Alright, my sister recently got me hooked on this anime called Heaven's Memo Pad, and the reason that this is coming in a bit late is because I've spent the past few days watching all the episodes. Also I've been trying to draw manga. Trying… so… hard…. BUT! I'm here now, so you all can relax.

Zelda: We were never worried.

Link: Yeah, you left us in some pretty good positions when we left off.

Ganondorf: Especially Pit, Samus was on top of him.

*Both Pit and Samus grab Smash Balls*

Samus: IMMA FIRIN MY LAZAARRRRS!

Pit: It's rainin men! *clap* Hallelujah, it's rainin men! *clap* AMEN!

Ganondorf: Oh noes *runs*

Regardless of whatever unwritten laws were encoded in the game of "Not It", everyone helped Marth clean up anyway. Master Hand would be furious if they saw what a mess they had made.

Just as Samus was replacing the kitchen's garbage bag, she felt something soft brush against her bare leg. Lifting the black vinyl with a sharp tug, she revealed two long, canary yellow ears and a pair of bright red cheeks.

She barely caught the mouse as it pounced into her arms.

"Pikaaaaa…."

If Smash Manor was a college, Pikachu would have been the stray dog that everyone on campus had universally adopted. He was everyone's pet, even though he truly belonged to Red.

However, anyone new to the mansion would have thought that Samus was his very mother.

"Hey, little guy!" Her voice was laced with cheerful adoration, something profoundly rare for the huntress. "Where did you come from?"

All eyes turned to the blonde, sweetly cradling the mouse in her arms as he squealed contently.

She drew her finger down Pikachu's forehead, causing the skin to fold and give the hilarious impression of a furrowed brow.

"How mean of your trainer, leaving you all alone… don't worry, I got you…"

Pit raised an eyebrow. It was like Samus became a completely different person whenever Pikachu was around. He was like her child.

Pit paused.

I wonder how she is with kids…

He nearly slapped himself.

"Samus…" Ike spoke up, "you can't keep stealing him from Red. What're you going to do when this tournament is over?"

"I didn't steal him! He came to me this time! Doesn't that mean I get to keep him?"

Zelda sighed.

"Sam, the saying goes like this: If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it is yours. You have to set him free one more time."

The huntress scowled.

"Fine."

Delicately setting the mouse in the doorway, she backed up a few feet and waited for him to react.

In her mind she had expected him to simply jump into her arms again, as he usually did whenever she placed him somewhere. Soon enough Red wouldn't have to worry about his little yellow ball of life anymore.

But he didn't budge. He simply cocked his head, smiling at Samus with an innocent grin.

"Pi?"

Red appeared in the doorway, as if on cue. Again, he spoke not a word, but indicated he was looking for Pikachu with a quick glance around the room.

You could nearly hear Samus's heart shatter as the mouse jumped into his trainer's arms, instead of hers.

She spoke in a low whisper, not even catching Red's attention.

"…dammit…"

Link and Ike began to laugh, but were quickly notified by their respective girlfriends to shut the hell up.

Pit fluttered up beside Samus and kissed her on the cheek.

"I'll see what I can do about catching you one."

She wrapped her arms around his chest and squeezed him; he always did everything in his power to make her smile.

Ike spoke.

"Red, where did you go? You just left after I came into the room."

The trainer shrugged.

Link whispered to Ike.

"I don't think he likes you…"

"I don't know about you guys," Marth broke the silence. "but I'm going to go actually put some trunks on. I think I have watermelon in my boxers." He pushed past Red and sped out into the hall.

Ike was literally right behind him.

"Good idea."

Peach turned to Link.

"So what happened with the fire extinguishers? There wasn't an actual fire, was there?"

Link shrugged and shook his head.

"No, but there was a Crazy Hand."

The seven of them eventually stepped out into the hallway, exiting through the actual door this time, not the entrance that the girls took. Pikachu had been set down to walk on his own, but the pudgy thing simply wouldn't have it. He pawed and pawed on Pit's leg, begging to be carried. The angel picked him up and handed him to Samus. She looked like he had just handed her a million dollars and the keys to a new ship.

As they passed Smash Manor's Battle Hall, they were rejoined by Ike and Marth. Peach was drawn like a magnet to Ike's huge chest, and he didn't mind in the least.

Up ahead Nana could be seen chatting with Meta Knight. The Wielder of Galaxia seemed extremely uninterested in what the Ice Climber was saying. Perhaps she was trying to convince him to come to the party.

Link raised his arm to block the eight people behind him.

Zelda spoke.

"What is it, Link?"

"You guys ever notice how Meta Knight never takes off his mask?"

Marth furrowed his brow.

"Yeah, so?"

"What do you think his face look like?"

This interested everyone, specifically Pit.

"I hear he looks just like Kirby, only blue."

"That sounds adorable!" Peach chimed.

"What of it? It's not like you'll be able to get it off of him anyway. He cuts anyone who gets to close." Samus's curt voice once again replaced her sweet, motherly one.

Link pulled out a gauntlet of some sort from behind his back.

"What if I don't need to get close?"

Kneeling down behind the bushes, Link pointed the strange-looking device directly at Meta Knight. He clicked a few buttons on the gadget's interior, causing the front to spring open into the shape of a skill crane claw.

Zelda's eyes widened.

"Link, I don't know about this, you haven't exactly had the best record with pranks lately…"

Ike chuckled.

Marth glanced worriedly to the princess.

"Zelda, what is he holding?"

"I-It's the clawshot…"

Pit dove down beside Link, pressing downward on his arm, lowering his aim away from the small knight.

"Link are you crazy?! He'll kill us!"

"No he won't. We have Samus and Ike this time."

"I don't know… that guy can pull some weird tricks… things that my visor can't even figure out." Samus didn't sound worried, only reasonable.

Ike shrugged.

"Lil' sucker's too fast for me."

Marth cracked a dry chuckle at Ike's bluntness.

"Come on, guys…" Link whined, "There's nine of us and only one of him. Don't you want to see what his face looks like? We'll give his mask right back."

Marth shook his head.

"Careful, Link. I've fought him before. I could barely see him he moved so quickly."

"Stop worrying! We'll be fine."

Everyone gave up and shrouded themselves in the hedge.

Link raised the clawshot once again.

"Just like the helmasaurs back home…"

Squeezing the trigger concealed within, the claw burst off, the worn, clattering chain trailing behind it.

You know what? Let's go with Meta Knight's POV.

"Honestly, it's not my idea of a good time."

Why won't this girl leave me in peace? I have no desire to go to this accursed pool gathering! Somehow she chooses not to see that.

"But please! You'll have so much fun!"

"Nana, how many times-"

I hear a soft click, a good ways to the left of me. My eyes dart towards the sound of displaced air. Something was shot at me.

The three-fingered grip of Link's clawshot comes into view. I grinned. Such a clunky thing bewilders me as to how it functions as a weapon. I grab it mid-flight, mere inches from my beloved mask. Giving the weathered chain a sharp yank, the Hero of Failed Pranks it pulled out of the bushes. His look of panic is priceless.

I was probably the only one who heard him swear.

"Fuck."

Scraping one of the claws of his grappling hook with Galaxia, I spoke in a casual tone.

"Interesting trick, Hero of Time."

I pointed my sword towards him.

"Would you like to see one of mine?"

Without giving him a chance to answer, my cape burst into wings, whirling me towards him like a hurricane as I initiated a Mach Tornado. He scrambled to his feet and bolted away; I gave chase. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see Pit, Samus, Ike, Peach, Marth, Red, Pikachu, and Zelda laughing their hearts out. Excellent, I had an audience.

I was gaining on him. Soon he would be caught in my vortex. My blood boiled, ready to deal the beating of a lifetime. However, mere milliseconds before I could make contact, someone snatched me out of my cyclone, dangling me above the ground by my right wing.

That made no sense. No human was fast enough to-

Oh.

Aaaaaaannnddd back to third person.

"Alright, alright, that's enough out of you."

None other than Sonic the Hedgehog stood above the small knight, his gloved fingers impatiently gripping the twitching bat wing. A ducky inner tube was wrapped around his lean waist.

"Imbecile! Release me this instant!" Meta Knight swung his sword furiously at his spiked captivator, but to no avail. Not even the fastest swordsman alive could land a hit on the blue blur.

However, Sonic wasn't expecting to have Meta Knight go so low as to poke a hole in his duck floatie. The deflated bird crumpled to the ground.

Sonic glared at the knight.

"Not cool."

With a spectacular windup, the hedgehog rolled the little warrior like a bowling ball into a nearby tree.

Meta Knight recovered quickly, and with a whirl of his cape, he was gone.

Sonic walked up to Link.

"You alright? Most people have sense enough not to mess with a guy with a sword."

Flashes of an angry Ike echoed in the Hylian's mind.

"Yeah, I'll be fine."

"Sonic, you're actually coming?" Peach asked, "I thought you hated water."

"I do. That's why I had this." He picked up the tattered remains of his inner tube.

"Why is it a duck?" Ike asked dryly.

"Gotta respect the classics. Also it was all Master Hand had."

Pit perked up.

"Uh, you haven't seen Master Hand lately, have you?"

"Yeah, just a second ago. He said he was going to go clean the kitchen halls."

Everyone gulped.

"Oh no…"

Master Hand's booming voice could be heard across the entire complex.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE FOOD?!"

The teens made themselves scarce.

Marth: Why don't I get a girlfriend?!

Because you're already married to Sheeda.

Marth: Oh.

Zelda: *points at Link* You, sir, need to stop pulling retarded pranks on people. You're going to get yourself killed.

Link: NEVER! *Grabs bucket of whoopee cushions and runs out the door* BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU SIT!

Is it just me, or are these chapters getting progressively shorter? (And progressively worse)

Nah, it's just me.

Go ahead and celebrate, folks, for in the next chapter…

…DUN…DUN…DUN…

I FINALLY GET MY SHIT TOGETHER AND START THE POOL PARTY!

And it only took me five chapters. *facepalm*

So… the question remains… do I do Kirby x Jigglypuff or Metapuff?

Wait… Metapuff?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, by the way…

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