Author's Note:

I never answered the reviews from chapter 71, since I was chipper than usual after graduating college, so let's get to that:

"Can you add the characters from Samba de Amigo and Xenoblade Chronicles X? Is Cloud wearing his outfit from the games or from Advent Children? Since Leia and Little Mac are a couple does that mean Alvin will be paired up with Presa? (Since they have a history.) Can you include a small scene of Palutena interacting with Lightning and Presa? (Since they share the same English voice actress, Ali Hillis, though she only voiced Palutena in Uprising and in the animated shorts.) And finally can you add a chapter of the characters reacting to their respective Death Battles?"

I'd be more than welcome to include characters from Samba de Amigo and Xenoblade Chronicles X. Cloud is wearing his outfit from Advent Children. Alvin and Presa will be a couple. I could do a scene with Palutena, Lightning and Presa, if I can. And I would love to have a few characters reacting to their respective Death Battles. Two more anonymous reviews:

"Can we see more of the melee cuts? We rarely see them besides the occasional Mewtwo and Dr. Mario. Could we see the original twelve and Marth and Pit race in a Mario Kart-like thing, cause' Master Hand wants them to?"

I feel so guilty...I frequently play as Roy in Smash 4, yet I hardly give him any love in this story. I'll hopefully make it up to him and Pichu soon. As for the race...I'll be putting off a race for a long time. One more anonymous review from chapter 71:

"Can,you please put Black Rock Shooter in Smash life?"

Is Black Rock Shooter a Playstation-exclusive character? Eh...moving on to Icarus:

"Can you make Ene from Mekakucity Actors appear in the series?"

Eh, I would, but it's a no from me. Moving on to the reviews from chapter 72:

"...can you also include a small scene of Lucina, Serah, and Marta interacting with each other as well? (Since all three are voiced by Laura Bailey) Can you also add the characters from Tales of Graces F and Tales of Zestiria?"

Laura Bailey, my favorite voice actress! (Aside from Tara Strong.) I could do a scene with Lucina, Serah, and Marta, and maybe Blaze since Bailey voices her as well. But I might hold off on the Tales of Zestiria/Graces F characters until I actually start including characters from other Tales series. Another anonymous guest review:

"So, how about a appearance from Dry Bones? More R.O.B? Maybe more of Luigi and Daisy?"

Ah yes, Dry Bones! Loved playing as him in Mario Kart before I permanently settled on Daisy for good (though I ocasionally play as other characters, like Peach). Speaking of Daisy, I can always do more of her and Luigi, and R.O.B. too. Daisy is my favorite princess, after all, even though I may not show it at times. Next up is Roydigs22, with three questions to ask me:

"1. When playing classic mode, which enemy is the scariest to face with the metal power?
2. How fast would and actual battle between lucario and the puff last( hint: jigglypuff's pokedex category)?
3. Also, could we maybe see lucario training the pokemon army?"

1. I'll go out on a limb and say...Ganondorf?
2. I think it would be a pretty swift battle.
3. There's a sneak preview of Lucario and Mewtwo working with the Pokemon Army in this chapter.

And last, but not least, is Derick Lindsey

"I love how Lloyd Irving is now a super genius but I'm guessing it will only be temporally before he gets hit on the head again and go back to being a stupid idiot (I'm sad that Jericho is leaving I'm gonna miss him man)."

I was contemplating whether to have Lloyd's heightened intelligence be temporary, or have him be permanently intelligent for the reminder of the story. You folks could give your two cents on what you think I should do with Lloyd. And as for Chris Jericho...I'm gonna miss him too. But fortunately he'll be coming back soon, he's too loyal of a guy to not return to the WWE. His latest run with the company might've been the best we've ever seen from Jericho, and it will be a sad day in wrestling when he retires...


Episode 73: Motherly

Mother's Day. It was a day, celebrated one day in May, in which all the mothers in America are honored. It was a custom to buy your mother a fancy gift on this particular day, or give her a Mother's Day card to show her your full appreciation.

At the Smash Mansion, only a few residents had a mother figure that was relevant to most general gamers. Pauline, the woman who appeared in the original Donkey Kong game, is believed to be the mother of Mario and Luigi, but some people dispute that to this day. Donkey Kong used to have a grandma, Wrinkly Kong, who passed away a long time ago and now travels in spirit. Red the Pokemon Trainer has a mom, though he hasn't seen her much ever since he's been at the mansion. As for Samus's mom...well, we all know what happened to her.

"Palutena is so gonna freak out when I give her this Mother's Day card!" Pit exclaimed as he walked with Viridi through the hallway. Even though Palutena wasn't technically Pit's mother, the angel still considered the goddess to be a mother figure to him, and so he wished to show Palutena how much he appreciated her. "She'll be all like, 'Wow Pit, I didn't know you were capable of writing! Not a single grammatical error at all!'"

"She was already like that when you showed her your letter to The Great Pumpkin," stated Viridi, who had to proofread Pit's card for any mistakes. "She still thinks you hired Kirby to write that letter for you." Way to show confidence in your own "son," Palutena.

"Eh, that was the first time I've written anything with substance. But this time, when Palutena reads the card and sees how much I love her (if that's the right word), then she'll change her..." Pit came to a stop when he noticed something funny about the tall lamp in the hallway; its base was a human body, one adorned in a spy suit. "Is it just me, or did Mr. Game and Watch buy a new lamp? This one looks more different than the others!"

"Go away, please just go away..." the lamp spoke, making Pit and Viridi jump in fright. Seeing that it was no longer a lamp, Viridi reached for the lamp shade and pulled it off...revealing Snake's face. "What did I tell you kids about going away, why can't you listen?!"

"Woah, Snake, did someone like Kamek turn you into a lamp?" If that were the case, then where would the lightbulb be? "Is the lightbub inside of your head? Where's the light switch at?" Pit scoured Snake's body for a light switch, only for the former spy to swipe Pit's hand away.

"I didn't turn into a lamp, you bozo! I'm just hiding...I'm hiding from my mom, EVA. She's coming over to spend Mother's Day weekend with me." This confused Pit and Viridi, for Snake said that EVA died three years ago in the Volta River at age 78...so how was she alive again?

Snake: Don't even ask me how my mom came back to life again...all I know is that I got a call from that woman, and she told me about wanting to spend time with me. I don't want her to see me, not in the state I'm in due to accelerated age...I'm seemingly growing and looking older by the day! At this point, I could pass for being my mom's husband... *shudders*

"Your mom's back to life, and you don't want her to see you?" questioned Viridi, saving any questions about EVA's return for later. "C'mon Snake, she's your mom, you HAVE to let her visit!" Snake did not seem to agree, as he looked to the distance and frowned.

"She wouldn't like to see me the way I am now...just look at me, I look like a senior citizen, and I feel cranky like a senior citizen too! I wouldn't want my surrogate mother to see how much I've changed in three years..."

"Psst, Viridi, what's a surrogate mother?" Pit whispered to Viridi, having apparently heard this term for the first time.

"A surrogate mother is a woman who takes on a role of a mother to another person," Viridi whispered back, as Snake continued to look in the distance. "The surrogate mom carries the baby in her stomach, and the newborn becomes her child."

"Oh, so basically EVA didn't want to have Snake and his twin brother in her womb, but she had no other choice in the matter and was forced to do it anyways, for the benefit of science." Actually, a surrogate mother had to agree to the terms of carrying pregnancy for another person. But this was Pit after all, a guy who's inept when it comes to biology.

"I know, how about you kids hide me in my room, with Bayonetta!" suggested Snake, quickly breaking away from his stare. "I'll just stay inside and keep that dumb witch company, talk with her to keep my mind off of things, while you two and maybe Kirby guard the door. If my mom comes by, then you can just tell her that I'm terminally ill due to accelerated age, and that I'm contagious with some disease, and then she'll leave the mansion for good." Viridi noticed one slight flaw in Snake's idea...

"If you were to be 'terminally ill', then we would have to remove Bayonetta from the room so she won't annoy you," stated the goddess of nature. "Bayonetta is a very talkative person..." Not to mention that the Umbra Witch loved to get on Snake's nerves, which would upset the former spy and make him curse, which would kinda blow his cover.

"...I'll just duck tape Bayonneta's mouth when the time comes, if I hear my mother coming by. Might as well board up the windows in my room for good measure, in the event my mom tries to sneak her way in my room." Pit and Viridi both exchanged nervous looks with one another - was Snake's plan worth it?


While Mother's Day was a positive day for many folks out there, it was a celebratory day bitter to some who lost their mother...with Lucas being one of them. His mother, Hinawa, was killed by a reconstructed Drago, and the event was responsible for making Lucas more shy and timid than before. Every Mother's Day, the teen would lament over his mother's death, wishing he could see her again.

To keep his mind off of things in preparation for Mother's Day, Lucas played a game of catch outside with Link, Cloud, and his main man Ness. The four brawlers were tossing a football around, the cloudy skies above their heads.

Ness: Yeah, we don't ever bring up Mother's Day when Lucas is around - gives him a ton of bad memories. But I feel so bad for the guy, losing your mother at a young age and seeing your dad become depressed and visiting your mom's grave everyday...from what I've heard, Hinawa was so beloved in her village that when she was killed that all the villagers were saddened by her death...you'd be hard-pressed to see anything like that anywhere else.

Cloud: Don't really understand the point of Mother's Day, you can celebrate your mother any day you want. Same goes for Valentine's Day - why pick just one day in the year to show your romantic partner how much you love them? Why not do that throughout the year, like Mario does with Peach? I despise how society operates sometimes...

Link: *scratches his head* Do I even have a mom? Or a dad?
Midna: *flies out of Link's body to face Link* You came into the world somehow... *slaps Link silly* ...so quit acting like you're Pit. *flies back inside Link's body*

"Better hurry up before it starts raining," said Lucas, throwing the football to Link. The clouds above were getting dark, hinting a potential rainfall coming to Seattle. "You know how much I don't like getting wet..."

"Oh Lucas, over here..." a voice called out to Lucas, making the PSI whiz turn his head. His eyes soon fell upon a brunette standing far away, wearing a red dress. Were Lucas's eyes deceiving him, was this person...his mom? "It's your sweet mother, Hinawa! I'm here to see you!" Indeed it was, it was her in the flesh- Hinawa wasn't a ghost, like she was in the Sunflower Fields near Tazmily Village.

"Um, Lucas, are you okay?" Cloud asked the PSI whiz, who was looking like he was seeing a ghost. But Lucas refused to believe that Hinawa was a ghost, he felt as if she was the real deal. "We can't finish playing catch with you looking like that...are you even listening to me?"

"Come follow me Lucas - we have a lot of catching up to do!" Hinawa motioned Lucas to come over, and the brunette would walk away, expecting Lucas to follow her. But the teen was still starstruck - he hadn't seen his mother since who knows how long.

"Guys I think I saw my mother, I think she's alive!" a jovial Lucas told the others, certain that his mother was alive and that the Drago accident was just a fallacy. "We have to go follow her, it's imperative that we do so!"

"Aw man, do we really have to, it looks like it's about to rain and I can't afford to have my tunic soaked in rain!" complained Link; was this the Hylian's number one concern? Ensuring his tunic was dry? "Also, isn't she supposed to be dead, how'd she come back to life?"

"Well we can't have Lucas look for his mom by himself, there's a good chance she might be an imposter," stated Ness, although Lucas didn't think the person he had seen was some person posing as his mom. "He can really use some backup, in the event something goes down." Ness turned to face Lucas, who was just dying to see his mom. "Lucas, I don't know if I should believe you or not, but judging by that determined face of yours, we might as well should. You lead the way!"


With the wedding six weeks away, Mario and Peach were working on last-minute preparations for the big day, mailing out invitations to those invited to attend the wedding ceremony. They were working nonstop in Master Hand's room with Pac-Man, placing the invitations into letters at a furious rate; Pac-Man was responsible for writing the address on each and every envelope containing an invitation.

"Mario, Peach, you guys still in here?" Bowser called out, entering the room carrying a suitcase. The Koopa King approached Mario and company, placed the suitcase on the desk the three were working at, and opened it up...inside of it was the money accrued from the "World's Smartest Person" contest. "Thought I would give a last-minute donation to your wedding budget, which I bet is ridiculously high..."

Bowser: At first I assumed Lloyd's heightened intelligence would be only temporary, but the kid is still amazingly smart! This might be the greatest thing I've ever done, I inadvertently made Lloyd a young Albert Einstein, all because of my prank! I oughta thank that Waddle Dee for finding the giant rock used for the prank...heck, I might as well accept him as my son! Could be smarter than most of my children!

"Thanks for the money Bowser, this is a very kind gesture!" thanked Peach, as Mario counted the money Bowser offered. Out of all the wedding budget donations, Bowser's was by far the most generous. "Always knew that in that villainous body of yours you had a soft side!"

"'Kind gesture'?" snorted Bowser, disconcerting Peach. "I only donated because I didn't know what else to do with the money! Master Hand barred me from using the money to build a bar in the mansion, kept whining about 'the kids'...I'm sure he'll come around in the future." Bowser left the room, leading Peach to wonder if Bowser truly did have a soft side. After Bowser left, Lucario entered the room.

"Hey Mario, mind if I speak with you and the others for a quick minute?" the aura Pokemon asked the plumber, holding a clipboard. Ever since being appointed general of the Pokemon Army, Lucario has been preparing nonstop in preparing the Pokemon in the Pokemon sanctuary for the Heartless invasion. With his right-hand man Mewtwo, who was appointed lieutenant, the aura Pokemon has been training the Pokemon, by having them fight certain brawlers to hone their fighting skills. Nobody knew how many Heartless the army will face, or the types of Heartless used, but Lucario wished to have his Pokemon troops prepared so they can be ready for anything.

"Sure-a thing Lucario, take a seat-a if you like," responded Mario; Lucario didn't want to take a seat, so he just stood near the three instead. "So what-a brings you here, Pokemon Army general? I'm allowed to say-a that, right?"

"The 'secret' is out, so you have all the jurisdiction in the world. Don't know why Master Hand and Isabelle would want to keep my general title a secret in the first place. Anyways, I was wondering if you three could come to the Pokemon sanctuary, and check out the progress Mewtwo and I made."

"We'd love to Lucario, I can finish up the invitations there and let Mario and Peach see what's going on," stated Pac-Man, having finished writing on an envelope, containing an invitation that would be sent to Team Chaotix. "Working all day at this desk has been boringsome...I need to see some action and whatnot to get me pumped!"

"Did...you just invent a new word, Pac-Man?" Peach asked the eater of ghost, having heard the word "boringsome" for the first time. A first for Mario and Lucario as well. - there's a first for everything!

"I'm sure that's what most people do when they're bored...let's just get out of this room, before I start inventing more dumb words..."


Luigi: May 14th will-a mark the first time ever that-a I'll write a Mother's Day card for Daisy. It does feel weird-a though, writing such a card for a woman-a who's your wife...so to make-a writing it feel less-a weird, I'll make it seem-a like the card was written by-a Charles from the future, and that it was sent-a to the past via Professor E. Gadd's-a time machine. Yes, it sounds-a like a stretch, but stranger things-a have happened with the time-a machine...with a Shroob invasion-a being one of them.

Luigi would write a Mother's Day card by himself in the comfort of his home, but he felt like it would be too underwhelming, so he asked upon three individuals to write a card just for good measure...Fox, Falco, and Yuffie. The pilots and the ninja were with Luigi and Charles in Luigi's kitchen, seated at a table.

"Um, just to be clear, I never had a strong relationship with my mother, so I don't know if my card will turn out good," stated Yuffie, raising her finger so she could be recognized. "Also, writing it from Charles's perspective is gonna make writing the card feel...strange. And maybe tedious."

"Please just bear with-a me this once, we'll make it through if we-a put our thinking caps on," said Luigi. Daisy was out shopping with Zelda and entrusted Luigi in watching over Charles, so the cards would have to be finished in time before the princess returned home. "Now, we'll be-a writing these cards from Charles's perspective when-a he's ten years old."

"Bruh you told Fox and I that we would be writing these cards from Charles's perspective when he's fifteen years old!" frowned Falco, believing he and Fox were fed false information beforehand. "Make up your mind, bro!" Fox had to calm Falco down; had the bird gotten angrier, he would have made poor Charles cry.

"No, no, I've settled-a on ten, I think ten is the perfect-a age for Charles to write a love-a letter sent to the past. Before we can-a begin, we must first visualize our-a selves as Charles, and imagine where Charles would-a be in ten years. So we'll-a go around the table, starting off-a with Yuffie. Where do you see-a Charles in ten-a years?"

"Experiencing acne for the first time," said Yuffie. Not fairly common for children to get acne that young.

"Kidnapped and used as a ransom by some evil guy," said Fox. Someone like Bowser would definitely come to mind.

"Doing time in juvenile detention for inappropriately soliciting his fourth-grade teacher," said Falco. Only he would think of something dumb like that.

"No, not-a even close...and you're-a an idiot," Luigi would say respectively to Yuffie, Fox, and Falco in that order after hearing their responses. "Certainly you three could do better than that! Let's just-a say that Charles is a fourth-a grader, and leave it at-a that."

"A fourth-grader who solicited his teacher," murmured Falco, earning an intense glare from Luigi. It was nothing like his death stare in Mario Kart, though.

"Don't make-a me kick you out of my-a house..." the green plumber threatened, prompting Falco to keep his mouth shut. "Good, now let's-a begin!"


Sonic: Here at the mansion, we have a very sucky welcoming committee...hardly anyone welcomed Alm and Celica to the mansion, they never gave them gifts or anything! How can you show your appreciation for a pair of newcomers and not spoil them with gifts? That's like giving some singer an endorsement deal, and not showering them with a horde of endorsements! You gotta make them feel welcome, make them feel like, "Yeah, I'm gonna love it here, these people know what's up!" So, to make up for the mistakes my Smash Mansion brethren have done, I'll be giving Alm a gift that he could use at a later time. He might not like the gift, but sooner or later, he's gonna thank me!

Contrary to what Sonic believed, the residents of the Smash Mansion were welcoming Alm and Celica - they just didn't needed to do so by giving gifts and whatnot. Everyone welcomed the married couple from Valentia (now Valm) with opened arms, and have been spending time with the couple over the course of the week. While Celica was getting her nails done in the beauty parlor, Alm was off spending time with Tsubasa and Eleonora in the Star Records room, telling the idol singer about his epic adventures.

"So there I was, leading a counterattack on Rigel with my army..." Alm told the story, exuberating vigor and bravery in his storytelling. "We captured a fortress belonging to Nuibaba, a sorcerer, and there we found a prisoner, Tatiana, who was a saint!"

"Why did this Nuibaba person have Tatiana imprisoned for?" asked Eleonora who, like her friend Tsubasa, was thoroughly engaged into Alm's story. Alm might have found his niche early on at the mansion - as a storyteller.

"Nuibaba had captured Tatiana to make her lover, Zeke, fight. After seeing that Tatiana was safe, and that Zeke was fully cooperating, my army was able to defeat Jerowm, a corrupt general of Rigel who raided the..." Alm was about to continue the story until he looked behind him and saw a person he least wanted to see...Sonic.

"Hope you guys weren't saying any bad things about me!" exclaimed the blue hedgehog, as Tsubasa and Eleonora exchanged looks at one another, their looks presumably saying, "What business does this dumb hedgehog have here?". Alm remained cautious of Sonic, even backing away just a little for good measure.

"Why are you here Sonic, we were busy enjoying a good story from Alm until you came along," Tsubasa said to the hedgehog. In Sonic's hands was an envelope, most likely for Alm. For all we know, it could be a monetary gift for the king.

"Pfft, my stories are way better than Alm's - that one story where I outran a G.U.N. helicopter at breakneck speed will trump ANY story Alm tells." Dude talks about that city escape moment like it was the greatest thing since the beginning of time. And it annoys the crap out of everyone. "Speaking of Alm...I'd like to give this to you." Sonic handed the envelope to Alm. "Don't open it, just look at the envelope."

"Thanks Sonic, you shouldn't have," Alm reluctantly thanked the hedgehog as he glanced at the envelope...and cringed at the label he saw on it.

To: My beautiful and smoking hot mom, Celica

From: *insert child's name here*

(Disclaimer: Sonic the Hedgehog had no involvement in writing the card inserted in this envelope)

"Inside that envelope is a Mother's Day card that you can give to your future son so he can give it to Celica!" exclaimed Sonic, as Alm continued to cringe at the words on the envelope. Whatever respect the king had for the hedgehog was now gone. "I essentially did your son a huge favor, and wrote a Mother's Day card for him, isn't that nice? Just give that envelope to your son at the appropriate age, and tell him to give it to Celica on Mother's Day! But you might want to use white-out on the 'insert child's name here' part, replace it with your son's name."

"What if I had only a daughter, what would I do then?" inquired Alm, who felt like ripping the envelope in Sonic's face. Lighting the envelope on fire and forcing Sonic to watch would be just as great, and just as effective.

"Eh, I would have written a Mother's Day card for a potential daughter to give to Celica, but I thought that would be too much work." Alm allowed Tsubasa and Eleonora to see the envelope, and they too were cringing. "Either way, I saved your kid from a lot of trouble."

Alm: Am I going to keep the envelope Sonic gave me? *scoffs* Not by any means. From now on, whatever things I receive from Sonic, I will promptly throw away in the garbage, where it belongs. Even if it was something like a kitchen appliance just for me and Celica to use, I would still throw it away if it was from Sonic. That kitchen appliance could possibly be haunted, or even prone to exploding at any given minute.

Sonic: Put a lot of heart and soul into that Mother's Day card, I think Celica is gonna enjoy it when she reads it for the first time. Provided that Alm still has the envelope with him in due time...but no worries, I made multiple copies of the card in the event Alm loses the envelope. It's the thought that counts!

"That's all I want to share with you, for today at least," Sonic said to Alm as he was ready to make his exit. "Got a bunch of awesome and cool stuff to give to you and Celica, just gotta make sure Knuckle's credit card is still good. Poor guy is in credit debt because of me - when you do good things for others, it can take a toll on you, and your pals. See ya later!" Sonic finally left the room, leaving Alm alone with Tsubasa, Eleonora, and the envelope the king planned on disposing of later.


Under the watch of Lucario, the Pokemon Army was training extensively in the Pokemon sanctuary, training with several of the residents. While Pac-Man was off finishing the wedding invitations, Mario and Peach were watching the progress of the Pokemon troops with Lucario and Mewtwo, Lucario's second-in-command.

"Wonder if Master Hand-a would allow you to use-a all the Pokemon in the sanctuary," Mario asked Lucario as they watched Little Mac and Knuckles fight with Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee, respectively. The residents were ordered not to viciously harm the Pokemon - they just had to help them hone their fighting capabilities and make it look like they could be trusted in a battlefield setting. Think of it as a big-name wrestler like John Cena putting an up-and-coming WWE superstar over with the wrestling fans in a well-fought match.

"Only the lousy Pokemon like Magikarp and Feebas will be omitted from being in the army, all they do is use Splash," replied Mewtwo, carefully observing another fight taking place - Diddy Kong vs an Infernape. "Goldeen uses Splash too, but at least it knows actual Pokemon moves."

Mewtwo: Allow me to say that I've been completely in the wrong for the actions I took last week towards being named lieutenant of the Pokemon Army. I was acting like a different person, I let my goal of winning the lieutenant role alter my ambitions, my behaviors, my personality, and others things that would remain stable. In fact, I hardly remember any of the things I did, for I was too ambitious...Mario even claimed that I entered Master Hand's "World's Smartest Person" contest wearing a flannel shirt and a Groucho Marx glasses... *shudders* ...who knows what the scientists responsible for my creation would have thought of me.

"Hey Mario, Peach, check this out!" Knuckles called out to the plumber and the princess as he tried to deliver a punch to Hitmonchan...only for the kicking Pokemon to grab the echidna's fist and throw him to the floor, where he and Hitmonchan ganged up on the poor Master Emerald guardian. "Yo Little Mac, help a brother out and get these Pokemon scum away from me!" Knuckles called out to the boxer, who headed over to Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee and restrained them, while Knuckles screamed in pain and agony.

"Ah, nothing like hearing the sound of screaming agony to get you pumped up and write wedding invitations!" Pac-Man sighed happily, as he was working away on the wedding invitations. He was only a few feet away from Meta Knight, engaged in a duel with Bisharp, but that didn't distract the eater of ghosts from his hard work.

"I think we should move Pac-Man, he could possibly get himself hurt," Peach spoke with Mario; even though Meta Knight and Bisharp were confined in a space that would prevent the fight from spilling out, the princess still wasn't feeling confident in Pac-Man's current location.

"Eh, Meta Knight and-a Bisharp don't have any project-a tiles that would harm Pac, so I think he's-a fine where he is," responded Mario, only for a sharp, metal gear to fly out of nowhere and strike Pac-Man in the head, courtesy of Proto Man who was fighting an Ampharos that happened to know the move Reflect. Even though there was now a gear stuck in his now bleeding head, Pac-Man kept on keeping on and focused on his work at hand.

"Whoops, sorry about that Pac, by bad," Proto Man apologized to Pac-Man, the eater of ghosts being tended to by an Audino, a hearing Pokemon. Lucario and Mewtwo entrusted Leia to train Audino, Chansey, Blissey, and Wigglypuff, and have them serve as Pokemon nurses. So far, the nurse aide's work was paying off.

"You know Mario, now would be a perfect time for me to try on my wedding dress," Peach said to Mario, talking about the wedding dress Daisy bought for her earlier in the week. "Give the folks in the sanctuary a sneak peak...if you know what I mean." Mario knew exactly what Peach meant, as he nodded his head with a creepy smile...expecting Peach's "sneak peak" to only be for him.

"Go ahead and try-a on your wedding dress...I'll be waiting for-a you," said Mario, now envisioning Peach wearing her wedding dress in his head. Peach left the sanctuary to retrieve her dress, and Mario was still thinking of Peach.

"Um, Mario, you there man?" Lucario asked the plumber, seeing that Mario was out of it. The aura Pokemon waved his hand in front of Mario's eyes, but the plumber refused to budge; his mind was still on his woman. "Mewtwo, I think Mario is in some sort of trance..."

"Let me take care of this..." Mewtwo approached Mario, and used Disable on him, stunning the plumber in the process and ending his little trance. "My Disable should have snapped Mario out of his trance - he'll be back to normal soon once his daze wears off. Let me go check on how the Ice Climbers are doing with Beartic." Mewtwo departed, leaving Lucario alone with Mario - whose daze ended.

"Peach, where'd you go, did you retrieve your dress yet?" Mario questioned as he looked around, even though his woman had already left.


R.O.B.: MOTHER'S DAY...MAY 14TH...TWO DAYS AWAY...YET SOME FOLKS ARE CELEBRATING EARLY...NO ONE SHOULD CELEBRATE EARLY...ESPECIALLY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS...

"How very despicable of you, not wanting to celebrate Mother's Day with your mum..." Bayonetta shook her head at Snake, who vowed to remain in his room to avoid his visiting mom, EVA. And yes, Snake did board up the windows just for good measure. "Back from the dead after three long years, and yet you wish to deny her company! What do you have to say for yourself, you senile old man?"

"Quit testing my patience, woman..." seethed Snake, clenching his fist. He was lying on his bed, just to play up the "terminally ill" fallacy. "Also, quit calling me 'senile old man', it's becoming old. Why can't you people think of something original to describe me?"

"What would your twin brother Liquid Snake think of you, not wanting to see your formerly deceased mother? Why, if he was here, he would welcome his mum with open arms, embrace her and show his love for her!" This made Snake roll his eyes; he wished he had a cigar to light up right about now. "Bet you're happy that he's dead, and you're the only Snake slithering about!"

"I never said I was happy about Liquid Snake being dead - I still miss the guy, ever since he died in the Shadow Moses incident in February of 2005. Granted we had our little rivalry, and he always had an inferiority complex, but I still liked Liquid...somewhat. We might have had our battles, but it was all great company."

"Now why can't you be like that towards your mother?" Bayonetta smirked, resting her chin in the palm of her hand as she leaned in closer to Snake. She was giving the former spy all he could handle.

"What is it with your obsession with mothers...'If you need to learn how to talk to a lady, ask your mum'...you're such a weird woman."


Pit, Kirby, and Viridi were outside Snake's room, guarding the door with all their might. Snake instructed the three to guard the room, and prevent EVA from entering the room at all costs. However, Snake did not give the trio instructions on what to do if someone questioned them for standing near someone's room.

"What are you three doing standing near Snake's room, don't you have anything important to do?" MegaMan .EXE asked as he walked by. "Got some great movies for you three to watch in the movie room!" As tempting as the offer was, Pit and company remained faithful to their duty.

"We're testing to see if loitering inside the mansion gets you punished by Master Hand," explained Kirby; .EXE decided to go along with this, and continue on his way. Soon Ryu walked by, and also questioned Pit and company for standing near the room.

"Shouldn't you three be exercising and building up strength?" questioned the Street Fighter veteran. Pit and Viridi could exercise, but Kirby...he might be a stretch.

"Standing near certain bedrooms of the mansion can grant you strength and power!" exclaimed Viridi, saying this from the top of her head. "King K. Rool told me this this, he's a guru on building strength and muscle!"

"Since you gained this information from Rool, I'll take your word for it! Keep up the good work, keeping standing strong!" After saying the lame pun, Ryu walked away, knowing what was going to be on his training regimen today.

Ryu: I detect a major flaw in the info Rool gave to Viridi and friends...how is it that the goddess and her pals stand near Snake and Bayonetta's room, and not gain a single morsel of strength, or muscle? Does this "standing near certain bedrooms" myth work depending on whose room you stand near to? To test this myth out, I'll be standing outside of Jacky and Akira's room for the rest of the day, and until the next day! Screw sleep - sleep is for the weak and ill-minded anyways! Those times you would sneak inside my room after midnight - I just had my eyes closed to make you assume that I was asleep!

However, there was one passerby that was a tougher egg to crack, and his name was Shulk. The Homs was an upbeat, honest person, lying to his face would be like licking your own elbow - totally impossible. Shulk would see through your lies, and find the bitter truth no matter how long it takes. Pit and company would be put to the test, when Shulk appeared and saw the trio guarding Snake's room.

"Very peculiar to be standing in front of someone's room this time of day, amirite?" the Homs asked Pit and company, his cheery grin enough to break any cover you put on when he's around. "What's the special occasion, don't want Bayonetta to exit her room and flirt around the mansion? Or maybe you're trapping Snake inside and making him crankier in the process?"

"We're Bayonetta's new bodyguards!" exclaimed Pit; Shulk at first didn't buy this, but considering Pit's history with Bayonetta in the past, Pit's claim was somewhat believable. "Bayo tasked us with guarding her at all times! She's busy at the moment, so we're guarding her room until she's available."

"Do you know how long she will be busy? I have something to ask her, just one question and I'll leave her be. Can you please knock on the door, and ask Bayonetta if I'm welcome to enter her room?" Pit and company were now placed in a precarious situation; what if they knocked on the door and asked Bayonetta if Shulk was welcome to enter the room? Snake never mentioned anything about letting individuals not named EVA in the room. However, Snake did mention using his fake terminal illness as a means to keep EVA away, and Viridi would use this fake illness in this given moment.

"I don't think we can let you in - Snake's inside the room, and he's terminally ill and contagious, doesn't want any visitors," explained the goddess of nature, hoping that Shulk would somehow see this through. "I mean, you wouldn't want to contract his illness, would you?"

"But Bayonetta is in the room with Snake, I heard her have a short conversation with the guy! And if Snake is supposed to be 'terminally ill and contagious', to the degree in which he wouldn't want any visitors, then why is Bayonetta in the room with him? Explain that for me!"

"Maybe Bayonetta doesn't...have an immune system because she's an Umbra Witch?" Not the best excuse, but it was well worth a shot.

"Yet she suffered from the cold that one time the entire mansion was sick...just knock on the door and ask Bayonetta if she can let me in, I just need to her ask one question, and then I'll..."

Not wanting to take anymore of Shulk's crap, Kirby sucked up the Homs, and held him in his mouth. Shulk's cries for help could be heard from inside the pink puffball's mouth; poor Shulk would have to stay in Kirby's mouth until the coast was clear.

"Snake's mom can't show up any sooner..." sighed Pit, already growing tired of guarding Snake's room. Why did he and his pals agree to follow Snake's plan...


"Just keep following me guys, we'll find my mom sooner or later!" a confident Lucas said to Ness, Link, and Cloud, the three dudes all tired and worn out. Lucas was leading his crew to the outskirts of King country, now in the Sammamish Plateau, in search for his formerly deceased mother, Niwana.

"Should have ditched Lucas earlier when we had the chance," an exhausted Link said to Cloud and Ness, who were both exhausted as well due to walking for a long period of time. "Then Lucas will eventually discover that his 'mom' was just some silly delusion in his head, and then the joke's gonna be on him."

Lucas: What a great way it would be to kick off Mother's Day weekend - reconnect with my mom, and bring her to the mansion and spend time with her and all that good stuff! I know for a fact that she's the real deal; this wasn't like that one instance in Sunflower Fields when I encountered a spirit of my mom. I don't care how my mom came back to life again, or if she survived that Drago attack, I'm just happy to...
Link: *walking to Lucas* Hey Lucas, do you know where the nearest restroom is? I gotta go man...
Lucas: No, but you can always pee in one of the bushes. Nobody's around here in these parts, so you can just give it a go.
Link: I can't do that, Midna...erm, Zelda...would probably judge me...
Lucas: Except that Zelda isn't even here...
Link: Correct you are, my good friend...you know what, I'll just take care of my business now... *walks away*

"We can't just abandon Lucas, he would have a crying fit if he saw that we deserted him," stated Cloud, wiping the sweat off his face. The swordsman was starting to feel hungry from exhaustion; if only there was a Burger King nearby. "How about we ditch Lucas once we find the kid's mother, and then we'll let him and his mom share their moment together."

"What if we left Lucas alone, and we leave him with an IMPOSTOR?" asked Link, fairly certain that Hinawa was some impostor trying to play a deliberately cruel Mother's Day prank on Lucas. "Even worse - what if, the impostor turns out to be a CHILD MOLESTER? Oh man, Lucas would be the perfect victim for that kind of stuff! Just look at that cute face of his, any child predator would want him!" Would be awkward for any child predator to learn that Lucas was thirteen years of age.

"Did you seriously just said that Lucas had a 'cute face'?" Ness questioned Link, making the Hylian think about the words that just came out of his mouth. Suddenly, Lucas and his crew reached a dead end, having been stopped in their tracks by a spacious lake.

"Looks like we've reached a dead end - though we could walk around this lake and see if it will get us anywhere," Lucas accessed the situation, with his hands on his hips. This was the most confident the teen has ever felt before.

"Oh Lucas, mommy's over here!" a feminine voice called out, and Lucas could recognize that voice from anywhere. Standing at the other side of the lake waving to her son was Hinawa, still in the flesh. "I see you've brought some of your friends along! Splendid! Come meet me at the other side of the lake and follow me, I've got a huge surprise for you!" Hinawa walked away, walking deep into the Sammamish woods.

"Fifty bucks that woman over there is a Hinawa impostor," offered Link, pulling out his wallet. The Hylian only had fifty bucks on him, but did he care about losing it in a bet? Not unless he borrowed some money from Jacky...without the racer's permission.

"Hope you three are ready for some more walking!" Lucas said to his crew, who had reached their breaking point in terms of exhaustion. Maybe the three should have ditched Lucas when the time was necessary.


"Whaddaya mean, you don't have that much money on you, you're a freaking king!" Wario pestered Alm, who was walking through the hallway with the envelope Sonic gave to him, containing the hedgehog's Mother's Day card for Celica, written from the perspective of Alm's son. Alm tried to get Mr. Game and Watch to throw the envelope away, but after the king told the 2-D man the entire story, Mr. GW thought Sonic was just doing a good gesture, and told Alm to keep the envelope.

"I may be a king, but that doesn't mean Celica and I arrived at the mansion with currency in our possession," stated Alm, trying to walk away from Wario, only for the fatso to catch up each and every time. "We decided to start off on a clean slate, start off with a new beginning."

"That might be THE dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life! No one comes into the United States without anything in their pocket! They gotta bring some cash with them, use it to afford rent, get some food, make it rain, and other necessities!" Why would making it rain at nightclubs be considered a "necessity"? "But if you wanna enter this country with a 'clean slate', then go ahead and be my guest!"

Wario: Haven't celebrated Mother's Day in a long time, partly due to the strained relationship I have with my mom. Everytime that woman calls me, her calls immediately go straight to voicemail where they belong; I delete her voicemails without even listening to them. Thankfully she doesn't know how to text yet, but when she does, I'll make necessary precautions and change my phone number ASAP! Or I can redirect my mom's calls to Chrom's phone, the guy hardly uses his device anyways!

"Whatever floats your boat, I suppose..." Alm sighed as he walked away even faster from Wario, to the point where the fatso couldn't keep up and fell onto the floor from walking fast with his stubby legs. Alm would soon encounter the individual he needed to see, R.O.B.; the robot was busy checking out the ladies in the beauty parlor and he saw Alm staring at him interestingly. R.O.B. was rather quick to regain composure.

"...HELLO NEWCOMER ALM...DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE..." the robot greeted the king, hoping Alm wasn't looking at him for long. He had a reputation to uphold. "I DETECT AN ENVELOPE IN YOUR POSSESSION...WHAT IS INSIDE?"

"Just some lousy Mother's Day card Sonic wrote for me - it was written from the perspective of my son from the future, he said. He expects me to give the card to my son so he could give it to Celica and...I just don't know. I tried to get Mr. Game and Watch to dispose the letter, but he refused."

"GIVE ME ENVELOPE...I CAN EXCHANGE CARD INSIDE ENVELOPE...WITH ANOTHER MOTHER'S DAY CARD...THROUGH TECHNOLOGY..." So Alm would give R.O.B. the envelope, not at all thinking how in the world the robot could magically exchange cards in a jiffy. Must be a new upgrade of his.

"And you're going to dispose of the card afterwards...right?" Alm tried to ask R.O.B., who went away with the envelope in hand. At least Alm got rid of the envelope, and so he walked away, to continue the rest of his day.


"'Dear Mom, I love you very, very much - even more so than Dad,'" Yuffie was reading her Mother's Day card to Luigi, Fox, Falco, and Charles, and she was making Luigi feel some type of way. "'Happy Mother's Day...with much love, your awesome son Charles.'" After she finished reading, Yuffie looked up at Luigi, and as evidenced by his frown, he didn't approve of the ninja girl's card.

"All that time-a I gave you, and that's the best-a you could muster?" Luigi disappointingly shook his head at Yuffie, apparently expecting better from the ninja girl. "What do you have-a to say for yourself?"

"Like I told you before, I never had a strong connection with my mom, so I don't know why you expected more from me." Luigi was about to argue with Yuffie, but the plumber had to admit the ninja had a point; Yuffie's mother died when the ninja was young, and so a mother-daughter relationship hardly took form.

"What about you-a Fox, what do you have to share-a with us?" Luigi moved on to Fox, whose Mother's Day card was decorated with glitter and stickers. Luigi told the pilot to worry about decorating later, but Fox just couldn't wait.

"Ready to have your socks blown off?" asked Fox, getting his card ready. "Prepare to listen to the best Mother's Day card ever read..." After clearing his throat, it was time for Fox to read his card. "'Wishing you the best, and everything else life has to offer...from the bottom of my heart and Samantha's heart...Happy Mother's Day. With much love, Charles.'" Once Fox was finished, Luigi and company looked at one another with strange faces.

"Who the heck is Samantha?" asked Yuffie, wondering if this Samantha chick was Charles's fourth-grade girlfriend. Luigi and Daisy wouldn't allow Charles to have a girlfriend at ten years old anyways.

"That would be Charles's little sister, and the second child in the Luigi clan." Fox looked towards Luigi, who still had a strange look on his face. "You are going to name your daughter Samantha, if you have a daughter, right? Please do it man, I wouldn't want to throw this decorated card away for nothing..."

Fox: Luigi and Daisy arguably made the best decision they ever made in their short time as parents by not naming their son Luigi Jr. Naming your son or daughter after you has become too mainstream, and gets boring if the child you named after yourself continues the tradition and names their kid after them. Not only is it boring, but it is also repetitive, and repetition gets you nowhere unless you're exercising on leg day.
Falco: For that very reason, we must ensure that Luigi and Daisy don't name their daughter Daisy Jr., for it will have a strong chance of said child having her kids and grandkids sharing her name. Diversity is what we're looking for!

"Let's see what you got, Luigi..." Fox grabbed the plumber's card...and hardly saw anything written on it! The words "Happy Mother's Day" were on the front of the card, but nothing else written. "Dude, you didn't even write anything save for the title, what gives?!"

"I was-a having a writer's block, that's-a all," Luigi nervously responded, fiddling with his fingers. Fox and company didn't buy the plumber's claim one bit.

"So are we going to read my Mother's Day card or not?" inquired Falco; he was writing his card at a rapid pace, though it was likely he just wrote nothing but chicken scrabble to write a somewhat acceptable card. "Cause I got a Mother's Day card that will..."

Suddenly the doorknob of the front door was turning - Daisy and Zelda were home! Luigi hurriedly snatched up all the Mother's Day cards and placed them underneath a nearby toaster oven, before returning to his seat just when Daisy and Zelda entered the home. The two princesses saw Luigi and company sitting at the kitchen table, sporting grins that may or may not suspicious.

"Hello sweetie - glad to see you've brought some company over while I was gone!" Daisy greeted her husband, as she closed the door and placed the bags of stuff on the floor with Zelda's assistance. "So what were you doing while Zelda and I were shopping?"

"We were, uh, spending quality time-a with Charles!" replied Luigi; he would have used "playing a board game" as an excuse, but he didn't have a game board with him. "Fox, Falco, Yuffie and-a I were having lots and lots-a of fun while you were away!" Fox, Falco, and Yuffie all nodded their heads simultaneously, which may or may not be as suspicious as the grins on their faces.

"Well I'm glad to see you all enjoyed yourselves while we were gone," said Zelda, after she placed all the shopping bags on the floor and took out the contents. "Hopefully Link was able to enjoy himself while I was away."


Speaking of Link, why don't we check on our favorite Hylian? The hero of Hyrule was still following Lucas, along with Ness and Cloud. Hinawa was leading the four deeper into the Sammamish Plateau, deep into the forestation of the area.

"Are you still following me, my dear Lucas?" Hinawa called out, her voice heard from afar. "And you're still bringing your friends too, right? Can't wait to show you the surprise Lucas, I'm sure you'll love it!"

"This 'surprise' sounds mighty suspicious, don't you think?" Midna popped out from Link's body for a brief moment to ask the Hylian, in a position at Link's side where neither Cloud nor Ness could see her before returning to her host body. Midna's question did nothing but make Link feel somewhat cynical...


Peach: Just finished trying on my wedding dress, and now I'm heading to the Pokemon sanctuary to show it off to Mario and the others! But I'm afraid my dress has adverse effects on the men...for example, when I walked out of my room I saw Gil, he began sweating as his face turned red and he collapsed at the very sight of me - my dress must have given him a heart attack! Then I saw Wolf in the hallway, and once he saw me in my dress, he began to hyperventilate, and said he needed to go to the bathroom, before running off! Ooh, I hope my dress didn't give Wolf respiratory problems! Mario has a few health problems, so I hope my wedding dress doesn't affect him!

Wolf: Took the longest shower ever in my entire life thanks to seeing Peach in her dress. Do I have any regrets about it? *pauses, then looks around* Ask me again after I consider my options of crashing the wedding and marrying Peach on the spot...

Gil: *wiping his face* Is it bad that I wish for Mario and Peach to get divorced so Peach can be single again?

"Finished up all the wedding invitations Mario!" a now bandaged Pac-Man notified the plumber, having finished up all the wedding invitations in the Pokemon Sanctuary. Apparently hearing the sounds of the residents clashing with members of the Pokemon Army was enough motivation for the eater of ghosts to finish his task. "Think I did a great job all by myself?" Mario went over the envelopes containing the invites, and saw one person's name on an envelope that made him cringe.

"Why did-a Peach consider inviting Waluigi to-a the wedding..." Mario shook his head disapprovingly as he sighed. The plumber was still grateful to Waluigi for saving his behind back in episode 11, but he was against having the guy attend his wedding - and he wasn't the only one who felt that way.

"Peach is making a huge mistake inviting that man," remarked Lucario as he and Mewtwo headed over to Mario to glance at the envelopes, and see who else was invited to the wedding. "Waluigi is like Scrappy Doo - nobody likes him. I don't even think Scrappy would like Waluigi if he knew the guy!"

"Yeah, not to mention Waluigi is the biggest kissup in all of existence, always kissing up to Wario and following up that man!" added Diddy Kong, joining in on the conversation. He was eating a banana, and not fighting any of the Pokemon.

"Who told you that you could have a lunch break?" Mewtwo glared at Diddy, letting his glare permeate inside of the spidermonkey's soul and make him shiver. Diddy nervously chuckled and threw the banana away, before darting off. He knew better than to get on Mewtwo's bad side.

"Oh Mario, I'm in my wedding dress, ready when you are!" Peach's voice was heard from afar. Just like that, Mario's heart was fluttering, as the plumber was just dying to see how hot and sexy Peach looked in her wedding dress.

"I'm-a all ready, just come on in so we-a can all see!" Mario called out, and soon enough, the princess would arrive - wearing a white off-the-shoulder mermaid wedding dress that showed off her beauty and complimented the princess well. Mario was quick to become enamored with Peach in her wedding dress, but he wasn't the only one...

...everyone else was enamored as well! Lucario looked at Peach with a lovestruck gaze, while Mewtwo, trying to maintain his composure and status as a collected and stoic individual, looked to the side. Even Meta Knight, who was just as stoic as Mewtwo, found himself in love with Peach because of her wedding dress; feeling too lowly and unworthy to be in the princess's presence, Meta Knight walked away, trying to get the mental image of Peach out of his head.

"None of you are saying anything, does that mean you don't like my dress?" asked a concerned Peach, as Mario and others checked out the princess in her dress. "If you don't like my dress, then say it now or forever hold your piece!"

"Wow Peach, you look...nice in that wedding dress of yours," Chrom said to the princess as he passed by, stunned by how beautiful Peach looked in her dress. He would just stand there and gawk at the princess, but the prince of Yliesse was a respectful man.

"Thank you Chrom - glad you had the courage to say something!" smiled Peach; Chrom nodded and continued on his way, glad Raven wasn't around to see.

Chrom: It would be nice for Lucina to enjoy Mother's Day for once; I don't think Lucina remembers her birth mother well, and to be frank, I don't remember her as well. Did she have blue hair like me? Ah, that's something I'll revisit later in time. Gotta propose to Raven sooner than later, so I can not only make her and myself happy, but Lucina happy as well.

Red the Pokemon Trainer: Lucina is about to have one smoking hot mom soon once Raven and Chrom tie the knot... *shakes his head* Why must everyone in the Marth clan look so freaking good?!

"Shoot, forgot the rose that comes with the dress!" frowned Peach, seeing that the flower was missing from her attire. "I'll be right back to fetch the rose, you boys wait right here!" So Peach left Mario and company, and once the princess exited the sanctuary, Mario and the others were finally relieved, with some letting out a sigh of relief.

"Is she gone, did Princess Peach finally leave?" Meta Knight showed up, carrying a bottle of water in his hand. You probably know what the Star Warrior was going to use that bottle for. "That woman nearly caused me to fall in love with her...and you know I don't do romance!"


"Are you sure you don't want to play the 1-2-Switch game Amy bought for us?" Toon Link asked Pit, who was still standing at Snake's bedroom door with Viridi and Kirby, fulfilling his mission. "I can guarantee you it'll be more fun and entertaining then standing by some bedroom door all day long!"

"Like I've been trying to tell you, Toon Link, sightseeing inside the mansion is always great when you're doing it from Snake and Bayonetta's room, you should try it someday," Pit told the young Hylian. "I'll play 1-2-Switch tonight if I can, or maybe tomorrow. It's not like the game is going anywhere!"

"Okay then, suit yourself...just know that you're missing out on a lot of fun..." Toon Link held his head down as he walked away, making Pit feel remorseful. The angel would love to play with Toon Link, but Snake's unwillingness to see his mom was tearing into the angel's plans. Fortunately for Pit and company, the time spent guarding the door would pay off when an elderly blonde woman approached the three, greeting the trio with her hand on her hip.

"Why hello there, you three adorable children..." the woman greeted Pit, Viridi, and Kirby; would it be right to consider Kirby a child? "Allow me to introduce myself...my name is EVA, and you may know me as the surrogate mother of Liquid Snake and Solid Snake. I've been told that Solid Snake is behind that door, and since I promised him I would spend the Mother's Day weekend with him..."

"I'm sorry ma'am, but you can't see Snake, he's terminally ill," stated Viridi; Snake, who heard his mother's voice, played up this "terminally ill" facade by coughing, wheezing, and gagging. "He's been in hospice care for the longest now, and he has shown no signs of recovering..."

"Silly little girl, I called Snake earlier today, and he was fine when I called him. You're saying that my son suddenly became terminally ill after the call was made? I know he doesn't want to see me, for whatever reason. So how about you let me in, before I have to force my way inside the room?"

"Snake is very much terminally ill, he was healthy before, but now he's in critical condition! And he's very contagious, coming in contact with him would probably make you terminally ill too!" EVA saw through this blatant lie, and suddenly became more determined to see her darling son.

"Guess I have to take matters into my own hands..." EVA sighed, as she snapped her fingers. To Viridi and company's shock, a bunch of Dusk nobodies were summoned, all surrounding EVA...who suddenly turned into a Dusk herself! EVA was really a Nobody in disguise!

"So it looks like I have to do things the hard way, huh?" snarled an individual that appeared out from a dark corridor, wearing an eyepatch. It was Xigbar, and he had his fancy guns in his possession. "Get that Snake dude before I have to torment these kids!" The Dusks did as they were told, slithering their way inside Snake's room. The door was quickly kicked down to the floor, and Pit and company jumped out of the way as the Dusks were carrying Snake out of his room.

Xigbar: Saïx told us about this guy named Snake, who masterminded the dismantling of our plans three months ago - Saïx learned the guy's name by spying on him and the others. Despite his old age, Snake still was a wise dude, and his wisdom could be vital to Master Hand and his dumb residents. If the losers in the mansion try to start some counterattack or something during our invasion, then there's a good chance Snake would have a hand in it and nullify the invasion's success! So, we developed a butt-kicking plan, which has something to do with Mother's Day - by having one of our members infiltrate the mansion, we were able to acquire Snake's personal information, and we learned that he had a mom, named EVA, who died in some island somewhere. After stealing some dude's phone, we had one of the Nobodies pose as Snake's mom, and contact Snake on the mansion's phone and tell the dude that "she" was planning on spending time with him on Mother's Day...when in fact we're actually attempting to capture Snake and take him to our world, where we could brainwash him and force him to side with us! Master Hand and his bums would be HOPELESS without someone like Snake on their side!

"Why are you just standing there all scared, do something!" Snake yelled at Pit and company, carried by the Dusks; Kirby, whose mouth was full, spat Shulk out at a couple of Dusks, defeating them in the process. The remaining Dusks snatched up Snake, and held the former spy in their arms.

"Ooh, spitting some blonde dude at the Dusks, so effective...NOT!" scoffed Xigbar, as Shulk, now out of Kirby's mouth, rubbed his head. "Now if you excuse us, we're gonna take our prisoner and skedaddle..." So Xigbar and the Nobodies walked away with Snake, as Pit and company were still in shock by what went down. Shulk got up, and saw Xigbar and his crew walking away.

"Is that the ponytail guy from the Organization?" the Homs observed as Xigbar and the Nobodies walked away with their prey, Snake. Talk about accomplishing squad goals. "Shouldn't we go stop him?"

"Have you not taken into account the Organization's track record in this city?" asked Bayonetta as she poked her head out of the bedroom door, nonchalant about Snake's kidnapping this whole time...and for a somewhat good reason. "Somehow, someway, the Organization's plans always come to ruin. So why don't we relax, and let things play out?" Shulk was unsure about Bayonetta's method, but he decided to go along with it. Pit, on the other hand, did not.


Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the group of Lucas, Ness, Link, and Cloud caught up with Hinawa, meeting Lucas's mother among some shrubbery in the Sammamish Plateau. The brunette was beaming as she was standing by herself, in front of Lucas and company.

"You finally made it Lucas, and with your friends too, deep down I always knew you a tenacious and will-powered boy!" gleamed Hinawa, making Lucas happy when she said these words. "Now come and give your mom a hug!" Lucas ran into Hinawa's open arms, embracing his mother in a heartfelt hug.

"I always knew you weren't dead, I just wouldn't believe it..." smiled Lucas, tears running down his face. Ness, Link, and Cloud all looked on, feeling happy for the PSI whiz, though Link felt somewhat cynical. "Can't wait until Dad and everyone in Tazmily Village see you again!"

"It will certainly be a surprise...speaking of which, are you ready for your surprise?" You know Lucas was eager to nod his head yes. "Oh, you're more than ready to see what the surprise is! In that case...why don't we unveil it?"

Suddenly three Dusk Nobodies appeared from the ground, each one grabbing Ness, Link, and Cloud by the arms and constraining them. And Hinawa? She turned into a Dusk as well, constraining Lucas. Much like EVA, Hinawa was a fake!

"So, Lucas, and friends...did you enjoy the 'surprise'?" a bald, pointy-eared old man appeared in a robe, his yellow eyes and devilish smile apparent. "We've never formally met before, have we? Master Xehanort's the name, and I am the leader of the Organization XIII!"

Master Xehanort: Filming some "documentary series" about the folks living in the mansion, eh? Well there won't be no documentary series anymore once we commence our Heartless invasion! I've assigned Xigbar to capture the man known as Solid Snake and bring him to our lair, thereby taking away a mastermind that could prevent our invasion from being a success. As for me, I will be focusing on luring Lucas, and kidnapping him and taking him to our lair as well! I've had my men spy on the residents and take notes on them, to see which individuals would contribute the most to the mansion's effort in stopping the invasion, and Xemnas told me that Lucas, despite his shy exterior, had a distinct sense of bravery, courage, and determination, and could light a fire under anyone...and we cannot afford to have that fire ignite! After gaining some personal information from sneaking inside the mansion, I've decided to enact the plan of having a lowly Nobody pose as Hinawa, and lead Lucas to a specific, faraway location, and kidnap him on the spot and take him to our stronghold!

"I just knew that you would arrive here, following your 'mother'...just couldn't believe it when you saw 'her' in the flesh!" Xehanort snarled at Lucas, looking at the young teen in the eye. "It was so tempting, seeing her face again - you couldn't resist following 'her' to places unknown, even if you knew it was wrong!"

"And I took it for granted..." Lucas sighed as he looked down at the ground...before looking back up. "Do you know if my mom is truly dead or not? Please sir, if you know the answer, tell me right away!" Wow, Lucas was sure growing desperate...

"Silly boy, I don't know about the status of your mother, I was just using her physical appearance as a means to manipulate you! And now that I have you in my possession...why don't we take you and your friends to our world, a world where the Organization..." Suddenly a giant hand smacked the back of Xehanort's hand, making Lucas giggle. "Boy, why are you giggling, and who just hit me just now?! I'll let you know right now, you're dealing with..."

As Xehanort turned around, he suddenly came face-to-face with a flying imp, with her hair in some hand form...an imp known as Midna. She was grinning at Xehanort, as Link, Cloud, and Ness were now free from the Dusks, Midna seemingly dispatching them. Midna would dispatch one more Dusk, as she wiped the Dusk holding Lucas from existence just by smacking it with her hand, releasing Lucas in the process.

"Since you introduced yourself already, how about I do an introduction..." snarled Midna, as Xehanort gritted his teeth. "I'm Midna, and I'm a denizen of the Twilight Realm...and your biggest nightmare!" This caused Xehanort to laugh - how could a small imp like Midna be his 'biggest nightmare'?

"You fool, do you not know who I am?! I am Master Xehanort, the most devious mastermind anyone has ever..." Before Xehanort could finish, Midna grabbed the geezer by the throat with her giant hand, and looked at him straight in the eye.

"Since I'm in a relatively good mood, I'll leave you off with a warning...but I better not see you or any of your cronies next time, if you know what's good for you! Do you understand?" Xehanort kinda understood...after all, he looked afraid for the very first time! Then again, Midna was choking him...

"Could you please get your hand off my neck, I can't breathe..." wheezed Xehanort; Midna would fulfill the geezer's command, as she not only released her hold on Xehanort, but threw the geezer onto the ground. "You may have won this round, but we'll be seeing who gets the last laugh once the Heartless invasion begins! This entire, putrid world will eventually be ours for the taking!" Xehanort said these parting words as he summoned a dark corridor and went through it.

"Well that takes care of that..." Midna smiled as she turned to face Link, with Lucas now standing at the Hylian's side. "So Link, where are we off to now? We've walked a long distance from the mansion, so how are we getting back home, hmm?"

"Link, you sure got some explaining to do on the way home..." Cloud said to Link, now having met Midna for the first time. Midna might have some explaining to do herself.


R.O.B.: MOTHER'S DAY CARD EXCHANGE...HAS BEEN COMPLETED...THANKS TO TECHNOLOGY...TECHNOLOGY RULES...

R.O.B. was minding his business as he strolled through the mansion, envelope in hand, when he suddenly encountered Xigbar and the Nobodies, who still had Snake in their possession. How surprising that nobody stopped them yet...

"ORGANIZATION XIII MEMBER...AND NOBODIES...PREPARE TO FACE MY EYE-BEAM LASERS..." R.O.B. said. The Dusk Nobodies didn't have to prepare, for they beat up poor R.O.B. and threw him out of a nearby window for good measure. So much for those eye-beam lasers.

"Great work, you guys...if it's correct to call you guys," Xigbar commended the Nobodies, as he continued on his way. "Now let's get out of this mansion, we keep getting lost in this place, and thankfully we haven't been seen until...now?" Xigbar stopped in place, as he gawked at Peach, the princess happily humming to herself as she walked by in her wedding dress with the rose she finally found. And that left Xigbar and the Nobodies open for attack.

"Found you right where I want you!" a voice called out, as a flurry of blue arrows were fired at the Dusks, defeating them as Snake fell unto the floor. Xigbar looked behind him, and saw Pit, bow in hand, with Viridi and Kirby. Just the three he wanted to see.

"You brats want your old man back that bad, huh?" frowned Xigbar, seeing that none of his henchmen were around to help him. "Well you can have him, but don't worry, we'll be back to claim our prey - just as long as you meddling kids aren't interfering with our plans!" Xigbar exited via a corridor of darkness, and once he was gone, Pit and company went over to check on Snake, who slowly got up and scratched his back.

"Snake are you alright, did they harm you?" Pit asked the former spy, worried that he arrived too late and that Xigbar probably did something to Snake.

"No I'm just fine, thank you for saving me," thanked Snake, now standing proudly on his two feet. "Glad you came by, R.O.B. was absolutely no help..."


Stuck in the bushes outside in the front yard was R.O.B., nearly malfunctioning due to the fall. Takamaru walked by, and saw R.O.B...and the envelope in the robot's hand, sticking out for anyone to grab. Takamura, taking hold of the opportunity, grabbed the envelope, read it, and took out the card, before reading the envelope again.

"A Mother's Day card written for Celica?!" the samurai exclaimed, in no way concerned about R.O.B.'s well-being. "I should give this to her! But she's not even a mother yet...eh, I'll just leave this on her bed, she can decide what to do with it." So Takamaru walked away, leaving poor R.O.B. behind in the bushes.


"Uh huh...yes...so Link is safe?" Zelda was still at Luigi's home, now speaking on the phone with Cloud. "...and Ness and Lucas too? Great! You want either Fox or Falco to pick you four up on the Landmaster?...Okay, I'll tell them. See you later." Zelda hung up the phone, and went over to Fox and Falco, who were speaking with Luigi in the living room. "Link, Cloud, Ness, and Lucas somehow ended up at some place in King County, and Cloud was wondering if either one of you boys would pick them up in your Landmaster," Zelda explained to Fox and Falco.

Zelda: Cloud told me the story of Lucas following his mother Hinawa to the Sammarish Plateau, only to find out that "Hinawa" was actually a Nobody used to lure Lucas and the others. It was there that the boys met the leader of the Organization XIII, Master Xehanort, whom Cloud described as an old man with pointy ears, a hunched back, and a robe...certainly not an ice cream truck man, as Pit apparently assumed Xehanort to be.

"I shall do the honors," Fox volunteered as he got up from his chair and made his way to the front door. "Don't do anything stupid while I'm away!" the pilot would say to Falco as he exited the house.

"I won't do anything of the sort if you aren't around!" Falco gave a thumbs up to Fox as the pilot left, and once Fox was gone, Falco tip-toed to the kitchen, past Daisy and Yuffie, who were speaking with one another, and to the toaster oven, where the Mother's Day cards were hidden underneath. Falco grabbed his card, and tip-toed to the staircase and sat down on one of the steps to read his card...only to notice something different about it. "Bruh this ain't my card, this handwriting is horrendous, it's chicken scrabble, it's...it's Sonic's handwriting! Sonic must've written this crappy card, no wonder it's so unreadable! But how on earth did he exchange his card with mine when he wasn't even here...?"


"Thank you for spending time with me Celica, I greatly appreciate it," Celica thanked the goddess of light, who walked the queen to her room. Celica spent her day with the lady residents, and got to know her fellow female residents a lot better.

"Don't mention it Celica, I just wanted you to feel well at home here!" gleamed Palutena, as she and Celica arrived at Celica's room. Palutena saw an envelope on Celica's bed, and gave it to Celica as the two ladies read the label together:

To: My beautiful and smoking hot mom, Celica

From: *insert child's name here*

(Disclaimer: Sonic the Hedgehog had no involvement in writing the card inserted in this envelope)

"If you ask me, Sonic definitely wrote the card inside," stated Palutena, as Celica took out the card from the envelope. "Might be a Mother's Day card, apparently. Even if it was some card sent from the future (which may be what Sonic intended), no child would EVER call their mom smoking hot."

"You definitely have a point there, let's just see what Sonic wrote..." Celica said as she nervously opened up the card, and started reading...

To whom it may concern...a beautiful lady like you should have zero concern in your life.

A lady like you is strong, hardworking, and courageous to the fullest.

A lady like you should never be discouraged, for you have the greatest support system a woman could have.

I mean, you're like Wonder Woman and Superwoman combined, you're unbreakable, unpenetrable.

Nothing can shake you or harm you. Nothing at all.

Not to mention that you have the most handsome husband in existence.

You love for him and you care for him...and I know you wouldn't hesitate to do the same for your own children.

And that is why, in my humble opinion, you have the utmost potential to be THE great mother ever.

Just keep on keeping on, and don't ever let your guard down...

With much love

"Well, maybe it wasn't a Mother's Day card after all, I think," Palutena said to Celica, who was now beaming with a smile on her face. "Celica, are you okay? I've never seen you this happy before!"

"Excuse me for a moment, Lady Palutena, I'll be right back..." Celica placed the card down on her bed, and left the room, leading Palutena to pick up the card. The goddess of light could tell by the handwriting that Sonic did not write the seemingly unfinished card - but a tiny speck of feather gave Palutena a clue as to who the true author of the card was.


Happily eating his chili dog, Sonic exited the arcade room, having owned Ike in a game of Space Invaders. The hedgehog headed to his room, and on his way there, he came across Celica...who knelt down and hugged the hedgehog. So much confusion inside Sonic's head.

"Um...may I...help you, Celica?" the blue blur asked the queen, looking around to see if Amy was nearby. Celica couldn't afford a whack of Amy's hammer onto her head.

"Just wanted...to show you my appreciation and gratitude to you," responded Celica, hugging Sonic tightly. "I know everyone likes to think of you as a jerk and an obnoxious person...but now I see that you're caring and considerate as well. And I would like to thank you for showing your traits to me. You've proven that anyone can have a heart of gold...and for that, I am sincerely indebted to you."

"I'm sincerely indebted to you too Celica, glad you felt that way," Sonic patted Celica on her shoulder. "Nobody ever says nice stuff like that to me, except for my girlfriend Amy! So I appreciate your kind words - just please let go of me!" Celica would stop hugging Sonic, as R.O.B. was spying on the queen and the hedgehog. The robot was holding a slice of pie in his hands, and after using some eye-beam on said slice of pie...the food item instantly turned into a slice of pizza, and later the sound of Wario complaining about how his slice of pizza was replaced with pie was heard from afar.

R.O.B.: FULFILLED ALM'S ORDERS...BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY...AND INADVERTENTLY MADE ALM'S WIFE CELICA HAPPY...BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY...NOTHING CAN TRUMP TECHNOLOGY...AND LOVE...AND KINDNESS...MISSION COMPLETE...