Author's Note:
It's been a long time coming, but it's finally happening...this chapter will mark the first time Kamui ever appears in this story. She could have appeared much sooner, but frankly I never used the Kamui-related suggestions from the reviewers, so if you wanted to see Kamui in Smash Life, prepare to have your day made. Keep in mind that this chapter is mostly linear (the chapter was written in akin to the first chapter of the story) as it is mainly focused on Kamui.
In the 52nd chapter, I had told you readers to save any suggestions until the 53rd chapter or so, and just as I figured, some of you went ahead and gave a suggestion, and so we'll start with anonymeme:
"...Can we see Axl?"
Hoo boy, another Mega Man-related request...Axl may or may not appear in the next chapter, so hold your horses. Now we have another rebel in YoKaiShoubiao:
"Story idea: Ness makes Lucas participate in a newcomer welcoming association so the latter can become more outgoing. And guess who the others in the association are? None other than Sonic, Lucina, and Doc Louis."
You know, I could make this suggestion an actual story, given that Smash Life is the only story I'm working on at the moment...but if you want me to make it a chapter in this story, then just let me know. Roydigs22, the person who wished to see Lucario, is back to make some amends for the aura Pokemon:
"...how about something like: ...maybe lucario leads the sanctuary pokemon against an army of heartless? I want you to represent lucario's true awesomeness"
A Pokemon vs Heartless battle is kinda what I'm working towards, but Lucario would definitely be the leader/general of the Pokemon army. He would be a much better leader than Mewtwo, in my opinion. We have one more rebellious reviewer, in Derick Lindsey:
"...I just want to ask if after the holidays are over a chapter where a manaphy gets loose in the mansion and switches everyone around or would that be too much?"
Eh, sounds a bit too similar to that idea you proposed about a boomerang in the mansion altering everyone's personalities -that'll be the subject of the next chapter. I wouldn't rule out an appearance from Manaphy though. Now on to reviews from the other chapters:
"...another request that may or may not be too much trouble. In the chapter, the Orginization XIII guy was saying that the Smashers were dealing with the Heartless in their area. Do you think you could do an episode or two where the Smashers have to connect with the Playstation All-Stars and share information on the Heartless, much to the chagrin of both parties?"
I may not include characters from PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale in Smash Life - third-party characters are fair game, but as for characters owned by Sony...I'm a little iffy about. Another anonymous guest review:
"Can you please do a idea I have. Master hand is getting nervous of new threats coming to the mansion. So he made everyone compete in rounds of smash to see who is the strongest"
Sounds like a tournament to me...I dunno how that would solve any of the problems Master Hand is facing. Perhaps I could work something out in the near future. Time for a character suggestion, from Dark Pit awesome:
"please...more dark pit!"
More Dark Pit you want? More Dark Pit you shall get! Gotta think of it, I don't ever recall Dark Pit having his own Day in the Limelight episode, but it'll come eventually. 0300 is back with another suggestion:
"...wondering if you could use more of R.O.B.'s gadgets more often. Just to see what all he can do."
Never thought about showcasing R.O.B.'s gadgets, might as well start doing so. Lastly, we have GamerDutchess01, with two questions and a suggestion/idea:
"1. How and what made you bring up with humor for this? (If you could talk about it a little)"
Let me tell you a little secret...80% of the story's humor is my own doing, and roughly 20% is mostly from The Office (both versions) and other miscellaneous stuff. Hoped that answered your question. Moving on to the second question:
"2. Do you even know some Japanese since Heihachi always speaks that language? (Althogh i tend to skip his "interviews",whatever its called when talking to a camera, since i never understood)"
Nope, don't even know a single Japanese word other than "konichiwa" - I just time some stuff into a English-to-Japanese translator on Google Translate, and copy and paste. Now you know two secrets of mine. Let's see what idea you have in store for me...
"...what if the Pokémon League Champions get invited by Cilan? (If Mario allows him)..."
I'm gearing towards including more human Pokémon characters, and adding the Pokémon League Champions (Gary, Lance, Steven Stone, Wallace, Cynthia, Alder, and Diantha) would be a good thing to do, although I can have Cilan invite gym leaders and frontier brains as well. (Anabel from Pokémon Emerald is my favorite frontier brain, just wanted to get that off of my chest...)
Episode 54: Kindred
Corrin patiently waited outside the Smash Mansion, expecting a gift from his lovely siblings from Nohr. The prince had received a letter from his big brother Xander, detailing how he, Leo, Camilla, and Elise were "observing" him from afar and saw that he had not made any progress since that one time they visited him back in episode 42.
So to help Corrin for the better, they were sending the prince a belated Christmas gift of sorts - exactly what Xander stated in his letter - and after minutes of waiting, the Mailman (the one that delivers Link his mail) stopped by, pushing what appeared to be a giant casket towards the mansion. Were Corrin's siblings giving him a dead body for him to look over?
"Special delivery for Corrin!" the Mailman exclaimed as he did this funny pose for Corrin. It was a very weird pose for Corrin to look at, something the prince of Nohr may never erase from his memory. "No paperwork for you to sign - just read this letter your brother Xander wrote for you." The Mailman took a slip of paper from the casket and handed it to Corrin. "Pretty much explains the purpose of this gift and all. Well then, have a good day!" The Mailman would tip his hat to Corrin before running away, albeit awkwardly, as Donkey Kong and Akira Yuki came outside.
"We'll gladly take this coffin inside for you, Corrin!" Donkey Kong said to the prince as he and Akira lifted up the casket, carefully taking it inside while Corrin entered the mansion reading the letter out loud. His siblings had a lot of nerve sending him a dead body, if there was perhaps a dead body inside of the casket.
Mailman: To be frank and honest, Corrin's gift isn't really a "gift" - it's more of a help than anything. In fact, I wouldn't even consider Corrin's gift an "it". You'll eventually know what I mean by that.
"'This gift, or offering, we send to you is for no one's benefit but yours, and we sincerely hope you treat the gift with respect, honor, and affection,'" read Corrin, almost done with Xander's letter. "'We wish nothing but the best for the rest of your time in the Smash Mansion. Until we see each other again, take care! Sincerely, Xander.'" Corrin placed the letter on a nearby table as he went over to inspect the casket, as Donkey Kong and Akira inspected it as well.
"Wonder what possibly convinced the Nohrian family to deliver this," Akira stroked his chin, contemplating what was inside. If it was a dead body, he would most likely leap in the arms of Donkey Kong, who would immediately drop the kung fu fighter to the floor in an instant. "I'm just dying to see what could possibly be inside!"
"Well we won't know unless we open up the casket and see its contents," remarked Donkey Kong. "Corrin, would you like to do the honors?" Corrin let out a breath of fresh air as he nervously lifted up the lid of the casket, seeing what was inside.
"Oh junk, there's a girl inside, and she kinda looks like Corrin!" Akira analyzed what was inside the casket - a young, fair maiden, one with silver hair and pale skin, with her eyes closed. Just like Akira said, she looked like Corrin - similar hair color, similar skin tone, similar attire. She even had pointy ears, just like the prince himself.
"Sure hope she's not dead, appears as if she's asleep..." said Corrin, reaching out his hand towards the girl...only for his hand to retract when the girl's eyes opened, revealing red eyes. From the looks of it, it could be that the girl might very well be Corrin's twin sister. The girl sat up, and looked around, before setting her eyes upon Corrin, who was now nervous to the bone.
"Greetings, dear brother, so lovely to finally see you in person," she said to Corrin, as the prince of Nohr cautiously looked on with Donkey Kong and Akira. "I am Kamui, and I am your twin sister. I have been living in Nohr with your brothers and sisters while you were away, and as a command from our father, Garon, I was sent to the Smash Mansion, so I could live with you..."
"Y-You're living with me?!" Corrin stammered, pointing at himself. He was looking at a potential roommate, and he already had one in Robin. "Why would Garon and the siblings want you to live with me?"
"Silly Corrin, your naive nature is why all of this is possible - I'm only here as a means to help you, to guide you through all the antics and mishaps of the mansion." The fact that Kamui knew Corrin's name did nothing but make the prince even more nervous than he was before.
Donkey Kong: So, so, so...Corrin had a twin sister by the name of Kamui this whole time, and his siblings never disclosed it to him...must be the biggest kept secret in the entire Kingdom of Nohr! What if Hoshidio had infiltrated Nohr, and kidnapped Kamui and took her to their kingdom? Corrin did say the two kingdoms have been warring against one another for the longest now, and Corrin returning to Nohr to rescue Kamui single-handedly would make him the toughest guy in his kingdom...the toughest skinny bad guy in his kingdom, that is!
Akira Yuki: Kinda cool that Corrin has a twin sister, although his family are lowkey jerks for keeping his sister as a secret away from him. From the looks of it, Kamui may very well be like Corrin, but more wise - one that doesn't think babies come from alien spaceships, and assumes that iPhones and tablets are inventions from alien creatures, like Corrin does. If she ever confesses her belief in aliens, then I'm done...
"I feel very rested, that long slumber certainly did wonders," Kamui remarked as she got out from the casket, stepping out and stepping on the floor, before standing up and stretching her arms and whatnot. "So where shall we get started, twin brother? We have so much things to accomplish before I can fully settle in!"
"We must first speak with Mario, he's kinda the boss around here," replied the prince. He would take Kamui to Master Hand's room, but the giant hand was currently busy at the moment. "Donkey Kong, do you know where we can find Mario?"
"He must be in the living room with Pac-Man, planning for his wedding," the gorilla explained. "He may be a little busy, but not as much as Mario. I'm sure he and Pac-Man will give you some time to speak with you two."
Mario and Pac-Man were in the living room, and with the holidays over, the two video game icons resumed their planning for the wedding. They were busy going over the guest list when Sonic appeared, holding Shaymin in his arms.
"Guys, guys, you won't BELIEVE what Shaymin did while we were playing catch in the backyard!" the hedgehog, who was rather excited, told Mario and Pac-Man, who didn't even bother to pay any attention to Sonic whatsoever. "So I threw the ball like really, really far, and Shaymin had went to go retrieve it...and when she came back, she appeared in a DIFFERENT FORM!" Sonic was expressing joy and excitement in every word he uttered from his mouth, but alas his emotions couldn't defeat the apathy evinced from Mario's and Pac-Man's silence.
"Yeah Sonic that's pretty awesome man, great to see you and Shaymin bonding and growing together," Pac-Man had this to say, upsetting Sonic due to the fact that he didn't even bother looking up at the hedgehog. "I can tell you and Shaymin are gonna go pretty far in life, I can just already tell." Pac-Man was just saying these things hoping to appease Sonic, but instead he was making the hedgehog even more angry than before.
"Mario may I speak with you for a quick second?" Corrin asked as he and Kamui entered the living room; Mario and Pac-Man were interested now given the presence of Kamui, much to the chagrin of Sonic. "My folks back at Nohr 'sent' my twin sister here Kamui to the mansion, and I was wondering if you would mind allowing her to live at the mansion..."
"No Corrin, it's-a fine, King Garon had sent-a me a private letter detailing everything Master Hand-a and I needed to know about Kamui's arrival!" said Mario as he and Pac-Man got up from the couch they were sitting on to greet Kamui. "I'm Mario, and this-a yellow fellow with me is Pac-Man, the blue hedge-a hog sulking away is-a Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog!"
Mario: Kamui coming to the mansion was-a in the works for a long-a time, ever since Xander told-a me about her some-a after the prank-a war concluded. The matter wasn't how we-a were bringing Kamui to the mansion, the matter was-a when it would be-a necessary...and Corrin's naive, nonchalant-a behavior at the Christmas party showed that something had-a to be done.
"It is indeed a great pleasure to meet all of you, it really is," Kamui bowed in front of Mario, Pac-Man, and Sonic, displaying courtesy, honor, and respect for the video game icons. Sonic was the only icon that didn't return the favor, as he was feeling pretty salty about Kamui all of a sudden. "Xander, Leo, Camilla, and Elise - they've all been telling stories about you, and they've always spoke about you in a positive light..."
"Did they say anything good about me, please tell me they did!" indulged Sonic, no longer feeling ticked off in any way. He just wanted to hear what good things Corrin's siblings were saying about him, if any.
"...they just said that you like chili dogs, and that's pretty much the lone positive aspect they've mentioned. I guess you can assume the overall nature of the other aspects they told about you." Sonic held his head in sadness, for he knew that Corrin's siblings most likely despised him - just like roughly ninety percent of the mansion residents.
"Alright then boys, it's official - the Friday after New Year's Day, the first Friday of 2017, we'll go look for that tear in the universe where the Heartless are coming from," Ema discussed with Fox and Falco in the dining room, while Shulk and Rosalina were cooking things in the kitchen. The scent from the kitchen infiltrated the dining room, where there was a bowl of malasadas in the center of the table which Ema, Fox, and Falco were eating from. "We just need to ask Marth for some assistance, since he was the one who went into Aerith's universe to retrieve her under Master Hand's command."
"I think we should bring Luigi along too, he wanted to bring Aerith here, and in turn it allowed the tear in the universe to form," stated Fox, who felt Luigi hasn't done that much in regards to stopping the Heartless. The plumber has been lax concerning the issue at hand. "His Rotom would be quite handy, what with the upgrade and all..." Just then, Toon Link showed up, tip toeing towards the table, and an ever keen Falco caught him in the act.
"Why you peeping in here Toon, what's with the whole tip-toeing schtick?" the avian pilot questioned the young Hylian, who stopped in his tracks when his name was uttered. "Better have a good enough excuse, otherwise Fox and I will rough ya into oblivion..."
"I just wanted that bowl of malasadas, that's all," explained Toon Link, not wanting to start any drama. Especially when he didn't have his sword to fend himself from the Star Fox pilots. "But don't worry, I promise you I'll bring it back soon..."
Fox: Falco I gotta ask ya, my man, why do these malasadas taste so freaking good? *holds up a malasada to the camera* No other snack we have at the mansion compares to this magical delicacy - ice cream bars? Nope. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Not even close. The Ice Climbers' crummy sundaes? Don't even make me laugh...
Falco: Hau is forever the real MVP for bringing his malasadas with him to the mansion, and for giving Pit the recipe required to make them. His recipe will go down as the greatest gift of 2016...even greater than Bowser's so-called "Gift of Bowser". What the heck was that all about anyway?
Fox: I dunno, but it kinda made me feel uncomfortable...just seeing Bowser descend on that rising platform with his arms out in the air like that, expecting us to bow down to him or something...it just didn't feel right.
"You're more than welcome to have the malasadas, Fox, Falco, and I already had our fair share," Ema kindly gave the bowl of Hawaiian treats to Toon Link, as Fox and Falco inquisitively looked on with disgust. "Just don't get any on the floor, okay? Lloyd is almost infamous for doing that, it seems..."
"I'll give these malasadas back to you guys in a jiffy!" Toon Link assured the three as he exited the dining room. Fox and Falco glared down Ema, disgusted with some of the choices she was making (i.e. giving a bowl of malasadas to someone deemed unworthy), and just then...
"Who here wants some steak kabobs?" Shulk entered the dining room with a plate of steak kabobs, quickly grabbing Fox's and Falco's attention. "Rosalina and I worked on these bad boys together, and I'm very confident these kabobs will hit the..." Before Shulk could finish, the Homs was immediately ambushed by Fox and Falco, with Fox tackling Shulk to the floor, and Falco quickly grabbing the plate of kabobs before it could fall onto the floor. Ema just shook her head at all of this; amazing what Fox and Falco would do just to acquire food.
"Thank you for bringing us these malasadas, Toon Link - I would have retrieved them myself, but knowing that Fox and Falco were around, I knew my attempt would have ended up in trouble," Corrin thanked the young Hylian as he accepted the bowl of malasadas, standing with Kamui away from the dining room. The prince grabbed one of the yeast-filled confections, and gave it to Kamui, who took it and ate it in a hearbeat. "So Kamui, why do you think, do you like it?"
"Oh yes, I enjoy it very much, one of the best things I've ever tasted!" Kamui responded with a smile. It was arguably her first time tasting something that wasn't a Nohrian cuisine, and she was in a state full of bliss. Wait until she tries out pizza for the first time. "Certainly there must be other great foods for me to try out, I simply can't wait!"
"Aren't we going to have some Mexican food tonight?" Toon Link quietly asked Corrin, who responded with a sly nod. Yup, Kamui is about to enjoy her tine at the mansion a whole lot more than she really should. "Hoo boy, I AN'T WAIT TO SEE HER REACTION THEN..." Toon smirked as he rubbed his hands together, only for Kamui to notice. She didn't seem to care about the Hylian's mannerisms, she was too busy enjoying the second malasada she was eating to question him.
"Kamui are you here?" Isabelle showed up, wielding a clipboard; Kamui perked up when here name was called. "Nice to meet you - I'm Isabelle, the lovely assistant of Mario and Master Hand! We have already prepared your room for you, you'll be in a bunk bed with Corrin. I'll shall take you to your room, and then I'll get you adjusted around the mansion."
Isabelle: You could never have too many people living inside one mansion, especially given how much room and space we have here. Sometimes, the more people the better, and it always leads to great camaraderie and chemistry among the inhabitants. Kamui may enjoy her time at the Smash Mansion, or her time would be terrible if burdened by some of the more insufferable residents, like Wario. I would say Kamui would have nothing to worry about concerning Wario, but considering Wario was once in love with a high school cheerleader...
"Guess who caught all 802 Pokemon yesterday in Pokemon Sun?" Zero asked Roy as the two were walking through the hallway together. "This guy!" The robot sported an arrogant smirk as he proudly pointed this thumbs at himself, as Roy looked on with much disbelief. Much of the disbelief came from the fact that not every single Pokemon was available in either Sun or Moon; both versions are chock full of Kanto and Alolan Pokemon, and other Pokemon are available via transfer.
"Yeah you're a robot, so it's blatantly obvious you cheated the system and captured every single Pokemon there is..." Roy retorted, before stopping in his tracks when he saw Corrin, Kamui, and Isabelle walking towards him and Zero. The swordsman was mostly interested in Kamui, as evidenced by him checking out the young maiden, looking at her up and down, up and down, up and down... "Say Corrin, who's that chick with you, is that your twin sister or something?"
"Yes, this is Kamui, and she is indeed my twin sister - she came all the way from Nohr," Corrin introduced Kamui to Roy; Kamui appeared to be unnerved by the fact that the residents were already checking her out, and the oh so naive Corrin didn't seem to care - or even know - either way.
"Woah dude, quit it out, you can't be checking her out, you're still in love with Lilina, remember?" Zero slapped Roy silly, snapping him out of his trance. For those of you who may not know, Lilina is a close childhood friend of Roy, and the two have been romantically intertwined for the longest now. It would greatly dishearten Lilina if she ever found out Roy cheating on her with another Fire Emblem character, such as Kamui. "Corrin's sister has probably been here for a short period of time, no need to make her welcome feel uneasy..." Zero walked Roy away from Isabelle and company, only for Roy to look at Kamui stealthily doing the "I'm always watching you..." hand gesture. Wouldn't be doing such a thing if Lilina was around, would he?
"That was very strange...and weird," Isabelle remarked, never remembering Roy to act like he did before. Maybe he acts differently around Fire Emblem females, Lucina notwithstanding? "Let's just get you to your room quickly Kamui, before other episodes like the one we just witnessed happen."
Isabelle, Corrin, and Kamui finally reached the room without any interruption, and in the room was a bunk bed that replaced Corrin's previous bed. Corrin's roommate Robin was present, speaking with Bowser; the Koopa King was annoying the mage about what food would be served at the New Year's party.
"Whaddaya mean, we can't have alcoholic beverages at the party?" Bowser frowned at Robin, with his arms folded. "It's a New Year's party, gosh darn it, we're supposed to be wild like the folks on Time Square!" Alcoholic beverages were a strong rarity at the mansion, and Bowser has always sought to change that, but to no avail.
Bowser: Peach decided she wasn't going to do the New Year's party, after how the Christmas party ended last week (gotta admit, the fight between the big tough guy and Link was pretty legit, and Link suplexing the guy onto the table was the epic icing on the cake), and she appointed Robin as the planner of the New Year's party. Part of me wished I had saved my "Gift of Bowser" for the New Year's party, what with the whole rising platform thing, but at least I reminded everyone how great I am! The goal for this week's party is to somehow surpass last week's "Gift of Bowser", and doing so would be a high order to accomplish...
"Little children will be present at the party, they cannot be in the vicinity of alcoholic beverages," Robin plainly stated for Bowser, hoping the Koopa King would shut his mouth and leave him alone. "Look at your son Lemmy - he's crazy enough as it is, imagine him if he were drunk..." An insane youngster like Lemmy, intoxicated? That would be an imaginable sight for just about anyone!
"Figured you would say that Robin, which why I propose this - why not two separate parties, one for the grown-ups, and one for the youngsters? You can't possibly say no to that, it's a win-win all around for everyone involved!"
"I'm terribly sorry Bowser, but Master Hand made it clear that we will have only one party on New Year's Eve, having too would be too much work." Robin looked behind Bowser and saw Kamui, idly standing with Corrin and Isabelle. "Ah, Kamui, didn't see you there, hopefully you didn't have to wait too long! The name's Robin, you may know me as the closest friend of the prince of Yliesse, Chrom. And this right here is Bowser, the self-proclaimed Koopa King. He's a bit of an evil fellow, I should say..."
"Yeah it's real great to meet you, Corrin's hopefully-just-as-incompetent twin sister, welcome to the Smash Mansion!" Bowser greeted Kamui by eagerly shaking her hand in a slightly violent manner. The Koopa King was looking straight in the eyes of what he hoped would be a future "pupil" of his. "Hope you enjoy your time and get to know me...and everyone else living here! They're all great folk, just like myself...and Master Hand!"
"Speaking of whom, may we go see Master Hand, given that he isn't busy or anything?" Kamui asked Isabelle, angering Bowser for no longer paying attention to him. Probably should have mentioned Kirby instead of Master Hand. "Xander has always had something of good report about him, and I wish to see if Master Hand is as great as advertised..."
Extremely bitter about how his exchange with Kamui ended, Bowser stopped by the lounge, where Mario, Young Link, Kirby, Pit, and Dark Pit were present. Pit and Dark Pit were embroiled in an epic staring contest, with Mario and Young Link presiding over it.
"Pit is about to crack very soon, I can just tell," Young Link offered his take as the staring contest went on. The Hylian's prediction seemed like it would be true, what with Pit twitching his eye as his doppelganger Dark Pit sported a cocky smile.
Dark Pit: Everyone knows I always kick Pit's behind at every little competition we do, I practically have the dude's number every time. Only time Pit ever beat me was in a match of table tennis...granted he needed Kirby to assist him in winning, but that was the only occasion Pit ever beat me, so I'll hand it to him, I guess.
"I highly concur, this enduring staring contest will soon be bygones in less than a few seconds," Kirby spoke through the translator he received during Secret Santa at the Christmas party. Keep in mind that the translator is emitting a computerized voice, for Kirby is typing into the Dynavox translator what he wants to say. "Even if he were to lose, Pit has shown great pertinacity, and as his best friend, I am assiduously impressed by his cogent efforts!"
"You owe-a me five bucks," Mario held out his hand to Young Link, and the Hylian grumpily handed the plumber a five dollar bill. Every time Kirby uttered a vocabulary word, someone would have to owe Mario one dollar, and since Kirby said five vocabulary words, Young Link had to owe five dollars. It was a great way to raise funds for the wedding, at least in Mario's eyes.
Dark Pit: One more thing...after the Christmas party, I learned that me and everyone else COMPLETELY underestimated Kirby's intelligence. When Mr. Game and Watch received his voice translator manufactured by Dynavox, he was speaking just the way we would imagine him to be, using simple language and basic words...but as for Kirby, he has been using all sorts of big words with that translator of his, words that Pit doesn't even know (although Pit doesn't really know that many vocabulary words). I have to admit, it's becoming quite hard adjusting to Kirby...who speaks unintelligibly...using big words like he's doing now...
Pit would eventually crack under the pressure, as he blinked his dry eyes multiple times and rubbed them. Dark Pit, basking in his victory, got up from the chair he was sitting in with his arms in the air; only thing that would be needed would be for Bobby Roode's theme song to kick in, with the word "GLORIOUS" being chanted heartily.
"Ha ha ha, I won again, just like I expected!" the doppelganger exclaimed, with his fists raised in the air. "Now hand me back my 3DS if you know what's good for ya..." Pit grumbled as he dug into his pocket and handed his counterpart his gaming handheld device back. Now was the perfect time for Bowser to consult Mario, as the Koopa King made his way over to the plumber, needing to speak with him right away.
"I know we don't usually talk to one another like this, but I got something I need to get off of my chest," Bowser said to Mario, who was all ears. If it had anything to do with finding a female soulmate to serve as the Koopalings' mother, then Mario would ditch Bowser in a heartbeat. "It's that new girl, Kamui... she said to my face that I was the most horrid thing she ever looked at, she even called me the love child of Godzilla and Voldemort! Usually I'm very sensitive when it comes to my grotesque looks, and Kamui's comments made me feel very triggered...she might be very trigger-happy, so to speak." Bowser has never been sensitive about his looks, or anything else for that matter - the man's just stirring up trouble again, as usual. "Are you gonna let Kamui's reign of terror continue, or are you and Master Hand gonna do something about it?"
"I don't think I have-a ever established any ground-a rules with Kamui, so I suppose Master Hand-a and I might as well speak with her immediately," responded Mario, stroking his chin. At the moment he didn't seem to ponder over whether or not Bowser had meant what he said, or he was just twisting the truth so the plumber could listen.
"Keep it coming Mac, you lookin' mighty fine as always!" Doc Louis encouraged his protege Little Mac as the young boxer went ham on a poor punching bag in the fitness center, delivering wicked punches left and right. That punching bag probably has a family, but Mac doesn't seem to care - he has no heart, he has no conscience, and he has no soul! How could an honest man live without those three things? The very thought of it sounded almost inhumane, especially for an individual like Little Mac.
"This is the part of the mansion where we work out and stay fit and in shape," Corrin explained to Kamui, showing his sister around the fitness center. The prince doesn't use the fitness center as much (he thinks of working out as a means of attention-seeking - don't ask), but it was worth showing Kamui around. "We have everything from weights to treadmills, so there's a lot of resources available for you to use."
Corrin: Never have I worked out a single day at the fitness center, for working out is just a way for you to crave attention, you're silently begging others to pay attention to you! Don't believe me, just look at Roy, a prime suspect - how would you explain him going from a string bean in Melee to being buff in the fourth Smash tournament? He obviously gained muscles so he could get some looks...looks from none other than Masahiro Sakurai!
"Hey hey hey, looks like we got ourselves a newcomer!" Doc Louis exclaimed when he turned around and saw Kamui, earnestly smiling at him. Little Mac turned around and saw Kamui too, taken back by the Nohrian princess' looks, as evidenced by his starstruck look. "Allow me to introduce myself - you can call me Doc Louis, and I'm the finest boxing trainer there is!"
"I'm Kamui, I'm Corrin's twin sister!" Kamui introduced herself to Doc Louis and Little Mac - the latter was still in awe of Kamui - he didn't even blink a single time as he continued to stare at the princess of Nohr. It was getting to the point where saliva was slowly pouring out from his mouth, that's how entranced the boxer was. "My father Garon, the king of Nohr, sent me to the Smash Mansion so I could live with my dear brother, and I'm sure I'll have a great time here!"
"Absolutely sure you will, we have plenty of nice folks that'll give you a very warm welcome! Certainly you have been acclimated with your Fire Emblem brethen, if ya know what I mean!" Doc Louis looked over to Little Mac, who was still entranced. "Yo, Little Mac, you gonna introduce yourself or something, having your mouth agape like that ain't gonna tell this girl who are you are!" Little Mac suddenly snapped out of his trance, shaking his head and regaining his composure.
"Uh, nice to meet you, my name is best friends, but my Little Mac just call me friends," the discombobulated young boxer introduced himself, mixing his words around. Sometimes when you're coming back to reality from a prolonged trance, you tend to speak funny.
"A pleasure to meet you too...'friends', if that's really your real name," Kamui responded before looking at Doc Louis, who shook his head as a way to tell the princess that "friends" wasn't really Little Mac's name. "Or is Little Mac really your name? Please tell me how you acquired the name Little Mac, I'm quite curious..." Instead of giving Kamui the story about his name, Little Mac fainted to the floor, and frankly Mario wasn't around in a referee shirt to give the young boxer to the count of ten to get back up.
"You gotta excuse my man Little Mac, he must be seriously winded from our training session," Doc Louis apologized to Kamui as he knelt down at his protege, attempting to bring him back to his consciousness. As he continued to do so, Isabelle entered the fitness center to speak with Kamui.
"Master Hand is now ready to see you!" the shih tzu notified the princess of Nohr.
Isabelle brought Corrin and Kamui to Master Hand's room, where the creator of the Smash Universe was with Mario to discuss some things with Kamui. The two had just went over some of the mansion's house rules, and now it was time to discuss Bowser's accusation of Kamui being a big fat meanie towards the Koopa King.
Master Hand: Mansion's becoming a little cluttered now, too many people living here...we need some form of epidemic, like a bubonic plague, to strike the Seattle area (just like Cloud once said, Aerith told me about it), and wipe these fools out. Luigi's medicare plan can compensate the deaths of the residents, am I right?
"Bowser has told Mario that you called him ugly and hideous," Master Hand said to Kamui; the Nohrian princess frowned in response to this accusation. "Can you confirm if this is true or not? Don't want Bowser to incessantly run his mouth about someone criticizing his looks! He's an insufferable one already!"
"Why, I would never criticize Bowser's looks, or anything else about Bowser for that matter!" asserted Kamui, in utter disbelief Bowser would make silly accusations about her. Poor girl was getting an early taste of typical Bowser behavior. "I want to treat everyone at the mansion with a great ounce of respect, never would I want to start strife and tarnish the camaraderie around here! That would be simply unlike me!"
"This must-a mean that Bowser has-a been pulling our tails yet again..." said Mario. "...and why am I not-a surprised. Should-a have known early on. Ah well, we shall-a make Bowser pay for-a his actions soon."
"And make him pay we shall, hopefully before the end of the day," stated Master Hand, just dying to dole out some punishments. He has a very strange obsession for punishing others, in case you haven't noticed. "We'll just let him think everything is going just dandy, let him assume we punished Kamui or something...and BANG! We'll punish him, and punish him by forcing him to enjoy labor!" Master Hand then glanced at the alarm clock on his nightstand - a nightstand he probably doesn't even need. "Well would you look at the time, it's almost time for dinner! Tonight will be the first time you'll be having dinner with us Kamui, and we're having Mexican food! You know, tacos, burritos, nachos, and all that good stuff...ever had any of that stuff back in your homeland?"
"No sir, only just beans and meat, and occasionally some fruits and vegetables," answered Kamui, perhaps going down as the only person to ever address Master Hand with "sir". It even caught Master Hand off by surprise. "It'll be my first time trying out non-Nohrian cuisine."
Kamui: Beans and meat aren't the only things we eat at Nohr - we also have other things, like steak, chili, sushi, tofu pudding...the list just goes on and on. I just didn't want to overwhelm Master Hand with the vast food choices my kingdom has. I'm sure you have told Master Hand and others about the Nohrian cuisine before, have you, brother?
Corrin: They have TOFU PUDDING back at Nohr?! Ooh, how come you get all of the good stuff when I'm away... *grumpily folds his arms*
Kamui: *smiling* We all can't get whatever we want, we all can't have nice things - for that would make life unfair. You should just remain content with what you have!
Mario exited Master Hand's room, and the plumber bumped into Bowser, who was calmly waiting outside the Smash universe creator's room, with only one question on his mind:
"What did he say, what did he say, what did he say?" the Koopa King pestered Mario in regards to Master Hand, hoping the giant hand "reprimanded" Kamui of her actions. You see, Bowser wanted Master Hand to scold Kamui, and then he could barge inside the room and offer to teach Kamui lessons in respect and courtesy - lessons that would eventually turn into teaching false information just to mess with the princess of Nohr.
"Master Hand said-a that Kamui did nothing wrong and there-a fore she should not receive any repercussions for her-a actions," Mario bluntly explained to Bowser, walking on his way to the dining room. Bowser snapped his fingers in disgust, for his devious plan had failed.
Dinner time had commenced in the dining room, as the residents all gathered in the room eating to their heart's desire. Cilan had prepared the food, and taste tested each and every food item to ensure it was the highest quality.
"Just for the record, this is my first time dabbling in Mexican food, so any feedback or constructive criticism would be nice!" the Pokemon connoisseur said to everyone, standing at the front end of the table watching everyone eat their food in a hopefully non-creeper way. Corrin and Kamui were both seated near Wario, and seating within the same vicinity as the fatso would be a decision both twins would regret.
"You're a princess from the kingdom of Nohr, which must mean that you're filthy rich!" Wario pointed at Kamui, wishing to rob Kamui of her riches. He would opt to invade the entire kingdom of Nohr and steal all their values, but he felt that would be too much work. "So gimme all your money, if you know what's good for ya!"
"Leave her alone Wario, let her enjoy the dinner in peace," Wii Fit Trainer sternly told the fatso, who didn't bother to listen to whatever Wii Fit had to say. Acquiring Kamui's wealth was the fatso's only main concern. "Are you going to hound her for money to no end?"
"Unless she gives up whatever money she has with her, I won't! My Warioware, Inc. empire has to grow, you know, it can't be stagnant forever!" Wario's remark sparked an argument between the fatso and Wii Fit Trainer, and Kamui, unable to take it anymore, got up from the dinner table to get some seconds...only to bump into Cloud Strife, who was also getting seconds.
Cloud: I understand what Kamui may be going through as a newbie at the Smash Mansion, it's a long process getting adjusted and everything. You have to put up with a bunch of eccentric personalities, and learn how to get your fair share in a building chock-full of people. Corrin will always be there to make Kamui's welcoming easy for her, as he can give her the guidance she would need to survive...hard to believe Corrin ever giving anyone guidance...
"Cloud Strife, nice to meet you," Cloud held out his hand to Kamui, and the princess affably shook the swordsman's hand.
"Yuffie Kisaragi, nice to meet ya too!" Yuffie, who was invited to the dinner along with Luigi, Daisy, and even Rotom, ran up to Kamui and shook her hand as well, while Cloud looked on, shaking his head.
"Aerith Gainsbourgh, nice to meet you as well," Aerith walked up to greet Kamui, hopping on the greeting bandwagon. Wherever Cloud was, the flower girl will always be...most of the time. "We were one of the earliest folks to receive news about your arrival, and so we've been planning something for you...isn't that right, Cloud?"
"We planned something for Kamui?" Cloud questioned, only for Aerith to frown at him. Way to ruin the surprise, Cloud, ya dun goofed up this time. "Oh yeah, we did, I just remembered. Follow us, Kamui." Downplaying the memory lapse he had, Cloud, along with Aerith and Yuffie, led Kamui to Marth and Tails, who were both sitting together. No, they weren't the surprise Kamui was expecting, nobody would want to see that good-for-nothing, woman-looking doofus Marth. Same couldn't be said for Tails, compared to Marth, the yellow fox had tons of swag.
"Ah, Kamui, so good to see you!" Marth greeted the princess. "I'm sure you know me as the hero-king of Akanea, your family must have been talking up a storm about me, I know..." Kamui couldn't help but roll her eyes at Marth, and everyone else around the hero-king would do the same. "I take it you're ready for your surprise?" Kamui eagerly nodded her head. "Well I'm afraid we would have to wait until dinner, now wouldn't be the perfect time to..."
"But Marth, I thought you agreed upon showing off the surprise during dinner, since you were the one who took charge in planning it," stated Tails, as Marth nervously fiddled around with his fingers. What was the man hiding... "Besides, it's not like anyone here would care, they're too busy enjoying the food to..."
"Excuse me everyone, may I please have your attention?" Link spoke up as he rose up from his seat, garnering the attention of Master Hand and everyone else gathered around the dinner table. "Since I was thrust into this position by none other than Mario, I will have to make the most of it...ladies and gentlemen, and Pokemon, I would like to formally introduce you all to our newest resident of the Smash Mansion...Kamui!" The Hylian pointed at the princess of Nohr, who sheepishly grinned as everyone cheered and applauded and whatnot. Kamui's arrival at the mansion was evidently a big deal.
"How about a speech from Corrin's smoking hot twin sister?" asked Captain Falcon, dignifying himself as a pervert if you consider the age gap between him and Kamui. Then again, Falcon was the same guy who was flirting around Lucina on the cruise ship, so no need to be all surprised. "Speech, speech, speech, speech, speech!" Captain Falcon chanted, and soon others would join in. At this point, Kamui had no other choice but to deliver a speech, it would be rude for her not to.
Captain Falcon: Corrin's sis Kamui is a ten, just as I figured...though I kinda wish she would be a tad older for my tastes. But I got Nowi as my main chick, so I ain't complaining...
"Since you folks want a speech, I suppose I can give you a short one," Kamui said, clearing her throat. "Just wanted to say that it's a pleasure to be at the Smash Mansion, and it will be fun getting to know you all and learning about what truly makes the Smash Mansion great as it is. My four siblings - Xander, Leo, Camilia, and Elise - have all said good things about all of you...well, some of you..." The princess looked at the direction of two culprits, Sonic and Bowser, both of whom were oblivious. "...and now I get to see whether or not the things they said were true. That's all I truly have to say." Kamui's short speech was met with warm reception from the residents, as they all applauded for the princess - and it certainly left a smile on her face.
"Thank goodness that was over, that was pointless," Zelda remarked as she grabbed Link's hand, and headed over to where Kamui was. "Hello Kamui, how are you doing tonight? Sorry Link here had to put you on the spot, it was mostly Mario's doing..."
"No it's fine, whatever they want me to do, I'm fine with," assured Kamui, as Pit walked by to put away his plate; his stomach was unable to take anymore of the Mexican food. On his way, he saw Kamui, and in astonishment he dropped his plate to the floor.
"You must be Kamui, Corrin's twin sister, I've been looking all over for you!" the angel pointed at the princess as Mr. Game and Watch nonchalantly came over to sweep up the pieces of Pit's broken plate.
"Good-for-nothing messy scoundrel..." the 2-D man said to Pit with his Dynavox translator, although Pit didn't hear for he was still pointing at Kamui, like he was planning on catching her with a Poke ball or something.
"Do you like to play video games? Please tell me you like to play video games, because I'm been playing video games with Kirby and he sucks big time and I tried Dark Pit to play with me but I know he would whip my butt regardless all I'm asking for is a fair game!" Pit was now getting all up in Kamui's grill, showing his desperation for a video game buddy that a) has fingers and opposable thumbs, and b) isn't too good or too bad at video games, just somewhere in between.
"Woah, Pit, back away from the girl, let her breathe!" Fox came in to break Pit away from Kamui; with Falco coming in to escort the angel back to his seat. "Sorry you had to witness that, Pit's been going on about needing a new person to play video games with, and he's been annoying everyone about it...so did anyone tell you about the surprise, are you ready or what?"
"I'm more than ready to see what this surprise is all about!" responded Kamui; Fox nodded to Cloud, Aerith, Yuffie, Marth, Tails, Link and Zelda, as they departed from the dining room to assume their positions. You'll see what they have planned for the Nohrian princess eventually.
Fox: Bro Kamui is gonna freak out when she sees our surprise, she'll be all like, "EEEEEIIIIEEEEEEE!" Pretty much what Amy does when Sonic correctly remembers what her favorite things are. And yet that man Sonic claims I don't know Krystal that well for me to be her boyfriend...
Falco: Little does he know it, but Corrin will be involved in the surprise too, bet he doesn't even know...
"Just follow to-a me you two, and prepare-a to be amazed!" Luigi told Corrin and Kamui as he led the two to who-knows-where. "What you're about-a to see has been-a prepared for quite some-a time!"
"'Follow to me'?" Kamui sneered, smiling at Corrin, as Corrin smiled back. Soon the three arrived at their destination - the living room, where Kamui first met Mario, Pac-Man, and Sonic. Why did Luigi bring the two Nohrian siblings here, of all places?
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAMUI AND CORRIN!" All of a sudden, Mario, Pac-Man, Cloud, Aerith, Yuffie, Marth, Tails, Link, Zelda, Fox, Falco, and Daisy appeared from the hiding spots, all in unison wishing Corrin and Kamui happy birthday at the top of their lungs. K.K. Slider also appeared, playing the "Happy Birthday" tune on his guitar.
"Aw, you all knew today was our birthdays, how very sweet of you!" Kamui remarked on behalf of her and Corrin. If nothing else, this birthday surprise solidified Kamui's welcoming to the mansion.
"My birthday was today?" Corrin stroked his chin, apparently to naive to remember when his birthday was. "This whole time I thought it was next week..." Better be glad his fellow brawlers remembered, otherwise Corrin would have been the most bummed out person of all of 2017.
"Of course no birthday can't go without any cake!" Dunban appeared, with Fiora holding a birthday cake in her hands. "Happy birthday!" was written on top, with sixteen lit candles surrounding the old saying that has been uttered from generation to generation to generation...so forth and so on, you get the picture. "Had Shulk and Rosalina bake this earlier today, while they were making steak kabobs - I hope you enjoy it!"
"Thank you for this cake, we greatly appreciate it!" Kamui accepted the cake from Fiora as Corrin continued to look confused and bewildered. One can already tell that between Corrin and Kamui, the latter is easily the wisest of the two - good chance Kamui instructed her prior to her arrival at the Smash Mansion, in wake of Corrin's profound naivety.
As she consumed the cake, Kamui became best friends with Fiora, as the two were discussing typical girl things, like hair, fashion, and a bunch of other things. What Kamui like about Fiora the most was her British accent, and also her fashion sense.
"You HAVE to try out this Space Invaders game, it's my favorite arcade game and one of the most classic arcade games there is!" Fiora said to Makui as she led the princess to the arcade room. Upon arrival, the two ladies saw Wolf hogging the Space Invaders arcade machine, even though the mercenary already beat the high score back in episode 38.
Wolf: *laughs evilly* Ever since I crowned Zero's sorry behind in Space Invaders and beat the new record,I've become the self-proclaimed champion of the game (at the mansion, at least) and nobody can stop me! To ensure nobody dares to come close to my record, I splay Space Invaders day in and day out, refusing to stop until I acquired a score close to my record, or until I break the previous record considering I'm very close to beating it. You can call it an obsession, but I like to think of my valiant efforts as nothing but profound dedication!
"Booyah, still the Smash king of Space Invaders, 24,321 points for me!" Wolf exclaimed, raising his fists in the air after he was finished with his game. 24,321 points may not sound like a lot (the highest score ever for Space Invaders is a whopping 110,510), but compared to the other scores, it was pretty much a big deal as Wolf made it out to be. "Ain't nobody coming close to my record, you can all just try!"
"May I have a shot at this record of yours?" asked Kamui, as Wolf scoffed at the princess' offer. No way was he gonna let a newcomer take a crack at his Space Invaders record - though it wouldn't hurt to say Kamui try.
"So you wish to break my record, huh?" Wolf tossed a quarter to Kamui, as the princess walked up to the arcade machine. "Go ahead and be my guest, bet you won't even come close!" After finding the coin slot for the quarter, Kamui pressed the start button, and immediately got to shooting down alien spaceships. Can she eclipse Wolf's record? Only time will tell...
"It was so cool and legit Amy, one moment I threw the ball really far, and the next moment Shaymin returned the ball looking very much different!" Sonic said to his girlfriend as the two were sitting on stools in the arcade room, while the hedgehog's pet Shaymin was playing with Pikachu on the floor. "Had to do a double-take to ensure it was my precious Shaymin!"
"You should go tell what happened in regards to Shaymin to a Pokemon professor, like Professor Oak, maybe they might know what Shaymin changed forms," replied Amy. She didn't really know much of what Sonic was talking about, she was just happy that the blue hedgehog was speaking to her. "Or you could ask Tails, he's pretty knowledge when it comes to Pokemon!"
"Eh, Tails doesn't really know that much, I would need a Pokemon professional to tell me what's going on with Shaymin,. I'm afraid Tails doesn't have enough experience to give me the information I need."
Sonic: My pet Shaymin is now officially THE coolest pet ever, nobody can hold a candle to her! Tails' pet Vulpix Suzie may breath ice and all, but is she a mythical Pokemon? Nope! Cloud's pet Chocobo Cloud Jr. can fly, but can that bird fly AND change forms? No way! Luigi's Polterpup may be a ghost, but can Polterpup... *pauses* ...alright, so Shaymin isn't exactly the coolest pet ever, but she's one of the coolest, that's for sure!
Bowser made his way over to an arcade machine, and along the way he nearly stepped on both Shaymin and Pikachu. Both Pokemon got out of the way in the nick of time, but Sonic and Amy were furious at Bowser for his actions.
"Woah dude, you nearly stepped on my Shaymin, not cool bro!" Sonic frowned, seemingly ignoring that Pikachu was even present. "I oughta jack you up for that!" Bowser turned around and snorted at Sonic, in disbelief that a small fry like Sonic could beat the likes of the Koopa King. Bowser could literally crush the blue hedgehog if he ever wanted to.
"Like some pipsqueak hedgehog like yourself is gonna kick my behind, that would a sight for sore eyes!" taunted Bowser, cracking his knuckles. "How about I jack you up instead and make you my personal footrest!" Not wanting to see her pet owner Sonic get pummeled by Bowser, Shaymin knew what she had to do...she used Energy Ball on Bowser, firing a greenish-blue ball of energy at the Koopa King and sending him flying towards a wall, only to land on the floor with a thud and fall down, slightly unconscious!
"Wow Sonic, your Shaymin just used a very powerful move on Bowser!" exclaimed Amy; Energy Ball is indeed powerful, as it packs a power level of 90. "That must mean your Shaymin is high-leveled!" Shaymin doesn't learn Energy Ball until level 73...which must mean that Shaymin is level 73 or higher, and also means that Hau had given Sonic a high-level Pokemon unbeknownst to the hedgehog.
"And I couldn't be any more proud of her too..." Sonic picked up Shaymin and embraced the mythical Pokemon in his arms, as Amy and Pikachu looked on, the latter feeling salty for being ignored for so long.
Meanwhile, Wolf was hyperventilating, but it wasn't due to the shortness of breath...it was rather out of anger. Kamui, who was playing Space Invaders for the first time in her entire life, was actually beating Wolf's score by twofold, and her sheer dominance was making a huge crowd grow around her.
"She's actually doing it, she's breaking the mansion's Space Invaders record by a very wide margin!" Falco exclaimed as Wolf did everything he could to conceal his fury, restraining himself from doing something devious, like unplugging the arcade machine for example.
"Corrin's twin sister is obliterating Wolf's record in Space Invaders, this is too freaking funny," Samus snorted as she took a sip from her cup of coffee. Once her ship was destroyed, Kamui looked up at the game over screen and saw her score - 55255! Multiply that by two, and you have the all-time record of 110,510.
Fiora: Watching Kamui dominating in Space Invaders was just...so amazing. Even more so by the fact that it was her first time playing an arcade machine, and she looked like a pro! Corrin should feel grateful and blessed to have such an awesome sister!
"My goodness, 55255 points?" Kamui was in awe at her score, she felt like it was a mere figment of her imagination. "I mean I knew I was doing very well for my first try...but 55255 points?" Kamui's first day at the Smash Mansion was getting better and better.
"Guess you now hold the newest Space Invaders record!" Fiora said to Kamui, wrapping her arm around the princess and smiling at her, as Kamui smiled back. Wait until Kamui tells her folks back at Nohr what she was able to accomplish during her short time at the mansion.
"This is blasphemous, a farce, that girl cheated!" frowned Wolf, so bitter about his record being broken that he was now coming up with excuses for why Kamui beat his score. He grabbed a nearby stool and kicked it, as everyone slowly backed away from Wolf and allowed him to have his little tantrum.
"At least we don't have to hear Wolf run his mouth about him being the Space Invaders GOAT anymore," the male Inkling said to the female Inkling, who responded with a grin. Kamui just saved the residents a whole lot of trouble...
"Mario we have a serious emergency, the guest list has gone missing!" a very frantic Pac-Man ran into the printing room to alert Mario, who was busy printing off some fax information from a fax machine for Master Hand.
"The guest-a list has gone amiss?!" panicked Mario, sharing Pac-Man's level of concern. He and Pac-Man were working and looking over the guest list earlier, and know it's nowhere to be found! "Where could it have-a gone off to?"
"You said something about a list?" asked Mega Man, who was in the printing room fixing one of the printers. "I may have seen a list in the laundry room - it may not be the list you're looking for, but it can't hurt to go investigate."
So Mega Man guided Mario and Pac-Man to the laundry room, where Lucina and Luigi were washing their clothes while Mewtwo and Lucario were folding up the dry clothes, doing a huge solid for Peach. Luigi's Rotom was with the plumber, instructing him on how to do his laundry.
"Tide detergent works best with fabric, so make sure you use an ample amount, zzt!" the plasma Pokemon told Luigi, although the plumber knew this information already. It wasn't the man's first time dealing with laundry...
Rotom: My only duty as the pet of Luigi and Daisy is to give both individuals vital information they must use and apply in their daily lives. I'm more than just a Pokedex you know, especially if my different forms are any indication!
Daisy: Rotom can be very annoying at times, but I guess his annoyance is his charm...he's kinda like that one character from that cartoon show that you find irritable at times, but you're supposed to hate, you love to hate them at all times...I think Rotom fits the bill perfectly.
"Luigi why are you washing your clothes here, can't you just do it at your home instead?" Lucina asked the plumber, taking care of the laundry duties for Chrom and Robin. "I understand that our laundry room is superior to yours, but still..."
"Eh, I would wash-a my clothes at my home, but unfortunately the washing machine-a malfunctioned," Luigi responded as he threw his overalls into the washing machine. "Mr. Game and Watch promised-a me he would fix-a the machine before the end-a of the week." And with Mr. Game and Watch's voice thingamajig, Luigi received a direct answer of yes or no, rather than a few beeps. Granted the 2-D man still makes his beeping sounds every now and then.
"What are you guys here for, looking for something?" Lucario asked Mario, Pac-Man, and Mega Man as they snooped around the laundry room. They searched everywhere, from the laundry baskets to even the insides of the drying machines.
"The guest list for Mario's wedding is missing, and so we're looking for it in the laundry room," explained Mega Man, using his strength to pick up and unused washing machine as he looked under said machine. The might powers of Guts Man's Strong Arm - and y'all wonder why Dr. Wily likes Guts Man enough to make dozens of robots in his likeness.
"Well I'm afraid this is the wrong place to be looking for such a list, unless you were looking for a laundry list," stated Mewtwo, who was folding up the clothes with the use of Confusion. No hands required. "You might as well look somewhere else, or even write another guest list from scratch..."
"I think I may-a have seen the list in-a the mansion's gardens," Luigi spoke up. "I would help-a you look for it there, but as you can-a see, I'm a bit tied-a up with all this-a laundry..."
"I can take over for you while you're away, zzrt!" Rotom offered, giving Luigi a salute. Knowing Rotom, he could just turn into Wash Rotom and wash and dry Luigi's clothes, no biggie.
The group of Mario, Luigi, Pac-Man, and Mega Man arrived at the gardens, where Viridi was showing Geno and Tails a new species of flower that had sprung up. Tails was doing research on this peculiar flower with some special device of his.
"I had just left the gardens to attend some business with Lady Palutena, and when I came back, I saw these flowers popping up all over the place!" Viridi explained; the flowers in question were red, and had six petals. Tails couldn't help but feel that the flowers looked oddly familiar...
Viridi: Taking care of and overseeing the mansion's gardens has and will always be my number one duty! Any suspicious flower detected in the gardens must be purged...given that they don't harm anyone. Not every flower or plant is inherently bad, it's what you do with them that determines the malevolence of what you wish to accomplish... *cough* Snake *cough*
"According to this source I found, these flowers are classified as Gracidea flowers, they're pretty prevalent in the Sinnoh region," stated Tails, reading from a source he found on his device. "Strange that they would pop up here in the gardens..."
"Not to mention that the flowers kinda look like that one flower on Shaymin's head," observed Geno, taking a closer look at the Gracideas. "Shaymin's presence could be the explanation for the flowers popping up in the gardens." Shaymin is a mythical Pokemon after all, so Geno's theory could hold true.
"Excuse-a me, but have you three-a seen a list anywhere, it's a guest-a list for the wedding," Mario approached the threesome of Viridi, Tails, and Geno. "Pac-a Man lost it, and we can't seem-a to find it anywhere...I would hate-a to write up another list..."
"Nope, can't say I ever saw such a particular list lying about. What about you guys?" Geno asked Viridi and Tails, and Tails suddenly remembered seeing the list before...and he knew who may have taken the list too.
"I saw someone with the guest list earlier today," the fox said, intriguing Mario and his troupe. "I may know who it was, I can take you to the culprit if you like."
So Tails guided Mario, Luigi, Pac-Man, and Mega Man, and on the way they bumped into Link and Cloud, both swordsmen on a mission.
"Hey Mario, are you ready for..." Link looked around before he said the following, "...the big surprise?" Obviously the manner in which Link said it meant that the big surprise was a secret - a secret that a nearby Fiora and Kamui overheard.
"What is this 'big surprise' that you speak of?" asked Kamui, leading Cloud to think on the fly and downplay the big surprise Link was talking about.
"The 'big surprise' is really Link's new Master Sword, nothing you would really care about," the blonde swordsman told Kamui. There was only one Master Sword in existence, but at least Kamui bought into what Cloud said. "Also, aren't you ladies supposed to be looking for Corrin? You completely left that man in the dust just to play some arcade games."
Corrin: Kamui eclipsed Wolf's record in Space Invaders? Why, that is incredible, I'm very happy for her...no matter how many times I play Space Invaders, I always wind up with embarrassingly low scores, as my ship is constantly destroyed in the early goings of the game...it must be the aliens' doing! They know I'm on to them, and to make me pay for my suspicions, they hack the arcade machine and rig it in a way that I would lose every time! *points at the camera* Don't worry aliens, I'll get back at you and your kind real soon!
"Oh yes that is right, Peach did say she wanted to see Corrin..." said Kamui. "We'll just be going on our way then." Kamui and Fiora departed, and once the coast was clear, the men resumed their conversation.
"Sorry Link, and Cloud, but I can't-a be a part of the surprise, the guest-a list for the wedding is missing and I can't afford-a to write up another one," Mario kindly told Link and Cloud, who both understood; they both assumed Mario misplaced the list, and the list was later eaten by the Duck Hunt Dog. "You might as-a well count me out, until I find-a the list..."
"It probably won't be the same with you around, but just take your time finding that list of yours," Cloud said to Mario as he and Link walked away. "You're more than welcome to come by once you find what you're looking for."
With Tails knowing who the culprit may be, Mario might find that list sooner than later...
"So did you two finish checking the package to make sure we got the right thing?" Zelda asked Pit and King K. Rool as she entered a private room in the mansion. The angel and the Kremling were just finished inspecting a giant box delivered from UPS. The Mailman could have delivered the box himself, but his frail stature wouldn't be able to handle such a large weight.
"Sure did, we looked inside and saw the contents and all that stuff!" Pit gave Zelda a thumbs up. "But alas, we only have one slight problem..."
"We have no wrapping paper to wrap this bad boy up!" Rool finished for the angel. "Master Hand must have used up all the wrapping paper for the Christmas gifts!" There were plenty upon plenty of Christmas gifts this year, so Master Hand truly had his work cut out for him.
"This is just wonderful, and here I thought you boys already wrapped up the box..." Zelda facepalmed, before a light bulb lit up above her head. And no, it wasn't an actual light bulb, for that would be nigh impossible. "There should be some wrapping paper left in the attic! Stand right where you are, I'll be right back!"
Fox: The surprise we held for Kamui (and Corrin) during dinner was just a beginner's surprise, it was to see if Kamui would be overwhelmed by a dozen of people popping out of nowhere and wishing her happy birthday. I imagined she would be more overwhelmed by the fact that a dog was able to play "Happy Birthday" on his guitar, but I suppose Kamui had seen weirder things in Nohr.
Falco: Bruh can you believe Corrin forgot today was his birthday?! *laughs* How more stupider can that dude become? It baffles me!
Fox: Um, Fox, you just said "more stupider"...
Falco: Yeah, well who are you trying to judge?
Fox: I'm not judging, I was just... *shakes his head* ...anyways, we have an even bigger surprise for Kamui (and Corrin), one that will involve a full-out celebration. Kamui is gonna have a heart attack when she sees what we did for her, she'll be screaming like a banshee! Then she'll faint to the floor, and then someone would have to give her CPR... *sneakily looks at Falco*
Falco: Why are you looking at me for, I ain't touching that girl's lips! *pauses* ...Not that I wouldn't want to.
After finding Corrin in his room, Kamui and Fiora met up with Peach in the living room, just as they had been told to. The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom pulled out two blindfolds, giving one to both Corrin and Kamui.
"Just put these two on, and don't say a single thing until I tell you otherwise!" instructed Peach, as Corrin and Kamui placed the blindfolds around their eyes. "Now Fiora and I will take you to a very special place in the mansion - keep those blindfolds on tight!" Peach and Fiora would escort Corrin and Kamui away from the living room, and to places unknown.
"Do you know if Zelda finished wrapping up Corrin's and Kamui's gift?" Fiora whispered to Peach, speaking in a low voice so Corrin nor Kamui could hear her. "I saw the package earlier, and it was quite big..."
"She should have already wrapped it up by now, so we should be expecting to see the gift in one piece in the ballroom," Peach whispered back. Why would the gift be in the ballroom of all places? You know the answer to that question, given the context clues.
"I'm back boys, finally got the wrapping paper," Zelda returned to the room where the package - the very gift Fiora was alluding to - was located. With the help of Pit and Rool, the princess was able to wrap up the entire box with whatever wrapping paper she found in the attic. Only one thing left to do was take it down to the ballroom - squeezing the box through the doorway was the only obstacle.
"We may not be able to take this present down to the ballroom, but Villager sure could!" stated Pit. Villager's neutral special, Pocket, can pocket just about anything, and the giant present was no exception for the youngster. "Let me call Villager right quick and see if he can help out!"
Peach and Fiora escorted Corrin and Kamui to the ballroom, and walked the two inside. Though they were blindfolded, Corrin and Kamui could detect a ginormous presence in the room they were in.
"You two can take off your blindfolds now," said Peach, and when Corrin and Kamui took off their blindfolds...
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAMUI AND CORRIN!" ...they were suddenly greeted by Master Hand and the mansion residents, who all wished the two happy birthday in unison (everyone had to participate, lest they would get punished). Keep in mind that Mario, Luigi, Tails, Mega Man, and Pac-Man weren't present; they were most likely still searching for the culprit who took the guest list for the wedding. Zelda, Pit, Rool, and Villager were absent as well.
Master Hand: What I had Mario and a few others do was throw a "minor" birthday surprise for Kamui and Corrin, not only to see if Kamui remained calm afterwards, but also to see if Corrin remembered his birthday. Kamui didn't have a heart attack or go into cardiac arrest, which meant that the even bigger surprise was a go. As for Corrin...he better know what today is, or we'll leave him out of it and just celebrate Kamui's birthday instead from here on out!
"Wow, I don't know what to say - at first, I thought the previous birthday surprise was special, but this...this is just amazing," remarked Kamui, at a loss of words as she eyed the large birthday cake in the center of the ballroom, made by yours truly, Cilan. Corrin didn't say a single word.
"You can speak now if you like, Corrin," Peach told the prince, under the assumption Corrin was taking Peach's instruction of not saying a single thing until she tell him otherwise a bit too far. Corrin is known for taking everything too far, just look at his obsession with aliens.
"Are you guys sure today is supposed to be my birthday?" the prince of Nohr questioned, leading everyone to either sigh, facepalm, or shake their heads. "Sure it isn't until next week, or the week after that?" And yet he wondered by his siblings sent Kamui to live with him in the mansion.
"About time those two made it here, let's go ahead and cut the cake," said Bayonetta as she seductively pulled out a knife, mesmerizing the men flanking around her. They can look, but they can't touch!
"Hold yer horses lady, we have until everyone is present!" boomed Master Hand, who planned out this whole shindig with some assistance from Mario. "Where is Zelda with that blasted birthday gift?"
"We're finally here, Master Hand!" Zelda announced as she barged into the ballroom with Pit, Rool, and Villager. "Villager, would you like to do the honors?" Villager, using his Pocket ability, displayed the present to Corrin and Kamui; the box was just as tall as them!
"What are you two bums waiting for, open it up already!" frowned Rool, wanting to see what was inside so he could possibly hog it in the future, and Corrin and Kamui worked together to unwrap the gift, and open up the box. They couldn't believe what was inside.
"Is this...is this a Smart TV, the one they show on television?" Corrin marveled at the gift he and Kamui received. It was indeed a Smart TV, one that was 55 or so inches in length and had a 1080p HD resolution. "This is rather unexpected!"
"And it will look awfully great in our bedroom, too," grinned Robin; Master Hand believed Robin didn't need a TV in his room since he was always glossing at his spells books, so the mage had to pretty much indulge the giant hand to get a television for his room - and the Smash universe creator chose an absolutely perfect time for Robin to have one.
Robin: The original plan was to get Corrin and Kamui tablets - Kamui may have known how to use hers, but for Corrin, it would be a huge waste of money. The end goal was to get a gift, or gifts, that both Corrin and Kamui could mutually enjoy, and that's when I suggested a television...boy did I have to borrow a lot of money from my fellow brawlers to afford it.
"I obviously never watched television back in Nohr, since we're not that technologically advanced yet, so this television is a tremendously fabulous gift, thank you very much!" thanked Kamui, bowing down to everyone in courtesy. Heihachi Mishima would soon approach the princess with a bouquet of flowers, and Shaymin, who was with Sonic and Amy, suddenly perked up when she saw the flowers. They looked so familiar to her...
"Karera ga kirei ni mieta to omottanode, watashi wa anata ni sorera o ataetai to omotta!" Heihachi handed the bouquet to Kamui. Viridi squinted her eyes at the flowers as she inspected them, and saw that they were the Gracedia flowers that sprung up all over the gardens.
"What Heihachi just said is that he found those flowers in the gardens, and wanted to give them to you," Kirby explained with his Dynavox device. The pink puffball was able to translate Japanese language...the residents were slowly learning secret depths of Kirby that they never knew about before. "Those flowers he found look awfully nice!" Kamui accepted the flowers from Heihachi, as Shaymin leaped down from Sonic's arms and walked towards the bouquet in Kamui's hands.
"Um, Shaymin, what the heck are you doing?" Sonic questioned as Shaymin neared Kamui, looking up at the Gradecias. The gratitude got a bit closer to Kamui...and then suddenly, it coughed out a white fur ball, covered mostly in bile. Except it wasn't a white fur ball - Isabelle inspected the object that came from Shaymin's mouth, and shuddered as she unraveled it...before being in astonishment of what it was.
"Sonic, what was this doing in Shaymin's belly?" Isabelle sternly asked the hedgehog as she held up the item in question, a piece of paper with a list - the guest list for Mario's wedding. Sonic chuckled and grinned nervously, for it was the right thing for him to do at the very moment.
"...basically I was feeling salty about you not caring for Shaymin's new form, and paying more attention to Corrin's sister than Shaymin, so I had Shaymin swallow up your guest list when Pac-Man wasn't around as an act of retribution," Sonic explained to Mario in the gaming room, where the plumber was watching a college bowl game on a giant television screen. Mario and company missed most of Corrin's and Kamui's birthday celebration since they were busy looking for the culprit...and the very culprit was at the celebration with Shaymin in his possession. "Don't know what convinced me to do it, must have been unnecessary anger, so I'd like to say I'm sorry for tampering with your list like that." Sonic apologizing to someone?! That's something you don't hear everyday, Mario even had to clean out his ears out to ensure he was hearing right.
"Apology accepted, although Pac-a Man will have a tough-a time cleaning up the guest-a list, too late-a to transfer it to another piece-a of paper," Mario accepted Sonic's apology as he took a sip from his bottle of root beer. "You're free to go-a now, go hang out with-a Shaymin, or Amy, or Tails, or-a Knuckles...whatever." So Sonic left Mario be, just when Kamui approached the plumber.
"Sorry you and the others weren't present for Corrin and I's birthday celebration, we still had a great time regardless," the princess of Nohr said to Mario, who smiled, knowing that Kamui and Corrin were content. "I have to ask you though - were you the one responsible for getting us that television?"
"Your room-a mate Robin pitched in, but it was-a I who took out-a money from my wedding budget to afford-a the teleivision, so you should-a be..." Before Mario coudl finish, Kamui gave the plumber a heartfelt hug, and it made Mario smile.
"That's all I needed to hear. Thank you very much for the gift Mario, I greatly appreciate it. I can just tell I'm going to have a splendid time here at the mansion!" Kamui gave Mario a kiss on the forehead, and left the gaming room, as the smile on Mario's face grew bigger.
Kamui probably had the best day of her life, and she couldn't be any happier.