Author's Note:
This chapter is mostly dedicated to Derick Lindsey - he suggested an idea for a future episode of Smash Life, and now his wish has been finally granted, so I hope he enjoys. Speaking of whom, Derick also has provided me with another Cartoon Network-related suggestion, this one hailing from one of my favorite shows, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends:
"Also another suggestion is based of the episode of Foster's home for imaginary friends Squeeze the day (if you watched it that is) where Bloo and Mac have the whole house to themselves and try to make the most of it while everyone else went to the beach so I was wondering if you can do the same here with anyone you think would fit the story best."
"Squeeze the Day" is actually one of my favorite Foster's episodes, and I've actually watched that very episode on more than one occasion. So I'll do a chapter based around that episode when the time comes. 0300 has asked me a very important question that must be answered right away:
"Also, how is Garon still alive? In all of the paths of Fates, Garon died a while ago and is just a fake."
Eh, we'll just say that Corrin, Kamui, and their siblings never knew Garon was a fake, and that Corrin was added to the mansion prior to Garon's reveal. That should make things less complicated...I hope. One more guest review to answer:
"I have no ideas. But I just want to say keep up with the good work. Also I was the one who made that fighting idea, and you are right how will it help. But I just want to see more Ike"
Ike will appear in this chapter, and hopefully the next chapter. Compared to Lucina, Chrom, Corrin, and maybe Robin, the Fire Emblem characters haven't had that much proper representation in recent chapters of this story. Moving on:
"This is a suggestion but pls do one where bowser makes sonic do whatever he wants"
I would have probably shot this idea down, but given that Sonic and Bowser are two of the biggest jerks in the mansion BY FAR, I could perhaps work on their relationship/chemistry a bit more. They might even be the central focus of the "Squeeze the Day" chapter, who knows. One more thing I must cover:
"Can we have some more Kirby and Game & Watch in next chapter? I have seen them only on a certain occasion in this chapter..."
I believe MikySP said something of similar substance in his review. Since Kirby and Mr. Game and Watch are now capable of using human language, you shall see those two a bit more often.
Episode 55: Boomerang
It was a new year, which meant a time for fresh starts and new things in the Smash Mansion. A lot has happened since the start of last year up to now - Luigi and Daisy got married, new Pokemon were added to the sanctuary, Captain Falcon found himself an actual girlfriend, and Aerith joined the residents at the Smash Mansion, causing Heartless to invade Seattle in the process partly due to the fact that Aerith was essentially from another universe.
The ongoing issue of Heartless popping about all over the Smash Mansion and the surrounding areas of Seattle had prompted Fox, Falco, and Ema Skye to rush into action and stop the problem at hand before it would be too late. So the three decided to work together and find the source of the problem - if you recall from episode 51, the anonymous Organization XIII member mentioned that there was a tear in the universe left when someone (Master Hand) sent a person (Marth) to his universe as a means to retrieve Aerith. As a result, Heartless shortly sneaked their way through the tear, and since then have been causing nothing but mayhem.
Fox, Falco, and Ema, not knowing where the tear might be (they asked Marth about the tear, and he said that he was sent Aerith's universe in Master Hand's room under the watch of the giant hand), ventured through the outskirts of Seattle, along the borderline of King County where Seattle was located. They were scavenging through a forest when Fox spotted a conspicuous blue boomerang lying on the ground, and out of intrigue, he went over to inspect it.
"Guys look at what I found, it's a boomerang!" the pilot grabbed the boomerang and held it up for Falco and Ema to see; Ema shook her head in dismay, while Falco headed to his best friend to check out the boomerang for himself. Who needs to look for a tear in the universe that could cause a lot of calamity, when you found a freaking boomerang in the middle of the forest? How often does that happen?
"Bruh let me take a look at it!" Falco said as Fox handed him the boomerang; the avian pilot inspected it like it was the ring from the Lord of the Rings, like it was his precious. In other words, he was acting like he had never seen a boomerang in person before. "Why was this boomerang left in the forest of all places, could it be that someone dropped it by accident?"
Ema: We would have found the tear in the universe by now...but as you can see, Fox's and Falco's attention spans are our only obstacles that are preventing us from completing our mission. If we don't find the tear in time, then more powerful heartless would enter our universe, and might possibly spread throughout Seattle, the state of Washington, the entire United States, and perhaps the entire world! But it's a good thing I brought a fourth wheel with us, since Fox and Falco cannot be trusted by any means...
"Sorry I took-a so long, my tinkle took far longer then-a I expected," Luigi apologized as he appeared behind Ema. Rotom was accompanying the plumber, as Ema had told Luigi to bring the plasma Pokemon along since it possessed some vital information.
"Luigi, you do know there's a public restroom somewhere in this forest, right?" asked Ema, with her arms folded. Would have been a bad look if Luigi was handling his business with others watching. "We're in Lake Forest Park, after all, we're in the vicinity of a small town..."
"I had told Luigi that the public restrooms around here may not be in the best condition, and so Luigi didn't want to take any risks," explained Rotom, as Luigi sheepishly zipped up his overalls when Ema wasn't looking. "Although the people of Lake Forest park are good people, they should not be trusted, zzt!"
"They all look pretty trustworthy to me...well, now that you're here and all, could you knock some sense into Fox and Falco over there? They're messing around with that boomerang for whatever reason, instead of focusing on the task at hand..."
So Rotom went over to Fox and Falco, who were looking at the boomerang together as they held it in their hands...and grabbed said boomerang with its plasma hand and threw it away in the far distance, as it spun away in the air.
"Hey man, why did you throw away that boomerang, we weren't done with it yet!" Fox frowned at Rotom. To be fair, he and Falco weren't really using the boomerang or anything; they just looked it like it was something special.
"Finding the tear in the universe is more important than a silly boomerang," stated Rotom, wagging his plasma finger at Fox and Falco. "We must make haste, zzrt!"
The boomerang continued traveling in the air until it landed on the fertile ground near the Smash Mansion, where the Ice Climbers - Popo and Nana - were gathering fruit produced in the front yard. You may know the two friends...or siblings...or lovers...to specialize in vegetables, but they also specialize in fruit, and the two, with Master Hand's consent, grew some fruit in the mansion's front yard.
"Look what I found Nana, it's a boomerang, the kind they use in Mario Kart!" Popo saw the boomerang and held it up for Nana to see. "How about we play with this boomerang after we gather up the fruit - the best fruit in all of Seattle?"
Nana: *sigh* Just to think that a few months ago, Popo was continuously running his mouth about the sundaes we made, and how great they were, even though they weren't that great and there were other great sundaes out there (don't tell that to Popo, otherwise you'll never heard the end of it). Now that we're growing fruits, he has been taking a great deal of pride and them, and talking all this crap about how he's a "fruit expert", despite vegetables being his forte. If only there was a way to make him snap out of it...
"We'll play with the boomerang later, when we're all relaxed and whatnot," stated Nana, placing a bunch of apples into a basket. "Right now we must finish gathering up all the fruit, before Master Hand comes and yell at us because he feels like it. You know how he can be."
Suddenly a strong gust of wind blew, causing the boomerang to fly out of Popo's hands and land near Pit and Kirby, as the two best buddies were in Toon Link's bouncy house when the boomerang landed near them. This caught the attention of Kirby, as the pink puffball exited the bouncy house to inspect the boomerang on the ground.
"Hey Kirby, the heck are you going?" Pit questioned as he exited the bouncy house to confront his friend. "You know I can't bounce all by myself, I need a bouncing buddy so whenever I accidentally deflate the bounce house, I'll know who to put the blame on!" Pit has constantly implored his girlfriend Viridi to be his "bounce buddy", but given the credentials, the goddess of nature refused the angel's offer each and every time.
"Was this boomerang near the bounce house before, I don't ever recall seeing it..." Kirby said using his Dynatox device to communicate. The pink puffball would pick up the boomerang, but since he was using the device (albeit typing with NO fingers), Pit picked it up instead.
"Boomerang looks nice and all, but it's not really a thing I would enjoy, I prefer playing catch instead. Maybe someone else might want to play with it!" Pit threw the boomerang away as it spun away in the far distance, likely never to be seen from Pit and Kirby again.
"I prefer that you would have given that boomerang to someone instead of throwing it away...but whatever works best for you, I opine," remarked Kirby as he returned to the bounce house, before looking back at Pit to make sure he was coming along. "Um, Pit, are you going to join me in the bounce house? We still have some bouncing left to do!"
"Bounce houses just aren't my thing, that's just kiddie stuff," Pit replied, looking and sounding serious in terms of stature and tone. Kirby scratched his head and uttered "Huh?" as Pit looked into the far distance. The angel had never acted serious a single day in his life, and now he just called bounce houses "kiddie".
"Pit what has gotten into you, what's with the change in attitude?" Kirby refused to allow his best friend to change for the better (or for the worse in the pink puffball's case, but for Pit, it's kinda for the better), and surely Viridi would feel the same exact way.
"We can't change the way we act, or the way we feel...only thing we can do is adapt to our surroundings, and make life the most of it." Dang, now Pit was dropping nuggets of wisdom and knowledge on Kirby! This obviously must be the work of the boomerang, Pit has been acting differently since he touched the object.
Kirby: Hey, don't get me wrong, I appreciate the change of demeanor in Pit, mainly because he's acting more intelligent...but I kinda miss the old Pit, the one that had that infectious charm of his with his childish behavior and way of doing things. This new Pit, the one that acts serious and philosophical and wise...while is great and all, can't possibly compare to the original Pit.
"Now if you excuse me Kirby, I must sit near the mansion's lake and think thoroughly about life, and how meaningless it can be," said Pit as he went on his own way, leaving his pink puffball friend in the dust. "I suggest you do the same, my good friend, for your optimism is nothing but a deadly virus." Kirby looked on in a distraught state as Pit made his way to the lake, now a lone wolf pursuing his own ambitions and goals.
"That boomerang must be the reason for Pit's complete change in personality..." Kirby pondered, knowing what must be done. Suddenly the thought of the boomerang entering the mansion and the residents coming in contact with it crept inside the puffball's head. "I have to locate that boomerang at once! But first, I must contact Mario, Master Hand, or Isabelle..."
Yuffie stood outside Mario's room, holding Polterpup in her hands as she knocked on the door. With Luigi and Rotom in Lake Forest Park with Fox, Falco, and Ema, and Toad driving Daisy to the nearest supermarket in Luigi's Dodger Charger, Yuffie was feeling all sorts of bored by herself at Luigi's home, and was in dire need of some company. Therefore, she decided to chill out with Aerith and Mario (but mostly Aerith) in their room with Polterpup until either Luigi or Daisy returned. The ninja girl would hang out with Cloud, but she feared that the ex-SOLDIER would be too moody for her to handle.
"Peach you wanted to pay-a me a visit?" Mario asked as he opened the door, only for the smile on his face to dissipate when he saw Yuffie holding Polterpup, the latter wagging his tounge at the plumber. So much for getting some quality time with Peach... "Oh it's just-a you Yuffie, and Polterpup...not Peach..."
"Hello Yuffie, never would have expected you to stop by and pay us a visit!" Aerith gleamed as she wrote into her personal diary/journal. Mario grumpily sat back on his bed, waiting for the very moment Peach would come by and talk to him. "How is everything going at Luigi's?"
"Everything has been dandy for the most part - Luigi and Daisy both had the gall to leave me and Polterpup behind, so I wanted to chill here just for a bit." Yuffie entered the room and took a seat on Aerith's bed; she didn't trust Mario's bed enough to sit on it, especially with the famous plumber occupying at. "So Aerith, how are things with you and Cloud, you two getting it on?" Before Aerith could answer Yuffie's question...
"Sup dudes how's it going?" Cloud barged in the room, acting all sorts of silly. He was giving a cheesy grin to Mario and company, and looked more fidgety than usual. "Hey you guys, guess what I can do!" The swordsman made farting noises with his armpit, and the sheer joy he displayed in doing so concerned and even frightened everyone in the room.
Meta Knight: While I was outside practicing my matador prowess with a Tauros, I saw a mysterious blue boomerang zing past in the sky and towards the mansion, crashing through a window in the third floor. I had ran inside the mansion and reached the third floor via elevator, and there I saw shattered glass, and Cloud lying unconscious on the floor, with the boomerang lying on the floor next to him. But this is where it gets weird - I had woken up Cloud, helped me to his feet, and then...he goofily shook my hand, saying "Thank you Mr. Dentist!" and then happily danced and skipped away in a nonchalant manner, like nothing ever happened. Obviously the boomerang hit him in the hand and caused his brain to completely alter his personality. Too bugged out by what I had witnessed, I walked away from the scene...however, I forgot to bring the boomerang with me and return it to its rightful owner. By not doing so, I may have inadvertently triggered a whole heap of trouble transpiring...
"Cloud you're-a honestly scaring me, you're acting like-a Pit..." Mario said nervously as Cloud was now blowing raspberries with his mouth. "...did you and-a Pit switch personalities?" Not a very strong argument for Mario - Pit wouldn't be silly enough to make farting sounds with his armpit or blow raspberries with his mouth. He may do the latter action if he ever wanted to.
"Me, change personalities with Pit?" Cloud pointed at himself, acting like a little child. "Why I would never do such a thing! But I would do this..." Cloud took off his shirt, and did something the Cloud we all know and love would never willingly do - he pinched his nipples with his fingers, and made a rather perverted smile, a kind of smile Wario would make if he ever found an album of hot Samus pictures on the internet. Yuffie and Aerith both looked down at the floor, as Mario sought to bring Cloud back to his senses, until an idea formulated in his head.
"I know just-a the thing to bring-a back the old Cloud!" the plumber remarked as he snapped his fingers. "You two wait right-a here and keep-a Cloud company!" Aerith and Yuffie looked at Mario in utter disgruntlement as the plumber zipped past Cloud and exited the room.
"You're seriously going to let Cloud torture us like this?" a frowning Aerith asked Mario before the plumber left the room, but Mario didn't listen, nor did he bother to do so. The man was on a mission, a mission for a remedy to Cloud's antics.
Kirby scourged through the mansion in search for Mario when the pink puffball bumped into a fellow "Original Twelve" member in Link, who appeared to be experiencing problems of his own. Was it girl problems, was Link at a romantic standstill with Zelda and needed to find a way to get himself out of his problematic love situation? The Hylian's issue may or may not surprise you.
"Kirby you're just the guy I needed to see, I'm afraid there's something wrong with Peach," Link said to Kirby, who was willing to put aside looking for Mario if it meant lending Link a helping hand. "Zelda told me that Peach has been acting less girly, and more tomboyish, almost to the point where she doesn't even like the color pink anymore!" Peach not liking the color pink anymore? This greatly alarmed Kirby; to him, it sounded like someone was possessing Peach and taking over her mind!
Link: Usually I let Zelda handle most of her situations and stay out of it, especially whenever Peach is involved - no man like myself would get involved in girly matters or affairs. However, when Zelda told me about the severity of the situation, I had no other choice but to put an end to the situation at hand - I'm sure that's what most good boyfriends do, doing solids for their girlfriends.
"This sounds preposterous, Peach loves pink, in fact, she practically breathes the color pink!" said Kirby, who also liked the color pink. And it was for reasons other than the color of his skin. "You must take me to Peach pronto, so I can see for myself!"
So Link took Kirby to the lounge, where Zelda was present with Peach. The two saw that Peach was wearing attire entirely different from here royal getup - instead of a crown, pink dress, and high heels, the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom wore a sideways baseball cap, blue overalls, and some sneakers - a complete 180. To Link and Kirby, Peach was an entirely different person, it was almost as if they were looking at the princess' rowdy twin sister - one that would burp without warning, which is what Peach just did as she sat on the couch.
"Peach will you please say excuse me next time, that's very rude of you to burp and not use your manners..." Zelda scolded Peach, as the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom shrugged and leisurely laid back on the couch, resting her feet on Zelda much to the chagrin of the Hyrulian princess.
"Oh please Zelda, manners are for proper people who try way to hard to respect their elders!" Peach snorted as she took a sip from a can of root beer, which may or may not secretly have an alcoholic drink inside. The princess spoke less feminine and more manly, more tomboyish so to speak. "Of course you're a princess, so I suppose you have to follow your little made-up rules!"
"You're a princess too Peach, quit acting like you aren't one..." remarked Zelda before she looked up and saw Link and Kirby, the two coming over to greet the princess. "About time you came here, Peach was starting to annoy me and I needed someone to..."
"What's so private that you have to discuss in secret with your boyfriend that you can't discuss with me!" Peach frowned, before letting one rip - and yes, it was from her butt. Very unprincess-like for the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. "I get that you want you want your private conversations with Link since you're lovers, but no need to leave me out of it!" Peach pouted as she looked the other way with her arms folded. She could always talk to Kirby, but she preferred Zelda mainly in part to her being a girl.
"...as you two can tell, Peach has underwent a change in personality and demeanor, and it was mostly due to a boomerang that struck her in the head. I'm afraid someone may be throwing that boomerang around inside the mansion, with little to no care in the world. It is imperative that you two find the boomerang, so I can see hitting Peach in the head with it can bring the old Peach back. It may not work, but it's worth the shot!"
Ryu: Chun-li contacted me via text message and told me that she wishes to stop by the mansion and spend some quality time with me. One thing I'm nervous about is that she brings one of her kids along - all of her kids are adopted, and they're also students in martial arts! What if Chun-li brought along with her Li-Fen - although Li-Fen is young, her strength abounds in every move she makes!...I know, I can tell Chun-li that I despise kids, and that would make Chun-li less likely to bring Li-Fen with her...while on the flipside it would make my breakup with Chun-li more likely to transpire! *shakes his head* I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, with little to no wiggle room!
Ryu patiently waited in the foyer, expecting Chun-li to arrive at any minute now, when Sonic appeared eating a chili dog with one hand and holding Shaymin in his arm. Ryu was presumably thinking, "Just the guy I wanted to speak to..." in his head, rather willing to speak with Shaymin over Sonic. Shaymin would be more relatable and understanding than her pet owner would ever be.
"Sup my man Ryu, how's it going, going great, chilling in the cut as always?" Sonic greeted the kung fu fighter, who already had an undying desire to punch the hedgehog's face in. The conversation had just started! "How is your girlfriend Chun-li doing, is she doing just fine, have you proposed to her yet, or did she have to propose to you?"
"Chun-li is doing just fine...and no, I did not propose to her yet, although we're making slight progress," replied Ryu, who was lying through his teeth - he could have proposed to Chun-li at the Christmas party, but decided against doing so in a highly populated room. "Chun-li is coming over to visit, and I must leave a lasting impression on her to keep our relationship going! But how will I ever make this lasting impression to begin with?"
"Why not share a little lunch together in the dining room - you could have Cilan prepare the food, so that when Chun-li walks in, she'll think you did and she'll be left very impressed! How's that for a lasting impression?"
"Sonic, you won't hear me say this to you a lot...but you're a brilliant genius! There's no way your plan could fail! Go tell Cilan to prepare everything, and tell him he better be done by the time I get to the dining room!"
Sonic gave Ryu a salute, chili dog in hand and all, as he went to the dining room to fulfill his duty. A while after the hedgehog left, there was a knock at the door - Chun-li must have finally arrived! Only way to find out...Ryu nervously crept towards the front door, and opened it, and saw Chun-li standing behind it. The kung fu fighter secretly released a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Fen wasn't there, she could have created a levy of problems for him.
"Welcome back to the mansion Chun-li, come right on it!" Ryu allowed his girlfriend inside the mansion, before closing the front door behind her. "So tell me, how are Li-Fen and the rest of your children doing, are they doing just fine?"
"Yes, they're all doing okay...don't know why you cared to ask for, you seldom ask about the kids," replied Chun-li, glancing at her nails. As stated earlier by Ryu in his talking head segment, all of Chun-li's kids are martial arts students, and boy do they have an awesome teacher to guide them. "In a perfect world I would have brought Li-Fen with me, but she wasn't down for it, apparently."
Chun-li: Raising a bunch of kids can be very hard, even more so if you're a single parent like me. Which is why I'm hoping to tie the knot with Ryu real soon (whenever that will happen) so Ryu can take some of the pressure off of me. Given that Ryu falters when it comes to being romantic, it may take eons upon eons until the two of us get married...but I'm not letting my hopes down by any chance. Ryu will come around eventually.
"Hi Chun-li!" Viridi exclaimed as she ran up to Chun-li and uncharacteristically hugged the kung fu fighter's leg. "It's so great to see you again! Haven't seen you since the Christmas party!" The fact that Viridi was willingly hugging a human prompted Chun-li to look questionably at Ryu, who sported a nervous grin - not even he knew why Viridi was suddenly breaking out of character.
"Thought you said that this girl had a serious vendetta towards humans," Chun-li smirked as Viridi continued to hug her leg. Any chance the goddess of nature came in contact with the boomerang?
"Perhaps she is expressing a change of heart, Master Hand has effortlessly tried to make Viridi appreciate humans more, and it looks like his efforts finally paid off!" explained Ryu, coming up with the perfect excuse for Chun-li to buy. "Allow me to take Viridi off of you." The kung fu fighter knelt down at Chun-li's leg, and pried Viridi off of it, before he saw Marth walk by. "Look Viridi, it's Marth, and he's a human, why don't you hug him?" Ryu pointed at the hero-king, and Marth looked behind him when his name was called.
"MARTH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH COME GIVE ME A HUG!" Viridi happily ran towards Marth, who ran away screaming at the top of his lungs. Viridi's strange behavior was already making Chun-li's visit feel slightly uncomfortable, but it was a good thing Ryu knew how to liven up the mood.
"Come with me Chun-li, I've prepared something in the dining room just for the two of us, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!" Ryu took Chun-li's hand, and walked to their destination, hoping Sonic nor Cilan let the kung fu fighter down.
Ryu and Chun-li arrived at the dining room, and to Ryu's dismay...he saw a bowl of Cheetos, a plate of Vienna sausages with an unknown sauce on them, a plate of Mike and Ike candy, and two cups of Powerade. A upstart rookie in the NFL once had these four food choices as dinner once, and he was blasted on Twitter for it, and rightfully so. Who would drink Powerade for dinner, or in Ryu's and Chun-li's case, as lunch?
"Some preparation you did here, gotta give you an A for effort I suppose," Chun-li remarked as she took her seat, and Ryu grudgingly did the same. By the looks of it, it seemed like Sonic prepared the food, rather than asking Cilan to do it; Ryu should have known a lot better than to ask the hedgehog for assistance.
Sonic: Cheetos, Vienna sausages, Mike and Ike candy, and Powerade as a drink...now before any of you point your fingers at me, let me just say that I had nothing to do with Ryu's lunch, I just did what the man instructed me to do. So he should be angry at himself, rather than at me.
"I know it's not the most modest thing in the world, but I gave it my best shot..." Ryu grinned as Chun-li took a Vienna sausage and ate it, only to grimace when she tasted the mystery sauce. The sauce was enough to make the fighter take a quick sip of her Powerade in order to make the horrid taste go away. "Obviously food isn't my forte, but I utilized whatever experience I had regarding food as a means to please you!" Underneath the table, Ryu was pressing his thumbs against one another, under the fear that Chun-li's visit may be already sabotaged and making it any better would be fruitless.
"You two enjoying your lunch, mind if I have a Vienna sausage?" Sonic approached Ryu and Chun-li as he grabbed a sausage from the plate. "Ryu, do you mind if you come with me, gotta speak with you in private real quick..." The hedgehog was expressing sorrow on his face, leading Ryu to assume that Sonic was pulling his tail - something must clearly be going on!
"I'll be right back Chun-li, I won't be gone for long," Ryu said to his girlfriend as he got up from his seat and followed Sonic. "I'll be back sooner than you know it!" With Ryu gone, Chun-li slowly brought the plate of Mike and Ike candy towards herself...and ate them all by herself. The candy was all for her to enjoy!
Link and Kirby continued to look for the blue boomerang when they saw Isabelle idling standing in front of a locked room, writing away on her clipboard. Intrigued, the Hylian and the pink puffball headed over to see what was up.
"Hey Isabelle, what's in that room you're guarding, found a super powerful Heartless or something?" Link asked the shih tzu, for he heard a bunch of noises from the locked room. Some noises were more distinctive than others.
"No, it's a room full of the residents who have been quarantined," responded Isabelle, leading Link and Kirby to question in their minds who would need to be quarantined. Wario, to prevent him from stealing money from others? Yoshi, to make him quit his fanfiction writing altogether? Bowser, because of how much of a jerk he is to others? "You have heard about the blue boomerang meandering through the mansion, right? All the individuals inside this room have been affected by the boomerang, and have been acting...very strange, I should say."
"Quit it, Viridi, please contain yourself!" Marth said to Viridi, who was hugging the hero-king, as he approached the room; Isabelle unlocked the door and opened it, as Marth threw Viridi inside the room. Isabelle then closed the door, and locked it real shut, right before Viridi tried to escape so she could have some more Marth for herself. The hero-king took a breath, his hand resting against the wall. "Viridi was way too much for me to handle, she was quite a tussle..."
Marth: Viridi's actions and behaviors towards me made me feel strange and weird inside...but it will be very fun and amusing when Viridi reverts to being her normal self again, and learns that she had came in contact with humans - a race she claims she utterly despises, yet insists in living with them in this mansion. Just the very thought of touching humans would make her suicidal...even though she can't really feel that way due to her being immortal and all. Goddesses like her and Palutena have so many great things that us humans don't...
"Do you mind if we take a look-see inside the room?" Link asked Isabelle, as the shih tzu mused over the Hylian's offer. "We won't harm anyone, we'll just...take a look around and see what's up." Link clearly meant what he said, and it's not like he would use any of his weapons to reason with those affected by the boomerang. Kirby didn't even carry any weapons with him, so Isabelle didn't have to worry about the pink puffball as much.
"If you two are so intrigued, then I suppose I can let you in," Isabelle unlocked the door and opened it, granting Link and Kirby access to the room. Once the two were inside and Isabelle locked the door back, they saw many individuals who had came in contact with the boomerang, and were acting differently. Lucario, the Pokemon known for being calm and collected, was now an absolute chatterbox, annoying everyone in the room. Dark Pit, an angel who was cocky and arrogant to a tee, sat on the floor doubting himself and his abilities. Doc Louis, a man whose obsession with chocolate knew no bounds, was instead eating saltine crackers. And Akira Yuki, a Virtua Fighter possessing renowned strength, couldn't even pick up a mere penny off of the floor.
"Can you help an honest man out and pick up this penny for me?" the fighter asked Kirby, after struggling mightily to pick up the coin with just his two hands. Kirby simply grabbed the penny, and placed it in the palm of Akira's hand. "Thanks bro!" Akira thanked Kirby before he fell to the floor, as if the coin weighed a coin and was weighing down on him. To say the adverse effect that was happening to him was destroying his confidence would be an understatement.
"Why are you taking me to this room, I thought you said you need to speak with me in private!" Ryu said to Sonic as the two entered the room, having to ask Isabelle permission to get inside. Sonic pointed at the far corner of the room at Cilan, who sat in a chair looking downtrodden. "There you are Cilan, I have a bone to pick with you!" Ryu angrily marched towards the Pokemon connoisseur, who was looking down at the floor. "You prepared the lunch in the dining room, didn't you? Do you call sausages, candy, cheese puffs, and sports drinks lunch?! Especially to be eaten when you're with your significant other?!"
"My sincerest apologies Ryu, but...it's just that I lost my touch for food. Earlier today I was working on the cake, as well as making some chili...and then I was struck in the head by a boomerang of some sort, and just like that, I lost my cooking touch, and my passion for food! No longer was I able to work on the cake, or on the chili...that's why the lunch I presented for you and Chun-li were average, it was my lack of passion for food that doomed me!"
"So because you lost your passion for food due to some boomerang that hit you in the head, you were reduced to only providing nothing but candy, cheese puffs, sausages, and sports drinks to Ry and Chun-li, thereby possibly deteriorating their relationship," clarified Sonic, with the latter details being a mere assumption the hedgehog assume would transpire.
Cilan: With my food affinity all but gone (hopefully for the time being), I have no choice but to seclude myself in this room with the others so I won't be tempted to do anything food-related and fail miserably! From this point onward and until further notice, I'll remain in this room once my love for food returns, and I will...
Lucario: *popping up next to Cilan* Hey what's up Cilan how's it going my man how's life how's the cake coming along why are you here and not in the kitchen working on the cake what kind of wedding planner are you also why did you make your hair green?
Dark Pit: *moving about on the floor in a fetal position* I'm not that good of an angel, I'm not that good of an angel, I'm not that good of an angel...
Lucario: Dark Pit get off of the floor like that man no need to be down on yourself man you got this you just have to keep your head up at all times like I do and don't worry about a single thing and then you'll have everything you want in life and more and... *accidentally knocks saltine cracker out of Doc Louis' hand as he ran his mouth* Whoops my bad Doc Louis I'm so sorry I did that to you I didn't really mean to do it it was an accident I'm honest will you forgive me?
Doc Louis: Nah Lucario, you good man, wasn't like I was gonna rip off my red jacket and beat you to a pulp or anything! *happily takes out another saltine cracker and eats it* Besides, I gave my jaguar-patterned shirt to Little Mac, I'm positive Mac will enjoy it very much!
Akira: Guys I dropped my wallet on the floor and I can't pick it up at all...can anyone pick it up for me?
"If I do remember correctly, I saw a giant figure holding the boomerang as I got up from the floor," Cilan continued his story as Link and Kirby walked over to listen in. "The figure had some hair, and I believe I saw spikes from its back...could it be...could it be that the person who threw the boomerang at me was Bowser?"
"It is Bowser, after all he would be the kind of person that would go about hitting people with a boomerang if he knew the boomerang could alter a person's personality or mannerisms," stated Kirby, who wasn't surprised in the slightest about Bowser's despicable actions. "Pit had came in contact with the boomerang in question, and when he threw it, the boomerang must have flew inside the mansion, where Bowser found it! And knowing Bowser..."
"Well we can't let the man go about causing mayhem, he has done enough ill will to us already!" Doc Louis spoke up, raising him from the chair he was sitting in. "I'd say we hunt down Bowser and have a real stern talk with him, that oughta teach him a lesson!" The regular Doc Louis would teach Bowser a lesson by putting the Koopa King in a headlock and punching him repeatedly until he cried uncle. How come nobody ever cries auntie in such situations?
"We're never going to get that boomerang from Bowser in time, we're not match for him..." Dark Pit sighed depressingly as he looked down, exuberating zero confidence in not only himself, but for everyone in the room. "Might as well let his tyranny persist forever..."
"Remaining in this room isn't going to stop Bowser - we have to band together and stop him, once and for all," stated Link, having no other choice but to be the voice of reason. The individuals affected by the boomerang were really dampening the mood, and Link refused to let them dampen it any more. "But before we give Bowser a piece of our minds, we have to come up with a brilliant plan...who here has their cellphone with them?"
The person of interest, Bowser, was up to no good, as the Koopa King was busy looking for folks to take out with the boomerang in his possession. The victim he was desiring to go after was the newest addition to the mansion, Kamui, who was arranging flower pots in the hallway with Ike and Mr. Game and Watch.
"Come to papa, future pupil of mine..." Bowser eyed down the princess of Nohr, wishing to make her naive just like her brother Corrin and teach her false things. "No one is gonna save you now, not even your stupid brother Corrin..." Bowser was about ready to hurl the boomerang at Kamui, when all of a sudden...
"Bowser have-a you seen Ike anywhere, I have to speak with-a him at once!" Mario popped up behind the Koopa King; Bowser turned around and hid the boomerang behind him. He was thankful Mario didn't see the boomerang, for that would have greatly deteriorated his plan.
Bowser: *holds up boomerang* It all started when I was on the third floor, carrying a bunch of sports balls with me to fill up the elevator, when this here boomerang caught my eye as it lied conspicuously on the floor. This boomerang could belong to anyone - a random Australian guy, a kangaroo, or even a postman! I would have returned the boomerang to its rightful owner...but then I remembered that it was January, and not December, when it's Christmas, and the "season of giving" and stuff is happening. Obviously that made-up season was over, so I took it upon myself and snatched the boomerang before anyone else could, and threw it at Viridi's head (on accident, mind you, I was just trying out the boomerang's capabilities), and then just like that, Viridi started loving humans as much as she loved flowers! That's when I learned that this boomerang can make you the exact opposite, which is why I plan on using it to find a pupil...or some pupils..
"Ike is over there arranging some lousy flower pots with Kamui and Mr. Game and Watch," Bowser pointed at the swordsman, who was almost done with his task. "Now if you excuse me, I must be going now..." Bowser walked away with the boomerang concealed, his plan to make Kamui naive dashed at the hands of Mario. The Koopa King now had his eyes set on Tails, one of the more intelligent folks in the mansion. One whack to the head with the boomerang oughta make the fox stupid as ever.
"That's the last of the flower pots!" Mr. Game and Watch said, wiping off the nonexistent sweat from his face, even though 2-D characters like him can't sweat. "Thank you two for your assistance, never would have done it without you!"
"All in a day's work, glad Kamui and I could be of great assistance!" replied Ike, as Mario approached the swordsman. "Yo, Mario, you look like you're in a bit of a hurry, what appears to be the problem?"
"Something's wrong with-a Cloud, he's been-a doing childish things, like blowing rasp-a berries and pinching his nipples," the plumber explained, greatly disconcerting Ike and company. Cloud pinching his nipples sounded very much unlike the blonde swordsman, and so was blowing raspberries. Speaking of whom, the ex-SOLDIER must still be with Aerith and Yuffie - what torturous things was he doing to his lady friends at the moment? "I was-a thinking that exposing Cloud-a to ayuverdic herbs would bring-a him back to his senses and make-a him sane and normal again. Where can we find-a the herbs?"
"The plants in these flower pots are mostly used for making ayuverdic herbs, we can use them to make the herbs and use them on Cloud. How about it, Mr. GW?" Ike asked the 2-D man; having just set up the plants, Mr. Game and Watch didn't want to use them for anything other than decor, but after listening to Mario's story concerning Cloud...
"Let's use the smallest plant, I want the bigger plants kept around for decoration," answered Mr. Game and Watch, before directing his attention to Kamui. "Kamui, do you know where the mixing bowl is, the one for making medicine and stuff?"
"It's somewhere in Lady Paluatena's room, right?" asked Kamui, formally addressing Palutena; Corrin just calls the goddess of light by her name, and sees nothing wrong with it whatsoever. "I will be right back!" The princess of Nohr left, as Mr. Game and Watch picked a leaf from the small plant, albeit with some reluctance.
Nana: Popo and I are finally done, we gathered up all the fruits in the garden, and gave them to Dunban so he could take them inside. Popo has been acting arguably more humble ever since he found that boomerang, and was giving credit to Fox and Falco for their smoothies, something he has never done ever since we had that throwdown with the Star Fox pilots. However, he decided to take his parka off, and instead opted to wear swimming trunks, in the cold...on another note, it was the first time I seen his hair in what may be an eternity!
Popo rested comfortably on a beach chair in the front lawn, not giving a single crap that it was thirty-something degrees outside and it was bound to get colder as the day wore on. His friend/sister/girlfriend Nana looked on with her arms folded, wondering what had gotten into her friend/brother/boyfriend.
"Um, do you not realize how cold it is outside, Seattle isn't known for having warm weather you know!" Nana angrily said to Popo, who took a sip from a coconut drink he forced Toad to make. What are the odds that drug lord Toad lowkey littered Popo's drink with drugs? "Also, what did you do with your parka? You didn't throw it away, didn't you?"
"I gave it to Toad and told him to put it back in our room, so I can wear it during the summertime," stated Popo. Hoo boy, this dude got his seasons all mixed up, not a good sign - he probably thinks spring is autumn, and autumn is spring! "So until then, it'll be nothing but rest and relaxation in the sun..." Popo sighed happily, putting his arms behind his head, as Nana facepalmed. Soon Ema, Luigi, and Rotom arrived from their trek in Lake Forest Park, with Fox and Falco strangely absent.
"Any reason why you're-a shirtless outside in the cold?" Luigi questioned Popo, who was too relaxed to respond; the plumber then looked towards to Nana, who could only reply with a shrug. Luigi had other questions to ask, like the whereabouts of Popo's parka, but he decided to save them for later at a convenient time.
"Great news: we have officially located the tear in the universe where the Heartless are coming from!" announced Rotom. "We had Luigi contact Master Hand so he could deal with the tear himself, so that no more problems will persist, zzrt!" After Rotom made this announcement, Fox and Falco showed up, albeit running very, very slow. These two pilots were renowned for being fast, but this time, they were anything but.
"About time you slowpokes arrived, what took you so long?" Ema questioned, her hands on her hips. At their current speed, Fox and Falco would be beaten by a snail in a race, which is a strong testament of how fast they were moving.
"Cut us some slack Ema, we're only moving as fast as we possibly can!" retorted Fox, who looked as if he was running in slow motion. Same goes for Falco. "Don't know what's wrong with our bodies, we seldom move this slow!"
Fox: Unless you're living under a rock, or have been sheltered for a ridiculously long time, then you might know Falco and I as the fastest dudes in Super Smash Bros history - or one of the fastest dudes. Sonic and Captain Falcon are both constantly vying for the top spot.
Falco: But today, we're not as agile as we're supposed to be. Case in point... *points to a random fisherman at a pier* ...record how fast I steal that man Fox. *Fox pulls out a timer and hits the start button as Falco runs up to the fisherman and knocks him into the water, before running back to Fox* How did I do, what was my time?
Fox: Your time was...seven minutes and thirty-five seconds! A new personal record, you just beat your previous time by a minute and thirty seconds!
Falco: See what I mean? If I had my normal blazing speed, I would have knocked that fisherman into the lake and returned to this point in less than a minute! What gives?
Fisherman: *angrily gets out of water and back onto the pier, before pointing at Falco* Was it you who knocked me into the lake twice?! You and your friend are gonna pay! *runs towards Fox and Falco*
Falco: Crap, he's gonna get the both of us! Run for it! *runs away with Fox very slowly*
"I think I know what it is, it must be that blue boomerang we touched!" Fox came to a forgone conclusion. "Ever since we found it in the forest, we've been moving slow ever since, the boomerang could have stolen our abilities!" Little did the pilot know that the capabilities of the boomerang were far deeper than he knew...
"You saw the boomerang too?" Nana asked Fox, joining in on the conversation. "Popo here found it while we were gathering up the fruit, and then the wind blew the boomerang away...since then he's been acting like it's summer or something!" Popo was now putting tanning lotion all over his body, with sunglasses on his face; safe to say the Ice Climber was losing it.
"Any idea where-a the boomerang could have gone-a off too?" asked Luigi; Nana disconcertingly shook her head no. "Who's-a willing to bet the boomerang might-a be inside the mansion?" The boomerang was indeed inside the mansion, though acquiring it would be a hard task to accomplish.
Pit continued to sit by the lake, now a loner in his own right. He didn't need Kirby, he didn't need Viridi, heck, he didn't need Palutena either. He was going to do things the way he was going to do it, and no one was going to stop him...not even a certain hooded fellow who happened to take a seat next to the angel.
"What's a kid like yourself doing all alone near the lake, shouldn't you be with your mother or something?" the anonymous Organization XIII member, the one who has been messing with Mario and company for the longest now, asked Pit before looking across the lake.
"I'm a man on my own now, I don't need to look after anyone but myself," answered Pit, throwing a rock across the water surface. "Leave me alone if you know what's good for ya..." The Organization XIII member really liked Pit's attitude, and wished to make the absolute most of it...and he knew just what to do with the angel.
Anonymous Organization XIII Member: So they finally got rid of the tear in the universe, huh? Took them long enough...too bad that I can still go to and fro from their universe to mine! The tear they got rid of was a pretty small one...which is why I'm gonna make another tear, this one even bigger than before! But an honest man like myself can't do such a task on my own, I might need a second wheel...
"How about a little offer - why don't you help me create another tear, one that leads to my universe?" the anonymous Organization XIII member offered to Pit. With the normal Pit, he would have no luck, but with this serious Pit, the member might have a good chance at fulfilling his task.
"Hmph, what's in it for me?" asked Pit, hoping to receive something good in return. All this talk about tears in universes and stuff sounded intriguing to the angel.
"I'll leave you alone and let you sit by the lake for as long as you please. So how about it?" The anonymous Organization XIII member held out his hand to Pit, and the angel looked at it, musing over the options he had. Was working with the anonymous Organization XIII member totally worth it?
"You got yourself a deal, let's make it happen..." Pit shook hands with the anonymous Organization XIII member, looking at the hooded fellow straight in the eye...if he could see the guy's concealed face. Little did the angel know that he was making a horrid mistake...
Back to Cloud Strife, who was still annoying Aerith and Yuffie with his childish ways (Polterpup was fast asleep, saving himself from the torture). This time, the ex-SOLDIER was wiggling his finger on his mouth, as he continued to stand at the doorway. Help would soon arrive, when Mario and Kamui confronted Cloud, with Kamui holding a bowl of ayuverdic herbs.
"May I interest you in some...leaf candy?" the princess of Nohr enticed Cloud, playing with the swordsman's mind. She winked at Mario as Aerith and Yuffie looked on.
"Sure thing Doc, I'll have as many as I like!" Cloud took the bowl from Kamui and scarfed the ayuverdic herbs down like a madman. Once the herbs were consumed, Mario, Kamui, Aerith, and Yuffie all waited patiently... "Well that was sure delicious, now back to being awesome!" ...only for Cloud to resume his childish ways. Apparently the ayuverdic herbs didn't work as Mario intended, so how would Cloud and the others return to normalcy?
"Ah, Mario, just the man I needed to see!" Shulk approached the plumber, with a remote control in his possession. "I'm sure you're aware about many of our fellow residents acting strange and unalike...such as Cloud over there." Shulk looked at Cloud and pondered over the idea of recording the swordsman on his phone, just for the laughs and giggles, but the possibility of Cloud finding such footage on Shulk's phone crept into the Homs' mind. "...and according to Isabelle, with confirmation from Cilan, it was because of a strange boomerang that has infiltrated the mansion and changing anyone that it comes in contact with! And to make matters worse, Bowser now possesses the boomerang, and he may not give it up anytime soon!"
Link: Here's the plan that I have in mind...we're gonna make Bowser give up the boomerang, mostly through the process of angering him, and then once we have the boomerang in our grasp, Shulk will install some funky chip to it, and use a remote control of his to control the motion and movement of the boomerang!
Kirby: But here is where the plan gets complicated - in order for the plan to work, Shulk would need to strike everyone who in the mansion who has been affected by the boomerang, and not only that, but Shulk would have to consistently keep up with the boomerang as he controls it.
Dark Pit: That plan sounds so complicated, no way we're gonna be successful...why can't we just throw in the towel already...
Cilan: I know, why don't we gather the folks who were affected by the boomerang and line them up in a distinct path? It would make Shulk's job much easier!
Lucario: Yeah man totally no way we can fail with a brilliant idea like that Cilan you're a freaking genius you're such a beast what would we do without you if not for you we would be a bunch of failures and nobody likes failures I should know because... *quickly gets mouth duct taped courtesy of Link*
"Of course-a Bowser would be behind-a all of this, why didn't I question-a him when I saw-a him earlier..." Mario said in utter regret. He kinda knew that Bowser was up to no good again, he just couldn't quite put his finger on it. "Tell-a me Shulk, what must-a be done?"
"First we have to make Bowser give up the boomerang, and we all know Bowser hates giving stuff away," stated Shulk. Bowser is never really in a giving mood, even during Christmas. "Once we have the boomerang, I'll install this chip inside of it..." The Homs held up a chip for everyone to see. "...and use this here remote control to control the boomerang. It gets harder from that point on, but you'll see eventually."
Wanting to spruce up the dining room a little bit, Mr. Game and Watch arranged several exquisite plants on the dining room table, while Chun-li was lackadaisically reading the latest edition of "Coffee News", remaining in her seat for an awfully long time. Ryu's talk with Sonic has been lasting for a pretty long time...
"Beautiful day outside, isn't it?" Mr. Game and Watch asked Chun-li, attempting to spark a conversation. Chun-li looked up in surprise and astonishment, only to see Mr. Game and Watch's Dynatox voice thingamajig. There would have been a lot more questions for her to ask Ryu had she not seen the device.
"Yeah I suppose so, too bad I'm cooped up in this mansion waiting on Ryu to return," replied Chun-li, letting out a sigh. "We were supposed to have some quality time together, but he would rather dawdle with that annoying imbecile Sonic over some time together with me..."
The conversation between Mr. Game and Watch and Chun-li was suddenly interrupted when Peach the tomboy entered the dining room and belched louder than any of the frogs from that famous Budweiser advertisement. It certainly caught Chun-li off-guard, enough to nearly make the Street Fighter veteran's heart stop!
"Where is that man Cilan, why isn't he in the kitchen making some good ol' grub for me to chow down on?" Peach questioned as she snorted, inhaling a bunch of mucus. Very unprincess-like, what would Toadsworth have to say about such behavior?
Peach: *spits into an empty flower pot* Is it just me, or is this mansion more boring than it seems? Why does everything have to be so peaceful here, where's all the violence and guns and partying and stuff? And what's with all the...
(Peach's talking head segment suddenly had to be censored with a long beep, due to the obscene language uttered from the princess; Robin walks by and looked on in sheer amazement, hearing the words coming out of Peach's mouth, before fainting to the floor)
"Aha, finally found you right where I want you!" Ryu entered the scene, grabbing Peach and stuffing her inside a sack he was holding, against her will. Chun-li and Mr. Game and Watch watched in utter astonishment as the action was completed. "Sorry you had to witness that Chun-li, but I'm afraid I have some business I must accomplish - I shall speak with you later at a convenient time!" Ryu gave his girl a thumbs up as he departed, with Peach now in the sack. But for what reason?
"Sometimes I'll never truly understand where that man's intentions lie," Chun-li remarked, shaking her head as she resumed reading the "Coffee News". She's not even drinking any coffee...shame on her.
"Here ya go Jacky, buddy ol' pal, have some free money!" Wario gave the race car driver some cash as he meandered through the hallway giving back some of his money. Obviously the boomerang messed with Wario's head; the typical Wario hardly ever gives back a portion of his wealth. He would snatch a dollar bill if he found it in a paper shredder.
"Nah Wario, I'm good, I'm making loads of money as the manager at the car dealership downtown, but thanks for the offer!" Jacky smiled as he repelled the wad of cash away from him. Yes, Jacky was still working at the car dealership, even though Mario's budget may have been reached already - can't hurt to have some good money flowing in, could it?
"No Jacky I insist, you gotta take my money, you need it more than I do!" Wario was about to offer the money to Jacky yet again, until he saw a younger, peppier Snake walking by. Not a single strand of facial hair existed on the former spy's face. "Snake, would you mind some free money? You could use it to buy some...some camouflage stuff! Because you know how rowdy it can be at the dinner table...you can get whatever food you want without getting caught!"
"Camouflage is something I'm not interested in buying, but I'll take the money anyways, thanks," Snake gladly accepted the money from Wario, as the big fatso continued on his merry way. It was nothing but rainbows and sunshine for Wario...for the moment, at least.
Wario: Today I learned a great lesson today...it's never good to have too much of what you love. (Look at King Dedede and his affinity for eating food, he's so fat he could give Fat Albert a run for his money!) Hence the reason why I'm giving away my hard-earned cash to those who are less unfortunate than I! The money I'm giving away is coming from the many places I store my dollar bills in, as a means of safekeeping - in my closet, under my pillow, and even in my stomach!...Yes, I ate my own money, but that was in the past - I'm a changed man!
Snake: *looking at himself in front of a hand mirror* Oh yeah, I'm really digging this new me, I look so youthful and handsome...and dare I say it, sexy... *smiles creepily* Meryl would be a fool to turn down such a pretty-looking face, she'll practically dump that Johnny Sasaki jerk (through divorce) and have me as her husband instead...
"You're gonna be such a great teacher Bowser, derr herr herr, can't wait for you to give me your great knowledge!" said Tails, who was following the Koopa King like a lapdog and acting stupid at the same time. Bowser had used the boomerang on the poor fox to not only make him dumb, but to make him a perfect student for his "lessons". He would have used the boomerang on Samus, but the bounty hunter was a bit too old for the Koopa King's tastes.
"I can see Bowser in the clear, and he still has the boomerang..." Shulk, along with Mario and Kamui, eyed Bowser from afar, hiding behind a corner in the hallway. The Koopa King had the boomerang in his possession, and he was about to use it on Ashley, who was being offered money by Wario (and she was rejecting the fatso multiple times). "Good thing I know just the thing to make him give it up..." Shulk appeared out in the opening, and belted out the following to Bowser: "HEY BOWSER I WISH TO BE YOUR STUDENT AGAIN, I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR LESSONS AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF YOUR TEACHINGS AGAIN!"
"Glad you finally came around Shulk, luckily I know just the thing that will make the lessons all the more worthwhile..." Bowser threw the boomerang at Shulk, as the flying object sailed past Wario, Ashley, Snake, and Jacky...only to be caught by a particular plasma hand. Bowser looked on in shock when he saw who was responsible.
"Does this boomerang belong to you good sir, zzt?" Rotom appeared from the corner, holding the boomerang in his grasp. Keep in mind that Rotom was in no way affected by the boomerang, as it shown no signs of change. "Why don't I return it to you?" The plasma Pokemon winded up his arm, ready to deal the boomerang back to Bowser.
"Oh snap!" Bowser yelped when Rotom threw the boomerang his way, faster than a bullet. The Koopa King ran off in fear as the boomerang struck Tails, and then Wario and Snake as the object returned to Rotom. In a matter of seconds, Tails was smart again, Wario was back to his greedy self, and Snake's grey hair and facial hair reappeared, much to the chagrin of the former spy.
"Gimme back my money scrub!" Wario angrily approached Snake and took back his money...before stuffing it down his mouth and walking away. Does he not know that the money would be digested if it remains in his stomach for a long period of time? Or is he that possessive of his money?
"Thanks a bunch Rotom, really appreciate Luigi for allowing you to be of assistance!" Shulk thanked the plasma Pokemon, as Rotom gave the Homs the boomerang. Shulk installed the chip in the object, and turned on his remote control. Soon the boomerang was up in the air, flying on its own (at the moment, to be exact; Shulk will be controlling it). "Now we're finally in business, baby!"
Ema: Once we got inside the mansion, we saw Link and told him about Fox's and Falco's situations...and coincidentally he said that there was a similar problem going on inside the mansion, what a couple of residents acting strange. He told us about some sort of magical boomerang that was responsible for causing this problem, and gave us a plan for how to fix said problem. Needless to say, Fox nor Falco were favorable of what Link had in mind...
"Look, I get the whole gist of the plan - having us all in a straight line - but this whole rope-tying thing, I'm not particularly fond of," Fox remarked as Ike was tying up him and Falco together. Cloud, Cilan, Dark Pit, Akira, Lucario, Doc Louis, Peach, Popo, and Viridi (who was happily hugging Doc Louis) were also being tied up, with Zelda, Link, Kirby, Ryu, Sonic, Nana, Yuffie, Aerith, Ema, and Luigi doing the honors. The affected residents were all being tied together in a straight line, all in one hallway.
"Can you please hurry this up already; if you don't, I'll have to go full Wario!" frowned Peach. You do NOT want to know what going "full Wario" meant, by any means.
"Guys I don't know about you but this rope is holding me tight, like a boa constrictor!" complained Akira. That boomerang made that man seriously weak.
"I love you so much Doc Louis, you just don't know!" gleamed Viridi, as she was tied together with the boxing trainer, whom she was hugging.
"Where is Shulk and the others with that boomerang, does it take that long to get the boomerang from Bowser?" Ike asked after he finished tying up the Star Fox pilots. Soon the boomerang arrived, hovering in the air, and Shulk and company would arrive soon thereafter. The boomerang sailed past the tied up individuals; it didn't have to be precise, but the boomerang had to at least touch each individual for it to fully work its magic. Once the deed was done, Sonic sped through the line of residents with a knife, cutting away the rope with the blade without harming anyone. It didn't matter whether Sonic had to cut the rope or not, for everyone was back to normal!
"Aw yeah, I got my swagger and confidence again, I'm still the best angel there is!" boasted Dark Pit. Why couldn't he be the only exception?
"I got my confidence back to, and my love for food has returned as well!" remarked Cilan. No more sausages and cheese puffs for lunch ever again.
"What on earth am I doing in this hideous attire?" questioned Peach, looking at her overalls and sneakers. The princess could rip off her attire if she wanted to.
"Yuck, why am I hugging a human?" Viridi broke away from Doc Louis and held her arms out at the side, as if she was soaking wet. "Lady Palutena, I need the disinfectant, and a nice, long bath too!"
"I feel so naked without my parka!" Popo, still in his swimming trunks, covering himself with his hands before running off. "Don't worry my lovely parka, daddy's coming to get ya!"
Fox: Falco and I got our speed back, and boy does it feel good! I feel like running around the mansion, and maybe run laps throughout the state of Washington... *Falco appears in the background doing the running man challenge, as Fox turns around* Seriously bro, the running man challenge? That was 2016, it's no longer mainstream!
Falco: The year of 2017 is still young, which means I got some time to do some 2016 crud... *switches to the side* Besides, this challenge is the only challenge that kinda counts as a workout.
Cloud: Aerith and Yuffie both informed me that I was pinching my nipples in front of them and Mario with my shirt... *smirks halfheartedly* I suppose that it made Aerith smile, and whenever she smiles, I feel...You said that she was brutally disturbed? *facepalms out of embarrassment* Great, now she thinks I'm a huge dork now...
"Mario thank goodness you found the boomerang, we have one more resident left to change back to normal!" Isabelle approached Mario in a state of panic. "I just saw Pit not that far from the mansion, and he was acting serious and whatnot...and he was with someone in a black coat, a member of the Organization XIII!" This alarmed Mario, but it alarmed Aerith even more, for she was more familiarized with the evil organization than Mario was.
"Wherever the Organization is, I must go, it's what's best for Aerith," said Cloud, volunteering in order to keep Aerith safe at all costs. However, the flower girl refused to be placed in a damsel in distress situation.
"I want to go too, it will be my first time dealing with the Organization since I arrived at the mansion!" stated Aerith, also volunteering. Not wanting to be the odd one out, Yuffie had no choice but to tag along.
"I shall embark on this quest as well, just to acquire some information about this so-called Organization XIII, zzrt!" volunteered Rotom, doing a salute.
Isabelle led Mario, Cloud, Aerith, Yuffie, Rotom, and Shulk to Pit's whereabouts, with Shulk controlling the boomerang with his remote control. They would soon find Pit not that far from the mansion, with the anonymous Organization XIII member. No tear in the universe was created, meaning that Mario and company may have just arrived in time...
"Is it just me, or do I see some very familiar faces?" the anonymous Organization XIII member looked out before him, seeing Cloud, Aerith, and Yuffie and recognizing their faces. "Guess it's about that time I reveal myself..." The anonymous Organization XIII member took off his hood and revealed his appearance (or at least the appearance of his head); he had gold eyes, an eyepatch, elf-like ears, upturned eyebrows, and a ponytail with grey streaks running through it. Aerith was very quick to remember who this member of the Organization was.
"Got any idea who this guy is, Aerith?" Yuffie asked the flower girl, who wearily nodded her head when she fully recognized who it was.
"Why yes I do, his name...his name is Xigbar!" answered Aerith. Kudos if you know how Xigbar got his name.
Shulk: So Xigbar is the name of the hooded man who has been lurking about...and I gotta say, he looks like a pirate! Only thing missing is a pirate hat, and maybe a sword...that hideous black cloak would have to go.
"Yup that's right, Xigbar's the name - got it memorized?" said Xigbar, uttering the latter part of the sentence to everyone not named Aerith as he pointed at his head. "I just happened to find this kid sitting by himself near the lake, and then I thought, 'why don't I work with him and create another tear in the universe, a gigantic one at that, to let even more Heartless in?' And so he obliged, and here we are!"
"Not so fast Xigbar, your petty Organization is toast!" exclaimed Shulk, as he moved the flying boomerang towards Xigbar. He sent the boomerang flying towards the man, but Xigbar warped away and warped right back to his original position, catching the boomerang in the process.
"Ooh, a flying boomerang, I'm so scared!" Xigbar then wagged his finger at Shulk and company, shaking his head. "It's gonna take more than just some silly boomerang to stop me! I had expected more from you folks...yet you let down." Even though the boomerang was in his grasp, Xigbar wasn't acting different...what gives?
"Wait just a second, isn't that boomerang supposed to alter Xigbar's personalities or abilities, why isn't anything happening?" Yuffie questioned as a sly smirk formed on Xigbar's face; evidently he knew the answer to the ninja girl's question.
"The answer is simple, really - this boomerang has no effect on me 'cause I'm a Nobody! Why don't I give you a good lesson for those of you who don't know...a Nobody is what remains of one who lost their heart, they're made up of body and soul. I'm a lucky guy, my heart was super strong - hence why I look like a human, and not one of these creeps!"
Xigbar snapped his fingers, and a horde of creatures - all with muscular but thin bodies, and looking like they were wearing jumpsuits with the zippers as their mouths - appeared and flanked around the Nobody. These creatures were something that Mario and company (sans Aerith) had never seen before.
"The creatures you see before you are called Dusks, they're the weaker ones that no one really cares about," Xigbar continued. "Unless you want to see what these bad boys are capable of, I suggest you stand back and let me and angel boy do our thing..."
"Those Dusks don't look so tough, I can take them on, zzrt!" Rotom said as he confronted Xigbar, while Mario and company looked away. Was Rotom sealing his death wish? Does he not know what Xigbar is fully capable of?
Master Hand: Thanks to my profound awesomeness, the tear in the universe were the Heartless were coming from has been neutralized, which means that hopefully no more Heartless will meander around these parts again...but what if the Heartless find another way to our universe, what if there's an army of them? Aerith told this tall tale about some guy wielding a blade and slaying a thousand Heartless single-handedly by himself...do I trust Link, Cloud, or any dude from the Fire Emblem universe to do the same? Unless they can beat the mighty likes of myself, then I say NEIN! Nein I tell you, NEIN!
"Well how about I take you on myself?" asked Xigbar, getting the boomerang ready. "Or better yet...how about I take you out instead? You don't look that tough, or that strong either - one smack from this boomerang might do the trick!"
"Suit yourself..." Rotom grinned devilishly...as he pulled out Shulk's remote control from behind its back. Little did Xigbar know that even though he had the boomerang, he still didn't have the remote control to control it; obviously Shulk had given the remote control to Rotom, and you'll see why now, as Xigbar was lifted up in the air by the spinning boomerang in his hand.
"Don't just stand there like buffoons, stop that thing!" the Nobody commanded, as the Dusks came after Rotom, slithering like snakes. Every time a Dusk approached Rotom, the plasma Pokemon would make the boomerang come towards it, and use said boomerang to defeat the Dusk, all while Xigbar was screaming at the top of his lungs. Rotom itself would be hit by the boomerang as a Dusk came towards it, but here's the thing - Rotom was left unaffected each time the the boomerang touched it, contrary to Peach, Cloud, Viridi, the Star Fox pilots, and others. Had Shulk taken care of the Dusks instead of Rotom, he would presumably change personalities in and out like Dr. Jekyll, but only on a more frequent basis.
Once all the Dusks were gone, Rotom piloted the boomerang towards Pit - who was busy thinking about life at the moment - inadvertently knocking the angel to the ground as Isabelle came over to check on him. The plasma Pokemon then pressed a button that read "maximum power", and sent the boomerang flying away at the speed of sound, the flying object carrying along Xigbar.
"You fools won't be so lucky the next time around!" Xigbar vowed as he called out to Mario and company before he and the boomerang were no longer in sight. Rotom gave the remote control back to Shulk, whom it exchanged a high five with, as Pit sat up, observing his whereabouts.
"Strange, how did I get from the bounce house to here?" the angel asked; it was a mystery that nobody could really solve, had it not been for a lack of witnesses.
"It was through magic that you got here, the kind of magic you see in Disney movies!" Isabelle gave this somewhat valid excuse to a gullible Pit, who was nodding his head while mouthing "Oh...". Chances are that he'll forget the excuse Isabelle gave him, and come up with his own.
Black Knight: With all the folks that have been acting unlike themselves, what's better than cooling off with some tea, made by yours truly? You see, my tea works for just about any occasion - birthday parties, Christmas parties, New Year's Eve parties, breakfast, lunch, dinner, vaping... *sighs* But unfortunately, Master Hand won't allow me to fully display my tea-making prowess...one day he'll see, one day!
"Anyone care for some more tea?" Black Knight asked a crowd of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Lucario, Cilan, Kamui, Ike, Kirby, Fox, Falco, Popo, Nana, Mr. Game and Watch, Wario, Shulk, Snake, Tails, Sonic, Ema, Cloud, Aerith, Yuffie, Ryu, and Chun-li, all of whom were gathered together at the dining room table; Luigi raised his finger for the Black Knight to see. "Alright Bowser, now's your time, fill 'er up!" As punishment for his shenanigans, had to serve tea to those affected by the boomerang (and a few others), and he had to do so in a clown costume, as an insult to injury. The Koopa King grumpily poured tea into Luigi's cup from a tea kettle, gritting his teeth as he did so.
"Kirby said I was acting all serious and philosophical due to the boomerang, what about you?" Pit asked Viridi, taking a sip from his cup of tea. It was his sixth cup so far; either the angel had zero impulse, or he just liked to irk Bowser.
"I was apparently hugging a bunch of humans..." Viridi replied, with her arms folded. "You wouldn't believe the amount of disinfectant Lady Palutena had to put on me..." Not that far from Pit and Viridi was another couple in Ryu and Chun-li, if you wish to call them one.
"Sorry of these conditions aren't ideal, I intended it to be just the two of us," Ryu earnestly apologized to Chun-li, rubbing the back of his head. But Chun-li smiled, indicating that Ryu may or may not have needed to apologize to her.
"You didn't have to apologize Ryu, what matters is that we're both here, and we're spending actual quality time together," the female fighter replied. "I'd rather take a bunch of people here than just being alone by myself."
Chun-li's kind words were enough to make Ryu smile. And a smile from Cilan and a reassuring thumbs up from Sonic - yes, Sonic, of all people - did nothing but make Ryu even happier.
