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BGM: Scanea Felix (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Isaac laid on the grass in the Nature Reserve, looking at the sky and watching some Swablu flying by as he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
The next thing he knew, he felt something press against his chest as he opened his eyes to see Tristina giving him a smile. "Hey."
"Hey." She greeted and then kissed him before lying down next to him, looking at him as they immediately closed their eyes and started to make out for a few minutes as a few Pidgey hopped over to them in curiosity.
Tristina pulled away and looked into his eyes. "Have you noticed that some of the Future kids here, besides Souji, Vito and Paolo are very distant with their relationships lately?"
"Yeah, I've noticed."
Tristina sat up. "I can't just sit there and just watch them go about their day… just not acting like couples should be. It's driving me crazy."
"So, you think we should do something about it?"
Tristina nodded. "Yeah."
Isaac sat back up. "So, let's do it."
She smiled and stood up as she helped him. "Let's go!" She said and then they took off, as Isaac went one direction and Tristina went the other… but first, they needed to get some help from a lot of people.
End BGM
With Hikari…
Hikari leaned on a wall, sighing to herself. "Hey." A voice caught her attention as she looked up to see Tristina.
"Oh, hey Tristina."
"What's up?"
"Nothing, it's just… I'm having this problem."
"With what?"
"With Reiji. Deep down, I love him but… I don't know what to do." She then looked at Tristina. "I suppose you, the 'love expert' would help me?"
"Now, I wouldn't call myself a 'love expert' but, we're here to help you."
"…We?"
A soft noise was heard next to Tristina as Spy revealed himself. "Yes, we."
Hikari sweatdropped. "You both are you going to help me?"
"We never gave up on Neptune, so we're going to help you get your guy!"
"…Uh-huh… where's Isaac?"
With Isaac…
"The girl's cute, but I don't know what to do with her."
"Then maybe we can help you." Isaac said.
"We?"
"Step inside the man-made teleporter." He said as he then… shoved him in and then hopped on in.
"Hey Reiji, I was wondering if-" Nitori rounded the corner and sweatdropped. "-You had any… spare bolts… okay, I guess I'll ask Tony."
Reiji came out of the teleporter, stumbling out to see that he was outside. "What in the…?"
"Howdy." A voice said as he saw Engineer sitting on a bench and playing his guitar while a few of the kids were playing tag behind him. "I heard you were having some trouble with a certain lady."
"Uh, are you babysitting them?"
"Nah, they wanted some fresh air… besides, that Plutia lady is playing with them." He said as Reiji looked over to see Hathor, Rom and Ram tackling Plutia down as they all laughed.
"I…see… and what are you doing out here?"
"Sometimes, I come out here, enjoy nature, and play on my guitar… and get away from the craziness that goes on in there." Engi chuckled. "But never mind about that, let's get you hooked up with that cute Hikari chick."
Reiji sweatdropped and looked at Isaac. "This is your best option…?"
"It was either him or Scout… and we all know he's a lost cause." Isaac said.
Engi chuckled. "Now now, let's all be nice… even if I do agree that Scout might never get a girl with his… attitude." He said. "Anyway, let's begin, shall we?"
Back with the girls and Spy…
"…I don't feel very comfortable about this…"
"Oh relax, with a little practice, this will be a piece of cake."
"Now…" Spy took out his disguise kit and disguised as Reiji. "Let's begin."
Hikari sweatdropped. "…Oh lord…"
Several not-so-awkward practice runs later…
"This… was very very weird…" Hikari said.
Spy chuckled. "It was indeed. However, we are making some progress."
"Yeah, I noticed that too." Tristina said. "Now, let's go find Reiji!"
With the boys…
Engineer, Isaac and Reiji walked out of the teleporter. "I say that you are going to one fine boyfriend to that cute girl." Engi said.
Reiji blushed. "Yeah… especially since you helped me with some good lines." He said. Not to mention Engi pretending to be Hikari for a few moments… now that got really weird fast.
"Let's go find Hikari." Isaac said as they walked around until they bumped into each other.
"Oh, Reiji!" Hikari blushed.
"Hi-Hikari…" Reiji blushed.
"Um… so do you… wanna hang out?"
"M-More than we usually do?"
Hikari giggled a little. "Of course."
"I'd love to do that… I-I mean we need to do that more."
"Yeah, we sure do." Hikari nodded and hugged him, as he stiffened a little before hugging her back as they looked at each other before walking away. "Oh, before we go… my mother is helping Kaguya get her husband to be emotional to pretty much anyone." She said before they took off together.
"Now who's Kaguya's husband again?" Tristina asked.
"…Dark Pit." Isaac said as they both looked at each other and laughed.
"This I gotta see!" Tristina took off with Isaac as Spy and Engineer looked at each other and shrugged as they walked away.
With Mokou…
"You've been so distant to your wife, it's not even funny!" Mokou said as she pushed Dark Pit towards Kaguya.
"Hey, don't push me!" He growled, but unfortunately, the immortal phoenix wasn't going to let him get away, much to his dismay and then he got close to Kaguya.
"Hey cutie." Kaguya winked.
"Um…hey…" Dark Pit said, awkwardly rubbing his arm. "Do I really need to be here?"
"You need to be more open. You're not leaving." Mokou folded her arms.
"Look, I like Kaguya but I'm not looking into any relationship at the moment."
"Oh really, then how did you manage to have a kid in the bad future?" Mokou smirked with her arms folded, causing Dark Pit to stiffen. "Or better yet, how did you even manage to get yourself a girl?"
Crap, I keep forgetting that! He thought.
"In the future, you were in love and you had yourself a kid. I could imagine you were very happy and not as moody as you were." Mokou smirked.
Dark Pit looked at Kaguya. "I can see why you hated that smug look."
"Oh, you get used to it." Kaguya smiled. "But she's right… you need to be more open."
"Whose side are you on?"
"Mokou's." Kaguya grinned. "Come on… can you be more open… for me?" She asked, doing the puppy dog eyes.
Dark Pit sweatdropped and gulped, looking over at Mokou who just grinned, he actually looked kind of nervous as he looked at Kaguya. "Oh… alright… I'll try…"
"Yay!" Kaguya hugged him. "Come on, let's go somewhere romantic!" She said and dragged him away as Dark Pit had a 'what did I get myself into' look.
"What's going on?" Natsu asked, as he was next to Mokou.
"Oh, Kaguya's trying to make Dark Pit more open."
"…You do realize this is Dark Pit, , right?"
"I know, but if he even thinks about bailing, I'll roast him alive until he goes back to Kaguya."
"Not sure how that'll work, but alright…" He said as he took off. "Hey Gray! You gotta hear this! Kaguya's trying to get Dark Pit to be more open!"
"Dark Pit? Open? Yeah right!"
"I know, I don't believe it either!"
"Oh, you just wait… I'll be rubbing it in your faces when Dark Pit is more open." She smirked. "Then we'll see who's laughing." She walked away.
With Buru and Icarus…
"Wait, you did what?" Buru asked.
"A date in Skyworld!" Palutena smiled. "You two definitely need it!"
"But… uh… what are we going to do there?" Icarus asked.
"Well… I was going to suggest a romantic dinner, but my dorky husband thought a hot spring retreat would be a better idea for the two of you." Viridi said.
"Hey now, hot springs not only heal you, but they also clear your mind and makes your skin smooth!" Pit said.
"He's got a point." Palutena said. "My skin is very soft and smooth from all those times I jumped into the hot springs with Lucina."
"Yeah…. I can tell." Viridi said. I'll never understand how a goddess fell in love with a human, though… or with the same gender.
"Anyway, you guys have fun!" Pit pushed them in to a portal and closed. "Now… if you'll excuse me…" He took off.
"Oh, you dork…" Viridi sighed with a chuckle.
In Skyworld…
BGM: Solo Menu – Palutena (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
Buru and Icarus wandered in a place where they noticed a huge hot spring with a note on the door. "You're welcome! – Pit"
"Your dad rocks." Buru said as she hopped into the hot spring.
"Yeah, he kinda is." Icarus chuckled and hopped in as well, as they were both relaxing, both splashing each other every now and then as they laughed.
It was then that Buru realized something. "Pit might be on to something when he says it helps clear minds…"
"Hmm?"
"You know how we used to be rivals back then?"
"Yeah… but now it's more like 'friendly rivalry' if anything now."
"I know… but we've been competing so much that… we need to balance our rivalry out with our relationship."
Icarus thought about it. "Huh, I didn't think we were doing that too much." He said and then his eyes widened. "Whoa… dad wasn't kidding."
"I know." Buru leaned into him. "Icarus, I love you… but if we're going to make this relationship work, we gotta balance our rivalry out with our relationship."
"Right… we need to do that."
"Yeah…" Buru leaned in to him.
Talk about a major eye opener… no wonder dad loves hot springs so much. Icarus thought as he looked into Buru's eyes as they smiled, and then leaned in to kiss.
End BGM
Back in the Citadel… with Isaac and Yosuke…
"Yeah, break it down!" Yosuke exclaimed, watching Isaac break dance. "Go Isaac! Go Isaac! WOO!" He yelled. "Now you got it!"
Isaac got back up. "Now that was pretty fun."
"Now you know why I love dancing so much." He chuckled.
"So, I want to ask something."
"What is it?"
"Why is it that you're so distance with Abby?"
"…Oh…" Yosuke sighed. "I was wondering if someone was going to ask me this…"
"Oh?"
"The truth is…"
Abby and Tristina…
"We're orphans… and we don't know much about how to be in a relationship." Abby explained.
"Oh… yeah, that'd put a damper on things."
Yosuke…
"The truth is… I love her, I really do… it's just that… I can't seem to get the hang of it. I ask my mother for advice and she says just go with your gut feeling… then she goes to have a moment with that Crow Tengu."
Abby…
"My mom isn't into any relationships… no matter how hard I try to hook her up with someone. I tried hooking her up with Chief the other day, but she said that he wasn't her type and when I asked him, he said he's not really the kind of guy to be in a relationship."
"What about the other Spartans?"
"She says they're cute, but not her type. In fact, she called Buck 'a dork'… and I think she meant that as an insult."
Yosuke…
"How long have you been in a relationship?" He asked.
"Let's see… I've started dating Tristina when we were both thirteen… we're both nineteen now… soooo… we've been a couple for 5 years… actually, six."
Yosuke whistled. "Impressive!"
Abby…
"SIX?!" Abby asked in shock.
"Yep."
"That's… that's amazing!"
Yosuke…
"The other problem with the two of us being orphans is that… well… we don't hang around people too often. We're loners."
Isaac frowned a little. "That's… not the way to go."
"Can you blame me?"
Abby…
"You poor thing…" Tristina frowned.
"I know… being a couple with Yosuke is just… not easy. I love him but…"
"Might I suggest something?"
"Hmm?"
Yosuke…
"I suggest that you try to open up to other people, especially Abby… and believe me, you need a lot of support. I know Nitori would support you."
"You really think so? You think that's our problem?"
"Yeah."
Abby…
"Wow… I didn't even think of that."
Tristina chuckled. "You opened up to me, didn't you? You're totally progressing."
"I guess I am…"
Tristina smiled. "Come on, let's go find Yosuke."
"B-But what about the others that you mentioned?"
"That'll come later. You definitely need to open up more to Yosuke."
A little bit later…
"Um… for you…" Yosuke gulped and blushed, handing Abby flowers.
"Yosuke… they're beautiful…" Abby smiled and happily took them. "Thank you…"
Yosuke shyly scratched his cheek. "Don't… mention it…"
"So um… do you want to hang out at the Mushroom Kingdom… by ourselves?" She asked shyly.
"Sure." He nodded and then made a portal and they walked in.
Tristina and Isaac looked at each other. "Mission accomplished!" She said.
"Hell yeah!" He said, high fiving her. "So… want to go get a smoothie and watch a movie?"
"Totally!" She said as they took off.
With Abby and Yosuke…
BGM: Jolene (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
The couple walked around Toad Town, both of them shyly holding hands… but they weren't exactly looking at each other as they soon made it to the town square where they sat together in awkward silence.
"Um… Yosuke…"
"Y-yeah?"
"So um… what… are your interests besides dancing, exactly…?"
Yosuke smiled. "Well, I do like to run a lot, I'm a huge fan of Pikachu and… well… I also like a day when nothing bad happens to me."
Abby smiled. "That's cool… wait, what do you mean when something bad happens?"
"I don't know what it is, but I think I've been cursed with bad luck ever since I was born… it's like the whole universe is out to get me for some reason."
"Oh…"
"But don't worry, some days are better than others." He said. "So… what do you like doing… besides taking your mother's credit card and spending everything all at once?"
Abby blushed a little. "I do that a lot… don't I?"
"You do."
Abby lightly giggled. "Well, I love my mother a lot… and I also love to explore, tease Souji-"
"Tease Souji? …No wonder he was a bit moody the other day… I just assumed he stubbed his toe or someone messed with Hina."
Abby laughed. "No, that was me. I also like teasing Vito."
"That explains why Kai had to calm him down the other day…" He rubbed his chin in thought, causing Abby to laugh again.
"I also like to make awesome new modifications to my cannon arm in my Power suit!"
"You don't say?"
"Yeah!"
"Well, have I ever told you-"
The two spent the whole day talking to their hearts content, laughing, teasing each other… and then the next thing they knew, the sun was about to set.
"Huh… we spent the whole day talking each others ears off." Yosuke said.
"Yeah… we sure did." Abby said and then they looked in each others eyes. "Yosuke… I…"
"Abby… I…"
"I…"
"I…!"
"OH, WOULD YOU JUST SPIT IT OUT ALREADY?!" An impatient Koopa yelled.
"Yeah! What he said!" A Toad exclaimed.
Both of them sweatdropped and glared at the two before looking at each other. "Yosuke… I love you…"
"I love you too… Abby…" He said as they both leaned in, closing their eyes and kissing each other before realizing what they just did and parted, both looking at each other and looking away in awkwardness.
"So…"
"…Soooooo…"
"…Wanna grab something to eat…?"
"Sure." Youske nodded as they got up, holding hands and walking away, looking at each other in the process and blushing.
End BGM
The next day... with Viktor and Alex…
"You sure this is a good idea…?" Viktor asked.
"Of course, I do it all the time!" Alex smiled as she hopped on her skateboard and went down the ramp as she went to another ramp and then jumped off of it, doing a 360 spin while grabbing the back end of the board, as she landed perfectly as she then jumped up to grind on a rail before hopping off.
Viktor watched all of this and smiled. "How bad can this be?" He asked and then went down… and totally wiped out as Alex saw this and winced.
"Oh, that's gonna leave a mark."
Several tries later…
"I can do it this time… I can feel it!" He said.
"That's what you said the last fifty times."
"This time, I'm feeling it in my gut!" He said and then went at it again as Alex braced for the worst, but she noticed that Viktor was doing rather well… probably because he kept watching her how he did it.
"Atta boy!" She cheered him on as Viktor came around a few minutes later.
"Eat THAT, skate park!" Viktor said as Alex laughed. "You know, I appreciate how you help me try new things and being with me… and well… all that fun stuff." He chuckled.
Alex smiled. "Thank you." She said. "I'm happy that I found a badass boyfriend." She said as Viktor smiled as they both hugged, and then they looked into each others eyes as they both kissed before turning it into a makeout session as he pushed her into a ramp to deepen it.
With Syrena…
Syrena kicked a punching bag repeatedly in the gym until she pulled out her shotgun and blasted it off of the chains and chuckled. "Another punching bag down." She said.
"You do realize it's a punching bag and not a shooting bag, right?" Elfman asked, pushing weights up.
"And you're point is…?"
"…Never mind." He said and then looked to the side to see Maria lifting weights as well. "Holy crap, you're lifting those like it's nothing!"
"You can thank Worldwalker for that. When I'm not hanging out with my guy, creating something, or training… I usually come in here. Funny enough, I wasn't much into this stuff… but now I can't get enough of it!"
"You can thank me for that!" Daisy said, karate kicking a punching bag.
"Yeah…I can tell." Elfman said.
"That's my brother for you." Syrena said and then proceeded to set up another punching bag… and then Bowser walked in.
"Alright, time for me to hit the weights!"
Maria sets her down. "You can have that. I was about to hit the treadmill."
"Got it." Bowser nodded and walked forward.
"…What the hell are YOU doing here?" Syrena asked, as everyone just froze, realizing that she still hates Bowser… as it was complete awkward silence for a few minutes. "Well… I'm waiting!" She said.
"Let me ask you something…" Bowser turned to her. "How long are you going to hold this grudge against me because of my ancestor?"
"King Bowser is a wicked Koopa… I'm never forgiving him… he killed our parents… the Mushroom Kingdom's Ambassadors to Sarasaland! It's because of him that I believed that every Koopa I see… is completely evil… and I'm looking at the big bad guy himself."
"I'm not like the original, I never planned on being that totally evil." Bowser said. "And not every Koopa is evil." He said. "There are some Koopas who live in Toad Town who aren't allied with the Koopa Troop."
"Even so-"
"Now, just hear me out." Bowser said. "I don't expect you to forgive me, but we should at least try to get along. I'm not like the old Bowser. The current Bowser, which is me, I might add, is nothing like him. He's like what, a complete –pardon my language- asshole? I'm not like him. Sure, I kidnap Peach, but I don't do anything to her. I just leave her in a cage and then Mario and I battle to the death as we always do. Now, if Peach was around when the old Bowser was alive, then it would've been much worse. I, at least, try to make her comfortable."
"Wh-what?"
"Hey, I may be evil, but I'm not cruel." Bowser chuckled. "If I was cruel, then I wouldn't be go-karting or golfing with the Mario bros."
"You… make a good point, but-"
"Listen, I know that deep down, you'll never forgive me because of what my ancestor did, but we should try to get along. I'm not going to be around forever… so you can't just hold a grudge forever either." He then walked away to a different part of the gym. "After all… I'm not like my other ancestors. Think about it." He said before becoming totally out of earshot as he went to go train somewhere else.
There was complete silence after that as Maria, Daisy and Elfman all looked at each other with a 'Did Bowser just talk Syrena out of killing him?!' look.
Syrena, on the other hand, her mind was racing and her arms folded, thinking about what Bowser said. "I'm not like my other ancestors. I may be evil… but I'm not cruel." His words echoed in her head as she began to think of the times Bowser didn't do anything evil in the Citadel at all, or that time when he, Peach and Daisy fought together at Tokyo in Sailor Moon's world.
Does he have a point…? Am I just dwelling in the past that I'm not facing reality… that this Bowser truly is different than his ancestors? She wondered as she clenched her fists. Is he right…? Is he the villain… or am I? She asked herself as she looked at the sandbags, and then the silence was drowned out by the sound of a treadmill being turned on and Maria began running, but she didn't care.
Syrena walked out of the gym, thinking about what he said… and then she looked at the corner of her eye to see Bowser playing basketball with Peach and the Mario Bros, which made her think even harder as she walked away… for she knew… that she was going to be thinking about this for a long time.
With Hikari and Reiji…
"Hey, can you pass me that wrench over there?" Reiji asked.
"Sure." Hikari nodded and tossed him it.
"Thanks." He said. "Ah, this is going to be one mega awesome Aether Ring!"
"I can tell." Hikari smiled as she proceeded to help him until it was finished.
"Alright, let's start it up!" He said as he started it up… and then it totally exploded in their faces, as they coughed out smoke. "Well… it was worth a shot to try and modify that." He said as he picked up the pieces. "Now… what to do…?"
"I'll help you anyway I can." Hikari said.
"Thanks." He smiled.
With Dark Pit…
"Um… th-this is… for… you…!" Dark Pit said, handing Kaguya roses. This is embarrassing…
"Aww!" Kaguya hugged him. "Thank you! These are my favorite!" She said and then kissed him for a long time as he stiffened… until he realized something that he was being too stubborn to even make the relationship work.
…I think I actually need to be more open about this… He thought and wrapped his arms around her and returned the kiss, for he realized… that there was someone out there that cared about him and he was too stubborn to realize it.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Natsu and Gray yelled in disbelief.
"Told ya!" Mokou smiled as Lucy, Erza, Happy, Wendy and Carla walked by and noticed this.
"…Is that… who I think it is…?!" Lucy asked.
"Dark Pit… NOT rejecting Kaguya?!" Carla exclaimed.
"Oh my… that's… that's… are we sure this is Dark Pit? I'm having a hard time believing this." Wendy said.
Erza chuckled. "Hey, if Gajeel can be more opened, then there's no doubt Dark Pit can. I was actually starting to wonder if he would ever give it a chance." She said.
"He liiiiiiiiiiikes her!" Happy teased. "…And I'm still having trouble believing it!"
Mokou laughed. "Let's just say that I told him that in the bad future, if he wasn't passionate, then Reiji wouldn't exist."
Erza chuckled. "I tried to tell him that, but he just kept giving me the cold shoulder. Thank goodness that Kaguya never gave up on him."
"Yeah." She nodded… and then Gajeel walked by and saw this.
"Heh, I was wondering when this would happen." He chuckled. "Hey Levy! You gotta come see this!"
In the simulation room…
"Aw yeah, take that, you dumb Heartless!" Sun fist pumped as Blake slashed through a Novashadow behind him.
"I've noticed that in here, the Heartless are more of pushovers than what's going on outside." Blake said.
"Probably because the Simulation room wasn't updated… seriously, what kind of drug did Mephiles give all of them?" Sun asked, noticing several Novashadows coming for them.
It was then that they were destroyed by a dark laser as they saw Buru, as a few lingered… until Icarus shot arrows to get rid of the rest.
"Phew! I thought we were going to be there for a while." Sun chuckled.
"You're welcome." Buru chuckled. "Now… let's get ready for the next wave."
"Right!" Icarus nodded.
"Wave 14: Begin!"
"Here they come!" Blake exclaimed as they got ready for the wave of Heartless.
Abby and Yosuke…
"Now you got it!" Yosuke cheered as Abby panted.
"Man… breakdancing is… exhausting…!"
"But it's so worth it in the end."
"So… true…" She panted before grinning. "I'm glad I get to do it with you though!"
"Yeah." He nodded. "So… want to do a little breakdance throwdown?"
"You're… out of your damn… mind…" She panted. "But you know what? I'm ready…!" She said, seeming to have her breath back.
"Then let's do it!"
"Winner buys Sea Salt ice cream."
"Oh, you are ON!"
One throwdown later…
"Oh yeah, beat that!" Abby said as Yosuke was on the ground, panting.
"Well… that could've gone… better…" He sighed. "Well, I guess I'm buying both of us ice cream."
"Yep." She playfully winked at him and helped him up as they both hugged before walking away, holding hands and smiling.
Meanwhile, at the Nature Reserve…
"Jiggly! Jiggly!"
"Meloetta!"
"Mana Mana!"
"Pika! Pika!"
Rose and Maria Jr. were busy playing with their Pokemon as Alex joined in while Viktor watched.
"I'll never understand Pokemon, but they sure do look cool." He said as Alex's Florges happily rested on Viktor's shoulder. "Hmm?"
"Flor!"
"Hello there."
A little ways up…
"Azu! Azu!"
"Skitty!"
Azurill was happily bouncing away from Skitty as they went past a bush… and then Meowth emerged from the bush. "There you are…" He grinned, looking at the Skitty. "Ah, so cute and beautiful…" He smiled and walked over. "Oh, Skitty!" He walked over… and then the ground started to rumble. "Hmm?" He turned around… to see a pack of Tauros and Bouffalant running over to him, as they seemed to be racing.
"AAAAH! SLOW DOWN!" Meowth yelled as he dove away, as they ran past as Meowth landed on something. "Phew…"
"Hitmon…"
Meowth looked over to see that he just happened to land on a Hitmontop as he was resting… and didn't look very happy. "Oh uh… I didn't see you there."
"Hit…mon… TOOOOP!" He yelled, kicking him repeatedly until he flew into the air.
"AAAAAH!" He yelled… and then landed on something squishy. "Oh, I'm alive!" He said as he hopped off.
"Snor…"
Meowth froze up, realizing what he just landed on to see Snorlax resting peacefully… aaaaand proceeded to roll over to Meowth's general direction as he panicked and tried to run… only to get squished.
"Snor… laaax…"
"Mmmph! Mmmph!"
Meowth managed to squeeze his way out over the soft yet heavy brick wall that is Snorlax and got back out. "Agh… ever heard of losing weight?!" He asked as he walked around, grumbling to himself about a stupid portal bringing out all the Pokemon from all the regions.
"Oh, this is interesting!" Scyamore's voice was heard as Meowth turned to see him talking to Rosa and N. "Apparently they discovered a new region called the Alola Region!"
"Alo… what?" Rosa asked.
"Alola! It's got all kinds of Pokemon there… and it seems that some Kanto Pokemon have gone over some transformations while over there. There's a snowy Vulpix, there's a Dugtrio with hair on it, there's an Exeggutor with a very long neck… it's pretty cool!"
"Hmm, I wonder if we'll get to see them in the Citadel?" N asked.
"Most likely." Sycamore nodded.
Meowth shrugged it off and kept on walking until he saw Skitty resting under a tree and he ran over… but then realized he didn't have any flowers… so he ran over to a flower field and began plucking some… problem was…
"FLOOOORA!"
"Sorry!"
"ROSE! ROSERADE!"
"Whoops!"
"Roselia!"
"My bad!"
"Plume! VILE!"
"I didn't see you there!"
"Bell! Bell!"
"Sorry!"
"Sprout! SPROUT!"
"I didn't see you there either!"
Eventually…
"Ah, finally!" Meowth picked up some flowers that weren't even a Pokemon as he walked over to Skitty. "Oh, my beautiful Skitty!" He knelt down.
"Skit…?" Skitty looked up to see him.
"For you!"
Skitty sniffed them and looked at Meowth. "Skit, Skitty." It said, causing Meowth to jawdrop and drop the flowers as he walked away in sadness. "Skitty…"
With Team Rocket…
"Okay, so what haven't we done yet to try and capture Pikachu?" James wondered.
"Well, there's-" Jessie turned her head to see a sad Meowth walking away. "Meowth, what's wrong?"
"…I tried to get myself a girl and… and… the Skitty…" He teared up. "She said that she wasn't into talking Meowths!" He cried.
"Oh my…" James said as Meowth kept crying and hugged the two as Jessie and James knelt down and hugged him to comfort him.
"Wobba…" Wobbuffett said as he too, proceeded to hug him.
Meanwhile, with Rose and Maria Jr…
There was rustling in a bush as the two turned their heads to see a creature emerging from the bush. "Dragon Rex, is that you?" Rose asked. "You look… way different than last time."
"Of course!" Dragon Rex said as Viktor and Alex heard this and saw her.
"Uh… a talking dinosaur…?" Viktor asked.
"The daughter of the Indominus Rex and the Dragon of Gringot."
"…A T-rex and a dragon made that? Um… how does it even talk?"
"Your guess is as good as mine… unless…"
"Unless I had something to do with it." Yukari's voice said as they turned to her. "Cody said that it wasn't possible for a dinosaur and a dragon to mate… sooo, I might have had something to do with it just to mess with him." She giggled. "He still hasn't figured it out that it was me!"
"You sneaky Youkai…" Alex said.
"Guilty!" Yukari giggled. "I still find it cute, even though it's a dino hybrid."
"Eh… I find it to be a bit weird." Viktor said.
"Same here. I don't find it as cute as Rose and Maria Jr. do, but hey… to each their own." Alex said.
"Yeah." Yukari nodded. "If only Cody doesn't blurt out 'abomination' all the time… then again, he's getting better at it even though he's still not a huge fan."
"Still doesn't explain how it talks." Viktor said.
"You can thank Merasmus for that." Yukari said.
"Who's Merasmus?"
"You'll find out later." Yukari chuckled, then watching Rose hopping on Dragon Rex and taking off. "Huh, never really thought it'd be possible to ride on a dinosaur." She said as Dragon Rex extended her wings and took off.
"Hey, wait for me!" Maria Jr. said, whistling to grab Buckbeack's attention as he flew over as she hopped on him and flew off with them.
"…Still find it weird, but I'm not even going to say anything." Viktor said as he walked away as Alex went with him.
Yukari chuckled. "Cody will never find out that I was responsible for that." She smiled and walked away. And if he does find out, I'll just manipulate his memory so he'll think Deadpool did it!
With Sabrina…
Sabrina was in a fetal position, sighing. "You're still trying to get over that?" Minene asked, as she and Yuno sat down next to her.
"Well, you know how hard it is for her." Yuno said. "A bit hard on me too since we were all attached to her."
"Yeah… I hate to admit it, but it got to me too." Minene said. "But… not as bad as Sabrina, though…" She sighed. "To think our little niece said that…"
Yuno frowned a little. "Yeah…" She then hugged Sabrina along with Minene.
Behind them…
"She's still depressed?" Samus asked.
"Yeah…" Marisa nodded. "I wish there was something we can do. I tried talking to her during a few rounds of Mario Kart 8, but… she doesn't seem to be out of her funk still."
"I wish there was something we can do… but what…?" Mokou wondered as she, Viridi, Marisa, Samus, Yukari, Nitori and Aya began to think… until Viridi started to growl impatiently.
"Alright, I can't watch this anymore." Viridi said. "Someone fire up the Wii U!"
"What are you planning?" Nitori asked.
"You know how Sabrina gets competitive? Well… we're going to get her back the only way possible!"
Marisa smirked. "Oh, I know where this is going."
"We're going to get her back… by settling it in Smash!"
Later…
Sabrina sniffed a little as Minene and Yuno left her to give her some room… and then, a video game case landed on the ground as she looked to see it was none other than Smash Bros for the Wii U. "Huh…?"
"Hey." Viridi walked over to her. "You vs all of us in the game room. Now."
"What…?"
"You, vs me, Mokou, Nitori, Aya, Marisa, Yukari and Samus."
"…Not now... I don't feel like it…"
Viridi's eye twitched. "You don't feel like it? Miss Video game fanatic and anime otaku? You don't FEEL like it?!"
"No…"
Viridi growled. "Why I oughta…" She grabbed Sabrina by the arm. "You are GOING to play whether you like it or not!" She said. Words that I never thought I say… She thought as they heard video game music blaring into the video game room… and when they opened the door…
BGM: Menu (Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS)
"There you are!" Mokou grinned.
"…You guys… aren't even gamers…" Sabrina said.
"True, but we have been practicing before Viridi went to get you." Aya said.
"Once we all thought we were good enough, we would battle you." Viridi said. "Now, sit down and play!" She said, sitting down next to her.
Sabrina sighed. Like I have a choice… She thought and then sat down as they began choosing their characters.
"Bowser!" That was Mokou.
"Mii!"
"Don't I look cute as a Mii?" Viridi giggled.
"Zelda!"
"Hehehe…" Marisa smirked.
"Zero Suit Samus!"
"Let's rock." Samus smirked.
"Bayonetta!"
"Let's do this." Yukari chuckled.
"Greninja!"
"Aw yeah!" Nitori grinned.
"Sonic!"
"Alright!" Aya said as they all looked at the first player slot, waiting for Sabrina to pick hers as she took a deep breath… and went for her best main.
"Ryu!"
"Alright, we have it on stock… three lives…" Viridi looked around. "Should we have items?"
"Smash Ball and the Pokeballs!" Marisa said.
"Assist Trophy as well!" Aya suggested.
"Oh, go for the Dragoon Pieces!" Nitori said.
"How about the Daybreak?" Samus suggested.
"Let's put in the X-Bomb!" Viridi said.
"Why don't we throw in some Bob-ombs and smoke bombs?" Yukari asked.
"Oh, good idea!" Viridi grinned. "Alright, we're all set!"
…You can't be serious… Sabrina thought.
"Alright, let's see… oh! How about Skyworld?" Viridi suggested.
"I was gonna go with Temple, but that works too." Mokou said as they pressed play.
"Three!"
Everyone readied their controllers… and they couldn't figure where they were at.
"Two!"
"Uh, where the hell am I?" Marisa asked.
"One!"
"Gah! This stage is humongous!"
"GO!"
Several matches later…
"Wow… Sabrina lost like… all of those matches." Yukari said.
"8th, 5th, 6th, 3rd… geez…" Viridi sighed. "You can't catch a break."
"Whatever…" Sabrina got up. "This isn't worth it…" She walked away.
"You sure it ain't worth it… you big sore loser?" Marisa smirked… as Sabrina stopped.
"…What'd you say?"
"I said that you can't handle losing, you big cry baby!"
Sabrina clenched her fists. "I am not…"
"Then why are you leaving? You scared that you'll lose again… you big chicken?" Marisa smirked.
There was a spark in Sabrina's eye… and then the spark turned into fire as a fiery aura surrounded her. "You… little…"
She turned around. "I'll prove to you that I'm NOT!" She yelled and walked forward and sat down. "We're doing this MY way, though!" She said, going to the items and turning them all off… well, she kept the Smash Ball on, and switching the stock to two.
"What the hell are you…?!" Mokou asked.
"We're doing this MY way!" She exclaimed, going straight to Final Destination.
End BGM
"Three!"
"Uh, Sabrina…? Are you sure this is a good idea with no items?" Aya asked.
"Two!"
"Of course!"
"One!"
"Marisa, what beast did you just unleash?!" Viridi asked.
"GO!"
BGM: Final Destination Ver. 2 (Super Smash Bros for Wii U)
Ryu immediately ran over to Viridi. "SHORYUKEN!" Ryu yelled, launching the Mii in the air and then used a Focus Attack on Greninja and Bowser, and then shielded during Zero Suit Samus's attacks.
"YOU CAN SHIELD?!" Samus yelled.
"I didn't think that was possible!" Mokou exclaimed.
Sabrina smirked. "You're in MY turf now!" She said.
"Tatsumaki Senpukyaku!"
"Ninja!" Greninja had used Shadow Sneak on Ryu to knock him away, but he recovered.
"HADOKEN!"
"Quick! Target her! She's destroying us!" Nitori exclaimed.
"I got it!" Aya exclaimed, as Sonic used a Homing Attack, but Ryu shielded that.
"SHORYUKEN!"
"Aaaugh!" Sonic cried as Ryu double jumped in the air and punched Sonic down and then used Focus Attack on Zelda and used a Smash Attack to send her flying.
Everyone tried all they could to stop the rampaging Ryu, but it was no use… and then…
"Player 5, defeated!"
"WHAT?!" Viridi yelled.
"Smash Ball!" Samus said as everyone scrambled to get it, but Ryu used Tatsumaki Senpukakyu to send them all back and then used a Shoryuken to shatter it.
"OH, I DON'T THINK SO!" Marisa yelled, running towards her.
"Big mistake!" Sabrina smirked and then pressed the B button at the exact moment when she was close.
"SHIN… SHORYUKEN!"
"Player 2, defeated!"
"HOW?!" Marisa yelled.
"Alright, no more Free For All! Everyone target her!" Nitori said as they proceeded to gang up on Ryu, as he held his ground the best he could, and he kept recovering and proceeded to beat them up, even though he was at a dangerously high percentage… like 150% damage.
"Player 4, defeated!"
"Augh!" Samus growled.
"Player 8, defeated!"
"Oh come on!" Aya exclaimed.
"Player 3, defeated!"
"…Wow…" Yukari said.
"Player 7, defeated!"
"Oh, for the love of!" Nitori exclaimed.
"Just you and me, Mokou." Sabrina smirked.
"Bring it."
"Come on!" Ryu said as Bowser roared… as they were on one stock left after Yukari managed to finally take away a stock… and then they ran forward, proceeding to beat each other up as Bowser used his Fire Breath and Bowser Bomb, but Ryu dodged the Bowser Bomb. "Shakunetsu!"
"A FIERY Hadoken?!" Mokou exclaimed.
"Come on, Mokou! You can do it!" Marisa cheered her on.
"Go Mokou!" Nitori cheered.
"You can do it!"
"Smash Ball!" Aya noticed as Mokou smirked and jumped to it, but Ryu jumped up, footstool jumped off of his head and shattered the Smash Ball.
"No! Don't let her use it!" Samus exclaimed.
"I won't!" Bowser ran towards Ryu. "I'm not going to fall for that Shoryuken the same way Marisa did!"
Sabrina smirked. "I won't be doing that." She said, and Ryu used Focus Attack to knock him down and used a Smash Attack to send him back… and then…
"SHINKU… HADOKEN!"
And unfortunately, Bowser was caught in it and was sent flying off-screen. "WHAT?!" Mokou yelled.
"Talk is cheap." Ryu taunted… right when Bowser hit out of bounds.
"GAME!"
End BGM
Everything was silent… and then…
"The winner is-"
"Your range is one fist short."
"Ryu!"
Sabrina put the Gamepad down. "And that's how you do it!"
"What." Samus.
"The." Nitori.
"HELL?!" The rest of the girls yelled.
"I'll give you this." Sabrina stood up and stretched. "You fought well, but your fighting style is predictable." She said and walked away.
"…Did we just get schooled by the master…?" Viridi asked.
"What the hell do YOU think?!" Nitori asked.
Marisa chuckled. "Now there's that fiery woman we all know and love."
Meanwhile, with Xarina, Aria and Sarah…
"You know what we should do to cheer Sabrina up?" Xarina asked.
"What's that?" Sarah asked.
Xarina grinned. "Only the best way that we can!"
Aria's eyes widened. "You don't mean…"
"I do!" She said. "We're going to cheer Sabrina up… by having a sleep over like we did in the past!"
Sarah sweatdropped. "So… a girl's night out with just the three of you?"
"Girl's night out, sleepover, same thing really." Aria said. "We do try to invite the other women, but they say they're not interested… sooo, it's usually just me, Xarina and Sabrina… And you!"
Sarah's eyes widened. "Me?"
"Of course, let's go!" Aria grabbed her sister-in-law's arm and took off.
"Whoa!"
As they were trying to look for her, they spotted Sabrina not too far off. "Yo, Sabrina!" Xarina ran over.
"Hmm?" Sabrina turned to her. "Oh, hey."
"What's up, girlfriend?" Xarina asked as they hugged. "So, we were wondering if you were up to doing a sleepover with just the four of us?"
"Sleepover? Hell yeah!" Sabrina exclaimed.
"Wait, she seems like… her normal self again." Aria said.
"Oh, I'll explain everything later." Sabrina said.
"Question, where do you guys usually do it?" Sarah asked.
"Usually, we do it at Xarina's when Demyx and Nan are hanging out with their friends." Sabrina said. "I mean, we can do it there if you want… or we can do it in Aria's room."
"We can do it in my room to change it up a little." Aria said.
"Then it's settled!" Xarina said as they took off.
In Aria's room…
"Well, I'm glad you guys invited me… but do you guys do it all the time?" Sarah asked.
"Whenever the mood calls for it." Aria said.
"And what do you guys do?"
"Oh, play video games, eat junk food, watch movies… all of that fun stuff." Aria said. "And while Sabrina and I usually eat different junk food… Xarina always brings a certain kind all the time."
"Hehehe…" Xarina pulled out a bag from her pocket.
"…Marshmallows?" Sarah asked.
"She's… obsessed with them." Sabrina said. "Like, completely obsessed as she says it's the only junk food she'll eat."
"Not true! I eat chocolate and all those other delicious treats!"
"Yeah, but that's a rare occasion!" Aria said. "I mean, when my family went camping with your family, you had a trailer full of them. Seriously, when the trailer was opened, we had to dig Roxas and Hina out of that marshmallow avalanche! You have a Marshmallow problem, girl!"
Xarina giggled. "At least I'm not afraid to admit it. They're so freaking good!"
"…I'm not even going to say anything…" Sarah sweatdropped.
"Aaaanyway… let's get this party started!" She said as she opened up the dresser and pulled out tons of nail polish. "Alright, which one do you want?"
Later…
"Okay, this has been driving me crazy." Aria said while painting her toenails gold. "Sabrina, Xarina thought of this sleepover because she thought it'd make you feel better… but when we got to you, you look like your normal self. So what's going on?"
"Settling it in Smash with a few women." She replied and explained what happened while finishing her toenails blue.
"…Whoa." Sarah said, complete with a light green.
"Well, that's one way to cheer you up… by insulting your gamer ego." Xarina said, with purple polish on her hands and feet.
"Huh, never thought I had one." Sabrina said.
"Oh, everyone has one." Aria said. "Still, I'm glad you're back to your normal self."
"Yeah." She smiled. "I'm dreading that day… but I'm not going to let it slow me down." She said. "Moping around isn't my style. I'm happy for my daughters… and I'm not going to hold them back!" She closed her eyes. "I'm moving on from this stupid depression… and that's that." She opened them… only to get a pillow smacked in her face. "Ooof!"
"Good for you." Xarina chuckled.
"Oh, you asked for it!"
Veeeery much later…
3 AM.
That's when everyone couldn't stay awake any longer and crashed… well, almost everyone. Xarina was still wide awake, happily munching on marshmallows while playing on her 3DS, playing Mario Kart 7 as Daisy and kept on racing as she reached into her bag… only to discover that it was completely empty.
"Aww…" She pouted a little as she went back to her game… and then her eyes grew heavy and then faceplanted into her pillow, as the 3DS slid off of her hands and landed on the soft ground… and it was still open.
In the dream world…
"A-agh…" Xarina fell on the ground, panting.
"Hmph, you call that a fight? I've seen Chief put up a bigger fight than you!"
She was then kicked in the stomach and then kicked to the side. "Y-You'll… pay for… what you've done… Cortana…!"
Cortana smirked. "If you love your family so badly, then give it all you got!"
Xarina resummoned her Keyblade and slashed Cortana repeatedly, but every attack went right through her like she was a ghost. But that didn't stop her from punching her in the gut. "Y-you'll pay… for killing my-"
"Are you sure they're your family? Your family could be nothing more than a sham." She grabbed her by the throat. "You probably have no family to begin with… just a figment of your imagination!"
"Sh-Shut… up…!"
Cortana threw her down. "That's the best you can give? An insult like that? Hmph…"
Xarina groaned and got back up. "CORTANAAA!"
It was then that Cortana disappeared and the whole place changed, as Apocalypse was in front of a kneeling Xarina, looking quite in despair.
"I can help you, my child… I can help you get stronger… build a better family, all in your image."
"You can… you can help… me…?"
"Yes."
"DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, XARINA!"
"Ignore him. He's worthless to you. He's not real."
"Demyx… isn't… real…"
"You have succumbed to me… and only to me. Understand?"
"I… understand…"
"One last question, my child… will you accept my gifts that I mentioned?"
"I…"
"XARINA!"
"…Will…"
"Good…"
It was then that Xarina screamed a little and got up, panting as she looked around to see that she was at the front of the bed, as she looked over to see 6:30 AM, as she looked down to see her 3DS… very well dead. What the hell was that all about? She thought.
It was then that a hand touched her shoulder, causing her to yelp in surprise and turned to see Aria as Sabrina and Sarah were still asleep. "Everything alright? Your little scream woke me up."
"Kinda…"
"Do you want to talk about the dream you had? You seem a bit bothered."
"…I really don't want to…"
"Xarina…" She put her hand on her shoulder. "You can tell me. I won't laugh."
Xarina looked into her eyes as her eyes were begging her to tell her as she sighed and told her everything.
"I see…" Aria rubbed her chin in thought. "That's… very disturbing. How would Cortana know about you if she only knows about the Halo group?"
"Your guess is as good as mine…"
"And then there's Apocalypse as you succumbed to your despair… and you accepted his gifts while you blocked out Demyx…"
"I'm not sure what that means…"
"Neither do I, but it was just a dream. I'm sure it'll never happen."
"Here's hoping…" Xarina sighed, seeming a little shaken up… but Aria hugged her tightly.
"We're here for you if you're ever bothered by something." She said softly.
"Thank you… Aria…" She smiled and hugged her back as Aria still held her for a while, just in case if Xarina needed it to get her mind off things… and then Xarina soon fell back asleep at the edge of the bed and resting her head on Aria's shoulder as she smiled, daring not to move.
A little bit later…
"Mmm…" Sabrina woke up, rubbing her head and seeing it was almost 9:15. "Haven't slept that hard in a long time…" She said as she turned her head to see Aria and Xarina. "…What in the…?"
"Shh… she's still sleeping." She said and explained what went on.
"Oh…" Sabrina knelt down next to Xarina and smiled. "She reminds me of you and Tristina when she was still little."
Aria giggled. "And you and Rose… and Isaac."
"Yeah." She smiled. "Well…" She got up. "I'm out of here. Let's hope Xarina gets up soon."
"Let's hope… my legs are basically asleep by this point." Aria said as they chuckled and she walked out.
Around fifteen minutes later…
Xarina woke up. "Ah… thanks Aria…" She said, only to see Aria was asleep. "Heh, how about that." She said as she soon got up, leaving Aria as is as she walked out, leaving Aria sleeping as her back was pressed against the bed.
With Nepgear…
"I wonder if we have everyone now…?" She wondered, looking at the Hero Finder as it had just found Master Hand, Raiden and the Bounty Hunters.
"There's Korra that's still missing." Uni said.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about her!" Nepgear said. "I wonder where she is?"
"No idea."
It was then that two portals opened as Pit walked out with Master Hand and Raiden while Samus walked out with her fellow bounty hunters. "I can't believe they were in the Underworld." Pit said.
"I couldn't believe it either." Master Hand said.
"We were at Norfair, luckily Samus got us." Rundas said as Samus nodded.
With Professor Jacob…
"So, do you think the Malevolent Seven are getting desperate now?" He asked.
"Well, considering that we killed three of them… yeah, they're most likely getting desperate." Flash said, hearing Kaito snickering at his dress. "Yeah yeah, laugh now…"
"There's also Mephiles that's also getting desperate." Tsukasa said. "With the Deadly Six, Erazor and Nega on our side, he's going to give it all he's got."
"But he's a coward, I'm sure he'll do something to change the battle in his favor and win." Azmuth said.
"Indeed." Paradox nodded.
"Speaking of battles…" Cynthia spoke up. "When do you think is a good time to reveal who we really are?"
"When the last member arrives." Tsukasa said. "…He's sure taking his sweet time though."
"Something must've come up. He'll come when he's ready." Jacob said.
Later in the day…
A portal opened up and Sasuke walked out. "Sasuke." Kakashi walked over. "What's the situation?"
"I'm not sure what's going on, but something's about to go down in our world."
"Alright, then it's settled." Kakashi said. "We need to head over to the Hidden Leaf to see what's up."
"Should we bring the cavalry with us as back up?" Naruto asked.
"It wouldn't hurt." Kakashi said.
Later…
"So, anyone willing to come with us? I'm pretty sure the usual crew, as E. Gadd puts it, will come with us." Kakashi said.
"Yep." Sabrina nodded. "That's for sure."
"AAAAAGH!" Deadpool screamed.
"What is it?" Sora asked.
"I've been so focused on who to add to the main crew that I forgot the very important ones!" Deadpool said and looked over. "Mickey! Donald! Goofy! You're part of the main crew!"
"We are?" Donald asked.
"You are now!"
"Ah-hyuck! We get to go with the team!" Goofy exclaimed.
"Oh boy! I'm ready to go!" Mickey grinned.
"I'm surprised you didn't think of that sooner." Jacob said.
"I'm a bit of a scatterbrain!"
Yeah, sure you are…
"I heard that!"
"So, anyone else coming?"
"That's the place where it all went to hell with the girls." Natsu's fists burst into flames. "I'm not trusting it again! Let's go!"
"Aye sir!"
"Natsu, I'm sure it's perfectly fine." Kai told him.
"Even so, it's better to be safe than sorry." Erza said as Team Natsu agreed.
"Wouldn't want a repeat like last time." Carla said as Wendy nodded.
"We're going too." Gajeel said as Lily nodded.
"That's the place where it all went to hell? I wanna check it out!" Neptune exclaimed. "Come on, CPU team! Let's go!"
"Yeah!" Plutia exclaimed.
"Yay! I get to be with mommy and daddy!" Peashy cheered as Maria and Paolo chuckled.
"Hey Rei, you want to come to?" Neptune asked.
"Um, sure…" Rei nodded.
"We're coming along for the ride." Minene said. "We haven't been to a world in a long time!"
"Yeah!" Yuno nodded.
"We may as well go too." Shadow said as Rouge and Omega got ready.
"I'm going!" Suika exclaimed.
"So am I." Yuugi grinned.
Bayonetta chuckled. "I'll go as well."
"Alright… that seems to be everyone." Kakashi said as a portal was opened. "Let's go." He said as they all ran in.
With Mephiles…
"Now, go and destroy those fools, Toneri Otsutsuki." Mephiles ordered.
"It will be done, Mephiles." Toneri said as he walked into a portal.
"You sure he's a good idea?" Felix asked. "He seems to be a loose cannon, even for us. Besides, it looks like he has other plans."
"Even so, he'll destroy those fools."
Toneri smiled. "I will soon… find a bride that will be perfect for me." He said quietly as the portal closed behind him.
The Last: Naruto the Movie, anyone?