Author's Note:

Been in a relatively happy mood this week, what with my favorite wrestler (Jeff Hardy) and my favorite WWE duo (Hardy Boyz) returning to WWE (I was screaming like a little girl when the Hardys returned at Wrestlemania, no joke), and my level of excitement kinda caused me to finish this chapter ahead of schedule...but that won't stop me from answering a few guest reviews!

"Can you add Kurt Irving, Riela Marceris, and Imca from Valkyria Chronicles? Senel and Chloe from Tales of Legendia? And maybe a chapter with the Tales of Symphonia, Legendia, Abyss, Hearts, and Xillia characters meeting each other?"

A meeting of Tales characters? Ooh...that sounds tough, but somewhat manageable. The Valkyria Chronicles characters shall be added to my character list. One more anonymous review:

"Sonic x Gannon?!"

You mean like as an interaction between the two, like how Sonic interacted with Bowser and King Dedede? I'll save that for next week. Up next is Derick Lindsey:

"I legitimately laughed out loud when Roman Reigns was transported to the smash mansion and just kept looking for a fight while everyone was in love but I think that would have fitted Braun Strowman more..."

I chose Roman Reigns over Strowman because I felt like more readers would identify more with Reigns, since he's one of the biggest faces of WWE. Derick also has more to share...

"...must resist urge to suggest transporting Jericho into Mansion so he can put people on lists, urge failing (you must of done this on purpose so I can break my promise to not suggest stuff for three chapters because it's April fools day by the time I read this."

No worries, my friend, I was not purposefully trying force you to give me a suggestion. As for a pixelated Chris Jericho and putting people on his list, I can't really do that, for I've retired the list thing back in chapter 53. Roydigs22, after a long absence, has returned:

"Sorry I haven't reviewed in a few weeks. Chrome decided to hate me."

Yup, happens to all of us...now let's see what Roydigs22 wishes to ask me:

"So! Is lucario getting his glory moment soon?"

Lucario's glory moment will finally take place in the next chapter. I've been planning since chapter 62 for the very moment.


Episode 68: Tryouts

"I'm gonna warm up your heart, with the press of a button!"

Mamori always ended her episodes of Microwave Idol Mamorin with this line. The line was a staple of a show, a part of the show's fabric, and it kept the cuteness of Mamori's series intact. Mamori's first "Americanized" episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin was a rousing success, achieving the million view mark on YouTube in less than a week, and although the intended guest, Cilan, was too lovestruck with Aerith to appear on the web series thanks to Yoshi, Microwave Idol Mamorin was mostly enjoyed by the mansion residents, and of course, Luigi, Daisy, Yuffie, and even baby Charles, despite the baby not knowing what was going on - he was just happily clapping away at all the cuteness.

However, not everyone watched Microwave Idol Mamorin - the only individual that had yet to seen the video was not Samus (surprise, surprise), but rather Master Hand, who was not only busy during the week, but didn't know how to operate a laptop or computer due to him being a giant hand and all. So today, Fox, Falco, and Ayaha were showing the giant hand the first episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin in his bedroom, wanting to see what his opinion was.

"So Master Hand, what do you think - Mamori and Ashley did a great job in the first episode, no?" Ayaha asked the giant hand, after the video was over. Master Hand initially didn't say anything; perhaps he was piecing his thoughts together. Gotta give the creator of the Smash universe some time to get his feelings out.

"I really enjoyed the video, I really do..." Master Hand finally spoke, "...but I feel like the series needs some fanservice, for the male demographic." This response was met with shocked expressions from Fox, Falco, and Ayaha, with Falco so shocked that he fell to the floor and laughed. He expected Master Hand to state that he was kidding about the fanservice thing, but apparently the hand was being serious...

"Master Hand we can't just add fanservice to Microwave Idol Mamorin, you don't typically see fanservice on cooking shows," stated Fox, still in disbelief about what MH had said, though Ayaha was in ever more disbelief. "And besides, the cuteness of the show should do enough to bring in male viewers."

Master Hand: What's so wrong with having fanservice, every Japanese show has it! Naruto has it, Dragon Ball Z has it on occasion, Sailor Moon has it in bundles for the most part - heck, even those strange Japanese commercials that give me nightmares have fanservice, depending on the product and the message! Wait a minute, I'm freaking Master Hand...why do I even have nightmares? Do I even sleep?

"I don't see anything wrong with it," said Master Hand, wishing he had shoulders to shrug with. "Don't get me wrong, Mamori and Ashley are fine as they are, but I feel like they could use an older female character that the male viewers can relate to more, you know what I mean?" Fox and Ayaha didn't know, as evidenced by the weird looks they gave one another. Falco wasn't even listening, he was on the floor recovering from his laughing fit.

"And how do you expect us to acquire this 'older female character', should we have tryouts or something?" asked Fox, and Master Hand snapped his fingers, indicating that either Fox gave the right answer or the giant hand remembered something he was supposed to do today.

"Yeah, that's what we'll do, we'll hold tryouts in the lecture hall to find a third character for Microwave Idol Mamorin! The candidates have to have cooking experience, and we can't allow Palutena to participate, she'll serve in the capacity of making guest appearances."

"Honestly we could have Palutena as a third wheel, she's old and she's female," suggested Ayaha; would Palutena appreciate being called "old"? Given that she doesn't take it well when being called a ma'am, one might assume not. "Granted her cooking is not the best, but she's still serviceable..."

"While that is true, Palutena is an immortal being, who truly knows how old she is. We would need someone no more than five years older than Ashley and Mamori to be a third character, to serve as a 'big sister' companion. Ayaha, I want you to look for the best candidates you can find, and bring them to the mansion. Fox and Falco, I want you to judge the candidates, and decide which candidate will appear on the show! Do I make myself clear?"

"We won't let you down, Master Hand," Ayaha nodded her head, and Fox and a fully recovered Falco gave a thumbs up. All three mutually felt like Master Hand was making a big mistake.


"It's great that Lady Palutena was nice enough to go on a camping date together, you and I," remarked Pit, as he was walking with Viridi to some campgrounds in Seattle, both lovebirds carrying camping supplies like a tent, a water cooler, some bug ointment, a frying pan, a sack of food, some laxatives maybe (who knows), and other essential items guaranteed to make the camping date a success.

"It's even greater that Jacky was kind enough to drive us to our destination!" added Viridi, who was wearing sunglasses to block the sun's dastardly rays. Yes, Jacky drove Pit and Viridi to a place called Saltwater State Park in Des Moines, Washington, but he dropped the lovebirds off not so far from the campgrounds because he apparently didn't trust Pit that much. Must have been that Great Pumpkin incident long ago.

Jacky: Pit and Viridi could have stayed at Saltwater for an entire weekend, but they were given a curfew by Master Hand that was passed down from Palutena, who was worried that some giant bear would appear and eat Pit and Viridi alive. The camping date would be a great test for Pit, it could determine if Pit is a man that can stand up for his lover, or if he'll just remain a boy who plays with My Little Pony dolls. Got video evidence of it too!

Pit and Viridi, after much walking, arrived at Saltwater State Park, marking their destination at one of the campsites within the park. Pit set up the tent, albeit struggling and somehow nearly injuring himself in the process, while Viridi got out all the equipment, ensuring that the couple brought everything they need. Now it was time to start a fire, to cook stuff on...

"Didn't bring a lighter with me, thought this would be better..." said Pit as he pulled out a Poke Ball, and threw it at the ground, sending out a fire-type Pokemon...but instead the angel sent out Banette, a ghost-type. Viridi looked inquisitively with her arms folded at Pit, who was grinning nervously. "No need to fear, I think this Banette can do the job...Banette, use one of your moves to light a fire on those sticks!"

So the marionette Pokemon would surprise both Pit and Viridi used Will-O-Wisp on the sticks, firing blue flames at the sticks resulting in a campfire of blue flames. It was the likes of which Pit and Viridi never saw before, it left them in awe.

"Yup, I totally knew that was gonna happen," Pit remarked confidently with his hands on his hips, downplaying the fact that he accidentally brought the wrong Poke ball with him on his camping date. So far, it looked like the date was off to a wonderful start.


"Sir Mario, I have an important document I must share with you!" Isabelle called out as she searched for the Italian plumber. She would find the Italian plumber speaking with Geno and Yashiro in the gaming room. "There you are, Sir Mario - I have a restraining order you have to read at once."

"Did-a you say restraining order?!" panicked Mario, leaping into the arms of Yashiro, who would drop the plumber to the floor if Peach was not present in the gaming room, speaking with Toad. "Who would-a want to file a restraining order against-a ME?"

"No, it's not you who's receiving a restraining order - it's Mr. Game and Watch who's getting one." This caused Mario to furrow his brow in confusion, as Yashiro placed the plumber back down on the floor. "Malva of the Kalos Elite Four filed the restraining order against Mr. GW, after the events that transpired last week, and sent it to the mansion via mail. I believe Mr. GW was already notified by Master Hand about this restraining order. I thought that you would want to take a look at the restraining order and verify everything - I filled most of it out." Isabelle handed the restraining order to Mario, who skimmed the document up and down, front and back, and even checked for grammatical errors.

Mr. Game and Watch: Why would Malva want to file a restraining order against me, I'm a good, genuine guy! Does she not know the struggles of being single? Surely she's single as well, so us starting a relationship would be a win-win for the both of us! Perhaps she's not interested in men like myself, she would rather date a bad guy, a troublemaker...and I can be that guy! Just watch! *knocks down a nearby flower pot* See what I did there, I knocked down a flower pot, without even looking! Would Malva love me now?!

"Yoshi has been unusually quiet over the past week," stated Yashiro, as Mario continued to skim the restraining order. Not only that, but the green dinosaur did not write any fanfiction stories, nor come up with any weird pairings. "I may not have known the dinosaur for that long, but this must be uncharacteristic of him, is that right?"

"Yeah, I'll say; whenever Yoshi doesn't write his fanfiction crap, it's typically a big deal, mostly depending on how long he doesn't write," confirmed Geno, who was relieved that the whole pairing situation last week commenced. Having to see Wendy Koopa and Knuckles act romantic with one another was highly disturbing for the Star Warrior; he could only imagine what it would be like if Wendy's dad, Bowser, was being romantic with any lady not named Peach.

"Make sure-a Mr. Game and-a Watch sees this restraining order," Mario handed Isabelle back the restraining order. "Has a court-a date been set? I can see if-a Phoenix Wright can-a serve as Mr. GW's attorney, if needed."

"The court date is on Monday; we can have Mr. Wright serve as Mr. GW's attorney, but I doubt he won't have that much of an impact in court," stated Isabelle. "From what I've heard from Red the Pokemon Trainer, Malva is a very persuasive woman..." Considering Malva used to be a Team Flare member, that's not much of a shocker.

"Very well-a then, off-a you go." And with that, Isabelle left Mario be, as the plumber returned his attention to Geno and Yashiro. The idol and the Star Warrior were having a brief conversation while Mario was handling business with Isabelle, and the conversation led to an offer Geno wished to propose to Mario.

"So you've noticed that Yoshi has been acting very differently, correct?" the Star Warrior asked Mario, who nodded his head affirmingly. "I believe that his actions the previous week has been making him feel somewhat remorseful, and for that reason, he hasn't been writing or matchmaking or the like - dare I say it, he might even be a little moody. Bringing a familiar face over to the mansion and hang out with Yoshi could lift his spirits up."

"And just who do you have in mind?" asked Mario, now agreeing with Geno's plan. Just who was this so-called "familiar face"?


"See that lovely girl over there, Little Mac?" Doc Louis asked Little Mac, as he pointed at Leia who was outside monitoring a one-on-one basketball between Sonic and Gil, a game Sonic easily could win. "That girl was flirting with Gil of all people last week, she flirtin' with a bookworm for crying out loud! You gonna take that?"

"No sir, not by any means!" shouted Little Mac, sounding like a soldier receiving orders from an army general. He didn't care that Leia was in love with Gil, partly because it was only temporary, but Doc Louis was using the incident as motivation of sorts.

Doc Louis: Thankfully I wasn't caught up in Yoshi matchmaking misadventures, but I couldn't blame him for pairing me up with anyone - not that many sistas that would look good with Jerome "Doc" Louis, if ya know what I mean! Besides, sistas are strong, independent women, they don't need no man, they can just rely on themselves! Me, I'm a strong independent black man who don't need no woman, for I got all the chocolate that I need to keep myself happy! *takes a bite out of his chocolate bar* Dang, Meredith, why'd they have to make you taste so good...

"Here's what I want you to do Mac - I want you to walk to Leia, grab her, and then dip her and confess your love to her," commanded Doc Louis, making Little Mac scratch his head. "Once you do that, you smooch Leia to no end, until Sonic or Gil look over and tell you to stop...or you can stop on your own accord." Little Mac wasn't exactly in favor of this plan, but whatever pleased Doc, he supposed. "Do I make myself clear?"

"The plan may not go as expected, but I suppose it's worth a shot," Little Mac shrugged as he braced himself. There was a good chance Leia would be angry with Little Mac and slap him, screwing up the boxer's chances of winning the nurse's heart. "Well, here goes nothing..."

After taking a deep breath, Little Mac coolly walked over to Leia, trying to make it seem like he had a ton of swag. Once he reached Leia, he tapped the nurse on the shoulder, and Leia turned around, with a smile on her face. It was a smile that warmed up Little Mac's heart, and it was enough to make him freeze up.

"Hi Little Mac, you look...less confident than before," greeted Leia, taking note of the now nervous deposition on the boxer's face. "You wish to tell me something? I'm all ears, so don't hesitate to tell me what's on your mind!" Unfortunately for Mac, he didn't have anything on his mind; he was too much in awe of being in Leia's presence, so much that he was uttering unintelligible sayings from his mouth while sweat poured down his face. "...is there something wrong with you, Little Mac?"

"Watch out!" Sonic called out, as a basketball was thrown at Little Mac and Leia's direction; Leia got out of the way, but the starstruck Little Mac didn't, taking the blow from the basketball to the head and falling to the ground in the process, while Doc Louis shrieked like a manly man. "Gil, what did I tell you about blocking my shot like a manic, you're not Dikemebe Mutombo! You don't even have the size to be making crazy blocks!"

"Oh, so it's MY fault you jump ridiculously high - sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!" frowned Gil, initiating an argument between him and Sonic while Doc Louis and Leia were checking on Little Mac. The boxer was now back to normal, as he lifted up his head and rubbed it with his hand.

"Nearly had me worried Mac, thought you were a goner!" said a super extra Doc Louis. How can one be a goner from a hit to the head from a basketball? "Don't know what I would've done without you, son..."

"Chill out Doc, it was just a lousy basketball, nothing serious," smiled Leia as she checked out Little Mac. "Mac might've lost a few brain cells from the impact, but other than that, he's relatively fine."

Leia: What do I love the most about being a nurse at the Smash Mansion? *thinks for a second* Probably having the opportunity to serve so many different and eccentric characters and helping them with their ailments and all. My good friends Milla and Jude both thought I was crazy for taking the job, and my other friend Alvin even said I would later become depressed from having to deal with some many people inside one household...but so far, I'm proving them all wrong!

"How about we take you to the fitness center so you can rest, hmm?" Leia helped up Little Mac to his feet with some assistance from Doc Louis, as she and the boxing trainer escorted Little Mac to the mansion. Sonic, who was done arguing with Gil over why you shouldn't block basketball shots, no matter the circumstance, saw Little Mac walking away, and stroked his chin.

"Is it just me, or does Little Mac have a crush on Leia?" Sonic asked Gil, who wasn't inclined to answering. The de facto librarian was still angry with Sonic, but he might as well answer the hedgehog's question, before any pestering begins.

"Seems like it, I always see him trying to make a move on her," replied Gil, as he fetched the basketball and brought it back to the court, bouncing it on the concrete. "Why are you so interested for?"

"Little Mac hasn't been in love since he asked out Fiora on a date - and we all know how that went, So this time...why don't we have things work in his favor?" Was Sonic fancying the idea of pairing Little Mac and Leia together?


Heihachi Mishima walked out of the bathroom, and he walked out of it feeling somewhat happy. No, he wasn't just smiling about the fact that his grandson Jin Kazuma actually took the time to call him on the mansion's house phone - though that definitely made his week, since Jin was actually being respectful and kind towards his grandpa (Ling Xiaoyu could have been the reason for that). Mishima was smiling about the fact that he now had something in common with the mansion residents, something he could take pride in. Just what was that something?

"Looking good as always, Rosalina, that blue dress of yours really suits you!" Heihachi complimented the mother of Lumas, who was standing in the hallway with Luma minding her own business. If you recall from episode 62, Akuma promised Heihachi that he would get him the best English tutor in the world to teach him how to speak English if he won the fight against him, and so Akuma brought an English tutor to the mansion to teach Heihachi English, and by Thursday, Heihachi became very fluent in the language.

"Um, thank you Heihachi, this is the third or fourth time you complimented me today," smiled Rosalina, still getting used to Heihachi speaking fluent English like the others were. "Thank goodness Ganondorf wasn't around to hear that..." Rosalina muttered this under her breath as Heihachi confidently walked away.

Heihachi: Don't know why, but I feel like a changed person now that I know a lick of English! When my grandson Jin called me, I was speaking to him in terribly broken English; I was trying to show off how much I learned. But now that I'm astute in English, I can now talk with my son while barely having to resort to my native Japanese! Who knows, lengthy phone calls over the phone with my son could slowly build our relationship back together again! As for my son, Kazuya? Eh, screw him...

"Link, for the last freaking time, qwerty is NOT an applicable word," Zelda said to Link, the two Hylians playing a game of Scrabble with Cloud, Aerith, Shulk, Fiora, Tsubasa, and Itsuki in the lounge. "It's just a keyboard layout, it's not like it's a word found in a standard dictionary."

"But qwerty has its own entry on Wikipedia, so it should count!" Link explained to Zelda, whom he was working with. The eight Scrabble players were playing against one another in teams of four, and yes, Itsuki and Tsubasa were working together as a team, as a couple. Although Itsuki at times refused to acknowledge that he and Tsubasa were a thing.

"Using Wikipedia to justify using qwerty, what a way to go Link," remarked Cloud, he and Aerith currently in the lead. Nothing could stop the lovebirds from giving up their lead, not even...

"What's good, my awesome peeps!" greeted Heihachi as he entered the lounge, attempting to be cool; all he did was make everyone in the lounge feel sorry for him. "Playing a game of Scrabble, I see? Mind if I join?"

"Sorry Heihachi, but you'll need a lady friend to join!" replied Shulk, and so Heihachi ran out of the room faster than Road Runner and Speedy Gonazales combined, and later came back with Kiria, holding the woman by her hand. Both Itsuki and Tsubasa took note of the disdain on Kiria's face, sympathizing for their fellow Star Records worker.

"Alright, I got my lady, now restart the game so the two of us can play!"

"Heihachi we can't just start the game over, you'll just start off at the bottom and have to work your way up," stated Itsuki. Why did Shulk tell Heihachi he needed a female partner to participate in Scrabble? "Just because you can finally speak English and all doesn't mean..."

"Playing Scrabble would be a great test of my knowledge of the English language, and I REFUSE to play in an unfair game! I wish to start a new game of Scrabble, where everyone starts off small!"

"Or you and I can leave these people play their game and continue with our lives without interrupting them," suggested Kiria, feeling a sudden need to yawn. "I have stuff to do, you know, being a singing idol isn't as easy as it looks..."

"I think Heihachi playing with us would be a good idea, so why don't we start a new game and include him and Kiria?" asked Aerith. And so there goes Cloud and Aerith's lead, with Aerith cleaning off the Scrabble board while Link folded his arms and angrily looked at Heihachi.

Link: *seething with anger* So close...so close...we were this close to beating Cloud and Aerith, but NO, Zelda had to overrule me and say that qwerty "isn't a word found in the standardized dictionary". We could have had the lead right there! Now Heihachi wants to join in our game of Scrabble, all because he thinks he's so superior with his newfound ability to speak English...watch him spell out some fake word like "fleek" and score points for it! *looks around* Quick question: would it be wise to use fleek in a game of Scrabble?


"So glad you could join us at the judges panel, Ema," Fox said to Ema, who was sitting between Fox and Falco at a table in the lecture hall. The forensics expert was hired by the Star Fox pilots to serve as a third judge, for both pilots thought that having a female judge would be necessary.

"This better be worth the manicure and foot massage you boys used as incentives to entice me enough for the judging job," said Ema, as she shuffled through her notes on the table. Why did she need those notes for? "Hopefully this whole tryouts thing will be swift."

"All the participants are ready for their tryouts," Ayaha walked on the lecture hall stage to tell the three judges, holding a clipboard. On this stage was a kitchen stove, a frying pan, and some food scraps Cilan found in the mansion's pantry. "Just to let you know, the participants are all shinobi from these ninja academies I've found, and apparently they're all pretty experienced when it comes to Japanese cuisine and cooking. Shall we begin?"

"Bring out the first chick!" ordered Falco; Ayaha nodded her head as she walked off the stage, and to the back where a bunch of girls were probably dying to audition. Soon enough, the first girl arrived onstage, and she had wheat-colored hair in pigtails, with a blue and white dress and a gold crown on the left side of her head. "Howdy, little miss, what's your name?"

"First of all, just because I may be short and all gives you no reason to call me 'little miss," the girl responded in a condescending way, getting Falco all riled up. "Secondly, my name is Kafuru, and I expect to get the role for Microwave Idol Mamorin, at whatever cost."

"Ooh, looks like we got a feisty one on our hands!" Fox rubbed his hands together excitedly, as Ema did her best to restrain Falco from jumping on the stage and beating up an innocent girl in Kafuru. "Well the stage is yours Kafuru, so show us what you're made of!"

"I don't need to show you what I'm made of, I already have the perfect package - looks, talent, personality, and then some. So why don't you just give me the role and save yourselves from wasting your time with these sorry wannabe cooks backstage?" This response from Kafuru caused Fox and Ema to glance at one another with nervous looks; Kafuru was being a little too feisty.

"Kafuru, we can't just give you the role, you have to show us your 'perfect package' so we can determine if you're the right person for Microwave Idol Mamorin," said Ema, doing her best to explain without hurting Kafuru's feelings. "But if you think so highly of yourself...then why don't you just walk off the stage and let a more humble person take the role you think you deserve?"

"Very well then, but you'll wind up regretting this," Kafuru said these parting words as she walked off the stage, while Falco reverted to his composed self. How long will the avian pilot maintain his composure for the remainder of the tryouts?

Kafuru: Of course I have a lot of confidence in my own abilities...too bad that the judges refuse to see it, for whatever reason. But sometimes, you just have to learn the hard way...


Flora took a peek inside Yoshi's room, and saw that Yoshi was sitting on the bed, not doing anything except staring at the floor. The maid then stepped away from the door to speak with Mario, Geno, and Yashiro, all three men standing by.

"Yoshi is still in his room feeling down - shall we send in Geno's friend?" Flora asked Mario, who nodded his head. Geno's friend wasn't exactly a friend of the Star Warrior - it was just a person that Mario knew well.

"He's been-a waiting at the end-a of the hall for this-a moment," said Mario. "Notify Boshi to come over here!" the plumber said to Yashiro, who looked over at the end of the hallway, and motioned someone to come over, and soon a blue Yoshi with sunglasses by the name of Boshi ran to Mario and company.

"Is Yoshi inside that room, want me to talk with him?" Boshi asked Mario, who gave a thumbs up. "Excellent! I'll turn that frown of his upside down in a jiffy!" So the blue Yoshi entered Yoshi's room and sat on the bed next to Yoshi, while Mario and company peeked inside to watch the action. "Hey Yoshi, what's going on man, talk to me man I wanna know what you're up to!"

"Hi Boshi, thought I'd never see you again," replied Yoshi, still looking down at the floor. This bothered Boshi, for he was a perpetual loner, and Yoshi was showing all signs of being a loner.

"Why so glum, chum, Birdo broke up with you or something?" Yoshi didn't appreciate Birdo bringing up Birdo, he didn't even like the chick. "Or are you sad that your team lost in that March Madness tournament? Don't worry bro, there's always next year!"

"I screwed over a bunch of people last week...I paired them up, and I caused some...things to happen along the way." Yoshi got up, grabbed a malasada lying on his dresser, and then returned to his bed. "I fear that everyone still might hate me for what I did to them..."

"That gives you no reason to be so down on yourself! Remember that one time when you and Mario came to Yo'ster Island and beat me in a race? Beforehand I was all cocky and competitive, and refused to let the other Yoshis race against me. But then you beat me fair and square in that race of ours, and I've been a changed dinosaur...though I still feel like a bit of a loner. How about this - how about we make it up to the people you wronged so you can redeem yourself? Sounds good?"

Mario: The provisions on Malva's restraining order against-a Mr. Game and Watch are-a little...interesting, I should-a say. For instance, if Malva were-a ever to visit the mansion, then Mr. Game and-a Watch shouldn't be in-a the mansion when she's-a present. There-a fore, for future accommodations, I've been-a training a few "temporary" house-a keepers to maintain the mansion in-a the event Mr. Game and Watch has-a to take a temporary leave...

Lloyd: *squirting window cleaner on a painting of Peach and then cleaning said painting with a wash rag, messing it in the process* Oh, Princess Peach, you're just as beautiful as a lake during the bright morning's dawn. *kisses the horrendously messed up painting of Peach*

"That would be really nice...I suppose," shrugged Yoshi, struggling to find the confidence he had lost. "But how am I gonna make it up to everyone I screwed over, would I have to go to every person individually and apologize to them?"

"Nah that would be tedious and take too long...we would need something really creative," replied Boshi, thinking for a brief moment before snapping his fingers once an idea generalized in his head. "And I know just the thing!" The blue Yoshi whispered something into Yoshi's ear, with the green dinosaur listening attentively. Mario leaned in a bit closer, to hear what Boshi was whispering.

"I thought you said you would let Boshi handle things, and now it seems like you wish to interfere in his affairs with Yoshi," remarked Yashiro, before Mario held up a finger to him ordering him to stay silent.

"It won't be-a just me who will-a be interfering..." said Mario, leaning in closer through Yoshi's door but not enough to be seen by either Yoshi or Boshi. "...what-a ever Boshi has-a planned, it shall-a be a joint effort!" Looks like Geno, Yashiro, and even Flora were being roped into doing a task none of them agreed to.


Pit and Viridi were enjoying their lovely time on their camping date at Saltwater State Park, and although the two lovebirds couldn't stay overnight and camp at Saltwater due to Palutena's concerns, that didn't stop them from doing fun activities together, like roasting marshmallows over a campfire of blue flames, for example.

"Since Undertaker has retired from wrestling and all, do you think he'll finally spend more time doing his undertaker job at some graveyard somewhere, and not train his butt off for Wrestlemania?" Pit asked Viridi, as this peculiar thought appeared in his mind. Viridi wished to tell the angel that Undertaker wasn't an actual undertaker, but his innocence would disallow him to accept this.

"On another note, I heard that the Undertaker's little brother Kane is running for Tennessee mayor," said Viridi, wanting to change the subject a little while at the same time suppressing herself from spilling the beans to Pit about Undertaker. "What are the chances that he would..."

"Kane, running for mayor in Tennessee?" Pit snorted out of disbelief. "Does he even have a first name, or a last name? Would that disqualify from running for any political office? Better question is, would the Tennessee government allow Kane to wear that red mask of his when conducting press conferences and whatnot? Or what about his choice for vice mayor, would he get the Undertaker? Is there even such a thing as a vice mayor?" Pit continued to ask rather pointless and mind-numbing questions, while Viridi rested her chin on her palm and sighed, not knowing what to do with the man she loved to death.

Viridi: Going on a camping date with Pit in a destination we've never been to before honestly isn't that bad. Sure Pit does have his moments...
Pit: STAND BACK VIRIDI THERE'S A GIANT CROCODILE AND IT'S APPROACHING THE CAMPSITE!
DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE! *flails arm out to the side, Matt Hardy style, while the crocodile looks on, possibly feeling bad for Pit*
Viridi: ...but those moments are what makes him irresistibly cute! I can't possibly by any means yell at him!

"Shoot, my marshmallow's all burnt up," grimaced Pit as he took his marshmallow away from the fire, his marshmallow all black. Serves him right for running his mouth about Kane and his chances of being a Tennessee mayor. But Viridi on the other hand - her marshmallow was fine, white as a cloud in the sky, for she didn't run her mouth and actually watched her marshmallow roast over the campfire unlike Pit. "You want to cook the hot dogs now?"

"Sure go ahead, you do that while I eat my marshmallow," said Viridi as she popped her marshmallow into her mouth. Pit went to go fetch the bag of food, but he accidentally kicked it with his foot, knocking it down a slightly steep hill. The angel went to go chase after the bag as he rolled down the hill like tumbleweed, running fast but not fast enough to the point where he would lose his breath. After less than a minute, the bag of food finally came to a stop, and settled in one spot as Pit grabbed the bag, only to hear loud buzzing sounds. So Pit looked up...

...and saw that he was right underneath a giant beehive. At first, Pit was a little intimidated, but all that intimidation would quickly go away the more the buzzing sounds annoyed him. The angel, wanting to do something about the noise...

"Take this, you dumb bees!" ...idiotically threw a rock at the beehive, ticking the bees off and making them fly out of their home. The flying insects turned their attention to Pit, who was now grinning nervously, and then viciously chased the angel, who was screaming as he ran back to the campsite with the bag of food in his hands.

"Pit did you retrieve the hot dogs yet?" Viridi, now wielding a frying pan for the hot dogs, looked back at the tent for Pit...who wasn't even there, which caused the goddess of nature to worry. "Oh Pitty, where on earth are you? Don't tell me you ran away!"

"Here's the hot dogs, they're in the bag!" Pit flew by, throwing the bag of food to Viridi, as the angel was now flying away from the swarm of angry bees. Poor judgement has truly doomed the kid.

"Thanks Pit!" Viridi called out to the angel as she took out the hot dogs from the bag, certain that Pit would work his way out of his situation and make the swarm of bees go away. And that level of certainty was very, very low.


Ayaha: Something I've noticed about the shinobi trying out for Microwave Idol Mamorin...a huge majority of them have rather big bust sizes, and you would never expect most of them to be fifteen or sixteen years of age!...Well, the only girl I'm most concerned about would have to be Ryona - she has perhaps the biggest rack I've ever seen, especially from a girl her age, and she's been showing her breasts off to the others and bragging about how big they are. I just hope that she doesn't show off to the judges during her tryout, but I'm afraid her voice would annoy the living crap out of them...

"As you can see, cooking food is as easy as one, two, THREE!" exclaimed Ryona - a blonde, curvaceous girl in a white dress - as she worked the frying pan on the makeshift kitchen stove, her abnormally cutesy voice enough to make Fox, Falco, and Ema cringe in horror. "Sometimes you just gotta believe..."

"Okay Ryona, just stop it woman, just stop..." Fox promptly stopped the blonde shinobi, sticking his hand out in a way that would make Simon Cowell proud. "Look, the three of us, we don't necessarily like you - your cuteness is what we're looking for. However, you may too cute, and we can't have too much cuteness. Sorry I have to say this, but you're not the right person we're looking for. Again, sorry."

"Oh, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for your criticism, I won't forget it!" Ryona, although she might not look like it, was apparently a masochist, and enjoyed all sorts of pain, and actually enjoyed being bullied. So for Fox to stop her act and criticize her...it apparently meant a lot to her. "May I wish the best to the rest of my competitors!" Ryona happily walked off-stage, as the three judges quietly discussed among themselves.

"That girl is in dire need of some serious help," Falco said to Fox and Ema; "serious" might actually be an understatement, in Ryona's case. "We can't have an overtly cute character on Mamori's show - just look at My Little Pony. Too many cute characters on MLP is the perfect reason for why most people think it sucks."

"Apparently fan service - and cuteness - are what we're looking for, and we better find someone before Master Hand loses his temper," stated Ema, who then turned to Fox. "Are we ready to call out the next chick?"

"Sure why not," replied the fox, and soon the three judges returned to their spots. "NEXT!" The next shinobi girl to walk onstage was a short black-haired girl adorned in a black Gothic Lolita dress which followed a cat motif of sorts, along with an eyepatch over her left eye. While the girl carried her black umbrella onstage, the judges were quick to notice that the girl was flat-chested, compared to the ladies that went before her. "Hello there, little miss, what's your name?" Fox greeted the girl.

"M-My n-name is Mirai," the girl replied, giving away the impression that she could be very timid and shy. "H-How long d-do I have to do this? J-Just curious..." Mirai was so shy, she even refused to give any of the three judges any form of eye contact.

"You're more than welcome to audition for as long as you like, we won't judge you until you're finished. Just don't let your nerves get to you, that will screw you up, big time. Now begin!"

"Okay then, here goes nothing, I guess..." Mirai took a deep breath, then walked towards the stove, nervously grabbing the frying pan. "Hello everyone, my name is Mirai, and today I'm gonna be cooking some...some stuff..." Mirai paused for a brief moment, before throwing the frying pan unto the floor. "I can't do it, I just can't! Why did I bother trying out for this stupid show, everyone from around the world would be watching me, what if I mess up? I can't do this anymore!"

And with that, Mirai ran off the stage, leaving the three judges bewildered. One of the shortest auditions the three conducted today.

Ashley: *sighs* Master Hand is out of his mind, we don't need another person on Microwave Idol Mamorin. Two's company, three's a crowd, and a third person would make things more crowded. It's bad enough that I have to subject myself to Mamori's singing...not that she's a bad singer. My tolerance levels for certain activities are very low, in case you didn't know.

"Master Hand would absolutely flip out if we don't find somebody before the end of the day," remarked Fox, bracing himself for the next girl to walk onstage.


Leia remained with Little Mac in the fitness room, and she was even kind enough to give the boxer a back massage, while Doc Louis watched while eating a chocolate bar. To tell the truth, it was Doc who told Leia about Little Mac suffering from back spasms, and thought that some massaging would make the spasms go away. No, Little Mac did not have any back problems whatsoever - Doc was everything he could to make Leia fall in love with his protege.

But standing afar from Little Mac and Leia were a few dudes who wished to make Leia love Little Mac instantly - Sonic, Gil, and now Zero, who was persuaded by Sonic to lend a helping hand. In Zero's hands was a large gun - a gun loaded with one of Ashley's love potions.

"So Zero, what's the plan, how are we gonna get Little Mac and Leia to become an item?" Sonic asked the robot, excitedly rubbing his hands together.

"Using Ashley's love potion, I'm going to fire a gas produced by said potion into the room where Little Mac and Leia are present," Zero explained his plan to Sonic and Gil, his gun locked and loaded. "Our safest bet would be to fill up the entire room with the gas, but Doc Louis would be caught up in it, and we can't have a threesome - a grown black guy in love with a teenager would be highly unsettling!"

"That would probably mean that firing the gas when Doc isn't looking would be the way to go," affirmed Gil, scratching his chin. Doc Louis just had to (slightly) ruin the plan, why must that man be with Little Mac everywhere he goes ninety percent of the time? Does he even follow Little Mac do the bathroom? (Sure hope not...)

"Precisely, and with Doc Louis constantly preoccupied with his chocolate, he might not be that big of an issue. Just have to make sure that my aim and accuracy is on point and then we can..."

"Testing out a new ray gun of death, I assume?" asked a voice that startled Sonic and company. It was Marth, and he was wearing a costume - a Dairy Queen "Mr. Curly Cone" costume, which made the hero-king look like he was stuck inside an ice cream cone. In his hands was the head of the costume.

"What's up Marth, didn't see ya there, how's that Dairy Queen gig coming along?" asked Sonic, doing his best to stifle his laughter along with Zero and Gil.

"Aside from the physical torment I suffer from at the hands of minors...I've been having a pretty mediocre time. I feel hot wearing this dumb costume all day long, and wearing the costume is taking a huge toll on my dignity."

Marth: As a way to make up for the damage to the Lamborghini which I was NOT responsible for, Master Hand forced me to work an entire week as the mascot for the Dairy Queen restaurant downtown, forcing me to wear this stupid ice cream cone costume roughly seven to eight hours a day. I was supposed to do this for just a week, but Master Hand was sadistic enough to make me wear this costume again and dance outside Dairy Queen for another week just because he thought it was funny. One thing I'm grateful for, though...I'm sure glad I brought a cup to wear with me. The minors that attack me have no chill whatsoever.

"Well my lunch break is over," Marth said after a conversation between Sonic, Zero, and Gil about how terrible life was for the hero-king the past two weeks. "Back to subjecting myself to more pain and torture from the little ones..." Marth sighed as he reluctantly placed his "Mr. Curly Cone" hat back on, and trudged out of the fitness center, quietly vowing to one day seek revenge on Master Hand.

"Okay Marth, see you around, try not to beat up any little kids!" Zero called out to the hero-king, who exited the fitness center. "Now let's get this bad boy..." Zero was about to use his ray gun, until he noticed that something was terribly amiss. "Crap, the love potion is gone! It was all loaded up in my ray gun, and now it's nowhere to be found!"

"Nice going Zero, way to screw things up!" Sonic scolded Zero, with his hands on his hips. "Our plan was about to be legit, but NOOOOO..." Why was Sonic so quick to turn on Zero, a while ago he was somewhat confident that the plan would go according to plan!

"Shut up Sonic, you were completely on board with Zero's plan, and now you want to turn on him to turn face, quit it out man!" frowned Gil, prompting Sonic to cross his arms. The two still must not be on good terms. "But I don't get it, how did Ashley's love potion go away like that? What a mystery..."


"Aw yeah, new word on the board, now give Kiria and I our points!" Heihachi said, slamming his fist on the table. So what word did Heihachi and Kiria (but mostly Heihachi) assembled on the board? Grrrls. Heihachi asked Kiria if it was okay to use the word, and Kiria, who didn't even care about playing Scrabble, gave the kung fu fighter all the freedom to put the word together.

"Um, is that word even allowed?" questioned Tsubasa, unsure if "grrrls" was an applicable word used in Scrabble. "Can someone go online and check out the Scrabble dictionary to see if 'grrrls' is a legal word? If so, then I don't know what to say..."

"I think Merriam Webster has an online dictionary of words allowed by Scrabble, let's see what they have to say," Fiora pulled out her phone and went onto the Merriam Webster website, pulling up the Scrabble dictionary and searching the word "grrrls", and to her and everyone else's surprise... "Aha, the word 'grrrls' is an applicable word used in Scrabble! It's a legal word that Heihachi and Kiria can use!" This greatly pleased Heihachi, who was now laughing manically; Kiria just looked bored out of her mind, like she was done with life.

Fiora: Did some personal digging on Merriam Webster on my own free time, and I was shocked at some of the words people can use in Scrabble...selfie, facetime, hashtag, newb, and even lolz are all words that have been added to Scrabble in recent times. And I must say...I had no idea Pit was in charge of running the Scrabble game. Only he would add such words.

"What about qwerty, is that a legal Scrabble word?" Link asked Fiora, who quickly looked up qwerty on the Scrabble dictionary. If qwerty was an allowable word, it would make Link's day...hopefully that won't be.

"Yup, you're allowed to use the word qwerty, it's perfectly legal!" exclaimed Fiora, much to the chagrin of Zelda and the others. Link got all giddy as he grabbed the letter tiles available to him and Zelda and assembled the word qwerty on the Scrabble board, feeling all proud about himself.

"C'mon Link cut it out, it wasn't even your turn yet!" Cloud scolded his best friend, now ticked off at Fiora for giving Link the green light to use qwerty. Too bad the Hylian won't earn any points for using the word, for he did not wait for his and Zelda's turn.


"Alright you guys, this is it, we're down to our last person!" Fox said to Ema and Falco, having gone through at least twenty shinobi girls, all vying for a spot on Microwave Idol Mamorin. "Let me just say that it has been a blast doing this judge thing with you, even if Master Hand forced us to do it!"

"You mean Master Hand forced you and Falco to judge the girls, you two practically enticed me to be a judge," clarified Ema, adjusting her ponytail. "That pedicure and foot message better be worth all that imploring you boys did..."

"Our last shinobi girl is ready to go!" Ayaha walked onstage to announce to the three judges, before walking off. Then running onstage to greet the judges was the last girl Fox, Falco, and Ema would have to judge; it was a short brunette with her hair tied up in a white ribbon. She had a yellow vest over a white shirt, and a green skirt that matched the color of her tie, along with a short red scarf around her neck to boot.

"You sure look like a very excitable girl," said Falco, checking out the girl's appearance. Could this be the girl he and the judges are looking for? "Why don't you tell us what your name is?"

"The name's Asuka, and I'm a shinobi from the Hanzo Academy!" the girl introduced herself while doing a pose with the peace sign. Right off the bat, Fox and Falco fell in love with Asuka, while Ema remained neutral as she has been throughout all the tryouts.

"Aw yeah, really digging this enthusiasm, can't wait to see what you can do! Go and break a leg...actually, don't break a leg, we won't be able to pay for your medical bill, since we're judges. But you know what I mean!"

Asuka: Gotta tell you the honest truth...out of all the girls at the Hanzo Academy, I was the only one that watched the first episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin, while everyone was perfecting their ninja craft. So when word broke out that the Smash Mansion was inviting all the shinobi girls from the Hanzo Academy and the other ninja girl academies to tryout for the show, I was super stoked! Here's hoping that my audition can go well...

"Ahoy, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to yet another exciting and delicious episode of Microwave Idol Mamorin!" exclaimed Asuka, who was now wearing a cooking apron; bonus points for her. "Before we can begin cooking, lettuce throw a celebration for food - I mean, what would we do without food, amirite?" Asuka held up a lettuce, keeping the judges piqued in interest. "If not for food, then all the lazy bums throughout the world would actually be depressed!"

"She actually has a fair point," Fox whispered to Ema and Falco, with Falco nodding his head in agreement as Asuka grabbed a banana.

"Also, just look at this banana! Don't you think that this lovely yellow fruit, a fruit consumed by monkeys, looks so...so appealing?" Asuka ripped a banana peel off of the banana, and her pun was enough to make Fox laugh. Sounds like he was amused by Asuka! "Of course, nobody cooks bananas on a frying pan over the stove...unless you're a brain-dead monkey that is; no offense to brain-dead monkeys." Now Falco and Ema were smiling, just a little. "Why don't we cook this instead?" Asuka held up a doughnut, and looked at it all crazy. "Wait a minute, what is this circular treat that I see before me? This doughnut belong here!"

"STOP!" Fox yelled at the top of his lungs, about to go on a laughing fit. Asuka placed the doughnut down, as Fox did his best to control himself. "Falco Lombardi, Ema Skye...it looks to me like we finally found our girl."


"Did you enjoy your hot dogs, sweetums?" Viridi asked Pit, who was now covered in bee stings. The angel was swollen all over his entire body, enough to the point where even sitting down was a major pain.

"Viridi I told you good and well not to call me sweetums, it sounds way too close to Smoochum," stated Pit, his speaking muffled by his now swollen lips. Viridi was rubbing a lot of ointment over Pit's body; good thing she brought some for instances like these. "Viridi can I ask you an honest question? Do you think I'm the most dumbest person you've ever met?"

Viridi was now biting her lip as she was seemingly preventing herself from answering Pit's question. Forever she withheld telling Pit how slow and unintelligent he was, but now that the angel was asking the goddess of nature her honest opinion, she had no choice but to come clean.

"I have to admit Pit, you are pretty idiotic at times..." Viridi finally admitted to Pit after a brief sigh, "...but that's what makes you so endearing! I mean, when Lloyd does idiotic things, he makes a complete fool of himself, it's no wonder nobody likes him. But when you do idiotic things, most people perceive it in a mostly positive way, because it adds to your charm! I would also say Corrin does idiotic things, but his sheltered lifestyle has made him a product of naivety."

Palutena: Pit has shown a tremendous amount of courage, willing enough to take Viridi on a camping date to Saltwater State Park. He has shown that he would be courageous enough to defend Viridi from any harm or danger that would come her way. Yup, my adoring Pit is all grown up...well technically he can't really grow up, since he's an angel, but you know what I mean...

"You really meant that about me, Viridi?" asked Pit, and Viridi nodded her head. The goddess of nature felt relieved, knowing that she finally got something off of her chest for good. Would be unwise to hold what she said in for a longer period of time.

"Meant every single word I said," Viridi kissed Pit on the cheek, or the area on the cheek where no bee stings were present. Just then, Jacky pulled up to Pit and Viridi, in his Wanderlust car with his good buddy Akira.

"Camping date's over, you two, time to head back to the mansion!" Jacky said to Pit and Viridi. Using Pit's phone, Viridi contacted Palutena and told her about Pit being stung by a swarm of bees, and the concerned Palutena told Viridi that Jacky would be picking her and Pit up and return them to the mansion so Dr. Mario and/or Leia could nurse Pit.

"Yeah you heard the man, pack up all your camping stuff and get inside the car!" ordered Akira, making sure Jacky's car had available room for the tent and other stuff Pit and Viridi brought along. "Let's get a move on!"


For the first time since last week's events, Birdo did not dare to stop by the mansion and chase down the man of her supposed dreams, Robin. The mage felt relieved, for now that he could actually hang out with Lucina and not be ridiculed by the princess of Ylisse for being chased by the bird creature.

"Birdo has yet to show up at this mansion this week," remarked Lucina as she and Robin were walking throughout the hallways. "I bet you're more than satisfied with her absence, Robin."

"She had no business running head over heels over me, especially when she has Yoshi as her love interest," stated Robin; to this day, Yoshi still refused to acknowledge Birdo as his girlfriend. "I'm sure Birdo's obsession with me was Marth's doing..."

"Like how you have an obsession with Marth?" joked Lucina, earning a quick, playful glare from Robin. "But seriously though, you two have been feuding for the longest now, can you give it a break now and forever?"

"Oh Robin...I think you have a new lover wanting to win your heart..." a seductive voice called out, and it certainly wasn't from Bayonetta. "Look up here, pretty boy..." So Robin and Lucina looked up...and to their shock, they saw Rouge the Bat, perched on the mansion's ceiling. Robin would scream as he ran away from Rouge, who flew down from the ceiling and flew after the mage. While Lucina looked on, Marth appeared out from his hiding spot with Young Link...who was holding one of Ashley's love potions.

Young Link: Marth's plan for seeking revenge on Robin was fairly simple - just take the love potion out of Zero's ray gun while Marth was speaking with Zero, Sonic, and Gil, and once that was done, have Knuckles call his on-and-off girlfriend Rouge the Bat over to the mansion, so Marth and I can show her a picture of Robin and make Rouge infatuated to him! Granted, Rouge would need to dump Knuckles in favor of Robin for the plan to work, but Knuckles can't be mad about that forever - Blaze the Cat is still on the market!

"Much appreciated for your assistance, Young Link, don't know what I would have done without you," Marth thanked the Hylian, the sound of Robin screaming making Marth form a somewhat sadistic smile on his face.

"Glad I was able to help Marth, Rouge would give Robin an arguably harder time than Birdo did," remarked Young Link, knowing what Rouge was capable of. Spying on Marth from afar was Sonic, who saw the hero-king and then Young Link with the love potion, and furrow his brow as he scratched his chin.

"Stealing the love potion and using it as a means for seeking revenge on Robin, eh?" said the hedgehog, nodding his head after realizing what Marth's intentions were. "Two can play at that game...or three."


"Master Hand, I would like to introduce you to the latest addition to Microwave Idol Mamorin - Asuka!" Ayaha presented the shinobi girl to Master Hand, who was checking her out, inspecting her face, body, and even her breasts - essentially scanning Asuka for any traits of fan service. Master Hand was checking out a sixteen year old...let that sink in for a bit.

"Nice to meet you, giant hand guy," greeted Asuka, intimidated by Master Hand's giant size like anyone would. Master Hand could make Chuck Norris wet his pants if he ever met the professional butt kicker.

"Likewise, Asuka, I can already tell that you will blend in well with Ashley and Mamori on their show! In fact, I'll let you and Mamori be roommates at the mansion, since Mamori doesn't have a roommate at the moment. How does that sound, would your Hanzo Academy peers be jealous?"

"Master Hand, you must come quick, there's a new addition to the dining room!" Isabelle alerted Master Hand, standing outside the giant hand's room. "I'm more than certain that you'll enjoy it!


Isabelle led Master Hand and company to the dining room, where there was a giant painting with a heart-shaped frame on the wall - a painting featuring many couples, like Link-Zelda, Cloud-Aerith, Lucina-Robin, Sonic-Amy, and even Ganondorf-Rosalina, complete with Mario and Peach in the center. The duo that worked extensively on this painting? The unlikely duo of Yoshi and Boshi, who were marveling at their creation along with the folks that assisted them in the painting - Mario, Geno, Yashiro, and Flora. Peach and the Scrabble players were also present to check out the painting after their Scrabble game was over...and Heihachi and Kiria won!

"I have to admit Yoshi, you did an excellent job with the painting!" commended Peach, no doubt favoring the fact that her and Mario were in the center of the artwork, being the main focus. "It really compliments the dining room well!"

"Couldn't have done it without my man Boshi, the painting was his idea," Yoshi wrapped his arm around Boshi, who was grinning. The blue Yoshi who mostly felt like a loner was now enjoying the presence of others, thanks to his artistic contribution.

"Yeah this painting is great and all...but in other news, or should I say, great news, I won my first ever Scrabble game with Kiria!" announced Heihachi...only to get zero response from everyone, much to his chagrin.

"And in related news, not a single person here gives a single crap," added Cloud, saying what was on everyone's minds.

Cloud: Look, I have no problem with Heihachi winning in Scrabble, I respect the man for waiting until his turn unlike some people I know *cough* Link *cough* but what dampened the mood of Heihachi (and Kiria) winning was that Heihachi constantly used slang words to win. I understand wanting to be cool and hip, but when you're doing it as a grandpa like Heihachi, it always comes off as cringeworthy.

"What is all this hubbub about, why are you losers gathered in here for?" questioned Ashley as she and Mamori entered the dining room, before taking a look at the painting on the wall; Mamori enjoyed it, while Ashley remained forever indifferent. Master Hand turned around, and saw the two girls he was looking for.

"Ah, Ashley, Mamori, just the duo I needed to see!" gleamed Master Hand, prompting Ayaha to push Asuka to the forefront. "So as Ayaha informed you earlier, I had Fox and Falco judge several candidates for the third role on Microwave Idol Mamorin...and they've found the perfect gal, Asuka!" Asuka happily waved to Ashley and Mamori, excited to be in their presence.

"I've been hooked to your show ever since I saw the first episode online, and to be doing the show with you two would be an honor," Asuka said to Ashley and Mamori. "Unfortunately I have to leave my academy in order to work on the show...but it's a win-win all around, right?"

"The more regulars on my show the better, I suppose!" smiled Mamori; she didn't intend for a third person on her show, but after meeting Asuka, maybe a third person wouldn't be so bad after all.

"Eh, we'll take whatever we can get," remarked Ashley, doing her darnedest to give her opinion on Asuka without upsetting the ninja girl.

"Look at all these happy people Yoshi - just imagine until the others see the painting YOU did for them!" Boshi said to Yoshi, taking all of his credit and lumping it all upon the green dinosaur. "How does that make you feel, makes you feel good?"

"I'd say so," responded Yoshi, nodding his head before a giant smile formed on his face. "Why in fact, it makes me feel jovial! Yeah, doing this painting really took a lot of sorrow and despair off of me, and it was all thanks to you, Boshi! When you came to my room, I kinda wanted you to go away...but now I'm glad you were kind enough to pay me a visit!"

"Don't mention it buddy, just wanted to keep the head of a fellow Yoshi up! You and Mario did the same thing for me!"

And just like that, Yoshi was back to his usual self again - cheerful and jolly. Let's hope he can stay that way for a long time.