Super Smash Bros adventures chapter 12
Mario is hiding in the hall, listening as Peach's footsteps and cheerful giggling passes by him. He would start to feel better about their breakup, but seeing Peach, even walking by him for short periods of time, makes him feel sad sometimes. "I only want a few days away, then I'll hopefully get up the nerve to be able to see her again." Mario says to himself. He walks down the hall on his way to his room.
Mario feels a tap on his shoulder. He turns and sees a beautiful princess in a blue outfit, which, to his stomach's delight, includes a cooking apron.
"Rosalina." greets Mario.
"Hello, Mario." The cosmic traveler says pleasantly. "Is it ok if you watch over my Lumas while I help Peach and Zelda bake sweets for tonight?"
"What's tonight?" Mario wonders curiously, contemplating the need for so many sweets.
"Don't you remember? Sakurai announced that there would be new fighters coming to the mansion soon. We're getting ready for them." Rosalina explains, turning her wand in her fingers.
Mario thinks for a moment, trying to remember. "Oh, yeah… Okay! Link, Pit, and I will watch them in our room." says Mario.
"Okay! Great!" Rosalina exclaims, grateful for her friend's help. "Let's go to my room so I can let my children know that you will be taking care of them for the day."
Mario nods and follows Rosalina to her room. Rosalina opens the door and Mario nearly faints upon seeing the inside of her room. It was so huge! Did Sakurai seriously allow her and the Lumas all this space?
"Oh my children!" Rosalina called out to the many chubby star babies playing excitedly in her room.
"Yes, Mama?" the Lumas asked, stopping what they were doing and floating around the cosmic princess.
"You all know Mario, right? Well, he's going to be caring for you today, so I want you to be on your best behavior for him." Rosalina smiles sweetly at her little ones and turns to Mario. "Here are star bits for the Lumas, and I'll see you later." She gives him a pouch filled to bursting with the special food and hurries away to the kitchen.
"Okay, Lumas! Let's-a-go!" Mario says, clapping his hands to get their attention. He takes the many Lumas to his room, where Link and Pit wait, oblivious to the fact that Mario had volunteered them to baby-sit for the day.
Link, who is cleaning his sword, looks up upon hearing the sound of squealing laughter from the little stars. "What are these creatures?" he asks curiously, unsure if he should continue his work or not.
"These are Lumas. They're Rosalina's kids, and we're going to babysit them." Mario informs.
For a moment, Link and Pit glance at each other, horrified that their roommate would volunteer them for something on such short notice like that. Then, they look at the little pudgy star children and slowly warm up to the idea.
"Aww, they're so cute. Are they like pillows?" asks Pit.
"Uh, not really…" Mario warns, but too late.
Pit grabs a Luma and lays down on it. "They're pretty soft." Pit says dreamily. Apparently, he hasn't faced one of them in the arena.
"Hiya!" The Luma lets out a shrill battle cry and sends Pit flying into a wall.
"And dangerous." Pit adds, groaning in pain.
"Don't just lay down on a Luma like that. They can pick a fight, you know." Mario says pointedly.
"Like Cuccos?" asks Link, looking up from his work on thee Master Sword.
"Yeah, but Lumas are usually nicer." Mario explains.
"How long are we watching them for?" wonders Pit.
"Until tonight." Mario responds.
"If they're nicer than Cuccos then I don't mind watching them." says Link.
A few hours later, however, Link and Pit were regretting their hasty agreement to help with the star children. The Lumas had finished eating their star bits and wanted more. They seemed to decide that flying around in a frenzy and destroying everything in the room was the best way to get their request across.
"Mario, how do we get them to stop?" asks Pit, trying to catch a Luma who had stolen his Sacred Bow.
"They won't stop until they're full from star bits." Mario explains, ducking to avoid a blue Luma that sailed over his head.
"Where do you get them from?" asks Link, annoyed, as a yellow Luma crashed into the TV, knocking it down.
"I have to go to a galaxy in my world. So please watch over them until I get back." Mario hurries out of the room before Link and Pit can realize the task they are left with.
After taking a Smash portal, Mario arrives at his starship. Thankfully, Lubba was waiting for him. "Lubba!" Mario cries with relief.
"Captain! It's good to see you again!" the purple Luma flies up to Mario.
"Do you still have the star bits I've been saving up?" Mario wonders hopefully.
"Yes Captain. I'll go get them." replies Lubba.
"I don't need all of them." Mario says, hastily pulling out a few of the sparkly diamond shaped snacks. "I'll let you have half of them."
"Thank you Captain." Lubba says enthusiastically, munching on the honey flavored star bits. "How's the fighting tournament?"
"It's really fun." Mario responds. "Rosalina and her Lumas are having a great time also. How's exploring the galaxies?"
"It's going great!" Lubba beams. "I've get to explore a lot more than before. I've been finding lots of new planets!"
"That's great!" Mario says. He was eager to hear more of the Luma's adventures, but time was short. "I need to go now, or the Lumas will destroy my room."
Mario opens the door to his room, fearing the worst. The room is almost destroyed. The beds look like a tornado hit them. The dressers have been knocked over and clothes are scattered everywhere. The TV is on the ground, and the wires for the game systems are tangled. Controllers and other electronics are scattered among the mess of blankets and clothes, along with potions, weapons, and other dangerous items.
In the middle of it all are Link and Pit, trying to catch the wild Lumas while shielding their ears from the screaming.
"Mario!" Pit cries with relief. "You're finally back!"
"It's about time." Mutters Link. "The Lumas almost destroyed everything." The Hylian informs, holding his sheathed blade out of reach of the Lumas.
"Don't worry! I have more star bits." says Mario, holding up the pouch Lubba had given him. Mario gives the Lumas all of the star bits, but the Lumas are still angry and continue to scream and dart around the room like killer bees.
"Why are they still angry?" asks Pit.
"I don't know." replies Mario, defeated.
"Mama!" the Lumas all yell.
"They want to see Rosalina." says Link.
"But she's still baking. We don't know when they'll be finished." says Mario.
The three roommates were about to admit defeat, fearing what the Lumas would do next, when they heard something that sounded like heavenly bells. "Attention Smashers and Workers. Peach, Zelda, and Rosalina just finished baking. So please come to the main hall and enjoy some sweets." announces Sakurai.
"Good timing." Sighs Pit. "Come on, Lumas! Let's go see your Mama!"
All of the Smashers gathered around at the main hall, and enjoy some chocolate cake, lemon tarts, and frosted sugar cookies decorated with sprinkles.
"Mama! Mama!" All of the Lumas squeal happily, circling around Rosalina.
"I missed you, too, my children." says Rosalina with laughter, giving each of her Lumas a squeeze.
Mario, Pit, and Link watched this scene as they enjoyed their sweets, and only one thought coursed unanimously through their minds. "We're never baby-sitting those monsters again."
Mario listens to the sounds of laughter and eating. He looks around the room and notices some new faces among the crowd of Smashers. "Wait… the newcomers have already arrived?" Mario wonders.
Sonic, who had heard Mario's question turns to him. "Oh. You guys came in late. Sakurai announced a few newcomers." He explains.
"What?" Mario bursts out in shock, not believing that his episode with the Lumas had caused him, Pit, and Link to miss Sakurai's announcement. Mario looks around the room again. Pit and Link have already gone to meet some of the newcomers.
"Pittoo!" calls Pit as he hugs the dark angel. "You're joining our ranks, too?"
"Will you let go of me." Dark Pit clips.
Elsewhere, Bowser is surrounded by his Koopa Kids, who seemed ecstatic to see their father again. "I'm really happy to see you." exclaims Bowser.
"We miss you, Papa!" Bowser Jr. says, fist bumping his father. Around the table, some of the other villains were staring awkwardly.
At another table, a dog and duck sat eating cherry pie with Pikachu, Kirby, Ness, and Toon Link. They seemed to be good friends.
"What a cute dog and duck." says Ness as he pets their head.
"I wonder how they can fight." wonders Toon Link while scratching his head.
Everyone continues eating and talking excitedly when Sakurai steps onto the stage again. "Attention everyone." He says. "I have another announcement."
All around the room, Smashers glance up anxiously. Was something wrong? Sakurai usually makes all of his announcements at once.
Sakurai continues. "We have a few last minute fighters joining us tonight." He says. Mario smiles, glad to be here for some of the Smashers' arrivals. The other fighters whisper among themselves excitedly as Sakurai gets ready to call the newcomers.
"Mewtwo!" Sakurai's voice booms through the room. A psychic Pokemon teleports on stage with dark energy. He looks a little like a cat, and Mario recognizes him from the Melee tournament. Everyone cheers loudly, banging their silverware for extra noise and Mewtwo floats over to the other Pokemon.
"Next, also a returning veteran, Lucas!" Sakurai announces as a little blond boy walks on stage and gazes out timidly at the audience. Ness waves from his table and grins at his friend.
"Our third newcomer, also from the Melee tournament… Roy!" The red haired swordsman walks on stage to massive applause, most of it from his fellow swordsmen. Still, the noise was as loud as an aircraft.
"Hey! That's my name!" Roy Koopa screams in outrage. "There can only be one Roy and that's me!"
The swordsman, who had heard this, strides up to him. "Well then, I guess we'll have to have a battle then, won't we?" He turns and continues to the table where Marth and Ike are sitting, leaving the angry Koopa Kid.
"Next is Ryu!" Sakurai announces. A muscular guy in a white fighter's uniform strides forward. Applause roared like a wave through the room, most of the Smashers knowing of Ryu's reputation as an honorable fighter. Still, they couldn't believe he was here!
As the night goes on, the excitement only grows and grows.
"Cloud!" Sakurai calls the name of the next fighter. A soldier with spiky blonde hair, vibrant blue eyes and indigo uniform walks confidently onto the stage carrying a massive sword.
"No way!" Pit cries out. "How'd he make it in?"
The noise reached whole new levels of volume and excitement, and when Cloud finds a place to sit, Sakurai calls the next arrival.
"Corrin!" another blonde swordsman takes the stage, but instead of having a more modern look like Cloud does, she resembles Marth or Roy, wearing white and gold armor and a blue cape. Her red eyes stare out at the crowd decisively, eyes that have seen much hardship.
When Corrin was seated, Sakurai announces the last fighter. "Bayonetta!" A lady in dark clothing comes onto the stage. She looks like a witch, and Pit and Dark Pit get a bad feeling in their stomachs. Bayonetta passes by Pit and Dark Pit and gives them a glare.
"I feel like we'll have a weird relationship with her." says Pit.
"Looks like it." says Dark Pit.
Once all of the new arrivals were seated, the party continues, louder and wilder than usual. The veterans spend the rest of the night eating sweets and getting to know the newcomers. Everyone is having a great time, and Mario feels that these new Smashers will make life in the mansion way more interesting.