A/N: i'm just giving chapters some random titles mostly to make it more intense. lol
Mario made his way through the hallway as he held a book in his hands, carrying it in the crook of his arm as he walked by.
The red plumber had just came out of the library as he looked for a book, and was planning on teaching Ponny about the biology of Alloys and other creatures that inhabit Smash Kingdom.
Strolling into the doorway, he entered the silent dining hall, where Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi sat next to the small Primid. Mario gently placed the book down in front of him, the large object nearly weighing down the marble stone table.
It was the deep color of green, titled the biology of Smash creatures in light blue words, spread out on the top.
Opening to a random page, he began the lesson. The page he landed on was a chapter about Alloys, and the way they function.
"Pay attention closely, Ponny," Luigi said. "It's important to learn these things."
He then muttered in a low voice, hoping the Primid doesn't hear him. "...It's also because we're required to teach you."
Mario read off a few paragraphs of the biology of the fighting Alloys, in hopes that Ponny follows along.
"Now, can you tell us, on this piece of paper, what is their purpose in the Smash Kingdom?" He asked, gently tapping a pen on the notebook paper in front of Ponny.
Lifting her pencil up to write something, she slowly scribbled down a few sentences of the lesson in one quick motion.
Looming over to see what she wrote, Yoshi chirruped in approval. "Very good, Ponny!" The red plumber said as he proceeded to draw a smiley face on the paper.
The Primid nodded her head in pride and smiled. Just then, a gentle knock on the dining room door had sounded in the utter silence.
His head perked up in alert, Mario turned to see Mega Man standing there in the doorway, waiting patiently. "Can I speak with our red leader?" He asked, his voice shaking.
The red plumber nodded and got out of his chair, but stopped to instruct his lover on a few things. "Peach, you and Yoshi will be in charge of schooling Ponny for only a few minutes," he said.
"I have to go deal with something." He closed the door softly, not to scare the Primid.
In the silent halls, he stood with the blue bomber and spoke first. "What's this about, Mega?" Mario asked, "I was homeschooling Ponny."
"Well, apparently the other fighters were wondering when the Primid is going to be enrolled in the academy with us," Mega Man replied. "Some of them were griping about it."
The red plumber considered the Robot's suggestion and voiced his agreement. "I will see what I can do for her," he said.
"I will consult with Master Hand about it."
"You might do it fast, too," Mega Man replied, "because if not, Crazy will have to... imprison you for neglect."
That last sentence bore heavily into Mario's heart as he struck his robotic friend a scared gaze.
"...Imprisoned for neglect!?" He barked, forcefully ripping his hat off his head and crushing it.
"What do you mean?"
"I overheard Master Hand having this conversation with Samus. She said that Ponny never got to be enrolled in the Smash School, and he noticed that you were schooling her.
Unfortunately, that didn't seem to be enough and with the new rules in Smash Kingdom being enforced, Ponny can't be homeschooled anymore."
The red plumber looked at the blue bomber, his eyes seeping into the Robot's core. The fact that he had to place the Primid into a public, working environment nearly made him regurgitate to the point of starvation, but he believed morally in the rules.
"Okay, Mega," he spoke finally. "I will put Ponny through this process, after I have a talk with Master Hand. As I am doing that, please promise me one thing..."
Mario immediately dropped to his knees and clapped his hands together in a praying posture.
"...Make sure she's safe!" The red plumber was moved into tears, the thoughts of the small Primid getting hurt already fogging up his mind.
Mega Man picked him back up and comforted him. "I will," he said. "Don't worry. If the Brawlers do anything funny, I won't hesitate to set them straight."