Author's Note:
Hehehe...hehehe...this has been a chapter I've been dying to write - a chapter mainly focused around Avengers: Infinity War. So if you enjoyed chapter 30, then I'm sure you'll enjoy this chapter as well. Here are some reviews:
"Can you include the characters from Final Fight? Is Crash's ex-girlfriend Tawna going to show up? Is Cloud gonna go back to his depressive state when Aerith leaves? Have everyone call Vyers Mid-Boss when the Disgaea characters show up? Will Pauline appear again in future chapters? (Maybe have her meet the Kong family) And finally what are your thoughts on Sega revealing a Genesis/Mega Drive mini?"
Sure I can. Tawna Bandicoot will appear. Cloud might stay the same. Vyers may be referred to as Mid-Boss. Pauline will make another appearance. And I think having a Genesis/Mega Drive mini is a great decision on Sega's part. Here's a review from El pollo campero:
"So I've read all the chapters and never bothered to leave a review here, but this is one of my favorite Smash fanfics. Also, when's the Gender Reveal party?"
Thanks for the love, my man! As for the gender reveal party...I lowkey forgot about it while I was writing the more recent chapters, but I'll make up for it.
Episode 123: Superpower
Master Hand was in a particularly marvelous mood - no, it's not because of Cial feeding the poor folks of Seattle with the remains of the Frost-Frosted Cake, thereby making Master Hand seem like the most generous guy in the city. And it's not because of the efforts Pit and Kirby did to increase the awareness of Pikachu Day. No, it wasn't any of those things.
Master Hand was feeling marvelous because...well, let's just say that he was feeling marvelous in general. In fact, he was feeling so darn marvelous, that he had the gall to steal the clothes of every person in the mansion, refusing to give them back for a certain period of time. He would do the same to Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, and even Yuffie, not wanting them to feel left out. But little did Master Hand know that he unintentionally made them all angry...
...well, just Mario, at least. The plumber would be back at the mansion, his fists clenched as he stomped his way to Master Hand's room. If you thought that he would dealing with Master Hand with just his boxers, then you thought wrong...for Mario was wearing his Iron Man suit, the one from episode 30.
"Our civil war may have already ended, but our lust for battle is only just beginning..." said a voice, as Link leaped from out of nowhere donning his Captain America suit and shield in front of Mario. The shield was totally worth giving up the Hylian shield, though Link still wish he could use his Master Sword. Captain Falcon wielding a sword and shield would be absolutely lethal - though it wouldn't make any sense, seeing as how Captain America is from the World War 2 period.
"Don't wanna hear-a it Link, I'm a little too-a ticked as you can-a see..." uttered Mario as he walked past the Hylian, too angry to give him any eye contact. Link would follow after Mario, wanting to know why the plumber was so upset, when an arrow was fired at Mario, striking the plumber's iron suit!
"Hahahaha, bullseye!" chanted Pit, as he flew down from the ceiling with his Hawkeye getup. He would pump his fist as he looked at Mario...who continued marching on his way like it was nothing. "What's the matter with Mario?" the angel would ask out of curiosity.
"Beats me, that's what I'm trying to figure out," Link would say to Pit, leading Pit to join the Hylian in following Mario to Master Hand's room. Mario would see Master Hand's room in his sight, and he was so close to finally reaching the room and giving Master Hand a little piece of his mind...
...until yet another brawler dressed up as a superhero attempted to stop the plumber in his tracks. This person was Marth, dressed up as the Black Panther, and the hero-king didn't intend to startle Mario, as he fell down from ceiling landing on the floor with a thud. Mario stopped in his tracks, concerned for Marth's well-being, as the hero-king rose up to his feet, scratching his bum.
"They never did say if this superhero suit would allow me to cling to walls and ceilings and stuff..." remarked Marth, recuperating from his fall, before seeing Mario, Link, and Pit all dressed up as superheroes like he was. "Ah, so I see Master Hand stolen your clothes as well...phew, for a minute I thought I was the only one!"
Marth: This Black Panther suit is awfully tight - not to mention that I can hardly breathe with this thing on. But on the plus side, I'm just glad that my wife Caeda isn't caught up in this superhero crap - knowing Master Hand, he would bring Caeda over to the mansion, and force her to dress up as some Dora Milage warrior. I'd hate to see Caeda wearing a bald cap and, dare I say it, blackface...provided I can see well with this mask on.
"I believe-a that Master Hand stole-a everyone's clothes - might've done it overnight," stated Mario, starting to feel hot in his Iron Man suit. "My clothes were already in-a my closet at midnight before-a I went to sleep...so stealing clothes-a in the middle of the night-a is right up Master Hand's alley. If last time's Marvel superhero incident is-a any indication, I fear that..."
"YOU!" shouted a voice, one that came from an angry black man who knew no mercy. The only resident at the mansion who fitted such criteria was none other than Doc Louis, dressed up as Nick Fury. The eyepatch-wearing boxing trainer marched over to Marth, inspecting him fully. "Who are you supposed to be?"
"At ease, Doc Louis, it's just me, Marth," answered Marth; the moment the hero-king stated his name, Doc Louis looked in the other direction, acting like he was offended. In fact, the boxing trainer was offended, for a particular reason.
"I don't believe you Marth...I just don't believe you. What is a non-black man like yourself doing wearing the suit of the mighty BLACK PANTHER?! Have you no shame, have you no heart? You think that you can just meander around, in the black man's superhero suit, and act like it's okay?!"
"You don't understand Doc, this Black Panther suit was lying on my bed, after my clothes were stolen...I had nothing else to wear!" Doc Louis did not accept Marth's plea as the truth, not for even one second.
"Look, it's fine with me if non-black people like yourself want to be a part of black culture, that's okay with me - I get all tingly inside whenever I see a white person watching Soul Train. It's a blue moon kind of thing. But still, what makes you think it's acceptable to wear a superhero suit designed for the black man, and designed only by the black man?"
"Pretty sure the person who created the Black Panther was a white guy..." murmured Pit, that person being Stan Lee. Unfortunately most person aren't aware of that fact, despite Lee creating darn near every character in the Marvel universe...
Just then, someone exited from Master Hand's room, but it wasn't Master Hand...instead, it was the Inklings, with the male Inkling dressed as Iron Fist, and the female Inkling as the Black Widow. Both Inklings were seen smuggling candy out of the room, as Mario and company looked on inquisitively.
"I'll hide my stash of candy in one of the empty flower pots in the gardens - you hide your stash somewhere in the storage room!" the male Inkling would tell his female counterpart, before running away dropping a few candies here and there unto the floor. The female Inkling would watch as her buddy ran off, shaking her head.
"Knew we should've came up with a surefire plan before we hid the candy..." the female Inkling remarked, before turning her head and seeing Mario and company, all looking at her. The Inkling panicked, as she held the candy behind her back. "Guys it's not what you think...please don't tell Rosalina!"
Male Inkling: Why are we hiding candy? There's a pretty good reason why...for whatever reason, Rosalina has become concerned about our dental care - mainly because the insurace plan we have doesn't come with dentist appointments - so we've been forced to limit how much sweets we eat.
Female Inkling: That meant eating less cake, ice cream, doughnuts...pretty much any food that is actually enjoyable. Food that doctors and nutritionists force you to eat, because of all this crap about "having a healthy body" and all that drivel.
Male Inkling: So, after hitching a ride with Wario on his motorcycle, we went to the nearest candy store, and literally brought all the candy there. With Wario's money. Wario was crying like a big baby because he had to spend his money - poor guy can't even spend a penny without having a panic attack - but offering to share our candy with him - begrudgingly, I might add - made him stop in an instant.
"We promise not to tell-a Rosalina about you and your-a Inkling friend smuggling candy...provided you tell us if Master Hand's-a in his room," Mario offered to the female Inkling, who was left with no other choice but to accrue wrath from Master Hand, or Rosalina. At least with Rosalina, she wouldn't have to do gruesome chores as punishment, and have her entire existence questioned.
"I would let you all inside Master Hand's room..." the female Inkling started, as Mario leaned in close to hear the young lass' answer. "...but I'm afraid Master Hand isn't here." Just like that, Mario's hopes were given up, as he looked at the floor with a defeated face. "But for what it's worth, he did leave a hologram thingy in his room, for anyone to see."
"Master Hand has a hologram in this room, what for?" questioned Link, leading the others to wonder when the giant hand recorded his hologram message. Maybe his message entailed an apology to everyone for stealing their clothes - but Master Hand being apologetic would be so out of character for him. "What does he think this is, Star Wars?! I mean, I know Star Wars and Marvel are both owned by Disney, but...you know what, let's go see what this hologram is all about."
So the female Inkling would let Link and company into Master Hand's room, showing them a hologram projector near Master Hand's nightstand. Appearing from Mario's head was Cappy, who served as the helmet of the Iron Man suit; the talking hat would hover over to the hologram projector, looking for a power switch.
"Is there a way to turn this thing on?" wondered Cappy, as he looked around the projector...then suddenly, a hologram appeared, startling Cappy and making him fly back to Mario. It was a hologram of Master Hand, who was lying on the ground, seemingly in pain, like he had lost an epic battle to Tabuu. Even if he wasn't really hurt, Master Hand sure knew how to fake his injuries.
"This message...goes out to anyone...who has ears...and a brain...and basic comprehension skills..." the Master Hand hologram said. Did the hologram mention comprehension skills? Sorry Pit, but this holographic message isn't for you. "I am at an undisclosed location...which I cannot give any information about...but you must look for six stones...Infinity Stones..."
"Infinity...Stones?" questioned Doc Louis, raising an eyebrow; the Infinity Stones were artifacts, serving as the key plot point for Avengers: Civil War. Thanos would come to the earth, in search for these stones. "They ain't nothing like kidney stones, are they? I sure hope not..."
"You must gather all six of the Infinity Stones...and gather them up together, so you can release me from my prison...in each of your rooms, there's a written message, underneath your pillows...follow the instructions written, and you'll see the light...Master Hand out..."
And with that, the holographic message came to an end, as the Master Hand hologram dispersed. Why did Master Hand want the residents to search for the Infinity Stones? And after said stones are collected...what then? Would Master Hand return to the mansion, in one piece, and announce to everyone that they have been a part of a huge prank?
"Hoo boy, I think I got some kidney stones in my urinary tract..." moaned Doc Louis, grabbing his kidneys in pain as he nearly fell down on one knee. Link and Pit were there to help the boxing trainer back up. "Boys, take me to the bathroom!"
Pit: Sent a mass text to everyone in the mansion, reiterating Master Hand's message. This whole Infinity Stones thing could literally go either way - either this an elaborate prank by Master Hand and he's just pulling everyone's tail, and we could do nothing and make Master Hand look silly. Or this could be something serious - Master Hand is in serious trouble, and if we don't act accordingly, Master hand could very well die and somone like Crazy Hand would have to take his place... *pauses, then makes a frightened face* ...yup, this is definitely a prank, make no mistake about it!
One might think that everyone was supposed to partake in the search for the six Infinity Stones, however that wasn't the case - only a select handful were chosen for the quest at hand. If you looked underneath your pillow, and found a written note from Master Hand, by Master Hand...then that meant that you had to do some Infinite Stone searching.
But of course, you had to follow what the written note entailed first. Each note explained the mission at hand, and also stated the place where the person receiving the note is supposed to go. For example, Cloud, back to wearing his Human Torch suit, found a note under his bed, and saw the location inscribed at the bottom of the note - the cafe. Cloud would head to the cafe - not because he felt like it, but because Master Hand would probably give him a hard time if he goofed off during the Infinite Stones quest - and someone would tag along with Cloud on his way there.
"Boy I tell ya, this whole Infinity Stones crap must be an egregious cross-promotion ploy by Master Hand..." grumbled Snake, wearing his Deadpool suit. In Deadpool fashion, Snake would scratch his crotch profusely, regardless of whether it was itchy or not. "Got no clue as to who or what it would benefit...also, how coincidental is it that all this hubbub is happening on the day of that Avengers movie release? With the Infinity Stones, and everyone dressed up as superheroes, and this chapter being Marvel-themed...wait, did I just break the fourth wall?! I freaking broke the fourth wall!"
"Easy there Snake, don't think you're the fourth-wall breaking master or something," Cloud said to the former spy - it was best to leave that title up to Deadpool. "I'd say all the things happening today is very coincidental - and also very pretentious, on Master Hand's part. I bet he's secretly hiding somewhere, watching us from afar and laughing his butt off...he's probably got Isabelle chained up, snapping pictures of us with some high-tech camera."
"You don't sound that upbeat Cloud...I know you're a drab dude in nature, but you somehow sound even drabber than normal. Did Wolf trigger you again by saying you're a clone? Is he going around town, telling people you're a clone?" Cloud sighed; the swordsman usually despised sharing his inner thoughts with others, but Snake placed him in a precarious position to let out whatever was going on in his mind.
"I'm just...bummed out that Aerith has to return to her universe. Granted, I'm happy Sora will be heading back as well, as much as I can't stand the guy, but to lose Aerith in the process...that's like a blow below the belt right there. Aerith is the only person who understands me, and knows me better than anyone else, even Link..."
"Have you forgotten about Tifa Lockhart, does she understand you as much as Aerith does? Does she know you as well as Aerith does?" Cloud had never given any thought about Tifa, and he felt silly for not doing so. "Trust me, I know where you're coming from - I was feeling moody too, when Meryl dumped me for that punk loser Johnny Sasaki. I was all depressed, and didn't talk to anyone - I wanted to give Johnny an atomic wedgie so wicked, he would never be able to walk again. But sometimes, when one person leaves you, you gotta lean towards another for support...and that's where Tifa comes in."
"Are you saying I should spend more time with Tifa, after Aerith leaves?" questioned Cloud, looking up at Snake. "The two of us, we have so much to catch up on...don't even know where to start!"
"It doesn't matter how you start...it matters how well you can get to the end. Think about all the happy times you had with Aerith - reflect on those times, and apply what you've learned. Improvement by application, that's the way to go." Soon enough, after much talking, Cloud and Snake reached the cafe. "This must be your stop, isn't it? I should go then - gonna test out the grenades that came with my suit at the mall downtown. Hopefully I won't kill anyone by accident. Hopefully."
"I'll be waiting to see your name plastered all over the 11 o' clock news then." Imagine the headlines for the news program should Snake be arrested: "Trigger-Happy Senior Citizen Wearing Deadpool Costume Tossing Live Grenades In Shopping Mall Carelessly". Poor Snake would never live that down. "Just try not to kill anyone, okay?"
"I won't hurt a single soul, unless it's Johnny Sasaki!" Snake called out, as he left the premises. The former spy would always hate Johnny with a passion, no matter what. With Snake gone, Cloud entered the cafe...
...seeing Red the Pokemon Trainer, Viridi, and Touma, all wearing Fantastic Four uniforms. Red was juggling his Poke Balls (albeit miserably), Viridi was fiddling with her hair, and Touma...looked angry. He was looking real mad, like he was ready to sucker punch someone in the face and take their money.
"Hey Touma, what's the matter with you, did Fox and Falco abruptly cancel your show?" Cloud asked the redhead; the swordsman lowkey knew why Touma was so upset for, but he asked the redhead anyways, just for the sake of conversation.
"Even worse...Master Hand took off my superhero suit, and now I'm forced to wear this Fantastic Four crap..." grumbled Touma, seated in his chair with his chin resting in his hands. "Any Super Sentai show is better than Fantastic Four, if you ask me..."
"Master Hand took off your superhero suit...in your sleep?" Viridi asked Touma, who glanced at the goddess of nature with a mortified face. "I know you wear your suit around the mansion, 24/7, but did you even have any underwear on?" Touma shook his head no, as fridge horror found its way inside of him. "Haha, that must mean Master Hand saw you naked!"
"He did?!" Realizing this, Touma buried his face into his hands and cried. To think the creator of the Smash Mansion saw him naked...knowing Master Hand, he's probably seen countless of other folks naked. With or without consent.
Touma: Master Hand striped me of my clothes while I was fast asleep, and he saw my entire body... *laughs nervously* ...no wonder I felt a very gentle breeze this morning...
"Okay people, what's the master plan, why did Master Hand want the four of us to meet here in the cafe?" Cloud asked his compadres, wanting this whole Infinity Stone quest to be over with so he could go back to...whatever he was doing in the first place. Cloud seriously needs more hobbies. "I know we're supposed to be the Fantastic Four and all, but there's got to be more than that..."
"I didn't see any further instructions, other than going to the cafe," replied Red, done juggling his Poke Balls as he placed them back in his pocket. Or so he would, if his suit had a pocket to begin with. "Maybe Master Hand wants us to use our powers for the greater good? I have extreme flexibility, you have fire powers, Viridi has invisibility if I recall correctly, and Touma..."
"I have...I have nothing..." Touma answered as he held his head down, looking down at the floor. "What can I even do in this dumb suit? Not a thing, not a thing...bet it doesn't even come with any special perks. Master Hand made me wear this suit because he hates me. He hates all of us! How come we didn't realize that sooner?!"
"Calm down Touma, just because you can't wear your stupid Power Rangers suit gives you no reason to be irrationally grumpy. We'll just find the stones, and everything will go back to normal again." Touma would not calm down, as he stood up ready to put Red in his place.
"My suit is NOT a Power Rangers suit, it is a Force Five suit! Same thing, but different concept. So the next time you tell me to calm down and lower my emotions, make sure you get your information right, or else I'll...I'll...I'll..."
Suddenly something funky happened to Touma, as the redhead got angrier by the second. Cloud and company watched closely as Touma's body started to transform, as his human flesh turned into rock. Once this transformation was complete, Touma was bigger, rockier, and even stronger. He saw that Cloud, Viridi, and Red were below him, looking up in awe.
"Well that wasn't supposed to happen...I think," remarked Touma, as he checked out his new bod. No longer was he the Touma of old, with his dashing looks and red hair...he was now the Thing, the strong guy of the Fantastic Four.
"Did we just witness Touma having a Hulk-esque transformation?" Red would ask the others, who were just as baffled as he was. The Thing never reverted back to his normal human self; he was stuck in his rocky form forever. "I don't think the guy from the comics was able to do...that?" Red would be baffled yet again, when he saw his arm curving about, almost subconsciously. Like it was having a mind of its own. Red's other limbs would act the same way, moving about like a squid. "Look you guys, I have extreme elasticity, just like Mr. Fantastic himself! I'm super flexible again!"
"Let me take a crack at this..." said Viridi, as she tested out her powers, and after a successful attempt, the goddess of nature...was invisible! "Ooh, my suit can make me invisible! Much improved, I'll say!"
"Um, yeah, I'm not even gonna test out my superpowers..." remarked Cloud as he folded his arms, knowing the gigantic risks testing his powers out are. "Last thing I'd want to do is cause another fire in the mansion."
Cloud: I'll save my powers for when I actually have to use them. Hopefully my pyrokinesis won't give me any third-degree burns, unless Master Hand is playing tricks on me. As bad as it might sound, I can see those tricks coming from a mile away...
"Obviously Master Hand wants us to use our abilities for good use, and find those Infinity Stones," stated Red, now taking on the leadership role since A) he was Mr. Fantastic, obviously and B) Cloud wouldn't agree to be the leader anyways. "So what are we waiting for, let's go!" Red would run out of the cafe, along with Viridi and Cloud...and Touma, who couldn't even exit the cafe because he was so big. As a result, he was stuck in the door, unable to move an inch.
"Uh, a little help here you guys!" Touma called out as Viridi and Cloud came to his aid, pulling on Touma's arms to the best of their abilities.
While the Fantastic Four of Red, Viridi, Cloud, and Touma started their search for the Infinity Stones, Luigi and Daisy would remain at their house. Luigi, dressed up as Cyclops, and Daisy, dressed up as Jean Grey, would wait it out in the event anyone would stop by.
"Are you sure there will be people coming, sweetie?" Daisy, who was holding Charles (little fella was also dressed up as Cyclops), asked her husband, who was pacing back and forth in the living room. All the plumber could see was red. "The sooner we can find these Infinity Stones, the sooner Master Hand can come back and return our clothes!"
"Wolf sent-a me a text saying that he's going to gather up-a everyone who's supposed to meet at our-a house," replied Luigi, leading Daisy to give her husband a look of utter curiosity. "Yes, apparently Master Hand wrote a note-a to some residents, asking them to meet-a with you and I. I would tell them to arrange a meeting some-a where else, but unfortunately I had-a no say in the matter...ooh, that must-a be them!"
After hearing the knock on the door, Luigi would approach the front door and open it. Standing at his door was Wolf (Beast), Lucas (Angel), Ike (Nightcrawler), Wario (Wolverine), Coco (Storm), Zelda (Kitty Pryde), Toon Link (Cannonball), Kiria (Psylocke), Roy (Gambit), Lucina (X-23), and Bayonetta (Jubilee). Got any ideas as to what these eleven had in common?
"Great, they're all dressed up as X-Men, just like us..." remarked Daisy, standing beside Luigi as she cradled Charles in her arms. "Come on in everyone, and take a seat." So everyone entered Luigi's home, as Luigi closed the front door once everyone was in the living room. "So, what's the big deal, why is everyone forced to dress up as some Marvel superhero for a day, and find these Infinity Stones? Is Master Hand secretly shooting a movie or something?"
"Beats me, though our costumes come with some...perks, or should I say, superpowers," explained Ike, demonstrating as he teleported from the couch he was sitting on to the ceiling, clinging unto the surface. Done in true Nightcrawler fashion. "See what I mean? I think Master Hand upgraded our superhero suits, allowing us to do even cooler stuff."
"That is so untrue, I don't feel cool one bit!" complained Wario; he did have the classic Wolverine claws, but the fatso craved for more. "Where's my superhuman senses? Where's my awesome reflexes? Where's my agility?"
"Either you never had those attributes to begin with, or your massive body fat sucked up all your powers," snickered Wolf, before Wario shot a death glare at him, threatening the mercenary with his Wolverine claws. "I was just playing around, don't hurt me man!"
"Let's try not to kill anyone, okay Wario?" Coco said to the fatso, calming him down as he retracted his claws. He was still glaring down Wolf, though. Coco would turn to face Luigi, who was strangely feeling some type of way. "Is everything okay, Luigi?"
"Yes, yes, everything is swell, everything-a is alright, can't complain, hehe..." responded Luigi, although given his response and the way he delivered it, it was the complete opposite.
Luigi: I thought I was the only one-a who had superpowers with-a my suit...and now everyone has-a superpowers, just like me...Master Hand just wants-a to make me look-a bad...it's all a conspiracy...
Daisy: Luigi, have you forgotten that gigantic brawl we had in Master Hand's room? Everyone was using their powers, and yet I didn't hear you complain about it...
Luigi: Just like-a I said...a conspiracy...
"I for one would like to start looking for the Infinity Stones now - the searching my cut into Straight Fiyah's rehearsal time," Roy spoke up, and as you would believe, everyone in the living room would roll their eyes at Roy. Ike rolled his eyes the hardest. "We could keep our suits and perform onstage while wearing them, but we would have to go through a LOT of legal hurdles to even..."
"Did someone say, Infinity Stones?" asked Rotom as he entered the living room, thankfully cutting off Roy before he could spew more nonsense and poison everyone's ears with delusion. "How about I scan the entire map of Seattle for the Infinity Stones, and find them all!"
"Why that's an awesome idea - one I should've come up with myself!" exclaimed Wario, who was busy scratching his butt with his claws. "About time your pet Pokemon did something useful for once, Luigi." Luigi would glare at Wario, as Rotom pulled up a map of Seattle on its...on its body. The map came with a radar, which had six blinking points on it; Zelda would grab Rotom and take a glance at the radar, as everybody gathered near the princess.
"According to this radar, the six Infinity Stones are scattered throughout Seattle...just as I had figured," stated the princess, pulling up one specific location of one of the Infinity Stones. This location was the Pike Place Market. "Rotom, is there by any chance you know the address of...the Pike Place Market?"
"Not specifically, but i can always look up the address if you need me to!" Oh, Rotom, what would the wannabe X-Men do without you..."
Back in episode 30, when the Marvel suits were worn for the first time, Sonic was jealous that he was left out of the festivities. Reason being was that Master Hand had no clothes to steal from the hedgehog, to replace with a superhero suit. Sure he could have stolen Sonic's trademark red shoes, but that was about it.
As Sonic was returning from the vending room, sulking that he yet again had to miss out on dressing up as a Marvel superhero for a day, he would encounter Aku, who apparently was returning from his "bathroom break". Which could be a codename for "personal break away from Crash". When Sonic asked Aku what Crash was up to, and Aku informed Sonic that Crash was dressed up as Rocket Raccoon, Sonic was more ticked than ever. So the hedgehog implored Aku to take him to Crash's whereabouts, which was the storage room.
"For the record Sonic, I don't think Lloyd will let you inside looking like that," Aku gave his two cents on whatever the heck Sonic was wearing. You'll see later eventually. Sonic knocked on the storage room door, and Lloyd answered, looking like Star Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy.
"About time you returned from your so-called 'bathroom break', Aku...and Sonic?" said the swordsman, as his attention turned from Aku to Sonic. The latter was wearing an orange tank top and yellow pants, and had a bazooka in his hand. "Sonic, who are you even supposed to be?"
"I'm Rocket Raccoon's long-lost brother...Rocket Rodent!" exclaimed Sonic, striking a pose with the bazooka. Technically, hedgehogs weren't a rodent species, but hey, Sonic's name worked for Lloyd. "I've been traveling across the galaxy, looking for my brother, and it only makes sense that we reunite before the galaxy as we knows it self-destructs!"
"Rocket Rodent...Rocket Rodent..." Lloyd jogged his memory for a little while, before snapping his fingers when he made his apparent realization. "Yeah, I remember seeing Rocket Rodent before! He was in a Marvel movie! Forgot which one though. Step in right this way, Sonic!"
Sonic: Orange tank top? Found it in a garbage truck one day. Yellow pants? Got them from a dryer machine at the nearest coin laundry. And the bazooka? Belongs to Crash. I could tell it was his, since it has bite marks all over the whole thing. Fingers crossed that it doesn't have rabies.
Sonic strutted his stuff, strutting his way inside the storage room and seeing Gil (Groot), Tsubasa (Gamora), and Crash (Rocket Raccoon) all gathered inside. Gil and Tsubasa gave Sonic the stank eye, as the hedgehog approached Crash and gave him some dap. Or rather, a long, complicated handshake he and Crash had been working on for weeks.
"Really had to let that dude join our meeting, huh?" Gil gave a stern look to Lloyd, who shrugged as Sonic and Crash continued their handshake. Aku would tell them to stop, but he was too enthralled to say anything.
"We don't have a Drax in our group, so Crash could be the one to fill that void," answered Lloyd, to which Gil vehemently disagreed with a side eye to Tsubasa; Tsubasa shook her head in return - not at Gil, but at Lloyd rather. Once Sonic and Crash were done, both fellows took their seat.
"So glad you could join us, Sonic...Gil thinks that you'll drag us down, but don't let his bitterness get to you. Hopefully he will be more positive and upbeat once he starts embracing the power of teamwork." Gil didn't want to embrace such teamwork, if he believed Sonic would destroy team chemistry. "Now, to sum up our meeting...we will have Crash use his senses to find the Infinty Stones, and find them all before anyone else can. Any questions?" Tsubasa raised her hand. "Yes, Tsubasa?"
"Do you think that maybe we should give Aku a more integral role?" asked Tsubasa, stressing the importance of utilizing Aku as much as possible in finding the Infinity Stones. "If he can somehow keep Crash alive to this day, then imagine what he can do for us..."
"Aku does provide with us a light source...but other than that, I don't know how useful Aku could be. Any other questions?" Sonic would raise his hand up, dying to be called on. "Yes, Sonic, what is your question?"
"After we find all the Infinity Stones, can we celebrate by going out for ice cream?" asked Sonic, leading Gil to facepalm at the blue blur. Food should be the least of Sonic's concerns. "Or we could go to that hot dog stand downtown! The vendor there sells chili dogs."
"We'll see what our eating options are...after we find all the stones. Gil, do you have a question you wish to share?" Lloyd would turn to face the de facto librarian, wearing his Groot costume that felt extremely itchy. And yes, Gil did have a question in mind...
"How soon can we get rid of Crash, to eliminate as much distractions as possible?" Gil asked, aware that Sonic was giving him the stink eye. "I'm dead serious, by the way..."
"Gil what did I say about being positive and upbeat?" Gil would not respond, as he sat back in his chair and folded his arms. Sonic may be a cancer, but Gil and company would have to deal with him for as long as they can. "Thank you. Now, where to find these, 'Infinity Stones'..."
So far, we've seen residents dressed up as the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Guardians of the Galaxy meet up in their respective meeting places. But there was another group meeting together, in the ball pit, known as the Runaways. Only three people showed up to the meeting - Ashley (Nico Minoru), Toon Link (Chase Stein), and Hisui (Victor Mancha).
"Can't believe Master Hand would stick me with two kids..." sighed Hisui. He wasn't feeling all that negative - after all, he still was wearing a neat superhero suit, and that made up for a lot of things. "When I see that giant hand, I'm gonna grab his fingers and turn them inside out..."
Hisui: I know that Master Hand has an extremely keen sense of hearing, so he didn't hear what I said earlier...did he?
"Starsky can you hear me? Starsky!" Young Link said into his walkie-talkie, trying to reach his buddy cop Toon Link, only receiving static on the other end. The walkie-talkie was the only police equipment that was left behind after Young Link's clothes were stolen. "Starsky can't reach me, he must be dead...this must be Ultron's doing. That only explains everything that's been happening today!"
"Leave it alone, Young Link, I'm sure Toon Link just has his device turned off," Ashley said to the Hylian, who was concerned about his buddy's whereabouts. If Toon Link and Young Link were ever separated, whether they were on the job or not, it was always bad business for either Link. "How about we do what Master Hand wants, and find the Infinity Stones so I can go back to my potion making."
"Yeah, and I can go back to being a bad role model for my sister and flirt with every chick in the mansion, even though I'm already in love," added Hisui, freezing when he realized the words that exited his mouth. "...you know what, just disregard what I just said..."
Just then, a fellow in a red Marvel superhero costume kicked the ball room door open, as he stepped inside the room. It was Captain Falcon, dressed up as the Daredevil - he was grinning from ear to ear, as he gave Hisui and company a thumbs up.
"No need to fear, kiddies - for the Daredevil is here!" exclaimed Captain Falcon, hoping his presence brought positivity to the room and made Hisui, Toon Link, and Ashley feel happy...but it did nothing. Talk about a failed mission. "No task is too high and too low for I!"
"I am not a kid..." frowned Hisui, upset by Captain Falcon's remark. "Also, you really sounded like the Flying Man 2.0 just now, so will you please stop..."
"Yeah right, like I'm gonna back down to some kid and do what he says..." Offended yet again, Hisui wanted to give Falcon a piece of his mind. "Anyways, I was very bummed out that Master Hand didn't leave a note underneath my bed, which obviously meant that I was left out of the whole Infinity Stone search...BUT! If my knowledge of Marvel comic books serves me right, Daredevil has no team affiliation, which means I can join whichever team I want!"
"I'm pretty sure Daredevil used to be a part of the S.H.I.E.L.D..." stated Young Link - as of right now, Daredevil was a part of the New Avengers.
"S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Captain Falcon apparently raised an eyebrow when he heard that. "Huh, never heard of that, must be some kind of wrestling thing..." It was indeed a wrestling thing, but it had an entirely different context. "...but you guys look like you could use a fourth member of your squad, which is why I'm here to fill the void. I can even serve as your chaperone!"
"Don't need a chaperone, I'm a grown man..." growled Hisui, who was at least close to being twenty years old. So for a dude like Captain Falcon to call him a kid, it was kinda insulting. "I mean, I could serve as the chaperone to Ashley and Young Link..."
"..and I could be the nanny that keeps the whole crew together!" Hisui wasn't so down on that, as he turned to face the wall and shook his head, sighing in disbelief.
Captain Falcon: Hisui as the chaperone, and myself as the nanny...what could possibly go wrong? *puts finger up to chin* Come to think of it, those two things don't necessarily belong...
Mario, Link, Pit, Marth, the female Inkling, and Doc Louis met with many residents in the meeting room - Pikachu (Thor), Chrom (War Machine), Falco (Falcon), Takamaru (Bucky Brooks), Aerith (Scarlet Witch), Robin (Quicksilver), Diddy Kong (Spider-Man), and Villager (Doctor Strange). Fourteen folks were present at the meeting - and fourteen was a number higher than what Mario anticipated.
"I don't know-a about you guys, but the fourteen-a of us can't all work together to find-a the Infinity Stones," Mario said to the crowd, as some of the others nodded their heads in understanding. "It would-a simply be too clustered. I'd say we divvy up-a the crowd - have Link lead-a one group, and me lead the other."
"I'd say we do a draft - there's an NFL draft taking place this weekend, so it's only fitting that we do a draft ourselves," suggested Falco, who was really digging his Falcon suit. Quite frankly, wearing that suit allowed the avian pilot to actually fly for once...
"A draft does sound pretty nice, I suppose," Link agreed with Falco, already having in mind which individuals he would select. "I should have the first seven picks, and let Mario pick from whomever is left. Seems only fair, in my opinion."
"OR we could just decide who's teaming up with who according to that Civil War movie!" suggested Doc Louis, taking full control of the meeting and establishing his authority among the others. "Inkling girl, Chrom, Marth, Diddy, Villager, Robin...y'all work with Mario. Takamaru, Falco, Pikachu, Pit, Aerith...y'all work with Link. Is everyone good?"
"Doing a draft would've been so much better..." remarked Link, leading Doc Louis to take the Hylian's Captain America shield and repeatedly bash him in the head with it. "Okay okay okay, I take it back, I take it back!"
"Sorry to disturb you from beating Link's head to a pulp, Doc Louis...but I don't think the teams are even," stated Villager, causing Doc Louis to stop abusing Link. Just in time, before the Hylian's head could be a bloody mess. "Link has six people, Mario has seven..do you want to join us?"
"Hey you guys, did I make it on time, or am I too late?" a voice asked from behind the meeting room door, followed after a knock. In came Itsuki, who was wearing different clothes than usual - he was wearing a long-sleeved purple shirt, and brown pants. "Didn't get a superhero suit, just some regular, ordinary clothes...but I did receive a note from Master Hand. Apparently I'm supposed to be here in the meeting room...can someone please explain what's going on?"
"That man...THAT man will be your seventh member of the group!" shouted Doc Louis, as he pointed at the confused Itsuki. "Itsuki Aoi, that's your guy! Don't know what superhero he's supposed to be...but he's your guy!"
Unlike episode 30, where literally anyone who wore clothes was forced to be a Marvel superhero (or villain), not everyone in the mansion was forced to be a superhero for the day. Certain individuals like Layton, Luke, and Dr. Cortex, for example, somehow got away with having their clothes intact. And those three individuals would be on the porch, chilling in the lawn chairs and resting while the clouds in the Seattle sky flew overhead.
"Had Uka do the laundry for me, so I won't have to worry about him picking on me while I relax..." Cortex said to Layton and Luke, who probably tuned out the N head to the best of their abilities. "...that mask will always find a way to make fun of me. Like that one time me made fun of my nose! How can I never return the favor?"
"Sometimes you just have to be quick, Dr. Cortex - that's why Uka finds you to be an easy target," replied Layton, as Cortex mused heavily over Layton's statement. "You also have to know how to fire back. Try dissing me, I dare you!"
"Hmph, that should be easy as one-two-three! Let's see..." Cortex would scan Layton, looking at the professor up and down, looking for a weakness in the detective. "Your body, it's so slim...you're almost like a string bean...which is ironic, cause you never ate string beans to begin with! No wonder you're so skinny!" Cortex clearly did not like his diss, as he threw his face into his hands and grunted loudly. "Ugh, that was the worst diss ever made! What on earth was I thinking...?"
"Now now, Cortex, it wasn't that bad, at your least diss had some substance! Cut under the skin a little, I'll admit. I would go on to say that you delivered the harshest diss anyone has ever given me!"
Layton: That diss from Cortex... *shakes his head* ...not even close. My grandma has told me worse things, when she was dying and in hospice care.
Layton, Luke, and Cortex would continue to relax, when Lloyd, Sonic, Crash, Tsubasa, and Gil exited the mansion. The three would all take a look at the wannabe Guardians of the Galaxy...and Sonic...and Aku...with Cortex's eyes glued unto Crash.
"Okay people, Toad still has that recreational bus from that trip to the bingo hall, so we'll just ask him for a ride," Lloyd said to his crew, as Cortex continued to look at Crash. "If Toad declines...then we'll just have to walk downtown, on our own."
"Would it hurt to ask for a ferry bus to our destination?" pondered Aku, only for nobody to respond to him. "Tsubasa has a lot of money from Star Records, I bet - she could pay for our fares!" Still, nobody responded to Aku - it was almost like the floating mask wasn't even there! "As is tradition, nobody bothers to listen to me..."
"Crash where on earth are you going, why are you wearing that strange costume for?" Cortex would ask his arch-nemesis, after staring at him for far too long. You could tell that Cortex was feeling a little jealous inside. "And where are you going?"
"We're gonna head downtown to find some Infinity Stones and maybe kick some evil villain butt, all while dressed up as superheroes!" explained Sonic, making Cortex even more jealous than before. "You could join us, but then you'd be working against your own kind. Not that it would matter, since you're a pathetic villain anyways..."
"I think now would be a good time to ask Toad," stated Lloyd, leading his team away from the porch before Cortex could call rounds with Crash. "He should be at the lake, fishing. Or he could be selling some shrooms. Blazing it up like it's no one's business..."
"Where are you guys going, you can't leave me behind!" pleaded Cortex, as he watched Lloyd and company walk away. The way the mad scientist was pleading made the group walk even faster. "How DARE that wretched marsupial Crash do more fun things than I do..." Then an idea spurred inside Cortex's head, as the mad scientist stopped his pouting and rose up to his feet. "Ooh, I know, I'll get my ray gun and hoverboots, and look for the Infinity Stones myself! And if I find all of them before Crash and friends do...what a powerful message to be sent!" Cortex excitedly ran inside the mansion, as Layton and Luke looked at one another, having some pity for Cortex.
"Cortex really needs a girlfriend, badly," remarked Luke - too bad there weren't that many suitors on the market willing to take a chance with that mad scientist.
Although Mario and Link had assembled their teams, with the assistance of Doc Louis, both men forgot one crucial thing to take care of - transportation. How would the residents get to downtown Seattle together, and on time? Mario did not take those questions into mind, which probably explained why he, Chrom, and Diddy were the first to arrive at their location - the Seattle Art Museum - while the others had to play catch-up.
"...come to think-a of it, we all should have-a taken a bus-a to this museum," remarked Mario, as he, Chrom, and Diddy were standing in front of the museum, where they believed an Infinity Stone would be located. "Eh, the others will find-a their own way here..."
"It is so hard trying to breathe with this thing on..." grumbled Chrom, as he took off the facemask part of his War Machine suit. The prince would let in some air, and breathed it out in relief. "Ahh, much better..."
"Why do I smell urine?" sniffed Diddy, as he and Mario looked around in curiosity. Chrom would do the same, but instead of curiosity, he would look around with an guilty face...
Chrom: No, I'm not ashamed that I peed myself in my War Machine suit. Given how it was designed, it would be impossible to unzip my pants and tinkle with absolutely zero trouble. As for diong a number two, however, that's a different story...
"Well I'm sure some pet owner had their dog urinate near a fire hydrant in these premises," said Chrom, doing his best to deflect the blame away from him. "The stench must be permeating the air for who knows how long."
"That's real funny, because I don't see a fire hydrant anywhere in sight..." replied Diddy, before his eyes caught unto a robotic fellow, near the museum entrance. The spidermonkey alerted Mario and Chrom by tapping them on the shoulders, showing them the robotic fellow as a few more of his kind stealthily entered the museum. "Recognize those dudes from anywhere?"
"They look like those-a minions from that Age of Ultron movie..." responded Mario, and that's when the plumber realized who those robots were. "...they must-a those Ultron Sentinels! The robots that were-a created under Ultron! Did Master Hand create-a them or something? I'm left-a with more questions than answers..."
Unlike Mario, who neglected transportation, Link would drive his group to downtown Seattle on his Epona truck, since that's what heroic leaders do. Aerith, Robin, and Takamaru would ride with Link inside the truck, while Pikachu, Falco, and Pit were forced to ride on the back of the truck. Was this dangerous, for those involved? Of course it was - and that's why Link would receive a ticket, when he parked his truck at the Henry Art Gallery.
"Two passengers and a giant pet mouse riding on the back of your truck?" the police officer said to Link, as he wrote up the Hylian's ticket. "You were asking for a ticket, buddy...make sure it doesn't happen again."
"How can you give the mighty Captain America a ticket?" Link scolded the police officer, after he accepted his ticket. "Captain America is above the law, and above anything else for that matter. Your ticket means nothing to me!" Link ripped his ticket into pieces, as the police officer just watched.
"Last time I checked, Captain America didn't have elf ears. And he also didn't believe in putting others in harm's way, or littering for that matter. So how about you pick up the remains of your ticket off the ground, before I have to throw you in the slammer..."
"I'm only doing this just because I'm nice..." Link knelt at the ground, as he picked up the pieces of his ripped-up ticket. The police officer just smirked, as he got back inside his police car and drove off. Link would've thrown his shield at the car, as a parting shot, but he did not wish to tarnish Captain America's name.
"Can we please get a move on, before you get into any more trouble Link?" Aerith pleaded to Link, who stared down the police car driving down the street before leading his group inside the Henry Art Gallery. He was sure to deal with the Seattle police force later on, but for now, he had to set his mind on the Infinity Stones.
And once Link and company entered the Henry Art Gallery, guess who they saw? The Ultron Sentinels, who were doing things like sabotaging the artwork, harassing innocent visitors, ripping off water fountains, etc. Seeing this chaos taking place, Link and company knew they would have to kick some butt.
"Don't know about you guys, but this is what I least had in mind," Link told his compadres, as he and the others all got on the offensive.
Takamaru: I have a glut feeling Master Hand created those robots, or had someone design them for him. I also have a glut feeling that those robots are gonna cause a lot of property destruction in Seattle. With that being said, I hope the city doesn't force us to pay for everything...
Although Luigi's Dodger Charger was one of the slickest - if not the slickest - ride in Seattle, the plumber had no room in his sweet ride to take his X-Men pals downtown. Which is why he asked Fox to take everyone on his Landmaster, since Wolf was still working on his. Fox, who had to dress up as Brother Voodoo for the day, was quick to oblige, and the avian pilot would take everyone to the Olympic Sculpture Park.
"Look Luigi, it's the place where we got married at!" squealed Daisy, holding Charles in her arms, as she and Luigi exited the Landmaster. The moment Luigi saw Olympics Sculpture Park, some very happy memories were brought back to his head.
"Looks just the same as it was when we got married two years ago..." the plumber sighed happily, as he leaned in close to Daisy for a kiss. Said kiss wouldn't happen, however, when Bayonetta stepped out of the Landmaster and kicked Luigi down to the ground.
"We have no time for any smooching, you two - you can go ahead and save that crap for later," Bayonetta said to Luigi and Daisy, as Luigi tried to get himself off the ground only to be stepped on by Fox. "Finding these silly Infinity Stones should be our number one priority."
"Thanks to my radar, we can track down the Infinity Stone hidden in Seattle," stated Fox, oblivious to the fact that he was standing on top of Luigi, and possibly crushing the poor plumber's insides. "It would be best if we started our search at this park."
"Hutch, can you reach me? Hutch?" Toon Link said into his walkie-talkie, as he and others exited the Landmaster. He did not receive a single response from Young Link, who tried to contact his buddy earlier in the episode. "I can't hear anything but static...unless Hutch is using the static as a secret form of communication, like Morse code! Quite the innovation." Wolf would snatch away the walkie-talkie, throwing it into a nearby lake. "Hey, what was that for, how am I gonna contact Hutch now?!"
"We'd all greatly appreciate it if you called 'Hutch' by his real name, Young Link," replied Wolf, as Toon Link glared down the mercenary with furious eyes. "You two have become so obsessed with your jobs, that it has gotten absolutely sickening..."
"Leave 'em alone, Wolf - if Toon Link and Young Link wish to toil in their own delusion, then the more power to the both of them," Roy told the mercenary, keeping him away from Toon Link to lower any budding tension. "Sometimes, you just gotta let things be..."
"Like you're the one to talk; you still think that your crappy k-pop band would be a success!" retorted Kiria; Ike, who put up with Roy's crap, nodded his head in agreement. Roy stared down Kiria, clenching his fists. "Do any of your members even know how to sing, or dance, or anything that is comprised of talent? I don't think so..."
"Can we please stop arguing, and focus on the task at hand?" expressed Coco, trying to bring everyone back together. This was usually Zelda's job, but the princess decided to let Coco have it. "We'll never get anything done if we..."
"Who is even arguing, you stupid blonde, Kiria's just stating facts!" replied Wario, getting all up in Coco's grills and exposing the poor bandicoot to his garlic-scented breath. "Anyone with half a brain knows 'Straight Fiyah', or whatever they're called, flat-out sucks!"
And would you know it, everyone soon found themselves in a huge argument - most everyone, that is, as Lucas stayed close to Zelda away from the arguing. Charles, seeing the residents quarrel among themselves, would cry in response, and Luigi, hearing his son's tears, rose up back to his feet. His fists were clenched, and his face was turning red..."
"YOU PUNKS ARE ALL-A TICKING ME OFF!" the plumber shouted at the top of his lungs, like he was prepared to go Super Saiyan. His outburst worked, as everyone stopped arguing and paid attention to Luigi. On that note, Charles also stopped crying. Everyone was greatly surprised that the plumber was capable of expressing his anger, to that extent.
Luigi: My face still-a feels tingly from that out-a burst...not sure if that's a good-a thing...or a bad thing.
Daisy: It's certainly a good thing in my book. *pinches Luigi's cheek*
Luigi: *swats Daisy's hand away* Stop-a that sweetheart, that stings...
"Listen up-a people, and listen good!" said a now commanding Luigi, as he stepped away from Daisy and gained full attention from everyone. "Now I don't know-a if Master Hand is really in trouble, or if he's just-a pranking us and made us look-a like fools for the entire day...but when something needs-a to be done, it's got to be done! Am I right-a or am I right?" Since everyone was bewildered by Luigi's sudden change in demeanor, they all nodded their heads meekly. "Great! Excellent! Now let's get-a crack-a-lackin', and take-a what is ours...or Master Hand's...either or!"
Done with his speech, Luigi led his crew into Olympic Sculpture Park, sporting a confident and perky walk. The others would follow after Luigi's lead, not knowing how to feel about the plumber's sudden change in demeanor.
"Once we're done at his park, we'll strap Luigi down and check him for any demons," Bayonetta whispered to Ike, who nodded his head in agreement.
A community bus would stop at a bus stop in downtown Seattle, and the bus door that opened revealed the driver to be none other than Toad. Lloyd would lead Sonic, Crash, Aku, Gil, and Tsubasa out of the bus, arriving at their destination.
"Thanks for the ride Toad, but before you go, here's a tip," Aku thanked Toad, before giving him a gaudy tip of twenty dollars. To regular bus drivers, that was like a million dollars compared to chump change. "Always the thought that counts!"
"Appreciate the tip, Aku, but I don't need it, I'm just doing this out of friendliness..." stated Toad; we would say that he would use the twenty to purchase some drugs, but as episode 89 proved, Toad wasn't about that life. "...also, how did an ancient mask like yourself find this twenty dollar bill in the first place?"
"Uh no, I think I lost my twenty dollar bill..." fretted Tsubasa, as she checked out the pants pocket of her Gamora suit. The boys weren't willing to allow Tsubasa to hold them up. "...must've fallen out of my pocket..."
"Drive away man, drive like the wind!" Aku quickly commanded Toad, who stepped on the gas pedal and drove away, not even bothering to close the bus door. "Keep on driving, and don't look back!" Toad would drive down the road, eventually closing the bus door as he caused several cars to swerve off the road and crash. Aku would return to the group, as Tsubasa kept looking for her money. "Oh, you lost your money, Tsubasa? Why that's such a shame...almost like someone stole your money from you..hehehe..."
"Look guys, up there!" Gil pointed upwards at the roof of a building, as a Falcon Flyer landed on said roof. Captain Falcon would hop out of the Falcon Flyer - obviously - but Young Link, Ashley, and Hisui would hop out as well.
"Falcon, did you seriously have to park the Falcon Flyer on the top of a random building?" Hisui questioned the racer, seeing that he and the others were stories high. Hopefully none of them had a fear of heights.
"Everyone knows the cool superheroes always pose on the top of buildings," replied Captain Falcon, soaking in the city view. "We're just trying to look the part." Falcon then looked down, and saw Lloyd and company, looking up at him. "Guardians of the Galaxy, spotted at 3 o'clock! Ready for some more chaperoning, Hisui?"
"Pretty sure everyone down there is around my age group, except for Aku..." Sonic, Crash, Gil, and Tsubasa - they were all well within Hisui's age. But as for Aku, now that was an entirely different story...
Hisui: So during the ride in the Falcon Flyer, I learned that Ashley is apparently a teenager...which means that she must be around my age...boy I tell ya, chicks these days just keep looking younger and younger. Which is just the way I like it.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's unite!" exclaimed Captain Falcon, leaping off the top of the building. The Guardians of the Galaxy and Runaways alliance (with Daredevil) would be interrupted, when a blazing fireball flew past by, ruining Falcon's fall. As a result, Falcon landed on the ground awkwardly, as the fireball returned. But that wasn't any ordinary fireball - it was an actual human being, set ablaze on fire.
"Whoops, sorry about that Captain Falcon," the person would apologize to the now aching Falcon, as he landed on the ground and dispersed the flames. It was none other than Cloud, who was flying through the Seattle skyline with reckless abandon. "With this whole flying-through-the-air thing, it's really hard to see where I'm going."
"Is that you, Cloud?" asked Captain Falcon, turning himself over and now lying on his back, as he lifted up his head. "Are you wearing a Fantastic Four suit? Sweet, we're gonna have a Guardians of the Galaxy and Fantastic Four alliance! And whatever the heck Young Link, Ashley, and Hisui are a part of...say, where's the other three, Cloud?"
"For the most part, we had to split up - Touma inadvertently scared several of the city folk and ran off, so Red, Viridi and I each went our own ways. Who knows if we'll even reunite along the way..."
"People are legitimately scared of Touma?" snickered Sonic; Cloud desperately wanted to know what superhero the hedgehog dressed up as. "What, did he find some monster costume from his beloved Power Rangers show, and went around spooking people? What's the big deal?"
The big deal was that Touma was stuck as the Thing, and he couldn't revert back to being a human like the Hulk can. So when people saw Touma and screamed, the redhead would turn around and run away, only for the same thing to happen again. A bad lose-lose situation.
"At this rate, I'll never get to do anything special..." Touma sighed deeply, as his craving for superheroism started to dwindle. Suddenly he would encounter a truck, one that he recognized from the mansion. "Isn't this...Link's truck?" Touma would soon realize where he was...the Henry Art Gallery, where Link and company were kicking butt. "Link must be inside!"
So Touma ran inside the building, breaking doors down like it was nothing, when he saw how ravaged the art gallery was. Thanks to the Ultron Sentinels, much of the artwork was sabotaged, either broken or left on the floor. Touma did not imagine that Link would be capable of doing such utterly despicable things.
Touma then ventured deeper into the art gallery, and he saw more and more artwork ravaged by the Ultron Sentinels. He would soon come to a stop, when he saw Link and company ganging up on an Ultron Sentinels - the only one of its kind that wasn't lying on the ground, defeated.
"Take this!" shouted Takamaru, sending the Ultron Sentinel flying towards a wall with his own Captian America shield. And just like that, all the foes were dispatched. "That should be the last of them." Takamaru placed his shield on his back, as he turned around and saw that his friends were cowering in fear, like they were all seeing a ghost. "Why does everyone look so afraid for?"
Takamaru would soon see why everyone was afraid, when he took sight of Touma, as the Thing. The mere sight of Touma was enough to make Takamaru scream in fear, and leap into the arms of Link, who threw him on the floor like he was trash. He definitely wasn't the Scooby to Link's Shaggy.
"Stop looking all petrified, you guys...it's me, Touma!" said the redhead, as Link and company let out a sigh of relief. Had it been anyone other than Touma, they all would've ran for the hills. "The Fantastic Four suit Master Hand supplied me with turned me into the Thing...which sucks since I have to stay like this for the time being. Everybody in this town is scared of me!"
Pit: Wait a minute...there's people out there that are scared of the Thing? *frowns* I mean, Cyclops still gives me the creepies, but to each their own, I guess...don't know if it's the eyes, or the hair...
"You don't look so shabby as the Thing, Touma," said Itsuki, as he approached his friend and touched his rocky body. "Got no clue as to why would be scared straight of you, but I know it's not that often you see a rock dude running about in public."
"Yeah, you're right, something like that doesn't happen quite often, if ever," chuckled Touma; he desired to give Itsuki a pat on his back, but he was afraid that he might hit him harder than expected and send him to the floor. "So Itsuki, who are you supposed to be?"
"Haven't figured out what superhero I'm supposed to be playing as, but maybe I'll find out soon. Master Hand did gave me this new attire, and I must say, it quite suits me well! Don't you think?"
"Judging by the clothes, I think I have a pretty good guess as to what superhero you are..." Itsuki saw Touma smiling, and that's when he knew that his friend was cooking up something quite devious. "...but it's such a shame Tsubasa would hate what you're wearing."
"What do you mean, she would hate what I'm wearing? I wear a blue jacket and trousers almost everyday - perhaps one of the more bland attires in existence - yet Tsubasa doesn't mind. I think she likes it!"
"Oh please, everyone knows Tsubasa thinks everyone, and she's just too timid to admit how he really feels about your poor sense of fashion. And everyone also knows that Tsubasa is just playing you for keeps!"
"You mean to tell me...that Tsubasa was just using me all along?" Itsuki was finding himself in some emotional stress, as the thought of being played by his significant other was too much for him to handle. "All this time, I thought her love was genuine..."
"Pfft, what's so genuine about dating a head of Star Records? She's just using you for the money, nothing more and nothing else. I could've hooked up with Maiko Shimazaki, and reel in that dough just for being with her! Easy as one, two...three?"
Touma noticed that he put Itsuki in some huge emotional stress, as the young man clutched his hair with his teeth clenched. Everyone backed away, as Itsuki's body started shaking, and turning a little green.
Outside the Henry Art Gallery, Cortex was flying on his hoverboots, and wearing a Loki helmet while accompanied by none other than Uka. Uka had found the Loki helmet in Master Hand's closet and gave it to Cortex, in the hopes that it would conceal the mad scientist's ugliness, but frankly it didn't do much...
"Drat, I should've gotten you a helmet that would conceal more of your face," Uka said to Cortex, who didn't mind the helmet choice one bit as long as he was doing his typical villain thing. "You're totally going to get arrested for mooning now!"
"Which would only happen if my pants were to fall down...but thankfully, I remembered to bring my belt, unlike the other times I forgot it when going out in public," replied Cortex; did he not believe in wearing underwear? "Belt or not, it still won't stop me from finding all the Infinity Stones, and proving to the world that..."
Suddenly a big explosion sounded, and once the dust cleared, there was a gaping hole in the Henry Art Gallery, standing at the hole was Touma and Itsuki...with Itsuki now as the Hulk. Link and company were standing around the two, as Cortex felt a somewhat familiar feeling in his pants.
Cortex: Screw the belt...I should've remembered to bring my boxers, for emergency situations! They must be at the laundry room, should've told Uka to get them for me...
"Dr. Cortex...are you supposed to be Loki?" Aerith asked the mad scientist out of curiosity. Cortex was certainly missing the rest of the attire, but at least Aerith recognized the helmet.
"Who?" questioned Cortex, before realizing what he was wearing on his head. "Oh yes, it is I, Loki - Thor's better, stronger, and obviously more handsome brother!" All of that was strongly debatable. "I would search for the Infinity Stones with you peons, but you all would be a waste of my time. I should go, before my time is further wasted. Ta-ta!" On that remark, Cortex flew away on his hoverboots, while Uka trailing after him.
"Is it just me, or does anyone else sympathize for Cortex more and more with each passing day?" Link asked the others, who all felt the same way. "He should probably quit at life, while he's ahead..."
While Cloud was off with the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Runaways, and Touma was off fiddling with Link's faction of the Avengers, Red and Viridi were forced to band together and find the Infinite Stones themselves. So far, everything was going smoothly for the two.
"Man, I still can't get over this elasticity!" exclaimed Red, strutting his way through the city and showing off his elastic abilities. Viridi, on the other hand, opted to maneuver through town like a normal, dignified person. "This feels almost illegal!"
"Enjoy it while you can, since Master Hand's gonna ask for that suit back at the end of the day," said Viridi, keeping her eyes peeled for any Infinity Stones. "It would be easier if Master Hand gave us the location of the Infinity Stones...but alas, with Master Hand, nothing is ever easy."
Red and Viridi would come to a stop, when they saw that a few of their friends were fighting off a slew of bad guys - mainly Ultron Sentinels. Villager, Robin, Marth, and the female Inkling were fighting off these foes, using their powers to their disposal. The Sentinels would soon gain the upper hand, however, as Red and Viridi idly stood there and watched.
"Do you think that maybe we should help them out?" Red asked Viridi, who quickly grabbed the Pokemon trainer's hand and left the premises. Way to be a team player, Viridi, way to go.
"I think they can just take care of themselves..." was Viridi's reply. Save for the female Inkling, had the others not been human, Viridi probably wouldn't hesitate to lend a helping hand. That was usually how the goddess of nature functioned.
A more heroic, confident Luigi led his crew throughout Olympic Sculpture Park, in search for the Infinity Stones. The search would lead Luigi and company to the beach section of the park, where Luigi apparently believed the stones were hidden in the water.
"You seriously want us to look in the water for the Infinity Stones?" Fox questioned Luigi, who nodded his head with a confident smile. "Were you born yesterday or something?! None of us can swim! We'd drown in an instant!"
"I would swim-a down there myself, but not at the risk-a of getting my suit wet," explained Luigi, leading some to talk behind the plumber's back. That newfound confidence was sure making Luigi acting more different than usual. "Coco has the ability to manipulate-a the weather - we'll have-a her dive into the water and look-a for the stones."
"But that doesn't even make any sense, just because I have power over the weather doesn't mean that..." Coco started, before realizing that disputing with the confident Luigi was a no-way street. "You know what, forget this, I'm done..."
"Yeah, I'm with her, screw your plan Luigi!" said Wario, as he and Coco walked away from the premises. "I'll find the Infinity Stones on my own - you all can fend for yourselves, I'm out!"
"You know-a what Wario, we don't need-a you anyways!" Luigi clapped back, as Wario and Coco headed back to the Landmaster. "At least I have the rest-a of my guys, right guys?...Guys?"
"I don't even know what we're supposed to do, so I'm gonna leave as well," stated Ike, as he too walked away from the premises...before realizing that teleporting away was a cooler, more feasible option. "Tired of going down this nowhere street..." Ike teleported away, meaning that three members of Luigi's crew have departed.
"Fine-a then - if you wanna go, then-a go! Nobody's stopping you! Leave, go ahead, do what you-a want!" ...and that's exactly what happened, as Lucas, Wolf, Roy, Bayonetta, Zelda, and Fox all deserted Luigi, leaving the plumber despondent. The last person to leave would be Fox, who looked at Luigi and shook his head.
"You know, this is probably why you should stick to being under Mario's shadow..." the pilot said to Luigi, making the plumber feel bad about himself before chasing after the others. "Alright folks, let's head back to the Landmaster! To whomever gets there first, do NOT touch the paint!"
Fox: Luckily for me, I actually found a place in Seattle where they repair space ships such as my Landmaster...and it's a place that also specializes in paint jobs. Gave my Landmaster a pimped out jaguar pattern - it was enough to make Wolf jealous. However, the paint hasn't quite settled in, so it's a little rough around the ages...
"Nice going sweetheart, you practically drove everyone away..." Daisy scolded her husband, who possibly couldn't feel any worse than he did now. "What do you have to say for yourself?" Luigi was about to say something, before a blazing fast sound was heard overheard; Luigi looked up at the sky, and saw a figure flying away, wearing what appeared to be a Loki helmet...any good guesses as to who this was?
"All I have to say-a is...do you know how-a to fly, babe?" asked Luigi, leading Daisy to make a disgusted face. The princess was unsure whether to feel concerned, or peeved out.
Mario, Chrom, and Diddy Kong followed the Ultron Sentinels inside the Seattle Art Museum, tracking them down to the storage room of the museum. The sentinels wouldn't get that far, when someone tapped them both on the shoulder. The two turned around, and saw Chrom, accompanied by Mario and Diddy.
"Looking for something, fellas?" Chrom asked, before he, Mario, and Diddy unleashed upon the Ultron Sentinels. Mario fired missiles, Chrom fired lasers, and Diddy, well, he just fired spiderwebs. In a matter of seconds, both Ultron Sentinels were defeated, with little to no effort required. "Was looking for a better fight, but we'll take what we can get..."
"Still have no idea why these-a Ultron Sentinels are present - it's not like they have-a anything to do with that Infinity War flick," remarked Mario, before hearing his cellphone ring. The plumber saw that it was a call from Luigi, and promptly answered. "Hello?...Yes, Luigi?...You see a Loki character flying around-a in Seattle? Can-a Loki even fly?!...I figured so...the boys and I hunt-a them down...okay then, bye."
"Some dude dressed up as Loki is flying in Seattle?" Diddy asked the plumber, who placed his cellphone away. "Hey, as long as it isn't Thanos, then I'm fine with who it is..."
"Let's just hope that our teammates catch up along the way." Speaking of whom, let's see how the rest of Mario's group is handling themselves...
...they were still getting beat up by the Ultron Sentinels, as more and more of the robots ganged up on everyone. No matter what they did, the robots somehow got the better of them, and there was no hope in sight.
That is, until a wicked thunderbolt fell from the sky and struck the Ultron Sentinels, shocking them and rendering them unconscious...but they're robots, so we'll say that they've been rendered out of order instead. Marth and company cowered as the lightning struck the ground, and when they stopped cowering, they saw Coco, descending from the skies.
"Saw you guys having some trouble, so I came to lend a hand," replied the bandicoot, who wasn't alone...for the Landmaster would descend from the sky along with her. Once the Landmaster landed, Fox would hop out, sticking a perfect landing as always.
Marth: Not gonna lie - Villager, Robin, the female Inkling and I fared pretty well...for being abandoned by our leader. I sure hope Mario lost all the gas in his Iron Man suit and fell into some lake, never to be seen from again.
"Fox McCloud - or should I say, Brother Voodoo - at your service," Fox said to Marth and company, being all gentleman-like and whatnot. "Luigi asked me to take his X-Men buddies downtown, and I obliged. Everyone is inside the Landmaster, except for Luigi and his woman, and child...let's just say that our favorite plumber kinda drove everyone away."
"Given it's Luigi, that must be a pretty impossible feat," remarked Robin, checking his body for any scars. "Got any room in your Landmaster for the three of us? Mario pretty much left us..." Chrom and Diddy Kong did the same, yet you won't hear Robin criticizing them.
"Uh, yeah, I can squeeze you guys inside my ship. But whatever you do, do NOT touch the paint. It hasn't dried yet."
With Touma as the Thing, and Itsuki as the Hulk, Link and his faction was unstoppable. Touma and Itsuki were crushing everything in their sight, as they looked for the Infinity Stones.
"HULK SMASH!" roared Itsuki, as he grabbed two cars and smashed them together in typical Hulk fashion. "Is Hulk doing this right? Why is Hulk talking in third person for? Why can't Hulk even say his own name?! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HULK'S BRAIN?!"
"Chill out Itsuki, your brain is just fine...it's that Hulk DNA that's working against you," explained Link, doing his best to soothe the young lad-turned-Hulk. "Just keep your cool, and destroy everything in sight - just because it's fun and it's the only thing Hulk can do - and we'll just continue...on our way..."
Link and company would soon come to a stop, when they encountered a dead end - standing at a fence peering over a lake. If they did what Luigi wanted to do, they could dive into the water and search for the Infinity Stones!
"Well I'm not gonna stay around and wait for things to happen, so I'ma go solo..." said Falco, as he leaped up into the air and flew away, putting his Falcon suit to good use. "Catch you guys later!" Falco flied away, across the lake, leaving his crew behind. A very Falco thing to do...
Just when Link was ready to turn his group around, a circular telekinetic force field would suddenly envelop everyone, sending them up into the air. This force field was the mighty work of Daisy, hovering in the air.
"Need a lift?" the princess would ask, grinning and LInk and company. Link would grin in response...before noticing that Luigi was holding unto Daisy for dear life, holding Charles in one of his arms. "Don't mind Luigi, this was the only option he had...he should be safe. Just as long as he keeps Charles safe, too."
Pedestrian: Today has been a weird day...I got off early from work, and the first thing I saw when I looked up at the sky was Iron Man and War Machine, flying together, with some monkey dressed up as Spider-Man flying through the air using his webs. Could've been that cup of espresso I drank earlier. Could this day possibly get any weirder? *turns around, looks up, and sees the Falcon Flyer, with two flying bodies around it* Well that just made my day...I should jump off this building and plummet to my death now.
The Falcon Flyer (which now had a clear roof) was flying gracefully through the Seattle skyline, with the driver Captain Falcon on the hunt for Infinity Stones and the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Runaways serving as the passengers. Flying next to the Falcon Flyer was Ashley and Cloud, with Crash and Sonic riding on the top.
"Are you sure it's safe for Crash and Sonic to be on the roof of the Falcon Flyer?" Aku asked Captain Falcon, concerned for Sonic and Crash's safety. Mark this as the first time someone other than Amy was concerned for Sonic's well-being.
"It's not safe unless either one falls off and plummets to their doom!" replied Captain Falcon - really wasn't the response Aku was looking for, to quell his worries. The Falcon Flyer would keep flying, when someone eventually flew up to the aircraft - Falco.
"Sup dudes, mind if I join?" Falco asked, seemingly content with hanging around with this new superhero group. Just as long as he got to fly in the air.
"We could use some more allies at our disposal," replied Cloud, blazing through the air with his entire body on fire. "Welcome on board, Mr. Lombardi." Another person would fly up to the Falcon Flyer, accompanied by Uka and wearing a Loki helmet - Dr. Cortex.
"Greetings everyone, mind if I join?" Cortex asked, only for Cloud to hurl several fireballs at him. The mad scientist dodged them all. "What was that for, Cloud?! I thought we were friends! Besides, I just asked a rhetorical question! At least I thought it was rhetorical..."
"Out of our way, Cortex, you're gonna distract us from our mission. We don't need you proving to be a distraction, and messing us up." Cortex would be hurt by Cloud's remarks, but frankly the scientist was hurt enough already.
"Distract you from what, finding the Infinity Stones? Good, because Uka and I are gonna find the Infinity Stones before anyone else does, how about that? And there's nothing you can do to..." Ashley would fire a magic spell at Cortex, nearly nailing him in the eye before the scientist narrowly dodged the spell. Sonic and Crash fired their ammo at Cortex, and the scientist would duck that too. "Can you please cut it out?!"
"Just do what Cloud says and we'll leave you alone," replied Ashley, preparing to unleash another magic spell if necessary. Cortex did not want to be attacked yet again, so he opted to leave while he could.
"If you want me to leave so badly, then I'll do it...but first...SMOKE BOMB!" All of a sudden, a great explosion of spoke happened, engulfing the Falcon Flyer and making it come to a stop as Ashley and company coughed. Once the smoke cleared, Cortex and Uka were gone!
"Hold on just a sec - did Cortex seriously use a smoke bomb on us?" questioned Sonic, unable to comprehend what transpired. "And here I thought only the cool villains used smoke bombs...I'm so confused right now..."
Away from the others, Cortex and Uka continued to fly over Seattle, with Cortex's mind still set on those Infinity Stones. He knew those stones where out there, somewhere.
"Let's see...if I were Thanos, where would I hide my Infinity Stones at?" Cortex asked himself, scanning the city of Seattle below him. "I can only assume that the stones are buried underneath somewhere, but where..."
Out of nowhere, a beam of psionic energy struck Cortex's hoverboots, damaging them and sending Cortex flying towards the ground as he screamed. The mad scientist would land in an open field, and as he struggled to get up, with Uka watching him, Viridi would descend to the field, using Red's elastic body as a paraglider of sorts.
"You were right Red, you would make for an awesome paraglider!" Viridi said to the Pokemon trainer, after she landed on the ground. Once Red was back to his normal form, he and Viridi turned their attention to Cortex, who was back on his feet.
"How dare you hurt an honest man while he's on the hunt for stones!" Cortex frowned at Red and Viridi, who found themselves laughing and giggling. "Do you have any...why are you laughing? Is it because of how I look in my Loki helmet? Yes I'll admit, it's too small for my head, however..."
Cortex wouldn't even get to finish his sentence, when a web was fired at the scientist entangling his whole body. Diddy Kong would arrive at the scene, along with Mario and Chrom.
"So, Cortex, you must-a be the Loki character Luigi spoke-a of..." said Mario, getting a good look at Cortex after taking off his face mask. "Could've used a bigger helmet, but whatever works-a for you...GET BACK HERE!" Cortex hopped away, getting as far as he could, doing his best not to fall down.
And just when Cortex's day couldn't possibly get worse, a red beam was fired at the scientist, sending him to the ground. That red beam came from Luigi, who arrived at the field along with Daisy and Link's faction. Daisy gently placed the faction on the ground, dispersing the force field as Cortex rolled on the ground in pain.
Eventually, others came - the Landmaster would soon arrive at the field, as Fox and his passengers got out. The Falcon Flyer would arrive moments later, along with Cloud, Ashley, Falco, Sonic, and Crash; Captain Falcon and his passengers got out, as everyone focused their attention on Cortex.
"That's-a him, that's the Loki figure...I...saw..." said Luigi, only to see that it was Cortex after a thorough inspection. "...Dr. Cortex?" There goes Luigi's chance at doing something somewhat heroic for the day.
"Let me help you out there, doctor," Tsubasa said to Cortex, taking out the blade that came with her Gamora suit, as she used said blade to cut away at the webs entangling Cortex. The mad scientist was now free, as he got up and dusted himself off.
"Thanks a bunch, Miss Oribe, you're the only respectable person I've dealt with today," thanked Cortex, glad he could move his arms and legs about again. "As much as I would keep searching for the Infinity Stones, I must take off this helmet...it's really tight on my head!" So Cortex took off his Loki helmet, and as he lifted it up in the air...
...six peculiar stones fell from underneath, landing on Cortex's head. Everyone saw the stones fall, and had a pretty good idea as to what they were...
Uka: I...I had no idea those things were inside the helmet. I just wanted to give Cortex headgear that would make his head burst, so I won't have to deal with that peon again. That's all I could really ask for.
"Are these...are these the Infinity Stones Master Hand spoke of?" wondered Link, approaching Cortex as he picked up one of the stones and inspected it. Upon further inspection...it wasn't an Infinity Stone at all! "Wait a minute, these aren't Infinity Stones...this is just colorized candy made to look like Infinity Stones! We've been played this whole time!"
"Blasphemy!" frowned Wolf, as everyone else present shared the mercenary's disgust. Leave it up to Master Hand to play his residents and others like fiddles. "I knew we were punked this whole time, but still...BLASPHEMY!"
"What if Master Hand is back at the mansion, relishing in the fact that he managed to prank us?" questioned the female Inkling, as everyone felt the need to teach the giant hand a lesson. "We should all head back, and give Master Hand what he deserves!"
An emphatic "Yeah!" emitted by the crowd only meant one thing...Master Hand was gonna receive his just desserts.
Speaking of Master Hand, the Smash universe creator was indeed back at the mansion, laughing it up in his room. Isabelle would enter the room, seeing the giant hand sprawled on his bed and laughing away.
"You've been doing nothing but laughing this whole time ever since you returned, Master Hand," said Isabelle, while Master Hand continued laughing. "Care to explain why?"
"Oh, Isabelle, you won't BELIEVE the despicable thing I've done today!" bellowed Master Hand, unsure if he would stop laughing or not. "I had X program a hologram device in this room, delivering a message to anyone who accessed it. Basically I was in pain, and I was telling the listener to find the Infinity Stones, or bad things would happen to me."
"Are the Infinity Stones real, or are they fake?" What a dumb question for Isabelle to ask. But she shall be forgiven.
"They're obviously fake, you dense dog! But I did find some candy, to pose as Infinity Stones - didn't know where to hide them, so I stuck them in some villainous headgear. Loki's helmet, I think. But I did have Dr. Wily build some Ultron Sentinels, just to make things exciting - they could be running amok in Seattle, for all we know."
"And about that holographic message, did someone believe it and went out to find the Infinity Stones?"
"Of course they did - which is why so many people are absent from the mansion! Peach told me that Pit sent a mass text to everyone, detailing everything I said in my holographic message, and now Mario is leading the blind and has taken his pals throughout Seattle, searching for something they'll never find! Who knows when they'll come back!"
"We're already here..." a voice said - the last voice Master Hand wanted to hear. The giant hand stopped laughing and looked at the door...and standing at the doorway was a ticked off Mario. Mario stepped inside the room, with Isabelle moving out of the way as everyone else who was out in town filled up the room. Everyone had their eyes set on Master Hand.
"Back so soon, eh Mario?" Master Hand chuckled nervously, finding himself backed up against the wall. Nothing he could do would be able to diminish the anger and bitterness Mario and company had for him.
"You just-a don't learn, do you...come on, you guys, let's give-a Master Hand a beating he hopefully won't-a forget..." Mario and company drew near Master Hand, who had nowhere to go.
"Okay people, chill out, why so serious...I mean, I didn't expect anyone to take that holographic message seriously, so it's your fault for...no...get back...please..."
Not wishing to see the end result of whatever was about to go down, Isabelle quietly sneaked out of the room, closing the door shut. Once the door was closed, the beatdown on Master Hand would commence, as loud sounds and noises were heard from behind the door. Unsure if she should have some sympathy for Master Hand, Isabelle walked away, innocently whistling a happy tune.
Sometimes - or all times, rather - that Master Hand will never learn...