Author's Note:
Since I'm done with school (or the fall semester, at least) and gained an endless amount of time on my hands, I had more time to work on this story. Will this mean the updates will take place sooner in the week, rather than traditionally on Friday? We'll see...
As specified in the previous author's note, I'll be writing a very lengthy author's note/letter for the next chapter, so if you have any requests you wish to make known in your reviews, please save them until after chapter 53, that's all I'm asking from you lovely folks. However, that won't stop me from answering some reviews right now, first one from Roydigs22:
"I love this fanfic, and I have an idea... Lucario needs a love interest ( say gardevoir and you die, they aren't in the same egg group) in the form of lopunny. Perhaps it could go something like this: gardevoir, her brother gallade, and her friend lopunny visit the mansion in hopes of seeing a smash bros battle. Gallade knows of lucario's crush on lopunny, and challenges lucario to a duel( battle) if lucario loses or runs, gallade shows lopunny lucario's journal, where he has written many things praising her. Lucario wins, but gallade gives her the book. Lucario takes the book back, but lopunny sees a heart on a page before he does. Later( about evening) lucario is writing in his journal on the roof. Lopunny hops up and they chat for a bit. Lopunny asks"
Sadly, this idea won't work because A) Gardevoir, Gallade, and Lopunny are all at the sanctuary as I speak, so they can't outright visit the mansion, B) the idea implies some talking from the three aforementioned Pokemon, something I will heavily rule out, and C) I honestly can't see Lucario as a romantic type, although I can see GamerDutchess01 try and convince me otherwise. Next up is J300, with what may be a suggestion for the next chapter:
"I have an idea for a Secret Santa gift or two:
Try give Hihachi and the Pokémon and Kirby translators so they can talk to other people. It would be interesting jo see how it would play out.
Then I have one more use for Corrin: Xander and his siblings get tired of him and have to call in female Corrin to set things right."
Those would be the perfect Secret Santa gifts, gotta figure out how to utilize it perfectly. And bringing the female Corrin over has been long overdue; I know a previous reviewer had a suggestion involving the female Corrin, but sadly this suggestion never came to fruition. Kirby 123 also has a Secret Santa suggestion:
"Make everyone who can't speak English speak English! Example: and watch and Kirby"
Mr. Game and Watch, you say? There will certainly be a lot of English translators being exchanged during the Secret Santa festivities...
Episode 52: Jewelry
Pit's birthday was coming around the corner, and the angel was more than excited for the day, December 19 (thirty years ago on that particular day the first Kid Icarus game was released). He found it convenient that his birthday was a week before Christmas, which meant that he could get presents on Christmas and a week before Christmas as well. The benefits of being born during the holidays...
But unbeknownst to Pit, the angel also happened to share a birthday with another brawler - the sultry Umbra Witch Bayonetta. As you may recall from the earliest episodes of Smash Life, Bayonetta used to feud with Pit, partly due to her knack of hunting down angels, and she would chase Pit throughout the mansion, whether he liked it or not. The relationship between Pit and Bayonetta eased up over time, and nowadays you'd be hard-pressed to see Bayonetta express any sort of animosity towards Pit, or even Dark Pit for that matter.
Someone had to buy a birthday gift for Bayonetta, unless some heads were gonna roll. And that someone would be none other than the Umbra Witch's boyfriend, Luka Redgrave, who had sneaked to the mansion in hopes of finding a person willing to assist him in finding a gift. But why was Luka at the mansion, when he was supposed to be delivering flyers and whatnot? If you recall from episode 41, Luka's boss, Rodin, restricts his lackey from seldom having any days off.
Luka: Some of the few days Rodin lets me off the hook from delivering flyers are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and five other days out of the year. I personally asked Rodin to give me a day off today so I could look for a birthday gift for Bayonetta, and he was quick to oblige. He even said that if the gift was underwhelming, or if Bayonetta didn't like it, then I won't have another day off for the next year...
"Got any suggestions for what I should get Mario for Secret Santa?" Meta Knight conversed with X in the middle of the hallway. Shouldn't be discussing such matters out in the open, especially if Mario were to talk by. "I would have to get him something that he would need, a necessity of some sort."
"Hate to say it Meta, but you're out of luck, I ain't got nothing," responded X. The pacifist robot's person for Secret Santa was Isabelle, and it was a good thing that he knew what to get the shih tzu. Too bad he had no gift ideas for Meta Knight. "I would advise asking Peach, she might give you some ideas."
"Excuse me men, but have you two seen an angel with brown hair and a white toga?" Luka approached Meta Knight and X, holding a can of soda he got from a vending machine. Only purchased the drink for the sake of his taste buds. "I take it his name is Pit, is it?"
"You can find him playing in the ball pit room, it's not that far from here," replied Meta Knight. "Just take a left and then on your right you should..." the Star Warrior trailed off when he saw that Luka had left. Clearly the journalist/escape artist was on a mission.
"Don't play so rough Viridi, my body is more delicate than you think!" Pit said to his girlfriend as he and Viridi happily played in the ball pit room, messing around in the colored rubber balls. This is evident proof that Pit has yet to exit his kid phase, no grown person would play in a ball pit (unless you're someone like Ryu and enjoy resting underneath the rubber balls). "My skin quite frankly can't handle your aggressive ways..."
"Well that's mostly your fault, not mine, I have no control over your body," Viridi responded, playfully throwing a few rubber balls at Pit. The angel shielded himself by blocking the rubber balls with his arms in X formation. Soon Luka entered the room, and when he saw Pit and Viridi having fun in the ball pit, he assumed he came at a very wrong time. But his assuming only lasted for a short moment.
"May I please have your attention, you rascals?" asked Luka; Pit and Viridi stopped what they were doing and looked up at Luka Redgrave, remembering the journalist from his past visit to the mansion, although Pit arguably had a harder time recognizing Luka than Viridi did. "In case you two may have forgotten who I am, I'm Luka Redgrave, and you may know me as the love interest of..."
"Yeah I know you, you're one of those guys from that Chris Pratt movie, The Magnificent Seven!" exclaimed Pit, pointing at Luka with intrigue. Luka sighed and took off his hat, dismaying Pit when he showed the angel who he really was. "Oh it's you again..." Pit moaned as he held his head down.
Luka: I can't believe I'm doing this, but I've decided that I'll have Pit help me in finding the perfect birthday gift for Bayonetta. Granted Pit's intelligence will more than likely prevent me from ever having days off in 2017, but I'm utterly confident that he will help me find the best gift for Bayonetta...just as long as Viridi comes along. She'll be the deciding factor.
"As I was saying...you may know me as the love interest of Bayonetta, and with Bayonetta's birthday coming up on the nineteenth..." Luka got down on one knee. "...I was wondering if you two could help an honest man out in finding a birthday gift for my girl. I promised her a birthday gift last year, but I had to fall back on my promise, no thanks to Rodin. So I have to make it up to her this year."
"Funny you should mention that, my birthday is on the nineteenth too!" Pit chirped, now learning that he and Bayonetta have something in common. "Meaning that Bayonetta and I will be the only people in the mansion to get presents early! How cool is that?"
"Let me tell you something even cooler...if you and your lover help me find Bayonetta a birthday gift, then I'll return the favor and give you a gift for your birthday." Pit was quickly pleased by the offer, it was simply too good for him to pass up by any means. "I'll just send it in through the mail, Paradiso's postal service is pretty efficient on earth, I should say. So do we have a deal?" Luka held out his head to Pit.
"It's a deal, we're gonna find Bayonetta the best birthday gift EVER!" Pit excitedly shook Luka's head, slightly exaggerating when he said "best birthday gift ever", because any future birthday gifts Bayonneta gets might be even better. "Don't you think so too, Viridi?" Pit asked the goddess of nature, who was oddly feeling some type of way.
"Um, yeah, sure, I guess so..." was Viridi's reply. The goddess was actually salty because she was planning on buying a birthday gift for Pit, and now Luka said he would buy a birthday gift for the angel if the mission of finding a gift for Bayonetta's birthday was rousing success. What if Luka's birthday gift for Pit was better than Viridi's? That's what was going on the goddess of nature's mind right now.
Since it was a Thursday, Shulk opted to take his girlfriend Fiora out to a Seattle Seahawks game, where the hometown team would play the Los Angeles Rams. Sure the game doesn't have that much on the line - Seahawks would have to win to clinch a division title, and they would have to do so against a lowly team like the Rams, who haven't been close to relevant in over a decade - but it would be a great thing to take your girl out to...and that's why Shulk pressured Mario, Luigi, Link, and Cloud to bring their girlfriends along. You'll see why Sonic couldn't go later on.
"Seriously Shulk you're making a huge mistake, wasting the time of Mario and the others," Samus told the Homs as Shulk checked himself out in front of a mirror in the foyer, adorned in a Seahawks #25 jersey. "The game is meaningless, it's just a lousy way for the NFL to see if people would actually give a crap to watch football on Thursdays. The unappealing matchup isn't helping either..."
Samus: Last time I remember Mario and Luigi attending a Seahawks game, it was a conference title game a year ago, last time the Seahawks had went to a Super Bowl. Due to their "legendary video game status", which sounded like a bunch of balooney, both Mario and Luigi were invited to stay up in the luxury box, and it was there that Luigi tried out this new burger and came back home with food poisoning. Captain Falcon contracted the illness and was sick for like an entire week... *smiles to herself* ...so yeah, it was kinda bittersweet.
"Mega Man and R.O.B. informed me that the teleportation device is all set to go," Fiora approached Shulk, wearing a Seahawks hoodie that her boyfriend had practically forced to wear. "We'll be all ready to go once Mario finds his cap..." Mario would have rented a van so he could take everyone to CenturyLink Field, where the Seahawks play, but he didn't feel like renting another vehicle.
"We also have to make sure Luigi and Daisy are ready as well, can't leave them behind," replied Shulk. A knock on the door was heard. "Aha, that must be them!" Shulk opened the front door, and saw Luigi and Daisy, adorned with Seahawks gear. Also with the married couple was Rotom...although he looked very much different. "Hello there, Luigi, Daisy...and Rotom."
"Hello to you too Shulk, zzt!" the Rotom, which now resembled something like a Pokedex, waved to the Homs, surprising him. Shulk shrieked as he leaped into the arms of Fiora, who was thankfully behind her boyfriend. Had she not been present, it would have ended very badly for Shulk.
"Oh yes, I forgot to tell-a you and the others about-a Rotom," said Luigi. "A few weeks ago, when-a Professor Kukui and-a company came to visit, I showed-a him my Rotom before he departed, and he-a gave a Pokedex to Rotom...and viola! Rotom is now-a in Pokedex form!" This didn't seem to amuse Samus, who thought the whole upgrade was totally worthless.
"So basically Kukui gave Rotom an upgrade that you don't need," the surly bounty hunter remarked. "You're just gonna stay in your house all day long, it's not like you're going out on a Pokemon adventure or something."
"I'm more than just a Pokedex - I can also give great cooking evidence, and also useful beauty tips, zzrt!" Rotom explained. It would take a lot of time for the others to adjust to the plasma Pokemon speaking human language.
"It's true, Rotom gave me a few pointers on applying makeup, and all of them worked!" stated Daisy, though Samus refused to believe this was true. "He even forced Luigi to apply makeup to my face, and he practically guided Luigi along the way!" Samus thought that statement was true, seeing Luigi as a submissive being that would agree to whatever anyone told him to do.
"Yes, and I had-a Rotom delete the video too before he could-a upload it to YouTube," added Luigi, stating that Rotom was recording Luigi applying makeup to his wife. Imagine if Bowser were to encounter the video online...the very thought of that nearly made Luigi shudder in fear.
Rotom: Prior to Professor Kukui's visit, I was nothing more than a mindless Pokemon pet, possessing whatever home appliance I had my eyes set on and use said appliance to torture my owners, as well as Polterpup and Yuffie, while occasionally messing with the mansion residents playing in the front yard. Now I'm a lean, talking machine, who's capable of doing just about anything; I'm like a digital Mr. Do-It-All! No more chasing around Ness and Lucas as a lawn mower or dousing Yuffie as a washing machine from me, zzrt!
"Excuse me everyone, just got a text from Peach," Shulk pulled out his cellphone and read the text message sent to him. "She says that Mario has finally found his hat, which means we're off to CenturyLink Field!"
"Do they disallow Pokemon inside CenturyLink Field?" inquired Rotom; not a single person knew how to answer the plasma Pokemon's question. "If not, then I would like to go CenturyLink Field and enjoy the experience, zzrt!" Luigi would look strange being accompanied by a Pokemon resembling a Pokedex, but the plumber saw nothing wrong with it...though Samus did.
"That should be the last of the plants," said Cloud as he was watering the plants in the mansion's gardens for Aerith, because that's why great boyfriends do for their significant others. Cloud's main man Link -wearing a custom jersey with the number one and "PIMP OF HYRULE" on the back - was with the swordsman, having received the text message from Peach.
"Mario found his cap...about time," the Hylian remarked after reading the text. "That means we can finally meet up with Zelda and Aerith in the teleportation room, but before we go..." Link turned around, showing off his jersey to Cloud, whose amusement level was similar to McKayla Maroney's when the gymnast did the infamous "not impressed" face at the 2012 Olympics. "...what do you think of my sweet jersey? Looks great, don't it?"
"Link for the last freaking time, you're not the 'pimp of Hyrule', you're only a hero. Stop letting Meta Knight feed you with lies, hardly any of that stuff from the Urban Dictionary is remotely true."
"It's true to me, dang it..." Link grumbled as he and Cloud headed to the teleportation room. The Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth, all three watching from the rooftop of the mansion, were observing the swordsmen from afar. But they weren't alone...Delibird and Wobbuffet were also present, although the latter Pokemon probably nagged Jessie to bring him along to the mansion.
"Once Mario and his crew leave the mansion, it's go time!" exclaimed Meowth, who was using hi-tech binoculars that were able to pick from Link's and Cloud's voices from a faraway distance. "And with Master Hand on his holiday shopping excursions, kidnapping Pikachu will be like a walk in the park!"
"Nobody will ever notice us in our elf costumes, these ears are very pointy I must admit!" added Jessie, who was wearing elf ears. James and Meowth were wearing elf ears too; it would be a real mystery if anyone looked at Meowth right now and assumed he was a full-fledged elf.
James: The elf costumes were given to us from Team Rocket; after we told them that our previous costumes were a failure, they sent us the elf costumes since they said it would allow us to "blend in" during the holiday season.
Meowth: Wanna know what's great about these costumes? *holds up elf shoes to camera* The shoes have bells on them! *rings bell by shaking his foot around* Team Rocket really knows what's up!
James: Now that we're here, and we're attempting to nab the Pikachu...why not nab the Pichu as well? Then we can give it to someone, and they'll show enough friendship and compassion to make it evolve into Pikachu, and then we'll take the Pikachu away from that person so we'll have two Pikachus in our possession!
Jessie: You and that stinking Pichu... *strokes her chin thoughtfully* ...though your plan does sound interesting, I suppose...then it's settled: we shall kidnap the Pikachu and the Pichu, and have someone level up the Pichu to Pikachu before we turn both Pikachus to the boss! Our plan cannot fail now, especially in our elf getup!
Wobbuffet: WOOOOBBUFFET!
Jessie: *facepalming* Why did I agree to bring you along...
While Master Hand went shopping for some lovely Christmas gifts, Sonic was tasked with cleaning the bathrooms in the mansion while the giant hand was away. If you recall from the previous episode, Master Hand wanted to give Sonic a task that would keep the hedgehog busy, and cleaning bathrooms - many of which were in very poor condition, due to the uncleanness of the brawlers - was the only way to go. And Sonic absolutely hated cleaning bathrooms too...that's what made it worthwhile for Master Hand, seeing the hedgehog suffer.
"May I interest you with a very intriguing offer?" Olimar approached Sonic in the bathroom, while the hedgehog was scraping underneath the toilet. A lot of rust down there Sonic did not know about, yet he did not want to see.
"Does it involve cleaning up after the residents and cleaning out baths and showers and toilets and whatnot?" asked Sonic; Olimar shook his head no, and Sonic was immediately sold. "Alright then, give me your offer! It better be something good!"
"I think it would be best if I showed you, rather than telling about it. It will make your reaction even better..."
So Olimar guided Sonic to the gaming room, where they would Doc Louis, Little Mac, and the Koopalings, the eight kiddies under the watch of their father Bowser. Sonic's jaw dropped to the floor when he saw Doc Louis in a Santa Claus outfit, and Little Mac in elf attire, complete with elf ears. Pikachu and Pichu were also present, wearing Santa hats and just...well, acting like typical Pokemon.
"Ho, ho, ho, sonny, Merry Christmas to you!" Doc Louis greeted Larry as he sat on his lap. And yes, Doc Louis was eating a chocolate bar while on the job. One does not simply underestimate that man's love for chocolate. "So what do you want for Christmas? A new video game? A bike? A Nerf gun?"
"All I want is my two front teeth back!" Larry pointed at his mouth, where his two front teeth were. "Lost both of 'em in an epic paintball fight with the Inklings, and Iggy and I won, so our victory was bittersweet..."
Bowser: Dumb kids apparently wanted to see Santa Claus *uttered Santa Claus' name in a childish voice* before Christmas, so I had Doc Louis throw on a Santa getup and fool the kids into thinking he was the real the Santa Claus. Like any other parent, I would have taken the Koopalings to the mall to see a Santa there, but seeing how they treated me during their "trick-or-treat practicing", I had to make them stay at the mansion, as a bit of a fair punishment.
"Sorry kiddo, but I can't just give you your two front teeth back, you might want to ask the Tooth Fairy to do that," said Santa Claus...erm, Doc Louis. Expect Bowser to convince Palutena to undergo some Tooth Fairy gimmick just to appease Larry. "Just tell the Inklings to be less reckless in their paintball battles before they physically harm someone real bad! Next!"
"Please tell me I don't have anything to do with Doc Louis being a snowman..." Sonic moaned as Iggy was the next to sit on Doc's lap. Olimar pulled out a Santa hat and placed on it Sonic's head, much to the chagrin of the hedgehog. Anything better than cleaning up bathrooms, he supposed...
"You're perhaps the only viable candidate for the job of being Santa's Little Helper," explained Olimar. "You'll just do what Little Mac is doing and just stick around Doc Louis and keep everything decent and orderly. We want to create a family-friendly environment of sorts."
"Isn't 'Santa's Little Helper' supposed to be some stupid dog?" Kudos if you know the famous American family that owns the dog named Santa's Little Helper.
"'Santa's Little Helper' is also a film produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, so you might as well shut your yap and take whatever you can get. I'll be right back to check on you once I'm done gathering the Christmas candy. Cilan brought a whole bunch of them, and the candy would be a great treat for the youngsters!" Olimar would depart from the gaming room, as Sonic collected whatever dignity he had inside of him and trudged towards Doc Louis, just after the boxing trainer finished his round with Iggy.
"Ah, Sonic, glad you could join us!" Little Mac said to Sonic as the hedgehog rudely walked past him and took his spot next to Doc Louis. "You're not digging this whole Santa assistant thing, are ya?" Sonic had a salty look on his face, and Little Mac grew quiet, knowing it would be best to keep his mouth shut. Don't want to make Sonic even more angrier than he already was.
"Come here Heartless, come on boy, don't be shy now - it's just nothing but Christmas candy, nothing to be afraid of."
No, Fox wasn't speaking to a pet Shadow, for that would be weird, owning a pet from a monster species that you're trying to dispose of. He was trying to lure the Shadow to a conspicuous pile of Christmas candy lying on the middle of the hallway, while he was in a hiding spot with Falco, Ema, and Cilan. Rosalina spoke with cilan about how the Heartless were seemingly attracted to the Christmas candy, and Cilan wanted to see if this was true.
Cilan: The Christmas candy is pretty cheap here in the States, a whole lot cheaper than I would have ever expected. Compared to Unova, the candy - or should I say, rare candy - is worth close to five thousand Pokemon dollars. Pokemon currency can be a real pain in the butt sometimes, having to pay thousands of dollars on vitamins for your Pokemon...
The Shadow inched closer and closer to the plate full of Christmas candy, but before it could advance any further, it had to make sure the coast was clear. When it saw no one coming, the Shadow moved further to the candy...
"Now Simisage, use seed bomb on that Heartless!" commanded Cilan, and the connoisseur's Pokemon Simisage did as he was told, using the grass-type move on the Shadow. A barrage of hard-shelled seeds were fired at the Shadow, resulting in an explosion that defeated the Shadow in the process. "Nice work Simisage!"
"Well Rosalina was definitely right, the Heartless indeed are attracted to the Christmas candy..." Ema came out from the hiding spot and walked over to the plate of Christmas candy, picking a piece of candy up and inspecting it. "But when we present to them regular candy, they seldom care about it, they act like it's not there...I wonder why that is so..."
"Yeah I wonder the same thing too, junk just doesn't add up," remarked Falco, who had now appeared behind Ema eating up the plate of Christmas candy. Ema gave the avian pilot a questionable look, and Falco just shrugged.
"You do realize we're gonna use the candy to run several more trials, right?" At Ema's remark, Falco kindly sat the plate of Christmas candy back down, and walked away like he was innocent. He'll have his chance some other time...
"No worries Falco, I have plenty of more Christmas candy in the kitchen, you can have as much as you like!" exclaimed Cilan; Ema angrily looked at the connoisseur with her finger pressed to her lips, silently telling Cilan not to encourage Falco. All the Christmas candy would be gone by the time Falco had his hands on it. When it comes to sweets, the avian pilot knows no mercy.
"Cilan, is there by chance I can 'borrow' the Christmas candy in the kitchen?" Olimar approached the connoisseur. "I want to give it to the children, you know how Bowser can be if he doesn't make his kids happy." Cilan looked towards Falco and Ema, who were both shaking their heads for different reasons - Ema, because she wanted there to be as much Christmas candy as possible to lure more Heartless, and Falco, because he wanted there to be as much Christmas candy as possible for him to eat. And no, he won't be sharing any with his buddy Falco.
"Go ahead, be my guest, take as much candy as you want!" And so Olimar scurried to the kitchen, while Ema and Falco both groaned at Cilan for his decision. Will there be any candy left for them to use...or consume?
Cloud: We just made it inside CenturyLink Field after Shulk paid for all of our tickets, and there's already too many people inside one stadium...we seriously need some some of plague to hit the Seattle area.
Aerith: Now, now, Cloud, no need to be so introverted! I understand that you feel somewhat squeamish when a bunch of people are around, but at least liven up and have some fun!
Mario: Aerith's right, Cloud, you'll-a damper the mood with-a your attitude! Seattle's already-a dreary enough...don't need-a you to make it any more-a depressing than it already is!
"The capacity of CenturyLink Field is 69,000, though the seating can be expanded to 72,000 for special events!" Rotom stated nonchalantly, like Mario and company were supposed to know this information. "The record attendance for this stadium was reached last month with an attendance of 69,100, when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 26-15! It was in this particular game that..."
"Does Rotom always go on factual tangents like these?" Mega Man, who along with R.O.B. accompanied Mario and company to CenturyLink Field, had to ask Luigi, the pet owner of Rotom, while the plasma Pokemon kept running his mouth. "Pet owner" may not be the best term to describe Luigi, considering Rotom's upgrade.
"Most-a of the time, but not-a all of the time," replied the green plumber, surprised he survived more than five minutes inside a sports stadium without being jumped by a rabid fan. A new personal record for him. "I'll have to admit that-a Rotom gives some great-a information when needed..."
"...and that is how the Dallas Cowboys will be primed to appear in the Super Bowl this season!" Rotom finally finished. He just went from CenturyLink Field to the Dallas Cowboys...pretty remarkable when you think about it.
"Here we are, front seats in the house!" Shulk announced as he led his crew to their seats, which were located in the front of the Seahawks end zone. "We got the best view out of everyone in this section! So whenever a Seahawk (or maybe a Ram) scores a touchdown, they can just come over to us and give us a football, so we can keep it as a souvenir!" What if the football player who scores doesn't want to give away the football...what if he wanted to give it to the referee instead? Referees are people too!
"They're not going to give us a football," Zelda quietly said to everyone but Shulk, and everyone shook their heads in agreement. Mario's stomach was suddenly growling, and so was Link's, meaning that the two heroes needed some food in their craw. The two looked at one another, thinking the same exact thing.
"Link and I are-a going to the concessions stand, to get-a some food before the game-a starts," Mario notified the others as he and Link got up from their seats. "We'll-a be back sooner than you-a know it!"
"You two better hurry back before the game begins," said Cloud, although he hardly ever cared for the Seahawks game to begin with. The swordsman didn't even know why he agreed to come with Shulk in the first place; the Homs did say attending the game would be a great way to spend time with your woman, so that could have been what reeled Cloud in.
Aerith: No, we don't have sports from the universe I'm from...but we do have magic! There's this magician I know (he's more of a wizard, but sometimes I like to consider him a magician) that knows every magic spell in the book! In fact, he has all sorts of books with magic spells, some of which he probably never even used! Not to mention that he has a very long white beard, a beard I really want to stroke...without the presence of others, at least.
"I shall come with you two to ensure you will make healthy food choices, zzt!" Rotom said to Mario and Link. Who honestly makes "healthy food choices" at a football stadium, when they sell crap like hot dogs, hamburgers, donuts, and the like? And if you think that's bad, then wait until you see what baseball stadiums offer...
"Um, thank-a you Rotom, I suppose..." replied Mario, not wanting to upset the plasma Pokemon. Who knows, maybe Rotom's guidance could save Mario from a heart attack. He is quite the flabby guy, after all.
Toad drove Pit, Viridi, and Luka to a nearby jewelry store, driving the three with Luigi's sweet ride, the green Dodge Charger. (Toad asked the plumber for permission, and Luigi was quick to oblige.)
"A fine piece of jewelry would be the best birthday gift for Bayonetta!" Toad exclaimed as Luka and company looked around the store for something to get for Bayonetta. Viridi didn't appear to share Toad's sentiments, as she looked down at the floor feeling somewhat glum. She knew that if she and Pit assisted in finding Bayonetta a birthday gift, then Luka will return the favor by giving Pit a birthday gift - and she certainly didn't want Luka's gift to be better than the birthday gift she has in mind. Sounds like she really wants to impress Pit, don't it? "What should we get her? A necklace? A ring? A...um...uh...what else counts as jewelry?"
"Ooh, I know, a horseshoe!" Pit blurted out, grabbing the attention of the shoppers in the store. Only Pit... "Yeah, why not get Bayonetta a horseshoe, she would absolutely flip out when he sees it!" Luka and company walked away from Pit as much as possible, not wanting to be in any way associated with a guy who believed a horseshoe was a piece of jewelry. So much for the angel to learn...
"This here necklace would like awfully nice around Bayonetta's neck," Luka spotted a dark blue necklace, picking it up and inspecting it. Bayonetta's favorite colors were black and blue, if her default attire in Smash 4 is any indication. "What do you guys think?" the journalist (and Rodin's personal lapdog) showed the necklace to Toad and Viridi, wanting their honest opinions.
"What a nice-looking necklace, never seen anything like it!" exclaimed Toad, the type of guy who would say a positive remark about literally anything, such as a zit on Peach's face. Viridi was about to make her response, until an idea popped up in her head. Why not make Luka purposefully fail his task of finding a great birthday gift of Bayonetta, so that Luka won't buy a birthday gift for Pit? Sure it would cost the journalist a few days off from delivering flyers, but at least he would have Thanksgiving AND Christmas off!
Viridi: Still haven't figured out what I should get Pit for his birthday...but I REFUSE to let someone like Luka buy a better gift! I'M Pit's girlfriend, so I should get him better stuff! *grumpily folds her arms* And before you even ask, I'm not going full yandere...
"Why don't we get Bayonetta THIS?" Viridi picked out a necklace with a skull on it. Luka and Toad both grimaced. "What, you two don't like skulls, I betcha Bayonetta is a secret fan of skulls! She has hidden depths, you know!"
"For the last time bub, horseshoes are NOT jewelry, they're metallic products designed to protect a horse's hooves," a jewelry store worker said to Pit, on the verge of annoyance (if he hasn't been annoyed already) as he tried to walk away from the angel. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Viridi holding the skull necklace in her hands. "You folks wish to check out now?"
"Yes sir, we would like to check out this lovely skull necklace, if you don't mind!" replied Viridi; Toad quickly got out his wallet, Luka gritted his teeth in anger, and Pit was still wondering if a horseshoe was a piece of jewelry.
"I shall pay for the skull necklace with my hard-earned money!" exclaimed Toad. Yeah, the hard-earned money you probably gained from drug dealing...refusing to let Viridi get just the skull necklace, Luka wanted to even up the score a little bit.
"...and we would like to check out this dark blue necklace as well!" the journalist held up the necklace for the worker to see; Toad was glancing through his wallet, Viridi tightened her fists in anger, and Pit was now asking random shoppers if a horseshoe was a piece of jewelry.
"...I can pay for the blue necklace too!" Toad sounded more nervous, because he knew his drug dealing money may not be much to cover for two expensive necklaces...or because he didn't want to pay for two expensive items. We could presumably go with that reason.
Fox, Falco, Cilan, Simisage, and Ema were now in the Pokemon sanctuary, running another trial with the Christmas candy Cilan bought to see if the Heartless were truly attracted to the sweets. What if someone were to interfere in the trial, and attempt to go at the candy? Good thing Ema instructed Fox and Falco on what they should do in such a situation...
"What's this, Christmas candy conspicuously lying in the Pokemon sanctuary of all places?" Lucario, who was walking by, came to a halt when he saw the Christmas candy, and rubbed his hands together in a way Montgomery Burns would be proud of. "Well if no one else is going to claim the candy, then I'll have some for myself..."
Lucario: Master Hand has always refused to buy Christmas candy...says he doesn't want "stupid kids ravaged on sweets" to go full ham inside the mansion. So when Cilan bought Christmas candy, it was a blessing, it kinda made up for all the times we celebrated Christmas without the sweet taste of Christmas candy in our mouths. Cilan should be glad he's making the wedding cake for the wedding in June, otherwise Master Hand would have likely punished him for an eternity!
Lucario tip toed towards the Christmas candy, looking around to make sure no one else was coming for the candy...when all of a sudden, Fox and Falco appeared out of nowhere and ambushed the aura Pokemon, tackling him to the floor. Fox put Lucario in the crossface submission move, while Falco put the aura Pokemon in the angle lock. Two of the most painful, grueling moves used in wrestling, utilized on poor Lucario...
"The candy before you is only for the Heartless, you bum!" Fox told Lucario as he kept the crossface locked in. Lucario kept tapping out, but Fox and Falco both ignored the aura Pokemon's silent plea for mercy.
"Better check yourself, before you wreck yourself Lucario!" added Falco. Suddenly the sound of munching was heard, meaning that a Heartless was now eating away at the candy...or was it? Fox, Falco, and Lucario all looked up and saw Greninja sitting on the floor in a cross-legged position, happily munching away on the Christmas candy as he held the plate in his hand.
"Greninja, why must you ruin our trial..." Ema moaned as she, Cilan, and Simisage appeared out of their hiding spot. "Well at least there wasn't a Heartless nearby, that would have made the trial even more of a failure if we were close to..." And would you know it, a Shadow appeared, and crept towards the candy Greninja was holding in his hand, and as it got closer to said candy, Greninja defeated the Heartless with a Water Shuriken, before it continued eating the candy in peace.
"The Heartless was defeated, so this trial wasn't an outright failure," Cilan sheepishly grinned at Ema, who shot the connoisseur with a blank stare.
"...and I also want a giant paint brush, a new paint gun, a bunch of grenades with paint in them, another paint gun, but this one with heat-seeking missiles and a motion tracker..." the female Inkling, sitting on Santa Claus...Doc Louis' lap, gave the jolly ol' fellow...boxing trainer a rundown on what she wanted for Christmas. A now miserable Doc Louis just sat in his chair with his chin resting on the palm of his hand, waiting for the very moment (or even day) that the female Inkling was done. And it didn't seem like that moment or day would be coming anytime soon.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you want a bunch of things with paint, Satna can get you all of that and then some, now move along kid!" Doc rudely pushed the female Inkling away, allowing the Inkling's male counterpart to sit on the boxing trainer's lap. Team Rocket was spying from a faraway distance, but they weren't spying on Doc Louis...they were spying on Pikachu and Pichu, still at their posts with their Santa hats on, as they sought to capture the two electric-type Pokemon.
Jessie: If we're going to nab the Pikachu and the Pichu, we need to proceed with action when everyone's distracted. Given how attentive everyone is, our mission would be very difficult to proceed...
Meowth: The only person that would be distracted would be Doc Louis, when he's eating his chocolate bar. We would need some sort of diversion to distract the others though, they're the ones we need to look out for!
James: I think Delibird has a great distraction in his sack... *Delibird pulls out a smoke bomb from his sack* Ooh, a smoke bomb, excellent choice Delibird, we can always count on...
Wobbuffet: WOOOOOOBBUFFET!
Jessie: Are you TRYING to blow our cover?!
"Man, all this playing Santa Claus is making me hungry!" Doc Louis, after he was finished with the male Inkling, exclaimed as took out a chocolate bar and ate it. Knowing Doc, he's probably hungry all the time. Team Rocket would go after Pikachu and Pichu at this very moment, but Sonic and Little Mac remained on their posts, being vigilant and whatnot.
"Don't think you're down yet Doc, you have yet to ask Lemmy what he wants for Christmas!" Bowser said to the boxing trainer as he presided over his Koopalings scarfing down the Christmas candy Olimar brought to the gaming room under Cilan's permission. Lemmy was using the bathroom around the time his Koopaling siblings were doing their rounds with Santa Claus...erm, Doc Louis.
Suddenly a smoke bomb was thrown in the area, and it resulted in a bunch of smoke filling up the entire room. Everyone coughed and gagged as the smoke penetrated the air, like how a man...we'll just stop right there.
"Where is all this smoke coming from?" Sonic wheezed, just like a certain poison-type Pokemon James owns, or may owns. Who knows what Pokemon James has in his party. "Hope it's not another fire, we already had one when Red accidentally burned the first Christmas tree down!"
By the time the smoke had cleared, everything returned to normal. But one, or two, things were amiss - Pikachu and Pichu were both kidnapped! Only thing left from them were the Santa hats they wore on their heads.
"Pikachu and Pichu must have been kidnapped, obviously a work from a devious villain or two!" remarked Bowser. "No fair, how dare they use villainous tactics that I have yet to use!" Bowser was acting like he invented the concept of throwing a smoke bomb and kidnapping someone while the smoke persisted. He's not that sneaky, he's best known for creating grueling dungeons that test Mario's every whim.
"The only people I can think that would kidnap both Pikachu and Pichu would be Team Rocket," said Little Mac, before looking towards Sonic. "We oughta find them before it's too late!" Sonic nodded at Little Mac, glad that he had something exciting to do rather than being "Santa's Little Helper".
Mario and Link were at a concessions stand at CenturyLink Field, figuring out what food they should order, while Rotom dictated what they should buy. To tell the truth, Rotom was only controlling the decision-making of Mario, while Link was relatively left alone by the plasma Pokemon.
Rotom: Luigi has always spoke about Mario having gastric problems when consuming Mexican food, and I fear that Mario may suffer from underlying problems with other kinds of food, like junk food for example! Too much cholesterol from eating junk food might very well end up with you-know-what! I'm here to save Mario from the inevitable and help him make great choices!
"No Mario, you can't have the nachos," Rotom told the plumber when Mario pointed at some nachos at the concessions stand. The plumber would then point at other food... "...and you can't have the pulled pork either...or the tater tots...or the chili dog." There must be something for Mario to eat, and the plumber simply refused to go down without a fight.
"Can I at least-a have this?" Mario picked up a doughnut burger with cheese, bacon, and everything else required to make the burger the most caloric thing sold at sports stadiums.
"I'm terribly sorry Mario, but you cannot have the doughnut burger, it has way too much calories! Who knows how much fat is in that thing!" Mario gritted his teeth in frustration; a part of him wanted to take Rotom by the neck, if it ever had a neck to begin with, and strangle him to no end.
"Can I have the doughnut burger?" Link asked Rotom right before Mario could throw the burger on the ground. Would have been a giant waste of food...and calories. And fat and cholesterol.
"Of course you can Link - heck, you can buy as many doughnut burgers as you wish!" responded Rotom. Mario stomped his foot on the ground as Link paid for the doughnut burger with whatever money Zelda supplied him with. As the Hylian happily ate his calorie-inducing burger, Mario felt like he had a score to settle with Rotom.
"What is-a your problem man, why must you-a dictate what I can and-a can not eat?!" the plumber snapped on the plasma Pokemon, inadvertently causing a scene as many Seahawks fans were now looking. "I'm the hero of-a the Mushroom Kingdom, the biggest bread-a winner for Nintendo, and therefore I should-a make my own decisions with-a out losers like YOU having to preside-a over every little choice I make!" Mario's rant made Rotom tear up, and that's when the plumber knew that he goofed up.
"Excuse me for helping you make wise choices and protecting you from future health problems, excuse me for just doing my job, zzzrt!" Rotom floated away in tears, as the fans around Mario shook their heads at the plumber, who was now full of regret. The way Mario snapped on Rotom, it was slightly uncharacteristic.
"Dang Mario, I didn't know you had that much in you," Link remarked, as he was halfway done with his doughnut burger. The Hylian may have reached his daily maximum of calories, fat, salt, and even protein at this point.
"I should have known-a better than to snap on Rotom like-a that, he was just looking out for me..." said Mario, wanting to make things right with the plasma Pokemon. So he did what he had to do... "Rotom, come-a back, let-a me apologize!" The plumber ran off, with Link following along, doughnut burger in hand.
Link: I gotta say, this doughnut burger is the bomb...so what if it has like 2,000 calories...so what if it's packed with fat and sodium...so what if... *looks around* Wait, where did Mario go? Crap, where did he run off to?
Let's go check on Shulk and the others, shall we? The game was about to start, as players from both teams were warming up on the football field, dressed in their uniforms. Kickoff was a couple of minutes away.
"Ooh, the game is about to start and Mario and Link have yet to return!" fretted Peach, seemingly forgetting about Rotom. But Luigi took it in stride, for he knew what it was like to be forgotten. "Hope there isn't a long line at the concessions stand!"
"Just look at how close we are to the players, it's amazing!" exclaimed Shulk, pointing at the Seahawks players warming up. "I could just jump out of the stands and touch one of them!" ...that's it? Just touch them, and return to your seat? No autograph or anything, just touch a player and that's it?
"I would highly advise you not to do that," warned Zelda, fearing for Shulk's safety. "We don't want to make yourself look like a fool in...front of...others..." The princess trailed off when she saw Shulk reaching for a player's helmet, though he wasn't close enough.
"Please Shulk, get back in the stands before you fall out and hurt yourself..." Aerith kindly said to the Homs, whose entirely body was stretched over the fencing as he reached for the player's helmet. He had reached so far that he fell out from the stands, and after being down for a brief moment, Shulk rose up and cheered as he jumped his fists in the air. The Seahawks fans from above were cheering on for the Homs, apparently encourage his behavior. The man was living the dream!
But unfortunately for Shulk, the dream would come to a bitter end when the Homs strutted around the football field, only to be taken down by not one, but two security guards. One guard held Shulk down on the ground while the other handcuffed him. The two security guards helped the Homs up, and walked him out of the football field.
"Great, now Shulk got himself in a whole heap of trouble," sighed Cloud. This was one of the reasons the swordsman deviated from attending the game, he knew one of his male buddies would make a complete fool of himself. "C'mon Fiora, let's go claim your boyfriend before they kick him out of the stadium." Cloud grabbed the female Homs' hand and made their way towards the security office of CenturyLink Field.
Toad drove Luka, Pit, and Viridi back to the mansion, with the dark blue necklace Luka picked out and the grotesque skull necklace Viridi picked out in their possession. Viridi desired to get rid of the former necklace, and she needed a viable way to do so...but how could she do it?
Luigi: Toad is one-a of the few people I can-a trust with driving my Dodge-a Charger - he's an experienced driver who can-a drive just about any vehicle you give-a to him. One thing I'm entrusting Toad-a in is not to let any hitch-a hikers in my vehicle, as long as he can do-a that much, then we're straight...
"Pull over this instant if you know what's good for you!" a robber wearing a ski mask and carrying what may be a giant sack of money called out to Toad on the road; Toad, not wanting to start anything, pulled over and let the robber inside the Charger. "Thanks man, the last three or so people I asked a ride from were pretty rude to me, driving off like I wasn't even there...now step on the gas! Take me to the city's industrial area at once!"
So Toad stepped on the gas (how he was able to given his short stature was a mystery) and sped away, as he took the robber to his destination. Soon enough, a bunch of police cars were following the Dodge Charger, since the robber was inside.
"Aw man, a bunch of police cars are chasing us now!" Pit looked out the back window and saw red and blue lights flashing as the sound of sirens was heard. "Why'd you do it Toad, why did you let this robber inside the car?"
"Shut your mouth kid or I'll make your girlfriend an ex in an instant!" the robber threatened Pit as he pulled out a gun, pointing it at the side of the angel's head. How did he know Pit and Viridi were a couple? Because they were holding hands, like how most couples would do in a situation where a runaway robber is with you in a speeding car. "Do you know how to slow down the police cars?" the robber asked Toad.
"We can always slow them down with these bananas!" Toad pressed a button with a banana on it (yes, the Dodge Charger came with Mario Kart items, Lili de Rochefort clearly knew Luigi that well), and bananas starting firing out from the back of the vehicle, littering all over the road. Several police cars slipped on the banana peels and crashed, as a few more police cars continued chasing the Dodge Charger. Toad then pressed a button with a green shell on it, and a green shell was fired from the vehicle, hitting several police cars and making them crash along the road. However, there were a few police cars remaining, as the car chase wore on.
"The police is still on our tail, we have to expel of them immediately!" exclaimed the robber, not wishing to go to jail. "Is there any other buttons you could use to take them out once and for all?"
"I'm glad you asked, for this button can sure come in handy!" Toad pressed a button that suddenly caused the Charger to go completely invisible, like how the vehicles in Mario Kart become visible after one loses all their balloons in battle mode. Toad then shifted into reverse and backed up as the police cars trailed by, and then he pressed a blue shell button that was fired at the police cars, destroying the cars and injuring several police officers in the process.
Toad: Luigi had shown me the capabilities of his car, like the bananas, shells, and even the golden mushroom. Lili de Rochefort must be a pocket Mario Kart fan...she has very great taste!
After the car chase was over, Toad headed to the industrial section of Seattle - where CenturyLink Field was located - and made the Dodge Charger visible again. Luka, Pit, Viridi, and the robber were in for one heck of a ride, for that car chase was surely a speedy adrenaline rush.
"Thanks for the ride man, I greatly appreciate it," the robber thanked Toad as he got out of the car and hurried to his destination.
"Thank goodness that was over, the robber looked a lot more dangerous than he appeared to be..." Luka sighed in relief as he looked around...only to notice something was missing. "Where did the dark blue necklace go, it was here a while ago!" The skull necklace Viridi picked out remained in the car, but the other necklace was nowhere to be found.
"No it can't be missing, I practically spent thirty-five thousand dollars on that necklace!" worried Toad. He raised $35,000 from dealing drugs to others in Seattle, and likely throughout the country as well? "If the necklace is indeed missing, then it's surely a huge waste of money..."
"And a huge waste of money is certainly is..." Viridi quietly said as she devilishly smiled to herself, knowing that the robber now had more than just the sack of whatever's inside (could be money) in his possession...
Fox and company ran a third trial with the Christmas candy at a place other than the mansion - Luigi's home. Don't worry, they didn't break inside the plumber's home or anything, Fox had found Luigi's house key lying on the patio next to the house, meaning that the plumber obviously dropped it. He'll be thanking Fox later.
"As long as Polterpup doesn't interfere in this trial, then we're good," stated Falco as he and the others hid behind a couch, as a Neoshadow crept towards the plate of Christmas candy lying on the living room floor. As the Heartless reached for the candy and picked up a piece, Polterpup came over to tackle the Neoshadow to the floor, licking its face. The Neoshadow couldn't stop the ghostly dog, only thing it could do was allow Polterpup to lick him like it was his personal lollipop.
"So it's not only the Shadows that are attracted to the candy," said Ema as arose from the behind the couch, writing down several observations on a notepad. "Can one of you boys take out the Heartless?" Fox got out his blaster and fired a shot at the Neoshadow, defeating it in the process.
Ema: Our Christmas candy trials are not done...not yet, at least. I wanna see if we can attract a new species of Heartless, one that we have never seen before. I'm somewhat optimistic that it would be Christmas-themed, but I'm having a hard time visualizing a Heartless related to Christmas, or any holiday for that matter...
"We shall execute one more trial, this time outside in front of the mansion," Ema told the others. "I want to have as much candy as possible - Cilan, how many packs of candy do you have left?"
"Definitely a lot more than I can remember, I'll bring them all outside right away!" the Pokemon connoisseur exclaimed. They were now going all out with the last trial, but would it pay off?
Team Rocket stealthily sneaked through the mansion, with Pikachu and Pichu in their hands, but just when it seemed like they were about to make their grand escape, they were suddenly stopped in the middle of the hallway by Red the Pokemon Trainer, who was again trying way too hard to be cool by looking down at the floor, cap titled and all. You'd think that since he was thirty years of age, he would already accept the fact that he's not cool enough, and that Blue's eons better than him.
"You think you can get away with those two Pokemon, but you all have thought wrong!" Red looked up and pointed at Team Rocket, who were laughing inside at Red's attempt to act/look cool. "I won't let you get away while I'm around! Go, Squirtle!" Red threw out a Poke Ball, summoning the tiny turtle Pokemon. "Use Water Gun!" Squirtle fired a gush of water out from his mouth at Team Rocket, and right on instinct...
"Wobbuffet, quickly, use Mirror Coat!" commanded Jessie, and the patient Pokemon's body became surrounded in a white reflective color. Once the water hit Wobbuffet, it bounced off of the Pokemon and attacked Squirtle. Frankly countering Pokemon attacks is the only thing Wobbuffet's capable of...
"Squirtle, NOOO!" Red screamed in a rather overreacting manner as he checked on his beloved Squirtle, making sure he was okay, while Team Rocket sneaked right by with Pikachu and Pichu. Too bad Little Mac and Sonic were following the evildoers closely behind...
"You know-a Link, maybe I shouldn't have-a yelled at Rotom in such an angry matter," Mario spoke with the hero of Hyrule as the two video game heroes continued looking for Rotom. They would have found the plasma Pokemon by now, but Link apparently headed back to the concessions stand to buy another doughnut burger. Don't be surprised in the slightest if the Hylian suffers from a heart attack in the next episode or two. "Maybe he was-a right, I should refrain from-a eating too much junk-a food, do what's-a best for my health..."
"Yeah Mario, that's the spirit, always put your health first!" exclaimed Link, ironically eating the doughnut burger in his hands. Mario was generally surprised that Link was able to handle such a fat-inducing caloric sandwich.
Daisy: The first quarter just started, and Mario, Link, Cloud, and Fiora have yet to return...and Luigi's worried about the whereabouts of Rotom. If Mario and Link return and tell us that Rotom is lost, then my precious Link will no longer have a twin brother, and Zelda will be looking for another Hylian man to call her own...
Mario and Link made their way through the corridors of CenturyLink Field, and when they had stopped by the home squad locker room, where the Seahawks get dressed and all that good stuff, they heard several voices inside. So Mario opened the door to the locker room...
...and inside they saw an Organization XIII dude holding Rotom, Shulk, and the security guards - all with duct tapes on their mouths - hostage on one side of the locker room, and Cloud and Fiora on the other side, with Cloud staring the Organization member down. Mario instantly knew it was the same member he saw last week, for he was wielding gunblades.
"I'm not asking much from you Cloud - just tell your lady friend Aerith to bring her scrawny butt over, and I'll let these folks free and nobody gets hurt," said the hooded man. He knew who Cloud was, but Cloud didn't know him, it was the swordsman's first time seeing someone from the Organization. "Or I can do you one better - if you don't bring Aerith, then not only would I refuse to let these fools go, but I will also blow up this entire stadium, and put the blame solely on you! Oh man, the entire city would hate you FOREVER!"
"Stand back Mario, and Link, I got this..." Cloud assured the two, knowing that they were behind him without having to look. Great friends like Cloud always know when other friends are present. During this moment, the very robber that hitched a ride on Luigi's Dodge Charger sneaked his way inside the locker room, and tip toed towards the hooded Organization member, dropping the sack on the floor as he pulled out a necklace - the dark blue necklace Luka had bought from the jewelry store! Viridi must have given it to him when Luka and company were least expecting it.
"I will give you until the count of ten to go outside this locker room, and fetch Aerith for me, before I have to take matters into my own hands," the hooded man continued as Cloud, Fiora, Mario, and Link held their breath, for the bank robber was nearing close towards the hooded man. "I will start the countdown, and I shall start right about..."
Suddenly the robber took the necklace and wrapped it around the hooded man's neck, bringing him to the floor. The robber then nodded to Cloud and company, motioning them to save the folks the Organization member was holding hostage. So Cloud, Fiora, Mario, and Link quickly escorted Shulk, Rotom, and the security guards out of the locker room, and by the time they had left, the robber released his chokehold on the hooded man, before putting the dark blue necklace in his pocket.
"What is your problem man, who in blazes are you?!" the hooded Organization member questioned the robber as he got up, and soon the robber would eventually reveal who he was...
"Missed me?" the robber took off his ski mask, revealing himself to be...Dr. Wily? Who would have guessed! Certainly someone must have broken him out of jail.
Dr. Wily: *taking off ski mask* Master Hand had came to me in my jail cell, and offered to pay my bail and release me from jail to make up the trial, which I was clearly innocent for (don't know how I was ever convicted in the first place). After I was released, Master Hand told me about the whole dealio with Organization XIII, and asked if I wanted to get back at the Organization for anything wrongdoing they've done to me. One of the Organization members told me that I was no longer "a trustworthy person" while I was imprisoned, and it made me feel some kind of way...and with this here tracking device I invented myself... *shows tracking device to camera* ...I can hunt down any Organization member in the area, and prove to them how trustworthy I can be! *puts ski mask back on and runs away*
"It's, it's you again, how did you break out?" the hooded man backed away, pointing at Dr. Wily. The evil robot inventor grabbed his sack and opened its contents, revealing a Guts Man-style robot. If you ever played the Mega Man games, you can tell that Dr. Wily really loves him some Guts Man.
"Merry Christmas!" Dr. Wily laughed manically as the robot chased after the hooded man, who summoned a dark corridor to escape the premises. The robot tried to enter the dark corridor, but it vanished in the nick of time. "Ha ha ha, that oughta teach him..."
Ema and the others ran their final trial of the day, with a giant pile of Christmas candy in the center of the mansion's front yard. The forensics expert hid behind the mansion with Fox, Falco, Cilan, and Simisage, as they anticipated a Heartless - or preferably a new species of Heartless - to consume the candy. Just then, Team Rocket exited the mansion with Pikachu and Pichu still in their grasps, and saw the Christmas candy before them.
"Well look what we have here, loads of Christmas candy, just for us!" Mewoth exclaimed, thinking the candy was meant for Team Rocket, as he, Jessie, James, Wobbuffet, and Delibird gobbled down the candy like madmen. Another trial, another failed attempt, and Ema groaned as she facepalmed, though Cilan hadn't given up hope just yet.
"I wouldn't be sulking just yet Ema, looks like we have some company..." the connoisseur spoke up when multitudes of two new species of Heartless - one that looked like a purple gargoyle and the other that looked like a mummy, all bearing the Heartless symbol on their chests - flanked around Team Rocket, though they were eyeing the candy.
"That's weird, those Heartless look like they're Halloween-themed, why would they want Christmas candy for?" questioned Fox, stroking his chin. Team Rocket looked up and saw the Heartless swarmed around them, though they weren't afraid - in fact, they were actually quite curious.
"Are these new undiscovered Pokemon we've never seen before?" questioned James, looking around. Obviously this man has never looked at a Alolan Pokedex before, same could be said for his accomplices. "Is it just me, or are they're getting closer to us?"
"Clearly they want the Christmas candy, and we can't let them have any of it!" replied Jessie, going back to scarfing down the Christmas candy. "Eat up boys, don't let these vermin touch our beloved sweets!" So Jessie, James, Mewoth, Wobbuffet, and Delibird continued eating the candy, although the Heartless kept drawing near.
Lucario: The Christmas candy I ate earlier...was one of the greatest things I've ever tasted! Every piece I ate, it made me feel like I was in bliss, every taste was so, so appeasing...don't you think so too, Greninja?
Greninja: *nods happily while eating an armful of candy*
Lucario: Are you seriously still eating the Christmas candy you found in the sanctuary? Or did you steal some candy from the kitchen without Cilan's permission? *Greninja nods his head* Why did I expect anything else from someone like you...
Team Rocket kept eating the candy like scoundrels, while the Heartless drew in closer...but the Heartless would go away in an instant when Sonic unleashed his spin dash on the creatures, defeating all the Heartless in the process. Little Mac came in, throwing punches at Team Rocket left and right and making them scatter away, making them drop Pikachu and Pichu in the process. The evildoers would realize the terrible mistake they made when they saw the two mouse Pokemon aligning themselves with Sonic and Little Mac, who came in the save the day.
"Pikachu, Pichu, I think you both know the drill...go ahead and use Thunderbolt on those bums," commanded Sonic, and Pikachu and Pichu did as they were told, unleashing their signature attacks on the evildoers before them. The result was a wicked explosion that propelled Team Rocket away for good.
"Team Rocket is blasting off again!" Jessie, James, and Mewoth exclaimed as they, along with Delibird and Wobbuffet, were sent flying through the air.
"WOOOOOBBUFFET!" Wobbuffet made this one final remark before he and his compadres were gone for good. Sonic dusted his hands off as he and Little Mac grabbed Pikachu and Pichu and carried them back to the gaming room, while Bayonetta exited the mansion to investigate a little bit.
"What was with all that commotion, did I hear something along the lines of 'Team Rocket is blasting off again'?" the Umbra Witch questioned once she was outside. Toad and the others arrived as Toad pulled Luigi's Dodge Charger up on Luigi's driveway, and he, Luka, Pit, and Viridi got out of the vehicle and headed to the mansion, with Luka holding the skull necklace in his hands. The journalist planned to conceal the necklace once he was inside the mansion...but it was too bad Bayonetta spotted him.
"Oh, uh, hi there Bayonetta, lovely seeing you on my day off," Luka nervously said to his girlfriend, quickly hiding the necklace behind his back, though it was a good chance Bayonetta probably saw it already. Pit squealed at the Christmas candy he saw before him, and soon scarfed down the sweets as Viridi and Toad stood by and watched Fox and Falco come over and restrain Pit for eating any more candy before he could choke himself.
"Nice seeing you too Luka, nicely dressed as always..." smiled Bayonetta, paying attention to the item Luka had behind his back. Her curiosity was peaking, and it couldn't be contained. "What is that you got behind your back, an early birthday gift I assume? Show me or else I'll have to use force!"
"I guess you can call it an early birthday gift, found it at a jewelry store with the help of others..." Luka showed Bayonetta the skull necklace, while Pit, Viridi, and Toad (but especially Viridi) looked on attentively, waiting to see Bayonetta's reaction. "So what do you think, you like it?"
"Silly Luka, I don't like the necklace...why, I absolutely LOVE it!" Viridi looked on in shock, her mouth completely agape, while Pit and Toad both felt happy for Luka. "And to think, this whole time, I thought you didn't know that I secretly like skulls, my liking for skulls is a bit secretive...so evidently you know me very well! Thank you for the early birthday present, my dearest!" Bayonetta gladly accepted the skull necklace and gave Luka a hug, smooching him on the cheek.
Viridi: *seething bitterly while looking down at her hands* Why did I give the man in the ski mask the wrong necklace, why did Bayonetta have to like skulls, why couldn't she just tell everyone what she likes and doesn't like... *growls angrily as she kicks an unsuspecting Waddle Dee into the air*
Unlike Shulk and company, Mega Man and R.O.B. didn't care much for the Rams-Seahawks game (same could be said for Cloud, but Aerith wanted to know how it felt like to attend a sporting event), and so they chilled out in the pro shop (another word for a gift shop) until the game was over. Seahawks fans (and maybe a few occasional Rams fans, too) started filling up teh surrounding game, indicating that the game was finally over. Shulk and his crew would show up in the crowd of fans.
"I TAKE IT...THAT THE SEAHAWKS WON?" R.O.B. asked the group, noticing how elated the Seahawks fans were.
"Seahawks won baby, let's go!" Shulk cheered, giving a chest bump to a random Seahawks fan. "Seattle Seahawks 2016 NFC West champions, baby!" Seahawks haven't clinched a division title yet, their divisional rivals the Arizona Cardinals could still be in the division race if they win on Sunday...that's how you now Shulk is a bandwagoner, like how most Seattleites are accused of.
"Nothing is-a given Shulk, we have plenty of foot-a ball left, Hawks may need another team-a to falter for the division crown-a to be theirs," stated a reasonable Mario. The plumber turned his attention to Rotom, having something to say to the plasma Pokemon. "Rotom, I just want to say-a that I'm dreadfully sorry for how I treated-a you at the concessions stand...I will admit that junk-a food will be my vice, and I must limit most of my-a intakes if I want to value my health..."
"Apology accepted, it's all water under the bridge!" Rotom accepted Mario's apology with a grin. "If you ever want to make healthy food choices, then you know exactly who to ask, zzt!"
"I would like to make an apology too - just want to say sorry for how I acted before the game, when the players were warming up," apologized Shulk. Hey, at least the Homs got to be in the presence of a few Seahawks players, although he had already seen two Seahawks players present at the mansion, if you recall. "Certainly made a fool out of myself, and I will vow not to do such a moronic thing ever again! Also, whoever that guy wearing the ski mask was a huge help, wish I could thank him!"
"Can we head back home now, Peach and I have some finishing touches to do for the Christmas party," stated Zelda as Luigi stealthily tip toed towards a pro shop. "Don't think I can't see you Luigi, I know what you were trying to do..." Luigi snapped his fingers in disgust as he returned to his place.
Master Hand: Just returned to the mansion from some Christmas shopping, and upon arrival, Isabelle notified me that Olimar had made Sonic act a "Santa's Little Helper" towards Doc Louis, who was rocking it as Santa Claus. Now tell me this, was Sonic feeling miserable and ticked?...He was? Mwha ha ha ha, maybe I didn't have to make him clean the bathrooms after all! Olimar, you're a genius!
"Boy, I can't thank you enough for saving Pikachu and Pichu, had Team Rocket gotten away with them, we would have been in a hot mess!" Doc Louis, still wearing his Santa getup, said to Sonic in the gaming room, commending him for his heroic efforts. Doc had commended his protege Little Mac a while ago. "You're truly are Santa's Little Helper, the best one a Santa could ask for!" Doc Louis laughed heartily while Sonic laughed too, albeit awkwardly.
"Guess you could say that, although I was just doing my job," Sonic slightly chuckled, feeling more pleased than he was at the beginning of the episode. Elsewhere in the gaming room, while Bayonetta was trying on her new skull necklace in Luka's presence, Pit was sharing his Christmas candy with his buddy Kirby (Cilan promised the angel he could have the rest of the candy, as long as he shared with others), while Viridi sat with the two lovable dudes, all doom and gloom.
"What's the matter Viridi, got feelings of a Blue Christmas?" Pit asked his girlfriend, not standing to see her saddened anymore. Kirby couldn't stand it either, it tore the pink puffball's heart to see others depressed. "Peach's Christmas party will change all of that!"
"No it's not that, it's just...with Luka buying you a birthday gift, and me wanting to buy you a birthday gift too, I just don't want Luka's gift to be better than mine's, and I feel that since I'm your girlfriend..." Viridi started off, before Pit rested a reassuring hand on the goddess' shoulder.
"Viridi, just because you're my girlfriend and all...doesn't mean you have to impress me with extravagant gifts. I mean, I'm already thankful I have a gal like you as a romantic partner, you're perhaps the only girl in the world tolerant of my mannerisms and actions, and I can't thank you enough for it. So even if your birthday gift for me is underwhelming, and Luka's birthday gift is eons better...just know that having you around, to love me and care for me, is the greatest gift I could ask for."
And just like that, Viridi's frown immediately turned upside down, forming a gleeful smile. How very nice of Pit to tell her such kind words - those words were certainly worth more than material things like jewelry.
