KING DEDEDE – Popstar Popstar

"Dude, let me tell you – Mmm, this pizza is so good – me and Deeks go so far back and – Ohhh... – we just became super good friends, and – Oh, Tabuu's wings! – we just loved eating. So we just - Good grief - started eating together. It's a great relationship if you ask me – Holy Master Hand's glove"

Falco laid out on the couch, half-listening to Pit explain where he was for the past thirty minutes. Lucas and Ness sat on the floor against the counter, playing countless games of Rock Paper Scissors, laughing, giggling, and complimenting each other. It was slightly creepy to Falco, just how close the two were. They acted like lovers, but in the weird, annoying way.

"So the kid wants to get coffee with you?" Falco asked, obviously getting bored of the conversation. Needless to say, he didn't hear Pit's giddy response.

"Well, that's cool," Falco replied, and continued to reply to whatever Pit said with an affirmative.

FALCO – Just So Bored

"I'm just so bored! I just wanna go and fight Peach now, I'm tired of waiting!"

Peach, meanwhile, was busy cuddling with the bearded womanizer on the couch, feeding in to sweet nothings he was saying. Ike and Samus were on the same couch with them, trying not to gag. Samus especially wanted to slip into her room like Zelda got the luxury to do.

"You wanna go somewhere else?" She whispered in Ike's ear. With a huge bug-eyed nod, the two rose and left the room, thankfully going unnoticed by the strangely happy couple caressing each other on the sofa.

"If I hear the words 'honey bunny' one more time, I will slit my own throat," Ike sighed, relieved to get out of there. The two began to walk down the hall, not quite sure where they were going, and carrying on a casual conversation.

Their relationship was strange. After the Emissary, the two became very good friends. Samus had always adored Ike's courage and prowess. She had on-and-off crushes on him, but she wanted to make sure that the feeling were mutual before even discussing things of that nature. Ike was just so hard to read; he never showed any sort of sign that he was interested in her. So after a year, she gave up and continued to build their friendship as it was. But, in the back of her mind, she still wondered if he ever, at any point, liked her back.

"Hello? Earth to Samus?"

Samus snapped back from her thoughts of him, and noticed that Ike was trying to get her attention.

"I said, do you want to just hang out in my room before the battle?" He asked in a very clear and condescending voice. She playfully punched him in the shoulder and agreed.

"The Falcon is kicking your robot ass!"

The first words Samus heard once she entered room seven. Even though he was embarrassed by his roommates, Ike didn't show any sign of it. Instead, he just let Captain Falcon and R.O.B continue playing whatever they were playing.

"EXTERMINATE. EXTERMINATE." R.O.B rebutted to Captain Falcon's claim. Their battle was intense, but it looked like R.O.B was winning by a landslide. In the end, the robot one, and the Captain let out a cry of defeat.

Ike took quick strides into his room, and Samus followed. The walls were covered with several posters from several different games, bands, books, and movies. His bedside table had about six or so different figurines scattered on top of it. Some of them were very recognizable, while others she had a hard time pinpointing. Ike opened his closet doors to reveal a small television and DVD player set on top of the drawers. His clothes left a space wide enough to fully view the screen. He pulled out a couple of lawn chairs from the corner of the closet and set them out to face the TV, and invited Samus to sit.

"I didn't know you were such a big nerd, Ike," Samus chimed after soaking up her surroundings. Ike tried to hide his blush, but to no avail. He grabbed the remote from the top of the TV, flumped into his seat, and turned it on.

"I can't get cable in here, but fortunately I brought a lot of movies from home," Ike stated, trying his best to change the subject.

Samus noticed his attempt to avert the conversation. This was the first time he had ever shown any sort of emotion besides laid back. What did she even say? Did she hurt his feelings? Before she could even try to react to his diversion, a voice boomed over the intercom.

"Alright fighters, round two is about to commence. I need Peach and Falco to head out to the stadium," The Pokemon Trainer announced.

"Finally!" Falco screamed. He sprang up from the couch and bolted to the door. At this point, Pit had retired to his room to daydream about his date, while the two kids continued their strange platonic infatuation with each other. However, Falco didn't care what they were doing now. He zoomed through the hallway and past door number one, where Peach was just beginning to exit, her hair a little messed up.

PRINCESS PEACH - Tripping on Toadstools

"It's going to be hard to hit a bird, because I just love little birdies! But if lays a wing on me, I wouldn't hesitate to fry him."

While Falco and Peach were stretching at the battlefield, the rest began to file in their viewing box. Pit made sure to save a seat for Sheik, who showed up just a bit after all the other fighters.

"So, uh, we're still on for coffee, right?" Pit asked the masked man. He nodded, but didn't turn to Pit. The nervous angel tried to relieve his anxiety by looking at the scenery.

Just a row back from them, Samus and Ike sat in silence. Samus, rustling, obviously uneasy, turned to Ike and apologized, "Look, I'm sorry for calling you a nerd back there, Ike. I-"

"No, it's alright. It's just that's the first time..." His voice trailed off.

"The first time what?" Samus asked, trying to coax whatever he was going to say out of him.

"ALLLLLRIGHT folks, looks like we got a hot one here tonight"

"You talkin' 'bout the fight or the princess, Melee?"

"Well, you know me, Hal. But the battle this afternoon is going to be intense. Remember, the loser of this fight faces off against Yoshi tonight at 8:00. And the loser of that battle will be sent home."

"Indeed they will, Melee. There's a lot at stake here tonight."

"Are you two ready?" The Pokemon Trainer asked. He grabbed the microphone and went through his usual spiel.

"It's just the first time that you...that you ever showed anything to me. Any sort of...you know..." Ike confessed under his breath.

Shocked at this development, she began to pry for clarity. "What do you mean by that?"

"Alright, Smashers! Ready?" The two fighters prepare themselves per the Pokemon Trainer's request.

"I mean that for the past three years I've been afraid, Samus! I've been afraid of being rejected by you..."

"What?" Her mouth was on the floor.

"SMASH!"