Author's Note:
Before I begin, I wanna start things off by saying...Spring Man and Ribbon Girl for Smash. Heard it here, folks. Finally got around to playing ARMS, and now, I'm on the Spring Man/Ribbon Girl Smash bandwagon. Nintendo's showcasing Smash at EVO this year, which is a great time to reveal Spring Man and Ribbon Girl...or maybe even Heihachi, who knows. Let's just cut to the chase...
"Will you include an Octopath Traveler chapter? Will Link and Zelda ever have a wedding chapter? Is Pauline gonna ever bury the hatchet with Cranky Kong and the Kong Family? Will Wizpig from Diddy Kong Racing show up? And finally how will Bowser's ban from the Smash Mansion affect Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings?
There will definitely be some Octopath Traveler. Still on the fence about a Link and Zelda wedding. Pauline will bury the hatchet with the Kongs. Wizpig might show up. And Bowser's ban will give Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings a bigger focus in the story. Up next, is some dude...
"Plz make lucario a rabid Detroit sports fan"
Uh...sounds random, but I guess I might give it a try. Emphasis on might. Last up is El pollo campero:
"Is there going to be a Sancuary part 3 since you did mention Dark Beast was coming?"
As you could infer by the chapter title, there won't be a part 3, so no Dark Beast...however, that machine IS still in the mansion, so I wouldn't rule out an appearance from the Dark Beast in the future. I'll just save the Dark Beast for something big.
Episode 136: Funtivities
Everything at the Smash Mansion was seemingly back to normal, after the defeat of Calamity Ganon. No Giovanni, no more Broodals, no more mind-controlled Crash, and the like. It was a time of normalcy for the mansion, as hard as it was to believe.
It was mainly thanks to Bowser that Calamity Ganon struck the mansion in the first place - the koopa king was so desperate to win over Lara Croft's heart, that he even wrote a love letter dedicated to the tomb raider, speaking into existence that he would have some kind of giant monster attack the mansion, to make the residents "pay" for never allowing him and Lara to tie the knot. Bowser had wrote the letter six months ago, and gave it to Giovanni, who set Bowser's plan in motion while the koopa hired the Broodals as wedding planners, for his potential wedding with Lara.
But with Bowser being banned indefinitely from the mansion, as punishment for his actions, it was time for everyone else to move on. Layton and Luke, who had spent their time inspecting Bowser's love letter to look for any possible hidden meanings, gathered all the copies of said letter, and shredded them in the shredder machine of the printing room. Bowser's act to rain upon his "vengeance" on the mansion was now a thing of the past, a true reminder of what would happen if some turtle creature didn't have his way.
Three ladies who assisted Mario and company in preparing for Calamity Ganon were Impa, Lana, and Linkle, all of whom hailed from Hyrule. While Linkle stayed with Luigi and Daisy, Impa and Lana opted to stay with Mario and Peach. Speaking of Lana, the blunette was in the living room, where Dr. Mario was treating an ailing Sonic.
"Okay, Mr. Sonic, where-a does it hurt?" Dr. Mario asked the blue blur, who was resting on a couch, as the doctor used his stethoscope to check Sonic out. In addition to Lana, Shaymin and Cappy were also present.
"It's hurting...all over," replied Sonic acting like he was in indescribable pain, with his eyes closed and his fists clenched. "I don't wanna do anything...I think I might be dying...I can see the light..."
"Now, now, that's not how-a it works. You have to point-a to a specific part of your body." Sonic, in his unspeakable pain, slowly lifted up his arm, as he dug into his imaginary pocket and pulled out his phone.
"There. I believe I have something like this." Sonic gave his cellphone to Cappy, which had the ailment on the phone screen. Cappy saw the ailment, raising a curious eyebrow.
"Abdominal...spasms?" Cappy read what was on the screen, before scrolling down to read more. "'The uterus contracts after your egg passes through it.'"
"Oh wow, you must be able to lay eggs Sonic!" exclaimed Shaymin, the very thought of having a pet owner who could lay eggs being somewhat delightful to her. "Now you and Knuckles have even more in common!"
"No Shaymin, I don't lay eggs, I'm a hedgehog..." stated Sonic, before screaming in pain as he turned unto his side. "...also, laying eggs would take away from one's manliness. That's why Knuckles never lays eggs."
Shaymin: At least three times a month, Sonic gets sick, but shows no symptoms. Dr. Mario is the only one who takes Sonic's ailments seriously.
"Do you think you've eaten something bad, and accrued food poisoning?" questioned Lana, as Sonic started to clutch his stomach and moan. Food poisoning definitely seemed like a possibility.
"Might've been the chili dogs, I probably ate too much," replied Sonic, as he was inhaling and exhaling multiple times. Even if the hedgehog wasn't sick, he sure was playing it up too well. Just then, a knock at the door, as Dr. Mario answered it. It was Zelda.
"Hello Mario...or should I say, Dr. Mario," greeted Zelda, as Dr. Mario smiled. Dr. Mario usually got very persnickety whenever someone just called him Mario. "I see you're tending to Sonic...no wonder you didn't answer my call."
"My apologies princess, Cappy is-a to blame...he's supposed-a to check the phone," replied Dr. Mario, as Sonic was heard screaming in more pain, at the top of his lungs. Zelda looked over, wondering if Sonic was even in pain at all. "So what's-a up?"
"Master Hand wanted to have a private word with you in his room, said he wants to have an 'important meeting'. Take from it what you will." Dr. Mario couldn't afford to leave behind Sonic...but he did have Lana.
"Lana, take care-a of Sonic while I'm away!" Mario told the blunette, as he ran up to his room to go change. "Heading over to the mansion, will-a be back in a few..."
After getting changed into his trademark plumber attire, Mario headed over to the mansion, to speak with Master Hand in his room. The giant hand was having his fingernails filed by King K. Rool, who was using a giant fingernail filer - even though Master Hand did not have one single fingernail. Rool looked at Mario with a "Save me..." stare.
"What is it, Master Hand?" Mario asked the giant hand, having some sympathy for Rool. The only sympathy he would ever have for the Kremling. "To what do I owe-a this great honor?"
"So obviously, as you know, we added some new residents to the mansion a few weeks ago," stated Master Hand, as Mario nodded his head. "Fiora, Polar Bear, Bass, Geo Stelar, Omega-Xis, Kumatora, Paula, Poo, and Volnutt have been added, as you are obviously aware."
"Yes, go on..." Did Master Hand want Mario to do some icebreaker thing with the new residents? That was the vibe Mario was getting.
"And as you know, Calamity Ganon just attacked the mansion two weeks ago, and left everyone at edge. Especially the new residents, who have never dealt with something like that before." Not for Paula and Poo - they had to fight Giygas once.
"What do you want-a me to do about it, Master Hand?" Mario was waiting for it, he was waiting for Master Hand to announce some icebreaker challenge...it seemed very inevitable.
"In order to get the new residents adjusted to mansion life, and not have to worry about their life or safety...I want you to take everyone out on a picnic. You know, have the new residents get to know the others better and whatnot. It'll be a great time of fellowship and goodwill!"
"A picnic, to get the new-a residents acclimated to life-a at the mansion? Wow, Master Hand, that's-a thoughtful, especially from some-a one like you..."
"Ah, don't mention it - I just don't want the new kids of the block to feel concerned, and afraid for their lives. I'm just trying to increase mansion morale, really."
Fiora: *chuckles* I found it laughable that Master Hand believed that I was scared out of my mind when Calamity Ganon attacked...clearly he has forgotten about my involvement in the resistance against Organization XIII. *pauses* ...was I even there? Might've been there in spirit...
Geo Stelar: When Calamity Ganon attacked the mansion...that was so awesome! I wasn't scared, I was thrilled! So cool! If stuff like that regularly happens at the mansion, then I wanna live here forever!
Omega-Xis: You got some serious problems, kid...you know that, right?
Poo: Paula and I defeated an alien named Giygas once before, so this..."Calamity Ganon" wouldn't be out of our league. I would've loved to fight it, but apparently Mario values guys with swords over men who use their raw strength.
Paula: It's too bad you don't have a Master Sword, Poo...
"Will there be junk food at this picnic?" asked Rool, salivating at the thought of eating hamburgers and hot dogs and whatnot. Mario gave him a weird glance. "Aw man, do we have to eat healthy? Screw healthy stuff, it's the summer, man!"
"Eating junk-a food at a picnic is virtually unheard-a of..." stated Mario, before returning his attention to Master Hand. "I'll have Peach pick-a out the menu herself. How does-a that sound?"
"That would be excellent," replied Master Hand, as Rool continued to file the giant hand's nonexistent fingernails. "Just tell her not to rush - I expect the food to be of the highest quality!"
Once Peach was done preparing the food, everyone met outside the mansion, from Luigi and his family, to Yuffie, to the three ladies from and Hyrule, and even Birdo, who came just so she could be with her man, Yoshi. Toad was near the bus he rented...erm, stole...while Peach and Daisy were loading up the picnic baskets.
"Alright people, do you all have your blankets and sunglasses ready?" Toad asked the crowd; there was too much chatter going on for anyone to listen to Toad. "We have about a few minutes until we depart, so I suggest you take your potty break before we board the party bus!"
"I'm so thankful that you invited me to the big picnic, Yoshi..." Birdo said lovingly to the green dinosaur, smothering him with her arms wrapped around him. Yoshi didn't invite Birdo - Birdo practically invited herself!
"Gil, did you bring-a your speedo with you?" Mario asked the de facto librarian, who was busy reading from a book. Gil was sure to do a lot of reading during the picnic today.
"I don't wear speeds, Mario," stated Gil, disgusted that Mario would even dare to ask him such a question. "More importantly, why would anyone wear a speedo to a park for? There's a time and place for..."
"Well I don't know what weird-a things you like to do in public." Mario then found himself giggling, but Gil certainly wasn't laughing. "Ah, I'm just messin' with-a ya. Just pulling your-a tail...not literally, though."
"Anyone needs some sun block?" Cilan shouted out, holding up a bottle of sunblock so he could be identified. "SPF 30 over here! Come and get it while you can!"
"Lose the sun block Cilan, it's not like we're going to the beach!" Master Hand told the connoisseur, taking the sun block and tossing it away. "What we really need is some bug spray. Do you have any bug spray on you?" Cilan did not, as he looked around nervously. "...go and get the bug spray." Cilan nodded, as he ran back inside the mansion.
Master Hand: I want today to be a beautiful memory...one the newer residents will remember, a memory that won't have anything to do with the mansion being in peril. If I even spot a single killjoy ruining everyone's fun...then today will suck. And the killjoy may never live to see another day. We'll see.
"Anyone need some bug spray?" Cilan asked the crowd, exiting the mansion a mere minute later. He was holding up a bottle of bug spray, hoping to be called upon.
"Over here, Cilan!" Zelda waved to the connoisseur, as Cilan immediately ran over to the princess. Zelda was with Impa and Linkle, both of whom needed the bug spray. As Cilan sprayed the bug spray on Impa and Linkle, the former saw Mario, motioning her to come over.
"I'll be right back," Impa said to Lana and Zelda, after Cilan was done spraying her, as the Sheikah headed over to speak with Mario. "What do you want?"
"I have a very important job for you," Mario informed Impa, who couldn't help but roll her eyes. Whatever important job it was, it couldn't be that important.
"The one time I could actually let loose for once, with Calamity Ganon gone, and you want me to be busy...you must really think I'm the most boring, serious person in the world, Mario."
"No, Impa, I don't think-a that about you! And don't worry, you'll get to unwind-a during the picnic. But, I need-a you to take notes. I want you to find-a out about people's character. Not their hotness, but rather the other qualities some-a one would look for in a significant other."
"You want me to write down people's indefinable qualities?" Seemed like an extremely boring task, but apparently Mario wanted it done.
"I want you to write-a down everything that people are-a doing all day. Especially the newbies, I'll be gauging theme-a the most. Once you're all-a done, give your notes-a to Coco, so she can type it up-a on her laptop, so Master Hand and I can-a use it for future reference. Got it?"
Cappy: The most boring person doing the most boring job during a picnic...sounds legit.
"Okay people, all the baskets are inside the bus, so let's get inside!" announced Toad, as he got inside the bus and turned on the ignition. "This way to the party bus! Everyone inside...except for you, Ridley." So everyone boarded the bus, with Heihachi being the last person to board. He saw a sign on the bus that read "No alcohol, no loud talking", and then he looked down at the smoothie container in his hand, with a despondent face.
"You will be missed..." Heihachi said, as he poured the contents of the smoothie container on the ground before boarding the bus. Once everyone was inside, Toad closed the door and drove down the road.
During the bus ride, everyone was singing "99 Bottles of Beer", a classic folk song perfect for singing when on the road. Toad found himself singing along with the others as he drove the bus, and Lana too...as the flower girl looked out the window and saw a blue blur, running fast next to the bus. Curious, Aerith opened her window, and saw who it was...
"Hey, you guys totally forgot about me!" called out Sonic, with Shaymin flying next to him, as Lana was mortified. How could she forget about her patient?
"Someone stop the bus, we forgot about Sonic!" Lana alerted Toad, as the bus thief looked for a place to park at. Fortunately - or unfortunately, if you were a passenger on the bus - Toad found a bus stop
"Hold on, everyone!" Toad alerted his passengers, driving up to the bus stop. Once he parked the bus, he opened the door, and Sonic and Shaymin hopped inside. Many of his fellow residents sighed, groaned, moaned, or the like; a picnic involving Sonic would be quite unbearable.
"No need to fear everyone...for yours truly has finally arrived!" exclaimed Sonic, as he took a seat. A major bullet could've been dodged...nice going, Lana.
With Sonic and Shaymin on the bus, Toad resumed the bus ride, as he drove to the park - Discovery Park. During the bus ride, Mario stood up, so he could formally address everyone regarding the picnic.
"Everyone, can I have your attention please?" the plumber said to everyone, as the passengers stopped chatting and whatnot and focused their attention on Mario. "Today, we're not just-a having a picnic."
"Oh, Lord, just take me now..." Doc Louis said prayerfully to the heavens, fearing what Mario had planned. Whatever it was, the boxing trainer didn't like it.
"If you don't like it Doc-a Louis, then you can go to the back-a of the bus." Doc Louis was greatly offended by Mario's comment - so offended, that the boxing trainer immediately rose up to his feet, ready to confront the plumber. Good thing Little Mac and Ike were there to restrain Doc.
"What you say, mustache boy?!" Doc Louis tried to fight past Little Mac and Ike, but both men were stunting Doc's progress. The boxing trainer would later admit defeat, as he sat back in his seat, glaring deathly at Mario.
"You know, Doc, you can always-a sit at the front-a of the bus. Or drive-a the bus. Anyways, I just wanted to announce-a that we're all participating in fun activities. Funtivities!" That word was enough to make some cringe. "And get this...there's a very special prize-a for the winner!"
"Yes, fun activities!" exclaimed Cortex, raising his fists up in the air. Uka looked on and sighed deeply. "Knew it wasn't just some lousy picnic!"
"Shut up, Cortex, your enthusiasm is turning off-a the others." Confused, Cortex looked around, seeing that everyone was the same as before. He knew better than to believe Mario.
"Toad can you please pull over at the next rest stop, I really have to go!" Yuffie called out to the bus thief, holding her urine in. The poor ninja couldn't hold it in any longer, it appeared.
"No, we're only a few minutes away from Discovery Park," replied Toad, keeping his eyes on the road. "You'll just have to wait..."
"But I can't wait any longer! Pull over, pull over!" So Toad pulled over, stopping the bus and parking it near some trees and shrubbery. Yuffie quickly got out of the bus and ran to the shrubbery...and relieved herself there. Everyone turned and looked away, except for Lloyd, who watched attentively with a smirk on his face...
Mario: No, there isn't a prize-a for the activities - it's only an incentive meant-a to make everyone give it their all. I'll be using these activities to gauge how everyone gets along-a with each other, but more importantly, how the newbies get along with-a everyone else.
"Did you get-a all of that, Impa?" Mario whispered to the Sheikah, who was seated at the front of the bus with Lana and Linkle. Impa was holding a clipboard and a pencil, given to her by Mario.
"Get all of what?" Impa whispered back, looking around in confusion. Why couldn't Mario get Isabelle to do Impa's job? Observing and writing things was her thing.
"Everything I said and-a everything they did and..." Mario suddenly paused, seemingly losing his train of thought. "...write down-a what you hear, and what-a you see, before you forget. And no drawing pictures, okay? Don't think I can't see-a that Sheikah symbol you drew..." Impa mumbled to herself, as she erased her hand drawn Sheikah symbol."
Once Yuffie's pee break was over, Toad continued down the road, eventually arriving at Discovery Park. Master Hand and Ridley were already present, ready to greet Mario and company.
"Here we are, ladies and gentlemen, Discovery Park!" announced Toad, parking his bus near the sidewalk as he opened the bus door. "Last one out is a rotten..." Crash would be the first to exit the bus, falling out and landing on the sidewalk upon stepping out. "...egg. Leia, do you have your first aid kit?"
Everyone boarded out of the bus, with Peach and Daisy grabbing the picnic baskets from the back of the bus. There was a lot of open space for everyone.
"Find a comfy spot, and-a settle in," Mario informed everyone, as some of the residents placed their blanket on the ground and grabbed a picnic basket. Good thing there were enough baskets for everyone. "Everyone found a good-a spot? Excellent. Everyone's settled. Time to play-a some games! We are situated near Lake-a Union - at 571 square miles, it's one of the largest lakes in-a the state. It is here that a bunch-a of people will partake in the greatest-a challenges. One day, 128 individuals who'll work-a together, but for one-a purpose..."
"What is that purpose, Mario?" questioned Chrom, seated with his two favorite people in the world, Lucina and Robin...and Yoshi and Birdo, with the latter too busy smooching the former.
"Nothing...it was just-a words, Chrom. Inspiring words. Not a challenger..." Mario muttered the last sentence under his breath, before he continued. "For the competitions, you'll be divided into eight-a groups of sixteen. Each-a group will have a leader I will randomly pick-a at the top of my head. Champion Link, Geo Stelar, Fox, Polar Bear, Kumatora, Fiora, Pit, and Volnutt...you are all-a leaders."
"Yeah buddy, up top!" exclaimed Pit as he raised his hand up high, expecting to be high-fived, only to be left hanging. Only person that would high-five Kirby was Kirby, who was too short to reach Pit's hand.
"Everyone choose-a your tribes carefully...except-a for Impa. She's busy." Impa looked at Mario, with a strong look of distaste.
Mario: So why did I choose-a Champion Link as a group leader? Pros: brave, strong, good-looking. Remind you of anybody you-a know? Cons: not a hard worker. I can spend-a an entire year on one-a adventure, and Link will finish his-a adventure in a few-a days. Very telling.
"Mario...I choose you!" proclaimed Pit, as he pointed at the plumber. The angel was trying to be as dramatic as possible.
"You can't pick Mario, he's not playing," smiled Peach, as she was holding Jennifer. Unwritten Rule #7: always bring the baby along for the picnic, even if they won't remember a single thing. "You'll have to pick someone else!"
"Oh yeah? Well in that case...I pick your daughter, Jennifer!" Pit then pointed at the baby, who responded by smiling and clapping. Clearly she literally had no clue what was going on.
Once Champion Link, Geo, Fox, Polar Bear, Kumatora, Fiora, Pit, and Volnutt picked out their groups - which thankfully didn't take as long as expected - it was time for the next phase before the games began...team names.
"We shall start-a picking out team-a names," announced Mario, as he turned to the first person, Geo. "Geo, what shall your team-a name be?"
"Our team shall be called...Team Gryffindor," replied Geo, saying the name "Gryffindor" in dramatic fashion. Trying to elicit a reaction from the crowd, but got nothing.
"Really, Geo, not Slytherin?" questioned Link, putting Geo on the spot. "What about Hufflepuff, or even Ravenclaw? Is Ravenclaw not good enough for you?"
"Ravenclaw is full of braniac know-it-alls, and Hufflepuff is just such a weird name. Not to mention that Slytherin is downright evil. Which is why Gryffindor is the absolute best choice for a team name!" Taking that information into account, Link smirked as he whispered something into Champion Link's ear.
"I have decided that our team name will be Team..." Champion Link started, before forgetting what to say next; the Hylian went back to Link, who whispered to him what else he was supposed to say. "...Team Voldemort."
"No, not He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!" panicked Corrin, apparently knowing who Voldemort was. Was he a fan of Harry Potter? With that AND Star Wars...that wasn't a healthy combination for the prince of Nohr. "I wouldn't do that, that's a pretty huge risk!"
"Voldemort, Voldemort, Voldemort, Voldemort..." Link started chanting Voldemort's name, and several others, such as Wario, the female Inkling, and Little Mac chanted along. "...Voldemort, Voldemort, Voldemort, Voldemort!"
"Okay you guys, you can stop not, something bad will happen if you keep repeating that...' Corrin became more and more flustered by the chanting of Voldemort's name, enough to the point where Kamui had to escort the prince away from the premises. Voldemort personally affected Corrin that much.
"Stop it, stop it everyone, that's-a enough..." ordered Mario, as Link and company ceased their chanting. The plumber then turned to Polar Bear, who was drinking from a bottle of ice-cold water. "Polar Bear, your team-a name?"
"Eh, I don't really care what my team name is," shrugged Polar Bear, taking a sip from his water bottle. The lack of eagerness from the bear was appalling, and was of the utmost concern to Mario.
"Fine-a then, I will name-a your team Team Red." Polar Bear, who was drinking his water at the time, found himself gagging after Mario made the announcement.
"You know what, I think we'll stick with Team Blue. We'll settle on that."
Mario: Much-a like Kumatora, Geo, and a few-a others, I named Polar Bear as a team-a leader to get him more comfortable with-a everyone. Fox and-a Pit, they're the outliers. Though I should've chosen-a Doc Louis over Pit...black people are-a the best leaders in the world.
"We shall be called Team USA," announced Fox, hoping this team name would score points with the members in his group.
"Great-a choice - Impa, please take-a note of Fox's patriotism in your notes," Mario ordered the Sheikah; Impa wrote down the notes on her clipboard, while Toon Link and Young Link, who were both in Fox's group, started a needless "USA!" chant. Donald Trump would be so proud of those two.
With the team names chosen, the games, or the "funtivities", as Mario called it, could finally begin. Everyone met at the end of Discovery Parks, near the lighthouse.
"It is time for the great spoon and egg race...to begin!" announced Master Hand, who was put in charge by Mario to run most of the activities for today. "But this race has a bit of a twist to it."
"There's already a twist, Mario is carrying an egg on a spoon!" Takamaru pointed out, with Mario demonstrating for everyone by carrying an egg on a spoon. Was even holding the spoon with his mouth. Showoff...
"Shh...Shh... The person carrying the egg will be blindfolded. Everyone who is participating, please put on your blindfolds." The eight participants - Lucina, Cloud, Samus, Meta Knight, Bayonetta, Rosalina, Cortex, and Itsuki all put on their blindfolds. "That person carrying the egg will go down, circle a torch, come back, deposit their egg in the pail. First team back is the winner. Alright. Ready? Set. Go!"
And they were off! The eight racers raced down the hill, on their way to the torch that was placed somewhere over yonder. The racers had to listen to their leader for directions.
"Come on Rosalina, you can do it!" Fiora cheered on for the mother of Lumas...whose egg eventually dropped unto the ground. "Ah...never mind, I think we lost..."
"What do you mean we lost, didn't we just start the race?" questioned Rosalina as she lifted up her blindfold, only to look down with a disheartened face when she saw her cracked egg. "Oh, I see..."
"Follow my voice, Samus, follow my voice!" Fox shouted to Samus, as the pilot and bounty hunter hustled their way past Fiora and Rosalina. "Keep it moving, keep it moving. Looking good, my girl!"
"Please don't call me that..." grumbled Samus, focusing on the task at hand. The task she never wanted to do in the first place. "Make sure I don't run into some big rock or something, okay Fox?"
"No worries, you're nowhere near a big rock. It's smooth sailing, from here on out."
"How can you be so sure? What if you're just lying to me?"
"I'm telling the truth, woman! The rock is nowhere in sight!"
"I'll be the judge of that..." Samus stopped, as she took off her blindfold and analyzed her surroundings. "Ah, you're right, there is no big rock. I'm sorry for not believing you."
"Yeah, and thanks to you, we're disqualified from the race..." Fox grunted in defeat, as he picked the sand aggressively. "...nice going, Samus."
Fox: I'm perfectly content if I lose every single contest today. The contest today are nothing but a learning opportunity, for me to demonstrate what a good sport I am. *grabs rock and throws it at a nearby fisherman, hitting him in the head* Just needed to get that out of my system.
Elsewhere at Discovery Park, Champion Link was trying to lead one of his team members, Lucina, to victory.
"Woah, stop, stop, stop," the Hylian alerted Lucina, spotting a hole just a few feet away from Lucina. "There's a hole. Step over the hole."
"A hole, you say?" Lucina perked up, as she stopped, and stepped over the hole Champion Link alerted her about. "Did I step over it?"
"Yes, yes you did, now keep on moving!" Lucina resumed her running, with Champion Link following her closely behind. "Alright, now turn right!"
While things were going well for Champion Link and Lucina. the same couldn't be said for Geo and Cloud, with Omega-Xis having to accompany Geo.
"Come on, come on, speed it up Cloud!" Geo yelled at Cloud, who was running as far as his legs could carry him. "Andale! Arriba! Arriba! Muy rapido!"
"Can you just stop this right now?" asked Cloud, who wished he could stop but had to keep moving. Didn't want to let Geo down, and have him whine and complain. "Otherwise I'm not gonna do this anymore..."
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
"I'm just saying that you need to stop yelling at me nonstop."
"I apologize for yelling at you. There, you happy now?"
"That's what you call being a good captain, listening to the members of your team. Thanks for hearing me out, Geo."
"Uh, sure thing Cloud, anything to bring team spirit!"
Things with Kumatora and her team member, Bayonetta, were going pretty smoothly so far, as the two were approaching a lake.
"Watch out, another hole," Kumatora notified Bayonetta, who stepped over the hole with grace. "Keep going, keep going, keep going..." Bayonetta would soon approach the lake, and the Umbra Witch, not being told to stop, would fall into said lake, finding herself soaked. "Ha ha, yes!"
"You little brat..." Bayonetta angrily took off her blindfold, as she climbed out of the lake. "...you purposefully made me fall into that lake, didn't you?" Kumatora giggled to herself, but that giggling would end in a heartbeat when Bayonetta angrily screamed. "You're dead, PSI girl!" Kumtroa screamed and ran away, with Bayonetta chasing after her.
Impa: Nothing better than the park, with the sun, the green grass, and...and note-taking. None of the racers are in the vicinity of this area, so I'm stuck taking notes on the picnickers...
Mario: *leans in close to Impa, glancing at her clipboard* You're missing a few-a things Impa...you're stepping off-a your game. *retracts head*
Due to some disqualifications and constant bickering, seven of the eight teams had to return to Mario and company, admitting defeat. The last surviving team was Pit's team, Team Pikachu Day (figures...), with Pit leading Cortex back to the picnic site.
"Let's go, Dr. Cortex - mush, mush, mush!" Pit yelled at the mad scientist, clapping his heads constantly to pump up the sweating Cortex. "Come on, you giant chrome dome head!" Cortex would soon exhaust himself upon reaching the picnic site, as he fell to the ground collapsing unto his knees. All eight teams...did not complete the race.
"Great job everyone, that was fantastic!" exclaimed Falco, as he gave the sixteen competitors a round of applause. Mario, disgusted by the lack of a bona fide winner, shook his head and sighed. "Excellent effort!"
With the race over with, everyone enjoyed the picnic, eating food from whatever picnic basket they had. Unfortunately for Impa, she couldn't enjoy the festivities as much, for Mario called her to the back of the transport bus.
"Impa, I have another little challenge-a for you," Mario told the Sheikah, as he dug into the trunk compartment of the bus. "I'm sure you'll love-a it!" That was extremely debatable.
"Does it have to do with those shopping bags filled with hot dogs?" inquired Impa, remembering Mario pack said shopping bags into the bus' trunk before the trip.
"Smart-a as a whistle! You are right!" Mario pulled out the shopping bags in question, both full of hot dog wieners and hot dog buns. "These are pre-a cooked, so it's not absolutely necessary, but I would-a appreciate it if you could-a heat up 800 hot-a dogs for a little contest we're-a going to be having. I would-a greatly appreciate it."
"So is it an eating contest?" asked Impa as she accepted the shopping bags from Mario, who nodded his head. "When will it start?"
"The contest will start-a in..." Mario took a quick glance at his watch. "...ten minutes!" Ten minutes? How was Impa supposed to heat up hundreds of hot dogs in only ten minutes?!
"How am I supposed to get..." Before Impa could finish, Mario walked away, confident that Impa could get the job done. It was certainly a lot of confidence.
"Thanks a ton Impa!" Mario gave the Sheikah a thumbs up as headed over to speak with Peach and Daisy. Impa sighed, as she looked at the shopping bags, before turning to her right and seeing Red the Pokemon Trainer, idly standing by. Must've heard the entire conversation.
"If you're looking for someone to heat up some hot dogs..." the Pokemon trainer began, taking out a Poke Ball and sending out Charizard. "...then I'm your guy." All of a sudden, Impa's daunting task didn't seem that daunting anymore...
Mario: A great-a resident of the Smash Mansion has got-a to be hungry. Hungry for success. And joy. And-a life.
Everyone gathered around a picnic table, which was the site of the hot dog eating contest. Representatives from the eight teams - Wario, Sonic, Doc Louis, Olimar, King K. Rool, Morton, Crash, and Poo (Ridley was intended to be in Poo's spot, but was disqualified from the contest for the sake of competition) - were seated at the picnic table, with 800 hot dogs staring right at them. One hundred hot dogs for each competitor.
"Alrighty folks, who's hungry for some..." Master Hand began, before Wario reached out for a hot dog. Champion Link, who had chosen Wario to represent his team, slapped the fatso's hand away. "...no, bad Wario! Do not touch the food yet! Our next event is a hot dog eating contest." Master Hand, who expected some cheers, got nothing but silence, leading him to sigh. "I said, our next event is a hot dog eating contest!" Master Hand got a decent response from the crowd, but it wasn't enough to satisfy him.
"Wooooo, hooray for hot dogs!" screamed Takamaru as he raised his fists up in the air, hoping Master Hand would appreciate his enthusiasm. And he did.
"Great spirit, Takamaru, two thumbs up! Five stars! Continuing on...for those of you who are curious, and also for the rest of you who don't give a crap, the world record is 74 hot dogs. Amazing! And guess what? Peach and Daisy cooked enough hot dogs so each of the eight competitors could break the record. The team member that eats the most hot dogs under ten minutes will be declared the winner. Got it? On your mark, get set..."
"Can I have a chili dog?" Sonic asked, raising his hand. A hot dog eating contest without chili dogs was just downright inane to Sonic. "Or rather, can all my hot dogs be chili dogs? That would really help me win!"
"Sorry Sonic, but I claimed-a the only chili dog," replied Luigi, as he was happily eating a chili dog. "In fact, I even asked-a for one!" Wanting to throw rounds with Luigi, Sonic quickly got up from his seat, before Geo calmly sat the hedgehog back down.
"I'd rather eat organic hot dogs over the regular ones, to be honest," confessed Poo, as some of the others cringed in disgust. Organic hot dogs? "They're a much healthier food option."
"FOR THE LOVE OF MASAHIRO SAKURAI, EVERYONE PLEASE SHUT UP!" boomed Master Hand, as silence found its way back to Discovery Park. His voice caused Charles and Jennifer to cry, but Master Hand didn't care. "Can we please get this eating contest other with? Good. On your mark, get set, eat!"
So Wario, Sonic, Doc Louis, Olimar, King K. Rool, Morton, Crash, and Poo all got to eating, with Wario, the unofficial favorite to win, leading the way. Doc Louis was putting chocolate syrup on his hot dogs...gross, whereas Olimar wanted to use a condiment of his own.
"Is there any mustard available?" asked Olimar, scanning the picnic table for the mustard, but seeing no mustard bottle in sight.
"No mustard, no ketchup - just eat away, Olimar," replied Master Hand, as the astronaut ate away. "And no chocolate syrup, Doc Louis, that's cheating!" Doc Louis grumbled, as he put his chocolate syrup away. "There's a big prize for the winner, but I won't say until the contest is over."
"You can't say, or you can't pronounce it?" asked Chrom; would it be funny if someone like Master Hand had pronunciation problems?
"The winner gets actual allowance from yours truly, and maybe a go-kart. And the feeling that you could make a change in the world." The first two provisions of the prize sounded enticing, but the third one was quite irrelevant. Also, would Master Hand be willing to pay someone?
"Can we just get the first two things?" asked Sonic, who strongly fancied having an allowance and a go-kart. Having both provided by Master Hand would make it so much sweeter.
"No you can not, for I...you know what, I lied, there is no prize at all! This whole picnic thing was thing something I conceived, to get the new residents well adjusted with everyone after that whole Calamity Ganon fiasco." Mario looked at Master Hand astonishingly, not expecting the giant hand to make that confession. "I just wanted the new folk to be happy and safe..."
"You wanted the newbies to be happy and safe?" asked Dark Pit, out of sheer disbelief. Others shared the doppelganger's disbelief. "That's certainly a lot coming from someone like you, Master Hand."
"I didn't want to tell anyone anyway. I just mentioned a prize to motivate everyone. Mario said he had a prize, but I don't know if he was kidding or not. But what's the point? Nobody is stepping up..."
"I am SO hungry!" Doc Louis would be the one to step up, as the boxing trainer ate the hot dogs at a much faster pace. He was outdoing Wario, who was starting to show signs of fatigue.
Doc Louis: I would rather eat for the well-being of some new residents, than eat for some stinking prize that I'm sure isn't even fully guaranteed. That was what Master Hand referred to when he said something about changing the world, right?
Soon ten minutes were almost up, and the hot dog eating contest was nearing the brink of completion. The eight competitors were getting full, feeling their stomachs act against them. Wario's stomach was hurting, most of all.
"Five, four, three, two, one...time's up!" Master Hand counted down, like he was the announcer guy counting down the end to a Smash match. "Everyone stop your eating! And the winner is...Doc Louis, with 34 hot dogs!" Members of Fox's team cheered for the boxing trainer, who raised his fist in victory.
"Woooo, let's go Team USA!" cheered Fox, as Toon Link and Young Link started yet another needless "USA!" chant. Their patriotism could not be overlooked, even though they weren't naturalized U.S. citizens.
"Um, Master Hand, four of Doc Louis' hot dogs came up," Zelda notified the giant hand, as the Duck Hunt Dog ate the hot dogs Doc Louis threw up onto the ground. Absolutely disgusting.
"Make it 30 hot dogs, fifty is the total! So close, yet so far..." Did Master Hand honestly believe any of the eight competitors could beat the record? That was a lot of faith he had...
Villager: *fishing near a lake* Nobody told me we were having a hot dog eating contest! *looks at Good Rod* Why am I even fishing out here in the first place...?
Everyone returned to the picnic, awaiting for the next activity to begin. Pit and Viridi were seated at a picnic spot with Palutena, and Viridi was busy inspecting a flower when Pit tapped the goddess on her shoulder.
"Sabotage..." Pit whispered to Viridi, with a sly grin on his face. What was that dastardly angel thinking...
"I'm sorry, did you say sandwich?" asked Viridi, as she pulled herself away from the flower. "I already had a tuna sandwich earlier, and it made me feel queasy...should've went for the ham-and-cheese sandwich instead."
"Yeah, that tuna sandwich, my tummy didn't like it one bit...got me all nauseous and stuff. What I was saying was sabotage. But what I should've said was pranking. I was thinking about pranking the new guys..."
"...and for what reason, Pit? Why not wait until we return to the mansion to prank them? Why prank them now, when our pranks could be seen out in the open? Also, what good would come out of pranking Bass and Paula and the others?"
"To get them used to what living at the mansion is like, of course! I'm just trying to prepare the newbies for whatever happens. That way, they'll know what's up, and they'll be on top of the game!" Viridi mused over this for a second, before coming to a final decision...
"I'm in," the goddess of nature smiled, as Pit grinned and pumped his fist.
With the picnic festivities over with (again), it was time for the third activity of the day - a game of one-on-one tug-of-war, involving one long piece of rope.
"The rules are very simple - you must pull your opponent over the central line, and you cannot step out of the boundaries," Master Hand explained the rules for the tug-of-war competition. "You must also wear safety gloves, as a precaution." The mention of these "safety gloves" prompted everyone to look around in confusion.
"Master Hand, we don't even have any safety gloves," Little Mac pointed out; his boxing gloves could count as being safety gloves.
"Mario probably left them at his house or something. He enjoys leaving stuff behind. He knows it. Now let's get this bad boy started!"
The first two competitors were Link and Donkey Kong, the Hylian and the gorilla holding the ends of the rope. Link saw the intense look in DK's eyes, and felt terribly intimidated as his legs were shaking.
"Aaaaaand GO!" Master Hand shouted, kicking off the tug-of-war. Some were cheering for Link, others were cheering for Donkey Kong. Link tried to pull on the rope with all his might, but it was no use against Donkey Kong, who mustered all his strength to pull the rope and pull Link past the central line. Link was thrown unto the ground thanks to the sheer strength of Donkey Kong, who picked up a victory for Team Blue.
"What was that for, man?" Link questioned DK, who came over to the Hylian and helped him up. What a great sport Donkey Kong was.
"Not my fault you're weaker than I am," replied Donkey Kong, as he patted Link on the shoulder and walked away. Link winced as he rubbed his shoulder.
Link: I've never seen a meaner look in DK's eyes than the one I had seen today...ever. Felt like I was gonna die. At a public park. During a picnic.
Roy: After seeing what Donkey Kong did to Link...if I had to compete against DK in a game of tug-of-war, I'd quit...Am I going to quit Straight Fiyah, and end the band entirely? I'm still...valuating my options.
Next up for tug-of-war was Dark Pit, representing Team Gryffindor, and Wolf, representing Fiora's team, Team Xenoblade. After Master Hand counted down, Dark Pit aggressively pulled on the rope, bringing Wolf over the central line. A surprise result that resulted in cheers.
"Should've kept your feet grounded, O'Donnell," Dark Pit smirked cockily at Wolf, who banged his fists on the sand, eventually getting sand in his eyes. Classic insult to injury.
"Gryffindor, Gryffindor, Gryffindor!" chanted Geo, being the only person in his team chanting. Omega-Xis looked away, refusing to be acknowledged with Geo.
Once the tug-of-war was over with, everyone went back to the picnic...you know, this constant going back-and-forth with the "funtivities" and the picnic had to be tiring for the residents. Unless you were Bass, who didn't care about today's events.
"I may not have won, but my only reason for losing was that my trash talking game wasn't on point," Bass spoke with Pit, having taken a loss Team Pikachu Day's Kirby in his game of tug-and-war. "Or maybe it didn't affect Kirby in the slightest..."
"Take it from me, Kirby has a very thick skin," stated Pit, who knew Kirby better than anyone. Or so he claimed. "But your trash talk game wasn't the reason why you lost."
"Of course it was - if my trash talk was more effective, I would've owned Kirby. I'm just spitting facts - not my fault you can handle 'em!"
"Oh yeah? Well we'll see about that!" Pit put Bass in a headlock, and soon the two found themselves in a fight. Pit would drag Bass away, as the picnickers looked up and saw the "fight" take place...before returning to their picnic. Not even Palutena batted a single eye.
With Bass still in his headlock, Pit dragged the robot towards a lake, where Viridi near near a small boat, inspecting some plants. Pit dragged Bass over to Viridi, and tossed him inside the boat, before Viridi pushed said boat out into the lake.
"What the...what is going on?" Bass questioned when he got up, seeing Pit flying away with the quickness. He then looked over to Viridi, still inspecting the plants. "Viridi, get somebody to save me!"
"Hmm?" Viridi looked up and saw Bass, adrift in the lake. "Whom should I get? What should I tell them?" Bass gritted his teeth, putting his hands on his head in frustration. Why do people have to be so difficult?
"Go tell them that I'm floating away, obviously!" Why couldn't Bass just get Viridi to save him? Perhaps he didn't trust the goddess that much.
"I don't understand what you what from me." This made Bass grit his teeth angrily even more; he was starting to lose his patience.
"Viridi it's so freaking simple, it's not rocket science. You see me drifting away in the lake? Well go tell someone about it, please!"
"Um, uh...goodbye Bass, good luck!" And with that, Viridi ran off, never to be seen again. Bass started to seethe, before letting out a giant scream that caused the birds to fly away. Someone will save that robot, soon.
Mario: Who-a knew making the newcomers happy would-a be so tiring? So much hard-a work put into it. Things have been-a disappointing so far. Geo Stelar became-a the new Lloyd Irving. Polar Bear has shown-a more apathy. Kumatora won't stop-a bullying others. Champion Link already has bug-a bites all over his body. Ridley can't leave the tourists-a of the park alone. And Bass...where the heck is-a Bass?Where'd he run-a off to? Do you know where-a he is, Impa?
Impa: *shakes her head*
Mario: Do you know who's-a ahead in points?
Impa: It's...it's tied, so far. Team Xenoblade, Team Voldemort, and Team Boney don't have any points yet.
Mario: See if you can add-a some points to their overall score. But just a few.
Impa: I'm not a fan of doling out participation points, Mario...
Link was looking around Discovery Park, going on a little sight-seeing, when he encountered Roy in some forestation. The swordsman was pulling the petals of a flower, like he was trying to determine whether someone loved him or not. Was he testing the affection of his girlfriend, Lilina?
"Straight Fiyah stays..." Roy said quietly, as he tore off a flower petal. "...Straight Fiyah disbands." Roy then tore off another flower petal, tossing it unto the ground. Link furrowed his brow as he watched Roy tear away at the flower, letting said flower determine the fate of his boy band. A freaking flower.
"Roy, are you coming back to the picnic or what?" Link appeared out of the shrubbery to speak with the swordsman, who screamed and dropped his flower when he saw Link. Even had his sword out, too. "Chill out Roy, it's just me..." Roy took a deep breath, the fear in his eyes fading away as he put away his sword. "What are you even doing here?"
"Nothing, nothing...totally wasn't like I was debating with myself whether or not I should continue Straight Fiyah." Roy dropped his flower to the ground, smiling sweetly to Link like nothing was going on. "I just...needed some alone time."
"You're seriously letting some itty bitty flower determine the fate of Straight Fiyah? Dude, if I were you, I'd end this whole k-pop boy band experiment right away. It's bad enough that you tortured us with your endemic singing and dancing! I feel bad for the guys you forced to join your escapades..."
"Well it's just that, seeing as how I got played by the Broodals...I kinda had a hand in that whole Calamity Ganon conundrum. So I thought that it would be best if I cut my losses, and ended the band entirely. For the sake of Marth, Robin, and anyone else I forced to join."
"I think you should end the band right now, it'll make you look good in the long run. You either die a genius, or live long enough to be viewed as an idiot." Words of wisdom to live by, spoken by Link.
"Yeah you're right...looking back on it, this whole boy band was a waste of time. I should've known better. I'll address the members soon, when the time is right."
"Good. Also, you might wanna head back soon, we're about to start another activity in a few."
The fourth activity of the day, you might ask? The infamous hot coal walk, complete with hot coal and...well, it was just hot coal. It was too light outside for this activity to take place, but Master Hand nor Mario didn't care.
"Who among you has the guts to do the hot coal walk?" Master Hand asked the residents, many of whom were extremely reluctant. "Walk across these coals, and place your name along with the greats! Who wishes to volunteer?"
"Do you wanna try it?" Akuma asked Palutena, grinning from ear to ear with his arms folded. "I'll do it if you do it..."
"I'm not going to talk through the fire...who knows where your feet have been," replied Palutena, brushing back her luscious green hair.
"It's only like a million degrees...you're acting like the hot coals will kill you. You're a goddess, for crying out loud - what do you have to fear?"
"I'll do the hot coal walk, if no one else is willing to do it," volunteered Impa, leaving everyone shocked. Her volunteering was almost as shocking as her smiling. "Sure I might burn my feet off, but that's always expected, right?"
"No Impa, you have to keep-a score," stated Mario, making sure the Sheikah knew what her duties were. "Know your-a role, woman!"
"I can go in Impa's place," volunteered Zelda, a fearless princess who wasn't scared of anything. Except maybe Twilight.
"This is all about-a guts, Princess Zelda, and I don't think you have-a enough guts." Mario's comment made Zelda frown. "Why not have-a your boyfriend do the coal walk, Link? Or what about-a Champion Link?" The Hylian in question looked up, shaking his head no.
"Yeah right, I don't want my feet to get burned..." Champion Link stated; the Hylian also refused to take his shoes off.
"Then I guess-a you're not a man then," said Master Hand, before scanning the field for a volunteer. "Does anyone want to do the hot coal walk? Anyone at all? What about Bass? Man, where is that guy?"
Bass: *from afar, on the boat in the center of the lake* Hey, hey you! Which one of you camera punks wants to swim over and save me? You're just gonna sit there and film me, huh? Bunch of jerks!
"Why not have Mario do the hot-a coal walk?" suggested Luigi, as Mario gave his twin brother the Snuggle Bear look. "He's been clamoring for us-a to do these 'funtivities', so he should-a do at least one, before the end-a of the day!"
"Do you guys really want-a me to do this hot coal-a walk?" asked a nervous Mario; almost everyone nodded their heads. Mario gulped, as he looked at the hot coal. Why did he pick out this challenge, why? "Okay then..." The plumber reluctantly took off his shoes and socks, taking a deep breath as he approached the trail of hot coal.
"You want us to count you off, Mario?" Peach asked her husband, who needed all the encouragement he could get.
"Yes, that would-a be nice." Mario gulped once more, the hot coal intimidating him. "Count-a to three, please."
"Okay everyone, after me! Three...two...one..." The residents, including Master Hand, counted down with Peach, but Mario refused to move a single inch.
"Count-a the other way around. Do it from-a one, two, three. That'd make it much easier." Was Mario trying to buy time? Just get on with it already, man!
"One...two...three...GO!" everyone counted down again, but Mario still did not move. What was the holdup this time?
"Wait, so am I going on-a go, or am I going on-a three?" Mario's reluctance was causing some residents to facepalm or groan at the plumber's expense.
"Just go when we stop talking, you bozo," replied Snake, starting to lose his patience. "We ain't got all day, you know..."
"It's okay, Mario, if you don't want to do it...then I will," assured Poo, stepping up to the plate as he pushed Mario aside. Dude had his shoes and socks off, not showing any fear in the slightest.
"No, Poo, you don't have to do this..." warned Ness, but it was too late. Poo started walking on the hot coal, and he was making it look easy. Granted he was showing signs of pain on his face, but the effort he was showing was remarkable.
"C'mon Poo, you can do it!" Paula cheered on for the Poo, as several others found themselves cheering on for the PSI whiz. Even Ness, who was afraid for Poo, found himself cheering for his best friend.
"One step for man...one step for the goodwill of the new residents of the mansion!" shouted Poo, marching through the hot coal as he echoed the sentiments Master Hand expressed earlier. Eventually Poo fell unto his knees, and then got on all fours, as he screamed in fiery pain.
"Oh no! Mario, we have to do something!" Leia said to the plumber, as she and Mario quickly rushed to action. Everyone was screaming for Poo to get off the hot coal, but poor Poo couldn't do anything to escape from his current situation.
Due to Poo getting his knees and hands burned, with bandages wrapped around the mentioned body parts, Master Hand and Mario both mutually agreed to stop the "funtivities" for today, so nobody would get hurt. Everyone returned to the picnic at hand, with some relieved that the "funtivities" were over.
Impa: Thanks to Poo injuring himself, the "funtivities" has come to an end, along with the "competition" that ended with a three-way tie. Which means my duties are over, and I can actually enjoy the picnic for once. But first, I'll go see if those hot coals are still around...
"Well Mario, we've done it...we got the newcomers well adjusted to their fellow residents," Master Hand spoke with Mario, who was seated with Peach, Daisy, and Luigi. As well as the children. "Wouldn't you say that today has been a rousing success?"
"Uh, if that's how-a you view it, then I suppose-a so," shrugged Mario, leading Master Hand to slap the plumber silly. "...I mean, today has been an awesome-a day, two thumbs-a up! No negatives whatsoever!"
Meanwhile, Roy wanted to have a word with his Straight Fiyah bandmates - Marth, Ike, Robin, Corrin, Berkut, Alm, and Crash. Roy finally came to a final decision, and he wanted to share it with his buddies.
"You're FINALLY ending Straight Fiyah?" exclaimed Alm, just as relieved as the others were. Crash, on the other hand, was depressed. "Man, what took you so long, Roy? This is the best thing I've heard all day!"
"It's just that, I allowed my deluded self to be played by the Broodals, and made Crash a part of Giovanni's scheme," explained Roy, seeing how happy Alm and company were. If only he saw how much they were against being in a boy band. "Also, I felt like I was wasting your time."
"You can say that again, now I won't have to be seen in the same space as Alm anymore..." murmured Berkut, shooting a quick glare at his mortal enemy.
"Well Roy, it's about time you finally came to your senses," said Marth, patting his hand on the swordsman's shoulder. "Took you long enough, but it's better late than never, amirite? Now how about we enjoy the rest of the picnic?"
"Last one back to the picnic is a rotten egg!" shouted Ike, as the swordsmen and Crash quickly headed back to the picnic site. Once again, Crash tripped, but he picked himself up and chased after the others. Roy stayed behind, as Lucina and Chrom approached him.
"I take it you called off the Straight Fiyah band?" Chrom asked Roy, who nodded his head. "I could tell, judging by how happy Marth and the others looked...
"Eh, I knew they've been waiting forever for the band to end," shrugged Roy, who knew how his (former) bandmates would've reacted. "So I saved them from their misery, and they can put the whole boy band thing behind them."
"Admit it Roy, me and my girls parodying your band was what really enticed you to end the band," smiled Lucina, hoping that her plan worked. "Or at least it was a contributing factor. Just admit it."
"Well, I'd say that I have to agree with you...but to some extent. For the record, you girls did it way worse than we did."
"Attention everyone, I have an announcement..." shouted Master Hand, grabbing everyone's attention. "Has anyone seen Bass anywhere?" Pit and Viridi might know where the robot was...
...out in the lake, drifting away aimlessly on the boat with nobody in sight to rescue him. Sucks to be him!
"ALL YOU LOSERS ARE GONNA PAY!" vowed Bass, shouting at the top of his lungs, making the birds fly out of the trees and to places unknown.
