Author's Note:
It's the start of Memorial Day weekend (seriously doubt I'll ever do a chapter based around Memorial Day for this story), and what better way to kick off Memorial Day weekend with a new chapter of Smash Life? But first, reviews:
"Are Link and Zelda gonna wear their outfits from Hyrule Warriors? Can you include a scene with Rikku from Final Fantasy X interacting with Presea from Tales of Symphonia? (Tara Strong voices them) has Viewtiful Joe appeared yet? Will Velvet Crowe still have her malevolence powers when she shows up? And finally what are your thoughts on the upcoming Pokemon game for the Switch not being Generation 8?"
No they won't. I can do a Rikku and Presea scene, when (and if) Rikku makes an appearance. Viewtiful Joe hasn't appeared yet. Velvet Crowe will retain her powers. And I'm cool with the Pokemon Switch game not being Gen 8 - save the new generation for the handhelds. On to the other reviewer, Normal Man:
"I have an idea. What if Nabbit was working with the Broodals? That would be cool. And then at the end of the arc Jennifer would die."
Won't be specifying Nabbit's role in the story...and why on earth would I kill off Jennifer for?! I would never put Mario and Peach through such grief; granted it might make the story a dark undertone, but I would NEVER kill off Jennifer. Or Charles for that matter. I'd rather kill off Elise - at least she's dead, in Fire Emblem canon. Oh, wait...
Episode 127: Cappsized (ba-dum-tiss...)
Cappy, the talking hat on Mario's head, was a very unique character. He possessed the ability to capture any individual Mario threw at, allowing Mario to capture the person's body and do whatever he wanted. The plumber could breath fire as Charizard, cast magical spells as Ashley, use PSI moves as Lucas or Ness, or even hit home runs effortlessly like Mike Trout. Provided Mario ever got the chance to meet Mike Trout.
However, even though Cappy was on Mario's head a huge majority of the time, there were some times when the hat hat to be away from Mario. One of those times was when Mario had to take a shower or bath, either on his own accord or because Peach wouldn't stop complaining about his stench. Right now, Mario was taking his shower, singing a happy tune to himself as he scrubbed his armpits and his head and even his pubic area. Don't lie, you do the same too.
While Mario took his shower, Cappy remained on the plumber's dresser, his eyes darting around the master bedroom left and right. He would leave the premises, but he had nothing to do; he would watch over Jennifer, but Peach already had that covered. Also, Cappy leaving would put Mario in a state of panic.
Cappy wouldn't be alone, however, when a certain bluenette walked up the stairs and entered the master bedroom. It was Lana, the spellcaster who opted to stay over at Mario's place until Impa was conscious again, or until further notice. Speaking of Impa, the Sheikah was felled by the Broodals - mainly Spewart - and had to stay at Mario's home until Cilan whipped up a concoction that would revive her senses.
"Hello, anybody here?" Lana called out, as Cappy kept close watch of the bluenette. Lana did hear the shower noises, but apparently didn't think much of it. "I hate being alone by myself...if only Impa was awake..."
"Ah, about time I got some company!" exclaimed Cappy, his eyes widening out of Mario's cap as he made Lana jump in fright. "Thought I would be alone forever!" Lana shrieked as she grabbed the nearest object, Mario's deodorant, and threw it at Cappy, hurting him in the process. "Ow not so hard! I know I'm a talking hat and all, but that doesn't mean I'm not immune to the pain..."
"Oh, it's just you Cappy, thank goodness..." Lana, who imagined a ghost appeared out of Mario's cap (to be fair, Cappy technically IS a ghost), smiled as she caught her breath. "I was afraid someone was trying to literally scare me to death!"
Lana: Peach took the to streets of the city, to take her baby out on a stroll, and Mario, for whatever reason, magically vanished. I might've heard his voice, but I was napping at the time. Had to keep a close eye on our patient, Impa, who is still unconscious. She wakes up every now and then, on a periodic basis, before falling back into unconsciousness...but Peach told me that some guy named Cilan was making an antidote to wake up Impa, so that's a plus!
Cilan: This is horrible, absolutely horrible...sure I can make a drink that can knock someone out, but I can't even make one that would wake someone up from their unconsciousness! Some connoisseur I am, can't even own up to promises...screw you, Princess Peach, for your kind and genuine smile that prevented me from giving a negative answer! And screw your baby daughter too, just for being there!
"Why are you sitting on Mario's dresser, don't you have any hobbies to do?" Lana asked Cappy, picking him up and holding him in her hands. "I know the life of a talking hat may be boring, but you don't have to follow the trend!"
"Whoever said that the life of a Bonnetor was boring?" questioned Cappy, ready to go on a long speech about how awesome he was. Here it comes... "I am Cappy, ally and friend of Mario, and the best hat around! I can possess anything at will - friend, foe, inanimate object, you name it! Anything you can do, I can do better! There is nothing that I can't..."
"Ooh, possessing anything at will, super exciting! I must check this out for myself!" Lana would take Cappy out of the master bedroom, ready to do some "experimentation". And she didn't even ask for permission!
"Hold on just a second Lana, you don't know the full power of my capturing ability! Only Mario does! This can easily turn out awry! Please return me to the bedroom, this might turn out ugly..."
Standing at the front door of Mario's house was Mario's favorite dinosaur Yoshi, who found himself knocking on the front door and ringing the doorbell multiple times. You'd think that the dinosaur would leave and return to the mansion after several failed attempts, but his determination was holding him back. He would wait for a response until the end of the day, if he had to.
"Mario, Peach, open up already, I need some sugar!" Yoshi screamed, banging on the front door. A neighbor asking for some sugar, how typical. Better hope it was actual sugar Yoshi wanted, and not romantic sugar; him wanting the latter would be beyond weird. "Cilan won't let me into the kitchen, or the pantry, so I need some sugar right now!"
Yoshi: Birdo has been in a coma-induced state for a few months, and now is a good time to finally wake her up. Master Hand says that if I don't wake up Birdo soon, he'll contact the police and tell them I "poisoned my girlfriend to death", and then he'll have me arrested while he rakes in Birdo's life insurance money! If there's anyone that money belongs to...it's me. I'll find my own way to kill Birdo (if it has to come to that) and reap the benefits, and Master Hand won't be receiving a SINGLE penny!
Finally the front door open, by a person Yoshi wasn't expecting - it was Lana, with the bluenette holding a now terrified Cappy. Yoshi saw the fear written in Cappy's eyes, and found it oddly charming. A weird dinosaur he was.
"Hey I know you, you're the girl who gave us all free cupcakes!" Yoshi said to Lana, recognizing her face. The dinosaur would kill for some more cupcakes right now. "Sure put a yum in my tum!"
"I bet they did!" replied Lana; Cappy wished to tell Yoshi to dissuade Lana from whatever she plotted to do, but knew that the odds were against him. "And they ran out so quickly...don't know why Mario was so angry with me afterwards. Everyone liked them. Anyways, how would you like to be...possessed?"
"As in like, demonic possession? I don't know about that - I've read plenty of demonic possession stories online, and they're the underlying reason why I have to change my bed sheets every night before bed. I would stop reading them, but I can't...they're like my own special nicotine."
"No demons are involved, trust me. You just have to stay still, and maybe take a deep breath..." Lana stood back, eyeing the top of Yoshi's head, and pulled Cappy back like she was preparing to throw a Frisbee.
"You're making a terrible mistake, Lana, I'm just letting you know..." Cappy warned the bluenette, as she revved up her arm. "Please don't do it, Lana...I beg of you!"
Mario was still taking his shower, scrubbing his hair as he happily hummed the Super Mario Bros ground theme to himself. A theme so darn classic, the plumber had to hum it at least once per day. It was something his doctor should've recommended, if he ever had a doctor to begin with.
All of a sudden, something happened to Mario, as his entire body started pixelating. The pixels of red, blue, and other colors suddenly flew out of the operator shower...
...and into the body of Yoshi, who was now wearing Mario's hat. Mario was now Yoshi, much to the plumber's surprise, as his hands and fingers and everything else was light green.
"What in the world am I doing in Yoshi's body?" the plumber wondered, before looking up at Lana who was smiling like she just made a scientific discovery. "Lana, did you do this? Did you take Cappy without my permission?!"
"To be fair, you never told me not to mess around with Cappy," Lana pointed out, as Mario gritted his teeth in anger. Nothing Mario could say about that. "So it's your fault for not being a good stickler of the rules!"
"Why would I be a stickler of the rules when you're..." Mario sighed with great frustration, angered about the predicament he now found himself in. Should be worried about the running water in his bathroom. "Cappy, how do I 'decapture' Yoshi's body? I haven't captured anything or anyone for so-a long, so I'm a bit lost..."
"That's easy, all you have to do is...erm...uh..." Cappy struggled to think up of a way for Mario to exit Yoshi's body; you'd think that a hat who possessed the capturing ability would know a thing or two about dejecting someone's body. "Actually, I forgot myself. But a good option to exit Yoshi's body would be via force. Get hit by something, and you'll be out in no time!"
"So in order for me to leave Yoshi's body, I would have to get hit by a speeding car, or something like that?" Such an option would come at the price of Yoshi being run over, ending up with a serious injury or even dying on the spot. By no means would Mario allow his long-time companion get seriously hurt.
"It's not the most feasible option we have, or the safest, but it's better than nothing. We can develop a different method in time."
Lana: Cappy was right, he can possess anything! But Yoshi isn't that good enough of an example, I need to see more proof of... *pauses* ...why do I hear running water from upstairs?
Out of all the idiotic things Mario had ever done, what he was doing now might possibly be the most idiotic...standing in the middle of the street waiting for a vehicle to speed by and run over him. He was standing in the road, looking left and right, expecting a car to show up at any minute.
"Pretty strange for you to be standing in the road like that, Yoshi," Ness stopped by to speak with Mario, having finished his game of baseball with Lucas. The teen was holding a baseball bat in one hand, and bouncing a baseball in the other. "Jumping over cars, I assume? Gotta admit, it sounds pretty dangerous, but I've heard it's also lots of fun! Very fun hobby, some people told me."
"No car hopping from me, Ness - my flutter jump would make it effortless, and in turn boring," responded Mario, doing his best to stay in character and say things Yoshi would probably say. "I'm just waiting for a car to run me over, so I can leave this body for good." Well that wasn't supposed to come out of Yoshi's mouth...and as expected, the response left Ness a little frightened.
"Wow, Yoshi, that's really dark, especially coming from a happy-go-lucky guy like you. Had no idea you were committing suicide. If this is how you wanna go out, then let me just be the first to say that it was awesome getting to know you and...LOOK OUT, A GIANT WASP!"
Ness saw a giant wasp flying near Yoshi, and the teen, not wanting the experience of being stung by an insect to be Yoshi's final memory before committing suicide, took his baseball, threw it in the air, and swung his bat at it, hitting the baseball and sending it flying towards the wasp. The ball struck the wasp, before striking Yoshi and hitting him in the head. The blunt force of the ball was pretty strong...
...and as a result, it sent Mario flying out of Yoshi's body. Mario, landing on the road, was grateful to be back in his own body, grateful that Cappy was back on his head, while Yoshi sat in the middle of the road, rubbing his head in pain.
"Stupid headache..." the dinosaur mumbled, before he and Mario looked to their right and saw a speeding car heading towards him! "AAAAAH, CAR!" Both Yoshi and Mario screamed as they got out of the way, and as Mario jumped out of the way, the wind created by the car caused Cappy to fly away, before the wind blew the talking hat away from Mario.
"Mario, help me!" Cappy called out to the plumber, while the wind carried him to places unknown. Best case scenario, Cappy remained in the premises of the mansion...worst case scenario, the wind would take him to into downtown Seattle, or somewhere further than that.
"I'm-a coming!" Mario called out to his hat companion, as he chased after Cappy. Yoshi sat on the side of the road, catching his breath and grateful to be alive, while Ness just stared in utter confusion.
"Did Mario...just leave Yoshi's body?" the PSI whiz wondered, scratching his head as bewilderment took hold of his face, and his mind. "And people say Mario has never spent that much time with Yoshi...must be the same people who told me that car jumping was fun."
Sonic: As it turns out, Link WASN'T cheating on Zelda with Linkle, to make Zelda jealous...he just couldn't tell Linkle to go away. However, Linkle was so upset that she left the mansion...but, it's never too late for her to come back and find a charming heroic Hylian destined to be her man. Honestly I think both Toon Link and Young Link are way too young for her, but they can make a threesome work...somehow.
The wind guided Cappy to the mansion backyard, where Sonic was inflating the bounce house Toon Link bought in episode 26. The Inklings wanted to play in the bounce house - maybe even have a paint battle inside - and they asked Sonic to pump up the bounce house for them.
"Wouldn't it hurt for Mr. Game and Watch to use an electrical pump?" frowned Sonic, using the air pump Mr. Game and Watch gave him. The more Sonic pressed down on the handle, the more bored he became. "Just stick the thing inside, wait for the bounce house to grow in size, and boom, you're done! With that electrical pump, I could get muscles...oh man, Knuckles would be so jealous!"
Once the wind died down, Cappy landed on the ground, next to Sonic's feet. Just when Sonic was done pumping up the bounce house to full size, the hedgehog stepped back, accidentally stepping on Cappy. He turned around and saw Cappy, before picking up the talking hat.
"How nice of you to stop by, Cappy!" Sonic greeted the talking hat, looking at him with eyes of intent. Eyes intent enough to make Cappy shudder in fear. "You know, ever since you came and entered Mario's life, I've always been amazed...just seeing you capturing people and stuff at will, it's so unreal! I've always wanted to know what it's like wearing you for a day, and then throwing you at unsuspecting people and taking over their bodies...and today, my wish will finally come true!"
"You really don't have to do that, honestly..." stated Cappy, unaware of much Sonic has waited for this life-changing moment. Slowly Sonic was putting Cappy on his head, like a boy scout happily placing his badge on his sash, just when Mario finally showed up.
"No, Sonic, don't-a do it!" pleaded the plumber, but it was too late...Sonic wore Cappy on his head, and by consequence, Mario was warped inside the hedgehog's body. The plumber, taking note of this, saw how blue his fur was. He then sped around the mansion, twice, to get a good feel of Sonic's blazing fast speed. "Huh, this isn't as bad as I thought! Could really use this speed to good work..."
Mario would indeed put Sonic's trademark speed to good work, when he saw Villager over at the lake, fishing because Lord knows why; you'd think that a kid who caught nothing but Magikarp and Feebas would give it up and retire already. But this time, Villager took initiative and got himself a Good Rod, which was a HUGE improvement over whatever crappy rod he previously had.
"Goldeen and Finneon, here I come!" exclaimed Villager, feeling actually excited about fishing, as he threw his reel into the lake. The young lad waited patiently for a bite, as Mario sped by with his blazing fast speed and replaced Villager's fishing rod with some beat-up rod he found in the mansion's shed. One moment later, Villager felt a snag on his fishing rod, and he reeled in his catch...pulling in, you guessed it, a Magikarp. "Aw man..."
Villager: That's it, no more fishing for me... *stares angrily at his fishing rod* ...not even this new fishing rod I purchased can alleviate my fishing woes. It's all over for me, I'm done... *snaps fishing rod in two, and throws the pieces unto the ground*
Young Link: Hey, who moved my fishing rod from the garden shed? What does an off-duty cop have to do to fish on his off days?!
Villager: *looks at fishing rod remains and sees that it was the one from the garden shed* Uh oh...if anyone asks, just say that I went back to being mayor at Smashville! *runs away*
"Gotta say, that was pretty fun!" remarked Mario, tossing the Super Rod to the ground like it was hot garbage. Some dedicated Pokemon fan will probably pick it up later. Mario then looked towards the picnic table outside the mansion, and saw Shulk and Fiora assembling something on the table. Appeared to be tower of doughnuts - or rather, a castle of doughnuts!
"Remind me why we're doing this again?" Shulk asked Fiora, while the Homs were putting on the finishing touches of their culinary architectural masterpiece. "This is fun and all, but I don't want anyone judging us. It's bad enough that people criticize me for going on strolls around town, wearing nothing but my underwear and sandals."
"As I've told you before, that's just plain weird," replied Fiora, who tried to dissuade Shulk from continuing his weird habits, but to no avail. "We're doing this because Dunban kept going on about how 'cool' it would be to see a tower of doughnuts, in person - sounds strange, I know - so we're going the extra limit, just for him." Fiora would place the final doughnut on the castle, signifying the completion of the castle. "There, all done! Wait right here and keep watch of the doughnuts, while I fetch Dunban. Easier said than done, right?"
"Easier done than said," reaffirmed Shulk, leading Fiora to smile as she headed inside the mansion. Once she was gone, Shulk took out his cellphone and noodled around on it, not paying any attention to the doughnuts. This was an extremely ripe opportunity for Mario...
...as he sped by and grabbed as many doughnuts as possible, causing the castle of doughnuts to fall. Shulk realized this when the doughnuts fell in him, and the Homs quickly put away his phone in panic as he tried to patch up the castle of doughnuts. Just when things were headed south...
"Shulk and I really worked hard on this, so we both hope you enjoy!" smiled Fiora, as she led her brother outside holding him by his hand. Once the Homs reached the picnic table, Fiora was greatly displeased when she saw what transpired with the castle of doughnuts, and she was even more displeased with her man, Shulk, glaring at him.
"Uh...uh...I can explain," Shulk could only say, as Fiora kept on glaring while her older brother Dunban shook his head and facepalmed.
Once he grabbed his stash of doughnuts, Mario ran inside the mansion, and was in the foyer happily eating the doughnuts without a care in the world. As he ate the doughnuts, Tails passed by, flying with his propeller tails when he saw Mario eating away.
"Golly, Sonic, where'd you get those doughnuts from?" Tails asked his best friend, not knowing that he was speaking directly to Mario. Sonic's mind and soul was presumably in some other dimension right now. "And what's with the Mario hat, and the mustache?"
"Funny you should ask that, Tails," replied Mario, doing his best to stay in character as Sonic. "I decided to dress up as Mario for a day, to see if dressing up as my long-time rival did wonders, and when I went to the nearest Krispy Kreme story, the workers gave me a infinite supply of doughnuts because my outfit was spot on! Isn't that swell? You're welcome to have some doughnuts if you like!" Now sharing wasn't exactly a part of Sonic's character, but Mario could do a heap of justice to the hedgehog for all we know.
"You actually want to share your doughnuts with me? Awesome! Thanks Sonic!" Surprised by "Sonic's" change of heart, Tails happily sat on the couch next to Mario, and ate the doughnuts with him. "We should save some doughnuts for Knuckles, he might want some." Mario would nod his head in agreement.
Tails: Don't know how a Mario outfit would be "spot on" if it only comes with a red cap and a mustache, but it netted Sonic a infinity supply of doughnuts, so that's pretty cool. And for him to share his doughnuts with me was even cooler. Usually he won't even share his cold medication with me, when we both get sick. Usually it's his fault.
"We'll just wrap up Knuckles' doughnuts in a bag, and leave the bag on his nightstand," suggested Mario. Provided Yoshi doesn't see the doughnuts himself. "Now, indulge me, Tails...what mischievous things have I done the past few months?
"As in like, what shenanigans you've involved yourself in?" asked Tails, taken aback by Mario's question. The yellow fox could rat off an entire list of things Sonic had done over a three-month span. "Let's see...you accused Berkut of wanting to assassinate Alm, you accused Balthier and Dark Pit of working with Berkut, you've done the same for a few others, you discussed your plans to work with Wolf and 'mend' Itsuki and Tsubasa's relationship back together...anything else I"m missing?"
"Nope, I believe you've covered everything, touched on every little detail." Seemingly down with eating his doughnuts, Mario handed over his remaining doughnuts to Tails, before standing up. "Thank you Tails, for helping me realize the error of my ways..."
"Going so soon Sonic, not gonna eat the rest of your doughnuts? And what do you mean by 'realize the error of your ways'? Gonna patch up all the ridiculous things you've done in the past?"
"Guess you could say that...I have a lot of work to do. Don't know how long it'll take me, but what matters is that it's all said and done." On that note, Mario pressed forward, as he left Tails behind in the foyer. For a moment, Tails couldn't tell whether or not "Sonic" was changing for the better...
Up in the recording studio, Crash was putting his singing device to good use, as he was singing a k-pop song Roy heard at the Billboard Music Awards. "Fake Love", by BTS - perhaps Roy's favorite boy band. Crash was singing all the singing parts, while Fox, Falco, Roy, and Berkut watched.
"When is Crash going to sing actual original songs by Straight Fiyah?" Falco asked Fox, as the pilots were forced to listen to Crash. That song the bandicoot was singing, Fox and Falco could listen on their phones. There was no difference whatsoever.
"Once Roy entirely understands the concept of what an original song is," replied Fox, doing his best to keep himself awake with a cup of coffee. "Given the fast track Roy's on now, I'll give him a good seven months."
"Still don't understand why you want me to hear Crash, I could be with my wife right now," Berkut said to Roy, feeling his contempt for Roy grow more with each and every day. "Why not have Coco or Aku in my place, at least they're Crash's relatives!"
"Unfortunately, Berkut, Coco and Aku are nonbelievers - more so than Cortex and Uka combined - who don't think Crash has the ability to be a bona fide star," explained Roy - screw Coco and Aku for being right! "Good thing for us, we actually believe in Crash - and as a believer, we must support Crash along the way!"
"And listening to him sing songs from other artists is supposed to give him boosts of confidence? Give me a freaking break..."
Berkut: One of my folks sent me a letter to the Smash Mansion, asking me how my stay is coming along. I'm afraid "having to live with my lifelong arch-nemesis and being forced to star as a pop idol in a boy friend" would be the most worrisome things to say on a return letter. Crash might think otherwise, if he ever had a legitimate family.
"I've been told Berkut is here, where is he?" Mario asked as he poked his head inside the recording booth. Berkut sensed Mario as his golden opportunity to leave Roy and Crash for good, and it left Fox and Falco jealous.
"Yours truly, Berkut of Rigel, is right here," replied Berkut, stepping out so Mario could see him in full focus. Mario could have done without the whole fancy bits, who cared about Berkut's title. "You wish to speak with me, is that correct?"
"Yes, but it won't be long though - got something I need to get out of my system." So Berkut left the recording studio, leaving both Fox and Falco jealous, as he joined Mario outside in the hallway. Then the unthinkable happened...
...Mario, as Sonic, gave Berkut a heartfelt hug, which left the paladin confused and bewildered. Berkut tried to pry Mario's arms off of him, but nothing seemed to work - it was like Mario was glued to the man.
"Berkut...I'm so sorry," Mario apologized to the paladin, which made him even more confused. Why was Mario apologizing for - was he trying to undo the wrongs Sonic had done in recent episodes?
"I'm so sorry too Sonic, I guess," Berkut could only respond, before feeling the need to ask "Sonic" a serious question. "Wait, what am I apologizing for? Better yet, what are YOU apologizing for?"
"I'm apologizing because for the longest, I've always assumed that you desired to kill Alm, ever since you moved in to the mansion. I had assumed that you were working alongside with Dark Pit and Balthier, needing allies to assist you in Alm's assassination. That's why at the wedding..."
"Hold on a minute, you actually thought that?" Berkut managed to get Mario off of him, as he pulled off his arms. "Sonic, as much as I would love to get my grimy hands on Alm and kill him for good, Master Hand has forbidden me from accomplishing my goal. He threatened to boot Rinea and I out of the mansion if I were ever to kill Alm. Which is why I haven't laid the slightest finger on Alm - Rinea would kill me if we were forced to leave for good."
"Oh, I see...so Dark Pit..." Berkut shook his head. "...and Balthier..." Berkut shook his head once more. "...ah. So it was all a huge misunderstanding, on my part." Berkut nodded his head. "I promise not to accuse you of anything ever again. Deal?"
"A promise well kept. It's a deal with me. Now go run along now, we'll keep this between the two of us." Mario gave a thumbs up to Berkut, Sonic style, as he sped down the hallway. "Heh...I can't kill Alm, but that won't prevent me from conspiring plans to kill him for good...hopefully Master Hand wasn't around to hear that."
"Berkut, come quick, Crash is spitting bars in the booth!" Roy called out to the paladin from the recording studio, as Berkut gritted his teeth. "Go get the fire extinguisher, or something!"
"Why oh why, did I not use my wife as an excuse..." Berkut deeply sighed, begrudgingly returning to the recording studio.
Ema: Of course, when you're a mansion resident, you don't do that much forensics work...which is why I'm stuck doing errands for Layton and Luke. They're best friends with Phoenix and Maya (or so Layton claims), so it comes with the territory, I guess. Layton and Luke are currently digging up some dirt on Bowser, and they want me to give them anything of note relevant to their case, so I've done a little snooping here and there. Hopefully this leads to something, and I'm not just doing all this for naught.
While snooping around in Bowser's room, Ema found an item of note - a envelope on Bowser's desk, with a love letter presumed to be inside. The heart seal that closed the envelope suggested this. Wanting Layton and Luke to see this evidence, Ema went to go speak with the detectives, racing down the hallway...
...until she encountered Mario, who bumped into the forensics expert while speeding down the hallway. Mario and Ema crashed, both landing on the floor.
"Watch it, Sonic, you could've broken my leg there..." Ema scolded Mario, as she got up, dusted herself off, and picked up the envelope she dropped. Worst-case scenario would be Mario grabbing the envelope and opening its contents; whatever was inside was strictly for Latyon and Luke's eyes. "We should seriously have speed limit signs, just for you!"
"And as I've told Master Hand before, such an idea would never work had we not held a gazillion people in one mansion," retorted Sonic, surprised to hear his own voice again...that was because Sonic was back in his own body! Which meant Mario was back on his, as the plumber remained on the floor rubbing his bum. "Huh, how did I get all the way here? And why does my stomach feel bloated...?"
"Ah well, it was fun-a while it lasted," remarked Mario, wishing he could go super fast once more. Suddenly, Sonic grabbed the plumber and lifted him up, but the hedgehog wasn't angry, as Mario had feared. In fact, he was oddly excited!
"Mario you know better than anyone else...how did I look while wearing Cappy?" Sonic questioned the plumber, shaking him excitedly. "I know my mind was in another place at the time...but you must tell me, how did I look? Was I killing it out there? Was I doing my thing? Was I lit?!"
"You were...doing just-a fine, Sonic," replied Mario, as Sonic gently placed him back on the floor. Sonic will definitely think otherwise, when Villager and Shulk seek their revenge upon the hedgehog. "Nothing out of the ordinary, you were just speeding around-a like the blazing speedster you are!"
"Aw man, I hoped I had did more exciting stuff...but then again, you were doing all the work. You should have made me do cool stuff, like surf down the Washington mountains or swim across the Pacific Ocean and back! Man, talk about a missed opportunity..."
"Yeah, I should probably get going now..." Ema said to Sonic and Mario, wondering why she hadn't left already. Layton and Luke were likely waiting on her. "I mean, this envelope isn't gonna deliver itself!" As Ema walked away, with her back turned, Sonic looked at the brunette curiously, before snatching Cappy away from Mario.
"Sonic, what are you doing, you're not gonna do what I think you're gonna do, are you?" Cappy questioned the hedgehog, as his worst fears were realized - Sonic would toss the flying hat at Ema, and in a snap, Mario now found himself inside Ema's body. Much to his chagrin.
"Seriously, I'm stuck in Ema's body?" groaned Mario, as he started to feel all sorts of uncomfortable. He saw Sonic rolling on the floor, laughing away. You'd be laughing too if you saw a gal like Emma having a mustache. 'Sonic this is no laughing matter, why'd you do this for?!"
"I dunno, I just thought it would be funny to see meandering in a woman's body," replied Sonic, wiping away a tear as he stood up on his feet. "Now you'll understand the inner workings of a woman, and understand all the pain and suffering they struggle with internally on a day-to-day basis! Who knows, Ema might have a period soon, and then you'll learn more about how the menstrual cycle works!"
Sonic: Honest question: is it possible for men to have periods? How come women have it much harder than us?
"I don't wanna interrupt your first-hand learning experience of the female body, so I'll just leave you alone while I go play with Shaymin," Sonic said to Mario, walking away and waving. "Let me know how it goes!"
"Get back here Sonic, I'm not finished with you..." Mario chased after Sonic, but it would be all for naught after Sonic sped away. Mario gritted his teeth as Sonic sped down the hallway, before turning around and heading on his way. However, Mario needed to do something about that mustache of his...couldn't afford to have anyone see Ema with a mustache, and get all confused.
Needing something to conceal his face, Mario would speak with Meta Knight, whom he hoped had a spare mask for him to borrow. The plumber would find Meta Knight in his room, the Star Warrior playing an intense game of chess with Pit (accompanied by Kirby). Considering who Meta Knight's opponent was, the chess match couldn't possibly be that intense.
"Your move," Meta Knight said to Pit, after moving his knight into place. At the moment, Meta Knight had seven pieces on the chessboard...while Pit only had one, his king. So most of the intensity came from how quick Pit was to losing, pretty much. "Your king can only move to one spot, by the way."
"Only one spot, eh?" smirked Pit, with a finger underneath his chin as he surveyed the chessboard. Believe it or not, Pit lost five of his chess pieces in less than twenty seconds, which has to be a new record of some sort. No wonder Pit found himself in the predicament he was in. "in that case, I shall go against the grain, and take...THIS spot!" Pit moved his king to a white space...
...thereby allowing Meta Knight to use his queen to take out Pit's king. Pit looked in despair, in utter disbelief, as Kirby comforted his friend with a pat on the back.
"Checkmate..." said Meta Knight, slightly relishing in his victory with his arms crossed. "I keep telling you Pit, sacrificing your pawns at the beginning of the game is always never a great strategy to win. You should switch up your strategy next time." With his chess match done, Meta Knight could finally have a word with Mario. "Sorry for the wait...Ema?" Meta Knight was stunned to see "Ema" with a mustache, and Pit and Kirby were both equally stunned as well.
"AAAAAAHHHHH IT'S A MONSTER, SOMEBODY SAVE US!" screamed Pit, as he hid behind Kirby's back. Given Kirby's height, Mario could still see Pit, shivering in fear.
"That's not a monster Pit, that's...Ema with a mustache," Meta Knight informed Pit, before returning his attention to Mario and taking note of the red cap on his head. "Mario, is that you? Did you seriously capture Ema's body? What's wrong with you, man?!"
"It wasn't my fault, Meta Knight - Sonic stole Cappy from me and tossed him at Ema," explained Mario, as Meta Knight gave a knowing nod. Pit slowly arose out of his hiding spot. "Said it thought it would be 'funny' to see me in a girl's body. And now Sonic ran off, and I'm stuck in this...well, you know."
"Well it can't be that bad Mario - this might be a great learning experience for you!" stated Pit, reiterating what Sonic had said. "Getting to know how the female body operates...who knows, you might even get pregnant! Not saying that you can't get pregnant as Ema to begin with, but there might be some life lessons you can get out of it..."
Pit: I know this has been probably asked before, but...is it possible for men to have periods? If so, when will my first period come? Or has it came already? Will I get pregnant soon?
"I need a mask to conceal my face, Meta Knight, if you don't mind," Mario kindly asked Meta Knight, who stepped away from the chessboard before heading over to his closet. He opened the closet doors, and peered inside, before pulling out a mask - a Gerudo veil.
"A Gerudo by the name of Urbosa gave me this face veil not so long ago," explained Meta Knight, showing off the Gerudo veil to Mario. It was green in color, green was the color of Ema's eyes, so the veil was a perfect match. "I think this will be great for you, Mario - keep that veil on your face, and you can save yourself, and Ema's pride."
"I shall wear this face veil 24/7," assured Mario, accepting the veil from Meta Knight and putting it on his face. The idea of Ema wearing a face veil to go along with with current attire was undoubtedly strange, but it was something Mario would have to deal with for the time being. "Hopefully this will only be temporary..."
"I hope so too. Just return the face veil when you're done, when you're out of Ema's body. And don't do anything that would require you to take off that veil, it will be VERY damaging to Ema's reputation."
"Like I would ever need to take it off...thanks for the face veil, Meta Knight. You're a real lifesaver." Mario would leave the premises, and once he was out of the room, he suddenly realized that he was holding the envelope Ema had found. "Ema did say that she wanted to give this envelope to Layton, didn't she? Might as well do it now."
"Ema is that you?" Zelda called out to Mario, much to the plumber's chagrin. Mario sighed as he turned around and saw Zelda fastly walking to him, clearly in a hurry. "Can you come with me to the beauty salon? It's kind of an emergency...also, why in Hylia's name are you wearing a Geruo face veil? And Mario's cap, for that matter?"
"I'm...wearing this Gerudo face veil because..it can soften your pores, and keeps your skin clean and beautiful!" explained Mario, as Zelda looked on in confusion. But the princess was willing to buy this myth, for now. "The cap, it's just for style. Can your emergency wait until later? I gotta hand this envelope in to Layton and Luke soon. You know I can't leave them hanging!"
"Layton and Luke can wait for now, I have this giant zit on my face that won't go away..." Zelda pointed at the zit in question, and it was certainly a big one - very close to her mouth. Mario couldn't afford to let such a beautiful princess continue her life with a blemish diminishing her beauty. "I've already tried asking Link to take care of the zit, but he instantly claimed that he might be 'too busy' with Cloud to help me. I've never had a zit before, so I honestly don't know what to do...but you're a woman, so you might know more than Link does. Will you please help me out, Ema?" Mario, with no other choice, did what he had to do...
"Yes, Princess Zelda, I'll take care of the zit for you," Mario sighed in response, as Zelda got all happy. The princess knew she could trust Ema...erm, Mario, to get expel the zit for good. What could possibly go wrong?!
Given that it was Mario, you'd think that the plumber would mess up taking care of Zelda's zit, and in turn make Ema look bad by consequence. However, that wouldn't be the case, as Mario was in the beauty salon applying a hot washcloth to Zelda's zit. After he was done, he then applied some zit cream to Zelda's face. The ladies present gathered around, watching Mario do his thing, except for Samus who was seated in a chair reading a book. The bounty hunter just needed a place to chill.
"It's important that we apply zit cream to the rest of your face, to prevent future breakouts from happening," Mario said to Zelda, applying the zit cream to the princess' face. "I would also recommend doing a facial wash every night before bed, to keep your face healthy." The ladies surrounding Mario hung unto his every word, while they marveled. "That is what each princess should do, to stay on top of the beauty game! There, all done!"
"May I see?" asked Zelda, as Mario took out a mirror and gave it to Zelda. The princess looked at herself in the mirror, easily amazed by how excellent her skin looked as she rubbed her cheekbones. "I must say, Ema, you did a great job! My skin looks so clear...and it looks like my zit has gone down a little! You really are a lifesaver!"
"That was the best beauty-related thing I've seen!" exclaimed Amy, who came to the beauty salon just so she could paint her nails. "Who knew Ema was so superb when it comes with beauty! Must be a secret talent of hers!"
"I bet it is..." mumbled Samus, sighing to herself as she turned the page of her book. Should've just remained in the workshop.
Samus: I've been in Ema's shoes before...one day, I cured Peach of her pimple problem, and the next, the ladies treated me like I was some beauty goddess. All they did was prove why I greatly despise attention...and beauty, on top of that.
Mario: Taking care of Zelda's zit won't be my first rodeo - I've had to treat a similar problem before, when Luigi had this monstrous zit on his butt, of all places. *shudders* When I took care of the zit, it popped right off of Luigi's butt, then hissed at Daisy and I before crawling away. I may be wrong, but I think Luigi was possessed at the time. That's my only valid explanation for what I witnessed.
"I shouldn't doubt Ema in the first place - after all, she does know a thing or two about maintaining healthy skin," stated Zelda, putting Mario in a precarious position - or rather, Ema. When ladies come up to the forensics expert, and ask her for beauty tips, she'll eventually know why. "Earlier she told me that wearing a Gerudo face veil helps soften your pores, and keeps them healthy."
"Ah, I see...no wonder Ema's skin is always clear and without blemish!" marveled Mamori, easily in awe of "Ema" and her beauty techniques. "We should also get a Gerudo face veil of our own, so we can all have skin beautiful and clear as Ema's! But where can we find a Gerudo?"
"I've heard that a bunch of Gerudos live in a valley somewhere in Hyrule," stated Nana; ain't nobody taking a bunch of ladies from a mansion to Hyrule, just so they could engage their quest of having great skin. "I'd say we all head down to Hyrule one day, and get some face veils for ourselves!"
"My goodness, you ladies are all so gullible..." sighed Samus, easily unnerved by the gullibility in the beauty salon, as she placed her book over her face and sulked. "Here I thought women were smarter than men...I guess not anymore!"
"Oh, Zelda, look what we brought..." cooed a familiar voice, as Link entered the beauty salon along with Cloud. Both men were carrying shopping bags from a beauty store, as inferred by the women. Most ladies know a shopping bag from a beauty store when they see one.
"Link, Cloud, what are you doing here, and what's in those bags?" questioned Zelda - did Link and Cloud spend their day shopping? And at a beauty store of all places?! That was SO unlike them!
"Link and I bought you some skin lotion - you know, for your skin," explained Cloud, as Zelda looked on with some confusion. "It's the thought that counts, Link said. I'll never forgive him for roping me into..."
"I don't understand what's going on...Link, you said you couldn't take care of my zit problem because you might be 'busy' with Cloud, and yet you return from the store with skin lotion products...would you mind explaining what's going on?"
"What I said back there was a smokescreen - make you think one thing, while I do another. Made you think I didn't want to solve your problem, although I did in secrecy. And that's how smokescreens work, you know...WOOOOSH!" Link made a strange smokescreen sound effect of some sort, while the ladies were no doubt judging the Hylian rightfully in their minds.
"Translation: Link is just an idiot," clarified Cloud, as Link shot a glare at the swordsman. Cloud could only shrug innocently - the man was just saying what was on his mind.
"Well Link and Cloud, I've already taken care of Zelda's zit, so your shopping was all for naught," Mario said to the swordsmen, questioning what Mario was wearing while inside Ema's body. A red cap, face veil, and scientist clothes just didn't mesh well. "So why don't you just use those products for yourselves? I'm sure you have..."
"How come nobody is questioning why Ema is wearing that cap?" Cloud pointed at Mario, putting him in the hot seat. Cloud had a hunch for why "Ema" was wearing a cap in the first place, which gave Mario all the right to feel nervous. "Also, what's with the face veil, you sure she isn't hiding something?"
"Leave her alone Cloud, she's just taking care of her pores!" Amy stood up to Cloud, not realizing that she was in the wrong. "Ema said that the face veil allows her to skin to be clear and beautiful, so how about you stop being so judgmental!" You could literally hear Samus sighing deeply right now.
"Wow that is so wrong..." Link shook his head in disdain, as Cloud marched over to Mario. The hot seat Mario was sitting in grew hotter with each step Cloud took.
"In that case, let's see how clear and beautiful Ema's skin really is..." The ladies looked on with worry, as Cloud gently placed his hand on Mario's face veil. The moment of truth was nigh approaching.
"No, Cloud, you don't have to do this, please..." Mario begged to the swordsman, trying to save his hide and Ema's hide as well...
...but it was too late. Cloud instantly ripped the face veil off of Mario's face, revealing a mustached Ema to the shocked ladies in the beauty salon. Not a single woman knew what to say, until...
"EMA TURNED INTO A MAN!" Celica shrieked at the top of her lungs, as the ladies started panicking. It became a bit of a riot in the beauty salon, as ladies were running about in terror and panic.
"This isn't happening, this isn't happening, this isn't happening..." Viridi said to herself, seated in a fetal position while the chaos ensued. Needless to say, it brought a smile upon Samus' face...
Samus: Haha...knew that was gonna happen. Those ladies should've seen that one coming. And they say women are smarter than men...
Outside the beauty salon was Ryu and Ganondorf, who were...wait a sec, what were those two manly men doing near the beauty salon? Does standing near the salon not discredit their manliness? Maybe Ganondorf was waiting on Rosalina, so he could chill with her and whatnot. And Ryu...honestly who knows what he's up to.
"The screaming in that beauty salon is out of this world..." remarked Ryu, while the ladies were still overreacting to "Ema" sporting a mustache on her face. Good thing it wasn't a beard, at least. "Acting like Calamity Ganon has entered their salon! Speaking of whom, what do you think of this Calamity Ganon foe, Ganondorf?"
"Meh, sounds like a poor man's Ganondorf to me, I could end him easily with one swift Warlock Punch," Ganondorf replied confidently, while cracking his knuckles. If only he saw Calamity Ganon in person. "Calamity Ganon...don't know why, but that name reminds me of someone, from some stupid kids show..."
"The Mr. Men Show? There's a character on there, named Miss Calamity. Are you insinuating that the Calamity Ganon Mario spoke of is a woman?"
Just then, Mario, Link, Cloud, and Ema all exited the beauty salon, while the chaos and noise in the beauty salon started to die down. Mario was back in his own body, leaving Ema wondering what transpired while her mind away in another place.
"Um, can someone explain what happened?" the forensics expert asked Mario and company, once they were outside. "Last thing I remember, I was walking down the hallway, and then everything blacked out..."
"Mario had captured your body and was wearing a face veil to conceal his mustache so he could..." Link started, before Cloud covered his mouth. If Ema found out she had a mustache, it would be the end of her - although it might be the end of her already.
"What Link is trying to say is, you had this brain tumor, that you weren't aware of, and it caused you to black out, and so Mario had to take you to the beauty salon so he could remove said tumor, while as Dr. Mario," explained Cloud, wracking Ema's poor brain with confusion. "That's why those ladies in the salon were screaming, because they've never seen such an ugly tumor before. It'll probably give them nightmares..."
"If that's the case, then why was Mario still in his regular clothes when I regained my consciousness? Also, wouldn't removing a brain tumor require surgery? Home come I don't feel staples on the side of my head? Why isn't my hair shaved off? Why am I asking so many questions?!"
"Trust-a me Ema, everything is better when you ask-a more questions, take it from-a me," Mario advised the forensics expert, hoping her "experience" will be a forgettable one for everyone involved.
Link: *laughs to himself while looking at a cellphone* You have to admit, this image of Ema with a mustache would make for great internet material. *shows image to camera*
Cloud: *walks over to Link* If you don't give me back my phone... *snatches his phone away, then walks off* ...I'm so deleting this picture...
Link: No, Cloud, that image might make us famous, might make us stars! *runs after Cloud* It might make us both millionaires!
"On the plus-a side, it's great to be reunited once-a again..." smiled Mario, taking Cappy off his head and looking at his companion in the eye...only for the Duck Hunt Dog to run by and snatch Cappy with his mouth. Mario lowkey should've expected that. "...oh for crying out-a loud!"
"Not again!" moaned Cappy as the Duck Hunt Dog ran away, before turning around and tossing Cappy at Ryu. Mario now found himself inside Ryu's body, thereby giving the prized fighter a mustache. The sight of Ryu with facial hair was quite amusing to Ganondorf, who found himself laughing.
"Nice going Mario, you've successfully made Ryu look like a complete goofball!" the demon lord chortled, falling down to one knee while laughing. His laughter rubbed off of Link, Ema, and even Cloud, as they found themselves giggling at Mario.
"It's not funny, you guys..." fumed Mario...however, the plumber didn't mind being muscular and strong. Even if it was only temporary. If only Mario was muscular and strong in general. "...this is no laughing matter. In one day, I went from Yoshi's body, to Sonic's body, to Ema's body, and now Ryu's body! Who could possibly be next?!"
"What's this I hear about my body?" Ema perked up, putting her giggling fit to a halt. At the same time, Link, Cloud, and Ganondorf all stopped giggling/laughing, as Mario bit his tongue.
"Um, please disregard what you just heard, Ema my dear." That certainly didn't stop Ema from feeling suspicious. "Now, what must I do to leave Ryu's body? Cappy said that extreme force would do the trick, so what must I do?"
"Considering who you are, it would only be fitting if you receive a KO punch from someone," suggested Link; Mario was down with that. "Preferably an uppercut, but the decision is up to you." Imagine someone delivering a shoryuken to Mario - Ryu having his own move used against him, without him even knowing it!
"Or how about a Warlock Punch?" Mario grinned, as he turned to face Ganondorf. The demon lord just displayed a blank stare. "Ganon, you down?" The blank stare suggested otherwise, however.
"No way I'm wasting my Warlock Punch on you..." replied Ganondorf, as he walked away from Mario. "I'll save it for later, when that Calamity Ganon runs through town. There's only one Ganon that can supreme...I'll put that fool in his rightful place!"
"A K.O. punch would be a fitting way to exit Ryu's body, considering who you are," suggested Link; however, there was only one thing that would nullify the suggestion Link made. "Only thing is, Ryu refuses to take a single K.O. punch straight up, so it would be a bad look if..."
"Screw what Ryu thinks, I gotta get out of his body ASAP!" stated Ryu, as he marched down the hallway. "I'll just kindly ask Akuma to punch me, and then I'll be out in no time! I know he can get the job done!"
"Well this has taken an interesting turn..." remarked Ema - if only she saw how the rest of Mario's day unfolded. And thanks to Mario, the ladies of the mansion will likely think less of Ema. "I should get going, gotta hand this envelope to Layton and Luke." Ema dug into the pocket of her lab coat, to retrieve the letter...
...but the only thing she felt was nothingness. The envelope was nowhere to be found!
"Hey, where the heck did that envelope go?" Ema wondered, as she investigated the other areas of her lab coat. The envelope was nowhere to be found...
Peach: Finished my stroll around Seattle...also grabbed some things from the grocery store, just to be on the safe side. Would've preferred to do my stroll in my athletic wear, but the last time I did that with Jennifer, all the men came up to me and told me how hot I looked. Some even asked if I was single. How desperate they are...
Peach returned to her home, pushing Jennifer on her stroller, as she entered her house using her house key. Once inside, she saw that the living room was flooding just a little, with the water level up to just a few centimeters.
"Oh my goodness!" panicked Peach, once she saw the water in the living room. The princess quickly placed Jennifer in her crib, before analyzing the situation at hand. "What on earth is...is that running water I hear?" Peach wondered this as she entered the kitchen. "Mario started showering the moment I left the house...ooh, I hope he isn't singing in the shower again." Once she was done with Jennifer, Peach hurried up the stairs and to her master bedroom...
...where she saw Lana in the bathroom, seemingly in a state of distress as the shower was overflowing with water. Clearly Lana did not know how to turn the shower off, apparently, as she believed stuffing the showerhead with towels would work. Time for Peach to take matters into her own hands...
"Stay right where you are, Lana!" the princess commanded of Lana, as she ran over to the shower and turned the knob, until the shower was off and no more water came out of the shower head. Peach then took the towels off the showerhead. "Aw, phooey, all our towels are wet now..."
"I'm so terribly sorry, I didn't know what to do..." Lana earnestly apologized, as Peach threw the towels into the hamper in the bathroom. "...unfortunately it never occurred to me to just turn off the shower myself. I nearly caused your house to flood!"
"Lana, are you telling me that you've never taken a shower before?" Peach's question was one that gauged how relatively "green" Lana was when it came to modern contraptions and whatnot. If Lana truly never taken a shower, then that blunette had a LOT of learning to do.
"Nope, never did...I usually do my bathing in a lake somewhere. Guess you could say that I'm a bit of a nature chick. I'm not like you or Mario, taking a shower just isn't my thing, sadly."
"Uh huh...speaking of Mario, what is he up to? What has he done while I was away with Jennifer?" Lana wished to answer the question, but bit her lip; she knew that her answer might upset Peach just a little bit.
"Well, long story short...I was a little interested in Cappy's capturing ability, and so I used him to capture one of Mario's friends, and I don't think...Mario hasn't come back home yet...so yeah, he and Cappy have went on a rather interesting quest, if you know what I mean."
"So Mario is hopping from one body to another, through the means of Cappy?" Lana, knowing that she might've done more than enough to warrant getting booted out of Mario's house, nodded her head with a nervous smile. "Well as long as he doesn't get himself hurt, he should be back home in time for dinner...but first, we must take care of this flood situation. Lana, get the buckets!"
With Peach and Lana prepared to dispel the water out of Mario's house, Mario approached Akuma, finding the veteran fighter in the lounge playing a casual game of Mahjong with R.O.B. and Yashiro.
"GOT MYSELF ANOTHER HEAVENLY HAND BOYS..." announced R.O.B., the dealer, as he drew a winning hand a mere seconds after the game began. Akuma and Yashiro could only grunt in defeat. "BOOM SHAKA LAKA...HATERS GONNA HATE..."
"We just started a new game of Mahjong, how does this stupid robot keep beating us?!" frowned Yashiro, acting like R.O.B. wasn't supposed to win. R.O.B. was a robot, after all - and as time proved, robots were smarter than humans. So Yashiro shouldn't even be complaining. "There must be something in that robotic brain of his that allows him to go on a winning streak..."
Yashiro: As much as I hate saying this, R.O.B. is absolutely boss when it comes to playing board games, or any game for that matter. He knows every word in Scrabble, gets all the action and wild cards in a standard game of Uno, collects rent from all his opponents BEFORE HE CAN EVEN BUY A SINGLE PROPERTY in Monopoly. He must be rigging every game he plays in, for sure. Or he does something with his robot abilities that makes his opponents stupid...
"Akuma, you must do me a huge favor, a big solid," Mario said to the fighter, stepping inside the lounge before Akuma and company could start a new game of mahjong, only for R.O.B. to prevail once more. Akuma looked up at Mario, clearly not wanting to be bothered.
"What is this 'huge favor' you're talking about?" questioned Akuma, while R.O.B. set up the mahjong pieces. Akuma and Yashiro should be keeping watch - R.O.B. might be setting himself up for another victory. "And what's with the mustache and the red cap, you trying to dress up as Mario?"
"Ryu, as my lifelong rival and bitter enemy...you must give me a wicked K.O. punch, one that would rattle me to the core." Akuma stared at Mario for a good while, before bursting into laughter a second later.
"Okay, Ryu, let's get some things straight - first, we've only known each other for about a year, so I don't know why you're getting all personal with me for. Secondly, how can I be your lifelong rival and bitter enemy? Those two just don't go together, in my opinion. Secondly, why do you want me to K.O. punch you? You compared getting a K.O. punch to being pansted in public!"
"Yes, yes, I did say that...but over time, I've learned that what I said was wrong. Sometimes in life, you have to change your attitude...and that was exactly what I did today, after many weeks spent in thought." Akuma just couldn't help but give Ryu a questionable stare.
"'Many weeks spent in thought'?" Just saying that out loud made Akuma chuckle. Mario was really making Ryu look bad. "Man, you made that K.O. comment two days ago, what do you mean you've spent 'many weeks in thought'? What is wrong with you today...?"
"Enough talk - it is time to fight, or in this case, punch!" Mario got into his stance, bracing himself for a wicked punch from Akuma. "Do your worst Akuma - punch me with all you got, and I'll take it like a man!"
"You're really out of your element today...but if you really want me to knock you out of your misery, then so be it!"
Akuma got up, stretched out his fingers, and prepared with all his might, as Mario waited. Then, after mustering the strengtth in his body, Akuma punched Mario square in the face, so hard that he sent him flying out of the lounge. Mario collided against a wall, and the impact was strong enough to send the plumber out of Ryu's body.
"You can thank me later Ryu, when your body isn't racked with pain!" Akuma called out to the fighter, chuckling as he returned to Yashiro and R.O.B. so he could take another loss in Mahjong. Ryu, having regained his mind again, rubbed his aching back.
"What did Akuma mean, he'll thank me later when I'm not racked with..." questioned Ryu, before realizing where he was and how his body felt. "D-Did Akuma deliver a K.O. punch to me?!" The fighter asked Mario, who was on the floor, sitting. "Oh no, I've broken my creed, my promise...I told Chun-li I wouldn't be beat up, and I've let her down! This is such a crushing blow to my dignity..."
"Aw, it can't-a be that serious," remarked Mario, as he was looking for Cappy. He would find his companion lying on the floor, not so far away from him, as Zero walked by and stepped on Cappy by accident. "Zero, NO!"
"What did I do?" asked Zero as he stopped, only to turn around and see what he had done. Cappy was dazed, as the pupils in his eyes were moving about. "Did I step on you, Cappy? My bad." Zero picked up Cappy off the floor, and handed him to Mario. "Here's your hat back, Mario."
"Thanks, Zero," Mario thanked the robot, ready to place Cappy on his head, although the plumber couldn't help but feel that something unfortunate might come his way, preventing him from reuniting with Cappy. That would be the case, as Jigglypuff floated by, snatching Cappy away from Mario. "Jigglypuff?! That was uncalled-a for! Give Cappy back!"
"Jigglypuff Jigglypuff!" Jigglypuff cheered as she looked at Cappy curiously, before placing him on her head. Mario would soon find himself in the balloon Pokemon's body, landing gently on the floor as his world became a tad bigger.
"Well Mario, looks like you're screwed for the time being," Zero said to Mario before walking away, leaving Ryu alone to soak in the sorrow of his "lost dignity", while also dealing with the pain. "All I can say is...good luck in your endeavors."
"Jiggly Jigglypuff, Jiggly Jiggly JIGGLY JIGGLYPUFF!" Mario shouted out at the retreating Zero, before covering his mouth in shock. How could he forget? Since he was Jigglypuff, he had to speak like Jigglypuff. Good call, because Mario could've shouted some major obscenities at Zero there.
Mario: Jiggly Jiggly Jigglypuff? *sighs* Jigglypuff Jiggly Jigglypuff... *sees Shulk and Villager walk by, both angry* Jigglypuff Jigglypuff?
Over at Sonic's room, Sonic and Tails were eating the rest of the doughnuts Sonic...erm, Mario, stole from Shulk. Tails could've already eaten the doughnuts by himself, but he wanted to wait until Mario...erm, Sonic, returned to his room so he would have someone to eat the doughnuts with.
"You won't believe the exchange I had with Berkut today - I confronted the man in his room, after I was done with Shaymin," Sonic said to Tails, as he was eating a doughnut. "He was chilling on the bed with Rinea and junk. Anyways, I accused him of forming an assassination pact, to assassinate Alm, and he told me that I was foolish, because, and I quote, 'I made a promise to never accuse him of anything ever again'. Like, did he meet a different Sonic or something?"
"Wait, so you entered Berkut's room, while Berkut and Rinea were mingling together?" asked Tails; Sonic nodded his head, like it busting inside someone's room when they were with their spouse was a completely moral thing to do. "Did you even ask for permission?"
"I would've, if the door was locked. But it wasn't so it was fair game. The room would've been locked, if they were..." The door to the bedroom opened, and Tails looked up as Sonic turned around angrily. "Hey you bum, haven't you heard about...knocking?"
After Sonic made his rather ironic retort, he saw Shulk and Villager in his room, glaring at the hedgehog. They both had their reasons for their beef with Sonic.
"All this time, I should've known it was you!" Villager pointed at Sonic, who wasn't that threatened. Possibly because Villager didn't have any fingers to point with. "You were the one who replaced my new Super Rod with that beat-up one from the shed!"
"You were already a crappy fisherman to begin with, so it was for the better," replied Sonic, left wondering why Villager was so angry with him. "You should just retire, while you're still young."
"Thanks to you, Sonic, the castle of doughnuts Fiora and I crafted was ruined, and as a result Dunban was left disappointed!" added Shulk, as Sonic found the Homs' beef with him very laughable. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
"A castle of doughnuts? For Dunban? Are you treating him like a little child? Look you two, I appreciate your accusations, but I honestly have no idea what you're talking about. I didn't replace any fishing rods, and I certainly didn't ruin some doughnut creation that nobody would give a crap about. How about you accuse someone else?"
"Look Villager, Sonic is eating the very doughnuts Fiora and I used...and he even has your fishing rod too, near his bed! I'd say we get our stuff back!" Villager and Shulk were ready to confront Sonic, to teach the blue blur a lesson...
...but before they could even get a running start, a singing Pokemon caused the both of them to fall fast asleep. The Pokemon was Jigglypuff - or in this case, Mario - as he appeared from behind the sleeping Villager and Shulk.
"M-Mario, did you do that?" Sonic, recognizing the mustache, asked Mario, who nodded his head. "Wow, thanks for saving my hide! Also, are you seriously stuck inside Jigglypuff's body?" Begrudgingly, Mario nodded again, and on cue, Sonic and Tails laughed together. You should definitely feel bad for yourself when even Tails is laughing at you.
"Jigglypuff JIGGLYPUFF!" Mario screamed at Sonic and Tails, and that only made the two friends laugh even harder. Angry as a red tomato, Mario walked over to the doughnuts, grabbed one, and walked away as Sonic and Tails kept on laughing.
Mario: *takes a bite out of his doughnut* Jiggly jiggly Jigglypuff...
Cloud: *walks by* Yikes, Mario, you're stuck in Jigglypuff's body? Talk about having low standards. I feel for you, man.
Mario: *shakes fist at Cloud* JIGGLYPUFF JIGGLYPUFF!
Cloud: Woah, Mario, watch your language man...I didn't mean it, honestly.
Mario: Jiggly Jigglypuff...
Not even wanting to finish the rest of his doughnut, Mario threw the remains on the floor, expecting either Flora or Felicia to clean it up. As he walked through the hallway, he came across Ema, still stressing out over that envelope.
"Crap, that envelope is not even in the beauty salon..." fretted Ema, who was caught off-guard by the ladies when they asked her why she shaved her mustache off. "Someone must've taken it and opened it for themselves. Or they returned it to Bowser's room. The envelope did have Bowser's name written on it, for whatever reason."
"Jigglypuff!" Mario called out to Ema, grabbing the forensics expert's attention. Ema turned and saw Mario, slightly amused.
"Mario, is that you inside Jigglypuff?" Ema found herself giggling, shaking her head in disbelief. "How'd you end up in..." Before Ema could finish, Mario grabbed her hand and ran off. "H-Hey, where are you taking me?!"
"Much appreciated for returning my envelope Wendy, you're the greatest daughter a father could have!" Bowser commended Wendy in his room, grateful that his envelope was returned. He was holding the envelope right now. "This here envelope contains confidential stuff, and if it fell in the wrong hands..."
"Can you tell me what's inside the envelope, daddy?" implored Wendy, leading Bowser to bonk her on the head. Bowser sure felt good doing that. "Ow, why'd you do that for?!"
"Did you not hear a word I said? The contents of the envelope are confidential, which means it's secret and nobody is allowed to see it! Finding out what's inside could affect the fate of the humankind as we know it! Do you hate humankind, Wendy Koopa? Not that I would care, but..."
"Oh, Bowser, may I have a quick word with you?" Ema asked the koopa king, standing in his doorway with a smile. "Just wanted to have a quick...'confidential' conversation, if you don't mind." Bowser gritted his teeth, hoping Ema wasn't eavesdropping on him.
"You heard the woman, Wendy...capiche," Bowser said to his daughter, who was rubbing her head as she left the room. Ema drew closer to Bowser, still smiling. "Ema why are you smiling like that, it's so creepy! You're just like those football cheerleaders that smile all day long! It's bugging me out!"
"I was just wondering...do you still have that bouquet with you?" Bowser knew Ema was inquiring about the Soiree Bouquet, and the koopa king refused to give it up. "I'm not yet done inspecting it, so if you don't mind..."
"Don't get cutesy with me, Miss Skye, there's no way I'm letting you touch my bouquet. It was delivered to me, which means it's only reserved for me. Why can't you just get your own bouquet, like anyone else would? Oh wait, you can't...since you won't ever get married! OOH, BURN!"
"Oooh, I'm SO hurt...yeesh, talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Just let me see the bouquet Bowser, and we won't have any trouble."
"Like you're the one to talk, you're the one sparking this trouble in the first place. How about you go away and leave me alone, so I can...do my thing...and go back...to sleep...why do I feel...sleepy..."
In a matter of seconds, Bowser fell asleep, his head landing on the desk he was seated at. This was at the hands of Mario, who sang a song to the best of his ability. With Bowser fast asleep, Ema carefully took the envelope out of Bowser's hands, before she and Mario tiptoed out of the room, closing the door so Bowser could get some rest.
"Awesome, I finally got the envelope back!" cheered Ema, no doubt thankful for Mario for making Bowser sleepy, allowing the envelope to be snatched away. "Let's show this to Layton and Luke, see what they think of it..."
Ema: Screw working for Layton and Luke...I should be working on making some kind of antidote for Mario, to get out of people's bodies. It's all done by that cap of his, right?...Ah, I see. In that case, I should make an anti-Cappy potion, one that will bail Mario out of people's bodies... *smirks* ...and Pokemon such as Jigglypuff. *bursts into a laughing fit*
Taking Mario with her, Ema handed the envelope to Layton and Luke, who were in their room chilling, just chilling. Both detectives were dying to investigate, and Ema was giving them the green light.
"Here's an envelope I found in Bowser's room - it's apparently 'confidential'," Ema said to Layton and Luke, handing the envelope to Layton. "You'll find out later when you open. Gotta return Mario back to his home, so I'll be right back if you need me."
"Okay then Ema, thanks for the envelope!" Luke thanked the forensics expert, who took Mario and left the room. "Huh, no wonder Jigglypuff had a red cap and a mustache...though it was hard to tell that was Mario all along."
"Well it's hard to tell if Mario captured Jigglypuff...they do have the same eye color," smiled Layton, before looking at the envelope. The heart steal that enclosed the envelope immediately let Layton know that it was a love letter, addressed to someone.
"What are we waiting for, Professor Layton - let's open up that envelope and see what's inside!" So without further ado, Layton tore off the seal, and took the letter out of the envelope, so him and Luke could read it together.
"'Dear future wife...'" Layton started, bracing himself for whatever came next. "So far so good..." Then Layton went to the next line, and that's when his eyes started bulging out. Luke's eyes, too. "Oh my dear..."
Ema stopped by Mario's home, and once she got there, she couldn't help but notice a familiar face hanging around near Luigi's home. It was Linkle, the girly Hylian who was following Link around in the previous episode. She was helping Luigi wash his car.
"Luigi, you have such a superb device of transportation..." Linkle marveled, scrubbing the hood of the car. She stopped scrubbing when she looked up, and saw Ema staring at her, holding Mario in her arms. "Oh, hi Ema! I remember you, from the mansion!" Linkle waved to the forensics expert, with a smile.
"You're still hanging around?" questioned Ema, figuring that Linkle was so fed up with Link that she returned to Hyrule. How she would return to her land by herself was a great question that might require an answer.
"Linkle refused-a to stay at the mansion as long-a Link stayed, so Daisy and I had to make-a some room for her," explained Luigi, now scrubbing his car hood since Linkle stopped scrubbing. "Said her stay was-a only temporary..."
"I see then..." Ema continued on her way as she headed to Mario's front door, surprised to see the door already open. The forensics expert stepped inside the home, which was no longer flooded, and ventured to the guest room, where Peach and Lana were present. Also present was Cilan, who was giving an ailed Impa the antidote he made.
"Impa, I don't know if you can hear me or not, given that your consciousness isn't...well, but I made this antidote the best I could," Cilan said to the Sheikah, who was sitting up on her pillow with her eyes closed. "But you must drink it, if you wish to feel better again. So here we go..."
Cilan gently took the antidote, and poured it down Impa's mouth, allowing the Sheikah to swallow its contents. The connoisseur then stepped back, hoping the antidote worked, and in seconds, Impa slowly lifted her eyelids, as she sat up in the bed.
"Huh, I feel much better now," the Sheikah remarked, rubbing her head, as Cilan celebrated by smiling and pumping his fists. Peach and Lara backed away, believing Cilan was the biggest weirdo they've ever seen. "That antidote must've really worked. Was it you who gave it to me, Cilan? Thank you very much, I appreciate it."
Impa: So I was somehow in a state of coma for a week because of that poison gas, right? What happened while I was unconscious? Mario trimmed his mustache? Peach got pregnant again? Lara nearly flooded the house? *pause* ...she flooded the house, didn't she?
"Eureka, my antidote actually worked!" Cilan celebrated even more, as she spun around making Peach and Lana judge him even more. "I never should've doubted myself in the first..." Cilan stopped spinning and screamed, when he saw Mario as Jigglypuff. "M-Mario? Is that you?"
"Indeed, it's Mario...captured Jigglypuff's body, somehow," replied Ema, placing Mario on the floor. It was the right thing to do, since Mario was back home. "For whatever reason, he doesn't know how to exit Jigglypuff...or maybe he forgot."
"Oh goodness, how on earth could Mario possibly forget?" wondered Peach, acting like Mario was born yesterday. Or a few hours ago. Or just now. "Mario always told me that if he captured someone, he can 'decapture' them, just by using his 'mind power'! That's what he told me, anyways."
"Jiggly Jigglypuff?" said Mario, and so he took what Peach said to heart. Mario mustered all the mind power in his...well, mind, and when he did so, he instantly hopped out of Jigglypuff's body, without needing any force. "Mama mia, it actually worked! I can decapture people myself again!"
"Bravo, Mario, bravo!" exclaimed Cappy, appearing off of Mario's head so he could applaud the plumber. "I knew you could do it! Truthfully, I knew how decapturing worked this whole time - I just didn't want to tell you, to see if you could do it on your own." Cappy's confession led to Mario gritting his teeth in anger. "...Mario?"
"CAPPY I'M GONNA KILL-A YOU!" vowed Mario, screaming like a madman as he chased a now frantic Cappy around the guest room. Peach, Cilan, and Lana moved out of the way, while Impa watched from her bed.
"Boys will be boys..." the Sheikah sighed, as Mario angrily chased Cappy out of the room. Peach followed after them, as Mario chased Cappy around the living room.
"Calm down you two, you'll knock over the box!" Peach called out to Mario and Cappy, as Mario took the chase outside. Once he and Cappy left through the front door, Peach went over to the box that was delivered in the previous episode, to see if it was left unharmed. One look at the shipping label, and she saw that the information for "SHIP TO:" was a little faded; however, Peach could discern the letters...
Lucina, Princess of Yliesse
1999 Sakurai Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
"Weird, this box was supposed to be shipped to the mansion but was delivered to our house..." wondered Peach; no doubt Master Hand came up with the street name, 1999 Sakurai Avenue. "...and it was ordered by Lucina...maybe I should ask Mario about this."
Perhaps Peach should ask Mario about the box...once her husband was done chasing Cappy around.
