Episode 3: Babysitting
It is never a good sign when a loved one is in a hospital. Especially if that loved one is your girlfriend.
Alas, that is what happened to Krystal, who suffered a broken leg at the hands of Sheik. Fox and Falco were present in the patient room.
"Your leg should be healed in at least five weeks," the paramedic explained to Krystal. The vixen was in utter disbelief. A broken leg shouldn't heal for that short of a time period.
"Only five weeks?" Krystal raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure that's the correct time frame?"
"Vixen bodies work differently from human bodies, you know."
Paramedic: Vixens can heal much, much quicker than humans, and that is a proven fact. Just ask my grandmother!
"If you need me, I'll be in the break room," the paramedic said to the three Star Fox pilots. "Someone is holding a raffle, and I can't miss out!" The paramedic rushed out of the room.
"Got a question about the website," Fox said to Krystal. "Why did you try to buy it out in the first place?"
Krystal let out a deep sigh. Usually deep sighs are an indicator of a long story - something both Fox and Falco don't have the patience for.
"A website would have been the only way to confess and display our love for each other," explained Krystal. "We're not that great at sharing our feelings with each other, so showing others our love through a display of sorts would be the only way to soothe our hardships."
"Where am I in this matter?" asked Falco.
"Falco, you have absolutely nothing to do with this."
Falco held his head in sadness. Evidently he wanted a key role in Fox's and Krystal's relationship.
Falco: In sociological terms, Fox and Krystal make up a dyad, and dyads don't typically perform well sociologically. That's why there should be a triad consisting of me, Fox, Krystal! It makes perfect sense! Though Fox and Krystal are romantically intertwined, so I'm not sure if that's a good idea.
"Using that website would have been much better than our awkward conversations, if you ask me," Krystal continued.
"You didn't have to go through all that trouble just for the both of us," Fox held Krystal's hand. "Certainly we can find a way to work things out. It'll take some time, but it's worth the effort!"
Krystal smiled when Fox said this. She loved it when he tries to act all charming and such.
"Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss..." chantex Falco.
"Shut up, Falco, you're killing the mood," murmured Fox.
"My bad bro," Falco stopped chanting.
"Fox I have a favor to ask of you," said Krystal. "It has something to do about Slippy Toad."
"Did he get arrested for loitering again?" sighed Fox.
"No...well at least not this week. He got two offences last week, and he hired someone to break him out of prison. Anyway, I need you to watch over Slippy Toad at the mansion while I'm here at the hospital."
Fox just stared at Krystal in disbelief. Is she kidding him right now? Does Slippy Toad seriously need someone to babysit him?!
"Dumb frog can't take care of himself?" asked Fox.
"Apparently not. Slippy's quite clumsy, and he can be quite an incompetent nuisance as well."
"Where is slippy anyway?" asked Falco.
"Downstairs in the cafe..."
Then in came Slippy Toad, holding a plate of hospital food. He dropped his plate to the floor and squealed with glee at the sight of Fox and Falco.
"Fox! Falco! You finally made it!" the amphibian ran up to the two pilots and gave them a huge hug.
"We were here the other night..." Fox wheezed, as Slippy's arms crushed his and Falco's lungs.
"Get out of here!" Slippy released his grip on the two pilots and looked in amazement. "Did you sign any autographs?"
"Ain't nobody got time for autographs!" stated Falco.
"Does he HAVE to stay with us?" Fox asked Krystal.
"I'm afraid so, I couldn't find anyone else," replied Krystal.
Back at the Smash Mansion, Mario lying on his bed, constantly sulking. Peach had turned down the plumber's offer to marry him, and her refusal has left Mario in a depressed state. Good thing he had Luigi in the room to comfort him.
"Proposing to your girl is-a always a hit or-a miss thing," said Luigi. Not exactly a subject Mario wants to hear about. "I proposed to-a Daisy twice. Twice! The mood-a and the time has-a to be perfect when you propose."
"It's over..." mumbled Mario. "It's all over...she'll never want to marry me, ever..."
"That-a is silly talk! Peach will-a always love you to the end! Her turning you-a down doesn't-a meaning a thing!"
"If you-a say so..."
"May I come in?" a voice said from outside the door. Luigi answered the door - it was Little Mac.
"How-a may I help you, Little Mac?" asked Luigi.
"Just wanted to know how Mario is handling things. Geno saw him propose to Peach last night, and saw him getting turned down and all."
Geno: So what if I saw Mario propose to Peach? I watch Link and Zelda hit on each other throughout the day. Call me a creeper all you want.
"This might cheer him up a bit," Little Mac handed Luigi a card, which read, "Little Mac Motivation Seminar: Come and Be Inspired - By Greatness!"
"A little motivational-a speaking should-a do the trick," Luigi stroked his chin.
"You should attend as well...it'll help you propose to Daisy!"
"I already proposed to her...and she said yes."
"Oh man did she?! When's the date of the wedding?"
"We haven't decided yet, but we'll find a date very soon."
Greninja was minding his own business as he made his way through the halls of the Smash Mansion. He was immediately ambushed by Bowser Jr.
"Sup Greninja, how are things going?" the young Koopa asked. Greninja could simply stare. "Everything is going great, I assume? That's wicked awesome! Did you hear about Slippy Toad coming over here?"
Greninja shook his head. He hoped that Slippy wasn't as bad as Fox, Falco, and Wolf make him out to be.
"Hopefully he has a great time here! We might even become friends!"
Bowser Jr.: I would be friends with the Koopalings, but they're insufferable. Larry cheats in video games, Roy talks too much, Wendy acts like a spoiled brat, Iggy is childish, Roy bullies me constantly, Lemmy is slow, and Ludwig is a stinking know-it-all. And to top it all off, they act like they're related to King Bowser! They're not even his offspring! I'm his only legitimate child! Me!
"Do you think Slippy will like this?" Young Link approached Bowser Jr. and showed him a statue of the five frogs from Ocarina of Time. "You won't believe the amount of trouble I had to go through to get this statue."
"Let me guess...eBay?" guessed Bowser Jr.
"Had to borrow Sonic's debit card...oh man, I forgot to give it back!"
Young Link searched through his pockets - only to realize he doesn't have any pockets!How does he carry his belongings on his adventures in the first place?!
"We better go find it real quick!" said Bowser Jr. "Sonic can't live without his debit card...and that is truly saying something. Do you want to help, Greninja?"
Greninja shrugged. Greninja, being the indifferent Pokemon that he is, didn't seem to care.
"Wow this mansion is big!" Slippy remarked as he entered the Smash Mansion, followed by Fox and Falco, who were rolling the bullfrog's suitcase (yes, Slippy's a bullfrog). Considering the two were supposed to be watching over Slippy, they had no idea why the bullfrog is bringing his stuff with him.
"Before we head to our room, we must establish some house rules," stated Fox. "First things first..."
"Is that Cloud Strife?!" Slippy shrieked as he ran up to Cloud, who was simply minding his own business. The amphibian hugged him. "I can't believe it's you!"
"Can't believe it either," said Cloud, who tried to push Slippy away, but to no avail.
"Mega Man is here too?!" Slippy then ran up to Mega Man, and gave him a hug. "I've been wanting to meet you for so long!"
"How long is he going to stay here?" Mega Man asked Fox.
"Hopefully for a short period of time," replied Fox. "My girlfriend Krystal says that she is finding another suitor for Slippy, should he be an annoyance here."
"He's already being an annoyance now...even more so than Lloyd..."
Mega Man: If I was stuck in an elevator with Hitler, bin Laden, and Lloyd, I would shoot Lloyd with my Mega Buster...multiple times.
"Where's Master Hand?" asked Slippy. "I wanna see Master Hand! I've been working on this special handshake for some time now, and I wanna show it off to him!"
"This guy can't be serious right now," Falco facepalmed. Peach and Zelda entered the mansion's foyer, and took notice of Slippy.
"Well aren't you the cutest thing!" Peach ran up to Slippy and cuddled him. "Would you like to be a part of our tea party?"
"I don't think that's such a great idea..." said Zelda.
"Yes I would love to!" Slippy chirped up. "Fox and his pals never invite me to their parties!"
"Oh is that so?" Peach glared at Fox, who innocently scratched his neck.
"May I speak with you for a second?" Zelda grabbed Peach, and pulled her into a room, where they could discuss in private. "Inviting Slippy over for tea may not be such a good idea."
"What makes you think that? Slippy is just trying to make friends!"
"But I feel that he'll try too hard at befriending everyone, and it'll make him irritable."
"Perhaps we could talk some sense into him. Tell him how things work here."
"I'll take your word for it. But if something disastrous happens from anything Slippy-related, the blame will fall on you. Got it?"
Peach nodded, and the two exited the room and confronted Slippy.
"Follow us, we will take you to our wonderful tea party!" Peach said to the bullfrog.
"I'll see you guys later!" Slippy waved to Fox and Falco as he followed the two princesses.
"You have no idea what you're getting yourselves into!" Fox called out to Peach and Zelda.
After his truce with Kirby, Pit attempted to work on building a budding friendship with the pink puffball. He got him involved in an activity of ding-dong ditch - a prank that involves ringing the doorbell and running away before someone answers the door. Since the rooms have no doorbells, Pit and Kirby had to resort to knocking on doors instead.
"This is gonna be awesome!" Pit snickered as he knocked on Snake's door. He and Kirby ran away and hid, as Snake answered the door.
"One of these days kiddies!" Snake shook his fist like an old geezer would. "One of these days!" The former agent went back inside his room, as Pit and Kirby shared a laugh.
The next victim was Corrin, prince of Nohr.
"Felicia is that you?" Corrin opened the door - expecting the maid to consult him - but no one was there.
Corrin: The other day I nearly get my back broken by a ninja, and now today some schlub pranks me. My time here isn't exactly going as planned...
Next up was Mega Man Zero. Pit knocked on the door and ran off...but Zero didn't answer the door. Was there something going on?
"Huh?" Kirby looked at Pit, uttering the other intelligible word he knows. A few seconds, passed and Zero still didn't answer.
Suddenly a bunch of electric and mechanical sounds were heard from the room. Clearly Zero is working intensively on something.
"Must be really working hard in there," assumed Zero. "His door is probably locked...good thing I know a way to get in!"
Inside his room, Zero was busy building some sort of giant revolver gun, using a variety of electronic tools to build it.
"Only one more color palette and..." Zero was about to add a palette to the gun until...
"Hiya!" Akira Yuki kicked the door, sending it into the revolver gun and knocking it into the floor, breaking it in the process.
"Excellent work Akira!" Pit commended the fighter as he and Kirby entered Zero's room. "You may leave now, you've used up all you usefulness."
"Just doing my job," Akira bowed before Pit and departed.
Akira Yuki: Honestly who does this kid think he is, bossing me around?! I oughta give him a wicked karate chop to his head! But he'll probably whine and complain to his faux mother Palutena about it, so why bother...
"Watcha working on Zero?" asked Pit.
"I'm building a super weapon for the Inklings to work with," explained Zero, showing off the giant revolver gun. "I was almost finished with it until you two barged in."
Kirby sucked up the revolver - like a boss, as always - and smiled as he rubbed his tummy. The savagery continues...
"Kirby you just ate Zero's invention!" scolded Pit. "Bad Kirby, bad, bad Kirby!"
This caused Kirby to cry his eyes out. Kirby is not really the kind of brawler that cries - that distinction goes to Lucas.
"Look at what you did!" frowned Zero. He picked up Kirby, and cradled him in his arms. "Hush, little baby, don't you cry, mama's gonna buy you...um, a pumpkin pie?"
Kirby stopped crying and gave Zero a looked that probably meant, "Dude seriously?".
"Well at least you got Kirby to stop," remarked Pit.
"No thanks to you," Zero replied as he put Kirby back down. "Now how do we get that revolver gun out of Kirby?"
"Sonic come here I need your help!" Tails called out through the mansion. Sonic sped through the halls at the speed of light, and found Tails and Lucas submerged in plastic balls of some ball pit inside a large room.
"Uh, do I need to ask?" Sonic questioned how the two got themselves in this prediciment.
"No time to ask any questions, just help us out!"
So Sonic, with his oh-so-heroic ways, rescued Tails and Lucas, and rested the two on the floor.
"Thank you Sonic!" thanked Lucas. "You saved us!"
"Yeah, yeah, don't mention it," Sonic said as he dusted off his shoulder.
Sonic: Boy let me tell ya, it's always Lucas and Tails that need to be saved - and they always call upon me for help! You won't believe the many countless times Tails wailed, "SONIC, OH SONIC, PLEASE HELP ME, I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT AN OLD GEEZER YET! And Lucas is all like, "SAVE ME SONIC, I'M GETTING BULLIED BY WARIO, AND NESS IS MY ONLY REAL FRIEND!" Why can't they just get Mario to help them?! He saved Peach's behind plenty of times, he should quit his job as a plumber and be a freaking firefighter!
"So what are these plastic balls for?" asked Sonic.
"Lucas and I are using this spare room to make a giant ball pit," explained Tails. "As you can see, we made some steady progress..."
"Who is the ball pit designed for?"
"It's designed for everyone to play in!" replied Lucas.
"Okay Lucas. But you do know that when you mention 'everyone', you're also including evil guys like King Dedede, Ganondorf, Bowser, Mewtwo, Heihachi Mishima, and even Wario."
"Playing in the ball pit will make them more compassionate and caring, and maybe even teach someone like Dedede how to share!"
"King Dedede? Sharing?!" Sonic fell to the ground laughing. "Good one!"
Tails: To be fair and brutally honest, King Dedede suggested to me that I make a ball pit for this mansion. Not sure if it's some ploy to get closer to Kirby...
"Can you help us, Sonic?" asked Tails.
"I can be of assistance if you guys need me to," replied Sonic. "But only on one condition..."
"And that's how I got the name Slippy Toad!" Slippy Toad exclaimed, as he told a story at Peach's and Zelda's tea party. The bullfrog was wearing a princess crown only for the occasion. It would be wise not to wear this crown anywhere else.
"More tea for you sir?" Toad came over to Slippy with a teapot.
"Fill 'er up!" Slippy held out his teacup, and Toad filled it to the brim with tea. "I must say, you look even more edible in person!" Slippy told Toad.
"...I'll try and take that as a compliment," Toad inched away from Slippy as far as possible, concerned for his well-being.
Toad: I'm starting to see why Fox and Falco can't tolerate this guy...he's downright creepy and weird! Not to mention his voice...*shudders*
"How come the other Star Fox pilots don't appreciate you?" Peach asked Slippy Toad.
"They think I'm annoying and unhelpful..." sighed Slippy. "Also they can't stand my voice...I can't help it that I sound like a girl!"
"There's no reason to be upset over such silly things," said Zelda. "Just ignore any insults or ridicules thrown at you, and just be yourself!"
"Excuse me for interrupting this tea parties, ladies...and frog fellow," Little Mac showed up. "My seminar is coming up in a few, and I was wondering if you would like to attend."
"We would love to!" gleamed Peach. "Slippy here could really use your motivational skills."
"Slippy would be absolutely perfect!" said Little Mac. He knelt down next to Slippy, and rested his elbow on Slippy's shoulder. "After you witness my motivational speaking, you'll have the courage to step up to those no-good-doers Fox and Falco, and show 'em what you're made off!"
Watching through the crack in the door was Fox and Falco, who couldn't believe what they saw. The brawlers are actually accepting Slippy Toad?!
"It's hard to believe that they're being friends with him," Fox shook his head.
"Wonder what they see in that guy," wondered Falco.
"You two are obsessed," Cloud remarked as he passed by.
Young Link, Bowser Jr, and Greninja searched for Sonic's debit card, which Young Link lost. A method the young hero of Hyrule used to search for the card was retracing his steps.
"Last time I remember I had Sonic's debit card, I was in the arcade room," said Young Link as he led his accomplices.
"Why the arcade room?" questioned Bowser Jr. "You weren't trying to insert a debit card inside an arcade game, were you?"
"I tried...but it didn't work."
Bowser Jr.: Could you imagine an arcade machine that only accepts debit cards? All you would have to do is simply slide your debit card in the slot for the game to begin! There would be no point in using quarters anymore!
The three entered the mansion's arcade room, and saw Pac-Man working away on an arcade machine. Pac-Man, being a huge arcade icon, sure knows a thing or two about how an arcade machine is supposed to function.
"Why hey there boys!" Pac-Man took notice of the three. "How may I help you today?"
"We're busy looking for Sonic's debit card," explained Young Link. "Have any idea where it could be?"
"Usually when Sonic leaves his stuff behind, he leaves it in the training center - and the Wii Fit Trainer winds up returning his stuff every time."
"Yeah, about that...I had borrowed Sonic's debit card to buy something for Slippy Toad, and now I've lost it!"
"Oh man that can't be good! Not only did you lose the debit card, you used it to buy that annoying frog something!"
"IT WAS A STINKING FROG STATUE!"
"Waste of money if you ask me. But honestly I have no clue where Sonic's debit card could be. I would suggest looking in the printing room."
"Thanks Pac-Man!" thanked Young Link as he and his troupe left the arcade room, allowing Pac-Man to return to his work.
It was now time for Little Mac's seminar, which took place in the mansion's small lecture hall. Little Mac was on the stage, getting prepped.
"Here's your bottled water sir," Isabelle gave the boxer a bottle of water. Little Mac took the bottle and drank it in one gulp.
"Fresh, bottled water is oh-so refreshing!" he grinned, as if he was a spokesperson for some bottled water company. Little Mac would be a great spokesperson for just about any company. Why hasn't he received any endorsement deals yet?
"Keep on the lookout for Fox and Falco. Since Slippy Toad is attending the seminar, those two might sneak in and give the bullfrog some trouble."
Isabelle: Ever since Slippy arrived here, I was afraid that the fellow Star Fox pilots would give him a hard time. So far, they weren't able to bother him, since he's spending time Peach and Zelda. What if Slippy grows more feminine the more he hangs out with the princesses? Fox and Falco would have an absolute field day with him...
"Surprised Wolf isn't involved in the duo's little charades," said Little Mac.
"He despises Slippy way more than Fox and Falco do, so he's not going to bother messing with him."
"Shall I open the door?" Doc Louis called out from one of the lecture hall doors. "People are anxious to get inside!"
"Let 'em in!" ordered Little Mac. Doc Louis opened both doors, and brawlers filled up the lecture hall and took their seats. Slippy sat in-between Peach and Zelda.
"Sitting with the prettiest ladies here..." the bullfrog relaxed in his chair. "...This is the life."
"Ike what are you doing here?" Bowser asked Ike, who was sitting next to him. "I thought you were already motivated and inspired and whatnot!"
"I already am!" replied a confident Ike. "Attending this seminar will only remind me of my confidence and motivation!"
"Egotistical jerk..." mumbled Bowser.
Ike: That lousy jerk Little Mac stole my idea of holding a motivational seminar! Holding a seminar would've greatly influenced my fellow brawlers, as well as prove to everyone that I do have friends! My master plan is to sabotage Little Mac's seminar, enough to the point where it will be absolutely forgettable!
Also in attendance was the Mario Bros, Mario and Luigi. Mario looked like he didn't want to attend the seminar at all.
"Cheer-a up bro, you'll feel-a inspired in an instant!" assured Luigi.
"Eh, what's the point-a of coming here-a anyways, Peach is-a sitting at the front-a row, so I assume she-a doesn't care," moped Mario.
"Welcome everyone, to Little Mac's Motivation Seminar!" Little Mac began the seminar. Everyone was in applause except for Mario, who seemed uninterested, and Ike, who is still bitter with Little Mac. "This is an awesome time for everybody here to feel great and confident about themselves!"
"Everybody except for me..." moaned Mario. He definitely wasn't feeling it - he's become the anti-Shulk...but with a mustache.
"First thing we need to to is feel happy about ourselves. How can we do that, you might ask? By laughing of course! Phase 1: Feeling Happy, commenced! C'mon, everyone, laugh!"
Nothing was heard but cricket chirps and occasional coughs.
"I don't think you guys are hearing me out, just laugh...HA HA HA HA! See I just did it...BWA HA HA HA! If I can do it...HA HA HA HA HA! You can do it too! BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Little Mac kept laughing hysterically, while the audience looked on, not amused at all.
"I gave up babysitting the Ordon kids for this?" groaned Link, who like everyone else wished for the seminar to end.
"Is everyone happy?" Little Mac asked the crowd. No one responded. "Excellent! Now it's time for Phase 2: Feeling Inspired!"
"Please be the last phase..." said Olimar. Ike would probably do a better job than Little Mac is doing right now.
Doc Louis brought a boombox on stage, and pressed the play button, as Fame by Irene Cara began playing. Little Mac put on an Irene Cara wig, and punched in the air like he was exercising.
"Anything is possible, just ask Kevin Garnett!" Little Mac said as he punched. "You can do it!"
"Get off the stage!" Mega Man jeered, as the spectators booed.
Mega Man: If I was stuck in an elevator with Hitler, bin Laden, Lloyd Irving, AND Little Mac...I would self-destruct on my own accord.
Once the chorus kicked in, Little Mac ran around the stage doing a victory lap, while the audience continued to boo.
"Everyone's booing!" observed Ike. "Now's my chance!" The swordsman leaped on stage, and attacked Little Mac with his sword. Doc Louis stopped the song and saved his protege, restraining Ike.
"This has been an absolute waste of my time," Dark Pit remarked as he left the lecture hall. One by one, everyone else did the same.
"Apologize for stealing my idea!" Ike said to Little Mac, his hands wrapped around the boxer's neck.
"Like you could have done any better!" Little Mac tried to push away Ike.
"Guess the seminar is over," said Zelda as her and Peach got up from their seats. "Time to go, Slippy."
Slippy Toad, however, remained in his seats. His eyes had very large pupils; he looked as if he either tasted the best candy ever created, or he received a kiss from a girl - the latter of which will never, ever happen anytime soon.
"That was the greatest thing I've ever witnessed!" Slippy blurted out loud.
"Um, not really," said Peach. "Ike's seminar would have been much better."
Peach made her way towards the exit, until Mario and Luigi caught her eye. Luigi was comforting Mario, who was still down in the dumps.
"Hey Mario!" Peach waved to Mario. "What do you think of Little Mac's seminar?"
"It was alright, I guess..." Mario apathetically replied. He didn't even bother looking up at Peach.
"What's wrong with him?" Peach asked Luigi.
"He's just not feeling it today," replied Luigi.
"Not feeling it?" Shulk appeared out of the blue. "Glad I'm here to help!"
"Go away..."
"If we're ever going to get the revolver gun out of Kirby, we have to regurgitate it in some way," explained Zero. He sat in the kitchen with Pit and Kirby, while Kirby was stuffing himself with junk food.
"We'll never get it done if Kirby keeps chowing down food like this!" fretted Pit.
"Maybe if Kirby eats so much food, his stomach won't be able to take it anymore, and he'll puke out the revolver. We'll let him eat for now."
"Does Kirby even have a stomach?"
"You know, I've always wondered that..."
"Yo, Zero, how's our new weapon coming along?" the female Inkling entered the kitchen. Zero got nervous real quick.
"Your giant revolver gun?" the robot grinned nervously. "It's...it's coming along very nicely. Almost done, gotta add a color palette."
"Then why are you here if you're almost done?"
"I've been working away all day long, I needed a lunch break."
"Didn't know robots could eat..."
"...Until now! While I was working on the revolver, I gave myself a...um...body modification!"
"What kind of 'body modification'?"
"...A laissez-faire body modification!"
Pit: Laissez-faire body modification?! Is that seriously the best he can come up with?!
"Our paintball game will start around 5 o' clock," said the female Inkling. "Will the revolver be ready by then?"
"You can count on it!" replied Zero. Pit facepalmed.
"Okay then, I'll see you later," the female Inkling departed from the room.
"Poyo poyo!" Kirby smiled as he continued to scarf down junk food.
"The revolver gun is probably digested by now," presumed Pit.
"I don't think weaponry can be digested - at least in Kirby's stomach," said Zero. "We still got some time!"
Following Little Mac's interesting seminar, Slippy Toad joined Peach, Zelda, and all the other female brawlers at the spa. The bullfrog was getting a facial done by the Wii Fit Trainer.
"Your skin is so smooth - just like a baby's bosom!" the trainer felt Slippy's face.
"Have you ever touched a baby's bosom before?" asked Slippy. "If so, then you must be a pedophile!"
"Easy now, Slippy, I'm not the one to be involved in such horrendous activities."
Rosalina: Slippy Toad is just wonderful! He's happy all of the time, and he loves to crack jokes every now and then. Why Fox and Falco can't stand Slippy is beyond me.
Samus: Some of the other brawlers here (Captain Falcon and Snake, I'm looking at you) should be more like Slippy Toad. Charismatic, humorous, friendly in a non-creepy way...and he has the cutest voice! What's not to love about Slippy?
"I can't believe the ladies are falling for him!" frowned Falco as he and Fox watched from afar, hoping they don't get caught. "They should be falling after me! ME!"
"It's okay, bro, we'll avenge Slippy!" Fox patted Falco on his shoulder.
"Again, you two are obsessed," Cloud said as he walked by.
"Cloud could you do us a huge favor?" Falco asked the swordsman. "We need you to go inside the spa and teach that darn Slippy a lesson!"
"Why can't you guys do it? You're the ones conspiring against him!"
"Slippy is easily fascinated with you. Also, the ladies won't mind a bit if you're in they're, since they think you're handsome and all..."
"...Do they really think that?"
"Pretty sure Tifa Lockhart thinks you're handsome, so the ladies in there must think the same exact thing. Great female minds think alike!"
Cloud pondered over Falco's offer, and soon came to a conclusion.
"I'll do your favor, but only just this once," said Cloud.
"Sweet!" grinned Falco. "Now go in there, and steal off that man Slippy for us!"
A more-confident-than-not Cloud entered the spa.
"Nice work, Falco," Fox commended his co-pilot.
"Consider it a work well done," replied Falco.
"Slippy we need to talk!" Cloud said after he entered the spa and confronted Slippy.
"Can't you see I'm busy? I'm getting my facial done..." Slippy responded as the Wii Fit Trainer placed a cucumber on each of Slippy's eye. The temptation for the bullfrog to not eat the cucumber with his long, elastic tongue was quite strong.
"Look at yourself man. Getting facials...and now getting your fingernails painted?!"
"For the record, Slippy begged us to death to get his fingernails done," remarked the female Inkling, who was painting Slippy's nonexistent fingernails.
Female Inkling: Despite his personality, Slippy Toad sure loves to beg...he was literally begging Peach to give him a back rub! And Peach gave it to him - three times!
"At least I'm enjoying myself at this mansion - something you'll never mount up to do!" Slippy defended himself.
"Say that again..." Cloud pulled out his sword. Slippy just got himself in quite a sticky situation.
"Chill out Cloud, you know I was just kidding...you don't have to glare at me like that..."
"Leave him alone!" the Wii Fit Trainer stepped in between Cloud and Slippy.
"Yeah, you do that, I'll sneak away..." Slippy got off of the spa bed and tried to sneak away...but Cloud caught him.
"Falco I think we need to save Slippy..." Fox, who was still watching from afar, grew a little concerned for Slippy.
"Nah, Cloud's got it taken care of," assured Falco. "It's not like he's gonna..."
Slippy Toad flew out of the spa and crashed into a wall.
"...seriously hurt him or anything."
"Figured this was bound to happen..." Mewtwo said as he walked past Slippy. Cloud appeared out of the spa and leaped towards Slippy, until Mewtwo caught him with his Psychic attack. Peach and Zelda exited from the spa to investigate what was transpiring.
"Let...me...go!" Cloud tried to break from the telekinesis, but to no avail.
"Think about what you're doing! Hurting an innocent guest...what has gotten into you?!"
"Falco put me up to it!"
Mewtwo glared at Fox and Falco, who were both whistling innocently.
"This is how you treat your friend?" Mewtwo frowned.
"Friend?" Peach looked shocked. "I thought you were enemies!"
"Whoever said we were enemies?" questioned Slippy, who was writhing in pain. "Fox, Falco and I have been childhood friends for as long as I could remember!"
Peach and Zelda were stunned. How could the two Star Fox pilots treat Slippy like this?
"How do you know about this?!" Fox asked Mewtwo.
"I'm a Psychic Pokemon..." replied Mewtwo. "...Duh."
Digusted with his two friends, Slippy Toad got up and hopped away, fighting back the pain - and the tears.
"Simply unbelievable..." Zelda shook her head as she and Peach went back inside the spa. Fox and Falco felt extremely guilty, as they should.
"Would you mind putting me down?" Cloud asked Mewtwo, still suspended in the air. Mewtwo harshly threw Cloud back on the ground.
"Man I just love doing that," Mewtwo smirked.
Tails' and Lucas' ball pit room was nearing its competition, mainly thanks to Sonic. After adding a slide, a trampoline, and even a built-in Gatorade dispenser, it was now time to see if the ball pit was ready for use.
"Sonic, why did you have to add a Gatorade dispenser?" asked Tails.
"Convenience, perhaps?" Sonic shrugged.
Sonic: Adding a Gatorade dispenser is a great idea! Someone could get exhausted and tired from playing in the ball pit all day, and might need something to quench their thirst!
"Only thing left to do is have someone test the ball pit out..." said Lucas. "But who?"
"Why not Link?" Sonic pointed at Link, who was busy adjusting his hat in front of a hallway mirror. He has to make sure his hat is on correctly, for having it on incorrectly could result in an alteration of the time-space continuum (or something like that).
"Link would be the perfect guy for testing!" said Tails. "Hey Link, could you come over here?"
"You guys need me for something?" Link approached the three.
"We've constructed a ball pit, and we need you to test it out and see if it's safe."
"Looks pretty safe to me...Don't know why you guys need me..."
"Just do it!" Lucas pushed Link into the ball pit, shocking both Sonic and Tails. "...None of you saw that."
Lucas: I can be rather aggressive; I can't be a introvert all of the time. Making my way through the Subspace Emissary with the Red the Pokemon Trainer really made me much more confident!
"Get me out of here!" Link called for help as he was clustered within the plastic balls.
"I'm so posting this online," Sonic took a picture of Link trying to get out of the ball pit, and posted the picture on all of his social media pages.
Suddenly Link was seemingly falling deeper and deeper into the ball pit...until he was gone! Link was nowhere to be found!
"Link vanished!" Tails panicked. "Not good, not good at all..."
"Did I tell you that I got Viridi to add a black hole at the bottom of the ball pit?" Sonic asked Tails.
"WHAT COULD POSSIBLY MAKE YOU THINK THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA?!"
"Well I don't know Tails...maybe because I thought it would be cool?!"
"What's so cool about brawlers falling into a black hole that leads to who-knows-where?"
"Viridi said that the black hole is a portal to the Underworld! Isn't that cool?"
Tails was left with no other choice but to glare at Sonic inquisitively. Link, stuck in the Underworld? Zelda would be unable to fathom this.
"Does Hades reside in the Underworld?" asked Lucas, growing more concern for Link.
"Yes he does, and that's what makes it cooler!" replied Sonic.
"Sonic...you're an idiot," was all Tails had to say.
"Bought-a some sea-salt ice cream from-a Takamaru!" Luigi entered his room with sea-salt ice cream bars in his hand, and handed one to his distraught brother, Mario.
"Why couldn't you-a give it to Cloud, he-a likes it more," Mario stared at his ice cream bar as it dripped on the floor.
"Don't-a waste your popsicle like-a that," said Luigi as he licked his ice cream bar happily. He was evidently more joyful than Mario will ever be.
Mario: Why-a is Luigi trying to cheer-a me up? Peach will-a never marry me, might as well look-a for another woman...
"Oh Luigi...a certain witch wants to see you..." a voice was heard from the door.
"Now what-a could that woman possibly want?" Luigi wondered as he opened the door and saw Bayonetta, closing the door behind him. "What is it?"
"I take it that Mario is still down on himself?" asked Bayonetta.
"Like you actually care..."
"Silly Luigi, I do care about your brother Mario. It was I who suggested to him that he propose to Peach."
Luigi was in shock and surprise. For the longest he thought Roy dared Mario to propose to Peach, and that the swordsman would pay him in full if Peach said yes. (Where he got this rationale from, who knows.) But now Luigi knows the truth.
"Do you know any ideas to bring up Mario's spirits?" asked Luigi. "You seem more of a 'romantic expert' than Chrom is..."
"Chrom being a so-called 'romantic expert' is nothing but silly talk," scoffed Bayonetta. "A romantic expert wouldn't stoop down to some karate honcho for some meddlesome assistance."
Bayonetta reached one of her boots and pulled out a rose, giving it to Luigi.
"Tell Mario to give this Rose to Peach," said Bayonetta. "It will reaffirm their relationship."
"Are you sure this will work?" asked Luigi.
"An Umbra Witch always knows what works best for everyone..."
"Awesome seminar, champ!" Doc Louis, who was eating popcorn, commended Little Mac as they rested in the lecture hall. "Darn shame no one enjoyed it!"
"Slippy said he liked it...but that's not really saying much," remarked Little Mac.
Ike, Marth, Roy, Robin, Chrom, the Black Knight, and Corrin entered the lecture hall, and surrounded Little Mac.
"Don't think I forget about what you did," seethed Ike.
"Still butthurt over my great seminar?" smirked Little Mac. "Gonna have your boys beat me up?"
"Um, we were forced to partake in this..." Marth said on behalf of every swordsman not named Ike.
"I wanted to do this regardless of being forced!" remarked the Black Knight. "Beating up people and making them suffer is so much fun!"
Chrom: Lucina would have been a part of this, but she hid somewhere in the spa so Ike wouldn't find her. Slippy Toad nearly blew her cover!
"Look here Ike, Little Mac did this seminar only because you wanted to be some sort of male cook; you were in the kitchen cooking with Palutena when Little Mac here asked for a seminar!"
"You never told me you were interested in cooking!" Robin frowned at Ike. "Why didn't you ask me to be your apprentice?!"
"Shut up man, now's not the time..." murmured Roy, motioning to Ike, who was seething at Little Mac.
"This ends NOW!" Ike thrust his sword down at Little Mac; the boxer jumped out of the way, and punched Ike in the face. Soon it became an all-out brawl between Little Mac and the seven swordsmen.
"Fine entertainment right here!" Doc Louis watched the brawl as he ate his popcorn.
Young Link and his troupe's search for Sonic's lost debit card led them to the printing room, where Donkey Kong was printing something. The gorilla was printing...pictures of bananas?
Donkey Kong: I'm planning on redesigning all the rooms in the mansion by having bananas in every room. Sounds dumb and stupid, I know, but it's much better than King Dedede's idea of hanging a portrait of himself in every room for everyone to see! Dude has such a ginormous ego!
"You boys looking for something?" Donkey Kong observed as Young Link, Bowser Jr, and Greninja looked around the printing room for Sonic's debit card.
"I lost Sonic's debit card, and we're looking for it right now," responded Young Link.
"The debit card that Zero used to purchase parts for the Inklings' new weapon?"
"Zero has it?! Where is he?!"
"Once Zero was done with the debit card, he gave it to Bayonetta, who seduced him into giving it up."
"So that means Bayonetta has it!" concluded Bowser Jr. "We better go find her!"
"What did you use Sonic's debit card for anyway?"
"To buy this frog statue!" Young Link reached into his invisible pocket and showed off the frog statue...but there was nothing in his hands.
"Please tell me you didn't leave it in the hallway..." Bowser Jr impatiently tapped his foot. Young Link giggled nervously.
Slippy Toad: Fox and Falco hate me...they were against me coming here, and they did everything in their power to ensure I would be miserable here. I wanna go back home! *sobs*
A lonely Slippy Toad sat alone in the hallway, reminiscing about Little Mac's seminar.
"Anything is possible..." he uttered.
"Anything is possible, is it not?" said Ganondorf, who overheard Slippy.
"I wish it was...only if it would happen..."
"Oh, but it can..."
Ganondorf showed Slippy a frog statue - the one that Young Link bought.
"A frog statue?" Slippy gleamed. "For me?"
"Yes...but only on one condition..."
Pit, Kirby, and Zero ran through the halls, for some unknown reason.
"Why are we running again?" asked Pit.
"Samus has a regurgitation device that regurgitates items," explained Zero. "Her doctor's appointment is coming up shortly, so we have to get that device from her before she leaves!"
Zero: So my idea of having Kirby eating until he's full and having him puke out the revolver wasn't such a good idea. Turns out Kirby doesn't really have a stomach, he has a...pocket dimension that stores practically everything - and I mean everything!
Wolf: That blasted Kirby sucked up my Landmaster in one giant gulp! Worst part is, he can't pay it back because HE HAS NO MONEY TO PAY FOR IT!
The three reached Samus' room, and the bounty hunter was just about ready to leave.
"Samus, regurgitation device, NOW!" said Pit.
"Aren't you three in a hurry?" smiled Samus. An angel, a pink puffball, and a robot holding up Samus - just what the bounty hunter needed.
"Kirby swallowed up a new weapon I was working on for the Inklings, and we need your device to get it out!" Zero told Samus.
"Too bad, King Dedede already asked me if he could use it."
"What could that fatso possibly use it for?!"
"Finally found my watch which I never use!" King Dedede exclaimed after the regurgitating the watch. Some of the other things Dedede regurgitated include each of the following: a calendar, a flat-screen television, a few Poke balls, and even one of his Waddle Dees. King's so greedy, he would go as far as eating one of his own servants.
"Stop it this instant!" commanded Zero as he, Pit, and Kirby barged inside his room. King Dedede put his hands up like he was getting arrested.
"Nothing wrong here boys, just regurgitating a bunch of useless crud, that's all!" said the king.
"We need that device!" Pit pointed at the regurgitating device. "Hand it over!"
"No way Jose!" King Dedede guarded the device like it was his woman. A bit ironic, since he'll never get one with his fat, greedy self...
Unbeknownest to Dedede, Kirby happened to sneak behind him and used the regurgitating device to cough out the giant revolver.
"Great job Kirby!" said Zero. "Now let's give that revolver gun to..."
King Dedede snatched the revolver and ran off for no reason.
"...the Inklings."
King Dedede: With this here revolver gun, I can do notoriously evil things...like ding-dong ditch! I could shoot the brawlers' doors from a far distance and make it seem like someone was knocking on their door! Oooh...that sounds so evil...
Viridi was walking out of the spa when she got ambushed by Sonic, Tails, and Lucas.
"Viridi we need your help!" said Lucas. "Link fell through the black hole in the ball pit, and we need you to get him out!
"He went into the black hole?!" panicked Viridi. "I told you adding a black hole was a bad idea!" she scolded Sonic.
"Why didn't you stop me then?!" frowned Sonic.
"You were all like, 'Tails would absolutely love having a black hole at the bottom of the ball pit, it would make him think I'm cooler than he expected'!"
"You don't say..." Tails glared at Sonic, who looked around innocently.
Tails: Of course I think Sonic is cool enough as he is, I practically look up to him all the time. Don't know why he wanted me to think he's even cooler...
"So how do we rescue Link?" asked Lucas.
"We must go consult Hades, and that's a very hard task in itself," replied Viridi. "Good thing I know where to go. Follow me!"
Little Mac exited out of the lecture hall, bruised and battered. Doc Louis remained in the lecture hall; he was receiving a beating from the seven swordsmen, likely for being associated with Little Mac.
"Must be hard making it as a boxer," said Bayonetta, who approached Little Mac. "Taking beatings left and right..."
"Ike had his boys gang up on me..." Little Mac huffed and puffed as he clinged unto the wall.
"So Ike was the one who ministered the beating...cheeky."
"Not cheeky! Their swords dealt a lot more pain than I thought!"
Little Mac: Nearly got some second-degree burns from Roy's fire-based attacks...why he would even resort to fire inside the mansion is beyond me, but then again, it's Roy...
"Bayonetta!" Young Link rushed towards the Umbra Witch, with Greninja and Bowser Jr trailing along. "Do you have Sonic's debit card?"
"Yes I do," Bayonetta pulled out Sonic's debit card. "Remember not to leave another person's belongings lying about, mmkay?
As Bayonetta handed the debit card to Young Link, a large sound was heard, shaking the mansion.
"The Shroobs are invading!" panicked Bowser Jr - the only person here with such a thought process - as he hid inside a giant vase. First there were giant flower pots, and now there's giant vases. What else is new?
"I don't think it's an alien invasion," sensed Young Link. "I'm afraid it might be something...from the Underworld."
"Slippy must be feeling pretty awful right now..." said Peach, as she and Zelda returned from the spa.
"Same goes for Fox and Falco, considering how they were backstabbing their friend," added Zelda.
Peach and Zelda were immediately stopped by Mario. He was holding an item behind him.
"Sorry about-a that proposing incident last-a night," apologized Mario.
"Oh Mario, there's no need to apologize," smiled Peach. "I just...don't think I'm ready to get married yet. Knowing my hectic duties as princess at this given time, marriage is out of the question."
Peach: I wonder - if I marry Mario, would that automatically make him a PRINCE?
"Hopefully this-a will compensate for last-a night's incident," Mario handed Peach the rose. Peach gladly accepted it; Mario rarely gives her flowers. Some boyfriend he is...
"Mario, I absolutely love it!" gleamed Peach. "Thank you very much!"
Suddenly the mansion shook. Mario sensed that danger was afoot.
"Someone-a is attacking the mansion!" the plumber said. "To the foyer!"
Mario and the princesses arrived at the foyer, and were shocked to see Hades, the antagonist of Kid Icarus, holding Fox and Falco hostage by having them suspended in the air. Ganondorf was at the entrance with Slippy Toad, who was holding the frog statue.
"Slippy are-a you behind this?!" Mario asked the bullfrog.
"I had to do this!" replied Slippy, while holding up the frog statue. "Anything is possible!"
"Told you Little Mac's seminar was bound to mess up Slippy," Zelda told Peach.
Peach: Whenever I tell Peach certain things, she doesn't listen...either she's absent-minded, or she has a very selective memory.
"Put us down this instant!" demanded Fox.
"Not until you apologize to Slippy!" retorted Hades. "Both of you!"
"Listen to the man!"
Out of the blue came Sonic, who landed a spin attack on Hades. He landed on the floor with Tails, Lucas, and Viridi.
"Viridi?! What business do you have here?!" asked Hades.
"I live here, duh!" replied Viridi. "Now let those two go!"
"But they have yet to apologize to..."
Hades was cut off by Greninja, who threw a water shuriken at the Lord of the Underworld. He was jioned by Young Link, Bowser Jr, Bayonetta, and a battered Little Mac.
"Yo Young Link where's my debit card at?" Sonic asked Young Link. The young hero of Hyrule threw the card to Sonic. "Thanks bud!"
"We're fighting Hades, and you're concerned about your precious debit card?" questioned Tails.
"Chilax Tails, it's not like we're engaged in a war or anything..."
"Dude I have to use the bathroom..." said Falco. "Could you put me down just this once?"
"I will, but not after you..." Hades said before he was cut off again - this time by King Dedede, who fired a giant paintball from the revolver he stole. The ball exploded in Hades' face, leaving behind paint splattered all over the foyer. Mr. Game and Watch is gonna have his hands full...
"Wow it actually worked!" exclaimed King Dedede. Pit, Kirby, and Zero reached up to the king.
"Hades! We meet again!" Pit pointed at Hades.
"You live here too?!" groaned Hades. "Oy..."
"Hey Hades, heads up!"
Hades looked behind him, and was very surprised to see Link, who pounced on him and brutally attacked him with his sword.
"How...did you...find me?" questioned Hades, as Link beat him up.
"Easy - I followed you here from the underworld!" replied Link. He then put Hades in a chokehold. "Release Fox and Falco this instant! Do it!"
"You can't make me do it!"
"I SAID DO IT!"
So at the snap of his fingers, Hades dropped Fox and Falco to the floor. Link allowed the lord of the underworld to get up, and everyone was staring him down.
"Well would you look at the time..." Hades chuckled. "Gotta go!"
Hades dashed out of the front door. Everyone directed their attention to Ganondorf, who brought Hades over to the mansion.
"I have to go as well!" the Dark Lord said as he ran out as well.
"Are you okay Link?" Zelda consulted Link.
"Nothing you should be worrying about," assured Link, who glared down Sonic.
"A black hole in a ball pit would be an awesome idea!" defended Sonic.
"Said no one ever," scoffed Tails.
Sonic: If we can't have a black hole in a ball pit...why not have one in the toilet? All the waste can go to the Underworld, and Hades would be the one to clean it up! Sounds like a great plan if you ask me...
Slippy Toad approached Fox and Falco, who were rubbing their heads after they fell.
"There's something I want to tell you guys..." said the bullfrog.
"No, no, let me and Falco do the honors..." Fox let out a sigh as he said the following, "...We're both sorry."
"It wasn't right to treat you like trash here and tell embarrassing stories while you were away," said Falco.
"Sure, you might be annoying at times, and your voice is unbearable beyond relief, but we still appreciate you as a dear friend."
"You guys really mean that?" Slippy began to tear up.
"From the bottom of our hearts," replied Falco.
"Group hug!" Slippy gave both Fox and Falco a group hug. The two pilots would push Slippy away, but for just this instance, they'll let is slide.
The phone in the foyer rang, and Mario picked it up.
"Smash-a Mansion residence, how-a may I help-a you?" Mario answered the phone. "Hey Krystal. I'm-a doing just fine...Peppy Hare wants to watch over Slippy? If you say so..."
"Uh oh," said Falco. "Looks like your stay here is cut short, Slippy."
"It's fine, I would prefer to stay at Peppy's place," said Slippy. "Seems more calm and peaceful."
"Slippy, I don't care whatever place you reside in, but just remember: we're still best friends," Fox told the bullfrog. "You will remember that, right?"
"As always," Slippy grinned, giving a thumbs up.