Author's Note:
Guest reviews...you know what the drill is.
"I absolutely love your fanfic. Giant two thumbs up! I do have a couple requests, if it doesn't bother you at all:
1. I know Darth Sigma requested something that could neutralize this idea (or vice versa), but can you do Snake's trial with Ace Attorney characters?
2. Crazy Hand visits the Smash Mansion.
"Once again, I absolutely adore your fanfic. Keep up the good work!"
Your first suggestion sounds awesome, and I put it into action for this installment. Your second suggestion may happen sometime down the road, I'll keep it in my suggestion box until it's ready to be put into use. Next:
"I think I have a little idea for if one girl actually wants to date with Captain Falcon but HE doesn't want girl I am talking about is Nowi from Fire looks like 12 years old,nor to mention her her and you will understand what I am talking about."
Nowi from Fire Emblem Awakening? Yeah, she looks twelve...but she's still pretty regardless. Would she go out on a date with Captain Falcon? Don't know yet. Next:
"Can u do a story where either bowser or dedede sends sonic something bad and then sonic gets to bend them to his will?"
Would I do a story about Sonic and Bowser/King Dedede? Probably not. Would I do a chapter in this story about Sonic and Bowser/King Dedede? Hopefully, if I can generate some ideas. Now we have Derick Lindsey, with a suggestion from a famous Cartoon Network series:
"...maybe in the future you can make a chapter based of the episode of Ed Edd n Eddy where everyone acts the opposite of what they would normally act due to a boomerang messing with them I feel it would be funny to see people like cloud act goofy while people like pit act serious, you don't need to though just something to think about."
Yes, that sounds PERFECT! I can see it know - Kirby being an unpleasant puffball, Luigi showing more courage than he usually does, and Marth acting more...masculine. (Always thought he acted somewhat feminine.) I shall do a chapter on this sometime after Thanksgiving. Last but not least, we have J300:
"Great chapter. A few questions...Where are the Miis? And also, why aren't the assist trophies in the mansion? Just curious. An idea before I go: what if the Shadows took over Master Hand and created Master Core? Wouldn't they kind of be like the Swarm?"
Eh, I never really cared for the Miis to be honest with you. And I would have included assist trophies in the mansion, but there would be too much chaos, and too many characters for me to juggle with. As for your idea regarding the Shadows and Master Hand...it sounds like a genius idea! Keep in mind that more Heartless species will be appearing in some manner or fashion, so keep your eyes peeled for more!
Episode 47: OBJECTION! (sorry but I just had to)
Sometimes it feels great to be at home. Home is where the heart is - it's where your deepest affections lie, it's where you want to be, it's what you hold dear to yourself.
For Snake, returning to the Smash Mansion was a bittersweet moment. He enjoys everything that the mansion has to offer - a lounge, fitness center, gaming room, etc. - but the same could not be said for the different personalities he would have to put up with, like Wario (greedy fatso whose flatulent fumes are more obnoxious than his personality), Pit (can't even count down ten without having to ask Viridi and/or Palutena what number comes after one), and Sonic (you all know what the verdict on Sonic is).
Snake, who had already went to trial for growing cocaine in the mansion's gardens and was sent to a Hawaiian prison, will now be put on trial again for breaking out of prison with the help of Bayonetta, Pit, Dark Pit, Mega Man, and R.O.B. While Bayonetta and her crew were let off of the hook - Bayonetta wooed the legal officials with her seductive nature - Snake had to go to court partly because he was a prisoner who broke out before his sentence was up.
In order to ensure Snake had a fair and swift trial, Master Hand searched vigorously for the perfect attorney that met all of his requirements - just, fair, considerate, and able to get to the point. After a few days of searching, Master Hand found the guy he wanted...
Master Hand: Finding a good attorney is not an easy task in the slightest, it's hit-or-miss. You could find an attorney that looks good on the outside, but inside is a deceiving person intent on screwing you out of money. On the flipside, you could find an attorney that's dark and brooding, and looks dangerously close to Marilyn Manson...and he's one of the best attorneys out there! For me, I'm looking for at attorney who's in-between - not too bright, but not too dumb; not too shallow, but not too deep; not too ugly, but not too attractive...Sometimes when you're doing your job, you gotta look your best.
"Can either of you boys explain why Master Hand is finding an attorney for me, when I could just do it myself?" Snake spoke with Sonic and Proto Man in the lounge. "I mean, this is MY trial, I'm supposed to do my own thing!"
"You know Master Hand is a bona fide control freak, quit acting so surprised!" said Sonic. Master Hand apparently feels that since he's the creator of the Smash universe, he has an obligation to dictate a majority of the brawler's personal lives. For instance, Robin literally had to ask the giant hand if he should start a relationship with Lucina, and Master Hand was more than quick to say yes.
"I know Master Hand is a control freak, I'm just saying that I should be able to do things by myself. I'm a grown man, after all!"
"Think you meant a grown senior citizen man," Proto Man joked with Snake, only to receive a death glare from the former spy in return. The robot held his head down, to avert his eyes from the glare.
"Mr. Snake are you here?" Isabelle entered the lounge, clipboard in hand; Snake raised his finger in the air so he could be identified. "Great news, Master Hand has found you an attorney for your trial!" One thing that should be mentioned: Snake's trial is supposed to take place later today. And now he finally has an attorney, albeit at a very impromptu time. "Here he comes!"
A black-haired man wearing a blue suit would enter the lounge, making his way towards Snake. This man wasn't alone - accompanying him was a woman with long black hair, a long purple jacket, a white dress, and some high heels. Just who are these two individuals, you might ask?
"Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey, at your service!" the blue-suited man held out his hand to Snake, who shook it with some reluctance. The former spy was already sensing a bad vibe. "Master Hand has told us about your situation and your trial, and we shall ensure that you're innocent, at whatever cost necessary!"
"With us, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, especially with Phoenix Wright at your side!" added Maya. Strangely enough, Snake trusted her more than he trusted Phoenix.
Phoenix: Never in a million, billion, trillion years would I have expected the opportunity to serve as the attorney for the legendary Solid Snake! My only gripe is that he were a tad bit younger; Master Hand told us that Snake is suffering from accelerating age, and he might act like a cranky old grandpa...I've dealt with elderly folks before, and they're the toughest kind of people to get around with!
Maya: Regardless of Snake's conduct, we must ensure that our client gets a fair and speedy trial, and that he is innocent. Master Hand claimed that Snake had done nothing wrong, but we'll just have to find out for ourselves...
"Before we can get settled before our trial, we must first find credible evidence in the relatively short timeframe that we have, if there is any evidence to begin with," stated Phoenix. "Master Hand reportedly said that your jailbreak was a 'mystical occurrence' of some sort, right Isabelle?"
"Frankly that's what he's been saying," responded the shih tzu. Is Master Hand trying to cover something up? "I've asked a few residents about Snake's escape beforehand, and one of them - Dark Pit, I believe - said that me might have some 'recollection' of what happened, but he refused to go into details."
"Dark Pit, you say?" Maya wrote down the angel's name on a notepad. "We shall interrogate with him later, looked pretty shady to me." It's not because of Dark Pit's appearance, is it? "Who else do you think we should interrogate, Phoenix?"
"Bayonetta is Snake's roommate, so we should interrogate her as well," the attorney replied. "I would also add Mewtwo and Bowser to the list, they both look like they know a little too much. Not to mention Bowser would be the type of guy that would contribute to someone breaking out of prison and all. He is a master castle builder, after all." You can go ahead and nod your head to that. "Come with us Snake, let's get to business!" Snake got up from the couch he was sitting on and followed Phoenix and Maya out of the lounge. Isabelle would leave the lounge shortly thereafter.
"Sooo...you wanna try out the new arcade game in the arcade room?" Sonic asked Proto Man, who excitedly nodded his head
Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey weren't the only Ace Attorney folks present at the mansion - one of their closest allies, Ema Fey, tagged along with the duo as a request from Link and Zelda, who wished to do something about the Shadow Heartless that infiltrated the mansion. The Hylian had seen a few Shadows pop up every now and then, with Zelda having seen a fair share of Shadows too, and they wished to expel them for good.
They wouldn't be alone however - Fox and Falco offered to be a part of the Hylians' fight against the Heartless. Keep in mind that Falco had eavesdropped on Cloud's and Aerith's discussion about the Heartless in the previous episode, so the Star Fox pilots aligning themselves with Link and Zelda must have been the avian's doing.
"Man, what is she doing in there, we ain't got all day!" an impatient Falco complained as he, Fox, and Link waited outside of the storage room for Ema, having asked Master Hand permission to use the room.
"Quit being impatient Falco, she's gonna come out of that room sooner or later," assured Fox, who was feeling impatient himself, but not as much as Falco was. "Though I could really use the bathroom right about now...but I can hold it."
Fox: Link described the Shadow creatures to us, recollecting what Cloud and Aerith had told him - they're apparently dark, shadowy creatures with antennae and yellow eyes, not to mention they have arms and legs and move about in the shadows.
Falco: Basically they're a more complex form of ants, except they don't sting, they just fight random people, or at least try to. Anyone who attempts to take someone down by tackling them is a coward in my book!
"Sorry I took so long, you guys!" Ema Skye - renowned forensics expert and a close friend of Phoenix and Maya, stepped out of the storage room, closing the door behind her. "Had to inspect most of the items present in the storage room, see what items would be useful for us...and everything had to be put back in place, otherwise Master Hand wouldn't let me hear the end of it!"
"Yeah yeah yeah, excuses, excuses..." smirked Link. "So what's your plan, how do we expel the mansion of these Shadows rummaging about?"
"First we have to find out where they're coming from, we can't go into action unless we identify the source of the problem. Where exactly have you seen the Shadows?"
"I saw a few in the gaming room, either inside the room or near the entrance," stated Zelda. Coincidentally enough, Aerith frequents the gaming room with Cloud on a timely basis. "The other places I've seen them would be the gardens and the beauty salon. Frankly I'm the only person who's been noticing these Heartless as of late."
"Bruh why would the Heartless be hanging around the beauty salon, like they're some street gang or something?" Falco questioned. These creatures, gathering together near a room most female residents visit, sounds strange in the slightest...but then again, Aerith goes to the beauty salon in a timely manner.
"Better question is: what if there are more types of Heartless, aside from the Shadows?" asked Fox. "Like bigger, stronger, faster Heartless? The mansion would be toast!" The Smash Mansion survived threats from Hades, Deoxys, Sephiroth, Dimentio, Tabuu, and Magalor and his pals, so everyone at the establishment has nothing to worry about.
"The other types of Heartless should be none of our concern right now," stated Ema, adjusting her specs. "Our number one goal is discovering the origins of the Heartless, and figure out why they're even here. Link, you did say that the Heartless were after Aerith, is that correct?"
"That's what Cloud had informed me," Link nodded his head. We'll see what Cloud's role in the Heartless situation is later on.
"I feel as if there's another reason for the Heartless being here, I just can't seem to put my finger on it...but we can find out sooner or later, right now it is imperative that we..."
"Help, help, oh some-a one help!" Luigi, came crying to Ema and company with Polterpup and Rotom trailing along, clearly in a need for help. "Strange-a creatures have infested my-a home, and they've taken Yuffie and-a Daisy with them!"
Luigi: I was at-a home, minding my own-a business and cutting my toe-a nails in my underwear in the privacy of-a my room...when I heard Daisy scream-a from downstairs. By the time-a I arrived, I saw her and-a Yuffie, carried over the backs of these-a strange humanoid creatures, with knight-a helmets and yellow eyes; a bunch of ant-a like creatures were accompanying them. Polterpup and Rotom tried-a to stop them, but to no avail, and the creatures ran-a out of my house with Daisy and Yuffie in their-a possession! This is not-a good, not good-a at all... *shakes head in utter despair*
"Luigi apparently got married to Daisy and got his own place before Mario could," Fox whispered to Ema, who refused to accept the fact that a star-studded video game character would allow his shy younger brother get married before him. "And Yuffie, you know her too, right? She has to reside at Luigi's place as a part of her house arrest for attempting to steal a cruise ship from Rio during the Olympics."
"Yuffie stealing a cruise ship, of all things?" Ema raised an eyebrow. A cruise ship sounded like something way out of Yuffie's league. "I understand that she's a thief and all, but still..."
"Rotom, Polterpup, and-a I tried chasing after these-a creatures, but they were too-a fast for us," Luigi continued. Either that, or Luigi and company were a tad too slow. "Now I don't-a know where they took-a Daisy...and Yuffie. Who knows what cruel-a things they might be doing to them!"
"Funny you should mention all of that, Link and I saw a few of the creatures you described - according to Aerith, they're called Heartless," explained Zelda. "We would be more than willing to help you locate Daisy and Yuffie, if you like."
"Splendid! Before-a we set off, let-a me get my Poltergust 5000, just in-a case!" What good would a ghost-capturing device do?
As you may have already known, Wolf lost a bet with his Star Wolf buddies - Leon, Panther, Pigma, and Andrew - and unfortunately for Wolf, all the four members mentioned won their bets, which made the mercenary on the losing end. His punishment? Having to create an original video animation, one that had to be as cute as possible. Cuteness overload, to be exact. But Wolf wouldn't be the only one doing it - for another brawler lost a bet.
After teaching Pit a lesson regarding The Great Pumpkin back in episode 45, X dared Samus to a challenge - whoever could go an entire week without inventing a new thing or upgrading anything would win the bet. Loser has to create an embarrassing video starring themselves, and Samus would find herself on the losing end of the bet, as her desire to create or refine something got the better of her. Coincidentally, her consequences for losing the bet were very much similar to Wolf's, and so the bounty hunter would team up with the mercenary to create an embarrassing OVA of cuteness together...and they needed one more person.
"Tell me why I have to be a part of this video?" Cilan asked as Samus applied some white powder to the Pokemon connoisseur's face. He was dressed up as a Willy Wonka character of sorts, complete with a top hat and a colorful suit.
"Because you were a witness when X declared the bet in the ballroom," stated Samus. "And for that, you have no choice but to be a participant in our OVA."
Wolf: My Star Wolf pals didn't give out any requirements for the original video animation, other than that it has to be anime and that it must cute to a tee. When Samus told me the bargain of her bet, she said she had to create an embarrassing video that will be aired to all the mansion residents, so we collaborated together and decided to work on the OVA out of mutual respect. Samus won't be the only person humiliating herself though, someone else will have to take the fall...
"Great, now you look great and perfect for our OVA!" Samus grinned at Cilan, doing her best to stifle her laughter. Regardless, Cilan's confidence was taking a huge hit. "Now we have to get you out of the salon!" The bounty hunter escorted the Pokemon connoisseur out of the room as the ladies - Wii Fit Trainer, Palutena, and Fiora - looked on with amused faces. Why did Samus put the powder on Cilan in the presence of others, especially women?
"Really looking great in that Willy Wonka getup, Cilan!" Wii Fit Trainer called out to the Pokemon connoisseur, making him blush. "That suit really fits you!" Wii Fit's just saying to cheer Cilan up.
Once out of the beauty salon, Samus snapped a picture of Cilan on her cellphone, for she simply couldn't let an opportunity like that slip away from her. After the deed was done, the bounty hunter grabbed Cilan's hand and headed outside, where Wolf was waiting.
"About time you two came..." the mercenary uttered once Samus and Cilan arrived...and once he saw a glimpse of Cilan, he fell back-first on the ground, laughing. "Oh man, Cilan, you look freaking ridicolous in that outfit!" Cilan blushed harder than before as Wolf was on the verge of tears. "Why Samus, why did you have to do Cilan like that?"
"Like I had already told you and several others, I refuse to be the only person in the OVA embarrassing myself," replied Samus. "Other people will be watching our creation you know, hope you're aware of that." The bounty hunter has no idea what she will be dressing up as, but it won't involve her taking her suit off.
"Hey, as long as I'm only directing the video and I'm not in it, then it's all good," Wolf said as he got up from the ground. He then pulled out a digital camera, making sure that it was in the correct setting. "So have you come up with any ideas with what we're gonna do? Cute and embarrassing are very vague qualifications if you ask me, what exactly is cute and embarrassing in your book?"
"The caramelldansen dance is very cute, and so are kittens!" Cilan blurted out, receiving glances from Samus and Wolf. "Excuse me for wanting to help out..." The connoisseur kept his mouth shut.
"I suppose we could go forth with what Cilan said, the caramelldansen dance is very embarrassing to do," Samus agreed with Cilan, something she never thought she would have done, ever. "And with Cilan at my side, it probably won't feel so bad..."
Cilan: First saw the caramelldansen dance online, reenacted by many Pokemon such as Lucario, Absol, Espon, Pikachu, and pretty much any Pokemon that's not located in the Unova region. I thought that dance was honestly one of the greatest things I've ever seen...and then I saw a video of me, Chili, and Cress doing the caramelldansen. Still think of the dance as cute, but after seeing that video...I don't know if I should like or dislike the dance. I'm a bit torn.
"Alright then, so it's settled, we'll do the stupid caramelldansen dance, and we'll have cats in the background," confirmed Wolf. "What we need to do is find a green screen for our background, and for you, Samus, to find an outfit..."
"I think I KNOW what I need to do," Samus frowned at Wolf, nearly making him wet his pants. She has been applying what she had learned from that John Marston book (go back to episode seven if you don't remember) very well.
With the Heartless still lurking about the mansion, Cloud wanted to do whatever possible to keep his girlfriend Aerith from harm. So he had to do what he had to do...he quarantined the flower girl in her room, safe and sound. He was in Aerith's room with the flower girl's roommate, Mario, who was getting a head start on his to-do list for Christmas. Advertisements for the jolly holiday have already started, weeks before America could cut the turkey on Thanksgiving, so Mario thought that he might as well join in on the early Christmas craze, somewhat.
"Cloud would you mind-a looking for a Christmas tree anytime-a soon?" the plumber asked the swordsman, who was leaning against a wall with his arms folded while Aerith wrote in a personal journal of hers.
"Only if no one else is available for the job," responded Cloud, willing to get a Christmas tree for the mansion. He vividly remembers lending a helping hand in setting up a Christmas tree, with Snake's encouragement. "You want a big Christmas tree, the tallest of its kind, is that what you're looking for?"
"Precisely, the tree must-a compliment the large-a size of the mansion. A small tree will-a do no good!" One thing Cloud simply cannot forget is getting a star to put on top of the Christmas tree - Robin and Ganondorf, who were tasked with finding a Christmas tree last year, forget to get a star, and were silly enough to ask if Luma could serve as the star.
"This will be the first time I'll ever celebrate Christmas - I heard that in this one world, everyone celebrates Christmas throughout the entire year!" Aerith exclaimed, making Cloud and Mario ever more suspicious about the flower girl. "But only in one town - in the other town, the citizens only celebrate Halloween, and they do so on a yearly basis!"
"A world that only has-a two towns?" Mario found this information hard to decipher, and Cloud, Aerith's love interest, was finding this factoid even harder to fathom.
Cloud: I have been staying with Aerith in her room for the longest now, and the stuff that comes out of her mouth scares me - talking about some talking duck selling sea-salt ice cream, a wizard who can cast magic spells, and a Winnie The Pooh storybook that warps you inside the actual story itself. Hopefully Aerith didn't try out any of the cocaine Snake was growing in the gardens, if she did, then that would perfectly explain the zany stories she's been telling me to Mario and I.
"Yes, only two towns exist in this particular world - and the Christmas-themed town is ruled by Santa Claus!" Aerith continued. "Or at least that's what they told me about their adventures..." Who is this "they" that Aerith speaks of? Mario and Cloud had to find out immediately.
"'They' must be people that we don't even know, I'm assuming," said Cloud, with more questions ever on his mind.
"But you know them Cloud, you've met them before - why in fact, you even fought against them, and with them as well!" Again, Cloud was perplexed, and caught off-guard. The questions just keeping piling up! "Especially in that battle of a thousand Heartless, when you also fought along with Leon Squall!"
"Funny you should mention that, but I've never met Leon in person before." Cloud has always wanted to meet Leon, but he's not making such a big deal about it, he'll just meet him whenever he gets the chance.
"Of course you have Cloud, you did met Leon before...oh silly me, the Cloud I know is from the same dimension as I. Sorry for getting things messed up!" Aerith would flash a smile as Mario and Cloud looked at one another with concerned looks. How long will this last?
Before they could set off for Snake's trial, Phoenix and Maya wished to interrogate a few brawlers, to see if any of them knew about the former spy's jailbreak (even though you peeps know who was responsible). Dark Pit was the first to be interrogated, and the interrogation took place in a dark room, with the angel sitting in a chair and Phoenix and Maya flashing the light on him.
"You look like a pretty suspicious guy in general, Dark Pit, what with the dark attire and all..." Phoenix said with his arms crossed, as he walked back and forth, before pointing his finger accusingly at the doppelganger in famous "Objection!" fashion. "What do you know about Snake breaking out from prison?"
"...that he broke out of prison and returned to the mansion?" answered Dark Pit. He honestly didn't have that big of a role in Snake's jailbreak, aside from breaking the prison bars. "That's all the information I can give ya...
"Don't lie to me you cretin, I know you have more secret information up your sleeve!" Phoenix slapped Dark Pit silly, channeling his inner Dr. Mario. "I can just tell by your cocky smirk that you're withholding something, speak up or forever hold your piece!"
Dark Pit: *folding his arms* Oh yeah, of course I know everything that transpired in Snake's jailbreak, once I was spat out of Kirby's mouth...but I'm not telling a single person, especially Phoenix or Maya. You'll see why eventually.
After being unable to pry any more answers out of Dark Pit, Phoenix called in the next person on the interrogation list - Mewtwo, the Psychic Pokemon, and the most easily irritated person in the mansion by far. Don't expect his meeting with Phoenix and Maya to be a rousing success.
"You're by all accounts a psychic-type Pokmeon, which means that you know almost everything that happens and such," Maya said to Mewtwo, who was already feeling bothered and ready to unleash Psystrike on the interrogators before him. "So you must have known about Snake's jailbreak when it happened."
"You must be terribly informed, Master Hand claims to be the one who knows every little thing, and every single event that happens in the universe," retorted Mewtwo. "But what do I know, I don't control the Smash universe, I'm just a lousy legendary Pokemon created by man..."
"Throwing others under the bridge, a useful tactic for keeping in information!" Phoenix accusingly pointed at Mewtwo. The Psychic Pokemon just stared at Phoenix; he would use Shadow Ball on the attorney, but he knew better than to attack someone who's in the legal system. "Spit out what you know, you craven!"'
"I have absolutely no time for this..." Mewtwo teleported away from the room, and Phoenix growled in anger as he slammed his fist on a desk. Except that there was no desk in sight, so the attorney essentially slammed his fist on thin air.
The last person to be interrogated was Bowser, and like Dark Pit and Mewtwo who had came before him, the Koopa King had some important matters to take care of.
"Can we hurry up with this meeting, I'm not yet finished with giving Morton a day's worth of spankings for beating me up two weeks ago!" frowned Bowser. Okay, so his business may not be that important, considering it involves the Koopalings being disciplined. Bowser can really have his hands full with those rascals.
"Likely story, King Bowser, we all know what you were really up to...bribing the prison officials to cover up Snake's jailbreak!" Phoenix accusingly pointed his finger yet again. "You would be the most likely person to do such a thing!"
"Pfft, I had nothing to do with Snake breaking out of prison, no thing whatsoever! But thanks for suggesting the whole bribing prison officials thing, I'll remember to do that whenever I get sent to jail!" Bowser wrote down Phoenix's "suggestion" on a readily pulled-out notepad.
Bowser: Only went to jail just one time during my time as a villain - Peach had filed a restraining order against me, and I was arrested and sent to jail for "violating" the order! Like I was supposed to know I wasn't allowed to be in the same building as Peach!
"Thank you for your services, King Bowser," Maya thanked the Koopa King; Bowser grumpily got up from his seat and exited the room, passing by Snake as he went his way out. "Sorry Snake, but we can't seem to..."
"No, no, it's fine, it's all good, can't fault the both of you for trying," said Snake, holding a mug in his hand. "My trial starts in an hour or so, so we oughta hurry over there before anything bad happens." Just then, Pit scampered inside the room, and caught his breath after coming to a halt.
"You...got a trial...coming up...right?" the angel asked Snake, who nodded his head in curiosity. "Do you...and Phoenix...and Maya...mind if I come along?" Snake, Phoenix, and Maya all exchanged looks with one another, wondering why Pit wanted to tag along all of a sudden. Keep in mind that Pit had a role in Snake's jailbreak, and he was never interrogated...hold on to that bit of information while you can.
"Look kid, I have Maya with me, and if I have her, then I'm all set for any trial I have to do," assured Phoenix, wishing Pit would go away and leave him, Maya, and Snake alone. "So why don't you go and play with your silly little bow, and let us professional adults handle this?"
"Two heads are better than one, amirite? Therefore, I should be your secondary assistant during the trial, and I can bring Snake to justice!" Phoenix stroked his chin, contemplating bringing Pit on board. One look of the angel and the attorney could tell that he was a goofball - but he could prove to be a very useful and needy goofball, in times of need.
"Will you follow instructions and listen to everything I tell you?" Phoenix asked Pit, who happily nodded his head. "And are you a good at organizing, can I trust you to organize everything and ensure everything is in order?" Pit nodded again. "Good, because that's what Maya is really good for during trials! Welcome on board, Pit my boy!" Maya glared down Phoenix with her arms folded as Phoenix shook Pit's hand. What good would Pit be at Snake's trial? Only time will tell...
Sonic and Proto Man waited patiently in the arcade room as Mr. Game and Watch added on the finishing touches to the new arcade machine containing the new arcade game, Shovel Knight. Yes, the blue knight was getting is own arcade game, exclusively for the Smash Mansion.
"I'm so excited man, I can't contain it!" Sonic exclaimed after Mr. Game and Watch was done with the arcade machine. "We've been anticipating playing this bad boy for days, and we're gonna be the first two to ever try it out!"
Proto Man: Shovel Knight is, by nature, a two-player game, but since I don't really trust Sonic that much, we are gonna make the one-player mode two-player - I'll move Shovel Knight around, while Sonic does the attacking and the digging and all that good stuff. Our only issue would probably be Sonic using command buttons at the least expected and necessary times...
Sonic and Proto Man stepped forward to play the Shovel Knight game for the first time, but their opportunity to be the first to play the arcade game was suddenly dashed when Ryu beat them to it, stepping in front of the arcade machine and inserting a coin before starting a new game.
"Yo, Ryu just beat us to that arcade game, no fair!" frowned Proto Man, wishing to use his Charge Shot on the kung fu fighter. "Has he ever even played an arcade game before in his entire life?" Considering Ryu hails from a franchise renowned for arcade games, there's definitely a possibility the fighter has.
"No matter, we're not doing down without a fight!" vowed Sonic. "No way we're gonna let that man Ryu hog the arcade machine! Come with me, I got a plan!" Sonic led Proto Man to another part of the room, as King Dedede, apparently in charge of the arcade room (only temporarily), approached Ryu, followed by his Waddle Dees, and spotted the Shovel Knight arcade machine and marveled at it.
"Oooooh, Shovel Knight, always wanted to play that game!" the fat penguin rubbed his hands in classic Montgomery Burns fashion, albeit in a non-creepy way. "Do you mind if I take a crack at it after you're done?" At that moment, Ryu had somehow died (in the game's opening moments, nonetheless) and ultimately gave up.
"Drat, couldn't even make it past the first and most basic level!" the kung fu fighter grunted, walking away and collecting his dignity. "Go ahead and play that game, you can't possibly be any worse than me!" A few moments after Ryu had left...
"Hey Ryu, Chun-li just called the mansion's house phone a minute ago, and she wanted to know if you wanted...to go on a date with her..." Sonic said as he and Proto Man returned, before trailing off when he found King Dedede now playing the Shovel Knight game. So much for playing the game now; Dedede is a very difficult person to stop or refrain from doing something. Tell him not to eat the cookies from the cookie jar, and the penguin will do it anyways.
"Yeah buddy, I love me some gems!" King Dedede grinned as the Waddle Dees stood by, acting as miniature bodyguards for Dedede. Any person that came across their way would pay the price...a cute and cuddly price, due to the cuteness and ineffectiveness of the Waddle Dees.
"First Ryu and now Dedede, when are we gonna get our turn?" asked a now angry Proto Man. Wouldn't it hurt to just ask nicely, rather than scheming?
Zelda: Luigi has been a nervous wreck - he won't stop fretting over Daisy's whereabouts, and contemplating whether or not she's still alive. Only way we could calm him down is by mentioning the one time he got pantsed by Wario on April Fool's day, and bringing it up always makes him blush. He may feel embarrassed, even more so in front of Ema Skye, but we would take embarrassed and humiliated over being a worry wart anytime.
Link, Zelda, Fox, Falco, Ema Skye, Luigi, Rotom, and Polterpup were on the search for Daisy and Yuffie, who had been abducted by the Heartless. The group searched high and low for the two ladies, but no sign of them whatsoever.
"Luigi, didn't you say that the you saw Heartless that wore helmets?" Fox asked the plumber out of curiosity. "Would you mind giving us a description of what they looked like, and how they acted?"
"The Heart-a less that you speak of were-a humanoid creatures, with giant claws-a and a heart emblem-a on their chest," described Luigi, recollecting what he saw going down in the living room of his home. "Strong enough to carry Daisy and-a Yuffie out through my home..." Yuffie might be a pushover, but Daisy? She's pretty easy to carry around. Luigi had no problem lifting her up at his wedding, so he shouldn't be talking.
"Isn't that them over there?" Ema pointed to several muscular beings in body suits causing havoc in a nearby park. They were also wearing knight helmets. "They totally fit your description!"
"That's-a them alright, I can tell by their yellow eyes!" frowned Luigi, donning his Poltergust. "You guys stay-a here, I'll take-a care of this!" Luigi rushed into action, and Link, Zelda, Fox, and Falco, not wanting Luigi to do things by himself, joined in on the fight as Ema watched. Right before boredom could take over the forensics expert, her phone rang, and it was a call from Phoenix.
"Hello Phoenix, what's up?" Ema answered the call as Luigi and company continued to do their thing. Some more helmet-wearing heartless popped up every time one was defeated, and it was becoming quite taxing on the fighters.
"Oh hey Ema, just wanted to let you know that Maya and I are heading off to Snake's trial, and Pit for whatever reason is coming with us," Phoenix's voice emitted from the phone. "Says he wants to be involved in bringing Snake justice...anyways, Jacky Bryant had gotten off from his shift at some car dealership, and he's driving us to the courthouse, so I'll see you later. Wish me and Maya, as well as Snake and...Pit, I guess, the best!"
"Will do, I'll see you all later! Goodbye!" Ema promptly ended the phone call, just when Luigi and company took care of the Heartless.
"Piece of cake, those Heartless were no problem!" Falco cockily smirked as he stretched out his arm - only to crack it in the process. "Ouch man, why does this stuff always happen to me?!" Such moments are one of the many reasons most people assume karma exists.
Falco: *holding his arm in pain* The Heartless we took on were no slouch, they just kept punching and doing roundhouse kicks...bunch of Jackie Chan wannabes. Perhaps the lone cool thing about them was their heart insignia, and the helmets they wore.
Just when everyone thought the Heartless were taken care of, a few more helmet-wearing Heartless were on the horizon, running off to places unknown.
"Maybe if we follow the Heartless, they'll lead us to where Daisy and Yuffie may be," assumed Link, and everyone did just that, as they followed the Heartless to whatever destination they're headed.
Back at the mansion, King Dedede was still playing the Shovel Knight arcade game, with the Waddle Dees guarding the king although these lovable creates could be taken out very easily with little to no effort at all. Sonic and Proto Man schemed together to get Dedede away from the arcade machine, but as they were doing so...
"Hey King Dedede, can I play that new arcade game when you're done?" Zero approached the fat penguin to ask him this question. "Wanted to get some time in playing a few arcade games, and I want a crack at the new Shovel Knight game before I go back to work in the workshop, if you don't mind."
"In that case, go right on ahead!" King Dedede, in seemingly an act of breaking character, stepped away from the arcade machine, allowing Zero to play it. "You can just pick off from where I left off, got you in a great position!"
"Thanks Dedede, that is very...uncharacteristic of you to do that." Zero walked over to the Shovel Knight arcade machine, and when he unpaused the game...Shovel Knight into a pit of spikes, losing a life in the process. Zero then glared at King Dedede, who was pointing and laughing at the robot.
"Ha ha ha, you fell for it, a maroon you are!" While King Dedede laughed, Sonic and Proto Man returned to the arcade room, both carrying a pile of food, and grew angry yet again when they saw Zero playing the Shovel Knight game, starting a new game. "Ooooh some name grub, thanks!" King Dedede saw a salty Sonic and Proto Man carrying the food in their hands, and scarfed it down like a madman. That bird is made for eating contests.
"Back to square one again..." Sonic seethed as Dedede continue to scarf down on the food vigorously. How much longer until the fat penguin makes his stomach implode?
Wolf, Samus, and Cilan were ready to shoot their original animated video - much to the chagrin of Samus and Cilan. The three were in the green screen room, where Donkey Kong and Red the Pokemon trainer were present - and Red was looking seven years older.
Red: I feel twenty-three years old right now, and according to Dr. Toadley, I won't stop aging until next Friday, the day in which Toadley predicted I will be thirty years of age. Due to me becoming an adult, I would be unable to do the things I would usually do as a child, like playing Pokemon games all day long and going on the playgrounds...granted I could still do those things, but doing them as an adult would arguably be strange.
"Let's hurry up with this stupid OVA so we can get it over with for good," Wolf said to Cilan (still dressed up as a Willa Wonka character) and Samus (wearing a cowboy hat), both individuals standing in front of a green screen. The humilation inside the both of them was already building. "You boys ready to go?" Wolf then looked over to Donkey Kong (wielding a boombox) and Red (wielding a laptop for the OVA's cat background).
"Ready when you are!" Donkey Kong gave an empathetic thumbs up, while Red nodded his head. "Gotta make sure I got the right tune and...yes, we're all set!"
"Good, now let's get this done. Three...two...one...ACTION!" At the command of Wolf's voice, Donkey Kong started playing the caramelldansen song (a song that may be nostalgic to you, depending on how old you are and/or when you first discovered YouTube), and once the song started, Samus and Cilan began the (in)famous dance, having to act as smiley as possible because no one frowns while during the caramelldansen.
"Do you mind if you watch over the laptop while I go away for a minute?" Red asked Donkey Kong, and the gorilla happily obliged. Red got up and walked towards the entrance to the green screen room, standing near a wall and silently snickering to himself. Just a short little sneak peak of what Samus and Cilan will be expecting when they shove their beloved OVA to everyone... (Wolf would be relatively unaffected, since he filmed the OVA rather than being in it.)
Zero was still playing the Shovel Knight game, and it looked like he would be playing for a long time, exactly what Sonic and Proto Man expected. However, they weren't expecting the Inklings to approach Zero, wanting to play the Shovel Knight game as well.
"Is that the new Shovel Knight arcade game Master Hand was talking about?" asked the female Inkling. Knowing Master Hand, he must have gotten that Shovel Knight arcade machine so he could charge the residents and use the money collected towards his Lamborghini Veneno. Every little cent counts!
"Yup, it sure is, it's just as great as everyone's been saying," replied Zero, and a moment later, he lost his last life, resulting in a game over. "Looks like I'm down for the count...you kids wanna try this game out? I'm very sure you'll both enjoy it!"
"Of course we wanna try it out, I've been waiting for this moment the entire week!" the male Inkling exclaimed as Zero stepped out of the way, allowing the Inklings to play the Shovel Knight game. The female Inkling inserted a coin in the arcade machine, and started a two-player game - not a one-player game, which Sonic and Proto Man would have done, and there's no denying that Sonic repeatedly talked Proto Man into doing it.
Male Inkling: We both met Shovel Knight when he came over to fix the mansion's plumbing problem (started by none other than Wario, for many obvious reasons). What we liked the most about him was the way he talked, like he was from medieval times!
Female Inkling: He is from medieval times, genius...with that being said, where the heck does he live?
Male Inkling: *folds his arms* I'm confident he has a pimped-out royal condo somewhere in Britain...
The Inklings were getting into the thick of things with the Shovel Knight game when Sonic and Proto Man returned with Ness, the three holding a giant bucket of water. The three were supposed to throw this water over Zero, causing him to malfunction and make him unable to play anymore, but now it seemed like their plan was derailed yet again.
"You know, we could make the Inklings go away by dousing this water over them, then they'll have to go and dry their clothes," Ness said to Sonic and Proto Man, making this suggestion for two reasons only - 1) so the water wouldn't be wasted, and 2) because the teen wished to get away from Sonic and Proto Man and resume his baseball practice with Lucas in the backyard.
"Yeah, good thinking Ness, let's give it a try!" said Proto Man, and so the three went forth with the plan - they dumped water on the Inklings, making sure not to get any liquid on the arcade machine. Doing so by accident would have really set back Sonic's and Proto Man's plan by tenfold. And how did the Inklings react?
You honestly think throwing water on us would stop us from playing?" the female Inkling snorted. "Gotta try harder than that!"
"Well, at least we didn't get any water on the arcade machine," Ness smiled nervously as Sonic threw the empty bucket on the floor, like NFL player Rob Gronkowski spiking a football on the football field. One of the few touchdown celebration you could do nowadays...
"...and then Cid brought us over from Traverse Town to a place called Hollow Bastion, which had a beautiful castle," Aerith told another story from her dimension, as Mario and Cloud listened very closely. "The world had the prettiest castle - it even came with a library! How wonderful is that?"
"Our-a library is much better," Mario murmured out of clear bias. Does Hollow Bastion's library come with a set of computers, a revolving door, and an access to a lift stop? No, no, and...well, there's one thing Hollow Bastion's library has that the mansion's library doesn't.
"So there are apparently two different versions of Cid..." Cloud stroked his chin. Keep in mind that a Cid has always been present since Final Fantasy II, but Cloud learned that the Cid he knows also has an alternate dimension counterpart. "Anything else that we should know?"
"Yuffie and Leon also came along for the ride; they were involved in the fight against the Heartless." Now Yuffie and Leon (a.k.a. Squall Leonhart) have an alternate dimension counterpart. Sooner or later, Mario and Cloud will learn that they aren't the only ones...
Doc Louis: You askin' me if I had seen any Heartless rummaging around the mansion lately? Boy, I don't even know what a Heartless is! Unless you're talking about a heartless person. The only heartless person I've ever known was the lone woman I've ever dated in my life; I thought she liked me up until the moment when she called me out for my chocolate obsession and said that I was a weirdo for treating chocolate bars like sentimental beings...in front of my own parents, when I introduced her to them for the first time! No one, and I mean NO ONE, insults their lover in front of their lover's parents and expects to get away with it! So I did what I had to do...I broke up with her in the presence of my parents, and she just marched out of my parents' house acting all salty! Bet she was crying after the breakup...like how my parents were crying when I moved out of the basement of their house months after the incident.
"Who else was involved in this fight against the Heartless?" asked Cloud; Aerith would count with her fingers as the names came pouring into her head. "You know what, I'll just ask you at a later time, don't feel like waiting for an answer..." Cloud and Mario needed an answer right away.
"In addition to the Heartless, we also had to go up against another evil force...a villainous group known as the Organization XIII," Aerith said this with fear and trepidation in her eyes. "They wear long black undercoats, and their goal is to collect hearts. They have have been defeated, but I fear that they're still around somewhere, working towards their goal..."
"So basically they're-a like the Ku Klux-a Klan, except they wear black-a coats instead of white-a robes and they go after everyone rather than-a minorities," stated Mario, receiving a dubious look from Mario. A very questionable analysis.
"...yes, I suppose you could say that. However, the Organization XIII are far more dangerous than the Ku Klux Klan, more dangerous than any group of individuals you could ever think of. They're not the ones to be taken lightly by any means..."
"Court is now in session!" the Judge from the Ace Attorney series, who unfortunately doesn't have a name yet, struck his gavel against a sound block, commencing the start of Snake's trial as everyone sat down in the courtroom. The Judge sat at his judge bench, Snake and Phoenix sat at the defendant's table, the jury sat at the jury box, and the spectators sat in the spectators seats. And guess who sat at the plaintiff table? Dr. Light's former friend and arch-enemy Dr. Albert W. Wily, who was looking healthy and fine although he had been infected by the Roboneza disease.
Maya: It had been brought to our attention that Dr. Wily is apparently the owner of the prison that Snake was imprisoned at. How he's alive despite the rumors about his death spiraling out of hand is quite remarkable; the Roboneza disease should have taken care of him for good. Unless...
"So, Dr. Wily, who's somehow alive for some reason..." Phoenix paced back and forth in the courtroom after the proceedings were done, still in disbelief that Dr. Wily was alive and doing well. "You claim that Snake broke out of your prison in which you apparently own...true or not true?"
"It is indeed true, and he wasn't the only person involved!" replied Dr. Wily, sporting his trademark evil grin. Not the kind of evil grin that would give you nightmares. "Is it too early to call someone to the witness table? Why not...that kid with the wings?" He pointed at Pit, who was idly standing by with Maya.
"I believe he was pointing at you," the angel whispered to Maya, before several prosecutors grabbed Pit and dragged him to the witness stand, where he was front and center. Being a witness was something Pit least expected to happen.
"According to Dr. Wily, who had reviewed the prison tapes following Snake's breakout, you were seen along with a few others assisting the prisoner in his escape!" the Judge said to Pit, who was nervously biting his nails. "What do you have to say for yourself, young man?" Pit looked to his left, and then to his right, wondering what he should say, when a light bulb flashed over his head.
"How do you know it was me; for all we know, the guy you saw in the security footage could have been a doppelganger, a fake!" the angel gave his witness testimony, resulting in a collective gasp from the crowd.
"Blasphemous, I know it was you, don't even try to cover your behind!" growled Dr. Wily, slamming his fists on the table. "You, and that witch, and that robot, and of course, my arch-enemy Mega Man - you were all there!"
"Settle down there Dr. Wily, we have yet to hear what Phoenix Wright has to say about this," the Judge said, before turning his attention to the famous attorney. "So what do you have to say, Mr. Wright, was Pit telling the truth or did he really break Snake out of prison?"
Before Phoenix could answer, two prosecutors came into the courtroom from the jury room, both mysteriously holding an unconscious Daisy and Yuffie in their arms. Suddenly shock and fear would overcome the entire courtroom when the prosecutors turned into Heartless - the helmet-wearing kind. Several more Heartless soon flooded the courtroom, leading to even more panic.
Security Guard: *guarding the doorway to the courtroom* Lots of screaming from the courtroom...really wanna go inside, but I gotta stay out here and guard the doors at all costs...could really kill for a doughnut though...
"Everyone settle down, this will all be resolved quickly!" the Judge warned the panicky crowd. And he was right - the situation would be resolved, when several laser shots were fired at the Heartless, defeating them in the process. Fox and Falco appeared through the jury doors wielding their blasters, and Luigi, Link, Zelda, and Ema Skye would show up as well, having followed the Heartless to this very destination. The Judge was flabbergasted, much like everyone else, but Phoenix sought to find reason in Snake's trial, and he found the most opportune evidence he needed to bail out Snake.
"As you all had just seen, those creatures you have seen were able to turn into human beings, thereby proving they were capable of shape-shifting abilities," the attorney said, picking up the trial's pace. "Which means...those same creatures must shape-shifted into Pit and the others, and under their aliases, broke Snake out of prison, against his will! Isn't that right Snake?" Snake, although he knew the testimony Phoenix gave was untrue, nodded his head, not wanting to put the attorney in hot water. "So in order to find out whoever's in charge of the creatures, we must call someone to the witness table...why not Link, the famed hero of Hyrule?" Phoenix pointed at the Hylian.
"Why me, why do I have to be a witness?" Link frowned, as Luigi, Zelda, Fox, Falco, and Ema did their best to bring Daisy and Yuffie back to their consciousness. And there's your reason for why Link has to give a witness testimony. "It always has to be me, doesn't it..." the Hylian grumbled as he trudged his way to the witness stand, giving Pit some time to return to his post with Maya.
"So, Link what's-yer-last-name, you have valiantly fought many creatures in the past, some more stronger than others..." Phoenix paced back and forth at the defendants table, stroking his chin ever so thoughtfully. "Do you know anything about the creatures that you followed into this courtroom?"
"Yes I certainly do, seen a few of them pop up every now and then at my residence, the Smash Mansion. I have no idea where they're coming from, or who their leader or commander is..."
"That is the information we need to know, who is their leader? How do we find out, why don't we ask our plaintiff...Dr. Wily!" Phoenix pointed at Dr. Wily, who nervously looked around. When the chips are down, the robot inventor has no idea how to wiggle his way out of trouble.
Security Guard: The screaming has died down, which is good...but I really want a doughnut...now my stomach's grumbling... *clutches stomach*
"Dr. Wily, you were once infected with the Roboneza disease, a highly contiguous disease especially for humans..." said Phoenix, as the sweat came pouring down Dr. Wily's face like a waterfall. "...by all accounts, you should have been dead! Yet here you are, still alive, and owning a prison in Hawaii of all places...how did you return to full health again, after battling a fatal disease?"
"Because I was never really sick to begin with, I survived the Roboneze disease like it was nothing!" declared Dr. Wily, doing his evil laugh. Much like his evil grin, it won't give you nightmares of any sort. "I'm practically immortal, nothing can stop me..."
"OBJECTION!" At long last, Phoenix shouted his his trademark phrase, pointing accusingly at Dr. Wily who sat back in his seat. "You never survived the Roboneza disease, you had died in the hospital...and then you came back, like nothing ever happened! It's because you had made a deal with the devil...the devil known as the Organization XIII!"
A collective gasp in the courtroom transpired yet again. No one really knew who the Organization XIII was or what they do or where they originated, but just hearing that name could send chills down anyone's spine.
"What is this thing wrapped around your neck?" Phoenix stormed over to Dr. Wily, grabbing a heart amulet from around the robot inventor's neck. The heart looked oddly familiar to Link and company. "If you look closely, you can see that the heart insignia on this amulet is similar to the insignia on the humanoid Heartless! That would mean that the Organization XIII came to Dr. Wily in the hospital in his dying days, and in exchange for a large piece of his health back, they also gave this wretched man control over the Heartless - the Heartless that disguised themselves as Pit and company and broke him out of prison!" Whispers filled up the courtroom as Dr. Wily bit his nails, Phoenix was really throwing him under the bus. "But why would Dr. Wily command the Heartless to break Snake out of his prison for? It's simple, really - Snake's bail was ridiciously high, according to the documentation Maya and I gathered, and with no one willing to pay Snake's bail, it was up to Dr. Wily to pay it off - and he ordered the Heartless to break the retired FOXHOUND agent out of prison just so he wouldn't have to do so!"
"We will now have the jury decide Dr. Wily's fate," the Judge announced as the foreperson stood up, clearing his throat.
"After taking into account everything that was said, from Phoenix Wright's testimony to the testimonies of our two witnesses, we have declared Dr. Albert W. Wily...guilty!" the foreperson announced, and right on cue, the Judge slammed his gavel, before ordering the prosecutors to come and arrest Dr. Wily. It was a victory for Snake, and a loss for the evil robot genius.
Phoenix: The Organization XIII? Had no idea they existed until Pit told me about them on our ride to the courthouse. Aerith told him everything about this organization, talking about how they could control the Heartless and stuff.
Maya: My best guess is that Aerith told him this information because she knew that Pit would too stupid enough to pass the information to anyone else. Who would have thought that Aerith would be a savior in Snake's trial...
Pit: The only reason I came to the trial was to prevent the Judge and several others from learning the real truth about Snake's jailbreak, so I guess I did a pretty nifty job, if I do say so myself... *folds arms behind his head* You can call me, "Pit...Something, Ace Witness!" Nah, that doesn't really roll off of the tongue...
"Solid Snake, for the lack of a better name, you have now been declared...innocent, in the name of the law!" the Judge declared after the final court proceedings. Snake cheered as he did a leap for joy before giving Phoenix a bro hug. Phoenix's best friend, Larry Butz, has given him these kinds of hugs before.
"Three cheers for Solid Snake!" exclaimed Jacky Bryant, who served as one of the spectators. "Hip hip..." No response whatsoever. "I said...hip hip..." Still no response, prompting Jacky to throw his arms up in the air. Will someone tell Jacky that nobody does that kind of cheers in a courtroom setting?
"Ugh, what happened, and how did I get here of all places?" Daisy finally awoke, and analyzed her surroundings, and once she saw Luigi smiling at her... "Oh there you are Luigi, never thought I would have seen you again!" The princess gave the plumber a hug, squeezing him tight.
"Can't...breathe..." wheezed Luigi, as Daisy released her hold. "I'm-a glad that you're in-a one piece, I've been-a worried about you this whole-a time!"
"Ow, my aching head..." Yuffie woke up afterwards, sensing her surroundings. "Is this some sort of dream? Why am I in a courtroom of all places? I'm not being put on trial, am I?" Being put on trial would turn this so-called dream into a utter nightmare!
"Once we return to the mansion, we're doing as much research on this Organization XIII as possible," Ema quietly whispered to Zelda, before preparing herself to ask the following question: "You wouldn't mind if I stick around just for a bit longer, do you?"
"I'm sure we can work something out..." Zelda said, hoping Master Hand could keep Ema around.
After what may have been an eternity, the Inklings were done playing the Shovel Knight arcade game, after losing their last life. That meant Sonic and Proto Man could finally the game, after much time spent scheming and waiting.
"Aw yeah, been waiting for this moment the entire day!" Sonic exclaimed as he and Proto Man stepped towards the arcade machine...only to stop when the arcade room doors burst open and an exhausted Samus trudged towards the Shovel Knight arcade machine.
"Look I understand that you boys are dying to play that game, but hear me out just this once," the bounty hunter said to Sonic and Proto Man, a deadpan glare very much prevalent in her visage. "But I had to go through torture today - I had to do the freaking caramelldansen dance with Cilan for almost an hour and a half, and I'm exhausted, and I need something to cool down. So if you let me play the new Shovel Knight game, I'll leave you two alone and you can continue the rest of your day, in peace. Capiche?"
Wolf: Most OVAs tend to last for an hour or so, so I decided to ante up the stakes and make our OVA an hour and a half. Kinda explains how I got my spleen ruptured at the hands of Samus - thankfully no hospital visit was necessary.
"I...suppose...you can play," Sonic stepped aside, and Proto Man would do the same. "We can always play tomorrow, the arcade machine will still be there!" Samus suddenly grew content as she made her way towards the Shovel Knight arcade machine, feeling satisfied. It's not that often the bounty hunter felt that way.
"Looks like we kinda learned a valuable lesson today," Proto Man said to Sonic as the two exited the arcade room...while Samus inserted her blaster into the arcade machine's coin slot, turning the arcade machine into a supercomputer with the screen saying, "TARGET:X". Uh oh, looks like X now has a target on his back...
"Snake is now a free man!" Phoenix entered Mario's room to announce this to Mario, Cloud, and Aerith, with Maya at his side. "I don't know exactly how I did it, but thanks to Pit and maybe perhaps Link, I saved Snake from heading back to prison!"
"Well that's quite-a remarkable of you Phoenix," smiled Mario, wondering how Snake was innocent and why the former spy even needed an attorney in the first place, considering he was a part of the jailbreak at hand. "Wouldn't have never doubted-a you for a second!" Suddenly Phoenix's phone rang, and he saw that it was a call from Ema Skye.
"Just wanted to let you know that Master Hand is allowing me to stay at the mansion for a certain period of time," Ema said after she and Phoenix exchanged greetings and whatnot. "Gonna be doing some stuff about the Heartless, and then move on to bigger things...like the Organization XIII." At that moment, Aerith nervously gulped. How did Ema find out? (You already know the answer.) You've heard of them, right?"
"To a certain extent, I do," replied Phoenix, making Aerith even more nervous. Even he knows about the Organization! "I hope you can make the most of your time at the mansion, I know this Heartless thing has hardly anything to do with forensics, but I know you'll get the job done. Talk to you later!"
Once Phoenix and Ema exchanged goodbyes, Phoenix hung up his phone and placed it back in his pocket. Today was a job well done for the famous attorney.
However, the same couldn't be said for Dr. Wily, as he marched down the hall of a prison to his cell, being walked by prosecutors. On his way to said cell, a hooded figure wearing a black coat watched from afar, his arms folded. No, this wasn't some mage who got lost in a prison - this was someone from the infamous Organization XIII, who had somehow found his way to this very universe.
"We shall be speaking with him later..." the hooded fellow uttered as a dark corridor appeared behind him, and he walked through it to places unknown.
Just who was this Organization XIII, and what business do they have here?