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BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
"I'm telling you, it's true!"
"Oh come on, Grif… don't be ridiculous!"
"What were you even doing in the girls' room anyway?"
"Yeah… that sounds suspicious…"
"It's not about me! It's about the state of the room!"
"Right… this should be good."
Grif opened up the door. "Take a look!" He said.
"What? I don't see anything wrong except for the be-… oh. My. God." Simmons stood there in shock.
"Huh! Who knew books could make an acceptable bunk bed?" Sarge mused.
"This is an accident waiting to happen!" Simmons yelled. "And what the hell is with THAT?" He asked, pointing to Ruby's bed. "How can rope hold up a bed like that?!"
"Well, one thing's for sure… that's gonna be a wild time when you're doin' the nasty!" Sister exclaimed.
"Yeah! Someone's speaking my language!" Tucker exclaimed, high fiving Sister.
"Hell yeah!"
"You don't get it! This is an accident waiting to happen!" Church yelled.
"Yeah! Why don't we combine all of this and make a quadruple decker couch?" Caboose asked.
"This is a bed… not a couch!"
"What are you idiots doi-… WHAT THE HELL?!"
They turned to see Carolina approaching them. "What moron would do something like this?!"
"This is team RWBY's room." Grif said. "Apparently, their ideas for bunk beds are precariously holding up a bed by rope above someone while stacking books on top of a bed."
"Good lord…" Carolina groaned. "Team RWBY, the most competent team in Beacon, or so I've heard, best friends with Mario and Luigi… have THESE kinds of bunk beds?"
"Apparently so!" Simmons nodded.
"…You know what, I can't stand the look of this eyesore. Everyone, get some tools! It's time to make some real bunk beds."
"YEAH!" Everyone cheered, raising their arms in the air.
"Yeah…" Grif cheered unenthusiastically. What did I get myself into…?
End BGM
Back at DK Isle…
BGM: Snide's HQ (Donkey Kong 64)
"Yes, yes! Thank you very much!" Snide grinned, taking the blueprints. "Just need a few more and we'll be good to go." He said and looked around. "Where's that firecracker of yours?"
"She's… coping." Ruby said.
"Ah, I see. Well, tell the lady she has my thanks." He said.
"Right." Ruby nodded and turned to the others. "Come on, let's go."
End BGM
With Yang…
BGM: Where Is the Hope? (Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age)
Yang was in a fetal position, the waves crashing onto the beach while the Blast-O-Matic loomed over the island. Dàhuô rested against her, nuzzling against her leg. "Tepig…" He softly said, attempting to cheer Yang up.
"Sorry, Dàhuô… I have a lot on my mind right now…" Yang sighed, closing her eyes as a tear escaped her eye. She tried to block her humiliation out of her head, but she couldn't. The pain, the suffering, the humiliation, holding her sister hostage… all of it was there. She could still feel the dread she had when K. Rool had the Blunderbuss aiming at Ruby's head.
"What's it gonna be, firecracker? You or your sister's head?"
Yang shivered, hugging herself tightly. More tears streamed down her cheeks. Normally, she'd bounce right back, but this time… it was different. Her aura was gone, and she's not the same tank as she was before. As far as she was concerned, she was yesterday's garbage.
"You're useless."
"Yang, you used to be so strong and now… now you're nothing… I don't even know who you are anymore… you're not even my same sister anymore!"
"I'm leaving you… you're pathetic."
"Look at you! You used to be top tier and now you're bottom… no… you're worse than bottom tier!"
"I think it'd be best if we don't talk to each other anymore. It's best if I don't talk to a loser."
"Guess who's the REAL champ now, blondie! Ahahaha!"
These intrusive thoughts would not leave her alone. She could picture her own friends… her family, leaving her because she's nothing. She looked up at the Blast-O-Matic, more tears were streaming down her cheeks. Right now, she felt completely small. Worthless. How could she stand and face the king again when he obliterated her without even breaking a sweat? First Neo knocked her silly, then K. Rool had to go and make things worse.
"I'm worthless…" Yang quietly said.
"Kiddo, you're anything but worthless."
End BGM
Yang lightly gasped as she turned her head to see a familiar face. "Uncle Qrow?"
Qrow chuckled. "Hey kiddo." He said. "I see you have a new pet."
"This is Dàhuô… Dàhuô, meet Qrow."
"Tep!" It smiled at him as Qrow chuckled, sitting down and petting his head.
"Cute." He said and then turned to her. "So, I saw your fight with the crocodile."
"You saw that? You were here the whole time?"
"I thought I'd come visit you kids at the Smash Mansion. When I found out you were here at DK Isle from that big hand, I went over to check it out. I didn't know where you were so I did some investigating… and then I found you on a boat and saw your fight with him. Normally, you're not like this when you lose."
"It's something else… he drained my aura when I was in KAOS." Yang said, explaining the whole situation to him.
"Oh… that explains it…" Qrow mused, lightly scratching his beard. "That's a bit of a downer…"
"So what the hell am I supposed to do? I'm useless…"
"I wouldn't go that far." Qrow said. "Everyone goes through some rough patches in their life, it's inevitable. What's also inevitable is that we get through these rough patches all the time. It's kind of our thing. We get kicked down, beaten up, and left to rot, but we always get back up for another round. It's part of being human, we're stubborn and refuse to let these rough patches get the best of us. Trust me, kiddo… this rough patch will pass."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Well, you're alive, aren't you? While it probably sucks that your aura is gone… you shouldn't let this get the best of you. That's what K. Rool wants. He wants to see you suffer. Are you going to let him do that?"
"I'm… I'm not sure…"
"He hit you where it hurts the most… your pride, didn't he?"
"How'd you-"
"We all get our pride hurt in some point in our lives. He roughed you up pretty good… not to mention that bastard threatened to kill my other niece if you didn't stand down." He said. "But… you're still alive and in one piece. It could be worse, he could've taken off one of your limbs if he wanted to. Like your right arm."
"That's… oddly specific…"
"Like I said, it could be a whole lot worse." Qrow chuckled. "Kid, you let your anger get the best of you and that leads to a lot of problems. You're 'punch first, never think ahead at all' kind of girl. You're impulsive and lead to a lot of brash decisions. K. Rool provoked you to the point where you didn't even think twice about charging in." He shook his head. "You're just like your mother."
"My mother? What did she do?"
"Let's just say Raven wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed when she was your age." Qrow said. "You get that impulsiveness from her."
"So… what do I do?" Yang asked.
"Well, don't rely on your semblance. Your semblance increases your power… but given that your aura has been thrown out the window, that's out of the question. Nobody gains anything through a temper tantrum. If I recall, you killed your sister's boyfriend that one time."
"I… I was-"
"Being protective, I know. And yet, you said you were proud of it when your father freaked out over Ruby dating Pit."
"…It was in the heat of the moment… I'm not proud of it at all…"
"Have you talked to the angel?"
"No… he gets nervous around me when I try to talk to him. It's strange, he never was that nervous when we were fighting Medusa and Hades… and at one point, Viridi."
"That's because he was focused on the mission. Now that they're gone, he's more nervous because of what you did to him, not to mention what you said back at Delfino."
Yang groaned. "God… am I really this bad? That impulsive? I might as well be a psychopath… it's no wonder Pit's afraid of me."
"You're not a psychopath. No one's perfect, Yang… believe me, if you were a psychopath, you would've gone off the deep end a long time ago."
"I guess you're right."
"I think, from this moment on, you need to take a breather. Smell the roses, take some deep breaths and don't worry about fighting. Let everyone else fight for you."
"But… I want to be part of the fight too. I'm part of the team!"
"I know you are, but you shouldn't push yourself. You almost got killed by a crocodile last time." Qrow reminded. "If anything, you should work on that impulsiveness of yours before things get ugly. Take a back seat. If I were you, I'd work on your technique a bit and improve your punching. Your sparring partner can help with that. It's high time for you to make a change before things get a whole lot worse."
"He's right." A voice said as Yang looked over to see her friends. "We're all worried about you, sis." Ruby said. "We don't want to lose you."
Blake held her hand out to Yang. "We're in this together. There's no way I'd abandon you." She smiled as Yang smiled a bit, taking Blake's hand and the two of them hugged, and then Ruby joined in on the hug, then Tifa joined the group hug while Shantae and her friends stood back and smiled at them.
"One other thing." Qrow spoke up. "You probably should let Bacon Bits do the work for you."
"Tepig!" Dàhuô snorted out little embers from his snout, sounding insulted and glared at Qrow.
"Heh, sorry. Dàhuô."
"Tep!" Dàhuô smiled, accepting Qrow's apology.
"So… uncle Qrow, are you leaving now that you've said what you said to Yang?" Ruby asked.
"You kidding? After what I've seen that croc do to my nieces? Out of the question." Qrow said. "No one threatens my family and gets away with it."
Ruby's eyes sparkled. "Awesome!" She grinned and glomped her uncle. "Oh, this is gonna be so much fun!"
"Heheh, right." Qrow said, ruffling her hair and suddenly the whole island rumbled. "What the…?! An earthquake?"
"Oh no, that's just K. Lumsy." Ruby said, watching Squawks fly to the island and telling the Kongs before flying over to the others.
"Squawk! A new area has opened up! Go investigate!"
"Right!" Shantae nodded. "Let's go!" She exclaimed as they took off after them, but Tifa stayed behind with Yang who got up.
"You going to be okay?"
Yang took a deep breath and exhaled. "Yeah… I think so." She chuckled and then ran off. "Come on, Dàhuô! Let's go!"
"Tep!"
A few minutes later…
BGM: Fungi Forest (Donkey Kong 64)
"Whoa… what's all this?" Ruby asked, looking around the gigantic forest.
"Fungi Forest… I wonder what we'll encounter here?" Tiny wondered.
"One way to find out." Shantae said as they walked ahead, and on cue, several Mushrooms sprouted up and attacked them, but Tifa and Qrow quickly dispatched them, knocking them to the ground as the Kremlings were exposed from the destroyed Mushrooms.
"Agh, so much for those disguises!" A Kremling complained and ran off as did the others.
"Disguising themselves as mushrooms… that's new." Blake said.
"No kidding." Sky nodded as they walked off, looking at the massive cuckoo clock above them before they headed off to the right, going deep into the forest before seeing a mill. They went over to it and jumped over the creek then Donkey Kong and Chunky opened up the door with ease, walking inside of it.
Inside the mill, there were several Zingers and a Klump towering over something. "Ahahaha! That'll teach ya to steal from us, ya stupid Pokemon! Not sure why you thought a plant would help you there!"
"Pokemon? Plant…?" Ruby wondered as the Klump turned his head.
"Well, well, well… if it isn't the prisoners and an old man! What can we do for you?" The Klump smirked.
"What were you doing?" Tiny asked.
"Teaching these two punks some respect!" Klump smirked. "Men! Attack those pests!" He ordered, pulling out an orange grenade as the Zingers readied their stingers as everyone got ready to fight… and then something bit Klump on his rear end, causing Klump to hold his breath, puffing out his cheeks, a tear escaping his eyes. "YAAAAAAAAAAGH!" He yelled loudly as they saw the perpetrator who bit him in the rear end. A Potted Piranha Plant!
"Well, that's what happens when you're in a Piranha Plant's territory!" Ruby exclaimed as they charged at the gang, Shantae unleashing fireballs at the Zingers with her magic while everyone else ganged up on the Klump, resulting in a big dust cloud. When the dust settled, the Klump fell over and waved a white flag.
"I'm just going to pretend that never happened…" The Klump groaned as everyone turned to the Piranha Plant who simply smiled at them and hopped his pot over to them before getting close to Ruby.
"Uh…" Ruby pulled out her boomerang. "Stay back! I'm warning you! I don't want to be bit!" She exclaimed as the Piranha Plant stared at the boomerang before grabbing it with his teeth and gently putting it down, and then affectionately nuzzled his head against her. "I… uh… what…?"
"Wait, am I looking at this right?" Yang asked as she walked over to the Piranha Plant as her turned to her and extended his leaf toward her. "Have we ever seen a friendly Piranha Plant before?" She asked, cautiously shaking his leaf.
"I don't think we have." Blake mused and then saw Dàhuô curiously checking him out, sniffing the pot and the stem as the Piranha Plant looked down at the Pokemon.
"Tep Tep!" Dàhuô smiled and turned back to the others. "Pig!"
"Well, if the pig trusts it…" Qrow rubbed the back of his head. "I suppose it's a friendly one… surprisingly."
"Huh, usually when we meet one, they're ready to bite us." Yang said. "Or Poison us."
"Or breathe fire at us." Ruby added.
"Or throw spike balls at us." Blake chimed in.
"Or spit out ink at you…" Bolo grumbled.
"Or freeze you on the spot." Shantae added.
Piranha Plant then turned his head over to the hurt Pokemon and motioned them to follow him as they did so, then they saw what the Pokemon was. It was a severely injured Purrloin. "Purr…" Purrloin groaned.
"Oh my goodness!" Ruby gasped.
Blake, meanwhile, glared hard at Klump as she walked over to him and grabbed him by the shoulders. "What were you doing to this cat?!" She glared.
"L-look, it wasn't my fault! It stole something valuable!"
"So you thought it'd be a good idea to nearly kill it?!" Blake yelled. "What did it steal?!"
"My necklace… it was so shiny…"
Blake growled, slapping him in the cheek before walking back. "You disgust me." She glared and then went back to the Purrloin, gently picking it up and cradling it. "Shhh, it's okay… does anyone have a potion or something?"
"Alright, stand back!" Shantae clapped her hands together. "I've been working on this healing spell, so this should do the trick." She said, closing her eyes and putting her hands on the Purrloin, a green aura surrounding her hands and healing Purrloin's wounds. Purrloin opened its eyes and looked around. "You're healed, little guy!" Shantae smiled.
"Purrloin!" The Purrloin smiled and then looked up to see Blake. "Purr…" Purrloin mused, gently nuzzling against her.
Blake smiled. "Glad that you're back to normal." She said, setting it down and getting up. "Alright, let's get out of here." She said as they walked out, but the Purrloin got in the way.
"Purrloin Purr!"
"I think it wants to come with us." Yang mused.
"I don't have a Pokeball though." Blake pointed out, and then she felt a poke on her shoulder as she turned her head to see Diddy Kong handing over a Luxury Ball that he spotted near Purrloin. "Oh, thank you." She said, hitting the button and tossing it, but the Purrloin kicked it back. "Huh?" She wondered.
"Purr!" Purrloin got in a fighting stance, its claws coming out with a smirk.
Pause BGM
"I think it wants a fight." Yang said and then grinned cheekily. "A cat fight!" She said, earning several groans from everyone, even the Piranha Plant was sticking his tongue out at that. "Oh come on, y'all are just jealous you didn't think of it first."
"Chunky don't get it…"
"That was bad…" Rotty groaned.
"Tepig Tep…" Dàhuô sweatdropped.
"Oh come on, you too?" Yang said and turned to the Purrloin who was tapping its foot impatiently, seeming to not like it as well. "Aaaagh… tough room. Alright, never mind! We'll knock it down for you, Blake!"
"Okay." Blake nodded.
"Tep!" Dàhuô snorted out some embers from his snout as they gave them all space while Piranha Plant raised his leaf up in the air, looking at both the Purrloin and Yang and her Tepig. With a nod, he swung his leaf down.
BGM: Battle! Wild Pokemon (Pokemon Sword/Shield)
"Tackle that Purrloin!" Yang ordered as Dàhuô charged at Purrloin. The Purrloin jumped out of the way and quickly used Scratch on him from the side. "Ember!" She ordered.
"Teeepig!" Dàhuô unleashed Ember at point blank range, hitting the Purrloin as it jumped back and quickly used Fury Swipes in retaliation.
"Dodge that and used Ember again!"
Dàhuô quickly jumped back and unleashed Ember, but the Purrloin clapped its paws in front of him. "Tep!" He flinched in surprise, which then Purrloin unleashed Fury Swipes right after.
"The hell was that for?!" Yang asked.
"Oooh… I think Red called that a Fake Out attack." Ruby mused.
"Clever." Tiny said.
"Um… defend yourself!" Yang ordered as Dàhuô curled up into a ball as a green shield surrounded him, which was him using Defense Curl as Purrloin bounced off with a Scratch attack. "Ember!"
"TEPIG!" Dàhuô unleashed Ember at point blank, catching Purrloin's tail on fire as it let out a cry and waved the flame off of its tail as it sighed with relief, then glared at the Tepig who was charging at it with a Tackle, only for it to kick up some sand and spraying it on his face. "Tep!" Dàhuô winced, trying to brush it off as Purrloin went for a Fury Swipes, striking Dàhuô in the cheek.
"Purr! Purr!" Purrloin smirked.
"Does it know any other moves?" Qrow asked.
"Uh… smack it with your cute tail!" Yang sweatdropped as she turned to the others. "That's a move, right?" She asked as the others shrugged. Dàhuô, meanwhile, knew exactly what to do as he ran over, jumped to the side to avoid a Scratch attack and turned around and swung his rump, smacking it with his tail with a grin.
"Purr…?" Purrloin wondered, rubbing its cheek in confusion with a tilted head, and then Dàhuô used Ember at point blank. "PURR!" It cried, and then he used Tackle to smack into a wall.
"Well, I guess that'll work…" Qrow rubbed the back of his head.
Yang turned to Blake. "Use that Poke Ball, quick!"
"Right!" Blake nodded, throwing the Luxury Ball at the dazed Purrloin, catching it and it rolled on the ground.
One shake. Two shakes. Three shakes!
CLICK!
End BGM
"Got it!" Blake grinned as she went over to pick it up while Dàhuô snorted out some embers in satisfaction before jumping into Yang's arms. She then called the Purrloin out as Shantae came over to heal it back up again.
"There ya go!" Shantae smirked as the Purrloin smiled and nuzzled against Blake, purring.
"Aww… ya know, I think I'm gonna call you Belle." She said as the Purrloin smiled at this. "Belle it is!"
"Sweet! A new addition to the family!" Ruby grinned as Blake got back up and put Belle back in her Luxury Ball.
"Let's go." Blake said, but suddenly the Luxury Ball opened up and Belle popped back out. "Huh? What is it?" She asked. Belle let out a cheeky smirk and in one quick motion, she grabbed Blake's bow and tore it off of her head, revealing her cat ears. "Ack!" She yelped as Belle put it on her head, checking herself out in a mirror.
"Purr. Purr." Belle smiled.
"Give me back my bow!"
Belle hopped off, playfully sticking her tongue out at her before hitting the button on the Luxury Ball and went back into it, taking the bow with her.
"Wh-what just happened?" She asked.
"I think she likes your bow." Tifa said and then chuckled. "Personally, I think you look cuter without it."
Blake blushed a bit. "You think so?"
"Of course! No need to hide those cat ears!" Tifa winked. "To hell with what people say about faunus, you rock it."
"Yeah, what she said!" Yang nodded as everyone else agreed.
"Well… I guess I'll be fine without it." She said and put the Luxury Ball away in her pocket. "So uh… shall we get going?"
"Yeah." Ruby nodded as they walked out, as the Piranha Plant looked at them before walking out to join them.
Resume Fungi Forest BGM
Qrow turned his head. "Oh, looks like we got a new friend who wants to join us."
"A Piranha Plant companion? Sure, why no-… WHAT THE HECK?!" Shantae yelled.
"What is it?" Sky asked.
"Look below the pot!"
They all looked down to see Piranha Plant running with the pot, and saw feet. "That Piranha Plant has feet!"
"WHAT?!" Everyone but Qrow yelled as even the Kongs looked shocked.
"Eh, I've seen Ptooies walk around… this doesn't really faze me at all." Qrow said, brushing it off.
"Come on, let's go somewhere else!" Ruby grinned as they ran off to a different location in the forest, while Tifa looked over to Yang who was staring at her Friend Ball.
"You okay?" Tifa asked.
"Yeah… for some reason, I felt exhilarated having that Pokemon battle. Is this what those Pokemon Trainers always feel?"
"Well, I don't command Pokemon myself, so I wouldn't know." Tifa chuckled. "You did look like you were having fun though."
"Yeah." Yang gave off a sad smile. "While I'm happy that Dàhuô won… it's just-"
"You don't like sitting in the sidelines while someone else does all the work?"
"Oh, it was that obvious?" Yang sighed.
"Don't worry." Tifa put a hand on her shoulder, smiling at her. "You'll get used to it." She said, walking off.
"How can I get used to it when I'm jumping head first into the front lines?" Yang asked herself as she ran to catch up to the others. When she caught up to them, they all saw a gigantic mushroom in front of their eyes.
"Holy cow! Now that's a Mega Mushroom!" Ruby exclaimed.
"No kidding… do you think there's stuff inside of it?" Rotty asked.
"One way to find out." Blake said as they walked around the entirety of the mushroom, trying to find an entrance.
"I guess we'll just have to make one!" Yang said, cracking her knuckles as she punched the mushroom, but a small shockwave went through her arm and into her entire body. She let out a pained yelp and waved her hand.
"Did you honestly think the mushroom would be soft?" Qrow asked.
"A little!" Yang winced.
"It's obviously a structure. There's no way in hell that it'd be soft."
"Hoo hoo hoo!" Donkey Kong called out to them as they turned to see him pointing to a door on the other side, urging them to come over as they did so, then they saw the structures inside of the mushroom.
"Huh, who knew a mushroom could hold all of this?" Yang mused.
"Apparently, this can." Blake mused as they spotted a barrel cannon, then saw DK grinning. "Oh boy… why do I have a feeling we're going to go in that?"
"We can use the ladders." Bolo pointed out.
"Nah, that's boring!" Rotty waved it off. "Let's go in the cannons!"
Shantae clapped her hands, doing an exotic dance and turning into a harpy. "Meet you up top!" She exclaimed and flew up.
"Hey… HEY! That's cheating!" Sky exclaimed, having Wrench go huge and then flying up to catch up to her while the others went in the cannon and launched up one by one.
Blake landed up top, landing on her feet and then Ruby landed on her butt, and then Yang landed on top of her, then Rotty… and pretty soon, they were all on top of one another while Blake and Sky sweatdropped while Shantae laughed.
Rotty's arm detached itself, turning around and pulling Rotty's body parts out and then threw the head out last. "Phew!" Rotty smiled, managing to reattach herself and screwing her head back in.
"Show off…" Yang muttered.
"Perks of being a zombie!" Rotty giggled.
"Well… lookie here! It lookssss like we have guesssstssss." A voice said as they turned to see a very large red spider.
"That's Arich!" Tiny exclaimed.
End BGM
"Humansss… along with apessss… that should make a fine tassssty meal!"
"I'll have you know that I'm no human!" Rotty called out.
"That'ssss fine with me. Zzzzombiessss are high in cholessssterol…" He then spotted Piranha Plant. "Plantssss are not exactly edible… but I'll be willing to give it a tasssste."
"Well, let's change up that diet of yours!" Yang exclaimed, calling out Dàhuô.
"Heheh… we shall ssssee!"
BGM: Snakey Chantey (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)
Arich spat out venom at the gang, forcing them to dodge the incoming venom. They noticed the venom made the floor dissolve. "Careful, that's acidic!" Qrow yelled.
"The more you are disssssolved, the better!" Arich smirked, spitting out more venom but they quickly avoided it while Shantae launched a fireball attack, hitting his webbing and made him fall to the ground. "Big missssstake!" Arich smirked, running toward Shantae and attempting to skewer her with his sharp leg, forcing her to jump back while Dàhuô used Ember on the massive spider. Arich turned to the two and spat out venom, forcing them to jump out of the way but Yang accidentally tripped on a rock.
"Ack!"
"Tep!"
"Got you now!" Arich raised his leg up to skewer Yang, but Blake used her whip to stop him from skewering her friend, attempting to pull it back. "Let go!"
"Nnngh! Not a chance…" She grabbed her Luxury Ball. "Belle, Fury Swipes!" She called her out as Belle leaped into action and used Fury Swipes on his face. She then jumped back right as Piranha Plant launched a spiked ball at his face while Qrow cut the leg that Blake was holding. Yang got back up and ordered Dàhuô to use Ember again and then Ruby threw her boomerang to cut down another leg.
"You think you can cut off my legssss? You have a death wish!" Arich laughed, spitting out more venom at Tifa who dodged the attack as she jumped up and punched Arich in the face, knocking him back and Banjo shot him with Kazooie firing eggs at him. They noticed Piranha Plant spinning his leaves to gain momentum in the air, and then it spat out fire on the spider, cooking it alive. "AAAARGH! IT BUUUUURNSSSSS!"
"So it's a cross between a Ptooie, Jumping Piranha Plant and a Venus Fire Trap?" Ruby wondered, noticing him hiding in his pot before stretching his vine-like neck and chomping down. "And a Stalking Piranha Plant…?" Piranha Plant landed, turning itself yellow and red and spat out poison. "And a Putrid Piranha…" She added as the Piranha Plant suddenly grew spikes and turning black as he swung his head to knock the spider off of the platform. "Aaaand… a Prickly Piranha Pla-WHAT THE HECK KIND OF PIRANHA PLANT IS THIS?!" Ruby yelled.
"I think this is not your average Piranha Plant." Qrow mused.
"I'll say! Go little guy go!" Yang cheered as the Kongs all jumped off of the platform to deal with the spider. Arich got up grumbling and looked up to see the Kongs coming down on top of him, and then Donkey Kong punched him into the dirt, Diddy shot him up, Tiny axe kicked him, Lanky stretched his arms to slap him and then Chunky slammed into the ground and buried the spider into the dirt, crushing him and popped out five blueprints.
End BGM
"Woooow!" Ruby looked to the Piranha Plant. "You're so cool!" She exclaimed, her eyes sparkling while Piranha Plant blushed a bit, looking away bashfully while the Kongs shot back up with the blueprints in hand.
"We got 'em!" Tiny grinned.
"Let's go find those bananas!" Lanky exclaimed as they nodded and went out the door on top of the mushroom, finding a rope and rappelling down to the ground where they went off to the next area.
Meanwhile, with JNPR…
"Do you think those two will be okay?" Ren asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure they'll be fine." Pyrrha said with a nod as they landed on the ground. "Thanks, Sumia." She said, hopping off of her pegasus.
"You're welcome!" Sumia smiled as they approached a young woman.
"Excuse us, Tiki?" Pyrrha walked up to her.
"Hmm? Oh! Hello!" Tiki smiled. "What brings you here?"
"We were wondering if you want to come to the Smash Mansion." Ren explained.
"What?! Have I been accepted?!"
"Well, as an Assist Trophy." Pyrrha added.
"Oh…" Tiki sulked a bit before smiling. "Sure! I would love to be with my friends again… and be with Mar Mar again!" She grinned.
"Excellent! Come on, let's go." Pyrrha smiled as they turned around. "I wonder how Jaune and Nora are doing?"
With Jaune and Nora…
Ike folded his arms, looking absolutely annoyed. "I am not okay with this. Who thought this was a good idea?"
"It was me! Ahahaha!" Crazy Hand exclaimed, floating over a pile of rubble.
"Mmm… I should've known…" Ike grumbled.
"Arch-nemesis?" Nora asked.
"Yes."
"I thought so." Nora nodded as Crazy Hand did some magic and then the place started rumbling.
"Arise, Black Knight… ARISE!" Crazy Hand exclaimed as the Black Knight rose from the rubble. "He's alive… He's alive! HE'S ALIIIIIVE!" He yelled and then chuckled. "I've always wanted to say that."
BGM: A Tense Moment (Super Mario Galaxy)
"Mmm… who dares to awaken me?" Black Knight wondered and then spotted Ike. "If it isn't the Radiant Hero."
"Zelgius." Ike sneered.
"Judging by my revival, you have failed to kill me." Black Knight folded his arms. "I thought you were stronger than that."
"It wasn't my idea, it was Crazy Hand's idea to revive you."
"…This floating hand did that?"
"Yup! It's all me!" Crazy Hand laughed.
Ike readied his Ragnell. "I've half a mind to put you in your place… again!"
"Yeah! Break his legs!" Nora grinned.
"You think you can beat me yet again? I would like to see you try."
"Whoa whoa WHOA!" Jaune got between the two. "There's no need for this. We're just here to get Black Knight into the Assist Trophy roster in the Smash Mansion."
"Assist… Trophy? Smash Mansion? I do not follow."
"It's a long story, we'll tell you on the way there." Jaune told him.
End BGM
"I see…" Zelgius looked at Jaune, taking off his helmet. "There is something about you that intrigues me… you have potential…"
"Zelgius! Don't even think about it." Ike glared.
"Oh no no, let him speak! This is mighty interesting." Crazy Hand mused, summoning popcorn. "Anyone want some?"
"I do!" Nora grinned.
"Hmm, when we get to this Smash Mansion… we must duel at one point. I would like to test your strength." He said and then turned to the portal that Crazy Hand created. "I've a feeling that I will not be killed by you, Ike. Not this time." He said and walked off.
"…This was a mistake." Ike glared hard at Crazy Hand and walked into the portal.
"I think it's a great idea, I don't know what you're talking about!" Crazy Hand said. "Besides, my brother thought it was a good idea too!"
"You okay, Jaune?" Nora asked.
"Why do I have an uneasy feeling?" Jaune sighed as they walked/floated into the portal.
I don't know what's worse. Sony not showing up at E3 to show off their PS5 or the fact that the Smash Direct is early in the morning tomorrow. I mean, it could be worse, I could be living on the West Coast, but alas... here I am in Wyoming, in the Rocky Mountains... lovely. You lucky punks and your East Coast shenanigans...
So! All evidence is pointing to Dante showing up in Smash, and while I would welcome the lovable doofus with open arms... i'm gonna be THAT guy and go "LET'S GO SORA! SORA! SORA!" It's gotta be Sora, I predict it's gonna be Sora! If not him, then Master Chief (I know Banjo's in... but Chief would be fun, not gonna lie.), Doom Guy, Reimu, Lara Croft, Heavy, Chell, Shantae... anyone would do! I also have Dante on my wish list too, soooo... it's probably gonna be him.
Sorry, had to get that out of my system. Hehehe. Smash hype for the win, yo!
So, I have a secret I want to tell y'all. I always end up raving and gushing about Directs while some people (Hopefully a vocal minority) say that it wasn't all that great. That it wasn't Nintendo's best Direct of the year, yadda yadda yadda... but I don't see it like that. Here's what I do: I always keep my expectations down WAY low when a Direct is announced. I speculate, but I don't dwell on it. When Nintendo does their typical shenanigans in the Direct, i'm always so excited and blown away by what they have to offer. So while everyone is saying "That Direct was meh/garbage/not really hype worthy", i'm gushing like crazy! Someone's gotta be the odd one out... even if everyone happens to be a vocal minority.
I do it all the time during E3 too! ...And yet, no matter how low I set my expectations, I always end up being severely disappointed on what EA has to offer. I mean, it's EA... but still.
I... hope that made sense.
Funny, I say all this and I somehow can't keep my expectations low whenever Smash is involved. Maybe it's because I really want Sora in there... oh well!