Author's Note:
Out of all the chapters I've written for this story...this one might've been the hardest for me to write. You could assume that just by reading the title. Sorry if this chapter may be confusing to read for some. Now for the guest reviews:
"Can you add other characters like, King Nimbus, Queen Nimbus, Frogfucius and Booster from Mario RPG? Agent G from The House of The Dead? Persona 3 characters? Final Fantasy XV characters? The characters from Battalion Wars? And the characters from the GameCube Custom Robo game?"
Yes, yes, and yes - though Agent G might be a stretch. One more guest review:
"Sonic and Gannon fanfic?"
How about a Sonic and Ganon chapter? Thought I did one in the previous chapter, but it wasn't as big, so I'll make it up in chapter 71. Up next Roydigs22, who was understandably displeased with what went down with Lucario in the previous chapter, mainly because they recommended Lucario x Lopunny multiple times:
"I specifically said lucario x lopunny. Lucario and gardevoir aren't even in the same egg group. Same goes for lopunny and gallade. Not cool. The battle against the heartless had better compensate for this... Or else."
The Heartless battle shall compensate for last chapter's events regarding Lucario, and any other erroneous thing I've done in Smash Life up to this point. Roydigs22 also suggested a pairing request (Meta Knight x Jigglypuff) and an idea for a plot twist ("This isn't the first time that lucario has done this, for he is... The protagonist of pokemon mystery dungeon 2!") and I shall consider both going forth. Next we have i am the meme:
"A Star Wars convention, huh? Can you do something Star Trek next?"
I would do something Star Trek-related...but only when the time is right. J300 has returned:
"Do you think that we could see Kamek some time? And I was wondering if you could somehow get the law involved with Master Hand so that he can't tax people for his Lamborghini? One last thing: could you have Corrin go inside the Star Wars movie And fangirl over Palpatine? And maybe have Ashley make a potion that educates Corrin and cures his naivety but has some nasty side effects."
Kamek will appear soon, and the law will be involved with Master Hand, he's not as invincible as he thinks he is. All the stuff with Corrin may happen later on. Last up is Icarus:
"Can you make the next chapter a lot more quicker please? It's just that, I don't want to have to wait a whole week just to read one new chapter."
In a perfect world I would, but then I would have to overwork myself to post a new chapter quicker than usual. And earlier updates would kinda break the annual cycle. Not to mention that I always start each new chapter traditionally on Saturday. So there's that.
Episode 70: Switcheroo
Robin did it. He finally did it. After close to eight episodes, Robin finally did it.
The white-haired mage felt somewhat proud of himself about the way he ended his little feud with Marth. A feud that all but started when Marth hooked Felicia up with Corrin, much to the chagrin Robin who wished to bring the two lovebirds together his way. After a verbal altercation between Robin and Marth, there was a lot of events that had transpired ever since that defined the feud...
Robin's resident survey was tampered with at the hands of Wario. Princess Zelda of Breath of the Wild fame had her eyebrows shaven off by Zelda. Marth was an actor in a Finding Nemo play at Disney World. Birdo became enamored with Robin, and chased the mage throughout the mansion. Master Hand's Lamborghini was dented the very day he purchased his dream car. Marth had to wear a Dairy Queen costume for at least two weeks. And Rouge the Bat fell in love with Robin...only for the mage to use a spell that would null the love potion that was used on Rouge, at the hands of Marth.
Marth and Robin's feud would come to a conclusive end, when Knuckles beat up Marth, took him to some darkened room, and had Rouge and Robin use one of Eggman's ray guns on the hero-king. Villager had heard the blast - and it was a loud one - and feared that someone must have died or something. But fortunately for Marth, he was still very much alive...although the current status of his health was not satisfactory.
"I'm back Marth, and I brought some more herbal tea!" Dunban entered the hero-king's room, holding a tray containing a tea kettle and two teacups with his only functioning hand. Thanks to the ray gun, Marth was left paralyzed, and was laying on the bed, his body stretched out. "Where do you want me to put it at?"
"Don't even know why you bother bringing me more tea, considering I can hardly move my arms..." frowned Marth; even moving his pinkie toe was a major struggle for the hero-king. "But if you must, you can put it on my dresser; hopefully Lucina can come by and feed me the tea."
"I thought Roy was supposed to do that, he's your roommate after all," Dunban inquired as he placed the tray of herbal tea on the dresser. "Guess he wasn't up for it, and decided to do something else instead. In all honesty, I wouldn't blame him for it..."
Roy: Ha ha ha, Marth is paralyzed and he'll likely be that way for a long period of time! And since I share a room with Marth, I can do whatever I want and he can't do anything to stop me! Heck, I could walk around the room going commando and his verbal demands to put my clothes on simply won't be enough! Or I could bring Lilina in, and the two of us can smooch all night long in front of Marth, whether he likes it or not! Oh man, the possibilities are perfectly endless... *rubs hands together in excitement*
"Oh, and I also came to give you this - it's a Pokemon buddy that will spend time with you, to keep you company," Dunban dug into his pocket, and pulled out a Poke Ball. "Red told Blue about your condition, and sent this Pokemon via mail to the mansion to spend time with you. So Manaphy, come on out!"
Dunban hurled the Poke Ball at the floor, sending out the blue water-type Pokemon known as Manaphy. The seafaring Pokemon happily greeted Dunban and Marth, as it flied around their heads and eventually all over the room. But Marth was frankly unimpressed.
"Of all the Pokemon Blue could have chosen from, and it had to be this...this thing," Marth looked on in disgust as Manaphy continued to dance around the room, a smile ever always on its adorable face. Dunban didn't seem to mind Manaphy; the Homs was hoping that Marth would appreciate the seafaring Pokemon, but apparently it was the other way around.
"He was considering bringing you a Meloetta, but he was afraid that it would bore you to death with its persistent song-singing," explained Dunban. Or so Blue thought - Meloetta's singing can fill any person's heart with joy. And Marth was mostly deprived of joy at the moment with his paralysis.
"I'd rather have that Pokemon sing to me over this flying blue thing in my room..." Marth's deprived joy was also making the hero-king a bit of a negative nanny, and Dunban was getting rather tired of it.
"Well I'm gonna leave you be now, got some cooking to do - let me go see if Lucina's busy so she can give you your tea." Screw the herbal tea, that was the only drink Marth consumed throughout his first week of paralysis. Someone get the man some pink lemonade! "If you need anything, then just call out my name, I'm sure someone will rush to the kitchen and notify me." Dunban said this as he left the room, leaving Marth alone with Manaphy. The hero-king just looked disgusted at the seafaring Pokemon...
...and as he looked at Manaphy, he suddenly remembered something - the seafaring Pokemon was able to learn the move Heart Swap. Heart Swap is a move that allows the user Pokemon to swap stats with its opponents...and the move also swaps bodies between two individuals. What if Marth used Manaphy to switch bodies with a fellow mansion resident, so that he won't have to deal with his paralysis? This made the hero-king stroke his chin thoughtfully, as he devised a plan...
"SOMEONE PLEASE HELP, I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP!" shouted Marth, loud enough for his voice to be heard, acting like one of those old folks on those somewhat nostalgic home security commercials on TV. Hisui would soon answer the call, running into the room and finding Marth, sprawled out on the floor. The teen decided against questioning how Marth fell onto the floor at this very moment.
Hisui: So Marth has been paralyzed, and will likely remain that way for a ridiculously long time... *smirks* ...serves that dude right. Kinda wish a similar fate had happened to Robin, seeing him and Marth feud with one another in their beef was like seeing two jealous high school jocks fighting over some hot chick sitting at their lunch table. The rivalry between the swordsmen was at times petty, and even made me question what Lucina has to put up with. How can a seemingly boring person like her be able to tolerate such eccentric personalities, and not lose her sanity? Tried asking Samus that question, but each of my attempts typically end with a swift kick to the gut. It will only be a matter of time until that woman hits me below the belt...
"Do I even need to ask how you ended up on the floor?" asked Hisui as he knelt down at Marth, shaking his head. Once Manaphy crept up to Hisui to check him out, it was now time for Marth to do his thing...
"Manaphy...use Heart Swap," commanded Marth, and so the seafaring Pokemon would execute the move, as its attenae glowed pink and two pink hearts were exchanged between Marth and Hisui. Once the process of the move was over, Marth would slowly get up, rising to his feet...inside of Hisui's body. "Ah yes, this is more like it, I can actually move again!" the hero-king marveled as he moved around in Hisui's body, moving his fingers and other extremities.
"Wh-what just happened, why am I on the floor?" Hisui, now in Marth's body, wondered before looking up, and seeing Marth in his body. "Marth did you bring me here just to switch bodies with me? What did I fall for...give back my body this instant, I refuse to spend the rest of my day paralyzed on the floor!"
"I would give you back your body...but just not at this time! So many things I must now accomplish! Have fun being paralyzed!" Marth would wave to Hisui as he left the room, leaving Hisui sprawled out on the floor gritting his teeth in anger. The teen failed to notice that Manaphy left the room, likely plotting to cause some mischief.
"Mario I need to speak with you for a minute!" Pac-Man, holding a wedding checklist, was running towards Mario, who was walking in the hallway to who-knows-where. Pac-Man was quietly completing some tasks on the wedding checklist, and he needed to give Mario a quick update.
"Yes Pac, what-a is it?" Mario turned around to see Pac-Man, who finally caught up with the plumber as he took a breather. Seriously, the dude should work out some more, running out of breath from running a medium-long distance is inexcusable.
"Just wanted to let you know that the wedding rings have been purchased, and that the wedding favors have all been finalized!" When the wedding rings are purchased, that usually meant that a wedding was nigh approaching.
"Thanks for the up-a date Pac-Man, I can always-a count on a guy like-a you!" Mario was glad that he chose Pac-Man as his wedding planner; he felt that the eater of ghosts was a breath of fresh air compared to the likes of Marth.
"So Mario, where are you headed off to? The way you were walking, it seemed like you were on an important mission!"
"Mamori asked Peach and-a I if we wanted to guest-a star in her show, and we obliged to make-a an appearance. I was about-a to get ready for my web-a series debut!" Mario may not be the best cook around, but the plumber's presence on Microwave Idol Mamorin could boost the prestige of the show.
Mamori: Yeah, Mario's a pretty busy guy, so I thought he wouldn't have enough time to appear on Microwave Idol Mamorin...until he was kind enough to tell me he and Peach will make an appearance. Given that Mario is of Italian descent, I could have him cook a pizza on the show...but I'm strongly against promoting racial stereotypes on my show, whether true or not.
"Before you can get ready for Microwave Idol Mamorin...could you check on Lucario for me?" Pac-Man asked a suddenly intrigued Mario. What could possibly be wrong with the aura Pokemon? "Poor Lucario hasn't been feeling himself as of late, he's been spending a ridiculous amount of time in my room with a blanket over his head, and he'll never tell me why..."
"I shall check-a on Lucario right away, he rarely feels down-a in the dumps," replied Mario; Pac-Man nodded as he walked away, continuing the rest of the objectives on his wedding checklist.
"So what wacky experiment are we doing today, Tails?" Sonic, holding Pikachu in his arms, asked Tails, who was holding his pet Vulpix Suzie, as the two best friends were walking in the hallway with Shaymin following them.
"It's not an experiment Sonic - it's merely a breeding test involving Pikachu, Suzie, and two other Pokemon to see if they could breed well while being in different egg groups," explained Tails, who was interested in carrying this test out after learning that Lucario and his new love, Gardevoir, were in differing egg groups. Same thing applied to Gallade and Lopunny. "Got a male Salandit and a female Minccino in the Pokemon sanctuary, ready for breeding!"
"Aha, so it is an experiment...and you're promoting bestiality as well! A mouse like Pikachu mating with a chinchilla? A fox like Suzie mating with a salamander? Jeepers, Tails, you're more of a creep than I ever imagined!"
"That's not bestiality, but whatever works best for you, I guess..." Before Tails could give Sonic the true definition of bestiality, Shaymin looked up, and saw a familiar blue face moving about close to the ceiling.
"Look you guys, it's Manaphy, the seafaring Pokemon!" Shaymin exclaimed, as the Manaphy drew near towards Shaymin and company. "This is the other mythical Pokemon from Sinnoh I was talking about the other day!" Manaphy was now looking at Sonic and Pikachu, taking a great deal of interest in the hedgehog and mouse Pokemon.
"Um, Shaymin, care to explain why your Manaphy friend is looking at us like that?" asked a worried Sonic, as Manaphy was gleefully smiling at the hedgehog and Pikachu, before executing its signature move...the seafaring Pokemon used Heart Swap on Sonic and Pikachu, switching the bodies of both individuals, and a moment later... "Wait, what am I doing in my own arms? Why does everything feel so...big?"
"Manaphy switched your body with Pikachu via Heart Swap!" exclaimed Tails, much to the dismay of Sonic. No wonder he felt so small. "Heart Swap can switch the bodies of two people, and I believe it's supposed to have a limited effect. So you can have your body back in no time!" At least there was some god news for Sonic.
Samus: Honestly I enjoyed riding over Seattle in my Gunship with Pikachu, I really did. Got a lot off of my chest, and now Pikachu is more understanding of how I really feel about the others. I would share my sentiments with the fellow residents, but some of them might take the truth and stretch it beyond ways I could never imagine. If I told someone like Pit that I didn't mind his...egregious amount of slowness, he would automatically assume that we're best friends...like anyone would want to be best friends about that dork. *pauses* ...I kinda went back on my sentiments, did I? Well, I can always make a few exceptions for some people...
"Pikachu where are you, I need you to charge up my newly-enhanced Power Suit!" Samus's voice was heard from afar, and soon enough Samus appeared in the hallway, and saw Pikachu in Sonic's arms...not knowing that it was really Sonic who was in Pikachu's arms, thanks to Manaphy. "There you are, little fella, been looking all over for you!" Samus approached Sonic, eyeing him with a smile. It really unnerved Sonic seeing Samus being so happy; same went for the others. "Sonic, do you mind if I borrow Pikachu for a second?" Samus looked up to face Pikachu, who chose not to say anything for he was in Sonic's body, and saying something would blow his cover.
"I was about to use Pikachu for some research, but you're free to borrow him for as long as you like," Tails responded for Pikachu, as Samus took Sonic and held him in his arms. Felt weird for Sonic to be held in one's arms. "Just return him once you're done."
"Hopefully I won't take long with Pikachu, thanks for letting me borrow him." Samus walked away, cradling Sonic in his arms...and Tails and Shaymin couldn't help but quietly laugh behind Sonic's back. "Ready to use that electricity of yours, Pikachu?"
"Pika pika!" Sonic cheerfully responded in the most Pikachu way possible before turning his head towards Tails and company, mouthing a pitiful "Help me..." as he was carried away by Samus. It was not until after Samus was gone that a certain someone was now missing...
"Wait a second, where did Manaphy go off to?" Shaymin wondered as she, Tails, and Pikachu looked around for the seafaring Pokemon's whereabouts. Who's willing to bet Manaphy was off to cause even more body-switching mayhem?
Link and Cloud were outside, busy working on Link's truck, and the swordsmen's work was suddenly interrupted when a football was thrown at their direction, landing in the truck's engine. This wasn't the only time this happened before; a soccer ball once landed in the truck's engine, and after that, a hockey puck. The football, the soccer ball, and yes, the hockey puck, were assumed to be kicked by someone, and Link and Cloud knew the two persons that would even think about kicking a hockey puck.
"Stick here and keep working on the car, I got this..." Link told Cloud as he angrily grabbed the football and marched towards the front yard of the mansion, where Pit and Kirby were messing around with some sports equipment they found in the mansion. Villager, Toon Link, and Lucas were a part of the festivities, and Luigi was seemingly monitoring the boys was resting on a lawn chair, feeding baby Charles some milk.
"Alright you guys, I'm about to kick this tennis ball, here goes nothing!" exclaimed Pit, as he made a running start towards a tennis ball resting on a baseball tee. (He should have used a golf tee instead, but this was Pit we're talking about.) The angel kicked the tennis ball off the baseball tee, and the tennis ball flew and landed...in the hand of a ticked off Link, who was glaring at Pit, and at his pals for allowing Pit's behavior to subside. "Wow Link, nice catch, got them hands of glue!"
"Luigi, you're seriously allowing these dorks to kick random sports stuff over to where Cloud and I are, working on my truck?" Link frowned at Luigi, who looked up once his name was called. "You're just gonna sit there and feed Charles, and not scold Pit and his dumb friends for kicking stuff inside my vehicle?!"
"Don't get-a your panties in a twist-a Link, they're-a just being kids, they want to have-a fun!" was Luigi's response; judging by that response, Charles would have an effortlessly easy time walking all over Luigi once he's grown. And Luigi would simply allow it to occur regardless...
Cloud: Reason why Link hasn't been driving his truck around as much is because there's something wrong with his engine. Everytime Link starts up his truck, it starts making these sputtering sounds, like it was some old sick man coughing and wheezing all over the place. I may not be the most knowledgeable car expert around, but I can certainly get the job done...if not for Pit and his pesky friends playing outside.
"Yeah, and see where that gets you with Charles when he grows up..." retorted Link as he angrily marched towards Pit and company, throwing the football down at their feet with authority. "Cloud and I are working on my truck, and we don't want your stupid sports crap in our working area, so how about you either play somewhere else or go back inside?"
"You're saying that like we should care about your stupid truck," Lucas responded like a savage, upsetting Link and prompting the Hylian to give the PSI whiz a piece of his mind. Fortunately Kirby was there to hold him back, and Villager held Link back as well.
"Leave him alone Link, it's not worth it, Lucas is just a kid...who is in reality a teen!" Villager said to the Hylian, mustering all his strength and willpower to hold Link back from Lucas. Soon Manaphy appeared to Pit and company, waving to the group; Pit and the others waved back. Manaphy then saw Link, Villager, and Kirb, and used a Heart Swap on two of the three aforementioned individuals. Pit and company were amazed by this psychic-type move; Luigi was busy feeding Charles so he didn't see the Heart Swap take place. Once its work was done, Manaphy flew away, just when Cloud arrived at the scene.
"Enough meddling Link, time to get back to work," the ex-SOLDIER grabbed Link and pulled him away, as Kirby and Villager released their hold on the Hylian. Cloud would drag Link away, as the scowl on his face on his face suggested that he felt like some long-suffering parent dragging their mischievous kid away.
"Good thing Cloud came in and took his best friend away, Link could have gave Lucas a real hard time!" remarked Pit, resting his hand on his best friend, Kirby. "Don't you think so Kirby? Link could have opened Lucas's stomach open and ate his innards!" Only a weirdo like Pit would think that..."
"Why is Cloud dragging my body away from me?" Link squinted his eyes as he watched Cloud drag his body back to the truck. And then it hit him...Link was now stuck in Kirby's body! This was obviously Manaphy's doing, it switched Link and Kirby's bodies when the two least expected it. "Crap I'm inside Kirby's body! This can't be happening to me, I can't be stuck in such a small body! How could this happen to me?"
"A Manaphy came out of nowhere and switched your body with Kirby while Villager and Kirby were trying to hold you back," explained Toon Link, recollecting the events from before he very well could have stopped, but chose not to over wanting to be easily amazed.
"AND YOU PUNKS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO STOP IT?!" No doubt Link despised Pit and his friends more than he did already.
Tails: From the Pokemon research I did, I learned that whenever a Heart Swap is used, the effects last for a certain period of time. I don't know exactly the amount of time the Heart Swap effects would last, but it would be wise to find Manaphy and fix the mess before it escalates, if it haven't escalated already. Could you imagine Peach being stuck inside Ike's body, and continuing to act girly and feminine as usual? *shudders* The very thought of Ike dancing and shaking his hips is now pervading in my mind...
"Oh so that's what happened, for a minute I thought Kirby gained the ability to speak without his communication device..." said Pit, feeling bummed out while also lowkey showing his stupidity. Bear in mind that Kirby did not have his Dynatox device with him while he was outside.
"I demand that I get my body back, where is that Manaphy?!" growled Link, ready to punch someone in the gut really hard. Luigi looked up from feeding Charles and saw Link throw a fit in Kirby's body, finding it weird that the Hylian's voice was coming from inside the pink puffball.
"Is it just me, or did Kirby learn how to speak without that funky device of his?" questioned King K. Rool as he approached Luigi, licking from an ice cream cone.
"Link some-a how switched bodies with-a Kirby..." Luigi responded with his best guess, not knowing that Manaphy was creeping up on him, Charles, and Rool.
"Hey Link, can you pass me the adjustable wrench?" asked Cloud as he held out his hand, expecting Link to hand him the required tool. But Link couldn't do that, because Link wasn't even there!
"Poyo poyo poyo!" Kirby, now in Link's body, exclaimed as he played around with the adjustable wrench, away from Cloud and the truck. Cloud pulled his head from underneath the hood and looked at Kirby...all the swordsman had to do was listen to Kirby and observe his actions to know that something was up.
"Kirby what are you doing inside Link's body?" Cloud approached Kirby, and took the wrench away from him. "Did you switch bodies with Link or something? Guess I have to take you over to Zelda and Aerith, see if they can diagnose the problem..."
Mario arrived at Pac-Man's room, and found a figure sitting at the side of Pac-Man's bed, with a blanket draped over their head. Mario then took a few steps close to the figure, and pulled away the blanket, revealing a somber Lucario. The aura Pokemon showing any form of emotion was unsettling for Mario to see.
"What's-a the problem Lucario, why do you look-a so down?" inquired Mario, sitting on the bed next to Lucario. The aura Pokemon glanced at Mario like he was the Devil, like he felt unnerved being in his presence.
"None of your business man, go away and leave me alone..." Lucario grabbed the blanket and placed it back over his head, now turning away from Mario so the plumber would be less inclined to ask questions. But Mario remained firm, and opted to be tenacious if it was necessary.
"I'm not leaving until-a you tell me what's-a wrong, now spit out-a the truth!" Mario leaned in close to Lucario, close enough so that the aura Pokemon could feel his presence and warm up to telling the truth.
"Fine then, if you must know, I'll tell you...Gardevoir and I broke up." This came as a shock to Mario, who had witnessed Lucario "dating" Gardevoir at Sonic's ballroom setup in the previous episode. Both Pokemon looked so happy... "Turns out Gardevoir and I are from different egg groups, so our relationship was kinda never meant to be. Someone should have told me beforehand..."
Lucario: Usually I would show you guys a fancy "gift" Master Hand and Isabelle would give me, and the one I received this week was a real doozy... *sighs* ...but I'm too depressed to do a show-and-tell. Now I know what it feels like to have your heart broken, to have it ripped out from you when things are going great...on that note, Captain Falcon should have developed some sort of depressive disorder given the amount of breakups he suffered through prior to meeting Nowi.
"Well Lucario, for all it's-a worth..." Mario started off, bracing himself for the bombshell he was about to drop on the aura Pokemon. "...I heard from-a Red that Gallade and Lopunny broke-a up as well." Now Lucario was the one who was shocked, as he took the blanket off his head and looked at Mario. "Similar situation - Gallade was in one-a egg group, and Lopunny was-a in the other. Some-a times Pokemon biology can-a work in funny ways..."
"So what does that mean for Lopunny and Gallade, and what does it mean for me?" asked Lucario, wondering if he should go back to Lopunny. Considering he was in the same egg group as her, maybe the aura Pokemon should...
"If I were-a you, here's what I would-a do..." Mario was about to give Lucario some advice, when Manaphy crept its way inside the room. The plumber and Lucario dumbfoundedly gazed at the seafaring Pokemon, who executed a Heart Swap on the two without either one of them knowing. Only took a while for the two to notice the change. "Oh-a no Lucario, I think I'm stuck-a in your body!" Mario lifted up his hands, and saw that they were Lucario's.
"And I think I'm in your body!" Lucario freaked out, glancing at the gloved hands of Mario's he could now control. "This must be Marth's fault, he was the one who received Manaphy from Blue, and he must have let Manaphy run loose in the mansion...what if Marth forced Manaphy to use Heart Swap so he could switch bodies with another person and get back at Robin? Poor guy can't seem to let things go..."
"Mario, Mamori and her crew are about to start the Microwave Idol Mamorin show in a few!" Peach called out to the plumber, who was nervous about what to do now that he was inside Lucario's body; Manaphy flew away out of fear after hearing Peach's voice. The princess would arrive at the room, with her hands on her hips. "Well are you just gonna stay there do the show from there? You're not even in your proper attire, you said you would get dressed!" Peach would grab Mario's...erm, Lucario's hand as she took him out of the room and to who-knows-where, leaving Mario behind. The plumber, now temporarily a Pokemon, rose up from the bed, scratching his chin thoughtfully...
In the Star Records room, Itsuki and Tsubasa were showing off their music video to Fox and Falco - the music video they did with DJ Octavio - on Fox's laptop, and needless to say, both pilots were very much amazed by said video.
"Thought that DJ Octavio would have ruined the music video, but I'm glad the guy proved me wrong," commented Fox, having paid close attention to the octopus and was left surprised by how normal he was acting. His behavior was a far cry from his mannerisms when he first met the Star Records crew.
"And Eleonora's a better singer than I would have imagined," added Falco, who thought of the blonde aspiring actress to be the weakest of the idol singers, only to be left blown away by her talent. "I'm never doubting the abilities of any blonde ever again!"
Fox: Having the idol singers (and Itsuki...and Touma...and I guess Ayaha...) with Star Records has been an absolute godsend. The only downside though is that Master Hand believes idol singers equals more money coming in, and he taxes us so he can pay for his dumb dream car that can't drive.
Falco: Yeah, Master Hand's car ain't that great - sure it's a sweet Lamborghini, but other than that, it's just a lousy car. But tell that to Master Hand and he'll have the cops come and arrest you for "libel and slander". Happened once to Akuma; dude had to spend up to a week in jail.
"Eleonora has always been a great singer, don't know what you're talking about..." said Tsubasa. That's what great friends like Tsubasa do, stick up for the friends who get slept on by bums like Falco.
"Leave Falco alone Tsubasa, he wouldn't know much about singing - probably spends too much time texting that Katt Monroe girl to even know," joked Itsuki, receiving a playful nudge from Falco. The avian pilot still received text messages from Katt, and it got Fox and Itsuki wondering if Katt was in love with Falco.
"There is also some footage of DJ Octavio mingling with Little Mac, Geno recorded it for whatever reason. Let me see if I can pull it up..." As Tsubasa looked up the video in question on Falco's laptop, Manaphy crept its way inside the Star Records room, and used yet another Heart Swap on the group of Fox, Falco, Itsuki, and Tsubasa. The results, as always, were hilarious.
"Did you guys feel something happen just now?" Fox asked the others as he lifted up his hands...or rather, Itsuki's hands. "Crap, I'm stuck inside Itsuki, I'm inside a human body! Man this feels so weird, having human flesh and all..." Fox checked himself out, while Itsuki did the same while in Fox's body.
"Now I know what it feels like to have a tail," Itsuki remarked, wagging around the fox tail he now has control over. Fox seldom wagged his tail to begin with, so to see Itsuki wagging the tail was rather disconcerting for Fox.
"Quit wagging around that tail Itsuki, it just looks weird..." frowned Tsubasa, who now found herself inside Falco's body. And you know exactly what that meant.
"Bruh, I'm inside the body of a human chick!" panicked Falco, as he now found himself stuck inside Tsubasa's body, overreacting just a little. "Why did this happen to me?! I can't go out like this! Why cruel world, why have you forsaken me?!"
"Look on the bright side Falco, you now have breasts!" remarked Fox; Falco looked down and noticed Tsubasa's assets. The girl's boobs looked a lot bigger than usual from Falco's perspective.
"Yeah buddy, got the biggest breasts in the mansion, right here!" Falco squeezed his breasts...erm, Tsubasa's breasts...much to the chagrin of Tsubasa, and looked up at the sky in disgust and shook her head in disdain. Now she was feeling disconcerted about someone using her body for the wrong purposes.
"Please Falco, I would strongly appreciate it if you stopped squeezing my breasts like that..." That didn't deter Falco from squeezing his...Tsubasa's breasts, like he was some curious little boy who gained boobs and was strangely excited to have them.
Tsubasa: Being stuck inside Falco's body won't be so bad...I mean, I can fly and all, but I don't know if Falco can even fly. If he can't...then why is he even a bird?
Itsuki: So you're saying that the individual responsible for switching our bodies was a Manaphy? Is that some kind of magical sea animal, or am I thinking about something else?
Falco: If showing off breasts in public is considered indecent exposure, then go ahead and lock me up...
Fox: *opens his mouth to say something before breaking out into a laughing fit*
"Leave it alone Popo, for all we know that ice cream could already be consumed now," Nana tried to tell Popo, who was on a search for his beloved ice cream cone. King K. Rool had stolen the treat from Popo earlier, and was seen eating it while outside with Luigi. And Popo was apparently adamant on finding his beloved cone, even though it was probably in Rool's stomach, ready for digestion.
"But Nana you don't understand, that was MY ice cream cone - an ice cream cone that I made by MYSELF!" retorted Popo, being all extra, as Nana rolled her eyes. "Once I find Rool and my ice cream cone, I shall call the police and tell them to take Rool away, make him pay for his deviant behavior!" Have Rool arrested for stealing a measly ice cream cone? Popo couldn't be serious, right?
"In that case we should arrest some of the other men for their 'deviant' behavior; with that logic Dark Pit should be serving a life sentence in prison for the multiple times he stole cookies from the cookie jar."
"We don't even know if that's true or not, so Dark Pit should be spared," Popo made this remark as he and Nana exited the mansion, and saw Rool at the front. The ice cream cone wasn't in Rool's stomach, it was rather on top of his head...and the Kremling was seen playing in the mud, like he was some big ol' baby.
"I heard of age regression before, but it's unsettling to see Rool doing such a thing," remarked Nana, while Popo was left a loss of words. He would retrieve his ice cream cone, but given that it was now on Rool's body, it might not be a good idea to eat the treat now... "What do you think could have happened to Rool?" Why don't we investigate into the matter and see what could have happened?
Let's take the investigation to Luigi's home, where Daisy was busy feeding Charles some baby food. Or at least she was trying to, as Charles openly refused to eat the baby food by simply turning his head to the side whenever Daisy brought the spoon to his mouth. This greatly concerned the princess; other times, Charles would happily eat the baby food like it was nothing. And now the infant was showing signs of indifference at a young age.
"C'mon Charles, you have to eat at least one spoonful, this stuff is good for you!" frowned Daisy, as she tried to feed Charles the baby food yet again, but the young infant wouldn't budge, folding his arms and looking the other way. It was a side of Charles Daisy had never seen before!
"Yeah right woman, I wouldn't eat that disgusting crap even for a million dollars," remarked Charles, causing Daisy to gasp with her hand over her mouth. But that wasn't Charles's voice the princess heard...it was King K. Rool's voice! The Kremling switched bodies with Charles due to Manaphy, and had remained silent up to this point, which was very impressive.
"Who are you and what are you doing inside by son's body?!" Daisy angrily grabbed a frying pan and confronted Rool, her glare making Rool wet the very diaper he was wearing. Changing the diaper won't be a problem for Daisy.
"Chill out Daisy, it's just me, King K. Rool! Somehow I switched bodies with your son, and I have no idea how it happened!" After hearing this, Daisy slowly lowered her frying pan, before dropping it to the floor.
Popo: *shaking his head* Hoo boy, this is ain't good, not by any means...
Nana: Tell me about it - seeing Rool act like a grown baby is so out of place, it's not even funny. You think he fell on his head somewhere and it caused him to...
Popo: Ew, I wasn't talking about that Rool creep, nobody likes that pathetic waste of oxygen...I'm talking about my delicious ice cream cone, the one that Rool stole from me! It's been on his head, which means that it's been contaminated forever! Enough is enough, I'm calling the cops...
Nana: Over a meaningless ice cream cone? *watches as Popo storms off in anger*
"What's with all-a the ruckus, why did I hear-a Rool just now?" questioned Luigi as he ran downstairs to the scene, where Daisy was pointing at Rool, nonchalantly sitting in a baby high chair and wondering what Daisy would do to him.
"Rool somehow switched bodies with Charles, and I don't know how to get him out!" explained Daisy, as Luigi headed over to Rool and and took him from Daisy, checking him out for any sign of evidence. "What if our precious Charles is outside in Rool's body, doing who knows what and possibly getting himself into trouble?"
"I would assume-a that the body switcheroo was executed-a by the Manaphy Red sent-a to the mansion to give Marth some-a company." Roy, Marth's roommate, could have provided some company, but the red-haired swordsman had other matters to take care of beside staying in his room all day with the hero-king. "Lemme call Mario and-a notify him about the situation, he would-a know what to do."
"It's Microwave Idol Mamorin, with your fabulous hosts Ashley, Asuka, and myself, Mamori Minamoto!" Mamori started things off on her show, Microwave Idol Mamorin, standing in the kitchen with Ashley, Asuka, and the two guests, Peach and Lucario, the latter having been forced to do the show due to being in Mario's body. All five individuals were in front of the camera (operated by Dunban), wearing a chef hat and an apron. "We're gonna warm up your heart, with the press of a button!"
"Today on our show, we have arguably the most famous video game couple in history, both hailing from the Mushroom Kingdom...give it up for Mario and Princess Peach!" Asuka introduced Lucario and Peach, as Dunban panned the camera to the two individuals.
"Such a wonderful pleasure to be on this great show!" Peach smiled as she waved to the camera; Lucario, who knew the damage he could deal by speaking, simply smiled and nodded his head, hoping that would compensate for his silence.
"Hasn't even been half a minute yet and I already want to die..." Lucario quietly whispered to Ashley, whom the aura Pokemon felt would share his sentiments; the young witch just stealthy shrugged and maintained her poise.
"So tell me, Mario and Peach, are you two feeling hungry?" asked Mamori; she would typically ask her guests this question, which would be a lead-in to introducing a dish of some sort, like a taiyaki or pork buns.
"Yes we are feeling hungry, haven't eaten a thing since breakfast!" replied Peach, not remembering chowing down on a mozzarella stick prior to Microwave Idol Mamorin. "Isn't that right, my darling fiance Mario?" Lucario again, not wanting to blow his cover, nodded his head, leaving Peach and the others dismayed.
"Well we sure got the right snack for you..." said Asuka as she showed Peach and Lucario a plate of... "...hot streaming Philly cheesesteaks, straight out of the microwave and ready to go down to your tummy!" Honest question: do people put Philly cheesestakes in their microwaves, aside from purposes other than heating it up for consumption?
"A Philly cheesesteak for Mario and I? Don't mind if we do!" Peach happily took the plate of cheesesteaks from Asuka, grabbing one cheesesteak before handing the other to Lucario. "Aren't you gonna take the cheesesteak Mario? I can guarantee you it will be delicious!" Lucario was now breathing heavily and hyperventilating, and also shaking as well, like he had enough. "...Mario?"
Asuka: No, we never had anything awry happen on Microwave Idol Mamorin, for the most part the only awry thing that would transpire would be the microwave smoking from microwaving certain foods at a higher temperature than usual. Learned that the hard way by microwaving sushi for two minutes and thirty seconds, I just wanted it to be warm...but I made it too warm. Other than that, everything's been normally swell...
"I CAN'T TAKE THIS STUPID CRAP ANYMORE!" Lucario screamed at the top of his lungs as he grabbed the cheesesteak from Peach and threw it on the ground along with the cheesesteak in his hand, before angrily stomping on both cheesesteaks like a rabid madman.
"Please Mario, calm yourself, you weren't acting like this before we started filming!" Dunban stepped away from the camera to confront Lucario, who angrily grabbed a nearby broom and whacked the Homs with it, bringing him to the floor. Dunban would cover his head with his hands as Lucario continued the senseless beating upon him, while Peach and company looked on with shock.
"Don't think that's the real Mario we're seeing..." stated Ashley, who knew this because she heard Lucario's voice come from the mouth of the plumber's body. "The Mario we know would beat up Dunban with a hammer instead of a broom." Well she ain't lying...
"SCREW THIS STUPID SHOW, SCREW THE CHEESESTEAKS, SCREW MY LIFE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SCREW EVERYONE!" bellowed Lucario as the beating on Dunban persisted. Lucario would shock the ladies more when he helped Dunban back to his feet, and suplexed him on the kitchen floor out of utter rage, likely dealing a serious injury to his head.
"Excuse us for a minute, Mario is just going through...some violent motions at the moment," Mamori said to the camera, while Peach and company tended to Dunban. "We'll be back very shortly to deliver for delicious goodness!" Mamori then added without a single shred of confidence in her.
Sonic was with Samus in the mansion's workshop, energizing the bounty hunter's upgraded Power Suit with the electricity inside Pikachu's body. Sonic never knew Pikachu's body to store that much electricity, day in and day out.
"Thank you Pikachu, for providing your wonderful electricity, don't know if I could get this bad boy powered up without your help," thanked Samus as she turned her Power Suit on, and much to her delight, the suit was fully working. Sonic noted that Samus was acting more affable than usual, but then assumed that it was because she was with her favorite Pokemon. "Mind if I tell you something, Pikachu? Promise you it won't take long, something I gotta get off my chest...it's about a good friend of mine you probably don't know I'm friends with."
"Pika pika!" Sonic responded in typical Pikachu fashion, wanting to hear some juicy details about Samus's secret personal life. He didn't enjoy having to speak in a high voice to mimic Pikachu, though.
"Okay, so you might know this person, or you might not...but his name is Anthony Higgs, he's from the Galactic Federation." The name sounded so familiar to Sonic, he must have heard Samus talking about this person before. "Him and I, we've been good friends for a ridiculously long time. But he's not the person I'm talking about. He's one of the two only friends I have. The person I'm actually good friends with is...Zelda." Sonic was surprised, but not fully surprised; Zelda was one of the most friendliest folks a person could know, even Meta Knight can get along with her. "She's the only logical person at the mansion who doesn't have any flaws on her. Not to mention she does anything that really aggravates me or gets on my nerves. Dare I say it, she might be the most normal person I've ever known in my life, aside from Anthony of course. And for that, I consider her to be a good friend of mine, she's the only person I could relate to. Not that many people know about our friendship."
Master Hand: Of course I know about Samus's friendship with Zelda - I'm Master Hand, duh! I know everything there is to know! Like how Alph looks up scantily-clad hot girls in bikinis on the computer in my room! *pauses* On that note, excuse me for a minute. *disappears*
"About time you admitted to having friends..." Sonic said in his regular voice, before covering his mouth. Did he just blow his cover by accident?
"Did you hear that Pikachu, was that Sonic's voice?" asked Samus as she looked around for the hedgehog's whereabouts. She even readied her blaster just for good measure, in the event of a sneak attack. "Wouldn't be surprised if he was hiding in the workshop this whole time..."
"Uh...pika pika?" Sonic promptly returned to his Pikachu impersonation, waiting for the moment he got his body back from Pikachu so he wouldn't have to speak in a high-pitched voice ever again (or for the time being).
"Hmm, must have been hearing things...thought I heard Sonic's voice. Speaking of whom, I can't stand that guy - he's probably the only guy in this mansion that I seriously dislike." That certainly didn't faze Sonic at all. "But I will say that he's slowly redeeming himself, throwing that restaurant fling in the ballroom for the Romance Club members was a great gesture from him, nice way to culminate things since the club's kinda over with."
"Thanks for the info..." Sonic grumbled, with his stubby Pikachu arms folded. He could electrocute Samus if he wanted to.
"Ooh wah!" Kirby happily played with Link's Master Sword in the Hylian's body, as he was in the gardens with Cloud, Aerith, Zelda, and Yuffie. Thankfully Kirby wasn't cutting any plants down with his careless sword-swinging; otherwise he would never hear the end of it from Viridi.
"Alright, so already we know that Manaphy was the Pokemon responsible for switching bodies between Link and Kirby," stated Cloud; the swordsman learned that Manaphy was the culprit from encountering Tails earlier on his way to Zelda and Aerith. "And Greninja is currently looking for Manaphy as we speak."
"We won't know if Greninja found Manaphy or not until he returns without the Pokemon," added Yuffie, as Greninja showed up, shrugging and shaking his head "...or maybe not." Suddenly, a slightly scary thought entered her head. "What if Team Rocket was around, and they found Manaphy before Greninja did?" Cloud and company glanced at one another...before breaking out in giggles.
"Unless you're speaking of the trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth, then I don't think Team Rocket capturing Manaphy would be possible," giggled Aerith, with her hand over her mouth to stifle her laughter. "Our concern would rest upon the Organization more than Team Rocket, the Organization is far more lethal."
"I can't see the Organization expressing any interest in a Pokemon that can switch bodies, it won't help them achieve their goals," stated Zelda, as Kirby was now trying to swallow the Master Sword like it was a hot dog. Cloud had to prevent Kirby from performing his little sword-swallowing act. "Still seeing Kirby inside Link's body is a little...unsettling, at least for me."
Zelda: Type:Null? Ema mistakes it for being a Heartless. Gardevoir? Caused a huge fight between Lucario and Gallade, both fighting for her love. Manaphy? Switches folks' bodies for reasons that I cannot understand. Always seems like whenever we have a new Pokemon present inside of the mansion, something big always goes down...
"Viridi told me these seeds can grow up to the most beautiful flowers ever seen if water properly," Alph discussed with Olimar, the two astronauts entering the gardens. The younger astronaut was holding garden seeds in the palm of his hand, and was holding a watering can with his other hand.
"Those seeds better not be those Piranha Plant seeds Viridi gave you weeks ago," said Olimar, and he remembered those Piranha Plants too well; one of them was trying to eat poor Alph back in episode 63. "We can't have another...LINK WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR SWORD?!" Olimar yelled at Kirby, who was now cutting down plants like a madman with the Master Sword; Cloud tried to restrain the guy, but he was no match for Kirby. "Oh man, oh man, Viridi's gonna kill me...well Alph, it's been real, looks like I'm a goner..."
"Quit it Kirby, watch where you're swinging that sword!" Cloud said to Kirby, as Aerith, Yuffie, and Zelda joined the ex-SOLDIER in restraining Kirby, all while Olimar was valuing the potentially last few moments of his life.
"You know how long you're gonna remain a human?" Touma asked Fox in the movie room, watching some Japanese Super Sentai tapes he found in the movie library. "Seems like you're slowly adjusting to what it's like being a human and all! How's it feel to have human flesh, and human blood, and..."
"Okay, okay, I get it Touma..." replied Fox, effectively shutting up the redhead. "As of right now, I don't know how long I'll remain in Itsuki's body, but I will admit it feels weird not having a tail." Just then, the Flying Man entered the movie room, delighted to see Fox sitting on the couch.
"Ah, Itsuki Aoi, just the guy I needed to see!" the Flying Man approached Fox, not knowing that he wasn't really speaking to Itsuki. "Your lady friend and presumed girlfriend Tsubasa has been spotted inflicting pain upon herself in the printing room!" Most people assume Tsubasa to be Itsuki's girlfriend, but Itsuki would shoot down these rumors each and every time.
"Actually Flying Man, it's me, Fox, I'm stuck inside Itsuki's body...and Falco is stuck inside Tsubasa's body, so that means Falco is the one who..." Fox suddenly paused when he understood the news the Flying Man was telling him. "Take me to the printing room at once!"
So the Flying Man took Fox to the printing room, where he would see Falco abusing Tsubasa's body by sticking his hand in the copier machine. Having seen enough, the Flying Man grabbed Falco and pulled him away from the machine, before he could do any damage.
Falco: Yeah, the whole indecent exposure thing didn't go so well...caught the attention of some nearby police officers, and then they chased me down in an attempt to arrest me. But I eventually outran them, and thanks to me, I've made Tsubasa a wanted criminal in the local Seattle area...thereby giving her all the more reason to stay inside and record some new songs! Man, I can be such a genius sometimes... *arrogantly smirks*
"Dude what is wrong with you, why are you trying to harm Tsubasa's body for?!" Fox scolded his best friend, who felt like he did no wrong. It was perhaps his curiosity of the human body that done him in.
"I was curious about the amount of pain a human body can tolerate, that's all," explained Falco, rolling up his sleeve to reveal a bunch of scars, which shocked Fox and the Flying Man. "Apparently Tsubasa's body is more tolerant to pain than I thought..."
"Bro, Tsubasa is gonna kill you once she gets her body back." Deep inside, Fox knew he was greatly understating what he just said. "Don't think she'll ever forgive you for as long as you live."
"Itsuki...uh, Fox, is right Falco, your 'curiosity' has led to bruises that will remain on Tsubasa's body for elongated periods of time, you should know better," added the Flying Man...as Falco quickly went back to sticking his hand inside the copier machine. "FALCO BACK AWAY FROM THE MACHINE AT ONCE!"
Lopunny sat in the Pokemon sanctuary by herself, likely reflecting on her short-lived relationship with Gallade, as Mario crept around the corner. He was about to tell Lucario something the aura Pokemon should do, and now that he was in Lucario's body, Mario felt like he should carry out the action now.
"Hello Lopunny, you look-a so lonely..." Mario approached the rabbit Pokemon, who got all excited as she rose up from her seat. "Ah, you like my Italian-a accent, don't-a you? I've been practicing it for-a some time, helps me charm-a the ladies...like yourself." Lopunny smiled, as she seductively walked up to Mario. "Anyways, I heard about-a your breakup with Gallade, and since that you're-a back to being single, like-a I am...how about we pick-a up from where we left-a off, and continue our-a relationship, you and me?"
Right before she could give an answer, Lopunny grabbed Mario's hand and guided him to a certain part of the Pokemon sanctuary. Mario did not know where the rabbit Pokemon was taking him, but he decided to go with the flow...
While Mario was trying to repair a relationship, a new relationship was already taking shape...Little Mac and Leia. The two lovebirds spending some time together in the lounge, on a date Robin arranged.
"Can I get you two anything?" the Black Knight asked Little Mac and Leia, who were both seated at a table eating some steaks Robin prepared for them. The mage was standing from afar, observing the lovebirds with Doc Louis. "More barbecue sauce, more red wine, anything you need?"
"No, we're good...just tell Doc Louis to calm himself," replied Little Mac, taking a bite from his steak. "I can hear his loud breathing all the way from here." No, Doc Louis wasn't having any issues with his breathing...he was just breathing out of the excitement of his protege in love with the girl of his dreams.
"I would actually like some more red wine, if you don't mind," Leia spoke up; the Black Knight nodded as he went away to fulfill the lovebirds' orders.
Robin: To prove everyone that I'm more of a romantic expert than that fraud Marth (Geno told me the juicy details about the Romance Club's true intentions), I'll be monitoring the former members of the club and improving their relationships, so that one day they'll be awesome boyfriends like myself. It's all for the greater good.
Doc Louis: Words cannot express how happy I am for Little Mac, now that he has a girlfriend in Leia! In fact, I was so happy, that I already bought Little Mac wedding rings for the day he marries Leia! *shows off wedding rings to camera* Showed Mac these rings and said that he was "weirded out"...very evident that boy still has a ways to go about learning the true meaning of love!
While the Black Knight was getting Leia some red wine, Marth sneaked his away inside the lounge, and crept towards Little Mac and Leia. He would grab the attention of the two lovebirds, as he accusingly pointed at Little Mac, his face full of contempt.
"Leia Rolando, you don't deserve this disgraceful peon Little Mac, he's nothing but trouble!" stated Marth, stirring up trouble just to irk Robin. Dude should just chill out and admit defeat. "He's a very scandalous fellow...for I caught him sleeping, yes sleeping, with my sister Kohaku!" Leia gasped, while Little Mac, Robin, and Doc just looked on in utter confusion. "His lack of moral ground is unnerving..."
"Is it true, Little Mac, did you really sleep with Hisui's little sister?" Leia asked the boxer, not knowing what to believe in anymore. Little Mac shook his head no, wondering where Hisui came up with such allegations...not knowing that this was Marth's doing.
"Hisui what you doin' man, why you gotta ruin Little Mac's date?!" frowned Doc Louis, who was now being held back by Robin. "Mac would never sleep with your sister Kohaku - she ain't that pretty to begin with anyway!" Ouch, Doc Louis being harsh...if only Hisui was physically here to hear that.
"Little Mac did sleep with Kohaku, I saw it with my own eyes!" exclaimed Marth, building up his made-up claim. "Saw it with my very own..." Suddenly Marth was caught off when he was suspended in the air by a telekinetic force, a force that bought him out of the lounge. Normalcy found its way back to the lounge, as the Black Knight returned to the room while the others looked at one another in bewilderment.
"Sonic, are you here?" asked Lucina as she entered the hedgehog's room, where Tails was at his desk working on some funky device while Pikachu played with Shaymin and Suzie on Sonic's bed. "There you are, I've been needing to ask you something..." Pikachu looked up at Lucina, who was holding two dresses in her left and right hands. "Since you're an expert on all things blue...which dress would look good on me, the dark blue one, or the light blue one?"
"Pika pika!" exclaimed Pikachu, providing one of the most ambiguous answers ever uttered. Tails just shook his head, wondering why Pikachu even bothered answering Lucina's question. Then again, it's not like he had a choice...
"Okay then..." Lucina awkwardly left the room with her dresses in hand, just when Amy Rose entered the room. Poor hedgehog was in for a rude awakening.
"Hi Sonic, hi Tails, hi Shaymin and Suzie!" greeted Amy, glancing at Tails and becoming intrigued by what the yellow fox was working on. "Hey Tails, what's that you're working on? Some kind of new invention, I assume?"
"It's a device that allows you to locate certain Pokemon," the yellow fox explained, screwing in a few screws. Finding Manaphy was an imperative goal on Tails's mind. "A Manaphy is on the loose, and it made Sonic and Pikachu switch bodies."
"Oh I see..." Amy now fully understood the situation, as she looked at Sonic's bed and saw Pikachu rolling about on the bed. Sonic wouldn't roll around on his bed in a million years, especially given his spiky back. "Did Manaphy switch anyone else's bodies around?"
"Most likely, which is why I had Mewtwo hunt down any potential victims. It would be best if we have all the victims present so we can..."
"Did someone mention my name?" asked Mewtwo, as he entered the room, throwing Hisui on the floor with force. But if you recall, Hisui was inside Marth's body, and Marth was in Hisui's body...so Mewtwo essentially brought Marth to the room, having captured him in the lounge.
Mewtwo: Marth inside Hisui's body was the easiest victim of the day; heard the man talking about some plan he planned to enact on Robin to get back at the mage for paralyzing him with Eggman's death ray. But considering Marth had possession of Manaphy and allowed the Pokemon to do whatever it wanted, he might not be a "victim" after all...
"If I recall correctly, it was Marth who received Manaphy from Dunban, and now here he is, inside of Hisui's body," Mewtwo explained to Tails and company, sitting Marth upright against a nearby wall. "Which means that he must have commanded Manaphy to switch his body with Hisui, so he could extract revenge of some sort on Robin; can't seem to let things go..." Tails and Pikachu weren't surprised; they both knew Marth still had some beef with Robin, even though Robin no longer had any beef with the hero-king after last week's events.
"Marth how could you...you know what, forget about it," Tails was about to interrogate Marth, but chose to save it for later, once the situation was solved. "Almost done with this device Mewtwo, it will allow us to track down any Pokemon - once I'm done, we'll use it to find Manaphy!"
"Let's save your device for another time - frankly I know where Manaphy is." Being a psychic Pokemon, Mewtwo knew everything there was to know, so Master Hand can't really proclaim himself as the only "all-knowing" being in existence. "No more capturing victims for me - I only wished to capture Marth just to prove that he was the one who started this mess. Once you're done with your device, we shall depart for the Pokemon sanctuary - that's where I detect Manaphy's whereabouts to be."
"Wow I'm-a still at a loss-a of words...didn't expect them-a to hook up that-a quickly!" Mario remarked as he and Lopunny were watching two certain psychic-type Pokemon flirting with one another in the Pokemon sanctuary...Gardevoir and Gallade. Lopunny brought Mario to the location of the two Pokemon, to show him that the hearts of both Pokemon were mended back together following their breakups. "Glad to see them-a together...again..."
Mario would find himself trailing off when he turned his head and saw three individuals he never wished to see again...Team Rocket - Jessie, James, and Meowth. The trio who returned to the mansion for the first time since episode 53's Christmas episode, with Manaphy in their possession inside of a cage.
"Would you look at that, Lucario and Lopunny together!" marveled James, stroking his chin. "Let's capture both of them and give them to the boss!" James received a backhanded slap from Jessie; poor guy can never catch a break, can he?
"I thought we agreed to capture one Pokemon, and that's it!" frowned Jessie, as James rubbed the back of his head. "And besides, that Lucario could kick our butt any day of the week, he's the last Pokemon we would want to tango with!"
"You got that-a right, now give-a up that Manaphy!" ordered Mario, greatly confusing Team Rocket. That didn't sound like Lucario's voice to them, too much Italian flair.
"Since when did Lucario speak with an Italian accent, and why does the accent sound so much like Mario's?" questioned Meowth, scratching his head. "Something ain't right around here..."
James: Our last visit to the Smash Mansion was an utter humiliation...a Christmas party with a plethora of guests, and Master Hand had the gall to kick us out before we could get away with Pikachu!
Jessie: It wasn't until after we blasted off again that we learned the error of our ways...the more time we spend trying to capture Pikachu, the more likely we are to fail! It was a correlation that could be proven even scientifically!
Meowth: So to make our boss Giovanni proud and have one of our missions be successful, we'll focus on capturing a Pokemon other than Pikachu, and any Pokemon will do...
"Pika pika!" Pikachu exclaimed as he, Tails, Mewtwo, and Shaymin arrived at the Pokemon sanctuary; Amy stayed behind to watch over Marth. Team Rocket heard Pikachu's voice, but they only a blue hedgehog wearing red shoes in the forefront.
"Is it just me, or did Pikachu's voice come out from Sonic the Hedgehog?" Jessie asked Meowth and James, left in even more confusion. Too bad for Team Rocket that Mewtwo happened to know a move by the name of Confusion...
"The gig is up, Team Rocket," the psychic Pokemon said as he used Confusion to lift the cage encasing Manaphy away from Team Rocket, giving it to Tails, before using a Shadow Ball on Team Rocket - a Shadow Ball strong enough to send the evildoers...well you know.
"Team Rocket is blasting off again!" Jessie, James, and Meowth all said simultaneously as they were blown out of the sanctuary and out of the mansion. Must be a chore to say that famous line after each and every defeat.
"Are you okay Manaphy?" Tails asked the seafaring Pokemon, releasing it from its cage prison. Manaphy happily flew out from its cage, expressing joy with its blue arms out wide. "...I'll take that as a profound yes! So Manaphy, how about giving some of the folks their bodies back? I know you caused a lot of trouble around here!"
And so Manaphy would obey Tails's command, starting off with Pikachu. The seafaring Pokemon executed a Heart Swap on Pikachu, and moments after the move was successfully executed...
"Sweet, I finally got my body back!" Sonic exclaimed after he found himself back in his own body, looking up at Manaphy who was smiling at him. "Thanks for giving my body back Manaphy - I was getting tired of Samus talking about how great of a friend Zelda is..."
"Samus is friends...with Zelda?" said a stunned Mewtwo. Samus probably won't appreciate Sonic spilling out these details, but then again she had no idea the hedgehog was in Pikachu's body the whole time. "Well you learn something new everyday, don't you?" As Sonic relished being in his body again, Manaphy then performed a Heart Swap on Mario, and gave Lucario his body back.
"Yes, back in my own body, about time!" the aura Pokemon exclaimed, before he was caught off-guard by Lopunny, who was standing right next to him. "Oh, uh, hi there Lopunny, didn't see you there, hopefully you didn't..."
Before Lucario could say anything else, Lopunny kissed the aura Pokemon, in front of Sonic and company. It was a rather intimate moment, a moment in which Sonic had to cover Tails's eyes, even though it wasn't really necessary. Once the kiss was over, Lucario saw Gardevoir and Gallade standing in his presence, both looking rather jovial.
"You two are together, and Lopunny and I are together...guess we're all officially on good terms now," stated Lucario, as Manaphy flew out of the Pokemon sanctuary to undo some of the body switching it did throughout the episode.
Little Mac: At first, I thought that Hisui was super jealous of my relationship with Leia, and was trying to start stuff so he could entice Leia to break up with me and he can claim her...but later I got a text from Tails, saying how Marth was inside Hisui's body thanks to some Manaphy and that HE was the one who made those Kokahu claims! Apparently Marth was still bitter at Robin, so I guess the guy wanted to get one more last laugh before finally admitting defeat. Either that, or he wants to keep the feud ongoing. Yet Robin paralyzed him so that the feud would no longer persist...
"I don't want you telling anyone about my lowkey friendship with Zelda, you hear me?" Samus told Pikachu, the mouse Pokemon back in his body. "Granted you can only say your name, but people can still understand what you're saying...which I kinda don't get."
"Pika Pikachu!" Pikachu exclaimed with a salute - not even knowing what Samus was even talking about. It was his first time learning about Samus having a friend, aside from Anthony Higgs - the Pokemon missed out on some great information.
"Good, I don't want people to say stuff about me and talk about how I'm not as indifferent as I appear to be. Just want things to stay the way they are."
Link, still inside Kirby's body, was on a lawn chair reading an edition of Swordsman Weekly, while Pit, Toon Link, Lucas, and Villager were working away on the engine of the Hylian's car. It was the only way to prevent them from messing around with sports equipment and causing mayhem in the process.
"Hey Link, what does a wrench look like again?" asked Pit; that guy cannot be that dumb. Or maybe he just chooses to be dumb.
"It's a silver tool with a u-shaped opening at the end," explained Link, sighing as he turned the page of the magazine he was reading. At least Pit was (sort of) learning, the Hylian seemingly supposed.
"Oh so this is what you're talking about!" Instead of a wrench, Pit held up a screwdriver, while Link shook his head. "Thanks for the info Link!" The angel would use the screwdriver to fasten the nuts and bolts on Link's engine, failing oh so miserably.
Then something happened to Link - something that made him blink and look around in confusion, like he had arrived at some new surroundings. Toon Link looked over and saw these actions carried out.
"Something wrong, Link?" the young Hylian approached Link, and then Link uttered a "Poyo!" out of his mouth, followed by a smile. In no way was that Link just now. "Hey you guys, I think Kirby's back! Kirby is back!"
"Hooray, Kirby has returned!" Pit exclaimed as he and the others ran over to Kirby, the pink puffball back to his normal self as he was all smiles. "Man, Kirby, you had no idea about the torture Link put us through when he was in your body...made us repair the engine of his truck and refused to give us breaks! Can you believe that Kirby? So now that you're back, I was thinking...why don't we make Link pay for throwing his stupid commands at us and completely dismantle his truck? How does that sound, Kirby?"
"Ooh wah!" exclaimed the pink puffball; little fella would agree to just about anything, no matter what.
Daisy: *holding Charles in her arms* Luigi just got off the phone with Mario - Mario said that there was a Manaphy that switched Charles's body with Rool, and that very Pokemon switched Mario's body with Lucario. Was it Bowser who released Manaphy into the mansion? Wouldn't be surprised if Bowser was a culprit, I got a lawsuit against him that I've been preparing for years...
"Wh-What is this?" Marth questioned, as the hero-king no longer found himself in Sonic's room inside Hisui's body...but back in his room back inside his own paralyzed body, sprawled out on the floor. "Did that Manaphy give Hisui back his body? Ooh, once I get my hands on that..."
"Marth, we seriously need to talk!" Hisui barged inside the hero-king's room, angry as heck. "You owe me an apology, right here and right now!"
"Pfft, I don't need to owe you some stupid apology..." Now Hisui stepped back, and nodded his head, oddly smiling.
"You're right, you're right, you don't have to owe me an apology...you have to owe all of us an apology!"
Right on cue, Mario, Link, Itsuki, and all the folks who were victimized by Manaphy's shenanigans (sans Kirby) arrived in Marth's room, with were shouting their complaints to the hero-king, with Tsubasa complaining about the harm Falco did to her body, Lucario griping about having to appear on Microwave Idol Mamorin while he was still heartbroken, Olimar carping about Kirby cutting down several plants in the gardens with Link's Master Sword, so forth and so on.
"Alright, alright, simmer down everyone, sound like a bunch of rabid barking dogs!" Master Hand appeared, having heard the complaining all the way from his room. "So what's the dealio, why are you all shouting at an innocent paralyzed man sprawled out on the floor?"
"That paralyzed man you speak of used Manaphy to switch bodies with Hisui and allowed it to switch people's bodies around!" explained Dunban with an ice pack on his head, having learned this information from Hisui and Tails.
"And he posed as Hisui so he could mess with me, Little Mac, and Leia!" added robin, who was apart of the group giving Marth a piece of his mind.
"Many people had their bodies switched around by Manaphy, and yet Marth didn't seem to care!" added Tails, who brought the seafaring Pokemon back to the Pokemon sanctuary for safekeeping. "He was more concerned about getting back at Robin than anything, I assume!"
"Oh is that so?" Master Hand turned his attention to Marth, who was grinning nervously. "I knew I should have discouraged Blue from sending you that Manaphy, figured you would use its Heart Swap move to fulfill your silly goals! And you've brought harm upon your fellow residents too! No wonder Isabelle notified me about Manaphy being locked up in the sanctuary - it was done to prevent more trouble, the trouble YOU allowed to happen!" Master Hand pointed at Marth, too paralyzed to even shiver in fear. "I shall deal with you later, Isabelle owes me a sponge bath which must be done in five minutes, she's excellent when it comes to bathing. Everyone else, you're free to leave!"
So Mario and company departed from the room, with Robin being the last to leave as he shook his head at Marth with a grin on his face before making his departure. Geno was standing at the doorway to Marth's room, looking at the paralyzed hero-king before somberly looking down at the floor.
Geno: Figured that Marth would use Manaphy to switch bodies with someone else and commit his nefarious deeds. I would have talked him out of it...but from what I gained from past experience, it was best that Marth learned his lesson the hard way.
"Defeated yet again, nothing ever goes our way when we want it to..." frowned James as he, Jessie, and Meowth found themselves in the mansion's garbage pin, finally escaping from the piles of garbage bags they were wedged between.
"Well look on the bright side, this is the closest we've ever been to capturing a mythical Pokemon!" exclaimed Meowth, trying to put some light on the situation. And oh, how hard he tried... "We're making progress, you guys!"
"Nothing ever goes your way, huh?" said a mysterious voice, as Team Rocket looked around, wondering where this voice came from. "I think we can help with that..."
"Who goes there, what do you want from us?" questioned Jessie, before her eyes fell upon a certain man with long gray hair in a long black cloak. It was Xemnas, making his presence known to Team Rocket for the very first time.
"Allow me to introduce myself...my name is Xemnas," the Nobody coolly introduced himself, as Team Rocket climbed out of the garbage bin. "By the looks of it, it appears to me that you three...
"MY TRUCK!" Link screamed, his voice heard from afar. Poor guy went outside and found his truck, discombobulated and completely undone. All the work he did on repairing the engine, now nullified by Pit and his pals.
"...it appears to me that you three are typically on the losing end when it comes to completing missions at this mansion, which makes us similar - you are from Team Rocket, and I am from a group called the Organization XIII, and even we find ourselves on the losing side."
"How did he know we were even in Team Rocket?" Meowth whispered to James, unsure if Xemnas was a trustworthy person.
"He must be a presumptuous stalker, I can tell just by his demeanor and how his voice sounds," James whispered back, hoping Xemnas didn't hear his whispers. The Nobody most likely did.
"I've been 'spying' on you three while you were inside the mansion," Xemnas continued, affirming James's presumptuous stalker claims. "You mentioned of your leader, Giovanni - very coincidental since we, the Organization XIII, have our own leader, in Master Xehanort. All great leaders think alike, most of the time - so how about we arrange a meeting between your Giovanni and our Master Xehanort, hmm?"
Giovanni and Master Xehanort, meeting one another? Sounds cool and awesome...yet potentially dangerous at the same time. Dangerous for all the wrong reasons.