books, phones, sketch pads, and controllers. Everyone watches me. Just what I wanted. I can tell some kids are weirded out by my glowing purple eyes.

"Now that I have your attention, allow me to say something."

I let my eyes glow more and more. Everyone stands still with a dizzy gaze. Within seven seconds or so, their eyes are glowing the same color as mine. Auras of that same violet color surround their bodies. They all have fallen for me. Not even the "strongest warrior in the galaxy" and a clique of demons and awkward teenagers can stop me now. Nothing can.

"Stay here," I tell the other kids. They all stand still. "Good."

I leave the dormitory building. My eyes still glow. For a young lady my age, I look pretty damn bad###.

Wait. Gemma is like seven or eight or something. Why is she cur- Sorry. I'll get back to your- What? No, I'm not stalling. No u. Shut up I'm not ignoring you! Well, sorry Gemma, it's YOUR fault. Fine. Whatever. *Sorry about that. Gemma is tempermental.*

All of the kids in the dorm are now on MY side, but that isn't enough. I must get ALL of them. My first stop is the strip mall. The strip mall has all of the good stuff: The arcade, the movie theater, grocery store the library, GameStop, LEGO store, gear store, weapon store, hair salon, Hot Topic, McDonalds, and PLENTY of others. I enter each of them one by one, possessing anyone I see. The students are all having classes right now, so it's only us and the fighters. If I actually DO come across a fighter, IT'S FREE REAL ESTATE!

Kid with the same name as a fighter from the GameStop, Alec from the LEGO store, Brady and Ingrid from the library, Syeed from the Hot Topic (plus Adora who happened to be shopping there and hanging out with Syeed), and basically everyone else. Th-th- THEY'RE ALL MINE! Not to mention, I get some freebies. By that I mean… Fighters. Luigi was at the LEGO store, Robin was in the library, Ness had just walked into the arcade when I arrived, Link was buying new weapons, the Ice Climbers were at McDonalds, Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy were checking out some gear, and Chrom was buying groceries.

I feel satisfied with my duties, until finally I hear more NORMAL voices. I follow them. Joe and Ethan. Those two are basically the literal definition of bros. They run the elevators at the strip mall together. It might seem like a boring job, but as long as those two are together, they're instantly having fun. I walk up to them.

Joe instantly notices me. "Oh. Hey Gemma. Your eyes seem-"

I cut him off. I let my eyes blaze like hell on Earth. Well, no Earth, but, uh, Smash-Land? I don't know. ANYWAY, Joe. who was looking at me when talking, falls for it, but Ethan was staring at the elevator controls not me. Ethan looks at Joe, probably wondering why he all of a sudden became so quiet.

"Uh, Joe? You… okay?"

I can tell I've succeeded, because Joe doesn't respond.

This is the perfect opportunity. "Ethan, why don't you look into my eyes?"

"This seems suspicious."

"DO IT!"

Ethan usually is pretty cool and energetic, but right now he seems TOTALLY creeped out by the current situation.

"Joe your eyes are… purple? Joe!"

Ethan still refuses to look at me. I decide to tell him, since he'll probably be under my control sooner or later.

"There's a reason your friend isn't responding to you. Same reason his eyes are weird."

Ethan won't look at me, but I can look at him. He has no idea what to do. He's helpless. I win.

"Wanna hear that reason?"

He doesn't respond.

"That reason is… ME!" I laugh. "I am all powerful. Like most of the other kids, he's under MY control now. He listens to ME, and ME only. So does everyone else. Guess what? Do you want to hear the best part?"

"..."

"You're next!"

My eyes blaze harder than California in 2018. I know that all he can see is purple, but he still won't look at me. So stubborn. Just as I think I won, I hear him mutter something, and he starts running. Twelve-year-old boy: fast. Eight-year-old girl: not fast. I can't catch up to him. I'll have to get him later.

I tell all of the stip mall kids to meet up with the dormitory kids. They follow my directions. I then go basically everywhere else: the anime dungeon, the supply shed, the art closet, the animal shelter, the post office, everywhere. They are all mine, and will forever be, until my mission is complete.

Must. Kill. Lucas.

Oh yeah. And the rest of them. All seven would be good in my soup.