Author's Note:

Feels weird to write a chapter after the Super Bowl...that has nothing to do with Valentine's Day. Don't know why, but it just is. Guest reviews:

"Does Sae know that Makoto is a Phantom Thief? Will a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon chapter happen when the remake comes out? How will the Dot Hack characters react to meeting their real world selves? Will the Ashen Wolves show up when the new Fire Emblem DLC comes out? And finally, what are your thoughts on the Pokemon Home pricing controversy?"

Not unless she knows about it in Persona 5. There will be a Mystery Dungeon chapter, and it'll be done...differently from all the other chapters. Actually don't know if or when the Dot Hack characters will appear. The Ashen Wolves will appear. And the prices for Pokemon Home are...pretty unfair. And here I thought that Pokemon Home would be free...on to El pollo campero, who has a few questions that I sadly overlooked...

"1.) Will any other DQ characters be coming to the mansion anytime? ( Specifically 4 and 8)
2.) CMON MAN WHEN ARE LINK AND ZELDA TYING THE KNOT BRO?
3.) Who are your most wanted fighters for the second fighters pass?"

1.) Don't know when they'll be coming, as of now.
2.) They're tying the knot...before the end of the story. Yes.
3.) My most wanted for the 2nd Fighters Pass is Crash Bandicoot. I would also say Sora, but I think he'll have more hurdles to overcome than Crash.

And finally we have PinkRose4452, asking a question about a recently fallen sports legend...

"What are your thoughts on Kobe Bryant's death, alongside his daughter and seven others?"

I'll try to keep this short and simple...for me, it was the most shocking celebrity death since Michael Jackson passed away in 2009. While it took a few moments for me to process the reality of Kobe's death, I knew that for many people around the world - those who loved and adored Kobe - it was a hard thing to ingest. While I wasn't particularly a huge Kobe Bryant fan, I've always respected Kobe's game, his accomplishments, and his trademark mamba mentality. And to see NBA players, coaches, and fans alike talk emotionally about Kobe was pretty heartbreaking. And the fact that Kobe's daughter, Gianna, passed away along with the seven others was very sad, since most of the lives lost were players on the basketball team that Kobe coached (Kobe's daughter was a star player on that team). The losses will be veryhard for the basketball team to overcome. While the news of Kobe's death served as a lesson in morality, it was nice to see the world united in tragedy. Imagine how much better things would be if the world was more united...


Episode 216: HappyHour

It was literally no secret that Dr. Cortex had the hots for Tiki. The mad genius had no problem showing his affection for Tiki, whether it was doing gentlemen things like holding the door open for her, or wholesome things like buying candy for her.

However, the one hurdle that Cortex had yet to overcome was making Tiki love him back. While Tiki was always friendly and courteous to Cortex, although many have judged her for it, the Manakete never showed any signs of romantic affection for Cortex. And Cortex, day by day, was determined to fix that.

After Uka begrudgingly returned to Cortex after having the time of his life with Cuphead, the floating mask had to endure the pain of being with Cortex, as the mad genius sought for Tiki's unconditional love. Which included hanging around, in the hallway of the tower.

"Oh, hi Tiki!" Cortex waved to the Manakete, who was seen walking by with a laundry basket full of clothes. Uka wished that he could hide himself.

"Hello, Dr. Cortex," greeted Tiki, wishing that she could wave back to Cortex if not for the heavy laundry basket she was carrying. "Didn't expect to see you here."

"Whatever do you mean? I practically live at this tower! This place is my real home."

"No it's not..." murmured Hammer Bro as he walked by, disgusted by Cortex's mere presence.

"Well...hey, are you doing anything later tonight? Anything at all?"

I don't know. I'm free," replied Tiki - just the words that Cortex needed to hear. "If you hear of anything going on, let me know."

"Will do!" Cortex and Tiki would both go their separate ways, with Cortex smiling to himself.

"Why do I insist on following this delusional man..." Uka wondered to himself, as he followed after Cortex.

Cortex: We talked this morning and we talked at the Super Bowl party. So, a little momentum there. Just got a couple of hours to kill.


Cortex headed outside and to the Falcon Flyer, where Captain Falcon was seen cleaning the interior of his trusty vehicle. Gotta make sure that the Falcon Flyer was sparkly clean. Captain Falcon kept cleaning, when he looked up and saw Cortex and Uka approaching.

"Hey fellas, what's up?" the racer grinned at Cortex and Uka, while he cleaned off the hatch of his Falcon Flyer with a cloth.

"Nice Falcon Flyer - looks good as new!" commented Cortex, although he didn't really mean those words - just trying to get on Captain Falcon's good side.

"Thanks! Samus thinks cleaning this Flyer out is unnecessary, but what does she know? All she does is work on her Power Suit..."

"Tell me about it...anyways, you know what we haven't done before? Happy hour. The mansion, the tower, a few neighbors...a bunch of us just going out for a bite."

"How would that even work? It's not like we're gonna go out drinking or anything."

"I mean, we could just forget about the drinks and eat some food...no harm done there."

"Let me guess...you want me to invite Tiki, don't you?"

"Yes! Don't care who else you invite, as long as Tiki's on board."

"Okay, but when we go out, don't do anything to embarrass me, or anyone else. Don't need a restraining order on ya!"

"So...are you guys doing happy hour, or not?" questioned Uka, who would find it laughable if Tiki never showed up for happy hour.

"We are doing happy hour! It'll be my pleasure." If Tiki doesn't show up, then happy hour would ultimately be a fail...for Cortex.

"Superb! Now, where did I leave my breath mints at..." said Cortex as he walked away, allowing Captain Falcon to resume cleaning his Falcon Flyer.


Not wanting Captain Falcon to carry out the task himself, Cortex went around asking residents if they were interested in happy hour. Had Pit doing the same, since he knew that the angel would agree to just about anything.

"So what do you think?" Cortex spoke with Rosalina, after telling her about happy hour. Rosalina was mulling her options.

"I did see a new steak on television that I would like to try," replied the mother of Lumas, as she scratched her chin. "I'll ask Ganondorf."

Rosalina: Truthfully, I've never been anywhere in public with Ganondorf. Luma keeps suggesting to me that if I went out with Ganon, I should something low-cut, get men to flirt with me, and have Ganon Warlock Punch the men to oblivion. But what's the fun in that?


With Cortex asking people around the mansion, Pit went ahead and asked the neighbors if they were interested in happy hour. The angel went to Luigi's house, and was speaking with Luigi himself at the front door.

"A few of us are talking about happy hour," Pit said to Luigi, who didn't seem that interested from the looks of it. "You in, or not?"

"I would love, love, love-a to go," expressed Luigi, and Pit could tell there was something that would prevent Luigi from saying yes. "Only problem is, Daisy's with-a Deanna and I think she wants to stay-a in."

"Try calling her, and see if she's busy. I don't want Dr. Cortex and Captain Falcon to be the only other men..." So Luigi looked behind himself, ready to call out to his wife.

"Daisy, our friends of ours-a were thinking about out-a tonight. Pit wants-a us to tag along, but I told-a him..."

"Yes, yes! I would love to go!" Daisy exclaimed from the nursery, as Pit pumped his fist. Pit couldn't be any happier.

"Ha ha! I knew it, I just knew it!" cheered Pit, as Daisy came out from the nursery holding Deanna. She was feeding milk to the infant.

"I've been cooped up in this house, it's been so long since I've been with adults. I can't wait to see everyone again!"

"Does this mean that I'm gonna be on babysitting duty again?" moaned Yuffie, as she showed up in the living room. The ninja girl sighed. "Aw man..."


Waluigi went over to Mario's house, needing to speak with Mario. The lanky man's neck was feeling sore after being suplexed by Incineroar in the previous episode, and he had to take some prescription to treat his neck.

"I need you to make a few copies of the label on this prescription bottle, just in case," Waluigi handed Mario his prescription bottle in the living room. "None of the copy machines in the mansion seem to work."

"I'll see what I can-a do," assured Mario, placing Waluigi's prescription bottle near the printer. Waluigi rubbed his chest, feeling some slight pain; he had no padding to protect himself from the elbow drop he received from Cero Miedo.

"And before I go..." Waluigi whispered as he leaned in close to Mario as he looked at the RWBY gang - Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang - sitting on the couch, each lady doing their own individual thing. "...are you going later?"

"With-a Captain Falcon and the gang?" Mario whispered back, as Waluigi nodded his head. "Princess Peach wants to tag along, so I have-a no choice in the matter. Some of the others here might-a come too - though somebody's gotta babysit."

"Aw yeah! Gettin' the show on the road!" Waluigi walked away, and as the lanky man made his exit, he looked at Blake and smiled creepily as he pointed at the faunus...something Blake did NOT appreciate.

"Do that to me again, and I'll cut your face off..." Blake threatened Waluigi, who took a step back before hurrying out of the house. Ruby, Weiss, and Yang were all looking at Blake with stunned looks, wondering what had gotten into the faunus.

Waluigi: I really wanna strike up romantic relationship. I've been kinda keeping this quiet for now because it's still kind of a new thing. It's a little delicate, and I just don't want all the attention...but I have the hots for Blake. She's the most mature out of Ruby's friends, I reckon, so dating her wouldn't be as bad. She could definitely be the one.


Pit wasn't done yet informing people about happy hour, for there was one other person that the angel planned to invite. That person, Minato, was visited in the arcade room by Pit.

"Hey edgy guy!" Pit called out to Minato; the angel tended to call Minato that moniker, just to get a laugh out of the young man. Needless to say, it seldom worked.

"What is it now, Pit?" questioned Minato, who couldn't look away from the arcade game he was playing. He was playing Space Invaders, trying to break Cloud's high score record. "I'm a little busy, at the moment."

"A bunch of us are going to get some steaks, you in?"

"Well, it looks like my run at Space Invaders will be over with..."

"I'm sorry. I meant later. You can finish up your game."

"Later? In that case, I'm down. Yukari might come along."

"She's coming along for happy hour? That's awesome!"

"Shh, don't say that out loud..." Pit would zip his lips shut, refusing to tell a single soul.

"You got yourself a deal..." Pit said rather quietly to Minato, before leaving the arcade room. Soon Yukari came over to Minato.

"Did you just agree to go out for some steaks?" Yukari asked Minato, as a smile was forming on her face. "And you want me to tag along, Minato? Aw, you're so sweet..."

Minato: Trying to work out a relationship of some sort with Yukari. It's more or less a test run, so far. I can't let the truth get out, because when everyone knows...
Knuckle Joe: *walks by, grinning at Minato*
Minato:...well, you know.


While Waluigi had his eyes set on Blake, Daisy had other plans in mind for the lanky man. And she wished to share her plans with her husband, Luigi.

"I invited a friend of mine to Dr. Cortex's happy hour," Daisy spoke with Luigi, as she followed the plumber outside. "Want her to meet Waluigi."

"Why? What good-a would come from that?" questioned Luigi as he gave Daisy a questionable stare. Anyone would give Daisy that stare, if they heard what the princess had said.

"They're both single, I have a sense they might...I don't know...connect..."

"You've haven't been out-a side in such a long time."

"It's not that..." Soon Daisy saw King Dedede, and she was suddenly all smiles. "...King Dedede!"

"Alright alright alright!" exclaimed King Dedede, unleashing his inner Matthew McConaughey as he ran to up Daisy for a hug. Luigi never felt so disgusted. "Oh, I missed you so much..."

King Dedede: When a mom hears a baby cry, her you-know-what's fill up with you-know-what, and then her shirt gets, you know...that would be kinda funny.


Later that day, Mario, Luigi, Waluigi, Captain Falcon, Dr. Cortex, and many others were at a steakhouse, having a good time. Perhaps the most excited out of the bunch was Waluigi, who was having the time of his life.

"Oh, wow, I cannot believe this is happening," the lanky man said, feeling like he was about to laugh hysterically from euphoria. "This is everything I dreamed of!"

"Waluigi, you are always so easily impressed," Link said to the lanky man, walking by with a pool stick. He and Zelda were invited to the steakhouse by Pit.

"It's not a birthday, it's not a good-bye party..."

"Hey, hey, Zelda and I are gonna go play pool with Luigi, and we need a fourth."

"Playing pool with Luigi? Hehe, sucks to be you..."

"Would you like to be our fourth?" Waluigi would never turn down an opportunity to play pool - even if it was with Luigi.

"That would be sublime. Show me where the pool sticks are at!"

Elsewhere at the steakhouse, Cortex and Uka were with Captain Falcon, as Falcon was chatting away with a few guys. Cortex was looking at the steakhouse entrance, expecting Tiki to show up at any minute.

"So, the guy shows me the flyer he's built, and I'm like, 'I'll call this a deck if it'll make you happy, but this is just a car without a roof,'" Captain Falcon told this story to the guys, who all laughed in response. Only one who wasn't laughing was Cortex, who kept looking at the steakhouse entrance. "It was ridiculous man, it was like, you could maybe get two seats in the thing. Two car seats."

"She's not coming..." Uka said to Cortex, in a very teasing manner. He was ready to laugh out loud at Cortex, at any given minute.


Tiki wanted to come to the steakhouse, but she had to attend an "important meeting" first. The Manakate went to the meeting room in the mansion, when she saw Spyro, the Luminary, Erdrick, Solo, and Eight already present.

"So you've been roped into this meeting too, huh?" Spyro asked Tiki, who was already looking he wanted to leave. Same could be said for the Dragon Quest heroes.

"Come and take a seat..." the Luminary said to Tiki, who took sat in one of the meeting room chairs. "...the sooner this torture chamber is over with, the better."

"What is this meeting all about? What's with the football helmet on the table?" Tiki would ask these questions, as she saw a football helmet resting on the meeting room table, next to a football.

"Something that has to do with dragons, I reckon," guessed Solo, who let out a yawn as he stretched his arms. "That's why we're all here..."


Waluigi was playing pool with Link, Zelda, and Luigi at the steakhouse. As Link was about to hit the pool balls, Daisy approached Waluigi with a woman dressed up as a pirate accompanying her. Said woman strangely reminded Waluigi of Wario's rival Captain Syrup...

"Hey Waluigi, this is a friend of mine I met some time ago, Risky Boots," Daisy introduced the pirate lady to the lanky man; much like Waluigi, Risky Boots wore purple. A perfect match?

"You must be Waluigi, aren't you?" Risky Boots asked Waluigi, who was initially unsure what to make of the pirate lady. "You're even lankier than Daisy made you out to be..."

"What is a nice girl like you hanging out with these bums for?" Waluigi asked Risky Boots, attempting to strike up a conversation with her, and Risky Boots laughed. Risky Boots' laughing, which was basically her laughing, "Ho ho ho!", drew Link's attention and ire.

"We're not prostitutes...are we?" an insecure Link asked Zelda and Luigi, somehow assuming that Risky Boots was calling the three out for no reason.

Daisy: Risky Boots laughs at everything...most of the time. Part of that played into how we even met each other, in the first place.

"So you know those two, over there?" Risky Boots asked Waluigi, bringing the lanky man's attention over to Link and Zelda. Link was still feeling some type of way.

"Sure do - I'm their captain, and they work for me," replied Waluigi, pretending that he was a pirate captain just to woo Risky Boots. Link and Zelda both gave Waluigi dubious looks. "And if they win, they get sent to the poop deck."

"Ho ho ho! I should hope not." Daisy was startled that Risky Boots even believed Waluigi - but she remained silent, so she wouldn't steal Waluigi's shine.

"No. No, not really. Not really, but they better not win." Just then, a certain half-genie arrived at the steakhouse.

"Hey Daisy, I made it!" said the half-genie that showed up at the scene, one that caused a now angry Risky Boots to hiss. It was Shantae.

"Hi Shantae! So glad you could be here," Daisy greeted the half-genie, whom Risky Bots was looking at with much contempt and scorn. Shantae was paying absolutely no mind to Risky Boots. "Wanna play some pool?"

"Um, I'm gonna do a lap. See if I know anyone." Shantae would leave the premises, and Risky Boots glared at the half-genie as she pranced away. Who would've thunk that Daisy would be friends with both Shantae AND Risky Boots?

Hanging at the steakhouse was Sonic, who brought Amy along so he could have some much-needed company. Sonic was starting to believe that he made a huge mistake, as he was forced to listen to Amy talk about some entertainment drivel.

"And then they said the most ridiculous thing about Justin Timberlake!" an incensed Amy told Sonic, who was bored and tired with his eyelids drooping, as Shantae went over to the table that Sonic and Amy were seated at. "I don't feel like repeating it out loud, but trust me when I tell you that..."

"Hold that thought," interjected Sonic, who became fully awake when he saw Shantae pass by. The hedgehog whistled to the half-genie, who came over. "You must be that half-genie chick, Shantae," Sonic said to Shantae.

"Yep, that's me!" Shantae confirmed with a smile; she recalled seeing Sonic back in episode 158, when she was looking for jars of magic jam.

"What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?"

"A girl like me is why a guy like you comes to a place like this."

"Ooh, sassy aren't ya? That's what I like to see!"

"I...beg to differ," stated Amy with a slightly nervous chuckle, worried that Sonic might be getting TOO comfy with Shantae.


Tiki and the others remained in the meeting room, waiting for the meeting to begin. Their wait would come to an end, when Ayaha Oribe entered the meeting room.

"Hello everyone, sorry I was late," Ayaha apologized to those in the meeting room, after she hurried her way inside and closed the door. "Jigglypuff had me sidetracked, with her singing and all."

"Wish I was somewhere else right now..." remarked Spyro, unable to hide his feelings about the meeting. "...so, Ayaha, what exactly is the point of this meeting?"

"I can assure you that I didn't want to put this meeting together...but Master Hand put me up to it. This meeting has something to do with a new football team coming to town..."

"Whoop-dee-doo, another sports team for Master Hand to fawn over..." Eight said sarcastically, fully aware of Master Hand's rampart support for the Seahawks.

"Apparently there's a new football league starting tomorrow, called the XFL, and there's gonna be a team in Seattle. And predictably, Master Hand..."

"...thought it'd be a good idea to give the new team all his unwavering support," Tiki would finish for Ayaha, who nodded her head. "Oh dear..."

"The new team is called the Seattle Dragons, which is apparently why Master Hand wants you six to help 'promote' the team around Seattle."

"Because we're dragons, or at least associated with dragons?" questioned Spyro, before letting out a big groan. "Master Hand's just ruining my day..."

"Also, Master Hand wants you to go around town, and pass out these flyers." Ayaha took out a bunch of Seattle Dragons flyers from her clipboard, and passed them around to Spyro and company. "Because I care about you guys, I'll only let out hand out a few of these flyers..."

"Sweet, That's simple enough! So, does that mean the meeting is over with?"

"I'm afraid not - Master Hand wants me to go discuss 'other promotional stuff' with you guys. Whatever that entails."

"This is one of the days when I wish that I wasn't a dragon..."


Since Mario had yet to show up with Peach and anyone from the RWBY gang (preferably Blake), Waluigi believed that it wouldn't hurt in the slightest to get to know Risky Boots a bit more. Even though Risky Boots was greatly concerned about Shantae's presence at the steakhouse, Waluigi still wanted to hold a conversation with the pirate.

"So, where are you from, Risky Boots?" Waluigi asked the pirate, who was too busy glaring at Shantae - like she had heat vision that would melt the half-genie.

"I'm from Sequin Land; pretty much everyone there knows who I am," replied Risky Boots, doing her best not to brag about how great she was.

"See, I didn't think that such a land ever existed. I thought it was just some fictional, imaginary place that you could only see in your dreams. What am I thinking right now?"

"What are you even talking about...?" Risky Boots looked at Waluigi questionably, breaking away from her intense glare on Shantae.

"Pardon me, I thought you said Seaking Land...like you know, the fish Pokemon." That response didn't make Risky Boots' facial expression go away at all. "Aw man, I feel like an idiot. Great..."

Risky Boots: I was a little nervous when Daisy told me he was a huge dork, but he doesn't act like a dork at all. If he were a huge dork, I'd practically walk all over him!

"Be right back...gotta speak with the manager," Risky Boots told Waluigi as she left her seat, wanting to kick Shantae out of the steakhouse. Waluigi was left momentarily alone, until Luigi took a seat next to the lanky man.

"So what do you think?" the plumber asked Waluigi, having a conversation with the lanky man. Which was very rare, because of many reasons.

"About what?" questioned Waluigi, apparently not knowing what Luigi was talking about. To be fair, he wasn't used to Luigi speaking to him in general.

"About Risky Boots. What-a do you think of her?"

"Risky Boots? She's a pretty nice gal. Friendlier than she looks."

"Ah, I see...so does that mean you like-a her?"

"Uh, yeah, sure. Guess you could say that."

"So Princess-a Daisy was right?" Waluigi became confused instantly.

"About what?" Waluigi's confusion would start to show, as he gave Luigi a confused look.

"About-a you two hitting it off." Waluigi didn't expect to gel with Risky Boots so quickly, and it had the lanky man smiling a bit.

Waluigi: *takes off signature hat* Well, apparently, Waluigi is on a date, with someone other than Blake. And that, that my friend, changes everything. *puts on backwards golf cap*

With Waluigi gearing up for his potential date with Risky Boots, Cortex was still with Captain Falcon and the boys, waiting for Tiki. Tiki was the very reason that Cortex came to the steakhouse in the first place, and the Manakete had yet to show up. All the while, he had to put up with a Japanese man speaking in broken English...

"My brother, good head, bad heart," the Japanese man said to Cortex, failing to mention that he was a heart surgeon. Leaving out the important details. "Good heart, bad heart."

"I know, I know..." nodded Cortex as he looked at the steakhouse entrance, impatiently waiting for Tiki to show up at any minute now...


Tiki and company were stuck at the meeting room, going over promotional stuff to promote the Seattle Dragons. Ayaha was doing her best to carry the meeting, and keep those in attendance somewhat interested.

"So I was thinking, uh, that we should do something on February 15th," Ayaha suggested to Tiki and company, who were doing their best not to fall asleep. "The Dragons' first home game is on that day. We should do, uh, a bobble head giveaway..."

"A bobble head of who, exactly?" asked Erdrick, as Ayaha struggled to think of a name. "We're just giving away random bobble heads?"

"Okay so maybe that's a bad idea...how about we do a t-shirt giveaway?"

"You know, a t-shirt giveaway just sounds boring," Spyro offered his two cents. "Just like this meeting!"

"Look, I know you all don't want to be here...and I feel the same way to. But, sadly, I had no choice in the matter..."

"Miss Oribe, how's the meeting?" asked Master Hand, as he magically appeared in the meeting room. "How are my dragon friends handling themselves?"

"This meeting sucks, Master Hand..." Spyro said to the giant hand, who gasped in shock and disbelief.

"A meeting about the next great sports team in Seattle...sucks?! Is this true, Tiki?"

"This meeting seems rather pointless," said Tiki, as Master Hand gasped once more. "Why do you want us to care so much about some silly football team?"

"Where is your love for Seattle?! How can you not love the Seattle Dragons? Tomorrow is the Dragons' first-ever game. It'll be a historic day for Seattle...and yet none of you care for it?"

"We barely knew about the Seattle Dragons before today," stated Eight, leading Master Hand to assume that the XFL sucked at self-promotion. "Why do you expect us to care about them now?"

"Because the Dragons will be interwoven into Seattle culture just like the Seahawks and Supersonics...mark my words." After making his bold proclamation, Master Hand turned his attention to Ayaha. "...Miss Oribe, send these six out into the city. Got boxes full of flyers that are waiting to be passed out!"

"So sorry, you guys..." Ayaha wholeheartedly apologized to Tiki and company, as she left the room to retrieve the flyers.


Waluigi was now invigorated, and had adopted a new persona after ditching his trademark hat for a golf cap. Link and Zelda were mostly unaware about this change in Waluigi, as they were looking for the lanky man until they saw him at the pool table.

"Hey, Waluigi, where have you been?" Zelda asked the lanky man, who shot a pool ball up to Link and Zelda's face. In true Waluigi fashion, he missed.

"You're supposed to hit the white ball first, buddy," Link told Waluigi, having to remind him how to play pool. "Nice one. Can I talk to you for a sec?" Link would grab Waluigi, and pull him to a corner in a steakhouse, as Zelda followed. "Alright. Everything okay?"

"Why are you wearing a golf cap now?" Zelda questioned the golf cap that Waluigi was wearing, knowing that the real Waluigi would refused to be seen in public without his signature purple cap on.

"Guys, come on, I'm on a date," replied Waluigi, under the assumption that Link and Zelda were holding him back. "Let me do my thang."

Waluigi: Hi, I'm Dateluigi. Nice to meet me. How do you like your eggs in the morning? *tries to wink*

Watching Waluigi's shenanigans with Link and Zelda from afar were Luigi and Daisy. The married couple did not like what they were seeing from Waluigi.

"You just wanna make a run-a for it?" Luigi asked Daisy, figuring that he and Daisy should ditch the steakhouse while the opportunity was nigh.

"Maybe," shrugged Daisy, who didn't care either way about staying or leaving. Suddenly the princess heard King Dedede from nearby...

"Waaaah, mommy, mommy!" King Dedede fake cried as he ran up to Daisy, and fake cried into her chest. Daisy looked disturbed, and Luigi was just as disturbed, if not more.

"What is happening...?" wondered Luigi, greatly bothered by all the shenanigans that was taking place around him.

Perhaps one of the few parts of the steakhouse that was free from any shenanigans was the gaming section, which had games like Dance Dance Revolution. Surprisingly, Cloud was playing Dance Dance Revolution, and he was doing it with Callie, who badgered the swordsman into being her dancing partner. The other Squid Sister, Marie, was looking on as Minato and Yukari came over.

"Woah, what's going on over here?" asked Minato, he and Yukari left in surprise as they watched Cloud kill it on the dance floor with Callie. Was there ANY arcade game that Cloud couldn't possibly suck at?

"Guys, give me one second," Cloud said to Minato and Yukari, trying to keep up with the beat. The song was going faster, and Cloud was moving faster subsequently.

"We're focusing, we can't talk right now," said Callie, who who was trying to pick up the pace. Her legs were getting all scrambled.

"Is that...Dance Dance Revolution?" observed Yukari - never in a million years would Yukari ever imagine Cloud playing such a game...and beasting at it.

"One second..." responded Cloud, as the song got even faster. Cloud was gonna be sweating buckets by the time he was finished.

"I've never played this game before; how do you play?" inquired Minato, acting like playing Dance Dance Revolution was the mere equivalent of playing Battletoads.

"Guys, please, not now..." But it didn't matter anyways, as the game ended seconds afterwards. Cloud wiped off the sweat from his face. "...okay, alright, it's all yours now. Callie and I had a good run."

"It only costs three tickets to play that game," Marie informed Minato and Yukari, as the former began digging through his pockets for some tickets.

"If we save 'em up, we can get more than a sticker this time!" added Callie, shooting for the stars - always gotta go for something better than some lousy sticker.

"How about we just spend our tickets individually, however we want to," an exhausted Cloud suggested to Callie, wanting to try out the other games in the steakhouse.

"I know, but you wanted the big prize! Did you not say that? Or was it you, Marie?"

"Can you imagine what people would say if they saw us dancing together?" Minato spoke with Yukari, more concerned about looking good while dancing with Yukari than doing actually good dancing.

"That would be pretty cool, to be honest," replied Yukari, who wouldn't take any moment or experience spent with Minato for granted.

"They'd be like, 'what's up with those two?'"

"'Hey, guys, get a bedroom already!'"

"'Did we miss the wedding?'" Realizing that he got a little ahead of himself, Minato paused momentarily. "Um...I'll do this dancing game, and you play the racing game, and then we'll switch."

"Okay, I guess we could give that a try. If that's what you really want!"

Around the gaming section of the steakhouse, Sonic was seen hanging out with Shantae. Almost like the hedgehog was trying to befriend the half-genie.

"Air hockey, basketball...we could play that," said Shantae, looking around at all the games that were available. "Oh, whack-a-mole!"

"Got any friends in town?" Sonic asked Shantae, wondering if the half-genie came to Seattle alone. He knew that she didn't come with Risky Boots, that's for sure.

"I do have one...my sparring partner, Bolo."

"Sparring partner, huh? Didn't know you were into boxing."

"Thing is, he's dumber than a pile of bricks."

"Is that supposed to be an insult to bricks or something?"

"No, just keeping it real! Bolo has a knack for getting himself in trouble."

"Some sparring partner he's supposed to be, then..."

"He's basically your typical dumb muscle, but he still means well."

"I mean as long as you two get along and...woah!" Sonic was startled to see Amy standing behind him, not wanting to abandoned.

"BUSTED..." said R.O.B., who was hanging around with its robot buddies Ray and Chibi-Robo. All three robots were laughing at Sonic, with R.O.B. arguably having the most robotic laugh of them all.

R.O.B.: AMY ROSE VERSUS SHANTAE...WHICH ONE IS THE SUPERIOR FEMALE? HEIGHT...ADVANTAGE SHANTAE...BIRTHING HIPS...ADVANTAGE SHANTAE...REMAINING CHILD-BEARING YEARS...ADVANTAGE SHANTAE...LEGAL OBLIGATION...ADVANTAGE AMY ROSE...


Master Hand was all about the Seattle Dragons today, and he wanted to let the team know how much he cared about them. Which was why the giant hand went to Fox and Falco, and asked them to make a fight song.

"Is this fight song an absolute banger?" Master Hand asked Fox and Falco, as the former handed the giant hand a disk with the song on it.

"Uh, I guess it's a banger," replied Fox, before Master Hand was heard growling angrily. Fox had to change his tune. "It's more than a banger - it's hot fire!"

"So good, it'll be on the Billboard charts by the end of the month," guaranteed Falco, and that's what Master Hand wanted to hear.

"As long as the people of Seattle love it, then that's what matters the most!" exclaimed Master Hand, before he vanished away from the Star Records room.

"Psst...did you actually record a song?" Falco whispered to Fox, shortly after Master Hand had left.

"I just gave Master Hand a copy of that Bonnie Tyler song, from Shrek," Fox whispered back; the pilot had no tim recording some silly fight song for a football team he cared very little about. "I think it fits the bill...somewhat."


Waluigi was fully embracing his "Dateluigi" role, and was going off on the deep end trying to impress everyone. No matter how much of a fool he made himself look.

"Hey guys!" Waluigi called out to Risky Boots, Luigi, Daisy, Link, and Zelda, as he stole a cherry from a waitress passing by. "Watch this. Are you ready?"

"What are you doing?" Risky Boots asked Wauigi, concerned with what the lanky man was about to do. Just like everyone else in the vicinity.

"I'm tying a knot in the stem with my tongue."

"Waluigi, you don't have to do this," Link advised the lanky man, who did it anyways as he threw the cherry done his throat. A moment later, he started choking, before swallowing the cherry altogether.

"Phew...oh wow, that was close." At this point, Link and company were unsure if Waluigi wanted to look cool, or prove to everyone that he was a major buffoon.

Waluigi: I would say I kind of have an unfair advantage because I watch reality dating shows like a hawk, and I learn. I absorb information from the strategies of the winners and the losers. Actually, I probably learn more from the losers.

Rosalina was walking through the steakhouse, when she saw Minato and Yukari hanging together at a corner. Smirking to herself, Rosalina went over to the two.

"You two having fun?" the mother of Lumas asked Minato and Yukari, grabbing her attention. While Yukari wanted to say yes, Minato wanted to backhand Rosalina for knowing too much.

"Did you tell them?" Minato whispered to Yukari, hoping that the young woman didn't spill any beans.

"Tell them what?" Yukari whispered by, visibly confused; Minato looked like he wanted to punch someone.

"This is exactly what I don't want, the drama. I don't want any drama."

"The drama? Is that what you're so concerned about?"


Mario intended to take Peach and a few others to the steakhouse, but the plumber and Peach were constantly being held up by Master Hand, who visited the married couple at their home.

"The Dragons don't have a mascot yet, which is why I need you to dress up as one for them," Master Hand told Mario - like he expected him to just buy some dragon costume online - before turning his attention to Peach. "And you, Peach, should look into being the coach for the Dragons cheerleading squad."

"Why do you want-a us to do these tasks?" asked Mario, obviously not caring about the Dragons. Same could be said for Peach.

"Fine, I'll be honest with you...a cheerleading squad is needless. But a mascot, that is imperative. Who else is gonna pump up the crowd?"

"I dunno...the PA announcer? The guy running the jumbotron? Some vocal guy in-a the crowd?"

"You and your low standards, Mario..." Master Hand vanished away from Mario's home, seeing that Mario and Peach were no help to him.


Sonic and Shantae were having fun together, playing Whack-a-Mole. Any mole that popped up, the two bonked on the head with their own hammer.

"You are amazing at this!" Shante complimented Sonic, who was striking the moles with precision, skill, and speed. The perfect trifecta. "How did you get so good?"

"I whack a mole named Mr. Resetti on the head, most of the time," replied Sonic, as the thought of seeing Mr. Resetti so angry with him made him laugh. "Always gets a good chuckle out of me!"

"This looks like a hoot..." said a certain hedgehog, as a large Piko Hammer came down on the moles and crushed them all at once. Sonic and Shantae saw Amy standing at the Whack-a-Mole machine, Piko Hammer in hand.

"Oh, Amy...didn't see you there." Sonic could tell that Amy was angry with him, seeing that the blue blur was hanging out with Shantae more than his own girlfriend.

"Would you look at that...looks like I won at Whack-a-Mole. And I was barely even participating!"

"Listen, can I talk with you for a second?" Sonic grabbed Amy and pulled her over, wanting to speak with the pink hedgehog in private.

"Well Sonic, is there anything you would like to say? Anything at all?"

"I just want to apologize if I'm ruffling your feathers any. Hanging with Shantae and all."

"You're spending more time with her than I imagined."

"I know, but I've been wanting to know Shantae ever since she showed up at the mansion a few years back."

"You wanted to hang out with Shantae that badly? Sounds silly to me..."

"Yeah it does sound silly, but I was busy at the time. My chances were ruined."

"And what about our contract, the one we agreed to. You can't forsake it!"

"We'll figure this contract out later, alright? See you later!"

"Where are you going?" Sonic would return to Shantae, as Amy grunted and stomped her foot on the floor.

Let's turn our attention back to Waluigi, who was now on the pool table playing the air guitar. Luigi and company were looking on, wanting for someone to step in and put Waluigi in his place.

"Maybe we should-a tell her that he's not normally like this," Luigi suggested to Daisy, as he was looking over at Risky Boots. No doubt that Risky Boots thought of Waluigi as a dork now.

"Maybe it should come from a man," suggested Daisy, almost as if she was putting Luigi on the spot.

"Maybe it should come-a from a note...with flowers...tomorrow. Or the next-a day."

"Hey mister, you wanna pay $400 to re-felt this table?" the steakhouse manager approached Waluigi, finally having enough of the lanky man's shenanigans. Waluigi, growing rebellious, continued playing his air guitar.

"Yeah, why don't you send the bill to 1999 I Don't Care Lane, Seattle, Washington?" responded Waluigi, refusing to back down to anyone. Playing a deaf ear to authority.

"Waluigi, why don't you just get down," implored Zelda, not wanting to see Waluigi get kicked out of the steakhouse. That would consequently result in the others getting backed out as well.

"Hey, she can tell I'm on a date, right? Right? I'm just having fun."

"Doug, are we having fun?" the manager asked the bouncer, who showed up at the pool table. The bouncer's crossed arms showed that he meant business.

"Really? You told on me. That's lame. Snitch!"

"We got a problem?" the bouncer, Doug, asked the manager, who pointed at the air guitar-playing Waluigi.

"Yes. Homelessness. Pretty big issue in the United States."

"Alright, it's time for you to go..." said the manager, as the bouncer approached Waluigi. Waluigi would take a step back.

"Where? Where are you taking me?"

"Get out of our restaurant...now."

"Okay, alright, I was kidding around. I'm sorry." Conceding defeat, Waluigi got down from the pool table.

"Um, why don't we just finish the game?" suggested Zelda, thinking that a game of pool would bring Waluigi back down to earth. "Waluigi, it's your shot."

"She can't talk to us that way." Waluigi didn't want to finish the game, for he was disgusted in the restaurant manager's behavior.

"You guys are stripes, I think..."

"You let somebody talk to you like that, where does it stop?"

"It stopped a few seconds ago," stated Link, wondering if Waluigi was now having short-term memory loss.

"Well, I am starting it again!" Waluigi got back on the pool table, ready to start another scene.

"Do you guys want some food?" asked Zelda - if a game of pool couldn't subdue Waluigi, then some food would. "The wings are really good here."


While promoting the Seattle Dragons was fine and dandy, Master Hand knew that the most important step was 5tgetting people to attend Dragons games. The first home game for the Dragons was on February 15th, as Ayaha stated.

"Are you gonna be busy on the 15th, Roy?" Master Hand asked the swordsman, hoping he would say no.

"Nah, I'm always free on Saturdays," replied Master Hand, much to Roy's great delight. "Why do you ask?"

"There's a special event happening on the 15th...a historical event, rather. It's gonna be at CenturyLink Field."

"Where the Seahawks play? Are the Seahawks retiring someone's jersey number, or something?"

"Even better...that's where the Seattle Dragons are gonna play!" And with that, Roy quickly ran down the hallway. "Roy, where are you going?"

Roy: Master Hand has fallen in love with the Seattle Dragons recently. Nobody really cares, but the only person that Master Hand convinced to be a Dragons fan was Pit. All he had to do was tell him that the Dragons are an XFL team, and that Vince McMahon started the XFL...

Dark Pit: Yeah, I'm aware that Pit is a Dragons fan now - he's gonna watch their first game tomorrow, for sure. After what Master Hand told him, he'll expect one of the Dragons players to turn on their team, and hit their head coach with a steel chair. *grins* Can't wait to see Pit's disappointment when that doesn't actually happen.

Master Hand went down the hallway, looking for someone else to make a Dragons fan out of. He soon came across K.K. Slider.

"Say, K.K. Slider, are you a fan of the Dragons?" Master Hand asked the hippie dog, who was happily strumming his guitar.

"Imagine Dragons?" inquired K.K. Slider, before his face began to sour. "Not a fan of theirs, too poppy for my tastes."

"No, silly - I'm talking about the Seattle Dragons!" And on that note, K.K. slider turned around and walked away. "You too, K.K?!"


Waluigi had a bone to pick with the steakhouse manager, after he had his wings. The lanky man found the manager at the front of the steakhouse.

"Hey, you embarrassed my friends in front of me and I'm gonna need you to go back over to the table and apologize," Waluigi said to the manager, pointing accusingly in the manager's face.

"Then I am sorry that I didn't kick you out," responded the steakhouse manager, who was regretting not kicking Waluigi out in the first place.

"I am here with my favorite people in the whole world. I am here on a date. Hello!"

"Well, uh, I'm the manager here, sir."

"Well, it just so happens that I am a manager too...a manager of people. And the way I manage people is that I touch their hearts and souls with humor, with love and maybe a dash of razzle-dazzle. And I don't see that from you."

"Is that how you do it?" The manager was almost impressed...almost, as she smirked.

"Yes it is. I am writing a book about it. It'll be a bestseller."

"Really? How much have you written?"

"I've written all of it... in my head. If you're really interested, it's called 'Somehow I Manage' and there's going to be a picture of me on the cover, shrugging, with my sleeves rolled up."

"Huh. Have you read Lee Lacocca's? It's a classic."

"Read it? I own it. But no, I have not read it."

"Dude, tonight! You're not going to want to put it down. It's gonna make you want to go out and buy a Chrysler tomorrow."

"I own a Chrysler...six of them. In different colors." Waluigi was making up falsehoods on the fly, and so far...it was working.

"Shut up..." The manager was in disbelief, wondering how a man of Waluigi's caliber could afford so many expensive cars.

"No, you shut up."

"What's your drink?"

"Grenadine."

"What...?" Waluigi wanted to drink some bar syrup? Whatever floats his boat...


Kanji was in the living room, checking the TV guide on the living room television. Something caught his attention, when he checked to see what programs were on Saturday afternoon.

"Weird...literally every show from twelve to six is blocked!" frowned Kanji, seeing dang near every program blocked. Including the infomercials. "What gives?"

"The Seattle Dragons will be playing around two o' clock," Master Hand informed Kanji, magically appearing in the living room and alarming the delinquent. "Everyone at this mansion will be giving them their full attention!"

"Screw that, I don't watch football! You can't do this to us, Master Hand!"

"Oh but I can...don't forget who's in charge around here, sonny." Master Hand vanished away, as Kanji gritted his teeth.

Kanji: Making us care about some stupid football team...we all know that the XFL or whatever is only gonna last for eight weeks. And that's just being generous...

Kanji was so angry, that he grabbed the TV remote and was about to toss it at the television. But after thinking things over, the delinquent instead threw the remote on the floor, as Naoto showed up at the living room.

"Bothered you about the Dragons, too?" Nato asked Kanji, who looked up and saw the police detective wearing a Seattle Dragons t-shirt. Kanji gasped.

"Where did you even get that shirt from?" Kanji asked Naoto, running over to the police detective and checking out her shirt. Looked good as new.

"Master Hand forced it on me, against my will. He's been printing out these t-shirts like hot cakes in the printing room, with Zero's printer..."


Minato and Yukari were still at the steakhouse, and Minato didn't want anyone to know yet about his affection for Yukari. Which was why the young man was determined to throw everyone off.

"We just have to throw everyone off the scent a little, so follow my lead," Minato said to Yukari, leading the young woman to a few tables. Yukari followed after Minato, unsure of what was going on.

"Okay...whatever you say," the young woman replied, as she followed after Minato. Minato would sit at a table with another woman, trying to act natural.

"Hi..." the young man awkwardly said to the woman seated at the table, who was finished sipping her drink.

"Hey," the woman responded; Yukari, observing Minato from afar, would sit at a table occupied by a man around her age.

"I don't normally do this, but..."

"Do what, exactly?"

"Just sit down next to a beautiful woman and start talking to myself to confuse other people."

"Hey, big guy...do you like it when I do that?" Yukari asked the man he was sitting at, making him uncomfortable by rubbing his thigh and smiling. Minato, who was taking a sip from his drink, spat out his contents when he saw what Yukari was doing.

"Yukari what are you doing?" Minato angrily whispered to the young woman as he came over to her, the most upset he's ever been with Yukari.

"What we said to do...or at least what you said to do," replied Yukari, who was just doing what Minato wanted her to do. Even if she went about it the wrong way.

"We didn't say we were going to start groping strangers!"

"I was flirting with a man. Not my fault he was feeling uncomfortable."

"Come on...let's get in here." Minato would grab Yukari's hand, and take her inside a nearby photo booth. "Where did you learn to talk like that?"

"A movie, I don't know...must've been some Quentin Taratino movie we saw during movie night."

Away from the photo booth, Waluigi was still speaking with the restaurant manager. Seemed that the two were now on the same page.

"I manage a pizzeria - Waluigi's Pizza," Waluigi said to the restaurant manager, making up more fibs to leave a lasting impression. "My pride and joy."

"You have a business card?" the manager asked - how could Waluigi answer this question, despite not having a pizzeria of any sort?

"I did. I actually put in in the bowl." Waluigi pointed at a bowl that had business cards, and the manager picked up a card from said bowl.

"Jerome 'Doc' Louis?" the manager looked at the card, before looking up and seeing Doc Louis himself playing darts with Little Mac. "There's a lot of Doc Louis business cards in here."

"No, it's Waluigi...there's no last name." Waluigi pulled out a business card from his pocket - one he made specifically for moments like these - and gleefully handed it to the manager.

"This is your business card?" the manager asked Waluigi as she pointed at the business card, to which Waluigi nodded. "Well, Mr. Waluigi, you just won yourself a free lunch. Congrats!"

"Free lunch for me!" cheered Waluigi, as he ran over to Luigi and company to share the great news. "Guys, guess what? I got a free lunch!"


Spyro, Tiki, and the four speaking DQ heroes were downtown, handing out Seattle Dragons flyers. People would pass by the six, which the six expected.

"Come and support the Dragons!" the Luminary called out to a man walking by, who mean mugged the swordsman and kept on walking. "Or...maybe not..."

"Nobody cares about the Dragons, who would've guessed?" asked Spyro, who was unable to give out a single flyer today. "Wish Master Hand was here to see this!"

"Master Hand would barely even be convinced," stated Solo, wanting to head back to the mansion and take a nap. "He'd just say that we're passing out flyers, at the wrong spot."

"Well this is the busiest spot in town, Master Hand said...and it's pretty late, too."

Master Hand: Got six full boxes of flyers...those boxes better be empty by the time those six are done. If they know what's good for them...

"We are doing the best we possibly can..." remarked Tiki, before looking ahead and seeing a steakhouse from the distance. "...is that...El Gaucho?"

"Been there before?" Erdrick asked Tiki, who saw Rodin exit the steakhouse for a smoke break. "Also, why is Rodin there?"

"Dr. Cortex is having a happy hour at that steakhouse, and he wanted me to be there. The night is still young..."

"Please don't tell me you're going to hang out with Cortex..." Her mind made up, Tiki handed her stack of flyers on the ground before walking to the steakhouse. "...Tiki you're making a big mistake!"

"Leave her alone - one day, she'll learn," Spyro told Erdrick, before glancing at the stack of flyers on the ground. He then saw a sewer cover, next to the flyers. "Hey, you guys thinking what I'm thinking?"


It was time for Risky Boots to go, as the pirate wished to head back out to sea. The pirate ship she parked at one of Seattle's docks was waiting for her.

"I think I'm gonna go," Risky Boots said to Luigi and Daisy, standing with the married couple at one of the pool tables. "Especially since the manager won't boot that Shantae out of this restaurant..."

"I'm sorry, Waluigi's not usually like that," Daisy apologized to Risky Boots, hoping that the pirate didn't have a completely skewed view of Waluigi.

"What's he usually like?" This was a difficult question for Daisy to answer, as she bit her bottom lip. The princess looked towards Luigi, who was too nervous to answer.

"He's more, just...like...you can go." That was, quite honestly, the best that Daisy could come up with.

"Yeah I should really get going...goodbye, I guess."

"Goodbye, Risky Boots - it was nice having you here."

"See ya!" Luigi waved to Risky Boots, who walked away. "Huh, she's not as bad-a as she looks..."

"Hey, Risky Boots! You having fun?" Waluigi asked the pirate, who just left the steakhouse. Bummed out that Risky Boots didn't hear him, Waluigi turned around and saw the restaurant manager standing by.

"So...when are you coming in for that free lunch?" the manager asked Waluigi, wanting to know the lanky man a bit better. "You're gonna want to come in on a day that I'm working. Uh, maybe I can hear more about that book, too."

Nobody at the steakhouse was more bummed than Cortex, who was expecting Tiki to show up. But unfortunately for the evil genius, the Manakete was absolutely nowhere in sight.

"Hey, man, you put together a pretty fun night for everybody," Captain Falcon said to Cortex, slapping him on the back. Cortex was looking down at the floor, sad. "I saw you talking to my Japanese friend, Tanjiro. Did you hear that dude's life story? It's amazing, right?"

"I couldn't understand a single word he said," replied Cortex, who was unable to understand Tanjiro and his broken English. The evil genius could feel Uka's presence behind him, knowing that the floating mask was holding in his laughter.

"Let me tell you something, Dr. Cortex. Alright, Tiki's a pretty hot tamale, but she's too good for you. You're practically out of her league!"

"Thank you for telling the truth, Captain Falcon," Uka thanked the racer, appreciating him for keeping it real. "Cortex should be lucky that he ever got close to Tiki."

"Hello, Dr. Cortex," a voice called out to the evil genius, whose perpetual gloom was now replaced by joy as he smiled. Cortex looked up, and was overjoyed to see Tiki heading over.

"There she is! How's it going, Tiki?" Cortex greeted the manakete, as Uka was left stunned. The floating mask definitely thought less of Tiki now.

"Think we could play a few games? The night's still young, you know."

"Of course! After you, my lady..." So Cortex followed after Tiki, and a stunned Uka had no choice but to follow after Cortex.


Master Hand was feeling some type of way in the foyer, disgruntled that he couldn't get anyone at the mansion to support the Seattle dragons (save for Pit). The giant hand's spirits would be lifted up momentarily, when Spyro entered the mansion along with the Luminary and his fellow heroes.

"Oh, you're back! How did it go?" Master Hand asked Spyro and company, before noticing that someone was missing. "And where's Tiki?"

"Tiki's downtown, at El Gaucho," Spyro answered, as Eight closed the front door back. "And we managed to pass out all the flyers!"

"Superb! I should've known, since you all are empty-handed. Tiki must've finished ahead of you...talk about a trooper. Passing out the flyers...was a success!"

"Yeah, we got a lot of people liking the Dragons now. Soon the Dragons will be just as popular as the Seahawks!"

"We can only hope...we can only hope. Thank you for everything, gentlemen - your efforts will not be forgotten. Go Dragons!"

Now in a chipper mood, Master Hand vanished away, returning to his room. Spyro and the four heroes were stifling their laughter, after Master Hand left.

"Throwing those flyers down the sewer was such a great idea..." the Luminary smirked at Spyro, who nodded as Solo and Eight exchanged a high five.


Minato: This is not what I want my relationship to look like. *holds up photo strip of him and Yukari fighting*

Minato couldn't keep it secret any longer, the cat had to be out of the bag. Doing what he felt was right, the young man grabbed a microphone, prepared to make an important announcement over the steakhouse's PA.

"Hi, ladies and gentlemen," Minato spoke into the mic, his voice heard over the PA and throughout the restaurant. Everyone gave Minato their uninvited attention. "My name is Minato Arisato, and I've been on my first date with Yukari Takeba and it went pretty well, and there will probably be more. Thank you.

And with that, Minato dropped the mic before heading back to his seat. Yukari watched the young man as he walked back to his seat - at first stunned, and then forming a smile on her face.

Minato: You know, it got to the point where keeping it a secret was just too much drama. And I hate drama, so there you go.
Yukari: *laughs* You love drama.
Minato: Most of the time...I'm not really a drama queen.

Sonic and Shantae were still playing Whack-a-Mole, and Sonic was teaching Shantae all the tricks of the trade when it came to whacking moles. Amy came over to Sonic and Shantae, with her arms folded.

"Sonic the Hedgehog...' the pink hedgehog said her boyfriend's name in full - you know that a boyfriend or girlfriend was extremely mad whenever they said their significant other's full name.

"What's up, Amy?" Sonic asked his girlfriend, as he and Shantae stopped whacking moles and brought their attention to Amy. "Wanna whack some moles with us?"

"We have enough room for a third person to join in on the fun!" exclaimed Shantae, only for Amy to point accusingly at her.

"I was supposed to hang out with Sonic, during happy hour, but YOU had to take my boyfriend away from me!" Amy accused Shantae, hoping that the half-genie knew how guilty she was. "You left me all alone..."

"Look, Amy, the three of us could've had fun together," explained Sonic; being reasonable with Amy whenever the pink hedgehog was angry always proved to be difficult for Sonic. "You had to make things difficult, on yourself."

"Do you plan on spending the rest of the night with me, Sonic? Or are you gonna keep hanging out with that half-genie friend of yours?"

"Maybe you just need a good whack..." smiled Shantae, as she whacked Amy on the head with her hammer. A bad move, all things considered.

"Uh oh..." fretted Sonic, as an even angrier Amy took out her Piko Hammer. Sonic pushed Shantae out of the way, for her safety. "...Amy, just chill out..."

"GRAAAAAAAHHHH!" Amy screamed out loud, her rage boiling over. Since Sonic was the closest person to her, Amy started chasing after Sonic, whacking away with her Piko Hammer.

"Seriously Amy, you need to calm down! I'm your boyfriend, dang it - quit trying to hurt me!"

Amy would chase Sonic past Callie, who was sitting on the floor crying her eyes out. Marie, Cloud, Link, Zelda, and King Dedede, were all standing around, with Marie comforting her Squid Sister.

"Then, I spilled my drink, and they wouldn't give me a refill," Callie sobbed, with Marie giving the Inkling a comforting pat on her back. Soon Luigi and Daisy came over.

"Oh dear, are you alright-a Callie?" Luigi asked the Squid Sister, assuming that she might've slipped and fell unto the floor.

"We have to get her home, pronto," said Daisy, as a noticeably large wet stain appeared on the princess' dress, at the chest area. King Dedede, seeing this, was giggling to himself.

"Hehehe...it finally happened," the fat penguin remarked, as Daisy's breasts were now leaking. "...man, I am such a weirdo."

"Luigi and Daisy!" Waluigi approached the married couple, right before they could escort Callie out of the steakhouse. "Oh, what a great night. Got to hang out with my peeps. Sort of did okay with a new young lady."

"Actually, you didn't," stated Daisy, wanting to let Waluigi know that he was practically delusional.

"Not at all," agreed Luigi, as he shook his head. "Saw nothing romantic between-a you two."

"I think I did, but I can't take all of the credit," said Waluigi, being humble and not wishing to brag about the things he did tonight. "Some of the credit is due, in fact, to my good friend, Dateluigi. Nice to meet me."

On another note, it was probably a good thing that Blake never came to the steakhouse in the first place...