Author's Note:

What a coincidence - I surpassed the four million word total in the 300th chapter. To think that last year, I had reached the three million word threshold. Must be a testament to how much I write nowadays, compared to the past. Review time:

"Will the WarioWare characters return in the future? I kinda liked them."

Of course! The WarioWare cast is too darn likable to not appear again. Another anonymous review:

"WE NEED SUPER MARIO RPG CHARACTER. GENO IS IN SMASH AS A MII COSTUME, MAKE IT HAPPEN"

So characters like Mallow and Boshi? We'll see. One last anonymous review:

"Whatever happened with King K. Rool's ice cream business? Wasn't he supposed to be Popo's rival?"

We'll just say that K. Rool's ice cream business went out of business, due to some questionable decisions on K. Rool's part. Maybe I might revive the business, for storytelling purposes. The Reader has an important question:

"What's next? What will happen after the final DLC character releases? Will you still continue for another year or two? You know that you will run out of stories and ideas to tell in this fanfiction. Whatever happens, just know that there are people here who supports you."

What's next? That is the question. I've been mulling ending this story a year after the release of the last DLC character, but who knows. Derick Lindsey has made his return:

"...speaking of WWE how do you feel about Big E finally becoming WWE champion?"

You know what they say...hard work pays off. Big E has been with WWE for almost a decade it seems, so to see him grind his way to the top and win the WWE title was such a great moment. The guy deserves it, 100%. Last is David:

"Has Haru mentioned Okumura Foods or has plans to bring some of her business to the Smash Mansion? Does Fiora have her long or short hair? (Call me slow for asking). Do you think Snow Villiers is The Miz of the Final Fantasy series or does that go to Prompto? Will we see more characters from the Fate/Type-Moon universe show up? And finally, what are your thoughts on Ric Flair getting the Chris Benoit treatment after the recent Dark Side of The Ring episode regarding 'The Plane Ride From Hell?'"

...Haru might have some plans. Fiora has long hair now. Prompto is more akin to the Miz in my opinion. A very slight chance that the Fate/Type-Moon character will show up. And it's alarming to see the treatment Ric Flair has been getting after that DSOTR episode. I've noticed that they pulled those CarShield ads involving Flair from TV, so yeah, the fallout has been pretty big. Would most people look at Flair the same way again? I doubt it...

Episode 301: Bachelor

In the leadup to a wedding, it was a common practice for the husband-to-be to have a bachelor party. The groom invited a bunch of his friends, and pretty much party it up and have fun. Oftentimes, a lot of alcohol gets consumed at these bachelor parties, among other activities that a bride might not approve of.

The past few men who got married in the past on Smash Life - Mario, Luigi, Berkut, and Fox - all had bachelor parties but never had theirs documented since said parties were held when the documentary crew was away. Partly it was because the parties took place on a Sunday. With Link having his bachelor party today, on a Friday, the crew could finally see what kind of shenanigans could occur.

As with every bachelor party, the groom gets to decide who was invited - and Link had his best man Cloud to help him out in that regard. Link had his invite list finalized, and was now standing in front of a party bus alongside Cloud and Toad. Major props to Toad for getting Link hooked up.

"Welcome everyone, to the party bus!" Toad greeted a group of invitees already present - Mario, Luigi, Fox, Olimar, Pac-Man, Rex, Champion Link...and Ganondorf?! Ganondorf was a huge surprise. "This is what we'll be traveling in during our bachelor party."

"And you punks better not get a scratch on it, too," Wario warned Mario and company as he showed up, drinking from a bottle of soda. The fatso had designed the party bus exterior himself. "That paint job isn't cheap, you know!"

Cloud: Link is having a bachelor party today. Mostly financed and organized by Wario. The size of the bachelor party was supposed to be around ten people, but somehow it ballooned after we decided on the final number...

Pac-Man: Wonder if Link will name me his wedding officiant during the bachelor party! I did say that I wanted to officiate a wedding, in the past, so this might be my big break. Especially since Link and Zelda still have a void to fill. I'm still part of the wedding band, but I can always do double duty.

Link: I'm going to name my wedding officiant today, during the bachelor party. The name may or may not surprise everyone.

Ganondorf: I hope that Link didn't invite me to his dumb bachelor party, just so he could name me his wedding officiant. If he did, then I will doubt that man's intelligence or the lack thereof...Why did I accept the invite in the first place? Rosalina put me up to it...

"Everyone come inside!" exclaimed Toad as he opened the door to the party bus, entering the vehicle and turning in the ignition as he got the engine started. Fox, Pac-Man, Champion Link, and Ganondorf entered the bus, with Ganondorf glaring at Link as he stepped inside the bus.

"I'm really looking forward-a to this bachelor party, you guys," Mario went over to speak with Link and Cloud, as he was unable to contain his excitement. "Tell me, is Luigi invited?"

"I'm afraid he didn't make the cut," replied Link, and Mario was stunned to hear this. How could Link and Cloud possibly snub one-half of the Mario Bros? "There's a good explanation..."

"Yo, that bus looks clean!" exclaimed Sonic as he showed up, impressed by how the party bus looked. The hedgehog wasn't alone, for Popo, Crash, Banjo, Dante, and the male Inkling were all with him.

"You invited the ice cream-a gang, really?" Mario questioned Link and Cloud, as Cloud turned his head towards Link. Link looked away to deflect any blame headed his way.

"Hey, hey, hey - can't wait to rock this bachelor party!" Dante said to Link and company as he clicked his fingers, looking forward to a day of fun. And maybe some girls, which was Dante's second priority.

"Hey, hey, hey...get in the bus," commanded Cloud, as Dante and the rest of the gang went inside the bus. However, Crash was stopped by Cloud, since there was a certain floating mask next to him. "You're not welcome, Aku."

"Why not? I must be with Crash when he's in public!" Aku pleaded his case to Cloud, having to fulfill his obligations as Crash's guardian mask. "He might get himself hurt. Or worse!"

"What are you, some kind of stereotypical Jewish mom?" Link questioned Aku, who felt helpless as he saw Crash in the party bus with no one to protect him. "Get lost..." Get lost is exactly what Aku did, as he sighed and floated away.

"Oh wait, I almost forgot!" remembered Banjo as he stepped out of the bus, just to drop his backpack on the floor. Kazooie poked her head out from the backpack, looking at Banjo in disbelief. "Sorry, Kazooie - it's nothing personal."

"But we're supposed to stick together!" Kazooie shouted at Banjo, her anger fueled by feelings of betrayal. Never before has Banjo done her like this.

"Well, yeah, but this is a bachelor's party. No ladies allowed." Banjo went back inside the bus, cheering as he pumped his fists. Kazooie was beside herself.

"No ladies allowed? Is this like the sauna all over again?! Wait until I get my hands on you, Banjo!" Kazooie found it a struggle to fight out of Banjo's backpack, which Rex picked up.

"Take Kazooie back to the mansion, Rex," Link commanded the swordsman, who nodded his head as he ran towards the mansion with the backpack. Kazooie was shouting obscenities along the way, all of them directed at Banjo.

"You guys know if Chrom is gonna show-a up in time?" Mario asked Link and Cloud as Rex's presence oddly reminded him of the prince of Yliesse. Chrom was a last-minute addition to the invite list. "Bet-a you that he forgot..."

No, Chrom hadn't forgotten about the bachelor party; the prince went to go see his daughter off at Rayman's house. Why was Lucina at Rayman's house, you ask? Because that was where the limousine was...a rented limousine that Zelda and friends would be riding in, to Zelda's bachelorette party.

All the princesses and queens were invited, and the goddesses Palutena and Viridi were invited as well. Some exceptions were made, however. Aerith, due to being a close friend to Zelda; Impa, due to being Zelda's maid of honor; Makoto, whose Persona was Queen; and Yuffie, who was a self-proclaimed ninja princess. In total, around a dozen females were invited to Zelda's party - a far more reasonable number, compared to Link's thirty.

"I can't believe you walked over here to see me off, father," Lucina said to Chrom, as she and her dad were chatting with one another in Rayman's front yard. Zelda and the princesses were waiting on Barbara, who was asked to dress as "presentable" as she possibly could.

"Actually, I took a cab to this house," explained Chrom as he pointed at B.D. Joe, who was busy cleaning off his beloved taxi. "He offered a ride for free!"

"You still owe me twenty bucks on the way back, Chrom!" B.D. Joe shouted at the prince, as he shook his fist at him. No ride that B.D. Joe took in his taxi ever went unpaid.

B.D. Joe: No, I'm not offering any free rides. I just stopped by the mansion to ask Captain Falcon something, when Chrom hopped inside my ride and demanded that I take him to Rayman's house. The dude just hopped right in without warning!

"Barbara, have you found something presentable yet?" Zelda called out to the barbarian princess from inside the limousine, beginning to lose her patience. "Shouldn't take you that long!"

"Usually when you go out in the public, I'm always worried sick about you," Chrom said to Lucina, who knew of her dad's constant concern far too well. "But for your own sake...I'll leave you alone, and let you have your fun."

"So you're not going to text me or call me to see if I'm safe?" asked Lucina, making sure that Chrom wasn't pulling with her tail; what Chrom was saying sounded too good to be true. "Even if I'm at a family-oriented restaurant? With friends?"

"You won't be hearing a peep from me!" That response was a clear sign to Lucina that Chrom was finally changing from his ways. "Besides, I"ll be too busy having fun myself, at Link's bachelor party."

"Link gave you an invite?" Beforehand, Lucina would've asked that question out of disbelief...but now, she was genuinely happy for her dad. "I guess every male party needs a bumbling everyman."

"Alright, ladies...here I am!" announced Barbara as she stepped out of Rayman's house, wearing a short black dress. There was something about the dress, however, that made Lucina and even Chrom furrow their brow.

"Barbara, why on earth are you wearing a garbage bag as a dress?" Zelda asked the barbarian princess, as Rayman sheepishly joined Barbara at the front door. Imagine the second-hand embarrassment that Rayman was going through. "That is not very presentable!"

"That's because Barbara has nothing presentable in her wardrobe," explained Rayman, who resented going out to certain public places with Barbara for that very reason. It was even more unbearable than tagging along with Globox!

"What were you expecting, I'm a barbarian princess!" Barbara proclaimed to Zelda, as she shook her fist in the air with great might. Zelda and the others hoped that Barbara was at least wearing something underneath.

"Well, can you change back in your usual wear then?" Zelda kindly asked Barbara, fearing that a potential wardrobe malfunction might happen at her bachelorette party. "We sure would appreciate it!"

"You ladies have no idea what you're missing out on!" So Barbara went back inside the house, as Rayman let out a sigh of relief. The prospect of Barbara embarrassing both Zelda and Rayman - while still pretty high - was drastically lowered.

"Lucina, are you coming or what?" Zelda called out to the princess, who was still with Chrom; Zelda refused to leave anyone behind, but she would do it if she had to. She was that ruthless.

"Give me a moment!" Lucina responded to Zelda, before turning her attention back to Chrom. "Well, I better get going. So you promise not to call or text me while I'm away?"

"Why should I, when I'll too be having fun myself?" Chrom asked in response, expecting the bachelor party to keep his mind off of Lucina. "You and the ladies have fun now - don't get too drunk!"

"I hope that won't be the case." So Lucina went to the limousine and entered therein, just as Barbara ran to the limo and nearly crashed against the vehicle. Chrom and Rayman both winced.

"I'm okay!" assured Barbara, as she entered the limousine without any trouble. Once Barbara was inside, the limousine took off down the road. Until...

"Greninja!" shouted Greninja as he came hopping to the limousine, stopping in front of the vehicle. The limo came to a stop, as Zelda and Researcher Zelda got out to confront Greninja.

"Greninja, what is it?" Zelda asked the ninja Pokemon, under the assumption that there was some kind of emergency at the mansion. Maybe the air conditioning stopped working, or Captain Falcon was meandering around in his speedo. Researcher Zelda, however, had a different assumption.

"Aw, I think Greninja wants to hang out with you," the princess inferred, and that was the case as Greninja looked at Zelda with something oddly resemblant of puppy eyes. "Too bad he can't come with us, though."

"I'm so sorry, Greninja, but the ninja pals won't be hanging out today," Zelda apologized to the ninja Pokemon, who looked sad and despondent. "You, Asuka, Kat, and Ana can have your own fun, while Yuffie and I have ours."

"Greninja..." sighed Greninja as he walked away, lowering his head; the two Zeldas couldn't bear to see Greninja so upset, which was why Researcher Zelda knew just the thing to cheer the Pokemon up.

"You know, Greninja, Link is having a bachelor party today..." Researcher Zelda informed the ninja Pokemon, who immediately perked up with renewed hope. "...Marth can't go since he's sick, so you can take his spot."

"I think he came down with some bronchitis," added Zelda, who heard plenty of coughing from Marth's household when she stopped by to speak with Peach yesterday. Must be some pretty nasty bronchitis. "Better pounce on the opportunity while you still can..."

"We better get going - can't be late for our reservation." So the two Zeldas returned to the limousine, and Greninja rubbed his hands together as the limo took off down the road. Chrom let out a happy sigh as the limousine drove off.

"Now I wish that Lucina had her own bachelorette party..." lamented Chrom as he headed over to B.D. Joe, wishing that Lucina hadn't eloped just like he did. The prince probably thought of himself as a bad influence. "...well, off to the bachelor party I go! You ready, B.D. Joe?"

"You still owe me twenty bucks on the way back," B.D. Joe said to Chrom, who made his way over to the taxi. Before Chrom stepped inside the taxi, Rayman came running to B.D. Joe.

"Take me with you!" Rayman begged to B.D. Joe, falling down to his nonexistent knees and looking up at the taxi driver with hands clasped together. "I need a break from Globox..."

"You wanna hang out at the mansion?" That was exactly what Rayman wanted, as the limbless hero nodded his head out of desperation. "I got you, fam! Hop right on in!"

"Does he have to give you twenty bucks for the ride?" Chrom snidely asked B.D. Joe concerning Rayman, as he and Rayman entered the taxi. Then Greninja hopped inside the taxi, literally, sandwiched in between Chrom and Rayman. "And this guy can't even hold cash!"

"Eh, he can just pay in rare candies. Sure hope they're edible." Once all the passengers were buckled up, B.D. Joe took off in his taxi.

Back at the mansion, Link and Cloud were still waiting on the rest of the guests to show up. Some guests personally asked the two swordsmen to be a part of the bachelor party...such as Heihachi, who wanted to bring a relative of his for some bonding.

"Now this is a sight I never imagined I would see..." remarked Link as he saw Heihachi and Kazuya walking to the party bus. Both Mishimas looked like they were genuinely appreciating each other's company.

"Is there any room on the bus for me and my son?" Heihachi asked Link and Cloud, as he wrapped his arm around Kazuya. Usually, Kazuya would throw Heihachi's arm off, before tossing his dad over his shoulder.

"This party would be a great opportunity for me to bond with my father," Kazuya said to Link and Cloud, who both refused to believe the businessman. Link more so than Cloud. "And to bond with...Popo."

"Bonding with Popo sounds weird, but yeah man, consider yourself welcome," replied Cloud, as the Mishimas entered the party bus. Link and Cloud couldn't help but feel that Kazuya had something terribly sneaky up his sleeve.

Kazuya: My old man actually believed every word that I said at the sauna. He genuinely thinks that all my past sins are forgiven and that we can see eye-to-eye again! Such a fool. Sooner or later, he will know the truth...and the truth can only set him free.

Link: Got a close eye on Kazuya; the man straight-up lied last week, and I don't think that I can let him get away with it. Should he try to manipulate or trick Heihachi, I'll hopefully be around to stop it.

"Hoo boy, I can't wait to mingle with all the ladies on that bus!" exclaimed King Dedede, sneaking up on Link and Cloud from behind before wrapping his arms around them. "Gonna be stylin' and profilin'!"

"Only guys are a part of the bachelor party, Dedede," Link had to explain to the fat penguin, who was met with disappointment as he took his arms away and lowered his head. "Better save that 'stylin' and profilin' for when we reach our destination."

"I have worn the necessary attire for this juncture," a certain craftsman announced to Link and Cloud, as King Dedede looked up in excitement. In front of Dedede was Steve, who wore a classy white shirt and classy black pants.

"Steve-O!" King Dedede greeted Steve as he brushed Link and Cloud to the side on his way to greet the craftsman. "Ready to hang out again, just like old times? The two of us?" Steve ignored King Dedede as he walked inside the bus, leaving Dedede to lower his head in disappointment once more as he entered the bus seconds afterward.

"Here comes the rest of the wedding band, minus Barbara," alerted Cloud; King K. Rool, Iori, and Kanji went to the bus, with a group of four not too far behind them. "What are they doing here...?"

"sick party bus, link," Sans said to the Hylian as he walked to the bus, along with Cuphead and Vault Boy - all of them Cafe Leblanc regulars. The four regulars entered the bus, as Cloud frowned at Link.

"Quite a mystery how they got an invite," shrugged Link, as he suspiciously dug his hand through one of his pockets. Cloud heard a couple of dollar bills being shuffled around.

"Kazooie sure is one feisty bird!" remarked Rex as he returned to the bus, albeit with his face covered with scratch marks and claw marks. "I think she almost pecked me in my jugular..."

"Welcome to the club, buddy," Cloud said to Rex, who nursed his injuries - including the spot on his neck where Kazooie pecked him at. "Is that everyone, or are we missing someone?"

"STEP ON THE BRAKES!" Chrom was heard shouting, as B.D. Joe's taxi rolled up into the mansion's driveway. Chrom opened the side door and fell out of the taxi, before picking himself up and running to the party bus.

"...and here comes trouble," groaned Rex as Chrom had to take a breather once he reached the party bus, with one hand rested on the vehicle.

"I'm not too late, am ?" Chrom asked Link and Cloud once he caught his breath. "I'm so sorry, Lucina was holding me up. Not that she was in the wrong or anything..."

"Shut up and get inside," commanded Cloud, and Chrom did as he was told as he entered the bus. Rex followed after Chrom, who tried to playfully trip up the swordsman on the steps. It didn't work as well as Chrom had hoped.

"That should be everyone," stated Link, only for Greninja to show up and hop inside the bus. Link and Cloud exchanged confused looks with one another.

"At least we have a replacement for Marth, I guess," shrugged Cloud, as he and Link entered the bus. Toad revved up the bus engine, as a certain lanky man from the tower neared the party bus.

"Time to get this show on the road!" squealed Toad, eager to get the bachelor party started, as he closed the bus door and drove down the road. The lanky man from the tower, Waluigi, watched in peril as the bus drove away.

"Waaah, you forgot about me!" Waluigi called out as he chased after the bus, only to trip and fall and faceplant the ground. The lanky man slammed his fists in defeat, after getting a faceful of dirt.

"Let me know if you need a lift back home," B.D. Joe said to Rayman after the limbless hero exited the taxi. B.D. Joe backed out of the driveway. "Just give me a call! You got my number?"

"Sure do!" replied Rayman as he gave a thumbs-up, and B.D. Joe grinned as he drove away from the mansion. And that's when Rayman realized... "Crap! I don't even have B.D. Joe's phone number! Cell phone bill's still unpaid, too..."

"Rayman, oh Rayman!" Waluigi wandered over to the limbless hero, overselling how much dismay he was going through. "Got some bad news - I got snubbed from Link's bachelor party!"

"You got snubbed from a bachelor party?" Rayman wanted to have some sympathy for Waluigi, but at the same time, he could see why the lanky man got passed up for someone else. "Were you on Link's invite list?"

"I'd like to think I was - maybe Link forgot to put my name down." Or maybe Link just knew better. "Was gonna remind him to do it earlier this week, but it slipped my mind."

"Sure, man, sure...so, what's happening at the mansion? Been a while since I last paid a visit."

"Not sure if know about this, but the mansion has a sauna now. I can take you there if you want."

Joker: Now that Lloyd decided to stop discriminating and make the sauna open to everyone, I opted to take it upon myself with a bit of an experiment. For one day only, I'm moving my cafe...to the sauna! To guarantee success, I'm going to need a different flavor of customers - which was why I bribed Link into inserting the four regulars into the bachelor party. Depending on how things go today, Pit and I might have to do some double duty...

Thanks to a ploy from Kazuya (which involved some family manipulation) and an official decree from Zelda, the sauna was now open to both male AND female residents alike. It was a long time coming, but it was better late than never.

With the sauna open to everyone, regardless of gender, Joker took it upon himself to set up a small coffee joint within the sauna. The turnout was as good as Joker had anticipated, as he and Pit offered coffee and curry to those who asked for it.

"Is there any health ramifications from consuming coffee while in the sauna?" Wii Fit Trainer asked Joker after she received her cup of coffee. The fitness trainer heard that drinking water in the sauna was fine, for hydration purposes, but coffee was something completely foreign.

"Coffee is good for hydrating...or so I've read online," replied Joker, who was pulling random facts out from his behind. "Unless the Internet was lying to me. Just enjoy your coffee."

"Hmph...I'll try." Taking a sip of her coffee, Wii Fit walked away as Joker turned his attention to Pit, who was making some curry. "Pit, why are you using the bathwater from the sauna to make the curry?"

"For healing purposes, silly!" answered Pit as he poured some bathwater into the bowl of curry he was making. Joker couldn't help but cringe with disgust. "Sometimes you gotta adapt to your new surroundings."

"A little heads-up, I might've peed in that water," Falco came over to inform Pit, as Joker frowned and smacked his forehead. Pit didn't mind; his curry needed more sodium anyway. "Wish this place had a bathroom."

"Coco! Crunch! Where are you?" asked Aku as he floated inside the sauna, spotting Coco and Crunch chilling together. "Crash might be in grave danger, you two! We must..."

"Seriously, Aku? This again?" sighed Crunch, who along with Coco was enjoying his momentary break from Aku until now. "You're really coming off as a stereotypical Jewish mom."

"You're just like Link, aren't you? But seriously, Crash might be in trouble. He's going off to Link's bachelor party, and Sonic isn't nearly as good of a chaperone to..."

"Crash is in trouble because he's going to let loose and have fun?" questioned Coco, getting the feeling that perhaps Aku was just a little jealous. "Sometimes you worry too much, Aku."

"Here we are, Rayman - the sauna!" Waluigi exclaimed to Rayman as he brought the limbless hero to the sauna, inhaling and then exhaling in happiness. "Breathe it in, man!"

"Sure is a lot of body odor in here," remarked Rayman, who despite not having a nose was able to smell the husky fumes in the sauna. "Wait, is that Joker giving away coffee?"

"Come again," Joker said to Meta Knight, whom he had given a cup of coffee to. A cup that Meta Knight might drink in private. Rayman ran over to Joker, just to get a closer look at the coffee stand. "Ah, Rayman. You sure are a fresh face!"

"Uh, thanks...but what's with all of this?" As if Joker selling coffee was enough, Rayman also saw Pit making some curry. "And what's Pit doing? Is he trying to kill everyone with...what is that he's making?"

"He's making a bowl of curry. I trust him enough to do it." Joker and Rayman watched as Pit was perfecting his bowl of curry - adding some of his hair clippings to spice the curry up. "Most of the time, that is..."

"Must be nice being in a sauna, huh Rayman?" Waluigi approached the limbless hero, seeing how easily impressed he was by everything he took in. "It might be nothing compared to what Link and the boys will experience at their bachelor party, but..."

"B-Bachelor party?" Falco stammered as he came over to Waluigi, finding himself terribly out of the loop. "Link is having a bachelor party? Why wasn't I invited?"

"I dunno, but I heard that your friend Fox is part of the whole shindig." The confusion that Falco once had now turned into pure anger and jealously. "Me not being invited is the real travesty here. Not you."

Falco: How is it that Fox gets to go to the party, and I don't? Did Link not get with the program? Wherever Fox goes, I go. Granted, that just makes me sound more like a groupie than a best friend, but that's just how the cookie crumbles.

Pit: Zelda and her lady friends are gonna have a "virgin" bachelorette party. Just nothing but pointless bonding and "growing closer together", as if those ladies weren't pretty close already. But Link and his men, on the other hand, are gonna have a "chad" bachelor party. Enjoying themselves, getting rowdy, and maybe even getting drunk in the end! How did I know about Link's plan for the party? Had to beg him enough times. Didn't get invited, so my effort was for naught.

"I have to be at this bachelor party...I can't miss out!" proclaimed Falco, who was overridden by FOMO as the avian pilot walked away while holding onto his towel. Just as a precaution. "Now where did I leave my clothes...?"

"Falco, wait!" Waluigi called out to the avian pilot as he ran up to him; Falco stopped as Waluigi placed a hand on his shoulder. "I, too, was snubbed from the party, so I must come with you."

"You boys count me in," Aku said to Falco and Waluigi, valuing Crash's well-being over Falco and Waluigi's selfish desires. "I must know what Crash is up to! He could be dead right now..."

"So dramatic..." Coco shook her head at Aku, pinching the crown of her nose as Crunch was looking at Aku in disappointment. "...can't even be without Crash for even one day!"

"Talk about a very unlikely alliance," Joker had this to say about the alliance of Falco, Waluigi, and Aku as he looked towards Pit. To his surprise and confusion, Pit was taking off his cafe apron. "Pit, we're not done yet!"

"I just remembered, my friends and I were supposed to be at this bachelor party as well," stated Pit, pouring his bowl of curry out...on the floor, as he put his apron away. He would put that on the floor, too.

"Don't make me have to chase after you..." As Falco went to go get himself changed, Pit left from the coffee stand. Joker heaved a heavy sigh, as Yoshi drew near to the young man and saw the curry wasted on the floor.

"Is anyone gonna eat that?" Yoshi asked Joker as he pointed down at the curry; with Joker too disappointed to respond, Yoshi gave a shrug as licked the curry off the floor. Better hope that the dinosaur enjoyed bathwater...and some of Falco's urine.

The party bus was on its way to its destination, as Toad was behind the wheel driving through the highway. Link's bachelor party would be taking place outside of Seattle, and only Link, Cloud, Wario, and Toad knew about the fun that would abound.

"Yes, we're going to some casino," Fox spoke on the phone with Falco, who was dying to know where the bachelor party would be held. "It's just outside of Seattle. Why are you so curious to know?"

"Can we have your attention everyone?" Link addressed the fellas as he and Cloud stood at the front of the party bus, as he commanded everyone's attention. "Just wanna go over some rules before we reach our destination."

"Gonna have to call you back, Falco - Link's got something he wants to say." Fox ended his phone call with Falco, not knowing that he inherently helped his best friend crash the bachelor party.

"Before we begin, just want to let everybody know...we're not going to a strip club," Cloud addressed everyone in the party bus, as Dante slammed his fist on the window in anger. Kudos to Link and Cloud for keeping it classy. "We're going to a casino instead."

"The Snoqualmie Casino," said Link; the Snoqualmie Casino was Seattle's closest casino, whatever that was supposed to mean. "Isn't that right, Toad?"

"Actually, plans have changed," replied Toad, much to the surprise of Link and Cloud and many of the others in the party bus. "The Snoqualmie Casino was out of Wario's price range, so we're going to a fun plex instead!"

"You guys have any idea how expensive spending at a casino is?" Wario asked the others with a shrug, as the passengers were all staring at the fatso. "Never mind the fact you don't ever get your money back!"

"Sounds like you just have terrible luck," Iori smirked at Wario, who didn't have it in him to clap back at the saxophone player. He knew it was the truth.

Wario: It's not so much that I have terrible luck - the people I play against in card games just hate me! As for the slot machines I play on...they hate me too.

"But if that's the case, then why are we riding around on the highway?" King K. Rool asked Toad, as Fox discreetly took his phone back out so he could send Falco a text message.

"I dunno, I just felt like killing some time before we starting having fun." Toad took the exit off the highway, as Kazuya and the others groaned. "Heading to the fun plex now!"

"Thanks for nothing, Toad..." Link grumbled at the bus thief, before returning his attention to his fellow men. "...alright, so same bachelor party, new destination. The rules are still the same. Wanna go over them, Cloud?"

"My pleasure," replied Cloud, who was thankful that he didn't have that many rules to go over. "Since we're going out of the mansion, we all have to be on our best behavior. So make sure to..."

"'We all have to be on our best behavior'...what a joke," Kanji mocked Cloud while speaking in a sardonic tone. "We're not school kids. We're grown enough to handle ourselves."

"Guess that means you're also grown enough to handle being tossed out of the party bus." Cloud walked over to the bus door and opened it, while Toad was still driving on the road. With the sound of traffic finding its way inside the bus, Kanji looked on in fear.

"Go on with explaining the rules, sir!" Being put in place, Kanji sat back in his seat as Cloud closed the door and returned to his regular position.

"Make sure everyone sticks together. There's a lot of us here, so we can't afford to leave anyone behind. Stick together like a family."

"Easy as pie," smiled Kazuya as he wrapped his arm around Heihachi, who smiled in return. Link and Cloud couldn't help but feel skeptical about whatever Kazuya was pulling.

"Most importantly, don't act out of line. We're bound to have a lot of eyes on us, for mostly obvious reasons. Act like the whole world is watching you."

"I prefer to walk around naked when I act like the whole world's watching me," admitted Banjo, as the others felt rather uneasy. Very strange thing for Banjo to admit out loud - and with much confidence. "Really gives me a lot of freedom I never even knew existed."

"...the gist of the matter is, remember that you're representing the Smash Mansion," Link informed everyone in the party bus, while not sure what to make of Banjo's naked ambitions. "Don't do anything that would get Master Hand's attention."

"That's enough motivation for me..." remarked a wary Sonic, fearing the wrath of Master Hand, as an equally fearful Crash nodded his head.

"Any questions? No? Then we should have no problem." Link turned his attention to Toad, who was happily driving down the road. Almost aimlessly it seemed like, with a huge smile but mostly lifeless eyes. "Are we headed to the fun plex, Toad?"

"Gotta stop by the gas station first," answered Toad, as Link and the others groaned. "We're running low on gas, and Wario was too cheap to fill up the tank." All the ire was turned to Wario, who was looking guilty with his hands in his pockets.

"Gas is expensive these days, I had to save my money!" Wario gave out his excuse, despite him being one of the richer residents. It was a shocker that the fatso funded most of the bachelor party, given his frugality.

While Link and the boys were waiting to arrive at their destination, Zelda and friends had already arrived at theirs. The ladies were at a restaurant called Cafe Campagne, and it was a fancy French Bistro restaurant located in the heart of Pike Place Market. A very refined choice for a bachelorette party. Zelda sat at a table with her female confidants - Peach, Daisy, Kamui, Lucina, Celica, Rinea, Yuffie, Makoto, Barbara, Palutena, Viridi, Impa, Aerith, and Kairi - waiting to be served.

"That's strange, I don't see any unicorns or narwhals anywhere," observed Peach as she looked around the restaurant, seeing how nice and tidy everything looked. Even the patrons themselves looked nice and tidy. "Are you sure this is Unicorn and Narwhal, Zelda?"

"No Peach, this is Cafe Campagne," Zelda corrected the princess; since it was her bachelorette party, Zelda had the final say on what the venue was. "We've already discussed this."

"Still think that Unicorn and Narwhal was the superior choice," grumbled Yuffie with her arms folded, having done everything she could to convince Zelda. Compared to...erm, Unicorn and Narwhal, Cafe Campagne better suited Zelda's taste.

Zelda: Yuffie was pining hard for me to have my bachelorette party at some restaurant called Unicorn and Narwhal. As if the name itself wasn't the biggest turn-off, the bar (which is something that Yuffie didn't tell me about) is apparently carnival-themed. Oh, and anyone who eats there has to wear a unicorn helmet. A unicorn helmet. Didn't know they had a bar for bronies.

"Hello, ladies...I take it that is this the bachelor party?" a male waiter asked as he came to Zelda's table...albeit topless. The only thing he was wearing was a bowtie, white wrist cuffs, some dress pants, and dress shoes.

"Weird, I don't recall requesting for topless strippers," Zelda furrowed her brow as she took out a piece of paper, which was a receipt for the reservation she had made. "Are you sure that you got the right table?"

"Oh, I'm one-hundred percent sure..." Soon another topless waiter came to the table, holding a tray that came with glasses of water. "...any of you ladies care for some water?"

"I'll take one!" shouted Yuffie as she raised her hand up high, as the second topless waiter gave her a glass of water. Zelda was looking mighty uncomfortable right now.

"We'll order our own separate drinks," the princess requested, the discomfort slowly getting to her as she smiled and scratched her neck. Yuffie drank her glass of water with a straw, without a single care in the world.

"Any of you care for some appetizers?" the first topless waiter asked Zelda and company after he was done taking their order for drinks. The second topless waiter left to go fetch some drinks, getting some whistles as he went to the kitchen. "We have homemade chicken bites!"

"No thank you, we're fine," replied Zelda, as the topless waiter nodded and left the table. Once the waiter was gone, Zelda let out a sigh of relief. "What on earth was that?"

"I gotta admit, he looked quite handsome," admitted Palutena, being allured by how attractive many of Cafe Campagne's male waiters were. topless or not. "You made a great decision choosing this cafe, Princess Zelda!"

"That is beside the point. Why is our waiter topless? Nobody else in this restaurant has the same treatment!" Zelda almost sounded like she was discriminating against topless dudes.

"Maybe it's because they're not having a bachelor party," assumed Makoto, who had a very neutral opinion concerning the topless waiters. "Unless our waiter starts perving out, I wouldn't worry about it too much."

"Quite frankly, I could see him doing that during our meal," said Rinea, and Zelda had the same doubts and suspicions as she continued to feel uneasy. Perhaps Unicorn and Narwhal would've been a better choice...

The party bus arrived at the Seattle fun plex, which was called the Tukwila Family Fun Center. Once Toad parked the party bus in the parking lot, Link, Cloud, and everyone else filed out and got a good look at the fun center.

"There are too many children..." seethed Iori, as he saw families either entering the fun center through the entrance or leaving from it. "...I loathe this place already."

"IT'S TIME TO GET NAKED!" cheered Banjo as he raised his fists in the air, before pulling down his yellow pants. The bear was about to take off his underwear as well, only for Link to stop him in the nick of time.

"Leave the kids alone, Iori, they are not going to bother you," Link warned the saxophone player as he pulled Banjo's pants back up. Iori grumbled, wondering how much of the fun center he could be able to tolerate.

"Remember what we discussed on the bus, everyone," Cloud addressed the party guests, expecting them to act as decent and orderly as possible. Anything less would be a major disappointment that would greatly reflect upon the mansion. "Behave yourselves, and don't act out of line."

"Heard ya loud and clear!" Sonic said to Cloud, giving him a thumbs-up, while Crash stood next to the blue hedgehog while peeing on the fun center sign. Cloud sighed, fearing what was bound to transpire very soon.

Mario: *shakes his head in dismay* We are so getting banned-a from the fun plex.

The thirty bachelor partygoers entered the fun center, and they looked around at their surroundings. They saw adults, teenagers, and children alike all having fun and entertaining themselves with what the fun center had to offer. But if the guys wanted to enjoy themselves, they first needed some tickets.

"I think we should ask him for some tickets," said Olimar as he pointed at the front desk, where a bored and uninterested worker was present. "You afford us all tickets, right Wario?"

"Ninety percent of the tickets were for me, but yes, I got you guys some," replied Wario as he walked up to the front desk, with the others following after him. "I might be willing to share with some of you..."

"You came here to order some tickets for the fun center?" the bored fun center worker asked Wario, his chin resting on the palm of his head as he let out a big yawn. "How many tickets would you like?"

"I believe that I pre-ordered through the phone." At first, the worker refused to believe Wario, but he took out a laptop and opened up the fun center's website just to verify what Wario said.

"Let me take a look at our system..." The bored fun center scrolled down the page on the laptop, looking done with life as his eyes adrift asleep, before finding what was looking for. "...okay, I can see it now. You ordered 270 tickets for yourself...and 30 for everyone else in your party."

"270 tickets?!" Mario shouted at Wario, who was getting mean looks from everyone standing behind him. "What are you gonna do with-a 270 tickets, Mario!"

"I said that I was gonna share the tickets, lay off of me!" Wario barked at Mario, before turning his attention back to the bored fun center worker who was about to fall asleep. "Um, can I have those 300 tickets now?"

"Give me a sec..." the fun center worker replied as he went to the back, pressing a button to turn on the ticket machine. With 300 tickets having to be printed, the wait was undeniably long.

"Good thing there's no one behind us," remarked Chrom as he looked behind himself to check and see if there was anyone waiting in line. The last thing you'd want to deal with at a bachelor party was nagging customers.

Chrom: Restraining myself from texting Lucina is quite hard. I want to ask her how the bachelorette party going, but I don't want to give her the vibe that I'm being nosy. And I can't tell her about how I'm handling myself at Link's bachelor party, because I might even brag a bit. Not to mention that I would potentially make Lucina feel jealous.

"Here are your 300 tickets," the bored fun center worker presented the tickets to Wario, dropping them in the fatso's open hands. "Should be enough for each one of you. If you guys need anymore, just give me a holler...or not."

"Much obliged, my man," Link thanked the fun center worker, who yawned a second time as he fell asleep, his head falling on the counter in front of him. The worker snored away, as Link and company took a few steps away.

"Alright, Wario, you promised to share-a the tickets," Luigi said to the fatso, who was acting rather possessive of the tickets as he held them like a newborn baby. "So you better give us each-a our fair share!"

"I should test out each attraction first...see which ones are legit," suggested Wario, as he refused to give up any of the tickets. Even the thirty that weren't for himself. Luigi and company ganged up on Wario, wrangling the tickets away from the fatso as everyone got an (almost) equal amount.

"Now the fun can really begin!" exclaimed Link as he and the other men walked away, leaving Wario lying on the floor in pain. Wario was left empty-handed, with not a single ticket in his possession.

"Bah...screw those losers, I didn't need the tickets anyway," grumbled Wario as he stood up, dusting himself off as he now had to change his course of action. "I can just have my own fun..."

Back at Cafe Campagne, Zelda and company were waiting to be served. They had yet to get their drinks, as they were anxious to make their order.

"What's taking them so long?" wondered Kamui, and soon enough the wait would finally come to an end as the topless waiter returned to the table holding two trays of drinks. "Took them long enough."

"Sorry for the wait, ladies - we had a minor spill in the kitchen," the topless waiter apologized to the ladies, putting the trays down as he gave each lady their beverage. Then he pulled out a notepad and an ink pen. "May I take your order now?"

"I have a request to make, if you don't mind," Zelda spoke up, as the topless waiter raised his eyebrows with intrigue. "Can you please put a shirt on?"

"C'mon, Zelda, don't be rude to our waiter!" Daisy frowned at the princess as she smacked her on the shoulder. Zelda felt like she was living in some bizarro world. "Maybe going topless gives him more comfort."

"Yeah, don't you want my abs to breathe?" the topless waiter questioned, as he brought some attention to his rock-hard six-pack abs. "Speaking of which..." The topless waiter put his hands behind his head and smiled, as he gyrated his hips and showed off his abs.

"Um...this is kind of inappropriate," remarked Kairi, as the only thing missing from the topless waiter's manly display was a sensual sax solo. At least the waiter's performance was garnering quite the audience.

"Keep rocking those abs, Nolan!" a female waiter shouted to the topless waiter, before letting out a big cheer. Everyone in the restaurant was cheering on for Nolan the topless waiter, who hammed up performance to the max to give the people what they wanted.

"I can tell that he's quite full of himself," Impa said quietly to Zelda, who was feeling extreme humiliation as she had her face buried in her hands. The nightmare wasn't going to stop anytime soon.

"If we place our order, will you stop gyrating your hips?" Zelda asked Nolan as she looked up at the topless waiter, forcing herself to not be entranced by Nolan's abs.

"Hehehe...worked like a charm," smirked Nolan as he finally ceased the gyrating, before taking his notepad and ink pen back out. Everyone in the restaurant went back to their usual business. "So who wants to go first? The bride, I assume?"

It was a common staple for every fun plex to have a go-kart rink. The Tukwila Family Fun Center had a go-kart rink and several experienced kart drivers - Mario, Link, Champion Link, Sonic, Banjo, Crash, Pac-Man, Toad, and the male Inklings - were making great use of it.

"I'm coming for ya, male Inkling!" Mario shouted at the youngster, as he drove his go-kart towards his way. The male Inkling turned a corner only to bump into a wall, as Mario laughed.

"Watch out, Mario!" Link called out to the plumber, speeding like a madman before his go-kart collided with Mario's. The impact from the crash was enough to send Link's head forward, banging it against Mario's go-kart. "Ow, my head!"

"Don't give yourself a concussion before the wedding, Link," Cloud advised the Hylian as he stood at the edge of the go-kart rink, acting like some kind of chaperone. As the best man, it was Cloud's duty to ensure that Link wouldn't get hurt at the fun plex.

"Really? You no longer wear Air Force 1s?" Heihachi asked someone, catching Cloud's attention; Cloud turned around and saw Heihachi and Kazuya speaking with one another, with not a hint of animosity between them.

"Ever since I saw an old man wear them, they went out of style," replied Kazuya; seeing the businessman discuss sneakers, especially with Heihachi of all people, was a truly rare sight. "He was weak, feeble, and worthless...compared to the likes of you."

"I'm sure that he was." Heihachi placed his hand on Kazuya's shoulder, as he gave Kazuya a proud smile. Cloud kept a very close eye on Kazuya. "You think that I could beat this old man to a pulp in less than ten seconds? I am rarely frightened by other old men."

"Now now, father, don't sell yourself too short...three seconds would be a more accurate time." Kazuya and Heihachi would share a laugh together, as Cloud looked at the former Mishima with skepticism in his eyes.

Kazuya: It is easy to play your family for keeps when you trick them into thinking you're on their side. You pretty much have them on a string, and you can dance them around like a puppet until they no longer have their use. My father is one pawn that I never would've expected to have control of, and I am relishing every single second of this puppet show I've started...

"Mr. Big Cloud!" exclaimed King Dedede as he approached the swordsman, running up behind him and wrapping his arms around him in a friendly embrace. "I'm allowed to call you Mr. Big Cloud, aren't I?"

"Unless you want a black eye, be my guest," replied Cloud, as King Dedede took his arms away from the swordsman. Mainly for his own safety. "What do you want, Dedede?"

"It's about Steve...we haven't seen eye-to-eye ever since I failed at making him the model boyfriend. The man won't talk to me ever since!"

"I can totally respect him for doing that. Sounds like a smart man." Cloud saw cutting off King Dedede as a blessing in disguise for Steve, who just so happened to walk by with his classy attire.

"Steve, wait!" King Dedede called out to the craftsman, who stopped and turned his head towards Dedede. Turned his head like an exorcist...a classy exorcist. "...remember a few weeks ago, when I told you I had a girlfriend?"

"Yes, and I believed you like the fool that I was," replied Steve, who envisioned himself as a man marching to the beat of his own drum. "Why should I believe you now?"

"Who knows - this girlfriend of mine might show up, and validate everything I've done to help you!" King Dedede watched in despair as Steve turned his head back and walked away, leaving the penguin to fall on his knees and cry.

"What a wuss..." Cloud facepalmed at King Dedede, as Heihachi and Kazuya looked at Dedede with almost similar disappointment.

Zelda and company were waiting on their food, and soon enough their food was delivered...by Nolan. The topless waiter returned to the ladies' table with their food, as he was joined by other male topless waiters behind him.

"Oh my goodness..." moaned Zelda when she saw the army of topless men, watching through her fingers as they placed the food on the table. "...erm, thank you for our food."

"Don't mention it," replied Nolan, and once he and the boys were done with their task, they all stood front and center. "May we entertain you before you ladies dig in? We won't take too long."

"No thanks, we're kind of starved," smiled Aerith, only for Nolan to take out a bottle of baby oil, screw the cap off, and pour the oil all over his body. Zelda had never felt so beside herself before.

"Lather it on, man!" one of the topless waiters shouted at Nolan, who was rubbing the baby oil all over his body. Nolan made extra sure to get the muscles, and of course his rock-solid abs.

"Uh, sorry ladies, that was a force of habit," apologized Nolan as he tossed the empty bottle of baby oil over his shoulder. Several ladies (none of them from Zelda's party, mind you) leaped out of their seats to grab the bottle. "Anything else we can get for you?"

"I would love for you to do that again!" requested Barbara, perhaps the only person among Zelda's group of friends that appreciated Nolan's display. Zelda gave Barbara a stern look that made the barbarian princess lose her smile. "Preferably after we're done eating."

"An encore performance, huh? I'll make sure to oblige. Might even have the rest of these fellas join in on the fun! Enjoy the food, ladies." So Nolan and his army of topless men left the table, leaving Zelda to sigh in relief.

"I'd hate to pull a Karen, but..." whispered Zelda as she leaned in close to Peach, Daisy, Impa, and Yuffie. "...I think that I should speak with the manager about our waiter."

"You don't need to be a Karen, take it from me," Daisy warned Zelda, speaking not only from experience but also from the heart. "I've been down that path before, many times. It's a very dark place..."

"Let's just enjoy our food, and worry about the waiter later," advised Impa, seeing that the other ladies already got started on eating their dish. Despite her level of discomfort, Zelda heeded Impa's words as she ate her bowl of salad.

Since Wario had no tickets, the fatso was left with no choice but to create some fun for himself. How did he plan on doing that? By bothering everyone else at the fun center. No one at the fun plex was immune from Wario's harassment.

"Hey bub, pull your pants up!" Wario shouted at a man whose pants were sagging, quickly catching his attention. "This is supposed to be a family place! Little kids are looking at you!"

"Like you're the one to talk, little man..." the man with sagging pants confronted Wario, staring down at the fatso with a mean look in his eyes. "...why are you looking at me like that? Step up!"

"I'm gonna step up, alright..." Wario turned around and pointed his butt upwards, as the man looked confused. his confusion would go away, however, when Wario let a big one rip with all his might.

"Bro, what the heck?" The man covered his nose, as the toxic flatulent fumes from Wario's butt filled the air. The man retreated, holding up his pants as he ran away, while Wario laughed.

"Haha! I still got it!" Wario soon found himself coughing, being caught in the middle of a giant fart cloud. The fatso was forced to hold his breath, as a few individuals ran through the fart cloud undetected...

Fun Center Manager: Just received a complaint from some family about the air quality in this building. Apparently, they said that the bowling alley smelt awful - like someone had a silent but deadly fart. Those are the worst. Must've been that good-for-nothing janitor, Joey...told him good and well to stop eating those burritos before his day shift. Good thing he's expandable; he's so getting fired soon.

Elsewhere, away from where Wario was, some of the fellas were playing a game of ax throwing. The objective was simple - throw an ax at the faraway target, and try to aim for the middle. It was Greninja's turn to throw the ax, and the ninja Pokemon struck the center of the target with ease.

"Wow, nice one, Greninja!" Fox commended the ninja Pokemon, as he and a few others gave their applause. Greninja did a simple shrug as he walked away, as it was now Crash's turn to throw.

"You got this, man!" Sonic encouraged Crash, who got himself focused as he took the ax. Crash threw the at the target, and Sonic cheered in celebration and clapped his hands...after Crash missed the target by a few feet.

"That attempt-a went better than expected," remarked Luigi as he grabbed the ax off the wall, before getting himself in position. "Now sit back and watch-a how a pro does it!"

"Hmph...can't be any better than me," snorted King K. Rool, as he felt pretty skeptical about Luigi's chances. As Crash returned to Sonic, his presence caught the attention of a certain mask.

"Crash!" the mask shouted, as Aku hastily floated over to Crash. Aku's shout distracted Luigi mid-throw, causing the green plumber to throw his ax backward and strike Pac-Man in the head.

"Yeeeeooow!" Pac-Man yelped in great pain, as the ax was stuck in his head. Luigi turned around and gasped when he saw what he had done.

"Pac-Man! Are you alright?!" a panicked Luigi asked the eater of ghosts as he ran over to him to inspect the wound. He even tried to pull the ax out, but only to no avail. "Are you bleeding?"

"No, Luigi, I'm not bleeding," assured Pac-Man, acting rather candid after the pain subsided - despite having an ax lodged in his cranium. "To be honest, I can't even bleed at all!"

"You're physically incapable of bleeding?" Sonic questioned Pac-Man, partially believing that the eater of ghosts was lying just to flex on his pals. "You should totally have that checked out, buddy."

"What's up, Fox?" Falco greeted the pilot, as he, Waluigi, Pit, Kirby, Incineroar, and Joker showed up at the scene. "Hope you weren't having too much fun without me!" More folks joining the bachelor party...just what Link wanted.

"I believe that you meant 'without us,'" Waluigi corrected Falco, speaking on behalf of himself, Pit, Kirby, and Incineroar. And also Joker, who clearly didn't want to be here.

"Please tell me we're only staying here temporarily," Joker said to Falco and Waluigi, anxious to get back to the mansion. Ignoring Joker's plea Waluigi walked over to Pac-Man and pulled the ax out of his head with much force.

"Ow, watch it! That hurts!" Pac-Man frowned at Waluigi, as not a single drop of blood eeked out from where the cut was. Pac-Man was just built different.

"Playing a game of ax throwing, eh?" asked Waluigi as he licked the ax in an almost seductive manner. At least there wasn't any blood on it. "Watch and learn boys...watch and learn."

"So Mario instigated a fight at the prize crane just now..." Link came over to speak with Pac-Man and company, only to notice Falco and the other uninvitees all gathered around. "...um, who invited you guys?"

"FOR THE MOTHER COUNTRY!" Waluigi bellowed at the top of his lungs as he threw the ax, only to nail the very end of the target. "Aw, I thought for sure that would've worked!"

"We got a bone to pick with you," Falco pointed in Link's face, letting the Hylian know just how salty he was. "Not inviting us to your bachelor party? That's not right, man. Not cool."

"I can't just invite everyone that I know..." Link tried to explain himself, but Falco's angry stare had the Hylian almost fumbling his words. Link eventually gave up, throwing his arms up in defeat as he walked away. "...screw it, you guys are all invited. Just don't get in trouble."

"Easy peasy, nothing sleazy..." Falco had a cocky smirk as he flexed his fingers, amazed at how Link gave in so quickly. The avian pilot saw that as a sign of Link holding himself accountable, which he appreciated.

"Hey Falco, I heard that Link is planning on naming his wedding officiant today," Fox informed his friend, choosing to spill the beans once Link left. "It could be one of us!"

"One of us, eh?" Falco stroked his beak, fancying himself with a sweet new gig at Link and Zelda's wedding. "Now you have my attention..."

Falco: Being the comedian at a wedding reception is kinda cool, but nothing ever tops being the wedding officiant. I check off all the boxes - I'm good-looking, charismatic, and have an underrated stage presence. Link shouldn't have to search too far for a perfect officiant candidate, 'cause I got all the goods! *clicks fingers at the camera, smiling*

Despite the questionable service that they were receiving, Zelda and company were happily enjoying their food. Since Cafe Campagne was a fancy French restaurant, the food that Zelda and her friends were eating had a very sophisticated taste to it. Although one of the ladies wasn't a huge fan.

"How's your Quefs en Meurette, Yuffie?" Celica asked the ninja, who was eating a dish consisting of poached eggs, pearl onions, and garlic croutons - with some pommes frites on the side. Judging by the look on her face, Yuffie wasn't enjoying her meal.

"I thought that the fancy name made it sound tasty," Yuffie replied with a frown, wishing that she had some corn dogs instead. Corn dogs were Unicorn and Narwhal's specialty. "Turns out I was wrong..."

"Should've gotten a lamb burger instead, lassie," Barbara said to Yuffie, as she had already devoured her lamb burger. The barbarian princess was full, chilling with her foot on the table as she let out a huge burp.

"Aren't you going to say 'excuse me?'" Peach asked Barbara, dismayed by her lack of table manners; Barbara just looked at the princess as if she was silly.

"She has her feet on the table, she obviously doesn't care," Impa said to Peach, staring at Barbara with a frown as the barbarian princess scratched her butt. "Inviting her was a mistake..."

"You ladies done with your food?" Nolan asked Zelda and company as he returned to the table with his arm of topless men. He and his men all had a bottle of baby oil in their hands. "We have quite the performance to give you!"

"We're not quite finished yet," replied Zelda, before leaning in close to the ladies and whispering to them, "Eat as slowly as you possibly can..." The ladies heeded Zelda's command, and Nolan and his men left as Yuffie and even Barbara looked on disappointed.

The fun center had a trampoline section, and it was expected for only little kids to play on it. However, Mario and a few others were in the trampoline section and were bouncing away to their heart's content. Waluigi, who was now a part of the bachelor party thank to a begrudging Link, was arguably having the most fun out of everyone.

"I'm the king of the world!" the lanky man bellowed as he bounced as high as he possibly could, hoping to touch the ceiling. Waluigi was doing somersaults and whatnot, which caught Mario and the others by surprise.

"Don't bounce too high, Waluigi," Champion Link advised the lanky man, who was feeling like a kid again as he kept on bouncing. "You might hit your head."

"Out of the way punks, I'm coming through!" shouted King K. Rool, who had entered the trampoline section with style. A guy with his weight, doing some boon bouncing with others? Some trouble was bound to happen.

"Everyone get out-a of the way!" yelled Mario as he, Champion Link, Pit, Incineroar, Olimar, and Popo moved out of harm's way. One person that didn't move was Banjo, whom K. Rool bounced into as he sent him flying into a wall.

"Oof...that's gotta hurt!" remarked Pit, as Banjo slowly slid down from the wall. K. Rool kept on bouncing away as he neared Waluigi, who was beginning to fear for his life as the Kremling drew closer.

"King K. Rool, you better stay back, I'm warning you!" Waluigi tried to warn the Kremling, but it was too late; K. Rool bumped into Waluigi, and the impact was so big that it sent Waluigi flying upwards into the ceiling.

"So much for him not hitting his head," sighed Champion Link, as Waluigi's head was stuck in the ceiling with no way of getting it out. "Is anyone gonna save him? Pit, you want to do the honors?"

Meanwhile, at the fun center's food court, the group of Chrom, Dante, Kirby, King Dedede, and Vault Boy was having some pizza. Nothing better than having some pizza during a day filled with fun.

"This pizza doesn't even have any toppings on it!" Dante frowned at the slice of pizza that he was holding, tossing it back on the plate with disgust. "How can you even call it pizza?"

"It's called cheese pizza for a reason..." Chrom informed Dante, who very much preferred to have nothing but pepperoni on his pizza. Dante wasn't exactly open-minded when it came to variety.

"You think that's bad, they put veggies on my pizza!" complained King Dedede as he showed the boys an entire veggie pizza that he ordered just for himself. "Who can even eat stuff like this?"

"Weren't you the one who ordered that pizza, King Dedede?" asked Kirby; that appeared to be the case, as King Dedede mellowed out in an instant. "Way to waste your own money."

King Dedede: I fooled myself. When I saw the words "veggie lover" on the menu, I thought that I would've gotten myself a vegetarian girlfriend, for just the small price of $24.99! Vegetarian girls are the cutest chicks around, or so I've read online. Am I that desperate for any semblance of love?

"Wonder how the ladies are coming along with their bachelorette party," wondered Dante as he kicked his feet up on the table - no table manners for him to adhere to, unlike Barbara. The vigilante looked over and saw Chrom on his phone. "Your daughter sharing some details with you?"

"Promised Lucina not to bother her about the bachelorette party until she gets back home," answered Chrom as he put his phone away, as he left Dante in a moderate state of shock. "I was just checking the weather."

"Not bothering Lucina until the party's over, huh? Showing some restraint, aren't we?" Dante was already used to Chrom being a meddlesome father, so he saw this as a sign of growth from the prince.

"Just trying to change for the better. Since that's what Lucina would want..." As Chrom and Dante enjoyed their discussion, a tall redhead came over to the table, quickly grabbing the men's attention.

"Hey there, boys...got any pizza to share with me?" the redhead asked, as her beauty and attractiveness caught Vault Boy's full attention. Right off the bat, King Dedede recognized who the redhead was.

"Captain Syrup? Is that you?!" the fat penguin asked as he sprung up from his seat to approach the redhead. The pirate bandana and purple aesthetic to her clothes were the dead giveaways for him. "It really is you! Great to see you, babe!"

"I'm sorry, did you just call her 'babe?" Dante asked King Dedede out of pure disbelief, as he, Chrom, and Kirby were disgusted. Vault Boy, however, was stuck in some kind of love trance. "Care to explain...?"

"King Dedede and I went on a date last year," Captain Syrup explained to Dante and company, who were all hoping that the pirate was lying. "He treated me to a dinner AND a movie!"

"And it wouldn't have happened if my friends didn't give me the confidence," added King Dedede, referencing the events that took place in episode 240. "Captain Syrup's just as cute without the makeup..." Who knew that the unrecognized woman near the end of episode 240 was Captain Syrup all along?

"We have some catching up to do, don't we?" Captain Syrup asked King Dedede with loving eyes, as the other men felt like they were in some kind of sick, twisted simulation. "I have been pretty busy as of late."

"You have? Well, that's encouraging to know. Thought that date was a one-and-done! But before we do some catching up...you wanna meet my friend?"

"Sure, be my guest!" So King Dedede picked up Captain Syrup, catching her by surprise, as he carried the pirate away from the food court. Vault Boy watched as Captain Syrup was carried away, still lovestruck as ever.

"Anyone going to eat the veggie lovers pizza?" Kirby asked Chrom and Dante, who were both too shocked by what they had witnessed to answer. Seeing that there was no response, Kirby sucked up the veggie pizza...and all the other pizza on the table as well.

Dante: King Dedede. King Dedede, of all people, went on an actual date, with an actual woman. I seriously need to do better in my life...

Pit: Kirby just told me that King Dedede scored a date with Captain Syrup. That gives me all the more reason to hook him up with Adeleine, and get him married to the girl of his dreams. Can't let one of his rivals have the last laugh down the road!

Rex felt pretty confident in his golfing ability after he beat Chrom at golf a couple of episodes ago, and the swordsman put his golfing skills to the test at the fun center's mini-golf course. Also playing mini-golf were Link, Cloud, Toad, Kanji, Steve, and Cuphead.

"I am the ball...the ball is me," Rex said to himself, focusing his mind as he concentrated on the golf ball in front of him. Very gently, Rex hit the ball with his golf club...as the ball rolled down the grass but missed the hole by a few inches. "Dang it!"

"I told you, those Bruce Lee mannerisms aren't going to work," Link tried to warn Rex, who grumpily walked to the golf ball and hit it in the hole. "Just play golf like a normal person."

"Haha, sucker!" Kanji taunted Rex, as it was now his turn to golf. As the delinquent took out his golf club, he saw Joker speaking on the phone. "Joker, you're gonna hop in or what?"

"Yes, Falco still refuses to take me back home," Joker spoke into the phone as he saw Kanji, putting his finger up to let the delinquent know he was busy. Kanji nodded understandably and walked away. "Do you know where Tukwila is?"

"Move it, Joker!" shouted King Dedede, as Joker turned around and saw the fat penguin headed his way. King Dedede knocked Joker down to the ground, en route to Link and the others.

"King Dedede, why did you bring some random woman to the mini-golf course?" Link asked the fat penguin, who gently placed Captain Syrup on her feet. "And why is that random woman Captain Syrup?"

"Shut up Link, I'm not speaking to you!" King Dedede barked at the Hylian, before turning his attention to Steve who was trying to ignore the fat penguin. "Steve, this is Captain Syrup...I took her out to dinner last year."

"And a movie," added Captain Syrup; just like the guys at the foot court, Link and company were convinced that King Dedede and Captain Syrup were lying. But Steve was convinced, as he slowly turned his head towards Dedede.

"You went...on a date?" the craftsman asked King Dedede, as he walked over to get a closer look at Captain Syrup. "With this woman?"

"Well, why else do you think I tried to help you be a model boyfriend?" questioned King Dedede, seeing that very slowly, Steve was coming around. "I was giving you experience...from the heart!"

"Don't believe a word he says, Steve," Cloud warned the craftsman, who was undecided on whether or not he should believe King Dedede. "Do you honestly think that King Dedede has that kind of pull?"

"I think he does..." replied Captain Syrup, as she looked romantically into King Dedede's eyes while stroking his chest. Cloud and the others were disturbed by the sight; Cuphead even vomited.

"Is that supposed to be tea?" Toad asked Cuphead, as he saw the talking cup vomit some kind of black liquid substance out of her mouth. The substance was touching Toad's feet.

"...allegedly," replied Cuphead after he was done vomiting, as a worried Toad took a few steps away. Cleaning his feet off wasn't worth it at the moment.

"So what's it gonna be, Steve?" King Dedede asked the craftsman, expecting some sort of apology from him. "Am I legit or what?"

"I need some more time to mull this over..." replied Steve as he walked away, requiring some time by himself. Steve's decision to be undecided left King Dedede pretty distraught.

"Steve, where are you going, man?" Kanji asked the craftsman as he chased after him with his golf club still in his hand. "Your turn is next!"

"How about we get to that catching up?" Captain Syrup asked King Dedede, taking the fat penguin's hand; King Dedede was all smiles, as he and Captain Syrup left the mini-golf course. "Bye-bye, boys!"

"This cannot be real..." remarked Link as Captain Syrup waved to him and the others, before turning his head back. "...Kanji, you coming back or what?"

Zelda and company were all finished with their food, and they ate it as slowly as possible just to keep Nolan and his topless men away. Nolan, seeing that the ladies were done, came over with a black checkbook.

"You ladies down with your food?" asked Nolan, with his army of topless waiters standing behind him. Every lady at the table turned their attention to Zelda, who was worried that Nolan and his men might start dancing or something.

"We would like seconds, please," requested Zelda, saying literally anything that would repel Nolan and his company. But instead of taking the ladies' order, Nolan dropped the checkbook on the table. "Oh no..."

"Why ask for seconds...when you can have this instead? HIT THE MUSIC!" A sax solo started playing, and Nolan and the topless waiters immediately went to work as they gyrated their hips. Everyone else in the restaurant looked on, cheering and having a good time.

"Work it, boys! Work them hips!" Barbara rooted on for the topless waiters, as she and Yuffie were eating it up. Both ladies were smiling from ear to ear.

Yuffie: Zelda wouldn't listen to me and go to Unicorn and Narwhal, so I spoke with the Cafe Campagne late last night and asked for some topless waiters at the bachelorette party. Wanted at least one of my requests to be met somehow.
Barbara: And it was very well met...
Yuffie: Sadly, I didn't get any corndogs or unicorn hats...but I got a bunch of topless men gyrating their hips. At a bachelor party. Zelda's bachelor party. Couldn't have asked for anything better.
Barbara: Well said, sister. *gives Yuffie a high-five*

"Not sure if I'm stuck in a knock-off Magic Mike XXL movie...or some crappy Old Spice ad," grumbled Daisy, who was growing some resentment towards the topless waiters. The other ladies (except for Zelda) were either neutral just annoyed in general.

"I won't lie, this is quite a delightful display," Peach admitted to Zelda, who had reached max humiliation as she had her face deep buried in her hands. "Mario could never pull off anything like this!"

It was now time for laser tag at the center - Link, Popo, Kazuya, Heihachi, Cuphead, the male Inkling, Vault Boy, and Falco were participating in a laser tag battle against a team of eight jabronis. Last team standing wins.

"Hahaha, got you!" laughed the male Inkling, as he scored his first elimination. Suddenly a member of the opposing team approached the youngster, as a young man came armed with his laser gun.

"Time's up, little man," the young man warned the male Inkling, who looked on in fear...only for someone from up above to eliminate the young man. The male Inkling looked up and spotted Vault Boy, perched atop some tall platform.

"Thanks for the save, Vault Boy!" the male Inkling thanked the mascot, who gave a smile and a thumbs-up as he leaped down. Having been eliminated, the young man mumbled and walked out of the laser tag arena.

"Midna sure would come in handy right now..." muttered Link as he maneuvered his way through the laser tag maze, hoping not to get caught. But he would eventually be caught after a man from the opposing team saw him, until...

"HIYAA!" shouted Kazuya as he came out of nowhere, kicking the man to the floor. Link walked over to the man, saw that he was unconscious, and eliminated him with his laser gun.

"Is that even allowed?" Link asked Kazuya, hoping that the man would wake up soon. Don't want to catch a lawsuit weeks before the big wedding.

"Can't let the groom go out first," replied Kazuya as he patted Link on the shoulder, before walking away. Link stood there dumbfounded.

Link: Kazuya was rather nice to me during laser tag...something is definitely up with him.

Kazuya wouldn't get that far when he saw a teammate of his, Popo, cowering in fear. A man from the opposing team just stood there behind Popo, not even moving a muscle.

"Please don't hurt me, I beg of you!" Popo begged the man, shivering in fear as the man tried not to judge the Ice Climber. "I have...a female companion! But not in a romantic way! I think..."

"Dude, I'm not even doing anything..." the man tried to inform Popo, who wouldn't listen as he kept on shivering. Kazuya walked up behind the man and put him in a sleeper hold, bringing him down to his knees.

"Huh...?" Popo stopped shivering and looked back, as he saw that Kazuya had rendered the man unconscious before eliminating him. Kazuya then walked over to Popo, holding out his hand.

"Consider yourself welcome," the businessman said to Popo, who looked at Kazuya's hand reluctantly before eventually accepting it. Kazuya pulled Popo up to his feet and dusted him off a bit.

"Much appreciated, Kazuya..." Popo felt awkward standing with Kazuya, partly due to his past interactions with the business. "...so I guess this means we're friends, huh? Or close to it?"

"Only in due time." Kazuya looked down at the unconscious man, and gently brushed him to the side with his foot. "You still have a lot of work to do."

"Still have a lot of work to do, huh..." Seeing that Popo was now lost in his thoughts, Kazuya walked away and left the Ice Climber alone. "Wonder if that has something to do with..."

"HELP!" shouted Heihachi, and Kazuya heeded his dad's cry for help as he ran off to wherever he was. He showed up at the scene along with Falco and King Dedede, as he saw Heihachi...held at laser gunpoint by an old lady. Yes, from the opposing team.

"I may be over seventy years old, but I still got the hot hand..." the old lady said to Kazuya, who for whatever reason found himself intimidated. "...I'm not afraid to shoot it!"

"Father, are you serious?" Kazuya said to Heihachi in a disappointing tone, as Falco and King Dedede felt just as disappointed. "You claimed to not be afraid of old men!"

"But I never said that I was afraid of old women!" clarified Heihachi, as Kazuya shook his head and walked over to the old lady to eliminate her.

"Does this mean that I'm out?" the old lady asked, seeing that the sensor on her chest was turned off. "Well, back to babysitting the youngins..." The old lady exited the arena, as Heihachi approached Kazuya.

"I was very worried until you showed up," Heihachi said to his son, while Falcoand King Dedede looked on looking for their acknowledgment. "Probably didn't need the help anyway...but thank you."

"Just looking out for my old man," Kazuya replied with a smile, as Heihachi smiled in return. How often did the Mishimas genuinely smile at each other like this? Not that often.

"Okay...this is getting weird," remarked Falco as he and King Dedede slowly backed away, returning to the laser tag battle as the Mishimas had their moment.

As the laser tag went on, several men from the bachelor party waited in the lobby area - Mario, Cloud, Chrom, Dante, Fox, and Steve. Although they couldn't spectate the match, they were only present for moral support.

"I hear a woman screaming..." said Dante as he heard a loud scream from the laser tag arena. Could be just a dude screaming like a girl. "...are you allowed to kill people in laser tag?"

"That would be impossible, and would also get this place shut down," Chrom answered Dante's curious question, resisting the temptation to call or text Lucina. He had been tempted a few times during the day.

"Get this place shut down how? Ever heard of discarding the evidence?" Dante had a whimsical attitude during the conversation as he smiled, which left Chrom shaking his head at the vigilante. "I see that you don't..."

"I choose not to dwell on such things..." Wanting to have a more light-hearted conversation, Chrom decided to change the subject. "...so, how's that ice cream business coming along?"

"Popo decided to call it quits. Fall's just getting started, and Popo doesn't have the necessary resources to make more ice cream." Popo could ask Mega Man to make ice cream, but that would be too much trouble.

"Yes, fall did start two days ago! I thought that you would've had your van fixed so that Popo could squeeze in some more sales before the..."

"I'll be honest with you, Chrom...I didn't want that van fixed." What a huge wham line from Dante, as Chrom looked at the vigilante out of shock.

"But how would Popo be able to sell ice cream without it?" He could've sold ice cream on foot -if he had the stamina for it. "Did you take Nana crashing your van that personally?"

"Wasn't the crash that was the problem...it was what Popo had said afterward. Overheard him saying that he wanted one of us to die..."

"During the crash? Why would he say that? That's so unlike him!" Chrom could tell by the look on Dante's face that he was bothered by what Popo said.

"Said that selling ice cream in their honor 'would've meant more', or some crap like that. I've done my best to keep him away from that mentality..."

"Excuse-a me for dropping in," Mario said to Chrom and Dante as he hopped in on their conversation, having eavesdropped on the prince and vigilante. "But did one-a of you say that Popo wished for someone's death?"

Before either one of Chrom or Dante could answer, some loud cheering was heard as Link and his men exited the laser tag arena. Judging by their reactions, one can only assume that the eight men had won.

"Team Smash wins, baby!" cheered Cuphead, making gun sounds with his hands formed as guns. The others exchanged high fives - Kazuya even gave one to Heihachi, which was quite surprising.

"Congratulations, you guys," congratulated Cloud, while also keeping a close eye on Kazuya and Heihachi. Something about the Mishimas' interactions still bugged the swordsman out.

Cloud: *shakes his head with his arms folded* ...you can't fool me, Kazuya.

"Did your team win, King Dedede?" asked Captain Syrup as she ran to the fat penguin, as Vault Boy found himself lovestruck yet again. Fox, Falco, Popo, the male Inkling, and the Mishimas couldn't believe what they were seeing.

"You can bet your earrings we did!" exclaimed King Dedede, as Captain Syrup smiled and clapped delightfully - only making the disbelief from the others even more pregnant.

"No way is this real..." said Fox as he shook his head, never imagining in a million years that Captain Syrup of all people would have a romantic interest in King Dedede. Dedede was completely out of her caliber.

"Well, Steve? Are you a believer or what?" King Dedede turned to the craftsman, who stood there in place just like the classy man that he was.

"...perhaps," responded Steve as he left the premises; King Dedede was disappointed, but hoped that Steve would have a definite answer soon.

"She must've been really desperate," Popo whispered to Dante concerning Captain Syrup, as Dante snickered quietly in return. Mario and Chrom were both looking on.

The bachelorette party had ended, and Zelda was so grateful about it after the meal was paid (Peach did the honors). The ladies were ready to leave Cafe Campagne, but not before a certain topless waiter wished them goodbye.

"Goodbye ladies, come again!" Nolan waved to Zelda and company, smiling as the topless waiters behind him were also waving. Zelda frowned as she led the ladies out of the restaurant.

"Thank goodness that's over," said a relieved Zelda, as Yuffie and Barbara were both happy campers. Zelda would soon be greeted by Midna, who descended from the sky.

"How was the bachelorette party?" Midna asked Zelda, inferring from the princess's face that the party wasn't what it seemed.

"You didn't miss much," replied Zelda; Yuffie and Barbara would happily tell Midna otherwise.

Midna: Caught wind of the topless waiters after I saw Yuffie sneak out of Luigi's house late at night, and followed her to that restaurant. So you could say I skipped out of the bachelorette party, for my own sanity.

"We're heading back home," Zelda informed Midna as she led the ladies to the limousine that was parked on the side of the road. "Do you mind seeing how Link's bachelor party is coming along?"

"With pleasure..." smiled Midna before flying away and Zelda and the other ladies got inside the limousine.

With the bachelor party coming to an end, Link gathered all of his men to the food court for an important meeting. All the men were present - including Ganondorf and Iori, both of whom were absent during most of today's activities.

"Hiding in the restroom away from the little children was worth it..." said Iori, who was hiding not in the men's restroom - but the women's restroom. Should be fortunate that a woman hadn't ventured into the restroom stall he was hiding in.

Iori: This "fun center" doesn't serve alcohol...how could a place like this even operate?...Don't give me that "it's family-friendly" drivel...

Ganondorf: Iori stayed away because of the kids; I stayed away so I would make myself "undesirable" in Link's eyes. If he names me the wedding officiant, I'm going to Warlock Punch him so hard...

"Glad to have everyone here," Link addressed the men as he and Cloud stood at the front of the tables that were occupied. "Did all of you have a fun time at the fun center?"

"I almost got myself banned for farting in the manager's face," admitted Wario, who spent his time messing around with others at the main entrance. Almost getting banned...one of the things Link didn't want to happen today.

"...aside from Wario, did you guys have a fun time or what?" The men (except for Ganondorf and Iori) all gave their voices of approval. "Good! Now it's time to discuss important matters..."

"Specifically, we'll be talking about the officiant role for Link's wedding," stated Cloud, and that was the cue for Falco to stand up and adjust his collar. "As you all know, Link and Zelda haven't...Falco, what are you doing?"

"You know, I like to think of myself as the right guy for the job," responded Falco, ready to present his best case to Link and Cloud as he spoke in a professional tone. "I check off many of the boxes..."

"Hate to burst your bubble, Falco, but I already decided on who the wedding officiant will be," Link informed the avian pilot, who sat back down in his seat in bitter defeat. "Better luck next wedding, I guess."

"You already decided?!" an overexcited Pac-Man asked, as Midna floated her way inside the food court and saw the meeting down below. "Who's it gonna be? Tell us, tell us!"

"Hold your horses, Pac-Man! It's not that exciting of an announcement." Link cleared his throat, as Midna was interested in hearing the Hylian's choice. "The man that I chose to be the officiant...is a man seated in my presence right now."

"No way..." Pac-Man cupped his hands over his mouth, preventing himself from screaming from excitement. "...it's happening...it's finally gonna happen..."

"The man...that I have chosen to be the officiant for my wedding...is...THAT MAN!"

Link pointed at a man, and quite frankly that man wasn't Pac-Man. Instead, the man that Link pointed at...was Ganondorf.

"What? Why me?" was all Ganondorf could say as Link was pointing at him, while Pac-Man let out a disappointed moan. Link chose the biggest bad in Hyrule to be his officiant...but why?

"I'm the Triforce of Courage, Zelda's the Triforce of Wisdom, you're the Triforce of Power..." Link explained to Ganondorf, who was just as perplexed as everyone else was. "...it makes sense!"

"Link's been going back-and-forth about it all week along," Cloud informed Ganondorf, not doing much to alleviate the demon lord's discontentment.

"You couldn't have picked someone other than me?" Ganondorf asked Link, as he was more in the mood of ruining the Hylian's wedding. "Was Mario not good enough for you?"

"It had to be someone of Hyrulian legend," answered Link, as Pac-Man looked down at the floor defeated. "You were the first person that came to mind...and the only person."

"I'm going to destroy you, Link!" Unable to hold in his anger, Ganondorf slammed his fists on the table and got up as he charged at Link. Greninja and Incineroar would both save the stay, springing up and restraining Ganondorf.

"Take him away, you two," Cloud instructed Greninja and Incineroar, who guided Ganondorf away from Link. Ganondorf tried to fight out of the Pokemon's hold, but to no avail. "Glad that they came along..."

"I won't let you get away with this, Link! Mark my words!" As Ganondorf was dragged away by Greninja and Incineroar. Pac-Man left the table in a saddened mood. Having seen and heard enough, Midna flew away.

The limousine was heading to Rayman's house, where Rayman had returned home after a ride in B.D. Joe's taxi. The limbless hero walked to his house, only to stop when Globox opened the front door.

"Globox missed you!" Globox shouted to Rayman as he ran up to the limbless hero and gave him a tight hug. So tight, that Rayman's eyes were nearly bulging out of his sockets.

"Yup...this is exactly why I wanted to stay away..." wheezed Rayman, almost gasping for air as the limousine pulled up into the driveway. Barbara got out of the limo and saw Globox hugging Rayman.

"Group hug!" the barbarian princess squealed as she joined in in the hug, much to Rayman's display. Barbara then looked back at the limo, with some parting words she wanted to say. "Thanks, Yuffie, for the topless waiters!"

"'Thanks, Yuffie'?" Zelda furrowed her brow as she glared at Yuffie, who mischievously smiled and shrugged her shoulders. With the limo door still open, Midna flew down to the limo to speak with Zelda.

"Just got back from the bachelor party," Midna said to Zelda, knowing that the princess wasn't ready for what she was about to hear. "Link made his decision on who the wedding officiant will be."

"He did? Who did he decide upon?" Mustering up as much courage as she possibly could, Midna reluctantly leaned in close to Zelda and whispered into the princess's ear.

"So? Who is it?" Peach asked Zelda, whose eyes went wide with absolute horror. Midna backed away, as Zelda screamed at the top of her lungs seconds later.

King Dedede: Made it back home safe and sound, and sadly I couldn't bring Captain Syrup along for the ride. Wasn't because she was a woman; Link said that me meandering with Captain Syrup at the mansion wouldn't be "believable". Sounds like a hater!

Wario: Heard from Pit that Captain Syrup has fallen head over heels for King Dedede. What is my rival doing wasting her time with that bum? Either way, I hope that Dedede knows what he's in for...

Lucina: Father never called or texted about the bachelorette party! He did well... *nods her head* ...he did well.

Link and the boys returned home, and most of them were in a happy mood...except for Ganondorf, who was still angry with Link for making him the wedding officiant. Pac-Man also wasn't in a happy mood, as he wanted to be the officiant. The eater of ghosts sat on his sofa in his living room, looking despondent.

"What's wrong, sweetie?" Ms. Pac-Man asked as she came over to the sofa, with Pac-Man sighing in response. "You weren't feeling the bachelor party?"

"Link made Ganondorf his wedding officiant," replied Pac-Man; Ms. Pac-Man was grateful she wasn't holding any dishes because she would've dropped them on the floor in reaction to such shocking news. "It could've been me, dang it!"

"Plans are subject to change...why don't you try to change Link's mind?" It was worth a shot for Pac-Man, as the eater of ghosts lifted his head up and smiled.

"Yeah, you're right! Zelda wouldn't be fine with Ganondorf; she might reverse Link's decision. I'll go speak with Link right now!"

Pac-Man left his house and retreated to the mansion, where he saw Link conveniently standing in the foyer. The Hylian was speaking with Toad.

"Enjoyed the bachelor party, I really did," Link discussed with Toad, as Pac-Man approached the Hylian and caught his attention. "Oh, hey, Pac-Man."

"Hey, did you tell Zelda about Ganondorf being the officiant, what did she say?" Pac-Man asked Link, only to cover his ears when Zelda was heard screaming loudly from somewhere in the mansion. Followed by some inconsolable sobbing.

"...there's your answer," responded Toad as he uncovered his ears, shuddering; he had never heard Zelda scream so loudly before. "Zelda somehow found out beforehand, and she slapped Link silly!"

"Midna spied on me, I just know it," frowned Link, rubbing the side of his face where Zelda slapped him at. The pain still lingered. "Hey, Pac-Man, since that you're here..."

"Yes? Yes? Yes?!" asked an eager Pac-Man, clenching his fists as he couldn't contain his excitement. Link stared weirdly at the eater of ghosts.

"In the event that Ganondorf is unable to be the officiant, because of him or Zelda...do you want to be the fill-in?"

"Yes, Link, I would love to!" Just like that, Pac-Man's dreams were suddenly realized. "I've waited so long to officiate a wedding..."

"I can tell. But remember, you can only get the role if Ganondorf's out. Which is a huge given. Got it?"

"I won't let you down, Link!" It was clear that Pac-Man was no longer listening, as he leaned in and gave Link a hug. "You can count on me!"

"But I haven't even..." Link watched as Pac-Man walked away, letting out a big cheer as he left the mansion. "...at least he has the right mood."

"He's a pretty safe pick for an officiant," Toad had this to say about Pac-Man. "He would absolutely crush it...if given the chance."