Chapter Two:
Nintendo Knocks on The Door for Mario
He ran from the Secret Slide Room in a panic, his forehead drenched in nervous sweat as every pulse in his body beat faster with full intensity. There wasn't much time, SMG4 didn't know what else he could do with them on the way.
'Just hide him, just hide him!' He thought.
In the garden, Mario was feeding another Red Pikmin and signing an autograph for an excited blue Inkling, who had been looking forward to meeting the plumber after the Splatsquad's big victory at Splatfest a few years prior.
The Italian smiled, feeling unconcerned about a thing. However, just as the Inkling was leaving, SMG4 came running up with a look that passed for terrified.
"Oh..." Mario commented, "Hey there, SM..."
SMG4 grabbed the plumber and dragged him away from the bench, much to the dismay of the Pikmin and Mario's shock. The meme man dragged him inside the castle, all the way up the stairs and right to the Secret Slide Room.
"Wh-What's-a going on here?" Mario asked.
"Get in there and hide!" SMG4 ordered.
He opened up his meme box and threw Mario inside, even as the plumber protested. He felt terrified; more so than confused. Mario tried to get out, but SMG4 forced him back inside the box and closed it shut. Mario grumbled with frustration, wondering what SMG4's problem was.
"Mamaf***er!" The plumber yelled.
"Damn it, Mario!" SMG4 shouted back, "Shut up and stay there!"
It took a little while, but Mario calmed down, obeying SMG4. The meme guardian wiped some sweat off his forehead and threw himself against the wall, preparing for the inevitable. He wished he could have explained everything to the plumber, but he would do that later, depending on what happened and if there was time.
For a minute, SMG4 almost felt guilty for shoving his best friend in the meme box, even with the knowledge that the lawyers were on their way. Five long dreaded minutes passed and SMG4 looked at the clock, dreading the time and the inevitable.
A chill crept up his arms, the meme man thought someone was watching him. He looked up at the ceiling with a gasp, thinking somebody was there.
He looked around the room, looking at the painting and the window, almost expecting Nintendo's team to ambush him. Faint footsteps perked SMG4's attention and he faced the door; someone was coming closer.
They were here already, they had to be. Or maybe it was someone else, perhaps that letter was all just a prank?
Knock-knock-knock!
"SMG4, open up!"
'That voice...' SMG4 thought with wide eyes, 'It sounds like...'
"Open up this door, SMG4!" Knock-knock-knock!
'Just keep it cool, man, just keep it cool.'
Slowly, the knob turned and the door creaked open. SMG4's heart thumped with dread, facing the scene as it unfolded. A pair of men in black suits and ninja masks made their way into the room, led by a tall gorilla in a black-suit with sunglasses and a Nintendo bandana upon his head.
That ape looked familiar, was Funky Kong working as a Nintendo Lawyer now, since when did he have a lawyer degree?
"WHERE IS HE?!" Lawyer Kong demanded, pointing a finger right at the meme man. He advanced on SMG4, glaring at him furiously through his sunglasses.
"Please..." SMG4 whimpered, "Don't... I didn't mean any harm..."
Lawyer Kong stared at the famed internet star with a hint of more impatient fury than ever, he snapped his fingers and a Ninja handed him a briefcase. Lawyer Kong unlocked the case and opened it slowly, SMG4's heart pounded, dreading what this Kong was about to likely do...
But just before the big monkey could reach into the briefcase for any particular legal paperwork, SMG4's meme box flew open and Mario burst out, gasping for breath...