Author's Note:
Got a Super Mario Party-themed chapter for y'all today. Also, some good news...I played in my first Smash tournament yesterday, as Zelda (and Corrin, for the losers bracket), and I finished...in the Top 6! Or was it top 8? Meh. All I know is, I didn't go 0-2 in the bracket...well, at least until I get eliminated. But enough about that. Let's answer some reviews:
Will the Valkyria Chronicles characters show up next chapter? Will we see more of Morrigan and Lilith in later chapters? Are you still gonna inlcude a Monster Hunter Stories chapter? Have you included a scene of King K. Rool singing Finest Hour from the Donkey Kong Country cartoon? And finally what are your thoughts on the Playstation Final Fantasy games getting ported to the Switch? (And do you hope Namco will do the same with their Playstation Tales games?)
VK4 already released worldwide, didn't it? I'll do a VC chapter before the end of the year. Expect Morrigan and Lilith to be featured some in later chapters. I may do a Monster Hunter Stories chapter. I haven't done that scene yet. And having the FF games ported to the Switch was a great decision by Nintendo. Namco should do the same thing with their Playstation Tales games. Another guest review, that has me...terrified:
"I kinda want to see everyones reaction on bowsette in Smash Life XD"
Oh no...not Bowsette...why Bowsette...why? Why? How about I finish things off with Derick Lindsey, before I go crazy...
"I wondered how the date went between Zelda, Link, Linkle and her mystery date went or will that be reserved for next chapter?"
That will be in this chapter. Moving on:
"Also when are Fox and Falco going to Japan to rescue DK since they have the money and they should be packed up and raring to go seeing as they only need to take DK and get outta there?"
I've come up with an excuse for why Fox and Falco haven't left for Japan yet. At his point, I should stop coming up with the excuses...
Episode 146: Partytime
Thanks to the strong, dedicated efforts of the residents, more than enough money was raised to cover for the mansion's second mortgage bill. Everyone pitched in - from Sonic, selling his chili dogs, to Ryu, giving away his sports drinks for quick cash. It was thanks to these efforts that Mario now had a tattoo of his baby self on his butt, while riding atop Yoshi...Yoshi was still feeling some kind of way about that.
Because the mortgage was under Master Hand's name, it was up to the giant hand to pay the mortgage on time, so he wouldn't have to worry about the mansion being foreclosed. But to the concern of Mario, Isabelle, and several others, Master Hand was acting pretty nonchalant about the whole mortgage thing. In fact, he hasn't even paid it yet!
Wanting to see what the big deal was, Isabelle would have a word with Master Hand, outside at the front of the mansion. There, the giant hand and Mega Man had to deal with angry customers, all of whom had purchased Dr. Light's Harmonizer 3000. Each angry customer had their own complaint about the device.
"It gave me radioactive poisoning, kept throwing up for days!" shouted an angry customer. He should definitely see a doctor for that.
"It nearly caused me to lose all of my fingers from my left hand!" shouted another angry customer. Maybe he wasn't using the Harmonizers 3000 right.
"It practically ruined my marriage, and caused my wife to divorce me!" shouted a third angry customer. Sounds like a major personal problem, bud...
"Alright, alright, simmer down, no need to get so angry!" Master Hand said to the angry crowd, though nothing he did worked. The mob was angrier than before. "Why don't you hear a word from Mega Man? His creator was the one who invented the Harmonizer 3000. He should take all the blame, not me!"
Master Hand: Many people have asked me why I haven't paid off the mortgage yet, and the reason is justified, in my opinion...I just have to right for the right time to pay. If I pay it too early, I'll be viewed as a Mr. Perfect; if I pay it too late, I'll be seen as lazy. Paying important bills comes with preserving my reputation, you know.
"You would make me do all the work for you, Master Hand..." Mega Man glared at the giant hand, before facing the crowd. Once the robot got everyone's attention, the customers kept quiet. "As Master Hand said, it was my creator who invented the Harmonizer 3000. My only role was to sell it to the public, and..."
"Question: where does Dr. Light live?" asked a female customer, raising her hand so she could be identified. Mega Man didn't want to give away Dr. Light's address, for he didn't know what the woman was plotting, but he shouldn't take any chances.
"He's over near Lake Chelan, in Chelan county. It's a pretty far walk from here, but I'm sure you can make it there in time?"
"Lake Chelan? Got it. C'mon you guys, let's go give this Dr. Light a piece of our minds!" The mob yet out a collective "Yeah!" as they all banded together and left the mansion, heading to Dr. Light's laboratory. Dr. Light better get his Robot Masters prepared.
"Lemme guess - Dr. Light lives as far away from Lake Chelan as possible, right?" Master Hand asked Mega Man, who smirked as he nodded his head. Mega Man, you sly little blue bomber...
"Dr. Light actually lives very close to Vancouver, near the waterfront," explained Mega Man; it was because of that far distance that Mega Man always rode on Rush to reach his destination. "He really enjoys the view, from up high."
"Close to Vancouver near the waterfront, eh? I should probably give him a visit...maybe even steal a Robot Master Hand or two." Master Hand turned around, and saw Isabelle, happily wagging her tail. "Ah, if it isn't Isabelle...how's my newest brawler doing?"
"Just fine - just wanted to ask you a quick question," replied Isabelle, who was holding her clipboard. Can't go anywhere without it. "It's about that second mortgage bill. Have you paid it off already?"
"Not yet, but mark my words, it will be paid very soon." Isabelle's face sank, as her smile was quickly turned upside down. "Why the long face, Isabelle? You don't want the mortgage to be paid off? You want everyone to return to their native lands? Well why didn't you say so?!"
"It's not that, it's just that I think we should pay off the mortgage before something happens. We don't know if someone might sneak inside the mansion and steal the money we raised. Or if we have a huge fire, and the money burns up!"
"Like any of those things would ever happen...man, you worry too much Isabelle. I mean, it's not like I would use a huge portion of the money to build a giant game board in the available land that we own. Which I actually did, by the way."
"Wait, you used the money raised to build a giant game board?" questioned Mega Man, as he and Isabelle were looking at Master Hand inquisitively. What else could Master Hand have used the money on? "Is that why I saw the Carpenters all of this week?"
"Drat, you know too much, Mega Man...and yes, that's why the Carpenters were here, to make my game board fantasy come true. They really had their work cut out for them, as you'll see later."
Mutoh: The massive game board we built for Master Hand ain't no regular game board, no no no...it's got all kinds of great perks, like Whomps, item shops, and even dangerous hazards! (None of which are life-threatening, I can guarantee you.) Also, it's got a bit of an ancient ruins theme to it, which is what Master Hand requested. When we unveiled the final product to Master Hand, his socks were blown off! I think he even shed a tear, although that stupid idiot Ichiro apparently thought otherwise.
"How much money did you spend altogether?" asked Isabelle; even if Master Hand had some money leftover, it wouldn't be so bad. Having no money at all would make things super problematic.
"Like you wanna know so bad..." murmured Master Hand, not wanting to be asked multiple questions. Answering them would make him look suspicious. "...all I can tell you is, we still have enough money left for the second mortgage. Thanks to your efforts, of course."
"Heh, I'm just glad that those customers earlier didn't ask for their money back..." remarked a relieved Mega Man; those customers would likely ask a refund from Dr. Light. If they ever find him.
"Volnutt told me the Harmonizer 3000 came with a no money back guarantee, so he's the one you should thank. Now if you excuse me, I must look for a decent hiding spot in the mansion, in the event Tom Nook comes back...I can never stand that monster."
As Master Hand went to the front door, he would soon stop in his tracks when the front door burst open, revealing Dark Pit. The doppelganger looked like he was in some deep trouble.
"Master Hand, do you have a minute?" Dark Pit asked the giant hand, who maneuvered around the doppelganger as he entered the mansion. Dark Pit would follow after him. "I think there's someone harboring a crush on me! I got this letter in the mail..."
"No offense Dark Pit, but nobody would ever send you a love letter in the mail," replied Master Hand, as Dark Pit reached into his pocket and took out the letter in question, unraveling it. "You're not even that attractive."
"Here's the love letter, can you read it?" Dark Pit held the letter up to Master Hand, but the giant hand wouldn't bother to look. Dark Pit was hardly ever this exasperated before. "There's some blood on it, though..."
"Why don't you get your girl Flora to read the letter? I'm not here to solve your personal problems, Dark Pit. That's your job. And maybe Wolf's job, as well. Perhaps you should show him that letter."
"I would show Flora the letter, but I can't give her the wrong idea. She'll probably misinterpret it, and assume that I'm cheating on her. Things would be real ugly from that point on."
"Well I don't even know what Flora sees in you, so it's not like you have anything to lose..." Visibly hurt, Dark Pit glared at Master Hand, wanting to know why he didn't think that favorably of him. "...uh, what I meant to say was, I hope you get to the bottom of...the letter...thing!"
"Thanks for nothing, Master Hand..." mumbled Dark Pit, as he walked away. Once he was by himself in the hallway, the doppelganger looked down at the letter, which as he said, had some blood on it. Very peculiar. The letter read:
Dear Future Boyfriend,
I'm gonna be your new girlfriend, just you wait and see...
You'll be all mine - mine to have, and mine to keep forever...
Come home, my precious angel, I'll be waiting...
Sincerely, your secret admirer...
Luigi: Golly, those Carpenters sure know-a how to keep a man up all night! They kept waking up poor-a Charles, making him cry, and Daisy and I had to take-a turns consoling Charles and bring-a him back to sleep. It was our own-a night shift. Was it worth sleeping the entire afternoon? Considering I had missed-a the ice cream truck...
Bowser Jr: Had some pretty delicious ice cream when that ice cream truck came by. It was pretty funny, seeing Popo so triggered and chasing the ice cream truck down the street. Chasing after Popo just wasn't worth Nana's time!
Nana: Thanks to Popo, we now have a restraining order filed against us by the man that drove the ice cream truck. Why am I a part of the restraining order, you ask? Because, in the words of Popo, I had to "take one for the team". Popo is gonna take one to the head pretty soon...
Standing in his backyard, Luigi looked at the giant game board constructed, not that far away from where he lived. The plumber sipped his cup of apple juice, as Daisy joined her husband outside.
"Staring at that game board isn't gonna make it go away, you know," the princess said to Luigi, as Luigi's stare remained locked on the game board out in the distance. "I'm afraid it's here to stay for a loooong time."
"You're saying that like I'm against-a the thing..." frowned Luigi, taking another sip from his cup of apple juice. "...I'm just nervous about those-a Whomps all over the game-a board. Could you imagine one of them-a squashing me? I'd be flatter than a pan-a cake!"
"Aw, look at you, so worried about what some silly monster's gonna do to you..." Daisy smiled, as she pinched Luigi's cheek and tugged on it. Luigi didn't really like it, as evidenced by how his eyes were closed. "What's some Whomp to a Thwomp? You'e seen countless of Thwomps before, and you don't say anything..."
"I...I just keep-a it to myself." Unable to endure the cheek pinching anymore, Luigi grabbed Daisy's hand and pulled it away from his face. "Besides, admitting my own-a fears would hamper my street-a cred."
"Did you ever have any street cred to begin with?" Luigi looked at his wife with an offended face - how could his own wife do him like that? "I kid, I kid! No need to take it so seriously..."
Soon Mario, Peach, Impa, and Lana entered Luigi's backyard, carrying various items. Mario was carrying dice blocks; Peach was carrying stars; Impa had a bag of gold coins; and Lana had a bunch of items. In case you couldn't tell, these were items used for the game board.
"Mind-a helping us out?" Mario asked Luigi and Daisy, feeling his knees buckle due to the weight of the dice blocks. Nonetheless, the plumber remained strong. "Master Hand wants-a us to transfer these items to the game-a board..."
"Are we seriously using the game-a board today, why not wait until next-a week?" questioned Luigi; this was likely an excuse for him to avoid the Whomps. "It was just-a finished last week..."
"You know how Master Hand can-a be when his own ambition gets-a in the way of things. Today might be a test-a run, to see how the game-a board works. I'm afraid we might-a be the test dummies."
"I wouldn't mind testing out the game board, honestly," stated Peach, who might be more optimistic about the game board than everyone else. Unless you leave out Lana, who's optimistic for just about anything. "It just reeks of a party!"
"You would say that, princess..." Impa said to Peach, before turning her attention to Luigi and Daisy. "Where is Linkle? Tell her to come outside, so we can put everything in its proper place. We need all hands on deck." Luigi and Daisy nervously looked at each other, leading Impa to raise an eyebrow.
"Linkle, unfortunately...cannot be here with us," stated Daisy, with a very nervous smile, as Impa became suspicious. Was Linkle suddenly falling off the wayside, refusing to participate? "For various reasons..."
"Various reasons such as...?" Impa folded her arms, putting the pressure on Luigi and Daisy to give the Sheikah an answer right away. Stalling could make Impa's suspicion reach an all-time high.
"Linkle is...Linkle will be going on a date this afternoon." As expected, Impa was left in shock, her eyes widening in utter disbelief. "Therefore, she can't be with us right now. She's getting prepared as I..."
"Linkle is going on a date? With who?!" If she could, Impa would sucker punch Mario to oblivion with her unbridled rage. "Tell me who her date is!"
"She never told us...just told us that she's going on a date. So we don't know either..."
Impa: Thought we made a promise to not be allured by love during our stay...granted, Calamity Ganon is vanquished, but still. Linkle's going to be in so much trouble...
Speaking of Linkle, why don't we check upon the female Hylian? She was adorned in a green dress, standing in front of a mirror in the mirror room, as Zelda and Rosalina were prepping her up. The former lady, who agreed to go on a double date with Linkle and her mystery man, was dressed for the occasion.
"Don't mind if I ask, but who is your date?" asked Zelda, feeling the urgent need to ask such a pressing question. "More importantly, where did you meet him? Was the meeting online, or in person?"
"My date said he greatly values his privacy, so he doesn't want me to disclose his identity to you until you meet him," explained Linkle, as Zelda and Rosalina exchanged looks of concern. "As for where we met, we met online, on a forum?"
"What kind of forum was it?" asked Rosalina, as she was tidying up Linkle's hair. Every physical aspect of Linkle had to be on point, if she wanted to leave a lasting impression on her date. "You and your date might have similar interests!"
"I forgot what the forum was called, but I do recall seeing a whole bunch of Pokemon images...and I saw so many posts about trading cards. For all I know, the forum could've been about witchcraft or something."
"Bulbapedia," Zelda and Rosalina both said simultaneously, knowing exactly what forum Linkle was talking about. For those of you that don't know, Bulbapedia was an online encyclopedia for all things Pokemon, and it came with its own forum.
"So I take it your date is a fan of Pokemon...how lovely," remarked Zelda, wondering if Linkle herself was a fan of Pokemon too. Which would be odd, considering she never made her interest known prior. "What else is your date interested in?"
"According to the conversation we had, he's really into honey buns, roller coasters, and pocket protectors," Linkle went on, speaking very favorably of her date as she mentioned those things. "He's true dating material, if you ask me!"
"I beg to differ..." mumbled Rosalina, as Zelda nudged the mother of Lumas in her side. "What, I was just speaking my mind!" Zelda shushed Rosalina, holding her index finger up to her mouth.
"Frankly I don't even know what my date looks like, but I know he must be a lovable, handsome hunk!" Hard to be a lovable, handsome hunk if you're fascinated by pocket protectors. "The kind of hunk you dream about in your fantasies...I'd love to stroke his chiseled chest. If he has one."
Luma: Mama, are you ever gonna go on a date with Ganondorf?
Rosalina: Keep quiet Luma, someone might hear you...not that it would matter, anyways. As far as I'm concerned, Master Hand might know about my feelings towards Rosalina, and went around town telling everyone about it. I think we might as well have a date...if Ganon is down with it.
Luma: Shouldn't it be the other way around, mama...
Rosalina: Luma, you clearly don't know my man like I do...Did I just call Ganondorf "my man"? Oh dearest me, it has begun...
Waiting outside the mirror room for the ladies to be done was Link, who like Zelda was also dressed for the occasion - despite having a way more formal attire than his girlfriend. The Hylian was chilling, relaxing against the wall and minding his own business, when his buddy Cloud showed up.
"Wow Link, you surprisingly look well-dressed for once..." Cloud complimented the Hylian's attire, surprised that he was even left smirking. "...some very nice slacks you got there. Who and where did you steal them from?"
"Very funny Cloud, but I know what you were trying to get at," retorted Link, who was feeling slightly offended. "You're making fun of me because I'm guy who has his money stolen, aren't you?"
"No, I'm just saying that you're the kind of guy who's too cheap to even afford a bowtie. Let alone looking remotely decent in anything fashionable. Gotta say, it's a huge step up from before. Moving on up in the world."
"Guess you never saw my fashionable suits at Mario and Luigi's weddings...and Berkut's, too." Link grumpily folded his arms in disgust, looking the other way. Too disgusted to even look at his friend.
"You mean Roy's fashionable suits, the ones you asked to borrow for a day." Cloud's comment made Link feel guilty, as he looked around scratching his head in purely faux innocence. "Roy could really help out with your wardrobe, you know."
"Yeah, yeah, I'll save that for another time..." As soon as Cloud walked away, Link perked up, wanting to say something else to the swordsman. "Wait, Cloud, stop! I need you to do me a huge solid!"
"Does this 'solid' involve me taking notes?" questioned Cloud, stopping in place and turning his head around to face Link. "You want me to critique your 'performance' while you're on your double date? Go find someone else, they might be desperate..."
"No I'm not gonna force you to critique me during my date...I've already asked Takamaru to perform that task. What I want you to do is...observe Linkle's date." Link received Cloud's attention, as the swordsman turned his entire body around.
"Observe what, exactly? His appearance? His looks? What he says? How he says it? Observing sounds like a very broad thing to do, Link...what exactly do you want me to look for?"
"Nothing, really - I just want you to keep your eyes peeled on Linkle's date, in the event he pulls something funny, like mess with Linkle. Don't worry about Zelda, I got her covered...then, if he does something stupid, you can use your Buster Sword to beat him up, and teach him a lesson in respect! How about it?"
"Sounds like something that will only end with failure...but I guess I'll give it a shot," shrugged Cloud; if Link wasn't his best friend, the swordsman would've said no in a heartbeat.
Cloud: I kinda want to see the hapless fool that wanted to go on a date with Linkle, so that's why I agreed to go along with Link and serve as his bodyguard...Linkle's bodyguard, I mean. Got a feeling that Linkle's date is some ugly dork - he has to be one if Linkle found him online.
"Quick question though - what if I get in trouble for beating up Linkle's date, and I get arrested?" asked Cloud; beating up someone's date at a restaurant was always a surefire way of ending up behind bars.
"That's where Takamaru comes in - he'll be your fall guy!" exclaimed Link, making Cloud unsure if Takamaru was even the right candidate. "Which means he's essentially on double duty. I haven't told him yet, but he'll know eventually."
"Takamaru as a fall guy...my fall guy...I can't possibly see any good coming out of this." Wouldn't hurt to try...
Standing near a hallway window on the fourth floor, Sonic looked out as he saw Mario and company setting up the giant game board outside, placing items in their proper spot. Just watching it made the hedgehog shake his head for some reason.
"What are you looking at, Sonic?" asked Amy, who stopped by the mansion, as she joined her man at the window. She saw the game board in the distance, and found herself impressed. "Ooh, that's one giant game board! And it's themed too? We should go play, Sonic!"
"No we shouldn't Amy, don't you see?" questioned Sonic, trying to put some sense into his woman. "I got hosed last week - no, all of us got hosed last week! Mario forced us to raise money, and what does Master Hand do with the money raised? Finance it into that ginormous board game down there!"
"I thought you guys raised that money just so Master Hand could pay off that second mortgage. That's what Isabelle told me, anyways." Sonic looked at Amy for a brief moment, before laughing his butt off.
"You honestly believe anything that Master Hand shill says? Master Hand has never cared for us - if he did, he would've had that mortgage paid off by now. Master Hand played us with his selfishness, and he made Mario do his bidding!"
"So that's why Tom Nook enticed Mario to raise money in the first place?" Another piece of vital information Amy learned from Isabelle - info that left Sonic stumped. The hedgehog couldn't rag on Master Hand anymore after hearing that.
"...Master Hand's still got ulterior motives, make no mistake about it. Tom Nook's gonna expose him soon."
Sonic: The day Master Hand gets exposed for the monster that he is will be a glorious day...just like the day when I expose Berkut for trying to assassinate Alm. Still got my eyes peeled for any double agents lurking around...Shaymin could be one of them.
Shaymin: Am I in any way supportive of Sonic being paranoid about Berkut? Not exactly. Should I tell him to stop? Nah...honestly, it's pretty entertaining watching my pet owner lose his breath over some rich guy with a wife. Makes me wonder what he would think of all the millionaires in the world...
"I don't think Tom Nook will be the right guy to expose Master Hand in the first place..." stated Amy, before looking to her right and seeing Robin, peering through a telescope through an open window. "Hey Robin, whatcha looking at?"
"Here they come...why can't they just go away?" murmured Robin, who clearly did not hear Amy's question. His subject was more important than anything else. "Can't let Lucina see them..."
"Can't let Lucina see who exactly?" asked Sonic, as he and Amy crept closer towards Robin. Robin definitely heard Sonic's question - and he also sensed the hedgehog too - as he waved his hand in front of the blue blur and his girlfriend.
"Shh, shh, shh...go away, you'll blow my cover, they'll see me!" The way Robin was speaking, was like an evil villain secretly discussing his diabolical plan with his dutiful underlings. Like an evil doctor dissecting his victim...or victims.
"Who is this they that you're speaking of?" Amy asked once more, as she grabbed Robin's arm. The mage screamed, trying to repel Amy, but it didn't work as the pink hedgehog pushed him to the floor.
"No Amy, what are you doing?!" Robin got back up to his feet, as Amy peered through the telescope. The mage was going to pull her away, before Sonic stepped in and wagged his finger.
"Learn how to respect a lady, bub..." the blue blur said to Robin, before turning his attention to Amy. "So Amy, who do you see? Is it Robin's side chicks? Does Robin have a horde of side chicks that Lucina doesn't even know about? Hoo boy, wait until Chrom gets a load of..."
"Sonic I don't see any side chicks...all I see is a boy and a girl," replied Amy, making Sonic feel somewhat let down. Robin having a pack of side chicks would've made things rather spicy at the mansion. And extremely problematic for Robin.
Stepping up to the text, a cameraman focused his camera through the window, zooming in on the boy and girl in question as Sonic peered over his shoulder. The boy and girl in question were wearing similar clothing, but what piqued the interest of Sonic, Amy, and the cameraman the most was that they were both dressed up like Robin, especially the boy.
"Woah Robin, those kids dress just like you do!" exclaimed Sonic, as a worried Robin fiddled with his fingers. He knew the truth would be too much for Sonic and company to endure. "They might be siblings! Are they your younger brother and sister?"
"Wish I could say yes, but...those two are my children, from the future," replied Robin, as Sonic, Amy, and even the cameraman slowly turned to face the mage. "Yes, those are my children, all grown up...I should know, they fought with me in the war against Plegia. They're tacticians, just like me..."
Robin: My son and daughter...are named Mark and Morgan. And their mother...their mother...their mother is... *pauses* ...sorry, I need a moment...
"Woah woah woah, pump the brakes there dude, hold on," said Sonic, waving his hands in front of him. "You being a father would strongly imply that you somehow marry Lucina in the future." Amy punched Sonic in the arm, making him yelp in pain.
"Don't be so disrespectful, Sonic..." Amy scolded her boyfriend, before returning her attention to the still worried Robin. "Robin, how come you don't want Lucina to see your future children? You afraid that she might be...alarmed?"
"A little...not to mention that Chrom might feel some type of way about seeing his future grandchildren," answered Robin, still fiddling with his fingers - and guessed who just walked into the room?
"Ooh, I have future grandchildren?" asked Chrom, as Robin saw the prince and screamed. The mage shoved the telescope to the floor and closed the window, and even pushed the cameraman to the floor for good measure.
"No, no, not at all - Sonic, Amy and I were just discussing the many possibilities of you being a grandpa one day. Could you imagine being a grandpa looking the way you do right now? Sure it would be impossible, but..."
"Robin why did you shove that telescope to the floor like that? I thought you were talking about my potential grandchildren. What did exhibiting your aggression on the telescope have to do with your discussion? Why do it when I show up?"
"Because I wanted to prove that I could be a papa wolf - a guy that would look out for your grandkids. A guy that your grandchildren would walk through fire for!"
"I hope you would be a papa wolf...after all, you are fathering my grandkids after you marry Lucina. Isn't that right, Robin?" Robin chuckled at the idea of being the dad of Chrom's kids, let alone marrying Chrom's daughter - just the thought of it made the mage blush.
"Uh, yeah, that's right, totally gonna marry your daughter...and she's gonna like it..." Chrom looked at Robin with a smirk, and a raised eyebrow. "...so sorry Chrom, I shouldn't be acting like that in front of you. Please forgive me."
"Yeah yeah, can you two please hurry it up already?" pleaded an impatient Sonic, who believed the ongoing conversation has gone on for far too long. "Chrom's grandkids are gonna reach the mansion by the time you're done!"
"My...grandkids?" Chrom furrowed his brow, as Robin gave Sonic an extremely rueful glare. "My grandkids are coming to the mansion? Are they from the future?"
"Well duh...where else would they come from, the past?" questioned Sonic, slightly unaware of the glare Robin was giving him. The hedgehog was currently atop the mage's most hated list. "Gotta admit, the girl looks kinda cute..."
"Don't you talk up Morgan like that..." seethed Robin, only to cover his mouth a moment later. The name Morgan sounded very familiar to Chrom, who looked up as he gauged the name in his mind.
"Morgan...Morgan...of course, Morgan, from the war!" the prince exclaimed, once he knew who Morgan was. Robin looked away, as he facepalmed. "Why didn't you tell me your kids were coming to visit, Robin?"
"Because I didn't want you and Lucina to find out..." replied Robin, as Amy looked at him with her head cocked to the side. Why was Robin acting like this?
Chrom: I haven't seen my grandkids since...goodness, I don't even know! This is gonna be one very interesting family reunion, I'll admit. Wonder why Robin wants to prevent such a reunion from happening...
Amy: There's gotta be a reason why Robin is against seeing his grandkids - and Sonic and I are gonna get to the bottom of it! Sonic may not like it, but what we're doing will be more productive than stalking Berkut around all day.
It was now set - the gigantic game board Master Hand wanted to be built so badly was ready to be played. Mario and company stood at the starting point, expecting four participants to come.
"Master Hand gave me a short-a list of people he wanted to try out the game-a board, for the first time," Mario explained to the other, looking at the list in his hand, and then at his watch. "Just sent-a them a text, so they should-a be coming soon..."
Soon the four participants Master Hand wanted appeared - Fox, accompanied by Falco; Kirby, accompanied by Adeleine; Crash, being dragged by Coco; and Sora, who came by himself. Very fine choices by Master Hand.
"Thanks for coming, you-a four, glad you got my text message," Mario said to the four, once they reached the starting point. "Say, Fox, Falco, aren't you supposed-a to fly Diddy Kong to Japan, and 'rescue' DK?"
"We would, but there's, uh...some dire complications," replied Fox, tugging on the collar of his shirt. Hopefully nobody stole the pilots' money (looking at you, Geo).
"Complications involving Diddy Kong, to be clear," added Falco, meaning that Geo was off the hook. Diddy Kong might be having issues with his girlfriend, Dixie - but that shouldn't ultimately stop him from flying to Japan.
Falco: It has been brought to our attention by Diddy that he's afraid of heights...he was too scared to tell us, and that's understandable. Fox and I are the masters of flight.
Fox: No mistake about it...we would help Diddy get over his fear, but we're not his parents. We'll just let Diddy parent himself.
"Kirby I made it, I finally made it!" shouted Pit as he ran to the game board, waving his phone in the air. "I got your text message!" Kirby looked away and sighed, as Pit finally caught up with his best friend.
"Aw, Kirby, don't feel ashamed!" Adeleine said to the pink puffball, patting him on his...on his...shoulder? "Just embrace it, like I do!"
"Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Pit!" Pit grabbed Adeleine's hand, and shook it with eagerness. Adeleine looked up at Pit with a confused stare; embracing Pit might not be a totally wise move, now that the artist thought about it. "What is your name?"
"Pit you already know who I am, we've met last week..." Between low intelligence and memory loss, Adeleine believed Pit had the former. But little did she know...
"Oh cool, you already know my name! Either you're really, really good with names, or you're a psychic! Or maybe that was just an extremely lucky guess. Either way, I'm very impressed!"
"Mario, would you be a dear, and start this board game before Pit makes us lose more brain cells?" Impa implored the plumber, being as kind as possible. She was hardly ever like this with Mario.
"You don't have-a to tell me that twice..." responded Mario, turning to his four participants who were standing at the starting point. "Sora, Kirby, Fox, and-a Crash, are you all ready?"
"Yes sir!" exclaimed Fox. The pilot was always ready for any challenge.
"Sure am!" exclaimed Kirby. Good thing he was playing; his friend Pit would neglect all the rules.
"Let's get it!" exclaimed Sora. It was hard to curb the Keyblade wielder's positivity.
"Woah!" exclaimed Crash. He didn't know how to say yes, so an empathetic "Woah!" did the trick.
"Excellent!" smiled Mario, as Falco, Pit, Adeleine, and Coco joined him and the others. "Since this is your first-a time playing, I shall explain-a the rules for the game..." Mario took out a gaming manual Master Hand had given him, and cleared his throat...
"Hold on just a minute, Mario! You're not gonna start the game without me, are you?"
Before Mario could say a word, everyone heard a squeaky voice, so squeaky that it was easily recognizable by everyone. Mario and company turned, and saw Toad, approaching the game board. The bus thief was wearing an orange bowtie, and it was too big for him.
"Don't know if you got the memo yet, but Master Hand appointed me to be the host of the party game!" announced Toad; another very wise choice by Master Hand. Even though Toad had a lowkey criminal record going on, wink wink... "So if anyone's gonna explain the rules, it's gonna be me!"
Mario: Dang it, can't even host-a my first party game...Toadsworth did it, MC Ballyhoo did it, and now Toad gets-a to do the honors... *sighs* ...you'd think that being the breadwinner of Nintendo, you get ALL the perks.
Pit: Man, I still can't believe that Kirby's friend knew my name before meeting me! Which kinda makes up for the fact that I completely forgot her name...is her name Adelaide? Isn't it Adelaide? Yeah, it's gotta be Adelaide...
"Before we begin...give me that..." Toad snatched the manual away from Mario, in a way that was almost uncharacteristic of him, and stood in front of the four participants. "...before we begin, we must first go over the rules! Rule one..." Since reading rules is boring, we'll just skip over the rules...
"...all done!" exclaimed Toad, as the slammed the manual shut and put it away in his imaginary pocket. "Now we must roll the dice!" Tod sanpped his fingers, and four dice appeared above the heads of Fox, Kirby, Sora, and Crash.
"Okay, how the heck is this even possible?" questioned Fox, pointing at the die floating above his head. The die was moving above his head, rotating around. "Will I get a concussion if I jump up and hit it?"
"Just roll man, just roll!" shouted Falco, and so Fox did what his best friend said and rolled the dice by hitting it from below. Sora and Crash followed suit, jumping up; Kirby had to jump multiple times, for obvious reasons.
"Aw, sweet I rolled a six!" cheered Sora, having to look up and see what number he got. "That means I go first!" Fox and Crash rolled a five and a four, respectively...but what number did Kirby get?
"Ahahahaha, you got a one, you suck!" someone jeered, pointing and laughing at poor Kirby. It was Pit, and he was making his best friend feel hurt as Adeleine looked up at him with an inquisitive glare.
"Pit how could you, I thought you were my friend!" frowned Kirby, letting the angel know how he really felt. Pit immediately stopped laughing, as he lowered his arm.
"Oh sorry, I totally forgot I'm supposed to be supporting you. My bad. Your psychic friend should've corrected my behavior." Adeleine kept looking at Pit, shaking his head and wondering what was wrong with him.
"Because Sora rolled a six, he'll be the one going first," stated Toad, as Sora pumped his fist. "Fox and Crash will go after him, and Kirby will be last. Now that we know what the order is, it's time to really get this game started! Sora, you're up! But first..."
Toad pointed up at the sky, and everyone looked up and saw someone flying on a balloon. It was Toadette, and the female Toad landed on a random space of the game board, before revealing a star.
"There it is, a shiny star!" exclaimed Toad, as Toadette called out to the four participants. Could they even hear her? "Collect as many coins as you can to buy yourself a star! The person with the most stars win!"
Luigi: Wait just a darn-a minute, we never gave Toadette those-a stars...how did she just-a summon that star like that? What is this-a sorcery Master Hand is plotting?!
"Before I forget, let me give you all some coins!" exclaimed Toad, as he magically gave the four participants some gold coins. It was like he had an invisible magic wand...must've stolen it. "Now the fun can really begin! Sora, you're up!"
Mario tossed a die to Fox, Sora, Crash, and Kirby. Sora tossed his die up into the air and hit it, rolling a four.
"Okay, four spaces, let's do this!" the Keyblade wielder exclaimed, as he moved five spaces. He landed on an event space, and came face-to-face...with a Whomp. A major attraction on the game board.
"Gimme three coins and I'll let you pass!" the Whomp shouted to Sora, doing his best to threaten him. But little did he know that Sora wasn't the one to be intimidated by anything.
"I don't think so!" the Keyblade wielder said, donning his Keyblade as he attacked the Whomp senselessly with it. Nothing in the manual said that you could beat up someone who served as an obstacle on the game board. Maybe it was an unwritten rule.
"Sora you can't attack the Whomp, he's supposed to take your coins!" shouted Toad, as he came over to restrain Sora. Mario and Luigi hopped on the game board to help the bus thief out. "Why must you not abide to the rules of the game?!"
"Oh Sora..." sighed Peach, shaking her head at the Keyblade wielder. Coco and Lana, on the other hand, found the beatdown of the Whomp quite funny.
Away from the game board and resting on the mansion patio was Bayonetta, who had her heels atop a patio table. The Umbra Witch was busy painting her nails in solitude, when the front door opened. Coming out of it was Tom Nook.
"Well Mr. Nook, how did it go?" Bayonetta asked the tanoki, who closed the door behind him. Given Tom Nook's visage, it was hard to tell how anything went with him. "Did he make his vow to kill you?"
"No he didn't, though I was expecting it to come from a mile away," replied Tom Nook, as he adjusted the bowtie on his shirt. "Master Hand's zaniness around me has become very predictable, I say...even more so than his ability to handle important business."
"I take it that the mortgage still has yet to be paid?" This was definitely the case, as Tom Nook looked down and sighed. Bayonetta looked around, to see if anyone was nearby. "I know I shouldn't tell you this, but...Master Hand is actually stalling."
"Stalling for what?" Tom Nook leaned in closer to Bayonetta, immediately knowing how private the conversation was. He had to keep his voice relatively low.
"Stalling for the 'right time'...whatever that means. Heard it from the horse's mouth myself. You be a good boy and don't tell anyone, okay?" Bayonetta winked at Tom Nook, making him feel some type of way inside. He was even blushing a little!
"Uh, yeah, got it, yeah." Tom Nook walked away from the porch, holding his hand up to his face. Receiving a wink from Bayonetta...that was something worth telling Timmy and Tommy about. Or is it? "I'll...see you later, Bayonetta."
"Ta-ta..." Bayonetta smiled and waved to Tom Nook, who found himself stumbling as he left the mansion premises. Bayonetta must really be stuck inside that tanoki's head.
Tom Nook: How is it that Bayonetta is able to charm any male she comes in contact with, including me? She's like a living cheat code...a living fanservice cheat code... *wipes forehead* ...I need a moment, excuse me...
With Tom Nook gone, Bayonetta resumed paitning her nails...only for another male to intrude upon her personal space. This time, it was Dark Pit, who was holding the letter from earlier.
"Say, Dark Pit, what's that you got in your hands?" Bayonetta asked the doppelganger, who joined the Umbra Witch on the patio. Dark Pit appeared to be more worried than usual. "A letter for Flora?"
"I wish...it's actually a letter I mysteriously received in the mail today," replied Dark Pit, as he unfolded the letter. Bayonetta already found herself very amused. "I figured that you would be the right person to..."
"You want me to read the letter? Of course, Dark Pit, I'm willing to oblige! Just hand it over." Dark Pit handed the letter to Bayonetta, and the Umbra Witch read the letter in its entirety. Every single word and letter.
"Just so you know, there's some bloodstains on that letter...not that it would bother you any." Bayonetta took quick notice of the bloodstains, and it got the witch stroking her chin a little.
"I might have a hunch for who your secret admirer is...I suspect that a demon has a crush on you." This sent Dark Pit into a state of panic - no way he could let Flora find out about this.
"Who is this demon? I don't want Flora to know, it would devastate her if she finds out...tell me who you think it might be!" Bayonetta smiled, as she handed Dark Pit back the letter.
"I may not give you a direct answer, but I know someone who can...your 'best friend', Pit. He'll have the answer you're looking for." Dark Pit resented against asking Pit, but it wasn't like he had any other choice...
"Okay...I'll try asking him..." Dark Pit left the patio, as Bayonetta went back to painting her nails.
Following the Sora incident, the party game resumed on the game board. It was Fox's turn to go, and the pilot had an item he received from an item block.
"Fox has selected the Buddy Phone!" announced Toad, as the Buddy Phone magically fell into the hands of Fox. "With the Buddy Phone, Fox can call on an ally, who can then give them the option of rolling a special dice block."
"Special dice block, you say?" smirked Fox, as he looked at his main man, Falco. The avian pilot, seeing Fox, readily whipped out his phone. "You ready to get this started, Falco?"
"One thing I forgot to mention...you can only call upon Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Daisy, since they have the special dice blocks in question." Fox could be heard murmuring, feeling like his item was a waste. "Personally, I'd go with Daisy! Just press 343-4343!"
"Princess Daisy, huh?" Fox gave a stink eye to Daisy, who smiled in response. The pilot pulled out his phone, and dialed the number Toad had told him. A moment later, Daisy's phone rang, and the princess answered.
"Hello, Daisy speaking, how may I be of assistance?" the princess said into the phone, smirking and giggling as she looked at Fox, the pilot's stink eye still intact.
"Can you give me your stupid dice block or something? This crap is so stupid...why can't Falco just mug Toadette and give me the star..."
"One special dice block, coming right up!" Daisy went away, and came back with her own specialized dice block, throwing it at Fox. The block nailed the pilot in the head, striking his forehead.
"Dang woman, watch it, you could've given me a concussion!" frowned Fox, rubbing his forehead as he grabbed the dice block and threw it up in the air. The pilot jumped, and rolled a four. "This better lead me to something great..."
Unfortunately the four did not lead Fox to something great - instead of a blue space, or even an event space, Fox landed on a red space. Like any average Mario Party character, Fox grunted and stomped his foot as three gold coins were magically taken away from him.
"Toad you screwed me up, trying to sabotage me aren't you?!" Fox snapped on the host, who did nothing but smile. Such thuggish behavior was not acceptable. "Rigged as heck party game this is..."
Link: Here we are, back at the restaurant Zelda and I had our date at...now we're on a double date, with Linkle and her mystery man. Look, I don't wanna be in a double date with Linkle as much as the next guy, but getting myself in this situation wasn't my fault. That was Zelda's doing. So she'll carry much of the conversation as punishment, while I just sit back in my chair and relax. Wonder if they'll let me put my feet on the table...
Link, Linkle, and Zelda were all seated at a table in the restaurant, waiting for Linkle's date to arrive. Cloud was seated at one table, keeping his profile low as he held his menu up to his face to conceal himself. Takamaru was at another table, holding a notepad and not being discreet about it.
"We can see the notepad in plain sight, Takamaru..." Midna said to the samurai as she flew by; Takamaru looked around, and immediately held the notepad underneath the table. Midna flew over to Link's table, unable to seen by anyone, so she could speak with Zelda.
"So Midna, did you see what Linkle's date looked like?" Zelda whispered to the imp, briefly looking up at Linkle. The female Hylian was messing around with the salt and pepper shakers, getting salt and pepper all over the table. "Was he handsome? Ugly? In-between?"
"Honestly I couldn't tell - I couldn't even see his face," Midna whispered back, as Zelda furrowed her brow. Was Linkle's man keeping his identity concealed? If so, what was his intention for doing so? Zelda had more questions than answers. "I knew he was Linkle's date, since I heard him mention her name."
"What do you mean you couldn't see his face, was he wearing a mask? What, does he think this is some fancy restaurant for the bourgeois? What was he wearing over his face?"
"Oh Linkle, I'm finally here!" someone announced, as Linkle turned around and gasped with sheer happiness. Her date had finally arrived. "Where are you?" Midna took the opportunity to vanish away, leaving it all up to Link and Zelda.
"Over here, Leeroy!" responded Linkle, waving her hand up high so she could be seen. Link wanted to turn away and laugh at the name Leeroy, but he couldn't because Leeroy had arrived at the table. "Link, Zelda, I want you both to meet Leeroy!"
"Hi...Leeroy," Zelda waved to Leeroy - a tall, slender man who was strangely wearing a brown paper bag over his head. He wore nothing but sweats, which was very poor dress etiquette. "What's with the paper bag?"
"It's to conceal my handsomeness," replied Leeroy, with a noticeably husky voice. Cloud took extreme note of this. "If I were to take this paper bag off and let everyone see my face, they'll be all flustered and die out of infatuation. Literally! This paper bag prevents me from being a serial killer...of love!"
"Uh huh...and what's with the sweats, couldn't you have worn anything better?" Leeroy looked down at his sweats, and thought nothing was wrong with him. Who needs to dress to impress?
"I could have, but all my money was spent on this date, and I couldn't afford decent attire. This sweatshirt and these sweatpants were the only things I had!"
"Why don't you take a seat, Leeroy?" asked Linkle, pulling out a chair for Leeroy to sit in. Link and Zelda looked at one another, both with skeptical looks. Though Cloud was more skeptical than the both of them combined. "Why don't you tell us about your fascination with pocket protectors?"
"It's gonna be a really long story, but I can shorten it for you guys," replied Leeroy, as he cleared his throat. "My admittedly strange fascination with pocket protectors all started when..."
Cloud: Got some very bad vibes about this Leeroy dude. The paper bag and sweats are obvious red flags, but that voice is throwing me off. Not to mention his stature...kinda reminds me of someone...
Chrom was excited to see Morgan and Marc - so much, that the prince and his daughter Lucina were in the foyer, literally waiting for the twins to arrive any moment. You would think they'd be here right about now. unless they were far away and Robin was looking into a long-distance telescope earlier.
"Say, Lucina, do you know where Robin is?" Chrom asked his daughter. What a terrible father Robin is, absent from seeing his children. How could Chrom depend on him to be a papa wolf?
"Beats me - I asked him if he wanted to join is, and he just screamed and ran away..." replied Lucina, unsure what to think of her future husband. She would definitely be the one to carry the family on her back.
"Hmm, wonder what has gotten into him today. He's been acting a little weird, and Sonic and Amy made note of it earlier. I think seeing Morgan and Marc might give Robin traumatic war flashbacks."
"I hope not, the war wasn't THAT violent...at least from my perspective. But I guess everyone has their own interpretation of things. Robin can be a little soft at times. Just a little."
"Must be from doing nothing but read books all day..." Suddenly the doorbell sounded, and Chrom's heart fluttered. "That must be them! Lucina, get the door!"
Lucina honestly didn't feel like moving, so Chrom had to open the door himself. Sighing, the prince walked to the door and opened it, seeing two youngins standing at the door...Morgan and Marc.
"Morgan, Marc...it is I, Chrom," Chrom said to his grandkids, like he was meeting them for the first time. Lucina facepalmed, cringing at how big of a cheeseball her dad really was. "Welcome to the..."
"Grandpa!" gleamed Morgan, as she and Marc hugged Chrom and sent him flying to the floor. Chrom had no choice but to let the twins be all over him. "We haven't seen you in forever!"
"I'm sure it was only a few years...but I'm not the only person you're excited to see..." Chrom motioned to Lucina, who was standing by herself. Morgan and Marc got off of Chrom, just so they could hug Lucina.
"Hi mom!" Marc said to Lucina, before he and Morgan hugged the princess. They were hugging her pretty tight. "We really missed you!"
"Ha, I really missed you guys too," smiled Lucina, who like Chrom had to embrace the hugging. The princess looked up, her smile fading when she saw someone staring at her.
That person staring was Sonic, who had his mouth agape. The hedgehog had seen every little thing, from the moment Chrom greeted his grandkids like the cheeseball he was. And he was absolutely shook.
Sonic: Lemme see if I can clarify some things...Robin is the best friend of Chrom, and Chrom is fine with Robin marrying his daughter Lucina...Robin and Lucina have two kids in the future, named Morgan and Marc...and Chrom is dating Raven, who is basically a female Robin...so he's dating a female version of his best friend...who marries his daughter...who gives birth to a set of twins...thereby making a grandma out of Raven...who is Robin's female counterpart...which would mean that...WHY MUST FIRE EMBLEM BE SO CONFUSING?!
Sonic stared for a good while, before his brain ultimately gave up on him and caused the hedgehog to faint unto the floor. Sonic just laid there, as Knuckles entered the foyer and saw his best friend.
"Sonic, nooooo!" the echidna screamed, as he checked upon his best friend, turning him on his back and checking his pulse. He was thankful that Sonic was still alive. "What did you monsters do to my...best...friend?" Knuckles looked up, and saw the twins hugging Lucina, and Chrom, back on his feet. The echidna looked between Lucina, Chrom, and the twins...
...before he too fainted to the floor like Sonic. Tails entered the foyer flying on his propeller tails, and saw Sonic and Knuckles on the floor before looking at Lucina and company.
"You know what, I'm not even gonna ask what's going on," the fox remarked, as he grabbed Sonic and Knuckles and dragged them away. "All I know is, you guys are gonna have one convoluted family tree." Tails went with with his best friends, leaving Lucina and Chrom with the twins.
"So tell me, how did you two get here?" Chrom asked Morgan and Marc, with a giant smirk on his face. "How did you know Lucina, Robin and I lived at the mansion? Someone must've told you, didn't they?"
"It was our future grandma Raven who told us," replied Morgan; had Tails stayed behind, he would've laughed hysterically at the thought of Raven being a grandmother of two children from the future. "How come she isn't at the mansion?"
"We...haven't quite put the ring on yet, if you know what I mean." Chrom felt a little humiliated, as he was scratching the back of his head. "And how do you know Raven is going to be your future grandma, hmm?"
"One, we're from the future, and two...Raven told us that she's waiting for your move," replied Marc, as Chrom was put on the spot. "Patiently waiting, I might add. So what's the holdup, grandpa?"
"I'd say you just give him a little more time," smiled Lucina, as Robin peeked inside the foyer. The moment he saw Morgan and Marc, he grunted and looked up at the heavens, shaking his hands in anger as he walked away.
Robin: Just spoke with Chrom in private...he told me that the twins wish to stay at the mansion, so they could spend more time with Lucina and...and me. Only Master Hand decides the twins' living options, so I'm leaving it up to him to keep Morgan and Marc away. That way, they won't stick around enough to learn...the truth.
It was almost time for the first star in the board game to be collected. Crash and Kirby, both on the same space, were so close to the star, they could taste it. In front of them was Toadette, calling out to them to get the star. About time someone could hear her.
Who would be the first to nab the star? It might be Crash's turn, as he hit the dice block and rolled a five. The bandicoot moved forward five spaces, and instead of landing on the star space...he landed on an event space. A boulder came rolling towards Crash, who screamed as the boulder ran him over. With the experience he had from outrunning large objects, you'd think Crash would do something other than stand around...
"Oh no, poor Crash just got rolled over by a boulder!" exclaimed Toad, as Crash sat on the space dazed and confused. "To add insult to injury, he also lost ten coins in the process! Talk about a tough break!"
"Um...Leia is going to nurse Crash back to strength, right?" asked a concerned Coco; Crash looked like he suffered a legitimate head injury. But to be fair, he usually acted like such all the time.
"Silly Coco, this is a party game - nobody cares whether you get hurt or not! It's all in the name of the game!" Crash seemed to be okay, as he stood back up on his feet like everything was okay. But Coco still had his concerns.
"Some lousy rule that is..." Was it even a rule? Or just an unspoken rule? Either way, Coco was ticked...
If Crash couldn't get the star, then maybe Kirby had a chance. The pink puffball hit the dice block and rolled...a six! He happily trotted to the star space, where Toadette was waiting.
"I've been waiting with a star for someone to stop by!" the female Toad said, presenting the shining star to Kirby - who, in his head, probably wanted to lick it. "All right! Let's get your star!"
"Just take my coins, woman..." ordered Kirby, as Toadette took ten coins from the pink puffball. Albeit magically, just by standing there. Did she own a magic wand too, like Toad? Did she steal it?
"Here you go, your very own shiny star!" Toadette handed the star to Kirby, who did his signature dance. Just like that, the pink puffball had secured first place...
"Excuse me, but I have a serious question," Fox raised his hand, interrupting Kirby's dance. Nobody interrupt's Kirby's dance and gets away with it. "Since this is a Mario Party-themed board...when do we get to play minigames? We've done enough turns already without a minigame!"
"We...don't have any minigames, sadly," replied Toad, as Fox looked at the host in complete disbelief. He then looked at Toadette, who shrugged her shoulders.
"You heard what he said, no minigames..." the female Toad said, as Fox turned to one last person, Mario. Certainly he had the important answer.
"All I know is that Master Hand-a just wanted you-a four to try out the game-a board," stated Mario, making Fox grow in anger and feel like his time was wasted. "Made no mention of-a minigames whatsoever."
Master Hand: Should I have made minigames? No way, that requires too much work. And too much travel expenses. I'm not gonna take Mario and friends to outer space, so they can punch each other off some stupid ledge and kill each other. Oh wait, I think that was Mario Party 8...nevermind.
"Aw dang it, Master Hand just used us as test dummies!" Fox stomped his foot on the ground, as he savagely walked off the board. "Man, screw this, I'm outta here!
C'mon Falco, let's ditch this joint!" Falco nodded, as he left the premises.
"Yeah this whole board game thing got boring real fast, I'll leave too," said Sora, leaving the game board. Crash, clutching his head, also left the game board, and Mario looked pretty disappointed. Kirby looked around, seeing he was the last man standing.
"I've already secured first place, so I'll just leave while I'm on top," the pink puffball remarked, taking his star and leaving the game board. He walked over to Adeleine, grabbing her arm. "Let's go, Adeleine."
"Hey Kirby, wait up!" Pit called out to Kirby, as he ran after him, only for someone to grab his shoulder. The angel turned around...and saw Dark Pit.
"Pit, can I speak with you in private?" the doppelganger asked Pit...Dark Pit willingly wanting to have a conversation with Pit? The sun must be freezing over.
Dark Pit spoke with Pit in the garden shed, for he felt that it was a perfect spot for private conversation. As you might assume, the conversation had to do with the mysterious letter, which Dark Pit made Pit read.
"Who do you think wrote me that letter?" asked Dark Pit, once Pit was done reading. Why the doppelganger would have the angel read anything was anyone's guess. "It's kinda bugging me out..."
"You know, this kinda reminds me of this letter I received in the mail," replied Pit, digging into his pocket and pulling out a letter. He handed it to Dark Pit, and he saw something that made the two letters similar to one another...
"Hold on, your letter has bloodstains just like mine! And the wording is similar to my letter too!" That meant the same person could've written a love letter to both Pit and Dark Pit. Crazy.
"Oh but it gets better...look at the name at the bottom." Dark Pit looked at the bottom of the letter, and saw a name that made him bulge his eyes out.
"Morrigan?! Is that the flirty chick from the tattoo parlor? She wrote you a love letter?!" Dark Pit did see Morrigan flirt with Pit in the previous episode, but he never would imagine the succubus sending Pit a love letter. "What do you think that means, for me?"
"If I had to guess...if Morrigan wrote me a love letter, then her sister Lilith addressed a love letter...to you." At that moment, Dark Pit's worst fear was realized - he can't let Flora know now.
Dark Pit: Great, some dumb demon has a crush on me...which is weird, because I thought Lilith didn't notice me as much. Or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Either way, I gotta get outta this situation somehow...Palutena never said that angels and demons can't mingle, did she?
"Oh crap, what do I do, what do I do?" Dark Pit asked Pit, grabbing the angel's shoulders and shaking him silly. Pit probably enjoyed it.
"Do what I would do and let things play out," replied Pit, giving Dark Pit perhaps the worst advice he could hear. "Eventually Lilith will see who you really are, and then she'll realize that she - or any other chick - would never want to take a chance with you." Dark Pit released his hold on Pit, as he glared down the angel.
"Sometimes I wonder what Viridi sees in you," the doppelganger murmured, as he exited the garden shed. All alone, Pit grabbed his own shoulders and tried to shake himself. Didn't work.
Back to the double date, as Leeroy was talking up a storm about himself. Linkle listened to every word, while Link and Zelda were bored out of their minds.
"Realistically I could've bested the bear, but I laid down on the ground and let him maul me," said Leeroy, telling a story of how he fought a grizzly bear in the woods, without breaking a sweat. "I am a man of modesty."
"Then how are you still alive, if the bear mauled you?" asked a bored Zelda, who didn't know why she was following up Leeroy. Link let out a giant sigh.
"I peed on him in the face before he could finish me off for good. My street smarts saved my life! You should've been there, it was purely magical."
"See, I told you he was very entertaining!" Linkle said to Link and Zelda, who looked at her like she was crazy. Being entertaining was something Leeroy might've lied about to Linkle online. "Aren't his stories great?"
"Only for dumb people, I suppose..." replied Link, as he looked behind himself and saw Cloud. Cloud saw the Hylian, who motioned him to come over to the table.
"Thought he said to only interfere if the date pulled something funny..." mumbled Cloud, as he got up out of his seat. "...eh, whatever gets me back home the fastest." The swordsman joined Link and company at the table, with his hands in his pockets.
"Hello, who are you?" Leeroy asked Cloud, holding out his hand. "Name's Leeroy. Let's shake on it!" Cloud looked at Leeroy's hand, like it was poison, before looking at Leeroy and his paper bag.
"I overheard that you wear that bag to conceal your handsomeness...why don't we see how handsome you really are?" Cloud reached for Leeroy's bag, but the man would slap Cloud's hand away.
"No, don't do it, my visage will kill everyone in this restaurant! I wear this bag for my own good!" Cloud found himself fighting with Leeroy, trying to pry the bag off, as everyone in the restaurant watched. Cloud and Leeroy kept on tussling...
...until Cloud finally ripped Leeroy's paper bag off. Leeroy was revealed as not a handsome man, but rather a man with funny nose and an eccentric mustache.
"Waluigi?!" shouted Takamaru, hopping out his seat. Link and Zelda both looked alive, as they stared at Waluigi in surprise along with Linkle. "YOU were Linkle's date?"
"Surprise, surprise, it's me!" cackled Waluigi, grabbing the attention of everyone in the restaurant. Given Waluigi's looks, it was safe to know that not a single person would perish. "Had you fooled, didn't I?"
Link: Ahahahaha, now Linkle knows what it's like to be catfished... *points at camera* ...don't think I've forgotten what you did, Jimmy T.
"Linkle, you went on a date with Waluigi?" Takamaru scolded the Hylian, who had nothing to say. All she could do was soak in her own shame. "Do you have any idea what you've done?!"
"Oh she's aware...or at least until Cloud ruined my plan," replied Waluigi as he took off his sweats to reveal his normal clothes, before putting his hat on. "My plan to be invited into Smash! All I had to do was follow Linkle to the mansion, find Master Hand, and hypnotize him into making me a Smash fighter! But nooooooo..."
"Waluigi how did you get out of jail, I thought Peach had you arrested," stated Link; if you recall from episode 140, Peach had called the cops on Waluigi, after the lanky man disguised himself as a television repair man he had kidnapped.
"I was in jail, but I dug my way out! And now, I'm a fugitive on the run! A fugitive for Smash! You can call me..." Waluigi was soon interrupted, when a Windmill Sword was thrown at him. It came from Takamaru, who had his sword out.
"Come and get a taste of my sword, criminal!" the samurai said to Waluigi, who screamed like a girl as Takamaru chased after him swinging his sword. Takamaru could legit kill someone like that.
"Waaaaaa, waaaaaa!" Waluigi could be heard crying, as he was chased out of the establishment. Once it was tranquil in the restaurant again, Linkle looked towards Link, Zelda, and Cloud feeling very apologetic.
"Guys, I'm sorry...for making you go through the double date," the Hylian apologized. She learned a huge lesson today - never allow yourself to be catfished by someone who claimed to like pocket protectors. Or Waluigi. "I promise it won't happen again..."
"Linkle should never use a computer again," Midna appeared, whispering into Zelda's ear. Zelda did not know whether she should agree with the imp or not.
"We'll give her a second chance," was the only reply Zelda had. Midna looked away, rolling her eyes.
With Tom Nook off his mind, Master Hand went to the game board, and saw Mario, Luigi, and Toad chilling out at the starting spot.
"Well, Mario, how did it go?" Master Hand asked the plumber, expecting a positive answer. Anything else would probably result in Mario's death.
"The four men you choose-a to play walked away because there were-a no minigames," Luigi answered for his brother, likely saving his hide. Talk about taking one for the team.
"Shut up Luigi, I asked Mario, not you...so Mario, how did it go? Did the chosen four like how the game board was set up? Did they enjoy themselves?"
"Honestly I couldn't-a tell...because they all left-a before they gave me their opinion," replied Mario, leaving Master Hand rather upset. "Fox complained about the lack-a of minigames, Sora felt-a bored, and Kirby...was very complacent." Master Hand sighed, as he floated away.
"Knew that money was a total waste..." the giant hand murmured, as he returned to the mansion. Should've used that money for something important...
...like the second mortgage, for instance.