Author's Note:

An earlier update than usual this time around. Before I answer the guest reviews, I'd like to take the time to promote a story that I feel is severely underrated...though I feel like it shouldn't even be underrated in the first place. It's called Syrenet, and it's written by a friend of mine on this site, Paradigm of Writing. I've read Syrenet since the first chapter, and it's a really good story. Paradigm really wants more people to be invested in his story, so show the man your appreciation and check out Syrenet if you can. Now to the guest reviews:

"Can you add Princess Elise from Sonic '06? Velvet and Laphicet from Tales of Berseria? Klonoa? Lana, Cia, and Linkle from Hyrule Warriors? Sigma, Vile, and every maverick from Mega Man X through X8? (Maybe a Maverick war story arc?) Will Pit ever stop being dumb? Is Viridi ever gonna let go of her hatred of humans? Will Leon and Ada be a couple when they show up? Is Lloyd gonna be paired up with Sheena or Colette? And finally, can some of the Tales of characters show up to assist in the upcoming battle?"

Expect to see a few Tales characters in debuting in this chapter. All of your character requests have been accepted, though I may rule off a Maverick war story arc. Pit may never stop being dumb, but Viridi can get over her xenophobia - it would be great for her character development. Leon and Ada will most definitely be a couple (why aren't they an official couple yet?). And Lloyd is paired up with Colette - I believed I mentioned Lloyd with Colette in the Valentine's Day chapter. Moving on to Derick Lindsey:

"Any chance on making a chapter where Kirby and Viridi either hang out since Pit would be busy with something or work together to either plan a party for Pit or rescue him if he goes missing just to see how they would interact with each other by themselves?"

Why haven't I thought of that? A chapter with just Kirby and Viridi interacting is a missed opportunity that should have been done. Next is Roydigs22:

"A shroob attacks jigglypuff(which my phone tried to auto correct to nitroglycerin btw) but she is saved by meta knight. Ship? Maybe?"

Nitroglycerin from Jigglypuff...hehe. Not really digging Jigglypuff x Meta Knight the more I think about it...now as for Jigglypuff x Kirby? I could get behind that. One last guest review which I read just in time before the publication of this chapter, this one coming from PokFanMan15:

"1. How about naming Sonic's Shaymin, Grace (as in Gracidea)
2. What about adding characters from the game Cave Story, since it is available on the Wii, 3ds, and soon to be Switch."

1. ...now why haven't I thought of that?
2. I'll try and check out Cave Story over the weekend before coming to a decision on that.


Episode 77: Invasion Part 1

After having spent seven or so weeks paralyzed at the hands of Robin, the hero-king Marth was back to his usual self again. The bluenette was up and walking again, and he was cherishing every little moment of it, given how long he was paralyzed.

Marth was forced to spend all of his paralysis in bed, and because of it, he missed all the great stuff that happened - the lemonade "competition" between Mega Man and Sonic, the huge race held outside in the mansion's backyard, Lloyd Irving becoming a genius, the brief strife between Lucario and Mewtwo, the Street Fighter party, and a plethora of over things. Heck, Marth didn't even know about Alm and Celica being at the mansion - his roommate Roy was supposed to fill him in on that one. But at least the hero-king had the opportunity to screw over Robin in episode 70 - though his efforts were a failure.

But now Marth, who had to eat breakfast and dinner and watch TV and other things in bed, was now strutting his stuff through the mansion, greeting the may folks who were dying to see the hero-king again (okay, not everyone was excited to see Marth). It was quite refreshing to see people other than Roy for once in a while.

"Wonder what that loser Robin is up too lately, bet he's gloating his butt off ever since he dared to paralyze me," wondered Marth, as he walked through the hallways. He would walk past Young Link's room, and the hero-king could hear a conversation going on between Young Link and another person...so he returned to the room to eavesdrop a little.

"If Mario or Master Hand finds out about this, they're gonna be upset, and very ticked," said Young Link - was there a big-time secret being disclosed? Keeping secrets stowed away from Master Hand was no bueno, especially considering that the giant hand thinks of himself as "all-knowing".

"That is why I must expose her before the truth comes out, otherwise the Organization XIII's doomsday plan will take on another level," said another voice, this one seemingly coming from an old man. Who's this "her" that the presumed old man is talking about? "The fate of this city - and the world, for that matter - depends on it!"

"Man, of all the people in this mansion...well you learn something new everyday. I'm still in disbelief and shock. So did I ever tell you that Master Hand is preparing everyone for the Heartless invasion as I speak?"

"Everyone? In this mansion? I thought it'd be just the Pokemon army doing all the work, but the more the merrier, I guess..." Ever since word broke out about the invasion, Master Hand warned the mansion residents to prepare for any attack from the Organization XIII. "If every person in this mansion has to be a part of the effort, then I suppose I'll have to take matters into my own hands...you can go along now, Young Link, I have some important things to do now."

"Okay then, I'll see you later then," Young Link said as he exited his room, with Marth clinging close to the wall so the Hylian wouldn't see him. A lot of questions were running through Marth's head right now, and maybe the old man in the room might answer them.

Young Link: You said I was having a conversation with someone in my room? *looks around* Uh, yeah, I was having a conversation...with Navi! Yeah, that stupid fairy came flying into my room today, with its stupid voice, and so...I used this potion on it to give it a different voice and make it sound less annoying!...We were talking about exposing someone? Oh no, that's Navi's doing, it's gonna expose some lady or something... *chuckles nervously* So yeah...this lady...better watch out...for Navi...

Curious, Marth sneaked his way inside Young Link's room, searching for the person Young Link was speaking with. He checked behind the bed, underneath the desk, and inside the closet...and in this closet was an old man, wearing a lab coat and blue jeans, putting together some funky contraption with his back turned.

"Um, may I help you, good sir?" Marth tapped the old man on the shoulder, and the geezer screamed as he turned around to face Marth, with surprise on his face. Marth instantly knew who this old man was... "...Dr. Wily?!"

"Ah, Marth, the hero-king, knew I'd see you here!" Dr. Wily got up and shook Marth's hand, his face now beaming with a genuine smile. "How is Aerith doing, is she handling herself well?"

"She is doing just fine - we've protected her mightily from a group called Organization XIII. Don't think Luigi and I ever thanked you for using that invention of yours to retrieve Aerith." So it was Dr. Wily who was responsible for Aerith jumping from one universe to another - the more you know.

"No, you should be thanking Master Hand for granting you permission to retrieve Aertih...but I will admit, my universe transfer machine comes quite in handy. So you got any plans for today before this big Heartless invasion begins? I've been building something that would be of aid..."

"We're about to have a meeting in the meeting room to discuss our strategy for taking care of the Organization," answered Marth, briefly interrupting Dr. Wily. "Would you like to join us?" Dr. Wily would accept the offer, but his reasons for declining were slightly understandable.

"I can't be at the meeting, what if Mega Man and his robot cronies are in attendance? The moment they see me, they'll threaten to beat me to a pulp! I would attend the meeting being invisible...but I haven't invented anything that would allow me to do so...but I'll add it to my bucket list of future projects, right under the evil coffee maker machine. That one will be a hit one day!"

"I'll give you something to disguise yourself so nobody will recognize you. Don't worry if anyone questions you, I'll take care of it..."


The meeting room was jam-packed as everyone was inside the room - from the Koopalings, to the idol singers, to the leaders of the Pokemon army, to Amy and Fiora, to even Luigi, Daisy, and Yuffie (Rotom was told to babysit Charles). And as Master Hand had stated earlier, there would be more people coming to join the meeting - which Alph didn't like.

"Did Master Hand ever specify who would be joining the meeting, and how many guests will be coming?" the young astronaut would ask fellow Hocotate Freight employee Olimar, as the residents were chatting among themselves until the meeting began.

"Expect A LOT of people to be showing up later," answered Olimar, who was busy checking his phone. "This whole invasion thing is obviously a big deal, so we'll need as many bodies as possible to stop the Organization for good."

"We could just have the Pokemon army do all the fighting, but Master Hand kept running his mouth about us not doing a thing," Alm had to explain for Alph, his arm wrapped around Celicia. "So unless you want to be kicked out of the mansion, you have to do some fighting...even if it's just defeating one measly Heartless."

Alm: I've never seen a single Heartless in person before...what exactly is a Heartless?
Celica: Aerith told me that the Heartless are beings of darkness, devoid of heart and emotion. And they come in many different shapes and sizes, too.
Alm: So you're telling me that they're really a horde of emo kids with no sense of direction...now that I think of it, beating up innocent emo kids sounds wrong on many levels.

"Master Hand didn't say anything about fighting...just as long we're participating," smiled Celica; what she was trying to say is that you don't have to do any fighting at all, you can just be on the battle scene and make it look like you're fighting. Many residents will most definitely take that approach.

"I just want this whole Heartless stuff to be over with for good, this invasion will be cutting into my workout time!" stated Wii Fit Trainer, who was busy doing some stretching before there was a knock at the meeting room door. "Oh, is that the other people that will be fighting with us?"

"Must be - I'll go get the door!" replied Sonic as he ran to the meeting room door and opened it, seeing Silver, Shadow, Blaze and Team Chaotix. "Perfect timing, we're just about ready to start the meeting! Come right on in!"

"Thanks for inviting us, Sonic," Silver would thank the blue blur, although it was Master Hand who did the inviting. After Silver, Shadow, Blaze and Team Chaotix entered the meeting room, more guests started filling in - the Star Wolf crew, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad, Waluigi (bleck), Raven, Nowi, Nah, Caeda, Lilina, Phosphora, Magnus, Reyn, Sharla, Soda Popsinki, Glass Joe, Professor Kukui and his trail captains/kahunas, the Persona 5 investigators, Ken, Chun-li, Tifa, Barret, Vincent Valentine, Sazh Katzroy, Serah Farron, Serah's sister Lightning...and Shovel Knight.

"Hail fellows, 'tis day a fine day for some jolly good carnage!" exclaimed Shovel Knight as he proudly raised his shovel in the air, as everyone groaned. Less than ten seconds, Shovel Knight was already on everyone's bad side.

"Master Hand, what was you thinking man..." Barret faceplamed as he, Vincent, and Tifa made their way over to where Cloud, Aerith, and Yuffie were sitting, greeting the three. The Final Fantasy VII exchanged words of goodwill and friendship in their conversation, until Serah approached the six with Lightning.

"Hi Cloud, Aerith, and others," greeted Serah, unsure if she should've addressed Tifa, Barrett, Vincent, and Yuffie by name. "I would like you all to meet my lovely sister, Lightning Farron - she's quite popular among many folk, and I just wanted to formally introduce you to her."

"Cloud Strife, Aerith Gainsborough, Tifa Lockhart, Barret Wallace, Vincent Valentine, and Yuffie Kisaragi...it's a pleasure," Lightning greeted to the Final Fantasy VII crew, as a few more folks entered the meeting room. Leia, Lloyd, Hisui, and Kohaku, all being of Tales origin, instantly knew who these folks were - Alvin, Presa, Marta, and Emil, all hailing from the Tales series. Master Hand really reached out, didn't he?

"Wait, so all these people are are going to be a part of the ice cream social?" frowned Emil, frowning with disgust. More probable than not Master Hand enticed the Tales folks by telling them something they would agree to, like an ice cream social as Emil stated. You'd think anyone would agree to battle and bloodshed?

"Pretty sure it was just some silly lie fabricated by Master Hand to allure us to this mansion," replied Alvin, as he and Presa looked for an available seat. "Wouldn't trust anyone whose name is Master Hand..." Doc Louis looked suspiciously at Alvin and Emil, and then at Leia, and then at Alvin and Emil who, along with Marta and Presa, opted to sit with the nurse.

Doc Louis: Master Hand can invite as many guests to the meeting as he likes, but he better remember one thing - none of the guests are gonna get in-between Leia and my man, Little Mac! I'd better not see a single guy try and make a move on Leia, otherwise I have to show them these hands! *holds up fists to the camera* To Little Mac, and Leia, I'm like their papa wolf - I'm like that dad who inspects his daughter's boyfriend, looking for strengths and weaknesses and any secrets, and make him catch a fade if he tries to pull something funny and put the daughter in danger! I'll guard Little Mac, Leia, and their relationship with my life, and lay a beating upon anyone who gets in their way...and my way! *pulls out chocolate bar* And as long things are peaceful, there won't be anything that will deter me from my love - chocolate! Come to papa, Shaurice, come and feel my love! *takes a bite out of chocolate bar*

"You see that Little Mac, those posers are trying to make a move on your woman!" Doc Louis said to the boxer, as he pointed at Alvin and Emil. Neither fellow were even talking with Leia; rather, they were busy talking with Presa and Marta, with Marta being Emil's girlfriend. "You just gonna sit here and let 'em get away with it?!"

"Doc, I think those two gentlemen already have girlfriends, Leia is safe as she is," Little Mac tried to tell Doc Louis, but the boxing trainer was certain Alvin and Emil had an ulterior motive up their sleeves - and he was ready to expose them if necessary.

"That's what they want you to think - those two brought their lady friends to pose as 'girlfriends'! They're giving away the false narrative that they're in love, when actually they're plotting to steal your woman's heart! One Mr. Steal Yo Girl is enough, but two of them?! Somebody's behind is gonna get beat!"

"Sometimes you can be so infuriatingly humiliating..." It was about time Little Mac finally admitted this, it was a matter of time.

"Attention everyone, I said attention everyone!" Master Hand shouted, effectively silencing all the chit chat in the meeting room as everyone directed their attention to the giant hand at the front of the room. "Good, now that I finally have your attention, it is time for..."

"When do we get our free ice cream?" interrupted Emil as he raised his hand to ask Master Hand his question. Marta facepalmed and shook her head, as Emil was already making himself look foolish in a room full of strangers.

"Couldn't even let him finish what he's saying..." moaned Marta, feeling a sudden indignation to punch Emil in the gut. The blonde lad deserved it.

"There will be ice cream until this meeting has been adjourned," answered Master Hand, before clearing his throat and picking up from where he left off. "Anyways, now that I have your attention..." Suddenly Master Hand was interrupted yet again, as a loud fart sounded in the meeting room. Everyone looked at the only culprit possible...Wario.

"Oh, so it's MY fault somebody left a banana split on the kitchen counter!" frowned Wario, folding his arms grumpily. "Someone had to eat it before it went to waste..." ...and that someone definitely wasn't Wario.

"That was my banana split you ate..." Diddy Kong glared down Wario, angrily getting up from his chair while Donkey Kong tried to calm down his nephew. "Why you little..."

"ONE MORE INTERRUPTION OR PEEP OUT OF ANY OF YOU AND YOU WILL ALL SUFFER!" boomed Master Hand, scaring the pants off of everyone as Diddy Kong calmly sat back down. "Before I was so rudely interrupted, it is now time...time to discuss our strategy for stopping Organization XIII's Heartless invasion!"

Emil: Wait...so there won't be any ice cream? At all?

Presa: Should have known this was a trap, the information on those invitation cards were a lie...we've been tricked!

"Now, now, this is not the time for panicking and worrying and stuff like that," warned Master Hand, even though not a single person was panicking...not yet, at least. Wait until the action starts, then you'll see people afraid for their lives. "This is the time for finding out a way to defeat the Heartless, and dispose of the Organization once and for all! If you feel intimidated about discussing the Heartless or the Organization, I suggest that you leave whenever you need to!"

"I feel intimidated already, so I'll just take your suggestion to heart!" remarked Glass Joe, as the nervous wreck got up and ran out of the meeting room, like a scared little scaredy cat. No wonder Glass Joe was the first boxer you face in Punchout!

"Hopefully that guy comes back, didn't bring him here for nothing...anyway, I shall turn things over to Mario, so everyone give the world famous plumber a round of applause!" Mario got up and went over to the front of the meeting room, as Luigi was the only person clapping. The green plumber stopped when he realized he was the odd man out. "Seriously you people, is this how you treat the greatest plumber of all time?! Let's try this again - Luigi, you were the only person clapping, so you'll lead things off!"

"No Master Hand, I don't deserve-a any applause," smiled Mario, as he turned to face everyone in the meeting room. "Greetings everyone, to my fellow-a residents, and to our guests, even those-a I've never met before. This is a day that-a me, Master Hand, and a few-a others did not want-a to happen, but prepared-a for...the day that the Organization XIII embark-a on their Heartless invasion! Before we continue-a this meeting, any questions?"

"After this invasion is over, do we get ice cream?" asked Emil, raising his hand once more. The indignation inside of Marta was slowly building up; that punch to Emil's gut might happen sooner than later.

"Eh, you know-a what, scratch the questions, we have no time-a for that. I'll just lead things-a off to our Pokemon-a army general, Lucario!"

So Mario stepped aside, allowing Lucario to get up and take the plumber's spot at the front of the room. The aura Pokemon would be the one doing all the strategy, discussing what must be done and everything.

"Thank you Mario," Lucario thanked the plumber before facing the meeting room occupants. "Great to see everyone gathered here today, whether you like it or not...but that's not the point. Just wanted to say that this meeting was rather impromptu, didn't even know we were gonna have a meeting until Master Hand told me today." Emil raised his hand, expecting Lucario to call upon him. "And no kid, we're not having any ice cream, stop trying." Emil slowly lowered his hand, holding his head in sadness. "First we shall talk about the Heartless, the Organization, and the Organization's allies - Team Rocket and the Shroobs. Never thought I'd see the day, Team Rocket and Shroobs working together...but here we are. So what do we know about Organization XIII?"

"They're a bunch of emotionless sociopaths trying too hard to be a secret society," answered Kirby, noting Organization XIII's hooded dress code. Xigbar might be the only member who wasn't a sociopath...and that's not saying much.

"Seems fairly accurate...now what do we know about the beings associated with the Organization - the Heartless? Anyone wanna take a crack at it?" Emil raised his hand, albeit nervously... "Kid, if you're about to ask another stupid question about ice cream, then I suggest you put your hand back down. We got more important matters to discuss." ...and then Emil put his hand back down.

Lucario: I know Master Hand mentioned to me about the meeting...but he never told me about any of the new faces joining us. This better not be some lousy attempt to bring new people to live at the mansion, we already have enough bodies as it is. Do you not realize how hard it is having to share the bathrooms...not that I would use a bathroom since I'm a Pokemon, but it's kinda convenient...

"The Heartless are all scrubs and they all deserve to die," Knuckles answered Lucario's question, before looking around for his girlfriend Rouge. The echidna was somewhat glad the bat wasn't present. "That's what I have to say about those creeps."

"Eh, I suppose I'll take that," shrugged Lucario - wasn't the best answer, but it was an answer nonetheless. "We already know about Team Rocket, for the most part, so we don't need to delve into them...but what about the Shroobs, who are believed to be aligned with the Organization?"

"Shroobs are ugly, evil, and I have a bunch of them in my freezer back at my castle!" answered Bowser, garnering suspicious looks from everyone. "...said freezer had to be cleaned out pronto so I could make some room for pizza rolls! Everyone loves pizza rolls, even the young ones! Right kids?" Bowser asked his Koopalings, who all nodded their heads simultaneously and bringing upon even more suspicion to Bowser in the process.

"A freezer full of Shroobs...not sure if that's true or not, but I can always send someone over to your castle and investigate. Might have a Shroob vs Shroob showdown, who knows. Now it's time we discuss our strategy..." Lucario walked towards a pull down map, and pulled down the handle at the bottom, revealing to everyone a large map of Seattle. "In order to know where the Heartless would strike first, we have to look here on this map for the most likeliest spot..." Lucario quickly grabbed a yard stick, and pointed it at the center of the map. "What is this place that I'm pointing at?"

"Pretty sure you're pointing at some secret message on the map," giggled Rosalina; Lucario took a closer look, and saw the words "PIT WAS DEFINITELY NOT HERE", written in red permanent marker at where the aura Pokemon was pointing his stick at, along with a damning drawing of Lucario written underneath the text, also in red permanent marker. There was some giggling in the meeting room, as Lucario quickly gave a death glare to Pit, who pointed at Kirby...in turn, Kirby pointed at Pit. The culprit of this heinous crime was very obvious...

"Pit, once this meeting is over I'm gonna have a word with you..." Lucario warned the angel before getting back on track. "This place I'm pointing at on the map, which has been bastardized by Pit's tomfoolery, is this establishment - the Smash Mansion! Why do you think the Heartless would come after the Smash Mansion in the first place?"

"If I recall correctly, the Heartless are constantly searching for hearts, so they would start off at this mansion to collect hearts," replied Mr. Game and Watch, recalling whatever information he gained from Aerith.

"Yes, that's true...however, they're coming for one particular person in mind, and that person...IS AERITH!" Lucario pointed at Aerith, like he was accusing the flower girl of wrongdoing, like she was a criminal in sheep's clothing. "Why do you think the Heartless were lurking about? To get Aerith. Why do you think the Organization keeps coming back to the mansion, despite us getting in their way? To get Aerith. And why do you think we're in this whole predicament now?"

"...so we can get free ice cream?" answered Emil, receiving a nudge from Marta. Kid really wants some ice cream, huh?

"No...we're in this predicament because of Aerith! Don't take it the wrong way Aerith, this wasn't your fault...a few months since Aerith came to our universe, the Organization XIII and their Heartless came along and start ruckus, just so they could kidnap Aerith. Why they just want Aerith, that we do not know...but we gotta keep Aerith out of harm's way, if that would derail the Organization's plans. So I need someone to take Aerith to a remote place, where the Organization, Team Rocket, or even the Shroobs would never find her."

"I shall embark upon this mission, for I am Aerith's courage!" volunteered the Flying Man, raising his hand up high. "Good thing I know a great place in this city where Aerith will remain safe!"

Flying Man: The KeyArena is a perfect spot to hide precious Aerith - it's pretty abandoned for the most part, nobody ever uses it anymore. Organization XIII and the Heartless are least likely to target desolate places, so they would overlook KeyArena during their invasion. Aerith would need something to do in her spare time while hiding...perhaps I can buy the woman some flowers! But what if she gets tired of smelling said flowers, what then?

"Thanks for volunteering, Flying Man, knew you'd be the right person for the job," Lucario thanked the mythical beast, before looking back at his map again. "In addition to this mansion, there are other places in Seattle that are likely to be..."

Suddenly there was a great tremor, as the mansion was shaking rather violently, as everyone panicked. The tremor lasted for a short while and went away, but the fear and panic inside the meeting room was still nigh.

"Ack, the Organization and Team Rocket must have started their invasion!" fretted Master Hand, signifying one of the few moments we'll ever see the giant hand in a state of panic. "I sense a giant Heartless afoot or several giant Heartless afoot...somebody go look out the window!"

"I'm on it!" volunteered King K. Rool as he got up and ran to the nearest window, looking outside at the city of Seattle before his face sank. "Um, guys, I think you should check this out..." A few people got up from their seats and gathered around the window, and were shocked by what they were seeing...

Thousands upon thousands of Heartless were outside. Some Shadows, some wearing knight armor, some flying in the air, some wielding swords, and some...well, taking on the form of automobiles. Several giant heartless were flying in the skies, ready to turn Seattle into a ruin.

"Are-a those...multiple flying Heartless?!" exclaimed Luigi, in disbelief of what he was seeing. "Mama mia..." The green plumber immediately fainted into the arms of Daisy, who was thankfully nearby to catch her man.

"Alright people, it's now or never, this is it!" announced Mewtwo, eliminating the panic in the meeting room and arming everyone with a shred of confidence. "I know we didn't prepare for this invasion like the Pokemon did, but I want each and every one of you to treat this thing like you're going up against your mortal enemy and you have nothing to lose."

"What if you don't have a mortal enemy, what would you do then?" asked Olimar, who didn't have anyone he would antagonize against. The astronaut was too derpy to even have a mortal enemy in the first place.

"Then just fight like your life fully depends on it. Do whatever you can. Lucario and I will take our Pokemon army to central Seattle, and move around the city and eradicate any Heartless we detect. The rest of you, spread out and split up and destroy all the Heartless you can find!"


Bayonetta: Fighting against the Heartless...how very cheeky. Though it'll be bittersweet for me, since Jeanne, Rodin, and Luka won't be around...but who says none of them can make a surprise appearance?

Glass Joe: This is it, you guys...I'm gonna die out there...my legs are shaking at the thought of fighting anyone...I can never win...unless...

Itsuki: My friends and I have taken on our Carnage Forms, and as you can see, I'm wearing this fancy attire, and I even have a sword to boot! *holds up sword to camera* Haven't done any fighting since we dealt with Medeus, so forgive me if I'm a bit rusty.

Wario: Fact: garlic can make you gassy. Another fact: garlic can make me EXTREMELY gassy! So if I eat as much garlic as I possibly can, I can let out an atomic bomb-sized fart that would kill all the Heartless and Shroobs, and force the Organization and Team Rocket to leave Seatlte forever! Then everyone will anoint me as a hero, and then I'll have my own statue, and I'll be recognized as a legend, forever and ever! *takes a bite out of some garlic* My road to being legendary starts now!

"See, Dr. Wily, told you nobody would notice you in your disguise!" Marth said to Dr. Wily, who was wearing a poncho and a sombrero. The two were walking through Seattle searching for Heartless, and Dr. Wily really wasn't digging his disguise. "Everyone was too busy talking to even know about your existence!"

"And you couldn't get me anything better than this..." grumbled Dr. Wily, holding in his hands the invention he was working on earlier - some giant cube with a large button on it. He had just finished it while the meeting was taking place. "Better than nothing, I suppose, but I would have opted for a cloak or something."

"With a hood over your head? Someone would accuse you of being affiliated with the Organization," said Marth, before stopping in place when he saw a bunch of Shroobs up ahead, teaming up with some Heartless as they were terrorizing innocent townsfolk. "Looks like we found some enemies to dispel...you want to give your invention a go?"

"Eh, I would, but I wouldn't use it for instances like these, it has a much different purpose," answered Dr. Wily - but the evil genius didn't have to worry about using his cube thingamajig, when a large powerful burst came out of nowhere and struck the Shroobs and the Heartless, essentially wiping them from existence. This burst came from someone Dr. Wily did not wish to see...Mega Man, who appeared out in the open with Ryu and saw the evil genius and Marth.

"Ahoy Marth, who's your friend there?" Mega Man asked the hero-king; Dr. Wily would walk away to avoid Mega Man, but no doubt doing that would make him look like a suspicious, unsociable fellow.

"Oh this isn't my friend...he's just a random Mexican geezer I saved from the Heartless," explained Marth, thinking on the fly. "His name is Hector, I believe...either that or Jorge. Think it's Jorge. Say hello to my friends, Jorge!"

"Ole," Dr. Wily greeted Mega Man and Ryu, showing how little Spanish he knew. But Mega Man nor Ryu didn't seem to care, just as long "Jorge" was safe.

"Hmm, Jorge must be a shy man..." remarked Ryu, stroking his chin and not questioning why "Jorge" was wearing a lab coat with his poncho. "...but he's safe from the Heartless so we shouldn't judge his sociability! There must be more people terrorized by the Heartless - Marth and Jorge, would you like to partner up with us?" Dr. Wily was going to tell Marth to say no, however...

"That would be lovely!" answered Marth, causing Dr. Wily to groan. His cover was bound to be blown soon.


"Just like old-a times, eh guys?" Mario asked his crew - Link, Pit, Kirby, Yoshi, and two addition members, Midna and Ema Skye, as they traversed through Seattle. Ema was carrying her ray gun in her hands, and no, she did not tell anyone what the gun's function was yet.

"Certainly don't remember Ema teaming up with us in our fight against Subspace...lest she was invisible the whole time and we didn't know she was fighting with us," remarked Yoshi, scratching his head. "Same goes for you too, Midna."

"The green dinosaur must be even goofier than I imagined," Midna quietly whispered to Link, who nodded his head in agreement. The Hylian, having put up with Yoshi's fanfiction work for so long, knew how eccentric Yoshi truly was.

Midna: Got a bad vibe regarding Ema Skye...seems as if she's up to something evil. Ever since she's worked her butt off on that precious ray gun, I feel like that...
Link: Midna you're not feeling skeptical about Ema, are you? Did you not learn your lesson from Meta Knight?
Midna: Alright, so maybe I thought Meta Knight was an evil villain because of his mask...and his yellow eyes...and his cape...and his voice and demeanor...but be honest Link, would you wet your pants if you saw Meta Knight in a dark alley?
Link: Wet my pants if I saw Meta Knight in a dark alley? Absolutely not...but I would most definitely crap my pants if that encounter were to happen.

"Heartless spotted at 3 o' clock!" alerted Pit, as he and the others came across a large purple Heartless, flanked by meager Heartless. "Is it really 3 o' clock? Let's see what my imaginary watch says..." The large Heartless was called a Behemoth; Mario and company would be intimidated, but they've faced larger enemies before.

"Midna, Ema, you ladies stay right where you are," Link said to the imp and the forensics expert, unsheathing his sword. "We got this under control!" So Link and his men ran to fight the Heartless, leaving Midna and Ema to scoff at Link. How dare the Hylian doubt the ladies' fighting capabilities!

"Would you believe that Ema, Link has zero confidence that we can defeat the Heartless!" frowned Midna, pointing at Link with disgust. She might slap the Hylian silly once he was done with the carnage.

"I know right, makes me feel like Link has something against girls," remarked Ema, as she watched Mario and company eradicate the Heartless one by one. "I feel your pain Midna - having to follow Link and carry him around must be very tiring for you."

"You have no idea...sometimes Link can be thicker than a pile of books, it's troublesome." Midna would float over to Ema, smirking as she looked at the brunette's invention. "Been working on that thing a lot as of late...since we're by ourselves, would you mind telling me what it does?"

"No can do - I would be sharing a secret with someone. And you know what happens when you share a secret...it goes from one person to another, until it spreads out, like bacteria on food. Works like a rumor, only except that it's even worse...

"But your secret is safe with me, I promise I won't tell your secret to a single soul..." Ema was about to say something, only to be interrupted by the Behemoth, who was wailing...in pain. Mario and company defeated the giant Heartless, as it collapsed to the ground.

"Ended a lot quicker than we expected, but I ain't complaining..." remarked Yoshi, as the Behemoth slowly faded into darkness and a heart was released from it. But the Behemoth didn't really fade into darkness...sure there was darkness coming from the ground, but the Heartless was seemingly turning into something...

...something brown, with a cloud of smoke for a mane, and it had four legs and a star-shaped faceplate...and it resembled a leonine creature. Mario and company were quick to realize what - or rather, who - this creature was.

"Is that...is that-a an ENTEI?!" questioned a stunned Mario, as Entei, once collapsed on the floor, rose up to its feet to face Mario and company, seemingly thanking the five in his mind. It would speak to each individual brawler, but the volcano Pokemon couldn't talk...unless it was in a Pokemon movie. "How did Organization XIII acquire-a Entei? Or was it Team-a Rocket's doing?"

"Giovanni did say he would allow the Organization to use Pokemon as Heartless in the invasion," stated Pit. "That's what he told the evil ice cream guy." In case you didn't know already, or have forgotten, the "evil ice cream guy" Pit spoke of was actually Master Xehanort.

Kirby: Allowing Organization XIII to turn the legendary Pokemon they've captured into giant Heartless... *shakes his head* ...this might very well trump any heinous act Team Rocket has done in the past. But by the looks of it, they tasked their most competent grunts to capture the legendary Pokemon, rather than their most incompetent...you know who I'm talking about.


"As long as you're here with me Aerith, you're safe and sound - just know that I am your courage!" the Flying Man said to the flower girl, watching over her in the safety and comfort of the empty KeyArena. "If any evildoer sneaks their way inside in an attempt to harm you, I shall give them a beating of a lifetime, one they'll never, ever forget!"

"Okay, Flying Man, but I really would appreciate it if you stopped saying stuff like that over and over again," smiled Aerith, as the Flying Man was in the middle of striking a majestic pose. Dude probably thought he was some all-powerful Greek god or something.

"Forgive me Aerith, if I'm being too overdramatic, but this is a mission I cannot fail by any means! The Organization, Team Rocket, and the Shroobs get your hand on you, and it will be over not only for me, but for everyone else! It should be over just for those three evil forces, and the braves folks fighting for our universe will make sure it ends that way!"

"True, but I wish I had someone else here, it feels...so boring..." Little did Aerith know that her wish would soon be granted...

"Good thing for you, that someone just arrived," said a familiar voice from behind; Aerith turned around, and to her shock and glee, she saw her boyfriend Cloud - looking like he didn't do any fighting at all! The swordsman was looking fresh, as Aerith ran up to him and embraced him in a hug.

"Oh, Cloud, I knew you wouldn't hesitate to come and visit me! This is such a wonderful surprise!" Now Aerith won't have to put up with the Flying Man being all macho and talking about how he was the flower girl's courage.

"Couldn't beat up a single Heartless if I didn't know you were safe," smiled Cloud; usually he would stop Aerith from hugging him, but this was one of the few instances the swordsman would allow Aerith to hug him for as long as she liked. "So how's it like being all alone with the Flying Man?"

"I will admit, having to put up with his histrionics is becoming annoying real fast," replied Aerith, after the hug ended. "But now that you're here...maybe you can shut him up temporarily?" Cloud looked at the Flying Man, doing even more majestic poses, and knew something must be done.

"Perhaps a sword to the face will teach the guy a lesson..." Cloud marched towards the Flying Man, getting his Buster Sword ready, until a strange noise was heard - sounded like random unintelligible garble. To the shock of Cloud, Aerith, and the Flying Man, a short old man, one wearing glasses and a straitjacket and with duct tape on his mouth, hopped out from a tunnel, before falling onto the floor trying to get out of his straitjacket. After close inspection, Cloud recognized the fellow - a fellow the swordsman met for the first time at Luigi's wedding.

"Professor E. Gadd!" Cloud shouted out the geezer's name as he ran towards him, with Aerith and the Flying Man following along. Cloud knelt down at E. Gadd's side, and took the straitjacket and duct tape off the inventor, before helping him up to his feet. "Professor E. Gadd, are you okay?"

"I am now, much thanks to you!" the elderly inventor heartily replied, glad he was now out of the straitjacket, as evidence by him moving his arms about freely. "Had a feeling there would be someone here to rescue me!"

E. Gadd: I was captured by a group known as Organization XIII...I was busy working in my lab, when those hooded fellows appeared and demanded that I let them use my time machine to bring back the Shroobs. Now I knew what the Shroobs were capable of, if past history is any indication, but the Organization were very importunate with their demands, and when I asked them how they knew Shroobs existed, they claimed they found out about this alien race from some person who I believe is affiliated with them...so when I declined their offer, it all went black...and when I woke up, I found myself in this arena, in a straitjacket. I assume the Organization used my time machine to bring back the Shroobs, I assume...sounds like we got an alien invasion on our hands...

"Professor E. Gadd, how the heck did you get here?" Cloud questioned the inventor, with questions running through his mind at the prospect of E. Gadd being bound and gagged and kept away somewhere in the KeyArena.

"It was Organization XIII - I refused to let them use my time machine, and so they kept me away in this vacant arena while they used my time machine to bring back the alien Shroobs," explained E. Gadd, and now Cloud and company knew the story of how the Shroobs came back. "I think they used my time machine, I think...do any of you three know if they did?"

"The Shroobs are out causing ruckus in Seattle with Organization XIII and Team Rocket." This was obviously alarming for E. Gadd - poor geezer felt like he could have prevented the Shroobs from being involved. "It will only be a matter of time before the rest of the world falls prey..."

"I knew this would happen...I had told Dr. Wily to check behind him in regards to that universe transfer machine...but alas he didn't, and it allowed the Organization to enter our universe and run amok."

"Wait, so you and Dr. Wily worked on that machine that brought Aerith to our universe?" Cloud was learning new information he couldn't get anywhere else.

"Partially - I just guided Dr. Wily along as he invented the machine. Dr. Wily was supposed to add something to the machine that would prevent folks from Aerith's universe entering into ours, but he decided against it, and I believe that's how the Organization made it through, along with those Heartless creatures. And if I recall correctly, Dr. Wily had control of the Heartless at one point...Organization XIII must have granted him the power to wield Heartless! Why he agreed to their terms, Lord knows why..."

"Whew, that certainly is a lot...obviously we can't be here anymore, Organization XIII will know you're here, and if they come back here they'll find Aerith, and we gotta keep Aerith away at all costs. So let's move out!"


Lucario, Mewtwo, Gardevoir, and Gallade were in the center of Seattle with the Pokemon army, dealing with a bunch of Heartless and Shroobs running about and causing mayhem. Thanks to the effort of the Pokemon, all the Heartless and Shroobs were defeated...only for bigger and badder ones to appear shortly thereafter, marching their way towards the Pokemon army. Taking the "next man up" mantra to levels never before seen.

"Guess we have to kick things into full overdrive..." said Lucario, as a Delibird approached the aura Pokemon with a sack. The delivery Pokemon took out Mega Stones, and gave Lucario, Mewtwo, Gardevoir, and Gallade their respective Mega Stones. However, there was one Mega Stone left, and Delibird was holding it in his hand.

"A fifth Mega Stone, who could that be for?" questioned Mewtwo, noting how the Mega Stone was brown and yellow in color. Those two colors reminded the psychic Pokemon of a particular Pokemon...Lopunny. And to Mewtwo's chagrin, Lopunny appeared from the crowd of Pokemon, and went up to Delibird to retrieve her Mega Stone.

"Surprise, surprise," Lucario grinned nervously at a facepalming Mewtwo, as Lopunny was now aligned with her man. "Disgusted" was an understating word to describe how Mewtwo felt.

Lucario: *shrugs* Girl just came up to me and asked if she could be an assistant general. Saying no to Lopunny with her puppy eyes look was like saying no to a cancer-ridden kid at a St. Jude's hospital. One negative answer and you'd be seen as a heartless person with no soul.

"I feel like you deserve a long talk about this..." said Mewtwo after he was done facepalming. "But we have Heartless and Shroobs to take care of, so I shall talk with you about your...vulnerabilities later." Mewtwo and the four other Pokemon out in front activated their Mega Stones and initiated their Mega Forms, just when the Heartless and Shroobs were getting close. The fight was just beginning...


Elsewhere in Seattle, B.D. Joe was driving around his new best friends Fox and Falco in his taxi, crashing through car-like Heartless called Hot Rods and Mad Rides. Situated at the tail end of the taxi firing away on a machine gun was Shadow, shooting any Heartless he saw.

"B.D Joe, can you please cut it out with the sharp turns?" the angsty hedgehog snapped on the taxi driver as he was endlessly shooting away at the Heartless. "You could make me fall off the vehicle with that excessive turning!"

"Nah Shadow, you fine dude, my turning ain't that suspect!" replied B.D. Joe; the scared looks on Fox and Falco's faces suggested otherwise. "Just because you're a bitter hedgehog and all gives you no reason to criticize my driving skills! Maybe some Bad Religion might cheer you up!" So B.D. Joe turned on his radio, and was blasting Bad Religion's "Atomic Garden" loudly, as he was driving even faster than before. The music had an adverse effect on the Heartless, as many of them were initially shook and later succumbed to the sound.

"Yo, the Heartless hate this loud music just like how they hated Dunban's horrid guitar playing!" observed Fox, noticing how more and more Heartless were being defeated. Suddenly bad memories were suddenly coming back to Falco.

"Bruh don't remind about Dunban's guitar playing, thought we all agreed to never speak of it again..." shuddered Falco, as he covered his ears. Does the guy even have ears, and if so, where would they be at? "Just thinking about that crap makes me shiver..."

"Let's see if we can...turn things up a notch, no pun intended," Fox turned up the volume of the radio, making the music louder and destroying even more Heartless. And Shadow wasn't quite enjoying it.

"Can you please turn the music down, I'm trying to concentrate!" the hedgehog yelled, although Fox, Falco, nor B.D. Joe could hear him. Not only that, but Shadow was feeling quite queasy from B.D. Joe's driving. "I think I'm gonna hurl..." And that's when the hedgehog vomited all over the Heartless. Yuck.


While Mario and friends already defeated a giant Heartless, which was revealed to be none other than Entei, the group of Lucina, Blaze, Serah, Marta, and Chun-li were trying to defeat a giant Heartless themselves, this one called an Antlion. This Heartless was attempting to destroy a tall building, but Blaze and company were there to save the day. Using her pyrokinesis, Blaze doused fire on the Antlion, and then Marta hurled her weapon of choice, a saw-like spinner, at the Heartless, bringing it crashing to the ground. Lucina, Serah, and Chun-li, then went ham on the fallen Antlion, as they attacked it relentlessly, while a pedestrian looked on with a saddened face. Poor guy - his car must've been crushed by the Antlion.

Pedestrian: *scratching the back of his head* Yeah, about that car insurance...you know what, I should have those five ladies pay for my car, they're the ones who destroyed it! They'll also be responsible for telling an alibi as well; none of my fellow workers would believe me if I told them some giant monster crushed my Prius. But if someone like a purple cat in fancy attire were to tell them what happened...

Blaze and Marta would join in on the fun as they beat up the Antlion, and after taking quite a beating, the Heartless was finally defeated, as it faded away into darkness and a heart was released, flying up into the air and fading away. What was left of Antlion, you might ask? Genesect, the Paleozoic Pokemon.

"What do you know, this legendary Pokemon was turned into a raging monster," marveled Chun-li, as Genesect stood up to its feet. Instead of attacking Chun-li and company, like the killer Pokemon it was supposed to be...the Paleozoic Pokemon did nothing. Not being under the control of Team Plasma could be a factor.

"Well, it seems like this Pokemon, despite looking threatening, is on our side now," remarked Marta as she petted Genesect...and the Pokemon still did nothing! There must be a glitch in its system, why wasn't it killing the five ladies senselessly?!

A Shroob UFO was flying overheard...no, there were multiple Shroob UFOs flying overheard, and they were all targeting the five women, with their laser guns directed at the ladies. Genesect turned around and saw the UFOs - and fired a Techno Blast at all of them in one go, sending the flying saucers burning and crashing to the ground. Now that's the Genesect we all know and love!

"Bringing this Genesect along with us would be extremely ideal," Blaze said after witnessing Genesect's greatness, and the others nodded in agreement.


The swordsman duo of Chrom and Alvin were in one of Seattle's park, dealing with the countless number of Heartless and Shroobs swarming them. Neither swordsman lost their cool as they slashed away with their swords.

"I must admit, you're quite the swordsman Alvin," Chrom complimented the brunette, not losing his focus as he slashed away at a couple of Lance Warrior Heartless, who also wielded swords as their names implied.

"Quit it out with the flattery, I've heard comments like those for years so your words mean nothing to me," smirked Alvin as he defeated a few Armored Knight Heartless, and yes, their names implied that they wielded swords too. "Bet you don't know how to use a gun!" Alvin placed his sword away in favor for a gun, and he fired away at the Lance Warriors and Armored Knights, dispatching them and impressing Chrom in the process. The prince was too impressed to even fight anymore!

"Got outperformed by a swordsman who can use a gun masterfully...looks like I'm losing my edge." Chrom and Alvin would share a laugh at Chrom's remark, but the laughing would soon come to an end. A giant shadow would grow over Chrom and Alvin; the two swordsmen looked up and saw a giant Shroob standing over them...it was a Yoob, the gigantic Shroob version of the Yoshi race.

"Some bigger fish to fry, eh? About time we get a good challenge..." Alvin placed his gun back in its holster, and took out his sword, as he and Chrom got ready. "Don't know about you Chrom, but those Heartless weren't that tough as they seemed - so this thing better put up a fight."

Chrom and Alvin didn't have to worry about doing any fighting - as the Yoob was gearing up to attack the two swordsmen, a lightning-fast figure raced around the giant Yoshi, striking its pressure points. Yoob, now racked with pain, fell onto the ground, with Chrom and Alvin jumping away at the nick of time. Seconds later, Espio would jump on top of Yoob, folding his arms as he assumed victory over the gigantic beast; Vector the Crocodile and Charmy Bee now joined the chameleon, as Chrom and Alvin looked on.

Alvin: That blasted chameleon managed to defeat the giant dinosaur before I did...hmph. I could have done much better than striking the beasts's pressure points. And why bring up Chrom? I was going to do all the work, and have him clean up after me.

"You two took too long, so I kinda had to intervene," Espio said to Chrom and Alvin; Chrom didn't mind Espio helping out, but Alvin was bitter that he couldn't show Chrom how better of a swordsman he was. "But no worries, you'll be thanking me later...we got some more work to do around here."

"Hold up just a second, Espio...I think Chrom and his friend here could use some help," said Vector, to which Chrom and Alvin disagreed with. They were just fine fighting by themselves. "After all, five heads are better than two...right Charmy?"

"Ain't that the truth, you always know what's best Vector!" exclaimed Charmy. What a cute little suck-up, that adorable Charmy Bee was.

"I suppose Chrom and I can join your little squad, us two could be of great assistance..." smiled Alvin, giving a smile an evil villain would probably do. Was it right for Team Chaotix to trust Alvin?


"...and then I told Knuckles, 'You can't have girls dancing on your stage during rap concerts, they'll act like sluts and do slutty things!'" Sonic was standing at a hot dog cart in Seattle, telling a story to a bored as heck hot dog vendor while eating a chili dog. "But then Knuckles was all like, 'Nah bro, not all backup dancers are bad, there's a few diamonds in the rough here and there!' So then I was all like..."

"Sir, are you going to pay for your chili dog or not?" asked the hot dog vendor. That Sonic, dude was eating a chili dog and he hasn't even paid for it yet! A true vintage Sonic moment right there.

"Oh yeah, forgot to pay, sorry about that," Sonic took out a five dollar bill and gave it to the vendor, paying for the chili dog that was more than halfway eaten at this point. And just when the vendor hoped Sonic would speed off and leave him alone... "...so anyways, I was all like, 'Dude, have you not SEEN any rap concerts recently, do you not pay attention to the dancers? You're an up-and-coming rapper, you're supposed to analyze all aspects of a rap concert and get in the know!'" Now the vendor had completely given up hope, as he threw his arms up in the air in utter defeat. Suddenly, a Heartless, one called an Assault Rider, neared the vendor and Sonic with a guan dao in its hand.

"Um, sir, not sure if you're aware or not, but there's a big monster that probably wants to kill us," the vendor alerted Sonic about the Assault Rider; Sonic turned around and saw the Heartless, and ate his chili dog. No time for chowing down on food now - it was time for business!

"Heh, this guy doesn't look so tough to me..." scoffed Sonic, and then the hedgehog did a Spin Dash on the Assault Rider, bringing it down to its feet before performing his signature move on the Heartless multiple times until it was defeated. The hot dog vendor, despite being impressed by Sonic, now hoped for the hedgehog to leave him alone for good...but would you know it, the blue blur came right back to the hot dog cart after his deed was done, much to the chagrin of the vendor, to finish up his story. "Back to what I was saying...Knuckles was ticked off about my response, as evidenced by the glare on his face, and then he told me..."

"Hey Sonic!" a voice called out - it was from Tails, and the yellow fox was riding in a large truck driven by Barret. Barret would drive up to the hot dog stand, and was looking down at Sonic.

"You need a ride Sonic?" the burly man asked Sonic, as Tails opened the passenger door on Sonic's side. "Well then hop right on in!" So without hesitation, Sonic hopped inside the vehicle, and closed the door as Barret sped away.

"Thank you..." the hot dog vendor quietly said in a happy and relieved tone, his hands clasped together as if he was praying, as he looked up at the sky with his eyes closed. Peace and quiet...


Master Hand: Ah, the mansion is completely devoid of people, which means that I have the entire building all for myself! No litter left on the floor, no hearing the Duck Hunt Dog barking and wailing, no loud music coming from the Kongs' room, and most importantly, no Isabelle to repeatedly ask me how my day's doing! I'm Master Hand, every day for me is great! *giggles* Now the thought of Isabelle doing actual fighting just popped up in my mind...bet you she's attacking a Shadow Heartless ruthlessly with her clipboard.

Glass Joe: Everyone has left the mansion to fight against the Heartless and the Shroobs...but I've stayed behind to save myself. I can't even fight against a midget boxer, last time I had to face one I fainted at the very sight of him! What makes Master Hand think I can beat up a single Heartless or a Shroob, I'd be dead meat out there!

Glass Joe nervously walked around, his legs shaking, as he traversed through the empty Smash Mansion, hoping nobody was hiding somewhere to pop out of nowhere and scare the crap out of the boxer. Joe would make his way to Master Hand's room, and he would find the giant hand, relaxing on Wario's massaging chair. For whatever reason, Master Hand had a vendetta against massaging chairs, but now it seemed like the Smash universe creator finally got over his irrational fear.

"Oh baby yes, this really hits the spot..." Master Hand sighed happily as he continued to relax, before he sensed Glass Joe standing near the doorway to his room. "Glass Joe, is that you?! Why are you here, and not beating up foes outside and putting your life at risk like American soldiers do?"

"Sorry Master Hand, but I can't go out there, I would get myself killed!" stated Glass Joe, quivering at the thought of fighting a Heartless, even if it was a Shadow. "Just the thought of going against the Heartless OR the Organization makes me feel nervous and sweaty..."

"I can tell, you look like you were trapped in sauna...count this as motivation, Glass Joe - would you let a nice, nonviolent person like Isabelle put you to shame fighting the Heartless and Shroobs outside? I bet you she took down a giant Shroob just with the whack of her clipboard!"

"Now that you mention it..." Suddenly a Shadow Heartless appeared, and they it crept up to Master Hand. "Uh, Master Hand, there's something black heading towards you...I think you should..."

"Something black? You're not talking about Doc Louis, are you?" Multiple Shadow Heartless appeared, and they were all flanking Master Hand. "Glass Joe, that's very uncalled for, especially from you! Doc Louis, can you believe this man? You deserve a..."

Master Hand didn't speak anymore, as a flood of Shadow Heartless overtook the giant hand and enveloped him completely. The giant hand was screaming, as Glass Joe ran away from Master Hand's room, before tripping up on an urn. The boxer got up, dusted himself off, and found the urn lying on the floor, before picking said urn up and glancing at it and realizing the power that was inside. It was at this moment Glass Joe realized he didn't need to be Glass Joe - the Heartless just took Master Hand down, and the giant hand may not be the same once the Heartless attack was over. It was time for Glass Joe...to be Stone Joe!

"No more hiding away in the mansion like a ninny..." Glass Joe said as he looked at the front door, feeling heroic. "Everyone needs a hero!" Glass Joe ran out of the mansion, feeling the most confident he had ever felt in his life.


Several flying Heartless - Tailbunker, Avalanche, Wavecrest, Phantomtail, Windstorm, and Dustflier - were flying along with the Shroob UFOs in the skyline of Seattle, firing attacks at the city. But these flying beasts and UFOs wouldn't be causing terror any longer, as they were taken down one by one by Leia, who was putting her staff to good use. The nurse was standing on top of a statue, firing shots from her staff at the flying Heartless and UFOs. Dustflier was hard to take down, but the nurse managed to land a good shot on the Heartless, striking its chest and sending it flying to the ground. Dustflier would fade away into darkness as its heart was released, and Ho-oh would appear lying on the ground once all the darkness faded. The rainbow Pokemon slowly lifted up its head, and flapped its wings, and flew up high. Emil, accompanied by Itsuki and Tsubasa, arrived at the scene, and saw Ho-oh, and were amazed.

Emil: So is Master Hand saving the ice cream until after all the fighting is done, as a reward for our efforts? There has to be ice cream - I know Master Hand didn't lie in that invitation!
Itsuki: Kid, for the last time, there's NO ice cream...Master Hand straight up lied to you if it meant drawing you to this mansion. You had no idea what you were getting yourself into...
Tsubasa: Leave him alone Itsuki, it's fairly obvious Emil here...isn't the sharpest needle in the haystack.

"Considering Dustflier was really a legendary bird Pokemon, the other dragon Heartless must be legendary bird Pokemon as well" remarked Tsubasa, as she and the others watched Ho-oh fly away. "Good thing Leia brought them back to normal." Leia would leap down from the statue, sticking a perfect landing, and saw Ho-oh flying away, its rainbow dust falling from its wings.

"Aw, sorry I didn't give you guys a chance to beat the living snot out of that Heartless," the nurse would apologize to Emil and company, who didn't mind, now that Ho-oh has been restored. "Maybe next time I'll save you guys another chance at beating up a weakened Heartless?"

"As long as you aren't doing our dirty work, it's fine by us," smiled Emil, as he moved in two inches closer to Leia. The blonde lad would soon regret doing this, when Doc Louis appeared, holding a chocolate bar. He wasn't here to check on Leia, was he? Why was the boxing trainer so concerned about Leia all of a sudden?

"Boy what in the world are you doing, why you tryin' to flirt with that girl?!" Doc Louis angrily approached Leia, who was now backing away quickly until he was backed up against the wall of a nearby building. He had nowhere to go, as Doc marched up to him and got all up in his grill. "Leia is already taken, do you hear me?! I don't want you flirting with her anymore, you understand?!"

"I wasn't even flirting, and besides I already have a girlfriend..." Emil tried to tell Doc Louis, but his voice was low so Doc couldn't hear him well. He was now looking around, hoping someone would save him from his verbal punishment.

"Boy have you lost your mind? 'Cause I'll help you find it! Whatcha lookin' for, ain't nobody gonna help you out there! Jesus could show up right here at this very spot, and he's not gonna help you if you don't stop flirting with..."

"Um, Doc Louis, I think Emil has heard enough, leave him alone," Itsuki approached the boxing trainer, putting a comforting hand on his back and leading him away from Emil. The blonde now looked scared as Doc Louis looked back at him, with an intent glare.

"I'll be always watching you..." Doc Louis said to Emil in a quiet yet threatening tone. Emil oughta stay out of Doc's way, if he valued his well-being.


Mario and company (and Entei) continued trekking throughout Seattle, clearing the city of any Heartless or Shroob, until they came across Zelda and Lightning, the two lovely ladies fighting together against the Heartless on a cliff. Pit looked up, and saw a familiar face standing by himself on the Space Needle.

"Look you guys, that's the evil ice cream guy I was telling you about!" Pit pointed up at the man standing on the Space Needle, grabbing everyone's attention; the man was in fact Master Xehanort. What ice cream guy would stand on top of the Space Needle?

"That's no ice cream guy, that's Master Xehanort, leader of Organization XIII!" exclaimed Link, recognizing the geezer's face. "He's the one who caused all this trouble..." Zelda and Lightning, having finished off the Heartless, saw Mario and company, and wondered what they were looking at.

"What are you all looking at, is there another giant Heartless afoot?" questioned Zelda as she and Lightning made their way towards the group.

"Even worse - we found the Organization XIII leader, Master Xehanort, on top of the Space Needle!" Yoshi pointed at the Space Needle at Master Xehanort...but he was now gone! Almost like the man straight up disappeared into thin air.

Master Xehanort: Seems like the forces have been dwindling down...just as I figured. Those peons are a lot stronger and we've given them credit for. But if we want our master plan to be a success, then we'll just have to do another...blast from the past. And our "ally" will help us out...time to make my - or should I say, our - dramatic appearance!

"I don't see anyone up there, unless he jumped down or something," remarked Lightning, looking up at the Space Needle for Master Xehanort. "Even then, he would die from the height..." Who knows, Master Xehanort could be immortal! "So, would you care to explain how you found your little Pokemon friend there?"

"You talking about-a Entei?" asked Mario, rubbing the volcano Pokemon's mane. "It was turned-a into a Heartless by the Organization - we assume-a that Team Rocket captured legendary Pokemon-a like Entei and turned-a them into Heartless."

"I see...and Giovanni is still the leader of Team Rocket, right? I could see him selling out to the Organization if it means advancing the plans of not only for Organization XIII...but for Team Rocket."

"A smart, intelligent woman like yourself simply knows too much..." said a voice that definitely came from an evil villain. That evil villain was none other than Giovanni, who arrived at the scene accompanied by Master Xehanort. Xehanort really knows how to get around! "This is my first time meeting you all in person, isn't it? Well allow me to introduce myself...I'm Giovanni, and you may best know me as leader of Team Rocket. And this is my good friend, Master Xehanort. Would you like to do an introduction too, Xehanort?"

"No introduction needed..." Master Xehanort snarled, as he looked at Mario and company, who were ready to fight. "But I do believe a certain someone here has a secret they must reveal..." Nobody had a clue what Master Xehanort was talking about, until the geezer shifted his head to the side...

...and that's when Ema, holding her ray gun in her hands, tossed her beloved contraption to Giovanni, before grabbing Zelda and pulling her away from the others, as she took out a knife from her pocket and held it close to Zelda's neck. A huge turn of events that caught everyone off-guard.

"Ema...what in Hylia's name has gotten into you?!" Zelda questioned the forensics expert, who had a tight grip around her neck. This was a question that needed an answer badly.

"Had a feeling she was gonna turn on us..." Midna sighed as she waited to see how this whole ordeal would turn out.

"The heck are you doing Ema, that's my girlfriend!" Link scolded the forensics expert as he ran closer to Ema, who drew back from the Hylian with her arm around Zelda's nec. Link and company had no other choice but to keep their distance.

"Get back, all of you!" Ema shouted, sporting a side of her nobody had ever seen before. "If you ever want to see your princess Zelda alive again...then you better do as they say or there'll be consequences!" Ema pointed at Master Xehanort, who were really enjoying the shocked expressions on everyone's faces.

"Yes, that's right, you better do as we say or there'll be consequences..." grinned Master Xehanort, enjoying every little bit of this moment. "Now, unless you want your fair princess safe and sound, hand over Aerith and we'll put this whole thing behind us! And if you don't, then you'll see what this ray gun can do...and you won't like it!"

"EMA SKYE, STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING THIS INSTANT!" called out Fox - everyone looked and saw B.D. Joe speeding to the scene on his taxi with Fox, Falco, and a nauseous Shadow. The taxi driver stopped at the scene, as Shadow got out of the car...and fell to the ground and puked. Fox and Falco got out of the car as well, and instead of saving Zelda, as Mario and company had assumed...the Star Fox pilots got out their cellphones so they could record Ema, who still had Zelda in a chokehold with a knife close to her neck. Priorities, man...

Shadow: B.D. Joe is the worst...driver I've ever seen...nearly crashed into multiple people...and didn't even apologize...and because of him...I feel...so... *pukes*

"Fox, Falco, I know you're prone to doing stuff like this, but I kinda expected better from you," Ema said to the pilots, who wished the forensics expert could shut up. Their patience was wearing thin.

"Shut up Ema, hurry up and do your thing already!" Falco snapped on Ema, making sure he and Fox were in the right position. "We're looking at the next viral video, and your talking is ruining it!" If Ema had to slit Zelda's throat already, she honestly could - but answers were needed.

"Okay, Master Xehanort, what's hold-a up, why did Ema have-a to turn heel on-a us?!" asked Mario, demanding a story. Time for Master Xehanort to tell the full story of what Mario and company didn't know...

"It's simple really - this whole invasion plan was in the works ever since Aerith came to your universe," Master Xehanort started off, going back to episode 24. "We're interested in looking for seven guardians of light, and we have scoured our universe for these seven...and we believe Aerith might somehow be one of the seven. So ever since she started living at the mansion, we've not only spied on her ever since...we've been also spying on each and every mansion resident, even when they were away from the mansion, if it meant getting closer to Aerith! It wasn't until Ema was offered a chance to stay at the mansion that we came to her, and gave her an offer she couldn't refuse...we told her about us wanting to kidnap Aerith, and our invasion as a backup plan, and we said that if she helped us out in retrieving Aerith...then I would revive a woman by the name of Mia Fey! Now Ema didn't know Mia well, but her friends Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey did...ooh, they would kill to see Mia Fey back to life! Ema would've been a fool to turn our offer down! This whole time, we had Ema working with you, just to make it seem like she was on your side when in actuality she was on ours - and most of the incidents she involved herself in were set up by us to reinforce that!"

"As for this ray gun Ema's been working on...it was a suggestion from Master Xehanort," added Giovanni. "Ema has been working on the ray gun in spades since joining the mansion, and Xehanort even had her steal parts from Professor E. Gadd's lab during midnight hours while you were asleep - parts from a time machine and some universe transfer machine invented by Dr. Wily that helped Aerith get to this universe. Build both parts together, and...viola! You get this ray gun that Ema worked hard on! Gonna use it to execute Xehanort's plan B." Giovanni took the ray gun from Master Xehanort, and pointed it at the sky. "So, are you going to hand over Aerith, or not?"

"Then you'll just have to pay the price..." Giovanni turned around and pointed the ray gun up at the sky and pressed the trigger button, as a beam shot out from the gun and was fired up at the sky, where it would create a vortex. Monsters fell from the vortex and into Seattle, and they would spread about across the city.

"What exactly are those things?" questioned Lightning as she looked up at the vortex. More and more Unversed fell from the vortex, at a never-ending pace.

"Those things you speak of are called the Unversed," explained Master Xehanort, looking over the cliff as the monsters did their thing. "They're composed of negative emotion, produced by a former apprentice of mine...but, if you wish to give me Aerith, then I'll take these monsters away, and I'll put this invasion to an end." Master Xehanort summoned a dark corridor, and Giovanni went through it. "I'll give you a lot to think about, Mario and friends - and if you ever want to see your precious Zelda again, then you better do as I say! Let's get moving, Ema Skye!"

So Master Xehanort went through the dark corridor, leaving the passage open for Ema. The forensics expert, who still held Zelda captive, looked at the residents she lived, and felt some remorse - clearly she did not what she wanted, but rather what Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey wanted. And in the end, she betrayed the residents and now left with Mario and company a sour taste in their mouths.

"I'm sorry I had to do this but...I felt like I had no other choice," was Ema's only words as she took Zelda with her into the dark corridor, which vanished once the forensics expert had entered. Nothing but awkward silence now, as Fox and Falco put away their cellphones, too dismayed to have recorded a single thing, and Shadow continued to vomit until he was through.

Pit: Does this mean that Ema was really a friend who was in fact an enemy? Or an enemy who was really our friend? Was she both, for that matter? I'm too hurt and confused to know...

Soon Barret would arrive at the scene, driving his large vehicle up to the cliff and nearly crushing B.D. Joe's taxi in the process. He, Sonic, and Tails got out, and saw the vortex, and the Unversed falling down.

"Yo, a giant vortex in the sky with monsters falling from it!" observed Barret, as the vortex was getting smaller and smaller. "These Organization punks are really giving it their all, huh?! Doesn't matter, this just means more butt for us to kick!"

"Mario, do you know how that vortex got there?" Tails asked the plumber, who was distraught by the events that transpired. Mario had never felt betrayed since...heck, the plumber didn't even know!

"Let's just-a say...that we got-a betrayed, Tails," was the only response Mario could provide.