Author's Note:
Didn't feel like doing this but...in the next chapter, I'll be doing a truth-or-dare thingamajig, involving only female characters. Feel free to leave behind any truth-or-dare suggestions for the next chapter (and they have to be non-NFSW, and fairly reasonable) if you like - but keep in mind that this truth-or-dare thing will be done for only ONE chapter, and one chapter only. Any truth-or-dare suggestions that are submitted after chapter 80 will be ignored...and I may ignore any reviewer that breaks the rule. I may even remove reviews if I have to. So please don't do that to yourself. On to the guest reviews:
"Since I've run out of characters for you to add here are some questions. Is Milla gonna have all 4 Great Spirits when she shows up? (Efreet, Undine, Sylph, and Gnome are their names.) will you resolve the mistaken identity issue that Ada went through in Resident Evil 6? Is Mikleo gonna be paired up with Lailah or Edna? Are Senel and Chloe going to be a couple? Would Viridi hanging out with the Resident Evil characters be good or bad for her character development? Will the characters from Baten Kaitos appear? And finally will you include other locations like, Station Square, Angel Island, Bellbridge from NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, Soleanna from Sonic '06, Kanbalar from Tales of Xillia, and Metal City from Sonic Riders?"
Yes. Maybe. He'll be paired up with Edna. Senel and Chloe will be a couple. Viridi hanging out with Resident Evil characters would be good. Maybe. And all those locations may or may not be included. Second anonymous review:
"Can you go back to just doing the ssb4 characters with not as many new people because while your story's are still very good they are getting to be a bit confusing for those of us who don't know all of these guests"
Ehhhh...I dunno. Third anonymous review:
"So uh, are you gonna continue this? If so, will Hero (from Custom Robo, specifically the GameCube Hero), appear? Like he was gonna come to help with the invasion, but didn't because... Some reason, like the invasion of all worlds or something. Also, could Isaac (Golden Sun) and Saki (Sin and Punishment) appear too?"
This story will most definitely continue! I've been thinking about Isaac and Saki, but I can always include Hero too. Last anonymous review:
"Are you going to add the characters from Arms?"
Arms was released last week, wasn't it? A few characters from Arms will be making their appearance in the future. On to Roydigs22:
"I have an idea to introduce Kirby and jigglypuff. Kirby inhales a heartless that's about to attack her, and it just so happens to contain a fighting pokemon. You can finish it up yourself."
No Heartless will be appearing ever again, so I'll have to find a way to make this thing work somehow. Last up is Derick Lindsey:
"...will there be any more sagas like [the Heartless/Organization XIII saga] who will it just be Slice of Life chapters from now on?"
Might be slice of life chapters from now on, until further notice...emphasis on might.
Episode 79: Dearlybeloved
The joyous day had finally arrived - the day that Mario and Peach would finally be wedded. It was a day that everyone marked on their calendars...more exactly it was a day that everyone who had a calendar marked on their calendar. Some folks just don't believe in using calendars for whatever reason, clearly they're not all about that life.
From the moment Mario proposed to Peach and made the princess's day, Pac-Man has been working with Mario, from August 4 all the way to June 23, to ensure that the wedding would be the greatest moment in Mario and Peach's lives. Thanks to monetary contributions from individuals like Lili de Rochefort, the Squid Sisters, and even Mario's arch-nemesis Bowser, of all people, the wedding budget was ridiculously high. And thanks to Cilan, a wedding cake that will most likely wind up destroyed before the wedding reception even begins will be provided to the wedding guests.
In spite of all this, today was also a special day for another brawler - Sonic the Hedgehog. Yes, the blue blur was turning 17 today, and while he didn't expect a huge birthday party for him due to today's festivities, he still expected people to remember that he was becoming a year older.
"So Tails, did you and Knuckles purchase a birthday gift for me, I know you have!" Sonic said to his best friend, standing in front of a mirror as he was fixing his San Diego Padres cap. Remember last year, when Sonic attended Luigi's wedding in flannel attire? Well, the hedgehog decided to go one step further for Mario's wedding by wearing a baseball cap, a Brooklyn Nets jersey, some jorts, black sneakers, and to kick it all off, a Gucci chain most rappers would flaunt around their necks. Expect Sonic to be kicked out of the wedding in record time.
"No, Knuckles and I didn't get you a birthday gift, neither one of us had any money," stated Tails, who was dressed more formally as he was wearing a suit. The fox would serve as the ring bearer at a wedding for the second time. "Though I would appreciate if you took off those jorts...and ditched your attire, in general."
"What's wrong with this attire, aren't weddings supposed to be fun?" Most of the time, not really - unless you do a intricate wedding dance. "I just want to inject a little fun and swagger to the wedding ceremony, and if I have to be an outlier...then so be it!"
Sonic: When John Cena wears jorts in the wrestling ring, he gets all tons of praise and people don't judge his fashion sense, but when I want to wear jorts to what may be unfortunately a boring wedding, I get openly criticized! Don't see what the big issue is, I wore flannel to the wedding last year and I never received death threats or anything like that. And besides, I wanna spruce things up a little - weddings in America feel too classy, like it would be done by people in royalty...but royalty is for the British people. Us American people, we're supposed to have SWAG, and at today's wedding, I'll ensure there's plenty of swag to go about!
"Yo Knuckles is that you man?" Sonic looked out the doorway of his room and saw Knuckles walk by, adjusting the bowtie on his tuxedo. The echidna heard Sonic, and went over to Sonic's room to speak with his best friend. "Tails supposedly claimed that the two of you didn't buy me a birthday gift because 'neither of you didn't have any money'...can you confirm if this is true or not? Don't want Tails to make himself out to be a liar."
"Sorry Sonic but Tails was indeed telling the truth," confirmed Knuckles, disheartening Sonic; who knows, maybe there was a surprise person that bought Sonic a birthday gift, and might surprised the hedgehog after the wedding. "I actually had a fair amount of money myself, but I unfortunately spent it all so I could pay for Rouge's rent..." This led to dubious looks from Sonic and Tails, looks that made Knuckles think twice about what he just said. "...Rouge's rent for a car she wanted to rent a few days ago! Yes, Rouge is gonna drive her way to the wedding, can you believe that?!"
"But Amy said Silver would be taking Rouge and a few others to the wedding," stated Tails, digging Knuckles into a bigger hole. So Silver can drive vehicles? Must do so by the graceful powers of psychokinesis. "That's what she told me."
"Amy wanted to be a little snitch, huh..." Congratulations, Amy Rose, you just earned yourself the number one spot on Knuckles's hit list! "Eh, I deal with her later. Talk to you guys soon." Knuckles left the room, and as he left, he was shaking his head...either at Amy for snitching or Sonic for his strange wedding attire.
Cloud's first week having Sora as a roommate was not particularly a great week for him. While Link (and maybe to a lesser extent, Midna) didn't mind Sora and actually treated him with respect, Cloud was becoming infuriatingly tired of the Keyblade wielder thinking he was from his universe, and telling random stories to him if it meant "bringing remembrance" to the ex-SOLDIER's memory. Needing to distance himself from Sora, Cloud opted to chill out with Mario and Aerith, with Mario grooming himself and preparing for his big day.
"I don't know-a about you Cloud, but I truly think-a Sora already likes-a you," Mario said to the swordsman as he brushed his hair, even though Sora was fond of Cloud after "reconnecting" with him in the last episode. It's been a living heck for Cloud ever since that meeting.
"Too bad that feeling isn't mutual..." sighed Cloud, dressed in his fancy suit. The swordsman typically didn't enjoy weddings, but with Aerith around, any wedding wouldn't feel so drab. "Aerith, you know Sora well, why can't you just tell him the truth?"
"Aw, I would, but I don't want to break Sora's precious little heart," replied Aerith, knowing how devastated Sora would be. The flower girl and the Keyblade wielder had quite the history together. "Sora is but an innocent, lovely soul, and if I tell him..."
"...if you tell them, then he'll stop bothering me and I'll be left alone for good. You may not want to break Sora's heart, but I'm at the point where I want to break his face, if that will get him to stop talking."
Cloud: ...did I seriously said that I wanted to break Sora's face?...Huh, it's amazing what things you say and do when you get pushed to your limit. Hopefully I won't reach a Limit Break...no pun intended whatsoever.
"Cloud where are you, haven't seen you seen breakfast!" Sora called out, and Cloud panicked. He couldn't risk letting Sora find him in this room, and he couldn't risk jumping out of the room window to get away from Sora either - a one story fall would result in a trip to the emergency room.
"Of course Sora would be looking for me..." frowned Cloud; he would hide, but stealth just wasn't in his nature. "Make sure Sora doesn't enter this room - I'm afraid the guy has another crappy story he probably wants to tell me."
"Cloud just show up man, it's not gonna kill ya! C'mon Cloud, don't be like this!" Sora's voice seemingly got closer and closer, and Cloud couldn't take any chances...so he whipped out his Buster Sword, and stood in front of the bedroom door, as Mario and Aerith wearily looked on.
"I know I may be in the wrong for this, but once I'm through with Sora, you'll be thanking me later," Cloud said to Mario and Aerith, and a few seconds later the doorknob was turning. Cloud readied his sword as the door swung open...revealing Peach, adorned in her wedding dress, the one that caught everyone's attention.
"Excuse me Cloud - I wasn't in your way, was I?" Peach asked the swordsman, who shook his head as he sheepishly lowered his Buster Sword and tossed it on Mario's bed like it was nothing. Talk about a close call. "I just need to speak with Mario for a quick minute, if he's not busy."
"Over here, Princess-a Peach!" Mario waved his hand so Peach could see him, and the princess happily trotted over to her fiance. Relieved, Cloud was about to close the bedroom door back...but would you know it, Sora instantly showed up, much to Cloud's chagrin, and with Sora was his new buddy Link.
"Ha, I figured you would be here Cloud - you and Mario are pretty tight, after all," grinned Sora, as Cloud wished the brunette would magically vanish away. Sora did know a few magic spells. "Must say, Cloud, this is the nicest I've ever seen you in anything, that suit really compliments you well!" No way was Cloud going to accept Sora's comment - instead, the swordsman furrowed his brow and turned his head slowly towards Link, looking at the Hylian with disdain.
"Link, the fact that you're willingly hanging out with someone like Sora, means that you're now dead to me until further notice," said Cloud, stressing every word to ensure that Link knew what he had done to himself. "Enjoy have fun with your new friend, pal." Cloud exited the room and walked past Sora and Link, continuing on his way. Two's company, but three's a crowd...and Cloud wouldn't want to associate himself with Link is Sora was around.
"Don't mind Cloud and his behavior, he's just being very broody," Link said to Sora, after Cloud had left. "He'll be back to his good ol' regular self again soon...then again, being very broody is his regular self..."
Master Hand: Bad news everyone...No, it's not about my Lamborghini, but no worries, she'll be back in top shape once Jacky finishes repairing her. Anyways, the bad news is about the mode of transportation. Remember at Luigi's wedding, when we had six limousines taking us to the venue of the wedding? Well that place isn't quite in business due to that stinking invasion, so I gotta find another mode of transportation to get us to Safeco Field, and in time for preparing stuff.
Master Hand was outside, pacing back and forth. The giant hand was about to make a last-minute decision on transportation, and he felt lesser of himself for not solving this issue earlier. He had called the limousine place yesterday, and when the person on the phone told the giant hand the the business currently wasn't operating, Master Hand let the caller feel his rage in the form of profanity, shouting, and even more profanity.
During Master Hand's constant state of worry, the giant hand had completely forgotten that he had not one, but two assistants that could bail him out of any problem...Isabelle and Ayaha Oribe. While Ayaha was more of an assistant to Fox and Falco than Master Hand, her value was still high, and she would show how valuable she was when she and Isabelle approached Master Hand outside...now in a somewhat fetal position. Hard to make out what position Master Hand was in, considering his species.
"Master Hand, why are you curled up like that on the ground, what has gotten into you?" asked Ayaha, keeping her distance from Master Hand. Good chance the giant hand might break out into a random crying fit for whatever reason.
"I dun goofed up Ayaha...I didn't try and resolve the transportation issue until the last minute!" replied Master Hand. "Now we would have to walk to Safeco Field, we would have to walk together lines and hold hands and do all the other sorts of crap kindergarten teachers force their students to do!" Walking in lines and holding hands? Many folks would object to that. Xander arrived outside, and headed towards Master Hand, wanting to speak with him. Xander and his siblings have been living with Corrin and Kamui since episode 76, since their dad kinda kicked them out of the kingdom, and the siblings were participants in the fight against the forces of evil during the invasion.
"Please forgive me if I'm intruding upon your time, Master Hand, but I just want to affirm my duties as officiant of the wedding," said the eldest Nohrian sibling. Today was bound to be a day of firsts for him. "Since this is arguably my first time serving as officiant of a wedding, I just wanted to go over..."
"SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE XANDER, CAN'T YOU SEE I'M IN DESPAIR?!" Master Hand snapped on the albino, who stepped back so he could give Master Hand some space; he had never seen the giant hand like this. "Oh what's the point, we might as well call the Mariners president and tell him that the wedding is off..."
"Actually Master Hand, since I know you're all worked up about this transportation matter...I had met with the woman who got you your Lamborghini, Reiko Nagase, after she took your car to the repair shop that one time, and I told her everything she needed to know about the wedding and...she agreed to have a bus ordered by Namco to transport everyone to Safeco Field for the wedding." This was met with instant positive reception from Master Hand, who sprung up from the ground like he was never even distressed in the first place. "Yeah, Reiko, she kinda works for Namco, and she relayed the news about the wedding to the company's higher-ups, and so they were considerate enough to afford this huge bus..."
"Quit talking Ayaha, I have heard enough!" Master Hand gleefully picked up Ayaha from the ground and squeezed her tight, like he was hugging her - just like he did in the previous episode to Leia. "Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for saving my hide! If I had a mouth, I would kiss you to no end!"
"Thank goodness you don't have a mouth, then..." remarked Ayaha as Master Hand placed the now aching woman back on the ground; Ayaha's sides were aching from how hard Master Hand was squeezing her.
Falco: Still no word yet on if we're doing a wedding dance down the aisle for Mario and Peach's wedding...it would be a darn shame if we don't do the "JK Wedding Dance" routine for the second time, anything else would be...obsolete.
Fox: Well said, Brother Falco, well said...it is nigh imperative that we make today the greatest day in Mario and Peach's lives, and in order to do that, we must do something at their wedding that would be...delightful.
Falco: Are we putting too much emphasis on certain words, or is it just me?
Fox: I dunno Falco, but I kinda like it...picked it up from Pit and Kirby one time. We should totally do this more often!
"I'll just give you some chocolate instead, chocolate is the universal substitute for kisses if you ask me," Master Hand said to Ayaha, before directing his attention to his primary assistant, Isabelle. "Ah, Isabelle, didn't see you there...I take it that you've been informed about the bus taking us to Safeco Field?" Master Hand asked the shih tzu, to which Isabelle nodded her head. "Excellent! Do you have any idea when this bus will show up? The driver driving the bus better not ask their passengers for money like most public bus drivers do, stealing people's hard-earned money is MY job!"
"The bus is free as charged, Master Hand, it won't cost anyone a single penny!" smiled Isabelle, as Master Hand let out a sigh of relief - the hand was one mere step away from raging a war against bus drivers everywhere! "The bus should be arriving within less than hour; that'll give us enough time to arrive at the venue and prepare everything for the big wedding. I'll go see if the others are ready."
"Yeah...I don't think I can Pocket this, Cilan," Villager said to Cilan, as the young mayor and the Pokemon connoisseur were standing in front of the gargantuan wedding cake in the ballroom - the very cake Cilan worked hard on. "Might be too hard for me to carry to Safeco Field. Sorry about that Cilan, I'm sure you'll find a way..."
"You don't have to apologize Villager, it'll be alright," assured Cilan, now realizing that Villager using his Pocket ability to carry the wedding cake failed from a logical sense, given the cake's size. "Unfortunately I'll have to find some wacky way to get this cake out the mansion and to the wedding unscathed..." Cilan stroked his chin as he looked around the ballroom...his eyes soon falling on MegaMan .EXE, who was busy adjusting a tie on the Duck Hunt Dog. "Hey MegaMan, you got a minute?" Cilan called out to the NetNavi.
"Hold on just a second, lemme finish tying this tie, and...there we go!" MegaMan .EXE said after he finished tying Duck Hunt Dog's tie. The NetNavi then proceeded over to Cilan, who was already wearing formal wedding attire, ever since he arrived at the mansion. "So what's up Cilan?"
"As you can see here, moving this cake out of the ballroom and out of the mansion would be a struggle, so I was wondering if you had some fancy ability or invention that can move this cake...well, you know." .EXE thought long and hard about a solution to Cilan's dilemma, before snapping his fingers when the perfect idea formulated in his head.
"Mega Man has a invention like the teleportation device, it can teleport large objects like this wedding cake to certain locations. I can ask him if we could use his invention to teleport the cake to Safeco Field, so we won't have to worry about taking the cake inside a vehicle or anything like that. I'll go speak with Mega Man right now."
So .EXE ran out of the ballroom in search for his fellow robot buddy, and he would pass by Pit and Viridi, the latter being nervous about attending the wedding. Viridi was nervous due to her xenophobia - the goddess of nature had a great disdain for humans, despite living with said humans in the mansion. (Though she has cleared this up by saying that folks like Mario and Little Mac are "tolerable", and don't take advantage of nature - the one and only reason for Viridi's xenophobia.)
Viridi: The wedding last year was one of the most unnerving experiences of my life...the wedding reception was chock full of humans, and being in the presence of so many humans just gives me the creepies...and to make matters worse, Sonic's arch-nemesis Dr. Eggman had the absolute gall to TOUCH me! *shudders* ...I may never forget the moment he petted my shoulder for as long as I live.
"Why are you so worked up Viridi, it's not like any of the human guests will do anything bad to you," Pit did his best to comfort Viridi, who thought otherwise. The goddess felt like all the humans in the world (sans the ones living with her) were out to get her.
"Pit, Dr. Eggman touched me at Luigi's wedding, and you know how emotionally disturbed I was after that incident," said Viridi, making it seem like Dr. Eggman was some kind of sexual predator. Dr. Eggman being a predator would mean bad news for anyone - just look at the guy! "Therefore I want you and Kirby to serve as my 'bodyguards', and ensure that no human comes in contact with me."
"Hey Viridi, can I ask you something for a quick minute?" Ike would approach the goddess of nature, wearing his lovely tuxedo. But the poor swordsman had no idea whom he was speaking to when...
"BACK AWAY FROM ME, YOU HOMOSAPIEN FREAK!" Viridi whipped out a spray bottle - appropriately named "Human-B-Gone" - from underneath her wedding dress and sprayed it viciously in the eyes of Ike, who screamed in pain as Viridi sprayed. Because who wouldn't scream in pain if they had stuff sprayed in their eyes? You could be the toughest person in the planet, like Chuck Norris, and having stuff sprayed in your eyes would still be hard to overcome.
"Gah, Viridi, why'd you do that for, I just wanted to ask you how I looked in my tux! Now I have to wash my eyes out..." Ike bitterly walked away, albeit struggling a little as he was covering his eyes in pain. That "Human-B-Gone" spray sure was effective!
"...put this in your pocket, that way I won't be tempted to harm anyone," Viridi gave Pit her spray bottle, and Pit promptly placed the "Human-B-Gone" spray bottle in the pocket of his slacks. The angel wanted to see if "Human-B-Gone" worked on non-humans, but that was an experiment for another day...
Once everyone got dressed, did their makeup, made a quick stop to the bathroom, set The View to record on the DVR, and all that good stuff, it was time for everyone to depart from the mansion, and head off to the wedding venue, Safeco Field. The wedding was set to begin at 4 o' clock, and that would give the Mariners an ample amount of time to prepare for their baseball game against the Houston Astros, that would be taking place approximately three hours later.
And Namco really outdid themselves regarding the bus...when everyone arrived outside, there was a bus that was 101 feet long, and it looked like it could hold a lot of passengers inside. Amazing what a chance meeting between Ayaha and Reiko can get you.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce to you all, the AutoTram Extra Grand bus - the longest bus in the world," Ayaha introduced the bus to everyone, who were completely in shock. To some, the bus looked like three buses stuck together, like someone had used the strongest superglue around. "Namco had ordered this bus after hearing about the wedding, but it was mostly thanks to..."
"Ayaha Oribe, I love-a you so much, you're a life-a saver!" exclaimed Mario as he ran up to hug Ayaha, who was feeling salty about being hugged for the second time today. And if that wasn't enough, Mario was repeatedly kissing Ayaha on the cheek (you know it's bad when Mario had to bring Ayaha all the way down to her knees) and the assistant had to push the plumber away. Save that kissing for Peach.
Ayaha: Eh, getting a bus was the least I could do - I didn't want everyone to feel all bummed out come wedding day because of Master Hand, so I took some very necessary precautions and got in touch with Reiko and...everything else from there went along as planned. Still not fond of the love and appreciation though...it's not like I cured cancer or AIDS at the same time.
After thanking Ayaha, Mario took Peach's hand, and the two would lead everyone to the bus door. The door opened up, and inside the bus behind the driving wheel was a person everyone least expected to see.
"It's-a me, Waluigi, here to be your bus driver for today!" Waluigi the bus driver said to everyone. A majority of people were dismayed to see Waluigi as the bus driver - people like Itsuki and Asuka, who had never met Waluigi or don't know him that well, didn't even want the guy. But it was Mario who felt dismayed the most.
"Nope, nope-a, nope, the wedding is-a cancelled," the plumber grabbed Peach's hand and marched back to the mansion, passing by the crowd of residents. "Everyone back-a inside, we'll just call-a off the wedding until next-a week..." Mario wouldn't get that far, when Master Hand appeared in front of Mario and Peach, nearly scaring the pants off of Mario.
"Just because Waluigi's driving the bus should give you no reason to call off the weeding and retreat back to the mansion," Master Hand pointed his finger in Mario's face, his voice booming with power and enforcement. "That right there is discrimination, and that is not allowed in today's time! So unless you want your putrid life to end right here, right now, you better head back to that bus and take your seat, and show Waluigi some proper respect!"
"Yeah you heard the man, they didn't sign me off the street for nothing!" Waluigi called out to Mario; not wanting Master Hand to yell in their faces, everyone started filing into the bus. "You want your wedding to happen today? Then get on in!" Heaving a heavy sigh, Mario took Peach to the bus and entered in, as the 101-foot bus started filling up. Ayaha would be the last person remaining, for she had to give Master Hand some important details...
"Original bus driver got sick, so Waluigi got hitched to drive the bus," the assistant said to the giant hand, who will likely arrive at Safeco Field earlier than everyone else since he could teleport. Same goes for Mewtwo. "That's what Namco told me. But if you asked me, I would have preferred B.D. Joe..." Ayaha went to the bus and got on inside...
...only to see Cloud and Doc Louis arguing over a lousy bus seat. Doc Louis was seated at the front of the bus, next to King K. Rool, while Little Mac and Leia were seated right behind him. Cloud would sit next to Link, but Sora was already seated next to the Hylian, and while Aerith had an available seat for Cloud, the swordsman saw Sora was within the flower girl's vicinity, and didn't want to take any chances.
"C'mon Doc, just let me take your spot and we'll quickly put this thing behind us," Cloud said to the boxing trainer, as Mario and Peach, who were seated across from Doc Louis, and the other bus occupants looked on. "I refuse to sit anywhere near Sora."
"Sora ain't that bad of a guy, you make it seem like the kid's the Devil or something!" frowned Doc Louis, refusing to move a single inch as he ate his chocolate. "How about you just leave me be and skedaddle!" A few individuals like Sonic went "Oooh...", though it wasn't something worth giving a reaction to.
"I never said Sora was the Devil, I just find him very annoying. And Link is making a big mistake sitting next to Sora. So why don't you just sit next to Aerith, and I'll take your seat and let bygones be bygones."
"Getting sick and tired of this...listen to the man Rosa, get to the back of the bus!" Waluigi ordered Doc Louis, who gave the lanky bus driver a glare for his insensitive comments, and he wasn't the only one...everyone was glaring at Waluigi, who could only chuckle nervously. "...what I meant to say was, please move to the back of the bus Doc Louis, so Cloud can stop...glitching. Whew, close call..."
Mewtwo: *arms folded, standing in front of Safeco Field* Pitiful fools...while everyone was busy doing their hear and looking in front of the mirror, I teleported to Safeco Field, so I wouldn't have to worry about riding in the same vehicle as that gasshole Wario and that idiotic King K. Rool. The wedding guests are arriving one by one, and judging from whom I've seen so far, I don't think Mario and Peach went over their guest list...together.
The ride to Safeco Field was a peaceful ride, and while that was a good thing, Sonic thought otherwise due to a lack of fun and entertainment. What better way to do that than singing a song in a bus chock full of people?
"Shabooya sha sha shabooya ROLL CALL!" Sonic started singing, as everyone looked at the hedgehog like he was on crack. "Shabooya sha sha shabooya ROLL CALL! My name is Sonic..." No response. "I said...my name is Sonic..." Still no response, and Sonic was becoming impatient. "You all missed your cues...not sure if I should be impressed or disappointed!"
"Were you...trying to sing a song just now, Sonic?" wondered a puzzled Mamori, who thought Sonic's singing was enough to even make her ears cringe. "If you wanted a song, then you should've said so, I'd love to sing a song or two during our ride!"
"Nah Mamori you're good, I'll be the one doing the singing...now everyone, since you obviously never did this song before...after I say a line, you all say 'YEAH!' in unison, got it?" Nobody agreed to these terms, as evidenced by the bored looks on everyone's faces. "Good, okay then, from the top! Shabooya sha sha shabooya ROLL CALL! My name is Sonic..."
"Yeah..." Everyone said in unison, devoid of any excitement and enthusiasm.
"I'm faster than any truck..."
"Yeah..." Everyone said in unison again, more bored this time around.
"And I don't do leg day..."
"Yeah..." Everyone said in unison once more, until one person had the courage to stand up against Sonic.
"BECAUSE YOU STRAIGHT UP SUCK!" said this brave, courageous person. Sonic glared and turned his head towards this brave, courageous person...Samus Aran, who was smirking at the hedgehog deviously. That smirk showed that the bounty hunter was fearless, and had virtually no chill.
"How are you, going to tell me - the birthday man - that I suck? Who, in their right mind, tells someone that they suck on their birthday?"
"Nobody cares about your birthday Sonic, just being honest." Samus, wanting to stress how right she was to Sonic, turned her attention to her fellow bus passengers. "Who here gives a crap about Sonic's birthday?" Tails and Knuckles meagerly raised their hands; everyone else did nothing. Samus gave another devious smirk to Sonic, who was convinced that the bounty hunter was just manipulating the others, like she was playing mind games.
Peach: Yes, we knew today was Sonic's birthday - we had hoped that the things we did for Sonic's birthday last year would leave Sonic content, and pleased with his gifts so he wouldn't hound us about throwing him another birthday party...but alas, that wasn't the case. That will NEVER be the case, considering who we're talking about.
Donkey Kong: I gave Sonic a birthday gift today...a birthday card, to be exact. Once Sonic opened the card and saw there was no money inside, he immediately threw the card away, and told me never to get him another birthday present ever again...guess I'm not giving him that new snowboard he always wanted today.
On the ride to Safeco Field, Mario noticed that there was something off about his fiancee Peach. The princess was looking down at the floor, and she had a saddened look on her face, like she was about to cry and burst into tears. Mario desired to see what the problem was - no way he was gonna let the bride feel some type of way going into the wedding.
"Peach, is there some-a one or something bothering you?" Mario asked his future wife, as a tear slowly ran down Peach's cheek; Peach quickly wiped said tear away to discard any form of evidence.
"No Mario, there's nothing bothering me, I'm just fine," replied Peach, but her behavior was contradictory to what she said. Mario had a dig a little deeper...
"I take-a it that you're-a dealing with allergies?" The Kongs were sitting directly behind Mario and Peach - perhaps their brown monkey fur was causing harm to Peach's sinuses.
"I don't have any allergies Mario, you should know that more than anyone else." With Peach having dismissed this second question, Mario was left with no other choice - the third question may or may not give great insight into why Peach was all depressed.
"Did Ganondorf touch-a you?" Mario asked this rather loudly, leading Peach to give a crazy look to her future husband. Many of those near the soon-to-be married couple were looking on in shock, with Ganondorf glaring at Mario.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT ME?!" the Demon Lord angrily stood up, with Rosalina having to soothe him and sit him back down.
"Ganondorf didn't touch me, he would never do such a heinous thing," replied Peach, after her initial shock went away; Mario, still not convinced, nodded his head as he looked towards Ganondorf, furrowing his brow as he did the "I'm watching you..." gesture to the Demon Lord.
"Please don't harm Mario before the wedding begins, Ganondorf..." Rosalina said to the Demon Lord, who was now engaged in some kind of staredown with Mario.
The bus ride would come to a close, when the AutoTram bus arrived at Safeco Field. Some wedding guests had already arrived, such as Luigi, Daisy, Charles, Rotom, and Yuffie, who all arrived in Luigi's green Dodge Charger.
"Mario and the others have arrived, zzrt!" announced Rotom, as it watched the bus passengers exited the AutoTram bus, relieved about no longer having to ride in a vehicle with Waluigi as the bus driver. Better cherish the time they have until Waluigi shows up for the big wedding.
Daisy: Our wedding last year was so great...the wedding dance down the aisle was awesome, and the wedding reception was great too. Remember during the toasts, when Corrin gave us an ACTUAL toast? *laughs*
Luigi: Ah, yes, that was-a rich...what if they did a roast-a of Mario and Peach and Corrin brings-a some pot roast? Since Corrin's siblings and-a Kamui are here, I'm sure they'll-a talk Corrin out of it...
Master Hand was busy speaking with Crazy Hand when he saw the passengers exited from the AutoTram bus. But the giant hand was fixated on Mario, who was walking with Peach - he saw that Peach was sobbing just a little, and he knew darn well Mario wasn't responsible for the princess's mood.
"Wait right here Crazy Hand, our bride and groom...and the others, have arrived," Master Hand said to Crazy Hand, who gave a resounding thumbs up as Master Hand headed over to Mario and Peach. "About time you got here! And why on earth are you sobbing Peach? Did Ganondorf touch you?!"
"Sure let's all blame the evil Gerudo guy, like that's ever going to solve anything," complained Ganondorf as he threw his arms up in defeat. Rosalina quickly grabbed Ganondorf's hand, and walked to the Safeco Field entrances, where the others were heading to.
"Already tried-a that, Master Hand...I've tried-a asking Peach what's-a wrong during the bus-a ride, but she refuses-a to tell me," Mario explained to Master Hand. To see Peach sobbing hours before her wedding was alarming, and Master Hand wanted to cheer Peach up as much as Mario did.
"Well Peach, we can't have you sobbing forever - besides, it's completely ruining your makeup! Starting to look like Lady Gaga from that 'Applause' single cover...man, what a great song." Master Hand looked around, and saw the Black Knight pass by. "Hey Black Knight, Peach's sobbing over here! Why don't you take her away and cheer her up?"
"No princess or bride should be in tears on their wedding day!" exclaimed the Black Knight as he marched over to Peach, and took her hand. "Mario, I promise you I'll make Peach happy and content again, one way or another! Come with me Peach, and prepare for the greatest tea party of your life!"
"You say that about every tea party you force me to attend..." Peach said as she wiped away her tears, following the Black Knight to who-knows-where. This tea party better turn that frown of Peach's upside down, that's for sure.
"Now you're probably wondering why I had the Black Knight console your woman, Mario - it's because I had spoken with a man earlier who is interested in meeting you. Peach may not interested in him, so I had to 'save' her from the man. His style may not mesh well with Peach at all, I'm afraid. Lemme show you who this man is."
"The main thing you have to do is, maintain your composure, take deep breaths if you have to," Chrom spoke with Xander, giving the officiant of the wedding some times on officiating Mario and Peach's wedding. The two swordsmen were having a private conversation near Safeco Field, and Chrom was giving some pointers he learned himself from officiating the wedding last year.
"I've been doing some deep breathing during the bus ride," said Xander, who was also keeping his composure intact. Had to keep his composure relatively normal until the wedding started. And speaking of composure... "Now about the distractions: how would I handle that?"
"Obviously you never officiated a wedding in a modern setting, have you? Aside from coughing, sneezing...and maybe an occasional streaker or two, you'll have to worry about someone's cellphone going off. But other than that, you'll be fine from distractions..."
Leo: On a scale from 1 to 10, what confidence do I have in Xander as officiant of the wedding? Don't you mean 0 to 10? Guy deserves a zero out of ten. Just keeping it real...
Camilla: I think I'll give Xander a 5 or 6, this is his first time officiating a wedding, after all. The number of guests attending the wedding might add to Xander's anxiety.
Elise: I'll always show an unwavering support for my big brother, so I'll give him a ten! Even if he were to mess up his lines, or faint during the vows, Xander will be a perfect ten in my eyes regardless!
Corrin: Does a 1 mean it's good, and 10 is bad? Or is 10 good, and 1 is bad? I'm so confused...General Admiral Thrawn would be most displeased with me...
Kamui: How Xander does as officiant of the wedding does not matter - what does matter is that he enjoys the experience, as much as Mario and Peach will. The wedding will be a joyous occasion for everyone involved!
Master Hand would guide Mario the Safeco Field parking lot, where a man wearing a top hat, brown coat, and brown pants was speaking with a young boy who looked like his protege, or assistant. The two were enjoying a conversation until Master Hand brought Mario along.
"Mario, I would like to introduce you to a man who solves all sorts of mysteries, like Sherlock Holmes...Professor Herschel Layton," Master Hand would introduce Mario to the detective, who tipped his hat to the plumber as a greeting. "With him is his lovely apprentice, Luke Triton. I had contacted these two while they were in London and invited them to the wedding, on short notice."
"Being at this wedding is quite a honor, I should say," Layton said to Master Hand, before turning his eyes to Mario. "It's a pleasure to meet you in person, Mario. I've heard all about your fascinating tales, and to finally be in your presence..."
"Mr. Mario, let me just say that I feel honored to meet you, I've always admired you and wanted to be like you, and so many other things!" said Luke, gleefully shaking Mario's hand as Layton looked on. Last time Layton checked, he was the one Luke admired and wanted to be like.
"Okay kid back-a off, next thing I know-a you'll start hugging me," Mario kindly pushed Luke away, before the young lad could take his fanboying to levels not meant to be reached. "So I take it this-a is your first-a time in the United States? Enjoying Seattle-a so far?"
"We sure are, though I can't help but notice some noticeable damage here and there," replied Layton - no one but Organization XIII to blame. "Luke and I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation we had with Master Hand, and he went into detail about the prestigious Smash Mansion...he even said that non-brawlers live there, and that there was a space available...hint hint."
"The space-a has been available two weeks-a ago - Ema Skye, a forensics expert, used-a to occupy it before-a she sold out...it's a long story." And Mario certainly wasn't in the mood for telling (or hearing) long stories. "You know anything about-a Ema Skye?"
"Other than being close with Phoenix Wright and Mia Fey, not really," replied Luke; it would be interesting if Ema went with her word and showed up at the wedding, and if Phoenix and Mia were to show up, then Ema would have no choice in the matter but to attend. "Professor Layton, you're not hinting at living in the Smash Mansion, are you? If you do live at the mansion...would you please bring me along? Pretty please?" Luke, who was fawning over Mario a few moments ago, was now tugging on Layton's coat, as his eyes were starting to form tears.
"I would leave you behind Luke, a great master never departs from his apprentice," Layton said comfortingly, patting Luke on the shoulder and making the boy smile. Luke has been a huge asset to Layton during his adventures, so him leaving Luke behind would be borderline stupid.
"Mario, are you and Peach busy?" Toad called out from Safeco Field, his voice loud enough to be heard from where Mario and company were. While his voice may be squeaky, Toad the drug lord could still be heard from miles away. "We're about to start with the wedding photos!"
"Um, Princess-a Peach will have-a to wait for a while," Mario called out, unsure if Peach was finished with her sobbing fits. "But I'll be-a there shortly!"
Master Hand: Glanced at the guest list for the wedding...and I felt like it wasn't enough. Luigi and Daisy, it didn't matter how many wedding guests were there...but this is freaking Mario and Peach we're talking about, the entire world should be watching! We're talking about a wedding on the same magnitude as Prince William and Catherine Middleton, a wedding that will be talked about and discussed for years to come! Obviously this wedding is deserving of A-list stars, so I tried asking the United States men's basketball team from the Olympics if they were interested...but when I called Coach, he talked me out of it and told me to let the basketball stars enjoy their summer and not waste my time and energy getting them to Seattle...like that would require time and energy at all, what with Mega Man's teleportation device. But no worries, for I found a pair of two Olympians - two gold medalists - that wouldn't mind being wedding guests...
Mario and company entered Safeco Field, stepping into the ballpark. This was the very ballpark that would house the wedding of Mario and Peach, and while Peach had other venues in mind, Mario ultimately settled on Safeco Field, because reasons. Maybe the plumber wasn't all about moving to a different city or country just to be wedded to the woman of his dreams.
Standing in the center of the field was the wedding photographer, Toad - the presumed drug lord was snapping photos left and right with his digital camera. He had just snapped a photo of Lucas and Ness, with the Flying Man situated between the two teens.
"You fellas want to see your photo?" Toad asked the Earthbround trio; Ness and company went over to the drug lord to glance at their photo, and to Lucas's dismay, his eyes were closed shut. It must suck when you're taking a photo, and you blink at the wrong second.
"Dang it, blinked yet again!" frowned Lucas, disgusted with his own self. He could blame the flash of the camera for making him blink, but Lucas wasn't that type of person, blaming inanimate things all willy-nilly. "Can we get a do-over, Toad?"
"Fine, but this is the last time I'm taking a photo of you guys! I have more folks deserving of a wedding photo, you know!" Lucas, Ness, and the Flying Man quickly got back into position, as Mario, Professor Layton, and Luke looked on.
"Hey Layton, those two kinda look like you, what with the eyes and the mouth!" Luke pointed at Lucas and Ness, observing their facial structures as Toad snapped the photo of the Earthbound trio...and thankfully Lucas didn't blink this time around. No more do-overs!
"You mean Lucas and Ness?" Layton smiled as he stroked his chin. "I do have to admit Luke, their eyes are way too big...so I think you might be a little off about Lucas and Ness looking like myself." What, does Layton have something against people with large eyes? Does Layton thing he's far more superior than Lucas and Ness because his eyes are smaller than theirs?! How could an honest, respectable man like Layton feel so superior of himself?!
As Jacky and Akira were getting ready for their wedding photo to be taken, Mario turned looked around, turning to his left...only for his face to sink when he saw two familiar faces he did not even invite to the wedding - Fred and Rose. The Olympian pair was all dressed up for the wedding, and they were in line to have their photo taken by Toad the drug lord. Fred and Rose being at the wedding had Master Hand's name written all over it...
Fred: Wouldn't miss anything like Mario and Peach's wedding for the world, so when Master Hand called me and asked me if I was interested in being a wedding guest, I just had to say no! Please don't ask me how Master Hand got my phone number, still trying to figure that out myself...like I'm trying to figure out how I was magically teleported here to Seattle. Weird stuff going down in this city as of late...
Rose: Same rules apply from before...Pokemon Trainer stays out of my way, and nobody gets hurt.
"Layton, Luke, you three-a wait right here, I'll-a be back..." Mario said to Layton and Luke as he angrily marched towards Fred and Rose. The Olympians were delighted to see them, but Mario wouldn't return the delight back.
"Well look who it is, the man of the day, Mario!" exclaimed Fred as Mario marched towards him, wanting to say the plumber's last name if he had a last name to begin with. "How it's going man?" Fred would extend his hand for a high five, but Mario grabbed the Olympian's hand and Rose, and walked the two over to the far side of Safeco Field, needing some things to be cleared up.
"Who told-a you two that you were-a allowed to attend-a my wedding?!" Mario interrogated the Olympians, not even bothering to say hi. That's no way to treat two gold-winning Olympians, especially if you were the most decorated Olympian of all time like Fred.
"Master Hand was the one who invited us - he was all like, 'ARE YOU READY TO WITNESS THE GREATEST WEDDING OF YOUR PUTRID LIFE?! THEN COME ON DOWN TO SEATTLE, AND PREPARE TO SEE GREATNESS BEFORE YOU VERY EYES!'...and that's when we were warped to the mansion, in the middle of the night, in secret, just so we could attend your wedding. Master Hand did a bang up job selling us on attending the wedding."
"Figures, Master Hand-a does a lot of crap when-a I'm not around to..." Now another question was on Mario's mind. "...when-a did Master Hand warp-a you two to the mansion, and at what-a time?"
"Sometime after 2 o' clock, after everyone was asleep and in the bed," explained Rose, as Link and Cloud were ready to have their photos taken. "We were asleep too, but Master Hand bought us attire for the wedding, so that made it all the more worthwhile..."
"NO WAY AM I GOING TO TAKE A photo WITH THAT MAN!" yelled Cloud, after Link asked his buddy if Sora could join in the photo. Sora was idly standing from Link and Cloud, wanting to have his photo taken with the two swordsmen, but Cloud wouldn't allow it. "Link man, I told you already that you were dead to me, and now you're doing nothing but adding salt to the wound. Why am I taking a photo with you anyways?"
"Because you know very well that despite me being 'dead' to you, we're still the best of friends and Toad wishes to symbolize our friendship in an awesome wedding photo," answered Link, as Sora inched closer to Link and Cloud, only to back away when Cloud gave him a death glare. "Sora is a good guy who has never done anything wrong...or so I believe, and the least we could do for him is include him in our photo."
"Link's right Cloud, Sora has been at the mansion for two weeks, and you've been treating him like utter crap!" Toad scolded the swordsman, who didn't seem to care either way. "What has Sora ever done to you?"
"He exists, and that alone is a valid reason," answered Cloud, refusing to take a photo if Sora would be in it. It didn't take that long for Sora to get on Cloud's last nerve.
Sora: Cloud has never acted this bitter before - he was always acting bitter before, but now he's more bitter than ever. I think he's still fighting against the darkness inside of him, even after his big fight with Sephiroth, and this internal struggle might be wearing him down...Would hitting Cloud with my Keyblade extract the darkness out of him? Eh, I wouldn't hit Cloud with my Keyblade...but if we were fighting for some prestigious cup, then I won't be taking any prisoners... *smiles*
Toad would continue taking wedding photos, as the vendors started setting up everything for the wedding - which meant that Toad and the others had to take their wedding photos at another part of the Safeco Field ballpark. While Fred and Rose were busy having their photos taken, Mario went to go speak with the Mariners president, who authorized the plumber to have his wedding held at the ballpark.
"Sorry we couldn't schedule your wedding after an early afternoon Mariners game, just as we agreed to," the Mariners president spoke with Mario in his office, sipping on a cup of coffee. "Stinks that MLB has to be the ones doing our schedule. "Now, we don't have any space in our baseball stadium for your wedding reception, especially with our game against the Astros coming up, and that will fill up every luxury space we got...so we were kind enough to book you a spot for your wedding reception at the Four Seasons hotel! Five minute drive from this stadium, everything will be set up upon arrival."
"Thank-a you, Mr. President, I was-a worried about where the wedding reception would-a take place," Mario thanked the Mariners president. "Me, I'm not the best-a when it comes-a to planning things..."
"Don't be so down on yourself Mario, we all have our faults...not everyone is perfect. Just a heads up, we'll start letting guests in around 3:30, and the wedding will begin thirty minutes later. Make sure everyone leaves once the wedding is over, gotta clear the field for our..." Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Zelda opened it, wearing her beautiful white dress.
"My apologies if I'm interrupting this meeting," the princess apologized as she entered the office, closing the door behind her. "May I speak with Mario for a quick minute? It won't be long, hopefully..." Zelda said to the Mariners president.
"Of course you can, as long as it pertains to the wedding," answered the president, leaning back in his chair as he placed his cup of coffee on his desk. "Take as much time as you need, I'll just chill here and...listen along, I guess. You wouldn't mind if I eavesdrop, do you?"
"No sir, you're fine," Zelda smiled at the president, before turning her attention to Mario. "I just found Peach in the Mariners' locker room, at some tea party with the Black Knight...and she's not quite enjoying it. She's been sobbing nonstop - I tried to cheer her up, but nothing I do is making her feel any better..."
"The bride is sobbing nonstop, on her wedding day?!" exclaimed the president, getting out of his chair and standing up to his feet. "Did someone touch her?" Thank goodness the president didn't put the blame squarely on Ganondorf. "Bet you it was that dark-skinned man with the orange locks, whom I saw speaking with that blonde lady in the light blue dress and her star friend! Guy looks mighty suspicious!" ...and so much for that.
"You're not implying that...Ganondorf touched princess Peach...did you?" Zelda asked the president, who just shrugged - he didn't even know who Ganondorf was until Zelda mentioned his name. "Mario, you have to come over to the locker room at once, I fear that Peach might have some...long-term concerns, if you know what I mean..."
Sonic: I know today's the day of Mario and Peach's wedding, but the least Master Hand and others could do was have a little birthday party fling for me, preferably after the wedding when the moment of Mario and Peach kissing (blegh) is no longer fresh in everyone's minds. I'm sure Cilan baked me a birthday cake after he finished with that gargantuan wedding cake, deep down I know that man cares about me, and I know everyone else not named Amy...or Tails...or Knuckles...or Blaze...or Silver...or maybe Shadow...aside from those names, I'm fairly positive that everyone likes me, they just wanna be like Samus and not show it.
"Fox, Falco, for the last freaking time, we're NOT doing another wedding dance, one is enough," Master Hand told the Star Fox pilots, during a private conversation somewhere in Safeco Field. "Talked with Peach about it, and she has openly stated that she doesn't want a wedding dance at her wedding, so if you two try to pull of something silly, I'll have no other choice but to temporarily ban you."
"So basically you're implying that Peach is boring, and wants her wedding to be boring like most other weddings," inferred Fox, feeling a little bummed out. He and Falco would campaign for a wedding dance, but not at the risk of being banned from the Smash Mansion.
"And considering that Mario went forth with Peach's sentiments, that would mean that he's boring too," added Falco, stroking his chin in thought. "So what do Mario and Peach want at their wedding? Flashing lights? Broadway dancers? A random cameo appearance from Slash, delivering some wicked wedding-related guitar solo for the guests? What is it that Mario and Peach want?!"
"What Mario and Peach want is for you two to stop dictating how their wedding should be run, and let them do their own thing," replied Master Hand, effectively shutting up Fox and Falco for good. "Sound like a bunch of insolent, spoiled brats complaining about not getting your way...now get out of my sight, or I'll have to bring my man Ridley here and feed you to him!" Fox and Falco went away, and Master Hand let out a sigh of relief, only for another person to come along and annoy him...Sonic the Hedgehog, the birthday man.
"Yo yo yo, Master H, original gangster Master Hand!" Sonic would greet the giant hand, who let out a sorrowful, miserable groan. Going from Fox and Falco to Sonic was quite a transition for Master Hand. "Since you claim to be all-knowing and stuff, you definitely know about my birthday, amirite?"
"You must be a fool if you even think, just for a second, that I forgot about your birthday, Sonic. With the wedding approaching, I haven't thought about your birthday as much...but no need to fear, I'll make it up to you soon. Gotta be patient, which is frankly something you're not good at...but practice makes perfect! Excuse me while I go check on Isabelle...she's doing some...busy things, yes, very busy things regarding the wedding. Also, can you change your clothes to something more formal! That whole John Cena getup just doesn't look right on you."
"Don't see anything wrong with this attire, not like it offends anyone." Unless you were a persnickety, upper-class socialite who would gasp at the sight of some bum wearing a tank top and shorts to a prestigious party...then yeah, Sonic might have a good point. "John Cena would wear an attire like this to his wedding!"
"John Cena right now, or John Cena circa 2010?" Sonic thought long and hard about Master Hand's question, and the giant hand had enough of it. "Bah, forget about it, let me go look for Isabelle, while you hopefully change your clothes. What is wrong with you, man...did you not learn your lesson from last year?"
"There was no lesson for me to learn from last year, and besides, nobody learns stuff at weddings. Even you should know that."
"...goodbye for now, Sonic," Master Hand said before vanishing away. Once the hand was gone, Sonic continued on his way, strutting his stuff, until he bumped into some guy with silver hair, tied into a ponytail. The guy turned around and saw Sonic, recognizing his face.
"Oh, didn't see you there, my apologies," the guy said, not at all amused to see Sonic (like anyone would). This was none other than Jakob - the butler of Corrin and Kamui, hailing from Nohr.
Jakob: Why was I away from the mansion for so long, you ask? Had to take care of my son, Dwyer. With the wedding today, and Garon continuing his so-called "spring cleaning", despite summer just having started, I entrusted Niles to watch over Dwyer - a decision I'll wind up regretting later - while I traveled to the wedding, and not only partake in the wedding festivities, but ask Master Hand and Mario if I can serve as the butler of the Smash Mansion. Flora and Felicia, they really could use my guidance...
"Hey I know you, you're Jakob - that butler guy who constantly sucks up to Corrin and Kamui, and treats pretty much everyone else like utter crap!" exclaimed Sonic as he pointed at Jakob. The hedgehog was right on the money about Jakob.
"Yes, and you are Sonic the Hedgehog - the same fellow who at once believed that I was a woman," replied Jakob, that ponytail of his must have thrown Sonic off. "I take it that you're not attending the wedding?" Jakob checked out Sonic's attire, and assumed that the hedgehog was planning on attending some local rap concert.
"I am attending the wedding - I just felt like wearing casual attire. Can't rock a suit or a tuxedo, but I wouldn't know if I never tried!" The very sight of seeing Sonic in jorts was enough to make Jakob cringe in horror.
"Dressing formally will do you a lot of favors, I'll say...enjoyed talking with you, Sonic, see you around at the wedding." Jakob walked away, and grimaced as he tried to get the thought of Sonic wearing jorts out of his head. Sonic walked away too...only to bump into his girlfriend, Amy Rose.
"Happy birthday Sonic!" the pink hedgehog exclaimed as she gave Sonic a hug, and a big smooch on his cheek. "Unfortunately I don't have a present for you, but I just wanted to show you my love!"
"Aw shucks, thanks a bunch Amy, this might be the best gift I've received all day!" replied Sonic, before looking over Amy's shoulder and seeing Zelda and Mario, in the far distance, walking to who-knows-where. "Sorry Amy, but I gotta go..." Sonic broke away from the hug, and went to go follow after Zelda and Mario, while Amy looked on happily with her hands clasped together.
Zelda took Mario to the Mariners' locker room, where the plumber would find Peach and the Black Knight, seated at a table and enjoying a tea party. Rather, it was only the Black Knight who was enjoying the tea party, for Peach was still in a saddened mood.
"This right here is Oolong tea, it's produced through a plant-withering process which is done under strong sun and oxidization," the Black Knight held up this particular cup of tea to Peach, who tried to force a smile as she fought back tears. "Are you still depressed Peach? Is it because of that black tea I shared with you? If you didn't like it, then I don't blame you, I don't like it either, despite the many times I drink that crap, but the least you could do is tell me you didn't like it...unless you're sad about Ganondorf touching you."
"No Black Knight, I'm fine, really I am, and no, Ganondorf didn't touch me," smiled Peach, although she has felt anything but fine all day long. "My eyes are just bugging me, that's all." Sonic entered the locker room, most likely looking for Mario, and he would fine the plumber, making his way towards his fiancee.
"Aw what, Black Knight is hosting a tea party and he didn't invite me?!" frowned Sonic, stomping his foot in anger. Like he would actually want a tea party on his birthday. "Ooh, the nerve of that guy..."
"Tea party's not for you, Sonic...it's for Peach," Zelda explained to the hedgehog, as Mario took a seat next to Peach. "Peach hasn't been feeling like her usual self all day, and the Black Knight is doing everything he can to cheer Peach up." Now intrigued, Sonic headed over to the Black Knight and company, so he could eavesdrop on a conversation between Mario and Peach.
"Peach, I've just about-a had enough of your sadness and-a your moping, you have to tell-a me what's wrong!" Mario said to the princess, who still refused to share her feelings with Mario. It was like she was withholding a huge secret, a secret that would tear apart her and Mario forever.
"I would tell you Mario, but you wouldn't understand..." replied Peach, but Mario did want to understand, just like any understanding spouse. Can't hold anything from your loved ones forever.
"Just-a tell me Peach, and I'll accept-a anything you say with-a open arms. You have-a nothing to repress-a from me - I'm your future-a husband, after all." At that moment, Peach looked up at Mario, and she was now showing some signs of confidence.
"Well, Mario, to tell you the truth, it's just...it's just that...I don't think I'm ready for this marriage thing." Was that so hard to keep under the wraps? In Peach's case, maybe so. "Remember that conversation we had in your room, while you were getting dressed? You had tuned me out most of the time, for whatever reason...but I was talking about my second thoughts about getting married...I mean, I know I've been optimistic about this day ever since the moment you proposed to me, but the more optimistic I grew...the more cynical I became. Kept thinking about the future, thinking about the negative things, like would our marriage ever fall apart...it just kept lingering in the back of my mind, and I didn't feel like telling you this today...shoot, I didn't even feel like putting on this wedding dress. I just wanted to call off the entire marriage, and let bygones be bygones, but I didn't want to dismay anyone...especially you."
Pac-Man: A couple of guests have started filing in into Safeco Field, and on early notice too...but I have yet to see Mario and Peach anywhere! Tried calling their phones, but neither of them would answer. Those two better not have eloped in secret, after all the hard work I've done for them...but at least the work I done kept me away from those knitting club losers. Huge blessing in disguise for me!
"You want to call-a off the wedding and not cherish the best-a day of our lives?" questioned Mario, getting in close to Peach - too close for comfort. "Are-a you kidding me right-a now?"
"Are you kidding me right now?" Sonic repeated what Mario just said, wrapping his arm around the plumber as he joined in on the pep talk.
"There's nothing to be afraid-a of."
"There's nothing to be afraid of."
"Honestly, I'm-a just as scared and nervous as you are."
"I'm scared and nervous too."
"I'm shivering, I can feel my arms and legs shaking," said the Black Knight, only to receive a stern look from Mario. Yet Sonic has been repeating everything the plumber has said, and gets away with it...
"And you know-a what happens today? We're going to get-a married..." gleamed Mario, smiling in delight; just saying this was making him giddy.
"We're gonna get married, fam," repeated Sonic, and now he finally got that stern look from Mario. Sonic sheepishly smiled, as he backed away.
"Obviously we can't-a get married here...so why don't we do it out-a side where the others are waiting?" Mario lent his hand to Peach, who smiled as she took Mario's hand, albeit with a little reluctance, and rose up from her seat. TIhe bride and groom, now holding hands, walked out of the locker room, as Zelda, Sonic, and the Black Knight soon followed them out.
It was getting close to 4, and more and more guests were coming in. Aside from Fred, Rose, the Nohrian family, Professor Layton, Luke, and the newcomers of the Smash Mansion, pretty much all the guests who were in attendance for Luigi and Daisy's wedding had returned, along with several new faces - Blaze the Cat, Funky Kong, Glass Joe, Soda Popsinki, the Final Fantasy XIII crew, several employees from Hocotate Freight, Olimar's family, and many, many others. Phoenix Wright, Mia Fey, and Ema Skye were in attendance, though Ema was keeping a very low profile. Heck, even Pauline was here!
"Here's your wedding program, hope you enjoy the wedding!" Toon Link handed a wedding program to Pauline, the beautiful brunette wearing a red dress. Red has always been Pauline's favorite color. Pauline glanced at the wedding program as she took a seat next to Cranky Kong, who was delighted to see her.
"Well if it isn't miss Pauline, long time no see!" the gorilla greeted the woman that he kidnapped and placed inside a cage. Some good memories were formulating inside of Cranky's head. "Last time I saw you, we were on top of a construction site..."
"Shut your trap Kong, I don't wanna hear it," Pauline snapped on Cranky, her eyes on the wedding program in her hands. Some bad memories were formulating inside of her head.
Cranky Kong: So after what's been almost over a year, the author of this lame story decides to bring me back in full physical appearance...just for this wedding. It's been practically 55 chapters since! Fifty-five! But hey, I'd take this over giving my son phone calls any day of the week.
"Viridi can you watch my seat for me, I gotta make a quick pit stop to the restroom," Pit said to Viridi, who gave a thumbs up to the angel as he ran off to the restroom. Seconds after Pit left, Viridi saw Professor Layton and Luke make their way towards her, and feared for the worst.
"Pit can you come back, there's two humans that probably want to sit near me..." Viridi called out to Pit, needing her Human-B-Gone spray. Pit had this particular spray, and now Viridi was left defenseless, as Layton and Luke approached her.
"Excuse me, little miss, but are these two seats next to you available?" Layton kindly asked Viridi, who was silently hyperventilating as the fear of either Layton or Luke touching her permeated in her mind. "Professor Herschel Layton's the name, but you can just call me Layton. This right here is my apprentice, Luke Triton. He's been stuck to me like glue for as long as I can remember!"
"I'm Viridi, the goddess of nature...you can take those two seats if you want." Having to sacrifice her xenophobia towards humans to display good manners, Viridi allowed Layton and Luke to take the two available seats next to her, and Luke was sitting close to Viridi.
"Never in a million years would I ever imagine sitting next to a goddess!" Luke said as he marveled at Viridi, who wouldn't mind Luke if he wasn't a human. "I've met a Golem once before, but an actual goddess?" Luke was about to poke Viridi, but the goddess slapped Luke's hand away in a snap.
"Please don't touch me...I have a strict 'no humans touching me' policy." Luke was very confused by Viridi's so-called policy, and his confusion was clearly showing on his bewildered yet curious face.
"What does being a human have to do with anything? You and me, we're still people, right? Just because you're a goddess and all gives you no obligation to feel some type of way about humans."
"But humans are constantly taking advantage of nature, and I don't like that...so my hatred of humans is totally justified, in that regard." Heck, Viridi has even kickstarted several conflicts because of her beef with humans!
"Not all humans take advantage of nature, some humans know how to treat nature with respect. You just enjoy showing contempt for the human race, all because of actions a few humans had done. So why take out your anger and frustration on an entire group, when there's only a select few doing all the bad stuff?"
"I guess...I guess you're right, maybe I do go to the extremes too much," grinned Viridi, grabbing her arm as she looked down at the ground. "I should stop being so dismissive of humans, they aren't bad as I make them out to be...perhaps I should start practicing showing respect to humans, can't be mad at them forever." Viridi looked behind her and saw Daisy at the end of the wedding aisle, waving to the goddess. "Whoops, I forgot I was supposed to be the flower girl...I'll talk with you later!" Viridi said to Luke as she ran off, leaving Luke smiling at himself.
Viridi: Said something positive about humans... *shudders* ...but I'll have to remain true to my word, and respect humans more. Got a lot of progress ahead of me...
"Where on earth is Mario and Peach, it's about time for the wedding to start!" frowned Xander as he looked around for the couple's whereabouts. He would soon find Mario and Peach exiting a tunnel, followed by Sonic, Zelda, and the Black Knight; Mario quickly ran to the altar where Xander was, while Peach went somewhere else.
"Sorry we were little-a late, Peach and I got lost-a in the stadium," Mario quietly apologized to Xander, who rolled his eyes. Mario had zero excuse for being late, and for getting lost, prior to his wedding. "Wedding shall go-a on as scheduled."
"For a minute I thought you and Peach backed out at the last minute..." It seemed like Peach was going to back out, until Mario swayed her mind. Xander looked towards K.K. Slider, who was manning an organ, and gave the hippie dog a thumbs up. K.K. Slider played the traditional wedding theme on his organ, signifying the beginning of the wedding.
First to walk down the aisle was Fox and Falco, who were containing their levels of saltiness as they walked down the aisle, unable to do any wedding dance. Following them were the married couples - Luigi and Daisy, and Alm and Celica. After them was Cloud and Aerith, Link and Zelda, Red the Pokemon Trainer and Cilan, Corrin and Felicia, Dark Pit and Flora, Viridi the flower girl, Tails the now confident ring bearer, and several others. Pac-Man, the best man and man of honor, walked down the aisle with Bayonetta, a move that was finalized at the very last minute.
Last to walk down the aisle with a bouquet in her hands was the bride, Princess Peach, as everyone stood up and applauded for the blonde. Peach, feeling more confident, took a deep breath as she marched down the aisle. Peach was all smiles, her eyes fixated on Mario, as she meet her groom halfway at the middle of the aisle. The bride and the groom locked arms, and happily marched down the aisle and to Xander, who was more than ready to starting the opening remarks.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today..." Xander started off, only to be interrupted by Cilan throwing up on the ground. Red did his best to stifle his laughter as Pac-Man went to go clean up the mess, if he could. After the clearing of his throat, Xander started over. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Mario and Peach, in holy matrimony..."
"'Dearly beloved' sounds like a great title for an epic orchestral song, if you ask me," Sora whispered quietly to Geno, as Xander continued speaking. Geno just nodded his head, not knowing what to contribute to the conversation.
After Xander's opening remarks, Mario and Peach did their vows, confessed their love to one another, agreed to take each other as their lawful spouse, put on their wedding rings, and everything else you expect to see at a wedding...all leading up to the big moment.
"By the authority vested in me by the kingdom of Nohr...excuse me, state of Washington, I now pronounce Mario and Peach...husband and wife," announced Xander. "Mario, you may now kiss the bride..." And that's exactly what Mario did, as he dipped his wife like a boss and kissed Peach, to the response of an applauding crowd. Donkey Kong was clapping like a madman, Pauline looked on with a happy smirk on her face, Bowser was expressing regret about stopping the wedding in time, and everyone else were giving their own special reactions.
Mario and Peach were now finally married...it's been a long time coming for those two.
Xander: Aside from Cilan's little blunder, the wedding has been perfect...though I didn't appreciate the way that Meta Knight was looking at me. Everytime I looked at his direction, with his yellow eyes...he looked like he was ready to pummel me until I was bloody and beaten. If he was looking for a fight, I'd give him one...and let my siblings do all the work...No, I'm not afraid of Meta Knight, I just want my siblings to prove their worth to me by defeating a worthy opponent. Then, when Meta Knight is down to his last breath, I'll finish him off for good! You see, I'm not a coward by any stretch of the imagination...I'm just very opportunistic.
With the wedding now over, Mario, Peach, and the wedding goers went to the Four Seasons Hotel, where the wedding reception would take place. Cilan had no idea where the reception took place, so when MegaMan .EXE warped the wedding cake, he warped the giant pastry to Safeco Field. Now Cilan had to find a way to get his cake inside the hotel, without a single blemish.
"Shouldn't have even baked a cake that huge in the first place, regardless of how many people would show up at the wedding," said Pauline, as she was enjoying a conversation with the now married Mario and Peach outside the Four Seasons Hotel, while everyone else was waiting outside said hotel. "Did you even bother telling him how the height of the cake should be?"
"Mario and I thought it would be in the best interests of both parties involved if we just let Cilan do his thing," explained Peach with a comforting smile. Just then, Elise ran up to Mario and Peach, needing to speak with the newlyweds.
"Cilan wants to speak with you inside the hotel...and yes, it's about the wedding cake," the youngest of the Nohrian siblings said to Mario and Peach. "He's in the ballroom; I can take you to him if you like."
"Excuse-a us for a minute Pauline, we'll be right-a back," Mario said to Pauline as he and Peach followed Elise to the Four Seasons hotel; Pauline smiled and waved to the newlyweds as they followed Elise inside the hotel.
Inside the ballroom of the Four Seasons hotel, Mario, Peach, Cilan, and Elise were looking up at the wedding cake...which had three-fourths of it cut off. The other fourth was placed on one of the tables in the banquet, a table where Mario and Peach would be sitting at.
"Hehe, I kinda had to cut off the top part of the cake so it could fit in the banquet room," Cilan explained, scratching the back of his head. While baking a large cake was a fun experience, there was bound to be some setbacks. "You two are fine with that, are you?"
"Eh, as long as we got-a this cake in the hotel, that's-a what..." answered Mario, before stopping as he sniffed the air around him. "Do you guys-a smell something? Smells like skunk-a spray...or some dead-a animal..."
"I can smell it too, must be coming from there," Peach pointed at the far corner of the ballroom, at a large closet. Peach and company cautiously went over to the closet, and opened the closet doors...
...and saw three steel propane cylinders, all opened as what sounded like a teapot whistling was heard.
And nobody knew how the propane even got here.
Meanwhile, everyone was still waiting outside for the reception to begin, including Link - the Hylian was busy adjusting his bowtie when a mischiveaous imp sneaked up on him, behind his back...
"BOO!" the imp exclaimed, scaring the Hylian and making him jump in fear. This imp was none other than Midna, who was laughing at Link being scared. Good thing hardly anyone saw Link's reaction.
"Midna, I thought I told you good not to scare me from behind like that..." Link scolded the imp, who thought she did no wrong. She just loved scaring the pants off of Link, he was such an easy target. "Also, why aren't you at the wedding? Figured you'd leave me after the whole invasion thing."
"I'll stick around a bit longer, until I feel bored. And I didn't want anything to do with that wedding, too much romance for me. I just noodled around, and decided to come back until the reception, just for the food...hopefully good food."
"So basically you're some kind of freeloader...but the worst kind. Never would have expected that from you."
Suddenly a large explosion occurred in the Four Seasons hotel, catching everyone off-guard. A state of shock overwhelmed those outside, as several hotel employees ran out of the building, running for their lives as the hotel caught on fire.
"MAAARRRIO!" screamed Pauline, fearing for Mario's safety only and neglecting Peach entirely.
"PEEEAAACH!" screamed Bowser, fearing for Peach's safety only and neglecting Mario entirely.
"My sister Elise is in there, along with Cilan!" shouted Corrin, fearing for Elise's safety only and nobody else's. "This has to be a warning sign from God, as punishment for our terrible taste in everything!" Let's not be overdramatic, Corrin...
Now a second explosion went off in the hotel, and a third one, as the fire slowly escalated to the top of the hotel and more employees ran out of the building...but no sign of Mario, Peach, Elise, or Cilan. All the folks who were waiting outside were now either screaming, crying, or running for their lives, all while Jigglypuff off all people was calling the EMTs on some cellphone she found.
"Jiggly jiggly Jigglypuff!" the balloon Pokemon said on the phone, as she watched the Four Seasons hotel ablaze. "Jiggly Jigglypuff, jiggly jiggly..."
"Ah, there's my cellphone, knew I dropped it somewhere," Fred approached Jigglypuff and snatched his cellphone away from the Pokemon, before holding it up to his ear as the chaos outside ensued. "Sorry about that sir...oh yes, the emergency - a few explosions went off at the Four Seasons hotel, and now the building is practically on fire! We had just finished a wedding, and were about to start a wedding reception at the hotel..."
What was meant to be a special day for Mario and Peach...was now a day disrupted by complete and utter chaos and destruction.