Samus was a very popular lady on Valentine's Day. So many of the Smash Brothers (and a few Bash Sisters) would send her cards, flowers, and chocolates that it got to be a bit grating for her. It was especially now that she and R.O.B. were now a couple, and Samus was pregnant with the robot's child.
R.O.B. went to Samus' room. "Samus honey?" the robot asked, knocking on the door.
"I'm a little busy," Samus replied.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm having a bit of trouble getting into my Zero Suit…"
"Let me help." R.O.B. entered the room and saw his girlfriend struggling to zip up her Zero Suit. He tried to pull up her zipper. It was incredibly difficult, primarily because Samus was already starting to show.
"Oh, it's no use," Samus said, "If only I had some other clothes to wear…"
"That's it! We'll go shopping for clothes today! Do you have a different outfit you can wear until we get some more?"
"Well, I have my Power Suit…Since it's a genetic outfit, it will fit me."
"That will work. We'll buy you some new outfits…and then maybe go see a movie. It is Valentine's Day, after all."
Samus shrugged. "Okay. That sounds fine. I can go right now, if you're ready." She held out her arms and her Power Suit formed around her. There was a bump in the front, conforming around her baby bump. "This looks ridiculous," she moaned.
"No, no," R.O.B. said, "You've got a healthy glow."
"Thanks, I suppose. Let's get going."
The two of them took R.O.B.'s kart down to the mall. They went straight for the clothing store. "May I help you two?" the employee asked.
"Yes, please," R.O.B. replied, "We're looking for maternity dresses."
"Maternity dresses? But aren't you two robots?"
"I'm not a robot," Samus said. She removed her helmet to prove it.
"Gotcha. Right this way, please." He led them to the maternity wear section and left them to look.
R.O.B. grabbed a light blue dress. "How about this one? It will bring out the blue in your eyes."
"I guess it'll do." She took it from him. "I'll try it on." She went over to the dressing room with the dress. After getting a stall, she removed her Power Suit and put on the dress. She left the stall, where R.O.B. was standing. "How do I look?" She turned herself around.
"You look beautiful, Sammy," he happily replied. He held out his arm. "I thought these ones would also work for you." He gave her a blue dress, a red dress, a black dress, a green dress, and a white dress. R.O.B. thought she was beautiful in each of them (though R.O.B. would find her beautiful in anything from a heavy parka to her birthday suit). After she tried each of them on, R.O.B. took each of the dresses.
"Since we're here, I'm going to look for baby clothes," Samus said.
"I'll catch up with you in a bit. There's something else I have to get while I'm here." The two walked off.
Samus looked at the baby clothes. "I hope our child has a body similar to mine," she said to herself, "There aren't any outfits that match R.O.B.'s anatomy." A few minutes later, R.O.B. hovered over to her. "So what did you get?"
"Oh…they didn't have it." Samus could tell R.O.B. wasn't being honest, but didn't want to call him out on it. The two bought the maternity dresses and left. Samus dropped by the ladies' room to change into one of the dresses. It was much more comfortable than her Power Suit.
The two walked through the mall. There were couples all over, publicly displaying their affections. The stores were decorated with pink and red and hearts. "These decorations are making me sick," Samus snarked.
"Are you sure it isn't just due to pregnancy?"
"No, it's definitely the tacky decorations."
"Let's go somewhere that they won't have tacky decorations: the electronics store."
R.O.B. was wrong; the electronics stored was also plastered with Valentines' ornaments. "I fail to see how an electronics store could be romantic enough to warrant being trimmed up like this."
"I don't get it either, and I'm an electronic. Speaking of…" R.O.B. picked up a pack of AA batteries. "I just hope the theater doesn't check to see if I'm sneaking in snacks."
The couple looked at the films that were out. There wasn't much in the way of romance, though Samus didn't mind. She was more in the mood for an action movie, anyways. After buying their tickets, they passed by the concession stand.
"Do you need a snack, too?" R.O.B. asked.
"Sure, I think both of us could use something to eat," Samus replied, rubbing her belly. She got in line while R.O.B. played one of the arcade games. She got a bag of popcorn with white cheddar powder and a pack of sour candies.
The two sat in the middle section, where Samus could put her feet upon the metal bars and relax. R.O.B., lacking legs, didn't have such a luxury. He took out the batteries he snuck in and had one of them. They talked for awhile before the trailers started.
"Ommph!" Samus grunted at one point. "I think I felt a kick!"
"Let me feel." R.O.B. gently laid his hand on his girlfriend's tummy. "Oh, I felt it, too!" He was getting really excited.
"I suppose that answers whether they'll have legs or not…"
The theater darkened. "Oh," R.O.B. whispered, "we got movie sign!" Samus and R.O.B. watched each preview and gave a thumb-up or thumb-down depending on whether the movie sounded good after watching the trailer. Samus seemed more interested in watching the previewed movies than R.O.B. was.
After the movie, the two walked out of the theater. "That was one of the best movies I've seen this year," Samus said.
"Have you seen any other movies yet this year?" R.O.B. inquired.
"No, but that movie was awesome."
"I think my favorite part was when he got the girl." R.O.B. gulped.
"Is something wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong, but I do have to ask something…" R.O.B. grabbed something from behind his back. It was a ring box. He opened it in front of Samus. "Samus Aran…will you marry me?"
Samus looked at her robot boyfriend, then his ring, and then her pregnant belly. She looked back at R.O.B., whose eyes were full of hope. Samus smiled. "Yes, R.O.B., I will marry you." She hugged him and he hugged her back.
