Author's Note:
Guest reviews to answer, let's get to it...first anonymous review:
"Do you plan on adding more characters from Nintendo, Sega, Namco or Capcom? Here's some ideas, Adeleine and Ribbon from Kirby 64, Pauline and Stanley the Bugman from Donkey Kong, Reiji, Xiaomu, Saya, and Sheath from Namco x Capcom and Project X Zone, KOS-MOS and T-elos from Xenosaga, Segata Sanshiro, and Alex Kidd, and finally Captain Commando and Strider Hiryu. P.S. sorry for the long list, great chapter by the way."
Yes, yes, and YES! I'd be more than welcome to add those characters to Smash Life. Thank you very much for the list. Second anonymous review:
"Nice chapter but can you add more of the blue blur?"
Of course I can, Sonic is one of the unofficial main characters of the story. I only had him appear minimally in the previous chapter so I could focus more on Mario, Bowser, and Dark Pit. Third anonymous review:
"I have a idea. A random person( Xinbger) is giving lucina good jokes. Which Pit and Kirby have to solve the cases( because lucina will alsways have corny jokes) These jokes turn into heartless when said"
Xinbger...Xinbger... *shudders* Although your idea sounds promising, it sadly cannot work, since Heartless can't turn from corny jokes. Roydigs22, whose favorite smasher is Lucario (haha, I got it right!) is back with another suggestion for his favorite:
"I also have another story idea: lucario, wanting to fulfill his canine instincts, delves into, and aces, the wonderful world of barbecue (you know, lucario is a jackal, something like that"
Lucario will be getting into barbecue soon, just you wait and see. Smasherfan88 has returned, with two questions and two requests. First question:
"1. Is Master Hand looking for any new fighters? Since there hasn't been an "Offical" smash brothers match yet"
Not, not unless a new fighter (one who is a playable character in Smash) has been confirmed for the new Smash game, if a Smash game for the Nintendo Switch has been confirmed. Second question:
"2. Since Star Wars and Jar Jar was mentioned, is it out of the realm of possibility to see Star Wars characters that debuted in games like Galen Marek/Starkiller or Dash Rendar thus not really breaking Sakurais rule number one of that a character must have debuted in a video game (though I'm fine if others that didn't debute in games appeared)"
Hmm, I don't know...I mean, I played Star Wars: The Force Unleashed a couple years back back in the summer of 2011, so I'm already familiarized with Galen Marek and his character/personality, but as for him making an appearance...who knows. First request:
"Could we see some sort of story based around Sonic and the Inkling Boy And Girl (also I suggest calling them Agent 3 G and Agent 3 B, for the inklings, cause game references) and their hatred of water? (Since water does splat inklings and sonic can't swim)"
I'll still call them Male Inkling and Female Inkling; the agent names may not be used unless I do something Octo Valley-related. But a chapter revolving around the Inklings, Sonic, and their fear of water can be done. Second request:
"And could we see the Dubstepping DJ Octavio in the future? (and if master hand is looking for newcomers still, make him one?, if not that's fine, just would think him and the star records crew would have...interesting interactions)"
Oh yeah buddy...I can DEFINITELY make that happen, just without Octavio staying at the mansion. Derick Lindsey has questions concerning the Nintendo Switch:
"The Nintendo Switch chapter sounds like it will be pretty good and will Link and Zelda change in any way just like Red changed into a 20 something year old due to Pokemon Sun and Moon, like change their outfits or look different physically whether it's for that chapter only or it could be a permanent thing? Also which games are you looking forward to the most this year as in both the 3ds and the switch?"
The games I look forward to this year on the 3DS and the Switch (provided I get both consoles this year) are Breath of the Wild (unanimous choice), Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Sports Superstars, Splatoon, Fire Emblem Warriors, and the new Sonic game. And as for Link and Zelda, they will only change their outfits - no change in physical appearance, since they are different incarnations from the Link and Zelda in Breath of the Wild. J300 has returned with more lovely suggestions:
"Do you think you could maybe put either Bowser Jr. or the Koopalings in a new chapter? I'm thinking of who hasn't had much screen time and that's what comes to mind."
I have been seriously underrating Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings the more I write this story, and sadly I couldn't find a scenario for the kiddies to appear in this chapter. I will make plans to have them appear in the next one though. Moving on:
"One other suggestion: Do yz think Team Rocket and Xigbar at one point be in the same episode, either as allies or getting in each other's way?"
Funny thing is, I had planned on having Team Rocket and Xigbar work together in a chapter last year, prior to Xigbar revealing his identity, but the idea never came to fruition. Expect Team Rocket and the Organization XIII to have some future run-ins. One more review to answer, this one from MegaHeracross2.1; since he disabled private messaging on his account, I'll answer his review here:
"I know it is called "Smash Life", but can we see how relationships on the off days influence the matches."
Nah, I can't really do that, much of Smash Life is mostly restricted to whatever goes on inside the mansion, no focus on the matches. MegaHeracross2.1 also has some ideas, which I had overlooked in his previous review:
"1. All of the people that don't have emotions or barely show them would be a part of the Loners Club. The founding members would be Mewtwo, Lucario, Meta Knight, Lucina, Rosalina, Ashely and Cloud. The reason they formed this group, you ask? Because Joker Link disturbed the residents in the Smash Mansion so badly that they all became his slaves! Only the people without emotions are safe (and Luigi, since he doesn't live in the Smash Mansion). But after everybody is saved, they must disband. They'll pretty much be like the League of Legs (look it up).
2. Yoshi finds something that makes his biggest dream come true: to make all his pairings come to life. It's up to Mewtwo and the robots to save the day!
3. Put a smasher in the Empty Room (QuixoticQuiddity wrote about it.)."
The first and third ideas will be merged together, since I know the show where the League of Legs came from and I don't want to deal with anything from that show. I just...as a DC fan, I just can't, if you catch my drift. (And no, there won't any Joker Link disturbing residents and making them their slaves, sounds too complex.) The second idea will be done in a later time.
Episode 58: Decorative
For Hisui and Kohaku Hearts, the first week at the mansion had gone smoothly for the two siblings. Master Hand and Mario, the head honchos of the mansion, treated the Hearts with respect and courtesy, and Wario never bothered the two about handing him money, as the fatso would tend to do with newcomers. Kohaku also took a liking to the Pokemon in the Pokemon sanctuary, but the girl was particularly fond of Luigi's pet Rotom; when the plumber brought the plasma Pokemon over to the mansion one day to microwave Sonic's chili dogs (Peach had warned Sonic not to use the microwave in the kitchen to microwave his chili dogs, since the dogs would eventually explode, the hedgehog took it upon himself and begged Luigi to use his microwave, and the plumber just allowed Sonic to use Rotom instead), Kohaku took a great interest in the plasma Pokemon, amazed by its ability to alter forms.
As for Hisui, the eighteen-year old has mellowed out as the week wore on and grew to be more easygoing with others, though he wouldn't hesitate to unleash his fits of anger upon anyone who dared to bother his little sister Kohaku. Bowser was one of the more prominent folks to mess with sweet little Kohaku, and the Koopa King has never bothered the girl ever since Hisui snapped on him.
However, Hisui would have to worry about another annoying mansion resident, and his name was none other than Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog. The Heart siblings were not yet that familiarized with the speedster, as Sonic would spend more time bonding with Shaymin and Amy than hang around the siblings and get to know them better. It has completely gotten to the point where the hedgehog would forget how Hisui and Kohaku both looked. So when the hedgehog encountered Hisui in the hallway...
"What's up Alice Cooper, loving that tan of yours!" Sonic greeted the teen, holding his hand up and expecting a high five. "Also liking those eye contacts, they really make your eyes pop out more!" Alice Cooper? Since when did Hisui ever look like Alice Cooper, of all people?
Hisui: No, I haven't really gotten a chance to strike a conversation with Sonic. From what I've heard from the others, he's a jerk, but judging from the observations I've made about Sonic from afar, he's not really that bad of a guy...perhaps he picks and chooses who he wants to be a jerk too.
"Who are you calling Alice Cooper - I'm Hisui Hearts, I'm the new guy around here," stated Hisui, having to reintroduce himself to Sonic...who was scratching his head curiously, trying to remember the teen's name. Hisui sighed, having to give the hedgehog a few hints to jog his memory. "My sister and I fled here after being chased by someone from the Organization XIII, and your folks were kind enough to allow us to stay."
"Oh, so YOU'RE Hisui Hearts - this whole time I thought you were some Vietnamese matchmaker who was interested in improving Yoshi's fanfiction writing skills!" exclaimed Sonic, after a brief moment of confusion. Hisui really wanted to facepalm right now. "Glad we finally got that cleared up! So I take it the girl with the funny white bodysuit is your girlfriend?"
"She's not my girlfriend, I thought I made it clear that she's my sister. Do you not see any resemblance between the two of us?" Sonic stroked his chin as he mused over Hisui's question. "You know what, never mind, forget about it...so where are you heading off to, Sonic?"
"Well since you're so interested, guy-who-knows-my-name already...I'm heading off to the lounge, to help Tails with some stuff regarding the Super Bowl." Hisui did not know what this Super Bowl was, but given the name, it sounded important, almost intriguing.
"Mind if I tag along? I've honestly never heard of anything about this 'Super Bowl', so I wish to see what it's all about." Hisui's offer both delighted and concerned Sonic, for the hedgehog felt the teen and his sister were missing out on so much. His goal? To fill Hisui and Kohaku in on the Super Bowl as much as possible.
"The Super bowl is one of man's greatest creations, a real American treat! I shall tell you everything you need to know about the Super Bowl and more, just follow me and I shall show you the way!"
Tails wouldn't be the only person doing preparations for the Super Bowl - Master Hand tasked Marth to buy some food supplies for the Super Bowl party (early bird always gets the worm, as the giant hand had persuaded the hero-king), and what better way for Marth to get the shopping done than to have the Romance Club do the work for him?
"Here is the shopping list of stuff we'll need for the Super Bowl," Geno handed Marth a lengthy shopping list that Master Hand penned. Gotta give the giant hand some credit for writing up the list with his gigantic fingers. "The items highlighted are the food items we must get, everything else we can buy at a later time if it's not at the store. Master Hand says that the underlined items are the food items that will supposedly make the party 'glorious'." If only Geno had arms so he could raise his arms to the heavens, like how WWE superstar Booby Roode would do during his entrance. Also should have been more enthusiastic as well when saying "glorious".
Marth: *glancing at the grocery list in his hands* So chicken wings, potato chips, miniature sausages, and pizza rolls are deemed "essentials", but things like fruit and vegetables aren't... *distastefully throws list unto the floor behind his back* Why must it be always about junk food at Super Bowl parties, why not healthy food to even things out? Is Master Hand purposefully trying to raise our cholesterol levels?!
King Dedede: *sees grocery list on the floor* Ooh, some good ol' toilet paper, just what I need! *grabs list and runs off*
Marth: No Dedede, come back here, that ISN'T toilet paper! *chases after King Dedede*
"Go tell the club members to meet up here in the foyer," Marth told Geno, raveling up the grocery list. "...and don't forget to bring our 'rookie' and his girl. I'll explain why he'll be coming along with us soon, now go get the boys before Captain Falcon does something stupid, like Falcon Punching that portrait of me for example. He already destroyed the first one, and if he obliterates the new portrait I got...ooh, he will pay..."
So Geno departed from the foyer, and a while later, he returned with Chrom, Ganondorf, Wario, Captain Falcon, and the newest member of the Romance Club - Corrin. The prince of Nohr was accompanied with Felicia; Geno persauded the prince to bring the maid along.
"Alright then men, now that you're all gathered here, we're ready to embark on a shopping trip, one where we shall purchase these items for the Super Bowl party," announced Marth, holding up the grocery list. Wario saw things like chicken wings and pizza rolls underlined, signifying their importance; clearly Master Hand knew what was up. "Captain Falcon, is the Blue Falcon all ready to go?"
"Wait, so we're taking a ride in my Blue Falcon?" the racer perked up, as Marth groaned - but the hero-king wasn't surprised by Falcon's unpreparedness in the slightest. Captain Falcon seldom prepares for things, he just rushes into action all willy-nilly without a trace of thought. "It's a little rusty, but I can get it started up!"
Captain Falcon dashed outside through the front door, and went to go look for his Blue Falcon (yes, look, apparently he doesn't even know where he last left his racing vehicle at) so he could start it up and take the Romance Club members (and Felicia) to the store. It was Corrin's and Felicia's first time going shopping, and they were both weary about what may happen.
"Sure hope there aren't any aliens out in the public, especially those behind human disguises!" fretted Corrin, addressing his concern over extraterrestrial life; Felicia gave the prince an assuring smile as Robin spied on the maid and the prince from afar...and then shot a quick glare at Marth.
"Peach, Zelda, I thought-a you said this-a would be fun," Mario told Peach and Zelda as the plumber and Link were making quilts - NFL-themed quilts, that is. Mario and Link were making an Atlanta Falcons quilt, and Peach and Zelda were making a New England Patriots quilt. Both teams will be vying for the Vince Lombardi trophy in the Super Bowl, come February 5th.
"But Mario, making quilts is fun...unless Master Hand forces you to make quilts," remarked Peach, before bowing her head in sadness. "Then it's not fun at all..." Master Hand's capable of making universally anything not fun; if he saw a bunch of kids at an ice cream truck having fun, he would make it not...that way, by setting the ice cream truck on fire and laughing manically about it. There's so much to hate about the things that Master Hand chooses to be...why must he be the way that he is?
Peach: Master Hand was the one who came up with the silly idea of having quilts at the Super Bowl party...he wants the two quilts to be hanging at opposite sides of the living room, with the Patriots quilt on on side, and the Falcons quilt on the other side. Then whoever picks the Patriots to win stays on the Patriots side, and whoever picks the Falcons to win stays on the Falcons side. Given the large brand of the Patriots, I suspect a majority of everyone will be flocking to the Patriots side...
Link: Mario you wouldn't...judge me if I told you I was a Minnesota Vikings fan, huh? I only like them because vikings have swords and they pillage and... *shrugs* ...that's pretty much it.
Mario: I have a confession to-a make too...I'm a pocket New York-a Giants fan! Bet you already know-a why!
Link: Yeah, yeah, I know the story, you and Luigi were plumbers in the sewers of New York City...now I gotta ask you, why'd you leave the plumbing business, was saving Peach too big of a priority, or were you and Luigi too great at doing your jobs?
Mario: I guess-a you could say it was-a both...some-a times greatness leads to big-a opportunities.
Robin entered Peach's room and saw the princess and company, making the quilts. The mage then eyed at Mario and Link, wondering which one he should goad into being a part of his plan, a plan that he could very well be a part of, thought it would make things obvious. Robin would soon make his decision...
"Link, I need you to go with Marth and the others to the grocery store and spy on Corrin," the mage told the Hylian. "I'm afraid Marth is teaching Corrin how to be romantic with Felicia, and I don't want him stealing my thunder..."
"Why do you want Link for, isn't the Romance Club members going with Marth?" Zelda questioned Robin, Corrin's love mentor. Robin may not be the best mentor for love out there, but he certainly utilizes his experiences with Lucina very well. "Also, what would be the point of Link spying on Corrin in the first place - it's not like Link has a phone to relay information!"
"Yes Zelda, I know Link doesn't have a cellphone on him...which is why when he returns from the shopping trip, he'll tell me everything I'll need to know and more about the things Marth has done with Corrin." What if Marth strayed away from Corrin at the store and focused on buying the food, what would Link have to say then? "So Link, are you in...or are you out?" The way Robin was looking at Link, the Hylian had no other choice but to say yes. Say no, and Robin may lose his cool.
"Any other instance I would say no...but I'm getting pretty tired of making these dumb quilts, so I suppose I can go with Marth and his crew," was Link's reply. Not that the Hylian didn't mind going out shopping, but he would take that over quilt making any day of the week. "But you're gonna have to take my spot in the quilt making, you know that, right?" Robin nodded his head.
"Cloud you absolutely have to check out this room, it's the bomb!" Master Hand said to the ex-SOLDIER as he led him through the hallways of the mansion. Usually whenever Master Hand says that something is the bomb...it really isn't. "...or is it? I don't really know..."
"And yet you claim to be the all-knowing one," remarked Cloud, wanting to go back to his room. Should have remained in a bathroom when he the chance, Master Hand wouldn't have bothered him then. "I expected more from the creator of the Smash universe."
"I would smite you for making such a rude, snarky comment, but since I respect you too much, I suppose I'll let you off the hook!" Master Hand showing respect for a lowly brawler?! Even Cloud himself was surprised by this, and very rarely did the man feel surprised at all.
Master Hand: Cloud won't be the first individual to take a sneak peek at this new room I found, mind you - I found some folks worthy enough to check this room out, and I'm assuming they all like it. In fact, I offered them a chance to stay in their room, to get a feel for it, you know? You know how when you try new things, you gotta get all comfy and eased, so you can always expect the unexpected.
"We're finally here, this is the room!" Master Hand announced as he and Cloud stood in front of a door; Cloud had seen this door before, but he never bothered to look inside. Something about the door just looked...almost suspicious, yet interesting at the very same time. "Cloud I must ask of you, you must see what's inside this room at once! Do it, and I won't leave you alone for the rest of the day!"
"If it will make you shut your mouth...your nonexistent mouth, that is...then I'll do it," replied Cloud as he opened up the door...and saw Mewtwo, Lucario, Meta Knight, Lucina, Rosalina, and Ashley, all inside a room that was perpetually empty. No chairs, no windows, no light - just a pitch black room, with Lucina using her phone as a means for lighting. Just when Cloud was ready to question Master Hand, the giant hand flicked Cloud inside the room, making him fall unto the floor. A cameraman from the documentary crew was also thrown inside, to capture the events that went on in the room.
"Hope you enjoy your little stay in the Empty Room Cloud Strife!" Master Hand snickered evilly as he closed the door, locking it. Cloud slowly got up, and saw the others looking at him. Lucina shone her phone light on the swordsman, just to make sure it was him.
"Glad that you could join us Cloud...although it seemed like you were forced to stay in here," the princess was the first to speak. Lucina knew how Master Hand was able to goad her into entering the Empty Room; the giant hand had told the princess that Robin found the room, and was stuck inside, and it was up to Lucina to save her man...only to find out that Robin wasn't in this room and that she was perfectly fooled by Master Hand. Though she was a princess, Lucina's naivety knew no bounds.
"You can say that again, I can't believe I actually followed up Master Hand," replied Cloud, shaking his head. He'd rather be stuck inside a bathroom than in the Empty Room, at least with a bathroom, you have some lighting, lighting that fills up the entire room. "But this is what I get for my very careless nature..."
"It's not entirely your fault, you know how much of a master manipulator Master Hand can be," stated Meta Knight; the Star Warrior himself was manipulated when Master Hand told him that his two enemies, Galacta Knight and Dark Meta Knight, were lurking inside the room, and Meta Knight took it upon himself to defeat his enemies once and for all...and that's how he ended up inside the Empty Room. "I just wish we had something to eat, before we become starved...I could really go for some malasadas right about now..."
"What I'm more concerned about other than food is how long we have to stay in this room," said Mewtwo, looking around for some escape hatch. Hard to see in the darkness, when the light from Lucina's phone is the only source of light you have. "We can't really stay in her forever, we do have lives after all."
Mewtwo: Being the psychic-type Pokemon that I am, I have the ability to use Teleport. I would teleport out of this room, but Master Hand said that I would face punishment if he saw me out of the room. I can't afford to force his hand (no pun intended) and wind up in a uncompromising situation as a means for my punishment...I've been punished this one time where I broke an expensive vase in the foyer, and Master Hand forced me to bathe Wario, a man too lazy to even brush his teeth or trim his mustache, as punishment; I simply refuse to bathe that man Wario ever again. Literally had to hold my nose the entire time I bathed Wario...
"I'm worried about Luma's safety - Master Hand refused to let him inside this room, for whatever reason," said Rosalina; although she had her trusty wand, she didn't have her dear Luma, and she felt somewhat incomplete without the star at her side, especially during such situations like the one she was in.
"Master Hand also refused to allow my assistant Red inside the room, and he never said way," added Ashley, who thankfully had her spellbook with her so she wouldn't feel bored. Now would be a great time to try out some new spells on the others. "I fully expect Red to keep my room tidy, and not let any miscreants inside..."
"I just hope that we all can maintain our sanity, there's not much going on in here, and boredom could lead to some bad things..." remarked Lucario, leaning against the wall with his arms folded. "Suppose I'll take a quick nap, just wake me up until we're released from this wretched room..." Lucario is gonna sleep against the wall? What a way to go...
Of all the people living in the mansion, nobody was more excited for the Super Bowl than Falco. Why was the avian pilot so excited, you might ask? It was because he's a diehard Atlanta Falcons fan, partly because of him being a falcon and all. The moment the Falcons won the conference championship game and earned a right to play in the big game, Falco has been walking around the mansion, wearing his beloved Julio Jones #11 jersey, flaunting it like a boss.
But today, Falco's Falcons jersey suddenly went missing! When the pilot woke up this morning to put his jersey on, he looked inside his closet and saw that it wasn't there! He then looked in the laundry baskets of the laundry room, and his jersey wasn't there either. So Falco assumed someone must have stolen his jersey, likely because the culprit was salty about the pilot's team being in the Super Bowl and not theirs, and so some interrogations had to be done...
"You and me, I don't think we ever see eye to eye..." Falco said as he walked about in the darkened interrogation room, which unlike the Empty Room had a ceiling light, though it wasn't used right now. "When I went over my list of key suspects who may have stolen my jersey, I couldn't overlook your name my any means, for you, my friend, are far too suspicious to not be held accountable for your actions...which leads me to ask this million dollar question...was it YOU who stole my Falcons jersey?"
"Pika pika pi?" Pikachu questioned as he sat in the interrogation chair, with Falco pointing at the mouse Pokemon with a crazed look on his face. "Pika...CHUUUU!" To make Falco pay for his zany assertions, Pikachu zapped the avian pilot with his signature move Thunderbolt. After being shocked and falling to the floor...
"Aha, so it really was you all along!" ...Falco sprung back up and accusingly pointed at Pikachu once more, looking even crazier than before. "You honestly thought electrocuting me would make me forget about you being the perpetrator? Nice try buddy, but your tricks won't work on me!"
Pikachu: *facepalming while shaking his head* Pika pika pika pi...pika pi.
"Falco you in here buddy?" Fox asked as he entered the interrogation room with a cup of coffee; Falco immediately ambushed him, placing both hands on the fox's shoulders and making him drop his coffee to the floor. Thankfully the cup had a lid over it, so not that much coffee was wasted.
"Great news Fox, I actually found the bozo that stole my Julio Jones jersey, it was Pikachu all along!" Falco told his best friend, pointing at an innocent Pikachu. The mouse Pokemon looked on, veritably confused as ever. "Go get Master Hand and tell him to take that yellow thing to the Pokemon slammer!"
"I don't think Pikachu would be interested in stealing someone's sports jersey, it's not like the little fella really knows what's going on in sports," Fox calmly said as he gently took Falco's hands off of his shoulders. Pikachu took great offense to Fox's comments; just because he had the inability to talk didn't necessarily mean he doesn't know what's going on in the real world. "Nobody stole your jersey Falco, it's just a fabricated conspiracy all made up inside your head..."
"Somebody stole my jersey Fox, it's the only explanation for its disappearance. So if it's not Pikachu, then who else could it be?" What if Falco's jersey was never stolen - what if Ashley used some magic potion on the jersey, causing it to sprout legs and walk away? That would be very illogical for Falco to think about, however.
"How about you just go back to your room and just chill, while I find the culprit," Fox pushed his buddy Falco out of the interrogation room, and promptly closed the door immediately, so he could have a quick word with Pikachu. "Between you and me, Pikachu...I know what happened to Falco's jersey. Just need you to do me a quick solid..."
Sonic and Hisui met up with Tails, Toon Link, Young Link, Ness, and Jigglypuff in the lounge, with Amy Rose joining the crew on late notice. Not wanting her to be left behind, Hisui brought his little sister Kohaku to the lounge, so she could be a part of things.
"Glad you all could be here today, for what I hope will be a very constructive day for everyone involved," Tails started things off, briefly glancing at Sonic when he said the latter part of his sentence. The hedgehog may or may not be a distraction, depending on his mood. "We're going to work on a giant banner, a Super Bowl banner, and it will have two teams on it, the teams playing in the Super Bowl - Hisui, Kohaku, do you know who these teams are?"
"Wait so the Super Bowl isn't some fancy dish or something like that?" asked Hisui, who assumed the Super Bowl was anything other than an American football game played on Sundays and watched by millions.
"The New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons are the two teams participating in the Super Bowl!" Sonic valiantly answered for Hisui and Kohaku, even though Tails didn't even call his name, for the hedgehog knew the answer already.
Sonic: Yeah, I would have filled Hisui and Kohaku in on what the Super Bowl was all about, but sometimes when you're a novice, you gotta start off small, real small...and that's what I'm doing with the Hearts. Can't fill their heads with too much knowledge, otherwise their brains would explode! As much as I would want to do that to them and literally see their brain go kabloom and see brain bits and blood splattered all about, that would be no way to treat our newest residents...Corrin doesn't know that much about the Super Bowl, does he? Perhaps I should make his brain explode!
"Thank you Sonic, would have preferred one of the Hearts siblings to answer the question, but I can't fault you for providing them the answer," thanked Tails, with Sonic responding with a thumbs up. "Here's how we're gonna do things - Sonic and I will do the Super Bowl 51 logo, Toon Link and Young Link, you'll do the Patriots logo, and Hisui and Ness, you'll do the Falcons logo. Amy, Jigglypuff, and Kohaku, you three ladies will look online for pictures of the players playing in the game. I've created a list of the three most notable players from both teams, so you'll know who to look for."
"Sounds like a good plan, it's a good thing I've been practicing drawing the Patriots logo for some time now," said Toon Link; all of his unnecessary practicing has finally led up to this moment, the work he put in was suddenly meaningful now.
"Jiggly Jigglypuff!" Jigglypuff found the list of Super Bowl players on a nearby table and scanned the list. Tom Brady's name was at the top, no surprise there - he's arguably one of the most popular players in the NFL, and some even say that he's perhaps the greatest quarterback in history. After Brady's name, all the other names looked pretty foreign to the balloon Pokemon, as it probably would be for most casual folks.
"You do know how this Falcons logo looks like, do you?" Hisui asked Ness, and while the PSI whiz may be a upstart baseball pro, he was also knowledgeable in other sports as well. "Me, I'm far from a sports guy, so I don't wanna screw things up for everyone..."
"Don't worry, I know how the logo looks and stuff, and trust me, it doesn't have to be detailed," assured Ness. "It just has to look very similar to the real deal, it must be fully recognizable." Hisui and Ness could draw the Falcons throwback logo, which would be a lot easier to draw (go look online for yourself), but the two had to keep things current.
"Nowi has such the prettiest laugh, feels like whenever she laughs flowers bloom on a flowery meadow..." Captain Falcon sighed happily as he went grocery shopping with the likes of Chrom, Ganondorf, and Wario at a nearby Walmart store. (Marth should have shopped at Kroger, but like Mario, he didn't know any better.) The other three Romance Club members had to put up with Falcon talking up a storm about his woman. "Her personality is absolutely off the charts, even if she acts like a little child!"
"Never thought I would say this, but your girlfriend is less mature than you," remarked Chrom; Captain Falcon took great offense to the prince's remark, believing what he had said was a lowkey insult at Nowi. "The fact that you even have a girlfriend and that Nowi sees something in you that other women don't is flat out surprising."
"Don't be jealous that I have a better Fire Emblem girlfriend than you Chrom, quit being so salty!" Chrom wasn't even salty to begin with...
Wario: I saw him, I actually saw him...the Emperor Palpatine-looking guy I saw in the mall weeks ago! He was in the bread aisle, looking for some raisin bread; I tried to show him to the others, but those three bums refused to listen. When we passed by Corrin and his crew of Marth, Felicia, Geno, and Link, I told Corrin all about the guy (since he has been fond of the Star Wars series as of late), and now Corrin has made it his duty to find the Emperor Palpatine lookalike before our shopping trip is over! And I'll make sure to keep a close distance from Corrin if he ever meets the guy, he would be downright humiliating for everyone involved...
"Enough of all this chit chat about girlfriends and whatnot, it's gettin' on my nerves!" frowned Wario. "I'm so glad none of the items we have to purchase are that expensive!" The fatso, having a big money grip, was appointed by Marth to pay for the groceries, a decision Wario wasn't very fond of because it involved him bringing his mostly unused wallet to a public place.
"Is it just me or did we somehow end up in the electronics section?" Ganondorf questioned, as the four men suddenly came to a stop when they found out they were in a a section of Walmart filled with flatscreen televisions, video games, and all sorts of other stuff you'd find in the electronics section. Chrom, Ganondorf, and Wario glared at Captain Falcon, the man pushing the shopping cart, who was so busy running his mouth that he kinda took a detour while shopping...
"Hehe, silly me..." the racer could only chuckle as his Romance Club buddies suddenly felt an indignation to beat him to a certain extent.
"Yeah, I would have had you stuck with the others, but I was afraid you wouldn't be able to put up with Captain Falcon's ridicolous crap," Marth explained to Link as the swordsmen and Geno stood next to a shopping cart of food in the frozen aisle, while Corrin and Felicia were picking out bags of pizza rolls and deciding which type of pizza rolls the residents would enjoy more. Not exactly a big decision on their part, but most of the residents can be very picky and particular...
"You can say that again," said Link, who suddenly felt the need to ask Marth and Geno an important question, with an answer he could relay to Robin. "Why are you two just standing around and making Corrin and Felicia do all of the shopping?"
"It's a way to help the two build some sort of chemistry with one another," responded Geno, as he watched Corrin interact with Felicia very intently and taking notes in his head. "Whatever experience they have at Walmart, they can apply back at the mansion and grow as a couple. Sure, they may disagree and argue in this setting, but it's for the best - no pain, no gain." Geno has suddenly taken a great deal of interest in Corrin's relationship with Felicia, don't you think?
"Ah, I see what you're doing here...and I'm kinda liking it." Would Link keep Geno's answer to himself and not relay any information to Robin? More likely than not, doing so would stop some temper flares between the tactician and the hero-king. And Lucina wouldn't want her man feuding with one of her ancestors.
Geno: The shell life of Corrin's relationship may be a month, presumably because Felicia would grow tired from having to put up with Corrin's naivety. What Marth and I are doing with Corrin at the store is to work out any kinks he may have with Felicia so that no problems may arise in the future...Wait, what was that you said?...Flora takes a certain liking...towards Dark Pit? Dark Pit, of all the people... *looks away in utter disbelief* I need a minute, be right back... *hides behind a nearby aisle, silently laughs to himself, then reappears* Ah, glad I got that out of my system...
Link continued to watch Corrin and Felicia from afar with Marth and Geno, until a giant hand grabbed the Hylian and dragged him away to a restroom...the women's restroom. He would seemingly be dragged there for a good reason, for he was face-to-face with a female being, one that he has adventured with during his travels in Twilight Princess.
"M-Midna?!" Link stammered this oh so familiar name, as the being standing...or rather, floating...in front of the Hylian, grinning her teeth. There was no mistaking it, it was indeed Midna, and strange enough, she was in her imp form, not her true form. Then again, she appears in imp form in most Smash battles when summoned, so there's that. "What are you doing here, of all places?"
"Surprised to see me again, and at a public setting like this, no?" Midna smirked, as she laid in thin air like she was laying on a bed, her chin resting in the palm of her hand. "Never would imagine a so-called 'hero of Hyrule' going on a shopping spree, I take it that the Goron Mines are freezing over?"
"Tell me why you dragged me all the way to the women's restroom, I don't wanna be here! I'm a guy!" Just then, a women exited one of the restroom stalls, washed her hands and dried them, and suddenly stopped in her tracks when she saw Link standing near the doorway. To add insult to injury, the women didn't even see Midna; the imp must be hiding.
"Freaking pervert..." the woman shook her head in disdain as she left the restroom. Link tried to call the woman back to clear things up, until Midna magically reappeared after hiding herself away in the wall.
"Ha ha ha, that woman called you a pervert...and I bet it wasn't for your childish getup," the imp snickered, as Link looked down at his tunic and pants. He didn't think his attire was that childish, it must be his green cap that would make people think that way.
"You never told me why you're here Midna, does Zelda even know about your presence?" asked Link, really wanting to change the subject from the way he dressed. "She is the princess, after all, she should know..."
"Of course you would place a high priority on the princess of Hyrule, some so-called hero of fate you're supposed to be...but since you're so concerned about your woman, I'll just tell you that I haven't spoken with her...not yet, at least. Regardless, I have some important information to feed you...some very important information." Midna shot a glare at the camerawoman in the restroom recording the conversation, signifying how secretive the conversation was, and so the camerawoman scurried out of the restroom in fear.
Midna: Our conversation went nicely, Link learned a lot of things from me, and I've learned a lot of things from him, so we're both at an equal understanding. However, the information I gave to Link, I shall give to Princess Zelda, and those two shall NOT, by any means, tell another soul what they have learned from I. Just so Link wouldn't be tempted to spill any beans, since I trust him less than I trust Zelda, I've forced him to agree to a deal he cannot turn down...
"Banner's looking real great, you guys, can't believe we're almost done!" Amy remarked as she looked over at the work of Tails and company. Indeed, they were close to finished, as the boys were putting on the finishing touches on the magnificent banner. However, not all the boys were there, one was missing...
"Yeah I can't believe it either, we truly came a long way and our hard work is paying off!" agreed Sonic, who stood over the banner with a cup of coca cola in his hand. The hedgehog hardly worked on the banner at all - he made poor Tails work entirely on the Super Bowl logo by himself, while he treated himself to some food and drink and whatnot. Sad thing is, at the end of the day, Tails will still be a friend of Sonic's, but what you're about to see the hedgehog do may or may not put a strain on the friendship between Sonic and Tails.
"Easy for you to say Sonic, you've been doing nothing but slacking off and not working. Also since you're drinking, can you please get that cup away from..." Tails tried his best to warn Sonic, but it was too late - the hedgehog took a step forward and tripped, spilling his soda all over the nearly completed banner. Tails looked at the soda stain left on the banner, his eyes twitching and his breathing increasing, before erupting into an uncharacteristic fit of laughter.
"Look what you've done Sonic, you've made poor Tails go crazy!" Amy scolded her boyfriend, as Tails was now on the floor laughing, with Ness and the others having to contain the yellow fox and bring him back to his sanity. Seeing a genius act uncontrollably was a sight for sore eyes, not unless that genius was a mad scientist whose experiment has either gone well or awry. Sonic saw that Amy and company had printed out pictures of the players in the Super Bowl (Tom Brady and others) and knew the only thing that could perhaps ease the situation...he intentionally spilled the rest of his drink on the pictures, making them wet in the process.
"There, now the banner AND the pictures have been ruined, so everything has been ruined in harmony!" As Sonic said this, many of the folks surrounding him were glaring at him, disgusted with his actions.
Cloud and company remained in the Empty Room, with the swordsman reflecting on his life, Lucina toying around with her cellphone, Rosalina being concerned about Luma, Lucario sleeping away, Ashley reading her spellbook, Mewtwo looking for a way out, and Meta Knight...well he honestly wasn't doing anything to begin with, he had left his sword back in his room.
"You know if I could I would eat you and your spellbook on the spot," the Star Warrior told Ashley, feeling a sudden need to consume something. Ashley, now placed in an awkward situation, opted to say nothing to Meta Knight, and continued glossing at her spellbook. The Empty Room was making even Meta Knight act different...
Master Hand: How long do I plan on keeping the seven in the Empty Room? Haven't decided yet, maybe I can keep them inside the room forever, for all eternity! *laughs evilly* Cloud Strife? Link can always befriend another blonde swordsman, and Aerith's from an alternate universe so her relationship with Cloud wouldn't matter anyways! Ashley? Red can be an assistant for someone else! Lucina? Pfft, I'm positive the kingdom of Yliesse will be in good hands after Chrom steps down or passes away, they won't need Lucina!
Isabelle: *from behind* Master Hand, Meta Knight is trying to eat Ashley's spellbook, you think that we should...
Master Hand: Woman, if you don't get back to my room and survey the seven in the Empty Room on that computer, then I'll force you to ask K.K. Slider out on a date! I know how much you love him! *Isabelle scurries back to Master Hand's room* Now where was I? Oh yes...Rosalina? Peach can serve as the mother of Lumas! Lucario? I'm sure he would love to stay in the Empty Room forever! Meta Knight? Nobody likes that loner bum but Kirby! Mewtwo? *pauses* Hmm, I don't have anything to say about Mewtwo...I'll just say he's the greatest legendary Pokemon to ever exist, and leave it at that.
Cloud yawned and stretched his arms; staying inside the Empty Room was awfully making the swordsman feel very tired. After Cloud was finished yawning, he suddenly saw a black creature in the Empty Room, one with yellow eyes and antennae...
"Guys stand back, I detect a Shadow Heartless in the Empty Room!" the ex-SOLDIER alerted everyone, whipping out his Buster Sword. Rosalina and the others watched in confusion as Cloud slashed away at the nothingness in front of him; evidently the swordsman was hallucinating. The mighty powers of the Empty Room. Lucario woke up and saw Cloud going completely ham on the nothingness, and wished to help Cloud snap out of his hallucinating trance.
"Woah Cloud, chill out man, there's nothing there!" the aura Pokemon walked up to the swordsman from behind and grabbed him with his arms, pulling him away from the nothingness. "It's all in your head man!" Cloud aggressively pushed Lucario away, thinking that there was something wrong with him.
"Can you not see that I was finishing off that Shadow?!" the swordsman angrily pointed at the nothingness, only to look back and see that there was no such Shadow present. That was when Cloud realized that he was hallucinating, and all he could do was sheepishly chuckle, it was the only thing that would make him feel less awkward than the awkwardness of the situation in general.
With Robin's help, Mario was able to finish the Atlanta Falcons quilt, and the plumber and the mage were finished before Peach and Zelda were done with their New England Patriots quilt! Of course, the two princesses were left in shock.
"You three may not know this, but I did some quilt making in secrecy back at Yliesse, it was a hobby I picked up during the war," Robin would tell Mario, Peach, and Zelda as the four headed down to the living room, where Pit and Viridi were apparently setting up Super Bowl decorations, under the orders of Master Hand. That giant hand couldn't wait until next week to have someone put up the decorations, could he?
"All done with those quilts?" Pit asked Mario and company as he was plastering a Fathead of Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on one of the living room walls. Viridi was replacing the couch pillows with football pillows. "Give that Falcons quilt to me so I can hang it up on this side, and give the Patriots quilt to Viridi so she can hang it up on the other side!"
"Pit can you go see if Mr. Game and Watch is done with the tablecloths?" Viridi asked the angel, and Pit flew away in an instant. The goddess of nature then turned her attention to Mario and company. "Master Hand has us doing so much decorating today, and he has yet to give us a single break...all this work is very tiring...though I don't mind in the slightest."
Pit: I'm going for the Falcons to win the Super Bowl, only reason being is that falcons have wings just like me...or do falcons really have wings to begin with? I know for sure Falco is a falcon species, but yet I wonder if his hands are actual hands, or wings that look like hands. Falco is such an ambiguous bird in general, at one point I thought he was an eagle!...Eagles are a type of bird species, right?
Viridi: Personally I have no interest in watching the Super Bowl, no point in watching a sports competition consisting of male humans wearing football tights fighting over some lousy pigskin. However, I will say that watching the game (and the halftime show) would be a great experience if I sit next to Pit, therefore I probably should reserve a spot next to him, before someone like Kirby beats me to the punch. I'll try my hardest not to ask Pit any unnecessary football questions, don't want to be that kind of girl watching an American football game...
Mr. Game and Watch: Aw yeah, my first talking head segment, been waiting forever since the documentary first started for this very moment...What was your question again? Who am I going for in the Super Bowl? The Patriots, 'cause they have Tom Brady, Tom Terrific!...Man, that's such a bad nickname, I feel bad for even saying it...
"Football-themed tablecloths, coming right up!" Mr. Game and Watch appeared in the living room with Pit, as the 2-D man draped the living room tables with the tablecloths. "Don't know why Master Hand wanted us to decorate so early, he really takes this 'early bird gets the worm' thing to the nth degree!"
"You can say that again, Master Hand likes taking things to the extreme sometimes," smiled Robin as he looked up at the decorations, eyeing the Patriots and Falcons Fatheads on the wall. "If only my Saints made it to another Super Bowl, maybe next year..." Seriously, when did Robin become a fan of the New Orleans Saints? When did he become a fan of the NFL to begin with?
"My oh my, this living room looks too nice!" remarked Master Hand as he magically appeared in the living room, checking everything out. "Pit, Viridi, you two have done a stellar job at decorating the living room, I never doubted you both for a single second!" Don't believe in that lie, Pit and Viridi, Master Hand was hoping you two would fail just so he could point and laugh in your faces. One of the many ways Master Hand receives enjoyment and pleasure in his life.
"I kinda helped out too by designing the tablecloths," stated Mr. Game and Watch stated, raising his hand, but Master Hand paid him no mind whatsoever, leading the 2-D man to hang his head in shame. The hand was instead inspecting the quilts done by Mario and company, and was astounded by what he had seen.
"And these quilts, these quilts look like they came from...from...from a quilt store!" Yeah, a quilt store. Not a fabric store, a quilt store. Nice one, Master Hand, nice one. "Fresh and new, that's what they look like! Mario and crew, you have simply outdone yourselves!"
"It was all thanks to Robin," remarked Zelda, as the mage flashed a confident smile and thumped his chest. Not that often you see Robin doing that.
"Dryer keeps acting up, huh?" Fox asked Luigi as he stood in the laundry area of the plumber's room, with Pikachu at the pilot's feet. "Dumb thing has been acting up since the start of the new year, hasn't it?"
"Every week-a or so it wants-a to stop working, it's quite-a frustrating," Luigi confirmed with the nod of his head. While Luigi and Daisy were able to use the washing machine, and Rotom's Wash form as well, washing the clothes wasn't a problem - the only problem was drying them. "You think there might be some-a electrical bugs plaguing the machine?"
Luigi: Drying our clothes-a at the mansion isn't-a so bad...it's not like-a the laundry mats down-a town where creepy folks look-a at you like they're creepers, and old-a ladies want to pinch-a your butt, not to mention the strange-a voices that I hear some-a times... *shudders* I think one-a of the laundry mats in-a Seattle may be haunted...
"Well it's a good thing I brought Pikachu along," said Fox as Pikachu stood in the forefront. "Alright Pikachu, you know exactly what to do, just do your thing and Luigi and I will stay out of the way..." Fox and Luigi backed away from Pikachu, as the mouse Pokemon started generating electricity in his cheeks.
"Pika...CHUUUUUUUUU!" Pikachu unleashed Thunderbolt on the drying machine...and purged a Shadow Heartless out of it. Luigi shrieked as he jumped into the arms of...well, no one, really, so he landed on the floor on his butt, while Fox took out the Heartless with his Blaster. The pilot then pressed a button on the dryer, and just like magic, the machine instantly turned on - everything was back to normal, it seemed.
"Your dryer is finally up and running again, hopefully that Heartless was the only one present in this house," remarked Fox, putting his Blaster back where it was. Luigi was slow to get up, as he rubbed his now aching butt.
"Thank-a you Fox, and you-a too Pikachu, my dryer would not have-a worked again if not for you," Luigi thanked the pilot and the mouse Pokemon; with the dryer working again, the plumber could resume his laundry duties in the pleasure of his own home. "Now where-a is Rotom, I got some-a clothes for it to wash!"
"In that case...would you mind washing something for me? It's something that Falco's been wearing all week long, he practically sleeps in it too on some nights...so it's been stinking up the joint. I want it to be as fresh as possible in time for the big game, and Rotom may do the trick..."
With the Romance Club (and Felicia) gathering every single item on the grocery list, it was now time for Link, Marth, and the entire group to finally check out their stuff. It was now the moment of truth for Wario...would the fatso purchase the food with his own money, or would he turn down due to his stingy ways?
"Your total amount will be...$598.24," the cashier told Wario after tallying up all the prices. As you would might assume by the price, Marth made Corrin and Felicia buy a lot of stuff. "Do you have a Walmart savings card with you, good sir?"
"Knew we should have went to a self-checkout station, would have gotten away filthy rich..." Wario grumbled as he pulled out his wallet and whipped out his Walmart card. He looked up and saw a familiar face heading towards the exit. "Hey, look you guys, it's that Emperor Palpatine guy I was talking about not so long ago!" Wario pointed at the man in question, though Marth and company didn't bother to pay the man any mind...but Corrin was intrigued.
Corrin: Emperor Palpatine is one of my favorite Star Wars characters, unlike that horrendously hideous fool Jar Jar Binks. I love how he has a black hood over his head, which increases his mystique and makes him look somewhat polarizing. As much as I would want to wear a black hood like him around the mansion, I can't afford anyone to sound any false alarms and claim me to be one from the Organization XIII.
"Emperor Palpatine, is that really you?" Corrin broke away from the group to inspect the man that supposedly looked like the Star Wars characters. The man just looked questionably at the prince, who inspected his face and came to a wonderful conclusion... "It really is you Palpatine, what a good pleasure to see you in person, at a superstore of all places!" The man looked around pointing at himself, wondering how he looked like Emperor Palpatine to begin with. Corrin was already starting a scene, what with customers a many looking at him, but the prince would prolong the scene and embarrass his fellow brawlers in the process when he got down on one knee, kneeling before the man and said, "What is thy bidding, my master?"
"Corrin you buffoon, get back here this instant!" Marth yelled at the prince, acting like he was his mother. That was how it looked to some, Marth being a father figure to Corrin. "You're not Darth Vader, and that man is NOT Emperor Palpatine! He's just a regular guy!"
Corrin would ignore Marth's command and continue to kneel in front of the man, awaiting instruction, and Link, who was standing nonchalantly, saw Midna float out from his body, much like how she did in Twilight Princess. This was the deal Link had to agree to - Midna would reside in Link's body, and would appear to Link at various times (or if Link calls her out).
"Are you seriously going to let that boy make you and the others look like complete fools, or are you going to do something about it?" the imp questioned Link, pointing at an absent-minded Felicia. That girl's meant for Corrin, you just don't even know. "She likes Corrin, doesn't she? Here's an idea for you, doofus - get her to knock some sense into Corrin's head!" Once Midna returned to Link's body, Link knew in that moment what he must do.
"I believe you should go talk with your man," Link whispered in Felicia's ear, and Felicia's eyes widened. Was it worth the shot, would Corrin listen to her?
"You really think it would make him stop acting like a fool?" asked Felicia, as Link responded with a confident nod. So the maid went up to Corrin, still kneeling down on the floor, and whispered to him, and just like that, Corrin stood up, apologized to the man for believing he was actually Emperor Palpatine, and quickly walked back to the others, with Felicia at his side. Those who stuck around as Corrin was being Corrin also walked away, all dying to tell their loved ones the story of an albino lad mistaking someone for being Emperor Palpatine and wanting to serve them.
"Nothing like some romance to solve all of your problems..." Midna remarked from inside Link's body, her voice loud enough for the Hylian to hear. Captain Falcon, who had a keen sense of hearing, suddenly heard Midna's voice and looked around to see where the voice came from.
Tails: Our second banner is almost done, and we've worked harder on this banner than we ever did on the other one - hard work, no matter the quality or quantity, always pays off! Though our working ability was much improved since I demoted Sonic...and speaking of whom...
Sonic was tied to a Xatu, a mystic Pokemon (Tails would have tied up his best friend to a totem pole, but he couldn't find one, and the Xatu wasn't the closest thing to a totem pole), with an apple in his mouth, as Tails and company were putting on the finishing touches on their second banner.
"Looks like we're finally done!" remarked Young Link, wiping away the sweat from his forehead, as he and the crew looked at the banner. "This banner looks awfully better than the original one!" Perhaps because there were football players added to it, it's all about the aesthetics.
"Now that we're done with the banner, what's next on our agenda?" asked Kohaku, whose curiosity over the Super Bowl increased with each and every waking minute she worked on the banner. "Will we give Master Hand a sneak 'preview'?"
"Correctamundo - Master Hand literally begged us to make this banner, so he should be the first to see it," confirmed Tails, as he grabbed one end of the banner, and Toon Link grabbed the other. "We should show the banner to him right away, he should be in his room right now." Tails and company walked out of the lounge with the banner, leaving Sonic behind with Xatu.
"Um guys, are you forgetting someone, someone IMPORTANT?!" the hedgehog spat out the apple and called out to the group, though nobody bothered to come back and untie him; not even Sonic's girlfriend Amy cared to untie her man. "You can't possibly leave me behind, I deserve better than this!"
Cloud and company remained in the Empty Room, dying to taste the sweet taste of freedom, when Mewtwo suddenly found an object in the room as he searched for a way out - it was a knife! The psychic Pokemon picked up the blade and looked at it, making sure that he wasn't hallucinating like Cloud had earlier.
"Mewtwo what's that you got there in your hand?" Lucario, who was done napping, asked the psychic Pokemon, who held the knife behind his back. Way for him to make himself look even more suspicious...
"Nothing in particular, I was just...checking out a piece of lint on the floor, but it's gone now," answered Mewtwo, backing away as much as possible from the others. Ashley looked behind Mewtwo's back, and saw the knife in his hands, able to see the blade in the faint darkness.
"MEWTWO HAS A KNIFE!" the young witch exclaimed. It was the most expressive the girl had ever been...and the expression she eschewed was fear.
Master Hand: Got a real icebreaker for you folks...the Empty Room is not just a room...it's a game. A competition where only one winner, and I mean one, can come away with victory. The victory is sweet, but the prize may be even grander...
"Oh man that's not a good sign..." Lucario quickly got on the offensive, and Cloud and Meta Knight would do the same, both swordsmen behind the aura Pokemon. Lucina, Rosalina, and Ashley wearily looked on. "Hand over the knife Mewtwo, we know how predictable you are..." Mewtwo refused to give up the knife; he pointed the blade at Lucario, seemingly threatening the aura Pokemon and his allies.
"That's it I'm calling Father..." said Lucina, who finally had the gall to call someone, as she dialed Chrom's phone number...only to remember that Chrom was still at the store, most likely heading back home right about now. The call wouldn't have mattered anyway, for the call strangely failed when the voice messenger claimed that the number couldn't be reached. "My phone doesn't seem to be working, the phone service must be down in this room! What gives?"
"Back away from me, and nobody gets hurt..." warned Mewtwo, the knife still pointed at Lucario and company. Lucario took a step forward, and Mewtwo reacted quickly, pulling the knife up so he could potentially harm Lucario. "YOU ASKED FOR THIS LUCARIO!"
"Congratulations Lucario, you have passed the test!" Isabelle happily exclaimed as she opened the door to the Empty Room; everyone looked at the shih tzu, including Mewtwo who was about to stab Lucario with the knife. "Out of the seven individuals in this room, you showed the most courage and bravery...not that you showed any, Meta Knight and Cloud...and it left a bit of an impression on Master Hand!" The giant hand in question was behind Isabelle, waiting to tell Lucario what he shall receive for being the supposed winner.
"Did I hear someone say...courage?" the Flying Man arrived at the scene; Master Hand looked at the mythical beast and pointed down the hall, as the Flying Man walked away holding his head down. He might be everyone's courage...but just not now.
"Master Hand, would you like to tell our winner Lucario what he shall receive as a prize for his efforts? After all, you did pick him to be the 'winner'..."
"I very well shall, I can guarantee what I tell Lucario will knock his socks off!" replied Master Hand; Isabelle stepped out of the way so Lucario could see the giant hand in full focus. "You see, Cloud, Ashley, Meta Knight, Mewtwo, Rosalina, Lucina, and most importantly you, Lucario...this was a competition between seven of the most boring and expressionless folks in the mansion." That didn't offend any of the seven in any way. "What I had Isabelle do was not only make this room empty and dark, but to also put a knife. The goal was for someone to find the knife, and the other person to see the person with the knife and stop him...and that, my good friends, is how Lucario became the winner, because he single-handedly prove that even the most drab person can be heroic and courageous in times of need! Now Lucario's time for your prize..." Master Hand saw that Lucario's eyes were widened, and his pupils were dilated. "Alright Lucario, I haven't even said what the prize was yet, so calm down..." Lucario wasn't so concerned with the prize, for he had something else in mind...
"FREEDOM!" the now-crazed aura Pokemon ran out of the Empty Room, finally freed from the room. The mighty Empty Room had a winner...and a victim, all in one.
Cloud: From now on, whatever Master Hand says, I shall take with a grain of salt. This guy claimed that he respected me too much...so much that he had the audacity to call me "boring and expressionless". Easy for him to say, considering he doesn't even have a face...
"Master Hand is gonna flip out when he sees how well we did the banner!" an excited Toon Link gleamed as he, Tails, and the others walked through the hallway, dying to show their work to the creator of the Smash universe. However, they did not expect a frantic Lucario to run by, running through the well put together Super Bowl banner and tearing it in half in the process as he kicked an unsuspecting Alph out through an open window in the hallway.
"TELL MY STORY!" the young astronaut yelled out to no one in particular as he fell out of the window and onto the ground, only to get up and see that he was still alive. Heihachi Mishima was nearby, apparently growing some plants in the garden.
"Anata wa watashi no gādeningusukiru no tame ni watashi o handan suru tsumori wanaidesu ka?" Heihachi asked Alph, worried that the astronaut may be judging the kung fu fighter for gardening, and not training or anything of that nature. "Watashi mo fukami o kakushite iru, anata wa shitte iru!" Now back to the inside of the mansion, where Master Hand and Isabelle, both of whom were chasing down Lucario, only to stop when they saw the torn Super Bowl banner. And Master Hand was so very disappointed.
"So you bums have been working on the Super Bowl banner for Lord knows how long, and THIS is all you have to show me?" Master Hand scolded Tails and company, believing the torn banner was the final product, like the banner was ripped in half solely on purpose. "I expected more from all of you, especially you Tails - just stick to inventing new technological crap kid, decorating things ain't your thing." On that remark, Master Hand and Isabelle continued on their way.
"Anyone here got any super glue to patch the banner up?" Tails asked his comrades, not in any way fazed by Master Hand's comments.
Earlier in the day Fox told Falco to stay in his room and not worry about his Falcons jersey...but Falco, being an impetuous one, did not listen at all. The avian pilot was still convinced somebody stole his jersey, and so he was back in the interrogation room, interrogating another culprit.
"As I narrowed down my list of culprits, I had a very glut feeling it would be you responsible for the heinous crime," said Falco, walking back and forth. "Once I crossed off the last name on the list, my suspicions were indeed true...it was YOU who stole my Julio Jones jersey!" Falco pointed at Pichu, who sat on a small stool with the bird's finger in his face. "Admit it, you hate Julio Jones, you think he's the most overrated receiver of all time! Well let me tell you buddy, that he's the best of all time; Michael Jordan is half the athlete Julio Jones is!"
"Pichu Pichu?" questioned the tiny mouse Pokemon, wondering why Falco was naming him the culprit when he did nothing wrong.
Pichu: *arms folded with his head to the side* Pichu Pichu Pichu Pichu!
"Again with the random interrogation, really Falco?" Fox questioned as he entered the interrogation room, holding something behind his back. "Way to stoop real low man, this is getting pathetic..."
"Got some good news Fox, the real culprit has been found!" exclaimed Falco. "It was Pichu all along, he think he could use his cutesy appearance to get away with..." Falco would suddenly shut his mouth and gasp when Fox revealed to him his Falcons jersey, fresh and clean like it was just brought from the store. The avian pilot quickly grabbed the jersey, and held it close to his chest. "Where'd you find it Fox?"
"I didn't find it anywhere, I just took the jersey out of your room and kept it around until I had Rotom wash it. Wash Rotom is way better than the washing machines we have in the mansion, boy where do I begin..."
Fox didn't have to begin anywhere, because before he could get into details, Falco gave the pilot a bro hug, thanking him for returning the jersey. Evidently the Falcons jersey meant a lot to the avian pilot, it was a sign of his Falcons pride.
"You all ready to go?" the male Inkling, carrying two paint guns with red and blue, asked the female Inkling, carrying a machine gun with black paint. Both were in the living room, with Mario and company hiding away.
"I'm ready when you are!" the female Inkling replied, and so the two Inklings fired away at the living room walls, spraying the colors of the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons all with cover sheets on the furniture and floor. Once the kiddies were done and Mario took the covering off, the living room looked revitalized, with colors of red, blue, and black to go with the already present decorations.
"Nice-a work you two, this living room-a is OFF THE CHAIN!" exclaimed Mario, making a very cringeworthy attempt at being cool. Peach, Zelda, Robin, Pit, Viridi, Mr. Game and Watch, and the Inklings all cringed at the same time.
"Wow is this how the living room will look like for the Super Bowl?" Villager appeared, marveling at the living room and soaking in all the colors and decorations and such. "Don't care if this is temporary, this is the best living room EVER!" Villager sat on one of the couches, and grabbed a TV remote and turned the television on. It's safe to say the young lad will be spending more of his time in the living room, for the time being.
"Who wants some good ol' malasadas, for a job well done with the living room?" asked Dunban, poking his head through the living room door. "I'm sure Master Hand our Super Bowl party guests will appreciate the hard work you folks did!" Everyone was on board for some malasadas, as Mario, Peach, Viridi, Mr. Game and Watch, and the Inklings would follow the Homs to the kitchen; Zelda and robin were about to head off too, when Link entered the living room, having returned from the shopping trip.
"So Link, tell me the details that I need to know," Robin asked the Hylian, quick to ambush; he wouldn't even give Link a chance to settle down! "Did Marth do anything with Corrin, anything at all?"
"Well to be honest with you, Marth was a bit...laissez-faire with Corrin and Felicia, so to speak," replied Link, telling the mage the honest truth. "Barely even talked to the guy, just focused on ensuring the grocery list was complete...
"NO WAY MAN, I CAN'T DO THAT, WHAT KIND OF PRIZE IS THAT?!" Lucario yelled from afar, his booming voice catching Link and others by surprise. "You seriously put me in that Empty Room just for that?! What sense does that even make?!" Master Hand just informed the aura Pokemon on his "prize", and clearly Lucario didn't like his prize one bit.
"...what was that all about?" Zelda asked Link, Robin, and Villager, all of whom either shook their heads or shrugged. "Oh well, whatever 'prize' Lucario won, we'll find out later, you boys up for some malasadas?" Robin and Link nodded their heads, and followed Zelda to the kitchen, while Villager stayed behind, refusing to leave the living room.
"These 'malasadas' better be tasty..." Midna silently murmured as she remained in the body of Link, hoping to make her presence known to Zelda soon. She had to speak with the princess ASAP, whenever the time was right.
