Author's Note:

The poll is closed, the results are in, and the character that I should write about the most is...Tails, who led the way with three votes. Not really surprised, everyone loves Tails. Ryu, Meta Knight, and much to my surprise, Dunban, received one vote each; I was even more surprised that no one voted for Ashley or Zero, but that's just me. I'll try and focus on the four aforementioned characters in this chapter, and give them more focus as the story goes along (especially for Tails, who had the most votes out of anyone).

Moreover, there is new poll on my profile page, in which you can vote for your favorite Smash Life character(s). Again, I'm allowing up to five votes per person, because I'm just that generous. Now on to the reviews, first with Derick Lindsey:

"...I was hoping that you could do a chapter about the smashers going to a wwe event either raw or smackdown or do a conjoined ppv like royal rumble or wrestlemania because there is so much you can do with the smashers..."

Only problem is, I can't really do a chapter around RAW or Smackdown or even a wrestling PPV, that kind of stuff would have to happen on a Thursday or a Friday (the days the chapters typically take place). Also, I would have to "bend" the rules for the wrestlers, so the speak, so that's also a factor. Moving on:

"...also what's the story with cilan being at the mansion not that I don't mind since I like Cilan but what made you decide to add him into your story."

Cilan's main purpose is to work on the wedding cake for Mario's wedding, and it will likely take him forever to complete the task. These past few chapters or so saw Cilan adjusting to life in the mansion, so he'll get started on the cake in this chapter. Next is Kirby 123, who has a King Dedede suggestion this time:

"I just feel like that king dedede should be possessed by dark matter again and cause mayhem all over the mansion and dark matter itself would fight something after he gets beaten out of king dedede."

King Dedede being possessed in general would perhaps lead to a lot of great moments, so I'll leave this idea on the table for now. Lastly, we have 0300:

"One of these times, I want to see someone (not Fox, Falco, or Sonic (cause it's what they do) rebel against Mario and Master Hand and they bet Mario and MH up."

Yeah, using Fox, Falco, or Sonic in such an instance would be WAY too easy. I would need someone that could overwhelm both Master Hand and Mario and push them to their limits. So I'll have a lot to think about.


Episode 50: Self-Defense

In many instances, Sonic receiving a pet Shaymin from Hau was a dream come true for the hedgehog. He has always implored whether or not a hedgehog Pokemon existed, and when he found out and did research on Shaymin, his interest piqued to unconstrained levels. Now he has his dream pet, a Pokemon that he could call a good companion of his. However, Sonic was not alone.

Ever since episode 41 or so, Tails would conduct research on Vulpix, studying everything about the fox Pokemon from its body style, to its height, to even its base friendship stat. (Friendship isn't meant to be taken lightly in Pokemon, in some cases it must be high for a Pokemon to evolve.) So when the Alolan Vulpix arrived with the other Alolan Pokemon the week before Thanksgiving, Tails did some research and studying on it, and was surprised to learn that the regular Vulpix and the Alolan Vulpix were so similar in many ways. It was only their typing that separated the two.

While inspecting the Alolan Vulpix, the fox Pokemon would slowly warm up to Tails, i.e. rubbing its head against the fox and always trying to get his attention. This alarmed Tails, for the regular Vulpix would never do such things - it would quietly sit on Tails' desk, waiting to be returned to the Pokemon sanctuary where it belonged. But this Alolan Vulpix was something different, something Tails wasn't used to.

"The regular Vulpix was never friendly with me before," Tails discussed with Ryu in the kung fu fighter's room; Ryu was punching away on a punching bag as the conversation carried on. Tails was holding the Alolan Vulpix in his hands (he named the Alolan Vulpix Suzie; kudos if you know which character from the Pokemon anime the fox Pokemon was named after). "You think this Vulpix likes me more than the other one?"

"Only way to find out is if the Vulpix has made any friendly or romantic advancements with you," Ryu stated as he ruthlessly punched the punching bag with all his might. That punching bag has a family, for crying out loud! "You did say the Vulpix rubbed its head against you, and by all indications, it must certainly like you!"

Ryu: Seen it several times on television - usually when a couple is cuddling together, the girlfriend would rub her head against her boyfriend's torso! With that reasoning, Tails' Vulpix is indeed a female - it would be weird for the cuddling to be the other way around, with the male rubbing against the female! I would try this practice out, but on Chun-li? No thanks!

"So does that mean I should keep Suzie around as a pet?" Tails then asked, as Ryu delivered one last devastating punch to the punching bag. He punched the punching bag so hard, it flew through the wall and landed in the next room.

"Ow my leg, thanks a lot Ryu!" Robin called out from his room, his voice heard through the hole in the wall Ryu had left. Mr. Game and Watch will have to patch up the wall in due time.

"If the Vulpix likes you that much, then I suppose you have no other choice but to keep it as a pet," Ryu offered his take, wiping the sweat off of his sweat and then tasting said sweat, to see what it tasted like (just kidding, Ryu would never stoop down to that level). "Sonic has a pet, so you should have a pet too! Has he become overly incessant about his pet Shaymin?"

"Yo Tails, you wouldn't believe what Shaymin and I did together today!" Sonic barged into Ryu's room with his Shaymin. "We ate a bunch of noodles Palutena made, and slurped them down together in less than THREE MINUTES! After we did that we..." While Sonic rambled on with the faux accomplishments he and Shaymin did together, Tails looked at Ryu in a rueful manner, and Ryu instantly knew what Tails would had to go through from now on. "Isn't that great Tails, aren't Shaymin and I bonding so quickly?" Sonic would ask his fox friend after he was finished running his mouth. "You and Suzie have a long way to go buddy!"

"Sonic I have a proposition to ask you, if you don't mind," Ryu approached Sonic, kneeling down at the hedgehog's side. "Since Tails is taking into consideration making the Alolan Vulpix his pet, I have an idea...why don't you show Tails how to be a great pet owner?" Ryu himself thought this would be a good idea, since it would humble Sonic while at the same time allowing the hedgehog to be a mentor to his best friend. A win-win scenario all around.

"You want to slurp noodles with your pet Pokemon, too?" Sonic asked Tails, with the fox having no other choice but to nod his head. "Cool beans! Before we can get to that, I must show you the basics..." This is what Tails is interested in, not slurping noodles obviously.


Many of the Smash Mansion may not know this, or have apparently forgotten, but Meta Knight is not only a Star Warrior, but a flaring Latin knight. He typically speaks with a strong Hispanic accent, and acts just like Zorro, the fictional thief who dons a mask, just like Meta Knight himself. However, Meta Knight can fly at will, something that Zorro cannot brag about.

Meta Knight: Luigi's Thanksgiving feast would have been better...if he only offered Latin food at the feast! But before you can say, "Meta Knight, it's a Thanksgiving dinner, nobody eats Latin food on that day!", let me tell you some food items that would fit with the holiday of Thanksgiving...el pavo, el vistiendo, la cazuela, las pantatas dulces... *briefly pauses before breaking down into a fit* Oh who am I kidding, the Spanish recipes for Thanksgiving I have, neither Luigi nor Cilan would have used them! I might as well have my very own Thanksgiving feast by myself, and no one can attend this feast but me...and maybe Kirby. Why must he be so sensitive?

In order to remain in touch with his Latino roots, Meta Knight decided to - wait for it - learn how to play a guitar. Now you're probably thinking, "What on earth does playing a guitar have to do with being Latino?". It's pretty simple - guitar playing is an essential part of mariachi, and Meta Knight wishes to play some mariachi music during his free time. Can't hurt to learn something new.

The only person Meta Knight could ask guidance for in playing a guitar would be K.K. Slider, who told the Star Warrior he would be more than delighted to help Meta Knight, and the hippie dog said that he could offer guitar-playing lessons, to which Meta Knight had agreed upon. However, K.K. refused to have Meta Knight be the only student, so he enticed the mansion residents with the prospect of having guitar lessons, and to his surprise, Link, Pac-Man, Alph, and Dunban all agreed to take some guitar lessons.

"Before we begin, I would like to go around the room, so we can discuss why we're all here," K.K. started things off in the cafe, where he and his five students agreed to meet. "We'll start off with you Link - what convinced you to play the guitar? Was it the joy, the passion, the willpower to uplift others through music?"

"Nah, I just wanted to learn how to play musical instruments I'm not really accustomed to," was Link's response; K.K. Slider held his head down in shame. What, did he honestly think Link would say the three things he mentioned?

"This was the only venue for me to get away from those knitting club freaks," Pac-Man said, before leaning over to whisper the following: "Don't tell Ashley, Yoshi, or Toad I was ever here." Knowing those three, they'll might find out eventually.

"I'm here because I thought learning how to play an instrument would be a skill useful later in life," said Alph. He's a young whippersnapper, so he'll have plenty of time to learn how to play a guitar.

"Sharla put me up to it when I told her about the guitar lessons, apparently she thought I could 'serenade the ladies' with a guitar," said Dunban. And no, he and Sharla aren't romantically intertwined, so just save your Xenoblade shipping for Shulk and Fiora.

That left Meta Knight alone to give his reason for why he wished to learn playing the guitar. K.K. Slider and company were all ears, wanting to hear the Star Warrior's reason. The fact that Meta Knight is a lowkey dude who seldom involves himself in any of the mansion's activities has done nothing but made the others more intrigued than they should.

Pac-Man: Learning how to play a guitar would be a good thing to do before Mario and I resume our wedding planning. We shall pick up right where we left off once the holidays are over, or until after New Year's Day, depending on how things go. Who knows, maybe by then I'll become a master guitar player, and then I'll teach Mario a song or two that he could use to serenade Peach...

"The reason I'm here...is to be able to play mariachi music," said Meta Knight, albeit with some reluctance. "I feel that doing so would help me stick to my Latino roots, while at a same time learning a new skill, so to speak." The Star Warrior would brace himself for what the others might say...

"You know, that's not a bad reason at all, not bad!" exclaimed K.K. Slider, as Link, Dunban, Alph, and Pac-Man nodded their heads in approval. "I've always wanted to learn how to play some good ol' mariachi music - I've mastered every single music genre except for that. But with you on board, I can learn mariachi music, and become a masterful musician! But before we do that, we must first have our first guitar lesson! Let's begin, shall we?"

So K.K. gave his students a chord to play, and it was up to the students to play said chord when they were told to. As they took turn playing guitar chords, a Shadow Heartless sneaked its way inside the cafe, and at the very same time, Dunban was playing a chord terribly - so terrible that the Shadow had to cover its ears, and was seemingly defeated by Dunban's guitar playing, refusing to take the dreadful sound anymore.

"Woah, did you guys see that, Dunban single-handedly defeated a Heartless with his guitar playing!" exclaimed Link, grabbing the attention of everyone in the cafe. "Here I thought the only way to defeat the Heartless was through physical force..." Just then, another Shadow crept inside the cafe, and everyone saw it front and center.

"I think Dunban's ineptitude at playing the guitar is causing the Heartless to go away!" inferred Alph, wanting to see if his theory rung true. "Dunban, play that chord again and see what happens!" So the Homs played the same chord, albeit horribly, and the Shadow was later defeated, just like the one that came before it.

"Well I'd be, my own inability to play a guitar well is able to take out the Heartless," remarked Dunban, somewhat impressed. Same can't be said for how he played the guitar, however. "Do you think dreadful guitar playing is a weakness of the Heartless?" The Homs then asked K.K. Slider.

"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but that's up for Ema Skye to try and figure out," the hippie dog replied. "We shall confront her later and tell her about the rocking discovery we made, but for now, we must continue our guitar lessons!" What about the Heartless, isn't the Heartless situation (although minor at the moment) going to be resolved soon?


Lucas: A few days ago, Luigi took me to a boxing class at a local YMCA as a means for me to overcome my shyness. At first, I was reluctant to come, but after Luigi enticed me by taking me to the cheesecake factory afterwards, I quickly obliged. (It was just a cheap trick to get me to come, Luigi knew I loved cheesecake and he took full advantage of it...) Unfortunately the boxing class was all full by the time we arrived...so we apparently settled for a women's self-defense class instead, since Luigi thought me being THE ONLY MALE in such a class was nothing wrong. However, I did learn some valuable information from this self-defense class, like how you should yell "THAT'S MY PURSE, I DON'T KNOW YOU!" as a self-defense tactic; saw the teacher shout the phrase out in a demonstration where a robber tried to steal her purse, she even kicked the dude in the groin after she said it! Now whenever I'm threatened by someone, I'll just shout out that phrase, and kick them where it hurts...

Lucas was chilling in the gaming room, minding his own business while sitting on a couch next to Rosalina playing his Nintendo 3DS, when Ganondorf confronted the PSI whiz, feeling some type of way. Looks like Lucas was sitting in the Demon Lord's spot, and he was about to make him angry! You wouldn't like Ganon when he's angry, for his anger is a volatile force that cannot be stopped by anyone other than Master Hand.

"Hey kid, you're sitting next to my woman, how about you scram if you know what's good for ya..." Ganondorf threatened Lucas. The "kid" is actually a teen, but let's let Lucas' cuteness mislead Ganondorf. It won't stop the PSI master from what he was about to do next.

"THAT'S MY PURSE, I DON'T KNOW YOU!" Lucas leaped from the couch and delivered a flying roundhouse kick to Ganondorf, striking him just below the belt. Ganondorf would wheeze in pain as he crippled on the floor, clutching his stomach. The pain was evidently too much for him to bear, it was one of the most painful sensations the Demon Lord has ever dealt with.

"Now Lucas, that wasn't very nice of you, apologize to Ganondorf at once!" scolded Rosalina, displeased with the actions Lucas took. This was definitely a side of Lucas she had never seen before.

"Sorry Ganondorf, I didn't mean to kick you that hard, it was only out of self-defense," Lucas apologized to the Demon Lord, who was in too much gut-wrenching pain to listen to Lucas' apology. "Hopefully it won't happen again." Lucas quietly left the gaming room, leaving Ganondorf still crippling on the floor, and as he walked out of the gaming room and into the hallway, he accidentally bumped into Takamaru, the ever-respectful samurai.

"Better watch out where you're going Lucas, you could easily hurt someone by not being cautious and well-aware of your surroundings!" Takamaru said to the teen, sporting a smile. Lucas perceived what Takamaru had said as a threat, and his smile as a facade for malice, so he did what he had to do...

"THAT'S MY PURSE, I DON'T KNOW YOU!" the PSI whiz kicked Takamaru in the crotch, claiming a second victim in the process. Sometimes bad things happen to good people, and this instance was one of them.

"Of all the people, and it had to be me..." Takamaru squeaked as he clutched the place where Lucas struck him. Lucas, now feeling guilty about himself, ran away out of the fear of being reprimanded for his actions.

Takamaru: *reclined on a chair* This is only...a minor setback...the pain will go away shortly...or so I hope...
Wario: Hey bub, whatcha doin' on my new reclining chair?! Get off of it or else I'll call in Master Hand!
Takamaru: But I can barely move my legs...
Wario: Oh, so you're becoming a bit too adjusted to my chair, huh?
Takamaru: Well you see, what happened was...
Wario: I don't wanna hear it - stay right here while I get Master Hand, he'll take care of you!

Lucas scurried down to the kitchen, were Mario and Cilan were present. Cilan had a bowl of frosting in his hand, and offered a spoonful of said frosting to Mario. By the looks of it, the Pokemon connoisseur was ready to start on the wedding cake.

"This is the frosting I have in mind, it's called...'Frostberry Delight'!" Cilan told Mario as the plumber sampled the frosting, The connoisseur really has a way with naming things. "So what do you think, do you like it?"

"I don't-a like it...I LOVE IT!" Mario exclaimed with much joy. Imagine how funny it would have been if Mario just said he didn't like it, and said no more. It would have greatly devastated poor Cilan. "I can already tell-a that the wedding cake-a will be a perfect ten!"

Lucas was quietly making his way over to the over part of the kitchen when he accidentally knocked down a broom conspicuously lying against a wall, which fell over to the dish rack and knocked several dishes to the floor, breaking them in the process. Mario and Cilan were both startled by the noise, and the next moment they saw Lucas standing nervously to the broken dishes, shaking in fear. The teen could have ran away to avoid suspicion, but once fear had overtaken him, there was nothing the PSI whiz could do.

"Lucas how could-a you break those dishes, do you not-a know how expensive they were?!" Mario was quick to scold Lucas, making him shiver in fear. Dude needs a spine real quick, he's too old to be acting like this. "Accident or-a not, you're gonna pay for-a the dishes you have broken!" In that very moment, the instinct within Lucas kicked in - his self-defense instinct.

"LET GO OF MY PURSE!" Lucas screamed at the top of his lungs at Mario, confusing both the plumber and Cilan. Was Lucas talking about a regular purse, or a man purse? That was the question on their minds.

"What purse are you talking about Lucas, we don't see a purse anywhere..." said Cilan, staying cautious of Lucas. "Why don't you just take a deep breath..."

"I DON'T KNOW YOU!" Lucas screamed directly at Mario, and the plumber instantly knew that Lucas was coming for him. So the plumber shrieked as Lucas chased him out of the kitchen, and throughout the halls. Mario would eventually find solace when he entered an elevator with King K. Rool, of all people.

"Which floor are you heading to?" the Kremling asked an exhausted Mario, who simply shrugged. "Fourth floor it is!" Rool pressed a button, and the elevator doors closed...just when Lucas was about to enter inside. Rool just did Mario a real solid there...

King K. Rool: The elevators frankly aren't enough, the mansion is missing something else...the mansion needs escalators! You can get to and fro from your destination without having to worry about working yourself out and passing out on the steps of a regular staircase. And if you wanna be innovative, you can do cool escalator tricks, like planking on the handrails. Those mall security bums wouldn't let me do such tricks at their mall, but I'm sure someone like Master Hand wouldn't mind...

Once Mario and Rool arrived on the fourth floor, the elevator doors opened, and to their surprise they saw Lucas standing behind the doors, delivering a roundhouse kick to the crotch...Rool's crotch. The Kremling, who only took three mere steps out of the elevator, fell to the floor in agonizing pain, and once Lucas saw that he attacked the wrong person, he ran away. He's seriously going to get himself in a heap of trouble if he keeps this shenanigans up.

"I'll have a word-a with you later Lucas!" Mario called out to the teen as he dragged a slightly incapacitated Rool back inside the elevator and pressed a button, closing the elevator doors and sending the contraption back down.


"Man, thanks a whole lot Cloud, I could always count on a guy like you!" Captain Falcon thanked the swordsman, speaking with him in the foyer while wearing a suit. So why was the racer thanking Cloud, and why was he wearing a suit? It's because he was about to go on a date with his girlfriend Nowi - adorned in a lovely pink dress - and he and Nowi wanted Cloud to watch over Nowi's daughter Nah while they were away.

"Eh, it's the least I could do, should be glad that I had nothing planned for today," replied Cloud, with Nah standing next to him. Seriously, who thought it would be a genius idea to name that poor girl Nah?

"You be a good girl now, don't do anything stupid or silly!" Nowi, who knelt down at Nah, advised her daughter. "I can't afford to have anything bad happen to you, my little precious one!" Nowi pinched Nah's cheeks, and judging by how Nah looked, she looked very annoyed.

Cloud: Captain Falcon finally found himself a girlfriend...and I have to say, I'm pretty happy for him. Now he's going on his first date, so a bunch of firsts for him. His girlfriend Nowi looks pretty if I do say so myself, although she looks way below her actual age. I'm not digging the idea of "babysitting" her daughter while she's away; Lord knows why I have to watch over a kid who's probably close to Pit's age...

"Shall we head to our destination, my fair lady?" Captain Falcon asked Nowi, holding out his hand. The half-Manakate lovingly took the racer's hand, and the two lovebirds would exit the mansion together, holding hands in unison. It was a sight for sore eyes for Cloud, seeing a previously downtrodden Captain Falcon now on the winning side of love.

"Alright kid, let's go over some ground rules," Cloud said to Nah after Falcon and Nowi had left. "First things first, I'm the authoritarian, so you pretty much have to listen to whatever I say." Nah looked behind her, and saw Pit and Viridi hiding at a corner, motioning Nah to come over. "Secondly, you're not allowed to intrude in Master Hand's room, for his room is...hey kid, where are you going?" Cloud saw that Nah had left him, leaving him alone in the foyer. The swordsman went to go look for the half-Manakete, and he would find her in Pit's room, where Pit was sharing some malasadas (the Hawaiian treat Hau helped him and Sonic make) with her, Viridi, and Kirby. Pit apparently had done some cooking in the kitchen since Hau visited the mansion.

"Lady Palutena offered to assist me in making the malasalads," stated Pit. Now it all makes sense - doesn't excuse Pit for pronouncing malasadas yet again. "I'm more than welcome to give you the recipe to make them, if you like..."

"That would be absolutely lovely, I could always learn a thing or do while I'm here," responded Hah as she happily ate the malasadas. Cloud watched the foursome from Pit's doorway as Aerith approached her man, smiling gently.

"I've heard that you're on 'babysitting duty'," the flower girl said to Cloud. "Hard to believe you took up the offer." It's not like Cloud had any other choice, Captain Falcon was the happiest he's ever been and Cloud didn't want to let the man down, lest it would damper his spirits.

"Someone had to step up, and that someone had to be me. Apparently it doesn't seem like Nowi trusts her daughter enough to remain on her own, it looks like she's having a great time with Pit and the others. Must have befriended them last week, did you see them bonding or anything?"

"I do recall Nah speaking with some of the younger brawlers after we returned from Luigi's house following the feast, she got along with them pretty well. I got to speak with her that evening, and she was quite serious in her tone and behavior...same can't possibly be said for her mother, though."

"Nowi is a work in progress, I'm certain." Anyone who is over a thousand years old and acts childish like Nowi is not a work in progress by any means. "Well I have to watch over Nowi, since I'm apparently slacking off on my babysitting job as it looks like..."

Aerith: Haven't seen a single Heartless during the entire week of Thanksgiving. Maybe they decided to take a couple of days off? Sure hope they'd continue to do just that...

"I bet you wouldn't mind if I joined you, I have nothing to do today except for tending to the flowers in the gardens," Aerith said to Cloud. This would be great for some bonding time. "Besides, we can just spend some time together while Nah bonds with the others..."

"Do you guys want some malasalads, they're quite tasty!" Pit called out to Cloud and Aerith, offering some malasadas. How long will it be until the dude pronounce the Hawaiian cuisine correctly?

"Pit's right, they're one of the best things ever invented!" added Viridi. Bit of a stretch there... "When you eat these things, it's like you're in a completely different realm...it takes you on a journey of deliciousness!"

"Well you're more than welcome to come in, the others certainly wouldn't mind," Cloud responded, and so he and Aerith entered Pit's room to try out the malasadas.


Fox, Falco, and Ema Skye were huddled together near the mansion's lake, with a Crabrawler, an Alolan fighting-type Pokemon. (Judging by its name, you would assume it was a water-type Pokemon instead.) Several aquatic Heartless - giant anglerfish-like creatures called Aquatanks - were fired out from the lake, and landed on the ground, splashing about.

"Now Crabrawler, use Crabhammer on the Heartless you see before you!" commanded Fox, and the boxing Pokemon did as he was told, using the water-type move on the Aquatanks and defeating them in the process. Fox and company watched as hearts appeared from the Heartless after they were defeated and rose up into the air, before disappearing in thin air.

"I believe that's all of the Heartless," Mega Man appeared out of the water, hovering on the water's surface inside his Rush Marine. The robot drove the submarine contraption to the lake surface and got out, as Rush reverted to his normal form. "Rush heard some strange noises coming from the lake, and I was able to discern the Heartless through the water, since they had the Heartless symbol. Glad you guys could take care of the Heartless for me!"

"Eh, it was the least we could do," shrugged Falco. Just then, Link and Zelda showed up, with the former playing his guitar. "What in the world...do I even need to ask?"

"Sorry we were so late, Link apparently wanted me to show me some guitar skills he learned during K.K. Slider's guitar lesson," stated Zelda, as Link continue to play. Unlike Dunban, the Hylian's guitar playing wasn't so shabby. "It was only the first lesson, yet it appears Link progressed the most out of his contemporaries..."

Meta Knight: Our first guitar lesson with K.K. Slider...was an absolute disgrace! When are we going to learn the complex forms of guitar playing? I want to play mariachi music for crying out loud, not playing stupid chords or know the parts of a guitar! That's irrelevant, what is relevant is that I learn how to play music fitting to my culture! Now K.K. said that whoever can give him a great guitar solo will be allowed to participate in a second guitar lesson...might as well work on my guitar solo while I have the time.

"You guys didn't really miss much, we just took out some aquatic Heartless with the help of Mega Man and this Crabrawler," said Ema, as the Crabrawler put up its dukes to the forensics expert, wanting to fight her for some odd reason. Ema kindly pushed the boxing Pokemon away. "This is the first time I've seen this type of Heartless, makes me wonder if there's Heartless that are capable of flying..."

"There you are Link, I've been looking all over for you!" Dunban appeared, wielding his guitar, and Link instantly feared for the worst. "So I've been working on my guitar-playing skills, and since you guys are all here, Link won't have to be my only spectator...so here we go!" Dunban played the guitar, and his guitar playing was just as bad as it was during the guitar lessons, if not worse. Everyone covered their ears, with Rush lying on the ground with his paws over his head and Crabrawler scurrying to the lake to avoid the dreadful sound. "So what do you think, was that one of the best guitar solos you've heard in a long time?" Dunban would ask everyone after he was (thankfully) done playing.

"...uh, yeah, most definitely, great job!" commended Link, only saying this if it would make Dunban content with his guitar skills. "Huge improvement from when I heard you the first time! K.K. Slider would be immensely proud of you!"

"You're right Link, and you know what, I'll take your word for it...I'll give the same guitar solo to K.K. Slider at once! First I must find him..." Dunban departed, and Link nervously smiled as the others glared at him. The Hylian has no idea of the damage he's about to cause...


"I'm telling you Heihachi, you can't sleep on The 1975, they're one of the best modern bands out there," Lucario discussed with Heihachi Mishima as the two fighters strolled through the hallways. "They have that infectious 80s pop feel, and you can feel it in some of their more synthpop-style songs."

"Idaina bando no yō ni kikoeru, watashi wa itsu demo sorera o chekku auto shimasu!" Heihachi said, before stopping in his tracks when he saw Lucas walking with Ness. Lucario would come to a sudden stop as well. "Sore wa karedesu, soreha seishoku oni no kikkādesu!" Heihachi pointed at Lucas, and he and Ness were both confused.

"Let's scram before he can attack either one of us!" Lucario said as he and Heihachi ran away from Lucas, not wanting to deal with Lucas again for the rest of the day. It has now gotten to the point where every male resident is fearful of Lucas, everyone except for Ness, who has no idea what's going on.

Lucario: This is all Luigi's fault, ever since he took Lucas to that boxing class at the YMCA, Lucas has been going around threatening to kick dudes in the crotch! The class seems shady, why would they teach students how to kick others in the groin?

Heihachi Mishima: Watashi wa watashi ga tatakatta tatakai no ōku de mata ni kera rete kita, soshite watashi wa anata ni iu koto ga dekimasu, sore wa kore made no saiaku no mono no hitotsudesu! Watashi no saiaku no teki ni mo sore o nozonde inaidarou!

"Wonder what that was all about," Ness told Lucas, who shrugged as the two best friends continued down the hallway. Lucina and Robin were approaching the two, and Robin's foot was still sore after Ryu inadvertently punched the punching bag through his room.

"You're walking awfully better than you were when I first diagnosed your foot," said Lucina. Robin was indeed walking better, though he wasn't at one hundred percent just yet. He'll get there soon. "My Eastern medicine techniques must have done the trick, huh?"

"Yes, I will admit that acupuncture is a very effective method, although I had thought otherwise - thanks for proving me right, Lucina," responded Robin. The moment the mage saw Lucas walking towards him, he shrieked and hid behind Lucina.

"What's the matter Robin, you're scared of two tiny little teenagers?" Dang, Lucina just called Ness and Lucas tiny...you can bet the two didn't take that lightly. "Scared of their baseball bats or something? Never seen you this frightened before..."

"It's Lucas, he's the one I'm afraid of..." Robin whispered to Lucina in her ear. "I saw him kick Ganondorf in the nether regions in the gaming room, and I heard him do the same to Takamaru in the hallway..."

"Obviously we can't allow Lucas' little reign of terror to go on any further, so why don't we have Master Hand deal with the situation?" Lucina whispered to Robin, and the mage agreed as he nodded his head. "Oh Lucas, would you mind coming Robin and I, hopefully it won't take that long!" Lucas took a few steps forward, and nervously looked behind him at Ness, who motioned his best friend to move forward.

"I'll be outside in the backyard waiting for ya," the baseball-cap wearing teen reassured Lucas, and Lucas would then follow Lucina and Robin to Master Hand's room. It was now make it or break it time for him.


Speaking of the backyard, Sonic, Tails, and Ryu were at this very location, where Sonic was teaching Tails how to be a good pet owner. He was grooming Shaymin with a hair brush, and Tails was doing the same with Suzie, the Alolan Vulpix.

Sonic: Not fair, how come Tails was able to come up with a name for his pet Pokemon, and I'm still trying to figure out a name for Shaymin? And don't even give me that "Well you can't give Mythical Pokemon nicknames, it doesn't really work" crap, if people are allowed to give legendary Pokemon nicknames in the Pokemon games, then so can I! This is a two-way street, everyone should have their fair share...dang it, now I'm sounding like a socialist!

"You are making steady progress with your Vulpix Tails, just remember to be gentle and everything will go smoothly!" Ryu said to the yellow fox. He was serving as Tails' de facto trainer, making sure that he was doing everything Sonic was doing correctly.

"Brought some Pokemon food for your darling Pokemon!" Palutena called out to Sonic and Tails, wielding a tray with two bowls of Pokemon food on it. There was also a plate of poffins, which look like buns, contrary to what the name implies. "I had worked extra hard to prepare the food, I know your pets will like them!"

"Thanks a bunch Lady Palutena, this is just what we needed," Tails thanked the goddess of nature as she placed the tray on the ground - though her action would be briefly interrupted when an awful guitar sound was heard. Palutena and company looked towards Meta Knight, who was sitting on the fence practicing his guitar playing.

"Woah Meta Knight, you're learning how to play the guitar, that's so rad man!" exclaimed Sonic, much to Meta Knight's chagrin. He didn't want ANY of the hedgehog's crap, for it would only lead to trouble, trouble, and even more trouble. "Knuckles is about to record another song, and he wanted someone to play the guitar in the background and..."

"I do not care for Knuckles' song, or even his rap career in general!" retorted Meta Knight. "Besides, I just started learning how to play the guitar today, so hold your horses!" Meta Knight continued practicing his guitar playing, albeit poorly - though it wasn't as poor as how Dunban played the instrument.

"Meta Knight's guitar skills are pathetic, any worse and he could easily make a grown man cry!" Ryu scathingly critiqued the Star Warrior's musical ability. "Maybe if we have the Shaymin and the Vulpix dance to Meta Knight's guitar playing, it would make him play much better!"

"Good thinking Ryu, let's try it out!" said Sonic as he and Tails brought Shaymin and Suzie over to Meta Knight, leaving Palutena distraught. "Can't hurt to try!"

"But what about the food I made for the Pokemon...?" asked Palutena, not wanting the food to go to waste. Ryu was there to save the day, as he grabbed the Pokemon food and the poppins and ate them like a madman...before throwing up behind a nearby bush. "Common sense should have told you not to consume standard Pokemon food...though I do appreciate you not wanting the food I prepared to go to waste!"

"Why must you two insist on bothering me?" a loathsome Meta Knight asked Sonic and Tails, who were with their pets. "Ah, no matter, I'll just continue practicing and pretend you two aren't there..." So Meta Knight played his guitar, and something inside Shaymin propelled her to dance. The gratitude Pokemon started dancing, and Suzie would dance with her, and Meta Knight, seeing this dancing unfold, felt somewhat enlightened, and he began to play the guitar much, much better than before. He hasn't reached Blake Shelton's level yet, but he was certainly getting there!

K.K. Slider: About the cool cats taking my guitar lessons...I'm giving them one opportunity to participate in the next guitar lesson, and all they have to do is give me one rocking guitar solo great enough to impress me! Unless they show any improvement in their guitar skills, no more lessons for them!

"The Pokemon dancing, and the joy they're exuberating...it's somehow making my playing better!" Meta Knight exclaimed, and soon he was strumming away on the guitar like a pro. "Now I can finally deliver K.K. Slider a guitar solo he can be proud of! Thanks a whole bunch, Sonic and Tails!"

"Wait, why do you have to give K.K. a guitar solo right away, can't you just wait until a later time?" asked Tails. Meta Knight typically hates when others intrude upon his business, but for now, he'll just answer Tails' question.

"K.K. Slider told me, Link, Pac-Man, Alph, and Dunban that we must give him a guitar solo before midnight, as a means of evaluation. He says he doesn't want us to practice the guitar over the span of one week, and show up next Friday and finding out you can no longer have guitar lessons with him!" Sonic and Tails inquiringly looked at one another, not even they understood this. "Yes, I understand it may make no sense, but K.K. Slider apparently has some high standards..."


"Alright, King-a K. Rool, you're all set-a to go!" Dr. Mario said to the Kremling after diagnosing him in his doctor's office. After running several tests, Rool was revealed to be in no way injured from the kick Lucas had delivered to his groin.

"Thanks Dr. Mario, I can always count on a guy like you!" Rool replied, leaping off the patient bed. "Man, it feels great to stand up straight again!" The Kremling walked about for a few seconds before exiting the doctor's office, just when Villager came in with a splinter on his spoon hand.

"I got this splinter while trying to catch a bug, I was very tenacious - and reckless - chasing after it," the young lad explained to Dr. Mario. The splinter itself was pretty big, and had a giant rash around the surrounding area. "I don't trust myself pulling the splinter out..." You can't blame Villager - it would only take a trained specialist like Dr. Mario to solve this problem.

"No-a worries Villager, I'll take the splinter out-a in a jiffy!" Dr. Mario kindly sat Villager on the patient bed, and then went to fetch some ointment nearby. Ike entered the doctor's office, needing to tell Dr. Mario some nigh important information.

"Yo, Dr. Mario, we seriously gotta do something about Lucas, the dude just kicked Wolf in the jewels for no reason and he needs to be stopped," the swordsman said w with much concern, being one of the many folks concerned with how Lucas was acting today. "We can't let him do this any longer!"

Ike: After hearing what had happened to Ganondorf earlier, I started wearing a cup, to fend myself from Lucas. I even had him try it out - I asked him if he wanted to fight me, and then he said his stupid little catchphrase, and then he kicked me below the belt...and I didn't even feel a single thing! Now he thinks I'm Superman or something... *smirks while folding his arms*

"I was hoping some-a one would come to-a me about the issue," said Dr. Mario, right when he found the ointment he needed. "Go give-a the full diagnosis to Luigi, and-a see what he can-a do!" What better way to solve a problem than going to the person that allowed the problem to exist in the first place?

"Good thinking Dr. Mario, I'll might as well bring Lucas along, just so Luigi could speak with him," Ike said as he departed.


"And so there I was, in the arcade room, simply minding my own business, when I kicked that twerp to the floor by accident," Zero was in Master Hand's room, telling a story to the giant hand. "He angrily got up and confronted me - it was the angriest I've ever seen him, mind you - and he told me..."

"Master Hand, may we speak with you for a quick minute?" Lucina entered the room, with Robin and Lucas at her side. Zero panicked the moment he saw Lucas. "It has much to do with Lucas here."

"THERE HE IS, THAT'S HIM, THAT'S THE GUY THAT TRIED TO KICK ME EARLIER!" Zero accusingly pointed at Lucas, making the teen feel guilty. "Catch ya later, Master Hand, I gotta get away from that serial kicker!" Zero exited the room, glaring at Lucas as he made his exit. Just imagine how Zero would have been if Lucas followed through with his attack.

"Zero explained to me earlier that Wolf had suffered an injury below the belt at the hands of Lucas," said Master Hand, using his majestic powers to close the door behind Lucina and company. When you're the creator of the Smash universe, you can do whatever the heck you want, no limits whatsoever. (You may have already learned that during Master Hand's house arrest.) "Can someone confirm if this is true?"

"It's indeed true; to my knowledge, Lucas has done it to Ganondorf, Takamaru, and Rool," confirmed Robin, as Lucas held his head in shame. The teen was just using some self-defense measures, what's so wrong with that?

"Very well then - Lucas you have the floor, why don't you tell us about your encounter with Wolf. Better yet, why don't you tell us why you're even kicking others in the crotch lately?" This is the most important question at the moment, for Master Hand, Lucina, and Robin have no idea about the origins of Lucas' behavior.

Ness: Lucas oughta hurry to the backyard soon, hope he didn't get grounded or anything...won't be baseball practice without hitting your best friend with a mere love tap from a baseball by accident and watching him cry about it like a baby. Hehe...

"It all began when Luigi took me to a YMCA class in an effort for me to be less reserved and more extroverted; he saw how I was acting at his Thanksgiving feast last week, and he wanted to change it," explained Lucas. "The original plan was to enroll in a boxing class, but it was full, so Luigi opted to put me in a self-defense class with only women instead." And that's where the whole problem belied, Luigi inserting Lucas in a self-defense class for women. Poor decision-making on the plumber's part. "In this class there was a demonstration, with this guy in a ski mask and the teacher, where the guy took the teacher's purse and the teacher yelled, 'THAT'S MY PURSE, I DON'T KNOW YOU!' and kicked the guy in the gonads, sending him to the floor in pain. That's where I got the whole self-defense thing from."

"Good, now explain to us why you used this self-defense mechanism on Wolf, was he bothering you in any way?"

"He kinda was - I had taken the last of the mooncakes from the kitchen, and Wolf angrily confronted me in the hallway, telling me how he was going to be the person that would have the last mooncake. I knew he was going to harm me, so I looked at him dead in the eye and defiantly pointed at him, saying, 'WOLF O'DONNELL, LET GO OF MY PURSE!'" Lucina looked on in confusion, while Robin chuckled, putting his arm around his mouth to stifle his laughter. "Wolf then looked around, all confused, and I added, 'I DON'T KNOW YOU!' That's when I kicked him in the groin, and he fell to the floor instantly! Don't think he'll ever bother me again!"

"So because Wolf had your imaginary purse in his possession, and because you had no idea who Wolf was, despite living with him in this mansion for who knows how long, you felt like you had a moral obligation to kick him where it hurts."

"Yeah, and I kicked him really, really hard, like this!" Lucas would demonstrated as he savagely kicked Robin in the crotch. The mage's eyes bulged out after Lucas had kicked him, but a moment later, he eventually played it off. "Oh no, Robin, I'm so sorry, I didn't really mean to..."

"No, no, Lucas, it's alright, I'm just fine," Lucina reassured the PSI whiz, kneeling down at his side so he could look at the teen face to face. "No need to feel sorry." The mage gave Lucas a reassuring hug, as Lucina looked on smirking, contemplating whether or not Robin was really fine or he was masking the pain. The princess was slightly leaning towards the latter.

"There you are Lucas, I've been looking all over for ya!" Ike arrived at Master Hand's room. Robin slowly stood up, albeit struggling mightily. "Master Hand, do you mind if I bring Lucas over to Luigi and discuss the whole situation? Lucas' erratic behavior was mostly Luigi's fault, in a way..."

Master Hand: Lucas kicking others below the belt may sound funny when you think about it...but sounds wrong on so, so many levels. It could hurt the morale in the mansion, turn everyone against one another. Nobody trusts anyone anymore! Heck, the residents don't even trust me, you think I'm fine with that?

"I was about to have Lucina and Robin do the same exact thing," replied Master Hand. After what Lucas had did to him, Robin may not be up for the task. "Since you suggested it first, I'll let you take Lucas over to Luigi's residence. Don't even bother returning to the mansion until the entire issue is solved!"

"It will all be resolved soon, just you wait and see!" Ike gave Master Hand a reassuring thumbs up, as Robin kindly pushed Lucas forward to Ike. "Why don't the two of us pay Luigi a little visit?" Ike grabbed Lucas' hand, and walked him out of the room. Robin got down on one knee and clutched his stomach with his hand.

"Want me to be your escort?" Lucina asked the mage, who was coping with the pain. Robin almost felt like on the verge of vomiting. "I mean, I was kind of escorting you earlier, what with your foot and all..."

"That would be very kind of you," Robin replied as Lucina offered to help the mage up. "Just don't tell Chrom about what happened, he would laugh at me to no end..."


Speaking of whom, Chrom was in the lounge, reading the latest edition of Swordsman Weekly, while Bayonetta was sitting on the same couch as the prince, reading a beauty magazine. Dunban entered the lounge, and once Chrom and Bayonetta saw that the Homs was wielding a guitar, they instantly feared for the worst.

"Salutations, friends, I would greatly appreciate it if I have your uninvited attention please," said Dunban; Chrom and Bayonetta had no other choice but to put their magazines down and give Dunban their full attention. "I've been working on a guitar solo, and I must perform the solo to K.K. Slider in order for him to bring me back for a second guitar lesson." The question on Chrom's and Bayonetta's minds wasn't why Dunban wanted to give them a guitar solo - rather, they wanted to know what possibly convinced the Homs to learn how to play a guitar in the first place.

"Don't mind if I ask this Dunban, but how long have you been working on this guitar solo?" inquired Chrom. The amount of time Dunban put into his guitar solo will determine how well or poor the solo will turn out to be.

"Eh, I'll say...ten minutes." Ten minutes? Just ten minutes?! With how Dunban sounded earlier, he should have dedicated way more time to his craft! Gotta blame Link for giving him false hope. "Every second of practice counts!"

Zelda: So Link, do you even feel bad for lying to Dunban and telling him "great job" after that horrendous solo he played for us with his guitar?
Link: In some ways I do, but this could be a blessing in disguise for everyone involved! K.K. Slider will tell Dunban he can no longer learn how to play the guitar, and Dunban will learn a new instrument to play - something he could greatly excel at, like the triangle. *Zelda rolls her eyes* As for me, K.K., Pac-Man, and Alph, we don't have to put up with Dunban playing the guitar anymore! It's a win-win all around!

"Well we're ready when you are, we're all ears," said Bayonetta, just when a bunch of Neoshadows popped up out of the shadows. Chrom immediately noticed this, but Bayonetta and Dunban didn't.

"Alright then, here goes nothing!" Dunban played his guitar solo, emitting a sound so cringeworthy it would make your face rot. It was so cringeworthy, that the Neoshadows, who are preparing to attack Dunban and company, were stopped in their tracks when they heard the dreadful sound of Dunban's guitar solo, if you even want to consider it a guitar solo, and were seemingly defeated due to the terrible sound. "So what do you guys think?" Dunban would ask this after his solo was (thankfully) over and the Heartless were defeated.

"Your solo may not have been the best guitar solo, but I'm positive K.K. Slider will see it through and give you another chance," Bayonetta kindly offered her two cents, right before Chrom could commend Dunban for unknowingly defeating the Heartless. The Umbra Witch had to tell Dunban how she felt without having to hurt his feelings. Link should have learned to do the same thing.

"Thank you for the feedback Bayonetta, much appreciated!" thanked Dunban. "Looks like Chrom was too speechless to give his take!" Chrom wasn't speechless because of that reason, he was speechless because Dunban single-handedly took out a horde of Neoshadows with his awful guitar playing. "Now I must deliver the guitar solo to K.K. Slider, and knock his shoes off...figuratively speaking, of course." Dunban left the lounge, and Chrom didn't speak up until the Homs had left.

"He's in for a rather rude awakening..." Chrom shook his head at Dunban in dismay. "...but did you see how the Heartless went away after hearing Dunban play the guitar? You think there are multiple ways for the Heartless? This would be a great theory to present to Ema Skye!"

"Hold your horses, Prince of Yliesse, I don't think subpar music is one of the Heartless' weaknesses," replied a slightly skeptical Bayonetta. "I detect some foul play in the matter, it must be a device doing all the work..." Who's running this particular device anyways?


Ike and Lucas were at the front door of Luigi's home, and Ike knocked on the door. A moment later, Yuffie answered the door. If you recall from the previous episode, Yuffie agreed to stay with Luigi and Daisy for the long run, a decision that was deemed unpopular in the eyes of Bowser.

Yuffie: Bowser had a lot of nerve for putting me down as a stupid idiot on his stupid "List of Bowser". Funny thing is, after his precious list was broken, Bowser held a makeshift funeral to celebrate the "loss" of the list; he had the Duck Hunt Dog bury the remains of the list, and forced his children to wear all black, like they were attending an actual funeral or something. He said that with the list now behind him, he'll work on giving everyone "the gift of Bowser" for Christmas this year...and I'm expecting a huge prank of epic proportions.

"Hi Yuffie, nice to see ya," Ike greeted the ninja girl. "Is Luigi home? Lucas here apparently learned a rather...violent cue at the YMCA Luigi took him to, and he's been causing all sorts of ruckus at the mansion."

"Did-a someone call my name?" Luigi asked, running out of the bathroom, and saw Ike and Lucas standing at the front door. "Ah, Ike, Lucas, come on-a in and have a seat!" Ike and Lucas entered the home, taking a seat in the living room. "So what-a brings you boys here?" Ike told the green plumber the entire story involving Lucas kicking others, and the story greatly alarmed Luigi. "Oh-a my goodness, I had no-a idea! This truly is-a my fault, the boxing class-a was full, and I should have known-a better to put-a Lucas in the self-a defense class, especially with all those-a women in there, thought they could have-a toughened him up...I know just the thing-a that will solve the problem, I'll give-a Lucas a boxing class of-a my own!" Luigi headed over to the staircase to call out to his wife, Daisy. "Daisy, could you call-a the mansion's house phone and-a tell Cilan to come over here?"

So Daisy called Cilan over, and the princess and the Pokemon connoisseur were with Luigi, Ike, Lucas, and Yuffie in the garage of Luigi's home. Luigi would put his green Dodge Charger in said garage, but the plumber claimed he needed the space, likely for moments like these.

"Cilan would-a you mind summoning one-a of your Pokemon to partake in this-a boxing training?" Luigi asked of the connoisseur. The plumber would be the instructor, telling Lucas what to do. Lucas had boxing gloves on, and also had timidity taking over his body.

"Sure can do Luigi - Simisage, I choose you!" Cilan threw out a Poke ball and sent forth Simisage, the thorn monkey Pokemon. Simisage wasn't a fighting-type Pokemon, but he could get the job done. "Put these on Simisage, these are boxing mitts. The mustached plumber over there named Luigi will tell you what to do, if necessary." Cilan handed his Pokemon boxing mitts, and the thorn monkey put them on.

"Honey, are you sure this is a good idea?" asked Daisy. "What if Lucas doesn't do very well, and he gets angry and unleashes his anger upon us?" You know what Lucas would resort to if that were to happen.

"I was the one who-a started this mess, so I'll-a be the one to end it!" Luigi responded firmly, taking full blame for Lucas' actions.

Daisy: I actually heard about what Lucas was doing to others at the mansion via phone; Peach had called me and told me what was going on. At first, I was impressed with Lucas, impressed with the fact that he was being more courageous and sticking up for himself...and then Peach told me about his little "self-defense" method. I just knew Luigi would somehow corrupt that boy...

"Now Lucas, just punch-a into those boxing mitts, try and hit-a them ten times if you can!" ordered Luigi, confident that Lucas would pass the trial. Simisage held up the boxing mitts, and Lucas attempted to punch them, although he whiffed at literally every single attempt.

"C'mon Lucas you can do it man, give it your best shot!" Ike rooted for the PSI whiz, despite the misses racking up. All seemed hopeless for Lucas at this point. "Keep your eyes on the prize, don't let down!"

Once Lucas missed the boxing mitt for the nth time, he HAD it. He was so ticked, that he had no other choice but to resort to his infamous self-defense maneuver. Of course he couldn't use it on the Simisage, since he was a Pokemon, so instead he decided to use it upon the instructor...Luigi.

"Lucas why-a are you looking at-a me like that..." Luigi slowly backed away from Lucas, who was breathing heavily while glaring down the plumber. The PSI whiz had reached peak frustration, and Luigi was the unfortunate candidate for Lucas to unleash his frustration upon. "Aren't you supposed-a to continue punching the boxing mitts?"

"THAT'S MY PURSE, I DON'T KNOW YOU!" Lucas screamed at Luigi, making the plumber shriek as he ran out of the garage and into his home. Lucas went Super Saiyan as he chased after the plumber, hot on his heels.

"On a somewhat positive note, at least we get to see a different side of Lucas we've never seen before," remarked Daisy, as the others nodded their heads in agreement.


Before he could actually give his guitar solo to K.K. Slider, Dunban wanted to give said solo to one more group for any additional feedback- and would possibly be better than Cloud and Aerith? Yes, the Homs was torturing the lovebirds with his guitar playing in Pit's room, and Pit, Viridi, Kirby, and Nah had no other choice but to suffer as well.

"Bayonetta said the solo is ready for K.K. Slider to hear, and I heartily agree!" gleamed Dunban. No point for Cloud and company to refute that, for the damage has already been dealt. "So what do you guys think?" Not a single soul opened their mouth. "What, nothing? Speak now or forever hold your piece...okay then. Now if you excuse me, I have a guitar solo to deliver...either I impress K.K., or no more guitar lessons for me!" As Dunban was about to make his exit, Cloud saw a few malasadas left on a plate, and conjured a plan in his head - a plan that would save Dunban AND K.K. Slider's ears.

Cloud: Captain Falcon and Nowi are likely to return from their date soon...thank goodness. Not that I don't mind watching over Nah, it's just that it's boring having nothing to do other than looking over someone's else kid. Sure, Aerith is there, but she can only do so much.

"Hey Dunban, before you can play your solo to K.K. Slider, why don't you give him these malasadas, as a token of appreciation?" Cloud quickly grabbed the plate of malasadas and handed them to Dunban. "These malasadas, they take you to a completely different realm, it's like...a journey of deliciousness. Isn't that right, Viridi?"

"Took the words right out of my mouth!" replied Viridi. "Dunban, you HAVE to make sure K.K. tries out the malasadas if he hasn't already, he'll love them!"

"I'll take your word for it and give the malasadas to K.K. Slider, as a way to thank him for giving me and the others a guitar lesson," said Dunban. "However, I can't carry the plate, since you know, I no longer have feeling in my left arm, so Cloud, would you mind following me to K.K. with the malasadas?"

"Aerith, can you watch over Nah and make sure Pit doesn't do anything that annoys or upsets her?" Cloud asked Aerith; the flower girl nodded her head with a smile while Pit grumpily folded his arms. Yet Cloud said Aerith "can only do so much"...


Meta Knight was now putting the finishing touches on his guitar solo, while at a picnic with Sonic, Tails, Palutena, Ryu, Shaymin, and Suzie. And yes, Palutena made the food; do you honestly trust any of the males preparing the picnic?

"Hmm, it seems as if the presence of the Pokemon is what's making my guitar playing grand!" exclaimed Meta Knight. "The happiness and joy they show, it must have a positive correlation on my playing ability!"

"They don't call my Shaymin the gratitude Pokemon for nothing!" grinned Sonic, seemingly bragging. No matter what, the hedgehog has to take in most of the credit whenever possible. "Must be her undying gratitude that's making you play better!" Tails, holding Suzie in his arms, glared at Sonic, wondering if Suzie also deserved any credit. "...Tails' pet Vulpix may also be a secondary reason, she's just as helpful..."

The picnic would soon be interrupted when a horde of Neoshadows appeared and gathered around Meta Knight and company. Shaymin and Suzie were scared, both Pokemon huddled close to their respective pet owners.

"Great, just what we needed, a bunch of Heartless wanting to steal our hearts!" grunted Ryu as he got up. "You folks stay here, I'll take care of business!" Ryu's not going to fight by himself, is he? Is he underestimating the power of the Heartless?

Ryu: In wake of the Heartless infiltrating the mansion, I've been working hard on my fighting craft, in the event a hostile Heartless takeover were to happen anytime soon! My apocalypse training is arguably more reasonable than Corrin, who I had seen slaying cardboard aliens in his room; after watching the film Mars Attack yesterday, that fool is now practically convinced that an alien invasion (he has been crazy about extraterrestrials, in case you haven't noticed) will transpire one day, and that Natalie Portman of all people would somehow wind up as president of the United States after much of civilization has been wiped out! Corrin's thought process is scarier than seeing Chun-li in her angry mood... *shudders*

"GET BACK HERE LUIGI, I DON'T KNOW YOU!"

That cry belonged to none other than Lucas, who now chased Luigi out of his own home. The plumber ran towards Meta Knight and company, screaming at the top of his lungs, as he ran past each individual Neoshadow. Lucas would wildly kick with his foot, believing he was so close to Luigi, but instead he would strike the Neoshadows, defeating them in the process. By the time Lucas chased Luigi towards the mansion, the Heartless were all dispatched.

"I should probably perform my solo for K.K. Slider before any distractions arise," suggested Meta Knight as he departed from the others, guitar in hand.


"You know, we could have made it to your room already had you not stopped for a bathroom break," Lucina said to Robin, the person he was escorting. Robin was still reeling was the pain after Lucas accidentally kicked him where the sun doesn't shine, and he was experiencing from symptoms such as a weak stomach legs that felt like gelatin. Heck, just simply walking was almost a bit of a struggle for him.

"Like I would walk down the hallways with a full bladder, you must be out of your mind..." retorted Robin. "I really feel like throwing up right now..." Robin had said this and other similar sayings for the past few minutes - at least he's being original instead of repeating the same thing over and over again.

"Help-a me!" Just then, Luigi ran up to Lucina and Robin, coming to a stop after running out of breath. "Lucas is chasing me-a down, and I did-a nothing wrong! I just wanted-a to give him the boxing lesson he-a was supposed to have, and now..."

"LUIGI, LET GO OF MY PURSE!" Lucas soon arrived, standing at the end of the hallway while pointing at Luigi. After a running start, the PSI whiz came running towards Luigi, who shrieked as he hid behind Lucina and Robin, as Lucas kicked someone in the crotch.

And it definitely wasn't Luigi...or Robin, for that matter.


"Jig, Jigglypuff..." Jigglypuff sang as she and K.K. Slider were practicing in an empty room, where Bowser Jr. was playing his Nintendo 3DS. Jigglypuff's singing wasn't strong enough to put the young koopa to sleep.

Jigglypuff: Jiggly jiggly Jigglypuff! *curiously draws a smiley face on camera lens*

"Can you two please keep the noise level down, I'm trying to catch a Rattata, and I need all the concentration I can get!" Bowser Jr. barked at K.K. and Jigglypuff. Why would he need concentration, it's a stinking Rattata for crying out loud!

"Salutations K.K. Slider, don't mean to disturb your practice or rehearsal or whatever you wish to call it," Dunban entered the room, with Cloud behind him with the plate of malasadas. "I have been working on my guitar solo just like you asked, and I feel it's great enough to warrant me a second guitar lesson!"

"But first, some malasadas, a Hawaiian speciality," Cloud offered the confections to K.K. Slider, Jigglypuff, and even Bowser Jr. (you'll eventually see why he got one) before having a malasada for himself. "You ready Dunban?"

"I was born ready, here goes nothing!" So Dunban played his guitar solo, and right before the solo started, K.K. Slider and the others took a bite out of the malasadas, and suddenly they were stuck in a trance. It was like they were in their world, and they had to keep on eating the confection in order to stay in that world. Viridi had said earlier that the malasadas take you to "a completely different realm...on a journey of deliciousness" ...and the confections had certainly lived up to the billing. Coincidentally K.K. Slider and company were done eating by the time Dunban's guitar solo commenced, meaning that they didn't hear a single thing due to their trance - just as Cloud had expected. "So what do you think K.K., was that one of the best guitar solos you've ever heard?!"

"To be honest with you, I hardly heard a thing...but I'll just go out on a limb and say you passed," replied K.K. Slider, greatly delighting Dunban. "See ya at the next guitar lesson!" Dunban cheered and did a fist pump as he exited the room; Cloud, smugly smiling to himself for a job well done, followed after the Homs. A while later, Meta Knight entered the room, ready to do his guitar solo. He was very confident his solo would be (obviously) better than Dunban's.

"Wait just a second, you're playing a guitar too?" Bowser Jr. looked up at Meta Knight, with some disbelief. "You don't even have any fingers!" The koopa laughed at Meta Knight, and all it took was a death glare from the Star Warrior to make Bowser Jr.'s laughing subside.

Bowser Jr.: So what possibly convinced Meta Knight to learn how to play a guitar, is he trying to be like one of those Mexican guys that plays a guitar in mariachi bands? Where the heck is his sombrero, he can't play a guitar without one!

"I'm now ready to give you an excellent guitar solo, one that you should actually be proud of," Meta Knight said to K.K. Slider, throwing some slight shade at Dunban. He saw the Homs celebrating that he passed, and wondered what was up with K.K.'s hearing ability.

"Give your best shot, I'll all ears!" responded K.K. Slider, and so Meta Knight played his guitar solo - a solo that was better than Dunban's solo by tenfold and was able to keep Bowser Jr. piqued. And what did K.K. have to say once the solo was over? "Eh, I didn't really feel it, felt like it was missing something important, could be just me. Sorry Meta Knight, but I won't bring you back for a second guitar lesson."

"Y-You have to be joking, right?!" questioned Meta Knight, just as surprised as Jigglypuff and Bowser Jr. were. "I've been putting time and effort into that guitar solo, and that's all you have to say?! Please, K.K., oh please, give me another chance!"

"Oh yeah, why should I?" Soon K.K. Slider looked up, and saw Sonic, Tails, and Ryu now in the room, flanking Meta Knight. The Star Warrior has some backup!

"Hear him out, K.K. Slider, the three of us heard Meta Knight work on his guitar solo, and he had shown great improvement in his guitar playing skills since we heard him play the first time!" stated Sonic, intimidating the hippie dog with his frown.

"If you're gonna give Dunban a second chance, then you might as well give Meta Knight another chance too!" added Tails, also frowning. If Dunban gets another chance, then so does anyone else.

"...Fine then - Meta Knight, you're back on board, I'll see ya around in the cafe for the next lesson," said K.K. Slider. Sonic and Tails did a small cheer and exchanged a high five, while Ryu picked up Meta Knight and hoisted him in the air in victory.

"One day you'll be the best musician in the mansion, or perhaps in your native homeland of Dream Land!" the kung fu fighter said to the Star Warrior. Not that many musicians exist in Dream Land, so Meta Knight has virtually no competition.

"Put me down this instant, you fool..." ordered Meta Knight, and Ryu did as he was told, not wanting anything to do with Meta Knight's sword.


Aerith: Cloud just received a call from Captain Falcon - Falcon said that he and Nowi were heading back to the mansion soon. So I'm here in the foyer, where Nah is still under the watch of Cloud, and Link is still apparently playing that guitar of his...

Aerith sat with Nah in the foyer with Cloud, Zelda, and Link, who was still playing his guitar. And yes, he already performed his guitar solo to K.K. Slider and passed - Alph and Pac-Man also passed, but they're not important right now.

"Those malasadas worked to absolute perfection," said Cloud, as Link continue to play. "K.K. Slider and the others didn't hear a single note from Dunban's solo as they ate them. Even better yet, K.K. assumed Dunban's solo was on point, and allowed him back for a second guitar lesson. Dunban kinda owes me a huge thank you."

"Link, I appreciate it that you're learning how to play a new instrument, but I wish you could be less...incessant with your guitar and everything," Zelda kindly said to her boyfriend, before hearing a knock on the door. "That must be Captain Falcon, I'll go answer the door." Zelda got up and answered the door, seeing Captain Falcon and Nowi holding hands.

"Greetings Zelda, and others!" Falcon greeted the princess and the others remaining in the foyer, as he and Nowi took a step inside the mansion. "Has Cloud been an excellent babysitter to Nah?" For some reason, Cloud found the title "babysitter" irksome for him.

"I didn't let you down," replied Cloud as Nah went to her mother. "She wasn't a hassle at all, it was smooth sailing." Just then, Yoshi walked by, writing random stuff *cough* fanfiction *cough* down on a piece of paper, and when he saw Captain Falcon and Nowi together, he instantly panicked.

"C-C-Captain Falcon has an actual girlfriend?!" he exclaimed. Clearly the dinosaur hasn't been paying much attention as of late, too much into his own fanfiction and devising twisted pairings it appears. "Why must this stuff happen to me?!" Yoshi ran away sobbing, giving Cloud and company a reason for them to smile.


"I simply cannot thank you boys enough for knocking some sense into K.K. Slider and make him give me another chance," Meta Knight spoke with Sonic and Tails, who were carrying their darling Pokemon in their hands. "Now I must work on my craft, so I can play authentic mariachi music as a means to stay in touch with my Latino roots, even if it means having to put up with K.K. until the bitter end!"

"Yeah man, just do you, just don't give up," responded Tails; Suzie sneezed, and the fox started the worry about the Alolan Vulpix's health. "Uh oh, looks like Suzie has the case of the sniffles! Would you guys like to come with me to Dr. Mario's office, to see if he's there?"

Tails: I learned a lot of things from Sonic today, a whole lot more than I typically would. He taught me how to groom Suzie, how to spend time with her, and how to scare others and make them wet their pants (won't be doing that anytime soon). More importantly, he taught me that having a pet is one of the great feelings anyone could have, as long as you cherish every moment together.

So Sonic and Meta Knight accompanied Tails to Dr. Mario's office, where they found Wolf sitting on the floor next to the door. The mercenary was feeling better after Lucas attacked him earlier, but he was still pretty sore.

"Have you fellas encountered Lucas at all today?" Wolf asked Sonic and company, who all shook their heads. "Good, because that twerp was going about causing all sorts of mayhem today, and he got his just desserts when Master Hand grounded him for two weeks...should have grounded him until Christmas..."

"You should be glad Lucas is now kept away in his room and not causing any harm," remarked Sonic as he knocked on the door; Dr. Mario opened the door in a jiffy and was delighted to see Sonic and Tails with their Pokemon. Now would be the time for him to work some Pokemon doctor expertise.

"Ah, Sonic, Tails, I see-a that you've brought your-a Pokémon!" the doctor gleamed; Meta Knight, who was even recognized, suddenly felt neglected. The story of his life... "So what-a brings you both here?"

"It's my Alolan Vulpix, Suzie...I believe she the sniffles," explained Tails. "I want to make sure she doesn't have an underlying illness or anything."

"Thankfully Professor Kukui gave-a me some Pokémon medicine during his-a visit, the medicine could-a do the trick. Why don't you boys come on in and have a seat?"

So Tails and company followed Dr. Mario inside his office, and took a seat. In the doctor's office was Lucina, who was sitting on the patient bed with Chrom holding and caressing her hand. The princess was feeling dizzy, nauseous, and was unable to feel her legs. The Ice Climbers were also present in the office, with a giant bucket of ice. Any wild guess as to whatever happened to Lucina?

"Better be glad you're a woman, if ya know what I mean..." Chrom smirked at Lucina, who rolled her eyes at her father's somewhat pathetic attempt at generating humor out of the situation. "Also, Luigi wanted to wish you an apology, said it was mostly his fault for..."

"It was entirely his fault, he was the man responsible for Lucas' actions," corrected Lucina. She felt like throwing up at any minute now. "Speaking of whom, how has Master Hand handled the whole Lucas situation?"

"He grounded Lucas for at least two weeks. Sure hope Lucas learned a lesson today, and won't harm others like he did again."

Ganondorf: That kick Lucas gave to me earlier? *snorts* I had felt absolutely nothing. I reacted the way I did to make it seem like I was in pain, to guilt trip Lucas just to mess with him.
Mega Man .EXE: Ganon you left this in the bathroom. *gives Ganondorf an ice pack*
Ganondorf: That's not mine, I don't know what you're talking about...

"What happened to Lucina, why does she look like she's in pain and junk?" Sonic asked Dr. Mario, who came over to give Tails the medicine needed for Suzie. The doctor then whispered the reason why into Sonic's ear. "Oh...so THAT'S what Lucas had been doing the entire day. Gotta admit, that sounds awesome!" Dr. Mario exchanged questionable looks with Tails and Meta Knight. Would Sonic think it's "cool" if a similar fate were to happen to him?

"Hmm, this ice pack isn't cold enough, still feels lukewarm for some reason," Popo said after inserting ice into said ice pack and inspecting it. "Something must be wrong with this stupid thing..." Nana looked around for a solution to Popo's problem, and her eyes fell upon Suzie, who felt better after Tails gave her the medicine.

"Tails, do you mind if we borrow your Alolan Vulpix for a second?" the Eskimo asked of the fox. Is she really an Eskimo? Then again, she wears a parka at all times, even during the summer months.

"Sure thing," Tails headed over to Nana with Suzie, and Nana grabbed the ice pack from Popo. "You want the ice pack to be colder? Suzie, use your ice breath on the ice pack!" Suzie did as she was told, blowing her breath on said ice pack to make it cold. She couldn't blow real hard, for her breath was at -58 degrees Fahrenheit - enough to freeze just about anything.

"Thank you very much Tails! Here ya go!" Nana gave the ice pack to Lucina, who placed it a certain part of her body (but which body part is it?). Chrom helped his daughter off the patient bed and escorted here out of the doctor's office, with Lucina struggling to walk as Robin had earlier.

"Thank you again Dr. Mario, and Ice Climbers, for your assistance," Chrom thanked the three. "And thanks to you too Tails, I can already tell you and your Vulpix will get along just fine..." The kind of words Tails exactly wanted to hear.


Upstairs in the Star Records room, Pit was sharing a second batch of malasadas with Fox, Falco, and Ema, when Dunban had to rain on their parade and enter the room with his awful guitar playing. When will the torture ever end?

"Great news friends, K.K. Slider is allowing me to continue my guitar playing efforts, which means I might be a bona fide musician one day!" the Homs told Pit and company the "great" news, when he saw a Shadow appearing out of the shadows. He played his guitar horribly, and the Shadow was seemingly defeated in the process. "Also it appears as if my guitar playing is...causing...the Heartless...to go away..." Dunban trailed off when he saw that Ema had a remote device in her hand, and she had already pressed the button.

"Oh, you haven't seen this latest device, haven't you?" asked the forensics expert. "Samus helped me in making this - whenever I press this button, it emits a sound that only the Heartless can hear, and it's potent enough to make their brains explode and kill them. Pretty nifty, I must say. So yeah, your guitar playing is virtually ineffective regarding the Heartless."

"Heh, Dunban's guitar playing is virtually ineffective either way," joked Pit. Dunban suddenly stepped up to the angel, trying to initiate a fight, and Pit screamed as he flinched and fell back on the floor, as Dunban and company laughed at the angel. They were too busy laughing to notice a hooded figure in a black coat - a member from the Organization XIII - spying on them from afar.

"Keep on laughing, you cravens, we'll see who will have the last laugh..." the hooded figure snarled.