Second chapter. Not much to say.

Chapter 2:First Impressions

The four of them walked into the dining room, and the smashers inside immediately stopped talking and turned their heads when they saw them. They all got up from their chairs and crowded around Leon, bombarding him with all kinds of questions. Annoyed, Lucario created an aura sphere, causing them all to step back.

"The kid just woke up from a coma,"he said, allowing the sphere to disappate."Give him some privacy."They all nodded in agreement, and Leon scratched his nose.

"So, what's for...lunch...?"he asked. When he saw the all the food on the table, his jaw literally dropped to the floor with a thunk. Everyone gave him wide-eyed stares.

"Ith that awll yur hood?"he asked, jaw still on the floor. NiGHTS nodded since she somehow understood him. Suddenly, a river of drool came pouring out of his mouth. He leaned down and picked his jaw up off the ground, seemingly fastening it into place. He then jumped onto the table and started grabbing all the food he could, scarfing it down rather messily. The smashers watched with both disgust and amazement.

"Great, another giant eater,"Link muttered. Leon stopped for a moment after hearing him, looking back at them.

"Am not,"he said."I just feel like I haven't eaten in days."He then began eating again, but only after the group convinced him to sit in a chair. They spent the rest of the dinner talking with Leon, trying to learn as much as they could. But, all he said was that he could only remember his name and nothing else. When they were done, Master Hand floated into the room. When Leon saw him, his eyes bugged out of his head and started spinning wildly.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"he screamed strangely, falling back in his char. Everyone immediately scooted away from him. The teen clumsily pulled himselfup and pointed at Master Hand. "HOLY HOLE IN A DONUT! IT'S A GIANT HAND!"

"Um...hi?"the sentient glove said hesitantly.

"IT TALKS!"Leon screamed. He then ran right through a wall, leaving a hole shaped like himself as he continued screaming, causing the smashers to start laughing their heads off. Even the more serious ones were chuckling uncontrollably.

"I'll go get him,"NiGHTS chcukled, wiping away a tear from her eye. She floated through the multiple holes he had somehow created running through the mansion. After a flying around outside for a bit, she eventually saw him hiding at the top of an unusually high tree outside, shaking slightly."Leon, you can come down now."

Leon shook his head."Nuh-uh!"

"Leon. It's perfectly safe,"NiGHTS said, trying to reason with the seemingly insane teenager.

"Are you cuckoo in the coconut?"he asked."There's a giant hand in there, lady!"

NiGHTS sighed."He's not going to hurt you, Leon. I promise."she said comfortingly. As soon as he heard the word 'promise', Leon abruptly stopped shaking. He looked at NiGHTS eyes for a moment, an eerie, glazed look in his own eyes. Shaking his head, he then jumped down and landed on the ground with suprising ease.

"Okay,"he said, no longer shaking."If you promise."Blinking in surprise, NiGHTS led him back to the mansion. When they got back to the dining room, they saw Peach and Master Hand putting up dinner. Leon watched Master Hand cautiously as NiGHTS spoke to Peach.

"...and when I said 'I promise', he just jumped right down,"NiGHTS finished. Peach tilted her head.

"That's strange,"she said."I guess he just trusts you for some reason."

"Actually, I don't think that's it,"NiGHTS said, crossing her arms and glancing at the boy."Before he jumped down, he looked right at my eyes. But it felt like he was looking into me, y'know?"

"Hmm...do you think he can somehow see if someone is telling the truth or not?"Peach asked.

NiGHTS shrugged."Maybe,"she said."With all the weird things we've seen him do so far, I can't help but wonder what else he can do."Leon walked up to NiGHTS, diverting his attention from Master Hand, much to his relief. There was just something...off about the kid...

"I have a question,"Leon said, gaining their attention."I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be staying here, so where am I gonna sleep?"The two looked at themselves, then at M.H.

"That's...a good question,"NiGHTS said, looking at the mansion's owner."Where is he going to sleep?"

The Master was silent for a moment."Hmm...I'm not sure,"he said."We don't have any spare rooms at the moment, unless someone wants to bunk with him."Leon shook his head at that.

"Whoa there,"he said."I'm not gonna become a problem for somebody. I'd rather sleep outside."NiGHTS and Peach smiled.

"Wow. That's very considerate, Leon,"NiGHTS told him. He shrugged nonchalantly.

"You know what? I think I will sleep outside,"he said boredly, turning around and waving."Buh-bye."He began walk towards the openings in the walls he had made, but NiGHTS grabbed his shoulder.

"C'mon, Leon. You don't have to sleep outside,"she said.

Oddly, Leon grinned."Too late! No takesies backsies!"he cackled madly, then dashed out of the room through the holes he created. The remaining three laughed.

"That kid is going to make this place crazier than usual,"Master Hand remarked, floating off. NiGHTS and Peach looked at each other and said their goodnights, then they both headed back to their rooms.

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End of chapter

I laughed pretty hard typing this chapter.