Author's Note:
Thanksgiving chapter, coming your way. Got it done just in time before Thanksgiving...somehow. Two guest reviews to answer:
"Will you also include the characters from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2? A scene of Snow Villiers interacting with Yuri Lowell and Jake Muller? (Troy Baker voices them) a nod or reference to Code Name S.T.E.A.M.? And finally, will the events of Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2 be mentioned when Reiji, Xiaomu, Saya, and Sheath show up?"
Perhaps. Possibly. I can do a Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. reference. And PXZ events will be referenced. Here's the other review, from Darkcol9:
"Is it possible to have Shantae, Bolo, Sky, and Rottytops as well as Risky boots to appeared at the smash mansion?"
Bolo, Sky, and Rottytops are all Shantae characters, aren't they? I was only going to have Shantae appear, but if I feel like it, the others can show up as well...
And since I would be a jerk if I didn't say this...Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
Episode 101: Mandibuzz
If you ever watched your favorite program on television lately, you have probably have been exposed to a Christmas commercial or two. Whether it was the Heineken Light commercial, the Toyota commercials, or even the recent Sprite commercial with LeBron James, you have had a Christmas advertisement imposed on you one way or another ever since Halloween.
The current onslaught of these commercials are done by none other than corporations trying to cash in on the holiday craze, and maximize their profits as early as possible. All done as a means to prepare the general public for the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas. However, before we could get to Christmas, there was one holiday we had to get to...
...the holiday known as Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving was the perfect time for stuffing your mouth with turkey, forcing yourself to watch Dallas Cowboys games, and getting to spend time with family and loved ones. Even if you weren't a family guy, or didn't like the company of others, you still had to force yourself to enjoy and appreciate getting along with others at a Thanksgiving dinner. The least a guy like Cloud, Proto Man, or even Shadow the Hedgehog could do.
With Peach now living with Mario in her own home, it was now up to Rosalina to prepare the Thanksgiving feast. Cilan already had breakfast down pact, but it was up to Rosalina to make this year's Thanksgiving dinner the greatest dinner ever. But that's what they say every year...
"So Falco, what football teams are playing today?" Fox asked his avian pilot, as they were watching the Thanksgiving parade that morning. He would have said "this afternoon", but the pilots were on the west coast, three hours behind Eastern time. They woke up especially early this morning so they could watch the entire parade.
"The Minnesota Vikings are going to play the Detroit Lions," Falco replied in a relatively bored tone. Either he was bored by the matchup, or he was bored by the marching band performing at the Thanksgiving parade.
"Wait, didn't they play each other on Thanksgiving last year? Booooo...who are the Cowboys playing?" The Dallas Cowboys were America's Team; certainly they had to play a marquee team today.
"They're playing...the Los Angeles Chargers." Not a very tantalizing matchup...the Cowboys were mediocre, and the Chargers...well, they're the Chargers. Nothing truly special about them. "And the Redskins and the Giants are playing in the night game. Won't be that hard to pick who's gonna win this game..."
"Aren't the Giants booty this year? They've only had one win all season, and it seems like the team has completely given up. Such a shame they've been given all these primetime games just for being a big market team. The Thanksgiving games this year stink!"
"If Emperor Palpatine's New England Patriots were playing on Thanksgiving this year, you wouldn't say that..." said a voice that alarmed both Fox and Falco, making the pilots jump in fear. Sitting next to them conspicuously, not saying a single word until now, was Corrin, who was actively watching the parade. "Anything involving the Patriots equals box office. That's why New England keeps on winning - it's simply best for business!"
Corrin: I do not care for the Thanksgiving parade this year...I do not care for these marching bands from different colleges, I do not care for the silly parade floats like Kermit the Frog, and I do not care for meteorologist Al Roker, who should be telling us the weather for today and warning us about a possible alien invasion rather than attending a parade with his fellow NBC buddies. What I do care for is seeing the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which I hope will be aired sometime during the parade. I missed out on the trailer when it first aired on TV, and so I'll try and see the trailer today if I can. Watching the trailer online would be far too easy, and besides, everyone knows the alien race controls the Internet...why do you think they keep Facebook and other heinous "social media" platforms around?
"Corrin, how long have you been sitting with us?" asked Falco; even though the prince of Nohr wasn't sitting that close to him, the avian pilot felt like his personal space was being somewhat violated.
"Thirty minutes after the parade began - I could have joined you earlier, but I was too busy drinking coffee to keep myself caffeinated so I won't fall asleep," explained Corrin, as Fox and Falco exchanged weird looks with one another. "I'm hoping they air the Star Wars trailer, so I can react to it by spazzing all over he place acting like I'm having the seizure of a lifetime. That's what the reactors do online - I've been practicing my reactions by watching their volatility and taking notes of their every movement."
"That's...that's a little creepy, Corrin, don't think I would every say that out loud," remarked Fox after a brief awkward pause, as a certain blonde entered the living room yawning, adorned in her blue nightgown. "Oh, good morning Rosalina - happy Thanksgiving to ya!"
"And happy Thanksgiving to you too, Fox," smiled Rosalina, as she looked around in the living room. "And Falco...and Corrin." Rosalina found it odd that Corrin was up so early, but a moment later she kinda understood the prince's reasoning. "Figured someone would be up and awake early in the morning to watch the parade." Rosalina glanced at the clock on the wall, and saw that it was 7:15; the parade was almost halfway over. "I take it Cilan is in the kitchen, making breakfast?"
"Yup, Cilan was up before all of us," stated Falco, seeing that Corrin was now glued to the television screen during a commercial break. "Don't think the guy ever got any sleep last night...probably was too eager to be making breakfast for anyone. So, Rosalina, what do you have planned for the Thanksgiving feast?"
"I'm not sharing any of my secrets with you...you'll just have to wait until later. But I can guarantee you that the feast won't end like it did last year, with a food fight." Fox, who wanted to see another Thanksgiving food fight, snapped his fingers in disgust. "I think the Duck Hunt Dog was the one who started the fight, by attacking Pit, so I'll make sure to keep him outside, on a leash."
"You gotta admit, the Duck Hunt Dog throwing that turkey leg at Pit was a very savage thing to do. If he had done it to Bowser, we would never hear the end of it. Speaking of Bowser, what are the odds he does that stupid 'List of Bowser' thing again?"
Unfortunately for Falco and many, many others, the odds for Bowser doing another list was very high. The koopa king was patrolling the hallways that morning, looking for potential "stupid idiots" to add to his list, "The List of Jericho 2.0". He apparently considered this to be a new Thanksgiving tradition at the Smash Mansion.
Bowser: Ever since my original list was destroyed by that loser basketball player, a lot of people have joined the mansion, worthy of earning the privilege of being added to my legendary list. In fact, I've already added names to my List of Bowser 2.0, a list I've kept since Christmas time, and been dying to use again until today. You wanna know who's on the list...You do? Great! That "no" sure sounded like a "yes", to my ears at least! *pulls out list* I added Crash to the list, for his inability to grasp any human language; I added Asuka to the list for lying about her breasts not being breast implants; and as a suggestion from Sonic, I added Professor Layton to the list for being boring! People like Mario were already on the list before, but those same people will feel honored to be winding up on the list again!
Like an annoying hall monitor at school, Bowser patrolled the hallways, while riding on a Segway. Or two Segways rather, which he borrowed from Toon Link and Young Link, since one Segway was too big for him. Dying for someone to put on his list, Bowser would find his first victim, when he saw Rinea, exiting from a bathroom. The noblewoman, along with Berkut, joined the mansion last week, though they were kept in separate rooms for "convenience measures", as Master Hand called it. Bowser would zoom towards Rinea on his Segways, startling the woman once he reached her.
"State your business woman - what business do you have, up early in the morning before eight?" Bowser questioned Rinea, who hadn't forgiven the koopa king for beating his man senselessly. Poor Berkut was still aching, all because of a simple misunderstanding.
"Oh, so it's a crime to use the bathroom now?" frowned Rinea, with her hands on her hips. "Like I'm supposed to just keep my urine in, and wet myself in the bed? Is that what you want?! You think I'm some kind of toddler?!"
"How dare you express your insensitivity towards toddlers! It's not their fault they have been potty trained yet, everything requires a process, you know! For your insensitive nature, Rinea...you have earned yourself a spot on my list! Enjoy spending your time as a stupid idiot!" Rinea could only roll her eyes, as Bowser furiously scribbled the noblewoman's name on his list, like he was writing down his most hated rival's name in the Death Note. After Bowser was done, Berkut appeared, seeing his lover standing in the hallway.
"What are you doing in the hallway this morning, Rinea?" Berkut asked his woman, before seeing Bowser standing nearby and flinching in fright. Berkut had a few PTSD symptoms from the beatdown Bowser handed to him.
"Good thing you're here Berkut, your woman is up to no good! She was flaunting her insensitivity like it was nobody's business, and it made me sick to his stomach! So sick, that I declared her a stupid idiot by writing her name on my List of Bowser! I suggest you put your woman in check, unless you wanna end up on the list too!"
"Rinea is perhaps the most genuinely nicest person I've ever had the pleasure of meeting...she's the one who generally puts me in check. She would never say anything mean, or insensitive, or downright cruel. She's pure as pure can be..."
"Only standing up Rinea just because she's your girlfriend, eh? I would say I expected better from you, but seeing how you threatened to kill Tiara last week, I'll hold my breath. You just made the list, Berkut!" Bowser wrote down Berkut's name on the list, writing the name with such ferocity.
"Rinea is more than just my girlfriend...she's my fiancee." As Berkut stated this, Bowser looked up at the paladin, looking like the most offended person in the world. Like he couldn't believe the very words that exited Berkut's lips.
"Berkut, you wanna know what happens when you try and correct the mighty King Bowser? Huh? You wanna know what happens when you let your nemesis Alm marry his woman before you do? Huh, you wanna know? Berkut..." Bowser held his ink pen up high, and clicked it dramatically. "...YOU JUST MADE THE LIST AGAIN!" Bowser scribbled the paladin's name for a second time, with a deadly frown on his face.
"Let's not entertain this grotesque turtle anymore, Rinea..." Berkut grabbed his fiancee's hand, as he led her away from Bowser. Had Bowser overheard Berkut, the paladin would've earned his name on the list thrice!
Peach: When Mario and I planned our Thanksgiving dinner - and we've been planning since we first moved out, just to be ahead of the curve - we never had in mind inviting Lara Croft of all people to join. But, due to circumstances we had no control over, we had to make amends and include Lara in our dinner, since she's against having dinner at the mansion. It's not so much that she minds the people there, it's that there's some single men that could give Lara a tough time. Captain Falcon is still single, and might start flirting with Lara if he can't reconcile with Nowi. Hisui is perhaps the biggest ladies man I've ever known, and if his sister Kohaku isn't around, he could make Lara feel very uncomfortable...
While Peach and Lara were enjoying their morning Thanksgiving breakfast, Mario and Cappy were in the living room, watching the Thanksgiving parade. While Corrin was anticipating the Star Wars trailer (which might not even air during the parade) Mario was anticipating his float appearing in the parade yet again, and even told Cappy about the possibility of him appearing too!
"Does he always have to do this?" Lara would ask Peach, as she observed the overexcited look on Mario's face. The plumber was seriously glued to the TV - not even the sound of the doorbell could break him from his gaze.
"It's apparently a long-standing tradition of Mario's," replied Peach, in an almost depressing manner, with Tiara on her head. Mario told the princess that Tiara was a "belated" wedding gift. "Every year, Mario watches the Thanksgiving parade just for his float, while disparaging the other parade floats if he's in the mood. When his float appears on the television screen..."
"AW YEAH, THERE IT IS, THAT'S-A MY FLOAT, LET'S GO!" cheered Mario, standing him and clapping in his pajamas as he saw his parade float on the screen. Cappy had his eyes open wide, as he looked to see if he was a part of the float. Peach smiled faintly and looked towards Lara, who could only shake her head at Mario's shenanigans.
Just then, the doorbell sounded. With Mario still having his little moment, Peach got up from the table to answer the door, and saw Pit and Kirby, dressed up as pilgrims. While the fact that Pit and Kirby were standing outside Peach's home that morning as pilgrims concerned Peach, what concerned the princess the most was the bird Pokemon accompanying Pit and Kirby...
...Mandibuzz. This flying dark-type Pokemon was staring into the very soul of Peach, making the princess feel slightly intimidated.
"Dias buenos, Princess Peach, and happy Thanksgiving!" Pit would greet the princess with his terrible Spanish skills. "Kirby and I thought you and Mario would need a turkey, and so we brought one for ya!" Like Peach would ever roast a Pokemon and eat it alive...by most Pokemon standards, that would be inhumane!
"Pit, that's a Mandibuzz, NOT a turkey..." Peach stated, feeling a little concerned for her safety. If you wanted to get technical, the species name of the Mandibuzz was bone vulture Pokemon...meaning that Pit was in the double negative.
"Looks can be deceiving Peach, trust me, I know...but is this not the greatest turkey you've ever seen?! It's big, probably weights up to a hundred pounds, has a bone in its hair...did I mention that it's also BIG?! This thing could feed dozens of people!"
"Thank you Pit, but I'm not interested in the offer. Besides, Mario already bought a turkey from the store, and it's in the oven as I speak. So why don't you return that Mandibuzz back to the sanctuary where it belongs, and leave me at peace, hmm?"
And with that, Peach closed the door on Pit and Kirby, leaving them alone with the Mandibuzz. The bone vulture Pokemon would turn her attention to Pit and Kirby, trying to strike fear into the two goobers.
Kirby: Rosalina is in charge of Thanksgiving feast, and Pit and I cannot take any chances with Rosalina. So we're aiming to have Thanksgiving dinner with either Mario or Luigi, if either one is willing to invite us.
Pit: To entice either Mario or Luigi to invite us, we will offer them this turkey. *pats Mandibuzz on the back, as Kirby looks concerned* Any turkey of this size would be delectable...
Kirby: Um, Pit, that's no turkey...that's a Mandibuzz, a very fearsome Pokemon. Over level 54, if I recall correctly. You should put her back...
Pit: Mandibuzz, Schmandibuzz...if you want to create all these new names for turkeys, then do that on your own time. Right now, we need to see if either Mario and Luigi will accept this bad boy!
Kirby: Mandibuzz is a female-only species, Pit...
Pit: Man, I had no idea all turkeys were female...maybe that explains how they lay eggs so effortlessly!
"No worries, my turkey friend, I'm sure Luigi will accept you with open arms, and bake you later as part of his Thanksgiving dinner!" Pit reassured to Mandibuzz, patting her on the back. The bone vulture Pokemon, learning Pit's ulterior motive, pecked the angel, before chasing him down. "Kirby the turkey's attacking me, do something!" Pit called out to his buddy, as he ran away from Mandibuzz.
"If you keep running like that, Mandibuzz will keep chasing you!" Kirby called out to Pit, who was screaming out of his lungs. "Try flying instead! Oh, what's the use..."
Now that we saw how Mario was handling things at his place, let's see what Luigi was up to in his home...
"WAAAAH THE TURKEY'S ON-A FIRE!" the plumber shrieked, as his turkey caught on fire for the second year in a row. He was using a water mist extinguisher to take out the fire, as Rotom looked on with baited breath.
"Luigi this is the second consecutive year that the turkey has caught on fire, zzrt!" the plasma Pokemon informed the plumber, seconds before the fire was taken care of. Luigi took a breather, wiping away the sweat from his face. "Are you sure putting the turkey on 450 would be a good idea going forward?"
"I don't see anywhere-a online stating that would be a bad-a idea," replied Luigi, once he was done recollecting himself. "Just don't tell-a Daisy or Yuffie about this. ESPECIALLY Yuffie - she'll go about telling everyone-a in the mansion!"
"Telling everyone in the mansion what?" asked Yuffie, appearing behind Luigi without warning. Luigi shrieked, as he threw away the extinguisher, the protection device landing on a vase and breaking it in the process. Luigi had a nervous smile on his face, his hands behind his back, like nothing was wrong. Yuffie was smirking, curious about what crappy alibi Luigi would use against her.
"Um...telling everyone in-a the mansion...that Rotom has a huge-a crush on Kohaku Hearts!" Yuffie would be astonished by this bit of information, but it was a known fact that Kokahu was in love with Rotom, and Rotom was in love with Kohaku; the plasma Pokemon didn't care if Kohaku was a human.
"Luigi I thought I told you, Kokahu and I are in love, zwoop!" Rotom had to inform the plumber. "We have been since this year! Do you not remember the Valentine's Day party, where Kohaku and I bonded, like a boyfriend and a girlfriend seated on a romantic cliff in front of the setting sun?"
"Look Luigi, if you don't want to tell me that the turkey caught on fire yet again, then that's fine with me, I won't tell Daisy," assured Yuffie, seeing the white suds on the turkey. Luigi should have cleaned that off in a jiffy, once he had the chance. "Just don't do the same thing next year, alright? Starting to think there's some bad Thanksgiving omen taking place..."
A knock was at the front door. Curious as to who it was, Luigi left the kitchen and went to the front door, opening it and seeing Pit, Kirby, and Mandibuzz. Pit had scratches and scars all over his body from dealing with Mandibuzz, and capturing her as well. Kirby had the bone vulture Pokemon on a leash, to prevent her from escaping.
"Happy Thanksgiving, Mr. Luigi!" Pit said to the green plumber, who was tempted to close the door to save himself from Pit's foolery. "Do you already have a turkey?
Well Kirby and I have come forth with a turkey far more superior than yours, and you can have it FOR FREE! You wouldn't turn down anything free, would you Luigi?"
"Sorry, Pit and-a Kirby, but I'm content with-a the turkey I already have," smiled Luigi, feeling the same intimidation Peach felt when he saw the Mandibuzz looking at him in the eye. "I'm not-a into cooking and eating Pokemon, but thanks-a for the offer. Goodbye!" And with that, Luigi promptly closed the front door.
Pit: First Mario turned down our turkey, and now Luigi...we would offer the turkey to the Waddle Dee family, but they can't eat food anyways so there would be no point in making an offer and having a Thanksgiving dinner with them. We'll just have to look elsewhere...
With the Thanksgiving parade about to end soon, it was almost time for breakfast to commence. Master Hand wanted everyone up and ready around 8:30, and Bowser personally asked the giant hand if he could wake up the sleepyheads that were still asleep in their rooms. All in the name of the List of Bowser 2.0!
"Told you punks you shouldn't have stayed up last night beating that stupid jump rope world record in Odyssey!" Bowser barked at Dark Pit and Diddy Kong, who groggily walked past the koopa king deprived of sleep. "You stupid idiots are now on the list!" Bowser wrote down Dark Pit and Diddy's names on his beloved list, before storming away to look for more names to collect. Down the hallway, Bowser would see a locked bedroom door, sensing that some sleeping bodies were inside.
So with his evil smile of his, Bowser went to this bedroom, and knocked on the door, just dying to see who would open the door so their name could be added to the list. After waiting for a few seconds, Aerith would open the door, greeting Bowser with a smile.
"Good morning, Bowser," greeted the flower girl, unfazed by Bowser's evil visage. "Just so you know, I was already up, just had to fix my hair, that's all. You won't hold that against me, will you?"
"Of course I will hold that against you!" barked Bowser, as the smile on Aerith's face quickly faded away. "What kind of lame excuse is fixing your hair supposed to be? Do you care so much about your physical appearance that you have to take care of your hair? That makes you a stupid idiot, and therefore you're making it onto the list!" Bowser added Aerith to the list, and Aerith didn't care at all. Like everyone else, she thought the list was trivial to her. "There we go, just wrote your name under Rinea's!"
"Someone say my name?" asked Rinea, as she joined Aerith at the doorway; her face instantly sank when she saw Bowser. "Oh, it's you again...came to put my name on your stupid list again? Your list means nothing to me, so go on ahead..."
"I guess you didn't know, did you?" Aerith asked Bowser, who looked pretty shocked. "Master Hand wanted to keep Berkut and Rinea away from each other as much as possible, pretty much like Link and Zelda, and opted to put the two in different rooms. Since I never had a roommate ever since Mario moved out, I had to accept Rinea as my roommate."
"But if Rinea is staying with you...then who the heck is Berkut's roommate?" questioned Bowser. Why don't we find out the answer ourselves?"
"C'mon man, put your back into it, pick up the slack! Show me where the effort is! And to think you call yourself the heir to the throne of Rigel...is Rigel even an actual kingdom? Can you show me where Rigel is on the world map? Is Rigel just an imaginary place that lingers in your mind? Do you live in la la land or something?"
Uka was disparaging and barking orders at Berkut, who was being ordered to fix his bed. The paladin apparently thought that with his high social status in Rigel, he was above fixing his bed and doing other things he could do himself. Little did he know that his social status did not carry over to the Smash Mansion.
"Guess who found a secret stash of malasadas in the pantry!" exclaimed Cortex as he entered his room, and saw Uka barking orders at his roommate Berkut. Yes, Berkut was Cortex's roommate; nobody in the mansion wanted Cortex, and Berkut didn't want Cortex as a roommate. It was a perfect match. "Uka, stop yelling at Berkut, the man's trying his hardest!"
Berkut: It was tough being able to kill Alm, what with being in the fitness center and healing from my injuries. But living with Alm? That will be even tougher, as Master Hand has restricted me from laying a single finger on Alm. My bloodthrist will have to be restrained, while I deal with living in the same building as my arch-enemy.
Cortex: All this talking about wanting to kill Alm, and having a bloodthirst to kill him, makes you look like a sociopath...and I really dig your style! We should totes be friends!
Berkut: Give me one good reason why I should start a friendship, partnership, alliance, or anything of the like with you. Your floating mask friend easily exploits your obvious flaws, and I don't think I would enjoy being seen with a man who has a large letter on his head...
Cortex: The N on my head has been around since I was three, when I was in preschool! Totally doesn't stand for "nerd"...
Berkut: So you were bullied at a very, very young age...good to know. Not surprised in the slightest.
"The man shouldn't be trying his hardest, how hard is fixing a bed?" questioned Uka. Unless you were Berkut, and had others do favors for you, fixing the bed was as easy as opening a cookie jar. "Berkut's nothing more than a lazy bum!"
"Like you're the one to talk, all you do is shout at everyone!" retorted Berkut, who was too ignorant to know that getting into an argument with Uka was no bueno. "You contribute absolutely nothing to the mansion!"
"And you haven't contributed nothing ever since you and your skanky woman came here! You think that just because you're the heir to some stupid throne, Master Hand can treat you like a spoiled child? Give me a break!"
Berkut and Uka continued arguing, as Cortex idly watched, wishing he had a bag of popcorn in his hands. Rosalina, the Thanksgiving dinner planner, walked by, and saw the argument through the doorway.
"Does this happen on a daily basis, those two arguing?" Rosalina asked Cortex, who turned around and saw the mother of Lumas standing by. If only Rosalina brought some popcorn for Cortex.
"Nope, but it sure beats me arguing with Uka all the time," replied Cortex, thankful to not be on the receiving end of Uka's verbal barbs. "Personally I hope this rift between Berkut and Uka continues!"
With everyone up and awake, all the residents gathered in the dining room for breakfast. In that very dining room, there were many individuals who have never celebrated Thanksgiving, whether it was because of where they were from, or how they just did things. Whether it was the idol singers, the bandicoot trio, or anyone else, they've never celebrated Thanksgiving, and so today would be a day of firsts for them.
"Whaddaya mean, you and your Star Records buddies never celebrated traditional Thanksgiving?" Bowser questioned Tsubasa, who gave the koopa king the lowdown on Japan's own version of Thanksgiving. "You celebrate 'Labor Thanksgiving Day' instead? For that, you and your Japanese friends are all making the list! Congratulations!"
"Labor Thanksgiving Day is just like regular Thanksgiving, except that you have commemorate labor and production in Japan," explained Tsubasa, as Bowser added the names of Itsuki, Tsubasa, Touma, Eleonora, Kiria, Yashiro, and Mamori to his list. "The students in the early grades of elementary school make drawings for the holiday, and give the drawings to police stations as gifts!"
"Does that mean Japan willingly keeps their youth in school during a national holiday? Is Japan really that serious about education?! In that case, everyone from Japan's Department of Education is making the list! Tell me their names, every single one of 'em!"
"Japan doesn't have a Department of Education..." But they do have a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology...which, in a way, is pretty much the same thing.
Itsuki: Labor Thanksgiving Day falls on the 23rd of November every year on the Japanese calendar, so that means we'll be essentially celebrating two Thanksgivings in one day. My friends and I will be eating turkey and celebrating Japanese workers at the same time!
Tsubasa: A tradition of Labor Thanksgiving Day is having elementary school children making drawings for police officers. We asked the Koopalings to draw Thanksgiving pictures for us, and the only one who gave us a drawing was Lemmy, who had given us...this. *holds up Lemmy's drawing*
Eleonora: *scrutinizes drawing* Is that...is that supposed to be a turkey?
Tsubasa: Supposedly...Lemmy loves using a random variety of colors, so either this is a turkey...or some exploding rainbow. Lemmy has a very imaginative mind.
"Hey Crash, pass the syrup!" Yashiro called out to the bandicoot. Crash, who did not know a single thing about proper table manners, hurled the bottle of syrup at Yashiro, nailing him in the face. The idol singer was able to brush it off like a champ. "Thank, I guess..."
"Rosalina, may I speak with you for a quick second?" Hisui spoke to the mother of Lumas in private, as Yashiro was busy recovering. Rosalina and Hisui would quietly leave the dining room, while the male Inkling and King Dedede were fighting over pancakes, not attracting any attention. The two were by themselves in the kitchen, as far away from Cilan as possible so they could have their private discussion.
"Alright Hisui, what is it that you wish to speak with me?" Rosalina whispered to the elder Hearts sibling. If Hisui was trying to ask out Rosalina on a date, he better think again, for the mother of Lumas was still in a relationship with Ganondorf. Not to mention that her age was unknown - she could be over a hundred years old, despite looking pretty youthful.
"Just wanted to let you know that I...well, invited a bunch of people over to the Thanksgiving feast." Rosalina didn't mind this one bit - visitors were always welcome on Thanksgiving, as long as you know who they were. "Wanted to give you a heads up in advance."
"You didn't have to give me a heads up Hisui, as long as you informed Master Hand about these visitors, then you have nothing to worry about. Did you speak with Master Hand beforehand?"
"Spoke with him a few days ago, showed him the list." Rosalina felt somewhat concerned, as Hisui dug into his pocket, and pulled out a list of folks he invited. "Let's see who I invited...Lithia Spodumene, Milla Maxwell, Jude Mathis, Alvin, Presa, Emil, Marta...I'm sure you've met some of them during the whole Heartless thing."
"That's...not that long of a list, thought there would be more." Now Rosalina had to make accommodations in the event a surplus of guests came to the mansion. "Thank you for sharing this information with me, Hisui."
Hisui nodded his head, before returning to the dining room to finish his breakfast. Rosalina herself was about to return too...until Red the Pokemon Trainer exited the dining room. Rosalina was hoping the Pokemon trainer wasn't going to speak with her...
"Yo, Rosalina, may I speak with you for a hot minute?" Red asked the mother of Lumas. So much for Rosalina making a run for it. "It's about some of the guests I invited from the Alola region - the trial captains and island kahunas."
"You mean Mallow and Kiwae and all the others?" asked Rosalina; Red nodded his head. "Will Professor Kukui, Lillie, and Hala come along as well?" Red nodded his head yet again - can't leave those three out of the Alolan bunch!
"I wanted to let you know that there are two guests that have never been to the mansion before - Olivia and Molayne. The former is a member of the Elite Four, the latter is a former trial captain. Not sure if you've noticed, but Captain Falcon is still heartbroken about him and Nowi breaking up, and I fear that if he sees Olivia, he'll become enamored with her...provided Nowi shows up, which I doubt will happen. I just don't want Olivia to feel uncomfortable, that's all."
Captain Falcon: So am I still bitter about what happened between Nowi and I? *looks to the distance, then chuckles* Pfft, as if! I'll get back with Nowi in due time, trust me! Just have to contact her first and explain things, like call her on the phone or something. Nowi doesn't have a phone, but Chrom's gal Raven does, and she's pretty close with Nowi...I would have Chrom call Raven for me, and ask her if she can put Nowi on the line so I can speak with her, but that wouldn't work that well, in my opinion. I've been contemplating about moving on and finding another woman, but I need Nowi...and Nowi, well, she needs me.
"Basically you want me to keep a close eye on Captain Falcon when he's around Olivia," said Rosalina, making sure he was hearing right. She thought Falcon and Nowi got back together again. "Or do you want me to keep him away from Olivia, for the sake of everyone involved?"
"It would be best if you did the latter, that way there won't be a 'love at first sight' kind of deal," replied Red, thinking that the latter option was the best option possible. What if Captain Falcon was getting along with Olivia, and Nowi makes a surprise visit to the mansion - wanting to make up with Captain Falcon - and sees her ex and Olivia, hanging out? The end result would be disastrous! "Glad I had this conversation with you, Rosalina - can't wait until the feast begins!"
"I won't disappoint you Red, I'm sure you'll enjoy it." With the conversation coming to an end, Red would leave the kitchen, putting on some pressure on Rosalina. Not only did she had to accommodate for a couple of invited guests, but she also had to keep one of the guests away from Captain Falcon. Just when Rosalina was about to return to the dining room, Cloud would enter the kitchen, along with Link.
"Oh, so you have some guests to invite to the Thanksgiving feast too?" Rosalina asked Cloud, with some irritability in her voice. Cilan looked up, noticing this, before resuming his work. "Got some Final Fantasy folks you invited that you want to tell me about? Tifa? Barret? Lightning? Leon? Balthier? Terra? Anyone else I'm missing? The Turks, perhaps?"
"Chill out Rosalina, I didn't invite anyone...Link and I just came here to put our plates away," explained Cloud, allowing Rosalina to cool her tempers as Link and Cloud placed their plates on the kitchen counter. "Also, if anyone would invite any Final Fantasy dudes, it would be Aerith - she's very social and friendly online. Meets new people every week. Me, I could never get into that kind of stuff."
"Considering you still don't know how to fully operate a computer, that's not a surprise..." murmured Link, receiving a aggressive nudge from Cloud. "This man has no idea how to use incognito mode or private browsing on ANY of the popular web browsers Rosalina, just to let you know...so if you see music suggestions from emo bands like Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, or Panic at the Disco under the history of any of the computers in the computer room, then you know the guy responsible." That earned Link another aggressive nudge from Cloud.
"Good to know...anyways, can you boys do me a huge favor, if you aren't busy? There's going to be a lot more guests coming to the mansion than I expected, and I might need another turkey, just to accommodate for everyone. Hisui invited several of his friends over, and Red invited the lovely folks from the Alola region."
"You're talking about Professor Kukui and the island captains and kahunas and whatnot?" asked Cloud, reminisicing the events of episode 48, in which he and Link found a Heartless they believed was an Alolan Pokemon. "I've always wondered how they've been...which is kinda funny, since I hardly think about anyone. Goes on to show how uncaring I am...but yeah, Link and I will get you a turkey."
Speaking of turkey, Pit and Kirby were traversing through the city of Seattle, seeing if anyone would not only accept their "turkey" Mandibuzz, but also invite them to their Thanksgiving dinner. They knocked on the door of a random house in the Seattle suburbs, and a middle-aged woman opened the door.
"Good morning ma'am, and happy Thanksgiving to ya!" Pit greeted the woman, who was miffed by the angel and Kirby dressed as pilgrims. Just wasn't feeling it. "Is your Thanksgiving dinner bland? Do you not like how your turkey looks or tastes? You feel like sprucing up your Thanksgiving? Then allow my friend Kirby and I to introduce to you, the greatest turkey the world has ever...
"No," the woman replied flatly as she closed the door on Pit and Kirby. This was the 35th or so time Pit and Kirby were rejected by someone in Seattle, and Pit was determined to give his "turkey" away to someone.
Kirby: Should I tell Pit that the Mandibuzz is a POKEMON, and not a turkey? Well, I would never tell the guy that it isn't safe to lick electrical outlets, or poke a grizzly bear while it's sleeping in its cave, or even stick your hand down a paper shredder. Sometimes he has to learn himself.
Last time Sonic invited Shadow to the mansion for Thanksgiving, the edgelord hedgehog was bothered by how obsessed Sonic was with his pet Shaymin. His bothered nature could be because of how unloved he felt, especially after Maria Robotnik's death. The death of Maria shook Shadow, having to see his childhood friend tragically murdered...
So, to keep Shadow's spirits high during this Thanksgiving day, Sonic invited the hedgehog and Silver to watch some good ol' American football with his two favorite people, Tails and Knuckles.
"I've been needing to ask you, Shadow...who's your NFL team?" Sonic asked the hedgehog, who wish he could be doing something else right now, instead of watching grown men in tights pass a pigskin around for sixty minutes. "Knuckles likes the Cowboys, which means he's a gutless bandwagoner. And Tails, he's just neutral...so he roots for just about everyone. What team do you root for, Shadow?"
"The team I root for is a team that crushes their feeble opponents without mercy, and shows zero disregard for their enemies," answered Shadow, evil and malice seething in his response. "A team that does not know the meaning of compassion, and leaves everyone in their dust..."
"Ah, so you must be a Patriots fan! Which is kinda funny, because Corrin is a Pats fan too!" Shadow did not want anything to do with Corrin; heaven forbid liking the same things he did. "YO CORRIN, SHADOW OVER HERE IS A PATRIOTS FAN!"
"Shadow the Hedgehog likes Emperor Palpatine too?" asked Corrin, as he wandered into the living room. He ran to Shadow, needing to ask the hedgehog about his Patriots fandom. "Tell me you like Palpatine as much as I do, Shadow! Isn't he the greatest man in human history. Just seeing his alter ego on the New England sideline, patrolling the field with his hoodie...it's so, so...so Palpatine!"
"Is this guy sheltered or something?" Shadow asked Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, pointing his thumb at Corrin; Sonic and company all nodded their heads simultaneously. Just then, Marth entered the living room, looking over the couch Sonic and the gang were sitting on, and saw the football game on the television screen, before shaking his head.
"Every single Thanksgiving, men like yourself have to watch some silly sports game..." Marth said in a very distasteful manner. "What is it about football on Thanksgiving that lures so many men to the television screen? What is it about football in general that..."
"Marth, quit being salty that you can't watch your precious dog show on any television in the mansion," Silver roasted the hero-king, making him roll his eyes. "In fact, why don't you watch the dog show with Luigi? Dare I say it, he's as much of a man as you are." Wow, Silver, that was cold-blooded...even Marth seemed to agree, as he bitterly walked away, unable to think of a comeback for Silver. Silver 1, hero-king Marth 0.
Peach: Mario was feeling abnormally sweaty after seeing his float at the Thanksgiving parade - so much, that he had to take a long shower. Even minutes after seeing his float, Mario was screaming like a little schoolgirl, and was running laps around the living room; it was the most excited he had ever felt, and it was...frightening to see.
Lara: Had to hide myself in my room while Mario was having his "moment"...I could hear him screaming from behind my door. He was running so much, I thought he would have passed out. But I guess he never gets tired easily...
After he took his shower, Mario rested in his living room, watching the dog show with Cappy and Yoshi. The plumber had to keep himself busy until his New York Giants played later in the day.
"You should have seen-a my float Yoshi, it was-a absolutely GLORIOUS!" exclaimed Mario, holding his arms out to the heavens. He was almost felt like running laps around his house again, just thinking about that float. "I was so-a pumped, I was screaming out-a of my mind!"
"Yes, and I heard you scream...from outside your home," replied Yoshi, as Mario sheepishly chuckled. Who knew he could be that loud? "Had to keep my distance, for I was afraid that Lara Croft might've skinned you alive and killed you in the process. You did say that Lara had PTSD, did you?"
"Lara's PTSD isn't-a that extreme. Granted, she starts hyperventilating a little when-a she sees a knife out on the kitchen counter, but other than-a that, she hardly acts violent at all. Much to the delight of Peach and I!"
"And me and Tiara!" exclaimed Cappy, just so he could be recognized. Yoshi looked up at Cappy, wondering if eating him would make him accrue his capturing powers.
"Oh yeah, Luigi told me about Tiara...pretty catchy name, if you ask me." It was a very simple name, by most standards. "How did you give her to Peach?"
"As a 'belated' wedding gift - Peach accepted-a Tiara with open arms. Couldn't believe Peach-a thought Tiara was a wedding gift...then again, she believes-a just about anything that comes-a out of my mouth."
"Anything?" said a voice, behind Mario and Yoshi. Mario turned around, and was spooked when he saw his loving wife Peach, smiling with her hands on her hips. Spooked so much, that he fell out of his couch and landed on the floor with a thud.
"You should definitely think before you speak, Mario," Cappy would offer these words of advice to the plumber, who found himself rubbing his head.
After a quick chat with Professor Layton, Rosalina was rushing back to the kitchen, so she could make some more preparations for the Thanksgiving feast. With a lot on her plate, the mother of Lumas was quickly advancing through the hallways, not breaking a single sweat.
"Rosalina can we drink tea at the Thanksgiving feast?" the Black Knight approached Rosalina, wanting to incorporate his favorite drink into the big feast.
"Tea will be a primary drinking option," answered Rosalina. Can't go wrong with drinking tea with your turkey on Thanksgiving, especially if you lived in the South.
"Rosalina is it possible that we all get seconds - including myself?" King Dedede approached Rosalina, presumably thinking about eating the entire turkey whole.
"There will be plenty of food for everyone to receive seconds," answered Rosalina. Why she would even entertain King Dedede's greed, she did not know.
"Rosalina I need to answer a complex math problem - what are the nine digits after .14 in pi?" Shulk approached Rosalina, playing some math game on his cellphone.
"One, five, nine, two, six, five, three, five, and nine," answered Rosalina. Who knew Rosalina was so proficient at mathematics?
Rosalina would finally arrive at the kitchen, and she saw that Cilan was working on "overtime", meaning that he was making even more Thanksgiving food - so much food, he already had to prepare the table in the dining room just to put the turkey and whatnot on there. After Rosalina told him about the influx of guests, Cilan had to go ham and become the greatest cook known to man, even greater than Gordon Ramsey.
Cilan: When Rosaslina informed me that Hisui invited some friends over to the mansion, I was genuinely surprised...I always thought Hisui's ladies man shenanigans not only prevented him from accruing ladies, but friends as well. But I guess it has a opposite effect of sorts. Would I ever be a ladies man? It's not truly in my element, but food will always be my #1.
"I sent Link and Cloud to the store to buy another turkey for the feast," Rosalina said to Cilan, who was busy making some broccoli casserole. Something the little ones might not enjoy so much. "Due to the amount of guests we'll be having, I thought that having another turkey would be necessary."
"I certainly don't mind, the more turkeys, the merrier!" exclaimed Cilan, who was constantly putting some flair and pizzazz into his cooking. Making it seem like cooking was the most fun thing ever, when to some people it might be the exact opposite. "With the extra large oven we have, I could cook multiple turkeys!"
In fact, Link and Cloud were buying multiple turkeys, since apparently there was only one at last year's Thanksgiving feast. The turkey wasn't even consumed due to the epic food fight, and after K.K. Slider had his head shoved in the turkey, there would be no point in eating a turkey that was contaminated by dog fur.
"Your total will be...one hundred and nine dollars, and seventy five cents," the cashier said to Link and Cloud, after checking out at least ten turkeys. Pretty big amount for a Thanksgiving feast, but when you consider that the feast will take place at the Smash Mansion, it becomes somewhat understandable.
"Told you we should have went to IGA instead, turkeys would have been far more cheaper there..." Link said to Cloud, who got out his wallet. The swordsman pulled out his debit card, with a Chocobo on it...definitely customized.
"Shut up..." Cloud said to his best friend, as he handed the cashier his obviously customized debit card. "I'll be paying with debit, ma'am." The cashier accepted Cloud's debit card, and swiped the card...but nothing happened. What could possibly be the problem?
"Uh oh...looks like the card isn't working. Either that, or you don't have enough funds in your account. Would you like to pay for the turkeys with another way? Got any cash on you?" Cloud didn't have any cash, and neither did Link (like that would be a surprise), and so the two swordsmen looked at one another...
..before grabbing the ten or so turkeys, and hightailing out of the grocery store like madmen. They ran past the security bars like the savage men they were, not caring about any of the repercussions.
"WE HAVE SHOPLIFTERS WITH TURKEYS, I REPEAT, WE HAVE SHOPLIFTERS WITH TURKEYS!" the cashier said into the intercom microphone, as a security guard chased after Link and Cloud. Hard to believe said security guard would be successful in capturing the swordsman duo.
Professor Layton and Wario were seated on the roof of the mansion, on the lookout for coming guests. So far, Cranky Kong, Kumatora, Blaze the Cat, the remaining Star Fox team, and many others arrived. Arriving now was Professor Kukui, Lillie, and the trial captains and kahunas. Even in the cool Seattle weather, Kukui couldn't help but show off his magnificent chest.
"Professor Kukui and the gang spotted at three o'clock..." alerted Wario, looking through his binoculars, before his eyes fell prey upon a person he never saw before. No, it wasn't the blonde, tall, and lanky cousin of Sophocles, Molayne...it was rather the dark-skinned, curvaceous woman that got Wario's full attention. "Oh mama, who's that dark-haired chick? Is that the Olivia chick Rosalina and Red told us about?" It was indeed her. "Man she looks fine...I'd honestly dump Palutena if it means being with her!"
"As a non-married man, I can wholeheartedly agree with you that Olivia certainly looks very attractive and beautiful," said Layton; never in a million years would the British detective believe that he would agree with Wario. "I will admit, she has nothing on my former girlfriend Claire, although I might be a little biased..."
"...you had a girlfriend?" Wario slowly turned his head towards Layton, in disbelief. This was definitely news to the fatso's ears.
Layton: Claire was my girlfriend nearly a decade prior to Luke and I investigating a time machine built by Dr. Alain Stahngun. She was such a sweetheart - she was the one who gave me my trademark top hat! *sighs* Unfortunately, Claire died tragically, when she was the first human subject for running a time machine, worked on by Dimitri Allen and Bill Hawks. A fatal error was made in the calculations, and alas, the time machine exploded, killing my poor Claire in the process. *sighs again* Aside from my faithful apprentice Luke, my children are the ones that keep me going...although I hardly see them much anymore.
"Yes, Wario, I did have a girlfriend..." replied Layton, stepping away from the edge of the roof. "You're just like everyone else, aren't you? Let's head back inside." And that's what Layton and Wario did, returning to the mansion interior. "Olivia will be inside the mansion at any minute, and we have to keep Falcon away from her as much as possible."
"Easier said than done - just discuss some manly stuff with Falcon, and that should do enough to keep him at bay," said Wario, before the sound of the doorbell was heard, all the way from the fifth floor. "...actually, we should keep Olivia away from Falcon. Quick, to the front door!"
So Layton and Wario went to the elevator, and rode it down to the first floor, and then making a mad dash to the front door. The Flying Man, who was about to approach the front door, would be shoved to the side by Wario, as the fatso grabbed the door handle and opened the front door...
...seeing a sharply dressed young man with a blue suit and accompanied by a young woman standing by. Definitely wasn't Olivia, by any stretch of the imagination. Wario didn't feel any type of way but Layton, on the other hand, had this thousand year stare going on as he was looking at the man before him, even though he saw him a couple of weeks ago.
"Ph-Phoenix Wright?" stammered Layton, like he was seeing a ghost. Phoenix was just looking at Layton, with a smile on his face. Hard to tell if it was a cocky smile or a heartfelt one.
"Happy Thanksgiving, Prfoessor Herschel Layton!" Phoenix held out his hand to Layton, expecting a geniune handshake and not the awkward one he had with Layton in episode 96.
"I don't recall inviting you for the Thanksgiving feast..." said a perplexed Layton, as he shook Phoenix's hand. The thousand mile stare was slowly fading away.
"Master Hand was the one who invited Maya and I - pretty sure he has a crush on me or something. Creepy, I know, but what else would you expect from Master Hand? Anyways, I want to give you props on cracking that case involving Mario and Peach and the whole hotel incident, you just have to tell me all the juicy details!"
"How about you just tell me what investigations you've done lately instead?" This clearly wasn't on Phoenix's mind, as the attorney and Maya entered the mansion. Phoenix would lead Layton away, with Maya dutifully following the investigators, as Wario suddenly felt some grumbling in his tummy.
"Hoo boy, my stomach's acting up again...I'll be right back, Layton!" Wario called out to the detective, unaware that he was no longer around, as he ran to the nearest bathroom. That poor, poor toilet...
With Layton and Wario gone, and the front door wide open, Professor Kukui and his crew entered the Smash Mansion, seeing how everything remained the same since the last time they stopped by. Not that it was a bad thing or anything.
"Somebody was kind enough to leave the front door open for us," observed Professor Kukui, scratching his chin in thought. "Either that was a nice gesture, or a bad omen for things to come. Master Hand might be plotting to kill us off at the feast!"
Professor Kukui: Red is such a bro, inviting us to the Thanksgiving feast! We seldom celebrate Thanksgiving in the Alola region, but it would be nice to eat some turkey. If there will be even any turkey for us. So many mouths to feed!
"So Olivia, Molayne, what do you think the mansion?" Kukui would ask the two, as Hala closed the front door behind him. Making sure nobody else had the pleasure of having easy access to the mansion. What a crook, that man Hala was...
"Entirely not what I was expecting, but I'm sure there'll be more for us to see," Molayne offered his take. "I'm sure somebody will give us a tour around the mansion..." Yeah...good luck with that, buddy.
"Looks alright to me, nothing spectacular in my opinion," said Olivia, whose attire strongly suggested that she was in no way affected by the Seattle weather. Living in the great Alola weather conditions must have made her impervious. "I was expecting Red to be waiting here for us...unless he's busy doing something."
"I bet you five bucks Red's having a Pokemon battle with someone else in the mansion," remarked Kukui, as Captain Falcon came down from the stairs. "Did I ever tell you two that the mansion has a Pokemon sanctuary? How about I show it to you? Everyone else, you're welcome to stay in the foyer, or do whatever you want...just don't venture into Master Hand's room without his permission. Don't make the same mistake I did!"
So Professor Kukui would lead the way, guiding Molayne and Olivia to the Pokemon mansion, as Captain Falcon caught Olivia with the corner of his eye. He slowly started to crack a smile on his face...
"...and you can have this fine turkey, good sir, for FREE! I repeat, free! Where else can you get a turkey for free on Thanksgiving Day? The odds are minuscule!"
Pit was trying to give away the Mandibuzz to a man standing at his apartment door, a man who looked bored out of his mind. He looked at Pit, then at Kirby, then at the Mandibuzz, before closing his door. A definite no.
"We should probably change up our attire, it's not a good selling point," Pit said to Kirby. Totally not like offering a VULTURE POKEMON as a turkey to random strangers wasn't bad either.
Hisui stood in front of the mirror in his room, fixing his eyebrows and whatnot as he groomed himself. The young man was not only expecting his girlfriend Lithia Spodumene to come over, but for his Tales friends to come over too. And he had to look like the most handsome man in the world.
"I've never seen you care this much about your physical appearance, big brother," said Kohaku, who was seated on her bed brushing her hair. "Really trying to impress Lithia, aren't you?"
"Well duh, she is my girlfriend, after all..." responded Hisui, once he was finished with his grooming. Speaking like Kohaku did not know what it was like to take care of your personal hygiene when you were in love. "You expect me to look like a bum when I'm with Lithia? Get out of your mind, Kohaku!"
Hisui: The one person I had second doubts about inviting to the feast was Emil...man, that kid was annoying when we had that Heartless thing. Only thing worthwhile about him was that one time Doc Louis WENT OFF on the kid for assuming he was flirting with Leia. Doc is single-handedly the one reason why every male in the mansion is too afraid to say a single word to Leia. How would you like some angry black dude, all up in your grill, getting his saliva in your face, and you have no choice but to take it like a man? A true test of manliness, if you ask me.
"Speaking of Lithia, she must be downstairs with the others..." said Hisui, as he exited the room and ran down the stairs, too frantic to even think about taking the elevator. He would arrive at the first floor, and went to the living room, where he would see his friends - Milla Maxwell, and Jude Mathis. Milla found herself marvelled by Shadow, as she was inspecting his face; Jude looked on, while Sonic and company stood from a distance trying to contain their laughter.
"I've never seen a hedgehog of this colorization before, this is extraordinary..." said Milla, as she continued to inspect Shadow. Did Sonic and the others undergo the same treatment. "This must be a truly rare species!"
"Take me now God, just do it..." pleaded Shadow, as Hisui meekly approached Milla and Jude. The two looked up and saw Hisui, as Milla stopped caressing Shadow's face. Shadow should feel greatly grateful for Hisui, just for showing up.
"Hello, and who might you be?" Jude asked Hisui, acting like he never saw him before. Hisui just chuckled, scratching the back of his groomed hair.
"You know who I am...Hisui Hearts, your best friend," answered the young man, with a tint of nervousness in his voice. Milla and Jude glanced at one another, before bursting into laughter. Did they know Hisui or not?
"Ah, so you were that one creep who stalked Milla online and asked her and I if we wanted to come to the mansion for the Thanksgiving feast you were having! What was your profile name again? 'ilikehotgirls86', that was it, right?" A humiliated Hisui looked at Sonic and company, who were trying not to laugh. "It's nice to finally meet you in person, ilikehotgirls86...or Hisui Hearts. Whichever name you go by."
"I see that your friends have finally arrived," smiled Rosalina as she entered the living room, obvious to the humiliation and shame Hisui was feeling. "May I ask you what your names are?" Rosalina would ask Milla and Jude.
"I'm Jude Mathis, and this is my lady friend, Milla Maxwell...and by all accounts, we are NOT friends of Hisui. He just happened to stalk Milla online, and somehow he found me. Inviting us to the feast was a kind gesture, I have to admit..."
"Knew it was too good to be true..." Rosalina smirked at a still humiliated Hisui, certain that Hisui was bluffing from the get-go. "So have any of Hisui's other 'friends' arrive, did they come along with you? Wonder if Hisui stalked them online as well..."
"Yes, we all arrived together, us 'friends'..." replied Milla, making Hisui feel even worse than he already was. "Shing and Lithia wandered off to who-knows-where. Marta and Emil went to go look for a nearby bathroom. Presa is speaking with someone in the hallway, I believe, and Alvin...well, he was coming to the mansion, but I think he might've went to one of the nearby houses instead..."
Alvin, the cunning swordsman who left Chrom and Team Chaotix in the dust during the events of episode 78, was back to his traitorous ways, as he ditched the Tales crew to have Thanksgiving dinner at Luigi's home instead. He was sitting at a table with Daisy, telling the princess about why he betrayed his fellow Tales buddies.
"In actuality, I didn't want to leave my friends...I just wanted to distance myself from Emil, that's all," explained Alvin, sipping from a cup of tea Daisy offered to him. "Did you see how annoying he was during that meeting we had? If not for Marta's presence, I would have punched him in the face, or even worse!"
Alvin: Betrayal isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be...why in fact, it's one of the easiest things a person could do! Why put your hard work to accomplish something with a group of people, against a faction, when you can leave them when the opportunity arises, and do your own thing? Doesn't require as much effort as accomplishing on your own - especially on the faction's side. The faction will practically do all the work for you!
"Emil may be annoying, but you won't even know the meaning of annoying until you deal with Sonic entering your house weekly without notice," said Daisy, as Luigi came down the stairs and saw his wife speaking with Alvin. "Sonic acts like how your typical annoying neighbor would, constantly asking for sugar even though there's already sugar at the mansion. Heck, I bet there's bags full of sugar in the mansion's pantry!" Luigi frowned, as he neared the table.
"Daisy, who is that-a man?" the plumber questioned, grabbing Daisy and Alvin's attention. Alvin looked delighted to see Luigi again.
"Look Luigi, it's Alvin, the swordsman!" exclaimed Daisy, pointing at Alvin, while Luigi was unable to share his wife's excitement. "The same man who flicked your nose, and openly criticized your mustache in front of everyone!"
"Greetings, Mr. Luigi, man in green," Alvin smiled at the plumber, who went from frowning to straight up glaring. "I see that you haven't trimmed your mustache...I understand that it's an iconic part of your look, but your brother Mario has the same exact mustache...don't you feel like you should distinguish yourself more from Mario?"
"I'll be in my bed-a room if you need me..." murmured Luigi as he went back upstairs. Safe to say that he and Alvin were NOT on equal terms...
With the Dallas Cowboys game now on, Cortex, Donkey Kong, and several other men were playing football outside, in the backyard. DK would snap the ball to Cortex, who looked to pass the ball downfield, but when he saw nobody was open, he took off...only to run into Donkey Kong's butt and fumble the ball. Doc Louis would scoop up the live ball and run it back for a touchdown, as Samus watched this all go down from the dining room.
"Cortex just had the football snapped to him, and ran into Donkey Kong's butt and dropped the ball in the process," Samus said to Zelda, her "only friend". Not sure if that was accidental, or done on purpose."
"Well Cortex is extremely accident-prone, so it's likely the former," Zelda gave her take on Cortex's butt fumble. Hopefully he won't have to live with this incident forever, like one football player has to. Zelda would enter the kitchen, where Cilan was done with cooking, well, just about everything. But he still craved to cook more. "Link and Cloud have yet to return from the grocery store...hope they didn't get into trouble."
"WE'RE BACK!" announced Link as he and Cloud arrived at the kitchen, dropping the turkeys they stole on the kitchen counter. Cilan was delighted to see the turkeys, as evidenced by his squealing gasp.
"More turkeys for me to bake, how lovely!" the connoisseur exclaimed, clasping his hands together in excitement. "Thank you so much, Link and Cloud!"
"You're welcome, man - it was totally worth running away from the cops," replied Cloud, as Cilan collected the turkeys. The look on Cloud's face suggested that the swordsman did not wish to outrun the police ever again.
Cloud: Dude...did you really have to steal that police car, just to drive us back to the mansion? What do you think this is, Grand Theft Auto?
Link: *wags finger at Cloud* No no no, Cloud, we're not allowed to mention games that never appeared on a Nintendo console. That's against the mansion rules.
Cloud: We've had Persona investigators in the mansion on separate accounts, and Samus owns a book written by John Marston. So what does that make them?
Link: The Persona investigators are forgiven, I'm sure. And Samus? Master Hand's secretly afraid of her, that's all. Just doesn't want to admit it...
Despite being turned down multiple times, Pit and Kirby (but mainly Pit) were determined to give their "turkey" Mandibuzz away. The two goobers crossed Lake Washington, and arrived in Bellevue, looking for someone willing to accept their "turkey". Their search came to an end, when they came across a private home of sorts.
"Are you sure we should be here, Pit?" Kirby whispered to the angel, after Pit knocked on the front door. "This looks like a private home..." It wasn't gated, which might explain how Pit and Kirby had easy access.
"It wouldn't be private if it's out in the open," replied Pit, Kirby unable to follow this logic. Soon the front door would open, and Pit and Kirby were greeted by a very familiar face.
"Hey, Pit and Kirby, what's up?" said this familiar face. It was B.D. Joe, your friendly neighborhood taxi driver. "Not sure how or why you're even here, but you're pretty cool guys...so I'll let it slide. In case you were wondering, I bought this sleek home with the money financed for Captain Falcon's taxi service...spent it recklessly while Falcon was in jail. So who's your bird friend?"
"He's not really our bird friend...he's our turkey!" stated Pit - oh how Kirby wanted to facepalm right now. "And you can have him, for free! An offer you can't get anywhere else! A turkey, just for free!"
"I would accept your turkey, but I don't even think that's a turkey...not to mention that I already prepared my turkey yesterday. And I wouldn't want a live turkey anyways. Why should I accept your 'turkey' in the first place?"
"Because we hope that in doing so you would invite us to your Thanksgiving dinner," Kirby said very quickly, providing with B.D. Joe the gist of why they were at the mansion. B.D. Joe laughed, finding this to be the stupidest thing ever.
"Well, I won't be accepting your turkey...but it's a good thing I know someone who will." Pit's eyes widened at the thought of who this someone could be. "They live at a mansion, and they accept anything, like your turkey, with open arms. Would you like me to show you where this person lives?"
"Of course we do!" exclaimed Pit. The sooner this ended for Kirby, the better.
Luigi would have Thanksgiving dinner at his own place, but the plumber burned his turkey, even though it was already well done; he felt like the turkey was "too cold" for his tastes, although Daisy, Yuffie, and even Alvin both disagreed. So Luigi, Daisy, Charles, Alvin, and Yuffie (...and Rotom) all had to come over to Mario's place for the dinner, much to Peach's chagrin.
Peach: The Thanksgiving dinner Mario and I had in mind was meant for us two only! Lara wasn't meant to be part of the dinner, but we had to include her just to be nice. Then Luigi and his folks asked if he could join us, so we had to make more amends. And then, more people showed up...
"So great to spend this dinner with you, Rotom..." Kohaku said to the plasma Pokemon, who was enjoying Kohaku stroking its...chest. Kohaku's presence was definitely more appreciated than Hisui's, that's for sure.
"Luigi you burned your turkey?!" Bowser barked at the poor plumber. "That makes you a stupid idiot! I'm gonna write your name on the list!" And as like anyone else, Luigi didn't care in the slightest.
"Should put his name on the list again for not trimming his mustache," suggested Alvin, and Bowser wrote down Luigi's name again. If Luigi cared about the list more, he and Alvin would throw some rounds over the Thanksgiving table.
"Hey Lara, can you pass me the knife?" Shulk said to the tomb raider, as Lara looked down at the knife. Lara, being struck by her PTSD, slowly picked up the knife...before thrusting the blade into Shulk's hand. "AUUUGH MY HAND, WHY ME?!"
"Shulk are you okay?" Fiora, who was seated next to Shulk, asked perhaps the stupidest question possible in this situation, as Shulk fell unto the floor, bleeding from his hand. Lara remained in her seat, taking a deep breath from what she just did.
"Everywhere I go, something bad has to go down," murmured Shadow, who came to Mario's place just to avoid Milla. Too bad he couldn't avoid Shulk being stabbed by a PTSD-stricken Lara.
Watching everything unfolding in front of them was Mario and Peach, surprised by the sudden turn their Thanksgiving dinner was taking. Their dinner was only meant for the married couple, but as Peach said earlier, there were circumstances she and Mario had no control over.
"A good-a thing we're spending this Thanksgiving dinner together...albeit with some-a guests," Mario said to his wife, who smiled in return. "As bad things-a are now, it can't possibly get-a any worse!"
"Next year's Thanksgiving dinner will hopefully go exactly as we planned," reassured Peach, trying to tune out Shulk's screaming. "Just the two of us, and nobody else...except for Cappy and Tiara. Can't leave them out!"
"You can say that again!" Cappy spoke up, his eyes visible through Mario's cap. Shut up Cappy, it's not like you can enjoy Thanksgiving fully like Mario and Peach can.
Riding in B.D. Joe's sweet taxi,Pit and Kirby would arrive at a mansion, and were perplexed as they, along with Mandibuzz, got out of the car and looked up...at the Smash Mansion. B.D. Joe got out of his car, locking it with his car keys.
"Isn't this...the Smash Mansion?" asked Pit, pointing at the mansion. Unless this was a duplicate of the very mansion, and it was owned by CRAZY HAND!
"Right you are, bro, and there's someone inside that loves turkeys like the one you got right now," replied B.D. Joe, placing his car keys back in his pocket. "We just have to find this person, and then you can have dinner with him or something and you'll all live happily ever after...something like that."
B.D. Joe: Okay, I don't know if the turkey is a turkey or some other kind of bird, but I know that it belongs in the Smash Mansion. So I'm just returning things back where they belong...
B.D. Joe and company entered the mansion, with a house key Palutena gave to Pit, and went to the kitchen. There was nobody in there, and so they went to the dining room, greeted by a great multitude of people gathered around the table. It was perhaps the largest Thanksgiving dinner B.D. Joe had ever seen; Pit and Kirby, they were used to these kinds of crowds.
"I'd just like to thank again the guests for coming to this feast, which I prepared under the jurisdiction of Master Hand," Rosalina thanked the guests, surveying the dining room along with Cilan. "Your presence is greatly appreciated!"
"Will there be any dessert after the feast is over?" Emil asked the mother of Lumas. What an idiotic question... "And if so, will there be any ice cream?" Always has to be about ice cream with that kid...
"Excuse me everyone, but may I have your attention?" yelled B.D Joe, as everyone turned to face the taxi driver. "For those of you who may not know me, I'm B.D. Joe - I'm the local taxi driver here. Anyways, I have this...bird creature, with me, and I want to give it...to everyone!" Pit and Kirby were confused, but not as confused as everyone else in the dining room. "Yes, this is my gift, from me, to all of you - my early Christmas gift!"
The Mandibuzz strolled around the dining room, staring everyone down with her intimidating glare. She would stop when she saw Toad, making note of his miniscule size. Toad was shaking to the bone, as Mandibuzz looked at his plate, saw a slice of ham, picked up the slice with her beak...and threw it into Toad's face.
And then...nothing happened. Nobody moved, nobody said a single word. Silence permeated throughout the dining room, as if time stood still.
"Whew, that was a close one," Rosalina would break the silence, wiping some droplets of sweat from her forehead. "For a second I thought that would've triggered a..."
"...FOOD FIGHT!" announced Dark Pit, and so it was on, as people grabbed food and threw it at one another. Sonic slammed Itsuki's face into a bowl of mashed potatoes. Emil grabbed the Black Knight's pitcher of tea and idiotically threw its contents around at everyone. And simply because he couldn't resist, Donkey Kong hurled his bananas at unsuspecting people, as the chaos went down.
"Mutiny, I say, mutiny!" declared Cortex, hurling the turkeys at random people. Berkut was on the table with Cortex, doing the same. "Wow, Berkut, we really make a great team together! Dynamic duo!"
"Shut up and keeping throwing!" ordered Berkut, effectively shutting Cortex's mouth shut. Yup, Berkut was most surely Cortex's guy...
"We would have a food fight before dessert in the second consecutive week, would we?" sighed Rosalina, shaking her head, before giving an intense glare at B.D. Joe. The taxi driver, seeing the glare, nervously chuckled, stepping back before bolting out of the dining room.
Cranky Kong: Another Thanksgiving feast at the mansion, another food fight going down...and I don't have Shadow the Hedgehog to throw handfuls of green bean casserole at. Love to see that young fella so angry for no reason. I will say my outstanding performance in the food fight made up for my absence in the 100th chapter, though. Dumb author was too afraid to showcase me!
Thanks to some intervention from Master Hand, the food fight came to an end, and the giant hand restored order to the dining room, allowing the feast to continue by removing certain individuals (Cranky Kong being one of them) so another food fight wouldn't break out.
As Mr. Game and Watch cleaned up the mess, Rosalina sat in a chair in the dining room, heaving a sigh. Luma hovered over to his "mama", resting a small, reassuring hand on her back.
"When I agreed to plan the Thanksgiving feast, I wanted it to have a positive vibe, with no fighting whatsoever," said Rosalina, before heaving another sigh. "But thanks to B.D. Joe and that stupid Mandibuzz, we had another food fight...maybe we should just ban animals from the feast. Last year's food fight started because of a dog."
"No need to feel so down on yourself, mama - it's hard to do anything at the mansion together and expect it to be perfect," Luma would tell the mother of Lumas. "You know how hard it is to have a game night without a sore loser like Dark Pit punching someone in the face? To watch the Super Bowl without Mega Man changing the television before the final play? To celebrate Donkey Kong's birthday, without Diddy Kong..."
"Please, Luma, don't bring that up...the details are awfully hard to forget. But you do have a great point - chaos is always expected at the mansion, and I should have seen it coming from a mile away. If, and when, I plan next year's Thanksgiving feast, I'll make sure to be one step ahead of chaos, if I can."
"That's the spirit, mama! Always expect chaos...and the occasional drama!" Yes, chaos and drama, those two go hand-in-hand at the mansion.
Elsewhere, Wario exited the bathroom, his bowels ready to burst once the feast was finished. The fatso let out a loud burp as he headed to his room, and a sudden thought crept into his mind, as he stopped and stood in place.
"Hmm, don't know why, but I feel like Layton and I forgot to do something today..." said Wario, scratching his chin in thought, before shrugging. "Meh, it will come to me tomorrow." Wario and Layton did forget to do something today...
...and boy did they dun goofed up. Exiting the mansion with Olivia, the person he was not allowed to be with, was Captain Falcon...and he was exchanging contact information with the woman! Some trouble was brewing on the horizon.
"And you will call me on that Holo Caster thingy, right?" Captain Falcon asked Olivia. Who knows, maybe he and Olivia are just best friends! Falcon would never leave Nowi in the past for someone else.
"Only if I get the chance," replied Olivia, before looking out and seeing Professor Kukui and his crew standing near a bus. "Professor Kukui and the others are waiting on me, I'm sure...when I have the time, I'll call you. Deal?"
"It's a deal! Hope to speak with you soon!" Olivia nodded her head at Captain Falcon, as she stepped down from the porch and headed to the bus. Captain Falcon watched as Olivia left, before heading back inside.
Was Captain Falcon truly done with Nowi, or was he keeping his romantic options open? Only time will tell...
