Sorry to have kept you waiting for the second part. I let myself get a little too carried away with SimCity: BuildIt on my iPad, which I'm now beginning to view as one of my top guilty pleasures of the early 21st century. But, what can I say? Can't resist playing SimCity from time to time.

DISCLAIMER: Super Smash Bros., WarioWare Inc., The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem and Kid Icarus are properties of Nintendo; Bomberman will always be remembered as one of Hudson Soft's finest franchises despite Konami's complete takeover as of March 2012; Contra is owned by Konami whereas Square-Enix owns Final Fantasy; Bayonetta belongs to PlatinumGames; Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi is owned by Renegade Animation; and Shantae is a property of WayForward Technologies (mostly Matt Bozon himself).

-A day at the Milk Bar (Part II)-

"You're really sure it's gonna work, Mona?" asked 9-Volt.

"Trust me, little bro," smiled the redhead with her trademark wink. "If anything can cheer Shantae up, it's these Chinese meditation balls. Phoebe, do you have our gifts ready to give to White and Pink too?"

"Absolutely!" beamed Phoebe. "Pit and Phosphora plushies, coming right up!"

But just as the group followed behind 9-Volt's mom all the way back to the Milk Bar, a violet-skinned pirate captain marched on in first with a pair of imp-like creatures in red, whose faces were all pitch-black except for their yellow eyes. This worried Mona, having recognized said captain as Shantae's archenemy. Why come to a Milk Bar of all places if she's usually intent on defeating and humiliating poor Shantae?

"Risky Boots!" shouted Bill and Lance in unison, cracking their knuckles so as to defend their friends old and new.

[Meeting BGM: DO U EVEN WHIP (Shantae and the Pirate's Curse)]

"In the flesh," Risky replied nonchalantly, albeit with something else in mind. She had not come armed with her trusty scimitar, nor did she intend on sending her flunkies to steal the Chateau Romani for her. "Settle down, muscleheads; I'm not here to exact Risky's Revenge, much less attack aggressively with my Tinkerbats milling about. Besides, I can't stand to see a half-genie cry just because she didn't get voted in to some silly fighting game."

One of Shantae's friends, a green teenaged zombie girl named Rottytops, stood beside the half-genie. "Leave my best friend alone! I've come to a realization that despite my habit of tricking her, I'll always be her friend no matter what."

Risky Boots instead tossed Shantae a large, cartoonish cannon she once used in her quest to recover all her lost powers. "Here, you can use it as your Up Special or whatever those Smash Worlders call it. Just between you and me, I'm not so much a villain if a half-genie hero's gonna be feeling down in the dumps like that." With that said, she departed with the two Tinkerbats following suit.

"Wait...I don't understand," said Shantae.

"And how did you know our best friend didn't get into Smash 4?" asked Bolo.

"Don't misunderstand me," answered Risky. "I just heard all the talk about it, and I'm only giving her a gift in order to defeat her another day. You never know; I may get a special guest appearance all my own besides Shantae, so you better start sparring while you can!"

"Oh, we will, alright," said Sky. "And Shantae will be ready to trounce you in a future Smash Bros. tourney!"

[End BGM]

[Overworld BGM: Milk Bar (The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)]

A few minutes after the strange scene with Risky Boots, 5-Volt sensed it was now safe for her to reenter the Milk Bar with Mona, 9-Volt, 18-Volt and Phoebe following suit. Cheerful White and Cute Pink were happy to see that 9-Volt and Phoebe got them the Pit and Phosphora plushies to hug whenever they felt down, mostly to remind them of their friendships with the pair. But most important of all, 9-Volt gave Shantae the Chinese meditation balls as a sign that no matter what happens, the half-genie hero would always have friends and fans alike. Then everybody huddled up close to her, proud of what 9-Volt did to help make her happy once again.

"Aww, thank you, little fella! I've always wanted those..."

"You're welcome, and these are supposed to help you meditate to relax yourself. I'm 9-Volt."

"I'm Shantae, Half-Genie Hero of Sequin Land. Great to meetcha!" She gave 9-Volt a thank-you hug in return for the present. "With friends like you guys, I think I can wait until the next Smash Bros."

"Same with me!" cheered White.

"That goes double for me," added Pink.

"We all gotta hang in there and hope for the best, but keep our backsides covered while we're at it," said Bill, drinking some regular Lon Lon Milk. "Risky Boots did say she might show up without warning."

Lance grabbed himself another swig of his own glass of Lon Lon Milk. "That self-proclaimed Queen of the Seven Seas is no match for Shantae and everybody knows it. You have our support, ma'am."

THE END

(Ending Credits)
Bill Rizer - BOB BUCHHOLZ
Lance Bean - SYLVESTER STALLONE
Cheerful White - TARA STRONG
Cute Pink - JANICE KAWAYE
Mona - LESLIE SWAN
9-Volt - TARA STRONG
18-Volt - CHRIS RAGER
Phoebe - HYNDEN WALCH
5-Volt - GREY DELISLE
Shantae - CRISTINA VEE
Risky Boots - CRISTINA VEE
Sky - LACEY CHABERT
Bolo - TRAVIS WILLINGHAM
Rottytops - NIKA FUTTERMAN
Bartender - CHRIS SUTHERLAND

[End Credits]
[End BGM]

When I was picking out the VAs for the Shantae characters, I looked at the Shantae wiki site and so far, only found that Shantae and Risky Boots were voiced by Cristina Vee as of Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. Sky, Bolo and Rottytops weren't given their own voices as far as I know (at least not until the upcoming "Half-Genie Hero"); therefore I carefully picked out whatever VAs I thought would fit them best. As for the bartender (who does look a lot like the lazy Talon from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time), I simply chose Banjo's VA to suit him well.