Super Smash Bros adventures chapter 21
Mario and Fox are fighting at Dreamland. Mario jumps on each platform and throws his Fireballs at Fox. Fox reflects them with his Reflector and shoots red lasers with his Blaster. Mario jumps over Fox's lasers and landed a Flying Kick, sending Fox offstage.
Mario goes to the edge of the stage and throws his fire flames at Fox. Fox reflects them back with his blue electronic shield and recovers with his flaming Fire Fox. "That was close." says Fox, wiping his sweat.
Fox runs towards Mario and attacks him with quick Punches. Mario dodges Fox's attacks and Fox surprises Mario with a Smash Kick, causing Mario to fly offstage.
Fox attacks Mario by shooting red lasers at Mario. Mario reflects Fox's red lasers at Fox and recovers with his Super Jump Punch. Fox runs towards Mario and attacks him with another Smash kick. In a split second, Mario dodges Fox's attack, grabs Fox's legs, and throws him off stage, close to the blast zone. Fox uses his Fox Illusion to get back onstage. Mario jumps offstage where Fox is and landed a lucky Air Punch, sending Fox to the blast zone below Dreamland.
Mario and Fox return back to the Smash room. "Good match, Fox." says Mario.
"Good match, Mario." says Fox, giving Mario a fist bump.
Mario and Fox go to the ballroom, where they can watch other Smashers fight. They are currently watching a match with Palutena against Captain Falcon. "That was a nice Air Punch you did to me." Fox complimenting Mario's attack.
"That was just luck. I thought I'll miss and you'll recover back onstage." says Mario.
Captain Falcon attacks Palutena with his signature move, Falcon Punch. Palutena went into her Counter stance. Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch connects to Palutena's counter and Palutena landed a damaging blow to Captain Falcon, sending him all the way to the blast zone. "Too bad for you." Palutena taunts.
"Good job, Palutena!" Mario cheers.
"You look really happy." says Fox, looking at Mario jumping around.
"I mean she just won the match. Of course, I'm happy for the winner." says Mario.
"I don't know if you would be this happy if Captain Falcon won. Do you and Palutena have a special relationship?" asks Fox.
Mario turns slightly red from Fox's question. "We're just friends, Fox." answers Mario.
"Are you sure? It seems that you have a crush on Palutena. You were watching over Palutena while she was injured from the mission you two did." says Fox.
"Well, I have to watch over her. She was really injured from getting crushed by a Imprisoned." says Mario.
"She even told you that you don't have to watch over you." says a blonde woman in a light blue suit.
"You knew that Palutena said that?" asks Mario.
"When I finished going on a mission with Olimar I saw you two in the Nurses office with. When asked you if you want to go with hi to the Smash room you said that you rather stay there and watch over her. That's so cute of you." says Samus.
Mario turns even redder and turns his head away from them. "Aww, Mario's blushing." Samus teases Mario.
Palutena goes to Mario, Fox, and Samus. "Hey, guys. Were you watching my match against Captain Falcon?" Palutena asks the three.
"Yeah we did and it was awesome. That was an amazing counter you did against Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch." complimented Mario.
"Thanks, Mario. Are you free today? Because I'm planning on going shopping today." Palutena asks Mario.
"Oh yes I am." replies Mario.
"Remember that I'm treating you. I'll be dressing up to go out now. I'll see you later." says Palutena, leaving the three.
"Aww, you and Palutena are going on a date." Samus teases Mario.
"It's not a date. We're just going to have a friendly dinner." Mario argues with Samus.
"Seems like a date to me." says Fox.
"I'm going to leave you two now." says Mario, leaving Fox and Samus to get ready.
Mario goes into his room to figure out what to wear. He takes out a red collar shirt and a red T-shirt with a Mushroom on it. Link and Pit barge into Mario's room. "Hey Mario, what are you doing?" asks Link.
"I'm going to go out shopping with Palutena. She's going to treat me out for helping her on the mission with the Imprisoned." Mario replies while looking at his clothes.
"You're going out with Lady Palutena? Is this a date between you two?" excitedly asks Pit.
Mario turns red like his red shirts. "No, it's not. We're just going to hang out and that's It." replies Mario, making Pit feel down.
"Admit it, Mario, it's a date." says Link.
"It's not a date I'm telling you two. I'm just going to ignore you two now." says Mario, concentrating what to wear.
Mario is outside of the Smash mansion waiting for Palutena to go to Smash city.
"Sorry for the wait." apologizes Palutena as she arrives at their planned meeting spot at the front of the mansion.
"Oh, you're okay." Mario replies. He then notices that Palutena is wearing a white shirt and green skirt. "You look nice, by the way." he compliments, taking in the goddess's appearance.
"Thank you! You look nice, too," Palutena replies, and the two of them head out.
"So what are you going to get with the Rupees you earned?" wonders Mario as he and Palutena walk down the busy streets of Smash City.
Palutena thinks for a moment. "Probably some new clothes, I want to have something casual to wear when I go out." she replies wistfully. Even though she is a goddess, she doesn't like being formal all of the time.
"You should dress up more casually, you always wear the same outfit." Mario points out. He then realizes what he said. "Not that it's a bad thing," he adds on quickly.
Thankfully, Palutena doesn't look offended. "I agree" Palutena replies. "I just wish I knew what I wanted."
"So, where do you want to go?" asks Mario, looking around at all the different shops.
"I don't know, there's a lot of stores to choose from." muses Palutena. The goddess looks up and suddenly spot a store she's interested in. "Let's go to Brawlmart! They always have the best clothes there!"
Mario smiles and follows Palutena inside the large shop.
Meanwhile, Fox and Samus are wearing long coats and sunglasses, watching the potential couple from a distance. "Operation 'Spy on Mario and Palutena's Date' is in session." Samus whispers excitedly.
"I thought you're more of a tomboy." says Fox. "I didn't think you'd be interested in this sort of thing."
"I can be girly too, you know." Samus snaps and conks Fox on the head with her laser gun.
Just then, two more Smashers walk up to them. How they saw through their disguises, Fox and Samus didn't know. "Oh, Fox, Samus! What are you two doing here?"
"Link! Pit! You're here, too?" asks Fox, surprised.
Samus brushed a strand of blonde hair from her eyes. "We're spying on Mario and Palutena."
"Really?" Pit asks with disbelief, "We decided to do that too!"
"Let's go together, then." Fox suggests, "but let's try not to get spotted." The four spies hurry inside the store to find their targets.
Inside Brawlmart, Palutena leads Mario to a fitting room, the plumber's arms weighed down with all of her potential purchases. "Mario, you're going to judge on each outfit and tell me which one's the best." The goddess says as if bestowing a great honor.
"Okay," Mario agrees. Palutena takes the armful of clothes, relieving Mario of his burden, and goes into the fitting room to change.
"So which set of clothes do you think I should get?" Palutena asks once she is done modeling her selections.
Mario starts thinking, but it was hard for him to choose. He thinks she looks great in anything, a thought he wasn't sure he was ready to have in his mind. He finds that he is blushing, and quickly hides it before Palutena notices. "You should get the blue long sleeve shirt and blue jeans." Mario says, his cheeks hot with embarrassment.
Palutena smiles. "Then that's what I'll do." She says, putting away the other outfits. The goddess pays for her purchases and she and Mario leave the store, unaware that four spies had concealed themselves among the racks of clothes.
"To be honest, I think Palutena looks best with the green shirt and khakis." says Link.
"I thought she looks good with the red shirt and blue jean shorts." Fox comments.
Samus gets annoyed and hits them both. "Let's keep going." She huffs, and the four of them sneak after Mario and Palutena.
After a few hours, Mario and Palutena finish shopping. Palutena ended up buying a lot of clothes, and Mario was holding at least ten bags of the goddess's selections.
"Palutena, is it okay if you carry some of your bags?" asks Mario, his arms aching from the strain.
"I always make Pit carry my bags, so that means you're Pit for the day." Palutena replies giddily.
"I feel like my arms are going to fall off." Mario complains, adjusting the weight of the bags he is carrying.
Mario and Palutena eventually arrive at a hamburger restaurant. "Thanks for treating me out, Palutena." Mario says, setting all o the bags down and rubbing his sore arms.
"No problem, it's my treat for you saving Me." replies Palutena.
Link, Pit, Fox, and Samus hurry into the restaurant as quietly as they can and sit at another table in the corner, far away from the potential couple they're watching.
"See, Mario thinks this isn't a date." Link observes, sipping his milkshake.
"I hope things get interesting." Fox muses.
Samus nods. "Yeah. Maybe a first kiss." She suggests, taking a few fries from the plate in the middle of the table.
"Excuse me! Another chocolate milkshake here!" Pit calls to the waiter. Link and Fox slap their hands over Pit's mouth, but Mario and Palutena have already heard the angel's outburst.
"Did you hear that?" Palutena glances around the restaurant.
"Yeah, sounded like Pit." Mario replies, mystified.
"Pit! Keep your voice down!" Samus hisses when she was sure the lovebirds had gone back to their date.
"We almost got caught because of you." angrily growls Fox.
"I'm sorry." apologizes Pit. He looks as if he really means it.
"Whatever," Samus says, exhaling. "Look! They're leaving!" The four spies gather their things and follow Mario and Palutena back to the mansion.
Mario and Palutena arrived at the Smash mansion and head to Palutena's room. They went inside and Mario places Palutena's clothes on the bed. "There you go, Palutena." He says, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Thanks, Mario. Are your arms tired?"
"Yeah but that's ok." replies Mario, straightening up to look at his friend.
"I wish I didn't make you carry all of my bags. I'm sorry." apologizes Palutena.
"It's okay. I can get used to this kind of thing." Mario responds. He likes helping others out when he gets the chance.
ssJust then, the pair hears a thump from outside, as if someone has fallen against the wall near the door of the room. Suspicious, Mario and Palutena check outside and find Link, Pit, Fox, and Samus, who all had somewhat guilty expressions on their faces, aside from the fact that Samus was glaring at Pit.
"What are you guys doing?" asks Palutena.
The guilty party tries to act casual. "Nothing." they respond quickly.
"Uh-huh," Palutena says, clearly not buying it for a second. She gets her x-ray specs. "My x-ray specs allow me to see your ignorance. Now what were you guys doing?" the goddess asks triumphantly, knowing she had won this little stand-off.
"We were kind of spying on your date," Pit says guiltily.
Palutena's mouth drops open with shock and Mario raises his eyebrows in surprise.
"Y-You thought Mario and I are dating?" Palutena sputters, barely able to get the words out.
"Palutena and I aren't that close, we're just friends!" Mario cries, outraged. What were his friends thinking? Didn't they know that he had enough going on in his mind without all of this new girlfriend stuff?
"But you two look so happy with each other." Fox protests.
"Look, I still have the Peach problem in my head. I still need some alone time getting over it. Right now I'm not interested in anyone at the moment. So please leave me and Palutena out of this lovey dovey situation." Mario asserts.
Mario's four friends look as if they had just been slapped, but they nod solemnly.
Later, Mario is alone in his room, pondering the day's events. Palutena sure is nice, and caring. Mario kind of likes spending time with her on missions and in the city. She seemed to be the only one in the mansion where he could talk about his problems and not have it hurt as much.
Mario remembers little things and realizes he likes the goddess's light, gentle laughter, and the way her hair blows in the breeze. He likes seeing the goddess smile and thinks that he wants to be the one to make her face light up with happiness the way it always does.
Realizing his mind is out of control, the plumber shakes his head vigorously to clear it. Sure, the goddess is a nice girl, but she is not Princess Peach. She'll never be.