Super Smash Bros adventures chapter 56
Mario arrived back at the Ballroom with the worst feeling after talking to Palutena and found Link and Pit who just finished with their fight. "How's the battle?" asks Mario.
"It was a really great match." replies Pit, wiping away sweat from his forehead.
"It went back and forth, and then I finish up the match with my Sword Dash Attack." says Link.
"Wish that I didn't miss It." says Mario.
"How are you and Palutena?" asks Link.
"Did you two made up?" asks Pit.
"Nope. I'm just going to say things got worst." replies Mario.
"Worst? I thought you two will make up already." says Link.
"I thought so too." says Mario.
"If it'll help you feel any better, want to battle one of us? Then we can go shopping at Smash city." suggested Pit.
"I think I'll past. After talking to Palutena, I don't feel so good." replies Mario, as he goes to his room.
Mario arrived back at his room and lies down on his bed. "I wish Palutena wasn't playing around. If she wasn't playing around I wouldn't been mad and wouldn't of hurt her. I know she likes playing around with people, but to me this crossed the line."
Mario closes his eyes to take a nap. After a while Link and Pit barge into the room which wakes him up, "Mario, we need to talk." says Link, with a serious look.
"Lady Palutena told us that things didn't go so well because you got so mad at her for playing around with you." says Pit.
"She was playing around with my feelings. How am I supposed to know she was playing around? She looked really serious." says Mario.
"Can you please go apologize to her? You don't have to apologize to become a couple, but at least friends?" asks Link.
"Not even as friends. Right now, I give up being her friend." says Mario.
"This is going too far, Mario. You're just going to give up being Lady Palutena's friend because of a prank?" wonders Pit.
"Do you think of her slapping me really hard is a prank?" asks Mario.
Link and Pit turn quiet after what Mario told them. "Lady Palutena slapped you?" surprisingly asks Pit.
"When I found Palutena sitting by herself at the Smash park I tried talking to her. I tried getting her attention by grabbing her arm, and then she slapped me really hard. She told me that she doesn't want to see my face so I walked away. Then I heard her giggle and she told me that it's all a prank. That's when I got really angry at her." says Mario.
"I didn't know Lady Palutena will slap you hard like that." says Pit.
"That's why I'm going to ignore Palutena. I'm also going to give up in love so I won't experience things like this again." says Mario.
Mario goes back to sleep and Link and Pit leaves the room. "This will be bad for Mario's health." says Link.
The next day, Mario woke up from bed and gets ready for his day. Mario leaves his room and heads to the cafeteria for breakfast. Mario grabs his breakfast and sits with Link and Pit. "Morning, Mario." greeted Link and Pit.
"Morning." greeted Mario as he shoves a pancake in his mouth.
"Are you ok? You look stressed out." asks Pit.
"Oh I'm fine." replies Mario. "It was just a rough day yesterday."
"Are you really going to ignore Palutena and give up on love?" asks Link.
"That's right. To me I think it's the best thing for me and her." replies Mario.
"Mario, soon you're going to realize you made a big mistake on losing someone that's important to you." says Pit. "One day, Lady Palutena will find someone else, and you'll be miserable."
"I'll be find, Pit." says Mario. "I'll find someone else that's a lot better than that Goddess."
Mario looks around and found Palutena sitting with the girls. He finds her smiling and laughing with the girls, which makes him upset. It felt like that Palutena accepted of what happened yesterday and moved on. After Mario finishes eating, he left the Cafeteria and goes to the mission board to do a mission by himself. "Ok lets see what kind of mission I should do?" wonders Mario.
Mario found a mission he can do. "I'll do another mission for Anna. Anna does gives me good deals on things I buy from there."
As Mario gets the job post, he turns around, and found Palutena heading his direction. He walks really fast to the Smash portal, but Palutena called her. "Mario."
Mario stops walking. "What do you want?" asks Mario. "Are you here to mess with me again?"
"I just want to apologize for playing with you yesterday." says Palutena. "It was childish of me to play around you like that. I know I play around with a lot of other people, but I never played around someone's feelings like that. Will you accept my apology?"
"I told Link and Pit yesterday this. I'm going to give up on being your friend and I'm going to give up on romance." says Mario. "From this day forward, we're not friends anymore.".
Palutena turns really shocked after hearing Mario's answer. She didn't expect something too deep from Mario.
"Now if you excuse me, I got a mission to do." says Mario, as he looks for Sakurai.
Palutena goes back the girls in the Cafetera. "How did it go?" asks Samus.
"Did Mario forgive you?" asks Bayonetta.
"Mario and I aren't friends anymore." sadly replied Palutena.
All the girls mouth drop. "What happened?" asks Lucina.
"I got Mario's attention and apologized, but he told me starting today we're not friends anymore." sadly replies Palutena.
"Mario really said that? I didn't know Mario is that mad." says Zelda.
"He even said that he's giving up in romance." says Palutena. "I can't believe Mario said that." says Rosalina.
"This is all my fault. I shouldn't of mess Mario around like that and slapped him so hard yesterday." sadly says Palutena.
"Don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine one day. Mario is just needs to take a break from romance for a while. says Peach. "I get that he needs some time to think what he has done."
"Mario has experienced enough romance. I should leave him alone so I won't mess with him again." says Palutena. "Maybe we can be friends again one day."
After a few hours, Mario finishes his task. "Thanks again for helping, Mario." says Anna as she catalogues the last of the magic tomes and healing potions.
Mario rearranges a few glass bottles and re-shelves a misplaced Thunder tome. "No problem." he says.
Anna folds up the scroll she was keeping inventory on. "So how are you and your girlfriend?" she asks.
Mario frowns. He knows the shopkeeper is just curious, as other Smashers had been, but it's hard to talk about. "Palutena and I aren't friends anymore." Mario says weakly.
Anna's mouth turns into a surprised 'O'. "What happened?" she asks. "Did you two have an argument?"
Mario sighs and explains everything to the merchant girl. "That's pretty harsh." says Anna once he has finished.
"I know." Mario reluctantly agrees. "I also told her that I give up on romance so nothing like that will happen again."
Anna stays quiet for a long moment, and then speaks. "Mario, you can't just end romance like that. Love can happen to you again one day. And I think you were being pretty harsh to Palutena also."
"Well I did hurt her hand." Mario admits.
"That was harsh. I know that you're still mad, but maybe you should apologize to Palutena." Anna suggests. "Not as lovers, but as friends. If you don't then you'll blame yourself for losing someone important to you and she might find someone else."
Deep down, Mario knows it's the right thing to do, but he's not sure if he has the courage to do it. "…I'll think about it." says Mario. "I'm still feel uncomfortable after the whole thing yesterday."
"Well, just in case, here are some daisies to help her feel better." says Anna as she presents Mario with some of the white flowers and a satchel of gold as a reward for helping.
"Thanks, Anna." says Mario. "I'll think about it when I get there."
"I hope you two get back to being friends." says Anna.
Mario nods, and catches his portal to the mansion. Right when Mario arrives back, he sees Palutena standing in front of the Smash mansion by herself. Normally, she would be on a mission, or shopping at Smash City… with Mario. Now, she wonders if the chance will every come again. Mario thinks about if he wants to apologize to Palutena and forget everything from yesterday. After thinking for a few minutes, he goes up to Palutena.
"Hey… Palutena." greets Mario as he walks up to her.
"Oh hi… Mario." Palutena says, guilt rising inside her. She looks down with shame.
Nobody spoke until they both talk at the same time.
"Mario-"
"Palutena-"
"You first, Palutena." Mario offers.
Palutena clears her throat. "Mario, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday. It was really childish of me, playing with your feelings like that. When Pit told me that you love me too, I decided to play a prank with you for not accepting my confession the first time. I'm also sorry for slapping you yesterday. I didn't mean to hurt you like that. I thought it'll be funny, but instead it hurts you even more." Tears fall from her eyes. "Mario, we don't have to be friends, I just want you to accept my apology, and we'll go our separate ways. You deserve someone better than a horrible Goddess like me." Palutena wrings her hands nervously, not bothering to wipe the tears that now fall from her cheeks.
Mario looks at Palutena's crying face and the tears falling from her eyes. They weren't fake tears, but real ones that show her sadness. Mario smiles at Palutena and, with a gentle hand, wipes her tears from her eyes. "I accept your apology, Palutena. I'm sorry for being mad at you and hurting your hand." He says. "I'm also sorry for saying we shouldn't be friends anymore. I… I guess I didn't realize what an amazing person you were until… I chased you away… You're not a horrible Goddess, you're an amazing Goddess. You're really nice, funny, and beautiful person. If I lose you, then I won't really be the same."
Palutena is not expecting to hear this, but is overjoyed. She smiles at Mario. Although, she isn't sure what to do next. But, Mario does. "Can we start again… as friends?" he asks. "Like you said, we don't have to be friends."
"That'll be great." Palutena replies, clapping her hands together. "We can start a new leaf like how we first met."
Mario smiles at Palutena, who changed her from before upside down and remembers something. "Oh! I almost forgot!" Mario takes out the daisies he received from Anna. "I got these daisies from a girl from Robin's world. She told me to give you these when I apologize to you."
"Aww. Thanks, Mario." Palutena says, accepting the flowers from Mario. "They're beautiful."
"I'm glad you like them." happily says Mario.
They stare at each other for a moment, then Palutena pulls Mario into a hug. "I'm glad that we're friends again." says Palutena.
"Yeah. Me, too." Mario agrees and hugs her back.
Inside the Smash mansion, all the Smashers are watching them through the windows. "I'm so happy they're friends again." says Pit, wiping his tears off his eyes.
"Too bad that they're just friends now." says Samus.
"Don't be so down." says Peach. "Someday, they're going to fall in love again and they'll officially be a couple."
"Can't wait for it." says Marth. "We got to plan how the wedding is going to be like for them."
Every Smasher begin talking, Mario and Palutena hear them from outside, and looks behind them. "Where you all watching us?" asks Palutena.
All the Smashers avoid eye contact and go back to what they're doing. Mario and Palutena look at each other and have a good laugh together.