Author's Note:

A chapter with 12,000+ words...ah, that hits the spot. Now let's get to the guest reviews, shall we?

"I've run out of characters for you to add so here's some questions. Will you include a chapter of the Tales characters interacting with the Namco characters? Are Cipher or Team Snagem going to show up? A scene of Palutena and Raine Sage trying and failing to cook food? And finally, have the characters from Fire Emblem Warriors shown up yet?"

Maybe. Team Snagem will probably show up. I could do a cooking scene with Palutena and Raine. And nobody from Warriors has shown up yet. On to Derick Lindsey:

"I wanna know if you ever heard the game "Doki Doki Literature Club"? Because if you have I was wondering if you can make some sort of reference to it like maybe one of the smashers plays it and has nightmares about their loved ones being erased or maybe have a dimensional transporter that brings the four girls here for a chapter."

Yes, I have heard of "Doki Doki Literature Club"...that is one messed up game. Would be funny if Lloyd got to play it. Last up is J300:

"...why was it a surprise for Olivia when Captain Falcon made the graphic for Nowi? And I assume that Katrielle will make an appearance in this story?"

I never established the graphic thing, did I? Let's just say that it was a surprise for Olivia, in the event she assumed Captain Falcon was romantically interested in her. Katrielle, she may appear in the story...won't say then though. Not gonna spoil anything...


Episode 107: Tagged Part 2

He did it. He done it. The absolute madman done it. The madman known to many as the always naive, sometimes annoying, and occasionally optimistic Keyblade wielder named Sora had done it.

In the previous episode, Master Hand stepped down from his duties as head of the Smash mansion, deciding that he had enough of ruling over the establishment with an iron fist. In order to name his successor, the giant hand would start a game of tag, kickstarting it by first tagging Isabelle.

On that day, many people were it, as Isabelle tagged Cortex, who tagged Crash, who tagged Peach, and so on and so forth. With the game of tag set to end at two o' clock, Sora was the last person it, and the brunette was desperately looking for someone to tag. And who was this someone?

Team Rocket leader Giovanni, who recently renamed his evil corporation Team Rainbow Rocket ever since moving his operations to the Alola region.

Giovanni had quite the history in Smash Life - the criminal mastermind worked with Organization XIII, after meeting up with the organization's leader, Master Xehanort, back in episode 71. He was quite helpful during the Heartless invasion - at least until Sora and Dr. Wily soiled the Organization's plans. Now Giovanni was back in a new swing, ready to start his new job as head of the Smash Mansion after being the last person to be tagged. You dun goofed up big time, Sora.

Cloud: Nice going, Sora, you blew it...of all the people you could have tagged, and it had to be Giovanni. Why couldn't you just allowed yourself to be it until time was up?
Sora: Like I was supposed to know the game of tag was meant to name Master Hand's successor...if I had knew that, I would have remained it! I believed Master Hand had some kind of grand punishment for whoever was the last man standing, and I had to get myself out of harm's way. It's not like you knew either!
Cloud: What can I say, I just don't do kiddie stuff anymore. Handpicking the new head of the mansion would've sufficed, instead of some stupid game of tag.

Bowser: Why didn't Master Hand tell us that the game of tag was meant to appoint his successor? Why, if I had known that, I would've allowed myself to be tagged, and hide inside the bunker underneath Mario's house until it was time. And yes, I do have a bunker underneath Mario's home - I'm only using it to get closer to Lara! If Peach won't love me, then Lara will...

Once the game of tag was over, Master Hand gathered everyone back in the meeting room so the mansion residents could meet their new head Giovanni, who was accompanied by the Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth. Unsurprisingly, Giovanni was being jeered at, for nobody wanted the evil mastermind to replace Master Hand. It was like replacing your everyday world leader with Vladamir Putin - there was nowhere to go but down.

"Go back to the Kanto region where you belong, not even your son loves you!" Ryu shouted at Giovanni, referencing his son, Silver. Talk about cutting in deep.

"I know, let's all give Giovanni a chant to show how much we don't appreciate him!" suggested Pit, as he woudl chant the following: "BOO YOU SUCK! BOO YOU SUCK! BOO YOU SUCK! BOO YOU SUCK!" Many other residents (mostly male) would join Pit in the chanting, as Giovanni could only smirk.

"Settle down, settle down everyone, we have a meeting to get over with!" Master Hand told the crowd, as all the jeering and chanting died down. Silence would slowly make its way back inside the meeting room. "Now before I let Giovanni speak, I just want to thank everyone here who participated in the game of tag. Your efforts will not go unremembered. As for those of you who did not...you people flat out suck, and you should take the time after this meeting to rethink your lives and reasons for existing."

"Guess I'm in the clear, apparently," remarked Cloud, who was left with no choice but to participate after Geno dared to tag him. "Those were minutes of my life I will never get back..."

"Shut up Cloud, I'm speaking here...anyways, now that I got that out of the way, I would like to introduce to you the new head of the mansion. I'm aware all of you are pretty salty about this choice, but if you want to vent your anger, then do so on Sora, since that bozo is the one who tagged Giovanni in the first place. Without further ado, everyone give a warm welcome for Giovanni!"

Giovanni would step forth, shaking hands with Master Hand, as everyone booed the criminal mastermind. Once Giovanni faced the crowd to speak, the booing would die down. What were the odds someone would throw a tomato at Giovanni, let alone a shoe?

"Good afternoon, mansion residents, and the Mario Bros, and everyone else," Giovanni would greet the crowd. So far so good... "It is truly a pleasure to be appointed the new head of the Smash Mansion - an honor I never thought in a million years I would receive. Yet here I am, right now." So far so good... "Although you may consider me a villain, a bad guy if you will, I promise to you all that my tenure as leader of the mansion will be a positive..."

Suddenly a tomato was thrown at Giovanni, and Giovanni, able to see the fruit coming from a mile away, would move his head in the nick of time. Before Giovanni could speak again, two shoes were thrown at him, Muntadhar al-Zaidi style. Like George H.W. Bush, Giovanni would dodge both shoes by ducking, appearing unscathed.

"Figured I would have some objects thrown at me," Giovanni would say after both throwing incidents...only to be hit square in the face by a shoe with a tomato inside. The tomato would splat against Giovanni's face, as the mastermind now had tomato sauce all over his face. Giovanni would scowl, as Jessie, James, and Meowth quietly laughed. Several others would do the same.

"Hahaha, bullseye!" cheered Yoshi, pumping his fist, as Giovanni wiped the tomato sauce off his face. He would glare at Yoshi, ready to scold him, but not before Master Hand stepped in to intervene.

"Let me handle Yoshi, Giovanni..." the giant hand would say to the mastermind, before turning his attention to the crowd. "Birdo, are you still around? Would you mind showing our beloved Yoshi out the door?"

"I'd be more than welcome to!" squealed Birdo, poking her head out of the crowd. Yoshi would shriek like a schoolgirl at the sight of Birdo, her eyes fixated on him. "Come to me, you lovable green hunk!" Yoshi would continue shrieking as Birdo chased him out of the meeting room, as the green dinosaur's shrieks were heard down the hallway.

Birdo: My new year's resolution is to make Yoshi mine, to make Yoshi love me as much as I love him! I don't see any female Yoshis walking about, so why does Yoshi refuse to be with me?

Yoshi: There are literally no pros of having Birdo as my girlfriend, all I see is cons. Those cons include things I deal with right now when it comes to Birdo - suffering, distress, and pain. Am I in pain? Oh yes I am. But let me tell you something, I thrive in pain. I love pain. To me, pain is not pain at all. No. It is pure pleasure. And I hate pleasure. Almost as much as I love pain. So, in short, I'm in pain...

"Where did I leave of at?" questioned Giovanni, nearly losing his train of thought. "Oh yes, how could I forget! Although I may be a bad guy, I promise to everyone here that my tenure as leader of the Smash Mansion will be a positive one - one that will lead this mansion in the right direction!"

"You think that you being Master Hand's replacement would undo all the horrible things you've done in the past?" asked Amy; it would be hard to erase Giovanni's malicious history. "All those times you and your cronies harmed Pokemon, and exploited them...what makes you think we'll forget all of that?"

"C'mon now, Miss Rose, you gotta give Giovanni a chance!" Master Hand would defend Giovanni, leading Amy to scoff and fold her arms in disgust. "I mean, most people gave Donald Trump an chance when he was named president, and he did bad things in the past...if his bankruptcies are any indication...but if his crazy and rabid fanbase cannot see any faults in Trump, let alone refuse to even acknowledge them, then we shouldn't see any faults in Giovanni!"

"Master Hand has a point, Amy...and besides, it's not like you live here or anything," stated Giovanni, leading a ticked Amy to whip out her Piko Hammer. Good thing Sonic was there to stop her in time. "I will not let anyone down - this duty will give me a chance to turn over a new leaf, to start anew. Is that not what people do when the new year begins?"

"Right on, brother!" replied Master Hand, giving Giovanni a thumbs up. "Now that you had your say, we should end the meeting now before more stuff is thrown. Everyone is free to leave - remember to give your grievances to Sora, and not me or Giovanni!"

"Sora is gonna need much more than just some grievances..." remarked Heihachi, as he cracked his fists. Sora saw this, and gulped in fear. If Giovanni wasn't public enemy #1 at the mansion, then it was definitely Sora.


Since Giovanni was the new head of the mansion, that would mean he would now be a full-time resident, which also meant that he would need his own spiffy room like Master Hand's - unless Master Hand was willing to give up his room and move in with Crazy Hand, or share his room with Giovanni.

In addition, Jessie, James, and Meowth - who accompanied Giovanni to the mansion - would probably get their own digs at the mansion as well. The trio already received their respect from Master Hand in episode 105 after playing a role in bringing Jakob to justice, and they were hoping that their respect wouldn't go down the drain.

"Just so we're clear, Giovanni, you aren't going to do anything that would be perceived as evil, are you?" a worried James would ask his boss as he, Jessie, and Meowth exited an elevator with Giovanni. "After all, we spent the holidays looking for respect, and we earned respect from Master Hand - I'd hate for it to go to waste!"

"Well, Master Hand did tell me about how you supposedly 'saved the day'...although many others probably played bigger roles," Giovanni stroked his chin. When Master Hand first told him this information, he thought the giant hand was lying. "Why Master Hand even bothered to give you respect, I will never understand, but if that helps you go to sleep at night, then I won't say a word.."

"So boss, what's the first thing on your agenda for today?" Meowth would ask Giovanni. "Do some renovating? Switch roommates around? Maybe even build a pool in the backyard?" Heaven knows the residents would need a pool during the hot summer days...provided it's even hot in Seattle during the summer.

"Patience, Meowth, it's only my first day - I have to map out my objectives first. Would you and your companions do me a favor and fix me a cup of coffee? My mouth is feeling awfully dry right now..."

"Yes sir!" the trio exclaimed in perfect unison, saluting their boss before making a mad dash to the cafe. They were always loyal to Giovanni, even when Giovanni didn't give them the respect that they deserved.

Meowth: Oh yeah, this works out perfectly! We already gained Master Hand's respect, and with that, we can live at the mansion with our boss! Then we'll gain the respect of everyone else, and soon we'll be universally beloved!
Jessie: Ooh, just the thought of being adored by everyone just warms up my heart! We have come a long way...a year ago, people would literally try and kick us out of the mansion, but soon they'll have no choice but to adore us, and treat us like respectful people!
James: Yes, thinking about being adored is actually making my body warm, almost as warm as my hands... *looks down* Oh dear, we haven't given Giovanni his coffee yet! Hurry, hurry!

Giovanni would walk towards Master Hand's room, and just when you think the mastermind was going to enter the room...he would walk past by, for reasons unknown, continuing down the hallway. How odd...where was he off to?

Inside Master Hand's room, Master Hand, joined by Mario and Luigi, was speaking with Isabelle. Sora had already received death threats from his fellow residents, and all of them were written down on paper, balled up, and thrown at the Keyblade wielder. Sora would hand these balled up pieces of paper to Isabelle, who unraveled them and showed the death threats to Master Hand and company.

"Sora received five death threats in total from the others," Isabelle would inform Master Hand, after unraveling all the balled up pieces of paper. "They're all anonymous except for one...Lloyd idiotically wrote his name down on his." Maybe Lloyd thought doing so would make Sora feel less intimidated.

"Of course-a he would..." said Luigi, facepalming at Lloyd's idiocy. Smart Lloyd would never do such a thing. "What did-a Lloyd write?"

"Let's see..." Isabelle pulled out her reading glasses, and looked at Lloyd's death threat. "'Dear Sora...I'm gonna KILL you, you fool...sincerely, with much love, hugs, and kisses, your best buddy Lloyd Irving'. Lloyd and Sora are buddies?"

"Would be my first-a time hearing about it if that were-a true," replied Mario; a Sora-Lloyd combination would be like dumb and dumber in Cloud's eyes. "Are you still-a sure about Giovanni, Master Hand? Given his-a history and all..."

"Mario, I know people have their doubts about Giovanni, and I know his criminal history and his experience with Pokemon..." Master Hand began, as Isabelle threw the death threats away in the trash can. "...but when I went over the terms with Giovanni, it seemed like he was no longer the evil guy everyone credits him for. He seemed honest, heartfelt, and willing to make a change. Unless I see any sign that it was just a facade to win me over, then I'll give Giovanni all the benefit of the doubt."

"Hello, Master Hand, can I come in?" a voice called out, accompanied by a knock on the door. Entering in was a forensics expert who made her triumphant return in episode 105, and brought Jakob down to his knees. "It's me again, Ema Skye..."

"You dare have the audacity to ask if you can enter my room, and enter without me giving you my permission?!" boomed Master Hand, making Ema cower in fear, before cooling off and chuckling. "At ease Ema, I was just messing with you. I was hoping I made you wet your pants, but sadly you have more bravery than Crash, Luigi, and anyone else I might've scared."

"Yeah...anyways, I was wondering if maybe you could...ah, Mario and Luigi! Didn't notice you two. Surprised to see me again? Also, why are you hiding underneath Master Hand's bed, Luigi?"

"Don't mind-a Luigi, he's just being paranoid, that's all," responded Mario, with his twin brother hiding underneath Master Hand's head in a duck-and-cover position. His butt was poking out from the bed covers - might've learned something from King K. Rool.

"Is Organization XIII lurking around?" the timid plumber would ask, shivering just a little. Mario would poke Luigi, who scurried towards the end of the bed.

Luigi: So Ema came-a to the mansion by her-a self? No Organization XIII? No Heartless? No fake Ema disguised-a as Heartless? For some-a reason, I don't believe-a you...is Ema still around? I must make-a sure that... *walks away, before walking into Aku* AAAAAAAAAHHHH, FLOATING MASK! *faints to the floor*
Aku: But I used those breath mints, as Coco told me...what am I possibly doing wrong?!

"I take it that you're here for your reinstatement, Ms. Skye?" Master Hand would ask the forensics expert. If you recall from episode 105, Master Hand offered to give Ema her spot at the mansion back, and Ema was at first unsure. But it seemed like Ema had made her mind up.

"Yes I am, I have taken your offer into consideration for weeks now," replied Ema, nodding her head. "Are Professor Layton and Luke still around? You did say something about them leaving the mansion after the holiday season was over with."

"To my surprise, Layton and Luke are still hanging around. Luke told me that Layton is 'extending his stay' to keep his distance from his daughter, Katrielle. I'm surprised a woman was even willing to take a chance on Layton, but hey, if Captain Falcon can find a girl, and if Wario loves Palutena, then anyone else can...

"Wait, Wario is in love with Lady Palutena?" The shocked expression on Ema's face said it all. The forensics expert would shake her head to wipe away her expression. "Not even going to comment on that...so yeah, I want to be back in the mansion, if it's fine with Mario and everyone else."

"I don't-a live at the mansion anymore, so my feelings about-a the situation won't matter," smiled Mario, glad he was now living on his own with his wife Peach. "Life for me has-a been more splendid at my own-a home, with my wife-a Peach and my pet-a dog Poochy...and our British guest-a Lara Croft."

"Lara Croft is a guest at your home? Wow, a lot of stuff must've happened the last time I was in Seattle." You could say that again, Ema. "So, Master Hand, what must I do to earn the credentials to become a mansion resident again?"

"Well Ema, I can't really tell you since I'm no longer the head of the mansion," answered Master Hand, greatly concerning Ema. "You would have to ask my successor, Giovanni - you may know him as the leader of Team Rocket." This concerned Ema even more; she was somewhat aware of Giovanni's involvement with Organization XIII when the Organization told her their plans. "It only happened today, after we had a game of tag."

"A game of tag to decide who the new head of the mansion will be...thought you were better than that, Master Hand. Now where can I find Giovanni?"


Giovanni was off...somewhere, to an unknown location. Which meant Ema had to pretty much look for him. But while Giovanni was off doing his own thing, Sonic was hanging out with his good friend Knuckles, as the two were playing against the Star Fox pilots in a game of Uno.

"Have you gotten over the whole love triangle thing with you, Rouge, and Shadow?" Sonic would ask his echidna friend, as he drew four cards. "I know you were depressed about breaking up with Rouge that one week..."

"For the record Sonic, I was NOT depressed...I was down in the dumps," clarified Knuckles. "If Rouge had started the love triangle thing, then I wouldn't want anything to do with that woman ever again. But seeing as how Jakob was the one who started the whole thing, maybe there's a chance for us to reconcile."

"And for the record Knuckles, being depressed and being down in the dumps is pretty much the same thing, when you think about it," clarified Fox, receiving a glare from Knuckles. Fox could only shrug, as he he laid down his card on the pile of cards...

"Hold your horses Fox, Sonic has yet to complete his turn!" Big Top, the talking hat who was officiating the Uno match, alerted the pilot, nearly making him fall out of his chair. Almost had a panic attack. "You went like two turns ago!"

"Oh, so it's Sonic's fault he wants to take forever to use a card," snorted Falco, folding his arms, as Sonic analyzed the deck of cards in his hand. He had eight cards in his hand - the most out of all the four players.

"None of the cards I have are any good..." complained Sonic, as he shuffled through his deck. "Anyone here have a draw four card?" This resulted in Knuckles, Fox, and Falco groaning, with Falco falling back in his chair and Knuckles getting up out of his seat so he could stand by himself and shake his head in disbelief.

Roy: Safe to say that I'm pretty darn serious about starting a k-pop group with my Fire Emblem boys...I showed them the performance BTS did for that New Year's Eve special thing on NBC, showed them the choreography and stuff. Corrin and Robin were pretty down with it, as they moved their heads to the beat...as for Chrom and the others, not so much. Maybe doing some k-pop dancing will change their attitudes.

"Fox, Falco, are you two busy?" Tsubasa would ask the pilots, as she poked her head inside the Star Records room. "Roy and his friends, uh, would like to give you 'the performance of a lifetime'...think I'm gonna regret saying that."

"Tell Roy and his crew to come on in and show us what they got," answered Fox, feeling that he was about to watch some horrible. His feelings would begin to maximize, when Roy, Marth, Ike, Chrom, Robin, Corrin, Alm, and Berkut all entered the Star Records room, dressed up like they were wannabe k-pop idols. Marth was wearing ripped jeans, Robin had on a golden jacket, Alm was wearing a New York Knicks jersey, and Ike had on a cap, titled sideways...a lot for Fox and company to take in.

"So you guys, what do you think of our attire?" Roy would ask Fox and company, who all had mixed emotions. They couldn't believe what they were seeing; it was like they were trapped inside some bad dream, with no plausible way to get out. "Pretty fitting for a k-pop boy band, amirite?"

"You guys for real right now?" asked Sonic, hoping and praying that Roy was just joking around. Apparently for the blue blur, the ginger swordsman was pretty dang serious about this boy band idea.

"As real as real can get!" exclaimed Corrin, getting all fired up; everyone glanced at the prince of Nohr, who meekly cleared his throat and resumed being normal. "Roy was the one who put the group together, and told what our roles will be and whatnot."

"What is the name of your band?" inquired Knuckles, expecting something downright cringeworthy like the Fire Boys, or the Firestarters, or even the Fire Squad...alright, those names might not be cringeworthy, but the ones in the boy band would make it that way.

"Our band name...our band name is STRAIGHT FIYAH!" exclaimed Roy, getting a little too caught up in the moment. "...no, but seriously, that's our band name, Straight Fiyah. We even had a rock-paper-scissors tournament to determine our name." Couldn't have been any worse than a game of tag to determine who would be the new leader of the Smash Mansion.

"Ugh, that's the worst name for a musical group I've ever heard..." said Falco, before noticing that someone was missing. "Hey, where is the Black Knight? He's Fire Emblem too!"

"The Black Knight is too concerned making tea to join our group," replied Berkut, looking a far distance to his side. "Can't say I blame him...I honestly don't know how I was even dragged into this..." To make Alm's life miserable, perhaps?

"I do believe you wanted to give Fox and Falco your little 'performance of the lifetime'," Tsubasa said to Roy and company...erm, Straight Fiyah (gonna take a long time getting used to that) reminding them of why they were here. "I'm sure they will both enjoy!"

"Oh yes they will!" exclaimed Roy, rubbing his hands together in excitement. "Robin, get out the music player and play our song! 'DNA', by that group BTS!" Or, as Knuckles called them in episode 64, 'Boys That Suck'. Say that to any diehard k-pop fan, and see what happens to ya.

"You got it!" Robin gave a thumbs up as he pulled out the music player and pressed the play button. The song 'DNA' would play, but it wasn't the right one...

I got, I got, I got, I got—
Loyalty, got royalty inside my DNA
Cocaine quarter piece, got war and peace inside my DNA
I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my DNA
I got hustle though, ambition flow inside my DNA

Everyone just looked in confusion, as "DNA" by Kendrick Lamar - not by BTS - would play out of the music player. Only person who wasn't confused was Falco, who was busy getting turnt. Once Robin pressed the stop button, Falco would stop jiving.

"Hehe, had the wrong CD in, sorry about that," an innocently grinning Robin would apologize to Roy, who frowned at the mage, as he took out the Kendrick Lamar CD and inserted the BTS one. Falco would look at Robin, stroking his beak.

Falco: Is Robin secretly a fan of Kendrick Lamar? If so, then Lucina made the right choice in making Robin her boyfriend. She can learn a thing or two from a man who really knows how to appreciate culture.

Once Robin pressed the play button, he would assume his position with the Straight Fiyah crew, ready to do some dancing - the type of dancing that is hard to look at, and equally as hard to turn away without laughing. As soon as the music kicked in, Roy and his boys would start their dancing, showing off their fine choreography to Fox and company. What did their audience think of their dance moves?

"These guys are so out of sync, it's not even funny..." said Knuckles, who paid attention to how terribly off Chrom was with his band mates.

"Sheesh, I can only imagine how their singing would even sound..." said Fox, who shuddered to think how anyone from Straight Fiyah would sound.

"Gotta admit, this would make for some pretty great blackmail material," said Sonic, who was videotaping Straight Fiyah's dancing on his cellphone.

"Where is the rhythm, where is the smoothness - don't understand how anyone can watch this crap!" said Falco, who was still proud of Robin, and maybe Lucina too.

"Wow what awesome dancing, you guys definitely have what it takes!" said Big Top, who apparently had to be super positive about everything. Show him an empty soda can, and he would declare said soda can to be the greatest thing he ever laid his eyes upon.

While Straight Fiyah were being k-pop stars...correction: trying to be k-pop stars...and dancing to their heart's content, one could only imagine what it would be like to suddenly walk in, and see Straight Fiyah doing their thing. Especially if you were a noted k-pop fan, like Fiora.

Unfortunately for the Homs, she would walk inside the Star Records room, needing to ask Fox and Falco a question. Upon entering the room, she would instantly hear "DNA" playing, and automatically assumed that the Star Fox pilots were into to k-pop now. Fiora, Amy, Lucina, and many others would be willing to educate Fox and Falco on everything to know about the genre.

However, that wasn't the case...Fiora would see Straight Fiyah doing their choreography, mimicking the same moves BTS did at the American Music Awards in November. To say that they were nothing close to the actual choreography would be a grave understatement, and watching Straight Fiyah dance was enough to convince Fiora to walk out of the room, with a facial expression full of cringe, worry, concern, and a wide variety of other negative emotions.

"Fiora what's with the face, did Fox and Falco answer your question?" Shulk asked his girlfriend, as he waited outside the Star Records room. "Is it true that the stomach acid of a Gulpin or Swalot can cure athlete's foot?" What kind of question was that?!

"I think I just witnessed cancer in motion..." answered Fiora, her facial expression still intact. She would aimlessly wander down the hallway, paying no attention to Shulk, as she nearly lost her footing and almost bumped into a few things as well. As a k-pop fan, seeing Straight Fiyah's damning performance of BTS' "DNA" made broke her, mentally and psychologically.

"Cancer in motion? This I gotta see!" So Shulk would run inside the Star Records room and left one moment later, suddenly regretting that he ever saw what Straight Fiyah was doing. "I know it's early, but that has got to be the worst thing I've seen all year..."

Fiora: Being the huge k-pop fan that I am, when I saw Roy and his group doing their rendition of BTS' "DNA" performance at least year's AMAs, I was greatly disheartened at what I saw. The dancing was off, everyone was out of sync, and...all around, it was just a mess. I re-watched BTS' performance twice - the first time was to learn the choreography, and the second time was because I love BTS so much - and to see what Roy and his friends did... *shudders*
Nowi: *appearing next to Fiora* You're not talking about Roy's silly k-pop group, are you? Did you know that the name of the group is "Straight Fiyah"? That's what Captain Falcon told me - thought it was a joke, but sadly...
Fiora: "Straight Fiyah"? That's the name of their group?! Ugh...


What arcade would be complete without a claw machine? The claw machine is a fixture at almost every arcade in America, chock full of stuffed animals who would be more than delighted to spend an eternity on your bed. You win at the claw machine, and you're a winner for life. Lose, on the other hand, and you'll be overwhelmed with grief and failure...at least until you get over it in like a day or two.

In his last move before stepping down as head of the mansion, Master Hand would have Mr. Game and Watch build a claw machine in the arcade room, and had the 2-D man load the claw machine with Poke Dolls. So if you want a Clefairy doll, an Oricorio doll, or even a Feebas doll (why would you even want that), then it's never too late to get one!

"Time to see what this bad boy can do!" grinned Pit, who was using the claw machine for the first time, as he inserted a token into the coin slot. Once the claw machine turned on, Pit would move around the joystick, maneuvering the claw until he found he spotted a Gligar doll, plain in his sight. The angel would lower the claw, and press the button to grab the Gligar doll, and as Pit pulled the claw up...

...the Gligar doll would fall out of the claw's grasp, falling and returning to its Poke doll buddies. Pit would angrily grit his teeth and stomp on the crowd, as his big catch fell out of his hands...or rather, out of the claw.

"Shoot, I was so close too!" the angel snapped his fingers out of pure disgust, before handing a token to his best friend Kirby. "How about you give it a shot, Kirbster? I mean, you can't possibly do worse than me, amirite?"

"I'm too short to operate the claw machine, Pit..." stated Kirby; Pit would fix that, as he grabbed Kirby and hoisted him up so the pink puffball could use the machine. "Oh, well, this helps. Thanks Pit." Kirby would insert his token into a coin slot, and had a go at the claw machine, trying to pick up a Shellos doll.

But alas, just like Pit, Kirby was unable to reel in the doll, as the Shellos doll fell back into the pile of Poke dolls. Pit would place Kirby back on the floor, as the pink puffball felt angry, but not as much as Pit did.

"How did you boys do at the claw machine?" a voice inquired; Pit and Kirby turned around, and saw Aku, floating next to Crash. It appeared that Crash wished to operate the claw machine, and perhaps claim a Poke doll of his own. "My boy Crash would love to take a crack at the machine, if you don't mind."

"Pit and I already and our turns, and we were both unsuccessful," Kirby would say to Aku, doubting that someone like Crash would be more successful at the claw machine than him and Pit...okay, maybe just himself. "Crash is more than welcome to use the claw machine, provided he has tokens on him."

"Do you have any tokens with you, Crash? Crash...?" The bandicoot would ignore his floating witchdoctor mask guardian, as he strolled to the claw machine, and savagely punched a hole through the glass. He would then select his Poke Doll of choice - a Kangaskhan doll - before walking back to Aku like it was nothing.

"Huh, maybe I should've done that instead, would've saved me a token," Pit had this to say, wondering if Crash would get into trouble for what he did. Mr. Game and Watch might give the bandicoot an earful.

Pit: Wanted to give Lara Croft a Poke Doll, to make up for the gift I had given her during the Secret Santa exchange. I had originally planned to give her a plane ticket to Britain (Lady Palutena helped me greatly in purchasing one), but something happened to the ticket, and so I had to give Lara my nutcracker as a last minute gift. As I figured, Lara didn't like it one bit...

Bowser: Totally burned that plane ticket to a crisp with my flame breath. The moment I heard Pit discussing with Lady Palutena about getting Lara a plane ticket back to her home country of Britain, I had Bowser Jr. steal the ticket for me, so I could burn it. Lara ain't leaving until she likes me back, which means she'll have to remain with Mario and Peach until she finally gets a clue!

As Crash chewed on his Kangaskhan toy, Ema would enter the arcade room. The forensics expert still had yet to speak with Giovanni, who has been absent from the mansion for some time. Even worse, he has yet to receive his cup of coffee!

"Pit and Kirby?" Ema would say to the angel and the pink puffball, grabbing their attention. Pit and Kirby would look up and see Ema, while Crash kept chewing on his Kangaskhan doll. Not even Aku could stop the bandicoot at this point.

"Welcome back to the mansion, Ema!" Pit would say to the forensics expert. "We never thanked you for spearheading the mission to take down Jakob, did we? Well then allow Kirby and I to give you all our thanks - we really appreciated being a part of your little mission."

"Actually, you should be thanking Mario for giving me the opportunity - it was the only way to make up for working in secret with Organization XIII. So I have been told that there's a new leader of the Smash Mansion, Giovanni, is that correct?"

"Yup, Giovanni, of Team Rocket..." snorted Pit, as he looked away in disgust. "It was thanks to Sora that he's Master Hand's successor." Sora should do what's best for him, and leave the mansion while he can. "Do you wish to see Giovanni or something?"

"Master Hand told me that since Giovanni's the new head, I should ask him to be reinstated into the mansion. I know that my chances have become slim, but I'm hoping Giovanni will hear me out..."

"If I recall correctly, Giovanni was seen installing some smoke detector and sprinkler system into the mansion. He might be in one of the hallways somewhere."


Giovanni was inside the mansion watching over the Carpenters, lead by the bald-headed Mutoh, as they installed the smoke detector and sprinkler system Pit was talking about. The leader of Team Rocket was standing in the hallway, watching the Carpenters do his thing, as he sipped from his cup of coffee. Jessie, James, and Meowth stood nearby, hoping Giovanni liked the coffee they brewed for him.

"Why, this coffee tastes absolutely fantastic!" exclaimed Giovanni, as Jessie, James, and Meowth happily looked at one another with smiling faces. A successful mission. "Gotta hand it to you three - you managed to keep the coffee warm while I was away! Maybe I shouldn't doubt your abilities anymore!"

"Just doing what's best for our favorite boss!" responded Meowth, still smiling. For all we know, Giovanni might be changing his tune on the Team Rocket trio...slow, but steady.

Meowth: How did we keep the coffee warm? Easy - we just put the cup of coffee in the microwave and kept microwaving it until we felt like Giovanni was back. Thankfully the cup was microwave-safe!

"How's it coming along Mutoh?" Giovanni would ask the carpenter, who was standing on top of a ladder watching his Carpenters do their thing. He was the only Carpenter not working, mind you - what a guy! The other Carpenters should be crying injustice!

"Everything is coming along well, Giovanni - the smoke detector and sprinkler system should be ready to go in a jiffy!" replied Mutoh, as his workers were sweating their pants off. Let's hope their pants don't actually fall off or anything - who knows if the Carpenters were going commando today.

"Boss, I'm getting all tired and sweaty..." complained Ichiro, as he wiped the sweat off his face. Installing some system shouldn't make him or the other workers feel that way. "How come you don't get to do any work?"

"Because I'm the boss, nuff said! Doing work is below me! My job is to do nothing! If my job meant to do nothing for the rest of my life, then that would be a life well lived! Now quit yer complaining, and get that system installed or else!"

As Ichiro shut his trap and continued working, Ema would meekly approach Giovanni. She had never spoke with the criminal mastermind - even when they were in the same building during the Heartless invasion, so you can't fault her for acting how was.

"Mr. Giovanni, sir, may I speak with your for a minute?" Ema would tap the mastermind on the shoulder, making him turn around. "Hello, my name is Ema Skye...used to live here at the mansion from November 2016, to June of last year...I was working with Organization XIII in secret, and I was wondering if..."

"Hush now, I know you who are, Ema Skye!" grinned Giovanni, making Ema feel somewhat relieved. "You were Organization XIII's secret weapon - you invented the ray gun that sent those Unversed creatures into this universe, and kept the invasion going. How could I possibly not know who you are?"

"Yeah, hehehe, probably shouldn't have introduced myself..." Ema nervously chuckled as she grabbed her arm. "So, uh, anyways, I was thinking about returning to the mansion, being a resident, and I was told that I should ask you for reinstatement." Giovanni would scratch his chin in thought, musing over Ema's plea.

"Want to be a Smash Mansion resident, you say? Considering your history at this establishment and all...you know what, I'll think about it over the course of the day. Why don't you just hang around until I come to a decision? I would strongly advise not to be around anyone who might still have some ill will with you."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Giovanni, I'll just chill at Luigi's place until you wish to speak with me...given Luigi is no longer afraid of me. You'll know where to find me."

And with that, Ema would leave the premises, as Giovanni went back to watching the Carpenters work. His grin slowly became more...evil...


Once the Carpenters were finished with their work and received their pay from Giovanni - who was already more generous than Master Hand was and ever will be - the smoke detector and sprinkler system was finally fully installed in the mansion. So far, Giovanni was already making the right moves.

Regardless, some residents still felt like Giovanni was up to no good. One of those residents would be X, who was standing in the hallway looking up at the installed sprinkler system. His best Zero would join him.

"Got a bad feeling that this new system installed might mark the beginning of some ulterior motive by Giovanni..." X would say to Zero, who would also look up at the sprinkler system. "What if Giovanni causes a fire, turning on the smoke detectors, and the water from the smoke detectors is actually acid rain that can..."

"Woah, woah, woah, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Mr. Conspiracy Theorist," Zero would calm down his best friend, resting his hand on X's shoulder. X would quickly slap it away. "Where on earth would Giovanni get this acid rain from? Also, how bad could acid rain be?"

"Team Rocket might've collect acid rainwater in various rainforest locations. And as for how bad acid rain would be...acid rain has nitrogen oxide which, if inhaled, could lead to respiratory problems such as bronchitis and pneumonia..."

"Okay, stop it already, I didn't tell you to go from Mr. Conspiracy Theorist to Mr. King of the Nerds...how about we just let things play out, before we start overreacting. It's not like Giovanni has killed a kitten yet!" As Zero walked away, X would remain cynical, wondering why the sprinkler system was installed in the first place.

X: Giovanni is up to no good, and I can just feel it. Zero doesn't seem to think so, but then again he used to be evil so I can't blame him for not seeing the light. Gotta stop Giovanni's reign of terror, before it begins...

X knew very well that he couldn't bring Giovanni to justice by himself, and so he went to speak with Layton and Luke, to see if they would help him. When the robot arrived at Layton and Luke's room, he would fine the British detectives speaking with Link.

"In addition to Alfendi and Katrielle, I also have another child, although she is adopted," Layton would tell Link, shedding some light on his personal life to the Hylian. "Her name is Flora Reinhold, and she happens to be a protege of mine. Very sweet girl - always hates it when I leave her alone by herself..."

"Hey Professor Layton, if Flora is your daughter and protege, how about you adopt me and make me your son AND apprentice?" Luke suggested to the detective, who would only smile. Gotta give Luke an A for effort.

"Doesn't work that way, Luke...protege and apprentice are two entirely different things. One is guided by an older person, and the other learns from a skilled employer. Not that I employ you or anything...you know what I mean."

"Professor Layton, do you have a minute?" X would enter the room, when he felt like it was a perfect time to speak up. Layton and company gave X their uninvited attention. "Have you seen the smoke detector and sprinkler system installed today?"

"You mean the system installed by the Carpenters?" asked Link, recalling the Carpenters working as he tried to make it to the bathroom on time. "Saw it earlier today. What's that all about?"

"The system was installed today under the orders of Giovanni. I think he might be using the system for something evil - Giovanni doing anything remotely good can't possibly be left up to chance."

"The fact that this smoke detecting system was installed on such an early notice is quite suspicious..." remarked Layton. Giovanni didn't even wait a week for the system to be installed - either he wanted to get it out of the way, or maybe it was something else... "Looks like we have to investigate our new mansion head!"


Now that he was no longer the head of the Smash Mansion, Master Hand felt like he was truly living the life. He felt like a former president leaving the White House, spending the rest of his life in solitude and peace, without having to worry about making important decisions or other grand stuff. At least Master Hand didn't have to worry about his hair graying due to significant stress while on the job, like other former presidents do.

Master Hand would spend his carefree days uninvited in Mario's home, resting comfortably on Lara's bed. His back laid on the bed, his fingers sprawled out, as he let out a ginormous sigh of relief. Mario, Peach, and Lara were gathered near the bed.

"He's been laying on my bed for what seems like forever now," Lara said to Mario and Peach, as Master Hand would lay on on the tomb raider's bed. "Nothing I can do to get him off my bed works, not even having Poochy lick his fingers!"

"How about I try-a capturing Master Hand, and making him-a move?" said Mario, as he took off Cappy and threw him at Master Hand...only for Master Hand to flick poor Cappy away and send him flying towards a wall. "Or maybe not..."

"Nice try Mario, saw that coming from a mile away," remarked Master Hand, before stretching out his fingers and yawned, as he laid on his side. "Would you and anyone else leave me alone? The creator of the Smash universe needs his beauty sleep..."

Peach: No way is Lara giving up her bed to Master Hand. If Master hands wants his own place so badly, he can just go over to Crazy Hand's place. He's the only individual I know courageous to be with Crazy Hand, let alone speak with him.

Lara: Sucks that I couldn't return to Britain once the holidays were over...really wished I had a plane ticket as a Christmas gift. Not that I don't enjoy the company of Mario and Peach, they've been swell. Poochy, he's been somewhat tolerable...

"Might as well do what Master Hand says..." said Cappy, as Mario picked him up and placed him back on his head. Suddenly the doorbell rang - who could it be?

"You ladies keep-a Master Hand company, I'll-a see who's at the door," Mario would say to Peach and Lara, as he left the room to answer the front door. When Mario opened the door, he saw a man who has been subject to torment from his fellow residents for the entire day, for what he did. "Well, if it isn't-a you...have you caused-a enough trouble already?"

"Look, Mario, I'm not here to start up any more trouble, I just want to fix the mess that I created," replied the man standing at the front door, Sora. The others must've evicted the Keyblade wielder out of the mansion. "Giovanni is doing something terrible in the mansion, you gotta come quick!"

"When isn't he doing some-a thing terrible..." Yeah, Sora, tell Mario something he doesn't know. "What is that Giovanni up-a too?"

"So today he installed this smoke detector and sprinkler system, to dispel any fires in the mansion and stuff, and when a fire broke out in the cafe, the sprinkler system turned on...but instead of water, the only thing that came out of the sprinklers was poisonous gas! Kinda freaky..."

"A sprinkler system-a emitting poisonous gas?! Mama mia...I must-a notify Master Hand!" So Mario returned to Lara's room, to see Master Hand still lying on Lara's bed like he owned her room. "Master Hand, Master Hand, I'm afraid Giovanni is-a harming the mansion residents!"

"That's good Mario, why don't you take care of that yourself..." responded Master Hand as he enjoyed his "beauty sleep", before realizing the words that came out of Mario's mouth. The giant hand sprung up in an instant. "Giovanni is harming the mansion residents?! That's supposed to be my job, he's overstepping his boundaries! But he's tormenting the residents like I used to in the past, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. You can take care of Giovanni if you feel the need to."

"Giovanni also threatened to destroy your precious Lamborghini," added Sora as he entered the room, hoping this would sway Master Hand's mind. And it most certainly did, as Master Hand was growling with fury.

"No one, and I mean NO ONE, threatens my baby and expects to get away with it! That is perfectly unacceptable behavior! Mario, Sora, the three of us are going to have a word with Giovanni, and make him step down as head of the Smash Mansion! One way or another!"


Inside the mansion, the smoke detector and sprinkler system was turned on, and instead of water raining down from the ceiling, poisonous gas would emit from the sprinklers, hurting the poor residents. The poisonous gas was filling up the very air the residents breathed in.

"Can't...hardly breathe...must...go on..." said a defeated Touma, coughing and wheezing, as he crawled on the floor. Nearby, King Dedede was doing his best to hold his breath in, to avoid breathing in the poisonous gas, but he would have to exhale when he couldn't hold it in anymore.

"This gas is just too much man..." remarked the penguin as he ran to the nearest bathroom, opening the bathroom door...only for poisonous gas to exit the bathroom. "Dang it, nowhere in the mansion is safe! We're all doomed!"

Mutoh: Giovanni told me and my boys not to put any water in the sprinkler system, and when I asked him why, he said that he was going to have his flunkies put some laughing gas in instead. "A great substitute for water," he says, since the laughing gas will make everyone laugh, even the most serious person. Can't say I blame him - laughing a day keeps the doctor away!
Ichiro: But boss, I thought an apple a day keeps the doctor away...
Mutoh: No it doesn't, who even says that lie? Only stupid idiots like you! Now drop to the ground and give me 20! I'll take the 20 in rupees, too!
Ichiro: *drops to the ground* Me and my big mouth...

Giovanni: Having the Carpenters install the smoke detector and sprinkling system into the mansion, and then having Meowth and friends trigger a fire so the sprinklers would activate and emit poisonous gas instead of water...that was Phase 1 of my master plan. Phase 2 involves raiding the Pokemon sanctuary completely of Pokemon, and bringing them to our base in Alola while everyone is kept at bay. For whatever reason, Meowth and friends said that they do not intend to hamper "relationship" with Master Hand, so I'm having several grunts do their work for them.

On the contrary, there was one place in the mansion that was safe - the air ducts. X was up in the air ducts with Link, Layton, and Luke, looking for a way to shut the sprinkler system off.

"Had a feeling some poisonous substance was gonna come out from those sprinklers," said X, as he and the others crawled through the air ducts. "Seemed like something Giovanni would do. There has to be a place where all that poisonous gas is coming from."

"The poisonous gas might be coming from a tank, for all we know," stated Link, who was feeling somewhat claustrophobic. The tight squeeze in the air ducts was the reason why the Hylian felt that way. "Could be either underground, or somewhere near the attic. Doubt it would be the latter, though."

"Hold on, do you guys hear that?" asked Luke, as the four came to a stop. Some rather loud music was playing. "That sounds like pop music...and I hear singing as well...let's go down that vent!"

"Must be Jessie, James, and Meowth having a rave party by themselves...how about we blow their cover?" said X, as the four crawled down the air duct. Soon they would fall through, as an air vent below them collapsed. X and company would fall through, and land in a room. They would all get up, as they heard the music Luke spoke of...and soon, they were all mesmerized by what they were seeing.

"Oh my..." remarked Layton, his mouth falling agape. X, Luke, and Link all had very similar reactions, as they were all witnessing the next hottest boy band rehearsing their dance moves...Straight Fiyah. Luke would faint in an instant.

"This is definitely number one on my list of things I did not expect to see..." remarked X, as he watched Roy and his crew dance, albeit awkwardly, to some k-pop music. The dudes' ladies would be so proud of them...as if.


Giovanni, new head of the mansion, was living the life. The mansion residents were being tormented by the poisons gas, thanks to him, and he had also taken over Master Hand's room -a room safe from the poisonous gas, thanks to a door stopper installed to the bedroom door. Giovanni was in the room right now, drinking some fine wine with Jessie, James, and Meowth.

"Having those Carpenters install that sprinkler system into the mansion, and then loading it up with poisonous gas...that is so like you, Giovanni!" Jessie commended her boss, holding a glass of wine. "Sure it might damage our relationship with Master Hand, the three of us...but who cares about that right now? It's all about you, Giovanni!"

"Three cheers for the great Giovanni, the greatest boss there is!" exclaimed Mewoth, perhaps an even bigger kiss-up than Dwight D. Schrute, as everyone raised their glasses in the air. "Hip hip..."

Before a "Hooray!" could be shouted, the sound of glass breaking was heard. If you expected WWE legend Steve Austin to randomly break into the room, his music playing, and give Giovanni and the others Stone Cold Stunners, then boy you were wrong. Instead, Mario would break through a window, sticking a perfect landing like a boss, as Sora jumped in after him.

"Your time-a is up, Giovanni!" Mario pointed at the mastermind, who could only smirk. What could Mario and Sora possibly do to him?

Mario: Might've injured my-a self breaking through the window...but it was totally worth-a it.

"Oh no, some midget plumber and a boy who thinks he has magical powers!" Giovanni sarcastically fretted, pretending to be afraid. "I'm so scared!" Giovanni would be scared, eventually, when Master Hand appeared in the room. "...M-M-Master Hand, so good to see you!"

"Wish the feeling was mutual..." murmured Master Hand, noticing how Giovanni was slightly shaking in fear. Jessie, James, and Meowth...they were shaking all over the place! "You've overstepped your boundaries, Giovanni - you must give up your duties as head of the mansion, or we'll have to do things the hard way!"

"Firing a man on his first day of the job? Master Hand, I thought you were better than this...then again, having a game of tag to determine who your successor would be was a horrible idea on your part. A horrible idea that I single-handedly benefited from!"

"Yeah, looking back on it, that game of tag was pretty stupid...come to think of it, how did you even get tagged in the first place, Giovanni? Why were you at the mansion with your cronies to begin with?"

"Long story short, I returned to the mansion to pick up a few items I had left behind the last time I was here - when I had my meeting with Master Xehanort. As I took the elevator down to the first floor, I would be tagged by that brat Sora...and that's how I won the game of tag! All because Sora tagged me, like so!"

Giovanni would demonstrate by tagging Master Hand, lightly tapping his finger on the giant hand. In an instant, Master Hand panicked.

"Crap I don't wanna be it again...tag you're it!" the giant hand would tag James.

"I don't wanna be it either, why me?!" James would tag Giovanni, who was now it. Nice one, James...

"Wait, if Giovanni tagged-a Master Hand, and if Master Hand tagged-a James, only for James to tag-a Giovanni..." Mario thought out loud, trying to piece everything together. "...then that would mean the game of tag is back on!"

"Which means I'm still the head of the mansion," snarled Giovanni, finding it funny how things just played out. "Jessie, James, make sure Mario and Sora don't attempt to tag me!" Jessie and James would do as their told, as they grabbed Mario and Sora's arms and held them behind their backs. "I know Master Hand won't tag me, so why bother...I'll remain head of the mansion, now and forever!"


Back to X and company, who were still in the room mesmerized by Straight Fiyah and their dancing. It was deliberately hard for anyone to look away...anyone except for Layton, who looked the awful dancing of the Fire Emblem dudes and saw a large tank behind them, with many pipes connected to it going in different directions.

"Hmm, I wonder..." said the detective, noticing some small spurts of gas exit from the tank. He would walk through Straight Fiyah, as they were dancing, and reached the tank. He would see a switch, and pulled it down, and just like that, the tank was turned off, no longer pumping any gas through the pipes. "Boys, I think I turned off the sprinkler system!"

"Good work, Professor Layton!" Link called out to Layton, breaking away from his trance. Thankfully for him, X, and Luke, Straight Fiyah was done rehearsing, as their song came to an end. All the members were sweaty and panting.

"So nice of you guys to come and watch us rehearse, means a lot to us," panted Roy, as he thanked X and company. His band mates, however, felt the opposite. "We intended to rehearse in private, but audience members are always welcome...

Robin: Our dance rehearsal...was a dud. Our dance rehearsal for Fox and Falco...was a dud. All future dance rehearsals...will be duds.

Alm: Star Records isn't going to sign us. Would be a win for both parties.

Ike: Don't know about you, but I seriously hate Roy now...

"Actually, Roy, we came just to turn off the sprinkler system Giovanni had installed today," explained X, glad that the dancing was finally over. All that was left for him to do was delete said dancing out of his memory banks. Easy for him, since he was a robot. "We had no intentions to see your silly k-pop group rehearse."4

"Yeah, we had to come here for our dance rehearsal, since dancing in that poisonous gas was a choking hazard," stated Marth, who wished he had better things to do with his time. "Honestly none of us knew that the tank was running the sprinkler system the whole time." Just then, a notification sound, as Chrom would pull out his phone.

"That must be a text from Raven!" Chrom gleamed, pulling out his phone...only for his glee to fade away. "...oh, it's just a text from Mario. Let's see what he said...he's in Master Hand's room...with Giovanni...and Master Hand, and Sora...James had his arms tied around his back...and he broke free...and Jessie sent out her Arbok. That's the end of the text. Why would Mario send me a text for? Is this a group text? Why do I see all these foreign phone numbers for?"

"Sounds like Mario could use a diversion!" exclaimed Roy, conjuring a plan. "Robin, get that music player! Straight Fiyah, let's head over to Master Hand's room and give Giovanni a dancing performance of a lifetime!"


Mario and Sora, free from Jessie and James, would find themselves in another pickle, as Jessie sent out her Arbok to wrap the two up. The plumber and the Keyblade wielder were trapped by Arbok, as Giovanni grinned like your typical evil guy.

"The game of tag is still on, and I'm still it!" the mastermind cackled, as Master Hand felt helpless, refusing to tag him. "Which means that I'm still the king of this mansion! Who can stop me now?"

"HOORAY THE POISONOUS SMOKE IS GONE!" Yoshi could be heard from behind the door, cheering loudly. Giovanni looked awfully surprised. "WE CAN FINALLY BREATHE AGAIN...GAAAAAAHHH, BIRDO! GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU FILTHY WOMAN!"

"What, how can that be?! Meowth, check the hallways and see if there's any poisonous gas!" So Meowth opened the door and looked outside, and saw that the hallways were clear - no poisonous gas in sight!

"Aw man, someone must've turned the sprinkler system off!" stated Meowth, as Yoshi ran by being chased by Birdo. "How did they find a way to shut it off? Also, what's that strange poppy sound I hear...?"

That strange poppy sound would come from Robin's music player, as Straight Fiyah barged inside the room pushing Meowth out of the way. Roy and company would enter the room, assuming their positions.

"Giovanni, Master Hand, and everyone else...get ready to witness the greatest dancing act you'll ever see!" exclaimed Roy, as he and his band mates danced to BTS' "DNA", dancing as awkwardly and cringeworthy as possible. Giovanni and the others could not believe what they were seeing.

"You call that DANCING?!" cringed Jessie, who was glad that Straight Fiyah hadn't learned how to sing yet. Hoo boy. "Even James could dance better than all of you!" James would give Jessie a death glare, as Arbrok found herself mesmerized by Straight Fiyah's dancing. Mario, taking advantage of the distracted cobra Pokemon, would capture the Pokemon with Cappy, releasing Sora, before wrapping up Jessie and James and decapturing Arbok once the deed was done.

"How could you fools allow Mario to do that to you?" Giovanni scolded at Jessie and James, before he returned to watching Straight Fiyah dance. A poor decision, since watching them dance was enough to fall to his knees. "Gah, this terrible dancing, I can't tag it anymore! It's almost making my eyes bleed. But no matter - I am still it, which means I'm still head of the mansion! And as head of the mansion...I command you men to stop your reign of terror!"

"You're still it, you say?" questioned Roy, dancing his butt off, before looking at Master Hand. "Master Hand, you gotta make Giovanni tag you so you can be it again! Then we'll leave him alone!"

"But if I'm it, that means I'll be head of the mansion again!" stated Master Hand; he was very adamant about not being the mansion head. "Are you sure we can't give Giovanni a week or two?"

"To do what, cause even more trouble? Have you seen what he tried to do to the residents?! He could have very well killed someone! And what if he tried to capture the Pokemon? We need you, Master Hand! You're the best guy...or hand...for the job!"

Master Hand let out a sigh in response. He did not want to be head of the mansion again - as he stated in the previous episode, ruling over the mansion became dull and frustrating for him, and having to solve the residents' problems was too much for him to take. However, Giovanni was simply not cut to be in Master Hand's place, and the others already voiced their concerns. So Master Hand did what he had to do...

"Giovanni, if you tag me, I'll tell Roy and his friends to stop dancing," the giant hand would tell the mastermind, but Giovanni wasn't willing to make the tag. "It's now or never, my man!"

"Me tagging you would mean I'm no longer the head of the mansion!" stated Giovanni, unable to bear Straight Fiyah anymore, as he got down on all fours. "Gah! Who knew terrible dancing could be this demoralizing? It makes no sense..."

"Just tag me, and it'll all be over." Master Hand held out his hand, and Giovanni looked up and saw it. Straight Fiyah's dancing pained him greatly, and he couldn't hear to watch them go on.

"Fine then, Master Hand...tag, you're it..." Giovanni would tag Master Hand, before collapsing to the floor. "You win...you win..."

And just like that, Master Hand was back where he was before - the head of the Smash Mansion.


Zelda: Heard from the Carpenters that Ema was over at Luigi's place, waiting to be reinstated at the mansion, so I went to pay her a visit. Ema was delighted to see me - apologized for holding me hostage during the invasion, and I forgave her. She was only on the dark side because she missed her late friend, Mia Fey, and Organization XIII took advantage of it. Whatever Ema has done in the past, it's all water under the bridge...

Zelda was still with Ema in Luigi's home, in the living room, enjoying a conversation with the forensics expert. Safe to say that Zelda and Ema were still the best of friends, with the hostage incident now in the past.

"Princess Daisy, is Luigi still afraid of Ema?" Zelda would ask the princess, who was in the kitchen cooking some Salisbury steak. Yum yum. "I was just wondering, haven't seen him that much."

"I haven't seen Luigi that much either, he might be hiding," replied Daisy, as she heard the phone ringing. Daisy would head over to pick it up, noticing Luigi hiding in a cabinet along the way. "Get out of that cabinet, Luigi - Ema is NOT evil!"

"Won't believe it until-a I see it..." Luigi had this to say, as Daisy answered the phone. It was a call from the mansion.

"Good evening, Pit...and please don't call me 'tutz' ever again. That just sounds like a prostitute word...you want us all to come to the mansion? Ema included?" Ema perked up when her name was mentioned. "Okay then, we'll be there in a jiffy. See you later." Daisy would hang up the phone, as Yuffie approached her, indulging herself with a bag of potato chips she found.

"I take it we're all going over to the mansion?" Yuffie would ask, chomping away on a potato chip. "Is Cilan inviting us over for dinner or something?"

"Pit said that Giovanni has been kicked out of the mansion, and that Master Hand assumed his mansion head duties. Wants us all in the meeting room."


Master Hand was the head of the Smash Mansion again, although nothing had been made official yet. Nothing was addressed. That would all change in the meeting room, where Master Hand gathered everyone for a meeting prior to dinner.

"Good evening everyone - I have some great news for everyone here," announced Master Hand, kicking off the meeting. "First of all, due to some actions taken today, Giovanni and has lackeys have been kicked out of the mansion - which means that he's no longer head of the mansion, and I have resumed my previous title." This was met with cheers and applause; nobody knew how much they missed Master Hand as ruler of the mansion until now. "The other great news I have is that a fellow resident of ours, Ema Skye, has asked for reinstatement." Master Hand would mention Ema, who was standing humbly next to the giant hand. "You may know her as the woman who single-handedly sold out to Organization XIII, and drew ire for her despicable actions. However, she would make up for what she did in a big way, two weeks ago...Ema, would you like to explain?"

"Uh, sure, I guess," answered Ema as she cleared her throat, ready to do some speaking. "So two weeks ago, that guy named Jakob had returned to the mansion, as some hooded guy. Not knowing Jakob's identity, I had worked with X and several others to bring Jakob down, and soon many others helped along the way. I had spearheaded the entire mansion under the jurisdiction of Mario, who said that if I captured our little crook, I would be forgiven for what I had done. So thanks to me, I captured Jakob - who Master Hand told me was a huge jerk to everyone - and brought him back behind bars, where he belongs. I essentially stopped Jakob from returning to the mansion for his second phase of causing trouble, pretty much."

"Yes, and you all should be thanking her, otherwise Jakob would be back spreading gossip again. Can't let that happen!" Master Hand would face Ema, placing his finger on her head. "I feel like this has been overdue, but I'm glad you agreed to my offer, Miss Skye, especially considering what you have done for us to make up for your previous deeds. Now for what we came for...Ema Skye, I hereby announce that you are reinstated back in the Smash Mansion, free to become a resident again. That is all; meeting adjourned."

"Thank you, Master Hand, feels good to be back," Ema would thank the giant hand. Everyone would file out of the meeting room, with the residents welcoming Ema back to the mansion. The last of these residents would be X, Layton, and Mario.

"Welcome back to the Smash Mansion, Ema Skye..." smiled X, the robot who played a part in bringing down Giovanni's master plan, as he shook hands with Ema before leaving the meeting room. Mario and Layton would both tip their hats at the forensics expert, making her smile a bit. As Ema said, it felt good to be back...the same could be said for Master Hand, back to his old duties again.

Looks a lot like everything's pushing up daisies.