Author's Note:

With Fate/Extella Link being released (worldwide), I've included a few characters from the game in this chapter. Fingers crossed that I didn't botch anything. Good thing I never botch replying to guest reviews:

"Will the God-Generals from Tales of the Abyss show up? Are the Devil May Cry characters gonna have their current look from the 5th game? A scene of Pikachu apologizing to the Porygon family? (Since Pikachu was responsible for the seizure episode with Porygon but they made Porygon a scapegoat) will the Fate Extella Link chapter happen after this one? And finally, do you think Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn is truly the final game for the 3DS's lifespan?"

I dunno. The DMC characters will have their current look. Don't know how I could do that scene. This chapter has Fate/Extella Link characters, as stated above. And alas, I think Extra Epic Yarn is the last game for the 3DS...really wanted a Partners In Time remake. Next is Derick Lindsey:

"There's this internet trend going around where people keep an eye on a pregnant Giraffe named April waiting for her to give birth (I'm one of them but I just check it out every now and then) so I wanted to know if we can have someone who we haven't seen the past few weeks make an appearance to explain that the reason the audience hasn't seen them lately was because they were in their room keeping an eye on April not wanting to miss the birth. Just a quick cameo appearance from them would be good enough and would be an excuse to use a resident that we haven't seen in weeks make an appearance."

Sounds like a good idea. I'll just have to go through the previous chapters, and see who hasn't appeared. On to GreaterDoomerUKI:

"1) Since I keep hearing the company NME, are they going to show up at the mansion?
2) You have not released a Yoshi crafted world chapter yet...

3) Who do you think is going to be the next potential DLC? Dataminers have 'Found' a code name called BRAVE and people think it is Edrick from Dragon quest, but his name doesn't start with a B."

1) The NME Salesman might appear in person sometime in the future.
2) That's because Yoshi's Crafted World hasn't been released yet. I'll give it some proper acknowledgment when the game is released.
3) Believe it or not, Edrick's name in Japanese is "Brave". So he might make into the game.

Last but not least, PinkKittyRose:

"1. When can we see another Bowser fire drill... the fourth one?
2. Is Wolf's appearance from Brawl or Ultimate? Also, is his voice from Brawl or Ultimate?

3. Can we see a update of how the Yiga Clan are doing?
4. Can we eventually see a Detective Pikachu appearance, where he can solve something in the mansion along with Layton, Luke, and Ema?
5. I'm just curious, but who are your mains in Ultimate?"

1. Seeing that the fire drill is a yearly thing, there'll be a fourth one later this year.
2. Wolf's appearance and voice are both from Ultimate.
3. Yiga Clan members will appear in this chapter. I'll shed some light on what the clan is up to in the next chapter.
4. I'm shooting for a Detective Pikachu chapter in time for the film's release.
5. My mains in Ultimate? I'm maining Zelda, Daisy, Wario, and Mr. Game & Watch. King K. Rool and Lucas are my pocket mains, for when I want my brain to relax.


Episode 170: Servant

Thanks to Master Hand's weight loss initiative in the previous episode, residents a many had lost a lot of weight. King K. Rool lost much weight in his stomach, while maintaining his muscular frame. Captain Falcon lost a few pounds, and looked and felt leaner than before. And Ann, against the wishes of her doctor, lost weight as well. Her doctor was sure to give her an earful.

However, nobody was more salty about losing weight than Wario, who felt angered upon learning that he had lost one and a half pounds. No, he wasn't angry because he contributed the least out of everyone else - he was angry because he always viewed weight loss as a negative. Well, for him at least. Losing weight, in Wario's eyes, chipped away at his reputation, image, and even status.

So to regain the one and a half pound he had lost in the previous episode, Wario was committed to eating chili dogs to get his weight total back up. Sonic was giving away his chili dogs, claiming that he was going on a diet, and he gave away his chili dogs to Wario, assuming that the fatso would throw said chili dogs away. Little did he know that he had made a grave mistake...

"...and then she took my hand, and held it for over a minute!" Cortex told Uka as the mad scientist headed to his room, gushing over his crush Tiki. "Over a minute, Uka! That has to be a personal record!"

"Holding hands while praying and giving thanks for the food served at Marth's dinner doesn't count, you bum," responded Uka, who couldn't possibly care less about Cortex's love for Tiki. "Also didn't know you were that religious."

"I mean, I was at a dinner with many other people in Marth's house...I had to go with the flow. I would be religious, if the man above blessed me more! How come so many people have it much better than I do?"

"Yeah, yeah, quit your whining...one more thing, were you even invited to Marth's party? Or did you force your way in?"

"I was invited to his dinner...technically, that is. I just scribbled my name on the guest list before the dinner started. Turns out Marth has been way more 'particular' ever since he moved out..."

Cortex: I can't believe it, I actually touched Tiki for the first time! *pauses* ...in a normal way, mind you. I can't believe I didn't touch Tiki before, but it has been one of the best experiences of my life! Better late than never. *pauses* ...I should probably stop talking.

Tiki: Dr. Cortex acted really odd at Marth's dinner last night...after we gave thanks for the food, Cortex just started smiling for no reason. When I asked him why he was so happy for, he said that his life "was made". Had no idea Marth's dinner left such a profound effect on him!

When Cortex and Uka arrived at Cortex's room, the former opened the bedroom door, expecting to see Wario eating chili dogs. The fatso was indeed eating chili dogs, but he was looking pretty fat. Way fatter than usual. So fat, that his stomach was hanging out on the bed!

"Hey Dr. Cortex, care for a chili dog?" Wario asked the disgusted evil genius, waving a chili dog up high in the air. Seeing an extremely obese Wario was a very grotesque sight for Cortex and Uka to behold.

"My goodness man, how many chili dogs did you eat?" questioned Uka, as Wario stuffed the chili dog he was holding into his mouth. "This is almost criminal!"

"Almost criminal? Ha! This is the life! Eating chili dogs all day, and not having to worry about moving around! Life should always be like this!"

"Of course you can't move around, all that weight is holding you back..." Uka sniffed the air, smelling something very funny. Cortex smelt it too, covering his nose. "...when was the last time you used the bathroom?"

"Are you deaf or something? I clearly said that I don't have to move around. Requires too much work, in my opinion." This made Cortex and Uka grimace, since they knew what was up.

"Oh c'mon, why do you have to torture us like this?!" Cortex frowned at Wario, who apparently saw nothing wrong with his current lifestyle. "Do you not believe in wearing Depends?"

"Depends are close to diapers, and only babies wear diapers. And I ain't no baby! So don't get it twisted!"

"For someone who claims they aren't a baby, you sure do act like one sometimes...dare I say it, you whine even more than I do!"

Wario was about to get up from his bed to challenge Wario and give him a piece of his mind, only to be stopped when the doorbell rung. With a visitor at the door, Wario would have to save Cortex's beatdown till later, when said visitor was no longer at the mansion.


But just who was this visitor, you ask? Pit headed down to the foyer to see who it was, accompanied by his two best friends Kirby and Incineroar. Pit had a hunch for who the visitor was.

"My green slime finally came in the mail!" the angel excitedly rubbed his hands together, as he neared the front door. Pit opened the front door, expecting to see a delivery man of some sort...

...but instead, he saw a dark-skinned girl, with silver hair. Not the kind of delivery person Pit was expecting. Moreover, the girl wasn't wearing much clothing, leaving much of her skin exposed, as she only wore a bra and denim shorts.

"Hello, I'm lost...do you mind taking me in?" the girl asked Pit, who was looking pretty nervous. It was clear that she was from another dimension or world of some sort.

"Uh, nice to meet you Lost, my name's Pit," Pit introduced himself to the girl; Kirby facepalmed, while Incineroar looked up at the ceiling in disbelief. "Are you the delivery person, with my green slime?"

"I'm not a delivery person...I'm only a Servant. I'm trying to find my way back home. Been walking around for a long time, and I need somewhere to stay. Some place that is safe."

"You're a Servant? Then you really are a delivery person!" Pit held out his hand, letting the girl know that he meant business. "Hand over my green slime, or else!"

Pit: There's an awards show coming on tomorrow night, called the Kids Choice Awards, and green slime has been the staple of said show. Master Hand's gonna watch the show to see how crappy it is compared to other awards shows, but me, an intellectual, will watch the awards show while covered in slime. With the slime also in my pants. Really makes for a very visceral experience.

Red the Pokemon Trainer: Okay, who's been using my credit card? Why do I see something about green slime on my bank account? *grumpily folds his arms* Having a credit card as an adult will be fun, they said...

"Pit, who's the person at the door, you're not harassing them are you?" asked Master Hand, as he magically appeared in the foyer. He saw the girl standing at the door, taking a great deal of interest in her. "Ooh! Who's this?"

"My name is Altera...I'm a Servant from a different world," the girl introduced herself, right before Pit could do the honors. Talk about good timing. "I wounded up in this city somehow, and I'm looking for a place to stay until I find a way back."

"Oh so you're one of those people, eh? Cool story - I've got two kids in my mansion you had a situation similar to yours. They can keep you company until we find you way back home."

"Thank you very much. I do believe there's someone out there looking for me...if only I could tell them where I'm located."

"We can be your message boys, Altera!" volunteered Pit, also volunteering Kirby and Incineroar - both of whom wanted no part of Pit's shenanigans. "Just tell us who we need to look for, and..."

"No thanks...I don't think I can trust you enough. I'll just...hang around a bit until something arises." Pit held his head down in sadness...but the angel wasn't ready to call it quits. Not yet.


Joker's date with Makoto, which took place earlier in the week. went pretty well. Joker had a great time, and so did Makoto. With Morgana not around, Joker had the opportunity to cherish the time he spent with Makoto, and keep his relationship with the brunette ongoing.

But was it an official relationship? Many folks asked Joker if he and Makoto were an item after their date, and Joker was too meek to respond. Sometimes he had Morgana do the talking for him, although it didn't work out most of the time. With the pressure mounting, Joker decided to hang out at Mario's place, to escape from the pestering residents. And yes, Makoto was there with him.

"This is...nice," remarked Joker, seated on the living room couch with Makoto. Makoto smiled, as she lovingly rested her head on Joker's left arm, making the young man sweaty for no reason. "Very nice..."

"I had a lot of fun walking around the park yesterday..." Makoto sighed happily, as she embraced the warmth of Joker's left arm. She held unto the arm pretty tightly, as Joker got even sweatier. "...let's do it again someday!"

"Your wish is my command...just tell me when you want to go out, and I'll...make it happen."

Joker: Who knew that satisfying a woman was so exhausting? I was never like this with Ms. Kawakami... *pauses* ...I-I can explain.

As Makoto continued to lay on Joker, Peach entered the living room, carrying a tray with two cups of tea. The princess rested the tray on the table near Joker and Makoto, and placed the teacups on the table.

"Just the thought that counts," smiled Peach, as she took the pitcher off the tray and poured some tea into the cups. "You two look so nice together!"

"Tell us something that we don't know..." murmured Joker, who wasn't used to receiving compliments for being in such an awesome relationship. It was bringing him some unwanted attention.

"Because you two are special, I made sure to make this tea especially sweet. Hope you enjoy!" Peach smiled and winked at Joker and Makoto, as she returned to the kitchen. Shortly after the princess left, Mario appeared in the living room, coming from the nursery.

"Aw what? You guys get-a tea and I don't?" Mario frowned, stomping his foot on the floor before marching into the kitchen. "Princess Peach, where's-a MY tea?"

"What do you mean, where's your tea? You never asked me to fix you tea to begin with, so why are you so upset?"

"I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU EVER SINCE-A THIS MORNING! Before breakfast, mind-a you! Why must you ignore-a my requests?"

"I'm sorry Mario, maybe I wasn't listening to you! Also, you're a grown man, you can fix yourself some tea!"

"Why, so I can burn-a my hand? I'm not taking that-a risk! Are you insane, woman? You think I'm some-a kind of crazy person?"

"Of course you're a crazy person - a crazy person who's too scared to do even a simple thing like making tea!" Peach and Mario were all caught up in a dispute, as Joker and Makoto watched on. "Who do you think I am, your servant?!"

"No, not at all! Why must you make-a assumptions for, woman? Have-a you no shame at all?" If Mario and Peach keep this up, they might alarm Jennifer.

"What assumptions? YOU'RE the one who's making assumptions around here! Always have, and always will!" As the domestic dispute continued, Spyro and Hunter peered through the corner of the kitchen, watching the action unfold.

"Hunter, go get the baby," Spyro told his best friend, who quietly tiptoed past the arguing Mario and Peach. Hunter arrived at the living room, and saw Joker and Makoto, drinking their tea.

"No fair, how come you bums get tea and I don't?" the cheetah frowned at Joker and Makoto, stomping his foot just like Mario did. "I asked Peach to make me some tea before breakfast, and she's STILL slacking on the job!"

Hunter: Oh I see how it is...Joker must be using some kind of strategy to get tea from Peach. All he had to do was bring his girlfriend Makoto to Mario's place, and BOOM! He gets tea without even asking. With that in mind, I should probably ask Dr. Wily to pull Bianca back from the Forgotten Realms. And maybe Mario could bring in a side chick, and get tea that way. For one day only, obviously - things could get real messy.

"Don't you have anything important to do?" Joker asked Hunter, who looked around as the cheetah apparently forgot what his objective was. He would soon remember, the moment he heard crying from the nursery room.

"Oh yeah, that's right, Jennifer!" exclaimed Hunter, as he quickly ran into the nursery room and came out with Jennifer, cradling the sobbing baby. The cheetah tip-toed his way past Mario and Peach who, yes, were still arguing.

"I'd love to start a family one day..." remarked Makoto, implanting unwanted thoughts inside Joker's head as she watched Hunter head upstairs with Spyro, holding Jennifer in his arms. "...what do you think?"

"Let's just take it one day at a time," replied Joker; Makoto was moving along a lot faster than Joker expected. Maybe a little too fast...

"Though, if we do get married...I'd really do without the whole arguing stuff." Makoto looked over at the arguing Mario and Peach, wondering how much longer the married couple could go at it.

"That would be very ideal." At this point, Joker wasn't all that worried about marriage - he just wanted to keep Makoto as happy as possible until it was time to tie the knot. Provided nothing got in the way of him and Makoto.


Speaking of marriage, Fox was focused on getting a wedding set up with him and Krystal, and the pilot promised to himself that he would be less abrasive about getting it done than usual. If he wanted the wedding to be top notch, the pilot had to seek a guy he could trust as his wedding planner.

"Will you be my wedding planner for my eventual wedding with Krystal?" Fox asked his best buddy Falco, who was on his bed reading a magazine. The very magazine Falco found in the previous episode. Got to wonder if Phosphora ever asked for her magazine back.

"You think I was born yesterday or something?" responded Falco, offended that Fox would ask such a stupid, insulting question. "Of course I'll be your wedding planner! This crap will be a piece of cake for me."

"Awesome! Knew I could count on you. Just so you know, I haven't really proposed to Krystal just yet, but when I do, she'll be so moved there won't be a single tear in either of her eyes!"

"That's nothing spectacular, any woman would get all misty-eyed having their man propose to them. Quit trying to make Krystal feel special." Fox glared down Falco, and Falco was very quick to notice. "...uh, I mean, yeah, Krystal will be the most emotional person to have ever existed!"

"True dat, true dat...now if only I had the funds to purchase a ring. Lemme go chat with Itsuki, see how our funds are looking." Fox left the room, leaving Falco all alone with Phosphora's magazine...

...and soon after Fox had left, there was a knock on the window. Falco, seemingly knowing who it was, opened the window, and saw Krystal.

"I take it you were having an important discussion?" the vixen asked Falco, resting her arms on the window frame. Krystal was standing on a ladder, one that was provided by Mr. Game and Watch.

"Fox and I were just talking about buying a wedding ring," recapped Falco, telling Krystal the details she might want to hear. "Said he was gonna speak with Itsuki."

"He's not using the money from Star Records to purchase the ring, is he? He should save that money. Wario is rich, and doesn't use his money for anything - why not ask him to get the ring?"

"Because he won't do it unless the ring is an onion ring. Or a ring pop. Either one of those has got to be the biggest of their kind, otherwise Wario ain't interested."

"Well then you'll just have to make Wario interested...I'm sure he would come around. Better get to it!" Knowing the challenge that was before him, Falco sighed, as he dropped the magazine on his bed and got up.

"I'm only doing this just because of you..." the avian pilot grumbled, as he left the room; Krystal smiled, resting her chin in the palm of her hand.

"Um, Krystal? I'm really gonna need that ladder back!" Mr. Game and Watch called out to the vixen from outside.

Falco: I'm pretty happy for Fox wanting to get married...yet at the same time very ticked. Fox will get married before I do, and I'll be the one contributing to that happening! I want some bragging rights over my best friend, you know what I'm saying? With that being said, I should probably drag out the wedding planning...on purpose. *rubs his hands together devilishly, with a wicked smile* Although Krystal will get mad at me.


Stuck at the mansion, with no means of getting back home, Altera was hanging out with two residents from the mansion, Rex and Pyra. Master Hand deliberately forced Rex and Pyra to "mingle" with Altera, since he thought they all had similar backgrounds. Needless to say, things were pretty...awkward.

"So...you like going to the beach?" Rex asked Altera, awkwardly twiddling with his thumbs, as he analyzed Altera's attire. A bikini and denim shorts was prime beach attire, when you think about it.

"This is just...my casual wear," replied Atlera, who was feeling just as awkward as Rex and Pyra were. You could literally cut the awkwardness in the lounge with the sharpest knife in existence. "Not exactly beach material."

"Does that mean you wear that out to public? Like at shopping malls and grocery stores? I'd love to go to a shopping mall one day, but I would have to bring Pyra wherever I go...she's more scantily-clad than you are." Pyra looked at Rex, glaring him down.

"I have even scantier attire in my wardrobe, believe me..." All this talk about scantily-clad clothing didn't do much to ease the awkwardness. Things were getting so awkward, Altera had to scratch her neck to feel better. Who would be the one to put an end to this awkwardness?

"GAME NIGHT!" Pit shouted as he marched into the lounge, flanked by Kirby and Incineroar. The angel was holding a canister containing UNO cards up high. "Who's ready to play some games?"

"Pit, we're only in the afternoon," stated Pyra, as Pit placed the UNO canister on the table and took out the UNO cards. "Can't you just wait until after dinner?"

"Well Pyra, I'm sorry your sleeping schedule isn't as out-of-whack as mine is. One thirty in the afternoon is like 4 o' clock in the morning to me, sometimes." Pit shuffled the deck of UNO cards - albeit horribly - before dealing out the cards to Rex, Pyra, Altera, Kirby, Incineroar, and himself. Each person had seven cards each.

"Excuse me Pit, but I don't know how to play this game," said Altena, as she grabbed the UNO canister and read the three letters written on it. "How do you play this game called 'UNO'?"

"Quite frankly, I don't know how to play this game either, so that makes the two of us!" Rex and Pyro both looked at Kirby, like they expected the pink puffball to be Pit's mentor or something.

"Incineroar and I didn't feel like teaching Pit," confessed Kirby, as Incineroar nodded his head in confirmation. "Even if we did, it would've gotten us nowhere..."

"Um, Pit, Incineroar has got like, three Draw Four cards in his hand," Rex pointed out, peering over at Incineroar's cards. The heel Pokemon didn't mind one bit - he knew he would win handily.

"Don't look at his cards, Rex, that's cheating!" Pit accusingly pointed at the swordsman, frowning with all his might. "Now's not the time to start acting like a sore loser. Save that for when someone's about to have more than 15 cards...you win if you get fifteen or more cards, right?"

"We really, really dodged a bullet..." Kirby said to Rex and Pyra, who looked at the pink puffball and Incineroar once more.

Kirby: Incineroar and I like to play card games in our spare time, whenever Pit isn't around. We always leave him out of the fun, just to protect and preserve our own sanity.
Incineroar: *nods his head*
Kirby: Sadly I have a pretty bad track record against Incineroar, in almost every card game I play against him, he always kicks my butt. Both in the card game, and after the card game is finished.
Incineroar: *nods his head, while flashing a cocky smile*
Kirby: I'd love to include Pit one day, but I'm afraid he doesn't have the smarts to hang with the two of us. Maybe when he learns how to count to ten - forward AND backwards - we'll give him a chance.

"Alrighty, so who's going first?" asked Pit, as the first card on the table was a Draw Four card. Hard to start off a game of UNO with that. "Altera, you're our guest, you should go first!"

"But what card should I draw?" asked Altera, who was just as confused as Pit was. "Should I do what the first card says, and draw four cards? Would that put me at a disadvantage?"

"I think the purpose of the game is to discard all of the cards in your hand," Pyra whispered to Altera, remembering the many times she had seen Rex play UNO with the other residents. "Pit, do you mind reshuffling the cards?" the Blade asked the angel.

"I mean, if that's what you guys want, then sure," shrugged Pit, as everyone placed their cards in the center of the table. Pit gathered up all the cards, ready to shuffle the deck once more...only for Incineroar to grab the cards from the angel.

"Let Incineroar take care of this, Pit," Kirby told the angel, as Incineroar shuffled the cards to the best of his ability. He was shuffling like a pro - so good, he could be a street magician one day.

"Pfft, he's no better than me..." snorted Pit, believing in his own lie, as Incineroar dealt out the cards. Unlike the first time, everyone had a balanced set of cards. It was anyone's game - the stakes were high. The first card on the table was a six card, colored green.

"Looks like I'm going first..." said Altera, as she picked a card out of her hand and was about to lay it down on the table...before the doorbell sounded. It alerted Altera, as she stopped in place. "What was that?"

"No worries, that was just the doorbell," assured Rex, as Altera felt more relieved as she laid down the card on the table. "Could be your friends, looking for you."


Geno went down to the foyer and to the front door, to see who it was. The star warrior opened the front door, and saw a young man with black hair, standing on the doorstep of the mansion.

"Hey, have you seen a girl named Altera anywhere?" the young man asked Geno, who was left confused. "Has dark skin, got silver hair...and she doesn't really wear that much clothing, to be honest."

"Nope, can't say I've ever heard of her," replied Geno, as the young man looked pretty exasperated. Like he would fail his life mission if he didn't find Altera in time. "Who the heck are you supposed to be?"

"I never introduced myself, did I? I'm sorry...you can call me Charlemagne. I'm supposed to be looking for someone by the name of Altera. I was hoping she'd be here, but turns out I was wrong..."

"Well I sure hope you find her. Good luck on your travels." Geno closed the front door, as he quickly left the premises.

Geno: I hardly know who that Charlemagne guy was. But I saw that he had a white streak in his black hair. It was right in the middle, too. Also got some white hair in the back! That alone was a tell-tale sign that the guy shouldn't be trusted. Could be evil.


With Geno having slammed the door on him, Charlemagne held his head down as he let out a sigh. He was never gonna find Altera, not at this rate. If only he had a partner or two to help him in tracking down the girl...

"Well, how did it go Charlemagne?" a voice asked the young man, who looked behind him. Standing at the end of the porch were three girls - one with brown hair, another with blonde hair, and the third...with cat ears. Their names were Hakuno, Nero, and Tamamo, respectively.

"How did you think it went, Hakuno?" Charlemagne responded to the brunette; he was Hakuno's Servant. And no, that didn't mean Charlemagne did Hakuno's every single bidding. Context, people. "That dumb wooden puppet slammed the door on me."

"Probably because you weren't that convincing enough," smirked Nero, as she folded her arms. Charlemagne did not appreciate the blonde's behavior. "Hard to win over someone with that stupid approach of yours."

"Oh yeah, well I'd rather see you try! Come up here and give it a shot." So Nero walked up the porch steps, and to the front door. Instead of opening the door with her hand, like how any normal person would do...

...Nero instead took out her sword, and sliced the door in half, as the upper half of the front door fell to the floor. Charlemagne and the others were shocked.

"You know, you could've just barged right in," Nero said to Charlemagne, whose mouth was left agape as Nero kicked the other half of the door to the side and waltzed her way inside the mansion. "No need for conversation!"

"We're so getting in trouble for busting in..." Tamamo said to Hakuno, as Charlemagne followed Nero's lead and entered the mansion.

"I bet whoever owns this mansion won't mind one bit," said a very optimistic Hakuno, as she and Tamamo entered the mansion. Hakuno, sooner or later you're gonna have no idea whom you and your friends are dealing with...


As Geno walked through the hallway, after slamming the door on Charlemagne, the star warrior happened to walk by Wario and Cortex's room when he heard a very loud growl. Startled, Geno stopped and peered inside the room, where he saw an extremely fat Wario still on his bed. Cortex, Uka, Falco, and Sonic were there, keeping watch of Wario.

"He just sits on that bed all day, and eats your chili dogs!" Cortex said to Sonic, who was angered beyond belief as he had both of his fists clenched. "At some point, he might even devour my precious churros! My sweet, precious babies..."

"Wario, you promised me you'd throw those chili dogs away!" Sonic pointed at the fatso, who stuffed two chili dogs in his mouth. "Why you gotta lie to me, man? Have you forgotten the whole weight-loss initiative?"

"Oh please, that dumb initiative was only for one day!" snorted Wario; a part of him was super glad the initiative didn't last for the remainder of the year. Otherwise he would've had to leave for the Assist Tower. Or even the All-Star Manor. "It was a waste of our time!"

"A very meaningful waste of our time! And you know it! How would Master Hand feel, if this is how you represent the Smash Mansion? Just some fat loser, sitting around on the bed all day, eating junk food!"

"One, I'm not a fat loser...I'm just fat. And two, I'm not even eating junk food! Chili is pretty healthy, I'll say. And hot dogs come from dolphins! Dolphins are nature's most nurturing creatures, and these chili dogs sure know how to nurture my stomach!"

"Um, guys, I didn't come here to see all this bickering, I just wanted to ask Wario a question..." stated Falco, who felt like he's been sticking around in Wario's room for what seemed like forever.

"Just when I thought Wario couldn't possibly get any fatter..." Geno shook his head in disbelief, looking away from the doorway. He suddenly saw Jigglypuff pass by, practicing her singing.

Falco: What am I doing, Wario's super fat now! So fat, he can't even carry his own weight. I should just steal his wallet, since he'll never chase me. Hope he's got his credit card in there.

"Wario this has to end right now!" commanded Cortex, as Wario found the evil genius words to be laughable and meaningless. "I'm getting sick and tired of your eating, your farting, and you stinking up this room in general!"

"I've been doing all those things and then some before I got the chili dogs," stated Wario, before letting out a sigh of relief. Cortex and company shuddered to think of what bodily movement Wario did. "And suddenly you have a problem with it now?!"

"Those things you've been doing have gotten even worse...and I can't live in these conditions anymore. Either you change and lose weight, or we'll just have to use force! Or something..."

"You and what army?! People like you...make me laugh...I'd rather...see you...try..."

In an instant, Wario was fast asleep, snoring very loudly. Who put him to sleep? It was Jigglypuff, who was being held by Geno as the balloon Pokemon sang to her heart's content.

"Sorry, just got tired of hearing Wario running his mouth," Geno apologized to Cortex and company - like he even had to do that - as he placed Jigglypuff on the floor. "So, can someone explain what happened?"

"What does it look like happened, Wario grew fat in record time," explained Falco, as if Geno was dumber than a giant rock. "It's both disgusting and impressive at the same time!"

"Yes I can see Wario's fat...but how did he even get that way? What's this I hear about chili dogs?"

"This one's on me...I let Wario borrow my chili dogs, after I promised not to eat chili dogs anymore," Sonic fessed up, taking much of the blame for Wario's massive growth in weight. "He told me he'd give the chili dogs away to the poor or something...but he didn't do it."

"The fact that you even believed him automatically makes you more stupid than he is," Uka told the hedgehog, who fired back with a quick glare.

"Now now, Uka, let's not get Sonic all riled up," Cortex said to the floating mask, who wished to roast Sonic a bit more. "Not now, at least. We gotta get Wario back in shape...or at least in the same shape he was before."

"I'd say we suck the fat outta him, with aliens probes and straws!" suggested Falco, as everyone looked at the avian pilot strangely. Falco held his head down in shame. "I surf too much on the deep web..."

"Our best option would be to have him run on a treadmill at the fitness center," suggested Sonic, knowing a treadmill that could handle all of Wario's weight. "It would also make for great internet material, if we get it on film."

"You silly hedgehog, we can't get Wario to run if he's fast asleep!" stated Cortex, before he found himself stroking his chin in thought. "Unless..."


Charlemagne: Why are we looking for Altera? *smiles, then scratches the back of his head* Let's just say that she's...very powerful. Not in a particularly bad way, but in a good way. Nero could explain it better than we can...
Hakuno: *looks around* Say, where even is Nero? And Tamamo?
Nero: Can you believe they let dogs inside the mansion? *joins Charlemagne and Hakuno along with Tamamo, while holding Duck Hunt Dog* This would never fly with the folks back at Rome!
Tamamo: I don't know about you, but that dog is making me feel some type of way... *nervously scratches her skin*

Charlemagne, Hakuno, Nero, and Tamamo were all riding the elevator, and Nero had brought the Duck Hunt Dog with her. The four didn't know exactly where they were headed; Charlemagne just saw an elevator and thought it was cool, and suggested to everyone that they ride in it. Frankly, the four weren't going anywhere...

"Looks like this thing is stuck," stated Hakuno, as the elevator was indeed stuck in place. Only a handyman like Mr. Game and Watch could rescue the four - too bad the 2-D man was working outside. "Nice going, Charlemagne..."

"It's not like I commanded this transporting box thing to stop on its own," Charlemagne shrugged in innocence, before looking up at the elevator ceiling. "Wish there was someone that could break us out of here..."

"Hold up Cloud, I think the elevator might be stuck," a voice came from outside the elevator, likely belonging to either Link or Champion Link. "We might need the Yiga clan for this."

"We're not gonna walk all the way over to their lair, just so they can get the elevator unstuck," said another voice, this one definitely belonging to Cloud. "Not doing it. Maybe you can, but Link and I are staying put..."

"I'm going with Champion Link, sorry Cloud," said a third voice, this one certainly belonging to the regular Link. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference between Link and Champion Link's voice, they were both very similar.

"Sure, have it your way then...I'll just stick around here till you guys come back. Or until some Yiga person shows up. Whichever case may be." So Link and Champion Link left, and the four inside the elevator were unable to see it.

"Hmm, I wonder, why does this mansion even need this contraption in the first place?" mused Nero, as she was still holding the Duck Hunt Dog and squeezing him really tight. Tamano was still scratching her skin. "Are people too lazy to use the stairs?"

"WOOF WOOF, WOOF WOOF!" the Duck Hunt Dog barked loudly, likely in response to how hard Nero was squeezing him. Nero quickly covered the dog's mouth, stifling his barking. Or at least muffling it.

"Duck Hunt Dog, is that you?" asked Cloud, his voice close to the elevator door. "Did you get stuck in the elevator again? It's always you getting the elevator stuck..."

"Starting to think that the dog is a bad luck charm..." Charlemagne had this to say about the Duck Hunt Dog, who growled at Charlemagne in response.


Back at Mario's place, Joker and Makoto were still hanging out in Mario's living room. Joker wished to leave and return to the mansion, but Makoto refused to let the young man go. Part of the reason why Joker wished to leave was because things between Mario and Peach were still pretty tense.

"Well, Peach, aren't-a you going to apologize?" Mario asked his wife, who was painting her nails, as the married couple sat at the table in the dining area.

"Apologize for what?" questioned Peach, too angry with Mario at the moment to even look at her own husband. "For the needless arguing we did earlier?"

"No, of course-a not...I need you to apologize-a to me for never fixing my tea." Now even angrier than before, Peach stopped painting her nails, as she slammed her fist on the table. Mario had never seen the princess so mad before.

"It always has to be about you and that stupid tea, doesn't it?!" Peach gritted her teeth at Mario, who was scared for his life. Like he had made the gravest mistake a husband ever could. "If you care about that so much, why don't you fix it yourself?!"

"Would you mind fixing me some too?" Hunter asked Mario, poking his head out from the corner. He was holding Jennifer in his hands. "Don't wanna burn my hands again, hehe..."

"You can do it your-a self, Hunter - we trust you," Mario assured the cheetah, as he looked at him. Peach also looked at Hunter, and saw something terribly wrong.

"Mario, sweetie, what's Hunter doing with our baby?" It almost made Peach's eye twitch, seeing Jennifer in the hands of Hunter. Something about that image was wrong with the princess. "Have you been watching Jennifer?"

"No need-a to fear, princess - Hunter is a very trust-a worthy cat. Sure he can be a bit-a of a numskull at times...but deep-a down he has a big-a caring heart!"

"Yeah you tell her Mario!" grinned Hunter, as he flashed a confident smile and pointed his thumb at himself. "I'm an awesome babysitter!" To show how awesome of a babysitter he was, Hunter threw Jennifer up in the air...

...and let her fall back down, as she landed in the caring hands of Hunter. Jennifer giggled to herself, as Peach suddenly fainted to the floor. Mario frantically ran over to his wife, trying his best to wake her up.

Hunter: *seated behind Peach, who is still unconscious, as he moves the princess' lips* "Hi, I'm Princess Peach, and I'm such a girly girl! I don't faint that often, but when I do, it's when awesome people like Hunter try to have fun with her kid! What even is fun?" *appears from behind Peach, sporting a nervous face* Don't tell Peach I ever did this, she'll have my head for sure...

"Hunter, what did you do this time?" frowned Spyro, as he showed up and saw Mario knelt down near Peach. Whenever any incident went down at the Mario household, Spyro was always quick to accuse Hunter. Most of the time, the purple dragon was right.

"I don't know - I just tossed Jennifer up in the air, and I caught her!" explained Hunter, proving his innocence to Spyro who rolled his eyes in response. "And then Peach just fainted to the floor for no reason! Had I not caught Jennifer, it would've been a different story."

"Jennifer could've banged her head-a against the ceiling, for all we know," Mario said sternly to Hunter, never wanting the cheetah to touch Jennifer again. Or maybe just for the time being. "Could've given our sweet-a girl a concussion!"

"But Jennifer's just fine, so that's what matters the most. Crisis averted, woo hoo!" Mario shook his head at Hunter, and Spyro shook his head at Hunter as well as the purple dragon maneuvered his way over to the living room.

There he found Joker and Makoto, still on the couch. Makoto was all smiles, embracing her man, while Joker was all red and sweaty.

"You guys look like a nice couple," Spyro said to Joker and Makoto; Joker was gonna get sick if he ever heard those words again.

"Yeah, we certainly haven't heard that one before..." responded Joker, moving around just a little. Makoto was resting her head on Joker, and Joker was still not used to such behavior.

"Joker, Makoto, do you two have-a smelling salts or something?" Mario asked the young couple, getting more and more exasperated trying to wake up Peach. "Princess-a Peach will kill me if I leave-a her like this for so long!"

"I think I know a trick that can bring back Peach's senses..." said Makoto, as she got up from the couch and came over to Mario. Moments after Makoto left, Joker quietly let out a sigh of relief.

"Ah, finally got some alone time..." the young man had this to say, as he spread his arms across the couch. Joker's alone time wouldn't last that long, when Spyro hopped on the couch. "What do you want?" Joker asked the dragon.

"Can I tell it to you straight?" asked Spyro, as Joker, confused by what Spyro meant, looked around conspicuously. Spyro sighed, as he had to clarify himself. "It's about you and Makoto."

"You already said that the two of us are a nice couple, did you not? I don't believe you have anything else to say about us, other than that."

"Look man, I know what it's like when you're with a girl, and everyone labels you two as a nice couple. I've had my fair share of it."

"Oh really? What would a dragon like you know about such a stigma?" Spyro leaned in real close to Joker, ready to drop some knowledge.

"Remember that goat...erm, faun I was with at the Christmas Ball, Elora? People apparently think that the two of us are a couple."

"But how, a faun and a dragon don't even mix..." To be fair, Spyro and Elora were both from realms were such things didn't even matter.

"I know, right? Elora and I, we're just best friends. But so, so many people got it the other way around. And it kinda makes me sick to my stomach!"

"So what exactly are you trying to get at?" Joker couldn't believe that he was about to receive advice from a dragon - especially a small one like Spyro.

"My point is, don't let all those nice remarks from everyone faze you. I think it's quite clear that you're not used to this lovey dovey stuff...but eventually, you'll come around. Just tune out the noise, and you'll be fine."

"Tune out the noise...tune out the noise." Joker nodded his head, knowing full and well what he must do. "Sounds easier said than done. Thanks for the talk, Spyro. I really needed it."


Link and Champion Link were both returning to the mansion from the Yiga hideout, bringing two Yiga footsoldiers with them. Any other instance, the the footsoldiers would massacre both Links, but thanks to Master Hand, relations between the Yiga and the heroes of Hyrule were...pretty peaceful.

"Why is the elevator always getting stuck?" one of the footsoldiers questioned, bringing his trusty sickle along with him. "Is it the work of DARK MAGIC?!"

"No, you weirdo...it's because the elevator operates on a string," replied Link, as the Yiga footsoldier sighed. An elevator that ran on magic really would've made the footsoldier's day. "Master Hand's too frugal to use a high-tech one."

"Why not have us operate the elevators then?" suggested the other footsoldier, as Link and Champion Link exchanged looks of nervousness. "Think about it - we'll just pull on the ropes, and get people to where they need to be!"

"It won't even work as well as you envision it, but...yeah, whatever makes you happy," replied Champion Link, as the four entered the mansion. After the four entered, a giant fellow and a little girl appeared over the horizon...

Mega Man: *standing on the mansion roof, looking through his binoculars* No, everything has been peaceful on our end for a few weeks now. There was that guy with the black cloak on, but I never saw him again, so he's no threat. We could really afford to go a single month without some...hold up, who's that? What's that little girl doing with him...or it? Why are they near Mario's house? And why are they looking through the windows...?


Thanks to Jigglypuff, Wario was in a deep sleep, unable to awake. And with the newfound weight he put on, it was hard for the fatso to wake up on his own. Which meant that someone had to wake him up from his slumber...

"PICHUUUUUUU!"

Pichu, the mouse Pokemon, used Thunderbolt on Wario, zapping him and waking him up. When Wario opened his eyes, he saw that he was at a place in the mansion he despised the most...the fitness center.

"What am I doing here?" Wario looked around, knowing he would never come to the fitness center. Unless Master Hand forced him too. The fatso looked down, and shrieked loudly. "Oh crap, a treadmill!"

"What's the matter Wario, never seen one before?" smirked Sonic, as the hedgehog, Cortex, Falco, and Geno all stood around Wario, who was on the treadmill. "Gonna go crying to your mommy?"

"Yikes, this is my worst nightmare come true! Someone please, oh please, get me off of this thing! I beg of you, please!"

"Calm down Wario, the treadmill's not even on for crying out loud!" frowned Cortex, as Wario was nervously biting his nails. To Wario, treadmills were like the monsters under your bed, or in your closet. "You're just standing on it!"

"Which is as bad as running on it, in my opinion. Will anyone please save me? Come on!" Smirking, Falco walked over to the treadmill, and pressed a button to turn it on. Wario felt his feet moving, fearing for the worst.

"We'll save you when you deserve it," Falco told Wario, who was now running on the treadmill. Wario was screaming for his life, crying his eyes out like he was being chased by the Headless Horseman.

Falco: No lie, I actually saw Wario exercise before, it was amazing. I was peeking through his room one day, and I saw him doing jumping jacks! It was incredible, I was at a loss for words. Sure Wario only did one jumping jack, but the fact that he even did one at all should be documented.

"Are you kidding me, I deserve saving right now!" shouted Wario, as he continued to run on the treadmill. "This is plain torture! I wouldn't wish this even on my worst enemy!"

"Hey Falco, why don't you turn it up a notch?" suggested Sonic, as Falco went back to the treadmill and pressed another button - this one increasing the speed of the treadmill. Wario was running even faster now, and was sure to shed even more weight.

"No, make it stop, I can't run any faster than this! You have no idea what you're doing. Someone unplug this thing already!"


Charlemagne and company remained in the elevator, all bored as heck. Nero passed the time by stroking the Duck Hunt Dog's fur, as Tamamo looked at the dog with disdainful eyes.

"Y'know, now would be a great time to tell a story," Hakuno said, before letting out a heavy sigh. "Anyone got any stories to tell? What about you, Nero?"

"I would have a story to tell...had I won the Holy Grail War," replied Nero, who would've bragged for hours had she won this Holy Grail War. "But since I didn't, I can tell you all about my accomplishments..."

"Bragging about your 'accomplishments' isn't really storytelling, Nero," stated Tamamo, as Nero glared at the pink-haired girl. "If anything, it makes you an egomaniac. A pretentious one, at that..."

"Settle down Tamamo, I'd hate for you and Nero to start fighting among each other," said a weary Charlemagne; dealing with bickering while stuck inside an elevator would not be ideal. "You were both too much to handle on our way here."

Suddenly a loud scraping sound was heard, before the elevator door was ripped up. It was ripped open by the Yiga footsoldiers, who had used their sickles to get the elevator door unstuck. Cloud, Link, and Champion Link stood behind the Yiga clansmen, seeing Charlemagne and company in full view.

"Awesome work, great job you two," Cloud commended the Yiga footsoldiers, who moved out of the way as Charlemagne and company exited from the elevator. Cloud and the two Links looked at the Charlemagne and friends all funnily. "Have we met before? You guys new here?"

"No, we're just...visitors," replied Charlemagne, as he held out his hand to Cloud, who left him hanging. "I'm Charlemagne, and these are my friends - Hakuno, Nero, and Tamamo. I'm a Servant."

"I probably wouldn't mention that when making an introduction..." remarked Link, who had no idea what being a Servant meant in Charlemagne's context.

Link: Every swordsman deserves a harem. Charlemagne's got a great harem, as far as I know. The bigger and better the harem, the stronger the swordsman. *takes out notepad, and scribbles on it with a pencil* Gonna add Agitha to my list...

"I'm Cloud Strife, and these are my two friends, Link and Champion Link," introduced Cloud - he didn't feel like telling Charlemagne and company which Link was which. He'd rather just let the four figure it out themselves. "We live here at the mansion."

"Oh really? In that case, you must know where Altera is," responded Charlemagne, like Cloud and the Links even knew who Altera was. "...she's a dark-skinned girl with silver hair. She shouldn't be THAT distinguishable."

"Dark-skinned girl with silver hair? I think I know someone who fits that description...saw this chick earlier with the owner of the mansion, Master Hand. I might know where she's hanging out at."

So Cloud and the Links led Charlemagne and company away, leaving the Yiga footsoldiers all alone. Neither one of them wanted to return to the Yiga hideout.

"Wanna go see if there's a pool table open?" a footsoldier suggested to the other, who nodded as the two Yiga clansmen walked away. Master Kohga would be very displeased by their absence.


Mega Man remained on the roof of the mansion, on the lookout for the two strangers he spotted earlier. He saw them again, through his binoculars, and saw them coming closer to the mansion.

"Man, that is one big guy..." observed Mega Man, seeing how ginormous the man was. To Mega Man, he was around the same size as Bowser. "...what is he even wearing? That's one ugly diving suit..."


The game of UNO involving Rex, Pyra, Altera, Pit, Kirby, and Incineroar was going along pretty well. The group was playing their second game, and the guest of the mansion, Altera, was holding her own. However, the same couldn't be said for Pit, who was feeling very unlucky.

"Really, another Draw Four card?" the angel groaned, as he pulled four cards out from the deck. He now had nineteen cards in his hands, total. "It's either that or getting my turn skipped for me!"

"Maybe you just don't have the hot hand this time around," smiled Rex, who was winning at the moment. He felt so good to be winning, without needing any luck on his side. "Still, you got an uphill climb ahead of you..."

"That might be an understatement..." remarked Altera, seeing how full Pit's hands were with UNO cards. Must be illegal to hold so many cards at one time. "...we should apply the mercy rule."

"No, Pit wanted to play this game so he'll just have to bury his own grave," objected Kirby, who knew from the very beginning that Pit would suck mightily. Like he usually does, with almost any game. "No mercy allowed."

"But I'm sure Pit has all the weak cards in his hand - I feel like the rest of us are too powerful. We need some kind of balance, to even things out."

"Altera, is that you?" a voice called out, as Altera looked over and saw Charlemagne, standing with Hakuno, Nero, and Tamamo. Charlemagne smiled, and Altera smiled in response. "Thank goodness you're safe! And you're in your casual wear, too."

"Hello everyone," Altera greeted Charlemagne and company, as Cloud, Link, and Champion Link stood at the lounge entrance. "Thought wearing this attire would help me blend in with the crowd. These five were kind enough to entertain my presence, until you all arrived."

"Yes, that's good and all...now can we all go back home now?" asked Nero, who was willing to bring the Duck Hunt Dog with her at all costs. No way would that fly with Master Hand. "Staying in that elevator for so long has given me a headache!"

"Agreed, Nero acts a little crabby when she has a headache..." Tamamo sided with Nero as she looked at the Duck Hunt Dog, who was growling at the pink-haired girl.

Link: Is that Altera girl a part of Charlemagne's harem, too? *nods his head thoughtfully with his fingers underneath his chin* I see, I see...

"No fair, I haven't even won a single game yet!" griped Pit, as he threw his nineteen cards down on the floor in anger. Kirby and Incineroar had to restrain him. "Let Altera stay a bit longer!"

"I'm with Pit, I'd love to stay just a little longer," expressed Altera, knowing that Charlemagne and company would be against her wishes. "Pretty please?"

"Altera, we didn't come all the way here just to see you have fun with your new friends," stated Nero, being as cordial as she possibly could. "For all we know, you could return to your full-grown form! We can't waste that moment here."

"Hold up, Altera isn't a full-grown woman?" Pit asked Kirby, who didn't know the answer. Even if the pink puffball did, he wouldn't tell Pit anyways. "Oh wow! This changes EVERYTHING!"

"Miss Altera might want a little privacy for such a delicate moment," stated Tamamo, showing a sign of respect towards Altera. "Still, such privacy should be deserved elsewhere. We must head back."

"Honestly, I'm feeling pretty bored now," yawned Rex, as he stretched out his arms. Pit couldn't afford to end this game of UNO; he has yet to pull off a comeback of epic proportions. "I think we can end the game, and let Altera return home."

"Not on my watch!" frowned Pit, as he grabbed all the UNO cards, gathering his cards and everyone else's, and tossed the cards up in the air. The angel laughed manicially, as the cards floated in the lounge.

"...I don't know what that was supposed to accomplish, but I think some clean-up is in order," remarked Charlemagne, as he started collecting some of the cards. The sting of defeat and bad luck had driven Pit insane.


At Mario's home, Mario still had yet to wake up Peach, and was using every trick in the book to wake up his wife. The plumber was knelt down next to Peach, with Joker, Makoto, Hunter, and Spyro around him.

"Can't you just use Cappy to capture Peach, and wake her up that way?" asked Hunter; it was abundantly clear that the cheetah didn't know how Cappy worked.

"It won't work-a that way, she'll return to an unconscious state-a after I de-capture her," replied Mario, before touching the top of his hat. Something wasn't there. "Hey, where did Cappy go?"

"He said that he was going to the mansion," replied Joker, as Mario became furious - one, for Cappy leaving while Peach was still unconscious, and two, because Cappy never told the plumber that he was leaving. Soon Cappy returned, bringing someone along with him.

"I'm back, everyone!" the talking hat announced, entering the house along with the mouse Pokemon, Pichu. "I think some electricity might do the trick."

"Electricity? Well, I don't wish to hurt-a Peach, but Pichu will hurt-a himself in the process so it's all good," said Mario, as Pichu scurried over to Mario and the gang. "Dpn't zap her too hard, okay Pichu?"

"Pichu Pichu!" Pichu happily responded, as a large man suddenly barged his way inside the house, bringing the front door down. He must really mean business. With him was a small little girl, with clammy skin and a pink dress.

"Um, Cappy, did you close the front door?" asked a wary Makoto, motioning to the large man and little girl at the front door. Cappy saw the two strangers, and gasped out of shock. "Who are they..."

"Piiii...chu," squealed Pichu, as he struck Peach with probably the weakest Thunderbolt in existence. The little was enough to wake up Peach, as her eyes opened up rather quickly.

"Wh-What happened, is Jennifer okay?" was the first thing Peach said, before being hugged and embraced by Mario, who wrapped his arms around the princess.

"So glad to have-a you back, Peach," smiled Mario, expecting everyone to say, "Aw..." in response. Because the plumber was sometimes pretentious like that. Instead, everyone had their attention caught by the strangers at the doorway.

"Mario...why are those two in our house?" asked Peach, as her attention was caught as well. Mario looked at Peach, before turning his head around...and seeing the two strangers.

One was the little girl with clammy skin, and the other was a large man wearing a diving suit. And he had a drill for a hand.

Mega Man: No way, that guy with the ugly diving suit just barged inside Mario and Peach's house for no reason! That's it, he's going down...once I put away my binoculars. They cost me too much.


At the lounge, Charlemagne and company gathered all the UNO cards, with Cloud, Link, and Champion Link helping out. After Cloud placed the cards back in the canister, he received a call.

"It's Princess Peach...wonder what she wants," Cloud read the phone ID, before answering the call. "What's up, Peach, what's going on?"

"Cloud, you have to come quick!" shouted Peach, her voice heard very loudly even though Cloud wasn't using speakerphone. "There's a big, scary man in our house, and it looks like he wants to kill us!"

"Look Peach, Doc Louis is NOT a big, scary man. He's a genuinely nice guy. Had just about enough of your racial profiling..."

"It's not Doc Louis, it's a man with a diving suit! And he has a drill for a hand! I already had Joker and Makoto call our next-door neighbors, for backup. Please, you have to come!"

"So if Marth and Pac-Man and Olimar are coming, then we are we..." Cloud couldn't finish his question, for Peach prematurely ended the phone call. Cloud sighed, as Charlemagne came over to Cloud.

"I have a serious question..." Charlemagne said to the swordsman, who looked pretty disinterested. "...that object in your hand, what is it called?"


Olimar and Pac-Man stood outside Mario's home, too scared to go in. They heard about the description of the large man from Joker and Makoto, respectively, and were left afraid.

"I think you should go in first," Olimar volunteered Pac-Man, pushing the eater of ghosts forward. Pac-Man gulped, seeing a glimpse of the large man from where he was standing.

"Nah, you got Pikmin, you should go first," Pac-Man volunteered Olimar, grabbing the astronaut and pushing him forward. Olimar saw a glimpse of the large man, and peed in his suit a little.

"You're right, you're right...I should let my Pikmin do the work for me." Plucking Pikmin from the ground, Olimar manned up, as he walked to Mario's house. "What's the worse that could possibly happen?"

Literally five seconds after entering Mario's house, Olimar was flung out of the house, colliding against the mansion wall. His Pikmin died along the way.

"Olimar, noooo!" screamed Pac-Man, as he ran over to the astronaut. Pac-Man and Olimar clearly weren't up for the challenge.

Marth: I've never believed in using phones - it's the laziest form of communication there is. Got something important to tell me? Say it to my face.
Caeda: *standing in the background, shaking her head at Marth*

Berkut: Alm and I used to share the house phone together. But Alm lost it. Somehow.


Mario and company were shuddering in fear, as the large man with the diving suit and the clammy girl with the pink dress were standing there, menacingly. Looked like a duo you wouldn't want to mess with.

"Mr. Bubbles, it's him, it's really him!" the little girl excitedly pointed at Mario, her creepy voice unnerving everyone as much as her glowing eyes did. "It's Mario! Princess Peach, too! Can you believe it, Mr. B?"

"That's it, I'm calling the cops," said Makoto, as she took out her phone...only for her phone to shut off. "Crap, low battery...knew I should've charged."

"A Little Sister like me, and a Big Daddy like you, getting to see Mario and Peach in person! That makes us more special than the others, Mr. B!"

"He's your dad?" questioned Spyro, who didn't know if he should feel extremely surprised or extremely concerned. "You must've had a pretty bad upbringing!"

"Nobody asked you, purple dragon...you know nothing." The Little Sister pointed at Spyro, frowning at him. "But no worries...it's not you we're after."

"Wh-What is she talking about?" asked a frantic Cappy, as the Little Sister and Mr. Bubbles crept towards Mario and company. The duo stopped in place, as the Little Sister pointed once more...this time, at Joker.

"We want YOU!" the Little Sister shouted, as Joker pointed at himself in confusion. "Join us, and we will..."

The Little Sister stopped talking, for she heard a loud, mechanical sound from behind. She and Mr. Bubbles turned around...and saw Mega Man, standing in the living room with his Mega Buster pointed outwards.

"Not...a single...move," ordered Mega Man, as he charged up his Mega Buster.


Cloud headed outside, with the group of Charlemagne, Nero, Tamamo, and Altera following him. Nero was still holding unto the Duck Hunt Dog.

"Why are you guys following me...?" Cloud asked Charlemagne and company, having realized that he was being followed. He originally told the four to stay put.

"This Princess Peach woman sounded like she was in trouble," replied Charlemagne, unsheathing his sword. Nero would do the same. "You could use some backup!"

"Backup might not be necessary for me." Cloud would change his mind quickly, when he looked over and saw Pac-Man and Olimar, with Pac-Man checking to see if Olimar was okay. "Okay, it might be slightly necessary for me."

Suddenly Mega Man was flung out of Mario's house, landing on the ground with a thud near Cloud's feet. The Blue Bomber looked up, and saw Cloud.

"The guy with the diving suit on is...pretty though," Mega Man had this to say, before his head fell unto the ground. Backup or not, Cloud had some business to take care of.


Having dealt with Mega Man, Mr. Bubbles returned his attention to Mario and company, but most importantly Joker. Makoto wasn't willing to let Mr. Bubbles nor the Little Sister take away her man.

"We've been eyeing you for a very long time, Joker..." the Little Sister smiled at the young man, with her hands on her knees. "...how profound that you join those mansion cretins over us!"

"To be fair, I was sent an invitation," stated Joker, as Makoto held unto him for dear life. If Mr. Bubbles wanted Joker, he would have to get through Makoto.

"Aw, look at that, your precious love doesn't want to see you go! What a sweet couple, you two are...too bad we'll just have to break you two up!"

"Not so fast, little girl..."

The Little Sister groaned, for there was another visitor in the Mario household...or multiple visitors, rather. Cloud was in the house, armed with his Buster Sword, with Charlemagne, Nero, Tamamo, and Altera behind him.

Hunter: Had no clue who Cloud's new friends were...but I can just tell that the dude in black is a major player! Got three girls, at his side! If only he had a cool-looking cat in his tow, like Rex.
Spyro: What is it with you and guys having a troupe of girls... *sighs, then shakes his head*

"Do you just hate it, Mr. Bubbles?" the Little Sister asked the Big Daddy, who got his drill ready to go. "When someone wants to ruin our fun? People must really be looking for a beating today, huh Mr. Bubbles?"

"Hold the dog for me..." Nero said to Tamamo, as she gave her the Duck Hunt Dog. Tamamo was acting very fidgety as she held the Duck Hunt Dog in her hands.

"Eek!" Tamamo shrieked, as she dropped the Duck Hunt Dog on the floor. The mutt saw Mr. Bubbles, and jumped on top of him, biting around his body.

"Mr. Bubbles!" the Little Sister gasped, as Mr. Bubbles screamed in agony. Sounded like a dying whale. Cloud, Charlemagne, and Nero lowered their weapons, moving out of the way as Mr. Bubbles was being attacked by the Duck Hunt Dog.

"No, not-a my front door!" panicked Mario, but it was too late...Mr. Bubbles crashed through the front door, making a giant hole in the process. Mario sighed, as he looked over at Pichu. "Pichu, get me the house-a phone, I need to call-a the Carpenters..."

"But the Carpenters don't use phones," stated Peach, as Mario slapped his hand on his forehead.


Pac-Man escorted Olimar to the fitness center, but didn't enter therein, for there was something going on in the fitness center that caught both Pac-Man and Olimar's imagination. They stood there entranced, as Master Hand and Isabelle headed down the hallway.

"Have you found a host for the awards show?" Master Hand asked Isabelle, who was jotting stuff down on her clipboard.

"Not yet, but I've been exploring alternate venues if we have the awards show outside of the mansion," replied Isabelle, who was always thinking one step ahead. "Ayaha and I have been looking at venues together."

"Excellent! An awards show in the lecture hall sounds too plain anyways, when I think about it. We should do the show...elsewhere." Master Hand stopped in place, and Isabelle too, when they saw Pac-Man and Olimar at the fitness center entrance.

"Hey Master Hand, Isabelle, get a load of that!" Pac-Man smiled, as he pointed at Wario. The fatso was still on the treadmill, and was running very fast. Not only that, but he was shedding some weight too! "Wario is actually running!"

"I mean I hope he could run, he isn't a brawler for a reason...but sweet mother of Masahiro Sakurai, I've never seen him run this fast! We should document this occasion immediately."

Master Hand: Seen Wario do a lunge before. Wasn't much, really, but it was a SINGLE LUNGE by Wario. Had the man do another lunge, so Isabelle could snap a photo of it. For proof. It nearly cost Wario his leg.

"Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop!" pleaded Wario, as he wiped the sweat off his face. "I've been running forever, I'm gonna lose my breath!"

"We'll make it stop, Wario..." promised Cortex, as he flashed a smile and rubbed his hands together. "...provided you stop being a stinky roommate!"

"Fine, I promise not to be a stinky roommate! I'll be the best roommate ever!"

"You also have to stop eating those chili dogs," added Sonic, who had a kick out of Wario running on the treadmill.

"Sure thing, I'll stop eating them! I'll even give those chili dogs to the poor, against every fiber of my own being!"

"And you also must purchase a wedding ring for Fox, so he can propose to Krystal," added Falco, not forgotten what he came for.

"Right on buddy, I'll get that wedding ring so Fox can...wait, what did I even agree to?"

The last promise having been made, Falco turned off the treadmill, as Wario fell face-first unto the treadmill. The fatso sat up, and looked at his own body.

"Aw man, I'm back to my normal frame again!" complained Wario, who was back to his regular size. He was the only person who saw being extremely fat and obese as a net positive. "Nice going, you guys!"

"Nice one, Mr. Lombardi, you got your friend a wedding ring..." smirked Falco, as he walked away with his mission accomplished. Time will tell if Wario will actually get the wedding ring.

"I should go see if Cappy is still using Pichu," said Sonic, as he sped out of the fitness center. Wario continued to sit on the treadmill, as Cortex walked over to him, with a giant smirk.

"Not so good being 'normal-sized', isn't it?" the mad genius mocked Wario, who screamed angrily. Cortex shrieked, as Wario angrily chased him around.


Sonic went outside, and was standing on the porch when he saw a funny occurence out in the front yard...Mr. Bubbles, rolling around on the ground, as he was being attacked by the Duck Hunt Dog. Everyone from Mario's household were outside, watching Big Daddy get attacked.

"C'mon man, I just watered those flowers an hour ago!" Mr. Game and Watch, standing a fair distance away, scolded Mr. Bubbles. The Little Sister stood close to Mr. Bubbles, wanting to get involved but looking for the right moment to intervene.

"Get off, you stupid dog!" frowned the Little Sister, waiting her chance, as she grabbed the Duck Hunt Dog off of Mr. Bubbles. As the Duck Hunt Dog was being held, the mutt saw something that made him yelp and wiggle his way out of the Little sister's hands, before running off. Confused, the Little Sister looked up...

...and saw Altera, standing at the forefront of the others, with her fancy sword. A fancy, glowing sword. Mr. Bubbles, getting back on his feet, saw the glowing sword along with the Little Sister.

"Leave...now," commanded Altera, like she owned the mansion and all the property therein. She really must be coming for Master Hand's throne.

"Don't worry...we'll be back," vowed the Little Sister, getting one last look at Joker before running off along with Mr. Bubbles. Sonic headed down the porch, as the Duck Hunt Dog returned to the premises...just so he could urinate on the ruined flowers.

"I'm sorry, but wasn't that diving suit guy from the All-Star Manor?" Sonic asked Mario, since he knew the answer better than anyone else. "Along with the creepy little girl?"

"Come to think of it, they looked-a pretty familiar..." remarked Mario, stroking his chin. Just the mere mention of the manor was enough to bring Master Hand out, as the giant hand appeared.

"Did someone say, 'All-Star Manor'?" questioned Master Hand, before he looked down at the crowd before him. "Is that a harem I spy, behind Cloud? Altera, are you a part of some harem? For shame!"

"I...guess so?" replied Altera; a lot of explaining had to be done. Hardly any of it had to do with Altera and her friends...


Fox sat in the cafe with Zelda, as the pilot was making himself some coffee. Zelda was just there for some peace and quiet.

"Spoke with Itsuki earlier today - said that he wanted to limit the money spent from Star Records," Fox said to Zelda, sparking a conversation with her. "Might have to buy a wedding ring with my own income." Fox knew he could trust Zelda with such private info.

"I didn't know you had income to begin with," responded Zelda; Fox was unsure whether or not he should feel insulted. "Hmm, the more you know..."

Zelda: Good to hear that Fox is serious about wanting to marry Krystal one day. *frowns* I have yet to see the same fervor from Link.

"Fox, Fox, I got some good news!" announced Falco, as he ran inside the cafe. "The wedding ring...Wario agreed to buy you one, for Krystal."

"Oh snap, he did?!" exclaimed Fox, as Falco eagerly nodded his head. "Now that's what I'm talkin' about!" Fox exchanged a high-five with with Falco, before letting out a big cheer.

"I find that hard to believe..." mumbled a cynical Zelda, leaving Fox and Falco alone to celebrate.


Shortly after Master Hand left, when things were explained, everything was back to normal at the Mario household. Joker and Makoto were back on the couch, and Mario and Peach were, well...

"Sorry about-a yelling at you earlier, Princess Peach," Mario apologized to the princess, who was cooking dinner. "I promise to fix-a my own tea, from now on."

"You didn't have to apologize, Mario - it was my fault for not listening the first time," smiled Peach - seems like the married couple was back on equal terms again. Soon Spyro and Hunter joined Mario and Peach in the kitchen, with the latter holding Jennifer...while wearing gloves.

"Hunter said that the gloves are sticky, so he won't lose grip of the baby," Spyro had to explain to Mario and Peach, who were both unsure what to make of the concept. Joker and Makoto looked on, both looking amused.

"Well, all's well that ends well..." remarked Makoto, as she let out a happy sigh, before there was a knock on the door. Joker got up to see who it was...and it was Charlemagne.

"Sorry for bothering you, I left my sword," the swordsman apologized, as he grabbed his sword from the living room. Before he left, he looked at Joker, who returned to the couch. "You and that brown-haired girl make for a great couple, by the way."

"Hmph," was Joker's reply, as Charlemagne left the house. Tune out the noise, as Spyro advised Joker to do. After Charlemagne left, a random thought appeared in Joker's head. "I wonder what that little girl wanted me for..."


With the teleportation device, Mega Man transported the "harem" of Charlemagne, Nero, Tamamo, and Altera back to wherever the heck they came from, so they could easily return home. As the teleportation device powered down, Pit entered the teleportation room, to ask a question.

"No Pit, Altera went back home already," Mega Man informed the angel, who walked away while filled with sadness. Once Pit left, Master Hand appeared.

"Did you see the Big Daddy and the Little Sister today?" the giant hand asked Mega Man, wanting the conversation to be private.

"Yes I did, from the roof. I tried to stop them, but I got my butt kicked. Thankfully Duck Hunt Dog saved the say. As embarrassing as it may sound."

"I can't for the life of me understand why those blokes came in the first place. They weren't hunting for Heihachi, but Joker! Joker, of all people! Are they THAT desperate to fill up their stinking manor?!"

"Could be desperation...or it could be something else. Something even bigger..."

Just what could that "something" possibly be?