Chapter 4: Mr. Otacon and the Superhuman Workers of Otaku Weapon Center!
As the Smashers ride towards the weapon center via the tour bus, they drive across a famous food lane. "They say this part is famous for all sorts of foods!" says Wario. "You can taste all kinds of cuisines here!"
"Really? I wanna eat!" says Yoshi.
"But we just ate lunch at the Game Central," says CF.
"That's more of a light snack," says Wario. "Besides, why waste opportunity when you can eat all you can here? Also, I'm not interested in any weapon center."
"Me too!" says Yoshi. "I wanna eat!"
"I'll treat you, dinosaur! Come with me!" Wario stops the bus and goes down with Yoshi and say good-bye to the others. Wario also took one bag of money with him while leaving the other two bags with the others.
"Well, there they go," says Marth. "I hope they don't get into trouble."
"How much trouble can they get into here?" asks CF.
"Wario might be a bit-a rude," says Mario. "But-a he's not da kind to cause havoc-a."
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After a bit more of riding, the tour bus finally arrives at the Otaku Weapon Center. "Here it is!" says CF.
"This place looks interesting," says Pikachu.
"Let's go in."
After showing the front desk their travel pass, they are allowed to go inside for free. "I wonder where we can see superhuman workers?" asks Pit.
"I'm sure we will see some at the weapon-making place," says CF. "That's where we are heading for too."
First, they come to a museum-esque exhibition room that shows all the weapons of the world and throughout history, all the way from Stone Age clubs to high-tech beam sabers.
"Wow! Everything here sure is neat!" says Pichu.
"Weapons of destructions sure can be something attractive!" says Pikachu.
"And now, let us go to the working area and see the superhuman workers in working!" says the tour guide.
"Let's go!" says CF.
They all keep on moving until they are outside, and they see before them what looks like a construction site, except there are people building all sorts of weapons like tanks, jets, cannons, and battleships.
"Wow! This sight is spectacular!" exclaims Pit.
"Look at that!" points out Marth. He sees a lone worker lifting up one whole stack of wooden planks all by himself. He even sees another worker pounding nails into a wooden board using only his fist!
"He must be really strong!" says Pichu.
"And look-a at that-a guy jump!" points out Mario. He sees a worker carrying some tools and jumping from place to place at a fast speed and great height also. "I wish I can jump-a that-a high too!"
"Look! It's Dr. Hal Emmerich!" says the tour guide. "He is the president of this place!"
All the workers stop working and go over to greet the president. "Mr. Otacon! You're here! Come see our work!" Their president is a fine-looking man with a bit of scruffy hair and he wears eyeglasses.
"Well, is everyone working hard?" asks the president.
"We are! Please evaluate our weapons for us!"
"That guy sure is popular around here," says Pichu.
The president approaches the Smashers and says, "You are the tourists who are visiting here, right? I am Dr. Hal Emmerich, but you can just call me Otacon, as that is my favorite nickname. Welcome! I will tour you around!"
"Everyone seems to like you," says Pichu.
"Of course! I am not only the president here, but also the mayor of Great Tech City!"
"You are!"
"Then you're a very big shot!" says Pikachu.
"Indeed," says CF. "The travel guide also said that he is the mayor of Great Tech City. It is said that Great Tech City was once a rather messed up slum area, but thanks to Otacon, this place has become one of the richest cities in the world."
"It was nothing, but my knowledge with weapons and machines contributed a lot," says Otacon. "We want the world to view weapons not as destructive mechanisms, but things that can bring safety and peace."
"It's good to know that someone thinks like this!" says Marth.
"Tell me one thing," asks Otacon. "Wouldn't you guys appear to be the… Smashers?"
"Yes we are."
Then a young, beautiful woman with tied up blond hair and wearing eyeglasses approaches Otacon and says, "I have completed gathering the reports, Mr. Otacon. They are the Smashers, a group of 26 people who are the followers of Master Hand, one of the few remaining Hand Family survivors left in the world. They are also the ones who wield the Holy Weapons and have brought an end to the Darkling incident a few months ago."
"You sure are fast at gathering data, Califa!" says Otacon.
"Thank you, Mr. Otacon," says the woman named Califa, who is also Otacon's secretary.
"So you guys are!" Otacon says to the Smashers. "I never thought I would meet you here! Though it's not all of you, I guess."
"Yeah, and even gain a new follower," says CF, pointing to Pit.
"I hope you are using the Holy Weapons for peaceful purpose. Those weapons are to destroy evil and protect people."
"We are doing eet to protect-a people!" says Mario.
"Yeah! And they are so powerful!" adds Pichu.
"Now if you would please follow me. I will take you around the place! Keep a good watch on your belongings!"
"Okay, let's go!" says CF.
"Hey! Don't forget the money!" says Pit as he turns to get the 2 bags of money, but then he sees some people beside the bags of money.
"Oops, we've been spot…" say those people. "Run!" They grab the two moneybags and make a run for it.
"Ah! Someone is stealing our stuff!" cries Pit.
"WHAT!" gasp the Smashers.
"It's the Stray Fox!" says Otacon.
"Hey! Give it back!" says CF as he begins to give chase, but then a tall, muscular man with a short beard and wearing a top hat grabs him by the shoulder and then runs towards the thugs at high speed.
"Oh no! It's an Otaku worker!" gasps one of the thugs. "Run for it!" But too late; that person caught up with them in a blink of an eye and sends them flying with a powerful kick.
BANG!
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" And they drop the moneybags in the process too. The person picks up the moneybags and returns it to the Smashers.
"Thank you so much, sir!" says Pit. "Thank you for getting our money back for us!"
"You're one of the workers here, right?" asks Marth. "Your speed and strength was so amazing just now!"
Then a pigeon flies onto that man's shoulder and the pigeon begins talking! "It was nothing! Take good care of your money next time!"
"Hey! The pigeon talked!" gasps Pichu.
"A talking pigeon!" exclaims Pikachu.
"My name is Rob Lucci. Wait… Sorry! I am Hattori the pigeon, and this person I am standing on is Rob Lucci!" says the pigeon.
"Hey, I think you are a ventriloquist," says CF. "You are actually the one talking but you made it seem like the pigeon talking."
"Wow! So cool!" exclaim the two Pokemon.
"Oh, don't make me shy! This is nothing!" says Hattori. Rob Lucci just stands there silently with a stern face.
"Okay, now that you got your money back, let's go," says Otacon.
"Who are those Stray Fox anyway?" asks Marth.
"They are a band of rogues who live in Great Tech City," explains Califa. "They aren't entirely bad people, but they like to cause trouble. Their main occupation is making use of scrap weapons. They will tear down any useless weapon and try to rebuild it, but if it is too old to be rebuilt, they will refine it into new metal and sell it."
"They don't look like they're very strong."
"They're only the lackeys," says Otacon. "But do NOT underestimate the person who is behind them. That is their boss, Solid Snake."
"Can we start the tour now?" asks Pit.
"Oh yeah! I forgot! Let's go!"
Otacon takes them deeper in the working site. There they see even more giant weapons being built. "Wow! This is so awesome!" says Pichu.
"Woooooooooo! Look! It's the 5 Otaku Elites!" exclaim some voice of people. They turn to see a large crowd of people admiring 5 particular workers at the site.
"Rob Lucci is so awesome!"
"Kaku is so handsome!"
"No, Popeye is the greatest!
"Cid is the man among man!"
"Yaaaa! Meta-Knight! He's too cool!"
"What's the ruckus here?" asks Marth.
"The 5 Otaku Elites are the top 5 most powerful workers here," explains Otacon. "They are admired by many people for their amazing skills at designing weapons and also their strengths."
Then a small round blue figure with bat wings and wearing an opera-like mask flies down besides Otacon and says to him, "Mr. Otacon, we would like you to come and evaluate the weapon we just finished repairing."
"Later, Meta-Knight. I have to treat the tourists first."
Meta-Knight turns to the Smashers and greets them. "You are most welcomed here, tourists. We wish you a good time here."
"That's so kind of you!" says Pichu.
"Wait a second… Meta-Knight…?" says Mario. "Aren't you da one Kirby spoke about?"
"Oh, you know Kirby?" asks Meta-Knight. "He was a sparring partner of mine long time ago."
"So you are da one!"
"Kirby is one of the Smashers, right? I wish I can spar with him again."
Then a person who has an odd-looking double chin and is wearing a sailor hat and a smoking pipe in his mouth approaches Otacon. "Mr. Otacon, some government officials are here to talk to you."
"Oh Popeye! What? At a time now… Tell them I'm not here," says Otacon.
"Oh yeah? We clearly saw you here!" says an approaching person wearing black business suit and hat.
"What do you want? It's about 'that', right?"
"What else can it be? We really hope that you cooperate with the government for once," says the government official.
Otacon turns to the Smashers and says to them, "I have private business right now. My workers will tour you around instead."
"Never mind, Mr. Otacon," says CF. "You can do your own business."
Then Otacon left with the government official.
"Man, what are those government officials always coming for?" asks Popeye. "I really feel sick at the sight of them!"
"You can't do anything about it, Popeye," says a worker who has a long, rectangular nose. "If you try to do anything with the government, you can get into serious trouble."
"You always act like you're defending the government, Kaku."
"Well, they are good for some reasons," says that person named Kaku. Then he turns to the Smashers and says, "Sorry for the inconvenience earlier, but you can see around here if you want to."
"Okay!" say the Smashers.
Pit goes over to look at some weapons being built. "Wow! This is spectacular!" Then unknown to him, some oddly dressed people sneak up to him from behind…
"Well, that was pretty fun!" says CF. "We sure had enough for the day!"
"I'm starting to feel hungry," says Mario.
"Right… Let's go meet up with Wario and Yoshi at the food lane."
"Hey, where's Pit?" asks Marth. "I only see the moneybags on the floor."
"He probably went to toilet," says CF as he goes to pick up the moneybags, but he felt that it is very light. "Eh? I didn't remember it being so light…" He opens the bags and to his shock… "THE BAGS ARE EMPTY!"
"WHAT!" gasp the other Smashers.
TO BE CONTINUED…
The moneys have disappeared! Where is Pit? Find out next chapter!
Otacon is that same guy from Metal Gear Solid. Lucci, Hattori, Kaku, and Califa are all characters from One Piece. Popeye is an obvious person. The Cid I'm using here will be the incarnation from Final Fantasy 4.
Coming up next chapter: Angel Abduction! Time to Smash Up Stray Fox!