Author's Note:

Ultra Street Fighter II is being released today, and I have some guest reviews to answer:

"Can you add the characters from Famicom Detective Club? Dread Kong, Karate Kong, Ninja Kong, and Sumo Kong from Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber? Banana Fairy Queen from Donkey Kong 64? Soma and Alisa from God Eater? Will Hope and Vanille be a couple when they show up? Will we see the other Kid Icarus characters at all? Will the Sega characters be able to make Sonic act less like a jerk? And finally when Emmeryn shows up is she still gonna have her memories missing? Or will she get them back?"

The characters from Fanicom Detective Club, the Donkey Kong games, and maybe God Eater will be added. Hope and Vanille will most definitely be a couple, no question. Other Kid Icarus characters will show up at the most continent time. The SEGA characters may be vital in Sonic's character development. And Emmeryn will have her memories...just to make things easier. Roydigs22 is next, with a plot idea:

"...mewtwo is asked why he hates lucario (because replacement) and master hand shows m2 the smashers that wanted him back. The deciding vote...Lucario."

You'll see Mewtwo develop some animosity towards Lucario in this chapter, just you wait and see. Last up, Derick Lindsey:

"...is [Sonic] going to be gone for a while or will we see him bust out next episode?"

I would give you the answer but...I'm not into giving out spoilers.


Episode 75: Camaraderie

In spite of her stoic demeanor, and distinctive lack of personality, Lucina has always been known as one of the most beautiful ladies in the Smash Mansion - though you could make a very strong argument that every lady in the mansion was beautiful. However, Lucina's looks have received attention from many of the male residents, such as her boyfriend Robin, and the perverted Captain Falcon, prior to Nowi.

There was a general consensus going about in the mansion - was it possible for Lucina to look even more beautiful and attractive than before? Sure the princess had the looks, but what if there was one element - like a beauty mark, for instance - that would increase Lucina's beauty by tenfold?

The answer to that consensus would be answered today, after Chrom took his daughter Lucina to the eye clinic. The prince of Yliesse feared that Lucina's eye vision might be getting worse, what with Lucina seeing things blurry, and like any caring father, Chrom took his daughter to see an eye doctor right away, to see what the problem may be. As it turned out, Lucina was suffering from a case of myopia (nearsightedness) and the eye doctor found the perfect solution to the princess's problem...

"Much appreciated for taking my daughter and I to the eye clinic, Captain Falcon," Chrom would thank the Blue Falcon driver as he, Lucina, and Captain Falcon returned to the mansion, making their way inside the foyer. "Knew I could count on a guy like you."

"Don't mention it pal, all good deeds go unmerited!" Captain Falcon flashed a smile, before glancing at Lucina. "And I gotta say Lucina - you look better already with those glasses on!" Yes, Lucina was now wearing glasses, thick-rimmed glasses Buddy Holly used to wear. Albeit with a different style.

"Captain Falcon you complimented how I look with my glasses like fifty times already, can you please cut it out?" frowned Lucina, receiving a bad vie from the racer. Almost seemed like Falcon was slowly reverting to his days of flirting with Lucina and checking the princess out.

Lucina: So yeah, I'm actually wearing glasses now - not sure if it's a good thing or not, but my vision has been corrected so I'll have to deal with wearing glasses now. Would have preferred contact lenses instead of glasses, but father apparently thinks contact lenses are dangerous...this is the man who believes showering for more than five minutes, with warm water, is a "safety hazard".

"My bad Lucina, it's just that you look like a completely different person with glasses on sometimes," apologized Captain Falcon. A completely different person with glasses on...hard for Lucina to buy that. "Now if you excuse me, I have some stuff to catch up on...enjoy the first day with glasses Lucina, don't let the boys pamper you, ya hear?" Lucina would roll her eyes as Captain Falcon walked away.

"Can we please go see where Robin might be?" the princess would ask Chrom, after Captain Falcon had left. "I would want to hang out in the gaming room, but I'm afraid the men there will be flanking at my side and flirting with me...especially that creep Hisui."

"Better hope Robin isn't at the gaming room, then," smirked Chrom as he and Lucina departed from the foyer. Robin would never expect Lucina of all people to be wearing glasses (Lucina did say she wanted contact lenses, until Chrom ruled contact lenses "dangerous"), so expect Robin to be very surprised soon.

However, when walking through the hallway, Lucina's greatest fears were realized. While a lady resident like Wii Fit Trainer or Kiria notice Lucina wearing glasses, they would just briefly look at the princess before turning their head away. But when

a guy resident saw Lucina wearing glasses, they would stop and look at the princess like she was a new face at the mansion, like she was an angel who fell from the sky.

"Looking mighty fine with those glasses on Lucina, no wonder Robin picked you to be his girl!" Doc Louis would say to the princess as he walked by. How awkward for a grown black man to compliment your looks. To make matters worse, the person Lucina least wanted to see, Hisui Hearts, was walking towards the princess, who arrived with Chrom at the second floor; Hisui would look romantically at Lucina, grinning at the princess who was frowning, as he walked by...only to not see where he was going, and fell down a nearby staircase, making several painful noises along the way.

"I'm okay, Jigglypuff down here broke my fall," Hisui called out from the first floor once his descent ended. Chrom and Lucina just ignored the dude and continued on their way, before seeing Pit and Kirby just up ahead.

"Drat, someone must be calling me..." Chrom said as he felt something vibrate in his pocket. The prince took out his cellphone and looked at the phone ID, furrowing his brow at who it was. "...Cranky Kong? What is he calling me for, and how did I even get that monkey's contact information? I'm sorry Lucina, but I have to answer this call - you'll just have to deal with Pit and Kirby yourself." So Chrom would leave Lucina behind, showing how uncaring of a father he was by leaving his poor daughter with Pit and Kirby, who were approaching the princess.

"If they call the race the Indianapolis 500...then why aren't there 500 laps, or 500 race car drivers?" Pit discussed with Kirby. Probably because 500 laps would be too tiring for the racers, and 500 drivers would likely equal more crashes on the racecourse. "Did they randomly went with the number 500 because it rolls off the tongue?" Pit's discussion with Kirby would come to an end as he and the pink puffball ran into Lucina, who probably should've ran away from the two goofballs when she had the chance. "Well hello there stranger, don't recall seeing you before!" Did Pit not recognize Lucina in glasses, is he that dumb?! "What's your name?"

"Pit you already know my name..." Lucina said plainly, but Pit would find himself laughing his butt off, like Lucina had told the funniest joke in history. "Has wearing glasses really made that big of a difference...?"

"I don't know your name silly, we've just met today! Mind if I take a guess at what your name is? Is it Clarissa? Ember? Gretchen? Joyce? What about Henry, is your name Henry?" What girl would be named Henry?

"Ugh..." facepalmed Lucina, miffed by Pit's intelligence, or the lack thereof. If punching the angel in the face make him intelligent like Lloyd, Lucina wouldn't hesitate in the slightest to give Pit the five fingers.

Chrom: Just got off the phone with Cranky Kong...that phone call was perhaps THE strangest phone call I've ever done. Not only did Cranky ask me how Lucina's eye appointment went, he also wanted to know if Lucina was wearing glasses and if she was looking prettier with them on...right before going on a tangent about how the author of the story sucks for not showcasing him more often. (Don't know what he means by that, he must be smoking some really good crack.) Also, who told Cranky Kong about Lucina's eye appointment?

Geno: ...eh, what can I say, I just can't help myself sometimes.

"It's certainly nice to meet you, Ugh, welcome to the Smash Mansion!" Pit goofily shook hands with Lucina, who wished to squeeze the angel's hand hard and tight to make him pay for his stupidity. If only Chrom was here to set things straight.

"Pit, I do believe that's Lucina wearing glasses..." Kirby tried to tell his best friend, but Pit didn't listen; he was too busy being all welcoming to a person that was already living at the mansion for a considerable amount of time.

"How about I show you around the mansion Ugh, all the people here are very caring and accepting! I would introduce you to Master Hand first, but he's not in his room right now, he's kinda busy at the moment...but we'll see him later today!" Yeah, and then Master Hand will greatly punish Pit for the idiot he was. That's what Lucina was hoping for, anyways. "So what are we waiting on, let's go!" Pit would take Lucina's hand and led her through the hallway, while Kirby followed behind wishing to tell Pit the truth.


Receiving consent from Master Hand, Ryu and Akuma were granted permission to host a small party in a ballroom - a small part only consisting of Street Fighter veterans. Living at the mansion would prevent Ryu and Akuma from interacting that much with other Street Fighter veterans, and so the two fighters would change all of that by inviting their fellow veterans over to the mansion for a little get-together. It would give them an opportunity to catch up with people like Ken, Chun-li, Cammy, and several others.

However, Ryu nor Akuma knew how to host a party. While they were great fighters, hosting parties was never their thing; they would rather attend parties and soak in all the fun and atmosphere rather than organize one. That meant Ryu had to do what he had to do - he sought advice from two individuals who knew how to host parties, two individuals that would make the Street Fighter party a blast.

"So Toad, are you ready to serve-a as the photographer at the wedding?" Mario asked Toad, as he and Peach were going over things at the wedding with Toad and K.K. Slider in the plumber's room. Only Mario and Peach would want a drug lord like Toad as their wedding photographer.

"Been ready since Luigi's wedding, I'll all ready to go!" smiled Toad; that smile of his could only do much to cover up a lowkey history of drug dealing. "I promise you my camera will be fully charged in time for wedding pictures, unlike King Dedede last year..."

"That's-a why I asked you-a to be the photographer...what about-a you, K.K. Slider, have you picked-a out the songs you'll be using at the wedding?"

"The songs I've selected are just as great as the ones I used at Luigi's wedding, if not better!" responded K.K. Slider, who again will serve as the wedding DJ. Jimmy T. must be feeling salty right now. "Quick question: will we be doing another wedding dance, down the aisle?"

"One wedding dance is enough..." Peach said, her hand resting under her chin. "But Mario and I will come to a decision on that. But for now, you two are dismissed!" Toad and K.K. Slider left the room, anxiously waiting for the wedding. "When are you going to discuss the officiant duties with Xander?"

"Corrin did say that-a Xander and his siblings will-a be stopping by next-a week - so I'll speak-a with Xander then," replied Mario. More likely than not Corrin's siblings were going to stop by to see if Kamui has been beneficial, at all, to the prince.

Corrin: All I'm asking for when my siblings visit the Smash Mansion is that they don't try and force any lessons upon me - that one time they were teaching me at Luigi's home was the most boring experience of my life! I was bored out of my own misery, falling asleep was the only option I had (or would have had, if not for Leo and Elise repeatedly waking me up). I do believe I had actually died during that awful experience, only to be somehow revived by my lack of excitement.

Kamui: Why yes, I'm more than excited to see my siblings next week...although I'm still slanted against them for sending me to the mansion inside a coffin. Looking back on it, that was a very messed up thing for my siblings to do...

"Mario, Peach, I am here to ask you of much-needed assistance!" Ryu entered Mario's room, grabbing the attention of Mario and Peach. "Not sure if Master Hand told you this, but Akuma and I are hosting a small party in the ballroom with our fellow Street Fighter friends, but neither one of us know how to host a party!"

"Why host a party when-a you don't even know what-a you're doing?" questioned Mario, receiving a nudge from Peach. "...um, what I meant-a to say was, what do you and-a Akuma need help-a with regarding your party?"

"EVERYTHING! We need help with everything!" Totally wasn't an answer Mario and Peach were expecting. "The decorations, the food, the atmosphere, the music, we need help with every single aspect of the party! What would Chun-li think of me if she and the others had to attend a crappy party?"

"Chun-li wouldn't mind either way, as long as you're there at the party to entertain her," smiled Peach, her smile enough to radiate happiness inside of Ryu. "Also, why are you so concerned with how Chun-li feels, hmm? Why not care about how the others feel?"

"Because Chun-li has, um...she has a special affinity for partying and whatnot, and if I...I mean, Akuma and I...don't have a top-notch party, then Chun-li will break up...break up the Master Hand statue outside! Break it up into little pieces! Chun-li has a tendency to break things whenever she's ticked!"

"The man definitely likes-a Chun-li, I'll give-a him that..." Mario quietly whispered to Peach, who nodded in agreement. Ryu wasn't hiding a thing. "Okay Ryu, since Peach and I have-a completed our wedding planning for today, we can help you and Akuma with-a the party."


"The Enlightenment, which lasted from 1685 to 1815, was an age taking place in Europe - an age in which new intellectual ideas were introduced to the world," Lloyd said, as he was teaching the Koopalings. Yes, the swordsman was now teaching, and under the supervision of Bowser, he was teaching the Koopalings, who were all seated at school desks and taking notes. "It introduced things like liberty, fraternity, separation of church and state, and a whole lot of other things."

"Sure hope you kids are taking some great notes!" Bowser said to his kids, who were scribbling away with their No. 2 pencils. How do we know the Koopalings were drawing pictures instead of writing words. "Having Lloyd teach you is the only way to make up for not sending you to public school - gotta cram in as much information as possible into your brains before summer vacation!"

"But dad, you said that we won't be going on summer vacation this year, so why do we need to learn this stuff anyways?" questioned Bowser Jr., garnering a glare from the elder Bowser. You wouldn't want a guy like Bowser glaring at you, especially after the remark Bowser Jr. had made.

"How dare you get smart with your own father! I'd give you a weeks worth of detention if we were at school, and I was the teacher! Heck, I'd give you all detention for a week, teach you some respect! That's how the real world operates, you can't get everything you want - sometimes you have to suffer!"

Bowser: No, I do not believe that I was out of line with my comments earlier, I truly meant what I said. I'm essentially doing what every parent should be doing - instilling fear and dismay in their children. Today's parents, they don't wanna do that, they don't want to teach children about hardships and struggles and not getting what you want...instead they'd rather give participation trophies just for showing up at certain events, like soccer games! Makes me sick to my stomach - everyone in this stupid world should receive a participation trophy with how things are nowadays!

"Sorry for interrupting you Lloyd and having to put my son in his place, boy I tell you, kids these days..." Bowser apologized to Lloyd as he shook his head. "You can resume your little lesson, I promise you I won't interrupt you next time around."

"Thank you Bowser, always a pleasure seeing a great father like yourself disciplining your children," replied Lloyd. Yeah, if you want to call Bowser a "great" father...Lloyd was possibly returning the favor of sucking up to Bowser. "Moving on...during the Enlightenment, there were many philosophical thinkers that rose to prominence, such as..." As Lloyd went over the bucket list of famous people during the Enlightenment, a bored Wendy looked outside through the slightly closed door, and saw through the open crack an individual - an individual whose blue hair, blue skin, red eyes, and white uniform caught the Koopaling's attention.

"Daddy, there's a strange blue-skinned man walking about in the mansion, don't know if we've seen him before," Wendy said to Bowser, grabbing the Koopa King's attention. "He looks pretty scary too..." Must be the red eyes.

"Well if this man dares to interrupt my youngins' learning, then he must be stopped!" Bowser said as he got up from his seat, ready to call some rounds. "Lloyd, you keeping on teaching, while I deal with this peon!" Lloyd gave a thumbs up as Bowser exited the room, and confronted the strange individual, who was about to continue down the hallway until Bowser approached him. "Hey there you, you think you can walk around here and distract my kids from their learning?! Who even are you anyway, and why are you here?!"

"We have never met one another, have we?" the blue-skinned man said, holding out his hand. "Grand Admiral Thrawn, at your service, nice to meet you." Bowser could tell that Thrawn was a villain, and as much the Koopa King wished to shake hands with a fellow villain, he didn't trust Thrawn one bit.

"Hold up just a second, I think I know who you are...you're Grand Admiral Thrawn!" That's exactly what the guy just said... "You're that creep from the Star Wars franchise, the guy who commands the Imperial military! How can you possibly exist, when you're nothing more than some fictional character?!"

"Sometimes there's more the reality than fantasy, and I toe in between that line. People may think I'm just a fantasy character, I'm too good to be true...but other people know otherwise. If you must know my business here...I'm here to scope, to investigate, to see just how beneficial this mansion would be to the Galactic Empire. Apparently this conversation is taking too long, it's damaging my plans...and for that, I must bid you adieu."

"Uh...adieu to you too, good luck on fulfilling your business or mission...or whatever," Bowser said as he sheepishly returned to the room, now bugged out by Thrawn. But there was something off about Thrawn...something about his head size, Bowser assumed.

"I've yet to know that turtle's history, philosophy, and art...but no matter, I shall deal with him later," remarked Thrawn as he went on his own way; unbeknownst to him, the Team Rocket trio - Jessie, James, and Meowth - was spying on the man, hiding at a closet with the door halfway open.

"The Organization could really use someone like that Thrawn guy, he looks like the real deal," exclaimed James, observing Thrawn through the creaked door. "What do you think of the guy, Ansem?"

"Judging from his dialogue, he's an interesting character...but he's well worth a shot," answered a man hiding in the closet with Team Rocket, speaking in a relatively deep voice that was almost reminiscent of Xemnas's. Only except this man wasn't Xemnas...it was someone else.

Jessie: Organization XIII and Giovanni were understandably upset with us for failing our mission last week, so to guarantee that this week's mission will be a rousing success, Master Xehanort send one of the Organization members with us to the mansion.
Meowth: The guy's name is Ansem, and according to Giovanni, Ansem supposedly stole the name from some "sage-king" named Ansem the Wise, and he's been flaunting around with the name ever since. Giovanni did say that Ansem was a Heartless, so maybe Ansem was desperate for a name.
James: What I don't get is how this Ansem the Wise character could be a sage-king, yet he was described as wearing a lab coat...so wouldn't that make him a professor or doctor instead? The Organization's universe is weird in so many different ways...


Link and Asuka was in the Pokemon sanctuary, fighting against two Kalos Pokemon - Aegislash and Greninja. While Link and Asuka were acclimated with Greninja, for several obvious reasons, Aegislash was a Pokemon the Hylian nor the ninja were that familiar with - and that proved to be a great challenge to the both of them.

"Don't rough 'em up too bad, just make them look strong!" Lucario called out to Link and Asuka, as he watched over the two clashing with Aegislash and Greninja. Having humans fight against Pokemon was definitely something Lucario did not have in mind, but that's what he had to come to. "So how's that report coming along, Zelda?" Lucario would ask the princess, who was furiously writing away on a report, while Midna monitored her.

"It's coming along nicely Lucario, though I would appreciate if you'd stop pestering me every minute or so," answered Zelda, as she wrote away wishing Lucario would stop bothering her. She would work on the report in the library, like she did in the last episode, but Lucario forced the princess to complete the report in the Pokemon sanctuary, for "instant results". Interpret that however you will.

"Diddy Kong is apparently having another slap fight with Infernape," Mewtwo went over to notify Lucario, who was still watching over Aegislash and Greninja. "Stopped the fighting between the two last time - would you like to do the honors?"

"Huh, there's a fight going on between Diddy Kong and some Pokemon?" questioned Lucario, who clearly didn't listen to Mewtwo, save for hearing Diddy Kong's name. "You can go ahead and stop the fighting, I'll just stick here and watch how Aegislash and Greninja are coming along." Mewtwo was dumbfounded by Lucario; how could Lucario not listen to one of the most important Pokemon of all time? Mewtwo deserved to be held to a higher respect.

"Lucario did you even listen to a single word I said? Like I told you before, I stopped the fight between Diddy Kong and Infernape last time, and I'm not going to do it again! One time is already enough for me!"

"Oh, quit your complaining Mewtwo - you sound like a bratty teenage girl who doesn't get her way!" Lucario fired back at the psychic Pokemon. Link, Zelda, Midna, Asuka, Aegislash, and Greninja all stopped what they were doing and watched. Lousy rubbernecks. "You think I don't have a tough time overseeing the Pokemon Army, and ensuring everything is decent and orderly, huh?!"

"Well at least I don't need some pretty Pokemon lady flirting with me while I do my job..." Mewtwo retorted, referring to Lucario's love interest Lopunny. Now the argument was taking a more personal turn.

"For your information, Lopunny has hardly spoke with me since I was named Pokemon Army general - she knows to stay in her lane and let me do my thing. It's best for the both of us - she won't distract me, and I won't..."

"Let you do your thing? What is this 'thing' that you speak of? Do you do more than just overseeing the Pokemon, like I do?" If any of the rubberneckers could, they would pop a bag of popcorn and watch the action between Lucario and Mewtwo unfold.

"But you haven't done anything other than..." At this point, Lucario was completely fed up with Mewtwo. "...you know what, I can't take this anymore, I don't think I can work with you any longer. We're done!" And just like that, Lucario angrily stomped away and out of the Pokemon sanctuary, leaving Link and company to stare dumbfoundedly at the retreating Pokemon.

"Great that we can finally agree on something, Lucario...because I don't think I can work with you too, I'm done as well!" Mewtwo called out to the aura Pokemon, as he went his own way to leave the Pokemon sanctuary. The general and the lieutenant were no longer on the same page - and that could bode badly for the Pokemon army, especially with a Heartless invasion approaching near.

Lucario: Pfft, I don't need Mewtwo as my lieutenant, I'm well enough alone without the guy. Besides, the man whined his way to the lieutenant role, sucking up to Master Hand just so he could get the job. You think I would want someone like Mewtwo as my second-in-command, given the things he had done to earn the role?

Mewtwo: Lucario is a terrible general, all he does is watch over the Pokemon and force poor Zelda into writing some dumb reports about the Pokemon army that we don't need. Writing up the reports wasn't my idea, it was Lucario's idea...and he makes it seem like we came up with that idea together. That alone should show you that the two of us can't work together.

"Lucario and Mewtwo, both at a standstill...Master Hand ain't gonna like that," remarked Link, still in disbelief from what went down. Lucario and Mewtwo were the least unlikeliest two to be involved in any argument.

"Eh, it was bound to happen soon, it was all going to come to a head sooner or later," Midna had this to say, giving her two cents as she does most of the time.

"What possibly made you think that Midna, did you see some building tension between Mewtwo and Lucario?" asked Zelda, not caring about writing the report. No point in writing one when the two most important individuals of the Pokemon army aren't on the same page.

"As you know, Lucario and Mewtwo are both similar and different - similar in mood, temperament, and personality, but different in how they conduct their business. Knew the latter would greatly interfere in their general/lieutenant relationship - when two different styles clash, it can make or break things...and unfortunately it broke the bond between Lucario and Mewtwo."

"Clearly we can't let this bond be broken - the Pokemon army needs Lucario and Mewtwo, and Lucario and Mewtwo need each other for the army to be stable," stated Asuka, thinking up of a plan...until the perfect one entered her head. "I think I have a plan that would bring Mewtwo and Lucario together, but it's very high risk, high reward...but it's well worth it!"


Mario and Peach were helping Ryu and Akuma set up things for the Street Fighter party, and the soon-to-be married couple weren't alone - Mega Man, X, .EXE, Zero, and Proto Man were all helping out as well, the five robots doing a huge solid for their fellow Capcom brethren.

"Um, Mario, what's up with that banner?" Mega Man questioned Mario, who was hanging up a banner with Zero that read "GET TURNT" in huge lettering. The scowl on Zero's face indicated that Zero wasn't that much of a fan of the banner like Mega Man was.

"What, you don't like-a the banner?" asked Mario, disappointed that Mega Man didn't like the banner. "'Get Turnt'! Sounds-a tight, doesn't it? Put a lot of creativity and mind into making that phrase!" That so-called creativity and mind was incredibly lacking right now.

"Tried dissuading you from hanging this banner up but you wouldn't listen to me..." Zero sighed and shook his head as he climb down the ladder he was on to hang the banner up. Once the robot was back on the floor, he saw Akuma, looking at a notepad in his hand. "Hey Akuma, what's that you're looking at?"

"Just a guest list of the folks that will be attending the party," the fighter responded, briefly looking up at Zero before looking back at his notepad so he could read off the names to the robot. "It's gonna be Chun-li, Ken, Cammy, Fei Long, Zangief, Sagat, Dee Jay, and plenty of others who'll be in attendance. Surely you must know most of those names."

"Know 'em like the back of my head...though I can't really see the back of my head that well due to my awesome ponytail. Gonna be exciting to see Chun-li, Ken, and the rest of the gang at the party...provided you and Ryu would let me attend."

Akuma: Ryu's romantic relationship with Chun-li? *scoffs* It's so hard not to notice, even more so when you ask Ryu about the woman and he gets all nervous and sweaty. Ryu is constantly trying to be macho, always looking like some tough guy who would never cry, not even at a funeral...but ask him about his woman, and he does a complete 360. Quite fascinating and very intriguing, I tell you.

"Anyone else I would say no, but seeing that you're a Capcom guy, I'll make reservations for you and your robot friends," offered Akuma, giving Zero a deal the robot was more than comfortable with. Cloud entered the ballroom, and he did so while walking on crutches; the swordsman was still suffering from a gunshot to the leg at the hands of Sonic, who was now doing time in jail for his accident in the previous episode. Cloud expected his wound to be healed in less than a week.

"What the heck is going on here, what's with all the decoration?" the swordsman looked around at the ballroom, seeing balloons, party streamers, and even the egregious "GET TURNT" sign hanging up high. "X, is there some get-together happening here soon?"

"Ryu and Akuma want to hold a party with their Street Fighter buddies," explained X as he was decorating a table full of appetizers. Can't have a party without any appetizers. "So Mario, Peach, and us robots are lending a hand in preparing things."

"I only see Akuma...where is Ryu? Bet he's trying on some lousy suit just to impress Chun-li." Ryu was noticeably absent from the ballroom - perhaps he was hiding himself so Chun-li won't see him when she arrives at the party?

"Think I saw him go into that room over there," X pointed at a room with the door mostly open. "You might wanna go check in there, Ryu might be having second thoughts about hosting the party with Akuma."

"Ryu and Akuma, hosting a party together?" That was something Cloud would've never heard in a million years. "Eh, I won't question it." The ex-SOLDIER headed over to the room, and inside, he saw Ryu sitting on a chair, with Peach over him with her hand on the fighter's back. Ryu looked dismayed, like he had just received the worst news anyone could receive and was now down in the dumps.

"Inviting Chun-li to the party was a mistake - what if I suck at hosting the party and it leaves a bad impression on Chun-li?" worried Ryu - poor guy was still worrying about his woman Chun-li. "Even worse - what if I leave a bad impression on the others? They'd think I'm the biggest fool there is!"

"Quit being so down on yourself Ryu, not everyone can be perfect!" Peach offered these words of encouragement to Ryu. "Also, you're making it seem like you're the only one host the party - you'll have Akuma at your side!"

"Easy for you to say - Akuma is a novice like me when it comes to parties! We should've just had a large picnic outside, but we only have just one picnic table!" They could have a picnic at a park somewhere in Seattle...but Ryu was apparently too distressed to think of any rational options. "I'd say you and Mario host the party, while Akuma and I take all the credit for setting things up! That would work best for everyone!" Everyone except Mario and Peach.

"Ryu are you okay, I've never seen you distressed like this," Cloud approached the fighter, who tried to look more relieved. It didn't work, needless to say, Cloud knew what Ryu was attempting to do. "Getting all worked up over a party man, just because of Chun-li? That's not the Ryu I know."

Cloud: You'd think that given how high up there Ryu and Chun-li are in years, the two would actually tie the knot...but I'm afraid Ryu is the only one stopping that knot from ever being tied. He can be very sensitive when it comes to Chun-li - like if you randomly asked Ryu about the woman, he would try and change the subject, or not talk to you for the rest of the day, just to avoid any suspicion. But little does he know that by not giving a clear answer, he's bringing upon more suspicion to himself...

"I don't know why I feel and act so differently when it comes to Chun-li - I mean, I had no problem with the woman when she stopped by the mansion at the start of the year!" stated Ryu. "One of my new year's resolutions was to improve upon my relationship with Chun-li, but I fear that I might squander at the party and ruin my resolution completely!"

"Dude you're just hosting a party, it's not that serious," said Cloud, making Ryu feel better about himself. "So what if you or Akuma screw things up - what matters is that you get to spend some downtime with Chun-li. She won't think much differently of you based on how well you host the party...though the same won't be said for your friends."

"You're right Cloud, I need to stop worrying - I need to be a man, and act like a man!" Ryu confidently stood up, exuberating manliness and strength. "So what if I screw things up, as long as it doesn't prevent me from having a great time, and everything goes according to plan, then I have nothing to worry about! It's all in my head, and now I must get it out of my head!"

"Yeah, that's the spirit Ryu...so are you gonna wear a suit or tuxedo to the party, just to impress Chun-li?" Ryu originally found himself stumped by this question - but he knew that dressing fancy for a small party wouldn't be that necessary.

"A suit or tuxedo wouldn't impress Chun-li...but spending time with her and making her happy certainly will!" answered the kung fu fighter, as Cloud nodded - this was the answer the ex-SOLDIER expected.

"Good...oh, and one more thing - your fly's down." Suddenly Ryu looked down at his pants for his nonexistent zipper, as Cloud exited the room on crutches, sporting a grin on his face. He may be cynical, brooding, and apathetic at times, but in seldom moments, Cloud can show a modest sense of humor.


"Male Inkling, female Inkling, I would like to introduce to you both Ugh - this lovely woman is spending her first day at the mansion!" Pit, accompanied by Kirby, would introduce "Ugh" to the Inklings in the lounge. Both Inklings were confused, because they could see that Ugh was clearly Lucina, wearing her new glasses. "Just to make sure, you are a woman, right?" Pit asked Lucina...erm, Ugh, just to be on the safe side.

"Pit for the last time, I'm Lucina, you've known me for the longest now..." stated a facepalming Lucina, disgusted by Pit's stupidity. To make matters worse, the princess's father Chrom has never even thought about bailing his daughter out. So much for being a caring father.

"Please excuse Ugh's shyness, she's so shy that she doesn't even want to show her face...also, she believes that just because she looks like Lucina, she wishes to be addressed by the name Lucina, but we all know that's not her name!"

"I'm sure she doesn't mind being called Lucina at all," stated the female Inkling - and she knew this because this character Ugh was just Lucina wearing glasses.

Female Inkling: Man, Pit has to be THE dumbest person in existence! How does he not know that Lucina is wearing glasses, it's not like she's a newcomer at the mansion for the first time! Does Pit need glasses himself?!
Male Inkling: Gotta admit, Lucina looks ten times hotter with glasses on...don't know if the glasses brings out her eyes more, or what...
Female Inkling: *slaps the male Inkling silly* Oh please, you have literally no chance at winning Lucina's heart. You think you can be Mr. Steal Yo Girl and take Lucina away from Robin?
Male Inkling: Robin honestly ain't that great of a boyfriend...he may have the magic and the fancy spells and all, but I got the paintball guns and the hotspur to go along with it!
Female Inkling: *checks out the male Inkling* Hotspur? Where at?
Male Inkling: I told you the hotspur goes along with the paintball guns...you may not see the hotspur now, but eventually...
Female Inkling: How can you possibly have something you never even had?

"It was nice meeting you Ugh, hope you take it easy here at the mansion," the male Inkling said to Lucina - feeling strange that he was addressing Lucina by a name other than her own - as he and the female Inkling walked away. With the Inklings gone, Pit grabbed Lucina's hand and walked her out of the lounge, while Kirby tagged along; Lucina found it strange that Pit was leading her around the mansion, holding her by the hand and introducing the princess to people she already knew. One of those people was Kokahu, whose brother Hisui was injured earlier in the day for checking out Lucina, falling down the steps and likely breaking several bones in his body.

"Hi Lucina, I really love your glasses!" Kohaku said to Lucina, coming across the princess and Pit in the hallway; Lucina would tell Kohaku thank you, if not for Pit chuckling at Kohaku for what she just said.

"Silly Kohaku, this isn't Lucina - this is Ugh, a woman (I think) who looks like Lucina, but ISN'T Lucina!" Pit introduced Lucina to a now confused Kohaku; who's he to call another person silly? Also, where's Chrom to save his darling daughter Lucina from Pit?

"...so what you're trying to say is that Lucina looks different with her glasses on." This prompted Pit to chuckle once again, like Kohaku was the dumbest person in the world...a bona fide pot calling the kettle black moment in the making.

"Lucina, of all people, wearing glasses? Glasses would diminish Lucina's looks, it would make her look like a total dork!" Captain Falcon, Doc Louis, Hisui, the male Inkling, and maybe a handful of others would disagree with that. "Ugh, while she may look like a dork, and maybe a nerd, is still a great chick when you get to know her, despite her glasses!"

"Whatever you say Pit..." Kohaku knew entertaining Pit further with his ignorance would be pointless, so now would be a good time to end the conversation. "Now if you excuse me, I have to find a ice pack for my brother's back. Hurt himself pretty badly after falling down the stairs - said he was 'looking at a personal suitor for himself', whatever that's supposed to mean. I'll be on my way." So Kohaku would leave, looking for an ice pack for her brother.

"I don't understand Ugh, everywhere we go people keep assuming that you're Lucina," frowned Pit, also not understanding how completely stupid he was. "Could it be because of your blue hair, or your blue eyes, or the way you're dressed? No worries Ugh, sooner or later everyone will know your name soon!"

"Father, where on earth are you..." Lucina moaned as Pit grabbed her hand and led her away, ready to introduce the blue-haired lass to even more folks. If only the angel would hear Kirby out...


"Man, I haven't felt this great since I don't even know when!" Fox sighed happily as he was resting on a lawn chair in the Star Records room, sipping on some ice cold lemonade, while his buddy Falco was doing the same thing, situated next to his buddy.

"Much agreed my friend, feels like I'm in paradise!" exclaimed Falco, as he toasted Fox with his glass of lemonade. "Don't you feel the same way, Sonic?" The avian pilot would ask Sonic...or rather, a stuffed animal of Sonic, resting on a lawn chair like Fox and Falco with a glass of lemonade next to his hand. "You feel the same way too Sonic? That's great man!"

Tsubasa: Ever since Sonic was arrested last week, there has been a great wave of euphoria that has taken over the mansion throughout most of the week, since Sonic's absence has resulted in less annoyances for us residents. Regardless, Sonic is still a part of the mansion family, so to compensate for his absence... *holds up the Sonic stuffed animal* ...I bought a stuffed animal of Sonic online to take the hedgehog's place! Put some extra stuffing in it so it could be the same size as Sonic. In addition to the chew marks provided by the Duck Hunt Dog, there's also some signatures written on this Sonic stuffed animal, let's see what we got here...Ashley says Sonic is "a living cancer", Yoshi wrote that Sonic is "painful and sometimes insufferable", what else do we have here...d'aww, Rosalina even called Sonic an "ungrateful whore"! How very sweet of her!

"I've brought you gentlemen a plate of malasadas," Yashiro, his right arm in an arm sling, entered the Star Records room holding a plate of malasadas with his left hand. "Also, I do not wish to serve as your maid, for there's two maids here that can do your bidding."

"First off, Yashiro, there's no such thing as a male maid, it's not like we're forcing you to wear traditional maid attire, so you're not our maid," stated Fox, prompting Yashiro to frown. "You're just doing us a bunch of solids. Secondly, you can just put the malasadas on the desk - Falco and I will devour them soon."

"Even if I'm doing favors, I deserve to be treated better..." Yashiro mumbled as he neared the Star Records desk...

"BOO!" ...then suddenly, the desk drawer opened, and out appeared Sonic, who scared Yashiro to the point where he shrieked and dropped the malasadas to the floor as he fell back, catching his breath. "Scared ya real good, didn't I Yashiro? King Boo ain't got crap on me now!" Sonic turned to face Fox and Falco, who were equally shocked that the hedgehog returned. "Sweet, you bought me a stuffed animal made in my likeness? Always knew you guys cared for me!"

"Sonic how'd you fit inside...how did you even...you know what, forget it," said Falco, still shocked as ever. "Why aren't you doing time in jail?"

"My sentence was supposed to end tomorrow, but the prison officials released me a day earlier. The inmates even indulged the officials to release me!" By the sounds of it, Sonic was even irritating to his fellow inmates! "Bond didn't even matter at that point, the inmates cared so much about me that they wanted me out of prison. Can't thank those guys enough! So once I returned to the mansion, I hid in the desk drawer, waiting to strike!"

"Well it's great to have you back Sonic...I guess," replied Fox, feeling lukewarm about Sonic's return. "Certainly hope you learned your lesson while in jail, otherwise your experience would be all for naught."

"I think I did learn something...but I'm not so sure if I did. So! Have you guys been taking care of Shaymin for me while I was away?" The answer was no, as evidenced by the nervous looks Fox and Falco exchanged.


"WEEEEEEEE!" Shaymin squealed as she was flying around the ballroom, with party streamers in her mouth. The gratitude Pokemon was unknowingly screwing up the party decorations, and it was up to Mega Man, flying on Rush via Rush Jet, to stop the Pokemon.

"Hurry up and catch that Pokemon, Ken and the others will be here soon!" Ryu called out to Mega Man; the fighter was notified by Ken via phone that he and the others were on their way to the Smash Mansion, and now Shaymin was busy screwing things up. "Why do I wish Sonic was here to stop this madness..."

"Got her!" Mega Man announced as he snatched Shaymin, bringing Rush down to the floor. The robot then hopped off of Rush, and exited the ballroom to return Shaymin back where she belonged.

"You can't keep me away forever, I will be back!" the gratitude Pokemon vowed as Mega Man took her out of the ballroom. With Shaymin gone, Ryu and company now had to rearrange the streamers Shaymin messed up.

Proto Man: Wait a sec, why am I invited to the party? I can't eat any of the food, and I hardly know any of Ryu's friends! Sure I know their name, but that's it! Why did I bother helping?

"Someone must be at the door," Cloud, still at the ballroom, notified Ryu and company, who were almost done undoing the mess Shaymin created. "I'll answer the door, you guys get the decorations back in order." So Cloud headed over to the door on his crutches, and when he opened it, he saw not the Street Fighter crew...but rather Akira Yuki and Jacky Bryant, who both seemed like they were waiting at the door for forever.

"Yo, Cloud, when is the party gonna start?" asked Akira, just itching to get inside. "Jacky and I, we're fighters too, so I think the two of us, and maybe Heihachi should be part of the festivities!" How was Cloud going to handle this situation?

"Well I don't see Heihachi anywhere around here," the swordsman answered, not wanting to upset Jacky and Akira while steering them away from the ballroom. "Also, are you two on Akuma's guest list?"

"Technically we are guests - Akuma just forgot to write down our names on his list," replied Jacky; like Cloud would buy that excuse. "But in his head he knows we're invited to the party, so why don't you let us in?!"

"Okay, okay, I'll let you in, but only until the party begins." Granted Jacky and Akira will be denied access, but Cloud had to draw them away somehow.

"Really, you'll let us in? Thanks Cloud, you're awesome man! Is there any way we can repay you?" Cloud did have one thing in mind...

"There is one thing you can do for me...walk away and leave me alone." Jacky and Akira, now in a happier mood, were eager to fulfill Cloud's request.

"Sure thing Cloud, we can't wait for the awesome party!" exclaimed Akira; Cloud smirked as he closed the ballroom door. "It will be a blast!" Akira and Jacky walked away, and they both failed to notice a hooded Organization member, stealthily standing unseen in the hallway as he watched Akira and Jacky pass by.


Donkey Kong was happily humming to himself as he headed to the storage room, where he and Diddy Kong would store their bananas. The gorilla was eager to count the number of bananas in his current supply, like he does every day...how boring. But when DK arrived at the storage room, he found Chrom counting his bananas, inspecting each and every fruit.

"Um, Chrom, care to explain why you're counting my bananas?" DK would ask the hero-king, who looked up at the gorilla. No doubt Chrom was feeling silly holding one of DK's bananas in his hand.

"Nothing needs to be explained, just making your work easier, that's all," Chrom grinned innocently as he placed the banana back in a large pile of bananas...causing said pile to collapse to the floor. "...if you must know, your grandfather Cranky Kong called me and told me to count your bananas, for whatever reason."

Donkey Kong: So not only does Cranky Kong have phone numbers from Olimar, Wolf, and Knuckles...but he also has Chrom's phone number as well! How does he get people's contact information, who gives him random phone numbers?!

Geno: I got nothing to say...other than that Cranky Kong really gets around really well.

"Oh yeah, Cranky Kong called me earlier today and I forgot to answer his call, must have tried to remind me about counting the bananas," said Donkey Kong; Cranky Kong was quietly showing signs of a prototypical Jewish mother, nagging DK on what must be done. "Have no idea why he called you for and do my work. Anyways, I'm afraid your daughter is caught up in some trouble with Pit...the little fella thinks Lucina is some new person with her new glasses on, a person named Ugh, and he's 'introducing' your daughter to everyone around the mansion!"

"Crap I forgot all about Lucina!" frowned Chrom, grabbing a banana and throwing it at the floor just to show how angry he was. Shame on him for being an uncaring father. "Should have been with her because of people like Pit...guess I have some resolving to do."


"Did you know that there's a traitor living among us in the mansion?" Cilan conversed with Samus, walking with the bounty hunter to the workshop. Samus was holding her BFF Pikachu in her arms, but we know her real BFF was Zelda - a secret she keeps from others. "Master Hand told me this last week!"

"Pretty sure Master Hand doesn't want you sharing information openly like that, he can punish you in a snap," replied Samus, who wouldn't mind seeing Cilan receiving punishment from Master Hand himself. "Probably turn your innards inside out and choke up with them." The kind of punishment Samus would love to see.

"Master Hand would never do that to me, I'm too precious and pure!" A statement for Samus worth rolling her eyes to. "You'd have to agree with that, right Pikachu?"

"Pika pika!" exclaimed the mouse Pokemon; like Kirby, Pikachu would agree to just about anything.

"Pikachu will agree with anything you tell him, so it's not like his response will mean anything...also, since you're done with the wedding cake, aren't you supposed to leave the mansion? Not saying that you have to, but..."

"That's a decision I'm still considering," Cilan said as he, Samus, and Pikachu reached the workshop and entered inside. "Still evaluating my options, asking others what they think, and WHAT IS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON EMA, it looks fantastic!" Cilan would exclaim as he saw Ema Skye working on that ray gun of hers at the desk, screwing in a few screws with her wrench.

"Cilan this is the ray gun I've been working on since like forever...I already showed it to you before," said Ema, as Cilan was gushing over the ray gun he had previously seen before, according to Ema. The connoisseur must have hit his head somewhere and suffered from memory loss after seeing Ema's ray gun.

"But it looks so NEW! The design, it's so exquisite, and the structure, it's nothing like I've ever seen before!" As Cilan continue to gush over Ema's invention, Samus and Pikachu just looked at the connoisseur, not sure what to think of him. "With this ray gun, perhaps you can take out this traitor Master Hand spoke up, and make him pay dearly...you never heard anything about this traitor, right?"

"Yeah...how about you just leave me alone? Trying to work here, and your heavy breathing is rather distracting." So Cilan inched away from Ema, who promptly resumed her work. What if the forensics expert knew herself who the traitor was?


It was now time for the Street Fighter party to begin. Ryu and Akuma were ready, Mega Man and his crew were ready, and Mario, Peach, and Cloud were ready as well - they were invited just for helping out. Ken and the others finally arrived at the mansion, and were now making their way to the ballroom.

Ayaha: Asked Ryu and Akuma if they wanted any music at their party...and Akuma gave me this. *holds up Street Fighter soundtrack album, from the 1994 film* If the Street Fighter movie was crap, then who knows how good this soundtrack might be.

"Just stay calm, and everything will be alright..." Ryu said to himself as he was standing at the now opened ballroom door to greet the party guests. First up was Ken Masters, a friendly rival of Ryu's. "Ah, Ken, my good friend! Welcome!"

"Long time no see, my old friend!" Ken greeted Ryu, exchanging a handshake. "How have you been, man? Eh, I'll save questions like those for later. Time to enjoy the party! Thanks for inviting me, man!"

"It was the least I could do!" As Ken entered the ballroom to greet the others, Chun-li would walk up to greet Ryu. "Chun-li, you look better than you did the last time I saw you - got some new makeup, I assume?"

"Save the flattery for later," Chun-li smiled as she entered the ballroom, and Ryu would find himself smiling as well - that exchange went better than he imagined. Up next was Zangief, the Russian wrestler.

"Ryu, how do you do!" Zangief greeted the fighter with a hand-crushing handshake. "Nice of you and Akuma to have this party, though I don't really go to parties, not a party person. Would you like to see how stronger my triceps have become?"

"Go into the ballroom and enjoy yourself before I have to make you leave..." threatened Ryu, and so Zangief would enter the ballroom, as more Street Fighter folks started pouring in. Songs from the Street Fighter soundtrack album were blaring through the loudspeakers, and the songs were provided by the de facto DJ, Ayaha Oribe, who was standing at a turntable.

"Don't play MC Hammer's 'Straight to My Feet', and you'll be just fine," Akuma would say to Ayaha, as a song from Nas was heard throughout the ballroom. What's so wrong with a little MC Hammer?

"But how do I adjust the volume or skip certain songs...?" Ayaha would ask Akuma, who walked away to fulfill his party host duties. Cloud was chilling at a wall with Mario, soaking in the party atmosphere; the swordsman doesn't typically do parties.

"A lot of Ryu and Akuma's friends are here," remarked Cloud, seeing the faces of Fei Long, Dee Jay, Cammy, and several others. "Gotta say, Cammy looks more muscular than Ryu made her out to be..."

"Most-a certainly so, though I wish-a Cammy would wear some-a thing less revealing than her green-a leotard," stated Mario, trying not to look at Cammy's backside. While the party ensued, Jacky and Akira entered the ballroom without Ryu, Akuma, or anyone else noticing to join the festivities - Cloud did say they were welcome to attend, right?


Asuka: About to start my master plan to bring Mewtwo and Lucario back together...and it can end in two ways. Either Mewtwo and Lucario make up and put their differences aside for the sake of the Pokemon army...or we can further damage the relationship between the two and somehow implicate Lucario's love life. Why are Lucario's personal matters involved? You will see...

Mewtwo was sulking outside the mansion, sitting on a log and thinking about how sucky life was, while still angry with Lucario. Link, Zelda, Midna, Asukan and Greninja were spying on the psychic Pokemon from afar among the shrubbery, and with the group was Lopunny - Lucario's girlfriend and the catalyst for Asuka's plan.

"You ready to go Lopunny?" Asuka would ask the rabbit Pokemon, who was always ready, willing, and able. "Great, now go get him!" So Lopunny would hop away from the shrubbery and towards the despondent Mewtwo. With Mewtwo's visage, it was hard to tell if the Pokemon was either happy or sad.

"What do you want Lopunny, can't you see I'm busy sulking and being angry?" Mewtwo would look up at the rabbit Pokemon, telling her his sole reason for existing. By saying her name over and over again, Lopunny was somehow able to tell Mewtwo a story, or an explanation. Pokemon language works in funny ways. "Lucario is getting beat up?! By two Pokemon? At the ball pit room?! Knew I shouldn't have left Lucario firsthand...take me to Lucario!" So Lopunny would lead Mewtwo inside the mansion, leaving Link and company to give weird looks at Asuka.

"The ball pit room, seriously Asuka?" frowned Link, saying what was on everyone's minds. "Nobody ever gets beat up there...except for Villager whenever he's in the ball pit with the Inklings. Poor kid never stands a chance."

"Eh, I would have went with the storage room, but Donkey Kong said it was 'off-limits'," answered Asuka. DK must be counting his banana supply. "...the storage room is not a good spot either, is it?" Link and company shook their heads simultaneously on that one.


Grand Admiral Thrawn continued to patrol the Smash Mansion, looking for someone he could best with his three favorite things - history, art, and philosophy. His search would come to an end, when he came across a man wearing a hooded cloak - a man from Organization XIII.

"Fancy meeting you, General Master Thrawn..." the Organization member said with his deep voice, as he took off his hood to reveal himself. He had long silver hair, yellow eyes, pointy ears, and dark skin - traits inherited from Master Xehanort (minus the long hair). "My name is Ansem, and I'm here to recruit members to join the Organization XIII...how would you like to be a member?"

"Only on one condition...will I be able to use history, art, and philosophy to defeat my opponents?" asked Thrawn; if the answer was yes, then he's in. "Otherwise the deal is off..."

"I'm afraid you have no choice in the matter, Thrawn..." Ansem snarled, as Team Rocket came out of nowhere and ambushed Thrawn, sending the Grand Admiral to the floor. Jessie and James had Tharwn's hands behind his back, while Meowth had the admiral's face.

"We got him, right where we want him!" exclaimed Jessie, restraining Thrawn to the best of her ability. "Can't believe we're about to complete a mission for once!" If at first you don't succeed, right?

"Giovanni's gonna be so proud of us, and Master Xehanort will enjoy this new addition to the Organization!" added Meowth, his hands still on Thrawn's face...but when the Pokemon looked at his paws and saw blue paint on them, he knew something was up. "Um, James, do you have that water pistol with you?"

"Still don't know why I have one, but I suppose you can use it," James took out a water pistol from his pocket, and gave it to Meowth, who squirted water on Thrawn's face and hair. To the shock of Team Rocket and Ansem, blue and green paint flowed down from Thrawn's face and hair, until the only thing left was silver hair and red contact lenses. "Wait a minute, this isn't Grand Admiral Thrawn - that's the naive boy at the mansion, Corrin!"

Corrin: Yes, in addition to Darth Vader, I also cosplay as other Star Wars characters - bought the cosplay attire online with Wario's debit card, don't tell him. Today I wanted to cosplay as Grand Admiral Thrawn, because he has great knowledge in the art, history, and philosophy fields. And with my siblings visiting next week, I spent much of my time perfecting Thrawn's craft, from his personality to his intelligence, studying history and philosophy so that Xander and the others come to visit next week, they'll see a more smarter me...I think I said that right.

"Would you look at the time, my sister must be calling for me..." Corrin grinned, although Kamui's voice was not heard. Ansem stared down Corrin, before grabbing the prince and throwing him over his shoulders.

"He may not be much, but I see a lot of potential in him," Ansem, a Heartless, said to Team Rocket, speaking of Corrin's use to the Organization. They could really use a dragon hybrid on their squad. "Let's see what Young Xehanort thinks of our prey."

"First a Master Xehanort, and now a Young Xehanort...either Master Xehanort had a son with some desperate woman, or he might be into cloning," remarked Mewoth as he, Jessie, and James followed Ansem, in search for this Young Xehanort.


"Ugh, I would like you to meet my awesome girlfriend, Viridi - she's a goddess of nature and she loves gardening!" Pit, still accompanied by Kirby, would introduce "Ugh", a la Lucina, to Viridi in the gardens, who was confused as ever. "Just so you know Viridi, Ugh can be rather shy, so don't be surprised if she doesn't speak to you."

"Pit...I'm pretty sure that's Lucina, with her new pair of glasses, not this 'Ugh' character you speak of," explained Viridi, wondering how Pit could possibly be this dumb - if not dumber.

"Been trying to tell Pit that, but he won't listen..." sighed Kirby, who was trying to tell Pit the truth throughout most of the day. Hope was all but lost for Pit...

...but help would soon be on the way, when Chrom entered the gardens, running up to Pit and company before stopping and taking a breather. Clearly the prince was looking for Lucina, he didn't know where she was...talk about being uncaring.

"Got here as soon as I could..." panted Chrom, and once his panting was done, the prince regained his composure. "Pit, you think that blue-haired woman with the glasses is Ugh, is that right?" Pit eagerly nodded his head. "What if I told you...that Ugh is really an imposter?!"

"What do you mean by that?" questioned Pit, and so Chrom would show the angel...he took the glasses off of Lucina, and Pit gasped in shock. "Lucina, how the heck did you get here?! Good timing though, because you get the opportunity to meet my new friend..." That's when Chrom placed the glasses back on Lucina, and just like that, Pit was bewildered. "Am I...missing something here?" Then the angel finally realized... "...Lucina was wearing glasses this whole time?!"

"THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN..." Kirby was ready to break character and unleash upon Pit, before realizing that it wouldn't be necessary. "Never mind..."

"But I don't get it...if you're here Lucina, with your glasses and all...and Ugh isn't here...then where exactly is Ugh?" Pit was now dismayed; the angel needed answers, and fast.

"Ugh is here Pit...she's here, in your heart," Lucina knelt down at Pit and touched the angel's heart; Pit placed his hand on his heart and credulously said "Oooooh...". Lucina stood back up and smiled at her father, who cheesily smiled right back.

Lucina: That hand to heart thing I did with Pit? A little thing father used to do with me when I was a kid, constantly telling me that my friends were "always in my heart". Like father, like...daughter... *shudders*


Lopunny would guide Mewtwo to the ball pit room, where the psychic Pokemon would find Lucario writhing on the floor, getting ganged up by Gardevoir and Gallade - two Pokemon the aura Pokemon was mutual friends with. To see Lucario getting beat up by his friends was peculiar for Mewtwo to see.

"What in the name of...you two back away from Lucario!" intervened Mewtwo, confronting Gardevoir and Gallade. "Back away, I say, get back!" Gardevoir and Gallade would stop beating up Lucario and backed away, as Mewtwo helped the aura Pokemon to his feet.

"Man, Mewtwo, I'm so glad to see you," a battered Lucario said to Mewtwo, who was frowning for some reason. "You had no idea of the torture I went..." Before Lucario could finish, Mewtwo slapped the aura Pokemon silly, angering him. "Ow, what was that for?!"

"I can't believe you - call yourself the general of the Pokemon army, yet you let your friends beat you up. Starting to think we should switch titles, or better yet...demote you as general and give the job to someone more deserving, like me."

"No Mewtwo, hear me out - Gardevoir and Gallade beat me up because they were angry that I didn't give them any roles in the Pokemon army. You know, friends with benefits...only except that I wasn't giving my friends benefits at all."

"Gardevoir and Gallade weren't even concerned with having army roles to begin with...was this some silly scheme to reaffirm our partnership?" Lucario bit his lip when Mewtwo asked this - indicating that he may be in on Asuka's plan all along.

"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't - but the point of the matter is..." The real point of the matter was that Mewtwo was still at odds with Lucario, the psychic Pokemon looking down at the floor as he was about to leave the room.

"Should've expected better from you Lucario, I had a feeling you would be a terrible leader. Master Hand would be so disappointed in you...who knows, maybe you might be the traitor Cilan's been running his mouth about." Before he left, Mewtwo looked at Lopunny, shaking his head before finally leaving the room. Asuka and company would soon arrive, not without seeing Mewtwo walk away back to his sulky ways.

"Nice going Asuka, you seemingly made Mewtwo's relationship with Lucario even worse..." Link scolded the ninja girl, who could only give an innocent grin. Because of her, the Pokemon army leadership was in a much worse state than before...perhaps having Lucario and Mewtwo talk things out privately would be a better idea.

"So...you two interested in being co-privates of the Pokemon Army?" Lucario asked Gardevoir and Gallade, looking for a positive out of the situation.


"Thanks for this pet cage, Mega Man, now I won't have to worry about Shaymin flying loose ever again!" Sonic would thank the robot, as the hedgehog was in his room. Shaymin was indeed in a pet cage, situated near Sonic's bed, and she didn't like it one bit.

"Eh, it was the least I could do..." replied Mega Man, before needing to ask Sonic a very important question on his mind. "Sonic, aren't you supposed to be at jail or something? Ayaha mentioned that your sentence wouldn't end until tomorrow."

"It was supposed to end tomorrow, but the inmates cared about me so much they asked the officials to release me!" Wasn't really care from the inmates, but don't tell Sonic otherwise.

"Figured they would be tempted to release you early, good thing you didn't know about the party that's..." Suddenly Mega Man's eyes bulged. "Oh no, I totally forgot about the party! Ryu and the others might need me!"


Ryu: Cloud was right, who cares how well I host the party - I must make use of the opportunity to spend quality time with Chun-li! And that's exactly what I'm doing - chatting up a storm with my woman and enjoying the party at the same time! *pauses* I think I hear Chun-li calling my name, obviously she can't get enough of me...time to keep the party going!

"Wow Akuma, I've been impressed by you and Ryu, really did a bang up job with this party," Cammy commended the fighter, as the two were sharing a conversation near the punch bowl. "So far you two haven't done anything embarrassing as party hosts."

"Like I told the residents of the mansion, if you're great at fighting...and you're great at everything else!" Akuma responded with a gleeful smile...only for said smile to fade away when "Straight To My Feet" by MC Hammer blared through the loudspeakers, as everyone stopped what they were doing. Akuma would glare at Ayaha, who was at the turntable not sure what to do. "Woman, I thought I told you not to play that song! Nobody likes it!"

"And you expected me to know that?!" retorted Ayaha, her hands on her hips. Mario tiptoed over to the turntable and pressed a button, playing a Public Enemy song; the party quickly resumed, as peace and order was restored.

"Nice save," Cloud said to Mario, who returned to his position at the wall. As the party went on, Mega Man returned to the ballroom, and following him was Sonic, who brought along Shaymin in her cage.

"Don't know why you're here, there's no have chili dogs," stated Mega Man, as Sonic snapped his fingers in disgust. "Make sure nobody sees you, we don't want any questioning..." Sonic was about to respond, until Ryu grabbed a mic, wanting to speak to the party crowd.

"Hello to my Street Fighter brethren, how are you doing today?" the fighter asked, receiving cheap cheers from his fellow fighters. "First of all, I want to thank you all for being here, means a lot to Akuma and I. Secondly, I want to give a big shoutout to Mario, Peach, Cloud, Mega Man and his robot pals for putting this party together, wouldn't have done it without them!"

"Yeah Mario, you're the best, you're awesome man!" cheered Jacky, who was strangely at the party even though he wasn't supposed to.

"Everyone else is awesome too, you guys rock!" added Akira, who was with Jacky chilling near the appetizers. Cloud was now thinking that he goofed up when he was handling the Virtua Fighters, and was feeling bad for it.

"Jacky, Akira, why are you here, you weren't even invited to the party!" frowned Akuma, wanting to pummel the duo to oblivion.

"But dude, Cloud told us that we were welcome to attend the party, that's what he said," stated Jacky...who just entered the ballroom along with Akira. But he was already with Jacky near the appetizers...where there now two Jackies, and two Akiras?

Suddenly, the Jacky and the Akira near the appetizers smirked deviously, as they turned into beings Mario, Cloud, and the residents were familiar with...Dusk Nobodies! If you thought that was enough, a dark corridor appeared in-between the two Dusks, and out of it came an Organization member, who took off the hood off his black robe to reveal himself as...a teenager version of Master Xehanort himself, had all the traits and everything. What gives?

"Hmph...talk about crashing a party," the teenager smirked, as everyone got on guard. "Xehanort's the name, but I suppose you can call me Young Xehanort, just for convenience sake..."

Young Xehanort: Understandably, Master Xehanort was skeptical about Team Rocket successfully finding a vessel at the mansion, even with Ansem being an aid to them, so he enlisted me in finding a vessel at the mansion just to be on the safe side. After doing some spy work, I learned of the party that was to be held in the mansion's ballroom. A party means a lot of people will be there...and it means perfect candidates for the Organization's new vessel.

"I'd rather skip the formalities and get to the point," said Young Xehanort, as he summoned more Dusks with just the snap of his fingers. "Organization XIII needs a new vessel, and I see nothing but worthy candidates in this room...so Dusks, do your work!"

The Dusks would attack the Street Fighter folks and others, as everyone fought against the Nobodies. Mario would take Peach to safety; Cloud would fight the Dusks with his crutches; Mega Man and the robots would fight alongside the real Jacky and Akira; and Sonic just chilled in the back, waiting for an opportune moment to strike.

"We went from partying to fighting this quickly?" said Dee Jay, as he pounded a few Dusks. "BEST PARTY EVER!" Several Dusks would throw themselves over Dee Jay, sending him to the floor, but the fighter would break out from the Dusk pile, erupting with a scream as the rest of the fighting within the ballroom continued.

After minutes of epic fighting, the Dusk Nobodies were all defeated. Mario, seeing the coast was clear, returned to the ballroom with Peach, as Ryu and company all stared down Young Xehanort, wanting more carnage.

"Not bad, especially from a physical group like yourself," Young Xehanort sardonically applauded everyone, with a smirk on his face. "But that was merely a test run...now it's time for the real deal..."

"How about THIS for a real deal!" Sonic exclaimed, rising to the opportunity; he took the now empty pet cage and stuffed Young Xehanort inside, and gave it to Shaymin, who was out of her cage. "Dispose of this dude at once - if you see Team Rocket, or someone wearing a black cloak, give them this...'delivery'. I'll get you a new pet cage, I promise!" Although she didn't want another pet cage, Shaymin went ahead and fulfilled Sonic's command, as she flew out of the ballroom holding the cage in her mouth.

"You can't keep me locked up forever, I shall make my return!" Young Xehanort vowed inside the cage (didn't Shaymin say something like that earlier?), as he was taken away. Sonic dusted his hands, and turned his attention to Mario, Cloud, and others, who were shocked to see the hedgehog again.

"Sonic you're supposed to be in jail, how did you..." Cloud was about to ask, before Sonic told him the full story. "Eh, I can't blame the inmates for that, I would have done the same thing if I were them..."


"Scoured the whole mansion without getting caught, and still no sign of Young Xehanort," frowned Ansem, who was standing outside with Team Rocket, Corrin still over his shoulder. "I just hope that he didn't get caught up in some tomfoolery..."

"Oh yeah, well I'll give you losers a tomfoolery of a lifetime, none of you have no idea of the tomfoolery I'll put on your behinds!" said Corrin, flailing his arms and legs. Congratulations dude, you played nobody but yourself.

Peach: Would you think about that, not even the jail inmates wanted Sonic...so what possibly convinced the prison officials that we would want Sonic back? That Sonic stuffed animal is more bearable than the actual Sonic, in my opinion.

"Hey punks, you looking for this guy?" a voice called out; Ansem and Team Rocket looked up, and saw Shaymin, who dropped the cage encasing Young Xehanort on them. Ansem and Team Rocket jumped out of the way, as the cage broke once it reached the ground; Young Xehanort writhed in pain as he got up to his feet, all while Shaymin was charging up an Energy Ball.

"Why haven't I thought about using this..." Corrin took out his sword from his Thrawn garb, and struck Ansem with it, causing the Heartless to scream in pain and drop Corrin to the ground - just when Shaymin was finished charging up her Energy Ball.

"Hasta la vista!" the gratitude Pokemon said to Ansem, Young Xehanort, and Team Rocket, grabbing their attention as she fired the Energy Ball - Young Xehanort quickly summoned a corridor of darkness, as he and Ansem went through it...Team Rocket tried to go through the corridor, but it vanished at the last minute. Too bad for them, since they were struck by the Energy Ball and sent flyin'.

"Team Rocket is blasting off again!" Jessie, James, and Mewoth said collectively as they were, well, blasting off again. Once they were gone, Corrin slowly got up and looked at the palm of his now shaking hands, smiling with glee.

"This..this has to be a dream come true..." the prince trembled, his voice shaky as Shaymin flew down to greet the albino. "...I DEFEATED THE ORGANIZATION AND TEAM ROCKET ON MY OWN!" Would mean a lot if he defeated both groups in their entirety. "My siblings are gonna be proud of me when they visit next week!"

"But you didn't even..." Shaymin was about to start, before sighing and shaking her head. "Oh, what's the point..."


"What an awesome party Ryu, that fighting bit was beyond epic!" Ken said to his friendly rival, as he was leaving the party. Little did Ken and the others know that the whole Nobody thing was not planned; it was the Organization just being the Organization.

"Uh, yeah, glad you enjoyed it!" Ryu responded with a smile, and as every Street Fighter person left the party, they would all say the same thing Ken said, commending Ryu for the part of the party with the Nobodies, a thing Ryu nor Akuma didn't even plan, nor expect to happen. The only person who didn't commend Ryu for things he didn't do was Chun-li, the last person to leave the party.

"Not only are you a great fighter, but you're a great host as well..." the brunette said to Ryu, who was charmed. "...maybe in the future I might have you organize and host a birthday party for one of my kids." Chun-li then kissed Ryu on the cheek, making him smile in an enamored manner. "Till we see each other again, take care!" Chun-li waved to a still smiling Ryu as she left. Mario and Cloud exited the ballroom, and saw Ryu just smiling like a buffoon before fainting to the floor.

"Looks-a like Ryu had a rather romantic moment with-a Chun-li," observed Mario, as he poked the body of a now unconscious Ryu. "Should we get Leia to wake-a up Ryu with her smelling salts?"

"Nah, I'll just get Akuma to carry Ryu back to his room, no biggie," responded Cloud, as he went back to the ballroom, where Akuma and others were cleaning everything up, leaving Mario to continue poking Ryu's body.

Ryu and Akuma's party turned out better than expected...even if the Organization got involved.


Master Xehanort was standing by himself, located not that far from the mansion, likely devising some plans for his invasion. He had not received any word from Ansem, Young Xehanort, or Team Rocket...meaning that the five did not find a vessel for the Organization.

"No word from Ansem and the others, so I assume their missions were a failure," Xemnas approached Master Xehanort, conforming what Xehanort had assumed. "If we cannot find a fourteenth vessel...then what's next on our agenda?"

"You know what must be done - we must resort to our 'Plan B'," answered Master Xehanort, with an evil grin. Being the master planner that he was, Xehanort always had a backup plan in mind.

"Plan B...Plan B..." Xemnas clearly did not know what this Plan B entailed. "You're not talking about...kidnapping someone, are you?"

"Oh I certainly am Xemnas, the person we must kidnap has a time machine with him...and said time machine can be used to...let's say...revive a particular alien race our friend once spoke of."

By the sounds of it, maybe the mansion residents should have let the Organization get their fourteenth vessel. Now the invasion might've went up a whole other level...and who knew the Organization had friends?