The couple of Bubblina and Jerry run into Game Central Station, excited for their date outside of Sugar Rush. Okay, it was more so Bubbles dragged her boyfriend who was trying to keep up. "I'm so excited Jerry! We actually get to visit another game!" The pink girl squealed with glee as they walked through the crowded lobby.
"I know. I'm just as excited to go dancing as you are." Jerry happily said to Bubblina. The two of them went through the crowded lobby, filled with characters of all different shapes and sizes, heading to their games. Bubblina looked at the gateway to Mega Man 3, one of her brother's personal favorites. She saw the blue bomber and a few robot masters making small talk as they headed to Tappers. Jerry saw Ralph, Bass, the Deadly Six, and a few other bad guys going into Pac Man for their Bad Anon meeting.
Bubblina spotted Dance Dance Revolution and was about to pull her boyfriend towards it, when she was stopped by a game character. He was about their age, with a patch of blonde hair on his head. He wore an aqua colored outfit, with a gold headband, and carried a hammer in his right hand. "Greetings, fellow humans." The boy smiled warmly to them. "I am Butters the Merciful, a level nine paladin from the Kingdom of Kuppa Keep. Come back to my game and we shall defeat the wicked Drow Elves of Zaron!"
That sounded interesting to the duo. Both of them were about to find out more when Jerry gazed up at the game's title. South Park: The Stick of Truth. The game Barry had told them NOT to go into at all. He had stated that it was as vulgar and inappropriate as the show it was based off of. "Thanks, but no thanks. Let's go, Bubbles." Jerry bluntly said to the young paladin, dragging Bubblina to DDR.
Butters watched them go sadly. "Aw, hamburgers. I'm gonna get grounder for not coming back with people to play our game." He whined to himself.
*Beez and Barry*
Meanwhile, Barry and Beez had just taken their seats in the auditorium that would be showing the video featuring the upcoming Smash Bros game. "This is gonna rock!" Barry cheered to himself as he put his arm around Adorabeezle. She giggled with delight as the room went dark and a video screen lit up. It showed a Japanese man sitting in a chair. The man didn't speak English, so subtitles were provided to assist. "Hello, my name is Masahiro Sakurai, and I am here to talk to you about Smash Bros." the subtitles read. Barry and Beezle looked at each other. This was going to be something to remember.
*Bubblina and Jerry*
In Dance Dance Revolution, Jerry and Bubbles had just gotten off the train and had entered the dance club of the game. The young bubblegum sibling's eyes widened at all the excitement of the flashing party lights, the arrows flying up in the background, and several game characters dancing. "Would you look at this place?" Jerry eyed everything with amazement. The two could tell that this was going to be the best date they had in a while.
"Hello. You guys must be new here." A girl walked up to them. "I'm Yuni Verse, and I'll be teaching you two how to dance." Yuni explained to the couple. Bubblina and Jerry looked at each other happily and went with their teacher.
*Beez and Barry*
Both the blue boy and girl were at the edge of their seats as footage, info and characters were leaked about the upcoming game. They were currently showing off the new feature of stage bosses. A boss would appear on some stages and would interact with the players. If anyone managed to defeat the boss, it would result in an explosion that counted as an attack for the player who dealt the killing blow. Beez cheered loudly as the Yellow Devil from Mega Man was shown as a boss. She turned to her boyfriend and saw that he was tensed up a bit. Then she remembered that Barry had a fear of Yellow Devils. "Gumball, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'll be okay." He shook his head, relaxing a little bit. "I just hate that yellow blob of destruction." Barry stated to his winter girlfriend. He had every right to hate the Yellow Devil. It was one of the hardest bosses in Mega Man history. Because of its gelatinous form, it could regenerate itself unless its weak spot, the single eye that appeared, was struck over and over again, revealing the dark core of it.
They continued to watch as another boss was teased that looked an awful lot like Ridley from Metroid. "There! Now can all the smash fan boys stop asking for Ridley to be in Smash 4?" Barry turned to the readers.
*Bubblina and Jerry*
With Jerry and Bubbles, the two were laughing and having a good time as it became time to tango. Dark Pit's theme began to play as several couples started to dance with their loved ones. "This is so fun, isn't it, Jerry?" Bubblina asked him as they danced.
"You bet. I wish we could do this more often though." Jerry said, holding on to his girlfriend as they continued to have a good time.
Bubblina just shook her head. "Oh please, Barry would never let me out of Sugar Rush that often. He's too overprotective of me." She explained to Jerry. It was true that they were only able to be out here because Barry had given in when Bubblina wouldn't take her pill. Even though she hated taking the pill, she felt guilty about giving her brother a hard time, no matter how much fun she was having.
"Sugar pop, you know he just cares about you." Jerry smiled at her, putting a rose in his mouth as they tangoed more. The blue gummy racer really did wish that he and Bubblina could go outside Sugar Rush more often for their outings, but he did understand how protective Barry was of Bubbles. Bubblina just giggled at him as they danced their date away.
*Beez and Barry*
With Barry and Beez, the direct was just ending. The two of them went to get up when the smash bros symbol appeared in flames, indicating there was something more. "I think we finally get a newcomer announced." Adorabeezle said with glee as the show continued. They watched as a series of Pokéballs landed and opened up, revealing a bunch of different Pokémon. When one Pokémon stood above the rest, subtitles appeared, indicating it was a fighter.
"Charizard Fires It Up!"
The crowd went wild as they screamed with excitement. "So they just took Charizard from Pokémon Trainer and made him his own character? Not too crazy about that idea." Barry though out loud to himself. The trailer continued to show the fire dragon begin to challenge other smash characters like Mario, Link, Samus, Kirby and Olimar. Then it cut to show something else, hidden in the shadows.
"Wait, who is that?" Beez wondered as the figure started to charge up an attack.
"OH MY MOD, IT'S MEWTWO!" A voice broke out from the crowd.
"Ugh, not this again." Barry facepalmed, putting his hand to his forehead. Why did so many people go this crazy over that one character when it came to Smash Bros.? The trailer continued to show Charizard challenge Mario to a fire vs. fire battle. They were about to clash when a blue projectile came between the fighters. Both Rushers stared in awe at who the mysterious newcomer was. It revealed itself as a blue, frog creature with a long pink tongue.
"Greninja Makes A Splash!"
Instantly, the audience exploded in cheering and applause as more footage of the new Pokémon was shown off. "Greninja?" Beezle watched in curiosity and surprise at what had just been revealed. Barry had joined the crowd in their burst of celebration at the newcomer.
Back in Sugar Rush, Barry and Beez walked down the rainbow bridge, back into their home game. The icepop racer couldn't stop jumping up and down at the excitement of the Nintendo Direct event. "That was the best date ever!" Adorabeezle giggled with delight, holding Barry's hand and dragging him along.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it, my fan paired girlfriend." Barry broke the fourth wall, getting a giggle from the black haired girl. Beezle had been with the blue boy for so long, she had grown a liking for his fourth wall humor. The two decided to have one last kiss before ending the date. Barry and Beez drew closer and closer together, almost closing the gap between them, when something caught their eyes. It was a small cherry with a lit stem. Beez started to examine it when it exploded, covering both racers in a cloud of smoke.
Barry then realized that Beez was no longer right next to him. He started to feel through the smoke, coughing a bit as it began to disperse. Once it had cleared away, the blue OC found his answer. Standing before him, was a female racer who wore a pink kimono. She also had green hair that was kept up in a bun, along with two clusters of raspberries and a pink, strawberry pocky. This racer was Minty Sakura. What shocked Barry even more was that Beez was now on the ground, tied up in twizzer ropes with Sakura standing on top of her. "Greetings Bubblestein." She greeted him in a calm voice, her Japanese accent audible.
The Japanese racer was a very skilled fighter and had traveled to several different games to constantly hone her skills. She was still technically a racer, but she had taken up a job as a mercenary for hire. When Barry had first come to Sugar Rush in his own story, it had gotten taken over by Turbo, who hired Sakura as his secret weapon. Barry had to fight against the green haired avatar in order to save his fanfiction, and came incredibly close to losing. "What do you want, Sakura? I thought you changed at the end of my fanfiction." Barry asked her, ready for a fight.
Just then, Jerry and Bubblina were on their way down the rainbow bridge, back from their date of dancing. Neither of them noticed the pocky fighter as they laughed with each other, but Sakura sure noticed them. Especially Bubblina. "Revenge; I am here for our rematch as promised." Sakura said to Barry, pulling something out from her kimono.
"My Gumball will kick your butt! He's got a super, over powered, wristband!" Adorabeelze spat at Sakura from the ground, trying to squirm out from underneath her.
The Japanese girl answered to this by stepping on the back of Beez's head, pushing her face into the ground. "You talk too much, Winterpop." Sakura glanced down at her before turning her attention back to Barry.
"Hey! You leave her alone!" Barry shouted at her angrily. This got the attention of both Bubblina and Jerry, who were now watching Barry talk to some girl who, to them, looked a little like Candlehead. "We were written perfectly for each other!" He explained before activating his wrist band. He spawned out two Escrima Stick with electrical tips. Barry was pretty much expecting this to go just as bad as it did last time.
Sakura smirked at the fact that she was getting to her enemy. "Then how about I target someone like…your sister, per say. I noticed she's returned to Sugar Rush since we last fought." She turned her head, looking at Bubblina.
"Say that again!" Barry growled angrily, ready to go all out against the pocky themed fighter. He knew she wouldn't be an easy opponent, but he had to protect his sister at ALL cost.
"Say what again?" Sakura smirked with mock confusion. "Oh, you mean about using THESE to cut your sister, who you cherish more than anything, into little pieces with you and her boyfriend watching." She pulled out what looked like two knives. But then she opened them up to reveal they were metal fans.
"WHAT?!" Both Jerry and Bubblina heard Sakura's dark threat, with the boy pulling Bubbina behind him to protect her. "Just leave Bubblina out of whatever conflict you have with Barry!"
Sakura just peered over at Jerry, unfazed by his anger. She started to turn to the couple when she suddenly jumped into the air, did a flip, and landed between Bubblina and Jerry. Jerry turned around in shock to see her suddenly behind him. "You can't be much of a protector if I could do that so easily." She said with an emotionless face.
Bubblina was completely mystified by this Japanese girl. Barry hadn't mentioned her and she had never seen her before. The way she spoke in such a calming tone sent a chill through her code. It was as if talking about stuff like killing was just another day at the track to her. Bubblina froze up when Sakura used one of her fan's blades to lift her chin to see the pink girl eye to eye. "So…you are Bubblestein's sister." Sakura examined her with curiosity.
Behind her, Jerry's hands were scrunched up into fist, angry at whoever this was. She thought she could just intimidate Bubblina without crossing him? She was dreaming. "There's something you outta know about my boyfriend." Bubblina told the mercenary.
Putting her fans away, Sakura continued to speak in her calm, stoic voice. "And what might that be, Bubblestein?" She asked, figuring that since they were siblings, they would have the same last name.
"First off, it's Gumdrop for the last name. Second, you don't ever get him mad." Bubblina explain to Sakura. Just then, a fist came flying toward the Japanese girl. Its owner was Jerry. But much to his and Bubblina's surprise, she caught his fist in her hand, without even turning around.
She slowly turned to face Jerry and twisted his wrist, causing the blue boy to eventually yelp out in pain. Sakura let go of Jerry and he bent over in complete awe, holding his wrist. "Intriguing; I made the pacifist lose his temper. Again, you call yourself her second protector?" She pondered to herself as the couple watched in shock, and even in a bit of horror. "Our next encounter looks to be interesting, Bubblestein." Sakura shouted to the older brother before leaping off.
All three of them stood there, Jerry and Bubblina both had about a thousand thought, feelings, and questions running through them. Both of them approached Barry, hoping he could shed some light on this girl that called herself his enemy. "Barry…?" Bubblina started to ask, hoping her brother could protect them.
"I'll explain when we get home." Barry told her, hoping that would keep them calm. He walked over to where Adorabeezle was still on the ground. "Are you okay, Beezy?" He asked, picking her up bridal style.
Adorabeezle nodded and smiled tiredly. "Yeah, can we just go home?" She asked him quietly. The blue sibling smiled and started to walk her home in his arms.
Jerry was with Bubblina, checking to make sure he was okay after what Sakura did to his arm. The gummy racer raised an eyebrow at the other couple. "Uh, Barry? You do know she's still tied up, don't you?" Jerry asked him as he walked away.
"Yeah I know." He simply replied. Adorabeezle had fallen asleep in his arms, snug in her ropes. Barry didn't want to wake her to untie her. Plus, she looked even cuter.
Bubblina stopped Jerry as he was about to ask what that meant. "Sometimes, I just go along with it, and it's easier to understand." She told Jerry as the two started to follow Barry home, their heads still spinning after all that had just happened.