Author's Note:

Before I answer reviews, I have a little announcement to make: YoKaiShoubiao, one of my lovely guest reviewers, now has a Fanfiction account, and has published their first story, "Smash Mansion: The Worst Idea of My Life"! So if you can, show YoKaiShoubiao some love and check out his/her story when you have the time. (Here's the link to the story, if you're interested: s/12360673/1/Smash-Mansion-The-Worst-Idea-of-My-Life.) Moving on to the guest reviews:

I know I ready gave a long list of characters for you to add, but do you think you can add, the Golden Axe characters, Toma and Cyrille from Shining Force EXA, Frank West from Dead Rising, Tessa and Mai-Ling from Red Earth/Warzard and Morrigan and Lilith from Darkstalkers? (Since there are fans out there that like to ship Pit and Dark Pit with them.) P.S. will the other Xenoblade characters appear in this story as well?

Woah, woah, woah, hold the phone...people ship Pit and Dark Pit with...Morrigan and Lilith?! Well, when I think about it, I could see where these folks are coming from...the characters you mentioned can be added to the story, and Xenoblade characters such as Reyn and Sharla will be appearing too. Here's another anonymous guest review:

"Story centered on bowser and sonic?"

I've been planning something great for the two, and I shall unleash it upon you readers hopefully two weeks from now. One more anonymous review:

"How about some Mario Kart fun? The main Mario characters and some guest characters be racers while the rest are spectators. Could be in line for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe."

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe won't be released until April 28, right? I'll do a Mario Kart-related chapter on that day. MegaHeracross2.1, who was locked out of his account, left behind this plot idea under a guest account:

"Plot idea! Unknown to most of the smashers, Lucario is friends with a tomboyish Lopunny (that can talk), who has a crush on him. A female Gardevior has just been brought to the Pokémon Sanctuary, and Lucario falls in love with her. Unfortunately, a (talking) Gallade has also fallen in love with it. They decide to have a DEATH BATTLE to chose who gets her and...well, you can fill in the blanks."

Roydigs22 mentioned something similar in a previous review...eh, I suppose I'll see what I can do. Speaking of Roydigs22, let's see what they have to say:

"Good chapter, but one problem: the way (you guessed it) lucario is portrayed. When I picture lucario and lopunny, I imagine ALMOST a knight and princess relationship. Also, as a general rule of thumb, lucario are gentle, brave, and kind; NOT the way you pictured him. One weird thing before I go: lucario can have chocolate:

Yeah, I guess you're right, in a way...I barely even had Lucario appear that much in the previous chapter! He won't show up at all in this one (please don't hurt me!), but he'll definitely be included in the next chapter, for sure. But wait, there's more!

"One other thing, I know how the battle of smash mansion should end SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! So here's what should happen:
Despite the pokemon army's best efforts, plus assistance from EVERYONE ELSE IN THE MANSION, the hands included, they are losing. Something about seeing his family, friends, and brethren falling in battle just makes something in him snap. He gets an idea: 6 attack and speed, thrown using ears holding all items that boost close combat. He uses extremespeed to give the attack one last boost after mega evolving uses close combat on the leader heartless who is 200 feet tall, right through the center, and punches clean through, with destructive force rivaling that of the FALCON... PAWNCH! 1 MILLION times over. The shockwaves of the attack are felt for 5 miles, and is so powerful that it erases all the heartless from existence. Such power comes at a cost though, and for 10 minutes... Lucario's heart stops beating. Lucario is hailed as a hero, and when he recovers, he sees thank you's from all the smashers and pokemon, along with (aww) a flower from lopunny. Okay?"

I like the way you think, Roydigs22...I'll take all of this into heavy consideration once I get back to the Heartless plot. This scenario kinda reminds me of "Heroes" by David Bowie in a way, a song I've been listening to long before the Regular Show finale (I listen to it everyday whenever I can, even when I'm writing this story!) Up next is Sarah Valentina, with five questions to ask me:

"1. Will there be Miis? Even if you don't have one, will there still be three joining the mansion?
2. Will there be Naruto characters? If someone has already suggested it then I'm sorry. I just love Naruto... If possible, will there be NarutoxSakura?
3. Can we see Elsword characters? Apparentely there is a upcoming Elsword anime, and it was called El Lady... It will be releasing the second episode and further episodes in 2017, not sure about date.
4. Can we see some Persona 5 characters? It will be released this month...
5. Will there be DFO characters? DFO is for Dungeon Fighter Online (Remastered since 2015)..."

1. I may have mentioned this before, but I'm not fond of adding Mii characters to the mansion.
2. Sorry, but no anime/manga characters making any full appearances. I love Naruto too, I practically listen to the opening and closing themes of the show whenever I get the chance, but I can't make it happen.
3. An Elsword anime? Sounds interesting...as for Elsword characters, I'll see what I can do.
4. I'll have to do some research on Persona 5 before I can come to a valid decision on that. Also, wasn't Persona 5 already released, if I'm not mistaken?
5. I'll have to conduct research on Dungeon Fighter Online as well before I decide upon adding characters.

Smasherfan88 is back with even more requests!

1. Can we see some Overwatch characters if possible? I have a feeling this may getting answered with a maybe or a no due to the fact they Overwatch isn't on a Nintendo console (would be cool if it got a smash port though)
2. Since plants vs zombies was on the Nintendo DS, could we maybe see some of those characters? Like Crazy Dave and Dr. Zomboss? (Even though garden warfare hasn't been on a Nintendo console, if any plants were to appear, I'd think it'd make sense for the notable ones to appear how they do in those games)
3. Technically it's Lego, but this character first appeared in a video game, and it is even nintendo exclusive to the Wii U and 3DS! (Well for now, since a ps4 port is in the works) this character I'm speaking of would be Chase McCain from Lego Undercovered and Before the Chase (I think the 3DS version was called that at least...) plus I just think it'd be funny since Corrin and Kamui (at least going off of canon) don't wear socks or shoes...I think it's obvious what I'm alluding to what could happen...

1. I want to yes, but like you said, Overwatch is not on a Nintendo console. But I love Tracer...I'm so conflicted!
2. Crazy Dave and Dr. Zomboss would be very eccentric characters to have interact with the brawlers.
3. Eh, I'm a bit iffy on Lego characters, just as much as I am with Mii characters.

J300 also has a few requests to share with me:

1. I was wondering if Bowser could actuably teach Kamui with his lessons BUT, Kamui only goes along with it to humiliate Bowser in the long run and to prove that Corrin shouldn't listen to Bowser.
2. Maybe showing a little snippet of what Swordsman Weekly is like in the magazine.

The first request may happen this summer, or maybe even sooner. The second may be done in the next chapter, who knows. Last up is Mr. Macoroni:

Now, let me get to the point. This is actually a comment regarding .EXE's presence at the Smash Mansion. Because NetNavis are basically data programs, hence the .EXE extension in a Navi's name, they cannot exist physically outside of their NetOp's PET- unless a Dimensional Area is present, of course. Which brings up the question- Are there Dimensional Areas in the Smash Mansion? Or is the Mansion itself a Dimensional Area?

I guess you can say there's a couple of dimensional areas in the mansion, never really thought about this. Moving on:

This leads to my next concern- Lan's complete absence. Lan is 's NetOp, and as such I personally would expect to see him there with .EXE, whether .EXE is able to exist physically in the real world due to a Dimensional Area, or it's just him inside Lan's PET. If you could, I would like to see possible answers to these questions in the future.

I have completely neglected Lan, haven't I? As much of the "MegaMan: NT Warrior" that I've watched in my childhood, I should at least had Lan appear once in the story. But I shall make some recommendations for him in the future. One more thing:

"Speaking of NetNavis and NetOps, I would also like to see Chaud and make appearances, preferably in multiple chapters as recurring characters."

Chaud is a very fascinating character. I shall make recommendations for him as well.


Episode 61: Robotic

Dr. Light was a man respected on many, many levels. He graduated from Robert Institute of Technology, graduating with a PhD in robotics. He received a Nobel Peace prize for his works, and invented many robots such as Proto Man and Mega Man X. He invented many Robot Masters over the years, starting off with the original six (Cut Man, Guts Man, Elec Man, Ice Man, Fire Man, and Bomb Man), and moving on to other Robot Masters, all with their unique abilities.

But Dr. Wily, envious of Dr. Light and the fact that he was better than him, kidnapped the inventor's robots, and turned them evil. And it would be up to Mega Man to defeat the Robot Masters and stop Dr. Wily for good. After the Robot Masters were defeated, the ever kind and caring Dr. Light, who always cared for his robots, was generous enough to let the Robot Masters stay with him and Roll at his laboratory, where they would do...robot things. Dr. Cossack, a Russian inventor who had Robot Masters himself, allowed his creations to stay with Dr. Light.

On this particular day, Mega Man and Rush stopped by Dr. Light's laboratory, to check on the inventor and Roll. Both individuals were doing just fine, especially with no evil threat like Dr. Wily rummaging about. While Roll was doing her thing in the living room, sweeping things up, Mega Man and Rush walked with Dr. Light through a dark corridor, with the robot inventor wanting to speak with the Blue Bomber. Mega Man had a glut feeling Dr. Light wanted him to complete some sort of important mission, and the robot was up for anything.

"I've been doing some cleaning around the laboratory, and my cleaning has finally led me to this area where the Robot Masters stay," Dr. Light told Mega Man and Rush as they continued through the corridor. Mega Man suddenly remembered the last time he stopped by Dr. Light's laboratory - the time Sonic pestered Dr. Light about his martial status and called him "Santa Claus"...those were some very bad memories. "So that I'll be able to focus on the task at hand without being irritated in the slightest, I'll leave you with some of the more 'insufferable' Robot Masters to stay with you at the mansion until further notice. I already spoke with Master Hand about this on the phone and he was quick to agree to the terms."

Dr. Light: Honestly I was surprised Master Hand agreed to allowing a couple of Robot Masters to stay at the mansion, given that the chaos that goes on there. One day while I was working on a new robot theory, I looked outside my window and saw a ginormous atomic bomb cloud erupt from the Smash Mansion, and it left me alarmed. I alerted Roll about the explosion, and she said that she witnessed the explosion and that she was calling Mega Man to make sure everything at the mansion was okay. Once we got Mega Man on the phone and asked if he was okay, he said that it was Wario who was responsible for the explosion - he let a seriously big one rip and inadvertently intoxicated the entire mansion with his toxic flatulence fumes... *grins* ...evidently the guy ate one too many onions. Someone should perhaps dissuade Wario from eating those onions, lest they don't care about breathing in clean air.

Mega Man, Rush, and Dr. Light arrived at a door at the end of the corridor, and Dr. Light entered a secret code, a code so secret he didn't even want Mega Man to look at it, having his hand covered over the keypad. Once the code was entered, the threesome took a step inside a large, spacious compartment of the laboratory where the Robot Masters presided. In the center of the main room a few Robot Masters were playing baseball, with Strike Man as the pitcher, Tomahawk Man as the batter, and Guts Man as the umpire. Usually playing baseball didn't end well for Tomahawk Man, since he would always use a tomahawk as a baseball bat, and whenever he attempted to hit the baseball, the ball would either be sliced in half or struck out of the laboratory. Fortunately for the Native American-themed robot, it would be the latter, as he struck the baseball with the silver side of his Tomahawk, sending the baseball flying out through a window, breaking said window in the process.

"It...could...go...all...the...way!" commentated Drill Man as the baseball flew to realms unknown, channeling the legendary ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman. Most of the Robot Masters present were getting all hyped for no reason, until they saw Mega Man and company staring at them. That's when the euphoria came to an abrupt stop.

"Thought I told you fools good not to play baseball and other sports in my laboratory," Dr. Light scolded the Robot Masters, though they didn't care either way about the robot inventor...for their attention was on the Blue Bomber, Mega Man.

"Well, well, well, look who finally showed up after leisurely spending their time at the precious mansion!" Jewel Man exclaimed, not knowing that Mega Man was at the laboratory last year around. "The mighty Mega Man has finally returned to his roots!" Soon enough, the room was filled with all the Robot Masters, chanting Mega Man's name in unison. To think that they were previously antagonizing against the robot in the past...and now it seems like they're best friends with the guy.

"Alright now, alright now, settle down, I'll give you all a chance to speak with Mega Man, I have an important announcement to make," Dr. Light calmed down the robot masses, and the crowd noise came to a sudden halt. "As some of you may know, I've been doing a lot of cleaning around my laboratory, and that so I won't be easily distracted or anything, I've elected ten robots, all of whom I've considered the most irritating, to stay with Mega Man at the mansion until I tell you to return."

"What, that's your big announcement?" frowned Gemini Man, with hands on his hips. "Here I thought you would buy me a giant mirror for me to look at and adore my precious looks! I am the best looking robot there is..." All the other Robot Masters rolled their eyes at Gemini Man, for the robot was very conceived and arrogant, taking way too much pride in his looks.

Gemini Man: With my absolutely gorgeous looks, I should be entering a plethora of beauty contests all across the world...but what stinks is that all of them feature women! Where's the diversity, what's so wrong with having beauty pageants with both women AND men, is it because of the femininity the pageants exude? To make things worse, they don't even focus on the "beauty" part of the pageants - they also do things regarding the contestants' intelligence and talent! It's a BEAUTY PAGEANT, so the judges should be focused on nothing but the contestants' beauty!

"Now let's get to business..." Dr. Light pulled out a list of Robot Masters that will be temporarily staying at the mansion. "The ten Robot Masters that will be staying over at the Smash Mansion will be...Fire Man, Shadow Man, Splash Woman, Star Man, Blade Man, Burst Man, Quick Man, Top Man, Ring Man, and Flash Man." The ten bots who had their names called out were complaining about the idea of going from the comfort of the laboratory to the Smash Mansion, where they would likely either be bored as heck or annoyed by the residents.

"Awww, why do I have to go to the Smash Mansion?" moaned Splash Woman, holding her trident in her hand. Moving around in the mansion would be hard for her, due to the fact that she was essentially a mermaid robot. "Not that I don't mind as much, the brawlers could really hear my magnificent singing..."

"And your singing is the main reason why I want you to stay at the mansion - as great as your singing is, I'm afraid it would enough to distract me from my work. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, you're all welcome to speak with Mega Man, while I look for Auto and ask him if he has a vehicle to transport Mega Man and the ten robots." Auto was Dr. Light's secondary assistant, and he would always come in times of need for the robot inventor. And now would be one of those times.


"Here we are folks, we've arrived at the Smash Mansion!" Auto, driving a large version of the Rightot'n Half-track vehicle with Mega Man, Rush, and the ten Robot Masters, exclaimed as he pulled up to the mansion. The green robot saw the state of Master Hand sitting at the front of the mansion, in all its glory. "Um, Mega Man, why is there a statue of Master Hand? Is he really that conceited?"

"I'm afraid so Auto, his ego grows more and more as time goes on," replied Mega Man, as the robot and the others got out from the vehicle. "I've overheard that apparently Master Hand now yearns for a Lamborghini, just so he could show it off to others...don't know the stuff that goes on in that mind of his, and quite frankly I don't wanna know at all..."

"Well I gotta head back now, gotta help Dr. Light with the rest of his cleaning duties...I'll call you when Dr. Light's ready for you to bring back the robots. If you have any concerns, you know just the guy to call!" Auto drove away on his vehicle, leaving Mega Man alone with the ten Robot Masters. Blade Man looked down and saw Polterpup standing at his feet, with his tongue out and his tail wagging.

"Aren't you a cute little fella!" the robotic swordsman said to Polterpup, who proceeded to chomp down on one of Blade Man's arm blades. "GAAAAH THE BLASTED DOG BIT ME! GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF!" The robot ran about flailing his arms, with Polterpup's mouth stuck to the arm blade.

Luigi: No, I see-a nothing wrong with letting Polterpup-a roaming about outside, it's not like he could bite-a someone, he doesn't even have-a any teeth to begin-a with...Polterpup bit some-a one? And it was one-a of the Robot Masters Mega Man-a brought along?! *puts his hands over his head* Ooh, I hope who-a ever it was, they didn't have any significant-a damage done to them, Dr. Light would-a kill me...

"I think I should take you guys inside the mansion now," Mega Man said, while Shadow Man did the honors of taking Polterpup off of Blade Man. Once the deed was done, Shadow Man placed Polterpup back on the ground, and the ghostly dog ran away. Soon enough, Shadow Man and Blade Man both realized that they were by themselves!

"Hmm, that's weird, where did Mega Man and the others go?" wondered Shadow Man, apparently not believing that maybe the robots WENT INSIDE THE MANSION?! And if you thought that was bad, Blade Man didn't know the answer to the question either!

"You know, I actually enjoy being outside, we've been cooped up in Dr. Light's laboratory for so long, that I'm starting to crave the feeling of the outdoors!" exclaimed Blade Man, dying for something to do outside, as long as it didn't have anything to do with dogs biting you and whatnot. The swordsman looked around, and saw Yuffie, Sheik, Greninja, Link, Cloud, and Aerith seated at a table, enjoying a tea party. "Why don't we go join those folks over there, they seem like a very friendly bunch!" Blade Man pointed at the group, while Shadow Man valued his options.

"I could go for some tea...but the only problem is, drinking any form of liquid would disrupt our systems. I suppose we could chill at their little tea party, and get to know them well." The fact that Yuffie, Greninja, and Sheik were all ninjas made Shadow Man more interested in joining the tea party, for he never really met fellow ninjas like himself. Maybe he could learn from Yuffie and her ways!

"More tea please, fill 'er up!" Link exclaimed as he held his tea cup out to Yuffie, who poured tea from a teapot into the Hylian's teacup. Both Link, Cloud, and Aerith were invited by Yuffie to join her crew at one of their tea parties, this particular tea party being the first to be held outside, and Link and company agreed to the offer, though it would take a long time for Cloud to come around. "Gotta admit Yuffie, this is some nice tea! Did the Black Knight help you with making it?"

"Nah, Sheik and I tried to make the tea ourselves," replied Yuffie as she placed the teapot back on the table. "But the Black Knight was being incessantly annoying about not being able to help; every now and then he would stop by the kitchen and be all like, 'I'm the best tea maker there is, why don't you have me make the tea instead and you ladies make some scones?!'" Yuffie shook her head as she took a sip from her cup of tea. "We thought making him bake the scones would shut his mouth, but frankly it didn't help much, he kept running his mouth like there was no tomorrow..."

"He even forced us to taste the scones, and ordered us to give him some feedback on how they tasted," added Sheik, who found it increasingly difficult to eat and drink by removing the bandages around her mouth. Apparently the ninja girl didn't want to reveal her mouth to the others, must be some sort of protocol. "Yuffie and I tried to be as blunt as possible, but then we saw that the Black Knight had a sword in his hand, and was ready to strike..."

Black Knight: *seething* Yuffie and Sheik had the utmost audacity to call my scones "one of the worst things" they've ever tasted! Any person with actual taste buds would say that the scones were stupendous, and profoundly delicious! I was this close to unleash my wrath upon the ninja ladies and using my sword on them, until Dunban entered the kitchen and held me back! With my bloodlust still apparent, I stabbed Dunban with my sword, and made him fall to the floor in pain, clutching his wound and bleeding while I laughed maniacally at his expense...and so that's how I ended up being on dish duty for the entire month of February. It was still worth it though, the agonizing sounds Dunban made were music to my ears!

"Excuse me everyone, but may we have your attention please?" Blade Man asked as he and Shadow Man approached Yuffie and company, garnering their uninvited attention. "Allow me to introduce ourselves - I'm Blade Man, and this ninja fellow is Shadow Man. We're both Robot Masters hailing from Dr. Light's laboratory, and Dr. Light wanted us and a couple of others to remain at the Smash Mansion for the time being. However, my friend and I saw this tea party, and I must ask...may we be a part of your party, if you don't mind?"

"Don't know why robots like yourselves would want to be a part of a tea party to begin with, but you can go ahead and take a seat, we have two chairs available!" exclaimed Yuffie, as Blade Man and Shadow Man sat in the two available chairs. Yuffie and the crew would introduce themselves to the Robot Masters, and would ask them about life at Dr. Light's laboratory. Blade Man and Shadow Man were quickly adjusting to the group, and were becoming more comfortable with their surroundings.

As the tea party went on, Blade Man discussed how he used to be a guide to an ancient castle, and that his design was heavily inspired by the castle's lord, who had an affinity of swords. Link, being the master swordsman that he was, took a great amount of interest in Blade Man's knowledge of sword, which was almost encyclopedic, and asked him a bunch of questions about swords and whatnot.

"So you're telling me that you have extensive knowledge about Hylian swords, like the legendary Lokomo Sword?" Link asked the Blade Man, as both individuals were embroiled in a lengthy conversation about swords. The others were bored out of their minds, waiting for the very moment the conversation would come to an end...provided that there was an end!

"I also know about the Four Sword, Phantom Sword, and all the other swords there is throughout the land of Hyrule," Blade Man responded with an affirmative nod. "I also happen to know about Cloud's Buster Sword, and what it is fully capable of." Link was about to ask Blade Man another question, until Cloud dissuaded the Hylian from doing so by placing his arm in front of Link.

"Link, man, please do all of us a favor and quit it with the unnecessary questions," advised Cloud, as a now saddened Link sat back in his seat. "We get it, we get it - Blade Man here knows a lot about swords, and has built-in knowledge of every single sword in existence. How about we all talk about something that's mutually interesting, a conversation we all can be a part of?"

"Like you're the one to talk, guy who remained silent most of the time," stated Shadow Man. Dude had a point - after Cloud introduced himself to the Robot Master duo, he just sat in his seat and just chilled, opting not to say a single thing until now.

Mega Man: Once I got the Robot Masters inside the mansion, I counted them all until I saw that Blade Man and Shadow Man were both missing. I kinda panicked a little, what with me running about screaming and flailing my arms about like it was the end of the world...before I looked out a window and saw the two robots enjoying a tea party with Yuffie's ninja friends and others. Seeing that kinda put a smile on my face, for I knew that Blade Man and Shadow Man would be getting along with the others quite well...

"Oh yeah, well you were doing the same thing, were you not?" frowned Cloud, getting up for no reason other than to be mad. "You should stay in your lane and keep your mouth shut, if you know what's good for ya..." You know things are heading south when Cloud of all people is standing up and getting all mad with others.

"Those are some big words from a guy who looks like a perpetual loner!" This snide remark from Shadow Man did nothing but make Cloud's temper flare up with even more anger, as the swordsman clenched his fists with the utmost fury. Yuffie and company looked on, hoping Cloud wouldn't snap, for that would be a sight for sore eyes.

"Please Cloud, I cannot stand to see you this angry, please sit back down..." Aerith tried her best to calm down the swordsman, who continued to glare down Shadow Man. The Robot Master would glare right back, like that would make Cloud feel intimidated.

"You know what, forget about it, I'm done with this party..." a now salty Cloud quickly left the premises, walking away from the tea party. Shadow Man cockily smirked as he sat back in his chair, with his arms folded. He truly got the best of Cloud, you could say he might have cut in deep into the swordsman.

"Cloud come back, you can't be mad at Shadow Man forever!" Aerith got up from her seat and chased after Cloud, who went back inside the mansion. This left Yuffie and company in an awkward atmosphere, which was best personified by Greninja facepalming at his end of the table.

"...can you tell me everything I need to know about the Great Fairy's Sword?" Link asked Blade Man, leading the others to groan. The last thing they wanted know was for another lengthy conversation between Link and Blade Man about swords, especially one that would turn into a long lecture about just one little blade.


"I know you have received good word about it, but I must say, your mustache is simply on point!" Flame Man said to Mario, with a strong Arabian flare in his voice, as he and Fire Man were chilling with the plumber in the laundry room. Mario was doing Peach a solid by doing the laundry for her, allowing his fiancee to take a short break from her normal mansion duties.

"Why thank-a you Flame Man, I work on a daily basis to keep-a my mustache neat and-a trim!" responded Mario, stroking his trademark mustache. The mustache's trademark is so prevalent, it was even used as a basis for leveling up in Superstar Saga!.

Peach: So happy Mario was kind enough to do the laundry for me, now I'm able to take care of some of the things that I must get done...since we're on the topic of laundry, considering Mario and I move out (which would be inevitable), should we split of some of the housework duties once we presumably move in into our new home? Like for instance, Mario washes the dishes and does the laundry, while I sweep up the living room and organize the pantry! *looks up thoughtfully* Would we even need a pantry anyways? We have a pantry here at the mansion, and nobody hardly uses it! Except for Cilan, maybe...

Cilan: A pantry, you say? Yup, I know all about it, found it the other day and saw nothing but bananas! Glad I now know where the Kongs store their beloved bananas at! *looks around to ensure nobody was around* Since I'm all alone, I have something important to say...I've heard from Takamaru that Master Hand and Mario are apparently looking into replacing me with that loser Jakob once my time at the mansion is up, and he'll serve as the mansion's butler and do what I do here and more! He's not the right guy for the job - he can be very blunt at times, and is incredibly rude to anyone who's not a Fire Emblem character. He and Master Hand have met with one another over the week, and they're conducting another meeting right now as I speak...if you ask me, Master Hand and Mario should save themselves some trouble, and cut any ties with Jakob!

Also present in the laundry room was Villager, who was getting his "#1" T-shirt washed. For the time being, the young lad was wearing a blue-striped shirt, while playing with a paddle ball. He played the heck out of that thing, he hit that ball in the center of the paddle like a G, like Bloo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. The ball, on one instance, traveled very far on the string, far enough to strike Fire Man in the shin. And boy was the robot mad - so mad, that the fire on the top of his head flared up as anger filled up inside the robot.

"Hey kid what's the problem, watch where you're hitting that thing!" Fire Man scolded Villager, making sure the boy felt all his wrath and fury. Villager cowered in fear, not wanting Fire Man to douse his flames on him. An innocent boy like him didn't deserve any third-degree burns at the hands of Fire Man.

"I'm so sorry sir, I didn't mean to hit you with the ball!" Villager apologized to Fire Man, who only backed away a few feet while Mario and Flame Man looked on. "It was a harmless accident I tell you, I meant no harm whatsoever!"

"Woah, woah, woah, what's-a going on here?" Mario got between Fire Man and Villager, trying to bring peace back to the laundry room. He certainly didn't want Fire Man to burn the entire room down in flames. "Did this-a boy do something to you?" Mario asked the Robot Master, whose flare calmed down, but not by a whole lot.

"Yeah that brown-haired kid hit me with his paddle ball, and it was uncalled for!" Fire Man accusingly appointed at Villager, who was trembling in fear holding his dear paddle ball close. He oughta be glad Mario came in to save the day. "Sure I'm made out of metal and the hit didn't bother me as much, but still!"

"All worked up over some innocent young boy accidentally hitting you with a ball, what has gotten into you, Fire Man?" Now Flame Man intervened, and soon he and Fire Man were now embroiled in a long, petty argument. Mario quietly grabbed Villager, and escorted him out of the laundry room, while the quarrel persisted.


The spacetime robots Flash Man and Star Man were chilling on the fifth floor of the mansion in the Star Records room, with Fox, Falco, Ema, and Ike (who brought his Mia puppet along). And yes, in case you were wondering, Falco was still salty about his Falcons losing in the Super Bowl, even though close to two weeks have passed.

"Why did they do it man, why did they let Tom Brady win a fifth Super Bowl?" frowned Falco, who was starting to despise Tom Brady and his guts. "He has enough rings already, not to mention that he has a supermodel wife! What more could this man possibly want?!"

"Brady could probably run for president, he is friends with Trump after all, and Trump could put him on the right path," replied Fox, garnering a glare from Falco. A guy like Brady being president of the United States was a proposition the avian pilot did not want, especially after what went down in the Super Bowl.

Fox: A lot of good and bad has gone on with Falco...the good is that the man is finally out of his room, and is doing productive things. The bad is that he's still bitter about the Super Bowl, and now questions if his Falcons will even be good this year, or next year, or the year after that, or the year after that...but hey, at least he's not some cynical bandwagoner.

"Quit being such a negative nanny Falco, no way to be so critical of your own team!" said Ike, attempting to encourage the avian pilot. That's pretty much what he was here for. "Why don't you look on the bright side of things, look at all the positives?"

"Yeah Falco, the Falcons didn't make to the Super bowl by mistake!" added Puppet Mia, whose voice was again provided by Ike having to sacrifice his manliness to speak in a girly tone. Apparently the swordsman still carried that dumb puppet wherever he went. "They might make it back to the big game next year and redeem themselves by winning!" Falco rolled his eyes at this remark, for dozens of folks have told the avian pilot similar things, making the bird assume that they were just being nice in a somewhat politically correct sense.

"Nice puppet you got there bro, I could tell you worked hard on it," Star Man complimented Ike and his puppet. The Robot Master had a distinct fondness of opera and musicals, and that could have played into him suddenly taking interest in the Mia puppet. "Also like how you give the puppet a distinct character, and let me say, I love me some operas, so I know a thing or two about characters..."

"Thanks man, I've been receiving a ton of flack for my awesome puppet, bunch of haters roaming in the mansion!" Ike replied with a grin. The swordsman would receive all sorts of negative comments about his puppet, with some folks questioning his overall sanity and asking him if he truly had friends to begin with. Ike's famous catchphrase "I fight for my friends" had become more and more ironic to the residents.

"Screw you Ike, and screw your puppet too!" Falco snapped on the swordsman after Star Man was finished with the compliments. "I don't need any of your positive comments, and I don't need any of y'all! Making me feel more miserable than I'm already am..."

"You really think you feel miserable sweetheart, I've been feeling the same way ever since Dr. Wily made me bald..." said Flash Man, who was sulking with his arms folded. The Robot Master despised being bald - so much, that he would cringe whenever he saw a commercial for any hair product on television. Whenever Flash Man went shopping (a very rare occurrence) and see a Just For Men box in the beauty aisle (why he would even be there, no one will ever know), he would just shudder at the sight, making onlooking shoppers around him question if he had some sort of beef with hair care products, as well as why he would even be in the aisle in the first place given he was a robot.

"Maybe Dr. Wily preferred you to be bald," Ema said with a simple shrug, though Flash Man was quick to downplay this notion. "You can't really change who you are, just gotta do with what you got..." Flash Man now looked down at the floor, thankful the floor wasn't a mirror or something. Had Gemini Man been here...

Ema: After the Valentine's Day dance, which I thought was pointless beyond belief (and several others think the same way, but don't say it to Master Hand unless you want to end up like poor Ness and have your intestines turned inside out), I thought Falco would mellow out and quit it with his bitter self, but it turned out I was dead wrong. Back to the same old blame game crap...and now Falco added Tom Brady bashing to his repertoire. When will it ever stop?

"Dr. Wily would never do such a thing, being bald blows!" said Flash Man, shaking his head in disdain. "Certainly he must have made a mistake..." Is the robot now making up excuses? Not a good way to combat his misery.

"Bruh my Falcons made a ton more mistakes than Dr. Wily in that Super Bowl, it's no secret that we lost," stated Falco. A part of him wanted to burn his Julio Jones jersey, the one he wore around the mansion stinking up the joint. "My Falcons may never recover, at least from a mental standpoint, I can already see a losing season looming this year..."

"C'mon man, quit being so down on your team!" Star Man said to Falco, unnerved by the pilot's pessimism about the Falcons. "I saw that Super Bowl, from start to finish, and I saw nothing from that Falcons team that would guarantee a losing season! They have all the potential to be great!"

"Yeah, but not great enough, I'm afraid..." It's sad to see what such a devastating loss would do to a die-hard sports fan like Falco. It's sadder from the standpoint of Fox, Falco's best buddy.

"Oh how I wish to have hair, I'd be the first robot to have artificial hair on my body..." complained Flash Man, rubbing his yellow bald head. He was very prone to complaining, and it would annoy his colleagues very much.


"You sure Felicia would love to watch this movie?" Corrin asked Robin as the prince stood outside the entrance to the gaming room with the mage. Robin was holding a copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, finding the DVD in the movie room. Corrin was already immersed in the Star Wars universe, so it wouldn't hurt to get him into Harry Potter, would it?

"Of course she would love to watch it, what's not to love about wizards fighting against the forces of evil?" was Robin's response, as he gave the DVD to Corrin. "And besides, the movie has Emma Watson in it, and after Felicia watches the movie, Watson will be her favorite actress ever! She's practically everyone's favorite actress ever, and that's a completely unbiased opinion!" By the sounds of it, it might seem like Robin loves himself some Emma Watson...

"I suppose I'll take your word for it," Corrin said as he walked inside the gaming room towards Felicia, with Robin following him. Corrin would ask the maid if she wanted to see the Harry Potter movie, and she was quick to say yes. Robin found himself smirking, and Chrom, who saw the smirk from afar, got up from the couch and headed over to his best friend, to see what was up.

Chrom: Last Wednesday Robin had the utmost audacity to call my relationship with Raven "fake", talking all this nonsense about how I don't keep in contact with her that much and how we don't go on dates that often. The many times I've tried to contact her, she refused to reply back, but when I told that to Robin, he assumed that Raven was possibly "looking for other men" and that she was no longer interested in me! Maybe she just has a busy schedule and can't keep in touch with me. I wouldn't blame her either way for it, we all have busy times in our lives.

"Still trying to teach Corrin how to be a great boyfriend to Felicia I see," Chrom said to Robin, who was now rubbing his hands together and smiling creepily as Corrin popped the Harry Potter DVD into the DVD player and pressed play on the remote. The mage's plan was slowly coming to fruition, and it was up to Corrin to not screw things up.

"One day Chrom, I shall prove to you that I'm arguably a better romantic expert than you'll ever be!" vowed Robin, infuriating Chrom. He still didn't like whenever people would consider him a "romantic expert", especially when he was a part of the Romance Club as a novice.

"For the last time, I'm NOT a romantic expert, just because a lot of women flirted with me in the past doesn't mean anything!" Chrom stomped his foot on the floor, as Robin ignored the prince's outburst. He was vividly more interested the interactions between Robin and Felicia.

"Making Corrin watch some silly movie about wizards with Felicia...Robin's doing it all wrong," Marth said as he peeked inside the gaming room door. Standing with the hero-king was Burst Man and Splash Woman, both Robot Masters "hired" by Marth to do his bidding, whatever it was. "Alright you two, here's what I want you to do...Splash Woman, use your lovely singing voice to sing this song." Marth gave the female robot a song sheet with lyrics on it. "Burst Man, you go outside and get out your bombs to make fireworks. Together we can show that loser Robin how it's done!"

"My singing voice will swoon Corrin over, and his girlfriend too!" exclaimed Splash Woman, holding her trident up in the air. The trident got in the way of Marth, who moved his head back in time.

"I'll be outside in the front boss, just let me know when you're ready to go!" Burst Man walked away, giving Marth a thumbs up as he walked away. Now back to the gaming room, where Corrin and Felicia became suddenly invested into the early goings of the Harry Potter film.

"You know, I wish I had remembered to pop some popcorn..." Corrin uttered this random thought, leading Robin to silently snap his fingers in disgust. How could he possibly forget to tell Corrin to pop popcorn, watching great films without popcorn is nigh impossible! And just then...

"You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek Life beyond the shore just out of reach..." the lyrics of Fire Emblem Fates' main theme, "Lost in Thoughts All Alone", was sung by a beautiful singing voice and everyone in the gaming room looked around searching for this lovely voice. Corrin stood up, recognizing the song and believing Azura was lurking by.

"Azura must be around here somewhere, we must look for her immediately!" Corrin grabbed Felicia's hand and dashed out of the gaming room, leading Robin to wonder who was singing and why this singer would have the gall to lead his protege away from the vicinity...with the Harry Potter movie still playing on the television screen.

Corrin: Azura and I, we haven't talked at all ever since Luigi's wedding. I would call her on a cellular device, but Nohr doesn't have cellphones...and I can see why they don't! You see, cellphones were invented by aliens, and cast down from their home planet of Mars to Earth as WMD - weapons of mass distraction! It's all a part of their diabolical plan - with the human race distracted by their cellphones, the alien race can pounce on the opportunity of an alien invasion and invade the entire earth with a majority of humans preoccupied!

"Azura where on earth are you, show yourself!" Corrin said as he and Felicia followed the singing voice, provided by Splash Woman. Since the robot could hardly move on land, Marth had to literally drag her, and soon the hero-king would lead Corrin and Felicia outside, on the balcony.

"We managed to get both lovebirds outside, now cue the fireworks!" Marth, now outside with Splash Woman seated underneath the balcony, quietly called out to Burst Man, who set off his bombs. The bombs then turned into fireworks, flying up into the air and exploding. Corrin and Felicia looked up and said fireworks, firing in the shape of red and pink hearts, and were in awe, while Splash Woman continued to sing "Lost in Thoughts All Alone".

"D-Did you plan all of this, the song and the fireworks?" Felicia asked Corrin, who did not know what to say...in fact, he did know what to say.

"Yes Felicia, yes I did, I planned all of this, just for you!" Corrin excitedly nodded his head, all caught up in the moment. "I did this...I did this out of love!" The prince would suddenly find himself doing something he never, ever thought he would even consider doing...

...he kissed Felicia. That's right, the gullible and naive prince of Nohr kissed Felicia, as the fireworks display continued in the sky above. A dumbfounded Robin was standing outside on the balcony, his mouth agape watching Corrin and Felicia kiss, with Chrom at his side smirking with his arms folded.

"Some romantic expert you're supposed to be," the prince of Yliesse chuckled, as Robin continued to stand there, like a statue.


"Man what an awesome fireworks display, someone must have planned real hard for that!" remarked Sonic as he looked up at the sky, marveling at the fireworks Burst Man had set off. The hedgehog was standing outside with Quick Man, Ring Man, and Jacky Bryant, with Quick Man having challenged the hedgehog to a race to see who was the fastest.

"Yo Sonic you done yet, we have a race to do!" Jacky said to the hedgehog. Sonic sheepishly smiled as he got in starting position, next to Quick Man. "All ready? On your mark...get set..."

"You got your Ring Boomerang all ready to go?" Quick Man quietly asked Ring Man, who nodded evilly as he held up his signature weapon. Sonic and Jacky did not see this, though later they might probably wish they did, if Ring Man were to help Quick Man cheat.

Sonic: My race with Quick Man was started by an accident rather than either one of us challenging the other - when I first saw Quick Man, I told him that he was a crappy knockoff of DC Nation hero Flash, and the guy took great offense to my remark. He then started talking all this crap about him being the fastest thing alive, and challenged me a race, a race between the fastest dudes ever known! So basically the race was conceived out of Quick Man unable to accept the truth, but you know how the old saying goes...the truth shall set you free!

"GO!" Jacky shouted at the top of his lungs, and Quick Man and Sonic took off, running at the speed of sound. The two speedsters would circle around the mansion, and as they neared the imaginary finish line where Jacky was present, Sonic would trip and fall to the ground when Ring Man unsuspectingly hurled his Ring Boomerang at Sonic's feet, causing the hedgehog to trip and land face-first, leading to Quick Man winning the race.

"Well guys it's now official, Quick Man is the fastest being to have ever existed!" announced Jacky as Quick Man ran up to the racer, who held up the robot's arm in victory. Sonic slammed his fists on the ground as he got up, and angrily marched over to Jacky and Quick Man.

"I think that your little friend of yours helped you cheat and win the race!" Sonic said to Quick Man, pointing at Ring Man who was trying to play down the fact that he messed up the hedgehog. "I demand a do-over this instant, right here right now!"

"Me, helping Quick Man cheat in a genuine race?" Ring Man held his hand to his chest, taken back by Sonic's accusation. Remember two episodes back, when he accused Mario of cheating in a backyard football game? Sonic was getting his just desserts...except this time around, there was actually cheating involved, no science was in play. "Why I would never do something so preposterous, how absurd of you to accuse me!"

"Sorry Sonic, but we can't do another race, regardless of whether there was cheating or not," Jacky apologized to Sonic, who grumpily folded his arms as Quick Man stealthily smirked, giving Ring Man a secret thumbs up. "So you'll just have to accept the final result..." Sonic was going to have his way with both Quick Man and Ring Man, and he knew just the right guy to ask for some form of retribution...


"Any reason why you insist on wearing your hair in a ponytail, when we're in the year 2017?" Pit asked Jakob, a man whom Master Hand and Mario were pursuing to be the mansion's butler. "I could if you were doing some school play and it took place in the early 1800s, but if not..."

"Plenty of men from the kingdom of Nohr wear their hair in ponytails, it's a custom of Nohr," stated Jakob, coming off as very blunt. Like Cilan had mentioned in his talking head segment, Jakob had a strong tendency to be rude to others, and Pit was absolutely no exception. "You shouldn't be talking boy, after all you wear a laurel wreath on top of your head..."

"Oh, so that's what they call this thing!" Pit took the wreath off of his head and marveled at it in his hands, glad to know what the headdress was called. Jakob, having received an early dose of Pit's ignorance and stupidity, could only facepalm at the angel.

Jakob: Felicia and Flora are already working at the mansion as maids, which means that I'm all but guaranteed to serve as the resident butler. Master Hand and Mario would be very unwise to not hire me, it would be hands down the biggest mistake and each of their lives. Besides, the residents would be thrilled to have me around, for I know that compared to the likes of someone like Mario, I'm more competent and trustworthy...no way you can find a single blemish in me.

"Can you two please keep it down, Mega Man is fixing my alarm clock over here!" Master Hand boomed at Pit and Jakob, while Mega Man was fixing an alarm clock the giant hand probably never used. Pit and Jakob were in Master Hand's room, and Jakob was having a period of negotiations with the creator of the Smash universe, his eyes set on being the mansion's butler.

"Just for the record, it was Pit who was being loud, I've been keeping my voice level down to a minimum," Jakob explained to Master Hand. Just then, Mega Man was finished with the giant hand's alarm clock, after screwing the last screw in.

"Alright, Master Hand, I'm finished with your alarm clock, it should be good as new!" exclaimed Mega Man, awfully sounding like he was just dying to leave Master Hand and continue his day without having to do the hand any more favors. Face it, you would feel the same way if Master Hand forced you to fix an appliance of his.

"Thanks a bunch Mega Man, I could always count on a robot like you!" thanked Master Hand as he followed Mega Man out his room, much to the chagrin of the Blue Bomber. But once Mega Man and Master Hand were outside the room...

...they were suddenly confronted by a crowd of residents, namely Mario, Sonic, Cloud, Aerith, Robin, Falco, and Ema. All of them were staring at Mega Man, leading the robot to instantly assume the ten Robot Masters were up to no good.

"What's all of this, why are you all here?" Master Hand questioned the group, and right on cue, the residents sounded off, talking about the Robot Masters and some of the antics they were pulling off.

"Flash Man won't stop complaining about his baldness and how being bald sucks!" stated Ema. Famous people like Samuel L. Jackson are bald, and you don't see the complaining about their baldness!

"Blade Man and Shadow Man both ruined Yuffie's tea party, at least for me," stated Cloud. Who wants to bet Blade Man is still giving Link a lecture on swords?

"I saw Marth working with two Robot Masters, and together they made Corrin and Felicia have a romantic moment that I was supposed to put together!" stated Robin, garnering strange looks from the others. "What, I'm a romantic expert, and Marth stole my idea...sort of. It was supposed to be me setting off fireworks and getting somebody to sing a song in a moment that would lead to Corrin and Felicia kissing!"

Master Hand: Fireworks set off at the mansion before Independence Day?! Ooh, if Marth indeed was behind this, then he shall pay, he knows better than anyone that no fireworks should be used before the 4th of July! I understand that he wanted Corrin and Felicia to have their little "romantic moment" together, but Marth wasting fireworks on fools like Corrin will only add salt to the wound!

"Woah, woah, everyone calm down this instant!" boomed Mega Man, as the noise level died down in an instant. "If you have any problems or concerns with the Robot Masters, then ask Mega Man here, he knows those robots like the back of his head...or helmet." Mega Man stepped into the forefront, for he knew just the answer(s) to the residents' problems.

"Well it seems like the Robot Masters are annoying you, so you guys just have to give them a little taste of their medicine," stated the robot. He knew that the only way for the residents to get even with the robots was to utilize their dislikes against them. "So here's what I want each of you folks to do..."


Flame Man and Fire Man were inside the storage room with Mr. Game and Watch, and Flame Man was asking the 2-D housekeeper for oil to keep his energy source replenished. The oil Mr. Game and Watch had in the room was rather cheap oil, something Flame Man wasn't fond of.

"I'm so sorry sir, but we only have gas station oil, it's the only oil Master Hand allows to be kept in this storage room!" Mr. Game and Watch tried to tell Flame Man, who was growing angrier by the second. The robot would change his oil three times a day, following a very punctual oil-changing schedule.

"Tell Master Hand that he's a cheapskate who wishes to see everyone suffer!" demanded Flame Man, wanting Mr. Game and Watch to tell the giant hand an obvious trait about him, a trait he refuses to admit true. Mario neared the thermostat for the storage room, flashing a devious smile.

"It's-a time for Fire Man-a to chill..." the plumber made a rather cheesy pun as he decreased the temperature on the thermostat and tip toed away without being seen. A minute later, the temperature went down considerably, giving Fire Man and Flame Man the chills.

"Is it just me, or is it getting cold in here?" Fire Man shivered, holding his arms close to him. Flame Man and Mr. Game and Watch also found themselves shivering, and the two fire-based Robot Masters couldn't take the cold anymore.

"It's simply too cold in here, we must leave!" Flame Man said to Fire Man. "Our fiery energy source must not be hampered by the cold temperatures!" So the two robots scampered out of the mansion, as Mario watched from afar...a part of the plumber wished Flame Man could stick around. He really liked the robot's mustache.


"Man we got Sonic good, and Jacky refused to acknowledge that we cheated to win that race!" Quick Man discussed with Ring Man outside, bragging about his victory over the hedgehog. "Like that man said, I'm the fastest person there is, nobody can come close!" Sonic would step out of the mansion, with Pit, Kirby, Viridi, and the Inklings at his side. Time for some payback...

Sonic: Mega Man told me that Ring Man despised children, and that Quick Man is unnerved by slowness. So for Ring Man, I'm gonna have Viridi and the Inklings annoy the crap out of him! And as for Quick Man...Mega Man didn't really specificy what kind of slowness bothered Quick Man, but Pit is the epitome of slowness, from a mental standpoint that is, so he and Kirby could perhaps do the trick.

"PAINTBALL FIGHT!" the female Inkling exclaimed at the top of her lungs after Sonic gave her and the male Inkling a cue, as the two Inklings ran towards Ring Man, splattering paint everywhere. Paint was spread on the trees, all over the grass, everywhere!

"Oh no, not kids, anything but kids!" fretted Ring Man, who as Sonic stated, disliked children. The robot ran away from the Inklings, only to be stopped in his tracks by Viridi, who was smiling as she held out a rose to the robot.

"Would you like a lovely red rose, good sir?" the goddess of nature asked Ring Man, who fainted as he fell to the ground. The Inklings saw the robot faint, and claimed their victory with the male Inkling proudly placed his foot on top of the robot like he was a deer hunter who successfully shot down his prey.

"Our robotic prey has been defeated!" the Inkling proclaimed, as Quick Man attempt to run away, but before he could run off with breakneck speed, he was suddenly confronted by Pit and Kirby, who numskulls who were literally meant for one another in so many ways.

"Hey guy, did you know that pinto beans are really a pint of beans?" Pit said to Quick Man, who was suddenly taken back at this bit of previously known information. "Did you also know that 3.14 is the complete opposite of pi?! Who would have guessed?!" Kirby, forgoing his Dynatox translator, followed up Pit by emitting a "Ooh wah!" as Quick Man collapsed to his knees.

"THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE!" the robot, with his hands apart, cried out, acting like he was seemingly done with life.


"Oh Flash Man, I have a gift for you..." Ema said as she returned to the Star Records room, holding a gift bag behind her back. Flash Man perked up, and headed over to the forensics expert, wanting to see what Ema had for him. "I hope you like it very much!" Ema handed the gift bag to the robot.

"Ah a gift for me, from one of the mansion residents!" Flash Man gleamed as he accepted the gift bag from Ema. "Thank you very much, Ema Skye, you really...shouldn't...have..." Flash Man trailed off as he took out the object inside the gift bag...a hair growth product. But it wasn't just any hair growth product - it was a product specifically designed for robots!

"I told Mega Man about how bitter you were about being bald, and so he gave me that," explained Ema, as Flash Man stared at the hair product in his hands in the utmost disbelief. "So do you like it or not?" Flash Man responded with a hug, which caught Ema off by surprise - clearly the robot did like the gift.

Flash Man: I've known Dr. Wily to be an inventor, an evil genius, and occasionally a blowhard... *holds up hair product with Dr. Wily's name and face on it* ...but I would have never expected him to specialize in hair care products for robots! I understand if he joined the hair industry just to make a quick buck after the multiple times Mega Man defeated him, but such a revelation is still hard for me to grasp!

Zero: Dr. Wily gave that hair product to me to keep my luscious blonde ponytail neat and tidy. I felt that my ponytail no longer needed any maintenance, so when Mega Man asked me if he could have my "Dr. Wily's Miracle Hair Growth and Repair", I was quick to oblige! *smirks* Also, the name of the product...why did Dr. Wily bother putting "Miracle" in the title for, did he honestly expect to make big sales with that move?

"Heh, for a minute there I thought you were gonna cut in deep into Flash Man," remarked Fox, who was in the back of the room chilling with Star Man and Ike (as well as Puppet Mia, if you wanna include her). "I don't think any of us would put up with more complaining from Flash Man, to be honest."

"Now now, Fox, you know I wouldn't dare to do such a thing," Ema said with her hands on her hips. Just then, Falco entered the Star Records room, and in his hands was his beloved Julio Jones jersey, the one he would wear around the mansion. He hadn't wore the jersey since the Super Bowl, so it was still kinda fresh.

"You know, I kinda looked past on my behavior for the last two weeks, and I'll admit that I was a lot more...abrasive than usual," Falco openly admitted, as Fox and company perked up to hear what the pilot had to say. "And I should know better than to act like a huge jerk when guests are around, though I should have learned that lesson last week. So I'd just like to say...I'm sorry for my saltiness, and I promise that if my Atlanta Falcons ever suffer a devastating loss in the Super Bowl, or any other crucial game, I won't be so bitter about it." Falco finished off his apology by wearing his Julio Jones jersey, and he wore it with pride. "Man it feels great wearing this jersey again!"

"Great to have you back, Falco!" exclaimed Fox, finally relieved that he Falco he knew was back again. Granted, the avian pilot might be prone to losing his temper, but Fox would prefer that over self-loathing and bitterness.

"Always remember Falco, pessimism is never good for the soul!" said Star Man, giving the pilot this much-needed advice. "Pessimism and expectations should never go hand in hand!" He could say that again...


"...and that is how powerful the Galaxia sword truly is!" exclaimed Blade Man, finishing off a long lecture about Meta Knight's sword at Yuffie's tea party. The ninja girl and her pals, Sheik and Greninja, were absolutely bored out of their minds, but Link, a sword fanatic, was listening to every word Blade Man said. As for Shadow Man, he was so bored that he even fell asleep!

"What about Kirby's sword, the one he uses in his Final Smash, you must tell me all about it!" demanded Link, placing his hands on the table to reinforce how demanding he was that Blade Man told him the story. Sheik would calm the Hylian down, making him sit back in his chair.

"Enough demanding stories from you Link, we've had just about enough of Blade Man's sword drabbles," the ninja would say to Link, and just then, Cloud and Aerith returned to the tea party, the lovebirds smiling somewhat devilishly. "About time you two returned, where have you been?"

Cloud: Mega Man said that the only way I can get back at Shadow Man is to play a practical joke on him. I'm a pretty serious dude, so practical jokes aren't my thing...but Aerith knows a thing or two about practical jokes, right babe?
Aerith: I do, sort of, but I thought a little something in the Inklings' room that would be...worthwhile. When those two Inklings aren't spraying one another in paint, like a bunch of French girls, they sure do provide some useful stuff...
Cloud: "Like a bunch of French girls"...do I detect a lowkey Titanic reference?
Aerith: *smiling* You know I'm a sucker for romantic movie flicks...

"Aerith and I wanted to take a little break from the tea party, that's all," replied Cloud, as he looked towards Shadow Man. Greninja nudged the ninja robot, waking him up and pointing at Cloud to let him know that the swordsman wanted to speak with the guy. "How about a handshake, to put aside our differences?" Cloud held out his hand, and Shadow Man got up and walked towards Cloud, seeing the swordsman's hand. The robot wasn't particularly fond of shaking the hands of others, but given the brief episode he had with Cloud, he believed it was worth it.

"Let's put our little dispute behind us," Shadow Man proudly shook hands with Cloud, putting an effective end to a short-lived beef. "It's best to not talk about it ever again." Shadow Man would return to his seat, but when he sat down...a farting noise was emitted from his bottom. The ninja looked down, and saw a whoopie cushion in his chair, a whoopie cushion that Aerith conspicuously placed during the handshake. Aerith and company laughed away as Shadow Man angrily looked up at Cloud, who was grinning. Laughing was not in the swordsman's nature, grinning or smiling was the most he could do.

"Wow Shadow Man, I honestly had no idea you were able to pass gas as a robot!" Blade Man said to his robot friend, as Shadow Man quickly grabbed Blade Man and ran away from the tea party, while the others continued to laugh.


Corrin and Felicia, who shared a kiss on the mansion's balcony, were now bonding with one another in the lounge, with Splash Woman singing a few romantic songs and Burst Man just chilling (Master Hand interrogated the robot earlier, and advised him not to use any explosives at the mansion ever again). Marth was watching all of this with a smile, proud of the work he had done.

But a seething Robin was standing in the lounge, his fists clenched as he intensely glared down the hero-king Marth. The mage tried to explain to Mega Man about how Marth was using Splash Woman and Burst Man to do his bidding and make Corrin more romantic, and wanted to know how he could extract revenge on Marth, but Mega Man called Robin petty and suggested that he should be thanking Marth for doing his work for him, rather than starting some lousy beef. With Mega Man refusing to help out Robin, the tactician decided to take matters into his own hands...

"SPLASH WOMAN IS THE WORST SINGER I'VE EVER HEARD WITH MY OWN TWO EARS!" Robin called out, making Splash Woman stop singing for a sudden moment. Who would say such things about a singer so great, great enough to receive offers to enter the show business?

"Wh-Who said that?" Splash Woman looked about, and Robin quickly hid behind a large couch, undetected. His plan was about to be a success, just can't let a single soul see him...

Robin: Apparently Mega Man refused to help me seek vengeance on Marth...and I could see a reason why. He doesn't understand what it's like to be doing hard work, and then someone comes in tries to work as hard as you, and then that someone steals your idea and makes your idea grand and spectacular! He doesn't understand a circumstance to be in, when you're working your butt off in school, and your rival classmate works their butt off too, and when you have to complete a school project you have this epic idea you want to pursue, but your rival steals your idea and does it even better! A crime-fighting robot like Mega Man wouldn't know such things, he never even received any education nor a does he have degree!

"SPLASH WOMAN SUCKS, SPLASH WOMAN SUCKS, SPLASH WOMAN SUCKS!" Robin chanted from behind the couch, making Splash Woman tear up. Burst Man immediately saw this, and refused to see the fellow water-based robot break down in tears.

"Sorry boss, but I gotta go, Splash Woman looks like she's about to cry her eyes out any minute!" Burst Man would apologize to Corrin as he grabbed Splash Woman and ran out of the door. Consider Robin's plan a success, if you will.

"But what about those love songs, who will sing to us now?" Corrin would ask, and right after he asked his question, Splash Woman instantly erupted into tears, inconsolably sobbing. Marth was dismayed at this turn of events, wanting to find the perpetrator who made Splash Woman cry.

"What heartless person would say such rude things about such a talented singer?" the hero-king wondered, as Robin appeared from the couch. Marth caught the mage in the act, and designated him as the culprit. "It was you, wasn't it Robin? Why did you sadden Splash Woman?!"

"Because YOU, you heartless person, stole my awesome idea for Corrin and Felicia, to have them kiss with fireworks as a backdrop!" Robin angrily pointed at Marth, marching towards the hero-king. "I have been building up Corrin and Felicia to be the perfect couple, and here you are stealing my thunder! Making them go shopping at Walmart? What couple would want to shop at Walmart, of all places?!"

"Like you can name a store better than Walmart, at least I know more about romance than you, I'm the founder of the Romance Club while you're just some silly mage who thinks they're so above it all because they're dating Lucina!"

"You're the one to talk Marth, you look more feminine than every Disney princess in existence! Your crown looks like a crappy tiara!" Corrin and Felicia watched this epic quarrel between Marth, not caring whichever guy won the verbal spat. Corrin was really wishing he had popcorn now...

"Oh yeah, well you don't see me flirting with my best friend's daughter, do you?" Marth got Robin real good, and the mage knew it. His face furrowing with rage, wanting to diss Marth right back, Robin took his L and stormed out of the lounge with whatever dignity he had left, leading Corrin and Felicia to continue their bonding like nothing ever happened.

"Robin you have to try out these oysters Palutena got from the store, they're delicious!" Chrom, standing near the lounge, told the mage, who stormed away, not wanting to speak with anyone. "Hey Robin, wait up, you gotta at least try one, one oyster wouldn't hurt!"


Mega Man: Just got a call from Dr. Light, he said that he's ready for the ten robots he sent to the mansion to return! Dr. Light also said that Auto's half-track broke down once he reached the laboratory, so he'll have to take a ride on Search Man's "critter gitter", which is an actual vehicle most hunters use...the name to me sounds vaguely politically incorrect, but since it's Search Man we're talking about, I highly digress.

"This looks like the Smash Mansion, does it not?" asked Search Man, as he and Auto pulled up to the establishment on the critter gitter. "Yup, it sure is, this is definitely the one!" The camouflage robot answered his own question, just like Dr. Toadley; this was due to Dr. Wily wanting to give Search Man two minds and make him a wiseguy that would throw Mega Man off-guard, but the evil genius forgot to add two distinct personalities. To this day, Search Man gets himself confused when he switches from head to head.

"Lemme go inside and see if Mega Man has the Robot Masters ready..." Auto hopped down from the vehicle and went inside the mansion, seeing the ten Robot Masters gathered in the foyer. Fire Man and Flame Man were both still feeling rather cold; Splash Woman was crying her eyes out, Flash Man was busy applying the robot hair product to his bald head; Shadow Man was feeling bitter about being humiliated by Cloud and Aerith; Ring Man was covered in paint; and Star Man, Burst Man, Quick Man, and Blade Man were just being themselves. Standing with the ten robots was Mega Man, who had a rather cheesy grin on his face. "Well it certainly looks like you had a lot of stuff happening with these dudes, Mega Man! Did any of the brawlers get to meet the robots?"

"Some of them did, though I kinda wish certain ones never interacted with any of the robots," replied Mega Man, specifically referring to Robin and others, but mostly Robin. Marth had told the Blue Bomber what went down in the lounge.

"Now that I'm looking at Splash Woman, I could see why...we should be going now, Dr. Light doesn't want me to be late! I'll catch you later Mega Man!" Auto would wave to Mega Man as he led the ten Robot Masters out of the foyer.

"Hope I'll get to visit you, Dr. Light, and Roll another time!" Mega Man called out to Auto, as the helper robot nodded. "Oh, and tell Beat and Eddie I said hi!" Auto would give Mega Man a thumbs up as the Robot Masters exited through the door, and with that, Auto closed the door behind him, just when Proto Man walked up next to Mega Man, yawning and stretching out his arms.

"I just had an extraordinarily long nap, good thing I woke up..." Proto Man remarked after he was done yawning. He looked at his young brother Mega Man, wondering why he was standing in the center of the foyer. "...so did anything good happen while I was napping away?"

"Oh nothing, just had a bunch of familiar faces stay at the mansion for a short while," Mega Man replied with a smile. The Blue Bomber would be down to allowing Robot Masters to stay at the mansion, if more than ten was allowed...

...only when the time was right. And today was one of those times.