Author's Note:

Usually I'm indifferent when it comes to Wii U games being ported to the Switch...but there are a few games that I actually don't mind. One of them is The Wonderful 101, which is being remastered and coming to the Switch (and Playstation 4) next Tuesday. I enjoyed playing the original game, which was why I was happy to include characters from the Wonderful 101 in this chapter (hence the chapter title). Now for some reviews:

"Is Tawna Bandicoot gonna be a Smash Mansion resident when she shows up? Will Kamui and Silas soon be an official couple? Are Marth and Caeda married? Can you include a scene of Mei from Overwatch interacting with the Ice type Pokemon? (Since both Mei and Ice type Pokemon are hated by many). Will the other Turks besides Reno and Rude show up in later chapters? And finally, will the new Gym leaders show up when the Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC comes out in June?"

No. Kamui and Silas are already an official couple, as far as I'm concerned. Marth and Caeda are indeed married. I could do that Mei scene one day. Don't know if any Turk other than Reno and Rude will ever show up. And there might be some Gym leaders showing up when the Pokemon DLC is released. One more guest review:

"What is going on?"

I don't know, you tell me...on to Walter Hitchcook:

"Can there be a Tales of chapter with all of the characters?"

As in, ALL the Tales characters? Oy vey...don't know if I could pull that one off. Last up is a returning El Pollo Campero:

"I know master had doesn't want to talk about the "Virus that shall not be named" but by any chance have you heard about the Cumbia song based on the virus? I want that in a chapter because it's hilarious and Mexico is wildin."

Why am I not surprised that there's a song about the virus...but I did check the song out. Don't know if it'll be mentioned in the story, but I wouldn't be surprised if that song somehow went viral. No pun intended.


Episode 230: Wonderful

There was an interesting development at the mansion as of late, and it revolved around one of the residents, Yoshi. The green dinosaur, who was having fun with his fellow residents in last week's party bus, was caught by Kamui speaking with someone on a mysterious phone call. Saying that he had learned a lot about those on the party bus...quite strange.

Kamui would then inform Zelda about Yoshi's phone call, and so Zelda spent most of her week keeping a very close eye on Yoshi. Wherever Yoshi was, Zelda was too - at the gaming room, outside in the backyard, and even far out at the Yiga Clan hideout. Zelda, knowing her boundaries, obviously kept out when Yoshi was in the bathroom.

But now, Zelda felt like now was the time to interrogate Yoshi. The princess would find the dinosaur in the kitchen, harmlessly eating some malasadas.

"You seem to be following me around a lot lately," Yoshi said to Zelda, who was sternly looking at the green dinosaur. Yoshi held out a malasada, offering it to Zelda. "You want a malasada?"

"No thanks...I'm here to ask a few questions," replied Zelda, before Yoshi scarfed the malasada he offered to Zelda into his mouth. "Last week, Kamui saw you speaking on the phone with someone, in the foyer..."

"Oh she did, didn't she? Well let her know that I was just speaking with Birdo. That girl is always up in my business, it's aggravating!"

Yoshi: Is it perfectly normal for a girlfriend to ask their man about their day? Every morning Birdo calls me, asking what I'm having for breakfast. Every afternoon Birdo calls me, telling me to get in some exercise. Every night Birdo calls me, just to ask me if there's anything good on television. Sometimes she'll call me in my sleep, just to see if I'm still alive. If there's anything that woman is good for, it's driving me insane...

"That woman called me just to ask if I was getting in my fiber," Yoshi explained to Zelda, as he angrily stuffed another malasada into his mouth. "Like who does she think I am, an old guy with constipation?!"

"Kamui said on your phone call last week, you learned a lot about the others," Zelda said to Yoshi, who appeared visibly confused as he made a funny face. "Would you care to elaborate?"

"Others? You mean as in like, the others from Lost? That was such a great show. At least before they aired the second episode. It all went downhill from there..."

"So you don't recall that phone conversation you had in the foyer, after you were on the party bus...and I take it you don't recall Kamui spotting you, either."

"Might've saw her with the corner of my eye. But for the most part, I was only speaking with Birdo on the phone, and nobody else."

"Interesting...thank you for your time, Yoshi." Zelda would leave the kitchen, leaving Yoshi alone to eat his malasadas. "And so, the plot thickens..."

Upon exiting the kitchen, the first thing that Zelda saw was one of the Dragon Quest heroes, Eight, looking through a dictionary. He did this in a thoughtful manner, as if he was searching for vocabulary words.

"Eight?" Zelda uttered the hero's name, as Eight stopped flipping through the pages and looked up at the princess. "What are you doing with that dictionary?"

"Um, just looking through..." replied Eight, before closing the dictionary and running away. "...bye!" The hero ran off, as far as his legs could carry him.

"Eight, get back here!" Zelda shouted out, only to realize that Eight had no intentions of returning. She just stood there holding the dictionary, wondering why Eight looked so curious looking through it.

"Hey Zelda, what's the issue?" Chrom asked the princess, showing up from the living room. "Just heard you yelling at Eight. What was he doing?"

"He was just looking through some dictionary, all alone by himself. I never seen him look so curious before...must be his first time reading one."

"I bet...oh, by the way, can you come with me? Something I want to show you...somebody apparently pulled a prank in the lounge."

"A prank? In the lounge? Why do I feel like Villager was responsible..."


So Chrom took Zelda to the lounge, where she saw Lloyd Irving hanging upside down from the ceiling. The swordsman was wrapped in toilet paper, and was unable to move around his arms or legs.

"C'mon you guys, this isn't funny!" shouted Lloyd, although not a single person was laughing. "Someone better get me out of this mess, or you're all sorry!"

"I heard a loud noise, and then I ran to the lounge...and saw Lloyd like this," Chrom explained to Zelda, watching as Lloyd was trying to fight his way out of his toilet paper prison. "Don't ask me how this happened."

"Considering how Lloyd can be...I'd say he deserved this, somewhat," replied Zelda, who knew Lloyd better than anyone else at the mansion. He was her roommate, after all.

"Let me down! Being like this is making the blood rush to my head..." said Lloyd, as Link and Cloud entered the lounge and saw Lloyd in his current plight.

"Woah, what happened to Lloyd?" asked Cloud, having a sudden indignation to laugh at Lloyd. The feeling was very minimal, though. "Fell prey to some kind of prank?"

"That's what Chrom here thinks," replied Zelda, not all thinking about a way to rescue Lloyd. She might leave Lloyd hanging there the entire day. "We don't know who pranked him. Could've been Villager."

"Yeah, speaking of Villager...Cloud and I caught him sneaking this out of Master Hand's room," said Link, digging into his pocket and pulling out some car keys. Not just any care keys - car keys to Master Hand's Lamborghini.

"Aren't those keys for Master Hand's Lamborghini?" questioned Chrom, after he recognized the car keys in Link's hand. "I know that Lamborghini is needless...but why does Villager need those keys anyway?"

"Beats me - when we asked him about it, Villager just dropped the keys and scrammed! Who knows what he was up to."

"A lot of the residents have been acting weird lately..." remarked Cloud, stroking his chin in thought as he thought about the residents' behavior. "...gotta be something in the water."

Cloud: Master Hand won't be back for some time now, which makes it a perfect opportunity to sell his dumb Lamborghini. He only "needs" it to show off his power; you'd think that someone who created the Smash universe would show off just by mere power alone. Master Hand tries to act like some materialistic, billionaire, even though he steals money from others like it's nothing. You'd think he would be better than that...hopefully that "vacation" of his will change him for the better. Same for Crazy Hand.

"I've noticed a string of strange behavior among the residents," Meta Knight informed Cloud and company, as he entered the lounge. He saw Lloyd hanging from the ceiling, but paid him no mind. "Doing some strange things."

"I've been noticing it, too," said Zelda, as it seems like most of the candidates were dealing with the same problem. "When I ask a resident later about their wrongdoing...they have no idea of what I'm talking about!"

"Same thing happens for me as well. I suspect there's an imposter running amok, doing random things just for the trill of it."

"Well that's not good, obviously," said Cloud, who was beginning to wonder if the Villager he and Link dealt with was actually Villager. "Did you tell Tom Nook and Isabelle about your suspicions?"

"I asked the search committee what should be done, and they recommended seeking an outside force to remedy the issue."

"Did you manage to find someone?" asked Link, before the sound of a large flying vehicle was heard outside. Link and company ran to the lounge window, and saw a flagship landing outside the mansion.

"There is our help right there...in that flagship. Everyone follow me, we should greet those folk at the front door."

"Ooh, are the people in the flagship gonna rescue me?" asked Lloyd, starting to feel sick from being held upside down for so long. "My arms and legs are getting tired...and sweaty..."

"I'll stick around and get Lloyd out of his predicament," Chrom said to Meta Knight and the others, offering to stay behind in the lounge. "Seems like I'll have my work cut out for me..."


Meta Knight took Link, Cloud, and Zelda down to the foyer, where there was someone aggressively ringing the doorbell. Either they were impatient, or they just liked how the doorbell sounded.

"We're coming, we're coming!" Meta Knight shouted, before he and the others finally reached the front door. The star warrior opened the door, and saw six men - and one woman - standing on the porch, dressed up as superheroes.

"If it isn't...Meta Knight!" said the superhero in red, greeting Meta Knight while speaking in a dramatic tone. "The mysterious and enigmatic yet honorable knight, hailing from Dream Land!"

"Um...that was unnecessary, but thanks for mentioning that anyways," replied Meta Knight, before turning to Link, Cloud, and Zelda. "I fear that the one in the red superhero suit will take time getting used to..."

"I don't reckon we've met before, have we?" the superhero in red asked Link, Cloud, and Zelda, making his way inside the mansion to make his introduction. "I'm the Special Combat Agent, CENTINELS Planetary Secret Service, Blossom City Field Office! Also known as...Wonder-Red!"

"This guy must enjoy the sound of his own voice," Link whispered to Cloud with a sly grin, before noticing that Wonder-Red was staring curiously at him. "What are you looking at?" Link asked Wonder-Red.

"You must be Link! The hero of legend, the Hylian who travels through Hyrule to fight the forces of evil! Rightful bearer of the Triforce of Courage!"

"He must've done a lot of research on us, before he came here..." Zelda quietly remarked, before Wonder-Red pointed at the princess. Now it was Zelda's turn to have her own introduction.

"And you must be Princess Zelda! The stoic ruler of Hyrule, descendant of the goddess Hylia, and the rightful bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom!"

"He better not do me next," grumbled Cloud, knowing that his introduction was inevitable as Wonder-Red pointed at him. "Oh boy, here we go..."

"Last but not least...Cloud Strife! Ex-SOLDIER formerly employed by the Shinra Electric Power Company, who fought against his former company working as a mercenary for the AVALANCHE group!"

"Dude, do you really have to make an introduction for everyone you meet?" questioned Wonder-Red's right-hand man, Wonder-Blue, speaking in a strong surfer accent. He was from California, after all.

"Yes, Elliott - or should I say, Wonder-Blue. It's all part of the superhero code."

Wonder-Blue: Wonder-Red has to make an introduction for just about anyone he meets or sees. It's so annoying, dude! If Wonder-Red goes one moment without making an introduction for anyone, he'll have a panic attack. I kid you not.

Wonder-Red: Obviously I couldn't contain my excitement I first learned that we would be going to the Smash Mansion today. I was so excited, that I did my due diligence and did research on every mansion resident! I'll have an introduction for any resident that I see today. Including the Pokemon in the sanctuary.

"So, what appears to be the issue?" Wonder-Red asked Meta Knight, before striking a superhero pose. "Aliens are afoot?" Then he struck another pose. "Evil robots overrunning the mansion?" Then another one. "Cat stuck up in a tree?"

"We did have a cat up in a tree once..." replied Link, recalling when Meowth was chased up a tree by the Duck Hunt Dog earlier in the week. "...but we already got that taken care of."

"We think there's an imposter...or imposters...running amok in the mansion," Cloud explained to Wonder-Red, who looked all serious as he stopped all the posing. "Meta Knight here thinks you guys can take care of the imposters."

"Well, dealing with aliens is more of our forte...but, this is a superhero job, which means that we're all capable!" Ready to get the mission started, Wonder-Red turned towards his fellow superheroes - Wonder-Blue, Wonder-Green, Wonder-Pink, Wonder-Yellow, Wonder-White, and Wonder-Black. "Alright team! Let's unite up!"

"What is our plan of action, Wonder-Red?" asked Wonder-Green, as he and the other superheroes entered the mansion. Due to his immense size, Wonder-Green was momentarily stuck in the front door.

"Simple - we all split up, and hunt down the imposters, if there are any. I'll search one part of the mansion, and you guys search around the rest."

"What do we do if we find an imposter?" asked Wonder-White, before unsheathing the wolverine claws on both of his hands. "Do we...kill them?

"Kill them?! No way!" replied Wonder-Red, as Wonder-White clanged his wolverine claws together in disgust. "There are kids living here, man!"

"I never said that I would outright kill anyone in front of a child...I was thinking about killing an imposter in secret."

"Can we get a move-on already, with stopping the imposters?" groaned Wonder-Pink, scoffing mightily as she brushed back her pink hair. "My nails need to get done!"

"We should hurry up already..." suggested Wonder-Yellow, the shyest out of all the Wonder heroes as he spoke timidly. "...don't waste any time."

"Wonder-Yellow is right!" exclaimed Wonder-Red, able to hear Wonder-Yellow despite how low the superhero spoke. Being a superhero must come with a heightened sense in hearing. "We can't afford to waste any time. Isn't that right, Wonder-Black?"

"..." said Wonder-Black - although it could be argued that he didn't make any audible noise - as he nonchalantly played with his 3DS.

"Right! No time to diddle-daddle, as the older folk say. Team...let's split up!"


Mario stood in his living room, seeing the Wonderful 100's flagship parked just outside the mansion. The plumber was looking through the window with Cappy, as Hunter approached him from behind.

"Aliens are invading the planet..." Hunter said to Mario ominously, as Mario turned around and gave the cheetah a weird look. "...better stay woke then sorry."

"Looks like a completely normal ship to me..." said Cappy, as he saw two people step out from the flagship. "...look, there's normal people piloting that ship!"

"Aliens disguised as normal people, you mean." Wanting to be friendly, Mario went to the front door, with Cappy returning to his head. "Don't tell me you're gonna associate yourself with the aliens, Mario!"

"Mario, this is why I advised-a you to stop watching National Geographic," Mario said to the cheetah, before exiting his house through the front door. Hunter let out a gasp of worry, as Mario stepped outside.

Hunter: I can see it now...those aliens are gonna abduct Mario, take him to their home planet, extract his brains, and eat them for lunch! I should know, I did my research on alien behavior. Guess you could say I'm now an expert on extraterrestrials...


The two folks standing outside the flagship were a middle-aged commander, and a woman who looked like a secretary. They were getting used to their surroundings, as Mario came over to greet them.

"Things around here must be quiet...real quiet," remarked the commander, taking a sip from a cup of tea in his hand. Expect him to sip that tea often. "...but then again, looks can kill."

"Good afternoon, you two!" Mario said to the commander and secretary, as the former looked bug-eyed. Almost wanted to do a spit take, even if it came at the expense of wasting valuable tea.

"Look at that, Alice! It's Mario, from the Mushroom Kingdom," the commander said to the secretary, who barely reacted at all as she maintained her stoic face. "Didn't expect to see him this soon."

"As always, I don't even need-a introduction..." Mario held out his hand to the commander for a handshake, and the commander would shake it. "...nice to meet you."

"Laurence Nelson, commander of the CENTINELS Planetary Secret Service. It is a real pleasure." If not for his sternness, Laurence would be bouncing all over the place right now.

"I am Alice MacGregor, main operator of the Virgin Victory," Alice - who was a pilot, NOT a secretary - formally introduced herself to Mario, before bringing the plumber's attention to the Wonderful 100's flagship. "Which is this ship you see before you."

"Mama mia, that's one-a big ship!" Mario marveled at the Virgin Victory, which he believed could put the Fox and Falco's Landmasters to shame. The plumber could stuff everyone from the mansion inside the Virgin Victory.

"Yes, this is the very ship we use to fly around the Wonderful 100," stated Laurence, looking proudly at the Virgin Victory as he took a sip of his tea. But only because he felt like it was obligatory. "We only brought the team members with us, today. I take it you haven't met any of them?"

"Well, no, but I've heard-a stories about the Wonderful 100," replied Mario, leading Laurence to smile at how much reach the Wonderful 100's heroic actions had. "And how they're all just a bunch of mini Viewtiful Joes."

"Miniature Viewtiful Joes?!" Laurence almost coughed on his tea when he heard that. "I suppose that's a...fine observation. Not exactly a correct one, but..."

"Commander Nelson and I wish to wind down, while the Wonderful Ones take care of business at the mansion," Alice said to Mario, wanting to take Laurence's mind and attention off of the Viewtiful Joe comparisons. "Do you know where we can find some tea?"

"I know a guy who can whip-a up the perfect tea," replied Mario, getting Laurence's full attention as he looked towards the tower. "How about I introduce-a you guys to him?"


Wonder-Red was pacing back and forth in the middle of the hallway, seemingly at a crossroads. The superhero knew what the objective was - he just didn't know how to carry it out in action.

"Let's see...if I were an imposter, where would I be?" Wonder-Red asked himself, before looking down the hallway and seeing Byleth and Beleth speaking with the unseen Sothis. To him, it was like Byleth and Beleth were having a conversation with the wall.

"You're right, Sothis - Dr. Cortex does get angry when you say his middle name out loud," Beleth said to the girl, as Wonder-Red crept closer to the professor duo. "But it's so amusing to say. Periwinkle..."

"Must be unfortunate to have a middle name like that at birth," remarked Byleth, as Wonder-Red was now within breathing distance of the professor duo. "What's that, Sothis? Someone's behind us?"

"Aha!" shouted Wonder-Red, jumping back just as Byleth and Beleth turned around. The superhero then held out his fist. "You two must be Byleth and Beleth! Instructors who taught at the Officers Academy, located the Garreg Mach Monastery in Fodlan!"

"...who told you that information?" Neither Byleth nor Beleth obviously never met Wonder-Red before, so they had every right to feel concerned.

"Who was that you were speaking with earlier? I take it that must've been Sothis, a mysterious goddess who happens to be the goddess of..."

"Okay, I think that's enough out of you," interjected Beleth, saving Wonder-Red from potentially letting out a spoiler or two. "So what is it that you want?"

"My teammates and I have come to the Smash Mansion, to hunt down some imposters. For whatever reason, I suspected that you two might be one of them."

"We can heavily assure you that we are not imposters." Before looking around, Beleth leaned in close to Wonder-Red. "But we know who is, around here..."

"We do...?" questioned Byleth, leaning in close to Beleth as she gave her fellow professor a quizzical stare. "Don't tell me you're just saying this to appease this...young child in a superhero suit!"

"I'm not a young child, I'm a man!" shouted Wonder-Red, wishing he could pummel Byleth with a Unite Hand - if he had enough people to pull it off. "I was just...born like this, sort of. God made me this way."

"Sure..." Byleth would look at Wonder-Red, before bringing her attention back to Beleth. "...but seriously, what are we talking about?"

"I might have to show you as well, then," Beleth said to Byleth, not doing much to help with her confusion.


Being a superhero, you'd think that Wonder-Pink would have important priorities to fulfill...right? Wrong. Rather than dealing with an imposter or two, Wonder-Pink instead was in the beauty salon, getting her nails done.

"Oh, I think you missed a spot..." the superhero said to Yukiko, who was asked by Wonder-Pink to paint her nails for her. "...I want the entire nail covered. I dare not wish to see any sign of pink!"

"Shouldn't you, I don't know...be saving the day or something?" questioned Yukiko, looking like she was deliberately forced into doing indentured labor. "Or is that superhero suit you got on just for show?"

"You can't be a superhero without looking like your best self! That is Superhero Protocol 101! Something that you would never understand!"

Wonder-Green: Didn't even take Wonder-Pink that long to find out about the mansion's beauty salon. And it only took her... *looks at stopwatch* ...two minutes. Which means I now owe Wonder-Blue a few bucks...

As Wonder-Pink continued to have her nails done, the superhero looked over and saw Kamui, hanging out with Silas. Now being in a relationship with Kamui, Silas had a free pass to enter the beauty salon whenever he wanted to.

"I take it you come here often?" Silas asked Kamui, with Wonder-Pink watching the conversation very closely as she furrowed her brow. "Man, I feel like a fish out out of water here!"

"I usually come here most of the time," replied Kamui, who was busy brushing her hair in front of a mirror. "This salon feels very professional, which is nice."

"Why do I feel like that silver-haired boy is up to no good..." wondered Wonder-Pink, who was looking especially close at Silas. Something about the cavalier was very off-putting to the superhero.

"Aaaand...w'e're done!" announced Yukiko, who had just finished painting the last of Wonder-Pink's nails. Wonder-Pink quickly looked at her nails, impressed by the good job Yukiko had done.

"Thank you...now I can go back to being a superhero." Taking delight in her nails, Wonder-Pink advanced towards Silas. "Time to give Mr. Silver-Haired Boy a piece of my own mind..."

"Yo, Silas! My mans!" Sonic was heard shouting from afar, before he and Crash came running through the beauty salon. They both ran over Wonder-Pink on their way to greet Silas. "Whatcha doin' here in the beauty salon?"

"Spending quality time with my new girlfriend?" responded Silas; Sonic honestly wanted to explode with joy when he heard Silas refer to Kamui as his girlfriend. "Not like I had a choice to be here..."

"I'm just showing Silas bits and pieces of my weekly routine," Kamui explained to Sonic and Crash, as she continued to brush her hair. "I felt like he deserved to know how my day usually goes."

"Well it's great to see you two happy and merry together," remarked Sonic, with Wonder-Pink gritting her teeth as she picked herself off the floor. "Seeing you two being all happy makes me feel like a proud father!"

"That's a very...interesting feeling to have, Sonic. But thanks anyways." Wonder-Pink was now seething, as Sonic gave Silas and Kamui a thumbs up before he and Crash walked away. The hedgehog and bandicoot would pass by the seething Wonder-Pink.

"Nice superhero suit you got on there!" Sonic complimented Wonder-Pink, who stared down the hedgehog and Crash with unbridled intensity. "Really digging the hair, too! Who are you trying to be, Bayonetta?"

The very moment that Sonic and Crash left the salon, both friends were brutally ambushed by Wonder-Pink, who came running to them from behind and sent them crashing to the floor. Wonder-Pink grabbed Sonic and Crash's heads, pinning them against the floor.

"So, you two must be affiliated with Mr. Silver-Haired Boy, aren't you?" the superhero asked Sonic and Crash, whose voices were muffled due to the position they found themselves in. "What is your evil plot?!"

"Who are you talking about? Silas?" questioned Sonic, moving his head around enough so he could speak. "You actually think he's up to no good? He visited the mansion just to see his girl!"

"How do we know he isn't here for anything else! What if he's using his 'visit' as an excuse for dastardly deeds?!"

"Crash?" uttered Aku, as he showed up in the hallway and saw Crash being pinned against the floor by Wonder-Pink. "Why are you pinned to the floor like that?"

"Back away from the furball, tiki mask!" Wonder-Pink shouted at Aku, taking out her weapon - the Beautiful Whip - and cracking it at Aku. Aku shuddered in fear, as he floated back a short distance.

Aku: If I had arms, I would've saved Crash (and maybe Sonic) from that girl...but even then, some lady would put me on blast for putting my hands on a woman! Yet women get to put their hands on men like it's free country. Double standards, why must they exist?

"Tell me everything I need to know about Mr. Silver-Haired Boy!" Wonder-Pink demanded of Sonic and Crash, as she pinned their heads against the floor harder. "Who is he working for?"

"He's not working for anyone, okay?!" Sonic angrily shouted, tired of being held against his own will over some silly assumption. "He's just a regular guy, who wanted to see his girlfriend." While Wonder-Pink refused to believe Sonic, she would eventually release her hold on the hedgehog and Crash.

"Since you won't tell me what I need to know...I'll have to find out myself." Wonder-Pink flipped her hair back as Sonic and Crash slowly picked themselves up off the floor adjusting their necks and whatnot. "Hmph!"

"What's up with her?" Sonic quietly asked Wonder-Pink, who shrugged as Wonder-Pink stormed down the hallway.


Wonder-Blue traversed through the mansion, on the lookout for any sign of imposters. He was holding out his sword along the way, ready to deal justice if he felt it was necessary.

"You imposters can't hide from me forever, you know!" Wonder-Blue called out, swinging his sword about; wouldn't be doing that if he wasn't all alone. "I got my Valiantium Blade, and it's sure useful for beating up people! Because of how sharp it is. And the fact that it's a weapon."

"What am I going to do, what am I going to do..." a voice was heard from the lounge, garnering Wonder-Blue's attention. Wonder-Blue quickly ran inside the lounge, and saw Chrom looking at Lloyd, who was still hanging upside down from the ceiling.

"Dude! Did I just miss a gnarly prank?" Wonder-Blue looked up at Lloyd, and he couldn't help but chuckle. "Man, I wished I was in on it...without being the one pranked, of course."

"I can't possibly reach Lloyd, when he's up that high," concluded Chrom, before he saw Wonder-Blue standing a few feet from him. "Hey...is that a sword?"

"You mean this awesome blade right here?" Wonder-Blue smirked, as he showed off his Valiantium Blade before striking a pose with it. "Pretty cool, huh?"

"Do you think you might be able to cut down that toilet paper, hanging my friend from the ceiling?" Wonder-Blue looked back at Lloyd, scratching his chin. "I'd do it myself, but...I'm only good at aerial stuff in Smash fights."

"Seems pretty manageable. But I gotta get in the groove first." Wonder-Blue took a deep breath, focusing his mind and energy on the task at hand.

"How long does it usually take you to get yourself 'in the groove'? Not that I'm trying to rush you, of course."

"Eh, it usually depends on how big the objective is. Cutting down toilet paper doesn't take that much concentration."

"Very well then. I'll just...move out of your way, give you some room." Chrom quickly took several steps back, allowing Wonder-Blue to do his thing. Seconds passed, and Wonder-Blue had yet to do a thing. "Are you going to do something...or what?"

"Not yet, dude! I need to perform a quick time event, to pull this off." This caused Chrom to groan, for he couldn't afford to wait around any longer. "Doing that will only make me look cooler."

"I don't care about what makes you look 'cool', I just need Lloyd down from the ceiling ASAP."

"Chill out dude, this isn't a matter of life or death...now, watch and learn! Wonder-Blue, to the rescue!"

Wonder-Blue would leap into the air, taking Chrom's breath away as he held out his Valiantium Blade at the toilet paper. And then...he just froze in place, in the air. Literally not moving a single muscle in his body.

"Did time just freeze, or...?" Chrom looked around in confusion, wondering how he was able to move but not Wonder-Blue. A few seconds passed, and Wonder-Blue fell unto the floor with a thud.

"Aw, dang it! Failed the quick time event," grunted Wonder-Blue, slamming his fist on the floor before standing up. "But no worries. If I time it just right, I'll cut down that toilet paper in no time!"

"And how long is that gonna take?" asked Lloyd, with the blood rushing to his head. He was gonna feel light-headed, if he wasn't already. "You can't expect me to be hanging down from here forever!"

"Just be patient, dude! Nailing this quick time event is all about timing and precision. Because it's quick time...you have to time it right."

"Is there a way you can cut the toilet paper WITHOUT a quick time event?" questioned Chrom, as he was having his patience tested by Wonder-Blue.

"No way Jose - this is the best method I have! Of course, it would be a whole lot easier if I had a bunch of Wonderful Ones at my side..."

Chrom: It's not so much that I want to rescue Lloyd...if I could let Lloyd hang from the ceiling all week long, I'd take it! But I have to show the search committee how good I am at handling problems. On another note...where did anyone find so much toilet paper for one prank?


Inside the ballroom, Pit was creating a paper-mache creation of sorts, using toilet paper that Brio had asked Luigi for. The angel got Kirby and Incineroar to help him build the paper-mache project, which was essentially a large bust of Cortex's head.

"What do you think so far, Dr. C?" Pit asked Cortex, who was overseeing the angel and company's work. Cortex apparently named Pit the manager of his campaign, which was met with approval from Brio...and negative reception from the residents.

"Doing an excellent job, keep up the good work!" replied Cortex, as he gave Pit and friends two thumbs up. Little Mac walked inside the ballroom, taking a good look at the paper-mache bust.

"Cortex, I'm starting to think that you've been listening to too much Sicko Mode..." the young boxer said to the evil genius; the fact that the toilet paper was now colored in gold didn't help matters much.

"Meh...I'm more of an Eminem guy. Also why are you here? This project is super secret - nobody is allowed to see this creation except for me, Dr. Brio, and..."

"If this project is so 'super secret', then why is Pit working on it in the ballroom! Anyone can just walk in here and see it!"

"You're right...the ballroom door can't be locked without permission. So..." Cortex, without a trace of thought, pulled out his ray gun and held it at Little Mac. "...just pretend that you never saw anything!"

"Or else what? What are you gonna do, brainwash me with that ray gun of yours? Do your worst!"

"I would brainwash you, but...that feature on my ray gun isn't working right now. So I'll just leave you off, with a warning..."

"Sure. Whatever. Fine by me..." Little Mac threw his arms up in defeat, as he left the ballroom. Cortex lowered his ray gun, once Little Mac was gone.

"Dr. Cortex, I have finished working on that brainwashing song!" Brio informed the evil genius, running inside the ballroom shortly after Little Mac had left. "I've added all the brainwashing qualities to it and everything."

"You have?" asked Cortex, only for Brio to hold out the disc which had the brainwashing song on it. Cortex was gleaming at the mere sight of it. "Brio, you're the best VP a candidate could ever ask for!"

"Yes, I know...sometimes I surprise myself. Also, I acquired a patent for this song. Just in case..."

"That could be very useful one day, who knows. So when do you think we should play that song, for Tom Nook and Isabelle?"

"It should be used as a last resort, in a dire situation. Tom Nook says you're out of the running...BOOM! Play that song to sway his and Isabelle's mind!"

"Such a brilliant idea! And who knows when the search committee will have to eliminate people...we might as well use the brainwashing song as our trump card."

Tom Nook: We're going to start trimming the fat starting this week, and remove one candidate from the race. Male or female. Master Hand wanted Isabelle and I to narrow our choices, so eliminating people is the most effective method.

"I have a weird feeling about this, you guys," Kirby discussed with Pit and Incineroar, after he heard the conversation between Cortex and Brio. "With this campaign, Cortex might use a few villain tactics to his advantage."

"Which is a big concern, because why exactly?" questioned Pit, not one bit concerned about whatever Cortex had planned. Which was not surprising, since he was a campaign manager who would do nothing but provide unwavering support. "Everyone and their mother knows Cortex's track record, as a villain."

"True, but with Brio, Cortex might be more...motivated. I reckon that Brio is far more of a successful evil genius than Cortex is."

"Why do you think that? Is it because he has a bald head? Dudes with bald heads always seem to go the farthest in life. The Rock, Steve Austin, Vin Diesel, Sir Patrick Stewart, Terry Crews..."

"It's not because of that, it's just that Brio appears less likely to fail. He's the one you should take more seriously. You feel me?"

"...Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Rogan, Mike Tyson, Jeff Bezos, Vladamir Putin..." Pit clearly didn't feel Kirby, as he was still ratting off names at the top of his head. Which bothered Kirby.

"Now's a good time for a lunch break..." grumbled Kirby, leading down from the ladder he was standing on as he left the ballroom. Cortex and Brio didn't even know that the pink puffball left, which made Incineroar the only aware individual.

"...Dr. Phil, Pitbull, Dick Cheney, Michael Jordan, Bryan Cranston...wait, that was just for a show..."


Mario brought Laurence and Alice over to the mansion, to greet the Black Knight. It didn't take that long for the Black Knight to hit it off with Laurence and Alice, the very moment they expressed their love for tea. He even hosted a tea party for Laurence and Alice, on the tower balcony, and forced Mario to attend.

"I have to go back-a home, Jennifer needs-a me," Mario said to the Black Knight, using his own daughter as an excuse to get out of the tea party. When all else fails, always use your children as excuses.

"You can't go back home, you're all chained up," replied the Black Knight, as Mario looked underneath the table and saw that both his ankles were chained up to the chair he was sitting in. "There's no escape!"

"C'mon man, I have a life-a you know! I have a family to take-a care of!" The Black Knight would ignore Mario, tired of all the excuses the plumber was using.

"So, Laurence and Alice...what is your favorite flavor of tea? I'm more of a vanilla tea person myself - that stuff really warms the soul."

"I honestly prefer caramel tea," answered Laurence, as Mario tried to fight his way out of the chains, but to no avail. "Satisfies my sweet tooth."

"I love myself some blueberry tea..." answered Alice, as Mario hopped away from the tea party in his chair. The Black Knight saw the plumber trying to escape, and brought him back to the tea table.

"You can't leave just yet, Mario, the tea party's just getting started!" the general said to Mario as he sat him back down in his original spot, with Mario grumbling. "Now tell us, Mario, what's YOUR favorite flavor of tea?"

"This-a tea party stinks..." frowned Mario as he folded his arms; his chances at getting away were completely shot now.

"Your favorite tea flavor...is one that stinks? That's interesting...but we're not here to judge. You just do you."

"Say, Mario, I've always wanted to know what it's like to wear that hat on your head," Laurence said to the plumber, taking a noted interest in Mario's hat. "So iconic, so prestigious...must put a lot of pressure on your shoulders."

"I wouldn't say this hat makes-a me feel pressured," remarked Mario, smiling as he adjusted the hat on his head. "It just makes me feel-a like a normal person."

"I think I understand where you're coming from. And speaking of your hat...I would love to know what it's like, to wear it!" Mario was against the idea, and so was Cappy, whose eyes peeked out.

"That's not such a good idea, buddy..." Cappy warned Laurence, who got out of his chair and advanced towards the talking hat, with his arms extended.

"I would heavily advise not doing that, commander," Alice also warned Laurence, who was now wrangling with Mario over the right to put Cappy on his head.

"Settle down Alice, it's not like I want to hurt Mario!" responded Laurence, with his hands entangled with Mario's. "Just want to try on his hat." The commander would get the better of Mario, as he snatched Cappy off his head.

"No, don't!" Mario and Cappy both shouted at Laurence, almost simultaneously, but it didn't matter...Laurence, taking off his pilot hat, would place Cappy on his head.

Then the capturing began, as Mario was suddenly transferred from the chair he was sitting in, to inside of Laurence's body. It sure took Alice by surprise.

"What...what just happened?" the pilot questioned, as she was frantically looking around for Mario's whereabouts. "Where is Mario? And what just happened to the commander?!"

"Uh...science!" exclaimed the Black Knight, who knew of no better way to describe the capturing process to Alice. But that didn't matter, for Mario was now stuck inside Laurence's body.

"Mama mia, I'm inside Laurence's body!" the plumber wailed, hearing Laurence's voice instead of his own. That, combined with the fact that there was a Mario mustache on Laurence's face, made Alice even more concerned.

"Now why is the commander speaking as if he's Mario?" the pilot questioned, knowing that it had to do with Cappy being atop Laurence's head. "And he said that he's inside his own body? What does that mean?"

"Take it easy, madam..." the Black Knight calmed down Alice, who didn't really need any calming for she remained as stoic as ever. Stoic, but concerned. "...I'm sure there's an answer to all of this! Without science."

"Would taking Mario's hat off of the commander bring him back to his senses?" It was worth a shot, and a shot worth taking, as the Black Knight grabbed Cappy and tried to pull him off Laurence's head. It was almost like Cappy was stuck to Laurence's head.

"Hate to say it, but taking me off someone's head isn't that easy," Cappy informed the Black Knight, and Alice gasped as her stone-faced expression was now broken. "What, was it something I said?"

"Mario's hat...can talk?!" This was too much for Alice to process, as the pilot suddenly fainted unto the balcony floor. The Black Knight just looked at the fainted Alice, as he took his hands off of Cappy.

"For the record, this is both your fault..." the general said to Mario and Cappy, shaking his head in dismay. "...now the tea for our tea party will get cold!"

Black Knight: This would be a good opportunity for one of the five candidates to get some rub, and get me and everyone else out of the pickle we're stuck in. Only because Cappy likes to make things difficult. How is it that you can take him off Mario's head like it's nothing, but if it's anyone else's head it's like pulling a giant plant out from the ground?! That is why I detest wearing hats - they always make things harder than they need to be.


Like Wonder-Pink, Wonder-Green couldn't be bothered doing any superhero stuff, for he was busy stuffing his mouth in the dining room. It was mostly thanks to Cilan, who was piling up food on the dining room table.

"Here's another round of cinnamon rolls!" announced Cilan, delighting Wonder-Green as he waltzed inside the dining room with a tray of cinnamon rolls. Wonder-Green gobbled down the sweet rolls immediately. "My goodness - didn't even wait for me to put the tray down!"

"Cilan...you are...are an incredible chef!" Wonder-Green complimented the connoisseur, in-between gulps, as Cilan was all smiles. "These...cinnamon rolls...trÚs délicieux!"

"Tell me something I don't know...I'll be right back with more cinnamon rolls." As Cilan headed back to the kitchen, the connoisseur was knocked down to the floor by Wonder-Pink before he could reach the entrance. Poor guy was sent down to the floor.

"Wonder-Green, what on earth are you doing?!" Wonder-Pink scolded the superhero, who stopped scarfing down the cinnamon rolls with his mouth full. Cilan was on the floor, writhing and moaning in pain. "Eating cinnamon rolls?"

"You went out and got your nails painted," Wonder-Green pointed out, as he took a gander at Wonder-Pink's nails. Wonder-Pink gasped, as she held both of her hands behind her back.

"My leg..." wailed Cilan, as he was clutching his his left leg. Better not end up like the "my leg" guy from Spongebob, that would suck real bad.

"...I don't know what you're talking about," Wonder-Pink said to Wodner-Green, before running to the superhero and grabbing his hand. "You must come with me, I might've spotted an evildoer in the mansion."

"Can't we just wait, I haven't eaten all these cinnamon rolls yet," said Wonder-Green, only for Wonder-Pink to drop him to the floor and drag him away. "I'll come back for you, sweethearts!" Wonder-Green called out to the cinnamon rolls.

"Such a drama queen..." As Wonder-Pink dragged Wonder-Green out of the dining room, she stepped on Cilan's right leg in the process, making the connoisseur yelp in pain.

"Ow, my other leg!" shouted Cilan as he clutched his right leg in pain, fearing that he would be handicapped. "What's next, both of my arms?!"


Now that Kamui was done brushing her hair, Silas could take the princess to places at the mansion where he wanted to be. Such as the gardens. The cavalier walked through the gardens with Kamui, wanting to get his romantic side on.

"A lot of these flowers here remind me of you," Silas said to Kamui, as he was looking at the many colorful flowers in bloom. "But this one reminds me of you the most..."

"Which one is it?" asked Kamui, before Silas plucked a flower from the ground and showed it to Kamui, with a smile. "What a pretty flower..."

"The snap dragon...dracunculus vulgaris. See, it even has the word 'dragon' in the name." Kamui thought that Silas was being a tease, smirking as she shoved the cavalier in the chest with her hand.

"Look at you, trying to be funny..." As Kamui accepted the flower from Silas, Wonder-Yellow was lurking around the gardens, looking for imposters.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are..." the superhero feebly called out, letting his own shyness get the better of him. What a gentle giant. Soon Wonder-Pink showed up at the gardens, with Wonder-Green.

"There he is!" hissed Wonder-Pink as she pointed viciously at Silas making sure that Wonder-Pink was paying attention. "Do you see that silver-haired man, Wonder-Green? He looks very suspicious, hmm?

"Looks like he's just flirting with that girl to me," observed Wonder-Green, seeing how romantic Silas was acting with Kamui. "Speaking of flirting..." Wonder-Green then smiled as he pulled his head close to Wonder-Pink...who punched him in the face.

"Don't...even...think about it," threatened Wonder-Pink, as Wonder-Green fell back on the ground with a thud. Imagine hurting Wonder-Green, an innocent middle-schooler, for wanting to flirt with you...Wonder-Pink pulled no punches.

Sonic: The world could use more men like Silas. A man who is selfless, kind, and brave, and is willing to sacrifice his daily life at his homeland just to spend quality time with his girlfriend. Got no clue as to what that pink-haired chick has against Silas, but I gotta give her some props for looking cuter than Bayonetta! *pauses* I bet she's Bayo's little sister.

"Psst, Wonder-Yellow!" Wonder-Pink whispered to the Russian superhero, who stopped snooping around for imposters as he glanced at Wonder-Pink. "You see that silver-haired man over there?"

"Yes I see, what about him?" inquired Wonder-Yellow, hoping that Wonder-Pink didn't want him to interact with Silas. He hated dealing with strangers.

"I think he's up to no good! Use your big boy muscles to take him out." Wonder-Yellow was showing some restraint, looking nervously at Silas.

"That I cannot do. Man looks peaceful, no threat at all. Best to leave him alone." This Wonder-Pink didn't want to hear, as she growled and stomped her foot.

"He's literally right there, just take him out already!" Wonder-Pink yelled so loud, that it garnered the attention of Silas and Kamui, who looked around.

"Someone here?" asked Kamui, looking around as Wonder-Pink swiftly hid herself behind Wonder-Yellow. Silas and Kamui would soon direct their eyes towards Wonder-Yellow, who was now shivering timidly.

"Oh, hello - we didn't see you there," Silas greeted Wonder-Pink, too traumatized by his nerves to run out of the gardens and head back inside. "I take it that you're new to the mansion?"

"Don't just stand there like a doofus - do something!" Wonder-Pink whispered to Wonder-Yellow, expecting the superhero to put the hurt on Silas. She sure knew how to set herself up for disappointment, as Wonder-Pink was stammering, sweating buckets.

"Nervous, aren't you? How about we show you how friendly we are." Silas and Kamui would both walk to Wonder-Yellow, who was sweating even more. "Why don't you tell us your name?"

"I am...Wonder-Yellow...I'm a superhero," Wonder-Yellow introduced himself to Silas and Kamui, as he was twiddling with his fingers. You could literally feel Wonder-Pink facepalming right now.

"A superhero! Never seen one of those before." Silas took a great deal of interest in Wonder-Yellow, only making the superhero even more nervous. "So if you're a superhero, what are your powers?"

"My powers? Uh..." Wonder-Yellow twiddled with his fingers even more, unsure of what he should say. His nervousness was at an all-time high.

"Now's your chance, crush him!" Wonder-Pink whispered to Wonder-Yellow, not wanting to let the opportunity go to waste. Anything that left Silas in a body bag would satisfy Wonder-Pink.

"Kamui, I need your assistance with the laundry!" Rosalina called out to the princess from inside the mansion. "Those clothes aren't going to fold themselves!"

"Darn...well we have to go, but it was nice meeting you!" Kamui said to Wonder-Yellow, before grabbing Silas' hand and rushing back inside the mansion. Once Silas and Kamui had left...

"I CAN USE GIANT HAMMER!" Wonder-Yellow blurted out, before taking a deep breath. Took him a moment to realize that Silas and Kamui had left.

"Useless..." Wonder-Pink facepalmed, shaking her head as her opportunity to take Silas down was now wasted.


Eight was standing alone in the hallway, looking curiously at a crown in his hand. Peeking from the corner of the hallway and spying on Eight was Byleth, Beleth, and Wonder-Red. You could also include Sothis, if you wanted to.

"Isn't that...King K. Rool's crown?" whispered Byleth, squinting her eyes as she made out the crown in Eight's hand. And when you consider that King K. Rool himself was stuck inside the dryer machine, as Rosalina had mentioned...

"I've been seeing Eight do stuff like that over the week, it's very unlike him," Beleth whispered back, before looking down at Wonder-Red. "He could be the imposter you're looking for, Wonder-Red."

"Eight...one of the Dragon Quest heroes, is that right?" asked Wonder-Red, as neither Byleth nor Beleth wished to answer for their own reasons. "The eighth hero of Dragon Quest fame, and the Captain of the Guard! Despite being a low-ranking royal guardsman at Castle Trodain."

"Must you do this for everybody?" Byleth groaned at Wonder-Red; she, Beleth, and Wonder-Red (and Sothis) all would've found Eight earlier, had Wonder-Red not done an introduction for any person he saw under the mansion roof.

"Ichi: Do unto others," someone said nearby, as Byleth and company looked over and saw Wonder-White, idly standing by. "Ni: Home is where the heart is..."

"Real nice of you to show up, Wonder-White..." Wonder-Red said to his fellow Wonderful One, in an almost sarcastic tone. "...now pipe down, you might blow our cover!"

"I've been standing here in silence, the whole time. It is very nice of you to finally notice..."

Wonder-White: San: Reach for your dreams. Shi: Drink in moderation. Go: Honesty is the best policy. Roku: The good old days are over. You want me to continue? I can do this all day...

"How about you make yourself useful, and reason with that guy over there?" Wonder-Red asked Wonder-White, as he pointed at Eight down the hallway. "Obviously that crown in his hand isn't his."

"Shichi: Perhaps I have met my match. Hachi: Yes, I have met my match..." replied Wonder-White, marching towards Eight and coming to a stop as he got the DQ hero's full attention. "You, with the crown!"

"You're talking to me?" Eight asked Wonder-White, as he pointed his finger at himself. "Are you supposed to be some kind of ninja?"

"That crown in your hands is obviously not yours. Now hand it back, or face the might of my claws!"

"I'm sorry, but you don't really scare me..." Soon Wonder-Red and company made their move, appearing from behind the corner of the hallway and making their presence known behind Wonder-White. "...okay, what's going on?"

"Are you really Eight?" Beleth asked the DQ hero, who scoffed at the fact that the professor would ask such a question. "If you really are...then what's the name of the pig-rat in your pocket?"

"Why do you wanna know so bad? I'm sure you lived with me long enough to know what the name of my furry companion is."

"But I want to see if you know his name. So spit it out, Eight...we're waiting."

Eight would bite his bottom lip, eyeing around...before dropping King K. Rool's crown to the floor, and running away. Which did nothing but trigger a chase.

"After him!" shouted Wonder-Red, as he and the others chased Eight - imposter or not - down the hallway.


Poor Lloyd was still hanging from the lounge ceiling, as Wonder-Blue had yet to cut him down. Only because Wonder-Blue couldn't successfully time his "quick time event" just right. Thinking outside the box, Wonder-Blue asked Chrom to get a game controller, as if that would be of any major help.

"sure are getting a lot of hang time, lloyd," said Sans, the one who provided Chrom with a game controller. He was in the lounge, looking up at Lloyd, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Shut up..." retorted Lloyd, who had done several sit-ups whilst suspended in the air to decrease the rush of blood to his head. "...you better get this stupid quick time thing right, Wonder-Blue!"

"Just so you know, this controller isn't connected to anything," Chrom said to Wonder-Blue, as he was holding a wireless GameCube controller. Wonder-Blue was busy finding himself back in the groove.

"Doesn't matter - just mash the A button, and I'll get this quick time event right," assured Wonder-Blue, who was now focused and ready to go. "You ready to do this, dude?"

"Whatever gets Lloyd back on his own two feet. Let's do it!" Armed with his Valiantium Blade, Wonder-Blue leaped into the air, towards the toilet paper that was hanging Lloyd upside down. Soon, the superhero froze.

"Alright, dude, mash that A button!" So Chrom mashed the A button on the GameCube controller...not once, but multiple times. "Dude, why are you mashing like that?!"

"You said I had to mash the button!" All of Chrom's aggressive button-mashing seemed to jinx Wonder-Blue, as the superhero fell to the floor with a thud. "I was doing what you told me to do."

"...next time, only mash the button just once. Before we do the next attempt...I'm gonna need an ice pack first."


Wonder-Red and company were chasing down Eight, but they lost the DQ hero along the way. The chase had led them to the gaming room entrance.

"I suspect that Eight is hiding in the gaming room," assumed Beleth, taking a brief look inside the gaming room. "It's a very concentrated area..."

"...which means that it would be easier for him to hide among the crowd!" Wonder-Red would finish for Beleth, although the professor didn't need anyone to finish his sentence for him. "Onward we go!"

"Why would you say that around Wonder-Red?" Byleth frowned at Beleth, as Wonder-Red ran inside the gaming room; Wonder-White calmly followed suit.

"What's the worst that could happen?" questioned Beleth, as he and Byleth entered the gaming room...and saw Wonder-Red speaking to every resident he could. "What have I've done..."

"Solid Snake! Retired special-ops agent and spy!" Wonder-Red greeted the former spy, catching him very much off-surprise. "Destroyed Metal Gear REX at Shadow Moses Island. Have you seen Dragon Quest hero Eight anywhere?"

"Wonder-Red, can you relax for just a second?" Byleth asked of the superhero, who moved on from Snake when the former spy couldn't answer his question.

"Ribbon Girl! Legendary ARMS fighter and renowned pop star. Do you know where I can find Eight, in this gaming room?"

"Seriously Wonder-Red, you don't have to do this...you're going to tire yourself out!"

"Doc Louis! Former heavyweight boxing champion of the world, and now world-class boxing trainer. You must know about Eight's current whereabouts!"

"Eight? You think I'm looking for Eight?" chuckled Doc Louis, before taking a bite from his chocolate bar. Named Veronica. "You think I'm looking for Eleven, too?"

"No Doc Louis, Drake is the one who's looking for Eleven," Knuckles pointed out to the boxing trainer, as the Luminary - who was playing pool - looked over with a confused stare. "C'mon now..."

Knuckles: Was that joke...a bit too soon?

Luminary: What person named Drake is looking for me? Was Knuckles referring to that famous rapper guy? What does he want with me, is he desperately looking for street cred?

"I think you need to take it easy," Beleth said to Wonder-Red, as he pulled the superhero away from Doc Louis. "Sorry you had to put up with that, Doc."

"You're right, I should really stop..." started Wonder-Red, before he saw Eight trying to sneak out of the gaming room. Once Eight's eyes met with Wonder-Red's, the DQ hero ran out. "...there he is, after him!"

"...and there he goes." Beleth and Byleth watched as Wonder-Blue broke away, and ran out of the gaming room on the hunt for Eight. Wonder-White would then show up, standing stoically.

"Time is of the essence..." the ninja superhero remarked, before darting out of the gaming room in true ninja fashion. Byleth looked at Beleth, who just shrugged.


Mario was still stuck inside Laurence's body, as the Black Knight looked to decapture the plumber from Laurence. On top of that, Alice was still unconscious. The Black Knight believed that with the help of one of the five tower candidates, he could solve both problems.

"How can we get Mario to decapture this man's body?" the Black Knight asked Ghirahim, who was looking at Mario creepily while liking his hips.

"Removing the hat is obviously our best choice," replied Ghirahim, who was thinking of a way to solve Mario's plight. "I'd say we cut Cappy in half."

"I don't think that's such a good idea..." Mario offered his two cents, as Cappy was shivering in fear. Ghirahim smiled at Cappy, before licking the talking hat in an obviously creepy manner.

"I feel extremely violated right now..." whimpered Cappy, as he felt Ghirahim's saliva all over him. It made him shiver even more.

"But Mario wouldn't allow that to happen, so our best choice is to use force," concluded Ghirahim - only question that remained was how to use said force. "We could drop Mario from a high distance, without hurting him."

"Where do we drop him from, the balcony?" asked the Black Knight, before Ghirahim looked out his bedroom window and saw the Virgin Victory.

"No, but that airship parked outside might do the trick...and what about that woman?" Ghirahim then looked at Alice, who was lying unconscious in the Black Knight's arms.

"The sweet aroma of tea might wake her up," assumed the Black Knight, who usually solved most problems with tea. Relationship issues, math problems, so on and so forth. "She likes blueberry tea, which I'm all out of, so..."


Falco was chilling at Fox's house, just to see how his "favorite married couple" was doing. As the avian pilot was lounging around in the living room watching TV, someone rang the doorbell.

"Yo, Fox, you got a visitor," Falco notified his best friend, who was fixing some lunch in the kitchen. Some Parmesan chicken, which made Falco feel slighted. "Go and answer the door."

"Why can't you answer it, you're the one in the living room," responded Fox, as he placed his Parmesan chicken in the microwave. "Get your lazy butt off the couch!"

"This is your house, bruh...I'm not here to do the responsibilities that you should be doing." Heaving a sigh, Fox went to the front door and opened it, and saw the Black Knight standing at the doorstep.

"Sorry if I'm bothering you, Mr. McCloud," the Black Knight, holding Alice, apologized to Fox who was clearly looking annoyed. "I heard that your wife Krystal has some blueberry tea. Mind asking her if I can borrow some?"


Cortex was strutting his stuff through the hallway, wearing his MTSMGA hat with Uka tagging along. The evil genius felt like he was the hottest attraction at the mansion, what with his campaign and all.

"I've decided to call my campaign...the Cortex Campaign!" proclaimed Cortex, who was extremely fond of the name as Uka groaned. "Rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?"

"It's alliterative, so why wouldn't it..." replied Uka, before Cortex came to a stop when he saw Wonder-Black chilling in the hallway, playing his 3DS. Cortex quickly approached the young superhero.

"Hello, young man - the name's Dr. Neo Cortex. I'm currently running for man of the mansion. Would you like to endorse my campaign?"

"..." replied Wonder-Black, as he looked at Cortex momentarily before going back to playing his 3DS game. He told Cortex everything that evil genius needed to hear.

"Uka, I think we got our first endorsement for the campaign! Everything is pushing up daisies! Or sunflowers."

"It'll be the only endorsement you'll ever receive," Uka offered his bleak outlook on Cortex's campaign, as Cortex was punching the air in excitement.

Wonder-Black: *mumbles incoherently, before resuming playing his 3DS*

"Stop him!" shouted Wonder-Red, as Eight was being chased down the hallway by Wonder-Red, Wonder-White, Byleth, and Beleth. Include Sothis, if you wish. "Wonder-Black, stop that guy!"

"..." replied Wonder-Black, as he took out a time bomb and tossed it in front of Eight, bringing the DQ hero to a stop. Once the time bomb ticked to zero, it exploded, sending Eight flying to the ground.

"Excellent work, Wonder-Black!" Wonder-Red went over to the ailing Eight, triumphantly putting his foot down on the hero. "Time to see if this fella is an imposter!"

"A time bomb, hmm?" inquired Cortex, before taking out a notepad and jotting something down with an ink pen. "I should add that to my arsenal..."


Wonder-Pink was still utterly convinced that Silas was lowkey evil, and was set out to prove it. The superhero looked inside the laundry room, where she saw Silas and Kamui hanging out with one another.

"So who does the laundry at the mansion?" Silas curiously asked Kamui, who had helped Rosalina with the laundry. Two heads are always better than one. "Doing laundry here must be a pain!"

"It's not as bad as you think it is," replied Kamui, as Wonder-Pink furrowed her brow mightily at Silas with her whip ready. "We don't really have a set schedule, but most of the time we kinda take turns."

"Have you two seen my crown anywhere?" King K. Rool approached Silas and Kamui, rubbing the top of his head where his crown would usually be. "I need it - I look hideous without it!

"You practically look the same regardless, King K. Rool..." With Silas seemingly distracted, it was now Wonder-Pink's moment to strike.

"I got you now, Mr. Silver-Haired Boy..." the superhero said as she crept inside the laundry room, whip ready to go...before Wonder-Green sneaked up behind her and snatched her away. "...Wonder-Green, let me go!"

"No time, we have an impromptu meeting!" Wonder-Green informed Wonder-Pink, as she took the superhero away from the laundry room. "Wonder-Red's orders!"

"Mr. Silver-Haired Boy...I'll be coming back for you!" vowed Wonder-Pink, calling out to Silas; Silas looked around momentarily, confused, before returning to his conversation with King K. Rool.


Finding himself back in the groove, Wonder-Blue was ready to cut down the toilet paper that was hanging Lloyd from the lounge ceiling, one last time. His mind was ready, and so was his body, as Chrom was armed with the GameCube controller. Sans was also there, wanting to see Wonder-Blue get the job done.

"Remember, dude, press the button once," Wonder-Blue reminded Chrom, like using some game controller would make such a big difference. Apparently it did to Wonder-Blue. "No button-mashing!"

"Got it," Chrom gave Wonder-Blue a thumbs up, as he had his right thumb right on the A button. "I'm ready when you are!"

So Wonder-Blue leaped up into the air, towards the toilet paper, and immediately froze. He then looked towards Chrom, about to give the cue.

"Alright dude! Press it!" Wonder-Blue shouted out to Chrom, who pressed the A button as if his life depended on it. He timed it correctly, as Wonder-Blue cut down the toilet paper and released Lloyd before landing on the floor.

"Oh my goodness..." Chrom's mouth fell agape, as he saw Lloyd fall head-first unto the floor. Wonder-Blue was too busy posing, while an unconscious Lloyd was lying on the floor.

"Aw yeah, I'm awesome!" Once he was done posturing, Wonder-Blue turned around, and saw his smile turn upside down when he saw what happened to Lloyd. "Oh dude, this isn't good..."

"Sans, why didn't you catch Lloyd?!" Chrom scolded the skeleton, who was just standing around with his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. "You could've caught him in time!"

"i thought you were gonna be the one to catch him," Sans said to Chrom, who was growling furiously and pulling on his hair. "you must have very slow reflexes."

"Cinnamon rolls do taste better with whipped cream, I'll give you that..." Tom Nook discussed with Isabelle, as the search committee walked past the lounge. Isabelle would look inside the lounge, before gasping at what she saw.

"Tom Nook, come quick!" the shih tzu called out to the tanoki, who came to the lounge. Inside he saw Lloyd, lying on floor unconscious, with toilet paper tied around his ankles. And there was Chrom, who saw Tom Nook frowning at him.

"...I can explain," Chrom said to Tom Nook, who folded his arms as he intensified his frown.

Sans: on a positive note, lloyd didn't bleed from the head after falling...so he's got that going on for him.


The Black Knight was outside, making some blueberry tea for Alice in a tea kettle over a makeshift campfire. Also outside was Ghirahim, standing atop the Virgin Victory while holding Mario upside down.

"Worst case scenario, the man whose body you're trapped in dies," Ghirahim said to Mario, offering a very grim scenario that could play out. "Best case scenario...you die instead."

"And how is that a best case scenario?" questioned Mario, frowning mightily as Ghirahim licked his lips. "Are you still angry with me about that drink spill accident?"

"...I won't say. But this is the only viable option we have. If either you or the man gets seriously injured, then that's on you."

"Meh, I've somehow survived jumping and falling from bigger heights...this should be nothing for me. We'll be fine."

"That's right, Ghirahim, you show that evil alien who's boss!" Hunter called out to the demon lord from Mario's driveway, unaware that Mario had captured Laurence. Ghirahim just ignored the cheetah.

"On the count of three..." said Ghirahim, making sure that Mario was ready for the big drop. "...three!" The demon lord then dropped Mario, making sure that the plumber struck the side of the ship before crashing to the ground.

"Oof...that looked like it hurt," remarked the Black Knight, brewing tea, as he watched Mario drop to the ground. Upon impact, Mario was finally separated from Laurence's body, as he and Laurence were lying on the ground.

"Ugh, what happened?" wondered Laurence as he got up, rubbing his head...only to realize that he wasn't wearing his hat. "Oh dear, where is my hat?!"

"Your hat, good sir!" The Black Knight would give Laurence his hat, as he tossed it to the commander. Laurence caught his hat, before putting it on his head.

"Now what am I doing here, back at the Virgin Victory?" Looking for answers, Laurence looked towards Mario, who was glad to be back. "Mario, how did we go from the tower balcony, to here?"

"Good-a story..." smiled Mario as he chuckled nervously, before Ghirahim soon teleported himself to the base of the Virgin Victory.

"And who is that weird-looking man?! Can someone please explain what on earth is going on here?!"

"You were stuck with us in a time vortex and quite frankly we're all offended that you don't remember," Ghirahim explained quickly to Laurence, saving Mario from going into detail about the capturing process.

"I was stuck in a time vortex? Hmm, that would explain why I couldn't remember a single thing between the tea party and now. Must've been fascinating!"

"It is complete!" announced the Black Knight, as he took the tea kettle from the campfire and poured its contents into a teacup, which had a teabag in it. "Alice's blueberry tea is ready."

"Was Alice herself stuck in the time vortex too?" Mario and Ghirahim would decline to answer, as the Black Knight held Alice up and brought the cup of blueberry tea to her face. Once the aroma of the tea entered Alice's nostrils, the pilot slowly woke up.

"...hmm?" uttered Alice, opening her eyes as she sat up on the ground. "What am I doing outside? Is the tea party over?"

"Good to have you back, Ms. MacGregor," the Black Knight said to the pilot, as Mario, Laurence, and Ghirahim came over. Alice looked around, unsure of what to make of everything.

"I don't have the faintest idea as to what's going on...but I can assume that the tea party's over. Thought it was just getting started..."

"Wahoo, everything is back to normal again!" cheered Cappy, as an astonished Laurence gave the talking hat a double take. "All's well that ends well!"

"Mario's hat can talk?!" exclaimed Laurence, before he fainted to the ground just like how Alice did. It was back to square one, for the Black Knight.

"Drat, I just used up all my caramel tea, too..." the general grumbled, as he went to Fox's house.


The seven Wonderful Ones were gathered in a room with Eight, who was tied up to a chair. Eight tried to fight out of the ropes, but it was no use.

"You guys are wasting your time, you know," Eight said to the Wonderful Ones, who had him mostly surrounded. "Not very heroic of you!"

"So, how do we find out if this guy is an imposter or not?" Wonder-Red asked his fellow Wonderful Ones, before looking at Wonder-Yellow. "Wanna take a crack at it, Wonder-Green?"

"Oui, let's loot him first!" replied wonder-Green, before grabbing the chair Eight was tied up to and held it upside down. Eight screamed as Wonder-Green shook the chair, as a roll of toilet paper fell out.

"Why were you carrying around a roll of toilet paper, dude?" Wonder-Blue questioned Eight, who smiled nervously as Wonder-Green placed him back down. "I bet you were the one who pranked Lloyd Irving!"

"Look at what else fell out of his pockets," said Wonder-White, as he picked up a pair of car keys off the floor. Those were the car keys to Master Hand's Lamborghini. "A person like him doesn't need car keys! Very suspicious."

"Yeah, I'll say..." remarked Wonder-Red as he stroked his chin, only for Wonder-Yellow to walk up to Eight with his Peta Peta Hammer. "...Wonder-Yellow?"

"Imposter shall pay...with hammer!" proclaimed Wonder-Yellow, as he smashed his his Peta Peta Hammer on Eight's head. Wonder-Yellow then took a step back, watching as Eight started convulsing in his chair...

...before turning into a Pokemon. One that looked like a bipedal black fox, with a long red mane. Wonder-Red, having done his research, recognized the Pokemon.

"Zoroark, the illusion fox Pokemon!" the superhero shouted, as he pointed at the snarling Zoroark. "It can form very strong bonds, and uses its Illusion ability to protect its lair!"

"Please don't tell me you just recited its Pokedex entry word by word..." Wonder-Blue said to Wonder-Red, as he shook his head in annoyance.

Wonder-Red: Some of you might think it's extra, but I've read the entire Pokedex, to the point where I have almost every entry of every Pokemon ingrained in my mind. Because you never know when you would have to drop some Pokemon knowledge on someone.

"Hey, are you all done yet?" asked Meta Knight as he opened the door to the room, and saw Zoroark sitting in the chair. "What the..."

"Oh cool, superheroes!" exclaimed Pit as he showed up at the doorway, getting a good look at the Wonderful Ones. "Are you all color-coded or something?"

"I...guess you could say that?" replied Wonder-Red as he looked at the other Wonderful Ones, who all nodded their heads in agreement. "I mean, I'm Wonder-Red, and that's Wonder-Blue, and that's Wonder-Green..."

"Where is Wonder-Orange?" That was a somewhat valid question - has there ever been a Wonder-Orange, within the Wonderful 100?

"There is no Wonder-Orange...but we do have a Wonder-Black and Wonder-White and Wonder-Pink!"

"Wow, I never knew that black, white, pink were in the rainbow...must suck to be orange."

Pit: Roy G. Biv is a fraud, a nonexistent person...as I figured. The education system can no longer be trusted!

Now that he was in his original form, Zoroark broke free from the ropes that held him together, before letting out a scream. The illusion Pokemon then ran out of the room, on the loose.

"Get him!" shouted Meta Knight, as the seven Wonderful Ones chased after the feeling Zoroark. After the Wonderful Ones left, Pit looked inside the room, and saw the roll of toilet paper on the floor.

"I knew we were down one roll!" the angel exclaimed as he picked up the roll of toilet paper. As well as the Lamborghini car keys. "Now Dr. Cortex's super-secret paper-mache bust will be finished."

"Dr. Cortex's super-secret what?" inquired Meta Knight as he looked towards Pit, who quickly covered his mouth.


Silas was still spending time with Kamui, as he was walking with the princess down the hallway. The cavalier and his woman were headed to the gaming room.

"Hope K. Rool finds his crown soon," said Kamui, who found it laughable that King K. Rool believed his crown enhanced his looks.

"I hope so too, he seems to treat that crown like it's some kind of treasure," replied Silas, before he stopped and turned around in front of Kamui. "Speaking of treasure..."

"You're not going to say something cheesy and call me some kind of treasure, are you?" Kamui saw where Silas was headed, as she smiled. "I'm not going to fall for that, you know."

"Fall for what? Not like I'm trying to trick you. I just wanted to say something nice." Silas heard commotion coming from behind Kamui, which put him at edge.

"Oh, you...you sure know how to make a woman smile. So what's your secret?"" Suddenly Silas saw Zoroark coming down, making a turn at the corner of the hallway with the Wonderful Ones hot on his heels.

"Um, I'll tell you later...watch out!" Silas shoved Kamui out of the way, before taking out his spear as Zoroark leaped into the air and lunged towards him. Silas would use his spear to knock Zoroark down to the floor, before hitting the illusion Pokemon repeatedly for good measure.

"Stop, team!" shouted Wonder-Red, he and the other Wonderful Ones skidding to a halt as they saw Zoroark being attacked by Silas. It seemed less about Silas putting Zoroark in his place, and more of him protecting his girl.

"Mr. Silver-Haired Boy...is attacking the imposter Pokemon?" said Wonder-Pink, who now had to eat some delicious crow. "So he is a good guy after all!"

"Tried to tell you..." Wonder-Green grinned at Wonder-Pink, who could only look away and roll her eyes. "...I think you now owe me a kiss, no?"

"Hmph...you're better off kissing a sea urchin. A poisonous one, at that..."

Silas would continue to hit Zoroark, until the illusion Pokemon was hurt and unable to move. Done with the beating, Silas took a few deep breaths, as he lowered his spear.

"Wow, Silas...I didn't know you had that much in you," Kamui said to the cavalier, as she came over to him. "You sure showed that Zoroark what you're made of!"

"I was only intent on protecting you," Silas said to Kamui, before looking at the Wonderful Ones and seeing Wonder-Red smiling at him. "Just doing the right thing..."

"Silas, cavalier hailing from the kingdom of Nohr!" Wonder-Red said to Silas, as Wonder-Blue looked at the superhero out of pure disbelief. "Appointed as a knight by King Garon. You have our thanks!"

"You even had an introduction for him too?!" Wonder-Blue shouted at Wonder-Red, knowing that Silas was only a visitor and not a mansion resident. "My dude, what is your PROBLEM?!"

Wonder-Blue: Not gonna lie, Wonder-Red would make for an awesome Gossip Girl...if he was female, of course.

"Ah, there you all are," said Meta Knight, arriving at the premises with Link, Cloud, and Zelda. The three folks that Meta Knight brought with him saw Zoroark, writhing in pain on the ground. "There's our imposter."

"It would be a Zoroark," remarked Cloud, before seeing a piece of toilet paper sticking out from Zoroark's fur. Cloud plucked it out, and tossed it away.

"Someone must've let Zoroark out of the sanctuary, and let him rogue," assumed Zelda, as she helped the Zoroark up to his feet. "Let's put Zoroark back where he belongs."


Samus and X were busy checking out the mansion's security footage, in the computer room. There were nine separate windows on the computer screen, and each one showed Zoroark turning into a random resident and doing shady stuff.

"All of this seems to have been going on since last Friday," observed Samus, watching all the action play out on the screen. "Somebody must've let Zoroark loose."

"Is there a way we could see Zoroark outside of the mansion?" X asked Samus, who closed out one of the nine windows and opened up a new one. The new window showed footage of Zoroark outside the mansion, seemingly waiting for someone.

"This footage might give us some insight." Samus and X watched the footage closely, waiting for someone to approach Zoroark. Eventually someone did, in Cortex and Brio.

"Oh, it's just Cortex and Brio..." X saw that both Cortex and Brio were wearing MTSMGA hats. "...apparently Brio drank some of Cortex's kool-aid."

"Well he is Cortex's friend...his most trusted friend, I'll say." Samus and X watched as Zoroark showed a flag - the Pikachu Day flag - to Cortex and Brio. "I think Cortex got that Zoroark to do some lowkey work for him. For his campaign."

"You think you should tell Cortex to pump the brakes on his campaign?" Samus didn't seem to care, as she leaned back in her chair and folded her arms behind the back of her head. "He's out here thinking he's running for president of the Unites States!"

"I mean, it's not like I'm competing against him for the man of the mansion gig...he can go ahead and do what he wants. It's Cortex we're talking about here...it'll all fall flat on his face soon."


Chrom was in some hot water with the search committee, as he met with Tom Nook and Isabelle in Master Hand's room. It was also in this room that Pit returned the car keys to the Lamborghini.

"Thank you for returning the keys, Pit," Tom Nook thanked the angel, before focusing his attention on Chrom once Pit left the room. "So, Chrom, explain to us again what happened?"

"Lloyd was hanging from the ceiling, and I had to get him down," Chrom explained to Tom Nook and Isabelle. "Someone named Wonder-Blue offered to cut Lloyd down, but when he did, Lloyd fell on his head..."

"Why did you let Lloyd fall on his head?" asked Isabelle, with a question that would make or break Chrom. "Couldn't you have caught him in time?"

"I could, but my hands were full...sort of. And it happened so fast, too - I barely had any time to react!"

"A resident winding up with a potentially serious injury is never a good thing," said Tom Nook, having some disappointment in Chrom. "Especially when it can be easily prevented. Lloyd could've avoided head trauma!"

"You're right, it's my fault...I was in the wrong spot, at the wrong time. But, there's nothing I can do to change the past..."

"Master Hand wanted us to eliminate someone from the race today. I hate to say it, Chrom, but due to your negligence...you sadly made our decision easier."

"Does this mean...I'm out of the running for man of the mansion?" Chrom knew he wouldn't last that long, but he didn't expect to be dropped out so soon.

"I'm afraid so. Lloyd's injury is not a very good look on your record. So we have no choice but to cut you out of the race."

Chrom: Welp...I'm the first man out of the running. I would blame Wonder-Blue for wanting to look "cool", or Sans for not catching Lloyd, but this is all on me. I should've been more vigilant. Or better yet, solve situations myself. But I had a good run, although it was cut short.

Lucina: Father got eliminated before Samus did? That's...pretty amazing, actually. And Samus has just now started to take this whole woman of the mansion thing seriously. Which is only a very small increment.

Bowser: Ah, I remember the last time Lloyd got head trauma, and he became smart all of a sudden. Wonder if that'll happen again. My kids sure could use his instruction!


Done with their superhero duties, the seven Wonderful Ones were hanging out on the tower balcony, with Mario, Laurence, Alice, and the Black Knight. Laurence was brought back to his senses, having been awoken by the sweet aroma of caramel tea.

"Nothing like some tea after a hard day's work, amirite?" Laurence asked the Wonderful Ones, before taking a sip of his tea. Not one of the seven answered. "We should do tea parties like these in the Virgin Victory more often!"

"I...beg to differ," Wonder-Red spoke up, not that much of a tea person. Best to leave all the tea parties to Laurence and Alice only.

"I've been meaning to ask-a you something," Mario said to Wonder-Red, having a question he just couldn't wait to ask. "Where is Wonder-Orange?"

"As I've told someone else, we don't have a Wonder-Orange." Mario refused to believe Wonder-Red, as he furrowed his brow.

"Okay then, what about a Wonder-Violet? Or even a Wonder-Indigo? Do you even have-a either one of those?"

"No we don't. In fact, I don't think we ever had a Wonderful One based around those colors!"

"You mean to tell-a me there's seven of you, representing seven different colors, and you pass-a up on orange, violet, and indigo?! I mean, since-a when were black, white, and-a pink a part of the rainbow?"

"Yeah, commander, why did we pass up on those three colors?" Wonder-Red curiously asked Laurence, who took a gleeful sip of his caramel tea.

"I can't honestly tell you," replied Laurence, after he was done sipping. Mario and Wonder-Red, both of whom were pressed for answers, grunted.

Would there ever be a Wonder-Orange, or Wonder-Violet or Wonder-Indigo? Laurence seemed to have the final say.