Author's Note:

Yet another hurricane is coming my way...this one is Hurricane Michael, and it's a Category 3 storm. Just as a precaution, I've published this chapter earlier than usual, in the event my power goes out or something. Thought I'd be done with the hurricane stuff after Florence, but I guess not. I'll just answer this one guest review...

"Will you have the Yakuza cast show up when Fox and Falco go to Japan? Are the Symphonia characters gonna have their original voices or the ones from the sequel? Is Emmeryn gonna speak normally or have problems speaking like when she lost her memory? Is there gonna be a love triangle between Dark Pit, Lilith and Flora? And finally, what are your thoughts on Final Fantasy VIII not getting ported to Switch?"

The Yakuza cast will appear in Japan. The Symphonia characters will have their voices from the sequel. Emmeryn may speak normally. I'll keep quiet on the love triangle. And it was a missed opportunity to not have VIII ported to the Switch - thought something was up when they didn't announce the game during the Direct. Put some respect on Squall's name!


Episode 147: Ghostly

Master Hand did it. He finally did it, after three or so episodes. The giant hand finally paid off the second mortgage for the mansion (the documentary crew would've filmed Master Hand paying the mortgage, but nobody would want to see that), with the money raised by the residents, after promising so many people he would pay it on time.

According to Master Hand himself, he would only pay the second mortgage at the "right time", which was on Thursday. It wasn't too early, and it wasn't too late - although some might argue with the latter. With the mortgage paid for good, Master Hand would never have to worry about Tom Nook bothering him ever again.

Because there was a whole lot of money raised from the residents, Master hand had some funds left over after paying the mortgage. The giant hand would use said funds to build another giant game board outside, but didn't want to take that chance after how Fox and Sora felt in the previous episode. So, to help him decide what to do with the money, Master Hand brought his faithful assistant Isabelle into his room.

"I have counted up all the money left over after the mortgage was paid," Isabelle said to Master Hand, with large stacks of money next to her. Counting all that money must've been tiresome. "As you can see, the residents did pretty well, with..."

"Yes, yes, I can see...that the others did an excellent job," replied Master Hand, who was starting to grow impatient already. Didn't take that long. "Why don't you explain everything to me like I am an eight-year old?"

"Alright, so we have a lot of money left over once the mortgage was paid off. The money mounts up to at least $5,000, which will allow us to do a plethora of certain things. Renovate the mansion, buy new clothes, save money for Christmas presents...you name it."

"Mhmm, mhmm, I am understanding now. Lots of money equals lots of opportunities. Go on, I'm listening..."

"But we have to spend that by the end of the day, or Tom Nook will collect the money himself. He has a very strong habit of taking your money, whenever he can."

Master Hand: Grrr...that Tom Nook, trying to steal my hard-earned money! (Yes, I get to take the credit for the residents' efforts, that's what I do.) I told you Tom Nook was evil, he steals other people's fun so he can have all the fun for himself! That's what sociopaths do, making life miserable and not giving a crap about their peers. One can tell Tom Nook is sociopathic just by looking at his droopy eyes...I'm sure he smokes some really good drugs. I feel bad for his drug dealer, though.

"Okay, now how about you explain this to me like I'm five?" asked Master Hand as Isabelle sighed, preparing herself for a long explanation.

"Your mommy and daddy give you ten dollars to open up a lemonade stand," explained Isabelle, knowing her story might not work so well considering Master Hand never had parents. If he did, would he and Crazy Hand be related? So you go out and you buy cups and you buy lemons and you buy sugar. And now you find out that it only costs you nine dollars. So you have an extra dollar."

"An extra dollar doesn't sound that bad. It's better than nothing. Though I wish I had the whole ten..."

"You can give that dollar back to mommy and daddy, but guess what? The next day, you ask your parents for money, and they're gonna give you nine dollars. Because that's what they think it costs to run the stand. So what you want to do is spend that dollar on something now, so that your parents think it costs ten dollars to run the lemonade stand."

"So what you're saying is, the dollar's a surplus. We have a surplus of money on our hands."

"We have to spend that $5000 by the end of the day or Tom Nook will take our money for himself. Probably for a loan or something. I'd say we spend this money on a new refrigerator, which we desperately need. The old one is starting to break down."

"I'm sure the fridge we have right now will last until the end of the year...lemme think of some other ideas to do with the money. You're dismissed."


Thinking alone by himself, Master Hand came to a decision about the money, and wished to let the others know. He went to the gaming room, where Mario and the others were hanging out, and cleared his throat to grab everyone's attention.

"Guess what, everybody? Christmas has come early this year," announced Master Hand, easily triggered when not a single person showed excitement. "Isabelle, very smartly, has discovered an extra $5000 in the funds raised for the mortgage. Make sure to thank her when you see her. And I have decided with that money I am going to buy a new, drum roll please...can anybody guess?"

"New flooring?" guessed Zelda; she always felt the flooring of the mansion could use a little sprucing up.

"No, a new refrigerator!" Master Hand expected everyone to be excited by this announcement, but no one save for Mario showed any emotion. "It was purely Isabelle's idea. Can any of you agree on something better?"

"No please, don't-a do it Master Hand!" pleaded Mario - why did he want a new refrigerator so bad? Wasn't like he still lived at the mansion. "A new refrigerator sounds perfect-a in my opinion."

"Yes, Master Hand, new flooring," said Zelda, as she looked at Mario like he was crazy. "The flooring we have is becoming dusty and old, and the wood's tearing off. We were supposed to get new flooring last year."

Mario: Why do I want a new-a fridge for the mansion? It's simple - whenever I go on night-a raids to the mansion and venture into-a the kitchen, I can splurge-a on properly-refrigerated food. I want my mid-a night snacks to be of the highest-a quality.

Zelda: Honestly, who in their right mind would spend $5000 on a new fridge? New flooring is obviously a better use of the money we have.

"So...we all agree to get new flooring then," stated Master Hand; the residents other than Mario and Zelda felt indifferent, so they didn't say a single word of approval or objection. And Master Hand took the silence as a resounding yes.

"Now listen-a to me, Master Hand, this is the Smash-a Mansion," Mario said to the giant hand, trying to make a statement. "How can these people take-a pride in living here, if they have to put-a up with a crappy fridge?"

"Shut up Mario, this is not the time. We don't want to hear another one of your passionate stands. We've heard enough of 'em."

"Zelda, you use-a the fridge more often than anyone else-a does." Zelda, the most frequent user of the fridge? Highly debatable.

"Exactly - that should tell you how terrible the flooring is," retorted Zelda, finding herself in an argument with Mario. Master Hand did not want tempers to flare over the money.

"Okay, good suggestions, all good suggestions," the giant hand said, doing his best to keep the tension low before it could boil over. "Let's just decide and agree upon one."

"I'm with Princess Zelda, Master Hand - new flooring for life!" exclaimed Doc Louis, raising his fist up in the air. "We need some new hardwood flooring, shiny enough for me to see my handsome face..."

"Just what we needed, some teams forming..." If both Mario and Zelda formed a coalition for what they wanted, Master Hand would call it quits.

"We should really have the office's air quality tested," suggested Cilan, as he stroke his chin in thought. "We have radon coming from below, and asbestos in the ceilings, both of which I've detected. These are silent killers."

"Like anyone cares about that, you stupid leprechaun. Go back to the kitchen, where you belong."

"Master Hand, I've spoken with Wii Fit, Doc Louis, and Link about the flooring," Zelda said to the giant hand, hoping to get him on her side. "I know they're with me on this. Right, Link?"

"Uh, actually, I'm gonna go with the fridge," stated Link, standing up to his girlfriend. Must be the first time he's ever done it.

"What? Link!" Zelda frowned at her boyfriend, who could only smirk as he shrugged his shoulders. To each their own.

Link: Ever since Zelda and I fell in love, I just feel weird asking her to bring food to me from the fridge. Making her feel like a slave. So, I get my own food. And that fridge is getting old, it's not what it's used to be. But you know what? Zelda and I don't have to agree on everything.


Outside of the mansion, Dark Pit was fulfilling his secondary housekeeper duties, as he was raking the leaves in the front yard. After a hard day's work, and after the swiping of the sweat on his forehead, the doppelganger placed his rake back in the garden shed. When he came out of the shed, while holding a long net, he was surprised to see Flora.

"Hey," the maid waved to Dark Pit, with a very faint smile. Flora was never known for smiling big.

"Hey," Dark Pit responded, with a very genuine smile. The doppelganger was never known for acting genuine.

"I take it you're done with your yard work?" Flora took a peek inside the garden shed and saw the rake, which still had leaves on it.

"Yup, just about finished the last of the leaves...now I'm off to cleaning the lake." Dark Pit walked to the lake with his net, as Flora smiled.

Dark Pit: Yeah, Flora and I are still trying to rework our chemistry. I haven't told her about Lilith's feelings for me yet, just because I think, once the word gets out there, it might affect the way she perceives me...I dunno. Just, not yet.


Undecided between a fridge or new flooring, Master Hand spoke with Mario, Link, Kiria, and Snake in the living room. The giant hand to come to a decision, and fast.

"Link, good for you, standing up to Zelda like that," Kiria said to the Hylian, giving him a pat on the back. The respect the idol singer had for Link increased by tenfold, after what the Hylian had said.

"Took a lot of guts from you to pull that off, Link," added Snake, who didn't like how close Kiria was standing to him. Brought back vivid memories of when the idol singer was head over heels for him...

"Well, Master Hand, what are you gonna do-a with the money?" asked Mario, who still looked like he was extremely undecided. He had to make the right choice.

"Why does it have to be me?!" questioned Master Hand, not used to being pressured so much by Mario and company.

"You have to make the decision, you do have the money in your possession," stated Link, reminding Master Hand of the responsibility he had.

"Wow, okay. Well...I swallowed all your ideas, I'm going to digest them and see what comes out the other end. I'll get back to you later today."


The ninja pals - Yuffie, Greninja, and Asuka - were off doing ninja things, with their buddy Sheik not around. The three ninjas were at Luigi's house, practicing ninja moves and whatnot.

"Basically all you have to do is jump off the building, and stick a landing on your two feet," Yuffie explained to Asuka, who was standing atop Luigi's house. Greninja was standing by, ready to catch Asuka's fall if necessary. "Just don't tear your ligament, like Simon did."

"Why can't I get a trampoline?" asked Asuka, very nervous about the distance she would have to jump from. One bad move, and she could break her leg. "There's a whole lot of room for error."

"A trampoline would make things too easy. It would also result in an injury. Take it from Simon. What you should do, is close your eyes, and just jump down. What could possibly go wrong with that?"

"Didn't Simon close his eyes when he jumped off of Mario's roof? I just don't think we should be taking any chances..."

"Aw, what do you have to lose? Even if you screw up, Grenina will be there to catch you. Just jump already, it'll be fine!"

So Asuka took a deep breath, and closed her eyes, imagining her self in her happy place - a happy place of nothing but sushi rolls. When the ninja opened her eyes, she stood close to the edge of the roof...only for someone to catch her eye.

"Um, guys, I think we have some company!" shouted Asuka, as she pointed outwards and directed Yuffie and Greninja's attention to a teen - a teen wearing a sleeveless hoodie, some shorts, and headphones. Must be making some kind of fashion statement.

"Hey, have any of you seen a Reaper around here?" the teen asked the ninja pals, adjusting the headphones on his head. He sounded very introverted. "Name's Neku, I'm from...I'm from Shibuya."

Neku: My friend and I came over to the States, for a vacation, and now he's gone missing and I don't know where he is...wait, why do you guys care so much? You're gonna help me find my friend? If not, then just...stay out of my business.

"Shibuya, Japan? You must've come pretty far!" exclaimed Yuffie, as Luigi rolled his green Dodge Charger into the driveway. "Bet you came here by plane, didn't you?"

"I prefer not to say..." replied Neku, as Luigi parked his car and hopped out of the vehicle. The moment he saw Neku, he became slightly weary. "...but all I can tell is that my friend is apparently missing. Which is kinda weird, I'll say. At least for him."

"Yuffie, who-a is that?" Luigi asked the ninja, pointing at Neku. The plumber didn't appreciated the lad suddenly appearing at his house.

"That's Neku, he's from Shibuya, Japan," said Yuffie, as Neku wondered why the ninja told Luigi his birthplace. "He claims that he's looking for a Reaper. It's a friend of his, isn't that right?" Neku nodded his head.

"A Reaper, you say? Well I hope-a you find him...in time..." Luigi grinned nervously, looking directly at Neku as he walked to his front door. The plumber quickly opened the door, and quickly ran inside before slamming the door shut. Hearing the word "Reaper" had to scare him.


In fact, the word scared Luigi so much, that the plumber literally discussed it with Daisy, Linkle, and Rotom in his living room. Telling them about Neku, and the suspicions he had about him and his friend.

"If the friend is a Reaper, that makes me wonder what Neku is, zzrt," remarked Rotom, unsure if Neku was even a human.

"He would most definitely have-a to be a ghost," stated Luigi, believing that Neku was some kind of supernatural being. "Ghosts have a strong-a tendency of popping up out of no-a where, which is what Neku did-a when he appeared in my front yard. He was trying to spook-a the ninjas!"

"How do you know if Neku just, you know, walked up to your house like anyone else would?" questioned Daisy, being the voice of reason. A role she always took whenever Luigi acted afraid or suspicious.

"What we need-a to do...is to forget about this whole-a Neku is a ghost thing. People will draw un-a fair conclusions about Neku and or ghostly figures if we keep-a it up."

"What do you have to say about the matter, Linkle?" Daisy asked the Hylian, hoping she too was a voice of reason. But considering that Linkle got catfished online by Waluigi, it was hard for Daisy to trust her.

"Let's protect the ghosts," replied Linkle, seemingly in agreement with Luigi. Much to Daisy's dismay. "At the expense of the general feeling of safety in this house, and at the mansion if Neku goes there. He should feel safe at all times, and so should we."

"Alright-a then, it's settled." Daisy could not believe that Luigi suspected Neku of being a ghost. But she knew her man would come around soon.


Knuckles: Rouge and I are going on a date to this creamery joint in town Sonic told me about. I have looked at twelve venues, I have lost eight deposits, and I have seen Angela half-naked zero times. I am not losing another deposit.

Asking Mario for permission, Knuckles would drive to the creamery, with his date Rouge seated in the passenger seat. Sonic, who provided Knuckles the directions to the creamery, was in the backseat.

"Sonic, I'm a little concerned about some of these directions to this creamery..." Knuckles told his best friend; the directions were written on paper, and hanging from the rear view mirror.

"Pfft, they possibly can't be that bad," scoffed Sonic, chilling in the backseat and eating his chili dog. "Tell me how weird the directions are!"

"I mean, like, '156 seconds from the dark blue mailbox, make a left', and 'drive until you hear the fountain'...they're so specific."

"How could it be more clear? I've strongly reinforced the attention to detail, so you wouldn't get lost. I'm here to ensure you're following along!"

"I think Knuckles makes a great point, Sonic," Rouge agreed with her boyfriend, looking up from a city brochure she was reading. "Those are directions only a perfectionist would use!"

"Better safe than sorry, that's all I can say...sooner or later, you'll both be thanking me."

"But my biggest concern is that the creamery has no restroom." An eatery without a restroom was inhumane.

"We'll ask some construction workers for a portable potty. As long as it's away from the creamery entrance, we'll be just fine."

"I'm not going to take care of my business in some lousy portable potty. I have my standards."

"Well we're not going to lay our waste in the bushes, come on now..."

"Let's three-way this little issue, and come to a solution by the time we get to the creamery, how's that for a plan?" suggested Knuckles, as Sonic and Rouge stopped arguing among themselves. That bought Knuckles some peace and quiet, for a good while.


Fox and Falco haven't flown to Japan yet, to rescue Donkey Kong from the clutches of Maiko Shimazaki - they were waiting on Diddy, to get over his fear of heights. Granted the pilots could just go without the spidermonkey, but they didn't want to leave him out of a so-called rescue mission of his uncle. The longer Fox and Falco waited for Diddy to get over his fear, the more irritated they became.

"Tried to get Diddy to fly around on Red's Charizard, but he wouldn't do it," Fox said to Falco, as the pilots were chilling in the Star Records room. "At this point, we should just leave him behind, and save DK ourselves."

"Yeah, and then DK will wonder why his nephew didn't come along, and we'll both be screwed," responded Falco, before the Star Records phone rang. A huge rarity. Falco picked up the phone in an instant. "Hello, Star Records, this is Falco Lombardi speaking, how can I help you?"

"Hey Falco, it's me, King Dedede," replied the person on the phone, as Falco sighed. "I am feeling very horny today." Hearing this made Falco straight up cringe, and Fox, hearing the phone conversation, would cringe too.

"O...kay...I don't think...I can help you...with that..." Falco eyed around the room before towards Fox with a look of worry, and Fox had a similar look on his face too.

"Oh, I think you can, Mr. Lombardi. Tell me about our favorite bounty hunter, Samus Aran. She seems like a sexy gal. Got some good definition in her core features, if you know what I'm sayin'."

King Dedede: Given that so many dudes that are below my level somehow have love interests, I thought that maybe I should pursue a girlfriend myself. I could have made my valentine from last year, Sarah, my girlfriend, but I would feel very uncomfortable being Jacky's future brother-in-law. Having a human as an in-law would be weird. I need a woman who can emote with me, and understand and accept my positives and negatives - the latter of which is nonexistent, as far as I know.

"You probably shouldn't pursue Samus, she's a no-nonsense woman and can kill you in an instant," advised Falco, knowing very well what Samus was capable of. "One bad move and it could be your last."

"Alrighty then, what about Lady Palutena?" suggested King Dedede; obviously the penguin never heard what Palutena said about mortals and immortals mingling together in love. "That woman is always available! Not to mention that she's a pretty fun girl to hang around with."

"True dat, but Palutena has a thing against dating people who aren't immortal. Which, admittedly, kinda lowers her options."

"Okay, fine...um, what about that Sheikah living with Mario and Peach, Impa? Personally I believe she's a tamer version of Samus. I can handle her. I think."

"Absolutely, you should go for it." Falco looked at Fox, with a face of bewilderment, and Fox just shrugged.

"Hehe...jackpot." It wasn't like Impa would ever take a chance with King Dedede, but nothing was stopping the king of Dream Land from achieving his goal.


Zelda was in the kitchen, washing off an apple, when Link showed up. The two Hylians were still at odds with how Master Hand should spend the surplus of money.

"Champion Link told me that you wanted to speak with me," Link said to Zelda, resting against the kitchen counter. "So what's up? Is it about that money?"

"Yeah I've been thinking about this whole flooring/fridge thing..." replied Zelda as she finished washing off her apple, before facing her boyfriend. "...and I really think you should reconsider."

"Oh, Zelda, I really...hate that fridge." Speaking of the fridge, Link looked at the kitchen compliance, with great contempt. He couldn't wait for the day it would be replaced.

"Yes Link, I know, but I really think you should reconsider." Link looked at Zelda, like she was crazy.

"Excuse me, princess, but are you threatening me? You should know better, I am the hero of Hyrule."

"Link, Link, Link...I'm not threatening you. I love you.'" Zelda leaned in close to Link, like she was gonna kiss him, before whispering the following: "But you should know, you're on very dangerous ground." Zelda Link then kissed Link on the cheek, before taking a bite out of her apple and walking away. Link stood there, unshaken.

Link: *shudders* ...phew.


Luigi was still suspicious about Neku being a ghost, and he started to share his suspensions with the others. The plumber was speaking with Pit outside the living room, where Neku was speaking with a couple of residents. The ninja pals did a lot of convincing to bring the teen to the mansion.

"Just-a try to be cool, okay?" Luigi whispered to Pit, as he looked inside the living room and saw Neku speaking with Robin's future kids, Morgan and Marc.

"I am cool - cool as the other side of the pillow!" grinned Pit, pointing his thumb at himself. "Cool is my middle name!" Never has there been such a bigger lie told.

"Okay, are-a you cool really?" Luigi asked Pit once more, just to make sure. One person that wasn't cool was Robin, standing behind Luigi and Pit, staring at Morgan and Marc like he wanted them to magically vanish or something.

"I'm cool, I'm cool, I'm so cool. Tell me what is going on."

"Um...Neku, that orange-a haired fellow in the living room, might-a be a ghost."

Upon hearing the word ghost, Pit screamed at the top of his lungs, as he ran away screaming "GHOST!" Everyone in the living room looked at Luigi, and Robin, being noticed by Morgan and Marc, ran away in a hurry.

"Was that...our dad?" Marc asked Morgan, who knew that Robin wasn't the ghost Pit was speaking of.

Pit: I'm really scared about having a ghost in the office. And I do not care if the ghost is friendly, charitable, or willing to give me a supply of chicken tenders. I don't like ghosts in general.


Adhering to Sonic's strange directions, Knuckles arrived at the creamery, which was named "Seattle's Finest Creamery". Had to be a new eatery in town. Knuckles and company entered the creamery, as Knuckles took note of the smell.

"Mm, what's that smell?" the echidna sniffed the air, once she and the others were inside. The creamery was essentially a buffet, and there was a lot of ice cream options for Knuckles and Rouge to choose from.

"That would be the smell of durian fruit," explained Sonic, like he was some kind of expert on smells. "I should know, I checked this place out before. This creamery has a bunch of exotic fruit toppings!"

"Isn't durian fruit the smelliest fruit in existence?" asked Rouge, who had to cover her nose. The smell was too pungent for her. "Go tell the owner of this place to get rid of the smell immediately..."

"The owner claimed that the smell of the durian fruit helps balance out all the pleasant smells. It's good to have some kind of balance, amirite?" Rouge disagreed, as she rolled her eyes.

"You know what, how about we just get our ice cream!" exclaimed Knuckles, as he led Sonic and Rouge to the buffet line and grabbed a plate. "Sonic, do us a favor and stay away from us, will ya? We don't need anyone thinking we're a threesome."

"You guys go get your ice cream - I'll go outside and look for a portable potty!" Sonic sped out of the creamery, as Rouge stared at the hedgehog and shook her head.


King Dedede met with Fox and Falco in the Star Records room, hoping the two pilots would lead him in the right direction in regards to winning over Impa. The pilots knew the penguin wouldn't have any chance with Impa, so they just played along.

"Alright, let's get this bad boy started!" gleamed King Dedede, excitedly rubbing his hands together as he leaned in close to Fox and Falco. "Impa, what is she into?"

Fox: We know Impa somewhat well. We know a few things that she likes, and, just as important, we know a few things that she hates. So, one of the things that she likes is playing the ocarina. And the things that she hates...
Falco:..let's just say that it's a long, complicated list.
Fox: *nods his head in agreement*

"I've heard that Impa is really into horseshoe tossing competitions," stated Fox, feeding this false information to King Dedede just so he could feel good.

"Really, she's into that kind of stuff?!" King Dedede's eyes bulged out, before the penguin sat back in his chair and laughed heartily. "Funny you should mention that - I started a horseshoe tossing club with a few Waddle Dees. They were the only ones who wanted to join, sadly."

"Then lead off with that," advised Falco, unsure if Impa was even into tossing competitions. "Impa loves dancing. She also loves going to the aquarium, and seeing unique sea animals. Also, do you know any Pig Latin?"

"Pig Latin must be as easy to learn as Spanish. I should look into learning it soon." Falco looked at Fox, giving him a thumbs up. His thumbs up didn't carry a ton of confidence, though.


Master Hand was in his room, joined by Mario and Zelda. Mario was convincing the giant hand to get a new fridge; Zelda, on the other hand, wanted new flooring.

"Remember, you were gonna get new flooring, since the flooring we have right now is getting old and beat up," Zelda said to Master Hand in a factual manner. "Remember that? Well, it never happened."

"Have you made-a up your mind yet, Master Hand?" asked Mario, as the pressure was mounting upon Master Hand. The most pressure he had ever seen perhaps in his entire existence.

"I don't know, I haven't decided yet..." replied Master Hand, still at odds about what he must do. But luckily, Mario knew what to do to sway the giant hand's mind.

"We can have-a some lunch together, the three-a of us, if that'll help you with-a your decision-making." Somebody's gonna have to feed Master Hand then.

"Lunch, with me? Absolutely! Yeah, that would be awesome." Soon Link poked his head inside the room, after hearing the word lunch.

"Woah, you guys are gonna have lunch?" the Hylian asked, as he entered the room. He didn't want to be left out. "Mind if I join?"

"Uh, sure Link, just don't bring your crappy Pikachu Cheesesteaks with you. That phase is over with, for good."

"Okay then...why not have some sushi then? Just you and me...and Mario." Zelda looked at her boyfriend, feeling very, very hurt.

"Oh man, we haven't had sushi since I don't even know when! Of course we're having sushi! Let's go, Mario!"

"Woo hoo, best-a lunch ever!" cheered Mario, as he and Master Hand exited the room. "Where-a are we going?" the plumber asked Link.

"I have no idea," Link responded, as he looked back and saw Zelda staring at him with her arms folded before leaving the premises.

Zelda: So, I guess that's how they're gonna play this. It is on. *sports a serious face* It is so on.


While Master Hand couldn't make his mind up, there was one individual who did...Luigi, who was now fully convinced that Neku was a ghost. (Despite lacking evidence to back up his suspicion.) The plumber was ready to expose Neku for what he was.

Back at the living room, Neku was still chilling out with the residents, speaking with the ninja pals, Champion Link, the Belmonts, and a few others. Being the introvert that he was, the teen felt uncomfortable engaging in social conversation with so many people at once.

"Hey Neku, how's-a it going?" Luigi greeted the teen as he entered the living room. Before exposing someone, you have to be cordial with that person.

"Good, just hanging out with some new people," replied Neku, who was chilling out on the sofa, seated between Iggy and Riki. "Too many people for my comfort..."

"That's-a good to hear. Just a second. Everyone, can I have-a your attention?" Everyone stopped their conversation, and directed their attention to Luigi. "I'm not sure how you'll react-a to this, but it's some-a thing that must be said...this boy you have-a met, Neku, is a GHOST!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was...not affected by the revelation. Nobody seemed to care. Especially the ninja pals, who thought that Luigi had completely lost it.

"But with-a that being said, I want to state that I trust-a Neku completely, and that anyone who-a doesn't is ignorant and dumb," continued Luigi, as Neku gave the plumber a weird look. Who was he to declare him a ghost? "As a matter of fact, you show-a me a human you trust and I will show-a you a supernatural figure that I trust-a even more. Mamori. Tell-a me a human you trust."

"Barry Goodman!" the young idol singer exclaimed; she and Barry were pretty close with one another.

"Amaterasu, the wolf." Amaterasu was technically a Japanese goddess in the form of a wolf, but she still counted.

"This might be cheating, but...King Rhoam," Champion Link shouted out; Rhoam helped Champion Link prepare for his adventure.

"Sissel." Sissel actually used to be human...well, before he was shot and killed by Lynne, ironically his best friend.

"Ooh, I got one...what about Jesus?" asked Morgan, as she raised her hand. Luigi bit his lip as he eyed Simon, who was awaiting the plumber's response.

"...Count-a Dracula." Feeling triggered, Simon angrily stood up, so he could confront Luigi. Richter got up soon afterwards.

"You DARE put Count Dracula above our Lord and Savior?!" seethed Simon, as he took out his whip. "Prepare to die, you heathen!" Richter would restrain Simon, pulling him back from Luigi.

"Stop it man, it's not even worth it!" Richter said to the elder Belmont, pulling him out of the living room.

Luigi: Close-a your eyes. Picture a supernatural-a figure. What are-a they wearing? Nothing special...they say some-a thing cool and hip, like 'Boo...that's shizzle.' Now slowly open-a your eyes again. Who are-a you picturing? A ghost? Wrong. That was a human. A white-a woman. Surprised? Well, shame-a on you.

"Do you guys actually believe that I'm a ghost?" Neku asked the others, wanting to see how many believed Luigi. Couldn't be that many folk.

"No, that's-a not cool, you shouldn't put-a people on the spot like that," warned Luigi, as Neku became weary. What if people actually believed in Luigi, and distanced themselves from Neku? That was the teen's main fear.

"I just don't want people to be scared of me because they think I'm a ghost...I just came here in hopes of finding my friend, Beat. He's an Reaper, and he's also a softie too. He's really gonna hate that I said that out loud..."

"Your friend will-a show up soon. Why don't you keep-a on relaxing with us? Beat will pop up-a sooner than you know it!"


Mario, Link, and Master Hand were hanging out in the backyard eating sushi, which was prepared by Dunban. The Homs, who made the food, was stuck feeding said food to Master Hand.

"Master Hand, stop-a it!" laughed Mario, as he, Link, and Master Hand were laughing too. Master Hand must be telling some funny jokes.

"Master Hand, that is hilarious," remarked Link, wiping away a tear from his eye. Yeah, Master Hand was definitely telling jokes to the men.

"Oh, is somebody making fun of me?" giggled Master Hand, trying to recollect his breath; Dunban, despite his current job, was also giggling.

"This is perhaps the most we've ever tolerated you, Master Hand," the Homs remarked, as Zelda entered the premises. "You are quite hilarious!"

"Hmm?" said Link, when Zelda tapped him on the shoulder. The Hylian turned around, seeing the princess. "Oh, hey. Got you some hamachi. No hard feelings." Link offered a plate of hamachi to Zelda, who accepted the plate.

"Mm..smells delicious," Zelda smelt the hamachi, before tossing the sushi into the nearest trash can. Should've done it while shouting "Kobe!" for effect, but that wasn't her.

"You look very pretty today!" Link called out to Zelda, who was advancing towards Master Hand. The princess tapped the giant hand on the...wrist, or something, garnering his attention.

"May I speak with you in your room?" the princess asked Master Hand, who seemed fairly willing to oblige.


"I'm sure you had a ton of fun with the men," Zelda said to Master Hand, in the giant hand's room.

"It was fun, we all had a great time," remarked Master Hand, relieving the memories as he sighed happily.

"Hey, have I told you you look really nice today?"

"Well I don't think anyone has EVER said that to me, considering I'm a hand..."

"I think you're the prettiest hand I've laid my eyes on."

"Aw, that's so sweet of you, Princess Zelda! Now how about this dance?" Master Hand "danced" with his fingers, making Zelda laugh.

"You're not that bad of a dancer! Though you could really add some rhythm."

"Some dancing shoes might do the trick..."

Zelda: Mario and Link want to make a battle out of this surplus thing, they're gonna get a battle...they try and get on Master Hand's good side, I'll do the same exact thing...wherever there's smoke, there's always fire.

"I guess Mario and Link were talking your ear off about the new fridge while Dunban was feeding you sushi," Zelda continued the conversation, after Master Hand's "dance" was over.

"Yeah, they sure were, and the also appreciated my jokes," responded Master Hand, who felt happy that someone appreciated his humor. "Thought my humor was too dark, but I got a couple of laughs, so that's good."

"Here's what I was thinking: everyone walks on the hardwood floor every day, but not everyone..."

"...walks on a fridge," Master Hand would finish Zelda's sentence.

"Or even uses the fridge every day. I know some who don't."

"Yes, princess, that's...that's very valid. Thank you for this conversation. Might help me decide what to do with the money."

"You're welcome, Master Hand...or should I say...best dancer." Zelda grinned at Master Hand as she left the room, making Master Hand feel good about herself. Wherever there's smoke, there's always fire...


Not wanting Neku to be pestered by Luigi, Yuffie and the ninja pals took the teen to the gaming room, so he could chill out in peace. Only thing Neku didn't like about the gaming room was the abundance of people.

"So Neku, how did your friend become a Reaper?" asked Adeleine, as the young artist and Kirby were speaking with the teen. Neku was already the most fascinating person in the mansion, and he didn't really like it.

"Beat tried to save his little sister, Rhyme, from a speeding car, and they both got killed in the process," explained Neku; Luigi would probably faint if he ever heard that, thinking Beat and Rhyme were ghosts.

"Did Rhyme remember her brother after she was saved?" asked Kirby, becoming more intrigued by Beat than he was with Neku. Which was a positive, in Neku's mind.

"Sadly, no...Rhyme hardly ever remembers who Beat is these days. It's kinda sad to see, to be honest...but that's Beat's problem, not mine."

"Aw come on, that can't be true. Certainly this story of Beat's has an ending where everyone lives happily ever after."

"Well, Beat did get to see his wish come true - Rhyme being a human again. I think that's all he ever wanted."

"Your friend must be a pretty chill dude to hang around with," remarked Cloud, joining the conversation as he rested his arms on the sofa Neku, Kirby, and Adeleine were sitting at. Rare evidence of Cloud engaging with a guest. "What kind of stuff is Beat into?"

"He doesn't really have that many interests...he did say that he wanted to be the greatest skateboarder alive, but that was just a lie. Beat has no dreams, no ambition - he just goes through life like it's nothing."

Cloud: No dreams, no ambition, going through life like it's nothing...Neku's friend sounds a lot like me. Which, admittedly, is pretty scary.

"I don't mean to sound rude, but Beat sounds like a lost soul," Adeleine said to Neku the best way she possibly could, as Luigi tiptoed inside the gaming room. He knew the coast was clear, when the ninja pals were playing some pinball.

"That kinda goes without saying...Beat isn't exactly the most confident person in the world," replied Neku, before looking up and seeing Luigi standing in his presence. "What do you want now?" the teen asked the plumber.

"Oh, nothing...just wanted to listen-a along with the conversation," Luigi replied coolly, as he coolly rested his shoulder coolly on the sofa, very cool...there was nothing remotely cool about Luigi right now.

"Say, Neku, aren't you a Reaper too?" asked Wii Fit Trainer, as she was doing some push-ups next to the couch Neku sat at. Even she was invested into Neku, much to the teen's chagrin.

"Not really - I'm more of a Composer," replied Neku, wanting to know why Wii Fit asked him the question she asked. The question was too personal to the teen. "The Composer can restore the lives of people. I think the correct title for me is The Composer's Proxy."

"That must mean you were the one that revived Beat's sister and made her human again," assumed Cloud; if Neku was the one, and he was the best friend Beat could ever ask for.

"...I might've been the one. But I won't say. That's for all of you to figure out." Luigi didn't know why, but listening to Neku made him feel even more suspicious.

"I know why you want-a us to figure it out...it's because you were the one-a who killed Beat's sister!" Luigi accusingly pointed at Neku, as everyone gave the plumber inquisitive stares, thereby making him all sweaty and nervous.

"Neku plainly said that Beat's sister was killed by a car, and that Beat died trying to save his sister..." stated Cloud, as he frowned at Luigi and made him sweatier. "...why don't you learn the full details, Luigi, before making yourself look stupid?"

"Hehe...you're right...lesson-a learned." Luigi backed away from Neku and company, giggling nervously before hightailing out of the gaming room.


Knuckles and Rouge were both enjoying themselves at Seattle's Finest Creamery - and so was Sonic, who was told to distance himself from the couple. The blue hedgehog was helping himself to some ice cream, and was on his second plate, as he stood in the buffet line holding everyone up.

"Have you made a decision on what ice cream you want?" an impatient Rouge asked the indecisive Sonic, with a bunch of angry folk to the left of the bat. There was no way anyone in line could escape, due to the railing behind them.

"No, I haven't decided yet," replied Sonic, as he eyed the three ice cream options in front of him. Even the employees serving the ice cream were dying for Sonic to just select a flavor already.

"Chocolate, caramel, and strawberry, just pick one already. We don't have all day, you know..."

"I would like to have...the avocado flavor!" Too bad such a flavor was nowhere to be seen.

"Sonic you dummy, there is no avocado-flavored ice cream! Who would even eat that crap anyway?"

"In fact, I want some chocolate ice cream to go with my avocado ice cream. But the workers won't let me get away with that, sadly."

"Chocolate ice cream and avocado ice cream, mixed together? That sounds disgusting!"

"No it doesn't, stop being such a hater! Why can't you try new things?"

"Rouge will you stop arguing with Sonic, I'm feeling very lonely over here!" Knuckles called out to his girlfriend from his table. Sonic groaned, getting himself some chocolate ice cream, as he moved out of the way and allowed Rouge to return to Knuckles.

Knuckles: If you told me that Sonic would find a way to make a date with your girlfriend unbearable, I would give you fifty bucks just for telling the cold hard truth. Now if I wasn't Sonic's friend...

Rouge returned to the table where Knuckles sat it, taking her seat. Sonic would sit at a table a fair distance away from Knuckles and Rouge, so nobody would get the wrong idea.

"Can you believe that Sonic wants avocado ice cream?" Rouge whispered to Knuckles, leaning in close to her man as she eyed Sonic. The hedgehog didn't mind eating alone by himself, though he might be hiding his feelings of loneliness. "I don't even wanna imagine how that would taste..."

"Pay him no mind Rouge, at least he didn't say something stupid like chili dog-flavored ice cream," responded Knuckles, looking to his left and seeing Sonic giving him two thumbs up. It was good that Sonic was so far away...


Flora was in the hallway, fulfilling her maid duties as she swept the floor with her broom. As she did so, she accidentally backed into Snake, who almost lost his footing.

"I believe you forgot something," the former spy said to Flora, handing the maid a dustpan. Flora couldn't possibly sweep the floor without that.

"Oh, thank you Snake, I'm always forgetting to bring the dustpan with me," smiled Flora, as she accepted the dustpan and continued her sweeping. "The dirt on the floor can't pick up itself!"

"You got that right!" Flora swept in the hallway, turning around the corner, as Snake furrowed his brow and took out a slip of paper from his pocket. "Poor girl's gonna freak if she ever sees this death threat..." A death threat, from whom?


Zelda was back in the kitchen, this time getting something out of the fridge. Her boyfriend Link happened to walk by, with a smirk on his face.

"You might want to consider changing teams, because we would love to have you on our side," the Hylian did his best to entice Zelda, who took a container of yogurt out of the fridge.

"Not interested, the fridge's good enough as it is," said Zelda, taking the lid off of the container and sticking a spoon in said container. "Food is still high quality."

"Right you are, my fair princess, right you are...that yogurt you got there is looking extra fresh. Like it hasn't expired yet."

"I know it hasn't...but, if you really want to waste all that money on a fridge, then that's your loss." Zelda kissed Link on the cheek before exiting the kitchen, and Link looked at her, still smirking.


With Mario at the mansion, the ladies - Peach, Impa, and Lana...and Jennifer - were all at home, minding their own business. But little did they know they would receive a guest, when someone rang the doorbell. Impa went to go see who it was...and saw King Dedede, standing on the doorstep.

"Impa-lama-ding-dong!" the fat penguin greeted Impa, giving the Sheikah every reason to be scared for her life. "Listen, you're cute. There is no getting around it. I don't know if you like country music, but I was thinking maybe one of these days we could drive out to a field, crank up some tunes, crack a few Budsweisers...maybe even toss a horseshoe around. Utway ooday ooyay inkthay, Impayay?"

"What in Hylia's name..." uttered Impa, truly at a loss for words, her hand resting on her temple.

"Think about it. I'll hit you back." King Dedede gave Impa a toothy smile and a wink, as he closed the door.

Impa: Wow. That was just... *shaking her head* ...wow.


Joined by a few select residents (subjected to force), Luigi was hanging around in the mansion's basement, in total darkness, with the only light source being a lit candle Luigi was holding. Why on earth was the plumber doing this? Nobody was exactly sure.

"Luigi why are we in the basement, it's kinda chilly in here," remarked Touma, who was glad that he wore his jacket at all times, for occasions like these.

"I can hear the Rabbids breathing and staring at us..." said Kohaku, as she heard some very loud breathing. Loud enough to make her feel very uncomfortable.

"We are here to form-a solidarity with Neku, a ghost, by becoming comfortable in his-a usual environments such as darkness," explained Luigi, as those in the basement exchanged weird looks with one another. "Now, who wants-a to tell some ghost-a stories?"

"How about we save the ghost stories for later, and head back upstairs?" suggested Toon Link, joined by his faithful partner-in-crime and trusty companion, Young Link, who nodded his head in agreement. "Hutch and I are supposed to be on police duty!"

"No worries, Toon-a Link, we'll just tell two stories and head-a back. That should-a be fair for everyone. King-a K. Rool, why don't you start?" Rool stared at the plumber in the darkness, his eyes able to be discerned.

"Man, screw you Luigi, I'm heading back upstairs..." the Kremling replied, as he marched up the stairs and back to the mansion. All the others would follow suit.

"Guys, you have-a no idea what you're missing out-a on!" Luigi became despondent when everyone left, leaving him all alone...all alone with the Rabbids, who neared the plumber with devious grins. "Hehe...nice-a Rabbids..." Luigi smiled nervously.


One feature the creamery had that Knuckles and Rouge weren't aware of was that the creamery apparently had an arcade. Quite odd, since such an attraction was only common at pizza joints. Still, that didn't stop Sonic from introducing Knuckles and Rouge to the arcade, because that's what good friends did.

"As you can see, this arcade has all the games you could ask for, and then some," Sonic explained to Knuckles and Rouge, as the couple took a peek around the arcade, looking for a game that would satisfy game. "Is there a game that interests you?"

"This Wheel of Fortune game looks pretty nice, I suppose..." remarked Rouge, taking a look at the arcade game in question. The bat was going to rest her hand on the arcade machine, before Sonic sped in front of her and stopped her.

"No way Jose - this isn't even a real arcade game! I should know, I played all the games at this arcade before. This game will waste all your quarters, and will make you poor before you realize the huge mistake you're making!"

Sonic: Who would even want to play a Wheel of Fortune arcade game in the first place? When I think of an arcade game, I think of fun, carnage, and making your opponent feel like their entire life is worthless. Three things you can never achieve while playing Wheel of Fortune!

"I bet the game isn't that bad, Sonic," said Knuckles, as he took a seat on the chair attached to the Wheel of Fortune arcade machine, saving some room for Rouge. Sonic looked in disgust, as Rouge sat next to Knuckles and inserted a quarter into the arcade machine.

"Just so you know, you two are making a very terrible mistake..." Sonic warned Knuckles and Rouge, looking at the couple distastefully as they started the game. Knuckles was first to go; he spun the wheel (he did this by simply pressing a button) and the wheel eventually landed on a blue space - thirty dollars.'

"Aw yeah, I got thirty dollars!" Knuckles pumped his fists in the air, only to lower them in confusion. "...so what do I do now? Did I get the thirty, or do I have to do something else to get the thirty?"

"Like I said, a terrible mistake..." Sonic walked away from Knuckles and Rouge, shaking his head in disapproval. "Rouge, you should probably teach your man how to play the game, since he's confused..."

"Clearly you've played the game before Knuckles did, so maybe you should be the one teaching him," suggested Rouge, as Sonic shot a quick look at the bat, who was smirking. Rouge loved to play with Sonic's buttons.

"No way, I'm not his girlfriend. That's all on you - I'm just here to watch y'all do your thing. But before I continue that, I must relieve myself first. To the portable potty!" Sonic sped out of the arcade, and eventually out of the creamery, nearly hurting a customer in the process.

"Did that hedgehog really get a portable potty...?" Sonic must've annoyed a bunch of construction workers to get one. Or he could've been like Toad, and stolen one.


Feeling very remorseful, Luigi wanted to apologize to Neku for the comments he made earlier. He would find the teen in the lounge with the ninja pals, as far away from the residents as possible.

"Hey Neku, it's-a me again," Luigi said to the teen, as he entered the lounge scratching the back of his head. "Just wanted to say that I'm-a sorry for what I said earlier - me accusing you for-a killing Beat's sister. I just didn't know."

"No it's fine Luigi, though I feel some type of way about Kirby and Adeleine asking me so many questions," replied Neku, seemingly accepting Luigi's apology. "Sounded way too personal, for my taste."

"Yeah, I bet...I don't even like-a being asked questions myself! You're a pretty chill-a guy, did you know-a that Neku? I've never saw or met some-a one so carefree like you are. It's astonishing."

"Well what can I say? I don't really need this world. All the world needs is me. I got my values...so you can keep yours, alright?" Some words of wisdom Neku always lived by.

Luigi: I said that I wanted-a Neku to experience solidarity with-a others as a ghost...and I think I know-a just the trick to achieve said-a solidarity. It'll require an audience, though.


Unable to come up with a decision, Master Hand called for a "third party member" to help him make a decision, and fast. The giant was in the kitchen, waiting for this "third party member" to come.

"Master Hand, the guest has arrived," announced Ema, poking her head into the kitchen entrance...and in came everyone's favorite bus rider, Kapp'n. Master Hand would've called for Tom Nook, but he still hated the tanoki's guts.

"I believe it was you who called me over here?" Kapp'n asked Master Hand, as Ema left the premises.

"Yes, it was I - thank goodness you came," replied Master Hand, who wanted to laugh at how goofy Kapp'n looked. "The mansion is at a crossroads."

"So nobody needed a ride or anything? Wasted up all my precious gas for nothing..."

"Eh, you'll get it back...anyways, I need your sage advice. You might very well be the one to resolve this whole issue."

"What is this issue taking place at the mansion? Give me the full details."

"Well, we have a surplus. Imagine that your parents give you money for a lemonade stand, and..."

"I know what a surplus is - I took an economics class back in my schooling days."

"Thought you were dumber than you looked..." murmured Master Hand, under his breath, before continuing on. "Here's the thing. Some people want to use the surplus to buy a new fridge. Other people are complaining about the floors."

"Is that the fridge?" Kapp'n pointed at the fridge, as he inspected it thoroughly. A lot more than he should. "Hmm...let me see how the flooring looks."

"Just step outside the kitchen and see for yourself." Kapp'n stepped out of the kitchen, and on the hardwood floor, getting a good feel for it.

"Hmm, not that sturdy. Looks like the hardwood could literally break at any minute."

"A little heads up - whatever you say goes. You are nothing more than an impartial third party."

Master Hand: I just gave a derpy turtle with weird-looking eyes total jurisdiction...and I called him a sage! What have I become?

"On one hand, the fridge is very old," Kapp'n offered his two cents to Master Hand. "You should see some of the new fridges they have in store. You would not believe what they do - it'll blow your mind."

"So I should buy a new fridge," assumed Master Hand, who couldn't believe that he was making this decision because of Kapp'n's judgement. "Then it's settled."

"Let me finish...now the floor. The hardwood is very weak. Very weak hardwood. I could not walk on that floor, without the fear of falling through a hole."

"Well what should I do?" Kapp'n weighed his options, as he looked at the fridge and then back at the floor, repeating this several times.

"...lemme see the fridge again, one more time." Seething in anger, Master Hand took Kapp'n, and dragged him to the dining room before opening the back door.

"Get outta my mansion, you stupid turtle!" the giant hand literally flicked Kapp'n out of the mansion with his fingers, before slamming the door shut. "Wasting my precious time like that..."


King Dedede was unsure if he was successful at wooing Impa - the Sheikah was concerned for her life and well-being when the fat penguin flirted with her. Dedede was hanging out in the foyer, hoping Impa would come around, when Fox and Falco approached them.

"King Dedede, Falco and I thought of one last tact you can take with Impa," Fox said to the penguin, who lifted his head up and looked at the pilots with glee.

"What is it, tell me right away!" smiled King Dedede with a toothy grin, as he rubbed his hands together in excitement.

"Do you know how to play the guitar?" asked Falco, as King Dedede thought to himself. The penguin could've learned how to play the guitar, in episode 50, but he didn't think it would be necessary. A missed opportunity, now that he thought about it.

"I can't play the guitar - but I do know how to play a mean banjo!" King Dedede played the banjo? Since when? How did he learn that skill?

"Wow, we never knew you played the banjo...learn something new everyday," remarked Fox, as he and Falco were both surprised by this very astonishing information. "But can you sing in a sexy high falsetto voice?"

"Who says I can't try?" King Dedede did his best falsetto singing voice in his reply, impressing both Fox and Falco - who expected the penguin to fail.

"That voice is perfect, you'll win over Impa with that," commended Falco as he gave King Dedede the OK hand sign.

Falco: King Dedede told us that he didn't want to marry Sarah Bryant in the future, because then he would have human in-laws. So I don't see how marrying a Sheikah in the future would be any different...

Fox: Messing with King Dedede should keep us occupied until Diddy overcomes his fear...

"I'ma go get my banjo right now!" exclaimed King Dedede, as he left the foyer and headed to his room. As the penguin left, Dark Pit showed up...and to Fox and Falco's intrigue, the doppelganger was joined by Flora.

"What are you guys doing?" Flora asked Fox and Falco, having seen King Dedede run out of the foyer. It was the fastest she has ever seen him run.

"We're messing with King Dedede, no harm done," explained Fox; as he stated in his talking head segment, he and Falco would likely mess with Dedede until Diddy was ready to fly to Japan. "Falco and I are gonna send him to all the women in the mansion...just feed him terrible information on how to get them to go out with them."

"Oh, I like the sound of that!" grinned Dark Pit, as Flora gave the doppelganger a questionable look; she knew Dark Pit was into that kind of stuff. "I want in! Who's the first target?"

"Our first target is someone outside of the mansion that Dedede likes...Impa," stated Falco, leading Dark Pit and Flora to wonder why King Dedede would pursue Impa in the first place.

"Impa? Perfect. What do I do? Just give me an assignment, and I'll carry it out."

"You know what? I feel like we've already sicked him on Impa...don't ya think so, Fox?" Fox nodded in agreement. "We'll give Impa a break. Let's think of someone else."


Knuckles and Rouge's date was drawing to a close, and the two lovers were seated on a bench outside the creamery as they looked up at the sky. They were waiting on Sonic who, strangely, was still in the portable potty.

"Knuckles, I'm so glad we could have this time together, the two of us..." smiled Rouge, as she looked lovingly into Knuckles' eyes...only for her smile to fade. "...but you made a mistake, bringing Sonic along."

"I know I did, but he wouldn't give me the driving directions unless I let him tag along," replied Knuckles, eating vanilla ice cream from a to-go plate. Popo would freak if he ever saw the ice cream. "A no-win situation."

"Why couldn't you just have told Sonic to give you the directions and keep his butt at the mansion?"

"Because Sonic just isn't that type of person. He's the kind of guy that would give you a kidney, only if you take him out to a ballgame or something."

Sonic: *still inside the portable potty, as a cameraman knocks on the door* What do you want, can't you see that I'm busy?!...Knuckles and Rouge are waiting on me? Tell them I'm coming soon!

"I don't understand for the life of me how you and Tails consistently put up with that hedgehog," remarked Rouge, as she went back to looking at the sky. "I mean, how haven't you two lost your sanity yet? Talk about having patience..."

"Sonic is a lot more tolerable when he's with me and Tails, and Amy," stated Knuckles, as he rubbed his hand through his dreadlocks. "You should see him when he's with someone else, especially Mario; he's an absolute mess."

"Alright you two, I'm back!" announced Sonic, appearing in front of Knuckles and Rouge with some toilet paper on his left shoe. "Knuckles, rev up the car so we can head back!"

"Sonic, what took you so long in the portable potty?" questioned Rouge, frowning with her hands on her hips. "Also, are you gonna return the portable potty to where it belonged?"

"Why are you asking a dude what he did in the portable potty...you are one freaky woman. As for the portable potty itself, some construction worker will get it back. Not like they officially own it or anything."

"Uh huh...c'mon Knuckles, let's get outta here." Rouge got up from the bench, as she went to the car. Knuckles also got up, but instead walked over to Sonic.

"You were playing that new mobile game in the portable potty, weren't you?" Knuckles sneakily grinned at Sonic, nudging him on his arm. "Told ya it was the bomb, didn't I?"

"Gotta admit, it was way better than advertised..." responded Sonic, before looking at Knuckles with a proud look on his face. "...managed to finish the entire game. Also, great first date by the way."

"Guess you can say that...kinda glad that you came along. Just don't tell Rouge..." Knuckles and Sonic walked to the car, ready to head back home.


A few select residents were gathered in the meeting room, seated in chairs aligned in the front of the room. Sitting at the front was the guest, Neku.

"Tell me again why we're here?" Hisui whispered to Kohaku, as Luigi entered the meeting room carrying a briefcase. "Don't see Master Hand or Isabelle anywhere, so whatever's going on can't be that important..."

"From what I've heard, we're having what is called 'solidarity training'," Kohaku whispered back, as Luigi placed his briefcase on a stool adjacent to him. "Frankly, I have no clue what's going to take place."

"All-a right everybody, I'm sure you have grown-a acclimated with our ghostly guest-a of the day, Neku," Luigi addressed the crowd, leaving Neku bothered by referring to him as a ghost. "As I've listened-a to your conversations with Neku, I've heard some say being a ghost-a must be fun." That wasn't the case, as the residents looked at one another in confusion. "Even funner than-a being a living person. Well, there's somebody I'd like-a you to meet. Somebody else who-a is a ghost, like Neku, who can tell you what-a being a ghost is really like."

Luigi opened up his briefcase, and took out two items - a white cloth that had a typical Boo face drawn on it, and a golden crown. The plumber threw the cloth over his him, which covered his whole body, before putting the crown on his head.

"They call me King Boo!" exclaimed Luigi, having to suppress his Italian accent and speak in a spooky manner for his impersonation to be on point. "You know why they call me King Boo?!"

Neku: Thank you Luigi, for justifying my reason for why coming to this vicinity was a bad idea...

"Do you really expect us to believe you're somebody else?" questioned Palutena. The cloth didn't cover Luigi's entire body, for Palutena could see the plumber's brown shoes.

"Do you really expect me to not scare the living crap out of you, punk?!" retorted Luigi. Nobody called Palutena a punk without repercussion, so Pit and many others came to the goddess' defense, scolding Luigi. "All right, hey, hey, hey, hey, that's just the way we talk in the clink. Been a lot of fun talk about ghosts today, but I am here to scare you straight. I AM HERE TO SCARE YOU STRAIGHT! As a ghost, you always have a pawn, someone ready to scare. Someone like Cloud Strife, for instance."

"Please don't use me as an example..." sighed Cloud, turning away from Luigi. The swordsman should've let someone else take his place in the meeting room

"Where...did you learn all of this?" asked Akira, afraid of whatever answer Luigi would give him.

"Learned it all from the internet, my man."

"So, not at a haunted mansion, where ghosts, you know, live at."

"And at a haunted mansion. Eh, fifty-fifty, both. Look, haunted mansions stink, is what I'm saying. It's not like you can go home, and, recharge your batteries, and come back in the morning and, be with your friends, having fun in the public."

"What do you do as a ghost, King Boo?" asked Lloyd as he raised his hand, easily the most interested out of everyone else. Though Pit, also in the room, wasn't that far behind.

"I scare people...and I rob people. And I kidnapped...the...president's son. And held him for ransom."

"That is...quite the resume you got there, King Boo. Impressive."

"And I never caught caught for doing that stuff, either."

"Well, I mean, you are...a...ghost, but, mhmm." No need for Lloyd to speak anymore - he was already convinced.

"King Boo, what do ghosts like you usually eat?" asked Kamui, believing that if Luigi answered as many questions as possible, he would release everyone.

"Ghoul sandwiches, ghoul omelettes...nothing but ghoul food items," replied Luigi, making up things at the top of his head. "Plus, you can eat other Boos, if you're desperate."

"Wow, being a ghost must actually be pretty horrible," remarked Wolf, unsure why he was so invested into Luigi's King Boo skit.

"Yeah, well, I honestly take whatever I can get. It ain't easy being a ghost, trust me.."

"King Boo, what's the very, very worst thing about being a ghost?" asked Pit; it was only a matter of time until he asked a question.

"Don't encourage him, Pit," Viridi advised the angel, knowing what she said to Pit would have zero effect.

"The worst thing about being a ghost...is having to deal with the Plumbers," replied Luigi - and he wasn't talking about the Mario Bros, mind you. "Those losers...and their high-tech gadgets; they're real mean. And they would drain the life out of ya, all in the name of 'protecting the galaxy'!"

"Plumbers, like the one from the Ben 10 series?" asked Lucina, who was joined by her future children Morgan and Marc. Robin was nowhere to be seen.

"No, not Ben 10 - ghosts are not allowed to watch common folk television. This is my point! You guys got it soft, and cushy! Being a living person is freaking awesome! Everyone is nice! Everyone seems to get along! People are tolerant! People who...have jumped to conclusions can redeem themselves! Nobody is nobody's pawn. I hope that this scared you. And from me, King Boo, to you, I just wanna thank you for listening to me. Letting me be a part of your life today. 'Cause you got a good life! You got a good life. A good life."

Done with his tangent, Luigi took the crown off his head, and the white cloth as well. The plumber could finally breathe clearly again.

"So, what-a do you think? It doesn't sound-a so great being a ghost, does it?" Luigi asked the crowd, noticing how afraid some of them were. Something that Luigi took as a resounding positive! "Ha! I actually scared-a you straight, didn't I?"

"Luigi, I don't mean to alarm you but...there's someone behind you..." Tsubasa warned the plumber, who didn't believe what the idol singer said. Making sure he wasn't being lied to, Luigi slowly turned around...

...and saw King Boo hovering behind him, with his trademark smile. Luigi shrieked, before fainting to the floor in an instant.

"Ahaha, I got him, I got him good!" cheered King Boo, as Tsubasa went to go check on the fainted Luigi. "Yo, Beat, did you get all of that? I scared the daylights outta him, didn't I?"

"Not gonna lie, I think you nearly killed the man!" replied a voice, as a teen wearing a black beanie, tank top and shorts entered the meeting room through the window, holding a camcorder. "About time you went through with it, holding unto the drainpipe was beyond exhausting..."

"Who the heck are you supposed to be?" Jacky asked the teen, who had caught everyone's attention. Neku appeared to know who the teen was, as he got up from his seat and walked over to him, and rested his hand on his shoulder.

"Everyone, I would like you all to meet my friend, Beat - the guy I was telling you about," Neku introduced Beat to the crowd, now knowing who Beat was. "The guy I came here looking for."

King Boo: For the longest time I've always wanted to scare Luigi, because of the sheer fun of it. But what I've always wanted to do was have film of me scaring Luigi, so I can play it back for the memories. I was around town looking for a suitable cameraman, when I saw Beat at a museum, on vacation with his friend. While his friend was using the restroom, I goaded Beat into being my cameraman, and he obliged! How easy was it? On a scale from one to ten, I'd give it a twenty.

Lloyd: I thought Beat was supposed to be skater dude that sprayed graffiti all day...must be thinking about someone else.

"Sorry I left you hanging at the museum, Neku - that guy King Boo really enticed me," Beat apologized to his friend, as he gave him some dap. "But it's your fault, for taking me to such a boring place in town!"

"I imagined that the museum would be the least populated attraction in Seattle," stated Neku, expressing his desire to not be around so many people. "Sadly, it turns out that I was wrong..."

"Hey, how about we ditch this joint and go to a skate park or something? Do some ollies and tricks!"

"Didn't you say you didn't want to be a skateboarder? Eh, oh well...whatever keeps you happy, I suppose."

Beat would give King Boo the camcorder, as he and Neku left the meeting room. King Boo played the footage of him scaring Luigi on the camcorder, laughing to himself, before Mewtwo approached him.

"Let me be the first to formally introduce you to the mansion," the psychic Pokemon greeted King Boo, extending his hand to the ghost. "Name's Mewtwo, it is nice to meet you."

"Same here, man!" responded King Boo as he shook hands with Mewtwo, despite him being a ghost and all. "Did you see how I scare Luigi? I don't think he'll be waking up anytime soon!"

"I'd say what you did to him was a fair punishment. Serves Luigi right for accusing Beat of being a ghost...he's always been paranoid when it comes to supernatural things. Like ghost Pokemon..."

"Tell me about it...say, is Luigi's brother Mario around? I never really got the chance to scare him!" Mewtwo thought to himself, recalling seeing Mario earlier today.

"Sounds like you'll need a new cameraman...why don't you let me use that camcorder?" Mewtwo, you rotten little thing...


Knuckles and company returned to the mansion, after Knuckles parked Mario's car in the plumber's driveway. Knuckles would open the door for Rouge, being the gentleman boyfriend.

"Thanks for the date, babe..." Rouge said to Knuckles...before kissing the echidna rather passionately. Sonic watched it all unfold on the porch, smiling hard with a fist over his mouth. Once Rouge was done, she headed inside the mansion, as Knuckles stood there, dumbfounded...in love.

Knuckles: *smiling* Was that hot or what?!


Master Hand had all day to come to a decision, and now it was do or die. He was in his room with Mario, Link, and Zelda - and also Midna, who was on Zelda's side to even things up.

"So Master Hand, what's it gonna be?" questioned Zelda, leaning in as close to the giant hand as possible.

"Master Hand, you have-a to make a decision," said Mario, stressing the importance of the decision. "The day is almost-a done. It'll be dinner soon."

"Let me just say, you've been promising us you'd get new flooring summer of last year."

"You are a smart-a individual. I know you'll do-a the right thing."

"You think it's easy to do the right thing?" groaned Master Hand, with the pressure at an all-time high.

"It's your job - they don't call you the ruler of the mansion for nothing," stated Midna, reminding Master Hand of his duty. And Master Hand had enough.

"Okay, you know what? Why don't you guys deal with it? I am going to get up, and I am going to be outside. But you need to decide; otherwise I'm donating the money to charity or something. All right?"

So Mario and company left the room, hoping to come to a consensus soon. But they all went their separate ways, with Mario and Link going one way, and Zelda and Midna going the other way. The way Zelda and Midna went, they ran into Mewtwo, holding a camcorder.

"Princess Zelda, do you know how to use a camcorder?" Mewtwo asked the princess, feeling ashamed to ask such a question. Asking the question made him feel less of himself as a strong intellectual.

"What do you need...the camcorder...for..." Zelda started, only to trail off when King Boo appeared next to Mewtwo. The princess was absolutely stunned. "Hi...K-King Boo..." Zelda waved to the ghost.

"Hello to you too, my fair princess!" greeted King Boo, who always knew how to act towards fellow royalty. "You wouldn't happen to know where Mario is, do you?"

"Mario? What do you want with him? And what's with the camcorder? Please tell me what's going on!"

"Princess, I think I have a plan..." said Midna, whispering her plan into Zelda's ear. At first, Zelda was skeptical, but the princess' face slowly turned from skepticism into purely evil delight.

"I can show you how to operate that camcorder Mewtwo..." Zelda said to the psychic Pokemon, with a devious smile.


King Dedede: *in a singing tone, while playing his banjo* So we've been told, and some choose to believe it, I know they're wrong, wait and see, 'cause one day we'll find it, the ainbowray onnectionkay, the lovers, the dreamers, and meeee...

Mario and Link were both in the living room, and they weren't alone...seated on a couch was King Dedede - with his banjo - and Knuckles, both lovestruck.

"How are we supposed to come-a to a consensus when Zelda and Midna aren't-a around..." wondered Mario, with Link shaking his head, before looking at the two lovestruck fools on the couch. "...what are you two-a smiling about?"

"I had the greatest make out session with Rouge..." replied Knuckles, having some very happy memories. Mario and Link found that hard to believe.

"I just found the perfect girlfriend, in Impa..." replied King Dedede, having some very happy thoughts. Mario and Link found that even harder to believe.

"Yeah, yeah, just keep your stupid romance stuff to yourselves," Link said to King Dedede and Knuckles, who soon became afraid when a giant shadow appeared over the Hylian and Mario. King Dedede and Knuckles both screamed out of fright, and ran away.

"Wonder what that was-a all about..." Mario reacted to the two storming out of the living room in a hurry, screaming at the top of their lungs. Soon, the plumber and Link felt the giant shadow's presence, and the two would turn around...

...and were frightened to see King Boo, smiling at them, with Mewtwo behind the couch filming on the camcorder.


Master Hand was chilling outside, near the picnic table, when he heard a loud scream - no, two loud screams - from the mansion. The giant hand was gonna investigate, but he didn't feel like moving. He had become too complacent in his spot.

The waiting would pay off, though, when Mario, Link, Zelda, and Midna exited the mansion and went over to Master Hand. But something was off...the former two, Mario and Link, looked scared out of their minds, like they had seen a ghost. Which they actually did.

"Have you all come to a decision yet?" asked Master Hand, as Zelda smacked Mario on the back. Mario, with eyes as wide as the sun, would have to give the answer - the ultimate decision.

"We are going...with the chairs," replied the plumber, and the way he sounded made it seem like he was hypnotized.

"We just figured we'd rather have new chairs than nothing at all..." added Link, trailing off at the last word. King Boo definitely messed up Mario and Link real good.

King Boo: Not only did I get to scare Mario, but I also got to scare Link as well! Two for the price of one! Best...day...EVER!

Midna: It's been proven that people can be easier to manipulate, when they're literally scared out of their minds. King Boo really knows how to come in at the right time.

"Okay then, new flooring it is!" announced Master Hand, planning to announce the new flooring to the residents during dinnertime. "We'll get some new hardwood floor for the mansion soon."

"Thanks a ton, Master Hand," thanked Zelda, as she and the others returned to the mansion. The princess had to escort Mario and Link, since they couldn't function that properly.

"Good work. I'm proud of you all. Way to get things done!"

Master Hand: *wearing dancing shoes on his index and middle finger* What did we learn this week? Well, one, thanks to me, my peons are much, much faster at coming to decisions than I thought they would be. Number two, never buy dancing shoes with a credit card until you absolutely have the money to pay for it. And three, you should know that some people think it's cool to hurl water balloons at you as you are walking out of a shoe store. Now, for a dance... *dances with his fingers*

Luigi: Neku went from being a kid-a from Shibuya...to a ghost...to my friend. Or acquaintance. I think we're both-a on equal terms right now. As for his friend-a Beat, however, that's a different story...


Even after dinnertime, Link was still shook, resting his head on the dinner table with wide eyes as the maids cleaned up. Zelda came over to the Hylian, smiling.

"Looks like at the end of the day...I've won," the princess remarked, giving Link one last kiss on the cheek before walking away. Link's face began to sour, making it seem like he was crying.

Link: Zelda said she won, huh? *smiles* We'll see who wins once I finally tie up the knot with her...