Author's Note:
Since Halloween - a holiday that I never ever bothered to care about throughout my life, no matter how hard I try - is coming up, and I figured people might ask me to do a Halloween-based chapter, I decided to do this installment of Smash Life as a bit of a homage to "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", the only Halloween-related thing I ever really cared about aside from "The Nightmare Before Christmas". So I hope you enjoy...but first, some guest reviews!
"Please don't make a wario/palutina fan fiction,I much rather her become you said 'mere mortals can't go out with immortals'"
No worries, I won't make a Wario x Palutena fanfic ever, and I still remember when Palutena said that quote to Captain Falcon. You'll see how it all plays out later on...next up, we have Pretty Palutena:
"Lol, Sonic always gettin in trouble Anyways, this story needs more Palutena! And maybe a little less Link and Cloud lol. And maybe a weird Bowser and Peach thing before the wedding. Love this story tho, keep it up!"
This story can definitely use some more Palutena, and I'll definitely have some weird stuff going on between Peach and Bowser, just you wait and see. As for Link and Cloud, I can't really limit how much of their interactions appear in the story, given that they're two of the unofficial main characters in the story, but I'll see what I can do. Lastly, we have Philippe, who has an interesting question concerning episode 42:
"Why can they prank people from their own team!?"
Eh...that would be very mean-spirited. And that would also make you a sellout. No one loves a good sellout.
Episode 45: Mendacity
As a direct order from Peach, passed on through Master Hand, Roy and Lloyd Irving were tasked with finding a pumpkin from a local pumpkin patch. The pumpkin these two are looking for won't be no ordinary pumpkin - the orange fruit would eventually be used as a jack-o-lantern for the traditional October holiday of Halloween.
Like several others out there, Master Hand despises Halloween with a passion. He's miffed by the fact that "inconsiderate" parents would allow their children to knock on strangers' doors and "beg" the person at the front door for candy, while wearing a fitting costume. What's the point of going to strangers' houses to get candy for free, when you can just buy candy from the store anytime you want? Master Hand asked several brawlers this question, though some refused to answer.
Both Roy and Lloyd are rather indifferent on the subject of Halloween, compared to other holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year's Day - they just enjoy the camaraderie that happens around this time of year. However, getting a pumpkin to do a jack-of-lantern is the most crucial thing that needs to be done, as Peach stresses the importance of decorations from time to time.
"Do you know the story about that British kid named James who enters a giant pumpkin and meets these giant insects inside?" Lloyd spoke with Roy, sparking a conversation. Engaging in a conversation with Lloyd, especially one that's meant to be intelligent and constructive, is an awfully hard thing to accomplish.
"Correction: it was a giant peach," Roy corrected for Lloyd. "You know insects like grasshoppers and spiders don't live inside pumpkins." Lloyd may not be the best travelling buddy for Roy, but the red-haired swordsman would rather take anyone he can get, rather than going solo.
Roy: Although I don't really care that much for Halloween, I'm not horribly slanted against it as much as Master Hand is - I'm not gonna pity the kids who knock on the door and ask for candy, and then scare them away by emitting some evil laugh. Halloween is one of the rare occasions everyone in the mansion puts aside their differences and band together and have...togetherness, for a lack of a better term. Some residents have probably never even heard of Halloween to begin with... *cough* Corrin *cough* ...so it would be a new experience for them.
"How does this pumpkin look to you?" Lloyd lifted up a medium-sized pumpkin and held it up for Roy to see. It was a little beat-up, but Lloyd saw nothing wrong with it. "Peach never really specified if the pumpkin is supposed to be in good condition or not..."
"Nah, Peach definitely wants a pumpkin in good condition, she has very high standards for things especially since she's a princess," replied Roy, looking around him for a good pumpkin to use. "This one doesn't look so bad!" The swordsman found a large pumpkin, and mustered all his strength to pick it up. "It would like great as a jack-o-lantern!"
"A little too big, but I suppose it will do," Lloyd shrugged as he dropped the medium-sized pumpkin back to the ground. Had the pumpkin had sentimental feelings, it would have shed a tear after being tossed away like that. "I think we should get another pumpkin, just in case."
"Yeah you're right, Cilan might want to make some pumpkin pie. Can't be any better than the pumpkin pie Palutena makes!"
Speaking of whom, Cilan - the Pokemon gym leader and connoisseur who offered to come with Mario and Pac-Man to the Smash Mansion to work on Mario's wedding cake - was in the dining room, dusting off the table. As he was dusting, he spotted Pit furiously writing on a piece of paper. This greatly befuddled Cilan; during his short time at the mansion, the connoisseur learned that Pit was one of the more unintelligent residents, rarely using his head or his brains all the time, so to see the angel writing aggressively by himself with little to no help was quite the surprise.
"Already getting a head start on your Christmas list?" Cilan asked Pit, dusting off the rag he was cleaning with. "Or are you writing a letter to Santa Claus?"
"Close enough - I'm writing a letter to The Great Pumpkin!" replied Pit. Cilan truly wanted to laugh at the angel, but it wouldn't be nice to laugh at a kind-hearted fool. "Every Halloween he's supposed to show up at pumpkin patches throughout the world, but he never appears at any of the pumpkin patches in Seattle..." And we can all wonder why... "However, that won't stop me from seeing him in person for the first time, and I won't stop until I see him!"
"They were so right about this kid..." Cilan rolled his eyes and shook his head, walking away with his cleaning rag. Pit looked questionably at the connoisseur, wondering who "they" was, but he decided against questioning Cilan and continued to write his dumb letter to the obviously nonexistent Great Pumpkin.
Cilan: Mario's wedding cake won't be no walk in the park - after all, Mario did say that he wants the cake to be the biggest, grandest thing ever created. (He might be exaggerating a little bit...) However, no challenge is big for me, and no challenge is too small! I'll get this wedding cake done in a jiffy, and when I'm not working on anything pertaining to the cake, I'll participate in a few Pokemon battles here and there, with my grass-type Pokemon companions...but everyone except for Red stinks at Pokemon battles! Why can't I get a pushover every now and then?
Bitter that Cilan refused to be believe in The Great Pumpkin, Pit set out to find out others who might have some belief in the holiday figure's existence. First person he asked was Ganondorf...who laughed heartily in the angel's face. At least someone other than Cilan has sense.
"Pit you ignoramus, there is no such thing as a 'Great Pumpkin', it's all in your stupid head!" the Demon Lord chuckled. "And if he were to exist, he would only exist in the Peanuts comic strip, that must be where you got this Great Pumpkin mess from!" Pit opened his mouth to say something, but Ganondorf was right on cue to stop the angel from spewing any more nonsense. "And no, we're not warping you inside the comic strip. We already tried that before with Yoshi and Garfield - poor dinosaur had suffered from severe vertigo for an entire week."
An embattled Pit then went over to Luigi's house, to see if the plumber, his wife Daisy, or even Yuffie believed in the existence of The Great Pumpkin. Luigi has a very firm belief in the supernatural - he does own Polterpup as a pet dog - so he should believe in the The Great Pumpkin's existence...or so Pit thought.
"Hate-a to break it to ya Pit, but the Great-a Pumpkin is fake," Luigi had to put it bluntly for the angel, doing some aerobic exercises in front of his TV. "Only you think-a that he's real." When a supernatural expert like Luigi refutes the existence of The Great Pumpkin, that should be tell-tale sign that the so-called holiday figure is all make-believe, and that you should stop pestering people about The Great Pumpkin while you can...but alas, Pit's work is apparently not done.
"Hey Yuffie, you think that The Great Pumpkin is real, right?" the angel would go upstairs to ask the ninja girl, who was busy doing Daisy's hair. Daisy's stomach was noticeably getting bigger; according to Pit's rationale, the princess of Sarasaland is "officially" pregnant.
"I would say yes to your silly question, but I'm not really that much of a liar," replied Yuffie. "But go ahead, keep believing in your own fabricated fallacies, see where it gets ya..." Pit refused to stop, not until he finds someone other than him that believes in The Great Pumpkin.
"What about you Princess Daisy, certainly you have seen The Great Pumpkin once before!" Daisy flashed a disgusted look at Yuffie - when will this kid ever stop?
"Yeah, because I know exactly what The Great Pumpkin looks like, and how he sounds and what he does..." the princess responded in a very sarcastic manner. "Please get out of my house Pit, we can't tolerate your foolishness any longer."
Luigi: Pit's strange-a fascination with The Great-a Pumpkin is a long, storied one...last Halloween, Pit had begged-a Jacky to drive him to a down-a town pumpkin patch, so he could-a see The Great Pumpkin in person for the first-a time. Akira had called-a Jacky and told him to leave-a Pit behind, just to teach-a him a lesson, but the racer decided against-a it and willingly waited with-a Pit to see The Great Pumpkin...it was arguably the biggest waste-a of time in human history, and something Jacky now looks-a back on with regret.
With Cilan, Ganondorf, Luigi, Daisy, and Yuffie refusing to believe in The Great Pumpkin, there was one person left that Pit should ask - one person that is intelligent and wise, and knows everything that should be known. This person spends most of their time in the mansion's workshop, working on various projects and putting them to work. This person's name, you might ask? Samus Aran. "Hoo boy" doesn't even begin to describe how toxic the end result of Pit's interrogation with the space bounty hunter will be.
"Inform me, dear Pit - you claim that the so-called 'Great Pumpkin' pops up at every pumpkin patch in the world, is that correct?" asked Samus, who was building a giant mechanical wrench before Pit interrupted her; the angel eagerly nodded his head. "So he's supposed to appear at every single pumpkin patch, ON JUST ONE DAY?!" The logic behind The Great Pumpkin's supposed existence is evidently failing.
"Duh, he's not called The Great Pumpkin for a reason," answered Pit. Oh how much Samus wanted to slap Pit now... "He's better than Santa Claus, better than the Easter Bunny - heck, he's even better than the tooth fairy!"
"Too bad the people that you just mentioned never, ever existed..." Not wanting to deal with Pit any longer, Samus quietly resumed her work on her mechanical wrench. Why did she make it so big, what would she use the wrench for anyways?
"Silly Samus, the tooth fairy is the only one who has credible evidence of existence! How else do you think I get money under my pillow every time I wake up after losing my teeth? How do you explain that, huh, HUH?"
"Pretty sure it was Palutena who was leaving behind those meaningless monetary gifts under your pillow..." This "shocking" revelation alarmed Pit, who gasped in shock with his hands on his face. It was like he was imitating the guy from The Scream.
"Say it ain't so! I knew it! I knew Lady Palutena was the tooth fairy this whole time, I just didn't want to out her in front of everyone else!" Rather than questioning Palutena about her being the tooth fairy, Pit decided to stick to his silly Great Pumpkin quest. "I shall interrogate Lady Palutena later, right now I must continue my search for Great Pumpkin believers!"
Pit ran out of the workshop, and once he was gone, Samus let out a heavy sigh, extremely thankful that the angel had departed. She would resume working on her nifty invention in peace and without interruption...until her cell phone rang on the workshop desk.
Peach: Just so I can get it done with and out of the way, Mario suggested that we start working on a wishlist for our wedding. Only problem is, since that I'm a princess, I already have everything I want and more...a hair dryer, some expensive makeup, a complete jewelry set, and even that pair of unflattering yoga pants that I have yet to wear! So I'm stuck on what items I want to put on my... *hears a knock on the front door* Ooh, wonder who that could be!
Peach quickly made her way to the front door, though a certain someone would beat the princess to it when the following words were emitted from behind the front door: "TRICK OR TREAT!" And to make matters worse, these three words came straight out of a child's mouth.
"OH NO YOU DON'T, NOT TODAY, NOT EVER!" Master Hand bellowed as he arrived at the front door before Peach could. The princess, who just arrived at the foyer, watched with caution as Master Hand was ready to open the door. "YOU STUPID IDIOTS HONESTLY THINK THAT YOU CAN GO TRICK-OR-TREATING A FEW DAYS EARLY?! WELL I SAY THIS!" Master Hand opened up the door... "I BETTER NOT SEE YOU KIDS...on the...day of...Halloween." ...before trialing off when he saw Toon Link, Young Link, Villager, and the Koopalings behind the door, wearing Halloween costumes.
"We're just practicing for Halloween, no harm done whatsoever!" exclaimed Villager, who was wearing the Doctor Strange costume he was forced to wear back in episode 30. Likewise, Toon Link wore his Chase Stein outfit, and Young Link wore his Cannonball suit. The Koopalings, on the other hand, were dressed as ghosts with simple white-sheet costumes with eye holes over their heads; either they had no ideas for Halloween costumes, or they're super-cheap. Pick whichever one you think it is.
"Good, I sincerely hope that on the day of Halloween, you insolent children will all get kidnapped by some child molester residing in a van on the street and puts a shellacking on your ignorant behinds, if you catch my drift." This greatly alarmed the trick-or-treaters, especially Lemmy, the youngest and most innocent one. "...Did I just say that out loud?"
"Yes you did, loud for everyone to hear..." responded a now afraid Ludwig. He knows Master Hand's bitter hatred of Halloween well, a little too well to be exact. "But our trick-or-treating won't affect you, since we would be away from the mansion all night long."
"It would affect me once a child molester gets a hand on you kids. Though you and your Koopaling siblings won't look so innocent once the molester takes that stupid white cloth off of your heads, he'll spare you all...as for you, Villager, Toon Link, and Young Link, guess I won't be seeing you three after October 31st! MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
"Master Hand I'm starting to think that your hatred for Halloween is slowly turning you into Crazy Hand," remarked Toon Link. "It's kinda scary depending on which way you look at it." One Crazy Hand is tolerable enough, but TWO Crazy Hands?! The Smash universe in its entirety would be in grave danger!
Master Hand: Pfft, I don't outright HATE Halloween...I just despise it with a burning passion. Wait, that still sounds like I hate Halloween...I greatly dislike Halloween, though the greatly kinda suggests that I still hate it...I disapprove Halloween, and everything that is entailed to it. Yes, I'll just leave it at that, that shouldn't offend anyone, should it?
"Mario can-a you come with-a me for a minute?" Mario came to his fiancee, sporting a vampire outfit. His getup greatly concerned Master Hand. "Hopefully it won't-a take long..."
"Anything for you Mario!" smiled Peach as she followed her fiance to wherever the heck he's taking her to. "I must admit, you look good in your vampire costume!" What if Bowser wore a vampire costume, would Peach think he would look good in it?
"You stupid kids done already, we ain't got all day you know!" Bowser called out from outside, standing at the driveway. What does the Koopa King mean by the word "we"...? "Do you want to continue your silly practicing or not, we have plenty of other houses to go to!"
"We're coming, father!" Bowser Jr. squealed at the top of his lungs as he closed the front door, returning to Bowser. With the trick-or-treaters taken care of, Master Hand opted to spy on Mario, to see why he was dressed up as a vampire. It's way too early to be playing dress-up.
"'You have been invited...to a club of exquisite proportions...more details to follow,'" Chrom read a card that was given to him by Marth as he and Captain Falcon walked through the hallways together. "Marth told us to meet in the room where Bowser used to hold his putrid lessons, and I'm starting to have second doubts..." Not much was known about the club, except for the card and the location.
"Perhaps it's a sports club, where we get to talk about nothing but sports all day long!" gleamed Captain Falcon, who was arguably more optimistic than Chrom. "Wouldn't that sound like a ton of fun?" Not unless you enjoy talking about the SAME FREAKING SUBJECT for an entire day, ain't nobody got time for that!
"Marth is hardly ever into sports, except for the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and the World Cup, so I seriously doubt the club would be sports-related. Whatever he has planned for us, it better be beneficial...'
Chrom: Knew I should have joined Link's and Zelda's Intelligent Scholars club...I would join, but I would feel like an old man compared to the likes of Viridi, Diddy Kong, and Lucas; only good thing that would come out of my membership would be the secret hand signal the club members do. As for the knitting club...did you see how they practically forced Roy's head down the kitchen sink when he pranked them by saying he would join their club? They know no mercy whatsoever...
"Well it looks like we're here!" announced Captain Falcon once and Chrom arrived at the room where the club was supposed to take place. Both men cautiously entered the room, and inside they saw Marth and Geno standing at the front of the room, with Ganondorf and seated at a table. The Demon Lord and the fatso looked grumpy, feeling like they regretted joining the club already.
"Welcome boys, come right on in and make yourselves comfortable!" greeted Marth; Chrom and Captain Falcon glanced at one another, and did as they were told, taking their seats at the table. "So glad you four could take the opportunity to..."
"Okay, Hero-King, let's cut to the chase, why did you invite us to your stinking club?" frowned Wario. He can grow to become quite the impatient fellow when nothing is done, and Wario's known for doing something, all the time. "There better be some incentives, and the incentives better be money! Otherwise me joining this club will all be for naught!"
"I invited you and the others to the club because the four of your have something in common...you're all pursuing love! Welcome to...the Romance Club! Geno, cue the confetti!" Geno uncorked a champagne bottle, and a slew of confetti erupted out of it, while Chrom, Wario, Captain Falcon, and Ganondorf looked on with blank faces. What a rousing start to the Romance Club! (Sarcasm level is over 9000, might be even higher.)
"...so do we get any money at all? If not, then I'm leaving!" Wario has all the money he ever wanted and more, no point of him accepting monetary incentives from Marth, especially when his bank accounts are more than full.
"It's always about money with you, just be glad that a man like Marth is willing to help you with your romantic chemistry with Palutena," said Ganondorf, still in disbelief that the rich fatso has feelings for the goddess of light. But then again, the Demon Lord himself has some feelings for Rosalina, still.
"Thank you Ganondorf, for looking on the bright side of things, and not worried over trivial matters such as money," thanked Geno. Wario will probably jaw the Star Warrior's ears out for calling money trivial. "Once we're done with this club's proceedings, you four men will be married like Marth in no time!"
Geno: Sure, I'm extremely clueless when it comes to love - only chance I have at getting a girlfriend is a female Luma - but I can always be a Robin to Marth's Batman. Every great individual needs a strong sidekick at their side.
"Geno's right, you four need this Romance Club more than anything," said Marth. "Some of you have already been on a date, some of you have a particular woman in mind that you want to start a formal relationship with, and some of you are still shopping for hot girls on the market (sorry Captain Falcon), but together, we can change all of that and make significant strides in your love life!" Wario slowly raised his hand, hoping he would be called upon. "...and yes, depending on how far we get in this club, I'll pay you!" Wario grinned as he turned his raised hand into a pump fist.
As you may know already, Sonic is serving a punishment for his actions in the previous episode. His actions resulted in Fiora's apple strudel getting ruined, Diddy Kong's rocketbarrel pack malfunctioning, an invasion of Mr. Saturns, clones of Fox and Falco performing what they believe is parkour, Zelda and Aerith falling off of the roof of the mansion, Wario masquerading as Wario-Man, Mr. Game and Watch in a state of despair, and multitudes of Dragon Ball Z fans triggered all over Seattle, King county, and maybe even beyond. In order for Sonic to pay for the trouble he had caused and then some, Master Hand knew exactly what to do...
"Let me just say you're not exactly the best person to be stuck with, but you're more tolerable than Tails and Knuckles in certain aspects," Sonic said to Bowser, whom he was stuck with. Yes, the hedgehog is stuck to Bowser, wedged in between the spikes on his shell, in a way that he wouldn't be inflicted by said spikes with pain in any way. It might sound a little over the top, but then again, it's what Sonic deserved.
"Shut up man, you're killing my vibe," retorted Bowser, who was monitoring the trick-or-treaters (the Koopalings, Young Link, Toon Link, and Villager) as they were "practicing" a few days before the day of Halloween. The kids are at someone's house right now. "Better be glad Master Hand wouldn't let me put a hurting on you!"
"Of course, I'm way too precious and innocent anyways!" Take this time to laugh your butt of at Sonic's comment, if you will. "What person would want to harm the most fast thing on the planet?"
"Go ask an entire room of brawlers that question and 'll guarantee you everyone will raise their hand."
Bowser: My day was already rough, what with me having to monitor these dumb kids while they do their silly "practicing" for trick-or-treating, like they have some skills they need to hone on before Halloween, but when Master Hand told me that I must carry Sonic around on my shell as the hedgehog's punishment, that's when...
Sonic: *from behind* Um, Bowser, have you forgotten that I can still hear you? Don't you dare say anything negative about me, I may not be the most bearable person out there, but I still have feelings!
Bowser: And feelings are meant to be hurt...but since you're acting like a whiny little child, I'll let you off the hook!
"No, we don't want any candy sir, we're just rehearsing for Halloween so we won't experience any problems," Roy said to the man at the front door of the house the trick-or-treaters were at. Bowser kept watch from the sidewalk. "Halloween can become very hectic during the night hours..."
"Don't worry kiddo, I fully understand why you're all doing this, practice makes perfect!" the man gleamed. "I can always give you kids some homemade popcorn balls, how does that sound?" The trick-or-treaters all nodded their heads with glee. Sonic was suddenly feeling bored - looking at nothing but houses and people walking by while unable to move your arms or legs can make you bored as heck - and he needed something to keep him going.
"Hey Bowser, do you mind if I sing some Chance the Rapper to pass the time?" the hedgehog asked the Koopa King, who was more than quick to say no. "Got a song in my head and I need to sing it out..."
"You don't need to sing it out, why not hum it instead?" suggested Bowser, fearful that the man at the front door and those walking by would hear Sonic's endemic singing. You'd be hard-pressed to find any failed singer on American Idol that sings worse than the hedgehog. "It's just as effective as..."
"YOU DON'T WANT NO PROBLEM, WANT NO PROBLEM WITH ME, HUH! YOU DON'T WANT NO PROBLEM, WANT NO PROBLEM WITH ME!" Everyone from the Koopalings, to the two Links, to Villager, to the man at the front door, to those walking by, heard Sonic's terrible singing and all thought their eardrums were melting. That's how bad Sonic's singing is; Mega Man once had to subject himself to this torture when he had to ride with Sonic to Dr. Light's lab. Sonic's singing voice still rings in the robot's ears...or auditory canals...or auditory chips...or however the heck that robot's supposed to hear.
"My goodness, what is that horrid sound?" the man, holding a plate of popcorn balls, grimaced. "Sounds like my mother-in-law when she's crying! Don't think I can take this anymore, sorry kids!" Unable to take Sonic's singing anymore, the man rushed back inside his house, closing the door, locking it shut, and closed the curtains, as "Baba O'Reily" by The Who was blasted from inside the man's home, in an attempt to drown out Sonic's singing voice.
"Nice going father, we could have gotten some popcorn balls if not for you!" Bowser Jr. and his pals frowned at Bowser, who threw up his arms in the air. Sonic continued to sing, and it practically scared everyone on the block away.
"Yeah Bowser, for real man, way to be a jerk to your own kids, and to Young Link, Toon Link, and Villager as well!" Sonic momentarily stopped singing just to tell Bowser this, before resuming his singing. This is gonna be a long, awful day for the Koopa King...
Roy: *carrying two pumpkins in his hands* Peach is gonna squeal when he sees how great this pumpkin looks...woman practically screams about every little thing, like that one time Takamaru bought her a cheap spray bottle from a dollar store!
Lloyd: Well to be fair, Takamaru claimed that it was the best spray bottle out there, he basically had to hype it up like it was the most essential thing to get, otherwise if not for that, Peach would have thrown that bottle in the trash!
Roy: Oh yeah, I remember that, it was the only way Peach would have accepted it in the first place...gotta admit, a dollar for a spray bottle is a real bargain, though fifty cents would sound just about right.
Roy and Lloyd arrived at the Smash Mansion, and were taken back at the decorations they saw - gravestones at the front yard, spiderwebs covering the door frames, giant fake spiders littered all over the mansion's interior - makes both swordsmen wonder how Master Hand was able to let all of this slide.
"Someone definitely went full ham with the Halloween decorations..." Lloyd remarked, and Roy nodded his head as the two entered the mansion. Once inside, they were greeted by Zelda, who was wearing a Harley Quinn outfit. (And for your information, it's not the outfit from Suicide Squad. Zelda would think of that outfit as way too skimpy for her tastes.)
"Welcome back you two, did you like the decorations Peach put up?" the princess asked the swordsman duo; Roy and Lloyd both nodded their heads, lest shaking their heads no would equate to Peach's feelings being hurt.
"Well I'm glad to hear it! And it looks like you found the perfect pumpkin for the party!" What party is Zelda speaking of? "Come with me, Peach must see the pumpkin right away!"
Zelda led Roy and Lloyd to the gaming room, where - surprise, surprise - a Halloween party was going on. It had the works - decorations, candy, a punch bowl, everyone in costumes, and "Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett playing in the background. Only thing that was missing was Sonic scaring the pants out of everyone and complaining about a lack of chili dogs, like everyone's supposed to care.
"A Halloween party and I wasn't even invited..." Lloyd held his head down in sadness. Dude should have seen it coming, nobody in their right mind would invite Lloyd to any get-together. "Freaking story of my life..."
"Lloyd everyone was open to attend the party if they wanted to or not, it was pretty much your decision," explained Zelda. "Thought we established this yesterday morning at breakfast." Lloyd thought over this, then suddenly remembered when Peach made the announcement about the party, much to Master Hand's chagrin - or so it would have been, had he been present when Peach made the announcement. Link would come near the Lloyd and the others, sporting a Heath Ledger Joker getup.
"You three care for...a magic trick?" the Hylian asked as he pulled out a pencil, doing his best Heath Ledger impersonation. "I can guarantee you it won't disappoint..."
"Link, have I not told you to quit it with the whole Ledger impersonations, it's becoming quite old," Zelda said to her boyfriend. Link heaved a sigh, indicating that the impersonations will be no more...for now, at least.
Link: *smiles evilly at the camera while pulling out a knife* Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick...you can't savor all the...little emotions. In...you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?
Peach: *from afar* Oh dear, my cutting knife has gone missing, how will I ever do the jack-o-lantern now?
Link: One more thing I must get off of my chest, it's a bit of advice...Smile, because it confuses people. Smile, because it's easier than explaining what is killing you inside. *smiles evilly at the camera one more time before concealing knife and running away*
"Excuse me for trying to have fun," a now disgruntled Link folded his arms. No point in wearing a Heath Ledger Joker outfit if you can't stay in character. "Just wanted to liven up the party..."
"My oh my, what mighty fine pumpkins you boys have there!" Cilan approached Roy and Lloyd, paying no attention to Link's Joker outfit, which in turned ticked off the Hylian. "Mind if I borrow one for a short while?"
"Only if you agree to give it back," replied Zelda, as Roy gave Cilan the pumpkin. "Peach will need it to do a jack-o-lantern." Peach would have done more jack-o-lanterns, but the princess didn't want to have Roy and Lloyd go through the trouble of finding multiple pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. Peach is a very considerate person.
"No worries, fair princess, I'll bring this pumpkin back in a jiffy!" Cilan gave an empathetic thumbs up to the princess as he ran out of the gaming room, pumpkin in hand. Zelda didn't mind the Pokemon connoisseurs candor, but Link, Roy, and Lloyd had their doubts about Cilan, they thought that he was too...jovial, for his own good. Which gives them the power to assume other jovial individuals shouldn't be trusted, like Toad for example - he may or may not be a drug lord!
"Excuse me boys, but you aren't using that pumpkin, are you?" Palutena came over to Roy and Lloyd to ask them this question. "I'm in a mood for making some pumpkin pie, and that pumpkin you got there is the perfect pumpkin for baking!"
"Eh, you can take it if you wanna, we didn't really know what to use it for," Roy gave the pumpkin to Palutena, and the goddess walked away. This made Zelda more curious as to whether or not Cilan would return the pumpkin in one piece.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ALL OF THIS, WHY IS THERE A HALLOWEEN PARTY HAPPENING ON FRIDAY?!" Master Hand boomed when he made his appearance at the party; everyone looked at the giant hand before resuming the party. Master Hand would find Ike in a mummy costume, near the punch bowl. "Ike, my man, tell me why there's a party today and not on Halloween!"
"Because nobody agreed to having a party on Monday," the swordsman replied as he took a sip from his cup. "Besides, having the party today would help get everyone in the mood." Master Hand angrily swatted the bowl of punch onto the floor, and Mr. Game and Watch was there to clean up the mess.
"But we had a stinking cookout on Independence Day, which took place on a Monday this year, so what's so wrong about a Halloween party on Monday?!"
"Independence Day and Halloween are two completely different things, judging from which way you look at it. Heard that some elementary school teachers have Halloween parties on Friday, since that's the last school day of the week..."
"You're telling me that elementary school teachers have the gall to shove Halloween down the throats of their children?! What do the children's parents think of this?!" Their parents probably don't care either way...now Master Hand has a vendetta against Halloween and elementary school teachers everywhere.
Master Hand: Absolutely horrible...the public schools are brainwashing the poor innocent schoolchildren into thinking that Halloween is an acceptable holiday, and it all starts at the stage of elementary school...this is how countries like the Soviet Union rose to power, they thrive on brainwashing the masses to achieve their goals in order to remain a Communist state...wait, they must have been doing Halloween parties at school since the education system was established...THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY THIS WHOLE TIME, AND NOT A SINGLE SOUL EXCEPT FOR I KNOWS IT!
"Looking mighty fine-a in that vampire outfit, Peach!" Mario complimented his fiancee as Peach came out of a dressing room, wearing one of three vampire outfits she had to choose from. It was up to Mario to decide which outfit Peach looked the best in. "Out-a of all the outfits, you look-a the best in that one!"
"Why thank you so much Mario, I was stuck on what outfit I should wear, but thanks to you, I found the perfect one!" gleamed Peach, which led one certain brawler to ask the following question...
"Since when did the gaming room have a dressing room?" Takamaru asked Heihachi Mishima. Both men weren't wearing costumes, but it wasn't like it was a requirement or anything in order to attend the party. "Seems out of place, doesn't it?"
"Watashi wa dai teitaku o tateta yōna hōhō o watashi wa shitte iru hazudesu,-sōde wa arimasen!" Heihachi angrily replied. "Watashi wa dai teitaku no furoa puran o shitte iru ka, subete no heya ga doko ni aru ka o seikaku ni shitte inai, sore wa watashi no shigotode wa nai nodesu!"
"Alright now big guy, don't get so furious, I was just asking an honest question..." At least there's someone in the mansion who's able to translate what Heihachi is saying. Tails is the other person, but sometimes he gets tired of being a translator.
At the Romance Club, Marth and Geno had Chrom, Wario, Ganondorf, and Captain Falcon write a "practice" love letter to the girls they like - Chrom was writing a letter to Raven, Wario was writing a letter to Palutena, Ganondorf was writing a letter to Rosalina, and Captain Falcon...well, we'll just say that he's writing a letter.
"Sincerely with much love, Captain Falcon..." Falcon wrote the ending to his letter. "Oh man, Alisa Bosconovitch would definitely enjoy this letter if she ever read it!" Wario did a clockwise motion with his finger near the side of his head to Chrom and Ganondorf, indicating that Captain Falcon may either be crazy or smoking something good, and Chrom and Ganondorf nodded their heads in agreement.
"Pass your letters to me so Geno and I can go other them," Marth said to the four men; the men did as they were told, and Marth and Geno inspected each letter accordingly, especially Captain Falcon's. "Captain Falcon, was it really necessary for you to mention your F-Zero accolades? And does Alisa Bosconovitch even know you?"
"She'll know me eventually, just you wait and see..." Captain Falcon cockily smirked while lying back in his chair...before falling backwards and falling out of said chair, landing on the floor. The others couldn't help but laugh; the racer deserved it.
Captain Falcon: Alisa Bosconovitch has what every boyfriend wants and more - a cool name, a fighting attitude, a great physique, great looks...uh, a cool name, a fighting attitude, a great physique...care to help me out?
"For our next activity, we'll have someone who's in a current relationship to tell us how love works, and all the ins and outs a relationship can provide," stated Marth. "Please welcome...Cloud Strife!" The hero-king applauded as Cloud grudgingly entered the room, and judging by his facial expression, he would rather be at the party in the gaming room.
"This better be worth the hundred bucks man," the swordsman stared down Marth, making him nervous. You don't wanna tick someone like Cloud off, by any means.
"Thought I threw in the extra fifty not to mention that in front of the club members...anyways, Cloud, enlighten us if you will, what are the positives and negatives of a relationship, and what advice would you give to the four men that you see before you?"
"Really the only positive I can tell you is that you have a companion that cares about you, from an intimate standpoint. A negative would be that you have to cater to your girlfriend's every demands, just to make her happy. Don't know what advice I would give out." Cloud has never been the type of guy to express his thoughts on love and romance, he's just a lowkey guy who wishes to go with the flow, and that's the way Aerith likes it.
"Well said Cloud, thank you for presence," thanked Geno; Cloud nodded and quickly exited the room, wanting to take care of other, more important things. "So as you can infer from what Cloud had said, you can keep a relationship going if you put your mind to it...just like Captain Falcon, who is not even listening to me and is apparently drawing a drawing of Alisa Bosconovitch on a piece of paper."
"Does this drawing of Alisa look good to you?" Falcon held up his drawing of Alisa for Geno and the others to see. It's safe to say he'll be falling far behind as the Romance Club progresses.
Despite what many, many people were telling him, Pit was still adamantly convinced that The Great Pumpkin exists, and he won't stop until he finds anyone else who shares his false belief. The angel had found one Great Pumpkin supporter in Kirby (pink puffball will willingly agree with Pit, in spite of any moral guidelines), and was looking for another. And he knew just the person to ask...
Pit: Luigi and Daisy won't let me back inside their house, Wolf thinks I'm the biggest idiot ever, and Ashley is now concocting a potion that would cure me of my "stupidity", and it's all because they refuse to believe in The Great Pumpkin. But I know one other person (aside from Kirby, at least) that knows that The Great Pumpkin is real and not a fallacy, and she's...the goddess of nature...
"No Viridi, how can you do this to me, I thought we were friends!" Pit cried to Viridi, hands around her ankles, as the goddess tried to walk away. Count Viridi as one of the many people who refuted the existence of The Great Pumpkin.
"Pit The Great Pumpkin is NOT real, deal with it!" Viridi would tell Pit as she tried to break away from her boyfriend, but to no avail. "Clearly you have been that Halloween Charlie Brown special more times than one!"
"That Halloween special speaks the truth Viridi, it practically confirms the fact that The Great Pumpkin exists! Charles Schulz is a very smart and intelligent man, Viridi, smarter than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking COMBINED!" ...so where is Mr. Schulz's theories and whatnot?
"Wait, did you say...The Great Pumpkin?" Fox approached Pit, with his buddy Falco tagging along. Both Star Fox pilots were wearing shirts that had "The Great Pumpkin is Very, Very Real" on them. "Yo, we're The Great Pumpkin's biggest fans!"
"Say it ain't so, you awesome dudes know what's up!" Pit's spirits were lifted up, as the angel excitedly gave dap to Fox and Falco. Guess "bright" minds think alike... "So how long have you two believed in The Great Pumpkin?"
"We've believed in The Great Pumpkin for as long as we could remember, Charles Schulz really opened our eyes and informed us very well," responded Falco, resulting in Viridi rolling her eyes. "In fact, Fox and I are looking for The Great Pumpkin's whereabouts!"
"Three heads are better than two - would you like to come along Pit?" Fox asked the angel. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Knowing Pit, he couldn't possibly say no to the offer.
"Of course I want to come along, let's go!" Pit agreed to Fox's offer, and so the angel and the Star Fox pilots banded together to find The Great Pumpkin together, only to be in for a very rude awakening later on. "Hey Kirby, we're going to find The Great Pumpkin, come join us!"
"Poyo poyo!" Kirby ran past Viridi and went to go join Pit, Fox, and Falco in their Great Pumpkin escapades. Viridi stroked her chin, wondering if the Star Fox pilots' belief in The Great Pumpkin is genuine, or the two are plotting something big for Pit.
Young Link: That old lady we went to gave us a lot of candy, even though we didn't need any. She gave me some Reese's Pieces, what about you guys, what did you get?
Wendy: I got some Skittles! *holds up a bag of skittles*
Villager: I got mini Snickers bars! *holds up a miniature Snickers bar*
Iggy: I got some lollipops! *holds up a few lollipops in his hand*
Toon Link: I got Sour Patch kids! *holds up a bag of sour patch kids*
Morton: I got a rock... *holds up a measly rock*
"You kids hurry up with your stupid trick-or-treat 'practicing', this dumb hedgehog is practically driving me insane with his humming!" Bowser said to the trick-or-treaters as Sonic hummed a few Chance the Rapper songs. That Halloween Kit-Kat commercial must have turned Sonic on to the Chicago-born rapper.
"Did you not recommend to me that I should hum the songs in my head?" Sonic questioned Bowser, who was about to lose his patience at any given moment. "I'm just doing what you told me to do!" Sonic continued to hum as Bowser facepalmed, regretting some of the things he had said.
"S-Sonic, is that you, stuck to Bowser?" Amy's voice called out, and soon enough, the pink hedgehog was seen from across the street, holding her purse. "Stay right where you are, I'm coming to save you!" Amy ran over to Bowser as quickly as possible.
"Great, now your stupid girlfriend thinks I abused you or something and she's gonna blame me for something I didn't do! Why must this stuff happen to me?!"
"You let him go, you big meanie!" Once Amy had caught up with Sonic, the hedgehog whacked Bowser violently with her purse. Bowser winced as he shielded himself from Amy's attacks, for he couldn't hurt a girl outside of battle by any means. He can kidnap them, but hitting them would be a no-no for the Koopa King.
"Yeah Amy, you go girl, take that man Bowser to school, he deserves this beating big time!" Sonic cheered on for his girlfriend as the beating continued. Do you see anything wrong with what's going on, and what Sonic had just said?
"Were you...hitting my father just now?" Roy marched over to Amy, prompting the hedgehog to stop. Bowser Jr. and the rest of the Koopalings followed Roy's lead.
"About time you stinking kids came, knew you wouldn't let some prissy hedgehog hit on me forever!" said Bowser, grateful that he has individuals willing to look after him. "You know how embarrassing it would be for someone her age to be hitting on me?! (Not in a romantic way, of course.)"
"So sorry for hitting your father," Amy apologized to the Koopalings, holding her purse below her. "You will forgive me, right?"
"No, you didn't have to apologize - we just wanted to join in on the fun!" exclaimed Roy; Bowser's eyes bulged out with shock, surprise, and anger. How could his own children do him like this?! "Let's get him, you guys!" So the Koopalings beat up their own father, and a no longer apologetic Amy went back to hitting Bowser with his purse, as the Koopa King laid on the ground with his hands over his head. Toon Link, Young Link, and Villager, had no other choice but to join in on the beating, with the two Links using their swords, and Villager using his stick.
Bowser: *now covered in bruises and bandages* Dumb kids think they can beat up on their old man and expect to get away with it...remind me to ground every single one of them once we get back home... *rubs his head* I'm gonna need an aspirin real bad...
Back at the Halloween party, Link was dying to do his magic trick with his pencil. And with Zelda absent at the moment, the Hylian can do as he please.
"One volunteer for my magic trick, one volunteer is all I need!" Link said to a crowd of Little Mac, Doc Louis, Roy, Lloyd, Akira, and Olimar, doing his best to stay in character. "I'm gonna make this pencil disappear, and all I need is a volunteer...how about you, short astronaut man? Step right up!" Link pointed to Olimar, who reluctantly got up from his seat and walked over to Link, who was standing at a small table with the pencil sticking upwards. Then the Hylian did the unthinkable - he slammed Olimar's head into the pencil, as the astronaut fell backwards onto the floor. "Ta-daa! It's..it's gone." The pencil was no more on the table; like Link said, it was gone, just like that!
"Um, Link, I'd look behind you if I were you..." Akira said to the Hylian, pointing behind him. "I'd do it right away..."
"That's the Joker to you!" Link snapped at Akira, still maintaining character, until he turned around and saw Zelda behind, frowning at him with her arms folded. Link shrieked as he fell back on the floor, next to Olimar. The pencil was stuck in the astronaut's helmet, leaving behind a hole once Olimar took the pencil out.
"Oh dear, I have a hole in my helmet, I might run out of oxygen soon!" the astronaut panicked as he got up...only to find out that he could still breathe. "Silly me, I can breathe just fine in the earth's atmosphere!" Took that man long enough to figure that out...
Link: *looks around to make sure the coast was clear* As you know, madness is like gravity...all it takes is a little push... *sees Little Mac walking by, pushes him to the floor*
Little Mac: *angrily gets up and confronts Link* Dude what the heck was that for, it's not like I did something to you or anything!
Link: Thanks for proving my point...
Zelda: *calling out* Link are you still acting like the Joker, we already had a few discussions about this!
Link: A few more words of wisdom before I go away...what doesn't kill you, simply makes you stranger! *smiles evilly at the camera before darting away, leaving Little Mac to wipe his mouth off*
"Zelda told me that Cilan was using the pumpkin, and Cilan has yet to return with it," Peach said to Mario as the two were seated together on a couch. "It's been an awfully long time..."
"Don't worry, I know-a Cilan has very good-a intentions, like-a several others!" assured Mario. Bet he thinks Toad has good intentions to, wait until Toad reveals himself as a drug lord and soon Mario will be eating his words. "Isn't that right-a Toad?" Speaking of whom, Toad the presumed drug lord was taking a sip from his cup of fruit punch when asked by the plumber.
"Cilan has done no wrong since he arrived at the mansion, he's totally not hiding anything from us as far as I'm concerned!" replied Toad. Pot calling the kettle black much?
"How do you know, he might have all of his secrets concealed back at Striaton City," said Bayonetta, who was seated on the couch across from Mario and Peach, overhearing the conversation about Cilan. "His brothers might be doing all the dirty work, ensuring that not a single soul finds out about the secrets Cilan has..."
"Wow Bayonetta why do you have to be so cynical, just let the man live!" Toad is hardly surprised Bayonetta had made those remarks, she's renowned for sparking trouble with her mouth whenever she can.
"Don't say that I didn't warn you..." Bayonetta got up and seductively walked away. "You should never trust a man whose title is a 'Pokemon connoisseur', such a title can hold a lot of secrets..." The Umbra Watch would wave to Mario, Peach, and Toad, sporting a wry smile, before making her grand exit.
"Some-a times I will never understand-a that woman," Mario shook his head disapprovingly at Bayonetta, wondering why the Umbra Witch was talking junk about Cilan all of a sudden. What if she was right...or maybe she's just playing mind games with Mario?
"The Great Pumpkin could be anywhere, we just have to stay vigilant and scour every area, every inch!" Fox said to the group of Falco, Pit, and Kirby as they searched for the nonexistent holiday figure, who's less real than other figures like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, in a sense that people have actually seen the latter figures' physical appearance before. "He's got to be inside this mansion, I just know it!"
Pit: Fox and Falco are going to find The Great Pumpkin with me, and I'm gonna be stoked if I finally see The Great Pumpkin IN PERSON! I'd have the biggest heart attack of all time, it'll be bigger than Michael Jackson's heart attack...is it just me, or did that come off as insensitive?
"I fully suspect The Great Pumpkin to be in this room, it's perhaps the only place in the mansion he can make his abode without causing much chaos," stated Falco, once the group was behind the doors leading to the ballroom. "I betcha he's pretty big, and he doesn't want to go about through the hallways scaring the crap out of people. So the ballroom must be the safest place for him to reside."
"Well what are we waiting for, we ain't got nothing to lose!" an eager Pit burst through the door, and stopped in his tracks once he was in the ballroom. Fox, Falco, and Kirby ran inside, and marveled at what they saw - a giant pumpkin. But this was no ordinary giant pumpkin - it was The Great Pumpkin! He actually exists!
"It's The Great Pumpkin, he's here, he's here!" Fox exclaimed as fell to his knees before The Great Pumpkin, with the bright yellow light emitting out of its cut-out eyes and mouth. "Yo, Great Pumpkin, the four of us, we're your number one fans!" The Great Pumpkin laughed heartily, filling Pit and company with the utmost glee.
"Silly fools, everyone is a number one fan of The Great Pumpkin if they believe in me!" the holiday figure bellowed. "Since you four have believed in my existence and have now seen me in person, you can have my reward..." The Great Pumpkin opened up his mouth, just enough four Pit and company to enter in. "Come inside my mouth, and claim what is yours!"
Pit and Kirby eagerly ran inside The Great Pumpkin's mouth, expecting to claim their reward...though the angel and the pink puffball would be ultimately dumbfounded. Instead of their reward, Pit and Kirby saw X, and standing behind him was Cilan, Luigi, Daisy, Yuffie, and Samus. The inside of "The Great Pumpkin" was all mechanical, and Pikachu and Pichu were seen running on a conveyor belt - they were the reason they kept the light coming out from the pumpkin.
"Well, well, well, look who fell right for our trap," grinned X, sardonically clapping his hands at Pit and Kirby, but most importantly Pit. "Still think The Great Pumpkin exists, huh?"
"I had-a contacted Samus about-a your Great Pumpkin fascination, and Cilan came-a over to tell-a me about your fascination as well," explained Luigi. "After Ganondorf had told-a us, we decided to band together and prove-a to you that The Great Pumpkin does-a not exist!"
"And there's no way of getting past the truth Pit, you just have to accept it," added X, as Pit lowered his head in sadness. What will the angel do annually on Halloween now?
X: Ganondorf was supposed to be in my spot, but he had to join some Romance Club hosted by Marth, so Samus asked me of all people to fill Ganon's void. Do you not know how hard it is to tell Pikachu and Pichu to keep running on the treadmills, and not get easily distracted. Their attention spans are shorter than my patience...
"Built this bad boy entirely by myself, and I wouldn't have done it without this," said Samus, pulling out the giant wrench she was working on earlier. "Used this wrench to increase the size of the pumpkin, and then I went to work inside and inputted every little thing you see before you. Had Pikachu and Pichu run on the treadmills to keep the pumpkin powered."
"Hoo boy, about time we can take these stupid shirts off..." Fox and Falco entered the pumpkin, ripping off their "The Great Pumpkin is Very, Very Real" shirts off. Expect the pilots to burn said shirts later on in the day.
"Fox, Falco, you were in on this too?" Pit asked the pilots. At this point, Kirby is the only person the angel can trust, for Kirby is an absolute yes man.
"I ordered Fox and Falco there to lead you to 'The Great Pumpkin' whereabouts, so we could prove to you that your beloved holiday figure has never existed," explained Cilan. "Those two were a huge help, I must say!"
"So The Great Pumpkin...is all a huge lie..." Pit began to feel even sadder, as the others gathered around Pit. Yes, Samus was a part of it, she literally had no other choice.
"Chin up Pit, there's many other ways to celebrate Halloween, aside from some silly holiday figure. You just need to have fun - and be realistic at the same time. With a spicy combination like that, you can make the best of Halloween!"
The sadness that Pit displayed on his face soon turned into a smile. Who needs The Great Pumpkin anymore - it's about time that Pit grows up!
The front door of the mansion opened, and a bruised and battered Bowser trudged his way inside, before collapsing onto the floor at feet of Isabelle, who was happily waiting. The Koopalings, Toon Link, Young Link, and Villager all filed in, standing in the foyer.
"Greetings Bowser, how was it monitoring the kids?" Isabelle asked the Koopa King, who gave a thumbs up. That thumbs up really says a lot. "And what about you Sonic, did you 'enjoy your punishment', as Master Hand would ask you?"
"Sure did, wasn't as bad as I expected!" Sonic replied as Isabelle helped the hedgehog off of the shell, pulling mightily to pry Sonic off. Must have used a lot of super glue. "Gotta admit, Bowser was a good sport, and I think we learned a lot from each other!"
Sonic: Truth be told, being stuck to Bowser wasn't so bad, the spikes didn't really hurt me. I kinda treated the spikes like they were my friends...friends that couldn't talk at all, but were able to comprehend what I was saying and understand my feelings. We all have had that type of friend before, the kind of friend that would quietly sit in class and absorb everything like a sponge...had Bowser not talked at all during the whole trick-or-treat practicing, he would have made a perfect example of what I'm talking about!
Bowser: *glaring angrily at the camera* Two words...never again.
"Oh man, Sonic was stuck to our father this whole time?" exclaimed Iggy; Bowser buried his face in the floor in utter defeat. "So that would explain all of the bad things that were happening to him! Sorry for the things we had done to you, father!" Bowser didn't accept Iggy's apology, he just laid there face-first on the floor, too bummed to even lift his head up.
"It's a darn shame that the Inklings couldn't join us," remarked Villager. Knowing the Inklings, they were probably having an epic paintball battle, and/or debating whether or not Marie or Callie was better than the other. "But they'll be with us when we officially go trick-or-treating on Halloween, that much I'm sure." Just then, X ran down the stairs to speak with Villager, in somewhat of a hurry.
"Hey Villager, you can use your Pocket ability to carry around large stuff, right?" the pacifist robot asked Villager, who nodded his head. "Can you come with me for a minute? It won't take long."
"Just want to say thank you for your attendance today, it really means a lot," Marth said to Chrom, Ganondorf, Wario, and Captain Falcon once their inaugural meeting was over. "Hope you all learned something today and didn't goof off at all...Captain Falcon, I'm looking directly at you."
"I totally learned something today Marth, this Romance Club has been a rousing success so far!" Captain Falcon gave a thumbs up, while holding his drawing of Alisa Bosconovitch close to his chest. Is Alisa the racer's newest crush? Too bad Falcon will never even get close to attaining her.
"Well, we have nothing else to say, so I guess that's a wrap," stated Geno, looking questionably at Captain Falcon's drawing of Alisa and noting how bad of a drawer Falcon truly is. "You're all dismissed. Don't forget to meet back here for our next Romance Club meeting!"
Chrom, Ganondorf, Wario, and Captain Falcon all filed out of the room, with Captain Falcon clinging dearly to his drawing of Alisa, for whatever reason. Wario didn't get that far from the room until he was stopped by Palutena, who was holding something behind her back.
"I was thinking about the great deed you did last week regarding the Mr. Saturns, and I felt that you deserve a treat for what you had did," said the goddess of nature. "So I baked you this with Dunban's help..." Palutena pulled out what was behind her back - some good ol' pumpkin pie - and gave it to Wario, who accepted the pie with much glee. Chrom and Ganondorf looked behind themselves and saw the offering, both in the highest form of disbelief.
Chrom: Just when I thought I had seen it all at this mansion...Palutena, Lady Palutena, gave that bozo Wario pumpkin pie. Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Ganondorf?
Ganondorf: Didn't Palutena make some remark that mortals and immortals can't mingle with one another, in terms of love? We'll see how this thing between her and Wario plays out...
Dunban: When Palutena told me that she wanted to assist her in making some pumpkin pie for someone, I was like, "Sure thing Palutena, I'd be more than glad to help!" When she said that someone was Wario, I was like, "..." *makes a blank face* All it took was for Palutena's threat to break my only working arm for me to oblige with her command.
"Much appreciated Palutena, I've always loved your wonderful pumpkin pies!" gleamed Wario, staring very intently at his pumpkin pie. "Here's one down the hatch!" The fatso scarfed the pumpkin pie in its entirety down his mouth, and Palutena smiled. Chrom and Ganondorf glanced at one another before continuing down the hallway, wondering what the long-term ramifications of Wario and Palutena would be. That would be something worth discussing at the next Romance Club meeting, don't ya think?
With the help of Villager's pocket ability, Cilan managed to return the pumpkin he borrowed back to the party, and it was still in its "Great Pumpkin" state. The lights continue to emit out from the pumpkin's eyes and mouth, as Pikachu and Pichu ran inside the pumpkin-turned-jack-o-lantern to keep the power going.
"This giant jack-o-lantern is definitely the life of the party!" remarked Yoshi, who was standing with Peach and Cilan, admiring the jack-o-lantern's beauty.
"It very well might be the greatest jack-o-lantern I've ever seen, and I didn't even have to do any work!" exclaimed Peach. Now the princess won't have to worry about carving any pumpkins with her knife...especially since Link probably still has the knife to begin with. "Thank you so much Cilan, you really outdid yourself!"
"Oh don't thank me, thank Samus, she came up with the construction and all," stated the Pokemon connoisseur. "I was just there to ensure everything was done properly." Mario and Bayonetta watched from afar, and Mario was smirking at Bayonetta. Usually it would be the other way around.
"And you thought-a Cilan was up-a to trouble..." the plumber smirked, as Bayonetta treated herself to some Halloween cookies Robin and Fiora had baked.
"I suppose you may have won this round Mario, but we'll see where Cilan's true intentions lie later on," the Umbra Witch replied as she walked away, ever so seductively. Girl's always stirring up some trouble, she's like an agent of disaster.
"See Pit, The Great Pumpkin is just some imaginary figure, and you went through all that trouble for nothing, because of your own naivety," Viridi discussed with Pit, the two seated at a table with Kirby, who was chomping down on the Halloween cookies. He would suck all the cookies up with his gigantic mouth, but he was reprimanded from doing so. "So are you gonna put this whole Great Pumpkin thing behind you, once and for all?"
"Yeah, it's about time that I grow up and face the facts," replied Pit. "Like Cilan had told me, there's many other ways I can enjoy Halloween aside from following up some silly holiday figure, and this year, it's about time that I do just that!" Pit looked to his left, and saw Link, still in character as Heath Ledger's Joker, smiling at the angel, causing Pit to shriek like a little girl and fall out of his chair. Link must have enjoyed that a lot more than he should.
"Seriously Link, again with the Joker impersonations?" Cloud called out to his best friend; the swordsman was chilling with his girl, Aerith, when he heard Pit's girly scream. "Cool it off man, we don't need anyone to have a heart attack!"
"C'mon Cloud, even you have to admit that was funny!" retorted Link, momentarily breaking character. When is enough ever enough for the Hylian?
Link: *smiles evilly at the camera one last time* ...why so serious?