A/N: Holy crap. Fanfiction? I actually write this?! Yeah, if you have noticed, all of my stories with the exception of this has been put on hiatus. The reason is that I want to finish this one first!
Any who, I am SO sorry for the long wait. Y'know, school, video games, all that jazz. I also was on. Freaking. Writer's. Block!
But yeah... this arc is fluffy. And Yoshi's special arc, too.

"So, you guys are feeling better?" Ike asked.

Meta Knight nodded. "Much better. We have to thank you for saving us."

Wolf smirked. "Gotta hand it to you guys, you did a good job."

Pit smiled. "D'aw. Don't mention it. It was the right thing."

"WE REALLY DO LOVE EACH OTHER!" Yoshi cried.

...

SMACK

"Ow..." Yoshi muttered.

"Too soon." Pikachu replied.

"Uh-huh." The other said, rubbing his head. "Well... What should we do now? Just have fun 'till tomorrow?"

"I guess." Pikachu smirked. "Now then... How will we stall time? Pranks? Food? Games?"

" X AND Y, BABY!" Red screamed, running through the halls.

Pikachu blinked once. Twice. A third time. Maybe a fourth...

"OH HELL YEAH!" He ran after the Pokemon Trainer. "LET ME SEE!"

Yoshi was slightly dazed at what happened. One moment he's talking with a buddy, the next thing he knows said buddy is running off. He sighed, shaking his head, lightly smiling. At least the problems seem to be dwindling down, so that was a positive.

"So, Wolf. Meta Knight, wanna-"

"MEGA EVOLUTIONS!" Wolf cried. "LET ME SEE!"

"...Um..."

"AH! I HEARD ABSOL RECEIVES WINGS!" Meta Knight added, following Wolf who ran off.

Yoshi sighed. "Guess I'm flying solo today. Ha ha. At least they're happy."

He stretched his limbs, yawning, before deciding to run off to eat something. After being in a near-comatose state which could have ended his entire life, as well as his friends as they were in the same position; he deserved food. Maybe something warm since his body felt cold. Mm. That sounded like a wonderful idea. Perhaps he should bug someone about this. If he remembered correctly, Squirtle and Charizard's chef punishment should be done by now; so that ruled them out. Most likely the two are dinking off and not going near the kitchen anymore due to their treatment as chefs, even though their treatment was somewhat justified. Yoshi decided on bothering whoever was in the kitchen, and if no one was there he sadly had to make some food on his own. Not that it mattered.

When Yoshi entered the kitchen, he really wasn't surprised to see that it was empty. Sighing, he realized he had no choice but to make his own food. He decided on insta-noodles. Easiest thing to make, and it was tasty enough. He managed to make it on his own without any hazards, and luckily, it tasted fine so he knew he didn't do anything wrong. He pondered what to do next. Perhaps he should bug his friends? Yeah. That sounded nice. Yoshi hopped out of the kitchen, scoping out the area, trying to find his friends. How hard is it to find people hovering over someone playing a video game? It shouldn't be that hard. Yoshi figured that the best way is to listen for unfamiliar music. After wandering almost aimlessly in the mansion, he heard it. The music was rather interesting. It reminded him of that Coldplay song... Vida la Vida, if he remembered.

He peeked his head around the door, seeing his friends crowd around Red. Snickering, he approached the group.

"Yo. What's up guys?" He asked.

Pikachu jolted up, sprinted to his friend, grabbed his shirt, and shook him. "Dude, this game is awesome! AWESOME! I LOOK SO FUCKING YOUNG IN IT!"

Yoshi gulped. "Uuh, th-that's g-great Pi-Pikachu... H-Haaa, c-can you stop shaaaking me...?!"

"Eh? Oh, right! M'bad!" Pikachu replied, brushing imaginary dust off his friend's clothes. "But seriously, this game is super cool. Check it out, dude. Check. It. Out!"

Yoshi tilted his head. "Okay...?"
He waltzed over to the Pokemon Trainer, peering over his shoulder. Wow. They were right. The game looked pretty cool.

"Sweet." Yoshi said. "So, are you guys just gonna watch Red here, or can we... Y-Y'know. Hang out?"

"Eh, Meta Knight, go hang out with Yoshi. Ya need more screen time." Wolf stated.

The aforementioned smasher frowned. "Oh, alright, fine!"
He stood up, rolling his shoulders. "But you and Pikachu need to catch up with us in about half an hour. Got it?"

Wolf and Pikachu nodded, eyes landing back on Red's 3DS. Meta Knight turned to face the green-haired smasher.

"Well then... Shall we be off?" He asked, smiling.

"Yup!... What are we gonna do though?" Yoshi asked.

"Mm... Up to you."

"Really? Y-You're being serious, here?"

"Um, yes."

"Dead serious?"

"That's right."

"It's about time I got control!" Yoshi snapped. "Let's go!"

Meta Knight let out a sigh. "Oh dear. I'm going to regret this."
He reluctantly followed the younger smasher to the backyard of the mansion. There were a few smashers playing a more intense version of dodge ball, the balls replaced with long-ranged attacks.

"Let's do this!" Yoshi suggested.

"I don't have any attacks like that." Meta Knight pointed out.

Yoshi blinked. "Ah. Right. Er..."
He kicked the dirt, inhaling and exhaling as silently as he could; as if he were trying to brush away the awkwardness.

"Let's just... converse with the others." He decided. Meta Knight was slightly confused, but went with it. The two walked back to the room where the others were at...

And were shocked to see what was there. Red, Pikachu and Wolf; all lying unconscious. They clearly had bruises, very serious ones.

Meta Knight's eyes turned red. "What... who dared... to do this... THIS TO OUR FRIENDS?!"
He whirled around to face Yoshi, and his eyes turned blue. "Yoshi?"

The other smasher was staring at the scene with near emotionless eyes. His body was still, almost if he were frozen in time, as if he were a sculpture. His hands weren't even twitching. He looked rather devoid of life. Meta Knight wasn't sure how else he should react. Then, as if a button were pressed, the scenario changed.

"WHAT THE HELL?! WE JUST DEALT WITH BEING IN A COMATOSE STATE, OUR FRIENDS BEING ON EDGE TRYING TO SAVE US! WE'RE NOW OKAY, TRYING TO RELAX, AND THIS SHIT HAPPENS?! WHAT THE FUCK?!" Yoshi screamed.

Meta Knight nearly fell over due to the sudden outburst. "Y-Yoshi?!"

"WHAT?!"

"C-C-Ca... C-Calm down..."

Yoshi took a few long breaths, anger still clearly steaming out of him. He straightened himself up, cleared his throat, and exhaled.

"I-I'm good."

"Alright. Now, we have to figure out who did this."

"I have to figure this out." Yoshi corrected.

Meta Knight took a step back. "Come again?"

"I have to figure this out." Yoshi repeated. Meta Knight gave a clear look of confusion. Yoshi continued. "Look, you guys did a lot, and I wanna try to return the favor. I've been a bit of a burden, and I want to thank you guys for putting up with me. Let me do this. Without your help."

The Star Warrior looked unsure. "I-I..."

"Please?" Yoshi quietly said.

Meta Knight sighed. "A-Alright. I trust you. I have faith. You can do this."

The once-dinosaur grinned. "Thanks. You should help our friends, though. Yeah."

The masked knight snickered. "Alright. Good luck, friend."

Yoshi nodded, turned heel, and left. He went to his room, and locked the door behind him. He adjusted his pack, folded his sleeves, and rubbed his hands. "Alright Yoshi. Tomorrow is when the first day of the final month begins. You wanna keep the streak of good stuff. Let's start."

He grabbed a paper and pencil, then left. "Time to gather evidence and list suspects."

They were scared. Why? Why did this have to happen? How did those bastards even get those things?! It was nigh impossible considering how...
Why... Why are they acting so...

Different...?

It was so... Foreign. Oh man, they were praying that something good would come their way.

Yoshi tapped the pencil against the desk. Pretty much everyone had an alibi, unless some smashers were in cahoots with the attacker, which was highly possible. No one in an odd way though. This was just so... Strange. The injuries on his friends just added to it. Not one person, animal, whatever... Could recognize it. Just what the heck was going on?! Ghosts? Demons? My god, this was like that movie he heard of. But without the doll and hopefully witches. Right now, Yoshi was just concerned and confused. Nothing added up, nothing made sense, and nothing seems to be gong in the right direction. As of now, he could only assume that there were lies in the midst of truths. If only he could figure out which was which, though. That would make things less difficult. He sighed.

"Oh man..."

Then, there was a familiar scream.

"...M-Meta Knight?!"

Again...

Happened again...

Why were they...?

Didn't make any sense...

Why?

A/N: It's one wham episode after another, ain't it? Yup. You've been waiting for an update. You get one only realize that the serious tone is staying for Yoshi's special arc. Yup.