p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Ike sits with his back faced to Robin. A green light was emitted from his palms. Ike wore an annoyed expression./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""And just where the hell were you most of the time?" he says with spite./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Uh," nervously says Robin as his gaze darts around the room. "Doing some research."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Uh-huh. And tell me, did this research really require three people?"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""A-as a matter of fact, it did!"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""No, it didn't," shouts Zelda while rubbing Link's cheek and tapping Toon Link's head. "In fact, most of what he told you were my findings. All he was doing was reading a story book."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Ike turns around and folds his arms./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Is that so?"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Robin shook his hands./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""B-but-but-buuuuut! It was my idea to use the power of love to beat Giga Bowser, so you can't be entirely mad!"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""…Guess you have a point."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Ike drops his arms and turns back around. Robin soon did the same. However, this proves to be his down fall as Ike turns back around and puts him in a headlock./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""I can't be entirely mad."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""W-w-w-w-wait, wait! Let's talk this out like two rational Smashers and communicate our feelings like intelligent beingasbhfbahdbhfbhbafahrgh!"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Robin screams unintelligibly as Ike grinds the bottom of his sword against the top of his head./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"From a distance, Marth smils. As he walks through Castle Siege, his eyes wander about./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"He sees Donkey Kong twirling with Diddy Kong sitting on his shoulder. Samus puts a hand on Mega Man's shoulder, causing him to shyly look away. Lucario, Pikachu, Charizard, and Jiggly Puff flex and roared. Mr. Game Watch jumped about next to Pac Man who looks surprised. Fox, Falco, Sonic, and Captain Falcon join for a four-way fist pump. Gannondorf stands with his arms folded. Duke gives Willard's son a piggy back ride. Willard chases after Duke with a very concerned smile concealing fear. Villager shows off his ax, which leads to Ness pulling out his bat and Lucas hiding behind him. Peach tightly hugs Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Dr. Mario while Wario shook his rear a few feet away./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Marth strolls over to Paluntina, who is talking to Dark Pit as he stands with his arms folded./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Lady Palutina," Marth says./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Great Marth," Palutina says. "I can't thank you enough for leading the champions of Smash through this tribulation."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""You have my gratitude, but the thanks can't all go to me. It was a team effort."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Yes, but a team is only as good as its leader."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""You're far too kind. How goes your platoon?"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""The Smashers take priority, so they're being revived first with the 1-Up Mushrooms Zelda and the rest have hacked from the Smash Frameware. But I can just bring them any time, me thinks. Thank the Devs that our resident magicians and psychics survived, otherwise we would have been how they say, totally thwomped."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""I'm not sure anybody says that yes, I agree. Our survival was due largely in part to their efforts."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Pit puts his arm around Dark Pits shoulder. He faces his lighter doppelgänger with a look of derision but Pit ignores him./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Yep," he says. "Team work works."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Hah, indeed it does."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""By the way, Marth."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Yes?"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Pit motions him with his free hand to come closer. Marth takes the hint and does so./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""I don't mean to alarm anybody right now," he says in a whisper. "But Zelda had a discussion with the Koopalings after the fight. None of the other Smashers told them about the last Giga Bowser incident, yet they somehow knew exactly how to conjure it."/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""…And it's doubtful they just knew about it all of a sudden. There's been an agreement to never tell them of all people to protect Bowser's reputation. So, that can only mean…"/p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Palutena and Dark Pit remain silent in anticipation. Pit nods with a stoic look./p
p style="color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""That's right. It could be a mad man, but somebody informed them. Somebody who wants to seek not only the end of Smash, but the end of reality as we know it."/p