Author's Note:
Looking back on this chapter, I'm not entirely sure if it's a Mother's Day chapter or not...sure there's some moments related to Mother's Day, but I also had to progress some storylines for future chapters. Also don't think I did much with the moms featured in this chapter. But I'll just let you all be the judge. Also, coming up with a title for this chapter was hard, so cut me some slack...let's just get to the reviews already.
"Have Apollo and Trucy from Apollo Justice shown up yet? Will any underworld forces from Kid Icarus show up and wreak havoc on the Smash Mansion? Will a Hyrule Warriors chapter happen in time for the Switch port release? And finally, has Berkut finally let go of his hatred of Alm yet?"
Not yet. Underworld forces will appear and...do something at the mansion. I'm hoping to have a Hyrule Warriors chapter for next week. And Berkut has not let go of his hatred of Alm. But he will soon. El pollo campero (nice name by the way) has a question so nice, they even asked it twice (in the reviews):
"...will there be NINTENDOGS?"
There will be Nintendogs - and they won't be a nuisance like they are in the Smash games. If some dumb puppy pops up on my computer screen, I'm gonna...
Episode 125: Jennifer
Mother's Day, as the name very much implied, was a day where people around the world did one thing, and one thing only - celebrate and show appreciation for their mothers. It was a day in which people kissed their moms, hugged their moms, give their moms a card or just telling them thank you for everything they've done...although they could do such things on any other day.
For some people, like Cloud, Mother's Day was perhaps the most stupidest day on the calendar, along with Father's Day, and whoever came up with Mother's Day ought to feel pretty ashamed of themselves. But for others, like Lucas, it was a day in which one could remember their mom, and revisit all the memories and times spent together - especially if your mom was deceased.
As a means to celebrate Mother's Day, Rosalina opted to have a Mother's Day-related event held at the Smash Mansion, where mothers of the residents would spend time with their loved ones over a three-day weekend. Rosalina had sent around a guest list for everyone to sign, and anyone who wished to bring their mom to the mansion had to write down their mother's name on the list. If your wife was a mother, then she was free to come to the mansion too.
"I wonder what Rosalina has got planned at the mansion..." a certain brunette wearing a red dress wondered, as she stepped out of the taxi parked in front of the mansion as she rolled out her suitcase. This woman was none other than Pauline, who had no idea why she was even supposed to be at the mansion in the first place. As Rosalina put it, someone wrote down her name on the guest list at the very last minute. "I know Bowser will be here, along with his bratty children, but I wonder what Mario is up to..." As Pauline walked up the stairs to the mansion porch, a flying beast opened the front door dramatically, scaring the daylights out of Pauline.
"Miss Pauline, welcome to the Smash Mansion!" the Flying Man greeted, as Pauline took the time to recuperate from her scare. It was almost like the Flying Man detected Pauline from behind that door. "I am the Flying Man, and I am your courage! I take it this is your first time here? I shall give you a tour of this fine establishment soon. I see you've brought your belongings - excellent, very much excellent! Come, step inside!"
"Thank you...kind sir," replied Pauline, not sure what to make of the Flying Man, as she stepped inside the mansion and rolled her suitcase in. "Excuse me, but where can I put my suitcase?"
"You may put your suitcase in the living room, which is to the left. You can wait in the living room with the other moms until the Mother's Day festivities begin. I shall notify you when we'll start. Until then, you may play with your phone, braid your hair, play with the Switch...just don't mess around with the Labo stuff, it's all been infected thanks to Wario. I shall speak with you later!"
Having more doubts about the Flying Man than ever before, Pauline rolled her suitcase to the living room, as the Flying Man returned to his spot, waiting for the next mother to come to the mansion. Just seeing the mothers made the mythical beast feel bittersweet.
Flying Man: *sighs* Sometimes, I wish I had a mother myself - a fine, beautiful woman to comfort and to hold, to hug tight in times of trouble and need. A woman who shows care for others, and helps them when duty calls. The way I see it, I do those things and then some - so in a way, I'm everyone's mother. And everyone's courage!
Someone ringed the doorbell, which meant that another mother had stopped by. Getting all giddy inside, ready to make yet another fancy schmancy introduction, the Flying Man opened the door with grace...and looked down at who it was, feeling unamused.
"Hello there, have I arrived too early?" asked the person the Flying Man was looking it...the person strongly resembled Olimar, but the only difference was that they were wearing makeup. And their eyelashes were pretty thick. "Or have I arrived too late? Anyways, I have finally arrived, and I am ready to..."
"For shame, Olimar, for shame!" the Flying Man scolded the Olimar look-alike, as he picked them up and struck fear into their very heart and soul. "How dare you attempt to cross-dress as your mother, so you could get to savor all the wonderful things the mothers are going to partake in today! Is this what your life has come to? Crossdressing for the sake of seeking benefits and unwanted approval?! What would your own children think of you?!"
"Just so we're clear, and on the same page, I'm NOT Olimar's mom..." the Olimar look-alike stated, although the Flying Man was unsure whether to believe them or not. Despite how feminine the look-alike's voice sounded, the mythical beast still had his doubts. "I'm actually his..."
"Flying Man, what on earth are you doing to my poor wife?" asked a voice, as the Flying Man turned around and saw Olimar, with his arms folded. The beast found himself confused, as he looked at Olimar, then at his look-alike, then at Olimar, then at his look-alike, and then back at Olimar. It was in this moment that he realized the person he was holding was not Olimar crossdressing to look like his mom, but rather Olimar's wife. And boy did he feel dumb.
"My sincerest apologies, Mrs. Olimar, I was totally in the wrong," apologized the Flying Man, as he gently placed Mrs. Olimar (we'll just call her that, since her real name is unknown) on the floor. Mrs. Olimar would head towards her husband, as the two embraced. It has been a pretty long time since Olimar last saw his wife.
"Hi sweetheart, sorry that the Flying Man kinda threatened you there," Olimar said to his wife, as the Flying Man closed the front door and returned to his position. "How are the kids, how have they been?"
"They're doing fine, just fine," replied Mrs. Olimar, with a kind-hearted smile. "Both are doing well in school, although your son is becoming more distracted. Falling off the wayside, I'm afraid...I've left them in the care of Louie's grandmother, and I've let Bulbie with her too..."
"YOU left our kids and pet dog with that crazy coot?!" panicked Olimar, as he looked up at the heavens with his hands on his head. Mrs. Olimar just looked on, unsure why her husband was so upset for. "Do you realize what you've have done?! Now Louie's grandma is gonna feed our poor kids bug food, and she'll do the same to Bulbie and kill him...you're trying to kill them off so we'll have no one else to love but each other, isn't it?!"
"There's nothing to worry about sweetie - I contacted Louie's grandmother, and she said that she sent the rest of her bug food to Louie. You know Louie loves to eat just about anything, even if the health guidelines typically says otherwise."
"You're right, you're right...I mean, Louie did come over to eat some giant cake that was sent to the mansion. Thank goodness it wasn't from Hocotate Freight - there could've been another alien inside. How about I take you to the living room, so you can mingle with the other mothers? Then I can show you the awesome work I've been doing in the gardens."
"Working in the gardens? Aw, Olimar, I never knew you were a gardener. Then again, your job does involve a lot of plant life, so I shouldn't be that all surprised..."
Over at Mario's place, Mario was in the living room, feeding his newborn baby Jennifer who was seated in a high chair. Feeding a newborn baby was something the plumber had always dreamed up, and his dreams were finally coming true.
"Here-a comes the airplane..." said Mario, holding a spoon with baby food in his hand, making airplane sounds as he moved the spoon around. Jennifer was all delighted, as evidenced by the smile on her face, and soon Mario stuck the spoon into Jennifer's mouth, as the baby ate the food. A moment later, Mario took a step back, smiling like a madman. "Yes, Cappy, I did it, I finally fed-a the baby without..." Moments later, baby food would land on Mario's overalls, after Jennifer spat her food at her dad and laughed. "...getting any baby food-a on me..."
"Jennifer waited ten seconds until spitting out her baby food, that's a new record!" announced Cappy, as he jotted down this "new record" on a notepad. "Beat the previous record by only half a second! We're making progress, slow but steady!"
Mario: Thanks to the system-a I have in place, we all have an equal-a part in taking care of Jennifer. I feed Jennifer, Cappy changes-a Jennifer's diapers (sucks for him), and Peach is the one-a who cradles Jennifer during her crying fits. Don't think the princess has-a had a sound sleep ever since Jennifer was-a born...Oh, and FLUDD bathes-a Jennifer. Which, honestly, doesn't happen as much so not-a everyone has an equal part...
"Mario have you seen my hair gel and conditioner?" Peach would ask her husband, as she entered the living room wearing a pink towel on her head, and around her body. Mario saw Peach and gasped, as he quickly grabbed Jennifer and held her away from Peach.
"Princess-a Peach, you can't just come-a down here wearing nothing but a towel!" frowned Mario, before making sure Jennifer wasn't looking at her mom. "What if your towel falls-a off? We can't let Jennifer suffer from a wardrobe-a malfunction - we should wait-a until she's older to experience such an embarrassing moment!"
"The way you said that Mario, it almost suggests that Jennifer should experience a wardrobe malfunction at least once in her life," marked Cappy, before someone rang the doorbell. Cappy flew over to the front door and opened it, seeing none other than Pit and Kirby. Those two were Mario and Peach's most frequent visitors, it seemed like.
"Hi Mario family!" greeted Pit, stepping inside the house without permission as he waved at everyone. Seriously, Mario needed a last name - the "Mario family" just isn't gonna cut it. "Hey, Princess Peach, how come you're still fat? Like, why is your stomach still big? Are you about to give birth to another baby? Does that mean you have TWINS? That must be so cool!"
"I'm not going to give birth to another child, Pit - I still have some excess fat from being pregnant so long," explained Peach, not at all surprised that Pit's biology was still failing him to this day. "It'll take me some time for me to trim down, and get back to the same size I was before."
"Peach you won't believe it, Jennifer went TEN SECONDS without spitting out her baby food at Mario!" announced Cappy, acting like Jennifer had spoken her very first word or something. "Ten seconds! Can you believe it?!"
"No I can not, Cappy - that record of nine and a half seconds sure didn't stand the test of time!" replied Peach, as Mario felt rather uninterested. The fact that Peach and Cappy were celebrating some meaningless record didn't help much to soothe the plumber's feelings.
"You all have-a fun with your silly talk-a of records and stuff..." said Mario, as he picked up Jennifer and took her out of her high chair. "...I'm gonna give-a Jennifer a shower!"
"Um Mario, I do believe that's my job," FLUDD spoke up, appearing from behind Mario's back. Funny how nobody knew where FLUDD was until now. "But if you want, you can help me with the scrubbing...scrubbing isn't quite my forte."
"Kirby and I can help with the scrubbing!" volunteered Pit, as he raised his hand up in the air. Kirby, not wanting anything to do with Jennifer, took a step back away from Pit so he wouldn't be associated with the angel.
"Thanks, but no-a thanks Pit, I got this all-a covered," assured Mario, as he took Jennifer to the bathroom where the bathtub belied. One of these days, that plumber was going to successfully feed Jennifer, one way or another...
Back over at the mansion, all the mothers present were in the living room. These mothers included Daisy, Nowi, Mrs. Pac-Man, Mrs. Olimar, Red's mom, and a few others -and they were all enjoying great conversations with one another. Whether they were talking about their own kids, how they raised their kids, or even how annoying the Flying Man was, there was never a dull moment to be found in the living room.
Spying on the moms from afar through his binoculars was Cortex, who was forced by Cilan - like everyone else - to wear white as part of the Mother's Day festivities. With the mad scientist was Uka, who lamented the fact that he didn't have better things to do with his life.
"We could be cooking up the greatest evil plan to take over the world, and rule it with an iron fist...but nope, here we are spying on ladies who are probably married," lamented Uka, as Cortex glazed his eyes around the living room. Cortex would giggle as he looked at each and every woman. "May I remind you that you have yet to say a single human word since we got here?"
"Will you be quiet for once Uka, I'm trying to focus here!" retorted Cortex, his gaze still fixated on all the mothers. His binoculars soon fell upon a woman who had purple hair, and was speaking with Pauline. "Oh my, Red's mom sure is a babe...muy bonita!" Cortex made a purring sound that made Uka very much concerned.
"How do you know that's Red's mom, are you just assuming things? Either way, we both know that you won't score a date with that woman...in a...million years?" Uka turned around when he felt a large shower falling over him, and he looked pretty scared.
"The Pokémon logo on her shirt is a huge giveaway. If I can somehow get on the good side of Red's mom, I can finally..." Cortex came to a stop, when he too felt the shadow hovering over him and Uka. The mad scientist turned around, and felt scared for his life when he saw King K. Rool, glaring at Cortex with his intimidating red eyes and sharp teeth.
King K. Rool: Most of the moms today are parents, that much I'm sure of. When I hook up with a mom who is single, and willing, I will marry her - and become the loving and caring father for her kids. Talk about killing two birds with one stone! Father of the Year, here I come baby!
"Pardon me, good sir, but I do believe that you're in MY spot!" frowned Rool, though Cortex wasn't willing to back down without a fight. Sure, the N head was the biggest pipsqueak in the mansion, but that didn't mean he would let dudes like Rool run over him.
"For your info buster, this is MY spot, it even has my name on it!" defended Cortex, sticking up for himself - to prove that he was right, he took out a permanent marker and wrote his name down on the hardwood floor, before looking at Rool with a cocky smirk. This would draw the attention of Mr. Game and Watch, who walked by and sighed at Cortex.
"Haven't I told you enough times already not to write on the floor?" the 2-D man said to Cortex, as he took out some floor wipes and wiped Cortex's name off the floor. "It's bad enough that you write your evil plans on the wall, as crappy as they are..."
"Mind-controlled man-eating monkeys will be a force to be reckoned with, mark my words Mr. Game and Watch!" Cortex vowed to the 2-D man, shaking his fist at him as he walked away. With Mr. Game and Watch gone, Cortex returned his attention to Rool, who refused to move a single inch. "Either you find yourself another spot, or I'll have to vaporize you with my ray gun!"
"You know, I could squash you to a pulp if I like..." remarked Rool, reminding Cortex of how strong he was compared to him. "...but that would be easy work, it wouldn't be that much of a challenge. It's also not worth hearing you cry like a baby!"
"Excuse me fellas, but you two are both taking up my usual spot..." said a gravelly voice, as Cortex, Uka, and Rool turned their attention to Snake - sharply dressed in a white suit for the Mother's Day festivities. "How do you expect me to find my future wife if you blokes are in my way?"
"Your spot?!" scoffed Cortex, raising an eyebrow. "I've been in this very same spot since breakfast! And you're gonna tell me to move out of the way? As if!" Uka very well knew a huge argument was on the horizon, and for that reason, he was out, as he left the premises.
"Shut up Cortex, you're acting like you have a solid chance with any of the mothers in the living room...at least I've experienced love before, what about you?"
"Last time I checked, receiving constant cold shoulders from Meryl Silverburgh doesn't count as experiencing love," stated Rool, offending Snake and getting on his bad side. "So how about you just go away, and let a rookie get his shine?"
As if right on cue, Cortex, Rool, and Snake started arguing among themselves, debating over who should be in the spot and who has had better luck when it came to being in love. Surprisingly, none of the mothers overheard the arguing...maybe they were just talking loud, and couldn't hear a single thing.
"Excuse me boys, but where is the nearest bathroom?" Mrs. Pac-Man would ask Snake and company, making them stop arguing in an instant. "Sorry if I interrupted your conversation!"
"No, it's fine ma'am, totally fine..." Snake assured with a smile, as Cortex and Rool also smiled and nodded their heads. "The nearest bathroom should be on the right side of the mansion - you'll run into it eventually." Once Mrs. Pac-Man thanked Snake and left the premises, Snake and the other two men resumed their arguing, picking up right from where they left off.
Snake: Wait a minute, Mrs. Pac-Man only has arms and legs, just like her husband...how is she able to use the bathroom?
To ensure that the Mother's Day festivities would go well - everything had to be neat and tidy, including the ballroom where Cilan's feast would take place. Although the feast was meant to take place on Mother's Day, Cilan went all out to decorate the ballroom ahead of time, and he had Link and Cloud help him out.
"Remind me why we're doing this again?" Link asked Midna, who watched over the Hylian and Cloud to make sure that the two swordsmen were on task. Like they needed any supervision anyways. "I mean, we could have waited until tomorrow to start decorating..."
"Cilan cares more about the stupid feast than all the mothers in the mansion combined, so you're just being victimized by the man's extreme optimism," replied Midna, as Link and Cloud were painting the walls white. In fact, every square inch of the ballroom was white - the curtains, the flower pots, the floor, and even a glass sculpture of Mother Brain, which was placed at the front of the ballroom. "Maybe if you mustered up some courage, you could speak up to Cilan..."
"Been there, done that...didn't work out as I had hoped," said Cloud, painting away at the walls. He and Link were deliberately forced by Cilan to wear white, despite the feast being only a few days away - now Snake might've not be forced to, but maybe the former spy wanted to make a good impression on the ladies. "Cilan apparently likes to think of us as the mansion's resident setup and decoration crew. Much like how Balthier used to think Falco was the resident comedian. Unless we completely suck at our jobs, we'll be stuck doing stuff like this forever..."
"Then what are you waiting for? Go ahead and suck! Splash some paint on each other, knock some stuff down, or even shatter that glass sculpture of Mother Brain Cilan bought for some reason...do something!"
Suddenly Cloud heard his phone ringing, and the swordsman checked to see who it was. It was likely that the person calling was Professor E. Gadd - Cloud gained the professor's contact info in the previous episode. Luigi didn't know why Cloud wanted to speak with E. Gadd in the first place, but if the recent episodes were any indication, it might have something to do with Aerith.
"Sorry guys, but I gotta go," Cloud said to Link and Midna as he climbed down his ladder and ran away. "Hello?" Cloud promptly answered the call as he left the ballroom, as Link and Midna looked at one another in bewilderment. Cloud, willingly answering a call and speaking with someone? That was a once in a blue moon type of thing. Must definitely be E. Gadd.
"You keep on working, while I see what Cloud is up to and who he's calling," Midna said to Link, as the imp flew out of the ballroom to chase after Cloud. As she flew down the hallway, she bumped into Uka, who was escaping from Cortex.
"Ow, my head, my aching head..." moaned Uka, after he collided with Midna. He would give the imp a stern look, as she rubbed her head. "Stupid imp, you could have given me a headache! And you wouldn't like it if..."
"Oh please, you're just an angry floating mask...the worst that would happen to you is getting some wood chipped off your forehead! How about you quit complaining, and stop playing the victim card?"
"Victim card? What victim card? I would never use such a thing - everyone knows victim cards are for people who are desperately craving for attention. Same thing applies to using the race card. Now if you excuse me, I must get as far away from Cortex as possible, before he brings me back to his woman-seeking escapades..."
"And if you excuse me, I must hunt down Cloud, since he's speaking with some mysterious person on the phone...the fact that Cloud hardly uses his phone for phone calls, or anything else for that matter, only makes him very suspicious." Uka was just about to leave, when he heard what Midna had said.
"Cloud Strife, on an actual phone call and having legitimate conversations with people NOT named Link, Zelda, and Aerith? I have seen him making strange phone calls all this week - all of them were short and terse, but begged tons of questioning."
"A little nosy mask, aren't ya...so, did you hear everything in these phone calls? Any juicy information? Anything at all?" Midna drew closer to Uka, with a grin on her face; Uka had to spit out whatever he could.
"Unfortunately I wasn't able to hear much, since Cloud was speaking too low...but I did hear Aerith's name mentioned several times in those phone calls. Cloud kept talking about how Aerith had to return to some dimension. Could be the afterlife, since Aerith's supposed to be dead anyways."
"Oh she's very well alive...but the Aerith you know is not the one you might be familiarized with." This was obviously confusing to Cortex, as he made a "Huh?" face. "...I'll explain later. How about we forget Cortex for now, and let him squander in his own failure, and turn our attention to a more intriguing person...Mr. Strife himself."
"You want me, to work with you?" Uka asked Midna, who nodded with an even bigger grin on her face. "In that case...it's a deal! I would give you a hand to shake, or even a feather, like the feathers Aku has, but I wouldn't want those bratty Koopalings plucking them."
Midna: Would you say that we're a "dream team"? With Uka's might, and my magic skills, we are a practically unstoppable duo! That should fit the criteria for a dream team, don't you say Uka?
Uka: More than fits the criteria, I'll say! With us two working together, we don't need anyone else! Screw Dr. Neo "scared of my own mother and can't form a successful evil plan if the universe depended on it" Cortex, and that so-called hero Link who can't function without his sword or even his girly-looking hat...this right here folks, is the real deal! The IT couple!
Midna: Ew, that almost suggests that we're dating... *grimaces* ...for the love of Hylia, and all that is holy, please don't say that ever again.
Uka: Your wish is my command, hot stuff.
Midna: *glares intensely at Uka*
With the teaser for the Force Five having done better than expected, Touma was more than ready to shoot some more film for his superhero show, and get things rolling with the first episode, the pilot episode. However, there was one underlying problem that most televisions shows usually had to deal with...
...the budget. Fox and Falco, who found the perfect spots in town to film the Force Five, were suddenly faced with budget issues that came along with Touma's drastic, almost gigantic expectations for the show. Touma did not wish for his show to be cheesy, like most Power Rangers shows in the past - he wanted his show to be authentic, with awesome characters and stories, and visual effects that would belong in a feature film. While trying to meet Touma's drastic demands for his show, Fox and Falco also had to deal with how they should cover the show's budget, with the money they had at their disposal.
"Master Hand stole HOW MUCH from Star Records?" Little Mac asked Fox and Falco, as the boxer was punching away at a punching bag in the fitness center. Good thing he wasn't going ham on a poor Sandbag.
"Close to fifteen grand, and that's not even including the money we've raised from Microwave Idol Mamorin," replied Fox, shaking his head in great disdain. Out of all the times Master Hand stole money from Star Records, this one was by far the most egregious. "All of that money, just to 'upgrade' that Lamborghini...why does that thing need rocket boosters for, isn't an installed jetpack enough for one car?"
"Not gonna lie dude, a jetpack installed to a car sounds pretty dangerous," remarked Falco, as Little Mac was now kicking the punching bag. Kicking wasn't Mac's strong forte, which is why he was working on honing this craft. "And with those rocket boosters too?! Clearly Master Hand is setting up someone to get killed. Hopefully, it isn't me..."
"Little Mac, Little Mac, I have some great news!" Doc Louis alerted the boxer as he ran inside the fitness center, making him stop his training in an instant. "So I spoke with Itsuki, and we were having a great conversation, as always...and he told me, to tell you, that he wants you to be his chauffeur! Ain't that exciting?"
"Chauffeur...for what?" asked Little Mac, raising an eyebrow, as Fox and Falco looked at one another curiously. The pilots have seen that Itsuki was acting more differently than normal, and this chauffeur thing was another warning sign for them. "Who am I supposed to be chauffeuring?"
"Itsuki, you silly goose!" Doc Louis, disgusted by Little Mac's ignorance, slapped the boxer silly and left a giant red mark on his face. Doc, instantly regretting what he had done, rubbed Little Mac's face, like it would make all the pain and stinging go away instantly. "Whoops, hehe, didn't mean to slap you that hard, Little Mac...sometimes I can get too emotional. Easily the greatest feeling in the world."
"Why am I chauffeuring Itsuki around in the first place, what's in it for me? Does Itsuki have business meetings that have to do with Star Records? What is there to benefit from this whole chauffeur job?"
"Beats me, but when I asked Itsuki, he said that he's doing this chauffeur thing for...personal reasons." Doc Louis leaned in close to Little Mac to say this, as it raised concerns from Fox and Falco. "But I know you'll make the most of the opportunity given to you!"
Little Mac: Why me, why did Itsuki choose me to be his chauffeur...he knows I can't drive! It's all thanks to these boxing gloves I wear on my hands, 24/7...it's because of these gloves that I can't wash my hands. That I can't use my cellphone to text or call people. That Doc Louis sometimes has to feed me like a baby during dinnertime. How I haven't become the butt of jokes yet is astounding - or perhaps the others have gotten used to it already.
"That's all I have to tell you, and now I must go - Villager found a hidden stash of chocolate outside, and he wants me to be the first one to see it!" said Doc Louis, getting all giddy inside as chocolate was the only thing in his mind. "Keep up the good work, my boy!" Doc Louis gave Little Mac a thumbs up as he left the fitness center, as Little Mac sighed.
"Itsuki wants me to be some freaking chauffeur..." Little Mac shook his head, peering down at the floor as Fox and Falco had some sympathy for him. "Just what is that guy thinking?" The boxer went to the nearest bench and saw down, before grabbing his nearby bottle of Gatorade. He tried to unfasten the top, but to no avail thanks to his gloves.
"Let me help you out there, Mac," volunteered Fox, as he came over to open Little Mac's Gatorade battle. He even did the honors of pouring the Gatorade into Mac's mouth, although the boxer could've done it himself.
"Thanks a bunch Fox, though the last part wasn't unnecessary, could've done it myself," thanked Little Mac, wiping his mouth as he put the Gatorade bottle away before going back to looking all distraught and whatnot. "Got any idea what could be going on with Itsuki?"
"That's what Falco and I are figuring out ourselves - dude doesn't have the pep he used to have, so to speak. Doesn't have that pep in his step. Could be entering an emo stage. But I don't know what that would have to do with you being his chauffeur..."
"I asked Itsuki what was going on with him the other day, and when I asked him about Tsubasa, he just said 'meh', and walked away," said Falco, providing what could be some vital information for a major bombshell. "Asked him a second time, and he just shrugged and...and walked away. He and Tsubasa must have hit a snag in their relationship, that would explain why they haven't been that close recently."
"They have been farther apart ever since that whole superhero thing...then again, whenever Tsubasa tries to speak with Itsuki, Itsuki just walks away. Usually without a single answer. He could be doing that to everyone, as far as I know."
How about we check up upon Itsuki, to see if he was really giving others the cold shoulder? The young lad was setting up a mimosa bar in the backyard, under orders of Rosalina, and for those of you who don't know, a mimosa bar is usually a breakfast thing to do. Granted it was past breakfast time, but this was a great way to make it up to the mothers for not serving them breakfast.
"Any particular reason why we're having a mimosa bar outside?" Itsuki asked Pit and Sonic, who too was tasked with setting up the bar. "Doing it indoors would've been a better choice...then we wouldn't have annoying insects to deal with."
"I think Rosalina is going for the surprise element," replied Sonic, as he arranged the drinks on the bar table. "Also, the ballroom is apparently off-limits - Cilan already has that place decorated and junk. As much of a weirdo Cilan is, I can't knock on him for his dedication!"
"Cilan is far too dedicated - Viridi told me that the man spent the past 24 hours in that ballroom," stated Pit, who t oo was arranging the drinks on the table. "Said he slept in there so 'he could develop a full picture of how the ballroom should look like'." Pit would unscrew a cork off of one of the wine bottles, and a gush of foamy wine was fired backwards at the angel, as Sonic and Itsuki laughed at his expense.
"Haha, that's something you don't see everyday! That wine bottle must really hate you Pit, huh?" Pit could only grumble as he wiped away the foam on his face and hair, while Sonic and Itsuki continued laughing at him. He'll pop some wine into their faces later, as a form of revenge.
Pit: Did Cilan purchase all the drinks himself? *holds up a bottle of vodka* Rosalina said that she gave Cilan some "freedom" in regards to setting up the mimosa bar, so I would assume this is a drink Cilan purchased himself. *unscrews the cork* Ha, the vodka didn't attack me, my luck has already improved! *drinks entire vodka bottle in full, then wipes his mouth after he's done* Hmm, this drink isn't...too bad... *collapses to the floor in an instant*
"I'll be inside cleaning off my laurel if you need me..." mumbled Pit as he returned to the mansion. Sonic and Itsuki looked on, and they couldn't help but smirk. Pit was all sorts of salty now.
"Man, what a crappy excuse, 'cleaning off my laurel'..." giggled Sonic, as he and Itsuki picked up right from where he left off. "Dude forgets that he even wears that thing. I'm surprised he knows what's it called."
"I wouldn't be surprised if Pit was indeed cleaning his laurel - he could be sneaking away to spend some quality time with Viridi," said Itsuki, pouring a variety of juices into the glasses. "There, everything is all set! We should bring out the ladies soon. Just gotta get a word of confirmation from Rosalina herself."
"Rosalina wants us to work the mimosa bar, right? I seriously doubt Pit will ever return...maybe you should have your girlfriend Tsubasa take Pit's place!" Sonic expected a response from Itsuki, but he saw that the young man was mulling over Tsubasa. "...oh, what, you don't want anyone to think you two are a couple?"
"Oh no, I was just...thinking about whether that would be a good idea. Tsubasa doesn't enjoy being in the presence of intoxicating drinks, so she might feel uncomfortable..." Itsuki followed this with some nervous chuckling, leading Sonic to assume that clearly something was up.
"What's the matter? You wanna keep your relationship down low on the lowkey? That's okay, I do the same when Amy and I go out to those all-you-can-eat buffets. Those men really like Amy, for some reason. Must practice bestiality or something. And bestiality is very, very bad. If only Princess Elise knew..."
"Princess Elise was the human chick you kissed, is that correct?" Sonic nodded his head in conformation, despite feeling somewhat offended by Itsuki's question. "What where you thinking, kissing a human? I know Elise learned her lesson, but you should have..."
"Pssh, I didn't kiss her, she kissed me...I was knocked out unconscious, dead even, and Elise revived me with just a simple kiss that I'm sure grossed out Amy and the others. She was like a reverse Sleeping Beauty, in that very moment."
"That Rouge, feeding me false information...well, mostly false information. When Amy saw this kiss go down, was she feeling jealous when it happened, or was she feeling that way afterwards?"
"How was I supposed to know? I had a world to save - I could've cared less about what Amy had to say about the thing! In fact, we haven't spoken of that infamous kiss since it transpired, and for good reason..."
Tails: That Sonic-Elise was one of the grossest, yet most excruciatingly longest kiss I've ever seen...and it was the only kiss I ever saw with my own two eyes. So it's safe to say that outside of saving the world from Dr. Eggman, I don't get out that much...
Knuckles: Sonic's kiss with Elise was living proof that not even cute animals are safe from borderline porn. Not that I think Sonic's cute or anything, but...
"You know what, I should go Rosalina, she's probably discussing her plans for the Mother's Day weekend with Master Hand," said Itsuki, as he ran inside the mansion. The young man was exuding nervousness in his step, and Sonic watched very closely.
"There's something going on between Itsuki and Tsubasa, for sure..." remarked the hedgehog, after Itsuki was inside the mansion. "...screw Berkut and Dark Pit, Itsuki and Tsubasa are the ones who really need to be investigated!" As Sonic said this, Tails would join the blue blur, holding a kite in his hands.
"What's this I hear about Itsuki and Tsubasa?" Tails asked Sonic, who was sporting a face of utmost determination. A face that made Tails understandably worried. "You're gonna stop stalking Berkut and Dark Pit, so you could stalk on Itsuki and Tsubasa?"
"No, Tails, stalking and investigating are two different things - stalking is following someone around without their consent, and investigating is the same thing except there's more facts involved. You learn stuff along the way. Itsuki and Tsubasa don't appear to be on the same page, which is why I'll be the one to bring them back together again!"
"You, bringing Tsubasa and Itsuki back together? I'm terribly sorry Sonic, but I don't think you're the right guy for the job. Leave it up to Wolf instead - sure his credentials as a romantic expert - if he even has any - are shady, but his methods have apparently worked."
"Good thinking Tails - I'll work alongside with Wolf, and the two of us will repair a broken relationship! We'll call ourselves...the Agents of Love!" Sonic did some snazzy movements with his hands as he said that name, the "Agents of Love".
"Not what I said, but whatever floats your boat...just don't try and screw anything up, okay?" The chances of that happening were slim to none.
Back over at Mario's house, Mario was still attempting to feed his newborn baby, Jennifer, even if it meant feeding her until it was midnight. Each and every time the plumber inserted food into Jennifer's mouth, the infant would spit it right out, much to her father's dismay.
"Oh wow, twelve seconds, what an improvement!" exclaimed Cappy, apparently keeping record of how long it took for Jennifer to spit out her baby food. "At this rate, she'll finally eat her baby food in no time!"
"Whoop-de-freaking-doo..." remarked Mario, wiping the baby food off his face and overalls for the nth time. He would have his wife Peach feed Jennifer herself, but the princess was already over at the mansion. "I just-a don't understand, why does Jennifer immediately spit her food-a out at me every time I feed-a her? Why me? Why can't-a she do it to Peach?"
"Who knows, maybe she just likes Peach more than she likes you." Mario dared not to dwell upon this cursed thought. "How about you try feeding Jennifer one more time, and then call it quits?"
"One-a more try oughta do it..." Mario dug his spoon into the canister of baby food, did the whole airplane thingy demonstrated earlier in the episode, and feed the baby food to Jennifer as he inserted the spoon into her mouth. For a moment, it looked like Jennifer was eating the food! "So far, so-a good..."
"Hey Mario can I borrow your phone charger, I might've misplaced mine," said Dark Pit, as he entered Mario's house and slammed the door wide open. This caused Jennifer to spit out her food at Mario, who frowned as he wiped away the baby food and turned to face Dark Pit. "...did I come at a bad time?"
"Oh my goodness, thirteen seconds, another record eclipsed!" exclaimed Cappy, as he jotted down the "new record" on his notepad. Mario and Dark Pit gave the talking hat questionable looks, while Jennifer smiled and clapped because that's what babies do. "is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Ah, screw it, I'll mark it down anyways..."
"Dude what are you even recording...?" Dark Pit questioned Cappy, giving him an extremely inquisitive stare. "You are such a goofball, just like Pit...you might even have Pit beat, as far as I'm concerned..."
Dark Pit: This isn't Cappy's first rodeo writing down "records" of stupid crap; sometimes he likes to make records of certain brawlers, such as myself. That dumb hat is always hovering outside my bedroom window at night - see him all the time - constantly recording how long I snore in my sleep, and how many times I wet the bed. Part of me wished that I wasn't making that stuff up. Another part of me wished that I didn't say that out loud...you're gonna cut this bit out, right?
"Nice-a going, Dark Pit...if it weren't for-a you, Jennifer would've finally eaten her-a food, thereby solidifying my status as a solid-a father," Mario scolded the doppelganger, though Dark Pit didn't seem to care. "But I've done-a everything I could, and now, I might as well-a call it quits..."
"How about I give this baby-feeding thing a shot..." Dark Pit smirked cockily, as he stretched out his fingers in preparation. "Hand me that spoon and that baby food, and watch a pro do this!" Begrudgingly, Mario gave Dark Pit the materials needed for baby feeding, taking a step back as Dark Pit came over to Jennifer. Understandably, Jennifer looked scared for her life, as she had never seen Dark Pit before, and in an instant she would break into a crying fit.
"Making my daughter cry, are-a we?" Disgusted with Mario's comments, Dark Pit gritted his teeth as a great fury of indignation rose inside of him. "Can't say I blame-a her - I too would-a cry if some unoriginal, wannabe kid was standing in-a my presence. Told you to ditch-a the edgy flair a long-a time ago, Dark Pit!"
"A long time ago? It was only like over a month...someone obviously can't keep track of time. Now shut your mouth, and watch!" Preparing the spoon of baby food in his hand, Dark Pit stuck the spoon into Jennifer's mouth, taking it out immediately as he stepped back. Moments later...
...Jennifer swallowed the food and smiled, not even spitting it out or anything. She finally did it, she ate the food! Dark Pit turned around and gestured to Mario and Cappy, his arms spread out wide as he looked up to the heavens, while Mario and Cappy just stood there dumbfounded. Mario more so than Cappy was.
"What...but why...how...?" blubbered Mario, at a loss of words, as his jaw was left hanging agape. Cappy would write something down on his notepad, before tearing off the page, balling it up, and tossing it in the nearest trash can.
"Well would you look at that...your dumb baby accepted the baby food from me, and not from you!" bragged Dark Pit, seeing how extremely dumbfounded Mario was. Brought pure joy to the doppelganger's face. "I'm her real daddy now - go to the back of the line, Mario!"
"Why you little..." Mario rolled up his sleeves as he braced himself to throw some rounds with Dark Pit, only for Cappy to grab the plumber by the collar and prevent him from approaching the doppelganger. Dark Pit smirked, his arms folded, as he watched Cappy holding Mario back.
'Now now, Mario, we don't want there to be any bloodshed when Jennifer's around..." Cappy advised the plumber, as another visitor stepped inside Mario's home. It was the koopa king himself, Bowser. "How about you and Dark Pit take your business outside?"
"Outta my way you blokes, comin' through!" yelled Bowser, as he barged through the living room, pushing Mario and Dark Pit aside on his way to Jennifer. The koopa king picked up the infant, as she started crying. "Crying already, aren't ya? You don't need a diaper change, do you? Please don't let it be a diaper change..."
"Bowser why do you have-a my baby for?" Mario questioned his arch-nemesis, as he got up off the floor. "Nobody said-a you could touch her. I understand that you're-a desperate to have a human child, but please keep-a your hands off my..."
"Whoever said I wanted a human child? Do you now how much high maintenance that requires?! Ah, you're a parent, so you'll eventually figure it out on your own. I'm just handing your daughter over to Peach, since obviously you spent too much of your time with Jennifer. That's her name, right?"
"Don't even know the baby's name...how predictable," scoffed Dark Pit, as Bowser glared at him intensely. "How about you just hand the baby over to me, she likes me more!"
"Kid, aren't you supposed to be brooding over your breakup with Flora? Aren't you supposed to be crying and depressed and crap, and growing out your facial hair to show how heartbroken you are? Can you even grow facial hair to begin with?"
"I got over my breakup with Flora a week ago, I've moved on...I know she'll come back to me soon. I mean, who is there for that chick to fall in love with?"
Flora: I've seen that Dark Pit has been feeling better ever since I broke up with him at Berkut's wedding. Yes, breaking up at a wedding was a very unprofessional thing to do, especially in front of such a large crowd, but all good things have to come to an end... *tears up, and breaks down into a crying fit* ...I'm such a shame!
"Yeah, whatever, just keep basking in your own daydreams and maybe you'll eventually see the light," responded Bowser, walking away with Jennifer in his hands. "There's tons of girls out there who are infinitely better than Flora, just saying..."
"Who told you that-a you could leave here with-a my child?" Mario questioned Bowser, making him stop in his tracks right before he reached the front door. Jennifer was still crying, yet Bowser did not seem to care.
"My conscience did, now leave me alone! A simple man can't even take an infant to her mother anymore? Good grief, what has this world come to..." Bowser continued walking, holding the crying Jennifer comfortably in his hands.
"Oh no you-a don't...Cappy, stop-a him!" commanded Mario, as he pointed at the retreating Bowser. But Cappy would look around in confusion, while Bowser left Mario's house for good.
"But I'm just a floating cap with short, stubby arms!" stated Cappy, leading Mario to facepalm and sigh. "I'm just like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but without the giant hand and the tail...my arms are my downfall!"
"If it weren't-a for your capturing ability, Cappy, you'd be so-a worthless..." As painful as that sounded, it was undoubtedly true. Done facepalming, Mario looked up and turned to Dark Pit, who was idly standing by; the plumber looked at him with intent eyes.
"You're not...gonna do what I think you're gonna do, are you?" Dark Pit asked cautiously, feeling nervous. The smile on Mario's face confirmed the doppelganger's worst fears...
With Cloud gone away, Link had to step up to the plate, and finish decorating the ballroom by himself, so Cilan could check it out and gush over how awesome the interior looked. Link should invest in getting some earphones, should Cilan ramble incessantly in an extremely positive manner.
When Link brought Cilan to the ballroom, to check things out, Cilan did what the Hylian assumed what would transpire...sigh happily before fainting to the floor in bliss. After using some of Leia's smelling salts to awaken Cilan, Link showed the connoisseur around the ballroom, showing off the progress he (and Cloud) did while Cilan was away. Needless to say, Cilan was very much impressed.
"I absolutely LOVE what you've done to the place, everything looks so exquisite!" exclaimed Cilan, while Link gave an awkward smile. "The whiteness of the walls are so simple, yet effective...the white tablecloths give this ballroom a sense of beauty and style...and the glass statue, what can I say? Totally looks rad in white! Link, you and Cloud should be my go-to decor guys for life!" In the back of his mind, Link was hoping that wouldn't be the case.
"Um, Cilan, Cloud and I didn't touch the glass statue," affirmed Link, wondering why the glass statue of Mother Brain was even present. Just because she was the mother of...well, someone, didn't mean anything. "You prohibited us from going anywhere near it. Also, do you think this ballroom has too much white?"
"Definitely not - it's for the best that we just have one color for the entire ballroom. A color such as white is so simple, and gives the ballroom a special aura, a sense of identity. Too many colors would ruin the flow. Less is more, as I always say!"
Layton: Luke and I just took the Duck Hunt Dog out for a walk - and it went swell! Thought the dog would chase down any squirrel in sight, but instead he came after ducks...ducks, for crying out loud. Such a weird canine. Nevertheless, Luke and I are done, and Luke should be returning the Duck Hunt Dog to his doghouse...
Luke: *from afar* GET BACK HERE, YOU STUPID MUTT! *pants* Oh legs, why must you fail me now...
Layton:...as you have just heard, Luke is experiencing a little difficulty keeping the Duck Hunt Dog contained. That dog could be chasing around a duck. But I'm confident Luke will take him to his doghouse shortly.
"Haven't seen Cloud in here...where did he run off to?" Cilan asked, looking around for the blonde swordsman. "He couldn't have possibly bailed on you and make you do his dirty work, did he?"
"No he didn't bail - he just had to make an important call," replied Link, not knowing who Cloud called in the first place. The fact that the swordsman had yet to return made Link feel rather suspicious. "The mannerisms he displayed suggested that the call was of utmost importance..."
Suddenly, the Duck Hunt Dog ran inside the ballroom, chasing after a butterfly. As the dog chased after the flying insect, he would knock several things down, such as the tables, the glasses, the curtains, and even the glass statue of Mother Brain that made Cilan fall to his knees in despair as it crashed to the floor and broke into pieces.
"Not the glass statue, I spent a fortune on that thing!" lamented Cilan, as Link came over to comfort the connoisseur. The Duck Hunt Dog ran outside the ballroom, still chasing after that darn butterfly. "Now I'm gonna have to pay Wario back big time..."
"I can spare you some silver rupees if you like," Link offered to Cilan, who was in too much despair to accept the Hylian's request. "They were given to me from the Ordon kids, so you might need some disinfectant, to be on the safe side..." As Link continued comforting Cilan, Luke entered the ballroom, seeing the damage done.
"Have you seen the Duck Hunt Dog running about anywhere?" the young detective asked Link and Cilan, daring not to ask why the ballroom was a total mess.
Upon hearing that Sonic was willing to repair Itsuki and Tsubasa's relationship, Tails immediately returned to flying his kite, up in the sunny sky. Nobody flew kites these days, so huge props to Tails for keeping the hobby alive.
As Tails flew his kite, he couldn't help but notice Cloud, who was outside calling someone on the phone. In fact, the swordsman was outside for the longest now, with his cellphone up to ear, as he walked around. To make things even weirder, Cloud wasn't saying a thing - it was like he was listening to music, but without headphones. Tails knew that Cloud didn't listen to music, which in turned made him a weirdo. How can you not enjoy listening to music?!
"He's been outside ever since I started flying my kite..." remarked Tails, observing Cloud's every movement and action. "...time to see what's up." Tails put away his kite, as he flew over to Cloud. Cloud, seeing Tails with the corner of his eye, took his phone away from his ear, acting like nothing was wrong. "Who are you calling, Cloud? You've been outside since forever!"
"Just calling the dentist's office, no one special," replied Cloud, nervously scratching the spiky hair on his head. "Trying to set up a dentist's appointment - haven't been to the dentist in years. They've put me on hold for what seems to be an eternity, and so I'm still outside, waiting for an answer."
"That's weird, because the on-hold music sounds an awful lot like the Luigi's Mansion theme to me." Although the suspension was reaching a boiling point, Cloud did not exhibit any form of nervousness, or worry about his cover being blown. "What do you have to say about that?"
"The dentists are huge fans of Luigi, that's my only answer. Very questionable song choice, yes, but at least it's easy to loop it for a good thirty minutes. Kinda like those videos you see on YouTube." So it does seem that Cloud listens to music...crisis averted. "I'm expecting someone to answer my call in less than an hour, and if not, I'm hanging up...can't let my phone drain more battery."
"Okay then, I believe ya..." Tails flew away, but his doubts and suspicions were still strongly prevalent. "Hope you can get that dentist's appointment set up. Not going to the dentist in years...that really has to suck."
Tails: That music though...I can only assume that Cloud is contacting King Boo. That's my only explanation. But why King Boo for? Could it be because he can revive people from the dead? I've heard an interesting theory that King Boo visits Bowser in the afterlife, and restores his life after Mario defeats him...that can only explain why Bowser still looks fresh and good-as-new, despite the countless times he was thrown into the lava. Knew Bower wasn't as immortal as he claimed to be. Is Cloud reaching out to King Boo, and making a deal with him to revive Aerith...from this universe?
With Tails gone, Cloud resumed to his phone call, putting his phone back up to his ear. Spying on the swordsman from afar behind the shrubbery was Midna and Uka, who were waiting for something exciting to happen, something that would provide some insight as to why Cloud was acting so questionable. But so far, not a single development.
"This has gotten boring...more boring than hearing Cortex practice his pathetic evil monologues," remarked Uka, letting out a big yawn. "Only thing that would make this interesting is if that Sora brat came out of nowhere, and talked up a storm about how he learned to fly. Kept telling that same story at the dinner table. That poor kid is such a lost soul..."
"Let me get a bit closer to Cloud, to see why he isn't saying anything..." Midna said to Uka, before flying over to Cloud and appearing behind his head. The imp listened closely, as Cloud turned his head several times. He could feel that someone was behind him, but he didn't know who. Midna, having heard enough, returned to her hiding spot.
"So, what did you hear? Heard any talking? Any incoherent rambling on the phone? Or has Cloud been holding that phone up to his ear like a weirdo?"
"All I heard was some music...sounded spooky, almost. And if you ask me, spooky is right up my alley. But with that being said, Cloud is definitely calling someone mysterious, if the music is a indicator to go by. But who exactly is he calling? Maybe a special someone of Cloud's can give us some answers..."
Over at the mimosa bar, all the mothers were enjoying themselves, as they had some drinks and had even more conversations. Sonic, Itsuki, and Zelda were operating the bar; Pit, who was supposed to work at the bar, ran away, and after Itsuki sort of shot down the idea of Tsubasa working at the bar, Zelda was brought along.
"Because I'm still below the required drinking age in the U.S., I probably shouldn't be working at this mimosa bar," Sonic said to his two co-workers, after serving Mrs. Pac-Man a drink. "But quite frankly, I don't see anyone else that would be better at my job, so I'll take it...we could have really used your girlfriend, Tsubasa, business would be booming!"
"What do you mean, 'business would be booming'...it's not like we're selling the drinks," stated Itsuki, as Zelda started to foresee some bickering between Sonic and Itsuki on the horizon. "Besides, serving drinks just isn't Tsubasa's cup of tea - she would be flustered on the job."
"Flustered from what, serving drinks to mothers? You telling me that Tsubasa is scared of alcoholic drinks? Obviously you don't know your girlfriend that well. A great boyfriend would never doubt their girlfriend's abilities!"
"I never said that I doubt Tsubasa's abilities...I'm just trying to keep it real. Keep it one hundred, as the cool kids typically say. A great boyfriend would at least spend some time with their loved one...something I haven't seen you do with Amy in weeks."
"Well look who's talking..." At this point, the tension between Sonic and Itsuki was reaching an all-time high, and Zelda wished to lower the tension before things got ugly.
"Can we please not do this today?" pleaded the princess, stepping in between Sonic and Itsuki. Would be a bad look if a fight broke out at the mimosa bar. "How about we save this bickering until after the Mother's Day weekend, so there won't be any ruined reputations?"
"Excuse me, but can I get another glass of raspberry lemonade please?" Peach asked Zelda and company, idly standing at the mimosa bar. The three workers took sight of the princess, before returning to their usual spots.
"I can pour up a glass for you, Princess Peach," replied Zelda, as she poured up her fellow princess a drink. As she did so, Sonic and Itsuki stared each other down - good thing Zelda intervened, before things got personal real quick. "Here you go, princess - one glass of raspberry lemonade!" Zelda handed the drink to Peach, who took it heartily.
"Thank you very much!" thanked Peach, walking away so she could return to the conversation involving Daisy and Pauline. A mere moment after Peach had left, Midna flew over to Zelda, tapping her on the shoulder to grab her attention.
"Sorry for interrupting, princess, but do you know where Aerith is?" Midna asked Zelda, hoping she knew the answer. Zelda biting her lip indicated that she didn't.
"Beats me, but I can rest assure you that she's in the mansion," responded Zelda, without a stroke of confidence in her response. Midna groaned and rolled her eyes, as she flew towards the mansion. Uka would have to wait by himself for just a while.
Uka: Come to think of it, Midna is a much more valuable prospect than Cortex...she can use a variety of magic spells, and can even manipulate Twilight, which she told me about earlier. What is Cortex capable of? Making evil plans that go nowhere, running away like a coward, and nothing else. That ray gun he has is totally hit-or-miss. What's more is that while Midna isn't evil, she definitely looks the part for being a villain. Can't say the same for Cortex, though - only kindergartners take that guy seriously.
Near the mimosa bar, several conversations were taking place; Red's mom was telling Mrs. Pac-Man about how her son despised Youngster Joey, and how he plotted to punch Joey in the face (like anyone else would) before she intervened. Mrs. Olimar was telling Nowi all about her family, and how she planned to send her pet Bulborg, Bulbie, to the circus. And Peach, Daisy, and Pauline...they were just having a conversation in general. Nothing special.
"Are you sure you should be having drinks from the mimosa bar?" Daisy cautiously asked Peach, who was taking a sip of her raspberry lemonade. "You did give birth just a week ago...you should've remained at home and let your body rest."
"I don't see what's so wrong - and besides, I've refrained from having a single alcoholic drink, since I know you're concerned about me," replied Peach, after she was done sipping her lemonade. "Acting like you're supposed to be my mom...are you insisting that because I'm a mom, I should watch what I'm drinking? You're a mom too, Daisy, you should do the same yourself...right, Pauline."
"I suppose, Peach...but at least Daisy is a bit more responsible, no offense," replied Pauline, offering her two cents on the situation. "You can be a little scatterbrained at times, Peach, and if you ask me, I wouldn't trust a scatterbrained woman with a drink in her hand any day of the week! But I will say, being scatterbrained has made you endearing to some...like Mario."
"Me, being scatterbrained? Never thought of it...unless I'm just terrible at being self-aware. But hopefully Jennifer won't inherit any of my...'scatterbrainedness'. Can't have that running amok in the family!"
"Oh yes, that would be terrible...speaking of whom, how is your baby daughter doing? I've been hearing all sorts of talk about her, but I've yet to see her in person. I take it Mario is taking real good care of her?"
Before Peach could answer, someone cleared their throat, loudly enough to get the mothers' attention. This throat-clearing came from Bowser, who was standing outside holding something behind his back.
"Good afternoon ladies - Peach, Daisy, Pauline, Nowi, Olimar's wife, Pac-Man's wife, Red's smoking hot mom who I hope isn't having an affair with Professor Oak...thank you all for coming," greeted Bowser, as Red's mom started to feel somewhat uncomfortable. "I'm sure you're all having a great start to this Mother's Day weekend at the mansion, correct?"
"Get it over with already Bowser, you're kinda getting in our way," Zelda told the koopa king, who fired back at the princess with a glare. "Say what you need to say, so that we can..."
"How am I getting in the way, it's not like you're doing anything important! Not like you were all having some super-special meeting, and my presence made you all lose your train of thought. Coming after me, just because I'm a bad guy...you can be such a pick-and-choose person sometimes, Zelda. Anyways, before I was so rudely interrupted, I would like to present to you all...Peach and Daisy, you're free to not give a reaction...JENNIFER!"
Bowser would pull out Jennifer from behind his back, holding her in the sky like he was Rafiki holding Simba from the Lion King, holding her high for everyone to see. Peach was weary, Daisy facepalmed, Zelda looked away in disgust, the other ladies were confused, and Sonic and Itsuki...well, they were just there. Amazingly, Jennifer was no longer crying, as she remained cool, calm, and collected in Bowser's giant hands.
Bowser: *holding Jennifer in his arms* Found a way to shut this baby up for good...after I changed her diaper, which was the most vomit-inducing thing I've ever done - must remind Mario to stop feeding this baby corn, for the greater good - I gave Jennifer a bath at the lake, and just like that, she was crying no more! Which must mean that the water in that lake is flipping miracle water. Would've washed Jennifer with the Sparkling Water from the pool, but thanks to Mario and company, that water is now filthy beyond repair...
"Bowser, what are you doing with my baby girl?" Peach asked the koopa king, who was now holding Jennifer in the comfort of his arm. So far, Bowser was looking like a pro, with the way he was handling Jennifer - Mario and Peach really should have named him the godfather! But having a koopa as a godfather would've been awkward. "Did you ask Mario for permission to hold her?"
"Well, duh...what do you think I am, a child predator?" retorted Bowser, with his hand on his hip. "You think I'm just gonna snatch Jennifer away from Mario, and parade around with the child and do all sorts of perverted things with her? I know I'm evil, but I'm not that evil...every villain has their standards, you know!"
"As long as you asked Mario to hold Jennifer, fair and square, then I have no choice but to let you have her...but I must ask, why did you come here for?"
"Man, Peach, you can be a little dense sometimes...hopefully Jennifer won't pick up that trait from you." Scatterbrained and dense...that's a no bueno combination right there. "I just wanted to show off your baby to our lady friends, who have never seen your baby before. I'm essentially doing the hard work for you. I know Pauline is super delighted!"
"But why would I be delighted for?" questioned Pauline, before Bowser headed over to the brunette. He then grabbed Pauline's hand and shook it, with a smile a proud father would give to his son after he won a high school championship game.
"Pauline, I would like to congratulate you on finally being a grandmother!" Bowser congratulated the brunette, leaving her bewildered just as much as everyone else was. "I know you weren't informed about the news of your milestone after Jennifer was born, which is why I'm here to inform you in person! Tell us how you feel!"
"I don't need to tell you how I feel, now get away from me Bowser!" frowned Pauline, slapping the koopa king away. Bowser looked at Pauline with a crazed face - how could she do such a thing?! "Also, what's this talk about me being a grandma?
"Watch where you're throwing that hand Pauline, you could've given your granddaughter a concussion! You know how ugly concussions can get - there's a big lawsuit over that stuff. And it seems that you're a bit unaware, so why don't you have your daughter-in-law fill in for you?"
"Princess Peach, being Pauline's daughter-in-law?" questioned Red's mother, who like the other mothers was demanding answers. "How on earth is that even possible?!"
"Oh, I'll tell you how...Pauline, believe it or not, is Mario's mother, which therefore makes Peach her daughter-in-law, and Jennifer her granddaughter! Poor Pauline here is living in her own denial, and I'm the one to make her come to reality!"
"I'm terribly sorry Bowser, but if holding Jennifer hostage is gonna make Pauline fall in love with you, then it's not gonna work," Sonic called out to the koopa king, who glared down the blue blur. "I totally understand if you wanna do it, so you could be Mario's dad and have bragging rights and all, but..."
"Whoever said I'm holding this baby hostage to make Pauline fall in love with me, and whoever mentioned anything about bragging rights? Shut your trap hole Sonic, or I'll have to do it myself! Now where were we..." Bowser redirected his attention to Pauline. "Miss Pauline, do you accept Jennifer as your granddaughter?
"I still have no clue what you're talking about...and I don't know what point you're trying to prove. Maybe you could give us some clarification?"
Bowser wouldn't be able to give any clarification, when an arrow was fired from up above at the koopa, striking him in the leg. Boser's eyes grew wide, before he yelled in pain and fell to the ground, tossing Jennifer up into the air. Everyone watched in peril, as the baby flew up into the air and came back down...
...only to land in the hands of an angel, or rather a doppelganger. Dark Pit swooped by and grabbed Jennifer, before descending to the ground where Bowser was holding his leg in pain with a smile on his face. This couldn't possibly be Dark Pit - rescuing babies wasn't in his DNA.
"I do believe this baby belongs to you, princess," said Dark Pit as he handed Jennifer over to Peach, who was confused as to why Dark Pit had a mustache and was wearing a red cap all of a sudden. Confused she was no more, when Mario "decaptured" Dark Pit and hopped out of his body. "Sorry I allowed-a Bowser to harm-a our child Peach, stopping him was fruit-a less," Mario apologized to his wife, while Dark Pit looked around and analyzed his surroundings.
Cappy: Teaching Bowser a lesson in kidnapping babies was easier done than said - all it took was for an arrow to the knee! (Or the back of the knee, rather.) On the other hand, keeping Dark Pit contained so we could capture him was easier said than done - never heard a kid needlessly complaining so much in my entire life!
"You didn't have to apologize, Mario - as long as Jennifer's safe and sound, there is nothing you should be apologizing for," assured Peach, cuddling Jennifer in her arms, before turning to Pauline. "Say, Pauline, would you like to hold Jennifer? I know you wanna..."
"Eh, I can hold her for a few minutes, no harm done," shrugged Pauline, as Peach handed her Jennifer, who was all smiles. Pauline, in turned, smile too. If Bowser wasn't ailing in pain, he would have looked at Pauline and Jennifer and shed a tear, being able to witness such a beautiful grandmother-granddaughter bonding moment. "Can't believe Bowser thought this baby was my grandchild..."
"There's a particular reason why-a Bowser thought that," Mario chuckled nervously, as Pauline continued to hold Jennifer. Little by little, the brunette was starting to warm up to the infant. A new bond was forming...
Back to Midna and Uka, who were now joined by Aerith behind the shrubbery, spying on Cloud. After much time spent waiting, the person whom Cloud was calling finally resumed the call, as Aerith and company were listening closely.
"So what you're saying is, the device won't be ready to go until later in the year, once you and Dr. Wily run some tests first," Cloud said into the phone, as Aerith and company watched intently. "Okay then, just making sure...just trying to make some amends for the time comes."
"I've seen Cloud trying to call that number throughout the week..." Aerith said to Midna and Uka, as the phone conversation prolonged. At some moments, Cloud looked almost affable - emphasis on "almost". "...and I've never mounted up the courage to ask him who he was calling. But the mention of Dr. Wily makes me assume that he's calling Professor E. Gadd."
"Ew, that old loser, with his gibberish-sounding accent?" scoffed Midna. E. Gadd did speak with ambiguous gibberish - don't even try to deny it. "Why call him for? And what exactly is this device Cloud speaks of?"
"That's all I needed to know. Thanks for finally answering my call. Appreciate it...yeah, I'll talk to you another time, maybe. Again, thank you, and take care." Cloud ended his phone call, and as he did, Aerith appeared from behind the bushes to confront her boyfriend.
"Aerith you fool, what are you doing?!" Uka questioned the flower girl as she approached Cloud. Just when Cloud put away his phone, he saw Aerith near him one moment later, with a smile on her face.
"Who were you speaking with, Cloud?" Aerith asked the swordsman, whom she spooked with her presence. Just seeing Cloud spooked like that made the swordsman vulnerable in the flower girl's eyes. "Was it someone you know? A good friend of yours? Thought you said you didn't have any friends..."
"Uh, I was speaking with an acquaintance of mine...someone I've met a few years ago," explained Cloud, nervously scratching the back of his head as Aerith's smile made him even more nervous. "You wanna meet them in person or something?"
"No, not at all, I was just...just curious. You know how my curiosity leads me to new places, when you step out of your element. I only wish that you could do that more often than not." Aerith would pinch Cloud's cheek, and Cloud had no other choice but to accept it as fate. However, it was pretty funny to Midna and Uka, who giggled just a little.
Aerith: I know Cloud was calling Professor E. Gadd back there, and I'm going to burst his bubble. He can hide things from the others with ease, but he can't hide from me...
Fox and Falco, after having lunch in the dining room, would return to the Star Records room, and on their way there they heard what sounded like growling. Growling that came from a nearby room. The pilots quickly ran to said room - which was Itsuki and Touma's room - and saw that it was a mess.
However, the fiend that was seemingly responsible for the room being a pigsty was the Duck Hunt Dog, who was in a tug-of-war battle with Luke. The two were tugging away at what appeared to be a map, with several red X marks on it.
"Hey hey hey, back off you two!" frowned Fox, as he and Falco got involved and pulled Luke and the Duck Hunt Dog away. As they did so, they ripped the map in two in the process, with Luke and the Duck Hunt Dog holding the pieces. "Good grief...way to mess up someone's room, huh?"
"The Duck Hunt Dog was harder to control than I had anticipated, hehe," chuckled Luke, as Fox dusted off the detective. Falco would place the Duck Hunt Dog on the floor and grabbed the leash, before taking the piece of the map out of the mutt's mouth.
"Hey Luke, can you give me that piece of the map?" the avian pilot asked the young detective, who handed the map piece over. Falco would put the two pieces together, and looked at the map inquisitively, as Fox came over. "Know what this is a map of?"
"Judging by the landmarks, this is without question a map of Seattle," replied Fox, taking note of all the red X's marked on the map. "There's red X's all over this thing...what is even the purpose of this map? More importantly...what's it doing in Itsuki's room?"
"We'll just keep this map in our 'records' for the time being...and ask Itsuki about it when the time is right," replied Fox, taking the map from Falco and placing the pieces in his pocket. "The map might serve as the answer to all these...'developments' going on."
Cloud returned to the ballroom, with Aerith tagging along just because, and when the swordsman returned, he saw Link and Cilan painting the walls. This was the last task of the day; everything else in the ballroom was restored, after the Duck Hunt Dog had ran amok and knocked things over.
"So here I am, back in the ballroom, and you're in the same position when I left," Cloud said to Link, shaking his head. "Man, you sure are one slow worker..."
"Cut Link some slack, Cloud - that Duck Hunt Dog thought he could run all over the ballroom, ruin MY decorations, and get away with it!" defended Cilan, who was still ticked about the fate of his glass statue. "The nerve of that dog, to destroy my glass statue of Mother Brain..."
"Mother Brain has literally nothing to do with Mother's Day, aside from the name. So that glass statue being destroyed was for the best. At least the moms won't be scared to see some giant freaky brain peering over them during that feast. Same goes for everyone else."
Cloud: Since my mom is dead, I don't give a crap about Mother's Day. Even if she was still alive, and with me right now, I still wouldn't give a crap about Mother's Day. And there's not a single thing you can do to change how I feel...
The grandmaster of the Mother's Day festivities was none other than Rosalina, who was speaking with Master Hand and giving the giant hand some bright ideas she had in mind for the Mother's Day weekend. In addition, she also accepted ideas from her fellow residents, no matter how ridiculous the request...case in point, Roy.
"I'm telling you, a Straight Fiyah performance would be legit, and a real treat for all the moms in attendance," Roy explained to the apathetic Master Hand and Rosalina, as Crash, who was standing next to the swordsman, nodded his head in agreement. "Think about it - with Crash's singing, my excellent dance moves, and the stage presence of all the other members..."
"Name me one of your songs, and maybe we'll consider your idea," ordered Master Hand, leaving Roy stumped. "Better yet, name me one of your songs that has to do with Pikachu Day." This left Roy even more stumped. "Good, just what I thought. Now leave my room, before I have to bring Rayquaza up in here!" Roy and Crash did as they were told, leaving the room real quick.
"Seriously, Master Hand, do you have to make Pikachu Day a focal point for the entire weekend?" Rosalina questioned the giant hand, who was adamant on promoting the day. Even when it wasn't necessary. "None of the mothers will know what it is..."
"...which is why we'll educate them during the feast, so they can tell their lady friends and others and spread the awareness. We'll even give them some Pikachu Sushi Rolls to take home, and give to loved ones! Provided the sushi rolls can make it past the health inspector, of course."
"We'd have a better chance with the cheesesteaks..." Rosalina muttered under her breath, keeping her voice low so Master Hand wouldn't hear her. Pikachu Cheesesteaks or Pikachu Sushi Rolls...either one would be better than your average Straight Fiyah performance.
Unfortunately for Roy and Crash, said performance would never come to fruition, after Roy's idea was shot down. He and Crash hanged outside the mansion, seated near some tree and feeling despondent. Some day, one day, someone will give Straight Fiyah a chance...ha, as if!
"We may not have the approval of Master Hand and Rosalina...but at least we have each other," Roy assured Crash, patting the bandicoot on his shoulder. Crash looked up at the swordsman, giving him an assuring smile. "Some day, we'll get our chance to...shine...what is that?"
Roy pointed upwards, at a small flying ship that was slowly descending towards the tree. The ship was playing a tune - a playful yet devious tune - and on this ship were four rabbits - one was short, one was fat, one had blonde hair, and one was tall and lanky. Going off by the descriptions, you might know who these rabbits were.
"Did ya say somethin' about getting ya chance to shine?" the short rabbit, dressed in green and wearing a top hat, asked Roy. The rabbits behind him all giggled, either as a sign of unity or just because they felt like it. "Nice to meet ya, Topper's da name! And these are my friends - Harriet, Spewart, and Rango! Ya can call us...da Broodals!"
"The Broodals...the Broodals...are you a traveling musical group that comes around every Easter?" asked Roy, unnerving Topper with his ignorance. "Easter was last month, so you missed your opportunity to..."
"Shut yer mouth, red hair boy, and listen up!" Roy did as he was told, as he and Crash listened closely to what Topper had to say. "You said that ya wanted your chance to shine, a chance to show da world what you're made of...and us Broodals, we can make your dreams come true!"
"Okay, so you're not a traveling musical group...you must be genies!" Topper again was unnerved; if he could punch Roy in the face, he would. "Pretty interesting genie attire, I'll admit."
"Did I not tell ya to shut your mouth?!" boomed Topper, and once again Roy kept his mouth sealed tight. "As I was saying, we can make your dreams come true, but if and only if you and your furry pal can do us a favor..."
"Uh, sure, Crash and I can do anything you want us to do. We'd love to get our k-pop band started off on the right track, so we'll do whatever it takes to get a jump start! No matter what!"
"Yeah, that's what I like, that's da spirit! There's only thing that you gotta do, and one thing only...you just need to tell us what we need to know..."
Watching Roy speaking with Topper inside from her bedroom window was Lucina, watching the entire conversation take place. The princess turned away from the window, with a perturbed face, and took out her cellphone and dialed a number right away.
"Hello, Raven, are you there?" she would say into the phone after her call was answered, as she quickly exited her room.