Author's Note:

Guest reviews, per usual...

"Can you add the characters from Tales of the Abyss? (Since that game got a 3DS port.) and when will the rest of the Tales of Xillia characters show up?"

The more Tales characters the merrier! And the rest of the Xillia characters will have to wait until I find a good use for them. Next is Smasherfan88:

"1. Can we see the new/original characters made for Fire Emblem Heroes?
2. If Bomberman ever appears, will he appear with his four brothers? (black bomber,yellow bomber,green bomber, and blue bomber) and two sisters? (Pink Bomber and Aqua Bomber)
3. Since skyrim is confirmed for the switch will we see the dragon born? Or no?
4. At least a cameo of those things you play as in snipperclips"

1. I shall look into these characters during my spare time.
2. Bomberman has brothers?!...Uh, I mean...sure we can include his brothers...and his sisters.
3. Ehhhhhhhhh...I dunno.
4. Now that would be rather fun!

Derick Lindsey has another suggestion for a chapter I should do:

"...was there ever a chapter where Wii fit trainer decided to be King Dedede's fitness coach to help him lose weight, because if not could you make a chapter about that in the future."

I think I was teasing a premise like this back in episode 56, with the eating contest...I shall make such a premise a reality in the coming weeks. Last up is Roydigs22, with a few questions not pertaining to "Smash Life":

"1. Which " unique mechanic" character is your favorite?
2. Battlefield or final destination?

3. True or false? Lucario's height is accurately represented in super smash bros.
And a game mode: DODGEBALL. Bomb items only, enclosed map, 150 hp"

1. Lucario, one of my many secondary mains in Smash.
2. Final Destination, no question.
3. I'll go on a limb and say false.

So, a dodgeball game with bombs, eh? Would be a great way to introduce Bomberman...and his siblings.


Episode 65: Barbecue

Luigi and Daisy, the wedded couple, have been waiting for this very moment. From the very first moment Daisy conceived, and from the moment the princess told Luigi the good news, the lovebirds have been waiting until March for the day their first child would be born.

As great of a moment that would be, it would frankly have to wait until it was time for the birth of the child to arrive, at an unexpected time. For now, Luigi and Daisy were left with nothing to do but celebrate the upcoming birth of their first child with the mansion residents, at a barbecue held outside. Peach wanted to have a baby shower with the ladies instead, but Master Hand overruled her and opted to do a barbecue because in the mighty words of the Smash universe creator, "baby showers are sexist for not including men". Also, you wouldn't believe who was in charge of the barbecue, grilling the food and whatnot...

"I'm so glad that you had the gall to volunteer and grill the food for the barbecue Lucario - from Cilan, Lady Palutena, and myself, we thank you," Dunban thanked the aura Pokemon, who rolled his eyes as he was tending to a couple of meat patties on the grill. Lucario was even wearing a grilling apron that said, "KING OF THE GRILL", complete with the face of Hank Hill underneath the wording. Isabelle was the one who provided the grilling apron, having found it when Captain Falcon was cleaning out his room one day.

"For the last time I did not 'volunteer', Master Hand pretty much forced me to grill the food for the barbecue," explained Lucario, flipping a patty over before applying some barbecue sauce to the grilled chicken. The Pokemon had to set it straight for those who commended him for volunteering. "Can't believe I'm saying this, but I wished Peach was able to have her little baby shower...grilling just isn't my thing."

Lucario: Before I could start working on the grill, Master Hand and Isabelle came to me and gave me another item to hold on to for the time being. *holds up badge with the Smash logo on it* I was then told not to wear this badge around the mansion, but I dunno, wearing badges would demand you a ton of respect...and quite frankly I don't get enough respect around here. You wouldn't believe how many times my meditating mat ended up in the garbage bin.

"How's the food coming along Lucario, almost done?" Master Hand asked the aura Pokemon. All the mansion residents were outside at the front of the mansion, waiting to devour the (hopefully) delicious food Lucario cooked. "The others are starving, and if I hear Wario gripe and moan and complain about not having a single morsel of junk food in the next hour, I'm gonna kill someone! If it ever comes to that, who should I kill off? Lloyd? Black Knight? Cilan? I think I should kill Lloyd, he could be easily replaced by someone even more incompetent! It would be a win-win for everyone!"

"I'm just about finished Master Hand, once I add the finishing touches to the chicken, we'll be all set," responded Lucario, before a sudden realization entered the Pokemon's head. "Oh crap, we don't have any soft drinks! We don't have any soda bottles or anything! I meant to go ask Captain Falcon to get some sodas, but it may be too late now..."

"We could go without the sodas for now, just finish up the chicken and I'll get Mario to get some drinks. Drinking is not that much of a necessity." Not unless you were stuck in the middle of the desert, with not a single source of water in sight. "Let me go find Mario, hopefully he's not busy..." Master Hand left Lucario alone as he began his search for Mario, but he wouldn't get that far before Isabelle came running up to him, in a need for delivering some important news.

"Master Hand, the guests are pouring in - Team Chaotix, Waluigi, Cranky Kong, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad, Silver and Shadow, Professor Oak, and even Ridley have arrived to be a part of the barbecue, as well as a few others!" Isabelle said to the giant hand; surprising that the residents didn't vote on having Waluigi banned from the barbecue. One of the names Isabelle mentioned greatly intrigued Master Hand.

"Ridley's here?! Man, I haven't seen that dragon since forever! Of course, he probably came to the barbecue just because of the food...take me to Ridley, Isabelle, we have a lot of catching up to do!" So the shih tzu assistant took Master Hand to where Ridley was - chilling near a tall tree while holding a conversation with Professor Oak, a world-renowned Pokemon scientist. Red the Pokemon Trainer had told the scientist about Luigi's first child (he didn't tell Oak's grandson Blue, because he thought he was a pompous jerk), and Oak headed to the Smash Mansion just so he could be a part of things.

"So Ridley, who do you think is the greatest dragon-type Pokemon to have ever existed?" the Pokemon scientist asked Ridley; the dragon responded with an ear-screeching roar, one that could be heard throughout the entire city of Seattle and surrounding areas. "Ah, yes, great choice, great choice indeed! Had a feeling you would go with Rayquaza!" Wait, so Oak could understand Ridley, while Samus couldn't? Ha ha, take that Samus - Professor Oak just pwned you!

Professor Oak: Luigi and Daisy preparing for their first child reminds me of when I was preparing for my first grandchild, my lovely grandson Blue! I remember being at the hospital and trying to dissuade Blue's parents from naming him after a color of the rainbow, but then I recalled that one time a Pokemon trainer came to me with a Zubat named "Trash Heap"...and then I rested my case.

"See, Master Hand, Ridley is in a vegetative state and is not attacking or eating anyone," Isabelle said to the giant hand, pointing her stubby arm at the dragon. Master Hand, who seemingly didn't hear a single word out of Isabelle's mouth, hovered over to Ridley to greet him. "Master Hand wait up, I hate it when you drift off like this!"

"Hello Ridley, long time no see!" Master Hand said to the dragon, who happily responded by screeching yet again. The surrounding residents had to cover their ears, but unfortunately it would not be enough. "Yeah man same here, great to see you too!" Zing! Another person that knew the things that came out from Ridley's mouth! Samus should start taking L's from here on out. And speaking of whom...

"Um, Master Hand, why the heck is Ridley here?" Samus approached the giant hand, concerned about the safety of those outside. Never before did the bounty hunter care so much about the folks she constantly forced herself to deal with on a daily basis.

"He's here to enjoy the food of course, no need to be so insensitive towards Ridley! Just because he's a extraterrestrial dragon who killed your parents and did a bunch of other villainous crap gives you no right whatsoever to disallow him from hanging out with common folk. Put some respect on Ridley's name, will ya...or is it 'respeck'? Whichever works best for you, Ms. Aran."

"You're gonna regret keeping Ridley around, that much I know..." Samus had this to say as she walked away. Seeing Master Hand so carefree about Ridley's presence was enough to lower the level of concern the bounty hunter had for her fellow residents.

"The chicken and the hamburgers are done, people - which means that the barbecue has now officially begun!" Lucario announced, resulting on a wave of cheers from the many folks that were waiting for the food to be done. The announcement also remind Master Hand of something he meant to do...the giant hand disappeared, and reappeared next to Mario, who was having a conversation with his fiancee Peach.

"Lucario informed me about a lack of drinks...could you go to the store and get some soda cans please?" Master Hand asked Mario; the plumber had no choice but to fulfill this task for this was one of the rare times Master Hand used the word "please".

"There's a dollar store-a not that far from-a here, I can get the soda cans-a from there," replied Mario, as he looked towards Shulk and Hisui, who were standing together. They both saw Mario looking at them with a wily grin on his face, indicating that he wanted the two to complete some sort of mission with him. Saying no to Mario would be utterly fruitless.

Shulk: It's nice that Luigi and Daisy are about to witness childbirth for the first time...and sooner or later Fiora and I will have our own child soon! Right Fiora, are you down with starting a family? *nudges Fiora*
Fiora: Why, I've always dreamed of starting a family...but the idea of having to give birth almost scares me. Also, are Homs capable of childbearing?
Shulk: Technically we are humans...and technically we're capable of doing the many things humans are capable of doing, like breathing, eating, lounging about, and shaking your buns...speaking of which, did I ever tell you about the time King Dedede...
Fiora: Please, Shulk, I don't wanna hear it...


Sitting at the very front of the barbecue were the two most important people of the day - Luigi and Daisy. The married couple were sitting in exquisite high chairs, like they were king and queen. That certainly didn't stop folks like Sonic from interacting with them.

"Sonic can you please stop rubbing my stomach, the food's ready so why don't you help yourself to some ribs or something?" Daisy questioned the blue hedgehog, who was rubbing the princess's large stomach. This made Sonic look like an utter doofus in front of the others, but he didn't seem to care either way.

"This is for the betterment of your baby Daisy, I'm giving him or her special powers that they will be blessed with upon birth!" stated the blue blur, as Daisy and Luigi glanced at one another with weird looks on their faces. "And besides, Amy is fixing my plate right now, which means that I have enough time to..."

"Sonic I just fixed your plate, and I have a seat reserved just for you!" Amy called out to her man, standing at a table with a bunch of chairs (because what table would be complete without chairs to complement it?). Seated in one of the chairs was Shadow the Hedgehog, who was contemplating why he agreed to attend the barbecue despite his distant, anti-social nature.

"Well looks like my time is up...for now. I'll speak with you two later!" Sonic winked and pointed his finger at Daisy and Luigi as he went to his seat; the married couple were finally relieved that the hedgehog finally left them alone, for now at least. Better make the most of the time they had with Sonic not around!

"I, I will be king...and you, you will be queen...though nothing, will drive them away...we can be heroes, just for one day..." K.K. Slider sang this famous David Bowie song, dubbed "Heroes", on his trusty guitar for Luigi and Daisy. Although the couple didn't ask for K.K. to sing to them, they certainly preferred the hippie dog singing over Sonic rubbing Daisy's stomach on so, so many levels. "We can be us...just for one day!"

"Thank-a you K.K., very fitting song I must-a say," Luigi thanked K.K. for the mostly unwanted musical performance. Just then, Cloud approached the plumber and Daisy, holding two plates of food in his hands. You would assume the swordsman looked like he was mildly uninterested, but shockingly he was more upbeat and less moody than usual.

"You two oughta be glad today's a special day for you guys, otherwise I wouldn't be doing this for you," Cloud said as he handed the plates of food to Luigi and Daisy. His candor was enough to surprise the married couple. "And for the record, this was done on my own behalf, Aerith didn't tell me to do this or anything like that." That only made the couple even more surprised!

Cloud: *smiling* In all brutal honesty, I'm actually anticipating the birth of Luigi's first kid. The man deserves it, after all the crap he had to put up with all these years. Having to live in the shadow of his arguably more popular twin brother, Mario...and now Luigi, in addition to being the first of the two to be married, will have another last laugh.

A short while after Cloud left Luigi and Daisy alone, Fox and Falco approached the married couple, needing to ask them an important question. A question that has been lingering with the pilots ever since episode 37...

"Are you gonna apply what we taught you when Daisy goes into labor?" Fox would ask Luigi, referring to that pregnancy "simulation" in episode 37, in which Falco "gave birth" to a Smoochum and a Magby to teach Luigi what to do to guarantee a successful birthing. Luigi wished that the pilots would never bring that instance up ever again, but here we are.

"No-a worries Fox, I can rest-a assure you that I will-a get Daisy to the hospital on-a time once she goes-a into labor," assured Luigi, taking a bite from his barbecue chicken and enjoying the heck out of it. Lucario really did a better job with the food than everyone expected.

"But what if you don't make it to the hospital in time, what if your car broke down on the road and Daisy had to give birth on a highway or something?" questioned Falco. What was with these extreme circumstances? "Did you not think about that, Luigi?!"

"Luigi and I got it all under control, just leave us be!" ordered Daisy, as Fox and Falco walked away with their heads drooping. Fox suddenly lifted his head up, and saw Isabelle in the far distance, with a group of seven folks following behind the shih tzu.

"Yo Falco, is it just me or do those folks with Isabelle look somewhat familiar to you?" Fox nudged his buddy, and Falco looked up and saw Isabelle and company, stroking his beak inquisitively as he observed the seven folks.

"Might have saw one of them before, but I can't quite put my finger on their name..." the avian pilot responded, in much thought. To him it felt like he was looking at a potential Star Records client or two...


"Chrom where are you, some folks would like to see you!" Isabelle called out, maneuvering through the barbecue as she led the group of seven to Chrom's whereabouts. The shih tzu would eventually find the hero-king, seated at a table with Robin, Lucina, Link, Zelda, and a fellow who was brought to the mansion on a few occasions, sitting in a wheelchair. The fellow was none other than Wayne, the star basketball, whose knee injury unfortunately prompted Master Hand to bring him to the barbecue, even against his will. Does Master Hand love the guy or something?

"And that folks, is the story of Sumia's baked pie, which I probably won't tell ever again," Chrom just finished up a story regarding Sumia he told to Wayne and company, a story enough to make the listeners grimace. Sumia was known by Chrom, Lucina, and Robin for constantly making pies, most of the time doing so in an attempt to swoon Chrom, so Lucina nor Robin should have no reason to be making the faces they were making.

Wayne: *sighs, then shakes his head* Yup, I could have been back at my place, chilling and resting my injured knee...but nope, Master Hand just had to teleport me back to his dumb mansion and practically forced me to attend a barbecue he's got going on for Luigi and his woman, all because I said the thought of Luigi having his first kid "would be legit" when my Olympic teammates and I had dinner at the mansion back in August. I wasn't even the only person who said that, three of my other teammates said something similar, so why am I here? *shakes his head again* But hey, at least I have someone to push me around on my wheelchair, I guess that's nice...
Link: *runs up to Wayne* Hey man look what I found, it's an onion ring! *gives onion ring to Wayne* You always wanted a ring, isn't that right?
Wayne: *glares intensely at Link*

"I didn't know Sumia was that...unique when it came to baking pies," remarked Zelda, the only person at the table who had the courage to speak up. Soon Isabelle arrived at the table with the group of seven, and Chrom was rather delighted to see the group in person.

"Hello there Chrom, long time no see my friend," said the leader of the seven, a young man by the name of Itsuki Aoi. He and Chrom worked together after Chrom lost his memories, having been corrupted by an deity known as Medeus.

"Likewise, my old friend, it's great seeing you and your friends again," smiled Chrom, before turning around to those sitting at the table. "Everyone, I would like to introduce to you my friends, and Mirage Masters - Itsuki Aoi, Tsubasa Oribe, Touma Akagi, Kiria Kuruno, Eleonora Yumizuru, Mamori Minamoto, and Yashiro Tsurugi. Caeda and I, as well as a few others, worked with these individuals to defeat an evil known as..."

"Oh junk you got friends Chrom?" asked Wayne, only to receive a strange look from the prince, Robin, and Lucina. Robin felt disrespected, for he was a really good friend of Chrom and Wayne seemingly didn't acknowledge their friendship. Either that, or he just straight up forgot. "Sorry for asking that, I'll just...I'll just keep my mouth shut..." Way to make yourself look bad in front of Chrom's friends, Wayne.

"Didn't expect so many people to be outside, what's the big occasion?" questioned Tsubasa, who had the biggest bust out of all of Itsuki's lady friends. Expect her to receive a bunch of looks from the males present outside.

"You all have heard of the famous Mario Bros, Mario and Luigi, right? Don't know why I asked that, everybody knows who they are..." And if you don't, then you got A LOT of catching up to do. "...anyways, Luigi is married to Princess Daisy of Sarasaland, and they're about to have their first child today. To celebrate the joyous occasion, Master Hand, the guy who owns the mansion, is holding a barbecue."

"Sure really explains a lot, Isabelle didn't tell us that when we arrived. Too busy finding you to give us any additional information." Itsuki leaned in closer to Chrom, needing to say something mightily important. "I didn't wish to disclose this at a time like this...but I'm afraid Medeus the Shadow Dragon has returned, and he might be lurking somewhere at this barbecue, I'm afraid."

Itsuki: Medeus was a Shadow Dragon who reigned supreme in the island of Archanea, and he gave the hero-king Marth all sorts of fits. He had taken on a human form when the Manakete dragons dwindled, and guarded the seal of the wild Earth Dragons. Seeing how the Manaketes were mistreated over time, Medeus rallied his fellow Manaketes in an effort to enslave humanity and...How do I know this, you might ask? Chrom gave me a little history lesson some time ago. Dude takes an apparent pride in being a descendant of a royal prince...

"But I thought Medeus was already taken care of...how do you know he's here?" asked Lucina, who learned about the dragon through Chrom's and Marth's stories.

"We felt his presence somewhere in Seattle, and we also detected some massive thing flying over the Space Needle!" exclaimed Touma, using as much emotion as possible to stress how important an evil Manakete in Seattle was. You could make an argument the dude was a little scared at the moment. "If we don't find Medeus soon enough, then everyone at this barbecue - and pretty much everybody else in Seattle - would be toast...and the rest of the world would fall victim to Medeus!"

"You said that the being that owns the mansion is named Master Hand, right?" asked Kiria; Chrom nodded his head. The thought of a hand creature owning a mansion in Seattle was a concept Kiria and company found hard to grasp. "Where can we find him?"

"He's over there speaking with Donkey Kong," Link pointed at the giant hand, who was in a conversation with DK, most likely putting the gorilla on blast for getting everyone kicked out of Disney World last week. An incident Donkey Kong may never live down for the time being. "You could speak with him later on, when he's not busy or talking with anyone."

"Yeah, I suppose we could chill out and eat the food and whatnot," shrugged Itsuki, putting the mission on hold for now. "But we shall keep a close eye on Medeus's whereabouts, wherever he may be..."


Lucario was still working at the grill, still working the Hank Hill grilling apron Isabelle had given him, when Jigglypuff approached the Pokemon grill master with an empty plate, wanting some seconds. More folks present for the barbecue meant more food for Lucario to cook, and fortunately the aura Pokemon was up for the task.

"Jiggly jiggly Jigglypuff!" Jigglypuff held her plate up to Lucario, demanding more hot wings. Believe it or not, the balloon Pokemon possessed an unsustainable hunger that rivaled Kirby's, a hunger that in most cases could not be tamed by any means. You would never expect that from a cutesy Pokemon like Jigglypuff, would you? Kirby is just as cutesy, so don't even try to act all surprised by this Jigglypuff revelation.

"You want more hot wings, well you got them!" Lucario, using cooking tongs, grabbed a few hot wings and placed them on Jigglypuff's plate. At first, he was against this, for he knew how hot these hot wings were, but with Jigglypuff, nothing could really go wrong.

Jigglypuff: *eats an entire hot wing and chews it, before face turns red from fiery heat and breaths fire unto an unsuspecting Silver the Hedgehog, whose car immediately catches on fire*
Silver: GAAAAH MY HAIR IS ON FIRE, PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT! *screams, then runs away as he jumps into the mansion's lake*
Shadow: *standing over the lake in which Silver fell in* ...why do I suddenly feel like ditching this place now? *shrugs* Eh, it's not like I have anything else better to do...

After Jigglypuff left Lucario alone, Lucario suddenly felt someone pinching him on his arm. The aura Pokemon yelped in pain and turned around to face Pit, who was snickering to himself. Pit might have chosen to pinch the wrong guy...the aura inside of Lucario was slowly building up.

"Ow Pit, why did you pinch me for?" frowned Lucario, as Pit snickered even harder. Had the aura Pokemon not served as the barbecue grill master, he would have likely sought revenge on Pit by socking the angel in the face. "What have I ever done to you, man?!"

"Ease up Lucario, today is St. Patrick's Day!" exclaimed Pit, after he was done snickering. "Have you forgotten like everyone else?" If Pit remembered St. Patrick's Day and the others didn't, then everyone at the barbecue sans Pit would now have to hold a big, fat L.

"No Pit I haven't forgotten, I know what today is...I guess today's festivities concerning Daisy giving birth to her first child kinda got pushed too far." Pit gasped in shock, and his reason for gasping like such may or may not surprise you, depending on how well you know Pit.

"Today is the day Daisy is gonna give birth?! Why didn't anyone tell me this?! I thought Lady Palutena was supposed to keep me in the know, you know?" Maybe Palutena did tell you the news Pit...you just didn't decide to listen. "But no matter, it won't stop me from pinching others for not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day!"

"You're not wearing green yourself, Pit, so why don't you pinch your own self for not following the St. Patrick's Day customs?" All Lucario ever really wanted from Pit was for the angel to go away, if he could only do that then the aura Pokemon would be forever content for remainder of the day.

"Yeah you got point a there Lucario, how dare I not wear my green toga today! Shame on me!" Pit walked away, pinching himself all over his body and saying "Ow!" every time he did so. Lucario let out a sigh of relief and shook his head as he returned to the grill, when Touma and Eleonora approached the aura Pokemon.

"I take it that you're grilling the food for the barbecue?" the redhead asked Lucario, holding a plate in his hands. Eleonora, who wasn't feeling that hungry, did not have a plate with her.

"Apparently Master Hand, the head honcho of the mansion, designated me as the grill master for the day," replied Lucario, causing Touma to squeal, but not in a necessarily girly way. It was a manly squeal, a squeal of excitement, a squeal enough to make Touma blush a little bit.

Touma: *rubbing hands together excitedly* There's a lot more ladies at this barbecue than I would have thought...and many of them are absolutely ripe for the taking...I shall claim one of these lovely vixens as one of my own!
Eleonora: How do we know most of these "vixens" aren't already taken? *places her hands on her hips* We already know Princess Zelda is already taken by Link, not like you would have a good chance at asking her out or anything...so any other cuties you see that fit your type?
Touma: Well there is this one girl that caught the corner of my eye - she has black hair in pigtails, and also has these menacing red eyes to boot! Sure she might be shorter than me, but I have no preference for height!
Eleonora: I'm sure the girl you're referring to is a little girl, a few years below your age...

"Aw sweet, a talking Pokemon, so cool!" exclaimed Touma, acting much like Geo Stelar when he met Link and a few others back in episode 46. "Touma Akagi and Eleonora Yumizuru, pleasure to meet ya!" Touma wished to shake Lucario's hand, but worried that the spike on Lucario's hand would get in the way.

"You can call me Lucario, the aura Pokemon - I'm from the Sinnoh region," introduced Lucario, who really had no other available choice but to introduce himself to Touma and Eleonora. "Where exactly are you two from?"

"We're from Japan, a part of an entertainment agency called Fortuna Entertainment. It employs singers, actors, actresses, and every other job in the entertainment industry you could think of. Eleonora here wants to be an actress, while I on the other hand aspire to be a hero!"

"A hero in a tokusatsu show, that's the closest you'll ever get to living out your dream..." remarked Eleonora. For those of you who don't know, a tokusatsu show is a Japanese live-action series with nothing but special effects. Think of the Power Rangers series as a major example of this genre.

"Well it's nice to meet you both, never did I expect an aspiring actor and actress from Japan to be at the Smash Mansion, on a day like this." Lucario was unsure whether to classify Touma as an actor or not, but since he wanted to be a hero, the aura Pokemon thought it was fitting enough.


"Alright Mac, you couldn't do it last week at Disney World, so we're gonna pick up from where we left off," Doc Louis said to Little Mac, pointing at Leia. The nurse was seated at a table with Toon Link and Villager, going over her March Madness bracket with the two boys. In case you didn't know already, Leia was really into sports. "That girl likes sports as much as you do, Little Mac, she would make the perfect girlfriend for you! Are you gonna let her find some other man?"

"No sir, not by any means!" shouted Little Mac, who was still unnerved by the idea of Doc Louis taking a personal interest in his quest to win Leia's heart. He was only just making the chocolate fanatic happy. "As long as Leia's single, I'm always ready to mingle!"

"Yeah, that's the spirit, that's the Mac I know! Now go get her, champ!" So Little Mac confidently trotted towards Leia...only to trip and fall face-first into the ground. A few feet away from where Leia was sitting. Ouch...

Doc Louis: The end goal for Little Mac is to pair him up with Leia before the end of March, so they'll get the entire month of April to show love and affection for one another! And we're running out of time too, like how I'm running out of girlfriends! *looks at chocolate bar in hands, and takes a bit out of it* I'm so sorry Helga...it's not you, it's me...though you were the one who had to be so delicious. I didn't choose chocolate...chocolate just happened to choose me.

"I dunno about you guys, but I think Villanova might win the whole tournament, they're perhaps the best team in the..." Toon Link was busy discussing the March Madness tournament with Leia and Villager, until his eyes fell upon Little Mac, lying on the ground not doing a single thing.

"Um, why exactly is Little Mac on the ground?" questioned Villager, unsure if he should call the EMTs to come and take the young boxer to the hospital via ambulance. The barbecue was really putting a ton of weight on the mayor's actions. (Quick question: who fills in as mayor of Smashville with Villager and Isabelle away? Tortimer?) "Could you see if he's okay, Leia?" Much better option than calling the EMTs over and wasting their precious time.

"Why of course I can, we have to make sure Little Mac isn't exhausted or anything!" Leia got up from her chair and got on the ground, kneeling down next to Little Mac and turning his body over. The nurse then checked the boxer's pulse and whatnot, and as she did so, Little Mac lifted his eyes open slowly, and looked into the eyes of Leia, doing his best not to smile. "Little Mac, are you okay? Please tell me that you're okay!"

"I'm just fine Leia, lost my breath for a second there..." Little Mac replied, looking lovingly into the eyes of Leia. The nurse smiled and felt glad, knowing that Little Mac was doing just fine even though he was doing fine in the first place; that accidental trip nearly ruined his momentum. Robin, Link, and Wayne were watching from afar, and it seemed like they were all thinking the same thing.

"So...is Little Mac trying to score with that chick or not?" Wayne asked Link and Robin, believing the two might have the answer to his question. "I never thought Little Mac was interested in looking for love."

"Yup, the girl's name is Leia Rolando, Mario hired her to work as a nurse at the mansion," Robin explained to Wayne. Leia's presence arguably has taken a load off of Dr. Mario, scarcely has the doctor checked in ever since Leia was hired. "Apparently Little Mac is doing everything he can to win that girl over, with the help of Doc Louis and others..." Robin suddenly found himself scratching his chin - and smiling rather deviously. "You fellas stay here, I'll be right back!" The mage ran off, leaving Link and Wayne in a state of confusion.

"Please tell me that man isn't going to interfere with Little Mac and that girl..." This was Wayne's major concern; dude was more concerned than the thought of Daisy dealing with complications when giving birth. What's up with people and their lack of priorities these days?

Marth: Don't think I've forgotten about Robin setting me up a few weeks ago, when I "allegedly" shaven off Zelda's eyebrows (not the Zelda I'm living with, mind you, I'm referring to the Breath of the Wild one) because I was "jealous" of her fabulousness! (Fabulousness was a new word Master Hand invented, and has now taken an abnormal amount of pride in for some reason.) How about this - from what I've heard from Pac-Man, Zelda came to his room to borrow his shaver, which he apparently has, and Zelda told him once he returned the shaver that her fellow incarnation's eyebrows were shaven off...and she wasn't the one who did it! That princess tasked someone else to do the dirty work for her, most likely out of guilt and fear of suspicion, I'm assuming, and this has all the makings of a mystery a person like myself can solve...

"I sure hope not, he tried to do the same thing with Corrin and Felicia, and now he's off feuding with Marth to this very day," Link said as he rolled Wayne away on his wheelchair, being a rebel by not heeding Robin's words and staying put. "Wanted to prove to everyone how much of a so-called romantic expert he was."

"Uh huh..." Wayne nodded his head, at first befuddled by this idea of Robin wanting to be a romantic expert, until the name Corrin permeated in his brain. "Hold up just a second, Corrin was looking for love too? That sheltered albino kid?"


Kiria and Yashiro, two prominent singers from Fortuna Entertainment, were having a bit of a conversation among themselves at an unattended table, while Fox and Falco were watching from afar, but not in a necessarily creepy way. The pilots were looking at potential clients for Star Records, and wished to sign Kiria and Yashiro away from the company they were signed to.

"Yeah I think I know who those two are - the chick is Kiria Kurono, one of the top female artists in Japan, and the guy in the suit is Yashiro Tsurugi, a superstar jack-of-all-trades," stated Fox. "They would be GREAT assets to have with Star Records, don't ya think so Falco?"

"True date, but convincing them to sign with us would be a difficult task in itself," replied Falco. The new head of Fortuna Entertainment, who happened to be Itsuki, would not budge with the Star Fox pilots, no matter the offer. "We gotta really reel them in, and give them an enticing enough offer they cannot refuse! And it's a good thing I know a good offer that would..."

"...we're NOT doing that 'dark chocolate' thing, we tried it with Sonia Strumm and thanks to you, she might never sign with us for who knows how long." For those of you who wish to know about this dark chocolate incident...it's probably best if you didn't know. Just know that Doc Louis apparently had much to do with it, and that whatever the boxing trainer did was enough to mentally scar Sonia forever. "Why don't we handle things like adults, and negotiate a deal with Kiria and Yashiro, and see if we could get them to sing with us?"

"Nah, sounds too mainstream, and besides, negotiating is super boring. Still think we should go forth with my plan - you know, the 'dark chocolate' thing which you're against for some reason. It's not as bad as you think, Sonia liked it the last time we used my awesome method!"

Fox: Falco's 'dark chocolate' scheme, the first time we used it...was an utter travesty. Basically we had Sonia Strumm enter this dark room after that concert she held last year, and locked her inside. Then we turned on the lights...and Sonia eventually found herself in a room with a shirtless Doc Louis, who was gyrating his hips with the words "Sign with Star Records and your dreams will come true!" written over his torso in chocolate. The next thing we knew, or at least I knew, Sonia ran out of the room screaming at the top of her lungs and crying her poor eyes out. Think of this little incident as a Bloody Mary stunt, but with no use of mirrors and some obese black man scaring the crap out of you instead of some ghost woman. As for saying any words...I believe Sonia's screams were more than enough.

"No, we're never gonna do that again, we can't afford to have Kiria and Yashiro ravaged with nightmares of Doc Louis for years on end," said Fox, doing his best to dodge a major bullet. "Let's just handle this like men, and if the two turn down our offer...then so be it."

"Okay then bro, but we still could use my wicked plan as a backup, who knows..." responded Falco; Fox just shook his head as he and Falco stepped forward to have a word with Kiria and Yashiro. But they wouldn't get that far, when...

"We've returned, and we brought-a drinks!" Mario announced, as he, Shulk, and Hisui returned to the barbecue with soda cans in their possession, and they returned right when everyone's thirst was just dying to be quenched. Kiria and Yashiro got up from and headed over to where Mario and company would place the drinks at, right when Fox and Falco were about to approach them.

"Dude, Mario has to ruin everything, we were so close to giving them that offer!" frowned Fox, snapping his fingers in disgust. Just to be clear, the Star Fox pilots did not have a legit offer laid out, aside from asking Kiria and Yashiro if they wanted to join Star Records. No contract or anything. "I bet Kiria and Yashiro would be less likely to sign with us now!"

"It's never too late for some 'dark chocolate'..." Falco smiled devilishly, before Fox grabbed his friend's feathery hand and stormed off. There was always a second chance, though Fox wasn't such a firm believer in that concept at the moment. Falco was, but Fox wasn't willing to give his best friend's rather strange idea a chance, after knowing the consequences of what happened last time.


"Excuse me, but is anyone sitting here?" Mamori Minamoto approached Ashley, holding a can of soda in her hand. The young black-haired witch, sitting at a table with her lovely assistant Red, looked up at Mamori with a blank expression written on her face. Ashley wished to say no to the eleven-year old, but Mamori, much like Itsuki and company, were relatively new and Ashley didn't wish to upset the kimono-wearing girl.

"Sure go ahead, nobody else is sitting in that chair," Ashley replied while trying not to be blunt or rude, and so Mamori sat in the empty seat. The kimono girl opened her can of soda, and took a sip out of it, Ashley doing her best not to pay her any mind.

"I'm Mamori Minamoto, I'm an entertainer from Japan who works for a company called Fortuna Entertainment!" And now Mamori was introducing herself to Ashley. Just what the witch girl needed, a conversation with a person she never met before... "What about you, what's your name, and who's that red thing with you?"

Ashley: I hate get-togethers with every fiber of my being...just seeing hordes of people gathered together in one setting is enough to make me puke. That nasueous sensation continues with me to this very day each and every time Master Hand forces me to attend these get-togethers, so I could "socialize" with others and "find a potential soulmate". If that dumb hand forces me to attend some lousy New Year's Day party in New York City, in Times Square, then the entire human race would be put on notice...

"My name is Ashley, and this is my assistant Red," Ashley introduced herself to Mamori, with Red waving to the kimono girl once his name was called. "I like to make potions in my spare time...but to be honest, that spare time makes up most of my time in a single day. Really, I don't have that many friends, I'm a bit of a loner..."

"I don't have any friends either...at least around my age," stated Mamori, causing Ashley to perk up for a quick second. "You know, I could be your friend - I mean, I like to make stuff too...or microwave stuff. It's all a part of my show, 'Microwave Idol Mamorin', where I microwave food and sing ballads at the same time!" To the average person, a combination of food and ballads would sound weird when put together, but for Ashley, she thought the combination was absolutely genius, and the pure embodiment of Japanese culture. The awesome Japanese entertainers could make something like a poncho-wearing grizzly bear shampoo-covered pizza rolls remotely entertaining to their audience.

"Microwaving food and singing ballads at the same time...that doesn't so bad. Maybe not to anyone else, but I actually like the concept of your show." For the first time since episode four with the Ice Climbers, Ashley was demonstrating valid chemistry with another person...

"Hey there Ashley, my good pal Ashley, how's it goin' Ashley..." Robin approached the young witch, sporting a somewhat affable attitude as he pointed his fingers coolly at Ashley with a grin on his face. This display of affability was enough to make Ashley feel concerned for her own safety and concerned about Robin's well-being. "So Ashley, the oh-so wonderful Ashley, the most radical witch of the land Ashley..."

"Spit it out Robin before I have to use force..." demanded Ashley, getting her wand ready. The young witch's eyes were turning red, a cue for Robin to say whatever he needed to say before something bad happened to him.

"...I just want to borrow a love potion from you, that's all. One without any varying side-effects will do." So Ashley grumbled as she dug into the pocket of her dress and pulled out a vial, with a love potion inside, and handed it to Robin. "Thank you very much Ashley, I'll be seeing you around, favorite witch girl of mine!" Robin winked at pointed at Ashley one more time as he walked away. Ashley was so close to turning the tactician into a frog - could have been Lucina's Prince Charming.


"Wow Link, you're such a gentleman, helping that wheelchair friend of yours," Midna said to Link, the imp and the Hylian inside Luigi's home waiting for Wayne to finish using the bathroom. "You could have helped him use the bathroom and all, given he's not that mobile, but I understand you granting his privacy..."

Midna: Got nothing but bad vibes about Luigi and Daisy's first baby being born today...I'm afraid a bunch of evildoers would kidnap the poor infant, and use him or her as ransom for their nefarious deeds...I would give out the names of these evildoers, but I suppose you can guess who they are. Everyone loves a good guessing game, no?

"When a good man's down, a fellow man has to help him during his time of need," Link replied in the most humble response he could think of. "I just feel bad that Master Hand forced the guy to attend the barbecue, must be a huge fan of his."

"I overheard Master Hand talking up quite a storm about the man, so I'm not that surprised..." Midna's eyes darted around, and she smiled deviously, as she was ready to drop a bombshell of a secret on Link. "So Link, I'm sure you're aware of your precious girlfriend Zelda shaving off the eyebrows of that Zelda incarnation that came to visit the mansion, am I right?"

"Yeah I know - Zelda apparently used Pac-Man's shaver to commit the act. Didn't know Pac-Man even had a shaver, he must've had hair when he was younger..." Most boyfriends would rebuke their girlfriend for committing despicable deeds like the one Zelda did, but Link on the other hand would constantly tell Zelda to keep her head up, and not worry much about what she had done. Knowing him, he probably did something like shaving one's hair off when they least expected it, that would explain his nature towards Zelda regarding the situation.

"Or so you may have thought...what if I told you that it was I who shaved off the incarnation's eyebrows?" This revealing information was met with Link raising his eyes with much intrigue. "While you and your friends were persistently driving Wolf away from that arcade machine, I went to go check on Zelda, and she told me about her eyebrow-shaving plan in full detail! She tasked me with doing the job because of the amount of guilt built up in her! And to this day, she still feels guilty for carrying out the plan!"

"Well that certainly explains a lot...but I don't get it though, why would Zelda want to shave off her fellow incarnation's eyebrows for? Seems so unlike her, and besides, the two were getting along very well right from the get-go." Time for Midna to shed even more light on this eyebrow-raising situation (no pun intended).

"Because someone else put her up to it - Zelda also told me about how Robin 'influenced' her to carry out the plan, and what did he do once the plan was fulfilled? He told on Master Hand and said that Marth was the one who committed the act, even though Marth had nothing to do with it! Now ask yourself this, Link - what do you think Robin is doing right now, and how would Little Mac and his crush Leia be a part of the mage's devious plot?"

The sound of a toilet flushing from the bathroom, a cue for Midna to return to Link's body, was heard as Midna's question permeated inside Link's head, with the Hylian pondering over what Robin could be doing right now - and whatever the mage was up to may not be good. After washing his hands and whatnot, Wayne rolled out of the bathroom, having to move his wheels with his hands since Link wouldn't go inside the bathroom and help the man out.

Wayne: I think I've had about enough of that man Link - giving me an onion ring as a ring I "always wanted" was a low blow and enraging enough to get on my nerves, but leaving me unattended at the barbecue, all out in the open with a possibility of getting hurt up in the air, is enough to make me punch Link in the face. Oughta be glad I'm in a wheelchair.

"Bruh you look like you had seen a ghost or something..." Wayne said to Link, who was still thinking about Midna's question. The Hylian would snap out of it once Wayne spoke to him. "Just to be clear, there isn't a ghost inside this house, is there? Since Luigi lives in this mansion and all?"

"No there is no ghost, I was just...thinking about stuff," responded Link, to put things broadly for Wayne. Just then, Rotom barged inside Luigi's home, needing to tell Link and Wayne some important information.

"Itsuki Aoi and Tsubasa Oribe informed me that they have located Medeus the Shadow Dragon!" the plasma Pokemon announced. "I repeat, the Shadow Dragon Medeus has been located, and he's at the barbecue as I speak! Must make haste!" Did Medeus finally make his presence known to everyone outside? Only for Link and Wayne to find out...


"Everyone run away from the dragon before it eats us!" Geno cried out as a bunch of people were running away from a dragon...a dragon by the name of Ridley. The space dragon was busy cutting the rug...or in this case, the grass, as he danced around, with K.K. Slider playing some dance music from some loudspeakers.

"Every man for himself!" Roy screamed as the dancing Ridley accidentally knocked the swordsman away with his mighty tail. Roy was sent flying towards Link and Wayne, who were now standing with Zelda, Chrom, Itsuki, and Tsubasa, before landing on the ground next to the five. "Why did K.K. start playing dance music when Ridley was around..." Roy wondered as he got up, dusted himself off, and walked away as far as possible from Ridley - the only person, or being, that was dancing.

"See you guys, told you Medeus would be here at the barbecue!" Itsuki said to the others as he pointed at the dancing Ridley, dancing in the open space around him; everyone except for Itsuki and Tsubasa could only shake their heads at the error made.

"Don't know how to break it to you two...but that's not the dragon you're looking for," stated Zelda, as Itsuki and Tsubasa suddenly found themselves rather dumbfounded. How could they have made such an damning mistake?

"That dragon you see before you is actually Ridley, a long-time arch-nemesis of Samus Aran," explained Chrom, as Ike, Donkey Kong, and Ganondorf had to come in and restrain Ridley, albeit struggling to do just that. "I'm sure you thought Medeus had changed forms or something. Good thing the others weren't here to see the mistake you have made..."

Itsuki: *facepalming* How very preposterous...I had brought my friends to the Smash Mansion to hunt down Medeus, and our visit turned out to be all for naught...this is a bad look for all of us, and now we have to head back to Japan with our heads hanging in shame...
Tsubasa: Look on the bright side Itsuki - we got a chance to catch up with Chrom! Is that not a resounding positive?
Itsuki: Heck, for all we know, Medeus could be wrecking havoc in another city, like New York or Washington, D.C.! And we're letting him get away with it, some heroes we are...
Tsubasa: I think you're overreacting just a little...

"See Master Hand, you could have told Ridley to scram while you had the chance, and now he's causing a ruckus at the barbecue," Samus reprimanded the giant hand, as Ike and company dragged Ridley away with the dragon's tail, as an effort to calm him down.

"Don't blame me, blame K.K. Slider, he was the one who wanted to play some music!" Master Hand fired right back. "How dare that hippie dog try and liven up the atmosphere, how very shameful of him!" Samus could only roll her eyes as she walked away from Master Hand, no longer wanting to give the giant hand another piece of her mind.


Lucina was seated at a table with Little Mac and Leia, as the princess was noodling away on her phone while Leia took care of Little Mac, whom she thought was suffering from some sort of ailment since the boxer had seemingly collapsed in a two-week span, at least to the nurse.

"About time you returned, I've been waiting for you..." Lucina said to Robin, who was panting as he ran to the table with the love potion vial in his hand. Once Lucina saw the vial, she instantly feared for the worst. "Please tell me you aren't returning to your matchmaking thing, did you not learn your lesson regarding Corrin and Felicia?"

"This vial is none of your concern but mine, Lucina," responded Robin as he placed the vial on the table. "Now if you excuse me, I have to help Cilan and K.K. Slider set up something, so I want you to keep watch of the vial and make sure nobody snatches it." Robin darted away, as Lucina went back to noodling on her phone.

"I appreciate you checking me out Leia, I know you're a nurse and all but this is too kind and generous of you," Little Mac said to Leia, the boxer resting in his chair. He would tell Leia that he had tripped to the ground and didn't collapse, but that would break the nurse's heart.

"Just doing my job, though you should tell Doc Louis not to overwork you, could explain the reason for your collapses," stated Leia, patting Little Mac on his shoulder. Oh if only she knew...but no point in telling her the truth, just keep the momentum riding.

"Is anyone using this vial?" a certain someone said, grabbing the vial left on the table - Leia and Little Mac looked up and and saw Marth, holding the vial in his hand. Lucina, who was instructed to watch the vial, didn't even bother looking up. Probably was too disgusted with Robin to give a crap.

Lucina: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again..." In all seriousness, Robin should stop following that mantra before he completely embarrasses himself again. I don't know where he got this "romantic expert" aura from, but if he thinks he could surpass Father in terms of romantic knowledge and wherewithal, then he's sadly mistaken. As big of a dork Father is...nobody will ever surpass him in anything...except maybe for dorkiness. We might be neck-and-neck in that category...

"No, not to my knowledge - I didn't see the vial there," answered Leia; Lucina still didn't look up from her phone. What if, she was ignoring Marth on purpose?

"In that case, I can just 'borrow' it, for the time being," said Marth as he walked away, grinning to himself. "Thank you very much for your cooperation." A while after Marth left, Robin returned, and when the mage saw the vial was gone, he panicked in an instant. And he knew who took it, too.

"Did Marth walk by here and take the vial?" Robin would ask Lucina, who just stared at her phone and didn't respond. "I told you good not to let that man take the vial, do you not realize what you have done?"

"Ooooh Robin...I think you might have a secret admirer...why don't you look over here at this pretty face?"

Robin looked up in confusion, and looked at the direction where the voice came from...and suddenly found himself as the most nervous person in the entire world. Staring right at the mage was a pink creature, with a red bow on their head, and a funnel-shaped mouth, complete with a body structure similar to Yoshi. The green dinosaur did not want this person at the barbecue, and for reasons he could not explain. Who exactly was this pink thing staring intently at Robin? Birdo.

"Time to pucker up, big boy!" Birdo screeched as she ran after Robin. The tactician screamed at the top of his lungs as he ran away from Birdo, while Marth watched from afar with a devious smile on his face. And Lucina? Still did nothing but noodle around on her phone.

"Take good care of Birdo, Robin, you're gonna need it!" a somewhat relieved Yoshi called out to Robin. If only Robin had Birdo as his valentine at the Valentine's Day dance...would have done Yoshi a huge solid.


Once the whole Birdo chasing Robin episode ended at the intervention of Master Hand, it was time for Cilan to say a few words about Daisy, the most important gal of the day. The connoisseur was standing onstage with K.K. Slider, with a microphone in his hand.

"Let's all hear a round of applause for Princess Daisy, and his loving husband Luigi!" Cilan said into the mic, as a wave of applause for Luigi and Daisy was heard. "Luigi why don't you be a gentleman and escort your wife onto this stage, will you?" Luigi would do just that, as he locked arms with Daisy and walked with his woman to the stage, the lovebirds joined with Cilan.

Pit: Today's the day, eh? The very day Luigi's first child is born, the day in which we get to see a baby come out from Daisy's stomach!
Kirby: Silly Pit, Daisy's baby won't come out from her stomach, it will come from Daisy's womb, where it has been developed for nine months.
Pit: Dang, Daisy was pregnant THAT long?
Kirby: Well the timeframe for a woman's pregnancy is nine months, Pit...
Pit: So then what's the timeframe for a dude's pregnancy, is it shorter or longer? *gasps* What if I became pregnant?!
Kirby: My goodness Pit, you have so much to learn...

"Would you two like to say something to the crowd?" Cilan asked Luigi and Daisy; Luigi sure as heck didn't want to say a single word to the crowd, but his wife Daisy was a mere exact opposite.

"I have a couple of words to say to everyone..." Daisy grabbed the microphone from Cilan, and faced the crowd. "Now I know I don't know much of you people out here as well as some of the other folks that I've grown accustomed to at the mansion...but I would just like to thank everyone for the support throughout the trials and tribulations of my pregnancy. So many people I want to thank...Luigi, for being a great husband; Mario; for being a great brother-in-law; Peach, for always caring for me in my times of need; and a slew of others I'm sure are worthy of thanks. But in short, I would just like to thank everyone for for everything you've done." And with that, Daisy handed the microphone back to Cilan, as applause filled up the air yet again.

"Those were some very nice words, Princess Daisy, wouldn't have said it any better if I were in your shoes. Thank goodness I'm not a woman..." Cilan scanned Daisy, and noticed something rather different about her... "Say, Daisy, there isn't any chance that you changed your dress, did you?"

"The dress I'm wearing right now?" Instead of the classic yellow dress Daisy was known for, the princess was wearing an orange dress, which still had the flower motif and all. The woman really had an affinity for flowers. "Yeah, my water broke not so long ago, no biggie..." This response was met with whispering and murmurings from the crowd, who were afraid that the time was approaching near...

"Your water...broke? And you're not concerned at all?" Cilan slowly showed concern for Daisy, and he wouldn't be the only one - Mario, Luigi, Peach, and even Master Hand were growing rather fearful for Daisy.

"Not really - I mean it's just some water, it's not like my..." Daisy replied, only for her response to be cut short when she grabbed her stomach in pain. Her first contraction had just taken place, and Luigi knew the tell-tale sign.

"Mama mia, Daisy's going-a into labor!" the plumber announced, as everyone fretted for Daisy while Luigi helped the princess down from the stage with Cilan's help. Many people moved away to create an open space for Daisy to walk through.

"Oh snap Daisy's finally joining the workforce?" exclaimed Pit during this time of peril, his ineptitude in biology showing immensely. Kirby wished to educate his angelic friend, but not during a time like this.

"Quick, somebody call the ambulance, we gotta get Daisy to the hospital!" shouted out Toad, as frenzy made its way into the barbecue scene, everyone wondering what they should do. Some folks, like Lloyd, were running about screaming at the top of their lungs like it would magically cause Daisy to instantly give birth.

"Nope, ambulances are for emergencies only; you call an ambulance, I call the police!" said Silver, preventing Lucina from calling 9-1-1 on her cellphone. "Somebody's gonna have to drive Daisy to the hospital!"

"Screw the hospital, we can just take care of this matter right now!" Bowser said as he got in front of Daisy with two separate blades in his hands and knelt down at the princess's stomach. "You folks oughta be glad I came prepared for this..."

"Get out of the way Bowser, we don't need your meddling!" Peach came in and slapped Bowser away, sending the Koopa King to the ground with a thud. Exactly what he deserved for wanting to cut Daisy's stomach open. "Come with me, you three..." Peach would take Daisy, Luigi, and Cilan over to Mario, who was close to becoming a nervous wreck.

"Who-a here knows the quickest-a way to the hospital?" Mario asked the crowd before him, as he now held Daisy in his arms with Luigi. Fox and Falco raised their hands for the plumber to see. "Who else-a knows the quickest way-a to the hospital?" Mario asked again, not wanting to take a chance with the Star Fox pilots, who were now holding their heads in sadness.

"I happen to know the quickest route to the hospital near the mansion, I can take you guys there!" volunteered Jacky. "Lemme go get my car!" The Indy driver ran off, and later came back with his Wanderlust vehicle, right before Daisy's contractions were worsening. "Hop on in, you guys, we got no time to waste!"

Jacky: Filled up my sweet ride Wanderlust with a full tank, in the event Daisy went into labor at the barbecue and someone (like me) would have to drive Daisy to the hospital. Mario and Luigi would be idiots not to call on me!

"Don't forget about me, Jacky!" said Akira as he hopped in the passenger seat of Wanderlust, after Mario, Luigi, and Daisy got inside Jacky's car. "Alright then, let's go!" So Jacky stepped heroically on the gas pedal, and sped away from the mansion, on the way to the hospital. Not much time to lose!

"Okay everyone, by a show of hands, who would want to see Daisy and Luigi's child at the hospital?" Master Hand would ask the crowd after Mario and company had left, and just about everyone (sans Ashley and Shadow, to name a few) raised their hands. "Drat, why must you people so curious..." Only one problem got in Master Hand's way - transportation. "Now how are we gonna get everyone to the hospital, I refuse to boot up the teleportation device!"

"Well we can't exactly fit everyone in the Landmaster or Captain Falcon's vehicle," stated Samus, looking around before her eyes fell upon a purple dragon and arch-nemesis - one by the name of Ridley. "Unless..."


Jacky drove Daisy and others to the hospital, with the wind riding along with the race car driver. Nothing could stop Jacky during this time of heroic virtue, right?

"Why are you stopping Jacky, are you insane?!" questioned Daisy as Jacky came to a sudden stop, before pointing at a lake for no reason. So much for heroic virtue...

"That lake was where I saw Rayquaza at, he was up in the skies, the skies I tell you!" the driver replied, still pointing. "Isn't that so cool?!" Luigi didn't seem to think so, as he whacked Jacky with his green cap.

"Get a move-a on, will-a ya?!" the plumber frowned at Jacky, who quickly pushed the stick shift out of neutral and continued driving to the hospital, all without being pulled over and receiving a ticket (for that would be disastrous). Jacky and company would finally arrive at the hospital, parked in the ambulance lane. Mario and Luigi would escort Daisy out of the car, and Jacky and Akira would get out as well, but the five wouldn't get that far to the hospital before being confronted by a hospital employee.

"I'm terribly sorry, but you can't park here!" the employee said to Jacky and company, only for Akira to grab Jacky's keys and do something that would put a strain on his friendship with the fellow Virtua Fighter veteran.

"Well that's too bad, because we just did!" the kung fu fighter threw Jacky's keys inside a nearby lake, causing the hospital employee to give him a crazy look. Akira's decision may have prevented the employee from moving Jacky's car, but a tow truck would do the employee's work anyways.


Mega Man: While everyone was fussing over what mode of transportation they would use to get to the hospital, I contacted Auto, asking him for a ride, and he stopped by the mansion with Search Man's "critter gitter"...for some reason, I still think that name sounds non-PC, although I've tried downplaying that notion from time to time. Maybe it's the way gitter is spelled that keeps throwing me off.

"Just received a text from Luigi, he said that Daisy is about to deliver the baby," said Mega Man, checking his cellular device, as he walked through the hospital with Auto, Peach, Toad, Pit, Kirby, Link, Zelda, and Wayne. The robot was kind enough to let the latter six ride with him and Auto on the "critter gitter". "They're in room C10 of this hallway, now all we have to do is find it..."

"Is it just me, or is that Mario at the end of the hallway jumping like a maniac?" questioned Wayne, as he saw a short man with a mustache jumping up and down with much excitement. Indeed it was Mario, and his happiness could only mean one thing...

"We're coming for you, Mario!" Link called out to the plumber, as he and the others quickly made haste towards Mario. They got to see the plumber's exuberance up close, it was the most excited he has been in a good while.

"Some great-a news - Daisy just delivered-a the baby!" announced Mario, making the others feel relieved that the birthing went well for Daisy. "Do you all-a wish to see-a the baby?"

"What kind of dumb question is that, of course we wanna see the baby!" replied Pit, this response coming from the same dude who wondered if men could become impregnated. So Mario let Pit and company inside the C10 room, where a bunch of paramedics were standing by. A turn around the corner, and there they were - Luigi standing next to the hospital bed, Daisy in the hospital bed, and a young infant in Daisy's arms - a baby boy, the very first child of Luigi and Daisy. And the baby looked an awful lot like Baby Luigi, but with Daisy's hair color, how about that?

"Awww, he's so adorable!" Peach squealed with joy as she headed over to the baby, while Pit was left in confusion, somehow believing that the baby was a girl. "Have you given him a name yet? Please tell me you've given him a name!"

"Luigi and I have been thinking long and hard about a name..." remarked Daisy as she smiled at Luigi, who smiled right back. "...and we mutually decided to name our first son...Charles." Could have named him Luigi Jr., but that would have been too boring.

"Darn-a it, I was gonna name-a my first son Charles!" frowned Mario as he stomped his foot on the floor in anger, garnering some laughter from everyone in the room. Also, major kudos if you know the reason why Luigi and Daisy chose the name Charles.


R.O.B.: FINALLY ARRIVED AT HOSPITAL...WEIGHT OF BABY CHARLES...7.6 POUNDS...PERCENTAGE OF CHARLES'S CUTNESS...150 PERCENT...

A while after Peach and company got a first-hand look at Luigi and Daisy's baby, the others soon arrived at the hospital, and were all lining up outside C10 to see the baby for themselves. Master Hand bullied the hospital employees into allowing such a thing to happen, and he also bullied those waiting in line to pay $20 to see the baby, depending on how much money you had. Those who already seen the baby had to wait in the waiting room on the floor, and given the long line, all the waiting rooms in the hospital would probably be taken!

"You're such a bro Ridley, letting me and the others ride on top of you to the hospital!" Takamaru said to the dragon, who was taking up a majority of the space in the waiting room. Too bad there was nothing the hospital employees could do to stop it, lest they wished to face Master Hand's fury. "Don't you think Ridley is a nicer dragon than people take for granted, Samus?" Takamaru asked Samus, who was sitting next to the samurai filing her nails.

"Yeah I guess he's not that bad..." Samus mindlessly shrugged, but once Takamaru looked away from Samus, the bounty hunter almost smirked...almost. Wasn't a definite smirk, but an almost smirk.

"Fox McCloud and Falco Lombardi, pleasure to meet you," Fox introduced himself and Falco to Kiria and Yashiro, finally getting the chance to meet the Japanese idols. Conveniently for the pilots, Itsuki, Tsubasa, Touma, Eleonora, and Mamori were seated with the two idols. "And we take it that you're Kiria Kuruno, Yashiro Tsurugi, Itsuki Aoi, Tsubasa Oribe, Touma Akagi, Eleonora Yumizuru, and Mamori Minamoto, correct?"

"Yes, that would be us," replied Kiria, taking a good look at Fox and Falco. "So what do you boys want, you're not here to sign autographs, are you?"

"No, no, we're not here to sign autographs..." replied Falco, who alarmed Kiria and company when he pulled out seven sheets of paper, with all sorts of legal stuff written over it. "...we're here to sign contracts. Or rather, you're here to sign contracts. How would you like to work at Star Records?"

"What's the catch, why should us great entertainers sign with your company, what's the catch?" questioned Yashiro, folding his arms. Fox and Falco looked at one another, with grins on their faces.

"The catch is you get to work for two awesome dudes like myself in the America where you can easily expand your entire audience worldwide," Fox said rather quickly, enough to make Itsuki and company consider their options. Would signing with Star Records be worth it?

Falco: Ashley told Fox and I on our way to the hospital about how she met that kimono girl Mamori, and they were having a brief conversation about the president of the company Mamori worked for - Maiko Shimazaki. Apparently Ms. Shimazaki had a drinking problem, and it was rather disconcerting for Mamori and her older friends, and nearly gotten to the point where Ms. Shimazaki stepped down and Itsuki kinda had to take over. Ashley actually wanted Mamori and her friends to sign with Star Records as much as Fox and I did, and she was nice enough to make these contracts with some potion of hers, and I don't know how she did it...but how great would it be to have a dude like Itsuki work for us, and with us?

"But that's not all - you get to live in the Smash Mansion, where Star Records is located, and there you can do your thing and live out your careers, free as charged!" added Falco. After heeding this information, Itsuki would slowly rise up from his chair, and looked down at the floor, before looking up at Fox and Falco and saying three words that would be nigh important...

"It's a deal!" the black-haired fellow shook hands with Fox and Falco, signifying a coalition between the pilots and the former Fortuna Entertainment stars they would hopefully last forever. But where would that leave Fortuna Entertainment, with Itsuki and friends leaving the company? What about the staff members that work for the company? Only time would tell of Fortuna's fate...


...but for now, it was a time of joy, what with baby Charles having been born on St. Patrick's Day, perhaps Luigi's favorite day of the year. The plumber remained in room C10, now cradling Charles in his arms while his wife Daisy, as well as Mario and Peach, watched on.

"I can already tell that Luigi is going to be an excellent father," remarked Peach, her desire of starting a family increasing by tenfold after today's events. Her marriage to Mario couldn't happen any sooner!

"Peach you've-a been saying that ever since-a Luigi and I broke-a the news about Daisy's pregnancy," smiled Mario, who was patiently waiting for the chance to hold Charles in his arms. A lot of folks have come and gone, and many of them got to hold Charles...but Mario still hasn't gotten his chance.

"Yes, that is true...but even before then, I knew Luigi would be a splendid parent. Oh, he must be the happiest person in the world right now..."

"Mario would-a you like to hold-a the baby?" Luigi would ask his brother, even though there was a line of people waiting outside the room dying to see Charles. The paramedics wouldn't let anyone in without the consent of Daisy or Luigi.

"I've been waiting for-a someone to say-a that..." Mario took Charles from Luigi, and held him in his arms and flashed a warming smile. The plumber was now holding his dear nephew, a nephew he had wanted for so long.

And one day, Luigi will have a nephew of his own.