Author's Note:
This chapter was intended to be a bit longer, but it did not due to several factors - I spent most of my time looking at Pokemon leaks, on top of planning next week's chapter; I took Tuesday off from writing, because of unspecified reasons; and I was too busy playing as Terry in Smash. Speaking of Terry, I got him in Elite Smash on the day he was released, and it only took me...five matches. Won every single one of 'em. Three of those matches were Terry dittos, and I was honestly expecting more than three. Coincidentally, I only have three reviews to answer today:
"Will Bowser Jr. and Yukari have more scenes together? Is Sadayo Kawakami gonna appear again in future chapters? Will a BlazeBlue: Cross Tag Battle chapter happen when the new DLC comes out this November? Is the Female Inkling wearing her default outfit or school uniform outfit? Is there gonna be tensions with Callie and Kasumi when Kasumi shows up again? And finally, do you think Atlus keeps screwing over Nintendo and is charging a lot for DLC? (Look to the recent DLC for Persona 5R)"
Bowser Jr. will be having more scenes...with Yukiko (got her mixed up with Yukari in the last chapter, got the error fixed). Kawakami may appear again in the year-end chapter, but other than that, I don't know. No BlazBlue chapter. The female Inkling is wearing her default outfit. I don't think there'll be any tensions between Callie and Kasumi. And I have no strong opinion on the whole DLC thing with Persona 5R. Next is PinkRose4452:
"1. Can we see some more surprises in the future? That is, if you have any.
2. Master Hand and a few other residents (besides Cortex) notices the Goose chasing Cortex and Master Hand decides to make the Goose a resident, much to Cortex's dismay."
1. A good writer never shares his secrets.
2. Would the goose ever be a resident? We'll just have to see.
The final review comes from GreaterDoomerUKI:
"1) Are you know just copying ideas from Gravity falls now? Believe me, I've seen what all these chapters relate to in that show...
2) Have you listened to clouds by youngboixander on SoundCloud?
3) I was hoping you'd follow on this request and let Fawful from Mario and Luigi, Susie from Planet Robobot, Scott Wozniak from Scott the Woz, or Shido from Persona 5 make an word in this Story.
1) Not really - I just like Gravity Falls a lot. Sometimes I can't help it.
2) I checked out this...Clouds song, tried to give it a chance...couldn't even last a minute. Sorry.
3) Um...what kind of word are we talking about here?
Episode 203: Cardboard (almost stayed up all night thinking of a dumb title for this chapter...and now I feel bad)
Over the course of the week, Leaf was going through some changes. Some of which were very noticeable. But these weren't small changes...these were some BIG changes.
Leaf's body grew in height and weight. Her breasts were fully developed. She started growing body hair in places she least expected. And on top of all the physical changes, Leaf became stronger emotionally. Just what was happening to the Pokemon Trainer? Leaf desired to know.
So to get down to the bottom of things, Leaf would head over to Mario, to speak with the plumber...but only in his doctor persona. The only person at the Mario household unaware of Leaf's visit was Peach, who had just came back home from the shopping mall.
"How nice of Mario to let me drive his car!" gleamed Peach, after she parked Mario's car in the driveway and turned off the ignition. The princess got out of the car, and took out her shopping bags - full of makeup, clothes, and a bunch of women's accessories.
Peach: Mario can be such a strange man sometimes. He doesn't mind if we go together to some herbal tea shop, to get some green tea, but it's a whole different story when it comes to shopping for things like face primer and concealer! Sadly, men don't value grooming as much as they used to.
Grabbing all her shopping bags, Peach hummed a happy tune as she walked down the walkway to her front door, with a house key Mario had given her. The princess inserted the house key into the lock, and opened the front door as she entered the living room.
"Oh, Mario, I'm...home?" Peach initially greeted, only to find herself confused later when she saw Dr. Mario sitting in the living room with Spyro, Hunter...and some brunette who appeared to be in her early twenties.
"Hey Peach - we got a visitor here," Spyro said to the princess, who kept staring at the brunette as she placed her shopping bags on the floor and closed the door. "She's a little...different from before."
"Mario was totally cheating on you while you were out shopping," stated Hunter, as Dr. Mario and Spyro gave the cheetah weird looks. "I-I was only kidding! Man, people just can't take a joke nowadays..."
"Who is that woman, Mario?" Peach asked Dr. Mario - did she have any idea who she was talking to? Granted she was talking to her husband, but the least Peach could do was refer to him by the right moniker.
"That's-a Dr. Mario to you, princess," corrected Dr. Mario, disheartened by the fact that he had to correct his own wife. Thought that Peach got the memo a long time ago - obviously not. "And that woman in our-a living room...is Leaf."
"Hi Princess Peach," Leaf meekly smiled and waved to Peach, who was now looking in complete and utter disbelief. The princess had to do a double take, to make sure she wasn't seeing things.
"My goodness, Leaf, you've grown so much!" exclaimed Peach, before she looked at Dr. Mario, still in disbelief. "Do you think Leaf might've gone through puberty?"
"Puberty is what I've diagnosed-a Leaf with," replied Dr. Mario, becoming the very first person in known human history to deem puberty as a disease. "She's going through the same-a thing Red did three years back."
"Only a week before the Galarian Pokemon arrive...this is some oddly specific timing."
"Leaf is twenty years-a old now. She's got all the signs - developed-a breasts, taller height, wider hips..."
"...not to mention a few mood swings," added Spyro, who had learned a lot about human development from Dr. Mario. As for Hunter, the jury was still out on him.
"I do not have mood swings, you don't know what you're..." Leaf angrily snapped on Spyro, before she gasped and covered her mouth like she had accidentally said a profane word. "...oh no, it's really happening."
"Don't sweat it, Leaf, we all go through puberty at some point in our lives," Hunter tried his best to encourage the Pokemon Trainer, only for everyone to look at the cheetah strangely. "I remember when I went through puberty, and man, it sucked!"
"Hunter you can't really experience puberty, you're a cheetah..." Spyro said to his best friend, who furrowed his brow as he folded his arms and sank in the couch he was sitting on.
"...I totally knew that." Judging by Hunter's body language, the cheetah really wanted to know what going through puberty was like...for some strange reason.
"Dr. Mario, how can I cope with these changes?" Leaf asked the doctor, sounding quite desperate. Desperate times always called for desperate measures. "Being twenty year old all of a sudden feels so weird to me."
"Hanging out with people within-a your age group would be the best-a way to do it," replied Dr. Mario, scribbling away on his notepad. Probably drawing some doodles of Princess Peach. "Fortunately I know just-a the kind of people..."
Ryuji, Yosuke, and Junpei were all snickering, as they were entering the mansion. Why were they snickering, you might ask? The answer was unknown, but Yosuke was carrying a cardboard box in his hands. Perhaps whatever was inside the box was the laughing matter.
"This is gonna be so epic..." Ryuji grinned as he rubbed his hands together, as Junpei closed the front door. The trio went down the hallway, grinning from ear to ear. "...he won't even see it coming!"
"You bet!" grinned Yosuke, who was carrying the box down the hallway. Was he and the others attempting to prank someone? "This is gonna be the most epic prank ever executed!" Yep...
Bowser: I really pranked Ryuji and his friends hard, with my world-famous invisible wall prank. It's simple - just grab a bunch of plastic foil, set it in the middle of the hallway, and watch as people walk into it! (Don't bother copying it, it's already trademarked.) Eventually I had to take the foil down; Mitsuru would have a fit. But at least three people fell for the prank!
Mitsuru: Every time Bowser pulls a prank, I lose a couple of prank cells - even when I'm not meant to be pranked on. It's just mind-numbing to see Bowser pulling childish pranks at his age. How old is Bowser again?
Bowser: Junpei, Yosuke, and Ryuji...they were so ticked off by my prank, that they vowed to prank me back. So until they figure something out, I'll waste some time and get Yukiko as far away from Bowser Jr. as I can. No son of mine is gonna be flirting with my former valentine!
As Ryuji and company walked down the hallway, they saw Isabelle struggling to carry loads of papers stacked atop each other. If it weren't for Isabelle's cuteness, Ryuji and company would just stare at the shih tzu and keep on walking. The privilege of being cute.
"Hey Isabelle, you need a little help there?" Junpei asked the shih tzu, as he came over and grabbed the sheets of paper that were falling to the floor. "No worries, I got you!"
"Thanks so much, Junpei!" thanked Isabelle as Junpei gathered up all the sheets of paper, making sure he didn't leave any on the floor. "Master Hand is crazy, making me deliver all these Pokemon reports to his room."
"Pokemon reports? For real?" asked Ryuji, grabbing one of the reports and seeing an Impidimp in the featured profile picture. That Impidimp was now Ryuji's favorite Galar Pokemon. "The Pokemon are coming next week?"
"The professor from Galar and her granddaughter are coming to deliver the Galarian Pokemon. These are the reports the professor sent to the mansion, so we could know about the Pokemon in advance."
"How about Ryuji and I lessen the load for ya?" offered Yosuke, as he and Ryuji were willing to carry a few of the reports to Master Hand's room. "Not one person can carry those reports by themselves!"
Isabelle and company went to Master Hand's room, which was nearby, and placed the reports on Master Hand's mostly unused dresser. Since Master Hand was gone from the mansion, the room was locked and required a key from Isabelle for access.
"Anything else we can do for you, Isabelle?" asked Yosuke, who placed the box he was carrying earlier on Master Hand's mostly unused bed. Why couldn't Master Hand just sleep on the floor?
"No thanks, you boys are free to go!" replied Isabelle, allowing Yosuke and company to leave the room. With the reports having been delivered, Isabelle was about to lock the door to Master Hand's room...before Daisy came running inside.
"Does Master Hand have any spare boxes?" asked the princess, who was still putting on some weight. "Nothing big, or nothing small - just a medium-sized box to put all my candles in."
"I believe there's a box lying on Master Hand's bed," replied Isabelle, directing Daisy's attention to the box lying on Master Hand's bed. Daisy grabbed the box, and felt some heaviness inside.
"Hmm, there's already something inside...oh well, I can just take it out." Following a shrug, Daisy departed from Master Hand's room with the box, allowing Isabelle to close the bedroom door and lock it shut.
Of course, Ryuji and company had to glance at a few of the Pokemon reports, just so they would know what to expect. Aside from Impidimp, that was another Pokemon that caught Ryuji's eye.
"Bro did you see that Obstagoon?!" the delinquent asked Junpei and Yosuke, as they walked down the hallway to Bowser's room. "Did it not look cool? I'd love to train it one day!"
"Eh, he looks like a rejected KISS frontman," Junpei offered his two cents on Obstagoon, not that much in favor of the blocking Pokemon. Soon, Yosuke realized that something was amiss.
"Guys...I might've left the box back in Master Hand's room," the young man said to Junpei and Ryuji, finally realizing how empty his hands were. Took him long enough...but it was too late.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's head back!" said Ryuji, as he and the others turned around. That trio was bound to be in for a rude awakening...
Daisy returned to her home, where she saw Luigi in the living room watching television. A Christmas commercial appeared on the screen, as Luigi shook his head in heavy disdain at it.
"This is the seventy-third holiday commercial I've seen-a this week," Luigi told Daisy, while he took out a notepad and wrote down a tally on it. Judging by the amount of tally marks, that seventy-third figure could be over-exaggerated. Or even under-exaggerated. "Thanksgiving hasn't even started yet!"
"You know those big companies don't care about Thanksgiving anymore, sweetie," said Daisy, as she placed the box on the living room table. "Gotta try and get that green as early as you can!"
Luigi: I think I know what-a the problem is...we don't have a song about-a Thanksgiving! We got a few for Halloween, a couple for Christmas, and heaps-a of them for Valentine's Day. But Thanksgiving always gets-a the short end of the stick! It's almost like a plight against-a Native Americans; those people always had it rough-a since the start of this country. Nice-a going, Christopher Columbus!
"The least they could-a do is show some turkey commercials..." grumbled Luigi, before his eyes were suddenly fixated on the box that Daisy had brought in. "...where'd you get that box-a from?"
"Found it in Master Hand's room," replied Daisy, as Luigi reached for the box...only for Daisy to swat the plumber's hands away. "I'm storing my candles in there."
"But what about-a my Elvis Presley DVD collection?" Luigi's reply would only be met by a frown from Daisy. "I suppose-a that can wait..."
"Don't you have a DVD case for it? You lost it again, didn't you?" A knock was at the screen door, garnering Luigi and Daisy's attention; the couple looked over, and saw the Squid Sisters, Marie and Callie, standing together on the back porch.
"I'm on it..." Luigi got up from the sofa he was sitting on and headed to the screen door, opening it and greeting the Squid Sisters. "Marie, Callie, how do you do?"
"Do you have a box we can borrow?" Marie asked Luigi, as she and Callie seemed rather impatient. "We'll give it back to you, we promise..."
"Just one-a box, eh?" Luigi looked behind him at the living room, and saw the box still resting on the living room table. Daisy was nowhere to be found. "I'll be right-a back with you."
"Don't you think it's a bit too early for wrapping presents?" Callie asked Marie, as Luigi went into the living room to retrieve the box. "It's only the first week of November!"
"They always say the early bird gets the worm..." shrugged Marie, before Luigi returned to the screen door with the box and handed said box to Marie.
"Here is your box-a ladies. I think there's some-a thing inside, but you can just take it out. You are going to return-a the box, right...?"
"Uh...of course, yes we will," Marie nodded her head; to be fair, the Inkling never specified when she would return the box. "We'll be done with it shortly!"
"I sure hope-a so. My wife would kill-a me if she doesn't see that box again." Hearing this gave Marie some pause, considering how impulsive Daisy can be. "Try not to destroy it or anything!"
So Luigi closed the screen door, and returned to the living room, acting like nothing ever happened. Daisy walked out of the nursery room, looking at Luigi in a very suspicious manner.
"Honey, where did my box go?" the princess asked Luigi, noticing very quickly that the box was gone from the living room. Luigi had some explaining to do.
"I put it up-a stairs for you, no worries," replied Luigi as he sat back on his sofa and went back to watching television, changing the channel. "Oh great...another Christmas commercial."
"'We'll be done with it shortly'..." Callie repeated Marie's words in a sardonic manner, as the Squid Sisters returned to the tower. "...you sure kn
ow how to give up a man's hopes, Marie."
"I mean, it's just a stupid box," said Marie, as she and her cousin were riding the elevator. Too lazy to even take the stairs. "Can't be that big of a deal."
Once the elevator made its stop, the elevator doors opened, and the Squid Sisters stepped out into the hallway. The Inklings then went to their room and locked the door shut, ready for some gift-wrapping. Meanwhile, Little Mac running up and down the hallway in his pink jumpsuit, training vigorously.
Little Mac: Doc Louis said that running back-and-forth in the hallway was great cardio, so I took his advice to heart and started running in the hallways of the mansion...until the buddy cops gave me a ticket and arrested me for "disturbing the peace". Even though there was literally no one else but me in the hallway. My jail sentence - if you even wanna call it a sentence - was short-lived, but it taught me to never exercise in the mansion again. Those buddy cops are nothing but killjoys...
As Little Mac continue to jog around the hallway, the Squid Sisters left their room as they were done wrapping their gift...or so it appeared to be. In actuality, the Inklings needed all their materials first.
"Crap, we totally forgot about the pull bows!" frowned Marie as she and Callie went down the hallway. Shame on them for being so unprepared. As Little Mac continued to jog, R.O.B. and its robot friends - Ray and Chibi-Robo - were strolling right by.
"Is it just me, or does this tower's lounge suck?" Ray asked his robot buds, as R.O.B. suddenly stopped in place and peeked inside the Squid Sisters room. "Pretty lame, if you ask me."
"ANALYZING...BOX CONTENTS..." said, R.O.B., entering the Squid Sisters' room as he inspected the box on Marie's bed through its X-ray vision. That robot sure had a lot of perks. Ray and Chibi-Robo curiously came over to R.O.B.
"What is it, buddy?" Ray asked R.O.B., who was now holding the box and inspecting it. After a somewhat thorough analysis, R.O.B. turned off its x-ray vision.
"I HAVE DETERMINED...THAT THE BOX IN THE SQUID SISTERS ROOM...CONTAINS AN ITEM," R.O.B. gave his robot friends a progress report on what he had seen, exiting the room.
"Okay...that's good and all, but what's exactly inside the box?" Ray looked inside the room, and saw a few rolls of wrapping paper. "Could it be a gift for someone, from the Squid Sisters?"
"NO, EVEN WORSE..." What could possibly be worse than a gift from the Squid Sisters? "...WHATEVER IS INSIDE THAT BOX...IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING..."
"Can you boys vamoose or something, you're kinda standing in my way," Little Mac said to Ray and company, while jogging in place to keep his cardio up. "I know you guys can't exercise, but at least let me..."
"Sorry, Little Mac, R.O.B. here was just telling us about some 'extremely dangerous' and 'potentially life-threatening' box the Squid Sisters had," Ray said to Little Mac, before doing some jazz hands just for added emphasis. "Sounds like a lot of silly talk."
"Yeah, and why would Marie and Callie have something dangerous in their room? Unless they have no clue what's inside..."
"THE BOX...MUST BE EXTERMINATED IMMEDIATELY..." stated R.O.B., stressing the importance of how dangerous whatever that was inside the box was.
"You know what, how about I just get rid of the box myself." Little Mac snatched the box away from R.O.B. "If it'll make R.O.B. happier. Oof, sure feels heavy..."
"Better hope it's not a bomb," Ray joked around, as he and Little Mac shared a laugh. But what if it WAS a bomb, and it exploded and destroyed everything in sight? That would be quite catastrophic.
"Um, Little Mac, what are you doing with our box?" Marie questioned the boxer, she and Callie coming down the hallway with a few pull bows in hand. "We need it to wrap up our present."
"This box just won't hold up...I'll exchange it for another one," replied Little Mac, before taking off as he ran down the hallway. Little Mac was unsure whether or not the box was dangerous, but now wasn't the time for taking chances.
"He sounds very suspicious..." Callie said to Marie, watching as Little Mac took the bridge that led to the mansion.
Little Mac was walking on the bridge carrying the box, when the boxer bumped into someone. Little Mac instantly screamed for his life as the box dropped unto the bridge, only for the person that bumped into Little Mac to pick up the box.
"Little Mac, what's the matter with you?" asked this person, Chrom, who was flashing a smile at Little Mac. "You were acting like a deer in headlights!"
"Oh yeah, sorry, I was just...getting out my screams from Halloween," chuckled Little Mac, scratching the back of his head as he eyed the box nervously. Something that Chrom picked up on.
"You were? Man, and I thought I was the only one...Zelda really scared me to death with her mask. It was truly the stuff of legends!"
Zelda: We had a bit of a costume contest on Halloween, and somehow I won with my facial mask. And as I expected, the majority of the people who voted for me...were males. Men can be so clueless sometimes when it comes to beauty.
"So where are you headed off to...Chrom?" Little Mac asked the prince, starting some small talk while trying to get his hands on the box.
"I was heading over to the mansion to speak with Tiki," replied Chrom, who wanted to spend some rest and relaxation with a friend of his from the war. "Where are you heading off to, Little Mac?"
"To the mansion so I could destroy that box." Chrom looked at the box in question, and then looked at Little Mac with a confused stare. "So I could...show off how strong I really am!"
"Oh, Little Mac...destroying boxes is easy work. Why not destroy something like rocks instead? No average person can destroy rocks, if you ask me."
"So does that mean you're average yourself?" This zinger from Little Mac left Chrom very offended, as the prince glared down the boxer. "I mean, in a positive way..."
"You go and focus on looking strong, or whatever - I'll give this box to someone who's worth keeping it." Chrom walked past Little Mac, heading to the balcony of the tower as Little Mac followed after Chrom. That was, until...
"Yo Mac, you done with your cardio or what?" Doc Louis called out to his protege from the other end of the bridge, standing with the DQ Martial Artists. "Me and the Martial Artists are about to start that kickboxing practice!"
"Coming!" Little Mac shouted to Doc Louis, turning around and running down the bridge to his trainer. He could get that box from Chrom later today...provided that Chrom still had possession of the box.
Speaking of whom, Chrom arrived at the balcony, and was delighted to see his daughter Lucina, seated at the balcony table and reading the latest edition of Swordsman Weekly. The prince sat near Lucina and placed the box on the table, expecting his daughter to notice him.
"What do you want, Father?" Lucina asked Chrom in a tone that most young adults spoke in when their parents annoyed them. Chrom knew that tone all too well.
"I heard that you like boxes..." replied Chrom, as he looked at Lucina with gleaming eyes. Wasn't that far off to say that Lucina was feeling bothered right now.
"...and where did you even get this from?" Lucina suddenly had a hunch that Robin was telling false info to Chrom, and maybe others.
"Oh, nothing...just making some observations. I know that ladies such as yourself like to store your belongings inside stuff."
"Why is it just women? You sure are making some pretty sexist assumptions, Father." Lucina was putting Chrom in the hot seat.
"Like I said, I'm just making some observations. Now, do you want this box or not?"
"Not sure, since I don't see a box anywhere." Alarmed, Chrom looked at the balcony table, and saw that the box was now missing!
"The box, it disappeared!" In disbelief that the box was gone just like that, right under his nose, Chrom fell down to his knees and pulled out his hair. "How am I supposed to be a generous father now?!"
"Keep on trying, you'll get there someday..." Lucina was apathetic towards Chrom's state of despair, as she flipped the page in her magazine.
On most days, Mr. Game and Watch would mow the grass in the mansion's front yard, and also mowed the grass in the neighbor's front yards if he was feeling kind enough. But today, the 2-D man relegated his grass-mowing duties to his understudy, Dark Pit. Gotta teach the doppelganger about hard work.
"That's right, you mow that grass like you mean it!" Mr. Game and Watch cheered on for Dark Pit, who was mowing the grass with the lawn mower while Mr. GW watched from the lawn chair he was seated in. "Make me proud!"
"Dude, can you chill out for one second?" Dark Pit asked Mr. Game and Watch as he stopped mowing the grass. "You're acting like I'm running a marathon."
"You are running in a marathon, Dark Pit...a grass-mowing marathon. Now keep mowing that grass! That front yard better be looking clean!"
"You're not gonna make my mow the neighbor's lawns, are you?" Mr. Game and Watch would remain silent, sipping from his drink, and Dark Pit sighed as he resumed mowing the grass.
Dark Pit: *wiping away the seat from his forehead* This is what I get for asking Mr. Game and Watch for a bigger allowance...
Mr. Game and Watch folded his arms behind his head, looking up at the sunny sky. He was living the life - no worries, no troubles, and distractions. At least until Pit showed up. That angel was always a distraction.
"Mr. Game and Watch do you have a knife I can borrow?" Pit asked the eater of ghosts, while holding a box; it was the same box that was on the balcony table. Pit stole it from Chrom, like a ninja.
"Can't say that I do," replied Mr. Game and Watch; it wasn't so much that the 2-D man didn't want to give Pit a knife, it's just that he could trust the angel with a knife in his hand. Last thing he'd want to do was clean up someone's blood. "What do you even need a knife for?"
"For opening this box." Pit handed the box to Mr. Game and Watch, who shook the box lightly. He felt something inside the box, but didn't really think much of it.
"Why not ask Bowser for a knife?" Mr. Game and Watch handed the box back to Pit, after he was done inspecting it. "He always seems to carry a knife around."
"Dang it...first Lady Palutena, and now you. I just can't ever win! Bowser might be my last hope..." Pit walked away from Mr. Game and Watch, allowing the 2-D man to continue relaxing in peace.
Yu was in the living room, watching the Food Network. The young man was unsure what brought his attention to this particular channel, but it definitely had to be the food. It was always the food.
"Ah, the Food Network...the only channel to acknowledge the fact that Thanksgiving exists," remarked Yu - perhaps he should recommend the Food Network to Luigi. Bowser entered the living room, taking a seat next to Yu on the couch.
"Yu, I need you to do a very huge solid for me," the koopa king said to the young, sounding very serious. Yu was startled to see Bowser seated next to him, as he jumped back in fright.
"B-Bowser, what are you even..." Yu spoke up, only for Bowser to gently shush the young man by putting his index finger on his lips.
"I know this might sound strange, but hear me out." Bowser cleared his throat, before saying the following to Yu: "I need you to break up with Rise, and get back together with Yukiko."
"Wait, what?!" Yu reacted exactly how Bowser expected, as he jumped back in shock and stood up on his feet. "Why do you want me to do that for?"
"Because I've seen your ex Yukiko showing signs of chemistry with my son, Bowser Jr. I fear that she might have the hots for him, and the other way around!"
"I find that hard to believe, Yukiko would never have romantic feelings for turtles. Surely it must be a coincidence."
"But she does like turtles, I'm sure of it! That's why I need you to break up with Rise, and get back together with Yukiko."
"What for? What benefit would that be for everyone involved?" Yu couldn't just go back to Yukiko like that, what with the coldness between the two.
"One, it'll give Yukiko a boyfriend. Two, it'll keep Yukiko as far away from Bowser Jr. as possible. And three...huh, I can't think of a third reason."
"And what about Rise, I can't just leave her in the dust! It would break her heart if..."
"Oh please, I bet you two were only together for like a couple of months. Breaking up with her won't sting as much!"
"Hey Bowser, do you have a knife I can borrow?" Pit asked the koopa king, approaching him in the living room with the box. "Mr. Game and Watch said you might have one."
"I do have a knife, but it's only for..." replied Bowser, before he stopped speaking when he saw the box Pit was holding. "...what's in that box?"
"I dunno, that's what I wanna figure out. I saw Chrom with the box earlier today, and I stole from him out of my own curiosity."
"Lemme see that box for myself..." Bowser walked over to Pit and took the box from the angel, shaking it. Felt something heavy inside. "...this must be the box that Ryuji and his pals are using to prank me!"
"Woah, are you sure about that?" Bowser would continue to shake the box, holding it at the side of his ear. "Gotta admit, it does feel pretty heavy!"
"You bet it does! How about you follow me to my room, and we'll open the box there." So Bowser led Pit out of the living room, as he looked back at Yu. "Don't forget what I said, Yu!" Bowser told the young man.
"I just don't think it's such a great idea!" Yu called out to Bowser, before burying his face in his hands. "You've got to be kidding me..."
Yu: I know for a fact that Yukiko isn't interested in having Bowser Jr. as a boyfriend. That's just very creepy, on the surface. Not only that, but why would Yukiko want to date a non-human for? Yukiko and Bowser Jr. must be just mutual friends, nothing more than that.
Teddie: *approaches Yu from behind* Hey Master, when are you gonna break up with Rise? *wraps arm around Yu* Tell me when you're gonna do it, I wanna see the look on Rise's face!
Yu: Teddie I am not going to break up with... *pauses* ...wait, who told you that I would break up with Rise?
Teddie: Bowser, of course! He's trying to speak things into existence.
Yu: Oh, I'm so screwed... *sighs* ...this can't be happening.
Desperately trying to find their way in, Ryuji, Junpei, and Yosuke were doing their best to unlock Master Hand's door, with Ryuji pulling on the doorknob with all his might while Yosuke was pulling on him. Standing by were Dr. Mario and Leaf.
"If you must-a know, that door is locked," Dr. Mario informed Ryuji and company; he told the trio that more than three times, but those dudes still wouldn't listen.
"You got access to the room, right?" Junpei asked Dr. Mario, refusing to see Ryuji and Junpei struggling anymore. "Get out your key and open the door already!"
"I would, as Mario...but now, I am a doctor. You'll just have to ask-a me when I'm not wearing this lab-a coat."
"You can't just do us like that!" Junpei frowned at Dr. Mario, before grabbing his cap and tossing it to the floor. "You just want to see us in trouble, don't you?"
"Psst, Mario...are these the guys you want me to hang out with?" Leaf whispered to the doctor, as Junpei walked away and shook his head.
"Like I said, you need to hang out-a with people in your age-a group," Dr. Mario whispered back, thinking that Leaf socializing with fellow young folk could get the Pokemon trainer more acclimated with her age. "It's for the best."
"Then let me hang out with the girls instead. Why Ryuji and his friends, they would be too rough!"
"Bah, hanging out with girls would-a be too easy. Save that crap for later. Gotta start off with the hard-a stuff!"
"Sounds pretty backwards to me, but...you are the doctor." Leaf let out a sigh, having no choice but to trust Dr. Mario.
"Sup boys, you need me to Falcon Punch that door down?" Captain Falcon asked Ryuji and Yosuke as he passed by, noticing the duo's struggles.
"Yeah, we could really use a Falcon Punch right about now..." replied Yosuke, as he and Ryuji stopped pulling on the doorknob. "...door's locked shut!"
"It's always like that when Master Hand's away...but I can bring it down. Step aside!" Yosuke and Ryuji moved out of the way, as Captain Falcon cracked his knuckles and walked up to the bedroom door. "Falcon...PUUUUNCH!"
Unleashing all his might, Captain Falcon aggressively punched the door, emitting a flurry of flames from his body. To the racer's dismay, the door was still standing, his fist pressed against the door.
"Oh that is right...this door is indestructible," realized Captain Falcon, retracting his hand and shaking it off. "You might wanna ask Isabelle to open the door for you."
"So we have to get Isabelle to unlock the door for us?" asked Junpei, who was hoping that Isabelle wasn't really busy at the moment. "Man, we really need to get that box, and fast..."
"A box? Where did you get it from?" Captain Falcon found himself quite curious; that box was very much a point of curiosity today.
"We bought it from Anna; we're gonna use it to prank Bowser! He's gonna open that box, and then he's gonna be pranked, and he's gonna be like..."
"...you bought a box from Anna, the merchant? Did you even check what was inside?" Junpei shook his head no to Captain Falcon's question, feeling like checking the contents of the box was unnecessary.
"We would've, but we didn't think about it at the time." Captain Falcon started acting strange, as he put his hands on his head.
"Okay, well, you won't believe this, but...sometimes Anna likes to put random stuff in the boxes she sells. And there's a good chance that the box you bought..it might have a bomb inside."
Junpei, Ryuji, and Yosuke were all beside themselves when they learned this information. The box they brought to the mansion had a bomb inside?! That would probably explain why the box felt so heavy.
Captain Falcon: Happened to me once - I bought a box from Anna, and wanted to deliver it to Don Genie as a birthday present. So I sent it to Don, and the very next day, Don called me and complained about how his house burned down. Turns out the present I sent to him...was a bomb. Let this be a good lesson to you kids, unless you like broken friendships.
Anna: They never said that selling explosives was illegal...according to Beedle and the other vendors I asked around the food market. I needed to get rid of those explosives somehow. Selling them blindly to customers should do the trick...
"Trust me, I got a box with a bomb inside and sent it to my good friend, Don Genie," Captain Falcon continued, as Ryuji and the boys were now thinking over the poor life decisions they have made. "Poor guy hasn't talked to me ever since he lost his house!"
"Crap, we literally brought a bomb to the mansion!" panicked Ryuji, not wanting another fire to go down at the mansion. Lord knows that the residents had enough. "We're so done for!"
"Dr. Mario, you have to tell us where Isabelle is!" Yosuke said to the doctor, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him silly. "We can't let Master Hand see the box!"
"I'm afraid I cannot help-a you, for I am a doctor who knows-a nothing but treating patients...and occasionally foot massages," replied Dr. Mario, taking Yosuke's hands off of him. He sure knew how to stay in character. "But if I had to guess, Isabelle might be in the cafe..."
"To the cafe we go!" shouted Junpei, running down the hallway as Ryuji and Yosuke chased after him. Gotta find Isabelle, and fast...
Bowser was in his room, with the box likely containing a bomb on his bed. The koopa king was joined by Pit, who had brought his pals Kirby and Incineroar with him.
"This is the knife I use for pregnancy reasons - like C-section and stuff," Bowser explained to Pit and company while taking out a knife, which was last seen in episode 65 when Daisy went into labor. "I wanted to use it, but those two princesses never gave me the chance."
"He's referring to Zelda and Lucina, right?" Pit whispered to Incineroar, who shook his head no as Bowser laid out the box on his bed.
"Since I've been wanting to use this knife, I'll use it to cut open this box." Before Bowser could get to work, Kirby grabbed the box and shook it.
"We should handle this box with care, whatever's inside could be fragile," the pink puffball advised, before placing the box back where it was. Whatever was inside the box could also be dangerous...
"Uh, sure, play it safe why don't you." Bowser lined up his knife with the center of the box, ready to cut. "Someone count me off, gotta make this box-cutting more epic than it seems!"
Pit was about to start the count-off, only to be interrupted by a knock at the door. The Ice Climbers, Nana and Popo, were standing at Bowser's doorway holding some ice cream cones.
"Who wants free ice cream?" Popo asked everyone inside Bowser's room, holding four ice cones in his hands. "Just say yes already, the ice cream's melting unto my gloves..."
"Me me me!" Pit excitedly raised his hand, running over to Popo and grabbing an ice cream cone. The angel started licking away, as Nana looked towards Bowser.
"Would you like an ice cream cone, Bowser?" Nana kindly asked the koopa king, who refused to put his knife down.
"Who offers people ice cream in November?" questioned Bowser, effectively turning down Nana's offer. At least Nana tried. "You two are a bunch of nerds..."
"When Nana offers you ice cream, you shut your mouth and say yes..." Popo frowned at Bowser, with the meanest look Bowser had ever seen from the Ice Climber. When it came to ice cream, Popo was nothing but serious business.
"Can't say yes with my mouth shut, but whatever floats your boat, man..." Appeasing Popo, Bowser grabbed an ice cream cone from Nana, and Popo would stare at the koopa king angrily along the way.
"I would have some ice cream, but frankly I'm on a diet," Kirby told the Ice Climbers, leaving both of them in shock. Kirby, going on a diet? "No sweets for me!"
Kirby: Dr. Mario gave me a random diagnosis the other day, and claimed that I was "obese" for my size. Which I still fail to see, to this very day. So now, I'm going on a vegan to appease Dr. Mario. Pit's going on a vegan diet too, out of solidarity.
Pit: Wanna know how much of a vegan I am? *grins, then points thumb at himself* I eat nothing but vegetables! Heck, I don't even eat fruit! Carrots and cabbage all day, boys!
"Hmm, this ice cream cone ain't that bad!" commented Bowser, as he licked his ice cream cone. Chocolate flavored, with a slight touch of caramel. "You did good, Ice Climbers, you did good..."
"We're glad you like it," said Nana, who was looking delighted while Popo was suspiciously holding his hands behind his back. Perhaps he had more treats he wished to offer to Bowser and company. "We worked our butts off to perfect those cones."
"And now, we're gonna make some ice cream sandwiches," added Popo, as he left; Nana would follow shortly after. "Everyone loves a good ice cream sandwich!"
"Dang straight!" exclaimed Bowser, finishing off his ice cream cone by stuffing it down his mouth. The koopa king then licked his lips, and grabbed his knife. "Alright, now let's get to cutting that box!"
"Yeah, but where is the box?" asked Pit, as Bowser found himself befuddled by the angel's question. Then the koopa king looked on his bed...and saw that the box was now missing! For the second time today, the box had seemingly disappeared.
"Where did our box go?! It couldn't have grown legs and walked away." Distressed, Bowser looked towards Kirby and Incineroar, who were just standing around. "Why did you let the box vanish right under our noses?"
"Honestly, I dozed off," replied Kirby, providing an excuse that Bowser refused to buy. Bowser angrily looked at Incineroar, who could only shrug.
The box was now in the hands of Popo, who had taken the box while Pit and Bowser were enjoying their ice cream. The Ice Climber held the box as he walked with Nana through the hallway.
"Popo, why did you have to take that box for?" Nana asked her brother, or cousin, or boyfriend, or whatever, as Popo was eyeing the box.
"Same reason why people like to climb mountains," replied Popo, who was wondering what was inside the box. "Because it's there."
"Still, Bowser isn't the right kind of person to steal from. Can you imagine what he would do to you, if he found out that you stole the box from him?"
"Is anyone the right kind of person to steal from? Let's be honest here..." Popo soon came a stop, as he felt something in his bladder. "...uh oh, gotta go to the bathroom. Hold this box for me!"
"Popo, wait!" It was too late - Popo handed Nana the box, and ran to the nearest bathroom and left his sister, or cousin, or girlfriend, or whatever, all alone. "What am I gonna do with this box..."
"Hey Nana, what's that you got there?" Cloud asked the Ice Climber from behind, walking with Link. The swordsman felt comfortable hanging around with Link again, now that the Hylian was back to his normal self.
"Just some box that Popo apparently stole from Bowser." Nana showed the box to Link and Cloud. "I feel dirty just holding it..."
"We could take it off of your hands for you," Link said to Nana - what a nice guy that Hylian was. "If it'll make you feel like a moral person..."
"I dunno - Popo would throw a fit if I just gave the box away...but you know what?" Nana handed the box to Cloud, looking back to ensure that Popo hadn't returned from the bathroom yet. "You can keep it."
"We can put it in the storage room, for safekeeping," Cloud told Nana, after he accepted the box from the Ice Climber. "If Popo ever asks, just tell him that he can find the box there."
"Yo, Link, you ready man?" Sonic called out to the Hylian, walking down the hallway. Link looked at the hedgehog, very confused.
"Am I ready for what?" asked the Hylian, as he eyed around the hallway. He was hoping that Sonic wouldn't challenge him to a race, he'd get creamed.
"Don't you remember? You gotta do your rap song duet with Knuckles! You promised that you would do one!"
"You're doing a rap duet with Knuckles?" Cloud asked Hylian, who was now smiling very sheepishly. "Way to step out of your comfort zone. But, I'd take Rapper Link over your Joker phase any day of the week."
"I do not recall this Joker phase that you speak of," responded Link, acknowledging the fact that Joker Link was a separate character he had no part of.
Sonic: Knuckles wants to do a lot of featured songs, and he's gonna experiment doing said features with random people. Such as Link, for instance. The original plan was for Knuckles to do the main vocals, with Link as the featured artist, but the roles were switched around. Mainly because Knuckles wanted to "pad" his career accomplishments.
"What you waiting for, Link, let's get movin'!" Sonic beckoned to the Hylian as he walked down the hallway. Link would reluctantly follow after Sonic, with Cloud following after him.
"I gotta see this..." smirked Cloud, interested in seeing Link's rap debut. To see Link humiliating himself on the mic would make Cloud's day.
"Ah, I feel so relieved..." Popo sighed happily, stretching out his arms as he rejoined Nana in the middle of the hallway. Didn't take him long enough to notice that something was amiss. "Nana, where is the box?"
"That's a...very good question," Nana laughed nervously, as Popo stared at her with his arms folded.
Not wishing to meet their end at the hands of Master Hand or the bomb, Junpei and company sought Isabelle, in the cafe. Isabelle had accidentally made a mess on the floor, and was cleaning up her mess with napkins.
"Isabelle, we need you to let us inside Master Hand's room," Yosuke said to Isabelle, not even bothering to help out the shih tzu. He was that distressed. "We left our box in there!"
"I can't go inside Master Hand's room without his permission," stated Isabelle, while she was wiping away at the floor. Thank goodness the floor was only hardwood. "I would have to ask him first."
"Then call Master Hand and ask him if he could let you in his room!" Ryuji told Isabelle, before the phone in the cafe started ringing. Isabelle stopped cleaning up her mess, and answered the phone.
"Hello, who is this?" Isabelle spoke into the phone, while Ryuji, Yosuke, and Junpei had their fingers crossed that Isabelle was speaking with Master Hand.
"Hi Isabelle, Master Hand speaking!" Master Hand responded from the phone, as Ryuji and company rejoiced. All Isabelle had to do know was ask for permission. "Calling from this guy's phone that I stole - tried calling the house phone, but nobody answered."
"Sorry to hear that. So did you get all your errands done? Or were you messing around again?"
"No, I got the errands done...felt weird not forcing Mario to do 'em. Did you deliver those reports to my room?"
"Every single one! I left them all on your dresser, so you can read them later today."
"Superb! I'll be heading back to the mansion in a few. Now the guy is asking for his phone back...toodaloo!"
"Oh man, Master hand's gonna be here at any minute!" fretted Junpei, as Isabelle hung up the phone and resumed cleaning her mess. "We can't let him inside that room with that box inside!"
"Right!" nodded Ryuji, as he and the boys left the cafe. Standing outside the cafe were Dr. Mario and Leaf, who were keeping a close eye on Ryuji and company.
"Are you sure I can't hang around with the ladies, Dr. Mario?" Leaf asked the doctor, feeling like her time was being wasted. "'Observing' Ryuji, Junpei, and Yosuke won't do me any good."
"Oh but it will - it'll teach-a you not to make the same-a mistakes they're making," objected Dr. Mario, although Leaf strongly begged to differ. "Wherever those-a three go, we must follow..."
Knuckles and Link were in the recording booth, about to record their rap song. Knuckles was looking confident as ever, while Link was anything but as he looked at the sheet of lyrics in his hands. Sitting in the studio were Sonic, Tails, Crash, and Cloud, the latter of whom was still holding the box.
Tails: This song Knuckles is going to sing with Link will be the first time Knuckles will ever use autotune. *holds up ear muffs* For that reason, I'll be wearing these ear muffs to lower the risk of my ears bleeding.
"Ready when you are!" Tails, wearing his ear muffs, gave a thumbs up to Knuckles and Link as he pressed the play button on the soundboard. Some rap music started playing, and Knuckles and Link were ready to sing...
"Wait, hold on, wait just a minute," said Link, as Tails brought the music down and paused it. "What does it mean here, that I like to drive in my truck?"
"...it means exactly what it says," replied Knuckles, who felt shameful for having to explain that to Link. "You like to drive in your truck!"
"But it has no correlation with the next line..." Link squinted his eyes, as he read the next line on his sheet of lyrics. "...'Wazzu sucks'? Who the heck is Wazzu? Is he some kind of wizard or something?"
"No...Wazzu is like a nickname, for Washington State University. The University of Washington's rival school. I'm trying to make a sports rivalry song so I could get the whole town of Seattle behind my back. Nothing like some hometown love, amirite?"
"But you're...not even a natural-born citizen of Seattle...which means that the whole point of this song...is pointless..."
"Hurry up and do the song already - we don't have all day, you know," demanded Cloud, who was holding the box. Link would point accusingly at his best friend.
"You just want to see me embarrass myself!" the Hylian said to Cloud, as Fox and Falco entered the recording studio. "That's all you're here for!"
"Oh snap, did we just walk into some recording studio drama?" asked Falco, getting all excited for no reason as he took out his cellphone and started recording. "Keep it coming boys, don't stop!"
"I think Link and Cloud were just having a disagreement," said Fox, but that didn't stop Falco from recording. Falco was getting impatient, as neither Link or Cloud said a single word.
"Bruh why are y'all so silent, say something! Call each other names! Can't you do that much?"
"Not today, Falco, not today..." Fox said to Falco, as he lowered the avian pilot's hands. "...maybe another time."
"Hey, can you guys take this box to the storage room?" Cloud asked Fox and Falco, as he handed the box to the latter. "I'd do it myself, but...I'm more interested in hearing Link's horrible rap skills."
"Oh yeah, well I'd like to see you try!" Link snapped on Cloud, as he shook his fist at the swordsman. This was the kind of stuff Falco wished to record.
"We got you covered," Fox said to Cloud, as he and Falco left the recording studio. Falco was too reluctant to leave, having to be shoved out into the hallway by Fox. So much for recording some beef...
Ryuji, Junpei, and Yosuke were standing in front of Master Hand's room, refusing to let the giant hand in. The three stayed vigilant, as they saw Master Hand having returned to the mansion and floating down the hallway. Dr. Mario and Leaf were standing close by.
"There he is! Act natural!" Junpei whispered to Ryuji and Yosuke, standing straight as Master Hand floated his way over to his room. He was startled to see Junpei and pals obstructing his doorway.
"Didn't expect a welcome committee, but I'll take it anyways..." remarked Master Hand, wishing that he had some shoulders to shrug. "Now will you please get out of my way? I got some reports to read."
"Do you REALLY have to read those reports?" asked Ryuji with a grin, while sweat was pouring down his nervous face. "You can always read 'em later..."
"Yeah, you're right...but I also wanna relax on my bed. It's been a long day." Despite Master Hand's wish, Ryuji and company stayed where they were. "Do I have to flick you boys away?"
"No, no, that won't be necessary..." replied Junpei, as he walked away from Master Hand's bedroom door while trying to play it cool. "...we're not trying to be a bother, Master Hand. It's just that, uh..."
Then out of nowhere, Junpei started gagging, as he grabbed his neck and fell to the floor. Dr. Mario, who was still standing by, came to the rescue as he knelt down at Junpei's side.
"Breathe-a man, breathe!" the doctor said to Junpei, as he started pressing down on his chest repeatedly. Master Hand and Leaf looked on, while Ryuji and Yosuke thought that Junpei was being an idiot.
"Is this really the best distraction he's got?" Yosuke whispered to Ryuji, as Junpei's fake choking continued.
Meanwhile, Fox and Falco placed the box inside the storage room, which was opened by Mr. Game and Watch. The two pilots left the storage room after their deed was fulfilled.
"All done?" Mr. Game and Watch asked Fox and Falco, as they stepped out of the storage room and walked away.
"Done and done!" replied Fox, giving Mr. Game and Watch a thumbs up. Mr. Game and Watch was about to close the storage room door, when...
"Hold on just a moment!" Cortex showed up, shortly after Fox and Falco had left. "I need to go inside that storage room. It's that stupid goose again!"
Dark Pit: Mr. GW's gone, which means I can stop mowing the grass now... *looks at lawn mower* ...time to have some fun with this thing. Wonder if Pit's interested in a haircut, if you know what I mean...No, I'm not gonna kill him. I can't really kill him. He's an angel, stupid.
"You're still dealing with that goose?" Mr. Game and Watch asked Cortex, before letting out a sigh. "You know what, go ahead and knock yourself out..." So Cortex went inside the storage room, and grabbed the box.
"Ha ha! Don't know what's inside this thing, but I'll use it to kill that goose anyways!" said Cortex as he let out a maniacal laugh, before running away.
"To think he'd be bored of being chased around by that dumb bird..." Mr. Game and Watch had this to say about Cortex, as he closed up the storage room.
Since the Squid Sisters never got the box back, they had to resort to using a different box - one that Shovel Knight was kind enough to offer to them. Marie got her gift wrapped up, with Callie's help, and was now one step ahead on the Christmas spirit.
"That wrapping paper sure was sticky," Callie spoke with Marie as the Squid Sisters were hanging around in the lobby, when someone rang the doorbell. The Squid Sisters both answered the door, and saw Luigi standing by with Daisy, who was frowning with her arms folded.
"Hi ladies - Daisy wants-a that box back," said Luigi, as the Squid Sisters clenched their teeth as a nervous fear overwhelmed them. "You still got it, right?"
"We...might've given it away to someone else," replied Marie, as the intensity of Daisy's frown increased. "You should go speak with Little Mac."
Junpei was still on the floor, faking choking, and Dr. Mario was doing everything he could to remedy Junpei's problem. Master Hand, Leaf, Ryuji, and Yosuke remained, not sure of how much longer they could watch Junpei faking his own death.
"Look, Junpei, I'm not gonna sit around and watch you fake choke all day," Master Hand said, having just about enough of the young man's shenanigans. "Now get off the floor, and cut it out!"
"I think...I think I feel better now..." said Junpei as he stopped choking and stood up; he only did it to avoid Master Hand's wrath. "Thanks for saving me, Mario."
"That's Doctor Mario to you," Dr. Mario corrected Junpei, as Master Hand went to his bedroom door. Junpei, Ryuji, and Yosuke looked afraid...until Master Hand stopped in place.
"Aw phooey, how could I forget?" questioned Master Hand, as he felt stupid. Which, according to him, seldom happened that often. "The door's locked, and I don't have a key to get in! Why, I don't even have any pockets!"
"I would let-a you use my key, but I left it back at my house," Dr. Mario said to Master Hand, as Junpei and company let out sighs of relief.
"Way to let me down, Dr. Mario...no matter, I'll just ask Isabelle for her key." No way could Junpei and company afford to let Master Hand vanish away.
"You can't do that!" Ryuji shouted at the giant hand, who looked at the delinquent. "Because, uh...Isabelle fell down the stairs. And died."
"Died? Died from what? From embarrassment?" Dying from embarrassment would be quite a way to go out.
"No, from uh...from blunt force trauma. To the head. Saw it with my own two eyes, it was tragic..."
"Well if Isabelle really is dead, I would've known about it by now. I do know everything, after all. Now if you excuse me..."
Before Master Hand could move, Yosuke leaped on top of the giant hand, and started riding on top of him. Tried to ride Master Hand like a horse, but it didn't work as intended so it looked awkward.
"Woo hoo, hand riding, my favorite hobby!" exclaimed Yosuke, faking his excitement for the hobby he just made up, while twirling an imaginary cowboy hat. "Yeehaw!"
"Yosuke if you don't get off of me this instant..." seethed Master Hand, as Dr. Mario and Leaf looked on. The latter didn't know what to think.
"Wow, Dr. Mario, I sure am learning a lot today..." Leaf told the doctor, in a very sarcastic manner.
Nearly exhausted from his kickboxing practice with the Martial Artists, Little Mac and Doc Louis were relaxing in the lounge. The former was now being interrogated by Luigi and Daisy, as Daisy really wanted that box back.
"I dropped the box on the bridge, and Chrom picked it up," Little Mac explained to Luigi, hoping that Daisy wouldn't smack him in the face with a frying pan. "He might have the box still."
"Someone called my name?" asked Chrom, showing up near the couch that Little Mac and Doc Louis were sitting on. Daisy would grab the prince by his neck, pulling on his collar.
"Where did you put that box?!" Daisy angrily asked Chrom; the princess really needed something to put her candles in. "Tell me where it is!
"I don't know! One minute I had it, and the next thing I know it was gone! Please don't kill me!" Daisy would spare Chrom, as she dropped the prince to the floor.
"Make things difficult, why don't you..." Angrier than before, Daisy grabbed Luigi's hand, and stormed out of the gaming room.
When it wasn't chasing Cortex around, the goose was often seen outside the mansion, minding its own business. The white-feathered bird was near the entrance to the basement, as Cortex looked on while hiding behind a tree.
Cortex: That stupid goose is ruining my life! Thanks to that bird, I've lost respect from Master Hand, from my peers, and from Uka...to be fair, I already lost respect from Uka a long time ago, but he still counts. But there's one person that I haven't lost any respect from, and that's Tiki. For Tiki to see her future husband being harassed by a lousy goose would be damaging to me, so I must set things right.
The goose would show how resourceful it was, when it used a yard stick to pry the basement door open. Cortex marveled at this, watching as the goose nonchalantly walked inside the basement.
"It's go time..." Cortex said to himself, bringing the box with him as he walked to the open basement door. The evil genius entered the basement, carefully stepping his way inside.
As expected, the basement was pitch-black inside, and Cortex needed a light source. So the evil genius dug into his pocket and pulled out his lighter, and flicked the switch as a fire emitted and lit up the basement. Just a tad.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are, you goose!" shouted Cortex, looking around the basement while carrying the box. "Promise I won't hurt...you."
Cortex looked afraid, as he shone the light on the goose who was standing in front of him. but it wasn't the goose that the evil genius wasn't scared of...it was the Rabbids, that were standing behind the goose. Looks like the goose found an army.
"Mother..." squeaked Cortex, backing away...and as the goose stepped forward, so did the Rabbids.
Dark Pit really wanted to terrorize Pit with the lawn mower, but the angel was nowhere to be found outside. So until Pit showed up, Dark Pit kicked back and relaxed in Mr. Game and Watch's lawn chair.
"Slacking off on the job again, Dark Pit?" Zelda approached the doppelganger, holding Ori in her arms. Dark Pit smirked, as he took a sip from his drink...which was actually Mr. Game and Watch's drink. At least he didn't have to worry about backwash.
"Joke's on you, princess - I got the job done!" replied Dark Pit, as he showed Zelda the grass he had mowed. "Now, I'm just relaxing. Hey, have you seen Pit?"
"If I had to guess, Pit must be with..." Zelda would come to a stop, when she heard some loud screaming from nearby. The princess looked over, and saw Cortex being chased by the goose...and the Rabbids.
"SAVE ME!" Cortex cried out, holding the box high up in the air as he was being chased. Soon the Rabbids ambushed Cortex to the ground, as one of the Rabbids grabbed the box.
"Shouldn't you deal with the Rabbids, Mr. Groundskeeper?" Zelda asked Dark Pit, while the Rabbids were attacking Cortex. The goose was rallying the Rabbids on, giving them orders through its honking.
"...I'll go get the garden hose," sighed Dark Pit, as he left the lawn chair and walked away. Meanwhile, the Rabbid with the box inched towards a mansion window, whistling innocently...before opening said window, tossing the box inside, and shutting the window and walking away.
Question was: which room did the Rabbid toss the box into?
Master Hand finally shook Yosuke off of him, dropping the young man unto the floor and nearly breaking his back. Dr. Mario would inspect Yosuke for any sign of injuries, as Yosuke moaned in pain.
"Do NOT ride on top of me ever again," Master Hand told Yosuke, making sure that everyone else also got the memo. "I am a very powerful being, not a plaything."
"Heard ya loud and clear..." responded Yosuke, grimacing in pain as Dr. Mario turned the young man over on his stomach. Leaf would be unwise to learn an example or two from Yosuke.
"Master Hand, do you need a key to get inside your room?" asked Isabelle, showing up in the hallway much to Ryuji and Junpei's chagrin. The shih tzu was accompanied by Luigi and Daisy, the latter of whom was still incensed.
Luigi: Daisy got caught choking out-a the Luminary for not knowing where the box-a was, so now we have to be chaperoned-a by Isabelle. But why do I have-a to be chaperoned, I did nothing wrong! I just have a crazy wife, that's all!
"Is it really that big of a deal, to be in your room?" Junpei asked Master Hand as he stood in front of the giant hand...only for Master Hand to flick him away. Not wanting to be flicked either, Ryuji had no choice but to stand where he was, and watch in horror as Isabelle unlocked Master Hand's bedroom door.
"Open sesame!" exclaimed Isabelle, after she opened the door. Master Hand floated to the door...and then teleported his way inside the room. Rendering what Isabelle had done utterly useless.
"He could've warped himself inside his room even if it was locked?!" frowned Ryuji, who was now wondering why Master Hand even had a bedroom door. "Ooh, why I oughta..."
"Oh my! A gift, for me?" exclaimed Master Hand, as everyone save for Dr. Mario and Yosuke entered Master Hand's room. On Master Hand's bed...was the box.
"Is it addressed-a to you?" asked Dr. Mario, dragging Yosuke inside Master Hand's room across the floor. Poor Yosuke was gonna end up having some pretty gnarly facial scars.
"It's sitting on my bed, so it has to be for me. There's no mistaking it!" Ryuji and Junpei had to act quick, and fast.
"Wait, Master Hand...what if, that gift is a Christmas present?" asked Ryuji, doing his best to prevent Master Hand from opening the box. "Save it until next month!"
"If it were Christmas present, it would be wrapped in wrapping paper. But it's not, which means I can open it now!"
"Not so fast, Master Hand!" said Daisy, as she grabbed the box off of Master Hand's bed. "I found this box in this room before you did, while you were out and busy. Which means it's mine!"
"How do you know that box doesn't have a gift for me? Is there something inside the box?"
"Well...yes, but I can just take it out. And look, the box's not even addressed for you!"
"You're dang right isn't addressed for Master Hand, Daisy...it's addressed for ME!"
Standing at the doorway was Bowser, who stormed inside Master Hand's room en route to Daisy. The koopa king stepped on Yosuke, hurting the poor guy's back.
"Ryuji, Yosuke, and Junpei plotted to prank me, after I originally pranked them," explained Bowser, as he took the box from Daisy. "And this is how they planned on pranking me back, with this box!"
"Wait, so that box doesn't have a gift for me?" asked a now bummed out Master Hand, as Bowser opened the window in Master Hand's room.
"The only thing that box had was a prank, designed for me. So Ryuji, Yosuke, and Junpei...this is how I feel about your stupid prank!"
Bowser would toss the box outside the window, throwing with all his might. The box sailed across the sky, and landed a wide distance away from the mansion...and seconds later, an explosion occurred. Which meant that there really was a bomb inside. Bowser just did everyone a huge favor.
Cortex: It was weird - when that explosion happened, the Rabbids started cheering and beating on their chests. For a moment, I wasn't being ganged on! Then that stupid goose had to start honking...and then the beatdown continued. Last thing I'd want is for the goose to have minions - mindless minions at that. The ones I have at my castle are already a handful.
"So they were trying to prank me with a bomb...good to now," remarked Bowser, as the Rabbids outside were cheering on for the explosion. As Cortex's talking head segment indicated, that euphoria would only last for a moment.
"Junpei, Yosuke, Ryuji...where on earth did you get that box from?" Master Hand questioned the three young men, who were all nervous to answer. Someone out of the three had to speak up.
"We got it from...Anna the merchant?" Ryuji spoke up, with a very nervous grin. Buying a bomb unknowingly was bad enough, but buying one from Anna was just as damning, if not more.
"You did business with that cretin?! That is simply unforgivable. For that, and for nearly putting everyone's life in danger, you'll be doing induced labor for the rest of the month, even on Thanksgiving. Understood?"
"If it makes you feel any better, we had no idea that we were getting a bomb..." stated Yosuke, as he raised his finger...before putting his finger back down. "...yep, we're screwed."
In the computer room, Knuckles was showing off his rap duet with Link to a few select residents. One of those residents being Lloyd, who was holding some headphones. Let's see how the song goes...
Link: I like driving in my truck...
Knuckles: He likes to drive in his truck!
Link: ...Wazzu sucks.
Knuckles: Wazzu sucks!
Link: I like driving in my truck...
Knuckles: He likes to drive in his truck!
Link: Uh, Wazzu sucks...
Knuckles: WAZZU SUCKS!
Link: I like trucks...
Knuckles: He likes trucks!
Link: I don't, uh...I don't care for Wazzu.
Knuckles: HE DOESN'T CARE FOR WAZZU!
"Quick question: who is Wazzu?" Lloyd asked Knuckles as he paused the song. "Is he some kind of wizard?"
"No, Wazzu is the nickname of Washington State University," explained Knuckles, although Lloyd still wasn't convinced. "Who is the rival school of the University of Washington."
"Oh, I see...does Washington State University have some kind of wizardry club at their school?"
"I bet they have a Quidditch Club. Or a Broom-Riding Club." Knuckles was now picturing a bunch of grown college students riding around campus on brooms, and the very thought of it made the echidna smile to himself.
Link: Thankfully Cloud didn't laugh at me while I was rapping; he said he found the song boring. But I know he doesn't have it in him to laugh. It's not easy being friends with someone who has no soul. Or swag. Which I have, by the way...Stop laughing.
"Yo, Leaf, you wanna check out my rap duet with Link?" Knuckles asked the Pokemon trainer, whom he saw walk by the computer room. "It's fire!"
"No thanks, maybe later," replied Leaf, who looked like she was busy at the moment. "I'm about to hang out with some friends."
Leaf walked down the hallway with her friends...Yukari, Rise, and Ann. All of whom were in their twenties, like Leaf. Dr. Mario and Luigi stood together in the hallway, as they watched Leaf.
"Perhaps I should've let Leaf hang out with-a those ladies earlier," remarked Dr. Mario, as he stroked his chin. Good to see him admitting fault. "Following after Ryuji and the boys was a mistake."
"I wouldn't have advised-a doing that myself" said Luigi, before he heard a text notification from his phone. It was from Daisy. "...Daisy keeps-a bothering me about finding a box from her candles."
"Go ahead, make your woman happy." So Luigi turned around and walked away, leaving Dr. Mario alone by himself. Dr. Mario kept watching Leaf, finding it astonishing how the Pokemon trainer could grow into a twenty-year old woman over a one-week period.
At that rate, she would be thirty years of age by next Friday! Better hope she doesn't make any mistakes along the way.
